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Heidi Baker Heidi Baker and her husband Rolland are the founders of IRIS Ministries. Originally from California, USA they are now based full-time in Mozambique where they oversee 5,000 churches, a national Bible College and they care for over 2,000 children at their centers; their churches take in orphans also.
Heidi Behrens-Benedict Heidi Behrens-Benedict, American politician, has been a three-time candidate for the United States House of Representatives, running as a Democrat in the Eighth Congressional District of Washington. The seat is currently held by Republican Dave Reichert.
Heidi Collins Heidi Collins is a correspondent and anchor on CNN. Collins co-anchors CNN Newsroom with Tony Harris from 9 AM to 12 noon EST on weekdays and is an occasional substitue anchor for several of CNN's prime time programs.
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1996) is a feature-length documentary film by Nick Broomfield. It is an examination of the woman herself, Broomfield attempting to uncover if she truly is a 'horrible person', and what made her that way.
Heidi Game In American football, the "Heidi Game" (also sometimes called the Heidi Bowl) refers to a famous 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, played on November 17 in Oakland, California.
Heidi Grande Røys Heidi Grande Røys (born 6 May 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She was Minister of Modernisation in 2005, and has been Minister of Government Administration and Reform since 2006 in the second cabinet Stoltenberg.
Heidi Groskreutz Heidi Groskreutz, born September 3, 1981, is an award-winning dancer from Cliffside Park, New Jersey, and raised in Newport Beach, California. She specializes in Latin and swing dancing, and as of 2006, is a six-time U.
Heidi Chu Heidi CHU Hoi Ting (Traditional Chinese: 朱凱婷, born August 17, 1977) is the 2nd runner-up and winner of Miss International Goodwill of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong contest. She is currently a presenter/actress of TVB television company, which is also her management agent from 2005.
Heidi McDonald Heidi MacDonald is a US writer and editor in the field of comics based in New York City, NY.. Currently the co-editor of PW Comics Week for Publishers Weekly, she also writes a blog about comics called The Beat and does the monthly column Hey Kids!
Heidi Mueller Heidi Jo Mueller (born January 29, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actress. She currently portrays the role of Kay Bennett on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions and was formerly engaged to fellow actor Matthew Lawrence.
Heidi Neumark Heidi Neumark (born March, 9 1954) is the author of the book Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx (Beacon Press). She grew up in Summit, NJ and now lives on the Upper West Side with her husband Gregorio Orellano and their two children Ana Orellano who attends Wheelock College and Hans Orellano who attends Fordham Preparatory School.
Heidi Postlewait Heidi Postlewait is a former social worker who now works for the UN. She is one of the co-authors of international bestseller Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures along with colleagues Kenneth Cain and Andrew Thomson.
Heidi Puurula Heidi Susanna Puurula (born Heidi Vahakallio, October 13 1971 in Helsinki) is a Finnish singer and lyricist. She has sang in band Aikakone (Finnish for time machine) by name Vera and before that in a band called Vadelmajalat (Finnish for raspberry feet).
Heidi Zeigler Heidi Zeigler (born March 26, 1979) was an American child actress in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In Rags to Riches, she played the role of Mickey, the youngest of a group of six orphan girls, who were adopted by businessman Nick Foley to create a family man image.
Heidnische Gemeinschaft The Heidnische Gemeinschaft (HG; "pagan community") is an esoteric German Neopagan society founded in 1985 by Géza von Neményi (born 1958), influenced by the Armanen-Orden. By the person of its founder, the HG remained associated with the Armanenschaft during the late 1980s but von Neményi left the society in 1991], and they now require of their members to reject [[fascist and racist ideologies.
Heidrun Mohr-Mayer The German jeweller and philantropist Heidrun Mohr-Mayer (March 05,1942-) was born Heidrun Steffen in the former German Hanseatic City of Dantzig, (now Gdańsk, Poland). Mrs Mohr-Mayer was a CEO of the jewelry company Fabergé workmaster Victor Mayer from 1996-2001 and is a co founder and supporter of several cultural institutions.
Heifer Foundation The Heifer Foundation manages the endowment of Heifer International, an organization dedicated to eradicating global poverty and hunger. Heifer Foundation was established by the board of Heifer International in 1990 to build an endowment to generate ongoing support for the work of Heifer International, to educate people on how planned charitable giving supports Heifer International's work and to serve as a fiduciary for our donors.
Heifer International Heifer International is a non-profit charitable organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas, dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty. It provides gifts of livestock and plants, as well as education in sustainable agriculture, to financially-disadvantaged families around the world.
Heighington railway station Heighington railway station serves the village of Heighington, it is located in County Durham, England. The station is on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Height (ring theory) In commutative algebra, the height of an ideal I in a ring R is the number of strict inclusions in the longest chain of prime ideals contained in I. In the language of algebraic geometry, this is the codimension of the subvariety of Spec R corresponding to I.
Height 611 UFO Incident Height 611 UFO incident refers to a UFO crash claimed to happen in Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, USSR, on January 29, 1986. Height 611 (also known as Mount Izvestkovaya) is a hill located on the territory of the town.
Height above average terrain Height above average terrain (HAAT) is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power (ERP) in determining the range of broadcasts (VHF and UHF in particular, as they are line of sight transmissions). For international coordination, it is officially measured in meters, even by the Federal Communications Commission in the United States.
Height adjustable suspension Height adjustable suspension is a feature of certain automobile suspension (vehicle) systems that allow the motorist to vary the ride height or ground clearance. Such a feature requires fairly sophisticated engineering and was originally banned in the US in 1974.
Height increase Height increase is the term used for the lengthening of bones, or improvements in posture, in order to make a patient taller, or to appear taller. Having a short stature is seen by some to bring social exclusion, and may hamper one's ability to play certain sports, like basketball, and so those who wish to be taller often use both medical and non-medical methods to add to their height.
Height Modernization Height Modernization is the name of a series of state-by-state programs recently begun by the United States' National Geodetic Survey, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to place GPS machines at many places within the state not merely to measure topographic changes in the directions of latitude and longitude, such as can be caused by subsidence or earthquakes, but also to measure height changes as well. Each state to which the project has begun has its own group doing the work and its own web page talking about it.
