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Alder Branch, Tennessee Alder Branch is an unincorporated community in Sevier County, Tennessee, accessible via Tennessee Secondary Primary Route 338, outside of the city of Sevierville. The area is named for the Alder Branch Baptist church founded in 1836, which itself is named for the Alder Branch stream which flows through the area.
Alder Hey organs scandal The Alder Hey organs scandal involved the unauthorised removal, retention, and disposal of human tissue, including children’s organs during a period from 1988-1995. During this period organs were retained resulting in more than 2,000 pots containing body parts from around 850 infants.
Alderaan In the fictional Star Wars universe, Alderaan is the home of Princess Leia, Bail Organa and also, in 4000 BBY, Ulic Qel Droma who fought in the Great Sith War. Its name was most likely taken from the disused real star name Alderaan.
Alderaan (astronomy) Alderaan is a unused name for the two pairs of stars α and β Canis Minoris (Procyon and Gomeisa) and α and β Geminorum (Castor and Pollux). The name was taken from Arabic al-dhirā`ain الذراعين (= "the two forearms" or "the two front paws" or "the two cubit measuring rods").
Alderetes, Tucumán The city of Alderetes (incorporated as such on September 1, 1987), is a city in the Cruz Alta Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is bordered in the north by the Burruyacu Department, in the east by the "comunas rurales" of La Florida-Luisiana, Delfín Gallo and Colombres; in the south by the city of Banda del Río Salí (The Cruz Alta Department seat), and in the west by the Salí River.
Aldergrove, British Columbia Aldergrove is a small town within the jurisdiction of the The Township of Langley, a municipality within the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Located at the southeastern edge of both Langley and Greater Vancouver, and nearby to the metropolitan area of Abbotsford, British Columbia just east, Aldergrove has a population of approximately 12,000Township of Langley.
Alderman An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions. The title is derived from the Anglo-Saxon position of ealdorman, literally meaning "elder man," and was used by the chief nobles presiding over shires.
Alderman Islands The Alderman Islands are a small group of rocky islets to the southeast of Mercury Bay in the North Island of New Zealand. They are located off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula, 20 kilometres east of the mouth of the Tairua River.
Aldermaston Court Aldermaston Court is a country house built in the Victorian era with incorporations from an earlier house, located in the village of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire. The house is now known as 'The Manor House Hotel & Conference Centre', which indicates its current usage.
Aldermaston railway station Aldermaston railway station is a railway station named after the village of Aldermaston in the county of Berkshire in England. In fact the station is in the nearby settlement of Aldermaston Wharf and a good mile away from Aldermaston village itself.
Aldermen's Wars The Alderman's Wars is a term used to describe the series of murders and violent rioting between warring Alderman Johnny "de Pow" Powers and Anthony D'Andrea from 1916 until 1921. Over a period of five years, over 30 deaths were reported during the struggle for control over the "Bloody" 19th Ward of Chicago's Little Italy.
Aldersgate Aldersgate was a gate in the London Wall in the City of London, which has given its name to Aldersgate Street, a road leading north from the site of the gate, towards Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington.
Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency) Aldershot is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has traditionally been a strongly Conservative seat, although in recent years the Liberal Democrats have posed a somewhat stronger challenge.
Aldershot Observatory Aldershot observatory is a circular red-brick building with a domed roof, it stands on Queens Avenue in Aldershot, England, home to the British Army since circa 1854. Inside is a telescope, 8-inch refractor, mounted on a German-type equatorial mount with a clockwork drive which will run for about 2 hours without rewinding, this has a facility to vary the drive rate.
Aldershot railway station Aldershot railway station is on Station Road, near the town centre of Aldershot, Hampshire, England. It is on the Alton Line, part of the National Rail network, with train services and station facilities provided by South West Trains.
