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Zeng Gong Zeng Gong (曾鞏; style name: Zigu ĺ固; 1019-1083) was a scholar and historian of the Song Dynasty in China. He was one of the supporters of the New Classical Prose Movement 新古文é‹ĺ‹• and is regarded as founder of one of the eight great schools of thought of the Tang and Song dynasties (ĺ”宋八大家).
Zeng Guofan ZÄ“ng GuĂłfán (; Wade-Giles: Tseng Kuo-fan, Styled BĂłhán 伯函 and variably DĂshÄ“ng 滌生; Posthumous name: Wenzheng ć–‡ćŁ; created Marquess Yiyong of the First Class 勇毅一ç‰ĺ€™) (November 21, 1811 – March 12, 1872) was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty in China. He raised the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the stability of Qing Dynasty along with other prominent figures, including Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, setting the scene for the era later known as the Tongzhi Resurgence ďĽĺŚć˛»ä¸ĺ…´ďĽ‰.
Zeng Chengwei Zeng Chengwei (曾ćĺ‰) is a Chinese musician of the guqin, born in the Sichuan province of China. He is a sixth-generation transmitter (counting from Zhang Kongshan) of the Shu school of qin music, having studied with his maternal grandfather, Yu Shaoze.
Zeng Liansong Zeng Liansong (1917-1999, Traditional Chinese: 曾čŻćťľ, Simplified Chinese: 曾č”ćťľ, Pinyin: ZÄ“ng LiánsĹŤng) was the designer of the Flag of the People's Republic of China. He was from Ruian, Zhejiang province.
Zeng Qinghong Zeng Qinghong (simplified Chinese: 曾庆红 Pinyin: Zēng Qìnghóng) (born July 1939) is a Chinese politician. He became a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee during the 2002 16th Party Congress.
Zengakuren Zengakuren (ĺ…¨ĺ¦é€Ł) or All-Japan Federation of Students' Self-Governing Associations (全日本ĺ¦ç”źč‡Şć˛»äĽšç·Źé€Łĺ Zen-nihon gakusei jichikai sĹŤ rengĹŤ) is a national league of students in Japan created in 1948. It is most notable for organizing marches and protests.
Zengi Imad ad-Din Atabeg Zengi (al-Malik al-Mansur) (also Zangi, Zengui, Zenki, or Zanki; in Turkish Ä°madeddin Zengi, in Arabic: عماد الدین زنŮŮŠ) (c. 1085 – September 14, 1146) was the son of Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, governor of Aleppo under Malik Shah I.
Zengzi Zengzi (曾ĺ; also called Zeng Shen, 曾ĺŹ; or Ziyu, ĺ輿) (505 BCE - 436 BCE) was a philosopher and student of Confucius. Zengzi is credited with authorship of a large portion of the Great Learning, including its foreword.
Zenica Zenica (Cyrillic: Зеница) is an industrial city (the fourth largest, after Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Tuzla) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. It is located about 70 km north of Sarajevo and is situated on the Bosna river, surrounded by mountains and hills.
Zeniff In the Book of Mormon, Zeniff is the first of three kings whose story is recounted in The Record of Zeniff. The record concerns a group of Nephites who returned for a time to the land of Nephi but who were ultimately driven out by the Lamanites.
Zenigata Heiji Zenigata Heiji (Japanese: éŠĺ˝˘ĺąłć¬ˇ) is the hero of a series of Japanese novels, films and TV programmes set in the Edo period of Japanese history. He is a policeman (岡ăŁĺĽ•ăŤ, okappiki) who catches criminals by throwing coins, the zeni of the title, thus Zenigata Heiji.
Zenit (camera) Zenit is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) camera brand manufactured by the KMZ factory (Krasnogorskiy Mekhanicheskiy Zavod) near Moscow since 1952 and by BelOMO in Belarus since the 1970s. The Zenit trademark is primarily associated with 35mm SLR cameras.
Zenit (sports society) Zenit (; English:Zenith) was the All-Union Voluntary Sports Society for workers of arms industry, established in 1936. Due to reorganization of sports societies, between 1957 and 1966 physical culture collectives of Zenit were a part of VSS Trud from the Russian SFSR, and other republican sports societies.
Zenit Äozić Zenit Äozić is a Bosnian actor, humorist and television producer. He started his entertainment career as early drummer of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje where he performed sketches between the songs together with Sejo Sexon and Nele Karajlić.
Zenit rocket The Zenit rocket (Ukrainian: Зеніт, Russian: ЗениĚŃ‚; meaning Zenith) is a space launch vehicle manufactured by the Yuzhnoe Design Bureau of Ukraine. Zenit was built in the 1980s for two purposes: as a liquid rocket booster for the Energia rocket and, equipped with a second stage, as a stand-alone rocket.
Zenith In broad terms, the zenith is the direction pointing directly above a particular location (perpendicular, orthogonal). Since the concept of being above is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the zenith in more rigorous terms.
Zenith (comics) Zenith (Robert MacDowell) is a British superhero, who appeared in the science fiction magazine 2000 AD. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artists Steve Yeowell and Brendan McCarthy, he first appeared in 2000 AD #537 (1987).
Zenith Aircraft Company Zenith Aircraft Company is in the exclusive business of designing, developing and manufacturing kit aircraft. The independent, privately-owned company was formed in 1992 in Mexico, Missouri, centrally located in the United States, and is based in 20,000+ sq.
Zenith Applied Philosophy Zenith Applied Philosophy (ZAP) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based organisation founded by John Dalhoff (aka John Ultimate) in 1974. ZAP has a world view which is a combination of Scientology, Eastern mysticism and the ideas of the American John Birch Society.
Zenith Caste The Zenith Caste is one of five castes of the Solar Exalted. First detailed in White Wolf's Exalted (ISBN 1-56504-623-4), and later expanded upon in its own supplement Caste Book: Zenith (ISBN 1-58846-660-4), the Zenith Caste is filled with the prest-kings, preachers and hermits of the Solar Exalted.
Zenith Data Systems Zenith Data Systems (ZDS) was a division of Zenith founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, who had, at that time, recently entered the personal computer market. Zenith sold personal computers under both the Heath/Zenith and Zenith Data Systems names.
Zenith Hourly Rate Zenith Hourly Rate is a concept used by meteor shower observers. It represents the maximum theoretical rate of meteors that would be visible to an observer, if the radiant of the shower was at the zenith and the sky was free of any light pollution.
Zenith Komarniski Zenith Komarniski is an ice hockey player, born August 13th, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta. He is 6'0, weighs 200 lbs, and is currently playing defense on the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights of the American Hockey League.