Height of Roman Fashion Height of Roman Fashion is an American rock band whose members originally hail from Joliet, Illinois. The power trio formed in 2004 when long time collaborators bassist/vocalist Brahm Taylor and guitarist Marc Kaducak asked drummer Scott Carneghi (formerly of Greta) to join.
Height restriction laws Height restriction laws are laws, which restrict the maximum height of structures. Height restriction laws are always applied for the surroundings of airports, because too tall structures of any kind are always a danger for flight safety.
Height Weight Proportional Height Weight Proportional (HWP) refers to a body mass index calculation based on the ratio of a person's weight to height squared. In medical use, a ratio of between 25 and 30 is considered normal, with over 30 being considered overweight—although other factors are involved, and the calculation is only a tool to aid diagnosis.
Height-velocity diagram The Height-Velocity diagram or H/V curve is a graph charting the safe/unsafe flight profiles relevant to a specific helicopter. As operation outside the safe area of the chart can be fatal in the event of a |power or transmission failure it is sometimes referred to as the dead man's curve by helicopter pilots.
Heightmap In computer graphics, a heightmap or heightfield is a raster image used to store elevation data in 3D computer graphics. It can be used in bump mapping to calculate where this 3d data would create shadow in a material, in displacement mapping to displace the actual geometric position of points over the textured surface, or for terrain where the heightmap is converted into a 3D mesh.
HeightMax HeightMax Concentrate and HeightMax Plus are purported height-enhancing pills for kids and young adults marketed by Sunny Health Nutrition Technology & Products, Inc. On or about November 21, 2006, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Sunny Health Nutrition Technology & Products, Inc.
Heights Heights is a 2004 film that follows a pivotal twenty-four hours in the interconnected lives of five New Yorkers. It stars Elizabeth Banks as Isabel, a photographer, James Marsden as Jonathon, a lawyer and Isabel's fiance, Glenn Close as Diana, Isabel's mother, Jesse Bradford as Alec, an actor, and John Light as Peter, a journalist.
Heights Community Council The Heights Community Council is a community council based is the area surrounding the University of Cincinnati. The council is made up by several officers and meetings are held on Stratford Avenue in the Stratford Heights Community Center.
Heights of Abraham A tourist attraction in Derbyshire, England, the Heights of Abraham is a country park on top of Masson Hill, accessed by a cable car from Matlock Bath. Amongst the attractions in the park, which has been open since Victorian times, are cavern and mine tours.
Heichalot Heichalot (The Palaces) refers to a collection of Jewish literature. Many motifs of later Kabbalah are based on the Heichalot texts, and the Heichalot literature itself is based upon earlier sources, including traditions about Hanoch.
HeijĹŤ Palace in Nara, was the Imperial Palace of Japan during most of the Nara Period (710-784 CE). The remains of the palace, and the surrounding area, was established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 along with a number of other buildings, as the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", and is located in the vicinity of today's Yamatokoriyama, outside the city of Nara proper.
Heijunka Heijunka is Japanese term that refers to a system of production smoothing designed to achieve a more even and consistent flow of work. Heijunka as a concept is closely related to lean production and just in time manufacturing.
Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler nèe Daute (born December 16, 1964 in Gera, then East Germany) is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.
Heike Lätzsch Heike Lätzsch (born December 19, 1973 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) is a former field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Heikegani Heikegani (平家蟹, ăイケガă‹) is a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face. It is locally believed that these crabs are reincarnations of the spirits of the Heike warriors defeated at the Battle of Dan-no-ura as told in the Heike Monogatari ("The Tale of the Heike").
Heikki Hasu Heikki Hasu (born March 21, 1926 in Sippola) was a Finnish athlete. He won two medals in nordic combined at the Winter Olympics (1948: gold, 1952: silver) and another gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Heikki Häiväoja Heikki Häiväoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins design for the minor and middle series of coins. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint on one side, and a national design on the other.
Heikki Heikinpoika Vaanila Heikki Heikinpoika Vaanila (1630–1709) () was a Finnish farmer and parliamentarian from Vaanila village in Lohja, Nylandia. He was chairman of the Estate of Swedish Peasants at the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates in 1680, that established absolute monarchy in Sweden and reduced the privileges of the Swedish nobility.
Heikki Hela Heikki Hela (born 1964) is a Finnish entertainer, actor and musician, best remembered for his role in the early nineties hit show Kummeli and his hit song Uneton Yö, featured on his debut album, Kaikista Kaikkein. Since then, he has recorded two more albums (Kaksi Maailmaa and Lauantain Toivotut Levyt), along with playing numerous roles in Kummeli's spinoff films and other titles such as the comedy film Kahlekuningas (Handcuff King).
Heikki Mikkola Heikki Mikkola (Born July 6, 1945 in Mikkeli, Finland) was a four time World Champion motocross racer. Known as the "Flying Finn", and characterized by a fierce, determined style, he was the first Finn to win a motocross world championship.
Heikki Ritavuori Heikki Ritavuori, originally Rydman (born 23 March 1880 in Turku, died 14 February 1922 in Helsinki) was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice. He was the closest work colleague of Kaarlo Juho StĂĄhlberg and was Minister of Internal Affairs in J.
Heikki Savolainen (actor) Heikki Savolainen (April 9 1922 - January 22 1975) was a Finnish actor renowned for the part of Urho Hietanen in Edvin Laine's 1955 Tuntematon sotilas (The Unknown Soldier). In addition, he also played several comedic roles in 50's Finnish movies, as well as performing in several radio plays.
Heiko Hunger Heiko Hunger is a former German ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 1992. He won the bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best individual finish of 30th in the individual normal hill in the 1989 championships.
Heilbronn (district) Heilbronn is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Neckar-Odenwald, Hohenlohe, Schwäbisch Hall, Rems-Murr, Ludwigsburg, Enz, Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar.
