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Illinois' 9th congressional district Illinois' 9th Congressional District consists of all of Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Park Ridge and Norridge. It is also made up of parts of Wilmette, Northfield, Glenview, Golf, Rosemont and Des Plaines, as well as the northside of Chicago.
Illinois' Instant Riches Illinois' Instant Riches was a lottery game show airing in the state of Illinois, as well as nationally on Chicago-based Superstation WGN-TV. The show was hosted by Mark Goodman, with Linda Kolmeyer as his co-host.
Illinois's 11th congressional district Illinois's 11th congressional district is a United States Congressional District that covers the towns of Joliet, Kanakee, LaSalle, Ottawa, and Streator. The 16th District covers all or parts of Will, Kankakee, Grundy, La Salle, Bureau, Woodford and McLean counties.
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League.
Illinois-Wabash Company The Illinois-Wabash Company, formally known as the United Illinois and Wabash Land Company, was a company formed in 1779 from the merger of the Illinois Company and the Wabash Company. The two companies had been established in order to purchase land from Native Americans in the Illinois Country, a region of North America acquired by Great Britain in 1763.
Illithid In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, illithids (commonly known as mind flayers) are monstrous humanoid aberrations with psionic powers. They live in the moist caverns and cities of the enormous Underdark.
Illness as Metaphor Illness as Metaphor is a nonfiction work written by Susan Sontag and published in 1978. She wrote it during her own fight against breast cancer and challenged the "blame the victim" mentality behind the language society often uses to describe diseases and those who suffer from them.
Illnesses of Ariel Sharon The Illnesses of Ariel Sharon are a series of medical problems that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has experienced, especially coming to the fore in late 2005 and early 2006. The second stroke, which was described as "massive", rendered Sharon incapable of carrying out his duties as Prime Minister or of running in the March 2006 Israeli elections, and effectively ended his political career.
Illogan Illogan is a village and civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, not far from Redruth and Camborne. It is known as the birthplace of the industrial age inventor Richard Trevithick and the location of Magor Farm, the only Roman villa southwest of Exeter.
Illtud Illtud (also spelled Illtyd and, in corrupt English, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus) (died mid-6th century), was a Welsh saint, founder and abbot of Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in the Welsh county of Glamorgan.
Illumina Illumina is the second album by Alisha's Attic to be released world-wide in 1998. Three tracks were released from it, these being "The Incidentals", "Wish I Where You" and "Barbarella".
Illuminance In photometry, illuminance is the total luminous flux incident on a surface, per unit area. It is a measure of the intensity of the incident light, wavelength-weighted by the luminosity function to correlate with human brightness perception.
Illuminares Illuminares is an annual lantern festival held every summer in John Hendry Park (also known as Trout Lake Park) in east Vancouver. The event is put on by the Public Dreams Society, a group formed in 1985 to encourage community events.
Illuminated manuscript An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration or illustration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniatures. In the strictest definition of the term, an illuminated manuscript only refers to manuscripts decorated with gold or silver.
Illuminati (Deus Ex) In the video game Deus Ex, The Illuminati are a fictional branch of the original ancient secret organization, The Bavarian Illuminati, founded by Adam Weishaupt in 1792. They have controlled the world "behind the scenes" for centuries, carefully managing the world's economies and governments in their quest for complete global control.
Illuminati (Warhammer 40,000) In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Illuminati are a subset of humanity, defined by having survived possession by a warp entity. They are special because their possession leaves them with a unique understanding of the warp and warp entities.
Illuminati: New World Order Illuminati: New World Order (INWO) is a collectible card game (CCG) that was released in 1995 by Steve Jackson Games, based on their original boxed game Illuminati, which in turn was inspired by The Illuminatus! Trilogy.
Illuminating gas Illuminating gas was a synthetic mixture of hydrogen and hydrocarbon gases produced by destructive distillation (pyrolysis) of bituminous coal or peat. It was used for gas lighting, as it produces a much brighter light than natural gas or water gas.
Illuminating Technologies Illuminating Technologies is an ambient, minimal music, illbient, multi-media label formed in 1999 by Autopsia primarily to release his own CD ROMs, DVDs and multimedia installations. Information technologies, useful instruments of the control society, can be subversively turned around, activists can make use of the skills they acquire in their paid work for other purposes as well.