Zenith number A Zenith number is a special type of toll-free telephone number in the United States and Canada, introduced prior to the development of WATS toll-free service. It allows a calling party to call the number's owner at no charge by dialing the operator and requesting the specified Zenith number.
Zenith STOL CH701 The Zenith STOL CH 701 is a light, two place aircraft designed by Canadian aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz through his Midland, Ontario based company, Zenair. The CH 701 first flew in 1986 and the design is still in production in 2007.
Zenithal Hourly Rate In astronomy, the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) of a meteor shower is the number of meteors an observer would see in one hour under a clear, dark sky (limiting apparent magnitude of 6.5) and if the radiant of the shower were in the zenith.
Zenithia Zenithia, also called Zenith Castle or simply Zenith, is the name of a fictional sky castle from the videogame series Dragon Quest. The first appearance is in Dragon Warrior IV, and the castle is one of several elements from Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI which suggest the three games are linked as a trilogy; this group is often called the Tenku (Japanese for Heaven), or the Tenkuu no Shiro (Castle in the Sky) trilogy.
Zenker's fixative Named after Konrad Zenker, German histologist, Zenker's fixative is a rapid nuclear] fixative used as a mordant in some staining procedures, containing corrosive [[mercuric chloride, potassium bichromate, sodium sulfate, glacial acetic acid, and water. The sodium sulfate is frequently omitted.
Zenkunen War The Zenkunen War (前九年ĺć¦, zenkunen kassen), also known by the English translation Early Nine-Years War, was fought from 1051 to 1063, in Japan's Mutsu province, at the far north of the main island of HonshĹ«. Like the other major conflicts of the Heian period, such as the Gosannen War and the Genpei War, the Zenkunen war was a struggle for power within the samurai clans.
Zenkutsu dachi , which is generally translated as "front stance", is the Japanese term for a traditional stance practiced in karate, its derivatives, and even many non-Japanese martial arts, such as tae kwon do. Zenkutsu-dachi more literally translates to "forward leaning stance", although this can be deceptive, as leaning forward more than a few degrees is incorrect.
Zenna Henderson Zenna Chlarson Henderson (November 1, 1917 – May 11, 1983) was an American elementary school teacher who wrote a series of fantasy novellas and short stories. She was born in 1917 in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Louis Rudolph Chlarson and Emily Vernell Rowley.
Zennyo Ryūō Zennyo Ryūō(善女竜王, 'Dragon Ruler Zennyo') is a dragon from Japanese folk belief and art, famous for appearing at a rain-making contest at Shinsen'en Garden in Kyoto. It can appear in the form of a human man or woman, sometimes with its serpent's tail still visible.
Zeno (programming language) Zeno (after Zeno of Elea) is an imperative procedural programming language designed to be easy to learn and user friendly. Zeno is generic in the sense that it contains most of the essential elements used in other languages to develop real applications.
Zeno Beach Zeno Beach is a rock album by Australian band Radio Birdman released in June 2006. It maintains much of the sound the band had in the 1970's while adding a different style with You Am I drummer, Russell Hopkinson.
Zeno Cosini Zeno Cosini is the Italian protagonist of the novel La Coscienza di Zeno by Italo Svevo. The story is written as Zeno's journal, recounting his addiction to tobacco, his relationship with his wife and mistress, and his business.
Zeno machine In mathematics and computer science, Zeno machines (abbreviated ZM, and also called Accelerated Turing machine, ACM) are a computational model related to Turing machines that allows a countably infinite number of algorithmic steps to be performed in finite time. These machines are ruled out in some models of computation.
Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium (Greek: ZÄ“nĹŤn ho KitieĹs; 333 BC - 264 BC) was a Hellenistic Stoic philosopher from Citium, Cyprus. He was the son of a merchant and a student of Crates of Thebes, the most famous Cynic living at that time in Greece.
Zeno's paradoxes Zeno's paradoxes are a set of paradoxes devised by Zeno of Elea to support Parmenides' doctrine that "all is one" and that contrary to the evidence of our senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.
Zenobi Zenobi is a computer game company that is known for its interactive fiction. The company was started by John Wilson, also known as "the Rochdale Balrog," in late 1982, first as a part-time job, but since early 1986 it became his full time job.
Zenobia (film) Zenobia (also known as Elephants Never Forget (UK) and It's Spring Again) is a 1939 comedy film starring Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke, Alice Brady, James Ellison, Jean Parker, June Lang, Stepin Fetchit, and Hattie McDaniel. It is one of the few films after the teaming that feature Hardy without Stan Laurel.
Zenobia (plant) Zenobia pulverulenta (Honeycup) is the sole species in the genus Zenobia, in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Zenodotus Zenodotus (), Greek grammarian, literary critic, and scholar on Homer; first librarian of the Library of Alexandria; pupil of Philetas of Cos; a native of Ephesus. He lived during the reigns of the first two Ptolemies, and was at the height of his reputation about 280 BC.
Zenon Zenon, son of Agreophon, was a native of the Greek town of Caunus in lower Asia Minor. He moved to Philadelphia in Egypt and became a private secretary to Apollonius, the finance minister to Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes during the 3rd century BC.
Zenon Caravella Zenon Caravella (born March 17, 1983) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Omniworld in the Netherlands. He is the nephew of former Australian national team coach Frank Farina.
Zenon Wiśniewski Zenon Wiśniewski (born December 22, 1959 in Płock) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5764 votes in 16 Płock district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Zenoss Zenoss is an open source network monitoring and systems management platform released under the GNU Public License (GPL) version 2. Zenoss is a monitoring platform that provides availability, inventory and configuration, performance monitoring, and event management.
Zenouska Mowatt Zenouska Mowatt (born 26 May 1990) is the daughter of photographer Paul Mowatt and Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent and her late husband, Sir Angus Ogilvy. She was born in Roehampton, London.
Zenphoto Zenphoto is an online photo gallery application designed to be "a simpler web photo album." It includes dynamic image processing, folder-based albums, editable titles and descriptions powered by AJAX, comments, themes, online uploads, and simple image management.
Zenrinkyo Zenrinkyō is a Shinto based "New Religion" founded in 1947 in Japan, It was founded by Rikihisa Tatsusai as Tenchi Kōdō Zenrinkai, and is headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture.Zenrinkyō was registered as a legal religious corporation under the Shūkyō Hōjinrei ordinance in 1948.
Zensar Technologies Zensar Technologies is a global information technology services and BPO solutions provider headquartered in Pune, India. It is a joint venture of RPG Group and Fujitsu Services, and offers a range of integrated information technology (IT) and BPO solutions to Fortune 500 clients.
Zensekai Goshin Jitsu Zen Sekai Goshin Jitsu - Literally "Universal Defense Art" was the creation of the Late Gary J Castanza of Hamburg New York, USA. Recognized by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council in September of 1996.
