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Arpina
Arpina was an ancient city in the Ilia Prefecture, Greece.It was a prehistoric city built next to the banks of Arpinati, a stream of Alfeios. It was part of the city state of Pisatis and at the time of Pausanias which was ruined and only featured. Its name came from a nymph Harpina daughter of Aesop and, with Ares, mother of Oenomaus who was an inhabitant of the city.

Arquebus
The arquebus , or "hook tube", is an early muzzle-loaded firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. The word was originally modeled on the German hakenbüchse; this produced haquebute

Arra
Arra may refer to:*Arra, Purulia*Arra, Pakistan* Arra, now part of Owney and Arra, County Tipperary, IrelandARRA may refer to:*Ajman Real Estate Regulatory Agency, of Ajman, United Arab Emirates*American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

ARRA (computer)
The ARRA was the first Dutch computer, and was built from relays for the Dutch Mathematical Centre , which later became the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica .It was designed and built by Carel Scholten and Bram Loopstra, and was finished in 1952

Arrack
Arrack is a distilled alcoholic drink typically produced in South Asia and South East Asia, made from either the fermented sap of coconut flowers, sugarcane, grain or fruit depending upon the country of origin

Arranged (film)
Arranged is an independent feature film produced by Cicala Filmworks. The film was written by Stefan Schaefer and is based in part on the story of Yuta Silverman, an Orthodox Jewish woman from Borough Park, Brooklyn and her friendship with a young Muslim woman

Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents the melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic structure"

Arrapi
Arapi is a village and rural community in the Shirak Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population was 2,053 in 2010, up from 1,980 at the 2001 census.

Arras
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect

Arras (disambiguation)
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.Arras may also refer to:-People and places:* Harry Arras , American character actor* Wim Arras , Belgian cyclist

Array
In computer science, an array data structure or simply array is a data structure consisting of a collection of elements , each identified by at least one index

Arrears
Arrears is a legal term for the part of a debt that is overdue after missing one or more required payments. The amount of the arrears is the amount accrued from the date on which the first missed payment was due

Arrebato
Arrebato is a 1980 Spanish art house film written and directed by Iván Zulueta.

Arrest
An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation and prevention of crime and presenting into the criminal justice system or harm to oneself or others

Arrested Development (radio show)
Arrested Development was a short-lived British radio programme that aired from May to June 2000. There were 4 half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It starred Letitia Dean and Susannah Doyle.

Arresting
Arresting is a small rural village in the Kelheim district of Lower Bavaria, first mentioned in 1086. It is situated about 7 km north of Neustadt an der Donau, on the left bank of the Danube.

Arrival
The Arrival may refer to:* The Arrival , a 1996 science fiction film starring Charlie Sheen* "The Arrival" , an episode of The Twilight Zone* "Arrival" , first episode of The Prisoner

Arrival (band)
Arrival was a London-based close-harmony pop-rock band featuring singers originally from Liverpool. Following its appearance on Maynard Ferguson's 1970 UK television special and two chart hits, "Friends" and "I Will Survive", the band was booked to appear at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.After Arrival disbanded, its members joined other projects such as Kokomo, The Olympic Runners

Arrival (Cornerstone album)
Arrival is the debut studio album released by the hard rock band Cornerstone. It is widely considered to be their best release to date.-Track listing:All songs written by Steen Mogensen.# "Arrival" – 1:08# "Walked On the Water" – 5:01

Arrival (Rocket Transfer Warehouse album)
Arrival is the second official album by pop/rock band Rocket Transfer Warehouse, released in 2000.-Track listing:# Hey, Let's Go! – 0:11# Something Out of Nothing – 2:53# Almost Breaking Down – 3:31# Alex – 3:11

Arrive
Arrive is a Norwegian information technology company owned by Norges Statsbaner that offers a wide range of Information Technology services, primarily targeting the railway and public transport sector, with the NSB corporation being the dominant customer

Arroba
The word arroba has its origin in Arabic ar-rubʿ , the fourth part .Arroba was a Spanish and Portuguese customary unit of weight, mass or volume. Its symbol is @. In weight it was equal to 25 pounds in Spain, and 32 pounds in Portugal.The unit is still used in Portugal by cork merchants, and in Brazil by cattle traders

Arrogance
Arrogance or arrogant may refer to:*Overbearing*Hubris

Arrow
An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.- History:

Arrow (automobile)
The Arrow was a cyclecar marketed as a light car manufactured in M.C. Whitmore Co, Dayton, Ohio, in 1914. The Arrow had a four-cylinder,1 ½ liter water-cooled engine, and sold for $395.

