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Akos Vereckei Akos Vereckei (born August 26, 1977 in Budapest) is a Hungarian canoer, who has won two Olympic gold medals in the team kayak events. One of the sport's top stars, he has also had outstanding success at the canoeing World and European Championships.
Akra-Bazzi method In computer science, the Akra-Bazzi method, or Akra-Bazzi theorem, is used to analyze the asymptotic behavior of the mathematical recurrences that appear in the analysis of divide and conquer algorithms where the sub-problems have substantially different sizes. It is a generalization of the well-known Master theorem, which assumes that the sub-problems have equal size; that is, that the recursive expression for the desired function contains exactly one reference to the function.
Akrabbim Akrabbim (Hebrew: scorpions) probably the general name given to the ridge containing the pass between the south of the Dead Sea and Zin, es-Sufah, by which there is an ascent to the level of the Negev desert. Scorpions are said to abound in this whole district, and hence the name (Num.
Akram al-Hawrani Akram al-Hawrani (arabic:أكرم الحوراني) (born Hama 1912, died Jordan 1996), was a Syrian politician who played a prominent role in the formation of a widespread populist, nationalist movement in Syria and in the rise of the Ba'th Party. He was highly influential in Syrian politics from the beginning of the 1940s until his departure into exile in 1963, and held various positions including a government ministry and the joint vice-presidency of the United Arab Republic.
Akram Awan Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan (born December 31, 1934 in Pakistan) is Shaikh of the Islamic Naqsbandia Owaisiah Order of Tasawwuf/Sufism. He is a mufassir (commmentator of the Quran); his tafseer is “Israr-ul-Tanzeel”.
Akram Khpalwak Akram Khpalwak is the current Governor of Paktika Province in Afghanistan. He was given the appointment after an unsuccessful attempt to be elected to the Afghani Parliament in the 2005 election and a stint in the national Youth Ministry.
Akram Khuzam Akram Khuzam (Arabic: أكرم خزام) was the Al Jazeera Channel's former Moscow Bureau chief. He served as the Bureau Chief in Moscow for 9 years until he was replaced in a storm of controversy by Amro Abdel-Hamid in late September 2005.
Akram Pahalwan Akram Pahalwan, also known as Iki Pehlwan, was born in 1933, in Lahore, (presently in Pakistan) was a well-known wrestler from Punjab and a part of the Bholu Brothers. He did extremely well in traditional Indian wrestling, Freestyle wrestling and boxing style wrestling.
Akram Yari Akram Yari is considered the founder of the Revolutionary Communist movementof Afghanistan]. He was the leader and founder of the [[Progressive Youth Organization (PYO), a Maoist organization which was formed on October 6, 1965.
Akramiya Akramiya is believed to be an Islamist terrorist organization that operates in Uzbekistan, though journalists for Demokratizatsiya have recently cast doubt on its existence, saying the Uzbek government created the organization to justify putting down the 2005 civil unrest in Uzbekistan.
Akrasia Akrasia, occasionally transliterated as acrasia (from Greek, "lacking command (over oneself)") is the state of acting against one's better judgement. Although this philosopher's technical term is usually employed in its Greek form (i.
Akribia In the Eastern Orthodox Church, akribia is strict adherence to the letter of the law of the church, as distinguished from economy, which is discretionary deviation from the letter of the law in order to adhere to the spirit of the law.
Akrid Akrid: A variety of creatures present in the game "Lost Planet"- developed by Capcom. The Akrid survive in harsh cold conditions by utilizing their stored thermal energy, a very prominent resource in the game.
Akrobatik Akrobatik (real name Jared Bridgeman) is a rapper who hails from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He has collaborated numerous times with many fellow Boston rappers, and recently formed a rap group named The Perceptionists with Mr.
Akron Children's Hospital Established in 1890 in Akron, Ohio, Akron Children’s Hospital is the largest pediatric care provider in Northeast Ohio. It cares for more than 400,000 patients each year, and performs more pediatric surgeries than any other hospital in Northeast Ohio.
Akron Public Schools, Summit County, Ohio Akron Public Schools serves students in Akron, Ohio and nearby communities. This school district is located in the northeastern part of the state and less than 40 miles south of Cleveland and 30 miles north of Canton.
Akron Zips football The University of Akron Zips are a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A Mid-American Conference football play. Recently, the Zips have managed to pull off their first Mid-American Conference Championship for the first time in the program's historyMAC Report Online: 2005 Football Season Review.