Heilbronn League The Heilbronn League was an alliance between Sweden, France, and the Protestant princes of Western Germany against the Catholic League during the Thirty Years' War. The treaty forming the League was signed at Heilbronn in Germany on April 23, 1633.
Heiligendamm Heiligendamm is part of Bad Doberan, situated on the Baltic Sea coast in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany. A narrow gauge railway known as the "Mollibahn" links the seaside resort to KĂĽhlungsborn and Bad Doberan.
Heiligenkreuz Abbey Heiligenkreuz Abbey (Stift Heiligenkreuz, Closter Heiligen Creyz or Santa Crux) is a Cistercian monastery in the southern part of the Wienerwald, eight miles north-west of Baden bei Wien in Lower Austria. It has existed without interruption since its foundation in 1133, and is thus the second-oldest extant Cistercian monastery in the world.
Heiligenschein Heiligenschein (German for "halo") is an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head. It is created when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics.
Heiligenstadt Testament The Heiligenstadt Testament is a letter written by Ludwig van Beethoven to his brothers Carl and Johann at Heiligenstadt (today part of Vienna) on 6 October 1802. It reflects his despair over his increasing deafness and his desire to overcome his physical and emotional ailments in order to complete his artistic destiny.
Heiligerlee Heiligerlee (Gronings: Kloosterholt) is a village in the municipality of Scheemda, Netherlands, it is known because it was the site of the first battle of the Dutch rebels against the Spanish. The army led by Louis and Adolph of Nassau defeated the Spanish, but politically it was no success.
Heilongjiang (; Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang; Manchu: Sahaliyan ula) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur.
Heilongjiangosaurus "Heilongjiangosaurus" is the informal name given to an as-yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It possibly was a lambeosaurine, and may in fact be the same animal as Charonosaurus.
Heilsbronn Heilsbronn is a town in the Ansbach Kreis (district) of the Mittelfranken administrative region of Franconia, in the German state of Bavaria between Nuremberg and Ansbach, in the wooded valley of the Rangau. Its hallmark is the Katharinenturm, a medieval tower.
Heiltsuk The Heiltsuk (pronounced: ) (also Bella Bella) are a First Nations people of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the island communities of Bella Bella and Klemtu. Heiltsuk is also the name of the First Nation who speak the language.
Heiltsuk language The Heiltsuk language (pronounced: ), also known as Bella Bella, is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of the North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language that is spoken by the Haihai (Xai-xais and Bella Bella First Nations peoples of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, around the commnities of Bella Bella and Klemtu, British Columbia. Bella Bella is the headquarters of the Heiltsuk Nation government.
Heiltsuk Nation The Heiltsuk Nation is a First Nations government in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella, British Columbia. The Heiltsuk people speak the Heiltsuk language, and were like their language and along with the neighbouring Haisla and Wuikinuxv peoples incorrectly known in the past as the "Northern Kwakiutl".
Heiltsuk-Oowekyala Heiltsuk-Oowekyala is a Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language spoken in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, spoken by the Wuikinuxv and Heiltsuk peoples. It has two dialects, Heiltsuk and Oowekyala, which unlike other Wakashan languages are tonal in character.
Heim ins Reich The Heim ins Reich initiative (German: Home into the Empire) was a policy pursued by Adolf Hitler starting in 1939 and was one of the factors leading to World War II. The initiative attempted to convince people of German descent living outside of Germany that they should strive to bring these regions "home" into a greater Germany.
Heim joint A Heim Joint is a mechanical articulating joint, generically known as a spherical rod end. Heim Joints are used on the ends of control rods, steering links, tie rods, or anywhere a precision articulating joint is required.
Heim, Norway Heim is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Originally (from 1837) the municipality was a part of Hemne formannskapsdistrikt, but on 1 January 1911 Hemne was divided and Heim became a municipality of its own with 1 533 inhabitants.
Heimann Joseph Michael Heimann (Hayyim) Joseph Michael (April 12, 1792–June 10, 1846, Hamburg) was a Hebrew bibliographer born at Hamburg. He showed great acuteness of mind in early childhood, had a phenomenal memory, and was an indefatigable student.
Heimat Heimat is a German word that has no simple English translation. It is often expressed with terms such as home or homeland, but these English counterparts fail to encapsulate centuries of German consciousness and the thousands of connections this quintessential aspect of German identity carries with it.
Heimat (film) Heimat is a trilogy of episodic films by Edgar Reitz which views life in Germany between 1919 and 2000 through the eyes of a family from the HunsrĂĽck area of the Rhineland. Personal and domestic life is set against glimpses of wider social and political events.
Heimatfilmen The term Heimatfilm (literal German translation: "home movie") refers to a genre of movies whose plots are based upon the principle of an "unspoiled world", and centered about love, friendship, family and non-urban life. Most of these play in the forested mountain regions of Bavaria (Germany), Austria, or Switzerland.
Heimdal Heimdal is the southernmost borough in Trondheim, Norway named after the god Heimdall in Norse mythology. The area has been continuously inhabited at least since the Iron Age, and is rich in archaeological sites.
Heimo Pfeifenberger Heimo Pfeifenberger (born December 29, 1966 in Zederhaus, Salzburg) is a former footballer from Austria. He was capped 40 times and scored 9 goals for the national team, playing at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Heimosodat The Finnish term heimosodat is in English literally "Kindred Nations Wars", "Wars for kindred peoples" or "Kinship Wars" for Finnic kinship. It is often erroneously translated as "Tribal Wars".
Heimrad Prem Heimrad Prem (born 1934) is a German painter born in Roding, Oberpfalz. From 1949 - 1952 he studied decorative painting at Schwandorf and then studied painting with Josef Oberberger and sculpture with Toni Stadler at the Akademie der Bildenden KĂĽnste, Munich until 1956.
Heimskringla Heimskringla is the Old Norse name of a collection of kings' sagas recorded in Iceland around 1225 by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 1242). The collection contains tales about the Norwegian kings, beginning with the legendary Swedish dynasty of the House of Ynglings, followed by accounts of more historical Norwegian rulers of the 10th to 12th centuries, up to the death of Eystein Meyla in 1177.