Illumination (image) The illumination of the subject of a drawing or painting is a key element in creating an artistic piece, and the interplay of light and shadow is a valuable method in the artist's toolbox. The placement of the light sources can make a considerable difference in the type of message that is being presented.
Illuminationist philosophy A longstanding school of Iranian philosophy, the Illuminationist Philosophy or hekmat-al-eshraq (Arabic حكمة الإشراق, Persian حكمت اشراق) was first developed by Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi, the famous Persian Philosopher.
Illuminations (DVD) Illuminations (2001) is a single digital versatile disc (DVD) by the Canadian rock band The Tea Party. The music DVD spans the years from 1993 to 2000 and includes all of the band's EMI Music Canada produced music videos, remixed by Jeff Martin in 5.
Illuminations (poems) Arthur Rimbaud's 1874 Illuminations include some autobiographical allusions to his voyant (visionary) period, which began in 1869; but Illuminations is neither a confession nor an apology. Its several dozen variously short prose and two free-verse poems transcend prose grammar by allowing their words to drift away from their dictionary definitions.
Illuminations (Wishbone Ash album) Illuminations is the seventeenth studio album from legendary rock band Wishbone Ash recorded during 1995. It features a brand new version of the band with founding member Andy Powell along with new members Tony Kishman, Roger Filgate, and Mike Sturgis.
Illuminations: Reflections of Earth / Tapestry of Dreams (2001 CD) IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth / Tapestry of Dreams (2001 CD) was released when Tapestry of Nations turned into Tapestry of Dreams in 2001 and when the Millennium Celebration was over. One track was removed: "Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand".
Illuminés Illuminés of France is a movement (under the name of Illuminés) which seems to have reached France from Seville in 1623, and attained some following in Picardy when joined (1634) by Pierce Guerin, curé of Saint-Georges de Roye, whose followers, known as Gurinets, were suppressed in 1635.
Illumise are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. Illumise's name, both in Japanese and English, is pronounced like ill-loo-me-zay.
Illumitoon Entertainment Illumitoon Entertainment is a company based in Fort Worth, Texas that has announced plans to "[deliver] customized, quality entertainment to the North American markets." Specifically, the company plans to produce animation, especially anime, both for television broadcast and home video release.
Illus Illus His name is spelled "Ιλλός" or "Ιλλους" in Greek, and "Illus", "Ellus" or "Hyllus" in Latin. The name "Patricius" is attested only in Victor of Tunes, and is a mistake for his title of Patrician.
Illusion An illusion is a distortion of a sensory perception, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people Solso, R.
Illusion (UK band) Illusion was a British band formed in 1977 comprised by Jane Relf (vocals), Jim McCarty (vocals, acoustic guitar and percussion), John Hawken (keyboards), Louis Cennamo (bass), John Knightsbridge (guitars) and Eddie McNeill (drums). They released two albums, Out of the Mist and Illusion on Island Records.
Illusion of asymmetric insight The illusion of asymmetric insight is a cognitive bias that involves the fact that people perceive their knowledge of others to surpass other people's knowledge of them. The source for this bias seems to stem from the fact that observed behaviors of others are more revealing than one's own similar behaviors1.
Illusion Softworks Illusion Softworks is game development company located in Brno, in the Czech Republic, and was founded by Petr Vochozka and the venture capital investors, Cash Reform Group. It was founded in 1997 and as of November 2003 it had roughly 170 employees.
Illusory continuity of tones The illusory continuity of tones is the auditory illusion caused when a tone is interrupted for a short time (approximately 50ms or less), during which a narrow band of noise is played. Whether the tone is of constant, rising or decreasing pitch, the ear perceives the tone as continuous if the 50ms (or less) discontinuity is masked by noise.
Illusory Contours Illusory contours are basically contours that our mind perceives as actually being present in an object we view, when in reality, it isn't really there. In vision, we automatically fill in gaps to make things look the way they should look.