Akron, Ontario Akron is a railway siding in Algoma, Unorganized, North Part in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the western edge of the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve, along the Algoma Central Railway, south of Dana and north of Price.
Akrotiri and Dhekelia Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two areas on the island of Cyprus that comprise the Sovereign Base Areas Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The bases were retained by the UK following the transition of Cyprus' status from a colony in the British Empire to an independent Commonwealth republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
Akrotiri Bay Akrotiri Bay (Greek: Κόλπος Ακρωτηριου, Kolpos Akrotiriou; Turkish: Limasol Körfezi) is a part of the Mediterranean Sea east of the Akrotiri Peninsula on the southern coast of the island of Cyprus. The city of Limassol is located on the bay.
Akroydon model housing scheme The Akroydon model housing scheme at Boothtown, Halifax, West Yorkshire, was designed in the Gothic style by George Gilbert Scott in 1859 for the workers at the mills of Edward Akroyd. Akroyd had bought the 62,435 acres of land in 1855.
Akrund Akrund is a small village in Sabarkantha district of northern Gujarat in western India.its kind of morden village with most of ammneties available like phone, internet & good road connections with Ahmedabad.
Aksel Airo Aksel Fredrik Airo (1898–1985) was a Finnish lieutenant general and main strategic planner during the Winter War and the Continuation War. He was the virtual second-in-command of the Finnish army under Field Marshal C.
Akshak Akshak was a city of ancient Sumer, situated on the northern boundary of Akkad, sometimes identified with Babylonian Upi (Greek Opis). Its exact location is uncertain, it probably was near Eshnunna, on the banks of the the Diyala River.
Akshardham (Delhi) Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi, India. Inaugurated in November 2006 by the President of India, Abdul Kalam, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and the leader of the organization responsible for the creation of Akshardham, Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
Akshardham Temple attack The Akshardham Temple attack (or Akshardham Temple siege) occurred on September 24 2002 when two heavily armed Muslim terrorists arrived at the Akshardham in Gandhinagar, the capital of Western Gujarat state in India at around 1630 hrs local time. They scaled the perimeter fence and opened fire, killing a woman and a temple volunteer right away.
Akshauhini An Akshauhini (Sanskrit: अक्शौहिनि), according to Hindu mythology, was a battle formation that consists of several horses, elephants, rathas (or chariots) and the mounted warriors as well as the foot soldiers. An Akshauhini was formed in the following ratio - 1 chariot : 1 elephant : 3 horse-mounted warriors : 5 infantry soldiers.
Akshay Kumar Maitreya Akshay Kumar Maitreya (Bangla: অক্ষয় কুমার মৈত্রেয়) (1861-1930) is one of the most important historians and social workers in Bengal. He was born in Nadia (now in West Bengal), but much of his education was in Kolkata and Rajshahi (in Bangladesh).
Akshay Venkatesh Akshay Venkatesh (born November 21 1981 in New Delhi, India) is an Australian mathematician of Indian descent who is a Clay Research Math Fellow research at the Clay Mathematics Institute from 2004 to 2006. His research interests are in the fields of counting, equidistribution problems in automorphic forms and number theory, in particular representation theory, locally symmetric spaces and ergodic theory He is the only Australian to have won medals at both the International Physics Olympiad] and [[International Mathematics Olympiad, at the age of 12 [http://www.
Akshaya project The Akshaya project, first started in the rural Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and now spread over to seven more districts in the state was the first district-wide e-literacy project in India and one of the largest known Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless networks in the world. In November 2002, the state government of Kerala put into place a project, piloted in Malappuram, that aimed for one person in every family to be computer literate in that district.
Akshaya Patra Akshayapatra (Sanskrit: अक्षयपत्र) meaning inexhaustible vessel, in Hindu mythology, was a wonderful vessel given to Yudhishthira by the Sun god, Surya, which held a never-failing supply of food to the Pandavas every day.
Akshaya Tritiya Akshaya Tritiya, variously spelt as Akshya Thiritiya, Akshaya Tritiiya and also called Akshaya Trithi, falling on the third day of the bright half of the lunar month of Vaisakha of the traditional Hindu calendar, is one of the four most auspicious days of the year for Indians. The word Akshaya, a Sanskrit word, literally means one that never diminishes, and the day is believed to bring good luck and success.
Akshobhya In Vajrayana Buddhism, Akshobhya (Sanskrit: "Immovable One") (Japanese: 阿閃如来 Ashuku nyorai; Chinese: A Jiu Rulai) is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, a product of Adibuddha, who represents consciousness as an aspect of reality. By convention he is located in the east of the Diamond Realm and is the lord of the Eastern Pure Land Abhirati ('The Joyous'), although the Pure Land of Akshobhya's western counterpart Amitabha is far better known.