Aldershot Urban Area The Aldershot Urban Area is the name used by the ONS to refer to the loose conurbation on the border between Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire in England. They give it a population of 243,344, consisting of the following towns:
Alderson drive The Alderson drive, named after Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Dan Alderson, is a fictional device that enables instantaneous interstellar transportation. It is featured in the CoDominium series of science-fiction novels by Jerry Pournelle, including the Mote series by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
Alderson Federal Prison Camp Alderson Federal Prison Camp, also known as Federal Prison Camp, Alderson or FPC Alderson, is a federal prison in the United States for minimum-security female inmates. The prison is a prison camp with a population of around 1,050 and is located in the rural town of Alderson in southeast West Virginia, about 270 miles (435 km) southwest of Washington, DC.
Alderson loop In computer programming, an Alderson loop is a type of infinite loop, specifically one that includes a hidden exit which is inaccessible in the code except to the creator of the loop. Typically, this sort of loop is discovered by accident, often while messing around with interfacing or menu code.
Alderson-Broaddus College Alderson-Broaddus College, informally known as "A-B", is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the West Virginia Baptist Convention located in Philippi, West Virginia, USA. Alderson-Broaddus was formed in 1932 by the union of two Baptist institutions: Alderson Academy (founded 1901) and Broaddus College (founded 1871; moved to Philippi, 1901).
Alderton, Suffolk Alderton is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk, England, about six miles north of Felixstowe, 10 miles south-west of Woodbridge and 2 miles south of Hollesley, on the North Sea coast. According to the 2001 census it has a population of 421.
Alderwood Manor-Bothell North, Washington Alderwood Manor-Bothell North was a Census-designated place in Snohomish County, Washington. The CDP was disbanded in 2000 United States Census, with portions incorporated into Bothell and others remaining as the Alderwood Manor CDP.
Aldford Aldford is a village in the county of Cheshire, England, south of Chester. Most of the building stock was constructed as a designed village in the middle of the 19th century by Sir Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster, in almost rectangular form.
Aldgate Aldgate was the easternmost gateway through London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End. Aldgate is also the name of a street; it runs from Aldgate High Street for about 50 yards before splitting into Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street.
Aldicarb Aldicarb is a carbamate insecticide with structural formula: 2-methyl-2-(methylthio)propionaldehyde O-methylcarbamoyloxime. Aldicarb is the active substance in Temik pesticide, which is effective against thrips, aphids, spider mites, lygus, fleahoppers, and leafminers but is primarily used as a nematicide.
Aldine Press Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics of that time. The Aldine Press is famous in the history of typography, among other things, for the introduction of italics.
Aldine, Houston, Texas Aldine was once a town, but now a small portion of the area is in the corporate limits of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. The remaining unincorporated area is in the city of Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).
Aldingbourne Aldingbourne is a village and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, with a population of 3,612 (2001 census). It is about five miles north of Bognor Regis and six miles east of Chichester.
Aldingham Aldingham is a village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated on the east coast of the Furness peninsula, facing into Morecambe Bay, and is about eight miles east from Barrow in Furness, and six miles south of Ulverston.
Aldiscon Aldiscon Ltd was a telecommunications software company founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1988. The company was an innovator in supplying software products to the wireless mobile sector and became a market leader in the supply of Short Message Service Centre's (SMSC's).
Aldo (Planet of the Apes) In the Planet of the Apes movie series, Aldo is the leader of the gorilla factions (and the ape revolution, by extension) during the rise of the ape society prior to humanity's downfall, as the "highest species" of the planet.
Aldo Abreu Aldo Abreu is a distinguished Venezuelan recorder player who is the First Prize Winner of the 1992 "Concert Artists Guild Competition" (New York), as well as a laureate of the "Concours Musica Antiqua" (Belgium) and the "Premio Flauto Dolce" (Germany).
Aldo Andretti Aldo Andretti (born February 28, 1940 in Montona d'Istria, Italy (now Motovun, Croatia)) is the twin brother of Mario Andretti and the father of John Andretti and Adam Andretti. He is the uncle of Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti, and great-uncle to Marco Andretti.