Illustrated Encylopedia Of Aircraft The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft was a weekly magazine by Aerospace Publishing/Orbis Publishing that was published in the UK (and sold in other countries too) in the early 1980s. The magazine was intended to eventually make up a multi-volume encylopedia dedicated to aviation.
Illustrated London News The Illustrated London News was a magazine founded by Herbert Ingram and his friend Mark Lemon, the editor of Punch magazine. With Lemon as his chief adviser, the first edition of the Illustrated London News appeared on 14 May, 1842.
Illustration An Illustration is a visualization such as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form. The aim of an illustration is to elucidate or decorate a story, poem or piece of textual information (such as a newspaper article), traditionally by providing a visual representation of something described in the text.
Illustrator An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that are difficult to describe textually, or the illustration may be intended for entertainment, as in greeting cards, or cover art or interior art for books and magazines, or for advertisement, as on posters.
Illustrerad Vetenskap Illustrerad Vetenskap (English: Science Illustrated) is a popular science magazine published by Bonnier Publications International A/S. It was launched in 1984 and is currently being published in Denmark (Illustreret Videnskab), Iceland (Lifandi VĂ­sindi), Norway (Illustrert Vitenskap), Sweden (Illustrerad Vetenskap) and Finland (Tieteen Kuvalehti)
Illustrious Highness Illustrious Highness is the English-language form for a style used by various members of the European aristocracy. It is used to translate the German word Erlaucht, a style used by the cadet members of some mediatized princely families, as well as the members of some mediatized comital families.
Illustrissimi Illustrissimi or To the Illustrious Ones, are a collection of letters written by Pope John Paul I when he was Patriarch of Venice. The letters were originally published in the Italian Christian paper 'Messaggero di S.
Illutia Illutia is a 2 dimensional anime-style MMORPG set in a Celtic/Anglo Saxon fantasy world. Players are able to level up and get new armor, clothing, weapons and equipment throughout the game, just as in other MMORPGs.
IllWill IllWill was a Swedish supergroup which consisted of Andy LaRocque, Snowy Shaw, Sharlee D'Angelo & Yonas af Dahlstrøm. The band released their first (and last) recording, Evilution in 1998 in Europe & the CD was released in the USA in 2000.
Illyrian gods Illyrian gods were the objects of worship of the Illyrians, an Indo-European people in ancient history who maintained a polytheistic religion. Central to their beliefs was the concept that everything was "born" by Mother Earth, who was represented by the Goddess "Genusus.
Illyrian languages The Illyrian languages are a group of Indo-European languages that were spoken in the western part of the Balkans If the Messapian language was close enough to the Illyrian languages to be considered an Illyrian language, then Illyrian would also have been spoken in southern Italy. in former times by ethnic groups identified as Illyrians: Delmatae, Pannoni, Illyrioi, Autariates, Taulanti (see List of Illyrian tribes).
Illyrian movement Illyrian movement (Croatian: Ilirski pokret) was a nationalistic campaign initiated by a group of young Croatian intellectuals during the first half of 19th century, around the years of 1835-1849 (there is some disagreement regarding the official dates).Despalatovic, Elinor Murray.
Illyrian Wars In the Illyrian Wars of 229 BC and 219 BC, Rome overran the Illyrian settlements in the Neretva river valley and suppressed the piracy that had made the Adriatic unsafe. There were two campaigns, and in both of them Illyrian ruler was Demetrius of Pharos.
Illyrians Illyrians has come to refer to a broad, ill-defined group of peoples who inhabited the western Balkans (Illyria, roughly from northern Epirus to southern Pannonia) and even perhaps parts of Southern Italy in classical times into the Common era, and spoke Illyrian languages. It is, however, less believable that in reality there was such a broad group that self-identified as Illyrians, and some argue that the ethnonym Illyrioi came to be applied to this large group of peoples by the ancient Greeks, Illyrioi having perhaps originally designated only a single people that came to be widely known to the Greeks due to proximity.
Illyricum (Roman province) Illyricum was the Roman province established in place of the former kingdom of Illyria. It stretched from the Drin river in modern Albania to Istria (Slovenia/Croatia) in the north and the Sava river (Bosnia/Croatia) in the east.