Aksi Aksi (also known as Äksi or Väike-Prangli (Little Prangli)) is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Finland with an area of 59 hectars. Coordinates are It forms an archipelago with nearby islands of Prangli and Keri.
Aksu Aksu (also known as Ak-su, Akshu, Aqsu, Bharuka and Po-lu-chia. Uyghur: ئاقسۇ/; simplified Chinese 阿克苏, traditional Chinese: 阿克蘇, pinyin: Ākèsù) is a city in the Chinese province of Xinjiang and the capital of Aksu Prefecture.
Aksy Aksy is a small town in southern Kyrgyzstan which gained notoriety in 2002 when police and militia fired into a crowd of unarmed demonstrators, killing five. The demonstrations were triggered by a political dispute between a local member of the national parliament, Azimbek Beknazarov, and Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev over an agreement with China that ceded some territory in the high Tien Shan range to China.
Akti Dymaion The Akti Dymaion or the Akti Dymeon, Akti Dimeon and the Akti Dimaion (Greek: Ακτή Δυμαίων, literally the Dyme coast) is a major avenue that was part of the GR-9/E55 (Patras-Pyrgos) before the construction of the new highway and the Patras Bypass. The road begins at Trion Navarchon Street and Othonos Amalias down to the Patras-Paralia municipal boundary, where it is unnamed, then links to the Ovrya Interchange of the Patras Bypass.
Aktion Leben Aktion Leben (full name aktion leben österreich) is an pro-life organisation in Austria that offers counselling and aid for pregnant women. They also educate teenagers and adults through illustrations and pictures in hopes of getting them to make pro-life decisions.
Aktionsart The aktionsart (, plural aktionsarten ) or lexical aspect of a verb is a part of the way in which that verb is structured in relation to time. Any event, state, process, or action a verb expresses--collectively, any eventuality--may also be said to have the same aktionsart.
Aktuell Rapport Aktuell Rapport is a pornographic magazine published in Sweden, and also sold in a Norwegian edition. Published by Tre-mag Sweden AB of Stockholm, and printed in Austria, it also contains a significant amount of non-pornographic features.
Aktzin Aktzin (alternate spellings: Aktsin, Aktsini, Aktziní) was the god of rain, thunder and lightning for the Totonac people in ancient Mexico. Variants of this deity were known as Tláloc to the Aztecs and Chaac to the Mayas.
Akubra The Akubra hat is a distinctive part of Australian culture. Claimed to be derived from an Indigenous Australian word, Akubra is the company name of one of Australia's most famous producers of hats, although the name tends to be used more often to describe the hats themselves.
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Akuma no Uta Akuma no Uta is an album by Japanese band Boris, the name meaning "The Devil's Song". This album stands out as a combination of all the genres, stylings, and sounds of their previous works, yet maintains a mostly 70s rock sound with a bit of sludge, punk, drone, and post-rock.
Akun Island Akun Island is one of the Fox Islands subgroup of the Aleutian Islands in Aleutians East Borough of southwestern Alaska, USA. It lies east of Akutan Island and southwest of Unimak Island across the Unimak Pass.
Akuna Bay, New South Wales Akuna Bay is a location in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia located in the Warringah and Pittwater local government areas which is in Northern Beaches region of Sydney. The Geographical Names Board of NSW designates it an 'Urban Place'.
Akurojin-no-hi Akurojin-no-hi (悪路神の火, "fire of the god of the bad road") is a ghostly flame from the folklore of Mie prefecture. It often appears on rainy nights, and people who encounter it and do not run away become gravely ill.
Akutagawa Prize The Akutagawa Prize (芥川龍之介賞 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō) is Japan's most prestigious literary award. Established in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, the editor of Bungei Shunjū magazine, in memory of writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke, it is sponsored by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Literature (Nihon Bungaku Shinkō Kai), and is awarded semiannually in January 'E' in the list, below) and July ('L' in the list below) to the best story of a purely literary nature published in a newspaper or magazine by a new or rising author.
Akvan Akvan, meaning "Evil Mind", is a Persian div with great powers and strength. He is described as having fangs and horns, and wearing a traditional short skirt which partially hides his tail, and has clawlike toenails.
Akwas Akwas by Mike Roy is a Sunday only adventure comic strip which ran from June 14, 1964 to March 28, 1965, and was syndicated through 1972. It featured the Native American character Akwas in realistic historical adventures set before Christopher Columbus' voyage to the Americas.
