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Akhnaten (opera) Akhnaten is an opera based on the life and religious convictions of the pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), written by the American minimalist composer Philip Glass in 1983, and first performed in 1984 by the Stuttgart Opera.
Akhoond An akhoond (akhund or akond) is a Persian name for a Muslim cleric, common in Iran and Azerbaijan. The Chinese word for imam, 阿訇 (Pinyin: ahong), used in particular by the Hui people, also derives from this term.
Akhtar Abdur Rahman General Akhtar Abdur Rahman (Urdu: اختر عبد الرحمن) was the Director of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan during the 1980s and was the mastermind behind the Afghan Jihad against the Soviet Union with the support of USA. He was a close friend of CIA chief William Casey.
Akhtar Hameed Khan Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914-1999) was a development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering Microcredit and Microfinance initiatives, farmers' cooperatives, and rural training programmes in the developing world.
Akhtar Hussain Malik (PA – 148) Lieutenant General Akhtar Hussain Malik was a man of towering presence and was known for his acuteness of mind and boldness of spirit. He was loved and admired by his subordinates, but was far too outspoken to be of any comfort to most of his superiors.
Akhtar Mohammad Osmani Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani (died December 19, 2006) was a senior leader of the Taliban, treasurer for the organization, and close associate of Osama bin Laden and Mohammed Omar. He was involved in the demolition of the Buddhas of Bamyan.
Akhtaruzzaman Elias Akhtaruzzaman Elias (Bangla: আখতারুজ্জামান ইলিয়াস) was a notable Bangladeshi author. Though he wrote only two novels (see Works section), it has been enough for him to be considered by many critics among the pantheon of great Bengali novelists.
Akhter Husain Akhter Husain (Urdu: اختر حسین) , HPk, OBE, (01 March 1902 - 15 July 1983) was an eminent senior statesman and civil servant of Pakistan. He was appointed Governor of West Pakistan in September 1957 succeeding Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani and then continued in office during the regime of General Muhammad Ayub Khan until April 1960.
Akhurian River The Akhurian (; ; ) is a river in the South Caucasus. It originates in Armenia and flows along the border with Turkey, forming part of the geographic border between the two states, until it falls into Aras as a left tributary near Bagaran.
Aki Aleong Aki Aleong (born Assing Aleong, December 19, 1934 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is an American character actor who has also been active in songwriting and musical production. He is probably best known for portraying Senator Hidoshi during the first season of the critically acclaimed series Babylon 5.
Aki Hata is a japanese musician and lyricist. She is noted for having penned and composed songs for various anime and games, including popular titles like Azumanga Daioh, Haibane Renmei and Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu, and for singers and seiyū.
Aki Jones Aki Jones (born May 21, 1982 in New York, New York) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Washington Redskins. On January 27 2006, Jones was designated by the Redskins to NFL Europe's Frankfurt Galaxy.
Aki Karvonen Aki Karvonen (born August 31, 1957, in Valtimo) is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980's. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4x10 km relay, respectively.
Aki Maeda (MAX) Aki Maeda (Maeda Aki, 前田亜紀, born 22 October 1980) is a J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan, and a current member of the group MAX. Before joining MAX, she had made her professional music debut in the short lived group, Hipp's.
Aki Parviainen Aki Parviainen (born October 26, 1974 in Helsinki) is a Finnish Javelin thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships. His best throw is 93.
Aki Ra Aki Ra is a former Khmer Rouge conscripted child soldier who has now devoted his life to making Cambodia safe again in addition to providing assistance to his country’s numerous landmine survivors through humanitarian programs.
Aki Shimizu Aki Shimizu (志水 アキ, Shimizu Aki) is a mangaka (manga author and artist). She contributed the art for Legend of "Zipangu" BLOOD SUCKER (2000), Graduale der Wolken (2001), and Suikoden III (2002) based on Konami's video game.
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School is a small Jewish day school in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. It is the only Jewish school on Chicago's South Side and attracts a wide range of students from across the Chicago metropolitan area.
