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Acharnes Acharnes (Greek: Αχαρνές, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αχαρναί) is a suburb of Athens also known as Menidi (Μενίδι). Much of the area north of the area are the forested Parnitha ranges and the parkland.
Acharnes Railway Center The Acharnes Railway Center (Σιδηροδρομικό Κέντρο Αχαρνών) is a railway junction in the north of the Athens Metropolitan Area in the city of Acharnes (Menidi) where the lines from northern Greece and the Peloponese meet.
Acharya An acharya (आचार्य) is a prominent guru, teacher and scholar who teaches by his own example (from Sanskrit 'achara', behavior). Often head of a sampradaya, philosophical school in the Indian tradition.
Acharya Chatursen Acharya Chatursen was a Hindi writer credited with being one of the very few Hindu Revivalist in Pre and Post Partition India who used his talent of being a writer to boost flagging Hindu morale. He was critical of various aspects of Hinduism as well as other religions, mainly Islam.
Acharya Nagarjuna University Acharya Nagarjuna University (sometimes referred to as Nagarjuna University) is a post-graduate University, and one of the largest universities in India. It is located at NagarjunaNagar in the suburban area of Guntur City, a major centre for Learning in India.
Acharya Ramlochan Saran Acharya Ramlochan Saran (1889 -1971) is a Hindi literateur, grammarian and publisher. He founded the Pustak Bhandar in Laheriasarai and Patna in 1915, which made the little known place like Laheriasarai prominent in Indian publishing.
Acharya Shivpujan Sahay Acharya Shivpujan Sahay is an eminent Hindi litterateur, a novelist (Dehati Duniya 1926), a short story writer (Vibhuti 1935),highly regarded editor (Matwala 1923,Madhuri 1924,Ganga 1931,Jagaran 1932,Himalaya 1946, Sahitya 1950- )is famous as a master prose writer. He was born in a middle class Kayastha land-owning family in a village(Unwans)near Buxar on 9 August 1893.
Acharya Shukla Ram Chandra Shukla better known as Acharya Shukla (October 4 1882 - 1942) is regarded as the first codifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system by efforting great research with scanty resources and published ‘Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihaas’(1928-29).
Achates In Roman mythology, Achates (good, faithful Achates as he was called) was a close friend of Aeneas. He accompanied him throughout his adventures, and led him to the Sibyl of Cumae, remarkable for, and a perennial type of, fidelity.
Achatina fulica The Giant East African Snail, Achatina fulica, has been widely introduced to Asia, to Pacific and Indian Oceans islands, and to the West Indies. It has also been intercepted widely by quarantine officials and incipient invasions have been eradicated, for instance in the mainland USA.
Aché The Aché (also known by the hostile names Guayakí, Guaiaqui, Guoyagui, Guayaki, which literally mean rabid or ferocious rats; and the alternate spellings Ache or Axe meaning in their language human or person) are an indigenous people who lived in the subtropical forest of Eastern Paraguay as fulltime hunters until the 1970s, when they were confined to reservations. They have been the subject of anthropological research by Pierre Clastres.
Achbor Achbor (עַכְבּוֹר, Standard Hebrew ʿAḫbor, Tiberian Hebrew ʿAḵbôr) is a name that means "gnawing" and is, by extention, used as the word for "mouse". There are at least two persons by this name in the Hebrew Bible.
Achduart Achduart (Gaelic: Achadh Dhubhaird) is a cluster of five houses too small to be termed a village. It is found a few miles southeast of Achiltibuie on the Coigach peninsula of northwestern Scotland, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland.
Acheiropoieta Acheiropoieta (, literally "not-handmade") are icons that are alleged to have come into existence miraculously, not by a human painter. Notable examples include the Image of Edessa and the Veil of Veronica.
Achelois Achelois ("she who washes away pain") is a minor goddess in Greek mythology; one of the moon goddesses. She was frequently the recipient of sacrifices ordered by the Dodonian Oracle, in order for her subjects to be cured of their ailments.
Achelous In Greek mythology, Achelous (English /ækə'loʊəs/ Greek: ) was the patron deity of the river by the same name, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. His name translates as "he who washes away care".
