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II D Extreme II D Extreme was an American new jack swing/urban R&B group from the early 1990s that included D'Extra Wiley, Randy Gill (Johnny Gill's brother) and Jermaine Mickey. They are known for the songs "Up On The Roof" and a cover of "Outstanding".
II Marine Expeditionary Force The II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force consisting of ground, air and logistics forces capable of projecting offensive combat power ashore while sustaining itself in combat without external assistance for a period of 60 days. The II Marine Expeditionary Force is commanded by a Lieutenant General, who serves as Commander, US Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic, providing Marine fighting formations and units to European Command, Central Command and Southern Command.
IIe arrondissement The 2nd arrodissement (2e arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. Along with the 8th, and 9th arrondissement, it hosts an important business center of Paris, which is located around the Opéra.
IIf In computing, IIf is a function in several editions of the Visual Basic programming language that returns one of its two parameters based on the evaluation of an expression. It is similar to a conditional statement.
IIHF European Champions Cup The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, and takes place during a long-weekend in early January. The winner is considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF.
IIHF Hall of Fame The IIHF Hall of Fame was established by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1997, when 30 individuals were inducted at the world championships in Helsinki. A new group of players and builders have been inducted each year since then.
IIHF World U18 Championships The IIHF World U18 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to Ice Hockey World Championships and World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
III Corps (France) In the Napoleonic Wars, the French III Corps was a legendary unit commanded by Louis Nicolas Davout, a Marshal of the French Empire. The III Corps made its mark on European history from 1805 to 1809, when it repeatedly scored impressive victories single-handedly or in conjunction with other French forces.
III Marine Expeditionary Force The III Marine Expeditionary Force, is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps that is forward-deployed and able to deploy rapidly and conduct operations across the spectrum from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to amphibious assault and high intensity combat. III MEF maintains a forward presence in Japan and Asia to support the U.
IIIT IIIT is the generic name for several Institutes of Information Technology in India, each a mini university in itself. Many of these institutions have been subsequently renamed to better identify their affiliations and goals.
IIIT-A The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-A) was established in 1999, as a center of excellence in Information Technology and Computer Science by Government of India. The institute was conferred the "Deemed University" status in the year 2000.
IISCO IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is located at Burnpur, near Asansol. The turbulent history of the plant, starting from its pioneering days, has found it a place in industrial history.
IIT Campus School Campus school started as a primary school on 29th June, 1976. V to X standard was added by 1986 with 100% results in X std in 1986, 1987 and 1988, the junior college classses FYJC or XI Std and SYJC or XII Std were started in science stream under the present principal in 1989.
IIT Schools of Management The IIT Schools of Management (IIT SoMs) are the management schools/departments of the Indian Institutes of Technology, located in the cities of Kharagpur, Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur and Roorkee. They award post-graduate degrees in Management.
Ijangui The Ijangui, or Doctrine of the Two Hindrances, is an in-depth treatise concerning the various theories developed on the doctrine of the two hindrances of the YogÄcÄra school of Buddhism, by the Korean scholar-monk Wonhyo. This treatise examines and compares the various explications regarding the two hindrances as found in the major YogÄcÄra texts, including the YogÄcÄrabhĹ«mi-Ĺ›Ästra, Saáądhinirmocana-sĹ«tra, MahÄyÄnÄbhidharma-samuccaya-vyÄkhyÄ, ĹšrÄ«mÄlÄdevÄ«-simhanÄda-sĹ«tra and Xianyang lun, along with a wide range of other MahÄyÄna texts.
Ijaw The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon") are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Few are found in Akwa Ibom and Ondo states also in Nigeria.
Ijazah An ijazah is a certificate used primarily by Muslims to indicate that one has been authorized by a higher authority to transmit a certain subject or text of Islamic knowledge. This usually implies that the student has learned this knowledge through face-to-face interactions "at the feet" of the teacher.
Ijeoma Egbunine Ijeoma "The Praise" Egbunine (born December 30 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a female boxer and is currently the WBE Light Heavyweight World Champion and WIBF Light Heavyweight World Champion. She trains under Henry Okafor of Team Praise in Marietta, GA.
Ijesha The Ijesha (written as Ijesa in Yoruba orthography), are a sub-ethnic of the Yoruba. The Ijesha territory is adjoined by the Ekiti on the east, the Igbomina to the north, the Ife to the south, and the Oyo and Ibolo to the west.
Ijevan Ijevan () is a city (village until 1961) in Armenia, is the capital of Tavush region. It is located in the northern part of the region, on the foot of the Ijevan ridge and Nal'teket ridge on both banks of Aghstev River.
Ijiraq (mythology) In Inuit mythology the ijiraq is a sort of boogeyman who kidnaps children and hides them forever. The inuksugaq (or inukshuk) of stone allow these children to find their way back if they can convince the ijiraq to let them go.
Ijji ijji (Korean: 한게임), pronounced "EE-gee", is a free multiplayer game portal website developed by NHN USA. It is the North American version of the "Hangame" website, which is the most popular online game portal in Korea, Japan, and China.
Ijlal Haider Zaidi Ijlal Haider Zaidi is a retired member of the erstwhile Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP). He served in various key administrative and secretarial capacities, including DC Peshawar, Director General Radio Pakistan, Chief Secretary Baluchistan, Chief Secretary NWFP, Defence Secretary and Establishment Secretary.
Ijma IjmÄĘż (إجماع) is an Arabic term referring ideally to the consensus of the ummah (the community of Muslims, or followers of Islam). In reality, ijma referred only to the consensus of traditional Islamic scholars (Arabic ulema) on particular points of Islamic law .
Ijon Tichy Ijon Tichy is a fictional character appearing in several works of Stanisław Lem, for example The Futurological Congress, Peace on Earth, Observation on the Spot, The Star Diaries and Memoirs of a Space Traveller (more stories from The Star Diaries, issued in English translation as a separate volume). Tichy is a space explorer whose interplanetary experiences are chronicled in The Star Diaries.
Ijtihad Ijtihad (Arabic اجتهاد) is a technical term of Islamic law that describes the process of making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the legal sources, the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The opposite of ijtihad is taqlid, Arabic for "imitation".