Akie The Akie (sometimes called Mosiro, which is an Akie clan name) are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Tanzania. In 2000 the Akie population was counted to number 5,268 The Akie, like other hunter-gatherer peoples in Kenya and Tanzania, are sometimes called Dorobo] or Wandorobo.
Akiek The Akiek are an ethnic and linguistic group based in northern Tanzania and southern Kenya. In 2000 the ethnic Akiek population was estimated to number 36,869, though the number of those speaking the Akiek language was as low as 500.
Akihiro Gono Akihiro Gono (born October 7 1974 in Tokyo, Japan; alternatively transliterated Akhiro Gouno) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a Welterweight in the PRIDE Fighting Championships.
Akihito Akihito () (born December 23, 1933) is the current of Japan, the 125th person to hold that title, according to the traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989, and so is ranked 26th among the world's reigning monarchs and lifelong leaders; he is the world's only reigning monarch with the title of emperor.
Akiko Akiko is the name of a black and white American comic book series written and drawn by Mark Crilley and published by Sirius Entertainment. The comics have spawned a series of children's books from Random House.
Akiko Wakabayashi Akiko Wakabayashi (若林映子 Wakabayashi Akiko, born December 13, 1939 in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress, best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl Aki in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice. Prior to this, she made many movies in her native Japan, especially Toho Studio's monster movies such as Dagora, the Space Monster and Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster (both of which were also released under various other titles).
Akilam four The Akilam four is the fourth among the seventeen parts of the religious book Akilattirattu Ammanai of Ayyavazhi religion. This section describes in detail the birth of Kali Yukam, the beginning of human civilisation in the world.
Akilam one The Akilam one is the first among the seventeen parts of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi religion. This section includes the Kappu, the very first part; it tells of the Detchanam, and describes the political and sociological situation in the early world.
Akilam three The Akilam three is the third among the seventeen parts of the religious book Akilattirattu Ammanai of Ayyavazhi religion. This section closes the Dwapara Yukam, and describes the birth of Santror and Makkal, their growth and marriage.
Akilam two Akilam Two is the second among the seventeen parts of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the scripture of Ayyavazhi. This parts includes the whole of the Thretha Yukam and the events of preparation for the next Dwapara Yukam, such as creation of bodies of the god-heads and subjects of the yukam.
Akilattirattu Ammanai Akilathirattu Ammanai அகிலத்திரட்டு அம்மானை (Tamil: akilam (world) + thirattu (collection) + ammanai (ballad)), also called Thiru Edu (venerable book), is the main religious book of the Southern Indian religion Ayyavazhi, officially considered as an offshoot of Hinduism . The title is often abbreviated to Akilam.
Akili Roberts Akili Roberts (born 1979) is a Quebec resident who is currently a criminal suspect in a London, Ontario jewellery store robbery with three other men Michael Paul Czajkowski, who is also charged with robbery and Sean Patrick McGrath and Richard Talisse who ultimately died in the incident. The get away from White Oaks Mall where the jewelery store was located turned into a highly publicized car chase in which a passenger fired a AR-15 Rifle through a sunroof of a Mercedes SUV.
Akili Smith Kabisa Akili Maradufu Smith (born August 21, 1975 in San Diego, California) was the third overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft after Tim Couch and Donovan McNabb. Despite the initial hype surrounding his success as the quarterback at the University of Oregon, he did not fit in with the Cincinnati Bengals, and played only two games in 2001 and was cut in 2002.
Akilia island Akilia Island is in West Greenland, about 22 kilometers south of Nuuk (GodthĂĄb), at . Akilia is the location of a controversial rock outcropping that some geologists believe is the oldest known sedimentary rocks, and perhaps the oldest evidence of life on Earth or anywhere else.
Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff (October 29, 1899, Tiflis (now Tbilisi), Georgia - September 17, 1972, Palm Springs, California) was an actor of Armenian ethnicity, trained at the Moscow Art Theatre drama school. He arrived in the US in 1923 on a tour with a troupe of actors and decided to stay.
Akimbo (firearms) In gaming, weapons are akimbo if a weapon is held in each hand. This most commonly refers to matched pairs of handguns (many first person shooters have such weapons as "Berettas akimbo" or "pistols akimbo") but can refer to any other weapon that can be held in one hand such as machine pistols (for example "akimbo MAC-10s") and even melee weapons (e.