Achelousaurus Achelousaurus (IPA: ; "Achelous' lizard") is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now North America. It was a quadrupedal herbivore with a parrot-like beak, a rough boss (raised bony area) on the snout and two more behind the eyes, and two horns on the end of its long bony neck frill.
Acher The Acher is a river in Ortenau County, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany and a right tributary of the Rhine River. It flows in an eastwesterly direction from the Black Forest toward the Rhine, between the Rench River to the South and the Oos River to the North.
Achernar Achernar (α Eri / α Eridani / Alpha Eridani), sometimes spelled Achenar, is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus and the eighth brightest star in the nighttime sky. It lies at the southern tip of the constellation.
Acheron The Acheron is located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. Acheron translates as the "river of woe" and it was believed to be a branch of the underworld river Styx over which in ancient Greek mythology Charon ferried the newly dead souls across into Hades.
Acheron (band) Acheron is an American death metal band, originally based in Florida. Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley (formerly of Nocturnus), Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively Satanic and anti-Christian in content.
Acheron (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Acheron, also known as The Infernal Battlefield of Acheron, is a lawful neutral/lawful evil-aligned plane of existence. It is one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) cosmology, used in the Planescape, Greyhawk and some editions of the Forgotten Realms campaign settings.
Acheron class destroyer The Acheron class (officially rated as the I class in 1913) was a class of twenty destroyers of the Royal Navy completed between 1911 and 1912, which served during World War I (see 20 ships, including Acheron were ordered, but three were completed by Yarrow & Company] to replace three orders transferred to the [[Royal Australian Navy as the River class (not to be confused with the River or E class).
Acherusia Acherusia ('Αχερουσια λιμνη or 'Αχερουσις), a name given by the ancients to several lakes or swamps, which, like the various rivers of the name of Acheron, were at some time believed to be connected with the lower world, until at last the Acherusia came to be considered to be in the lower world itself.
Acheson-Lilienthal Report The Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy written by a committee chaired by Dean Acheson and David Lilienthal in 1946 — generally known as the Acheson-Lilienthal Report — was an important United States document in the early Cold War which discussed possible methods for the international control of nuclear weapons and the avoidance of future nuclear warfare.
Acheulean Acheulean (also spelt Acheulian, pronounced // or //) is the name given to an archaeological industry of stone tool manufacture associated with prehistoric hominins during the Lower Palaeolithic era across Africa and much of Asia and Europe.
Achey Kelly Acheson William Blake "Achey" Kelly (born 5 August 1903 in Dublin, Ireland; died 6 October 1961 in Somerset, England) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.
Achham District Achham district, a part of Seti zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Mangalsen as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,680 sq km and has a population (2001) of 231,285.
Achhut Kanya Achhut Kanya (sometimes spelt Acchut Kanya) (Hindi: अचुत कन्य, Urdu: اَچُت کنے) is a 1936 Hindi film. Among the early super-hits in the Bombay film industry, the film deals with the social position of Dalit girls and is considered a reformist period-piece.
Achieved status Achieved status is a sociological term denoting a social position that a person assumes voluntarily which reflects personal skills, abilities, and efforts. Examples of achieved status are being an Olympic athlete, being a criminal, or being a teacher.
Achievement gap An achievement gap refers to the observed disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Achievement Improvement Monitor The Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM) program is a system used in schools in the Australian state of Victoria to monitor the development of literacy and numeracy skills of school students. It is administered by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).
Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is the lower of the United States military’s meritorious service medals. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service Medal.
Achievements of the GAA The achievements of the Gaelic Athletic Association range from the preservation of Gaelic Games that were on the verge of extinction to its modern status as a major influence in Irish sporting, cultural, and community life.
Achieving Our Country Achieving Our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth-Century America is a book by American philosopher Richard Rorty. In this book, Rorty differentiates between what he sees as the two sides of the Left, a critical Left and a progressive Left.
Achill Sound Gob an Choire (The name is often Anglicised as Achill Sound, though this is unofficial) is a village in County Mayo, in the Republic of Ireland. Achill Sound is located on the east side of Achill Island, the first settlement on the island after crossing the Michael Davitt Bridge, a swing bridge that joins Achill Island to Corraun Peninsula on the mainland.