Ijuin Tadaaki Ijuin Tada'aki(äĽŠé›†é™˘ĺż ćś—; 1520-1561) a retainer of the Japanese clan of Shimazu following the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan. Under Tada'aki, Ijuin clan would rise to the prominence as one of the most important retainer in the Shimazu clan.
Ijuin, Kagoshima Ijūin (伊集院町; -chou) was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. On May 1, 2005 the town merged with three other towns forming the city of Hioki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence The IJCAI Award for Research Excellence is a biannual award given at the IJCAI conference to researcher in artificial intelligence as a recognition of excellence of their career. The recipients of this award have been:
IJCAI Computers and Thought Award The IJCAI Computers and Thought Award is presented by the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), recognizing outstanding young scientists in artificial intelligence. It was originally funded with royalties received from the book "Computers and Thought" (edited by Edward Feigenbaum and Julian Feldman), and is currently funded by IJCAI.
IJIS Institute In the first half of 1999, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) through its Bureau of Justice Administration (BJA) engaged members of the vendor community that focused on justice information technology (IT) and invited their participation in national-level discussions around integrated justice and how it is designed, specified, and procured. The Justice Department also sought industry input on issues such as IT technical and functional standards employed by justice agencies.
IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (or Lake IJssel, alternative international spelling: Lake Yssel) is a shallow lake of some 1250 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. It is named after the IJssel river that drains into it via a smaller lake, the Ketelmeer.
IJsselmonde [image] of the [[Rhine-Meuse delta, showing the island of IJsselmonde (9)]]IJsselmonde is an island between the Nieuwe Maas, Noord and Oude Maas rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the Netherlands. The city of Rotterdam now occupies most of the northern part of the island and now includes the eponymous former village of IJsselmonde, once a separate community.
IJzerbedevaart The IJzerbedevaart (Pilgrimage of the Yser) is a yearly gathering of Flemings, at the IJzertoren in Diksmuide. This pilgrimage remembers the Flemish soldiers who died during the First World War and was first organised in 1920.
IJzerwake The IJzerwake is an organisation that split off from the IJzerbedevaart, and groups the more radical Flemish nationalists. Most of the participants are members of the political party, the Vlaams Blok, now Vlaams Belang, and some are members and sympathizers of the less radical Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie and other Flemish movements.
Ik The Ik (also derogatorily called Teuso) are an ethnic group living in the mountains of northeastern Uganda, next to the larger Dodoth and Turkana, numbering a few thousand. They were expelled from their land to create a national park and, as a result, suffered extreme famine.
Ika-Roa In MÄori & Polynesian mythology, Ika-Roa is the long fish that gave birth to all the stars in the Milky Way or the Goddess Mother of the all the stars - ornaments of the Sky God. Ika-Roa is also an alternative name for the Milky Way.
Ikaho, Gunma Ikaho (伊香保町; -machi) was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma, Japan. On February 20, 2006, it joined the nearby villages of Akagi Village, Kitatachibana Village, Komochi Village, and Onogami Village in merging with Shibukawa City.
Ikaika (whale) Ikaika (pronounced ee-KY-ka which means "strong" in Hawaiian) is a male orca born at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida on August 25,2002. He is the offspring of Tilikum (father) and Katina (mother), making him Katina's fifth calf.
Ikalanga language Ikalanga or Kalanga is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe by 300 000 people or more. It is known for its extensive phoneme inventory, which includes palatalized, velarized, aspirated, and breathy voiced consonants.
Ikando ikando is a small non-governmental organisation (NGO) arranging placements for volunteers who want to help in various development projects in Ghana. Projects include the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts http://www.
Ikara Colt Ikara Colt were a four piece art-rock band that was formed by art students at London Guildhall University and had a five year career, starting in 1999 and splitting on the 17th of January 2005. Ikara Colt had stated in interviews that they would disband before they " turn into some old, tired and jaded outfit" and this they duly did.
Ikari III: The Rescue Ikari III: The Rescue is a Nintendo game (ported from an arcade game) where the object is to go to the enemy hideout, rescue the President's daughter Elise, fight Crime Ghost, and destroy all the enemy. Heidern, the leader of the Ikari Warriors, is introduced in this game on to the King of Fighters series.
Ikari Warriors Ikari Warriors is a 1986 arcade game by SNK (manufactured in the United States by Tradewest). Known simply as 怒 (Ikari, literally "anger") in Japan, this was SNK's first major breakthrough US release and became something of a classic.
Ikarus (software) Ikarus is software developed by URW, a German company, in the 1970s and 1980s for converting existing typefaces and logos into digital format for use on computer driven printing, plotting and sign cutting devices. It was also the canonical digital typeface format for the major foundries of Letraset, International Typeface Corporation, and others.
Ikast-Brande municipality As of January 1, 2007 Ikast-Brande municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It will consist of the (what are currently existing, but on January 1 2007) former municipalities of Brande, Ikast , and Nørre-Snede.
Ikastola An Ikastola (plural Ikastolak) is a type of school in the Basque Country, Navarre and (to a much lesser extent), the French Basque Country in which students are taught either entirely or predominantly in the Basque language.
Ikat Ikat is a style of weaving that uses a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft before the threads are woven to create a pattern or design. A Double Ikat is when both the warp and the weft are tie-dyed before weaving.
Ikatan Siswazah Muslim Malaysia Ikatan Siswazah Muslim Malaysia (ISMA) was registered in 1997 in Malaysia as a non-government organization (NGO) in the country. ISMA had organized events which involve different parts of society, from younger generations, students and newly graduates students.
Ikawa Line, Oigawa Railway The Ikawa Line of the Oigawa Railway is the only rack-and-pinion railway in Japan. The company runs a 1067Â mm (Japanese standard gauge) line and Ikawa line, converted from 762Â mm gauge, in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
Ikazuchi class destroyer In 1894, the Imperial Japanese Navy instituted a new plan for expansion and modernization based on lessons learned in the First Sino-Japanese War. The Ten Year Naval Expansion Program included 23 new destroyers.