Zenshiite Zenshiite in Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe is a hybrid of the religious principles of Zen Buddhism and Shiite Islam. The Zenshiites are mostly discussed in the six prequel novels written by Brian Herbert in cooperation with Kevin J.
Zenshuji Zenshuji Soto Mission, established in 1922 in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles, California, was the first Soto Zen Buddhist temple in North America. Today, it is the North American headquarters for Soto Zen, under the guidance of Sotoshu Shumucho (the headquarters of Soto Zen in Japan), and is a direct branch of Eiheiji and Sojiji (the two head temples in Japan).
Zensunni Zensunni in Frank Herbert's Dune universe is a syncretic religious belief that is a hybrid of principles of Zen Buddhism and Sunni Islam. In the fictional far future of human civilization portrayed in the series, various ethnic and political groups adhere to this worldview, including the Fremen, originally the "Zensunni wanderers.
Zentatsu Richard Baker Zentatsu Richard Baker (his complete Buddhist name is Zentatsu Myoyu) is a controversial American Zen Buddhist priest in the Soto tradition. He is the dharma heir of Shunryu Suzuki, and was instrumental in both the growth of San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) and the center's temporary downfall.
Zentner The zentner (German Zentner, from Latin centenarius, derived from centum meaning "hundred") is an old name for a unit of mass used predominantly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, although it is also sometimes used in the United Kingdom; for example, as a measure of the weight of certain crops including hops for beer production. Like the notion of hundredweight, it is the weight of 100 units, where the value of the unit depends on the context (time and location).
Zentral-Dombauverein zu Köln von 1842 The Zentral-Dombauverein zu Köln von 1842 (Central Cathedral Building Society of 1842; formerly "Central-"), abbreviated ZDV, is one of the oldest and once largest NGO's and civic associations of Germany, Europe, and indeed the world. It was founded to promote and finance the completion of Cologne Cathedral, one of the most important Gothic buildings and churches globally and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and continues to ensure the never-ending restoration and maintenance of the Cathedral.
Zentralblatt MATH Zentralblatt MATH (German: central math journal) is a service providing reviews and abstracts for articles in pure and applied mathematics, published by Springer Science+Business Media. It is a major international reviewing services which cover the entire field of mathematics.
Zentrale UnterstĂĽtzungsgruppe Zoll The Zentrale UnterstĂĽtzungsgruppe Zoll (Central Customs Support Group, ZUZ) is the SWAT unit of the German customs service (Bundeszollverwaltung) and subordinate to the German Customs Investigation Bureau (Zollkriminalamt, ZKA). It was formed in 1997 as the customs SWAT team for use when regular officers would be in too much danger.
Zentralfriedhof Situated in the district of Simmering, Simmeringer HauptstraĂźe 230-244, Vienna 1110, Austria, the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries.
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, also known as the Gedenkstätte der Sozialisten (the Memorial to the Socialists), is a cemetery that contains most of the graves of former East German (GDR) leaders, including those of Walter Ulbricht, who ordered the building of the Berlin Wall, and Wilhelm Pieck, the first President of the GDR.
Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland The Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland ("Central Council of Jews in Germany") is a federation of German Jews organizing many Jewish organisations in Germany. It was founded on July 19, 1950 as a response to the increasing isolation of German Jews by the international Jewish community and increasing interest in Jewish affairs by the (West) German government.
Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland The Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland (ZMD) (Central Council of Muslims in Germany) is an Islamic federation in Germany. With 15,000 to 20,000 members, mainly Arab muslims, it has less than half the size of the :de:Islamrat fĂĽr die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Islam Council of the Federal Republic of Germany).
Zentri Zentri is a free, open-source CMS (Content Management System). It was developed by a person, who goes by the username "Kenetix", for use on his personal website It was initially based on the PHP-Nuke] CMS created by Francisco Burzi.
Zentropy Partners Zentropy Partners is the defunct name for an existing global internet professional services company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded in 1995 by Ryan Magnussen, shortly before the internet boom of the late 1990's.
Zenwalk Linux Zenwalk Linux was originally a Slackware-based Linux distribution founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin. Under the lead of JP, as he is affectionately called, the distribution has become very different from Slackware in most regards while still maintaining compatibility with binary installation packages.
Zenzo Shimizu Zenzo Shimizu (ć¸…ć°´ĺ–„é€ , March 25 1891 in Gunma Prefecture - April 12 1977 in Osaka) was a former tennis player from Japan. He reached "Challenge Round" final of Wimbledon 1920, lost Bill Tilden 4-6, 4-6, 11-13.
Zeocarbon Zeocarbon (also called activated charcoal and zeolite mixture) is the more general term which includes material mostly derived from charcoal and volcanic rock. It denotes a material which has an exceptionally high surface area, typically determined by nitrogen adsorption, and includes a large amount of microporosity.
Zeolite Zeolites (Greek, zein, "to boil"; lithos, "a stone") are minerals that have a micro-porous structure. The term was originally coined in the 18th century by a Swedish mineralogist named Axel Fredrik Cronstedt who observed, upon rapidly heating a natural mineral, that the stones began to dance about as the water evaporated.
Zeon In the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to the Republic of Zeon, the Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. It is also referred to as the Duchy of Zeon or the Zeon Dukedom.
Zeos Zeos is the former name of a manufacturer of personal computers based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They sold their products primarily by mail order, but also in Sam's Club stores and Zeos-branded retail outlets.
Zeotrope Theater The Zeotrope Theatre stood proudly on the corner of East Central & Summer Streets in downtown Franklin, Massachusetts from 1886 until 2005. Unaffected by the ever-changing world around it, the Theatre remained a glorious staple of downtown Franklin throughout its storied existence.
Zepar In demonology, Zepar is a Great Duke of Hell, who tries to seduce women, and if requested by them, he can change his shape into that of their beloved man, but makes them sterile. He has twenty-six legions of demons under his command.
Zephaniah Zephaniah or Tzfanya (×¦Ö°×¤Ö·× Ö°×™Ö¸×” "Concealed of/is the LORD", Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) is the name of several people in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. He is also called Sophonias as in the New Catholic Encyclopaedia and in Easton's [Bible] Dictionary.
Zephaniah Swift Zephaniah Swift (February 27, 1759–September 27, 1823) was an American jurist, author, and politician from Windham, Connecticut. He served in the state's House of Representatives and represented Connecticut in the U.
Zephaniah Williams Zephaniah Williams (1795-1874) was a collier and innkeeper, prosecuted for his part in the Chartist Rising at Newport, Monmouthshire in 1839. Known as the "Blackwood Infidel", he had a reputation as a political radical, and as an individual prepared to settle disputes in less conventional ways.