Achillbeg Achillbeg (Irish: Acaill Beag, Little Achill) is a beautiful small island in County Mayo, Ireland, just off the southern tip of Achill Island. It was evacuated in 1965 and the inhabitants were settled on the main (Achill) island, and nearby mainland.
Achille Bocchi Achille Bocchi (Achilles Bocchius) (1488-1562) was an Italian humanist writer, administrator and academicfrom Bologna]. He is best known for his [[emblem book Symbolicarum quaestionum de universo genere from 1555: ...
Achille Bonito Oliva Achille Bonito Oliva, (November 4, 1939) is a highly recognized and respected Italian contemporary art critic, author of essays on mannerism, and a teacher of History of Contemporary Art at La Sapienza University in Rome. Oliva has curated thematic and interdisciplinary exhibitions both in Italy and abroad, including "Contemporanea" "Aperto 80", "Avanguardia transavanguardia", "Arte e depressione", and "Minimalia".
Achille Cardinal Silvestrini Achille Cardinal Silvestrini (born October 25, 1923, Brisighella, Italy) was one of the most prominent Vatican diplomats during the long reign of John Paul II. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches between 1991 and 2000.
Achille Costa Achille Costa (10 August 1823, Lecce- 17 November 1899 Rome) was an Italian entomologist appointed director of the Zoological Museum in Naples. He founded the entomological collections in Naples and described many new species.
Achille Devéria Achille Jacques-Jean-Marie Devéria (February 6, 1800 – December 23, 1857) was a French painter and lithographer. His father was a civil employee of the navy and student of Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson and Louis Lafitte (1770–1828).
Achille Peretti Achille Peretti (Ajaccio, june 13th, 1911 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, april 14th, 1983), was a french politician. A lawyer by profession, he was a member of the french resistance, and was in charge of security of Charles de Gaulle's government in Algiers.
Achilleion (Corfu) Achilleion (Greek: Αχίλλειον) is a palace built in Corfu by Empress (German: Kaiserin) of Austria Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sissi after a suggestion by Austrian Consul Alexander von Watzberg.Greek National Tourist Organisation information window at the Achilleion Grounds Sissi was a woman obsessed with beauty and very powerful but tragically vulnerable since the loss of her only son, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in the Mayerling affair in 1889.
Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles, also Akhilleus or Achilleus (Ancient Greek ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad, which takes for its theme, not the War of Troy in its entirety, but specifically the Wrath of Achilles.
Achilles (play) Achilleis is the convenient modern designationThe trilogy's title Achilleis, widely accepted by modern scholars, is not attested in ancient sources (Michelakis 1999) of a trilogy of plays written by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus. It follows the Greek hero Achilles during the Trojan War, wherein he defeats Hector and eventually gets killed by Paris when an arrow punctures his heel.
Achilles Club The Achilles Club, which traces its roots back to the first Varsity Sports of 1864, was formed in 1920 by and for past and present representatives of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Members have won 19 Olympic Gold Medals (most recently Steph Cook in the modern pentathlon), and held 38 World Records.
Achilles de Flandres Achilles de Flandres is a major character, primary antagonist, in Orson Scott Card's Shadow series (also known as the Bean Quartet). It is part of the universe created in the novel and short story Ender's Game.
Achilles of Troy Achilles of Troy is a thoroughbred horse. As a foal of 2003, he was a possible contender for the Triple Crown in 2006 but on April 5, 2006 it was announced that soreness will sideline Achilles of Troy from the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown and Paraneck Stables states Achilles of Troy will point to training this summer and Saratoga.
Achilles Painter The Achilles Painter, working from the 460s to the 420s BC, is the pseudonym of an Attic Greek vase-painter of outstanding quality (see Pottery of Ancient Greece), whose refined figure of Achilles on a red-figure amphora of ca. 450–445 BCE in the Vatican Museum inspired Sir John Beazley to name its anonymous draftsman the "Achilles Painter.
Achilles tendonitis Achilles tendonitis is an inflammation of the Achilles tendon (see tendonitis). It is generally precipitated by overuse of the affected limb and is more common among athletes training under less than ideal conditions.
