Altarpiece
An altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting. It is then called a diptych, triptych or polyptych for two, three, and multiple panels respectively

Alte
In James A. Michener's novel The Drifters, Alte serves as the main setting of the chapter Algarve, being recommended to the protagonists by a customs officer who wants them "to know Portugal at its best."-External links:***

Alten (disambiguation)
Alten may refer to:* Charles Alten* Mathias Alten* Steve Alten* Wietse van Alten

Alter
To alter generally means to change something, and may refer to:* Alter , people named Alter* Alter * Alter , a lunar crater* Alter Channel, a Greek TV channel

Alter (name)
This is a list of notable people named Alter.* Alter Kacyzne , Yiddish writer* Alter Tepliker , Breslover Hasid and author* Avraham Mordechai Alter , Hasidic rabbi* David Alter , American inventor

Alter ego
An alter ego is a second self, which is believe to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists

Alter Ego (Amanda Lear album)
Alter Ego is the eleventh studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, first released in Germany on November 21, 1995 on label ZYX Music. This album, like other several predecessors, was a commercial failure and failed to chart.- Album information :

Alter Ego (Danish band)
Alter Ego - new wave band from Copenhagen, Denmark. Participated in the border breaking event Next Stop Soviet taking place in the Soviet Union 1989 in order to create bonds on a person-to-person level between the Soviet and European youth. A new generation of peace

Alter Ego (fanzine)
Alter Ego is an American magazine devoted to comic books and comic-book creators of the 1930s to late-1960s periods comprising what fans and historians call the Golden Age and Silver Age of Comic Books.

Alter Ego (film)
Alter Ego is a 2007 film produced by Village Roadshow Films . It premiered on May 10, 2007 in Greek theaters, and is famous for being the debut film of Greek superstar Sakis Rouvas. The film was one of the most successful films of all time in Greece, and at a budget of £2,000,000, it is recognized as being the most expensive Greek production in history

Alter Ego (Tyrese album)
Alter Ego is a double album by Tyrese. One CD features only R&B, while the other CD features only rap. The rapping is by Tyrese under his alter ego "Black-Ty".Guest features include: The Game, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, Lil Scrappy, Kurupt, Too Short, R

Alteration (album)
Alteration is the debut album by Australian/Indonesian band Altera Enigma, recorded over 2 years and released on January, 2006. The emotional and sophisticated style found on the album drew comparisons to Liquid Tension Experiment, Gordian Knot, and Cynic.

Altered
Altered is a science fiction horror film released straight-to-DVD in 2006. Altered was directed by Eduardo Sánchez, co-director of the box office hit The Blair Witch Project.-Synopsis:

Altered chord
In music, an altered chord, an example of alteration, is a chord with one or more diatonic notes replaced by, or altered to, a neighboring pitch in the chromatic scale

Alternating
Alternating may refer to:In mathematics:*alternating form*alternating group*alternating series*alternating knot*alternating mapIn electronics:*alternating current

Alternating current
In alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current , the flow of electric charge is only in one direction.

Alternation
Alternation may refer to:*Alternation *Alternation , a variation in the phonological form of a morpheme*Diathesis alternation*Alternation , a resource in computational complexity theory*R/N alternation, see Rhotacism

Alternative
Alternative may refer to:* Alternating -Genres of music:* Alternative rock* Alternative metal* Alternative hip hop* Alternative country* Alternative dance* Alternative bouyon-Mathematics and science:

Alternative (Mauritania)
Alternative is a political party in Mauritania. The party won in the 19 November and 3 December 2006 elections 1 out of 95 seats.

Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine is any healing practice, "that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine." It is based on historical or cultural traditions, rather than on scientific evidence.

Alternatives
Founded in 1994, Alternatives, Action and Communication Network for International Development, is a non-governmental, international solidarity organization based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Althea
Althea is an English female personal name, originally a variation of the Greek name Althaea. Althea in Greek means "healer".Richard Lovelace used the name in a poem that John Milton later alluded to in Lycidas.