Aldo Di Clemente Aldo Di Clemente (born 1948) is an Italian amateur astronomer (active 1996–1997). He has worked as a technician at the Campo Imperatore station of the Osservatorio astronomico di Roma (Astronomical Observatory of Rome) since 1982.
Aldo Duscher Aldo Pedro Duscher (born 22 March, 1979 in Esquel, Argentina) is an Argentine football (soccer) player with an Austrian passport, who currently plays for the Spanish team Deportivo de La Coruña. He is renowned for his physical presence on the pitch, famously breaking David Beckham's metatarsal and is always touted to be Roy Keane's replacement as the 'Hard Man' of Old Trafford.
Aldo Giuffrè Aldo Giuffrè born 10 April 1924, Naples, Italy) is an Italian film actor who has appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He is probably best known in world cinema for his role as the alcoholic union captain the Sergio Leone film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966.
Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold (January 11, 1887 - April 21, 1948) was a United States ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. He was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness preservation.
Aldo Leopold Wilderness Aldo Leopold Wilderness, along with Gila Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, is part of New Mexico's Gila National Forest. It became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1980 by an act of the United States Congress and has a total of 202,016 acres.
Aldo Massola Aldo Massola (1910 – 1975) was an Italian-Australian anthropologist, a curator at the National Museum of Victoria in Melbourne from 1954 to 1964, who overcame scandal in his personal life to author a number of influential books about Victoria's indigenous Koori population.
Aldo Moro Aldo Moro (September 23, 1916 – May 9, 1978) was an Italian politician and five time Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968 and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years.
Aldo Nadi Aldo Nadi (April 29, 1899-November 10, 1965) is considered among the greatest fencers of all time. Aldo was born into a fencing family in Livorno, Italy, and both Aldo and his brother Nedo Nadi were fencers from a very young age.
Aldo Nova Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio 13 November 1956) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and producer from Montreal, Quebec. He released an album Aldo Nova in 1982 which had a two hit singles with "Fantasy" and "Foolin' Yourself".
Aldo Novak Aldo Novak, full name Edwaldo Novak Gomes da Silva JĂşnior (SĂŁo Roque, november, 10, 1962) is a well known Brazilian professional business coach, journalist and speaker, specialist in mind maps training and application for learning processes, as well as for life coaching analysis and professional re-orientation. His main focus is on preparing executives, professionals and students on how to use Mind Maps.
Aldo Novarese Aldo Novarese (born 1920 in Pontestura Monferrato - died 1995 in Turin) was an Italian type designer who lived and worked mostly in Turin. He worked in the Nebiolo type foundry and produced an impressive number of unique designs.
Aldo Ortiz Aldo Ortiz, better known as Ricky Santana (born 1960), is an Mexican professional wrestler who has worked for WCW, WWF and the National Wrestling Alliance, currently working for World Wrestling Council as a road agent.
Aldo Rebelo José Aldo Rebelo Figueiredo (born in Viçosa on 23 February, 1956) is a Brazilian politician, member of the Communist Party of Brazil, federal deputy elected by the state of São Paulo and the current president of the federal Chamber of Deputies of Brazil.
Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi, (May 3, 1931- September 4, 1997 Milan, Italy) was an Italian architect who accomplished the unusual feat of achieving international recognition in three distinct areas: theory, drawing, and architecture. His earliest works of the 1960s were mostly theoretical and displayed a simultaneous influence of 1920s Italian modernism (see Giuseppe Terragni), classicist influences of 19th century architect Adolf Loos, and the reflections of the painter Giorgio De Chirico.
Aldo Sambrell Alfredo Sanchez Brell (23 February 1937 in Madrid) is a Spanish film actor, director and producer who made over 150 appearances in film between 1961 and 1996. He remains one of the most used actors in Italian westerns.
Aldo van Eyck Aldo van Eyck (16 March 1918, Driebergen, Netherlands - 14 January 1999) was an architect from the Netherlands. Although educated in England during his youth, he eventually returned to Zurich and attended the ETH.
Aldo Zilli Aldo Zilli (born 1955) is an Italian-born celebrity chef who specialises in Italian cuisine. One of nine children, he was born in the small seaside town of Alba Adriatica in the central Italian region of Abruzzo.