Zephyr (band) Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Givens on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlain on drums and Candy Givens on vocals. Although the Janis Joplin vocal stylings of Candy Givens was originally the focal point for the band, it was the flashy guitar work of Tommy Bolin that the band is best remembered for.
Zephyr (protocol) Created at MIT, as part of Project Athena, Zephyr was designed as an instant messaging protocol and application-suite with a heavy Unix background. Using the "do one thing, do it well" philosophy of Unix, it was made up of several separate programs working together to make a complete messaging system.
Zephyr Field Zephyr Field is home to the New Orleans Zephyrs, the AAA affiliate of the New York Mets major league baseball team. Opened in 1998 in Metairie (Jefferson Parish), a suburb of New Orleans, the stadium seats 11,000 fans.
Zephyr, Ontario Zephyr is a small community in Durham Region, in Uxbridge Township Ontario Canada located northwest of the former town of Uxbridge. Zephyr is located north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and is accessed with roads linking to Uxbridge and Udora and linking Mount Albert Road and to Oakwood and Lindsay.
Zephyrosaurus Zephyrosaurus (meaning "westward wind lizard") was a genus of hypsilophodont ornithopod dinosaur. It is based on a partial skull and poscranial fragments discovered in the Aptian-Albian-age Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Carbon County, Montana.
Zepler doubling Zepler doubling is a manoeuvre in chess in which a piece moves along a certain line (rank, file or diagonal), then another friendly piece moves onto that same line, then the first piece moves again in the same direction as before. The term is effectively limited to the field of chess problems.
Zeppelin Zeppelin is a type of dirigible, more specifically a type of rigid airship pioneered by German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century and based in part on an earlier design by Croatian aviation pioneer David Schwarz. Due to the outstanding success of the Zeppelin design, the term zeppelin in casual use came to refer to all rigid airships.
Zeppelin bend A Zeppelin bend is a secure, jam-proof way to connect two ropes. Simple to tie and untie, and far more secure than the oft-used reef knot, this is a very effective "bend" (knot used to tie two ropes together).
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen The Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen at the Lake Constance (Bodensee) chronicles the history of the Zeppelin airships in the city where they were born. The museum, housed inside the former Hafenbahnhof (Harbor Train Station), opened in 1996.
Zeppelin NT Zeppelin NT ("Neue Technologie", German for new technology) is an airship type that has been manufactured since the 1990s by the German company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen.
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953-) (Ge'ez á‹áአያዕቆብ አáťá áĄá‹á´), styled the Crown Prince of Ethiopia is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie and son of Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie of Ethiopia. After the revolution of 1974, he lived in exile in Great Britain where he had been attending school, and briefly in the United States.
Zerah Colburn: The Spirit of Darkness Zerah Colburn: The Spirit of Darkness by John Mortimer is a book about Zerah Colburn, the American locomotive designer who was also a famous editor and publisher. Colburn committed suicide at age 38 in Belmont, Massachusetts, in 1870.
Zerahiah the Greek Rabbi Zerachiah the Greek (in Hebrew, Zerachiah ha-Yavani or ha-Yewani; sometimes known by the acronymistic nickname "Ra'Za'H") was a Greek-Jewish ethicist who resided in the Byzantine Empire in the thirteenth or fourteenth century. Of his life no details are known, except that he was the author of an ethical work entitled Sefer ha-Yashar (not to be confused with the many other Jewish writings of the same name); this work was confused with Jacob Tam's halakhic work of the same name and erroneously attributed to the renowned tosafist.
Zerach Warhaftig Rabbi Dr. Zerach Warhaftig (Hebrew: זרח ורהפ××™×’, Yiddish: זרח וו×רה×פ×יק, also known as Zorach Warhaftig, ZÄ´rach Varhatfig or ZĂ©rach Varhaftig) (2 February 1906 - 26 September 2002) was an Israeli lawyer and politician and a signator of Israel's Declaration of Independence.
Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona Zerachiah ben Isaac Ha-Levi Gerondi (Hebrew: זרחיה הלוי), called the ReZaH, RaZBI or Baal Ha-Maor (author of the book Ha-Maor) was born about 1125 in the town of Gerona, Spain – hence the name Gerondi – and died after 1186 in Lunel. He was a famous rabbi, Torah and Talmud commentator and a poet.
Zerachiel Archangel Zerachiel ("God's command") is one of the primary angels who leads souls to judgement. An Angel of Healing, he is also the presiding angel of the sun, prince of ministering angels those who watch over mortals, and the angel of children, particularly children of parents who have sinned (and are therefore at risk of falling into sin as adults themselves).
Zeravshan The Zeravshan or Zarafshan river (from the Persian word زر اŮشان, meaning "the sprayer of Gold"), whilst smaller and less well-known than the two great rivers of Central Asia, the Amu Darya (or Oxus) and the Syr Darya (or Jaxartes), is if anything more valuable as a source of irrigation in the region.
Zerão Zerão, also known as Estádio Milton Corrêa is a multi-use stadium located in Macapá, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Amapá Clube, Esporte Clube Macapá, Trem Desportivo Clube and Ypiranga Clube.
Zerøspace Zerøspace was the second album from the Kidneythieves, released on March 26 2002. It includes a slightly reworked version of their 1998 cover of Patsy Cline's "Crazy" which originally appeared on the Bride of Chucky soundtrack.
Zerelda Mimms Zeralda Mimms James born Zeralda Amanda Mimms (21 July, 1845 - 13 November, 1900) was the first cousin and wife of Jesse James. Her father, pastor John Wilson Mimms was married to Mary James, sister of Robert James, Jesse's father.
Zerewitinoff determination The Zerewitinoff determination or Zerevitinov determination is a quantitative chemical test for the determination of active hydrogens in a chemical substance. A sample is treated with the Grignard reagent methylmagnesium iodide which reacts with any acidic hydrogen atom to form methane.
Zerg Cerebrate Zerg Cerebrates are fictional characters from the StarCraft series of video games and books. They are powerful agents of the Zerg Swarm, created by the Zerg Overmind for the purposes of controlling Zerg Broods.
Zerkalo Nedeli Zerkalo Nedeli (; ), usually referred to in English as the Mirror Weekly, is one of Ukraine’s most influential analytical newspapers published weekly in Kiev, the nation's capital. It was founded in 1994, and boasts a circulation of about 48,000 (as of 2005).
Zerlina Zerlina is one of the most famous soubrette roles in opera. She is a peasant girl about to be happily wed to Masetto when Don Giovanni takes notice of her and uses his authority as an aristocrat to befriend all the guests and send them away to his villa while he attempts to seduce her in the famous duet, La Ci Darem La Mano.