Ike (Fire Emblem) Ike is a fictional character and main protagonist of the Nintendo strategy game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, a 2005 release for the Nintendo Gamecube. Ike is the first Lord of the series who is not of noble birth and to be in a 3D Fire Emblem game.
Ike Altgens James William "Ike" Altgens (April 28, 1919 – December 12, 1995) was an American photographer and field reporter for the Associated Press. Based in Dallas, Texas, in 1963, Altgens took arguably the most famous photograph of the in-progress assassination of President John F.
Ike Brown Isaac (Ike) Brown (April 13 1942 - May 17 2001) was an infielder/outfielder in the Negro Leagues and a utilityman in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 through 1974. He batted and threw right handed.
Ike Eisenmann Ike Keith Eisenmann also known lately as Iake Eissinmann (b. 21 July 1962 in Houston, Texas) is a United States actor, voice actor, producer, and sound effects specialist who has been active in the entertainment industry since he was a preteen.
Ike Hampton Isaac Bernard Hampton (born August 22, 1951 in Camden, South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent on August 22, 1970 and played for the Mets (1974) and the California Angels (1975-1979).
Ike Oguine Ike Oguine is a writer living in Lagos, Nigeria, and one of the standard-bearers of the current resurgence in Nigerian literature. As a commentator, he has written several opinion pieces for the New Internationalist, West Africa and Times Literary Supplement, and has written several short stories.
Ike Reese Ike Reese (born October 16, 1973 in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is a NFL Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1998 to 2004 until he signed with the Falcons before the 2005 season.
Ike Reilly Ike Reilly (born Mike Reilly) is a musician from Libertyville, Illinois. Often considered a leading figure of indie rock, Reilly is known for self-depreciating "white trash" manners, Dylanesque lyrics and raucous shows.
Ike Skelton Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV (born December 20 1931) has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1977. A Democrat, he represents the 4th Congressional district map of the state of Missouri.
Ike Stubblefield Ike Stubblefield was born in Toledo, Ohio, June 7th 1952, and at age 3 was already reaching for the piano. He was soon playing his big sister's piano lessons by ear (a sign of his talent to come) and was given a set of drums at age 7 to perfect his rhythm.
Ike Turner Ike Wister Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best known for his work with his former wife Tina Turner. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2001 was inducted into the St.
Ike Williams (boxer) Ike Williams (August 2, 1923—September 5, 1994) was a former lightweight world boxing champion. Williams was known for his great right hand, and was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time as well as Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for 1948.
Ike Willis Ike Willis is a singer and guitarist who was a regular sideman for Frank Zappa, first joining Zappa's band for the fall 1978 tour and remaining in the band for several years. He did not tour with Zappa in 1981 and 1982 for personal reasons, but returned to touring with Zappa for his final two tours in 1984 (which Zappa intended at the time to be his final tour) and 1988.
Ikebukuro Ikebukuro (ć± č˘‹), a part of Toshima ward, is a large commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan. It is the location of the Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station and several extremely large department stores.
Ikeda Terumasa Ikeda Terumasa (1564-1613, ć± ç”°čĽťć”ż) Ikeda Terumasa, the son and heir of Ikeda Nobuteru. Terumasa was the holder of the Ikejiri Castle of the Mino Province, and like his father, assisted Toyotomi Hideyoshi following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century.
Ikeda Tsuneoki Ikeda Tsuneoki (ć± ç”° ć’č; 1536 – May 18, 1584), also known as Ikeda Nobuteru (ć± ç”° 信輝), was a daimyo and military commander in the Sengoku period and Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century of Japan. He was a retainer of the famous warlord Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Ikeda, Kagawa Ikeda (ć± ç”°ç”ş; -cho) was a town located in ShĹŤzu District, Kagawa, Japan. On March 21, 2006 the town merged with the town of Uchinomi forming the town of Shodoshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Ikedaya Jiken The Ikedaya Jiken (ć± ç”°ĺ±‹äş‹ä»¶), also known as the Ikedaya Affair or Ikedaya Incident, was a famous armed encounter between the Ishin Shishi, the anti-shogunate forces from ChĹŤshĹ«-han (now Yamaguchi) and the Shinsengumi, the bakufu's special police force on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya ryokan in Kyoto, Japan.
Ikegawa, Kochi Ikegawa (ć± ĺ·ťç”ş; -cho) was a town located in Agawa District, Kochi, Japan. On August 1, 2005 the town merged with the village of Agawa and the village of Niyodo (from Takaoka District) to form the new town of Niyodogawa and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Iker Spozio Iker Spozio was born in the north-west of Italy, in a small village by Lake Maggiore. An illustrator and graphic designer, he's collaborated with several record labels (including Track & Field, Acuarela, Leaf, Noise Museum, and Pehr), radio stations (VPRO), and fashion and music magazines.
Ikey Solomon Isaac (Ikey) Solomon (1785-1850) was an English criminal who became an extremely successful receiver of stolen property. He gained fame for his crimes, escape from arrest, and his high-profile recapture and trial.
Ikh Khorig The Ikh Khorig, or Great Taboo, is a 240 square-kilometer area in the Hentiy aymag province of Mongolia, believed by some to be the location of Genghis Khan’s grave. It has been carefully guarded for most of its history, and it is only since the late 1980s that the area has been open to archeologists.
Ikhshidid dynasty The Ikhshidid dynasty of Egypt (sometimes transliterated other ways) ruled from 935 to 969. It was founded by Muhammad bin Tughj who began as governor, and was later given the title Ikhshid (Persian for "prince") by the Caliph.
Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khilji Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji (Persian اختيار الدين Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ بن بختيار الخلجي), (Bengali ইখতিয়ার উদ্দিন মŕ§ŕ¦ąŕ¦®ŕ§Ťŕ¦®ŕ¦¦ বখতিয়ার খলজী), also known as Malik Ghazi Ikhtiyaru 'l-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji, was a Khilji, a Muslim Turk, who was head of the armies that conquered much of northeastern India.
Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji (Persian اختيار الدين Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ بن بختيار الخلجي), also known as Malik Ghazi Ikhtiyaru 'l-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji, was a Khilji, a Muslim Turk, who was head of the armies that conquered much of northeastern India. He originally came from Garamsir in northern Afghanistan.
Ikhwan The Ikhwan was the Wahhabi religious militia which formed the main military force of the Arabian ruler Ibn Saud and played a key role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula, in his new state of Saudi Arabia. The Ikhwan were made up of Bedouin that had converted to Wahhabism.
Ikinimba Ikinimba is probably the most revered musical tradition in Rwanda. It is a dance that tells the stories of Rwandan heroes and kings, accompanied by instruments like ingoma, ikembe, iningiri, umuduri and inanga.
Ikiru Ikiru (生ăŤă‚‹) is a 1952 Japanese motion picture written and directed by the acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and inspired by Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The title Ikiru translates to "to live" in English.
Ikiwiki ikiwiki is a wiki compiler program designed by Joey Hess for Linux that converts wiki pages into HTML pages for publication. Unlike a traditional wiki, however, it does not have its own means of storing page history, but instead uses Subversion.
Ikkaku-ryu juttejutsu Ikkaku-ryu juttejutsu (一角ćµĺŤć‰‹čˇ“) is a school of juttejutsu (or jittejutsu) that is fully integrated into the Japanese koryu martial art Shinto Muso Ryu. It is comprised of 24 kata divided into two series.
Ikkemotubbe In the novels and short stories (in the Collected Stories under the heading "III The Wilderness": 'Red Leaves,' 'A Justice,' and 'A Courtship') of William Faulkner, Ikkemotubbe is a [Chickasaw] Indian chief, living in Yoknapatawpha County, [Mississippi]. After a steamboat trip to New Orleans, his name is first 'Frenchified' to "L'Homme" or "De l'Homme" ['The Man'] which he himself later re-Anglicizes to "Doom.
Ikki (character) Ikki the porcupine is an animal fictional character created by Rudyard Kipling in The Second Jungle Book. In the story "How Fear Came" he has a brief cameo appearance taunting Mowgli, who tries unsuccessfully to pull his spines.
IkkĹŤ-ikki The Japanese , literally "single-minded leagues", were mobs of peasant farmers, monks, Shinto priests and local nobles, who rose up against samurai rule in the 15th and 16th centuries. They followed the beliefs of the JĹŤdo Shinshu (True Pure Land) sect of Buddhism which taught that all believers are equally saved by Amida Buddha's grace.
Iklena Iklaina or Iklena (Greek: Ίκλαινα) is a historic village in the province of Pylia, prefecture of Messenia, Greece. Approximately 14 km to the northeast of the modern town of Pylos and 2 km NE of GR-9 (Pyrgos - Kyparissia - Pylos - Methoni).
Iklin Iklin (or L-Iklin) is a relatively modern village in the centre of Malta, with a population of 3,203 people (Nov 2005), situated between Birkirkara, Naxxar and Lija. Iklin detached itself only recently from neighbouring village, Lija.
Iko Iko "Iko Iko" (sometimes titled "Aiko Aiko") is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The lyrics are derived from Indian chants and popular catchphrases.
Ikoma Chikamasa Ikoma Chikamasa (生駒 親ćŁ; 1526 – March 25, 1603) was a daimyo during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century to the Edo period of the 17th century of Japan. He was appointed to one of three chu-rĹŤ by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Ikon (magazine) Ikon was a short-lived monthly British magazine which ran for five issues between September 1995 and February 1996 (the last published issue was the January/February 1996 issue, the previous four having been for the respective last four months of 1995). It was published by European Consumer Publications Ltd and edited by Chris Roberts.
Ikon Gallery The Ikon Gallery () is a modern art gallery, housed in the Grade II listed, neo-gothic, former Birmingham board school Oozells Street School (John Henry Chamberlain 1877), in Brindleyplace, Birmingham, England.
Ikot Ekpene Ikot Ekpene, known throughout Nigeria as "Raffia City", or locally simply as "IK," is a historic town, in the South-South zone of Nigeria, in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria.
Ikshvaku Ikshvaku (Sanskrit:इक्ष्वाकŕĄ) is the first king and founder of the Sun Dynasty in Vedic civilization in ancient India. He was the son of Manu (the first man on earth), sired by the Sun God, Surya.
Ikspiari Ikspiari (イクスă”アăŞ, Ikusupiari) is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. Owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company, it is the Japanese equivalent of the Downtown Disney complexes at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts in the USA.
Iku-Turso Iku-Turso [] ("the eternal Turso"; also known as Iku-Tursas, Iki-Tursas, Meritursas, Tursas, Turisas among others) is a malevolent sea monster in the Finnish mythology. Like most other Finnish mythical beings, he remains poorly known.
Ikue Otani , born August 18, 1965 in Tokyo) is a seiyū who works for Mausu Promotion. Her name is also romanized as Ikue Ohtani in the credits of some works that she has contributed to, which includes her most famous role: the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon animated TV series.
Ikuno, Hyogo Ikuno (生野町; -cho) was a town located in Asago District, Hyogo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with the other three towns in the district into the city of Asago and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Ikusagami Ikusagami, Japanese for Battle God or War God, is an upcoming action-oriented video game being developed and published by Genki of Japan for the PlayStation 2. The game is in vein of the upcoming Ninety-Nine Nights and the well known Dynasty Warriors series.
Ikuto Hidaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Pro Wrestling NOAH. Hidaka is the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the ZERO1-MAX International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so.
IK Brage IK Brage is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club, formed 1925, has played 18 seasons in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, but is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2.
IK Sirius Fotboll IK Sirius is a Swedish football club located in Uppsala. The club was formed in 1907, with its first (and perhaps only) success coming in 1924 when they reached the Svenska Mästerskapet final (not to be confused with Svenska Serien, which never acquired an official status of deciding the Swedish Champions).