Illyro-Roman Illyro-Roman is a term used to describe the Romanized Illyrian population within the ancient Roman province of Illyria. The remnants of the Illyro-Romans were absorbed into successive waves of settlers to the Balkans.
Ilm-e-Kshnoom Ilm-e-Kshnoom ('science of ecstasy', or 'science of bliss') is a school of Zoroastrian philosophy, practiced by a very small minority of the Parsis of India, based on a mystic and esoteric, rather than literal, interpretation of Zoroastrian religious texts.
Ilm-Kreis Ilm-Kreis is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Erfurt, the districts of Weimarer Land, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Hildburghausen, the city of Suhl, and the districts of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Gotha.
Ilmari Kianto Ilmari Kianto (May 7, 1874 Pulkkila - April 27, 1970 Helsinki), also known as Ilmari Calamnius, was a Finnish poet. He is best known for his books Punainen viiva (published 1909) and Ryysyrannan Jooseppi (published in 1924).
Ilmater Ilmater is a fictional deity of the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting devised by Ed Greenwood. Ed Greenwood created Ilmater for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, inspired by the fictional deity Issek of the Jug, created by Fritz Leiber in the short story "Lean Times in Lankhmar".
Ilmen Slavs The Ilmen Slavs (Ильменские славяне in Russian; also known as словѣне, or Slovene), the northernmost tribe of the Early East Slavs, which inhabited the shores of the Lake Ilmen and the basin of the rivers of Volkhov, Lovat, Msta and the upper stream of the Mologa River in the 8th to 10th centuries.
Ilmenau Ilmenau is a town located in the district of Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. It is the biggest town in Ilm-Kreis district with 27,000 inhabitants, and additionally 7,200 students studying at the Technische Universität Ilmenau.
Ilmor Ilmor, originally founded by Mario Illien and Paul Morgan in 1981, is an English independent high-performance autosport engineering company. With manufacturing based in Brixworth, Northamptonshire, and maintenance offices in Plymouth, Michigan, the company supplies engines and consultancy within Champ Car, Formula 1, IRL and MotoGP formats.
Ilnacullin Ilnacullin, known locally as Garnish Island (properly Garinish Island), is a very tranquil yet popular tourist attraction in Ireland, located in the small harbour of Glengarriff, County Cork which forms part of Bantry Bay. Ilnacullin is the name used by the National Parks and Monuments Service to differentiate it from Garinish Island in Co Kerry.
Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south.
Ilocos Region Region 1 of the Philippines is located in the northwestern part of Luzon. It is bounded by Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley to the east, Central Luzon to the south and by the South China Sea to the west.
Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Vigan City and borders Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, and La Union and Benguet to the south.
Iloilo Iloilo is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Iloilo City and is located at the southeast portion of Panay Island, bordering Antique to the west and Capiz to the north.
Iloilo City The City of Iloilo (Hiligaynon: Ciudad sang Iloilo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iloilo) is the capital city of the province of Iloilo in the Philippines. It is the regional center and the main economic hub of the Western Visayas region.
Ilois Ilois or ĂŽlois (also known as Chagossians) are a group of Creole-speaking people, mostly of Indian descent (along with populations from Madagascar, Mauritius, and Mozambique). They inhabited the island of Diego Garcia and other parts of the Chagos Archipelago for more than a century.
Ilokano literature Ilokano literature or Iloko literature pertains to the literary works of writers of Ilocano ancestry regardless of the language used - be it Iloko, English, Spanish or other foreign and Philippine languages. The terms "Iloko" and "Ilokano" are different.
Ilokano writers There are hundreds of published Ilokano writers (or Ilocano writers) from the time Ilokano literature emerged through the efforts of Ilokano ilustrados in the 18th century to the present. The following list of Ilokano writers is not extensive nor comprehensive enough to be considered a directory.
Ilon Wikland Ilon Wikland (born 1930 in Tartu, Estonia) is a Swedish artist and illustrator, born in Tartu, Estonia, but spent her childhood in Haapsalu. She is known best for her illustrations to various books by the author Astrid Lindgren, including the popular The Children of Noisy Village.