Arrow (passenger train)
The Arrow offered the Milwaukee Road's overnight service between Chicago, Cedar Rapids, and Omaha, Nebraska. The train ran with coaches, a tap-diner and sleeping cars. A separate section of the train including a parlor and tap diner continued on to Sioux City and Sioux Falls. The train was split at Manilla, Iowa

Arrowhead
An arrowhead is a tip, usually sharpened, added to an arrow to make it more deadly or to fulfill some special purpose. Historically arrowheads were made of stone and of organic materials; as human civilization progressed other materials were used

Arrowhead (American football)
Arrowhead was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1923 season. That season he joined the NFL's Oorang Indians. The Indians were a team based in LaRue, Ohio, composed only of Native Americans, and coached by Jim Thorpe

Arrowhead (disambiguation)
An arrowhead is the point of an arrow; in archaeology, arrowheads and similar artifacts are known as projectile points.Arrowhead may also refer to:-Military:* Arrowhead device, a U.S

Arrowroot
Arrowroot, or obedience plant , Bermuda arrowroot, araru, ararao, is a large perennial herb found in rainforest habitats

Arrows
Arrows Grand Prix International was a British Formula One team active from to . For a period of time, it was also known as Footwork.-Origins :

Arrows (album)
Arrows is the debut album by Stonegard.-Track listing:# Ghost Circles - 2:04 # Arrows - 3:56# Hunter - 2:40# At Arms Length - 5:48# Resistance - 3:15# The White Shaded Lie - 5:53# Triggerfinger - 2:13# Barricades - 2:55# Goldbar - 2:33

Arroyo
Arroyo is a Spanish word that may refer to:* Arroyo , an intermittently dry creek- People :Arts* Carlos Arroyo , Spanish architect* Martina Arroyo, American soprano* Eduardo Arroyo, Spanish painter

Ars
Ars , or Arsim is a derogatory Hebrew slang term for the Israeli stereotype of a low-class young man. The stereotype may also refer to attributes such as flashy jewelry and clothing

Ars
Ars may refer to:* Ars , Israeli slang referring to a stereotype of a male of coarse manner, flashy jewelry, and typically working class socioeconomic level

Arsa
Arsha is an administrative division in Purulia Sadar West subdivision of Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Arsha and Purulia Muffasil police stations serve this block

Arse
Arse or ARSE may refer to:* the British/Irish-English vulgarism for the buttocks, equivalent to "ass" in American or Canadian English** "arsehole," a similar British/Irish term for the anus, equivalent to "asshole" in American or Canadian English

Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, issued to authorized users, or any combination of those

Arsenal (Central Park)
The Arsenal is a symmetrical brick building with modestly Gothic Revival details, located in Central Park, New York, centered on 64th Street off Fifth Avenue

Arsenal (Chicago band)
Arsenal was an American band, formed by the former Big Black guitarist Santiago Durango, after Big Black broke up. Durango was in law school at the time

Arsenal (comics)
DC Comics=* Arsenal , a DC Comics villain first seen in Doom Patrol #100, December 1965 and Tales of the New Teen Titans #3, August 1982 * Arsenal, a DC Comics villain first seen in Doom Patrol #113, August 1967

Arsenal (Marvel Comics)
Arsenal is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Iron Man #114 and was created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen.-Publication history:

Arsenal (Maseru)
Arsenal Football Club is a Lesothan football club based in Maseru.-Achievements:*Lesotho Premier League: 3*Lesotho Cup: 3-Performance in CAF competitions:

Arsenal (Vienna)
The Arsenal is a former military complex of buildings in the south-east of Vienna in the third district.Several brick buildings in a rectangle layout make up the complex which is located on a bank south of the Landstraßer Gürtel

Arsenate
The arsenate ion is AsO43−.An arsenate is any compound that contains this ion. Arsenates are salts or esters of arsenic acid.The arsenic atom in arsenate has a valency of 5 and is also known as pentavalent arsenic or As[V].

Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As, atomic number 33 and relative atomic mass 74.92. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. It was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250.Arsenic is a metalloid

Arsenic acid
Arsenic acid is the chemical compound with the formula H3AsO4. More descriptively written as AsO3, this colorless acid is the arsenic analogue of phosphoric acid. Arsenate and phosphate salts behave very similarly. Arsenic acid as such has not been isolated, but only found in solution where it is largely ionized. Its hemihydrate form does form stable crystals

Arsenical
An arsenical is a arsenic-containing compound.Examples include:* arsanilic acid* arsenamide* arsenates* arsenites* arsphenamine* p-azobenzenearsonate* cacodylic acid* melarsoprol* roxarsone

Arsenide
Arsenide is an arsenic anion with the charge −3. The trianion is formed by the reduction of arsenic by three electrons. For example heating arsenic powder with excess sodium gives sodium arsenide . The anions have no existence in solution since they are extremely basic

Arsenobetaine
Arsenobetaine is an organoarsenic compound that is the main source of arsenic found in fish. It is the arsenic analog of trimethylglycine, commonly known as betaine

Arses (genus)
Arses is a genus of monarch flycatchers in the family Monarchidae. The genus is restricted to forest and second growth on the island of New Guinea, a few surrounding islands and northern Queensland. The genus is separated by their frilled necks, fleshy blue eye wattles and delicate pendent nests

Arsine
Arsine is the chemical compound with the formula AsH3. This flammable, pyrophoric, and highly toxic gas is one of the simplest compounds of arsenic

Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires

Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect.

ART
ART is a three-letter acronym that can mean:Medicine* The use of Antiretroviral drugs, in anti-retroviral therapy, for the treatment of HIV* Assisted reproductive technology* Androgen Replacement Therapy

Art (given name)
Art is a male personal name, both in its own right and as a diminutive form of the common name Arthur. Individuals called Art include:* Art Agnos, an American politician and former Mayor of San Francisco, California* Art Bell, an American radio broadcaster

Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and jewelry, as well as the visual arts such as painting, graphic arts and film

Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or "show"

Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection

Art Gallery of Ontario
Under the direction of its CEO Matthew Teitelbaum, the AGO embarked on a $254 million redevelopment plan by architect Frank Gehry in 2004, called Transformation AGO. The new addition would require demolition of the 1992 Post-Modernist wing by Barton Myers and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects

Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style

Art Journal
Art Journal may refer to:* Art Journal , 1941–present, published by College Art Association of America* The Art Journal, 1839–1912, London* Art diary, art journal or visual journal, a daily journal kept by artists

Art Journal (CAA)
Art Journal, established in New York in 1941, is a publication of the College Art Association of America . As a peer-reviewed, professionally moderated scholarly journal, its concentrations include:

Art school
Art school is a general term for any educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. The term applies to institutions with elementary, secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate, or graduate or postgraduate programs in these areas

Artefact (band)
Artefact was a black metal band from Nice, France. According to the band itself, its name is taken from the medieval fantasy universe, and evokes a magical item.

Artemis
Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"

Artemis (Marvel Comics)
Artemis is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.Artemis is the goddess of the hunt and the moon in the Olympian pantheon.Zeus is her father, and Apollo is her brother.-Publication history:

Artemis (satellite)
Artemis is a geostationary earth orbit satellite for telecommunications, built for and owned by ESA. The Artemis satellite operates at the 21.5E orbital position.

Artemisia
- Botany :* Artemisia , a genus of plants including the sagebrush and wormwood- Geography :* Artemisia Geyser in Yellowstone National Park* Artemissia, Messinia, a Greek village west of Taygetus mountain in the Peloponnese