II Marine Expeditionary Force The II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force consisting of ground, air and logistics forces capable of projecting offensive combat power ashore while sustaining itself in combat without external assistance for a period of 60 days. The II Marine Expeditionary Force is commanded by a Lieutenant General, who serves as Commander, US Marine Corps Forces, Atlantic, providing Marine fighting formations and units to European Command, Central Command and Southern Command.
IIe arrondissement The 2nd arrodissement (2e arrondissement), located on the Right Bank, is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. Along with the 8th, and 9th arrondissement, it hosts an important business center of Paris, which is located around the Opéra.
IIf In computing, IIf is a function in several editions of the Visual Basic programming language that returns one of its two parameters based on the evaluation of an expression. It is similar to a conditional statement.
IIHF European Champions Cup The IIHF European Champions Cup (ECC) is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation, and takes place during a long-weekend in early January. The winner is considered the official club champion of Europe by the IIHF.
IIHF Hall of Fame The IIHF Hall of Fame was established by the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1997, when 30 individuals were inducted at the world championships in Helsinki. A new group of players and builders have been inducted each year since then.
IIHF World U18 Championships The IIHF World U18 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to Ice Hockey World Championships and World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
III Corps (France) In the Napoleonic Wars, the French III Corps was a legendary unit commanded by Louis Nicolas Davout, a Marshal of the French Empire. The III Corps made its mark on European history from 1805 to 1809, when it repeatedly scored impressive victories single-handedly or in conjunction with other French forces.
III Marine Expeditionary Force The III Marine Expeditionary Force, is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps that is forward-deployed and able to deploy rapidly and conduct operations across the spectrum from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to amphibious assault and high intensity combat. III MEF maintains a forward presence in Japan and Asia to support the U.
IIIT IIIT is the generic name for several Institutes of Information Technology in India, each a mini university in itself. Many of these institutions have been subsequently renamed to better identify their affiliations and goals.
IIIT-A The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-A) was established in 1999, as a center of excellence in Information Technology and Computer Science by Government of India. The institute was conferred the "Deemed University" status in the year 2000.
IISCO IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is located at Burnpur, near Asansol. The turbulent history of the plant, starting from its pioneering days, has found it a place in industrial history.
IIT Campus School Campus school started as a primary school on 29th June, 1976. V to X standard was added by 1986 with 100% results in X std in 1986, 1987 and 1988, the junior college classses FYJC or XI Std and SYJC or XII Std were started in science stream under the present principal in 1989.
IIT Schools of Management The IIT Schools of Management (IIT SoMs) are the management schools/departments of the Indian Institutes of Technology, located in the cities of Kharagpur, Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur and Roorkee. They award post-graduate degrees in Management.
Ijangui The Ijangui, or Doctrine of the Two Hindrances, is an in-depth treatise concerning the various theories developed on the doctrine of the two hindrances of the YogÄcÄra school of Buddhism, by the Korean scholar-monk Wonhyo. This treatise examines and compares the various explications regarding the two hindrances as found in the major YogÄcÄra texts, including the YogÄcÄrabhĹ«mi-Ĺ›Ästra, Saáądhinirmocana-sĹ«tra, MahÄyÄnÄbhidharma-samuccaya-vyÄkhyÄ, ĹšrÄ«mÄlÄdevÄ«-simhanÄda-sĹ«tra and Xianyang lun, along with a wide range of other MahÄyÄna texts.
Ijaw The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups "Ijo" or "Izon") are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Few are found in Akwa Ibom and Ondo states also in Nigeria.
Ijazah An ijazah is a certificate used primarily by Muslims to indicate that one has been authorized by a higher authority to transmit a certain subject or text of Islamic knowledge. This usually implies that the student has learned this knowledge through face-to-face interactions "at the feet" of the teacher.
Ijeoma Egbunine Ijeoma "The Praise" Egbunine (born December 30 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a female boxer and is currently the WBE Light Heavyweight World Champion and WIBF Light Heavyweight World Champion. She trains under Henry Okafor of Team Praise in Marietta, GA.
Ijesha The Ijesha (written as Ijesa in Yoruba orthography), are a sub-ethnic of the Yoruba. The Ijesha territory is adjoined by the Ekiti on the east, the Igbomina to the north, the Ife to the south, and the Oyo and Ibolo to the west.
Ijevan Ijevan () is a city (village until 1961) in Armenia, is the capital of Tavush region. It is located in the northern part of the region, on the foot of the Ijevan ridge and Nal'teket ridge on both banks of Aghstev River.
Ijiraq (mythology) In Inuit mythology the ijiraq is a sort of boogeyman who kidnaps children and hides them forever. The inuksugaq (or inukshuk) of stone allow these children to find their way back if they can convince the ijiraq to let them go.
Ijji ijji (Korean: 한게임), pronounced "EE-gee", is a free multiplayer game portal website developed by NHN USA. It is the North American version of the "Hangame" website, which is the most popular online game portal in Korea, Japan, and China.
Ijlal Haider Zaidi Ijlal Haider Zaidi is a retired member of the erstwhile Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP). He served in various key administrative and secretarial capacities, including DC Peshawar, Director General Radio Pakistan, Chief Secretary Baluchistan, Chief Secretary NWFP, Defence Secretary and Establishment Secretary.
Ijma IjmÄĘż (إجماع) is an Arabic term referring ideally to the consensus of the ummah (the community of Muslims, or followers of Islam). In reality, ijma referred only to the consensus of traditional Islamic scholars (Arabic ulema) on particular points of Islamic law .
Ijon Tichy Ijon Tichy is a fictional character appearing in several works of Stanisław Lem, for example The Futurological Congress, Peace on Earth, Observation on the Spot, The Star Diaries and Memoirs of a Space Traveller (more stories from The Star Diaries, issued in English translation as a separate volume). Tichy is a space explorer whose interplanetary experiences are chronicled in The Star Diaries.
Ijtihad Ijtihad (Arabic اجتهاد) is a technical term of Islamic law that describes the process of making a legal decision by independent interpretation of the legal sources, the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The opposite of ijtihad is taqlid, Arabic for "imitation".