Achilles Tatius Achilles Tatius (in Greek Aχιλλευς Τατιος) of Alexandria was a Roman era Greek writer whose fame is attached to his only surviving work, the erotic romance The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon.
Achilles Track Club The Achilles Track Club was established by Dick Traum in 1983 to encourage disabled people to participate in long-distance running with the general public. Achilles has become an international organization that provides support, training, and technical expertise to runners at all levels.
Achilles' heel An Achilles’ heel is a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, actually or potentially leading to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical vulnerability, metaphorical references to other attributes or qualities that can lead to their downfall are common.
Achilles, Kansas Achilles (pronounced /uh-chill-us/) is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas. Its heyday began in the 1870s and ended in roughly 1915 when the railroad bypassed Achilles and with more use of the automobile, Achilles declined.
Achillius of Larissa Saint Achillius of Larissa, also known as Achilles, Ailus, Achillas, or Achilius (Greek: Άγιος Αχίλλειος), was one of the 318 persons present at the First Council of Nicaea. His feast day is on 15 May.
Achillobator Achillobator (IPA: ; "Achilles' warrior/hero") is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now Central Asia. It was probably an active bipedal predator, hunting with the large sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each hind foot.
Achiltibuie Achiltibuie ( Aichillidh Bhuidhe in Gaelic ) is a long linear village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, on the Coigach coast of northwestern Scotland, overlooking Loch Broom and the Summer Isles which lie to the west. Located 10 miles northwest of Ullapool, Achiltibuie is home to the Hydroponicum, a garden where plants are grown using a hydroponic system, in water and without soil.
Achim Albrecht Achim Albrecht was a bodybuilder and former professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the WBF/World Bodybuilding Federation & World Wresting Federation as Brakkus. Achim Albrecht was signed by the WWF, with great hopes of becoming a superstar filming several impressive vignettes, but only made a few appearances; one of them an unsuccessful appearance in the WWF's ill-fated Brawl for All tournament losing to Savio Vega.
Achim Heukemes Achim Heukemes (born 1951) is a German ultramarathon runner known for his 4,568 kilometre run through Australia. He started from Fremantle on 2nd April 2005 and finished in Sydney after 43 days, 13 hours and 8 minutes later.
Achimenes Achimenes is a genus of about 25 species of rhizomatous herbs in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. They have a multitude of common names such as Magic Flowers, Widow's Tears, Cupid's Bower, or Hot Water Plant.
Achinoam Nini Known in Israel by her given name Achinoam Nini (Hebrew, אֲחִינֹעַם נִינִי), Noa is Israel's leading international concert and recording artist. Born in Tel Aviv in 1969 Noa lived in New York City from age 2 until her return to Israel alone at the age of 17.
Achinsk Achinsk () is a city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located at the intersection of the Chulym River and Trans-Siberian Railway, at Population: 118,744 (2002); 85,000 (1969); 32,000 (1939). Achinsk was founded in 1682; town status was granted in 1782.
Achintya Bheda Abheda Achintya-Bheda-Abheda is the philosophy of inconceivable one-ness and difference, in relation to the individual soul (jiva) and God (Krishna) within the Gaudiya Vaishnava religious tradition. Achintya means 'inconceivable', bheda translates to 'difference', and abheda translates to 'one-ness'.
Achirimbi II Achirimbi II was the tenth king or Fon of Bafut who ruled over Bafut and adjoining areas in a semi-autonomous fashion. His reign lasted from 1932 to 1968, and included the time of handover from the British protectorate of British Cameroon to the independent country of Cameroon.
Achit Nuur Achit Nuur (Mongolian: Ачит Нуур) is the largest freshwater lake in the Uvs Aymag (province) of Mongolia, in the west of the country. At an elevation of 1435 m above sea level it covers an area of 290 km².
Achkan Achkan (Hindi: अच्कन, Urdu: اچکن) is a long jacket worn in South Asia, and together with the Sherwani, is traditionally associated with the Northern Indian, frequently Muslim, aristocracy. The Achkan originated in Central Asia and was court dress of nobles of Turkish and Persian origin in the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire, before being more generally adopted in the late eighteenth century.