Akimiski Island Akimiski Island is the largest island in James Bay (a southeasterly extension of Hudson Bay), Canada, that is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the territory of Nunavut. It has an area of 3,001 km² (1,159 square miles), making it the 164th largest island in the world, and Canada's 29th largest island.
Akin (MSX) Akin is a hybrid adventure/platform game created by the Dutch amateur software producer Parallax for the MSX-2 home computer system. The game takes place in a distant future, where human's consciousnesses (called 'souls' in the game) can be up- and downloaded between different hardware after their deaths.
Akin Akingbala Akinlolu Akinayi Akingbala (born March 25, 1983 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian basketball player currently plays for (Plus Pujol) Lleida of the Spanish LEB. Akingbala comes to USA to play basketball and atend college after playing soccer in the same city where raised former Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is one of the world's largest law firms. Founded in Dallas, Texas in 1945, the firm employs more than 900 attorneys and advisors in 15 cities worldwide, including London, Brussels, New York, Moscow, Dubai and Taipei.
Akinbolade Akinbolade (born Akinbolade Ezekiel Akinfenwa in Nigeria) is an American-based student, an aspiring R&B singer and songwriter. His debut album is currently in production, working with great producers in Boston, NY, Atl, Detroit and London(UK).
Akinesia Akinesia is the inability to initiate movement, due to problems with selecting and activating motor programs in the brain. It is a common consequence of Parkinson's disease causing dopamine loss in the direct pathway of movement.
Akinetic mutism Akinetic mutism is a medical term describing patients who tend neither to speak (mutism) nor move (akinesia). It is the result of severe frontal lobe damage in which the pattern of inhibitory control is one of increasing passivity and gradually decreasing speech and motion.
Akinetopsia Akinetopsia is a rare neuropsychological disorder, meaning it is a disorder between the nervous system and mental functions, in this case between the brain and perception. In this disorder the person affected by it cannot perceive motion.
Akinyele Akinyele (born Akinyele Adams) is an American rapper who recorded in the 1990s and early 2000s, known for his sexually explicit lyrics. Similar to 2 Live Crew, Akinyele produced explicit recordings including his underground radio hit Put it in Your Mouth in 1996.
Akira (film) is a 1988 animated film by Katsuhiro Otomo based on his manga of the same name. The movie led the way for the growing popularity of anime in the West, with Akira considered a forerunner of the second wave of anime fandom that began in the early 1990s.
Akira (video game) Akira is a graphic adventure game based on the 1989 animated movie of Katsuhiro Otomo's epic Manga. Released in 1988 by Taito for the Famicom console, the video game version has the player in the role of Kaneda.
Akira Asada Akira Asada (浅田彰 Asada Akira; 23 March, 1957-) is a Japanese economist, philosopher, critic and associate professor at Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University. He became famous for writing a book called Structure & Power (『構造と力 記号論を超えて』) when he was 26.
Akira class starship (Star Trek) The Akira class starship is a class of Federation Starfleet starship in the Star Trek fictional universe, appearing first in Star Trek: First Contact and subsequently in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Akira class starships are frequently present in Federation battle fleets.
Akira Endo (biochemist) Dr Akira Endo (born 14 November 1933) is a Japanese biochemist whose work on fungi and cholesterol led to the development of the highly successful class of statin drugs. He was awarded the 22nd Japan Prize (together with climatologist John T.
Akira Fujimoto Akira Fujimoto is president of Integra Incorporated - a Japanese software company producing visual computing systems which he founded in 1986. Born in Poland as Wiesław Romanowski, he became a Japanese citizen.
Akira Haraguchi Akira Haraguchi (原口證) (born 1946), a retired Japanese engineer, currently working as a mental health counsellor and business consultant in Mobara City Japanese man recites pi from memory to 100,000 decimal places, claims world recordInternational Herald Tribune, is known for memorizing and reciting digits of Pi.
Akira Higashi Akira Higashi (born January 7, 1972) is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed since 1989. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and had his individual finish of 10th in the individual large hill at those same championships.