Heimwehr The Heimwehr (German Home Guard) were a Nationalist, initially paramilitary grouping, operating within Austria during the 1920s and 1930s; they were similar in methods, organisation, and ideology to Germany's Freikorp.
Hein Heckroth German art director Hein Heckroth (1910 - 1970) began his career working with the German national ballet. He later moved to Great Britain and worked as a set and costume designer in films such as A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and 1948's The Red Shoes, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction).
Hein van der Zee Hendrik ("Hein") van der Zee (born September 6, 1929 in Amsterdam – died December 5, 1991 in Oostzaan) was a boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Flyweight (–51 kg) division by Anatoli Bulakov of the Soviet Union.
Heineken Brewery Heineken Brewery (Heineken Brouwerijen) is a Dutch brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. As of 2006, Heineken owns over 130 breweries in more than 65 countries and employs approximately 64,000 people.
Heineken Classic The Heineken Classic was a men's professional golf tournament played in Australia from 1993 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia. It was held at the Vines Resort in Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and moved to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club from 2002 to 2005.
Heineken Cup The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. It is one of the most prestigious trophies in the sport.
Heineken Music Festival In the mid 1990s the Heineken Brewery sponsored a number of free live music festivals each year in the United Kingdom. Taking place in places such as Avenham Park in Preston and Roundhay Park in Leeds, the Heineken Music Festival featured acts such as Inspiral Carpets, The Boo Radleys and The Stranglers.
Heiner Dopp Heiner Dopp (born June 27, 1956) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won the silver medal with his team, in 1984 (Los Angeles) and in 1988 (Seoul).
Heini Hediger Heini Hediger (1908-1992) was a German zoologist noted for work in proxemics in animal behavior and is known as the "father of zoo biology". Hediger described a number of standard interaction distances used in one form or another between animals.
Heini Otto Heini Otto (born August 24, 1954 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who obtained one international cap for his national team, when he replaced Peter Arntz after 71 minutes on May 30, 1975 against Yugoslavia.
Heini-iki In the Ob-Ugrian mythology, Heini-iki is the ruler of the lower levels, thus a god of the Underworld and of the spirits of sickness. Also named Kul-iki, his name was not mention especially in the presence of a sick or dying person.
Heinie Conklin Heinie Conklin, born Charles John Conklin (July 15, 1889 - July 30, 1959) was an American actor of the silent film era. Claimed to be one of the original Keystone Kops, Conklin's silent screen makeup consisted heavy eyebrow lining and a thinnish, upside-down, painted-on variation of Kaiser Wilhelm's moustache.
Heinie Manush Henry Emmett Manush (July 20 1901 - May 12 1971), nicknamed Heinie, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played seventeen seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1923-27), St. Louis Browns (1928-30), Washington Senators (1930-35), Boston Red Sox (1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-38), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938-39).
Heinie Smith George Henry "Heinie" Smith (October 24 1871 - June 25 1939) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Louisville Colonels (1897-1898), Pittsburgh Pirates (1899), New York Giants (1901-1902) and Detroit Tigers (1903). Smith batted and threw right-handed.
Heinie Wagner Charles Wagner, better known as "Heinie," (September 23, 1880 - March 20, 1943) was a shortstop for the New York Giants and the Boston Red Sox. While not an exceptionally good fielder (he averaged 40 errors between 1908 and 1911), he was known to block the basepaths with his feet.
Heinie Zimmerman Henry Zimmerman (February 9, 1887 - March 14, 1969), known as "Heinie" (a common German nickname for "Henry") or "The Great Zim," was a major league baseball player in the early 20th century. Zimmerman played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants.
Heinkel Heinkel Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high speed flight.
Heinkel He 111 The Heinkel He 111 was the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber during the early stages of World War II, and is perhaps the most famous symbol of the German side of the Battle of Britain. Developed from a pre-war airliner design, the He 111 was produced in high numbers until 1944, as the war progressed the He 111 was used increasingly for the transport and re-supply role.
Heinkel He 112 The Heinkel He 112 was a fighter aircraft designed by Walter and Siegfried GĂĽnter at Heinkel. It was one of four planes designed to compete for the Luftwaffe's first fighter contract, one that would eventually be won by the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Heinkel He 114 The Heinkel He 114 was a biplane reconnaissance seaplane produced for the Kriegsmarine in the 1930s for use from warships. It replaced the company's He 60 but did not remain in service long before being replaced in turn by the Arado Ar 196 as Germany's standard spotter aircraft.
Heinkel He 162 The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger ("People's Fighter") was the second jet engined fighter aircraft to be fielded by the Luftwaffe in WWII. It was the fastest of the first generation of Axis and Allied jets.
Heinkel He 178 The Heinkel He 178 was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet plane, the pioneering example of this type of aircraft. It was a private venture by the German Heinkel company in accordance with director Ernst Heinkel's emphasis on developing technology for high-speed flight and first flew on August 27 1939 piloted by Erich Warsitz.
Heinkel He 219 The Heinkel He 219 Uhu (Eagle-Owl) was a night fighter serving in the later stages of World War II with the German Luftwaffe. The requirement for an advanced night fighter was issued in 1942 and the He-219 was the product of this programme.
Heinkel He 274 The He 274 was four-engine bomber aircraft designed during World War 2 as a variant of the Heinkel He 177. The main difference was that each engine had its own nacelle on the wing, rather than using a "paired" engine in which two engines drove a common driveshaft.
Heinkel He 280 The Heinkel He 280 was the first turbojet-powered fighter aircraft in the world. It was inspired by Ernst Heinkel's emphasis on research into high-speed flight and built on the company's experience with the He 178 jet prototype.
Heinkel He 46 The Heinkel He 46 was a German World War II-era aircraft designed in 1931 for the reconnaissance and army co-operation roles. While it served with the Luftwaffe's front line only briefly at the start of World War II, the He 46 served as late as 1943 as a nighttime nuisance bomber and with the Hungarian Air Force.