Zeng Guofan ZÄ“ng GuĂłfán (; Wade-Giles: Tseng Kuo-fan, Styled BĂłhán 伯函 and variably DĂshÄ“ng 滌生; Posthumous name: Wenzheng ć–‡ćŁ; created Marquess Yiyong of the First Class 勇毅一ç‰ĺ€™) (November 21, 1811 – March 12, 1872) was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty in China. He raised the Xiang Army to fight effectively against the Taiping Rebellion and restored the stability of Qing Dynasty along with other prominent figures, including Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, setting the scene for the era later known as the Tongzhi Resurgence ďĽĺŚć˛»ä¸ĺ…´ďĽ‰.
Zeng Chengwei Zeng Chengwei (曾ćĺ‰) is a Chinese musician of the guqin, born in the Sichuan province of China. He is a sixth-generation transmitter (counting from Zhang Kongshan) of the Shu school of qin music, having studied with his maternal grandfather, Yu Shaoze.
Zeng Liansong Zeng Liansong (1917-1999, Traditional Chinese: 曾čŻćťľ, Simplified Chinese: 曾č”ćťľ, Pinyin: ZÄ“ng LiánsĹŤng) was the designer of the Flag of the People's Republic of China. He was from Ruian, Zhejiang province.
Zeng Qinghong Zeng Qinghong (simplified Chinese: 曾庆红 Pinyin: Zēng Qìnghóng) (born July 1939) is a Chinese politician. He became a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee during the 2002 16th Party Congress.
Zengakuren Zengakuren (ĺ…¨ĺ¦é€Ł) or All-Japan Federation of Students' Self-Governing Associations (全日本ĺ¦ç”źč‡Şć˛»äĽšç·Źé€Łĺ Zen-nihon gakusei jichikai sĹŤ rengĹŤ) is a national league of students in Japan created in 1948. It is most notable for organizing marches and protests.
Zengi Imad ad-Din Atabeg Zengi (al-Malik al-Mansur) (also Zangi, Zengui, Zenki, or Zanki; in Turkish Ä°madeddin Zengi, in Arabic: عماد الدین زنŮŮŠ) (c. 1085 – September 14, 1146) was the son of Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, governor of Aleppo under Malik Shah I.
Zengzi Zengzi (曾ĺ; also called Zeng Shen, 曾ĺŹ; or Ziyu, ĺ輿) (505 BCE - 436 BCE) was a philosopher and student of Confucius. Zengzi is credited with authorship of a large portion of the Great Learning, including its foreword.
Zenica Zenica (Cyrillic: Зеница) is an industrial city (the fourth largest, after Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Tuzla) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. It is located about 70 km north of Sarajevo and is situated on the Bosna river, surrounded by mountains and hills.
Zeniff In the Book of Mormon, Zeniff is the first of three kings whose story is recounted in The Record of Zeniff. The record concerns a group of Nephites who returned for a time to the land of Nephi but who were ultimately driven out by the Lamanites.
Zenigata Heiji Zenigata Heiji (Japanese: éŠĺ˝˘ĺąłć¬ˇ) is the hero of a series of Japanese novels, films and TV programmes set in the Edo period of Japanese history. He is a policeman (岡ăŁĺĽ•ăŤ, okappiki) who catches criminals by throwing coins, the zeni of the title, thus Zenigata Heiji.
Zenit (camera) Zenit is a Russian (and formerly Soviet) camera brand manufactured by the KMZ factory (Krasnogorskiy Mekhanicheskiy Zavod) near Moscow since 1952 and by BelOMO in Belarus since the 1970s. The Zenit trademark is primarily associated with 35mm SLR cameras.
Zenit (sports society) Zenit (; English:Zenith) was the All-Union Voluntary Sports Society for workers of arms industry, established in 1936. Due to reorganization of sports societies, between 1957 and 1966 physical culture collectives of Zenit were a part of VSS Trud from the Russian SFSR, and other republican sports societies.
Zenit Äozić Zenit Äozić is a Bosnian actor, humorist and television producer. He started his entertainment career as early drummer of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje where he performed sketches between the songs together with Sejo Sexon and Nele Karajlić.
Zenit rocket The Zenit rocket (Ukrainian: Зеніт, Russian: ЗениĚŃ‚; meaning Zenith) is a space launch vehicle manufactured by the Yuzhnoe Design Bureau of Ukraine. Zenit was built in the 1980s for two purposes: as a liquid rocket booster for the Energia rocket and, equipped with a second stage, as a stand-alone rocket.
Zenith In broad terms, the zenith is the direction pointing directly above a particular location (perpendicular, orthogonal). Since the concept of being above is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the zenith in more rigorous terms.
Zenith (comics) Zenith (Robert MacDowell) is a British superhero, who appeared in the science fiction magazine 2000 AD. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artists Steve Yeowell and Brendan McCarthy, he first appeared in 2000 AD #537 (1987).
Zenith Aircraft Company Zenith Aircraft Company is in the exclusive business of designing, developing and manufacturing kit aircraft. The independent, privately-owned company was formed in 1992 in Mexico, Missouri, centrally located in the United States, and is based in 20,000+ sq.
Zenith Applied Philosophy Zenith Applied Philosophy (ZAP) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based organisation founded by John Dalhoff (aka John Ultimate) in 1974. ZAP has a world view which is a combination of Scientology, Eastern mysticism and the ideas of the American John Birch Society.
Zenith Caste The Zenith Caste is one of five castes of the Solar Exalted. First detailed in White Wolf's Exalted (ISBN 1-56504-623-4), and later expanded upon in its own supplement Caste Book: Zenith (ISBN 1-58846-660-4), the Zenith Caste is filled with the prest-kings, preachers and hermits of the Solar Exalted.
Zenith Data Systems Zenith Data Systems (ZDS) was a division of Zenith founded in 1979 after Zenith acquired Heathkit, who had, at that time, recently entered the personal computer market. Zenith sold personal computers under both the Heath/Zenith and Zenith Data Systems names.
Zenith Hourly Rate Zenith Hourly Rate is a concept used by meteor shower observers. It represents the maximum theoretical rate of meteors that would be visible to an observer, if the radiant of the shower was at the zenith and the sky was free of any light pollution.
Zenith Komarniski Zenith Komarniski is an ice hockey player, born August 13th, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta. He is 6'0, weighs 200 lbs, and is currently playing defense on the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights of the American Hockey League.
Zenith number A Zenith number is a special type of toll-free telephone number in the United States and Canada, introduced prior to the development of WATS toll-free service. It allows a calling party to call the number's owner at no charge by dialing the operator and requesting the specified Zenith number.
Zenith STOL CH701 The Zenith STOL CH 701 is a light, two place aircraft designed by Canadian aeronautical engineer Chris Heintz through his Midland, Ontario based company, Zenair. The CH 701 first flew in 1986 and the design is still in production in 2007.