Akira Ifukube Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, May 31,1914 – February 8, 2006) was a Japanese composer of classical music and film scores, perhaps best known for his work on the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies by Toho.
Akira Isogawa Akira Isogawa is one of Australia's most prominent contemporary fashion designers. Born in Japan, he emigrated to Australia in 1986, studying fashion at East Sydney College and setting up a store in Woolhara, a suburb of Sydney, in 1995.
Akira Ito Akira Ito (born March 10, 1981) is a field hockey player from Japan, who finished in ninth place with the national squad at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach. Before the start of the tournament he played 23 international matches for his native country, according to the official players list issued by the International Field Hockey Federation.
Akira Kuroiwa Akira Kuroiwa (born September 6, 1961) is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988, he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres, after having captured two world titles at the Sprints Championships (1983 and 1987).
Akira Kushida , is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is . Akira is his real given name, but is actually written with the kanji 晃.
Akira Maeda Akira Maeda (born January 24, 1959) is a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, also known as Kwik-kik-Lee for his time on the British Wrestling show World of Sport. He is best known as the innovator of the shoot-style of professional wrestling, as the top star of the second incarnation of the Universal Wrestling Federation during the late 80's.
Akira Narahashi Akira Narahashi (名良橋晃, born 26 November 1971 in Chiba) is a Japanese football defender.He was capped 38 times for the Japanese national team between 1994 and 2003, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Akira Sudou Akira Sudou (須藤 あきら, Sudō Akira; born on November 4, 1971) is a Japanese female rock vocalist. She is arguably best known for her work as the vocalist and lyrics writer for SEKIRIA, the band that did the music for the anime Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 and play live in the movie Shuto Kousoku Max.
Akira Takarada Akira Takarada (宝田 明 Takarada Akira), born on April 29, 1934, in Japanese occupied Harbin, Manchuria (in present-day China), is a Japanese actor, and speaks Chinese and English. He rose from the Toho "New Face" program (with Yu Fujiki and Momoko Kochi) to become one of the most recognizable men associated with the original Godzilla series, even though he appeared in only four installments.
Akira Yamaoka Akira Yamaoka (山岡晃 Yamaoka Akira, born February 6 1968 in Niigata, Japan) is a musician and video game composer, having scored dozens of titles released by Konami. Yamaoka attended Tokyo Art College, where he studied product design and interior design.
Akis Zikos Andreas Vassilis "Akis" Zikos born June 1 1974 is a Greek football player currently playing for AEK Athens FC. He started his professional career in 1993 with Skoda Xanthi and he spent there 4 seasons.
Akish Akish is a prominent character in the Book of Ether, in that he establishes a secret combination among the Jaredites.Akish established this combination because the daughter of Jared danced before him, and to obtain her hand in marriage, Akish covenanted with Jared to dethrone Omer, the legitimate king and Jared's father.
Akisha Samia Akisha Samia (born Akisha Ano Samia on August 17, 1982 in Hawaii) better known for her ringname Akisha is an American professional wrestler. She also wrestles as Haikili, a masked pesona based on the Hawaiian god of thunder of the same name who she portrays whilst wrestling in Mexico.
Akismet Akismet, or Automattic Kismet, is a spam filtering service created by Automattic, the corporation which employs most of the main developers of the weblog platform WordPress. Akismet attempts to filter link spam from blog comments and spam TrackBack pings.
Akita International University , or AIU, is a public university located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Established in 2004 and modeled on American liberal arts colleges, AIU is one of the few universities in Japan offering all of its courses in English.
Akita Inu The Akita or Akita Ken is a breed of large dog originating in Japan, named for Akita Prefecture, where it is thought to have originated. "Inu" means "dog" in Japanese, although in practice this animal is nearly always referred as "Akita-ken," based on the Sino-Japanese reading of the same kanji.
Akita Shinkansen The Akita Shinkansen (秋田新幹線) is a Mini-Shinkansen high-speed rail line on Honshū, the largest island of Japan. Serving the Kanto and Tōhoku Regions of the country, it links Tokyo Station and Akita Station (which is in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture) with direct service.