Akyempimhene Akyempimhene is one of the most powerful and influential chiefs in the ashanti kingdom which is located in ghana west afirica the throne is occupied by the son of the asantehene king of the region he takes care of the entire royal family and represents the king in many occasions with his own sub chiefs he is also part of the kumasi traditional council which overseas the ancient city the current akyempimhene is OHENEBA ADUSEI POKU son of the late otumfuo nana poku ware he is said to be the best akyempimhene the kingdom has ever seen since the throne was created. A harverd law graduate and a caring father of 9 princes and also said to be a benevolent man.
Akyn Akyn (Kazakh: ақын/aqın, Kyrgyz: Акын/Akyn, Russian: акын) is an improvising poet and singer in the Kazakh and Kyrgyz cultures. Akyn differs from the so-called zhirsha, who is an epic storyteller and a song performer.
Akysis Akysis is the largest genus within the family Akysidae (the stream catfishes). The 30 currently described species (more than half of which have been discovered since 1996) are found in fast-flowing streams in Southeast Asia.
Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 62,000 people.
AK 47 (strain) AK 47 is a strain of Cannabis, and placed 2nd at the 2003 Cannabis Cup in the Indica Cup category. AK 47 is a sativa-indica cross, and is noted for an incredibly pungent odor, and a magnificently powerful effect.
AK Comics AK Comics is an Egyptian-based superhero comic publishing venture, and the first example of the genre produced in the Middle East. The company first began publishing monthly titles in February 2004, and its comics are produced in both Arabic and English.
AK Steel Holding AK Steel Holding Corporation, formerly known as Armco, is a major American steel company founded in 1900 as the American Rolling Mills Corporation. With 2005 revenues of US$5 billion, it is on the list of the 500 largest companies from Fortune Magazine.
AK-47 The AK-47 (shortened from ) is a gas-operated assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, and produced by Russian manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works and used in many Eastern bloc nations during the Cold War. It was adopted and standardized in 1947.
AKA (film) AKA is a 2002 film, the first by director and writer Duncan Roy. The film is set in the late 1970s in Britain and deals with the story of Dean, a 18-year old boy who assumes another identity in order to enter high society.
AKA (security) AKA stands for the Authentication and Key Agreement security protocol. It is a mechanism which performs authentication and session key distribution in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks.
AKhRR The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia (Assotsiatsia Khudozhnikov Revolutsionnoi Rossii or AKhRR), sometimes alternately referred to as Association of Artists of the Revolution (Assotsiatsia Khudozhnikov Revolutsii or AKhR)
AKOM AKOM is a South Korean animation studio that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin. Its biggest claim to fame is the overseas animation for 200 episodes of The Simpsons, to which that number is consistently rising.
AKS Continental AKS (Auto Kraft Shells) of Southmill Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire produced GRP bodyshells to chiefly fit the Ford 8 and Ford 10 chassis, although other ladder frames of 7 foot 6 inch wheelbase could be used. In styling the shell, the proprietors Sturgeon and Powell were inspired by the 1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider.
AKS ChorzĂłw AKS ChorzĂłw was a Polish sports club (Amatorski Klub Sportowy ChorzĂłw or Amateur Sports Club Chorzow). It was one of the earliest sports organizations in Upper Silesia and was well known for its football and handball teams.
AKS primality test The AKS primality test (also known as Agrawal-Kayal-Saxena primality test and cyclotomic AKS test) is a deterministic primality-proving algorithm created and published by three Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur scientists, Manindra Agrawal, Neeraj Kayal, and Nitin Saxena on August 6, 2002 in a paper titled PRIMES is in P.Manindra Agrawal, Neeraj Kayal, Nitin Saxena, "PRIMES is in P", Annals of Mathematics 160 (2004), no.
AKS-74U The AKS-74U (also referred as AKSU-74 or AK-74SU ) is a Soviet-designed assault rifle which went into production in 1975 and went into service soon after. The AKS-74U (the "U" suffix means Укороченный, "Ukorochennyj" in Russian, and "Shortened" in English) was developed in the late 1970s from the AKS-74 as a shortened carbine version.
AKSamba AKSamba is a percussion group based in Auckland, New Zealand. While predominantly inspired by Brazilian rhythms, the group's music also incorporates international rhythms such as drum'n'bass, funk, disco and ska, as well as West African ones.
