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AIRS
AIRS may refer to:* Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, a weather and climate instrument flying on NASA’s Aqua satellite* Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere, a guidance system designed for use in the LGM-118A Peacekeeper ICBM

Airship
An airship or dirigible is a type of aerostat or "lighter-than-air aircraft" that can be steered and propelled through the air using rudders and propellers or other thrust mechanisms

Airship (disambiguation)
An airship or dirigible is an aerostat that can be steered and propelled through the air using propellers, rudders, or other thrust mechanisms.Types of airship include:

Airshow (album)
Airshow is the third LP by Boston band Francine. Much of the disc was recorded in the band's own practice space. The album was produced by drummer Steve Scully.- Track listing :# Stood# Zeros and Ones# Connectionless# 7 Gulls# Daysucker

Airsickness
Airsickness is a sensation which is induced by air travel. It is a specific form of motion sickness, and is considered a normal response in healthy individuals

Airspace
Airspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country above its territory, including its territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere.

Airspeed
Airspeed is the speed of an aircraft relative to the air. Among the common conventions for qualifying airspeed are: indicated airspeed , calibrated airspeed , true airspeed , equivalent airspeed and density airspeed.

Airspeed (disambiguation)
Airspeed is the speed of an aircraft relative to the air.Airspeed may also refer to:*Airspeed , a movie*Airspeed Aviation, a small regional airline based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

Airway
The pulmonary airway comprises those parts of the respiratory system through which air flows, conceptually beginning at the nose and mouth, and terminating in the alveoli

Airway (disambiguation)
The term airway may refer to the following medical terms:*Airway, a part of the respiratory system through which air flows*Nasopharyngeal airway, a tube used in the nasal passageway to secure an open airway

Airworthiness
Airworthiness is a term used to describe whether an aircraft has been certified as suitable for safe flight. Certification is initially conferred by a Certificate of Airworthiness from a National Airworthiness Authority, and is maintained by performing required maintenance actions by a licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Airy
Airy may refer to:*Sir George Biddell Airy , the British Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881, for whom the following features, phenomena, and theories are named:** Airy ** Airy

AISA
Aeronáutica Industrial S.A. is a Spanish aeronautical company specialising in the maintenance and upgrading of helicopters. It was established in Madrid in 1923 and through the course of the 20th century manufactured a number of light aircraft designs including Cierva autogyros

Aisle
An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other

Aisle (political term)
In the United States, the two major political parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, are often referred to as "the two sides of the aisle".- Origin of the usage :

Aisling (given name)
Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision" and referring to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry

Aita (mythology)
In Etruscan mythology, Aita was the name for the underworld, as well as the corresponding anthropomorphized deity, borrowed from Greek Hades. Etruscans depicted him as a bearded male wearing a wolfskin cap.

Aitch (Aich)
Aitch is a related clan to Bengali Kayastha surname.Kayasthas are a sub-caste of Hindus, found across both historical and modern India. The Kayasthas emerged as a sub-caste or Caste of the Kshatriyas in Bengal during the 5th-11th centuries AD

Aizawl
Aizawl is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. With a resident population 228,280 , it is the largest city within the state. It is also the center of all important government offices, state assembly house and civil secretariat

Ajak (disambiguation)
Ajak may refer to:*Ajak, a fictional character in Marvel Comics*KRI Ajak, an Indonesian naval vessel*Ajak , a village in Hungary

Ajak (village)
Ajak is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3952 people .

Ajar
Ajar may refer to:* Ajar, Afghanistan* Ajar, Mauritania* Ajar people, an ethnographic group of Georgians

Ajat
Ajat is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.In 1793, the commune of Beauzens joined the commune of Ajat.-Population:-External links:* *

Ajax
- Mythology :* Ajax , son of Telamon, ruler of Salamis and a hero in the Trojan War, also known as "Ajax the Great"* Ajax the Lesser, son of Oileus, ruler of Locris and the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War.- People :

Ajax (1914 automobile)
The Ajax Motors Co. of Seattle, Washington, produced a car available in three different wheelbase lengths. It sported a 6-cylinder engine that was available in either sleeve-valve or conventional poppet form, and could be changed "from one to the other at comparatively little expense."-References:G. N. Georgano, "Ajax", in G.N