Aldobrandini The Aldobrandini were an undistinguished Florentine family whose Roman fortunes were made when Ippolito Aldobrandini became pope under the name Pope Clement VIII, who arranged the marriage that linked the Aldobrandini with the Roman familiy of Pamphili. Additionally, they were also linked to marriage alliances with the Farnese, since Ranuncio I, duke of Parma, had married Margherita Aldobrandini.
Aldolase Aldolase is an enzyme which catalyses the aldol reaction: The substrate, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (F-1,6-BP) is broken down into glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP). This reaction is a part of glycolysis.
Aldon Music Aldon Music was a New York-based music publishing company, founded by Don Kirshner and Al Nevins in 1958. Aldon is regarded as having played a significant role in shaping the so-called "Brill Building Sound" in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Aldose reductase Aldose reductase is the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction glucose + NADPH + H+--> sorbitol + NADP+. Glucose concentrations are often elevated in diabetics and this enzyme has long been believed to be responsible for diabetic complications involving a number of organs.
Aldose reductase inhibitor Aldose reductase inhibitors are a class of drugs being studied as a way to prevent eye and nerve damage in people with diabetes. Their target, Aldose reductase, is an enzyme that is normally present in many other parts of the body, and catalizes one of the steps in the sorbitol(polyol)pathway that is responsible for fructose formation from glucose.
Aldosterone antagonist Aldosterone antagonist refers to drugs which antagonise the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors. This group of drugs is often used as adjunctive therapy, in combination with other drugs, for the management of chronic heart failure.
Aldraku Aldraku (pronounced Aldraku ), is the nickname of a famous WarCraft III player from Romania , whose real name is Bouros Razvan.He is considered one of, if not the greatest and most influential player of the Orc race.
Aldridge Ledge Aldridge Ledge is a small barren rock located in the South Channel, within the city limits of Boston, Massachusetts. The rock is southwest of Devils Back and Half Tide Rocks, west of Little Calf Island and Hypocrite Channel, and northwest of Calf Island).
Aldridge-Brownhills Aldridge-Brownhills was an urban district in Staffordshire, England from 1966 to 1974. was formed in 1966 by a merger of the Aldridge] and [[Brownhills urban districts, along with part of Lichfield Rural District, in accordance with a recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England.
Aldrich Bay Aldrich Bay (Chinese: 愛秩序灣) was formerly a bay in the north shore on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is now reclaimed and is a housing area outside the area of Shau Kei Wan, neighbouring A Kung Ngam and Lei King Wan.
Aldrich-Vreeland Act The Aldrich-Vreeland Act of May 30, 1908, was passed in response to the Panic of 1907 and established the National Monetary Commission, which recommended the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. It also provided for the issuance of emergency currency.
Aldus Aldus Corporation (named after the 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius) was the inventor of the groundbreaking PageMaker software for the Apple Macintosh, a program that is generally credited with creating the desktop publishing (DTP) field. The founder and chairman of Aldus was Paul Brainerd.
Aldus Manutius Aldus Manutius (1449/50 - February 6, 1515), the Latin form of Aldo Manuzio (born Teobaldo Mannucci; sometimes called Aldus Manutius, the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson) was an Italian printer, founder of the Aldine Press. He was born at Bassiano (Latium), part of the Papal States.
Aldus Manutius, the Younger Aldus Manutius, the Younger (Italian: Aldo Manuzio Il Giovane) was the grandson of Aldus Manutius and son of Paulus Manutius. He was the last member of the Manuzio family to be active in the Aldine Press that his father founded.
Aldwark, Derbyshire Aldwark is a small village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. It is just within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park, and the 2001 census recorded a population of 39 for the parish.
Ale Ale is a beer style brewed from barley malt with a top fermenting brewers yeast that ferments quickly, giving a sweet, full body and a fruity, and sometimes a butter-like taste. Most ale contains some herb or spice, usually hops, which imparts a bitter, herbal flavour which balances the malt sweetness.