Al 'Arish Al `Arīsh (alternate spelling El Arish) (Arabic: العريش ) is the capital and largest city (with 114,900 inhabitants as of 2002) of the Egyptian governorate of Shamal Sina', lying on the Mediterranean coast of the Sinai peninsula, 344 kilometers (214 miles) northeast of Cairo.distinguished by its clear blue water, widespread fruitful palmy wood on its coast and its soft white sand.
Al (Armenian folklore) The Al (or Elk) is an Armenian spirit that is said to attack pregnant women and steal babies. It is also said to steal the woman's liver, and that its victim and her child would die when the Al touched the liver to water, which the Al had to do in order to eat the liver.
Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane Al Adl wal Ihsane (in French Justice et Bienfaisance) is a Moroccan Islamist association, founded by Cheikh Abdesslam Yassine (not to be confused with the former head of Palestinian Hamas). Yassine acts as a charismatic leader for the organisation, which attributes him near saintly-status and operates on lines similar to those a Moroccan Sufi brotherhood (Zaouia boutchichia), of which Yassine was a member prior to his politicisation.
Al Ahram Beverages Company Al Ahram Beverages Company is a company in Egypt which manufactures beer (Stella beer) as well as non-alcoholic malt-flavored beverages such as Fayrouz which come in apple, mango, pear, pineapple and tangerine. The company has been in business since 1897 and was purchased by Heineken in 2002.
Al Ain Al Ain (Arabic: العين (also transcribed as Al 'Ain), "the spring") is the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates with a population of 421,948 (2005 estimate). It is located in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, directly adjacent to the border with Oman.
Al Ain Men's College Al Ain Men's College (AAM) is one of 12 colleges that constitute the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the largest institution of higher learning in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). AAM was established in 1988 with 61 students and 19 staff.
Al Akhawayn University Al Akhawayn University or AUI (literally meaning The two Brothers' University, in Arabic جامعة الأخوين) is located in Ifrane, Morocco, just 60 kilometers from the imperial city of Fez, in the midst of the Middle Atlas Mountains. It was inaugurated officially by King Hassan II on 16 January 1995.
Al Akhbar (Lebanon) Al Akhbar (الأخبار) is an Arabic daily newspaper based in Lebanon. The newspaper started printing its "zero" issues under difficult circumstance during the Israeli war on Lebanon (July 12 - August 14), and printed its first issue the day the UN-brokered cease-fire went into effect.
Al Aqariya TV Al Aqariya TV First Real Estate channel in the gulf region, is a 24-hour Arabic language Real Estate Channel, presenting in-depth and up-to-the-minute coverage of regional real estate affairs, including expert reviews on the Gulf region real estate markets, live real estate index on their channel 2, Updated News, Informative Programs and talk shows between real estate giants in the region.
Al Araba 1 Al Araba 1 ( Arabic: العربة ) is a concept car created by Saudi Arabian automobile maker Al-Araba Company (officially its a vehicles armoring company). This car was the first Saudi Arabian made civilian vehicle ,the project completed in 2003 and have been shown in Geneva Motor Show ,and made by E.
Al Archer Kevin "Al" Archer is an English guitarist. He played with Kevin Rowland in the punk rock group The Killjoys, and in 1978 Rowland and Archer formed the Dexys Midnight Runners, and co-wrote some of the songs on the group's debut album Searching for the Young Soul Rebels.
Al Ashkharah Al Ashkharah (Arabic: الأشخرة) (named after a poisonous desert plant) is a town in the Ash Sharqiyah Region of Oman. It is part of the J'alan area and can be considered as the key city of this area in addition to Ja'lan.
Al Asimah Al Asimah (Arabic: ألعاصمه ), also called Al Kuwayt is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, and consists of Kuwait's capital, Kuwait City, and the surrounding suburbs of Shuwaikh, Shamiya, Dahiya Abduallah al Salem, Dasma, Bnied Al-Gar, Nuzha, Fayha, Adiliya, Khaldiya, Yarmouk, Qurtoba (Qortuba), and Kaifan.
Al Atkins Alan John "Al" Atkins (born October 11, 1947 in West Bromwich, Birmingham, England) is a hard rock vocalist, perhaps best known for his association with Judas Priest. He began his musical career in 1966, singing in a succession of blues-rock outfits before forming a band named Judas Priest (named after the Bob Dylan song The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest).
Al Atkinson (baseball player) Albert Wright Atkinson (March 9, 1861 - June 17, 1952) was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the American Association and the Union Association over a three year span. Atkinson was born in Clinton, Illinois.