Achkhoy-Martanovsky District Achkhoy-Martanovsky District (), also spelled Achkhoi-Martan is a raion (district) in the Chechen Republic, Russia ((number seven on the map). The village of Achkhoy-Martan is the administrative center of the District.
Achmat Dangor Achmat Dangor (born 1948 in Johannesburg) is a South African writer. His most important works include the novels Kafka's Curse (1997) and Bitter Fruit (2001), but he is also the author of three collections of poetry, a novella and a short-story collection.
Achmed (The Symphony of Ages) Achmed is one of the three original main characters in Elizabeth Haydon's series, the Symphony of Ages. Achmed is a sarcastic and often offensive character, but he retains his loyalty to those he cares most for, and they usually learn to accept his humour as it is.
Achmelvich Achmelvich (Gaelic: Achadh Mhealbhaich) is a settlement situated in the Highland region of Scotland. The name comes the Gaelic "Achadh" - a plain or meadow and "mealvaich" - sandy dunes Ritchie, B.
Achmet Achmet is the turkish transliteration of a Arabic given name Ahmed that comes from the Arabic Triconsonantal root of H-M-D ("praise"), meaning "highly praised" implying "one who constantly thanks God". One of prophet Muhammad's many names is Ahmed.
Achmet (oneiromancer) Achmet, son of Seirim (Gk. Achmet huios Seireim), the author of a work on the Interpretation of Dreams, Oneirocritica, is probably the same person as Abu Bekr Mohammed Ben Sirin, whose work on the same subject is still extant in Arabic in the Royal Library at Paris, (Catal.
Achnacarry Achnacarry is a small hamlet, private estate, and a castle in the Lochaber region of Highland, Scotland, about 15 miles north of the town of Fort William near the village of Spean Bridge. The present castle is a Scottish Baronial style home dating from 1802, although the Chiefs of the Cameron Clan have maintained homes at Achnacarry since 1665.
Achnahaird Bay Achnahaird Bay is located on the Coigach peninsula, Wester Ross, Scotland, and can be reached by following the road to the scattered settlement of Achiltibuie. The beautiful, wide sandy beach and stunning views of the mountains Stac Pollaidh, Canisp and Suilven mean the area is popular with tourists (and locals) on hot summer days.
Achnasheen Achnasheen (Gaelic Achadh na Sine) is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. Despite the size of the village, Achnasheen is also the name of a postal district which covers several much larger communities.
Achnasheen railway station Achnasheen railway station is a remote station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line, serving the village of Achnasheen in the north of Scotland. It was once an important railhead, handling passengers, mail and freight bound for parts of Wester Ross, including Gairloch and the Loch Torridon area.
Acholi Acholi (also Acoli) are the people of the districts of Gulu, Kitgum Pader (known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda, and Magwe County in southern Sudan. The 1991 Ugandan census counted 746,796 Acholi; a further 45,000 Acholi live outside of Uganda.
Acholi language Acholi (also Acoli, Akoli, Acooli, Atscholi, Shuli, Gang, Lwoo, Lwo, Log Acoli, Dok Acoli) is a language primarily spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda. Acholi is also spoken in the southern part of the Opari District of Sudan.
Acholiland Acholiland or "Acholi-land" (also known as Acholi sub-region) is an inexact term that refers to the region traditionally inhabited by the Acholi ethnic group in northern Uganda. It is composed of the present-day Ugandan districts of Gulu, Kitgum, and Pader.
Achondrite An achondrite is a stony meteorite that is made of material similar to terrestrial basalts or plutonic rocks. Compared to the chondrites, they have all been differentiated and reprocessed to a lesser or greater degree due to melting and recrystallization on or within meteorite parent bodies.
Achor Achor - meaning trouble in Hebrew, is the name of a valley in the vicinity of Jericho. Eusebius (in Onomasticon) and Jerome (in Book of Sites and Names of Hebrew Places) implied that they thought it was a valley north of Jericho, but in modern times the valley is often considered to be the wadi el-Kelt, a deep ravine located to Jericho's south.