Ale (woreda) Ale is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Ale is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Nono, on the northwest by Bure, and on the northeast by Metu.
Ale Garza Ale Garza is a prolific penciler and comics artist. At the age of 18, he started working for Wildstorm, and quickly moved on to working with writers like Chris Claremont and Judd Winick, lending his art to titles like Gen¹³, Zero, EVE Protomecha, Batgirl and Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day.
Ale the Strong In Scandinavian legend, Ale the Strong (Heimskringla) belonged to the House of Skjöldung (Scylding), and he was the son of king Fridleif of Denmark and a cousin of Helgi's (and consequently of the Hrothgar of Beowulf). He fought several battles against king Aun of Uppsala, and he ruled in Uppsala for 25 years until he was killed by Starkad the old.
Ale Yarok Ale Yarok (עלה ירוק, "Green Leaf") is an ultra-liberal political party in Israel. Its political platform is based on the legalization of the Cannabis plant, marijuana and hashish, ecology, expansion of human rights and institutionalization of prostitution, gambling and same-sex marriage.
Ale-Conner An Ale-Conner (sometimes Aleconner) was an officer appointed yearly at the court-leet of ancient English communities to ensure the goodness and wholesomeness of bread, ale, and beer. There were many different names for this position which varied from place to place: "ale-tasters," gustatores cervisiae, "ale-founders," and "ale-conners".
Aleatoric music Aleatoric music (or aleatory) is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance or some primary element of a composed work's realization is left to the determination of its performer(s). The term became known to European composers through lectures by acoustician Werner Meyer-Eppler at Darmstadt Summer School in the beginning of the 1950s.
Alec Bedser Sir Alec Victor Bedser CBE (born July 4 1918) was a professional English cricketer, chairman of selectors for the English national cricket team, and president of Surrey County Cricket Club, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest English cricketers of the 20th century.
Alec Campbell Alec William Campbell (26 February 1899 – 16 May 2002) was the final surviving Australian participant in the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. His death broke the last living link of Australians with the Gallipoli story.
Alec Coxon Alexander ("Alec") Coxon (born 18 January 1916 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, died 22 January 2006) is a former cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He also played one Test match for England.
Alec David Young Alec David Young (15 August 1913 - 27 January 2005) was a British aero-engineer. He was Professor and Head of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Queen Mary College, London University, 1954-78, then Emeritus, and Vice-Principal, Queen Mary College, 1966-78.
Alec Douglas-Home Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home1, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (July 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995), 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963, was a British Conservative (actually SUP) politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October 1963 to October 1964. As the last aristocratic Prime Minister, he held a series of records: he was the last member of the House of Lords to be appointed Prime Minister, the first Prime Minister born in the 20th century, the only Prime Minister to renounce his peerage to leave the Lords and contest a by-election to enter the House of Commons and, to date, the last Prime Minister chosen personally by the British monarch.
Alec Empire Alec Empire (born May 2, 1972) is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot, as well as a prolific and distinguished solo artist. He was also the driving force behind the creation of Digital Hardcore Recordings.
Alec George Horwood Alec George Horwood (VC, DCM) (6 January 1914- 20 January 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alec Gilroy Alexander 'Alec' Gilroy was a long-standing character in British soap Coronation Street. Played by Roy Barraclough OBE, Alec made several appearances in the show, the first in 1972, and then on-contract from 1986 to 1992.
Alec Hearne Alec Hearne (born 22 July 1863 in Ealing, Middlesex, England; died 16 May 1952 in Beckenham, Kent, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent between 1884 and 1906. Hearne was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1894.
Alec Issigonis Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, CBE, FRS (November 18, 1906–October 2, 1988) was a Greek-British designer of cars, now remembered chiefly for the development of the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) in 1959.
Alec Jason Alec Jason (born Alexander Jason on July 13, 1911 in London - Died October 2, 2000 in Los Angeles, California) was an English actor. He is the Father of Harvey Jason and he was married to Marie Goldblatt until her death.