Ilona Eibenschütz Ilona Eibenschütz (May 8, 1872 – May 21, 1967) was a Hungarian pianist from Budapest. She received her first instruction in music from her cousin Albert Eibenschütz; At the age of five, Franz Liszt is said to have played at a concert with her.
Ilona Feher Ilona Feher, Fehér Ilona (December 1, 1901, Budapest, Hungary - January, 1988, Holon, Israel), was one of the last representatives of the Central European Violin School whose greats included(Joseph Joachim, Otakar Ševčík and Jenő Hubay).
Ilona Feher Foundation The Ilona Feher Foundation was established in 2003 as a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the artistic development of exceptional young Israeli violinists. The foundation honors the late violin pedagogue Ilona Feher (1901-1988) whose guidance helped shape some of Israel's greatest violinists, notable Pinchas Zukerman, Shlomo Mintz, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Hagai Shaham and Ittai Shapira.
Ilona Mitrecey Ilona Mitrecey (more commonly known as Ilona) (born September 1 1993) is a young French singer. She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, "Un monde parfait" ("A Perfect World"), a high-energy techno song which had already been released in Italy in March 2004 under the name Très Bien featuring Ilona, on February 28 2005, based on a traditional Neapolitan song.
Ilona Staller Anna Ilona Staller (or credited as originally named Anna Elena, 26 November 1951 - ), also known by her stage name Cicciolina, is an Italian-Hungarian porn star turned politician, and the first hardcore performer in the world to be elected to a democratic parliament.
Ilonggo Grill Ilonggo Grill is a Philippine fastfood chain in the Philippines consisting of foods mostly from the Ilonggo region. The foods/viands of Ilonggo Grill are mostly pork, beef, fish and other viands of the Philippine Islands.
Iloprost Iloprost, an inhalation solution, is sold under the name Ventavis® and is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It was developed by the pharmaceutical company Schering AG and is marketed by Schering AG in Europe and CoTherix, Inc.
Ils ont changé ma chanson (album) This album of Dalida went with a wind of changes in her career : the 70s are coming, the label is no more Barclay Records but her brother Orlando's International Shows, then she is also changing her style for a more mature adult contemporary music. The success of this album are the proofs : the greek folklore summer hit "Darla dirladada", "Ils ont changé ma chanson" or "Lady d'Arbanville".
Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants Ils Se Marièrent et Eurent Beaucoup d'Enfants (Translation : They Married and Had Many Children) (English title And They Lived Happily Ever After) is a 2004 film written and directed by Yvan Attal, produced by Claude Berri, and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Ilsa Konrads Ilsa Konrads (born March 29 1944 in Riga, Latvia) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won silver in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In her career, she set 12 individual world records, and after her swimming career ended, was the Australasian editor of Belle.
Ilsa Schiklegoobermeyger Ilsa Schicklegoobermeyger (played by Caroline Rhea) is an antagonist in the Disney Channel Original Series, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, who works at the Tipton Hotel's rival across the street, the St. Marc's Hotel.
Ilse Huizinga Ilse Huizinga (October 15, 1966) is a Dutch singer, considered one of the most distinguished of a new generation of jazz singers. From the very beginning of her career, media and audiences have spoken highly of her interpretations of the Great American Songbook.
Ilse Koch Ilse Koch, born Ilse Köhler (September 22, 1906 – September 1, 1967), was the wife of Karl Koch, the commandant of the concentration camp Buchenwald. She is infamous for taking souvenirs from the skin of murdered inmates with distinctive tattoos.
Ilse Steppat Ilse Paula Steppat (born November 11, 1917 in Wuppertal, died December 21, 1969 in Berlin (West)) was a German actress. In her only English language role, she played Blofeld's assistant and henchwoman Irma Bunt in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Ilse Werner Ilse Werner (born Ilse Charlotte Still on July 11, 1921 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia); died August 7, 2005 in LĂĽbeck) was an actress and singer. She was born to a Dutch father and a German mother and was Dutch citizen by birth.
Ilse-Margret Vogel Ilse-Margaret Vogel is a German-American author who mostly writes for children and young adults. However, she is perhaps best known for her memoir Bad Times, Good Friends - A personal memoir which tells the story of her life between 1943 and 1945 living in Nazi Germany and how ordinary Germans lived under Hitler.