Ajax (comics)
Ajax is the codename belonging to two different characters in Marvel Comics, one the descendant of a demigod, the other a mercenary.-Pantheon character:-Fictional character biography:

Ajax (DJ)
Ajax is an Electroclash mash-up DJ known for his musical irreverence and cut and paste mixing style. Prior to this he was a university art lecturer. Quoted by artists Mylo and Tiga as a talent to watch

Ajax (missionary)
Ajax was an Arian missionary to the pagan Suevi of Galicia who converted them to Christianity in 464 or 466.Due in part to his unusual Homeric name his origins have been debated. The contemporary chronicler Hydatius, the Catholic bishop of Aquae Flaviae, refers to him as Aiax natione Galata. "Galata" may refer to either a Galician, Gaul, or Galatian

Ajegroup
AJEGROUP is a Peruvian company dedicated to the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. The company was started by the Añaños Family in Ayacucho, Peru and now is headquartered in Mexico. It is known for its flagship products Kola Real and Big Cola

AJS 7R
The AJS 7R was a 350 cc racing motorcycle built from 1948 to 1963 by Associated Motor Cycles, also known as the ‘Boy Racer’, first won victories for the factory, and then went on to win races for privateers when made generally available from 1954.

AK
AK may refer to:* Alaska, a state in the United States whose postal abbreviation is "AK"* Azad Kashmir, an area administered by Pakistan* AK Steel Holding Company, a US-based S&P 500 Steel Manufacturer

AK (radio program)
AK was a weekly radio program broadcast on the Alaska Public Radio network. Past episodes of AK are available to listeners around the world through a podcast archive.

Aka (Burmese)
Aka are pre-arranged sets of movement or "forms" in the Burmese martial arts. They serve as a straightforward way of passing down all of a style's techniques unto the student

Akamai
Akamai may refer to:* Akamai Technologies, a company that develops software for web content and application delivery** Akamai Foundation, a sponsor of the American Mathematics Competitions, founded by Akamai Technologies

Akan
Akan may refer to:*Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire**Kwa languages, a stock of dialects spoken by the Akan people.**Central Tano languages, a stock of dialects spoken by the Akan people.

Akan (Ghana parliament constituency)
The Akan constituency is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It is located in the Kadjebi district of the Volta Region of Ghana.-Boundaries:

Akasha (1886)
The SS Akasha was a paddle propelled steamship built in 1886 at Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Govan, Scotland for the British Government's Nile Expedition.- External links :*

Akasha (comics)
Akasha , also sometimes called The Living Pharaoh, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, a former enemy of Spider-Man who has been associated with Ahmet Abdol. She is currently a potential Initiative recruit courtesy of Tony Stark

Akathisia (album)
- Personnel :* Campbell 2000 – guitar* Karl 3-30 – drums* Sadie 7 – bass guitar

Akatsuki (train)
The was an overnight sleeper train service in Japan operated by JR West from Kyoto Station to Nagasaki Station and return. It ran on the Tōkaido, Sanyō, Kagoshima, and Nagasaki main lines.

Ake (disambiguation)
Ake may refer to:-Places:* Ake, archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in the state of Yucatán, Mexico* Ake Site, archaeological site near the town of Datil, New Mexico, USA-People:Given name

Akela (Jungle Book)
Akela is a character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. He is the leader of the Seeonee pack of Indian wolves and presides over the pack's council meetings

Akela (Scouting)
The Scouting program has used themes from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling since 1916.In 1914 Baden Powell announced a Junior Section for Scouting. In 1916, he published his own outlines for such a scheme, it was to be called Wolf Cubbing. It has been speculated that Baden-Powell may have had a number of reasons to call this section Wolf Cubs

Aken
-Places:*Aken , a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany*Aachen, a city in Germany

Akhara
In Hinduism, Akhara is an organization of the different sects of Sadhus Vairaghis yogis or Hindu Renunciates.