Al Aweer Al Aweer is a suburb of Dubai, about 35 kilometres from the city centre. It was a farming village with Bedouin camps until the 1990s, when the city was hugely expanded and when the Emirates Road was established.
Al Ayyat train disaster The Al Ayyat train disaster happened at 02:00 on the morning of 22 February 2002 on a passenger train of 11 carriages, running from Cairo to Luxor. In its fifth carriage a cooking gas cylinder exploded and created a fire which spread as the train ran.
Al Bahr Al Ahmar Governorate The Al Bahr Al Ahmar (or Red Sea) Governorate (Arabic: البحر الأحمر "El Bahr El Ahmar", literally "The Red Sea") is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located between the Nile and the Red Sea in the southeast of the country and its southern border forms part of Egypt's border with Sudan.
Al Baik Al Baik (البيك) is a chain of fast food restaurants in Saudi Arabia that primarily sells fried chicken and shrimp with a variety of sauces. The chain has twenty branches in Jeddah, along with four in Mecca, one in Medina , one now in Yanbu, and one in Karachi- Pakistan.
Al Bano and Romina Power Al Bano and Romina Power were an Italian pop music duo formed by then-married couple Albano Carrisi and Romina Power, daughter of American actor Tyrone Power. They are best known for their songs FelicitĂ , Sempre sempre and Nostalgia Canaglia.
Al Barlick Albert Joseph Barlick (April 2 1915 - December 27 1995) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League for 28 seasons (1940-43, 1946-55, 1958-71). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Al Baxter Al Baxter (born January 21, 1977) is an Australian rugby union player and is one of the current Wallaby props. He has been a fixture of the team since the 2003 Rugby World Cup and also plays for the Waratahs in the Super 14.
Al Bayda', Libya Zawiyat Al Bayda' (also transliterated as Al-Baidhah, El-Beda or Beida) (Arabic: البيضاء) is a city in northeast Libya. Built in the 1950s, the town was originally intended to be the new capital of Libya, and all of the necessary government buildings were constructed there.
Al Beauchamp Al Beauchamp was an American college and professional football player. A linebacker, he played college football at Southern University, and played professionally in the American Football League in 1968 and 1969 for the Cincinnati Bengals, and for the NFL's Bengals from 1970 through 1975 and the St.
Al Benton John Alton Benton (March 18, 1911 - April 14, 1968) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played with the Philadelphia Athletics (1934-35), Detroit Tigers (1938-42, 1945-48), Cleveland Indians (1949-50) and Boston Red Sox (1952).
Al Bhed language The Al Bhed language is a fictional language from the role-playing video game Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2. During the game, apart from the main protagonist who may learn it, the language is spoken only by the Al Bhed people themselves.
Al Birr Foundation The Al Birr Foundation is one of the organizations pinpointed by a team lead by Mark Denbeaux that were used to justify the continued extrajudicial detention of captives held in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.
Al Bridwell Albert Henry Bridwell (January 4, 1884 in Friendship, Ohio - January 23, 1969 in Portsmouth, Ohio) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the a number of teams in the early 20th century, most notably the New York Giants, when the team was managed by John McGraw. Bridwell hit the single which caused the crucial "Merkle boner" running error of the 1908 season against the Chicago Cubs.
Al Bumbry Alonza Benjamin Bumbry (born April 21 1947 Fredericksburg, VA) was a utility player with a 14 year career from 1972 to 1985. He played for the Baltimore Orioles of the American League and the San Diego Padres of the National League.
Al Bummy Davis Al "Bummy" Davis (January 26, 1918–November 21, 1945), born Abraham Davidoff, was an American lightweight and welterweight boxer who fought from 1937 to 1945. Davis was a rough slugger with a powerful left hook.
Al Burj Al Burj is a skyscraper proposed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is expected to rival Burj Dubai for the world's tallest building title. If built, it will form the centrepiece of the Dubai Waterfront being developed by Al Nakheel, which is also the developer of the Palm Islands.
Al Campanis Alexander Sebastian Campanis (November 2, 1916 - June 21, 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball. He had a brief Major League career as a second baseman, playing in seven games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943, but is most famous for his position as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1968 to 1987, which he was fired from as a result of a high-profile incident in which he made racially insensitive remarks during a live interview on April 15, 1987.
Al Caolo Alan Caolo is a man of many talents in the fly fishing community. He has held/currently holds several world records, is an editor/writer for major fly fishing magazines, is a photographer who regularly has spreads featured in major fly fishing magazines, and has participated in countless seminars on fishing and fly tying.

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