Ijuin Tadaaki Ijuin Tada'aki(äĽŠé›†é™˘ĺż ćś—; 1520-1561) a retainer of the Japanese clan of Shimazu following the Sengoku period of the 16th century of Japan. Under Tada'aki, Ijuin clan would rise to the prominence as one of the most important retainer in the Shimazu clan.
Ijuin, Kagoshima Ijūin (伊集院町; -chou) was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. On May 1, 2005 the town merged with three other towns forming the city of Hioki and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence The IJCAI Award for Research Excellence is a biannual award given at the IJCAI conference to researcher in artificial intelligence as a recognition of excellence of their career. The recipients of this award have been:
IJCAI Computers and Thought Award The IJCAI Computers and Thought Award is presented by the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), recognizing outstanding young scientists in artificial intelligence. It was originally funded with royalties received from the book "Computers and Thought" (edited by Edward Feigenbaum and Julian Feldman), and is currently funded by IJCAI.
IJIS Institute In the first half of 1999, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) through its Bureau of Justice Administration (BJA) engaged members of the vendor community that focused on justice information technology (IT) and invited their participation in national-level discussions around integrated justice and how it is designed, specified, and procured. The Justice Department also sought industry input on issues such as IT technical and functional standards employed by justice agencies.
IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (or Lake IJssel, alternative international spelling: Lake Yssel) is a shallow lake of some 1250 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. It is named after the IJssel river that drains into it via a smaller lake, the Ketelmeer.
IJsselmonde [image] of the [[Rhine-Meuse delta, showing the island of IJsselmonde (9)]]IJsselmonde is an island between the Nieuwe Maas, Noord and Oude Maas rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the Netherlands. The city of Rotterdam now occupies most of the northern part of the island and now includes the eponymous former village of IJsselmonde, once a separate community.
IJzerbedevaart The IJzerbedevaart (Pilgrimage of the Yser) is a yearly gathering of Flemings, at the IJzertoren in Diksmuide. This pilgrimage remembers the Flemish soldiers who died during the First World War and was first organised in 1920.
IJzerwake The IJzerwake is an organisation that split off from the IJzerbedevaart, and groups the more radical Flemish nationalists. Most of the participants are members of the political party, the Vlaams Blok, now Vlaams Belang, and some are members and sympathizers of the less radical Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie and other Flemish movements.
Ik The Ik (also derogatorily called Teuso) are an ethnic group living in the mountains of northeastern Uganda, next to the larger Dodoth and Turkana, numbering a few thousand. They were expelled from their land to create a national park and, as a result, suffered extreme famine.
Ika-Roa In MÄori & Polynesian mythology, Ika-Roa is the long fish that gave birth to all the stars in the Milky Way or the Goddess Mother of the all the stars - ornaments of the Sky God. Ika-Roa is also an alternative name for the Milky Way.
Ikaho, Gunma Ikaho (伊香保町; -machi) was a town located in Kitagunma District, Gunma, Japan. On February 20, 2006, it joined the nearby villages of Akagi Village, Kitatachibana Village, Komochi Village, and Onogami Village in merging with Shibukawa City.
Ikaika (whale) Ikaika (pronounced ee-KY-ka which means "strong" in Hawaiian) is a male orca born at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida on August 25,2002. He is the offspring of Tilikum (father) and Katina (mother), making him Katina's fifth calf.
Ikalanga language Ikalanga or Kalanga is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe by 300 000 people or more. It is known for its extensive phoneme inventory, which includes palatalized, velarized, aspirated, and breathy voiced consonants.
Ikando ikando is a small non-governmental organisation (NGO) arranging placements for volunteers who want to help in various development projects in Ghana. Projects include the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts http://www.
Ikara Colt Ikara Colt were a four piece art-rock band that was formed by art students at London Guildhall University and had a five year career, starting in 1999 and splitting on the 17th of January 2005. Ikara Colt had stated in interviews that they would disband before they " turn into some old, tired and jaded outfit" and this they duly did.
Ikari III: The Rescue Ikari III: The Rescue is a Nintendo game (ported from an arcade game) where the object is to go to the enemy hideout, rescue the President's daughter Elise, fight Crime Ghost, and destroy all the enemy. Heidern, the leader of the Ikari Warriors, is introduced in this game on to the King of Fighters series.
Ikari Warriors Ikari Warriors is a 1986 arcade game by SNK (manufactured in the United States by Tradewest). Known simply as 怒 (Ikari, literally "anger") in Japan, this was SNK's first major breakthrough US release and became something of a classic.
Ikarus (software) Ikarus is software developed by URW, a German company, in the 1970s and 1980s for converting existing typefaces and logos into digital format for use on computer driven printing, plotting and sign cutting devices. It was also the canonical digital typeface format for the major foundries of Letraset, International Typeface Corporation, and others.
Ikast-Brande municipality As of January 1, 2007 Ikast-Brande municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It will consist of the (what are currently existing, but on January 1 2007) former municipalities of Brande, Ikast , and Nørre-Snede.
Ikastola An Ikastola (plural Ikastolak) is a type of school in the Basque Country, Navarre and (to a much lesser extent), the French Basque Country in which students are taught either entirely or predominantly in the Basque language.
Ikat Ikat is a style of weaving that uses a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft before the threads are woven to create a pattern or design. A Double Ikat is when both the warp and the weft are tie-dyed before weaving.
Ikatan Siswazah Muslim Malaysia Ikatan Siswazah Muslim Malaysia (ISMA) was registered in 1997 in Malaysia as a non-government organization (NGO) in the country. ISMA had organized events which involve different parts of society, from younger generations, students and newly graduates students.
Ikawa Line, Oigawa Railway The Ikawa Line of the Oigawa Railway is the only rack-and-pinion railway in Japan. The company runs a 1067Â mm (Japanese standard gauge) line and Ikawa line, converted from 762Â mm gauge, in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
Ikazuchi class destroyer In 1894, the Imperial Japanese Navy instituted a new plan for expansion and modernization based on lessons learned in the First Sino-Japanese War. The Ten Year Naval Expansion Program included 23 new destroyers.