Altimeter
An altimeter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. The measurement of altitude is called altimetry, which is related to the term bathymetry, the measurement of depth underwater.-Pressure altimeter:

Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context

Altitude (Yellow Second)
Altitude is the third and final full-length album by the band Yellow Second, released on March 8, 2005 by Floodgate Records. Altitude was the only Yellow Second album to receive distribution via a major label, making it the band's most prevalent and well-known album.-Track listing:#"Silhouette" – 3:19#"Chance of Sunbreaks" – 3:41#"Forget What You've Heard" – 4:07#"Material"

Alto
Alto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" in Italian, that has several possible interpretations.When designating instruments, "alto" frequently refers to a member of an instrumental family that has the second highest range, below that of the treble or soprano. Hence, for example, the term "alto saxophone"

Alton (Amtrak station)
Alton, IL is a suburban St. Louis Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois served by the Lincoln Service and the Texas Eagle. This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007. The former Alton Railroad station, later used by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad is built of brick, and is staffed. It is one of 3 Amtrak stations in the St

Altra
Altra College is a school for children who come from troubled home or challenged social situations, located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The college is located at Stationsplein 63.- External links :*

Altro
Altro is an album by Italian singer Mina distributed back to back with album Dalla Bussola. Altro is the first in her series of double albums.- Track listing :#Non ti riconosco più - 4:10#I giorni dei falò - 2:20

Altruism
Altruism is a concern for the welfare of others. It is a traditional virtue in many cultures, and a core aspect of various religious traditions, though the concept of 'others' toward whom concern should be directed can vary among cultures and religions. Altruism is the opposite of selfishness.Altruism can be distinguished from feelings of loyalty and duty

Altum (album)
Altum is the second studio album recorded by the Finnish Gothic metal band Silentium. The EP album SI.VM E.T A.V.VM was released as Altum's "little sister album", being this one released before Altum. The album was released in 2001 by the Finnish label Spikefarm.-Tracklist:# Revangelis # Blasphemer # To My Beloved # Painless # ...Repent..

Altura
Altura is a municipality in the comarca of Alto Palancia, Castellón, Valencia, Spain.

Altus (Mygdonia)
Altus , was a fortress town in Mygdonia near Therma . The town is mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium and Theagenes of Macedon.-References:

Alu (runic)
Alu is a Germanic charm word appearing on numerous Elder Futhark found in Central and Northern Europe dating from between 200 and 800 CE. The word – the most common of the early runic charm words – usually appears either alone or as part of an apparent formula

Alu (volcano)
Alu is a system of volcanic fissures, located in Ethiopia. The fissures have produced silicic lava flows, and other fissures south of the volcano have been the source of huge youthful basaltic lava flows, which enlarge to the north as far as Lake Bakili

Alum
Alum is both a specific chemical compound and a class of chemical compounds. The specific compound is the hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate with the formula KAl2.12H2O. The wider class of compounds known as alums have the related empirical formula, AB2.12H2O.-Chemical properties:Alums are useful for a range of industrial processes

Aluminate
An aluminate is a compound containing aluminium and oxygen. When precipitated from solution, the anion condenses with more electropositive elements. The generally accepted form of the aluminate is a mononuclear tetrahedral complex that is negatively charged, Al4− or AlO2−

Aluminij
Aluminij d.d. Mostar is a company based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and owned by Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a large regional producer of aluminium, with sales of 135 million tons of aluminium in 2006.

Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances.

Aluminium (album)
Aluminium is the name of a music project based upon an orchestral reworking of the music of the band The White Stripes. Its members are Richard Russell and Joby Talbot

Aluminium (disambiguation)
*Aluminium is a metallic element.Aluminium may also refer to:*"Aluminum", a song by The White Stripes from their 2001 album White Blood Cells

Aluminium chloride
Aluminium chloride is the main compound of aluminium and chlorine. It is white, but samples are often contaminated with iron trichloride, giving it a yellow colour. The solid has a low melting and boiling point. It is mainly produced and consumed in the production of aluminium metal, but large amounts are also used in other areas of chemical industry

Aluminium foil
Aluminium foil is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves, with a thickness less than , thinner gauges down to are also commonly used. In the USA, foils are commonly gauged in mils. Standard household foil is typically thick and heavy duty household foil is typically .The foil is pliable, and can be readily bent or wrapped around objects

Aluminium hydroxide
Aluminium hydroxide, Al3, ATH, sometimes erroneously called Hydrate of alumina, is found in nature as the mineral gibbsite and its three, much more rare forms, polymorphs: bayerite, doyleite and nordstrandite. Closely related are aluminium oxide hydroxide, AlO, and aluminium oxide, Al2O3, differing only by loss of water

Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college, or university"

ALUPEC
The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :

ALUS
Alus or ALUS may refer to:*Alu sequence*Arithmetic logic units *Alternative Land Use Strategy*Alternative Land Use Services*Aquatic Life Use Support*Automatic Loading and Unloading System

Alva (1913 automobile)
Alva was a range of cars made by Automobiles Alva, Courbevoie, Seine, France from 1913 to 1923.Some of the line-up of cars had 4-cylinder engines made by SCAP, while others had engines ranging from 1.5 to 2.2-litre capacity. They were conventional in design, aside from the Perrot 4-wheel brakes introduced in 1921, and some models that had an over head cam engine.- References :^ G.N

