Halberd
A halberd is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th and 15th centuries. Possibly the word halberd comes from the German words Halm , and Barte - in modern-day German, the weapon is called Hellebarde. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft

Halbert (disambiguation)
A halbert is a two-handed pole weapon.Halbert may also refer to:People with the given name Halbert:* Halbert E. Paine , lawyer, politician, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War

Halcyon
A halcyon is a mythical bird—often identified as a kingfisher—said to breed in a floating nest at sea during the winter solstice, during which time it charms the wind and waves into calm. The term originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone

Halcyon (Best Of)
Halcyon is a compilation album by the British electronica duo Orbital featuring a selection of singles from their career together, it was released in 2005.-The album:

Halcyon (dialogue)
Halcyon is a short dialogue in which Socrates relates the ancient myth of the Halcyon to Chaerephon. It has the distinction of being attributed in the manuscripts to both Plato and Lucian, but the work is not by either writer

Halcyon (genus)
Halcyon is a genus of the tree kingfishers, near passerine birds in the family Halcyonidae.The following is the list of species:* Ruddy Kingfisher, Halcyon coromanda* Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, Halcyon badia

Halcyon Days
In the myth of Alcyone, Halcyon Days are the seven days in winter when storms never occur.In popular use, it can also mean to harken back to an earlier time, remembered as idyllic, whether accurately or not.

Halcyon Days (book)
Halcyon Days: Interviews with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers is a digital book edited by James Hague and published in 1997. The book was originally formatted using HTML and sold via mail-order, shipped on a floppy disk by Dadgum Games for USD$20. In 2002 Halcyon Days was made freely available on the web. The book continues to be sold by Dr

Halcyon Days (Bruce Hornsby album)
Bruce Hornsby's eighth studio album is titled Halcyon Days. This would be Hornsby's second studio album with his current band, Bruce Hornsby & the Noise Makers, although the album is technically a solo-credit

Halcyon Days (BWO album)
Halcyon Days is BWO's second studio album and was released on 19 April 2006. It was the first BWO album to reach the number 1 spot in the Swedish album charts and was certifed as a gold-selling album by the Swedish Recording Industry Association.-CD:

Halcyon Days (Strawbs album)
Halcyon Days is a compilation album by English band Strawbs. Although credited to Strawbs it does contain three Hudson Ford tracks and a Dave Cousins solo track . The album was released as a 2 CD set in the UK and US

Haldimand—Norfolk (provincial electoral district)
Haldimand—Norfolk is a provincial electoral district in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. 88.0% of the riding came from Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant while 12.0% came from Erie—Lincoln.

Hale
-Surname:Possible Meanings:From the Old English halh — nook, hollow or recess.Old Saxon; Haelaeh - hero. Later connotations: strong, courageous, healthy, robust, etc.

Hale (album)
- Credits :All songs written and performed by HaleExecutive Producer: Christopher SyProduced by Russell Eustaguio & Kiko GuevarraLabel Manager: Ethel CachaperoAll instruments recorded by Angee Rozul at Tracks Recording Studio

Hale (Martian crater)
Hale is a crater at 35.7°S, 323.4°E on Mars, just north of Argyre basin. It was created by an asteroid roughly across that impacted at an oblique angle about 3.5 to 3.8 billion years ago. The rim and ejecta are eroded and show smaller impacts, but subsequent deposits have covered up small craters within it

Haleine
Haleine is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Haley (surname)
-People with the surname Hailey:*Arthur Hailey, British/Canadian novelist*Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, R&B singer, member of K-Ci and JoJo*Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, American journalist and playwright*Homer Hailey, American preacher

Half Moon (Efteling)
Half Moon is a Pirate Ship ride at Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. Designed by Ton van de Ven and manufactured by Intamin, it opened its doors in 1982.-History and details:

Half Moon (film)
Half Moon is a 2006 film written and directed by the Iranian Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi. Half Moon is a joint production of Iran, Austria, France and Iraq

Half nelson
Half nelson may refer to:*Half Nelson , a 2006 film starring Ryan Gosling*A version of the Nelson wrestling hold*"Half Nelson", a composition by Miles Davis from the 1956 album Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet

Half Nelson
Half Nelson may refer to:* "Half-Nelson" a composition by Miles Davis* Half Nelson , a 2006 film starring Ryan Gosling and Shareeka Epps* Halfnelson , an American rock band formed by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, later renamed to Sparks

Half time (disambiguation)
Half time may refer to:*Half-time, an interval between two periods of a sporting match*Half time , the time it takes for a pulse to drop to 50% of its peak amplitude