Akhara (album)
Akhara is the third album released by Punjabi Bhangra artist Kulwinder Dhillon. It is a duet album with fellow female singer Aman Desi.-Track listing:# Filma De Na # Gaddi Te Naddi # Gandasa Kharku # Gora Mukh # Kacheriyan Ch Mele

Akhtar
Akhtar , means star in Persian, is used as first and surname, and may refer to:* Begum Akhtar* Farhan Akhtar* Jan Nisar Akhtar* Javed Akhtar* Javed Akhtar * Mansoor Akhtar* Manzoor Akhtar* Moin Akhtar* Najma Akhtar* Pav Akhtar

Akimbo
Akimbo is a human body position in which the hands are on the hips and the elbows are bowed outward, or bent or bowed in a more general sense .-Origins:The term was recorded first in the English language around 1400 in The Tale of Beryn: "The hoost ..

Akkadian language
Akkadian is an extinct Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest attested Semitic language, it used the cuneiform writing system derived ultimately from ancient Sumerian, an unrelated language isolate

Akku (film)
Akku is a Tamil movie starring Anu Hasan and Riyaz Khan that flopped at the box-office.-Plot:Siva is an IT professional and an orphan who falls in love with Bhanu a chirpy girl whose brother a long haired bearded guy is a big time terrorist who is planning to bomb Chennai city! One day Siva and Bhanu elope, but are caught by terrorist big brother

AKR
AKR is a three-letter acronym that can refer to:* Akron Fulton International Airport, a general aviation airport located in the city of Akron in Ohio, United States.* Aldo-keto reductase, an enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a variety of aldehydes.

Aks
Aks is a 2001 Hindi film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.-Synopsis:Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two main characters - Manu Verma, the cop and Raghavan, the shadowy killer.

Aks
Aks in Urdu means reflection, and may refer to:* Aks , a Bollywood movie released in 2001* Aks , a music album released by Lucky Ali in 2000* Aks 13000, or Aks 13, part of the Norwegian resistance movement in WWII* USS Hesperia

Aks (album)
Aks is an album released by the Indian singer Lucky Ali in 2000. Aks means reflection in Urdu.- Track listing :- External Links :* * *

Aku
Aku can refer to:*Aku, Nigeria, a town in Enugu State*The word for "me" or "I" in the Malay language*The word for "evil" in the Japanese language*The name of a god of the moon, meaning "moon", in Babylonian mythology

AL
AL, Al or al may stand for:- Geography :* Alabama, United States* Alagoas, a state in Brazil* Albania, a country in Europe* Allen County, Kansas, United States* Province of Alessandria, a province of Italy in the ISO 3166-2:IT code

Al dente
In cooking, the Italian expression al dente describes pasta and rice or beansthat have been cooked so as to be firm but not hard. "Al dente" also describes vegetables that are cooked to the "tender crisp" phase - still offering resistance to the bite, but cooked through

Al forno
In cooking, al forno or al forno di legna, are both Italian expressions describing food that is "at/from the oven". Baked pizza, breads and pasta dishes are often part of this genre

Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad

Ala
Ala may refer to:* Ala , a female demon in the Serbian and Bulgarian mythology* Ala , an Alusi in Odinani* Ala , a Republican-period, largely infantry, formation of 5,400 men

Ala
Ala may refer to:* Ala , a female demon in the Serbian and Bulgarian mythology* Ala , an Alusi in Odinani* Ala , a Republican-period, largely infantry, formation of 5,400 men

Ala (demon)
An ala or hala is a female mythological creature recorded in the folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians, and Serbs. Ale are considered demons of bad weather whose main purpose is to lead hail-producing thunderclouds in the direction of fields, vineyards, or orchards to destroy the crops, or loot and take them away

Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland waterways

Alabamian
Alabamian can mean:*An adjective describing something as of or from U.S. state of Alabama.*A person from Alabama

Alabandite
Alabandite or alabandine is a a rarely occurring manganese sulfide mineral. It crystallizes in the cubic crystal system with the chemical composition Mn2+S and develops commonly massive to granular aggregates, but rarely also cubic or octahedral crystals to 1 cm.- Etymology and History :Alabandite was first described in 1784 by Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein

Alabaster
Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum and calcite . The former is the alabaster of the present day; generally, the latter is the alabaster of the ancients

Alabaster (disambiguation)
Alabaster is a name applied to certain minerals, mainly gypsum and calcite .It may also refer to:* Alabaster, Alabama* Alabaster Township, Michigan* Inquisitor alabaster, a sea snail species