Heidi Behrens-Benedict Heidi Behrens-Benedict, American politician, has been a three-time candidate for the United States House of Representatives, running as a Democrat in the Eighth Congressional District of Washington. The seat is currently held by Republican Dave Reichert.
Heidi Collins Heidi Collins is a correspondent and anchor on CNN. Collins co-anchors CNN Newsroom with Tony Harris from 9 AM to 12 noon EST on weekdays and is an occasional substitue anchor for several of CNN's prime time programs.
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1996) is a feature-length documentary film by Nick Broomfield. It is an examination of the woman herself, Broomfield attempting to uncover if she truly is a 'horrible person', and what made her that way.
Heidi Game In American football, the "Heidi Game" (also sometimes called the Heidi Bowl) refers to a famous 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, played on November 17 in Oakland, California.
Heidi Grande Røys Heidi Grande Røys (born 6 May 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. She was Minister of Modernisation in 2005, and has been Minister of Government Administration and Reform since 2006 in the second cabinet Stoltenberg.
Heidi Groskreutz Heidi Groskreutz, born September 3, 1981, is an award-winning dancer from Cliffside Park, New Jersey, and raised in Newport Beach, California. She specializes in Latin and swing dancing, and as of 2006, is a six-time U.
Heidi Chu Heidi CHU Hoi Ting (Traditional Chinese: 朱凱婷, born August 17, 1977) is the 2nd runner-up and winner of Miss International Goodwill of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong contest. She is currently a presenter/actress of TVB television company, which is also her management agent from 2005.
Heidi McDonald Heidi MacDonald is a US writer and editor in the field of comics based in New York City, NY.. Currently the co-editor of PW Comics Week for Publishers Weekly, she also writes a blog about comics called The Beat and does the monthly column Hey Kids!
Heidi Mueller Heidi Jo Mueller (born January 29, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actress. She currently portrays the role of Kay Bennett on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions and was formerly engaged to fellow actor Matthew Lawrence.
Heidi Neumark Heidi Neumark (born March, 9 1954) is the author of the book Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx (Beacon Press). She grew up in Summit, NJ and now lives on the Upper West Side with her husband Gregorio Orellano and their two children Ana Orellano who attends Wheelock College and Hans Orellano who attends Fordham Preparatory School.
Heidi Postlewait Heidi Postlewait is a former social worker who now works for the UN. She is one of the co-authors of international bestseller Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures along with colleagues Kenneth Cain and Andrew Thomson.
Heidi Puurula Heidi Susanna Puurula (born Heidi Vahakallio, October 13 1971 in Helsinki) is a Finnish singer and lyricist. She has sang in band Aikakone (Finnish for time machine) by name Vera and before that in a band called Vadelmajalat (Finnish for raspberry feet).
Heidi Zeigler Heidi Zeigler (born March 26, 1979) was an American child actress in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In Rags to Riches, she played the role of Mickey, the youngest of a group of six orphan girls, who were adopted by businessman Nick Foley to create a family man image.
Heidnische Gemeinschaft The Heidnische Gemeinschaft (HG; "pagan community") is an esoteric German Neopagan society founded in 1985 by Géza von Neményi (born 1958), influenced by the Armanen-Orden. By the person of its founder, the HG remained associated with the Armanenschaft during the late 1980s but von Neményi left the society in 1991], and they now require of their members to reject [[fascist and racist ideologies.
Heidrun Mohr-Mayer The German jeweller and philantropist Heidrun Mohr-Mayer (March 05,1942-) was born Heidrun Steffen in the former German Hanseatic City of Dantzig, (now Gdańsk, Poland). Mrs Mohr-Mayer was a CEO of the jewelry company Fabergé workmaster Victor Mayer from 1996-2001 and is a co founder and supporter of several cultural institutions.
Heifer Foundation The Heifer Foundation manages the endowment of Heifer International, an organization dedicated to eradicating global poverty and hunger. Heifer Foundation was established by the board of Heifer International in 1990 to build an endowment to generate ongoing support for the work of Heifer International, to educate people on how planned charitable giving supports Heifer International's work and to serve as a fiduciary for our donors.
Heifer International Heifer International is a non-profit charitable organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas, dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty. It provides gifts of livestock and plants, as well as education in sustainable agriculture, to financially-disadvantaged families around the world.
Heighington railway station Heighington railway station serves the village of Heighington, it is located in County Durham, England. The station is on the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Height (ring theory) In commutative algebra, the height of an ideal I in a ring R is the number of strict inclusions in the longest chain of prime ideals contained in I. In the language of algebraic geometry, this is the codimension of the subvariety of Spec R corresponding to I.
Height 611 UFO Incident Height 611 UFO incident refers to a UFO crash claimed to happen in Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, USSR, on January 29, 1986. Height 611 (also known as Mount Izvestkovaya) is a hill located on the territory of the town.
Height above average terrain Height above average terrain (HAAT) is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power (ERP) in determining the range of broadcasts (VHF and UHF in particular, as they are line of sight transmissions). For international coordination, it is officially measured in meters, even by the Federal Communications Commission in the United States.
Height adjustable suspension Height adjustable suspension is a feature of certain automobile suspension (vehicle) systems that allow the motorist to vary the ride height or ground clearance. Such a feature requires fairly sophisticated engineering and was originally banned in the US in 1974.
Height increase Height increase is the term used for the lengthening of bones, or improvements in posture, in order to make a patient taller, or to appear taller. Having a short stature is seen by some to bring social exclusion, and may hamper one's ability to play certain sports, like basketball, and so those who wish to be taller often use both medical and non-medical methods to add to their height.
Height Modernization Height Modernization is the name of a series of state-by-state programs recently begun by the United States' National Geodetic Survey, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to place GPS machines at many places within the state not merely to measure topographic changes in the directions of latitude and longitude, such as can be caused by subsidence or earthquakes, but also to measure height changes as well. Each state to which the project has begun has its own group doing the work and its own web page talking about it.
Height of Roman Fashion Height of Roman Fashion is an American rock band whose members originally hail from Joliet, Illinois. The power trio formed in 2004 when long time collaborators bassist/vocalist Brahm Taylor and guitarist Marc Kaducak asked drummer Scott Carneghi (formerly of Greta) to join.