Alec Nastac Alec Nastac (born April 2, 1949) is a retired boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Michael Spinks of the United States.
Alec Peterson Alec Peterson (1908 - 1988) was a British teacher and headmaster, greatly responsible for the birth of the International Baccalaureate educational system. He was instrumental in the formation of the International Baccalaureate Organisation in 1968, and served as the organisation's first director-general until 1977.
Alec Powers Alec Powers (born July 17, 1975) is a bisexual American pornographic actor (porn star) who has appeared in gay and bisexual pornographic films. Born in El Paso, Texas, Powers grew up in France and spent most of his childhood there.
Alec Ross Alexander Ross (1875 – 1930), generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States.
Alec Skempton Sir Alec Skempton (1914–2001) was a leader in and founding father of soil mechanics. As a founding member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Soil Mechanics and Foundations Committees he studied at City and Guilds College London and established the Soil Mechanics course at Imperial College London, where the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's building is named after him.
Alec Smight Alec Dowe Smight is an American film editor and television director born in New York City, and whose current occupation is as a director and editor on the successful series CSI. Son of the well-known television and film director Jack Smight, his editing work includes Chicago Hope, numerous television pilots, Northern Exposure, and L.
Alec Smith Alexander Douglas Smith, commonly known as Alec Smith (May 25 1949 - January 19 2006) was born in Gwelo, Rhodesia.The Independent, 2 February 2006 :short account by Rebecca de Saintonge He was a Zimbabwean army chaplain and farmer.
Alec Soth Alec Soth (born 1969, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American photographer. His photography is acclaimed for having both a cinematic and folkloric feel, both evoking and hinting at the story behind the image he is photographing.
Alec Station Alec Station (1996-2005) was a joint CIA-FBI investigative unit that for nearly a decade was charged with the sole mission of hunting Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants. Alec Station was first commanded by Michael Scheuer, and was a substation of the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center; it was named after Scheuer's son.
Alec Stevens [Preston Stevens (born 22 February], [[1965 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil---where his father, a USAF officer stationed in various parts of the world, was on military assignment) is a professional illustrator and musician.
Alec Stewart Alec James Stewart OBE (born 8 April, 1963 in Merton, Surrey) is a retired English cricketer, a right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the English cricket team. He is the most capped English Test cricketer, having played in an English Record of 133 Test matches.
Alec Stokes Alec Stokes (Alexander Rawson Stokes, June 27 1919–February 5 2003) was one of the key contributors in the original DNA research team at King's College London. Stokes worked alongside Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling, and Herbert Wilson, to determine the structure of DNA in the 1950s, under the direction of Sir John Randall.
Alec Su Alec Su ( Traditional Chinese: 蘇有朋,Simplified Chinese: 苏有朋, Pinyin: Sū Yǒupéng) (born on September 11, 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese pop star and well-known actor in Taiwanese dramas. He became famous as a member of the Taiwanese Idol Band The Little Tigers formed in 1988 and later for his first Chinese TV series Princess Pearl (series 1 and 2).
Alec Waugh Alexander Raban Waugh (Alec Waugh) (July 8 1898 – September 3 1981), was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh. He was maried to Virginia Sorenson, author of Newbery Medal-winning Miracles on Maple Hill.
Aleck Bourne Aleck William Bourne (June 4, 1886-December 30, 1974) was a prominant British gynaecologist and writer who is best known for his 1938 trial, a landmark case, for performing an illegal abortion on a 14-year-old girl rape victim.
Alecto Alecto (Greek: Ἀληκτώ, "the implacable") is one of the Erinyes in Greek mythology. According to Hesiod, she was the daughter of Gaea fertilized by the blood spilled from Uranus when Cronus castrated him.
Alectoris Alectoris, is a genus of partridges with representatives in southern Europe, north Africa and Arabia, and across Asia to Tibet and western China. Members of the genus, notably the Chukar and Red-legged Partridge, have been introduced to the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii.

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