Zenithal Hourly Rate In astronomy, the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR) of a meteor shower is the number of meteors an observer would see in one hour under a clear, dark sky (limiting apparent magnitude of 6.5) and if the radiant of the shower were in the zenith.
Zenithia Zenithia, also called Zenith Castle or simply Zenith, is the name of a fictional sky castle from the videogame series Dragon Quest. The first appearance is in Dragon Warrior IV, and the castle is one of several elements from Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI which suggest the three games are linked as a trilogy; this group is often called the Tenku (Japanese for Heaven), or the Tenkuu no Shiro (Castle in the Sky) trilogy.
Zenker's fixative Named after Konrad Zenker, German histologist, Zenker's fixative is a rapid nuclear] fixative used as a mordant in some staining procedures, containing corrosive [[mercuric chloride, potassium bichromate, sodium sulfate, glacial acetic acid, and water. The sodium sulfate is frequently omitted.
Zenkunen War The Zenkunen War (前九年ĺć¦, zenkunen kassen), also known by the English translation Early Nine-Years War, was fought from 1051 to 1063, in Japan's Mutsu province, at the far north of the main island of HonshĹ«. Like the other major conflicts of the Heian period, such as the Gosannen War and the Genpei War, the Zenkunen war was a struggle for power within the samurai clans.
Zenkutsu dachi , which is generally translated as "front stance", is the Japanese term for a traditional stance practiced in karate, its derivatives, and even many non-Japanese martial arts, such as tae kwon do. Zenkutsu-dachi more literally translates to "forward leaning stance", although this can be deceptive, as leaning forward more than a few degrees is incorrect.
Zenna Henderson Zenna Chlarson Henderson (November 1, 1917 – May 11, 1983) was an American elementary school teacher who wrote a series of fantasy novellas and short stories. She was born in 1917 in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Louis Rudolph Chlarson and Emily Vernell Rowley.
Zennyo Ryūō Zennyo Ryūō(善女竜王, 'Dragon Ruler Zennyo') is a dragon from Japanese folk belief and art, famous for appearing at a rain-making contest at Shinsen'en Garden in Kyoto. It can appear in the form of a human man or woman, sometimes with its serpent's tail still visible.
Zeno (programming language) Zeno (after Zeno of Elea) is an imperative procedural programming language designed to be easy to learn and user friendly. Zeno is generic in the sense that it contains most of the essential elements used in other languages to develop real applications.
Zeno Beach Zeno Beach is a rock album by Australian band Radio Birdman released in June 2006. It maintains much of the sound the band had in the 1970's while adding a different style with You Am I drummer, Russell Hopkinson.
Zeno Cosini Zeno Cosini is the Italian protagonist of the novel La Coscienza di Zeno by Italo Svevo. The story is written as Zeno's journal, recounting his addiction to tobacco, his relationship with his wife and mistress, and his business.
Zeno machine In mathematics and computer science, Zeno machines (abbreviated ZM, and also called Accelerated Turing machine, ACM) are a computational model related to Turing machines that allows a countably infinite number of algorithmic steps to be performed in finite time. These machines are ruled out in some models of computation.
Zeno of Citium Zeno of Citium (Greek: ZÄ“nĹŤn ho KitieĹs; 333 BC - 264 BC) was a Hellenistic Stoic philosopher from Citium, Cyprus. He was the son of a merchant and a student of Crates of Thebes, the most famous Cynic living at that time in Greece.
Zeno's paradoxes Zeno's paradoxes are a set of paradoxes devised by Zeno of Elea to support Parmenides' doctrine that "all is one" and that contrary to the evidence of our senses, the belief in plurality and change is mistaken, and in particular that motion is nothing but an illusion.
Zenobi Zenobi is a computer game company that is known for its interactive fiction. The company was started by John Wilson, also known as "the Rochdale Balrog," in late 1982, first as a part-time job, but since early 1986 it became his full time job.
Zenobia (film) Zenobia (also known as Elephants Never Forget (UK) and It's Spring Again) is a 1939 comedy film starring Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke, Alice Brady, James Ellison, Jean Parker, June Lang, Stepin Fetchit, and Hattie McDaniel. It is one of the few films after the teaming that feature Hardy without Stan Laurel.
Zenobia (plant) Zenobia pulverulenta (Honeycup) is the sole species in the genus Zenobia, in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Zenodotus Zenodotus (), Greek grammarian, literary critic, and scholar on Homer; first librarian of the Library of Alexandria; pupil of Philetas of Cos; a native of Ephesus. He lived during the reigns of the first two Ptolemies, and was at the height of his reputation about 280 BC.
Zenon Zenon, son of Agreophon, was a native of the Greek town of Caunus in lower Asia Minor. He moved to Philadelphia in Egypt and became a private secretary to Apollonius, the finance minister to Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes during the 3rd century BC.
Zenon Caravella Zenon Caravella (born March 17, 1983) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Omniworld in the Netherlands. He is the nephew of former Australian national team coach Frank Farina.
Zenon Wiśniewski Zenon Wiśniewski (born December 22, 1959 in Płock) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5764 votes in 16 Płock district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Zenoss Zenoss is an open source network monitoring and systems management platform released under the GNU Public License (GPL) version 2. Zenoss is a monitoring platform that provides availability, inventory and configuration, performance monitoring, and event management.
Zenouska Mowatt Zenouska Mowatt (born 26 May 1990) is the daughter of photographer Paul Mowatt and Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent and her late husband, Sir Angus Ogilvy. She was born in Roehampton, London.
Zenphoto Zenphoto is an online photo gallery application designed to be "a simpler web photo album." It includes dynamic image processing, folder-based albums, editable titles and descriptions powered by AJAX, comments, themes, online uploads, and simple image management.
Zenrinkyo Zenrinkyō is a Shinto based "New Religion" founded in 1947 in Japan, It was founded by Rikihisa Tatsusai as Tenchi Kōdō Zenrinkai, and is headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture.Zenrinkyō was registered as a legal religious corporation under the Shūkyō Hōjinrei ordinance in 1948.
Zensar Technologies Zensar Technologies is a global information technology services and BPO solutions provider headquartered in Pune, India. It is a joint venture of RPG Group and Fujitsu Services, and offers a range of integrated information technology (IT) and BPO solutions to Fortune 500 clients.
Zensekai Goshin Jitsu Zen Sekai Goshin Jitsu - Literally "Universal Defense Art" was the creation of the Late Gary J Castanza of Hamburg New York, USA. Recognized by the World Head of Family Sokeship Council in September of 1996.