Alvimopan
Alvimopan is a drug which behaves as a peripherally acting μ-opioid antagonist. With limited ability to cross the blood-brain barrier, many of the undesirable side-effects of the opioid agonists such as constipation are minimized without affecting analgesia or precipitating withdrawals

Alvin (crater)
Alvin is a small crater on Mars. It was visited by the Opportunity rover in 2005.-External links:*

Always
-Film and television:* Always , a 1989 romantic comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg* Always Sanchōme no Yūhi or Always: Sunset on Third Street, a 2005 Japanese drama, and a sequel* "Always", an episode of the TV series Dead Like Me

Always (1980 album)
Always is the name of an album released in 1980, promoting some material of legendary Country singer, Patsy Cline's work from the 1960s.The album released an overdub single in 1980 called "Always", which was of course the title track. The song peaked at #18 on the Country charts that year, and brought Cline's popularity back up again

Always (Bon Jovi song)
"Always" is a power ballad by Bon Jovi. It was released as a single from their 1994 album, Cross Road and went on to become their best selling single, with 1.5 million copies sold in the U.S. and more than 3 million worldwide. The song reached #4 in the U.S

Always (Gabrielle album)
Always is the fifth studio album by British singer-songwriter Gabrielle her first release in over three years.- Overview :The album received positive reviews from music critics and was released on 1 October 2007 in the UK, being preceded by the single "Why" on 24 September 2007. Always entered the UK Albums Chart at number 11, just 12 copies from entering at number number 10

Always (Saliva song)
"Always" is the first single off the album Back into Your System by alternative metal band Saliva. It made it to #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks for one week in February 2003, and has been Saliva's most successful hit.

Always (story)
"Always" is a science fiction short story written by Karen Joy Fowler. Originally published in the April/May 2007 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, it won the 2007 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. It is collected in Fowler's What I Didn't See.

Alyssa
Alyssa is a currently popular feminine given name with multiple origins.As used in western countries, the name is usually derived from the name of the flower alyssum. The name of the flower derives from the Greek roots a- and lyssum ; the flower was formerly thought to cure skin diseases

Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death

Alzi
Alzi is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.-Local Politics:List of successive mayors: -Personalities:*François Marcantoni , member of the French resistance and then involved in the mafia

AM
Am or am may refer to:* Americium, a chemical element with symbol Am* Attometre , a unit of length * A minor , a minor chord in music* am, a form of the verb to be used as a Copula

Ama (ayurveda)
In ayurveda, ama is the concept of anything that exists in a state of incomplete transformation. In particular, it is claimed to be a toxic byproduct generated due to improper or incomplete digestion. The concept does not have a direct equivalent in standard medicine."Ama" is a Sanskrit word literally meaning "uncooked" or "undigested".

Amado
Amado may refer to:*In Japanese 雨戸 , a kind of a door used as a shelter against the rain.-Name:*Amado Crowley , Occult teacher and self proclaimed illegitimate son of Aleister Crowley-Surname:* Carlos H

Amalgam
Amalgam may refer to:* Amalgam , mercury alloy* Amalgam , material of "silver" tooth fillings* Amalgam Comics, publisher* Amalgam, Gauteng, South Africa* Amalgam , fictional character in the Marvel Universe

Amalgam (dentistry)
Amalgam is an alloy containing mercury. The term is commonly used for the amalgam employed as material for dental fillings, which consists of mercury , silver , tin , copper , and other trace metals

Amalgam (Marvel Comics)
Amalgam is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, a hero who is known to go through the timestream and absorb the traits of dying mutants, so that part of them can still carry on the quest for mutantkind. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men Annual #16

Amalgamated (1917 automobile)
The Amalgamated was made by the Amalgamated Machinery Corp of Chicago, Illinois, from 1917 to 1919. The Amalgamated Six used a special engine which featured positively-opened poppet valves. Instead of disc cams that would only lift, grooved cylindrical cams of the type similar to those in machine tools and other machinery were utilized

Amalgamation
In general, amalgamation is the process of combining or uniting multiple entities into one form.Amalgamate and its derivatives may refer to:*Metals and science

Amalgamation (fiction)
Amalgamation or amalgam, when used to refer to a fictional character or place, refers to one that was created by combining, or is perceived to be a combination, of several other previously existing characters or locations

Amalgamation (history)
Amalgamation is a now largely archaic term for the intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races. In the English-speaking world, the term was in use into the twentieth century. In the United States, it was partly replaced after 1863 by the term miscegenation

Amalgamation (names)
An amalgamated name is a name that is formed by combining several previously existing names. These may take the form of an acronym or a blend .