Height restriction laws Height restriction laws are laws, which restrict the maximum height of structures. Height restriction laws are always applied for the surroundings of airports, because too tall structures of any kind are always a danger for flight safety.
Height Weight Proportional Height Weight Proportional (HWP) refers to a body mass index calculation based on the ratio of a person's weight to height squared. In medical use, a ratio of between 25 and 30 is considered normal, with over 30 being considered overweight—although other factors are involved, and the calculation is only a tool to aid diagnosis.
Height-velocity diagram The Height-Velocity diagram or H/V curve is a graph charting the safe/unsafe flight profiles relevant to a specific helicopter. As operation outside the safe area of the chart can be fatal in the event of a |power or transmission failure it is sometimes referred to as the dead man's curve by helicopter pilots.
Heightmap In computer graphics, a heightmap or heightfield is a raster image used to store elevation data in 3D computer graphics. It can be used in bump mapping to calculate where this 3d data would create shadow in a material, in displacement mapping to displace the actual geometric position of points over the textured surface, or for terrain where the heightmap is converted into a 3D mesh.
HeightMax HeightMax Concentrate and HeightMax Plus are purported height-enhancing pills for kids and young adults marketed by Sunny Health Nutrition Technology & Products, Inc. On or about November 21, 2006, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Sunny Health Nutrition Technology & Products, Inc.
Heights Heights is a 2004 film that follows a pivotal twenty-four hours in the interconnected lives of five New Yorkers. It stars Elizabeth Banks as Isabel, a photographer, James Marsden as Jonathon, a lawyer and Isabel's fiance, Glenn Close as Diana, Isabel's mother, Jesse Bradford as Alec, an actor, and John Light as Peter, a journalist.
Heights Community Council The Heights Community Council is a community council based is the area surrounding the University of Cincinnati. The council is made up by several officers and meetings are held on Stratford Avenue in the Stratford Heights Community Center.
Heights of Abraham A tourist attraction in Derbyshire, England, the Heights of Abraham is a country park on top of Masson Hill, accessed by a cable car from Matlock Bath. Amongst the attractions in the park, which has been open since Victorian times, are cavern and mine tours.
Heichalot Heichalot (The Palaces) refers to a collection of Jewish literature. Many motifs of later Kabbalah are based on the Heichalot texts, and the Heichalot literature itself is based upon earlier sources, including traditions about Hanoch.
HeijĹŤ Palace in Nara, was the Imperial Palace of Japan during most of the Nara Period (710-784 CE). The remains of the palace, and the surrounding area, was established as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998 along with a number of other buildings, as the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara", and is located in the vicinity of today's Yamatokoriyama, outside the city of Nara proper.
Heijunka Heijunka is Japanese term that refers to a system of production smoothing designed to achieve a more even and consistent flow of work. Heijunka as a concept is closely related to lean production and just in time manufacturing.
Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler nèe Daute (born December 16, 1964 in Gera, then East Germany) is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.
Heike Lätzsch Heike Lätzsch (born December 19, 1973 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) is a former field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Heikegani Heikegani (平家蟹, ăイケガă‹) is a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face. It is locally believed that these crabs are reincarnations of the spirits of the Heike warriors defeated at the Battle of Dan-no-ura as told in the Heike Monogatari ("The Tale of the Heike").
Heikki Hasu Heikki Hasu (born March 21, 1926 in Sippola) was a Finnish athlete. He won two medals in nordic combined at the Winter Olympics (1948: gold, 1952: silver) and another gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Heikki Häiväoja Heikki Häiväoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins design for the minor and middle series of coins. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint on one side, and a national design on the other.
Heikki Heikinpoika Vaanila Heikki Heikinpoika Vaanila (1630–1709) () was a Finnish farmer and parliamentarian from Vaanila village in Lohja, Nylandia. He was chairman of the Estate of Swedish Peasants at the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates in 1680, that established absolute monarchy in Sweden and reduced the privileges of the Swedish nobility.
Heikki Hela Heikki Hela (born 1964) is a Finnish entertainer, actor and musician, best remembered for his role in the early nineties hit show Kummeli and his hit song Uneton Yö, featured on his debut album, Kaikista Kaikkein. Since then, he has recorded two more albums (Kaksi Maailmaa and Lauantain Toivotut Levyt), along with playing numerous roles in Kummeli's spinoff films and other titles such as the comedy film Kahlekuningas (Handcuff King).
Heikki Mikkola Heikki Mikkola (Born July 6, 1945 in Mikkeli, Finland) was a four time World Champion motocross racer. Known as the "Flying Finn", and characterized by a fierce, determined style, he was the first Finn to win a motocross world championship.
Heikki Ritavuori Heikki Ritavuori, originally Rydman (born 23 March 1880 in Turku, died 14 February 1922 in Helsinki) was a Finnish Bachelor of Law, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of Internal Affairs, and for a short time also Deputy Minister of Justice. He was the closest work colleague of Kaarlo Juho StĂĄhlberg and was Minister of Internal Affairs in J.
Heikki Savolainen (actor) Heikki Savolainen (April 9 1922 - January 22 1975) was a Finnish actor renowned for the part of Urho Hietanen in Edvin Laine's 1955 Tuntematon sotilas (The Unknown Soldier). In addition, he also played several comedic roles in 50's Finnish movies, as well as performing in several radio plays.
Heiko Hunger Heiko Hunger is a former German ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 1992. He won the bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best individual finish of 30th in the individual normal hill in the 1989 championships.
Heilbronn (district) Heilbronn is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Neckar-Odenwald, Hohenlohe, Schwäbisch Hall, Rems-Murr, Ludwigsburg, Enz, Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar.
Heilbronn League The Heilbronn League was an alliance between Sweden, France, and the Protestant princes of Western Germany against the Catholic League during the Thirty Years' War. The treaty forming the League was signed at Heilbronn in Germany on April 23, 1633.