Ilsenburg Ilsenburg, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, romantically situated under the north foot of the Harz Mountains, at the entrance to the Ilsethal, 6 miles NW. from Wernigerode by the railway (Deutsche Bundesbahn InterRegio route) to Goslar.
Ilsington, Devon Ilsington is a Parish situated on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest in the county, and includes the villages of Ilsington, Haytor Vale, Liverton and South Knighton.
Ilston Book The Ilston Book is the earliest record of a Baptist church in Wales, and is so named after the location of its meeting place near the ruins of the old Trinity well at Ilston Beck in the Gower Peninsula, the site of a pre-Reformation chapel, now in ruins. This "Cromwellian" church was founded in 1649 during the English Civil War under the Calvinistic leadership of John Myles (aka John Miles) (1621 - 1683).
Iltalehti Iltalehti is a daily tabloid newspaper and the third largest newspaper in Finland. Of tabloid newspapers, Iltalehti has the market share of 40% and its biggest (and only) rival Ilta-Sanomat has the market share of 60%.
Iltizam An Iltizam was a form of tax farm that appeared in the 17th century in Ottoman Egypt. Iltiazams were sold off by the government to wealthy notables who would then reap up to five times the amount paid by taxing the peasants and extracting agricultural production.
Ilulissat Ilulissat (population 4,533) is the third largest settlement in Greenland and also the seat of the municipality of Ilulissat (Ilulissat Kommuniat) which covers an area of 47,000 km2. The town is located at , about halfway up the country's west coast, and about 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle.
Ilunga Mwepu Ilunga Mwepu (22 August1949) is a football player from Zaire, who wore his country colours during 1974 FIFA World Cup. He is most famously known for booting a dead ball away in an attempt to prevent Brazil from scoring a free kick on the match between the two nations that year in the tournament in West Germany.
Ilusiones Ilusiones (1995) (literally: Illusions ) was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas TelevisiĂłn. Luis Colmenares came up with the original idea for this telenovela, Mariana D'Juro was its executive producer, Tito Rojas was its director, and Daniel Rojas was in charge of general produccion.
Ilvala Ilvala (Sanskrit: इल्वल) and Vatapi were asuras, the rulers of Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, was named after asura king Vatapi. According to the Mahābhārata, Vatapi ruled the area along with his brother Ilvala.
Ilya Bolotowsky Ilya Bolotowsky (1907-1981) became a leading early 20th-century painter in abstract styles in New York City. His work, a search for philosophical order through visual expression, embraced Cubism and Geometric Abstraction and was much influenced by Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.
Ilya Elizarov Ilya Elizarovich Elizarov (Russian: Илья Елизарович Елизаров, also transliterated as Yelizarov; born January 27, 1963) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. He is a member of the State Duma's Committee on Economic Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism.
Ilya Frank Ilya Mikhailovich Frank (Russian: Илья́ Миха́йлович Франк) (October 23, 1908 – June 22, 1990) was a Russian winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958 jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also of the Soviet Union.
Ilya Ilf Ilya Ilf (Ilya Arnoldovich Faynzilberg; Russian: Илья Ильф; in Odessa – April 13, 1937) was an extremely popular Soviet author of the 1920s and 1930s, who worked in collaboration with Yevgeny Petrov. See Ilf and Petrov for more info.
Ilya Kabakov Ilya Kabakov, Russian Илья Иосифович Кабаков (September 30 1933) is a conceptual artist, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. He worked for thirty years in Moscow, from the 1950s until the late 1980s. He now lives and works on Long Island. He was named by ArtNews as one of the "ten greatest living artists" in 2000.
Ilya Mashkov Ilya Ivanovich Mashkov () (1881-1944), Russian artist, one of the most significant and at the same time most characteristic painters of the circle of "Jack of Diamonds" (Russian: Бубновый Валет).
Ilya Prigogine Ilya Prigogine (Russian: Илья́ Рома́нович Приго́жин) (January 25, 1917 – May 28, 2003) was a Belgian physicist and chemist noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.

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