Akitsiraq Law School Akitsiraq Law School was a program of the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria, in partnership with Nunavut Arctic College. It was designed to help increase the number of lawyers in Canada's north, particularly the territory of Nunavut, Canada.
Akiva Goldsman Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor in the motion picture industry. He received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the 2001 film, A Beautiful Mind, which also won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Akiva Schaffer Akiva Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is a current writer for Saturday Night Live and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch comedy group originating on the Internet that includes SNL featured player Andy Samberg and SNL writer Jorma Taccone. He majored in film at UCSC.
Akiyaguchi Station is a JR West Geibi Line station located in 1-chĹŤme, Kuchita, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The "Aki" in the station title is from the former name of much of the current Hiroshima Prefecture.
Akiyoshi Hongo Akiyoshi Hongo is credited on all relevant media as the creator of the original concept and character designs for the anime and video game franchise, Digimon. However, nothing is known about Hongo as an individual, which has led to some speculation by fans that the name may be a pseudonym for another person, or even group of people - one of which may quite possibly be Bandai's chief Tamagotchi officer, Takeichi Hongo.
Akiyuki Nosaka Akiyuki Nosaka (野坂 昭如 Nosaka Akiyuki, October 10, 1930 - ) is a Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and former member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he uses the name Yukio Aki and his alias as a chanson singer is Claude Nosaka.
Akizuki Fumitane Akizuki Fumitane (秋月文種, 1512-1557) Akizuki Fumatane, daimyo of the Akizuki, and warlord of the Chikuzen Province following the Sengoku period of the 16th century. Fumatane became a retainer under the likes of Ōuchi Yoshitaka during the year of 1541.
Akizuki Tanenaga Akizuki Tanenaga (秋月 種長; 1567 - 1614) was a samurai who served under Kuroda Nagamasa during the Korean campaign. He sided with Ishida Mitsunari at the battle of Sekigahara but managed to keep his fief (which was?
Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi (ಅಕ್ಕ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ) Born to Nirmala and Sumati in Udatadi (or Udugani) near the ancient city of Banavasi (in Shikaripura taluk Shimoga district) in a Shiva temple was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement in 12th century Karnataka. Her Vachanas, a form of poetry are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature .
Akkada Abbai Ikkada Ammayi Akkada Abbayi Ikkada Ammayi (Telugu: అక్కడి అబ్బాయి ఇక్కడ అమ్మాయి) is a Telugu movie released on October 11, 1996. Power Star Pawan Kalyan the youger brother of Megastar Chiranjeevi was introduced as hero to Telugu Film Industry with this movie.
Akkademja tal-Malti Akkademja tal-Malti was the prime regulatory body responsible for the Maltese language from the early 20th century up to the end of the millennium, when a Government sponsored law was passed to protect issues related to the national language. On joining the European Union, Maltese became one of the recognised languages of the EU - no mean achievement for a language spoken by less than half a million people.
Akkadevi Akkadevi ( in Kannada) was a princess of the Chalukya dynasty and governor of an area known as Kishukādu, situated in the present day districts of Bidar, Bagalkot and Bijapur. She is said to have encouraged education by giving grants to Brahmins.
Akkadian Empire The Akkadian Empire was the state that grew up around the city of Akkad north of Sumer, reaching its greatest extent under Sargon of Akkad. Although ascertaining exact dates during this period is subject to significant disagreement, the Akkadian Empire lasted from circa 2350 BC to 2150 BC—approximately 200 years.
Akkadian language Akkadian (lišānum akkadītum) was a Semitic language (part of the greater Afro-Asiatic language family) spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly by the Assyrians and Babylonians. The earliest attested Semitic language, it used the cuneiform writing system derived ultimately from ancient Sumerian, an unrelated, language isolate.
Akkar District Akkar () is a district (qadaa) in the North Governorate, Lebanon, characterized by the presence of a relatively large coastal plain, with high mountains to the east. In 2003, Akkar was no longer a district, but was declared a muhafazah or province with Halba as its capital.