Heiligendamm Heiligendamm is part of Bad Doberan, situated on the Baltic Sea coast in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany. A narrow gauge railway known as the "Mollibahn" links the seaside resort to KĂĽhlungsborn and Bad Doberan.
Heiligenkreuz Abbey Heiligenkreuz Abbey (Stift Heiligenkreuz, Closter Heiligen Creyz or Santa Crux) is a Cistercian monastery in the southern part of the Wienerwald, eight miles north-west of Baden bei Wien in Lower Austria. It has existed without interruption since its foundation in 1133, and is thus the second-oldest extant Cistercian monastery in the world.
Heiligenschein Heiligenschein (German for "halo") is an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head. It is created when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics.
Heiligenstadt Testament The Heiligenstadt Testament is a letter written by Ludwig van Beethoven to his brothers Carl and Johann at Heiligenstadt (today part of Vienna) on 6 October 1802. It reflects his despair over his increasing deafness and his desire to overcome his physical and emotional ailments in order to complete his artistic destiny.
Heiligerlee Heiligerlee (Gronings: Kloosterholt) is a village in the municipality of Scheemda, Netherlands, it is known because it was the site of the first battle of the Dutch rebels against the Spanish. The army led by Louis and Adolph of Nassau defeated the Spanish, but politically it was no success.
Heilongjiang (; Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang; Manchu: Sahaliyan ula) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur.
Heilongjiangosaurus "Heilongjiangosaurus" is the informal name given to an as-yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It possibly was a lambeosaurine, and may in fact be the same animal as Charonosaurus.
Heilsbronn Heilsbronn is a town in the Ansbach Kreis (district) of the Mittelfranken administrative region of Franconia, in the German state of Bavaria between Nuremberg and Ansbach, in the wooded valley of the Rangau. Its hallmark is the Katharinenturm, a medieval tower.
Heiltsuk The Heiltsuk (pronounced: ) (also Bella Bella) are a First Nations people of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the island communities of Bella Bella and Klemtu. Heiltsuk is also the name of the First Nation who speak the language.
Heiltsuk language The Heiltsuk language (pronounced: ), also known as Bella Bella, is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of the North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language that is spoken by the Haihai (Xai-xais and Bella Bella First Nations peoples of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, around the commnities of Bella Bella and Klemtu, British Columbia. Bella Bella is the headquarters of the Heiltsuk Nation government.
Heiltsuk Nation The Heiltsuk Nation is a First Nations government in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella, British Columbia. The Heiltsuk people speak the Heiltsuk language, and were like their language and along with the neighbouring Haisla and Wuikinuxv peoples incorrectly known in the past as the "Northern Kwakiutl".
Heiltsuk-Oowekyala Heiltsuk-Oowekyala is a Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language spoken in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, spoken by the Wuikinuxv and Heiltsuk peoples. It has two dialects, Heiltsuk and Oowekyala, which unlike other Wakashan languages are tonal in character.
Heim ins Reich The Heim ins Reich initiative (German: Home into the Empire) was a policy pursued by Adolf Hitler starting in 1939 and was one of the factors leading to World War II. The initiative attempted to convince people of German descent living outside of Germany that they should strive to bring these regions "home" into a greater Germany.
Heim joint A Heim Joint is a mechanical articulating joint, generically known as a spherical rod end. Heim Joints are used on the ends of control rods, steering links, tie rods, or anywhere a precision articulating joint is required.
Heim, Norway Heim is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Originally (from 1837) the municipality was a part of Hemne formannskapsdistrikt, but on 1 January 1911 Hemne was divided and Heim became a municipality of its own with 1 533 inhabitants.
Heimann Joseph Michael Heimann (Hayyim) Joseph Michael (April 12, 1792–June 10, 1846, Hamburg) was a Hebrew bibliographer born at Hamburg. He showed great acuteness of mind in early childhood, had a phenomenal memory, and was an indefatigable student.
Heimat Heimat is a German word that has no simple English translation. It is often expressed with terms such as home or homeland, but these English counterparts fail to encapsulate centuries of German consciousness and the thousands of connections this quintessential aspect of German identity carries with it.
Heimat (film) Heimat is a trilogy of episodic films by Edgar Reitz which views life in Germany between 1919 and 2000 through the eyes of a family from the HunsrĂĽck area of the Rhineland. Personal and domestic life is set against glimpses of wider social and political events.
Heimatfilmen The term Heimatfilm (literal German translation: "home movie") refers to a genre of movies whose plots are based upon the principle of an "unspoiled world", and centered about love, friendship, family and non-urban life. Most of these play in the forested mountain regions of Bavaria (Germany), Austria, or Switzerland.
Heimdal Heimdal is the southernmost borough in Trondheim, Norway named after the god Heimdall in Norse mythology. The area has been continuously inhabited at least since the Iron Age, and is rich in archaeological sites.
Heimo Pfeifenberger Heimo Pfeifenberger (born December 29, 1966 in Zederhaus, Salzburg) is a former footballer from Austria. He was capped 40 times and scored 9 goals for the national team, playing at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Heimosodat The Finnish term heimosodat is in English literally "Kindred Nations Wars", "Wars for kindred peoples" or "Kinship Wars" for Finnic kinship. It is often erroneously translated as "Tribal Wars".
Heimrad Prem Heimrad Prem (born 1934) is a German painter born in Roding, Oberpfalz. From 1949 - 1952 he studied decorative painting at Schwandorf and then studied painting with Josef Oberberger and sculpture with Toni Stadler at the Akademie der Bildenden KĂĽnste, Munich until 1956.
Heimskringla Heimskringla is the Old Norse name of a collection of kings' sagas recorded in Iceland around 1225 by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 1242). The collection contains tales about the Norwegian kings, beginning with the legendary Swedish dynasty of the House of Ynglings, followed by accounts of more historical Norwegian rulers of the 10th to 12th centuries, up to the death of Eystein Meyla in 1177.
Heimwehr The Heimwehr (German Home Guard) were a Nationalist, initially paramilitary grouping, operating within Austria during the 1920s and 1930s; they were similar in methods, organisation, and ideology to Germany's Freikorp.