Achoti Achoti (meaning "My Sister" in Hebrew), is an organization of Mizrahi Jewish women in Israel, focused primarily on the economic struggles of Mizrahi Jewish women, but also involved in peace movement activities.
Achromatic telescope The achromatic telescope is a refracting telescope that is constructed to correct for chromatic aberration. When an image passes through a lens, the light is diffracted at different angles for different wavelengths.
Achterhoek The Achterhoek is a region in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Its name (meaning "back-corner") is geographically appropriate because the area lies in the Eastern-most part of Gelderland, and therefore of the Netherlands, protruding into Germany.
Achuar-Shiwiar Achuar-Shiwiar is an American Jivaroan language spoken along the Morona, Macusari, Tigre, Huasaga, and Corrientes rivers in PerĂş and along the Pastaza and Bobonaza rivers in Eacuador. The language is also known as Achuar, Achual, Achuara, Achuale, Jivaro, and Maina.
Achumawi language The Achumawi language (also Achomawi or Pit River language) is the native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California. The term Achumawi is an anglicization of the name of the Fall River band, ajúmmááwí, from ajúmmá "river".
Achy Breaky Heart "Achy Breaky Heart" was a hit country music song from the early 1990s by Billy Ray Cyrus. It made Billy Ray Cyrus famous, and it seemed to him that every song he wrote after the release of "Achy Breaky Heart" could not come out of its "shadow.
Achy Obejas Achy Obejas (born 1956 in Havana, Cuba) is an American writer and journalist living in Chicago, Illinois. After leaving Cuba at the age of six, she lived in Michigan City, Indiana until she moved to Chicago in 1979.
Ai (chimpanzee) Ai (born in 1976) is a female chimpanzee currently living at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University (acronym KUPRI). She is well known for being the principal subject of the Ai project, a 28 year old research program aimed at understanding chimpanzee cognition through computer interface experiements.
Ai (Popotan) Ai is a central character in the anime series Popotan and is the oldest of the three time-traveling sisters. Ai has very large breasts, wears big glasses, and has a serene, motherly attitude towards the other characters.
Ai Araba It's All Right The single "Ai Araba It's All Right" was the twenty-first single of JPop idol group Morning Musume and was released 21 January 2004 and It sold a total of 108,368 copies. This single also marks the graduation of long time favourite Morning Musume member Natsumi Abe, who also went on to have a solo career within Hello!
Ai Georgis Ai Georgis is a dance from the village of Nestani in Arkadia, a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus which takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. The dance is performed and danced on the feast day of St George usually after Easter Sunday.
Ai Haibara is a character in the manga and anime Case Closed (Detective Conan). She first appears in the 2-hour special episode #129 The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case and manga volume 18 case 6:a transfer student.
Ai Ishigaki Ishigaki Ai (also known as 'ISHIG∀KI' born 25 December , 1970) was the support guitarist for The Mad Capsule Markets from 1990 to 1996. He got the job as support guitarist after being a roadie for MCM in the Berrie days.
Ai Kijima Ai Kijima, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a contemporary artist currently residing in New York City. She is noted for her use of traditional quilting to create chaotic fabric collages from found materials such as bed sheets, vintage kimonos, t-shirts, picnic blankets, curtains, and dishtowels.
Ai Kora , also known as Love&Collage, is the newest manga series by Kazurou Inoue, mangaka of the popular manga and anime series Midori Days. The manga is still running in Japan, and 5 volumes have been published in tankoubon form.
Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!~ is the first single of the J-pop idol group Morning Musume subgroup Morning Musume Otome Gumi. In addition to the title song and its karaoke version, the single also contains a Morning Musume Otome Gumi version of the earlier Morning Musume song "Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru", which was originally a b-side on the "The Peace!
Ai no Tane A song which is regarded as Morning Musume's 0th song, because in order to debut, Morning Musume had to sell 50,000 CDs of this song over a span of five days. The girls of Morning Musume met the challenge, selling out all the CDs in four days.
Ai No Uta was an image song released in conjunction with the video game Pikmin for the Nintendo GameCube. The song was only used in commercials for the game and does not appear in the game itself, and those commercials appeared only in Japan.

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