Zenshiite Zenshiite in Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe is a hybrid of the religious principles of Zen Buddhism and Shiite Islam. The Zenshiites are mostly discussed in the six prequel novels written by Brian Herbert in cooperation with Kevin J.
Zenshuji Zenshuji Soto Mission, established in 1922 in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles, California, was the first Soto Zen Buddhist temple in North America. Today, it is the North American headquarters for Soto Zen, under the guidance of Sotoshu Shumucho (the headquarters of Soto Zen in Japan), and is a direct branch of Eiheiji and Sojiji (the two head temples in Japan).
Zensunni Zensunni in Frank Herbert's Dune universe is a syncretic religious belief that is a hybrid of principles of Zen Buddhism and Sunni Islam. In the fictional far future of human civilization portrayed in the series, various ethnic and political groups adhere to this worldview, including the Fremen, originally the "Zensunni wanderers.
Zentatsu Richard Baker Zentatsu Richard Baker (his complete Buddhist name is Zentatsu Myoyu) is a controversial American Zen Buddhist priest in the Soto tradition. He is the dharma heir of Shunryu Suzuki, and was instrumental in both the growth of San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) and the center's temporary downfall.
Zentner The zentner (German Zentner, from Latin centenarius, derived from centum meaning "hundred") is an old name for a unit of mass used predominantly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, although it is also sometimes used in the United Kingdom; for example, as a measure of the weight of certain crops including hops for beer production. Like the notion of hundredweight, it is the weight of 100 units, where the value of the unit depends on the context (time and location).
Zentral-Dombauverein zu Köln von 1842 The Zentral-Dombauverein zu Köln von 1842 (Central Cathedral Building Society of 1842; formerly "Central-"), abbreviated ZDV, is one of the oldest and once largest NGO's and civic associations of Germany, Europe, and indeed the world. It was founded to promote and finance the completion of Cologne Cathedral, one of the most important Gothic buildings and churches globally and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and continues to ensure the never-ending restoration and maintenance of the Cathedral.
Zentralblatt MATH Zentralblatt MATH (German: central math journal) is a service providing reviews and abstracts for articles in pure and applied mathematics, published by Springer Science+Business Media. It is a major international reviewing services which cover the entire field of mathematics.
Zentrale UnterstĂĽtzungsgruppe Zoll The Zentrale UnterstĂĽtzungsgruppe Zoll (Central Customs Support Group, ZUZ) is the SWAT unit of the German customs service (Bundeszollverwaltung) and subordinate to the German Customs Investigation Bureau (Zollkriminalamt, ZKA). It was formed in 1997 as the customs SWAT team for use when regular officers would be in too much danger.
Zentralfriedhof Situated in the district of Simmering, Simmeringer HauptstraĂźe 230-244, Vienna 1110, Austria, the Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries.
Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde, also known as the Gedenkstätte der Sozialisten (the Memorial to the Socialists), is a cemetery that contains most of the graves of former East German (GDR) leaders, including those of Walter Ulbricht, who ordered the building of the Berlin Wall, and Wilhelm Pieck, the first President of the GDR.
Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland The Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland ("Central Council of Jews in Germany") is a federation of German Jews organizing many Jewish organisations in Germany. It was founded on July 19, 1950 as a response to the increasing isolation of German Jews by the international Jewish community and increasing interest in Jewish affairs by the (West) German government.
Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland The Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland (ZMD) (Central Council of Muslims in Germany) is an Islamic federation in Germany. With 15,000 to 20,000 members, mainly Arab muslims, it has less than half the size of the :de:Islamrat fĂĽr die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Islam Council of the Federal Republic of Germany).
Zentri Zentri is a free, open-source CMS (Content Management System). It was developed by a person, who goes by the username "Kenetix", for use on his personal website It was initially based on the PHP-Nuke] CMS created by Francisco Burzi.
Zentropy Partners Zentropy Partners is the defunct name for an existing global internet professional services company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded in 1995 by Ryan Magnussen, shortly before the internet boom of the late 1990's.
Zenwalk Linux Zenwalk Linux was originally a Slackware-based Linux distribution founded by Jean-Philippe Guillemin. Under the lead of JP, as he is affectionately called, the distribution has become very different from Slackware in most regards while still maintaining compatibility with binary installation packages.
Zenzo Shimizu Zenzo Shimizu (ć¸…ć°´ĺ–„é€ , March 25 1891 in Gunma Prefecture - April 12 1977 in Osaka) was a former tennis player from Japan. He reached "Challenge Round" final of Wimbledon 1920, lost Bill Tilden 4-6, 4-6, 11-13.
Zeocarbon Zeocarbon (also called activated charcoal and zeolite mixture) is the more general term which includes material mostly derived from charcoal and volcanic rock. It denotes a material which has an exceptionally high surface area, typically determined by nitrogen adsorption, and includes a large amount of microporosity.
Zeolite Zeolites (Greek, zein, "to boil"; lithos, "a stone") are minerals that have a micro-porous structure. The term was originally coined in the 18th century by a Swedish mineralogist named Axel Fredrik Cronstedt who observed, upon rapidly heating a natural mineral, that the stones began to dance about as the water evaporated.
Zeon In the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam (Universal Century series) universe, Zeon can refer to the Republic of Zeon, the Principality of Zeon or Neo-Zeon. It is also referred to as the Duchy of Zeon or the Zeon Dukedom.
Zeos Zeos is the former name of a manufacturer of personal computers based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They sold their products primarily by mail order, but also in Sam's Club stores and Zeos-branded retail outlets.
Zeotrope Theater The Zeotrope Theatre stood proudly on the corner of East Central & Summer Streets in downtown Franklin, Massachusetts from 1886 until 2005. Unaffected by the ever-changing world around it, the Theatre remained a glorious staple of downtown Franklin throughout its storied existence.
Zepar In demonology, Zepar is a Great Duke of Hell, who tries to seduce women, and if requested by them, he can change his shape into that of their beloved man, but makes them sterile. He has twenty-six legions of demons under his command.
Zephaniah Zephaniah or Tzfanya (×¦Ö°×¤Ö·× Ö°×™Ö¸×” "Concealed of/is the LORD", Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) is the name of several people in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. He is also called Sophonias as in the New Catholic Encyclopaedia and in Easton's [Bible] Dictionary.
Zephaniah Swift Zephaniah Swift (February 27, 1759–September 27, 1823) was an American jurist, author, and politician from Windham, Connecticut. He served in the state's House of Representatives and represented Connecticut in the U.
Zephaniah Williams Zephaniah Williams (1795-1874) was a collier and innkeeper, prosecuted for his part in the Chartist Rising at Newport, Monmouthshire in 1839. Known as the "Blackwood Infidel", he had a reputation as a political radical, and as an individual prepared to settle disputes in less conventional ways.