Half time (music)
In popular music, half time is a type of meter and tempo that alters the rhythmic feel by essentially doubling the tempo resolution or metric division. Thus 4/4 approximates 8/8. It is not to be confused with cut time or odd time. Though notes usually get the same value relative to the tempo, the way the beats are divided is altered

Half volley
A half volley in tennis is a shot that is hit immediately after the ball bounces before it reaches the apex of its flight. It is sometimes called an "on the rise shot".-Technique:

Half-Breed (politics)
The "Half-Breeds" were a political faction of the United States Republican Party that existed in the late 19th century. The Half-Breeds were a moderate-wing group, and they were the opponents of the Stalwarts, the other main faction of the Republican Party. The main issue that separated the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds was political patronage

Half-halt
The half-halt is a specific riding aid given by an equestrian to his horse, in which the driving aids and restraining aids are applied in quick succession

Half-life
Half-life, abbreviated t½, is the period of time it takes for the amount of a substance undergoing decay to decrease by half. The name was originally used to describe a characteristic of unstable atoms , but it may apply to any quantity which follows a set-rate decay.The original term, dating to 1907, was "half-life period", which was later shortened to

Half-Life
Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation, the company's debut product and the first in the Half-Life series. First released by Sierra Studios, the game was also released for the PlayStation 2. In Half-Life, players assume the role of Dr

Half-Pint
Half Pint is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer.He released Money Man Skank, recorded in the early 1980s by King Jammy, which possessed energy, ebullience and style that epitomised the dancehall feel.-Biography:He originates from the West Kingston enclave of Rose Lane; a community which has produced reggae

Half-time
In some team sports such as association football and rugby, matches are played in two halves. Half-time is the name given to the interval between the two halves of the match

Half-Wit (House)
"Half-Wit" is the fifteenth episode of the third season of House and premiered on the FOX network on March 6, 2007. Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Dave Matthews guest stars in the episode as Patrick, a savant and piano prodigy who comes under the care of Dr. House for a rare movement disorder. Dr. House also is suspected to have cancer by his staff

Halfback (American football)
A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive position

Halfback (Canadian football)
The halfback in Canadian football, and most commonly the Canadian Football League, refers to the defensive back rather than the running back, as in American football. The defensive halfback lines up inside covering the slotback. They are usually slightly larger than the cornerback to assist the linebackers in stopping the run

Halfbeak
The halfbeaks are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The family Hemiramphidae is divided into two subfamilies, the primarily marine Hemiramphinae and the freshwater or estuarine Zenarchopterinae

Halfpenny (Australian)
The Australian Halfpenny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation. The coin was first minted in 1911 and stopped being minted in 1964, excluding 1937, 1956 - 1958 inclusive. When the Australian currency was decimalised on 14 February 1966 the coin was equal to ¢.- Types :- External links :***

Halfway
Halfway or Half Way may refer to:Canada* Halfway Cove, Nova ScotiaUnited Kingdom*Halfway, Berkshire, England*Halfway, Carmarthenshire, Wales*Halfway, Cambuslang, Scotland*Halfway, Glasgow, Scotland*Halfway, Sheffield, EnglandIreland

Halfweg (disambiguation)
Halfweg is the name of several villages in the Netherlands:* Halfweg, North Holland, located on the Haarlemmertrekvaart halfway between Amsterdam and Haarlem* Halfweg , North Holland* Halfweg

Halfweg (Overijssel)
Halfweg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Staphorst, about 4 km northeast of that town.-References:

Halibut
Halibut is a flatfish, genus Hippoglossus, from the family of the right-eye flounders . Other flatfish are also called halibut. The name is derived from haly and butt , for its popularity on Catholic holy days

Halide
A halide is a binary compound, of which one part is a halogen atom and the other part is an element or radical that is less electronegative than the halogen, to make a fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, or astatide compound. Many salts are halides

Halifax
-Canada:British Columbia*Halifax Range, a mountain rangeNova Scotia*Halifax, Nova Scotia*Halifax County, Nova Scotia, one of the province's 18 counties**Halifax Regional Municipality, a regional municipality in Halifax County

Halifax (MBTA station)
Halifax is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is the station where the line splits for either Plymouth or Kingston, and is the penultimate station of the entire line.

Halifax (provincial electoral district)
Halifax was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1933.