Hein Heckroth German art director Hein Heckroth (1910 - 1970) began his career working with the German national ballet. He later moved to Great Britain and worked as a set and costume designer in films such as A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and 1948's The Red Shoes, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction).
Hein van der Zee Hendrik ("Hein") van der Zee (born September 6, 1929 in Amsterdam – died December 5, 1991 in Oostzaan) was a boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Flyweight (–51 kg) division by Anatoli Bulakov of the Soviet Union.
Heineken Brewery Heineken Brewery (Heineken Brouwerijen) is a Dutch brewing company, founded in 1864 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. As of 2006, Heineken owns over 130 breweries in more than 65 countries and employs approximately 64,000 people.
Heineken Classic The Heineken Classic was a men's professional golf tournament played in Australia from 1993 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia. It was held at the Vines Resort in Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and moved to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club from 2002 to 2005.
Heineken Cup The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. It is one of the most prestigious trophies in the sport.
Heineken Music Festival In the mid 1990s the Heineken Brewery sponsored a number of free live music festivals each year in the United Kingdom. Taking place in places such as Avenham Park in Preston and Roundhay Park in Leeds, the Heineken Music Festival featured acts such as Inspiral Carpets, The Boo Radleys and The Stranglers.
Heiner Dopp Heiner Dopp (born June 27, 1956) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won the silver medal with his team, in 1984 (Los Angeles) and in 1988 (Seoul).
Heini Hediger Heini Hediger (1908-1992) was a German zoologist noted for work in proxemics in animal behavior and is known as the "father of zoo biology". Hediger described a number of standard interaction distances used in one form or another between animals.
Heini Otto Heini Otto (born August 24, 1954 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) a retired football defender from the Netherlands, who obtained one international cap for his national team, when he replaced Peter Arntz after 71 minutes on May 30, 1975 against Yugoslavia.
Heini-iki In the Ob-Ugrian mythology, Heini-iki is the ruler of the lower levels, thus a god of the Underworld and of the spirits of sickness. Also named Kul-iki, his name was not mention especially in the presence of a sick or dying person.
Heinie Conklin Heinie Conklin, born Charles John Conklin (July 15, 1889 - July 30, 1959) was an American actor of the silent film era. Claimed to be one of the original Keystone Kops, Conklin's silent screen makeup consisted heavy eyebrow lining and a thinnish, upside-down, painted-on variation of Kaiser Wilhelm's moustache.
Heinie Manush Henry Emmett Manush (July 20 1901 - May 12 1971), nicknamed Heinie, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played seventeen seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1923-27), St. Louis Browns (1928-30), Washington Senators (1930-35), Boston Red Sox (1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-38), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938-39).
Heinie Smith George Henry "Heinie" Smith (October 24 1871 - June 25 1939) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Louisville Colonels (1897-1898), Pittsburgh Pirates (1899), New York Giants (1901-1902) and Detroit Tigers (1903). Smith batted and threw right-handed.
Heinie Wagner Charles Wagner, better known as "Heinie," (September 23, 1880 - March 20, 1943) was a shortstop for the New York Giants and the Boston Red Sox. While not an exceptionally good fielder (he averaged 40 errors between 1908 and 1911), he was known to block the basepaths with his feet.
Heinie Zimmerman Henry Zimmerman (February 9, 1887 - March 14, 1969), known as "Heinie" (a common German nickname for "Henry") or "The Great Zim," was a major league baseball player in the early 20th century. Zimmerman played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants.
Heinkel Heinkel Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturing company founded by and named after Ernst Heinkel. It is noted for producing bomber aircraft for the Luftwaffe in World War II and for important contributions to high speed flight.
Heinkel He 111 The Heinkel He 111 was the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber during the early stages of World War II, and is perhaps the most famous symbol of the German side of the Battle of Britain. Developed from a pre-war airliner design, the He 111 was produced in high numbers until 1944, as the war progressed the He 111 was used increasingly for the transport and re-supply role.
Heinkel He 112 The Heinkel He 112 was a fighter aircraft designed by Walter and Siegfried GĂĽnter at Heinkel. It was one of four planes designed to compete for the Luftwaffe's first fighter contract, one that would eventually be won by the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
Heinkel He 114 The Heinkel He 114 was a biplane reconnaissance seaplane produced for the Kriegsmarine in the 1930s for use from warships. It replaced the company's He 60 but did not remain in service long before being replaced in turn by the Arado Ar 196 as Germany's standard spotter aircraft.
Heinkel He 162 The Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger ("People's Fighter") was the second jet engined fighter aircraft to be fielded by the Luftwaffe in WWII. It was the fastest of the first generation of Axis and Allied jets.
Heinkel He 178 The Heinkel He 178 was the world's first aircraft to fly under turbojet power, and the first practical jet plane, the pioneering example of this type of aircraft. It was a private venture by the German Heinkel company in accordance with director Ernst Heinkel's emphasis on developing technology for high-speed flight and first flew on August 27 1939 piloted by Erich Warsitz.
Heinkel He 219 The Heinkel He 219 Uhu (Eagle-Owl) was a night fighter serving in the later stages of World War II with the German Luftwaffe. The requirement for an advanced night fighter was issued in 1942 and the He-219 was the product of this programme.
Heinkel He 274 The He 274 was four-engine bomber aircraft designed during World War 2 as a variant of the Heinkel He 177. The main difference was that each engine had its own nacelle on the wing, rather than using a "paired" engine in which two engines drove a common driveshaft.
Heinkel He 280 The Heinkel He 280 was the first turbojet-powered fighter aircraft in the world. It was inspired by Ernst Heinkel's emphasis on research into high-speed flight and built on the company's experience with the He 178 jet prototype.
Heinkel He 46 The Heinkel He 46 was a German World War II-era aircraft designed in 1931 for the reconnaissance and army co-operation roles. While it served with the Luftwaffe's front line only briefly at the start of World War II, the He 46 served as late as 1943 as a nighttime nuisance bomber and with the Hungarian Air Force.
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