Zephyr (band) Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Givens on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlain on drums and Candy Givens on vocals. Although the Janis Joplin vocal stylings of Candy Givens was originally the focal point for the band, it was the flashy guitar work of Tommy Bolin that the band is best remembered for.
Zephyr (protocol) Created at MIT, as part of Project Athena, Zephyr was designed as an instant messaging protocol and application-suite with a heavy Unix background. Using the "do one thing, do it well" philosophy of Unix, it was made up of several separate programs working together to make a complete messaging system.
Zephyr Field Zephyr Field is home to the New Orleans Zephyrs, the AAA affiliate of the New York Mets major league baseball team. Opened in 1998 in Metairie (Jefferson Parish), a suburb of New Orleans, the stadium seats 11,000 fans.
Zephyr, Ontario Zephyr is a small community in Durham Region, in Uxbridge Township Ontario Canada located northwest of the former town of Uxbridge. Zephyr is located north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and is accessed with roads linking to Uxbridge and Udora and linking Mount Albert Road and to Oakwood and Lindsay.
Zephyrosaurus Zephyrosaurus (meaning "westward wind lizard") was a genus of hypsilophodont ornithopod dinosaur. It is based on a partial skull and poscranial fragments discovered in the Aptian-Albian-age Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Carbon County, Montana.
Zepler doubling Zepler doubling is a manoeuvre in chess in which a piece moves along a certain line (rank, file or diagonal), then another friendly piece moves onto that same line, then the first piece moves again in the same direction as before. The term is effectively limited to the field of chess problems.
Zeppelin Zeppelin is a type of dirigible, more specifically a type of rigid airship pioneered by German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century and based in part on an earlier design by Croatian aviation pioneer David Schwarz. Due to the outstanding success of the Zeppelin design, the term zeppelin in casual use came to refer to all rigid airships.
Zeppelin bend A Zeppelin bend is a secure, jam-proof way to connect two ropes. Simple to tie and untie, and far more secure than the oft-used reef knot, this is a very effective "bend" (knot used to tie two ropes together).
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen The Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen at the Lake Constance (Bodensee) chronicles the history of the Zeppelin airships in the city where they were born. The museum, housed inside the former Hafenbahnhof (Harbor Train Station), opened in 1996.
Zeppelin NT Zeppelin NT ("Neue Technologie", German for new technology) is an airship type that has been manufactured since the 1990s by the German company Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen.
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie, Crown Prince of Ethiopia Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953-) (Ge'ez á‹áአያዕቆብ አáťá áĄá‹á´), styled the Crown Prince of Ethiopia is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie and son of Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie of Ethiopia. After the revolution of 1974, he lived in exile in Great Britain where he had been attending school, and briefly in the United States.
Zerah Colburn: The Spirit of Darkness Zerah Colburn: The Spirit of Darkness by John Mortimer is a book about Zerah Colburn, the American locomotive designer who was also a famous editor and publisher. Colburn committed suicide at age 38 in Belmont, Massachusetts, in 1870.
Zerahiah the Greek Rabbi Zerachiah the Greek (in Hebrew, Zerachiah ha-Yavani or ha-Yewani; sometimes known by the acronymistic nickname "Ra'Za'H") was a Greek-Jewish ethicist who resided in the Byzantine Empire in the thirteenth or fourteenth century. Of his life no details are known, except that he was the author of an ethical work entitled Sefer ha-Yashar (not to be confused with the many other Jewish writings of the same name); this work was confused with Jacob Tam's halakhic work of the same name and erroneously attributed to the renowned tosafist.
Zerach Warhaftig Rabbi Dr. Zerach Warhaftig (Hebrew: זרח ורהפ××™×’, Yiddish: זרח וו×רה×פ×יק, also known as Zorach Warhaftig, ZÄ´rach Varhatfig or ZĂ©rach Varhaftig) (2 February 1906 - 26 September 2002) was an Israeli lawyer and politician and a signator of Israel's Declaration of Independence.
Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona Zerachiah ben Isaac Ha-Levi Gerondi (Hebrew: זרחיה הלוי), called the ReZaH, RaZBI or Baal Ha-Maor (author of the book Ha-Maor) was born about 1125 in the town of Gerona, Spain – hence the name Gerondi – and died after 1186 in Lunel. He was a famous rabbi, Torah and Talmud commentator and a poet.
Zerachiel Archangel Zerachiel ("God's command") is one of the primary angels who leads souls to judgement. An Angel of Healing, he is also the presiding angel of the sun, prince of ministering angels those who watch over mortals, and the angel of children, particularly children of parents who have sinned (and are therefore at risk of falling into sin as adults themselves).
Zeravshan The Zeravshan or Zarafshan river (from the Persian word زر اŮشان, meaning "the sprayer of Gold"), whilst smaller and less well-known than the two great rivers of Central Asia, the Amu Darya (or Oxus) and the Syr Darya (or Jaxartes), is if anything more valuable as a source of irrigation in the region.
Zerão Zerão, also known as Estádio Milton Corrêa is a multi-use stadium located in Macapá, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Amapá Clube, Esporte Clube Macapá, Trem Desportivo Clube and Ypiranga Clube.
Zerøspace Zerøspace was the second album from the Kidneythieves, released on March 26 2002. It includes a slightly reworked version of their 1998 cover of Patsy Cline's "Crazy" which originally appeared on the Bride of Chucky soundtrack.
Zerelda Mimms Zeralda Mimms James born Zeralda Amanda Mimms (21 July, 1845 - 13 November, 1900) was the first cousin and wife of Jesse James. Her father, pastor John Wilson Mimms was married to Mary James, sister of Robert James, Jesse's father.
Zerewitinoff determination The Zerewitinoff determination or Zerevitinov determination is a quantitative chemical test for the determination of active hydrogens in a chemical substance. A sample is treated with the Grignard reagent methylmagnesium iodide which reacts with any acidic hydrogen atom to form methane.
Zerg Cerebrate Zerg Cerebrates are fictional characters from the StarCraft series of video games and books. They are powerful agents of the Zerg Swarm, created by the Zerg Overmind for the purposes of controlling Zerg Broods.
Zerkalo Nedeli Zerkalo Nedeli (; ), usually referred to in English as the Mirror Weekly, is one of Ukraine’s most influential analytical newspapers published weekly in Kiev, the nation's capital. It was founded in 1994, and boasts a circulation of about 48,000 (as of 2005).
Zerlina Zerlina is one of the most famous soubrette roles in opera. She is a peasant girl about to be happily wed to Masetto when Don Giovanni takes notice of her and uses his authority as an aristocrat to befriend all the guests and send them away to his villa while he attempts to seduce her in the famous duet, La Ci Darem La Mano.
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