Halite
Halite , commonly known as rock salt, is the mineral form of sodium chloride . Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow or gray depending on the amount and type of impurities

Halitosis
Halitosis is a term used to describe noticeably unpleasant odors exhaled in breathing. Halitosis is estimated to be the third most frequent reason for seeking dental aid, following tooth decay and periodontal disease.- General :

Hall
In architecture, a hall is fundamentally a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers

Hall (constructor)
Hall was an American racing car constructor. Hall cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1951 Indianapolis 500.-World Championship Indianapolis 500 results:

Hall of Fame (The Moody Blues album)
Hall of Fame is a live album by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. It was recorded at a concert performed at the Royal Albert Hall, which included backing by a live orchestra. The album was released on 8 August 2000

Halle
Halle is a noun that means hall in the German language. It may also refer to:-In Germany:* Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, official name Halle , also called Halle or Halle an der Saale

Halle (Casiopea album)
-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Produced by Issei Noro*Co-Produced by Shunsuke Miyazumi**Recording & Re-mix engineer: Kohji Sugimoto*Assistant Engineers: Hiroyuki "Jax" Shimura, Hironobu Asano**Designer: Toshinao Tsukui*Photographer: Koichi Inakoshi

Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Halleluyah, and the Latin form Alleluia are transliterations of the Hebrew word meaning "Praise Yah". The last syllable is from the first two letters of the name of God, YHWH, written JHVH in Latin). Hallelujah is found primarily in the book of Psalms

Hallelujah (gospel song)
"Hallelujah!" is a 1992 song from Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration, a Grammy award winning Reprise Records concept album. The song is a soulful re-interpretation of the "Hallelujah" chorus from Messiah, George Frideric Handel's well-known oratorio from 1741

Hallelujah (Happy Mondays album)
Hallelujah was a 7-track EP by Madchester band Happy Mondays released in 1989 and featuring a number of remixes by Paul Oakenfold.- Track listing :#Hallelujah #Clap Your Hands#Holy Ghost#Rave On#Hallelujah

Hallelujah (Krystal Meyers song)
"Hallelujah" is the third single from the album Dying for a Heart by Krystal Meyers. "Hallelujah" peaked at number 28 on the Christian Rock chart.-About "Hallelujah":

Hallelujah (Paramore song)
"Hallelujah" is the second single from rock band Paramore's second album Riot!. The single peaked at #139 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is not to be confused with the Leonard Cohen song of the same name, although on the Final Riot! summer 2008 tour, lead singer Hayley Williams performs an extract, accompanied by lead guitarist, Josh Farro.This song has two versions; the first

Hallmark
A hallmark is an official mark or series of marks struck on items made of precious metals — platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium

Hallmark (disambiguation)
Hallmark can refer to:*Hallmark, an official stamp of quality on a precious metal.*Hallmark, Louisville, a small neighborhood in western Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Hallo (disambiguation)
Hallo may refer to:* Hallo , a 2007 Malayalam film* William W. Hallo , American Assyriologist* Hallo Northern Sky, or HNSKY, a freeware planetarium software* Hollo, Pennsylvania, a community in the United States also known as Hallo

Hallo (Malayalam film)
Hallo is a 2007 Malayalam film written and directed by the Rafi Mecartin duo, starring Mohanlal, Parvathy Melton, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, Ganesh Kumar, and Madhu.-Plot:

Hallow
To hallow is "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord's Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered.-Etymology:

Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day

Halloween (Dead Kennedys song)
"Halloween" is the seventh and final single by the Dead Kennedys. It was released in December 1982 on Alternative Tentacles

Halloween (novel)
Halloween is a 1979 novelization by Curtis Richards of the horror film Halloween which has been out of print since the late 1980s

Hallows (surname)
Hallows is an English surname, and may refer to:* Charlie Hallows , English cricketer* E. Harold Hallows , American jurist* James Hallows , English cricketer* John Hallows , English professional footballer

Halls
Halls is a plural of the word hall.Halls may also refer to:* Halls of residence, a type of student housing or dormitory* Halls , a brand of cough drop* Halls, Tennessee, a town in West Tennessee

Hallucination
A hallucination, in the broadest sense of the word, is a perception in the absence of a stimulus. In a stricter sense, hallucinations are defined as perceptions in a conscious and awake state in the absence of external stimuli which have qualities of real perception, in that they are vivid, substantial, and located in external objective space

Hallucination (short story)
Hallucination is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, and has been included in Gold. Hallucination was published and copyrighted in 1995, three years after Asimov died in 1992

Hallucinations (Atrocity album)
Hallucinations is the debut album by the German death metal band Atrocity. It was released in 1990 by Roadrunner Records.The CD includes the Blue Blood EP

Hallur
Hallur is an archaeological site located in the Haveri district , in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hallur, South India's earliest Iron Age site, lies in a semi-arid region with scrub vegetation, located on the banks of the river Tungabhadra. The site is a low mound about 6.4 m high