Akkari-Laban dossier The Akkari-Laban dossier (Arabic: ملف عكّاري لبن) is a 43 page document which was created by a group of Danish Muslim clerics from multiple organizations set out to present their case and ask for support in the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.
Akkele Guzay Akkele Guzay was a province in the interior of Eritrea until 1996, when the newly independent government of Eritrea consolidated all provinces into six regions. Akkele Guzay's population was predominantly followers of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church.
Akkerman Convention The Akkerman Convention was a treaty signed on October 7, 1826 between the Russian and the Ottoman Empires in the Budjak citadel of Akkerman (present-day Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine). It imposed that the hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia be elected by their respective Divans for seven-year terms, with the approval of both Powers.
Akkirampura Akkirampura is a small village in the district of Tumkur in Karnataka,India. Housing some 500-600 families, it's a kind of valley made in between the Madhugiri hill range and the Jayamangali River which feeds the farms in this village.
Aklan Aklan is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Kalibo and is located at the northwest portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the southeast.
Aklan State University The Aklan State University (ASU) is an educational institution in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its main campus is located in the town of Banga in Aklan, with four other campuses scattered across the province.
Aklavik, Northwest Territories Aklavik (Barren-ground grizzly place) is a community located 68°13' North latitude and 135°00' West longitude in the territory of Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, the community served as the regional administrative center for the territorial government.
Aklilu Habte-Wold Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold (1912 - 1974) was an Ethiopian politician under Emperor Haile Selassie. He was foreign minister of Ethiopia from 1947 to 1958 and Prime minister from 1961 until shortly before his death.
Aklys The aklys is an imaginary weapon - a "thonged club" - which appears in various fantasy novels, games, and universes, particularly in Dungeons and Dragons and Nethackdescribed as originally developed in either Indonesia] or [[Australia and as a flat wooden club made of polished paddle-shaped hard wood that measures about a foot long. It has a leather thong (or strap) that goes around the wrist to prevent being disarmed.
Akmenė district municipality Akmenė district municipality (Lithuanian: Akmenės rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It lies in the northwest of the country, with administrative centre in Naujoji Akmene and borders Latvia in the north, Joniškis district municipality in the east, Šiauliai district municipality in the southeast, Telšiai district municipality in the southwest, and Mažeikiai district municipality in the west.
Akodon Akodon is a genus consisting of South American grass mice. Grass mice are found throughout South America, but the genus is absent from the Amazon lowlands, west of the southern Andes, and from extreme southern South America.
Akodontini Akodontini is the second most speciose tribe of the subfamily Sigmodontinae. It includes at least 106 living species in 19 genera and is distributed mainly in the southern half of South America, with only two genera extending into Guyana (Podoxymys) and Venezuela (Necromys).
Akogrimo Akogrimo is a distributed computing project co-funded under the European Commission's Information Society Technology (IST) initiative's 6th framework programme (FP6). Akogrimo is an acronym that stands for "Access to KnOwledge through the GRId in a MObile World"
Akola Akola (Hindi/Marathi: अकोला) (pronounced ) is a municipal corporation and important Historical, Cultural, Political, Religious, Industrial and Agricultural city in the state of Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region in central India. It is located around 600 km east of the capital city of Maharashtra state, Mumbai (former "Bombay") and 250 km west from the city of Nagpur.
Akoli, Greece Akoli (Greek: Άκολη) is a small unassigned settlement and a beach area in the prefecture of Achaia, Greece. Distance from Aigio is 5 km W, about 85 km WNW of Corinth, 180 km W of Athens, about 45 km NW of Kalavryta, about 35 km E of the Rio-Antirio bridge and nearly 44 km E of Patras.
Akoni Pule Highway The ‘Akoni Pule Highway is the name for most of Hawai‘i State Highway [270], the main route along the North Kohala Coast on the Island of Hawai‘i from Kawaihae to ‘Upolu Point and then on to Pololū Valley Lookout.
Akorem Laan In the fictional Star Trek-universe, Akorem Laan was a male Bajoran poet who lived during the 22nd century (Earth calendar), and was considered one of Bajor's greatest poets. His work, Gaudaal's Lament, would be something Bajoran schoolchildren would learn by heart.

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