Ike (Fire Emblem) Ike is a fictional character and main protagonist of the Nintendo strategy game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, a 2005 release for the Nintendo Gamecube. Ike is the first Lord of the series who is not of noble birth and to be in a 3D Fire Emblem game.
Ike Altgens James William "Ike" Altgens (April 28, 1919 – December 12, 1995) was an American photographer and field reporter for the Associated Press. Based in Dallas, Texas, in 1963, Altgens took arguably the most famous photograph of the in-progress assassination of President John F.
Ike Brown Isaac (Ike) Brown (April 13 1942 - May 17 2001) was an infielder/outfielder in the Negro Leagues and a utilityman in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 through 1974. He batted and threw right handed.
Ike Eisenmann Ike Keith Eisenmann also known lately as Iake Eissinmann (b. 21 July 1962 in Houston, Texas) is a United States actor, voice actor, producer, and sound effects specialist who has been active in the entertainment industry since he was a preteen.
Ike Hampton Isaac Bernard Hampton (born August 22, 1951 in Camden, South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent on August 22, 1970 and played for the Mets (1974) and the California Angels (1975-1979).
Ike Oguine Ike Oguine is a writer living in Lagos, Nigeria, and one of the standard-bearers of the current resurgence in Nigerian literature. As a commentator, he has written several opinion pieces for the New Internationalist, West Africa and Times Literary Supplement, and has written several short stories.
Ike Reese Ike Reese (born October 16, 1973 in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is a NFL Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1998 to 2004 until he signed with the Falcons before the 2005 season.
Ike Reilly Ike Reilly (born Mike Reilly) is a musician from Libertyville, Illinois. Often considered a leading figure of indie rock, Reilly is known for self-depreciating "white trash" manners, Dylanesque lyrics and raucous shows.
Ike Skelton Isaac Newton "Ike" Skelton IV (born December 20 1931) has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1977. A Democrat, he represents the 4th Congressional district map of the state of Missouri.
Ike Stubblefield Ike Stubblefield was born in Toledo, Ohio, June 7th 1952, and at age 3 was already reaching for the piano. He was soon playing his big sister's piano lessons by ear (a sign of his talent to come) and was given a set of drums at age 7 to perfect his rhythm.
Ike Turner Ike Wister Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best known for his work with his former wife Tina Turner. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2001 was inducted into the St.
Ike Williams (boxer) Ike Williams (August 2, 1923—September 5, 1994) was a former lightweight world boxing champion. Williams was known for his great right hand, and was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time as well as Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for 1948.
Ike Willis Ike Willis is a singer and guitarist who was a regular sideman for Frank Zappa, first joining Zappa's band for the fall 1978 tour and remaining in the band for several years. He did not tour with Zappa in 1981 and 1982 for personal reasons, but returned to touring with Zappa for his final two tours in 1984 (which Zappa intended at the time to be his final tour) and 1988.
Ikebukuro Ikebukuro (ć± č˘‹), a part of Toshima ward, is a large commercial and entertainment district of Tokyo, Japan. It is the location of the Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station and several extremely large department stores.
Ikeda Terumasa Ikeda Terumasa (1564-1613, ć± ç”°čĽťć”ż) Ikeda Terumasa, the son and heir of Ikeda Nobuteru. Terumasa was the holder of the Ikejiri Castle of the Mino Province, and like his father, assisted Toyotomi Hideyoshi following the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century.
Ikeda Tsuneoki Ikeda Tsuneoki (ć± ç”° ć’č; 1536 – May 18, 1584), also known as Ikeda Nobuteru (ć± ç”° 信輝), was a daimyo and military commander in the Sengoku period and Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century of Japan. He was a retainer of the famous warlord Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Ikeda, Kagawa Ikeda (ć± ç”°ç”ş; -cho) was a town located in ShĹŤzu District, Kagawa, Japan. On March 21, 2006 the town merged with the town of Uchinomi forming the town of Shodoshima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Ikedaya Jiken The Ikedaya Jiken (ć± ç”°ĺ±‹äş‹ä»¶), also known as the Ikedaya Affair or Ikedaya Incident, was a famous armed encounter between the Ishin Shishi, the anti-shogunate forces from ChĹŤshĹ«-han (now Yamaguchi) and the Shinsengumi, the bakufu's special police force on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya ryokan in Kyoto, Japan.
Ikegawa, Kochi Ikegawa (ć± ĺ·ťç”ş; -cho) was a town located in Agawa District, Kochi, Japan. On August 1, 2005 the town merged with the village of Agawa and the village of Niyodo (from Takaoka District) to form the new town of Niyodogawa and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Iker Spozio Iker Spozio was born in the north-west of Italy, in a small village by Lake Maggiore. An illustrator and graphic designer, he's collaborated with several record labels (including Track & Field, Acuarela, Leaf, Noise Museum, and Pehr), radio stations (VPRO), and fashion and music magazines.
Ikey Solomon Isaac (Ikey) Solomon (1785-1850) was an English criminal who became an extremely successful receiver of stolen property. He gained fame for his crimes, escape from arrest, and his high-profile recapture and trial.
Ikh Khorig The Ikh Khorig, or Great Taboo, is a 240 square-kilometer area in the Hentiy aymag province of Mongolia, believed by some to be the location of Genghis Khan’s grave. It has been carefully guarded for most of its history, and it is only since the late 1980s that the area has been open to archeologists.
Ikhshidid dynasty The Ikhshidid dynasty of Egypt (sometimes transliterated other ways) ruled from 935 to 969. It was founded by Muhammad bin Tughj who began as governor, and was later given the title Ikhshid (Persian for "prince") by the Caliph.
Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khilji Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji (Persian اختيار الدين Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ بن بختيار الخلجي), (Bengali ইখতিয়ার উদ্দিন মŕ§ŕ¦ąŕ¦®ŕ§Ťŕ¦®ŕ¦¦ বখতিয়ার খলজী), also known as Malik Ghazi Ikhtiyaru 'l-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji, was a Khilji, a Muslim Turk, who was head of the armies that conquered much of northeastern India.
Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji Ikhtiar Uddin Muhammad bin Bakhtiar Khilji (Persian اختيار الدين Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ بن بختيار الخلجي), also known as Malik Ghazi Ikhtiyaru 'l-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khilji, was a Khilji, a Muslim Turk, who was head of the armies that conquered much of northeastern India. He originally came from Garamsir in northern Afghanistan.
Ikhwan The Ikhwan was the Wahhabi religious militia which formed the main military force of the Arabian ruler Ibn Saud and played a key role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula, in his new state of Saudi Arabia. The Ikhwan were made up of Bedouin that had converted to Wahhabism.
Ikinimba Ikinimba is probably the most revered musical tradition in Rwanda. It is a dance that tells the stories of Rwandan heroes and kings, accompanied by instruments like ingoma, ikembe, iningiri, umuduri and inanga.
Ikiru Ikiru (生ăŤă‚‹) is a 1952 Japanese motion picture written and directed by the acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and inspired by Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The title Ikiru translates to "to live" in English.
Ikiwiki ikiwiki is a wiki compiler program designed by Joey Hess for Linux that converts wiki pages into HTML pages for publication. Unlike a traditional wiki, however, it does not have its own means of storing page history, but instead uses Subversion.
Ikkaku-ryu juttejutsu Ikkaku-ryu juttejutsu (一角ćµĺŤć‰‹čˇ“) is a school of juttejutsu (or jittejutsu) that is fully integrated into the Japanese koryu martial art Shinto Muso Ryu. It is comprised of 24 kata divided into two series.
Ikkemotubbe In the novels and short stories (in the Collected Stories under the heading "III The Wilderness": 'Red Leaves,' 'A Justice,' and 'A Courtship') of William Faulkner, Ikkemotubbe is a [Chickasaw] Indian chief, living in Yoknapatawpha County, [Mississippi]. After a steamboat trip to New Orleans, his name is first 'Frenchified' to "L'Homme" or "De l'Homme" ['The Man'] which he himself later re-Anglicizes to "Doom.
Ikki (character) Ikki the porcupine is an animal fictional character created by Rudyard Kipling in The Second Jungle Book. In the story "How Fear Came" he has a brief cameo appearance taunting Mowgli, who tries unsuccessfully to pull his spines.
IkkĹŤ-ikki The Japanese , literally "single-minded leagues", were mobs of peasant farmers, monks, Shinto priests and local nobles, who rose up against samurai rule in the 15th and 16th centuries. They followed the beliefs of the JĹŤdo Shinshu (True Pure Land) sect of Buddhism which taught that all believers are equally saved by Amida Buddha's grace.
Iklena Iklaina or Iklena (Greek: Ίκλαινα) is a historic village in the province of Pylia, prefecture of Messenia, Greece. Approximately 14 km to the northeast of the modern town of Pylos and 2 km NE of GR-9 (Pyrgos - Kyparissia - Pylos - Methoni).
Iklin Iklin (or L-Iklin) is a relatively modern village in the centre of Malta, with a population of 3,203 people (Nov 2005), situated between Birkirkara, Naxxar and Lija. Iklin detached itself only recently from neighbouring village, Lija.
Iko Iko "Iko Iko" (sometimes titled "Aiko Aiko") is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians. The lyrics are derived from Indian chants and popular catchphrases.
Ikoma Chikamasa Ikoma Chikamasa (生駒 親ćŁ; 1526 – March 25, 1603) was a daimyo during the Azuchi-Momoyama period of the 16th century to the Edo period of the 17th century of Japan. He was appointed to one of three chu-rĹŤ by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Ikon (magazine) Ikon was a short-lived monthly British magazine which ran for five issues between September 1995 and February 1996 (the last published issue was the January/February 1996 issue, the previous four having been for the respective last four months of 1995). It was published by European Consumer Publications Ltd and edited by Chris Roberts.
Ikon Gallery The Ikon Gallery () is a modern art gallery, housed in the Grade II listed, neo-gothic, former Birmingham board school Oozells Street School (John Henry Chamberlain 1877), in Brindleyplace, Birmingham, England.
Ikot Ekpene Ikot Ekpene, known throughout Nigeria as "Raffia City", or locally simply as "IK," is a historic town, in the South-South zone of Nigeria, in the densely populated state of Akwa Ibom. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria.
Ikshvaku Ikshvaku (Sanskrit:इक्ष्वाकŕĄ) is the first king and founder of the Sun Dynasty in Vedic civilization in ancient India. He was the son of Manu (the first man on earth), sired by the Sun God, Surya.
Ikspiari Ikspiari (イクスă”アăŞ, Ikusupiari) is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. Owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company, it is the Japanese equivalent of the Downtown Disney complexes at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts in the USA.
Iku-Turso Iku-Turso [] ("the eternal Turso"; also known as Iku-Tursas, Iki-Tursas, Meritursas, Tursas, Turisas among others) is a malevolent sea monster in the Finnish mythology. Like most other Finnish mythical beings, he remains poorly known.
Ikue Otani , born August 18, 1965 in Tokyo) is a seiyū who works for Mausu Promotion. Her name is also romanized as Ikue Ohtani in the credits of some works that she has contributed to, which includes her most famous role: the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon animated TV series.
Ikuno, Hyogo Ikuno (生野町; -cho) was a town located in Asago District, Hyogo, Japan. On April 1, 2005 the town merged with the other three towns in the district into the city of Asago and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Ikusagami Ikusagami, Japanese for Battle God or War God, is an upcoming action-oriented video game being developed and published by Genki of Japan for the PlayStation 2. The game is in vein of the upcoming Ninety-Nine Nights and the well known Dynasty Warriors series.
Ikuto Hidaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Pro Wrestling NOAH. Hidaka is the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the ZERO1-MAX International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercontinental Tag Team Titles, making them the only team to do so.
IK Brage IK Brage is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club, formed 1925, has played 18 seasons in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, but is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2.
IK Sirius Fotboll IK Sirius is a Swedish football club located in Uppsala. The club was formed in 1907, with its first (and perhaps only) success coming in 1924 when they reached the Svenska Mästerskapet final (not to be confused with Svenska Serien, which never acquired an official status of deciding the Swedish Champions).
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