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  1. An Daoquan
    `An Daoquan` is a fictional character in the Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He ranks 56th of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 20th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Divine Physician". Background: An Daoquan is a physician from Jianka...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Daoquan

  2. An English Gentleman
    "`An English Gentleman`" is the second single from the album The Great Western by Manic Street Preachers vocalist/guitarist James Dean Bradfield, released on September 25, 2006 on Columbia Records. The title track pays tribute to the late Manics publicist Philip Hall. http://www.jam...
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  3. An Euil Srey An
    `Orn Euy Srey Orn` (អន​អើយ​ស្រី​អន) is a highly popular 1972 film directed by Ly Bun Yim of Runteas Pich Pheap Yun. The film is a melodramatic love-triangle between Chea and Sou over a woman named Orn. The film st...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Euil_Sre

  4. An Iceland Fisherman
    `An Iceland Fisherman` (, 1886) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It depicts the romantic but inevitably sad life of Breton fishermen who sail each summer season to the stormy Iceland cod grounds. Literary critic Edmund Gosse characterized it as "the most popular and finest of all...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Iceland_

  5. An Innocent Man
    :For the 1989 movie starring Tom Selleck, see Single 1 = Tell Her About It | Single 1 date = July, 1983 | Single 2 = Single 3 = An Innocent Man (song)|An Innocent Man | Single 3 date = December, 1983 | Single 4 = Single 5 = Leave a Tender Moment Alone | Single 5 date = July, 1984 | Single 6 = Sin...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Innocent

  6. An Innocent Man
    (film) `An Innocent Man`, is a 1989 crime thriller film directed by Peter Yates, and starring Tom Selleck. The film follows James Rainwood, an airline mechanic sent to prison when framed by crooked police officers. Plot: James Rainwood (Tom Selleck) is a model citizen. He is happily ma...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Innocent

  7. An Jeong-Hwan
    (judoka) :For the other persons see Ahn (Korean name)|An--> `An Jeong-Hwan` (born January 28, 1984 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean judoka. He is a nephew of Olympic gold medalist Ahn Byeong-Keun. At the age of 15, An moved to Japan and continued his judo career in Fukuoka. Upon gr...
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  8. An Lu-shan
    An Lu-shan (än lOO-shän) , d.757, Chinese general of the T'ang dynasty. Of mixed Sogdian and Turkish birth, he was appointed regional commander on the northeastern frontier. In 755 he led c.200,000 troops in revolt against the T'ang central government. Emperor Hsüan-tsung fled the cap...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08

  9. An Lushan
    Chinese general of Iranian and Turkish descent who, as leader of a rebellion in 755, proclaimed himself emperor and unsuccessfully attempted to ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/66

  10. An Riabhachan
    Geography : An Riabhachan is mainly grassy mountain, the only rocky area being at the north end of the summit ridge which has the fine craggy coire of Coire Gnada which contains the two small lochs of Loch Mòr and Loch Beag. The eastern ridge which links to the adjacent Munro of Sgurr na Lapaich ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Riabhach

  11. An Tran
    `An Tran` (born July 29, 1952 in Saigon) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tran began playing poker in the mid-1970s and first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 1989 in the $2,000 no limit hold `em event. In the same y...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Tran

  12. An Unmarried Woman
    `An Unmarried Woman` is a 1978 American comedy-drama film that tells the story of the wealthy New York wife Erica Benton (Jill Clayburgh) whose “perfect” life is shattered when her stockbroker husband Martin (Michael Murphy) leaves her for a younger woman. The film documents Erica...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Unmarrie

  13. An Unreasonable Man
    `An Unreasonable Man` is a 2006 documentary film that traces the life and career of political activist Ralph Nader, the founder of modern consumer protection. The film examines Nader`s advocacy for auto safety features, such as federally mandated seat belts and air bags, as well as his rise t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Unreason

  14. An Xuan
    `An Xuan` (安玄, Ān Xuán) was a Parthian layman accredited with working alongside 安世高 (Ān Shìgāo) in the translation of early Buddhist texts in Luoyang during the Later Han Dynasty.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Xuan

  15. An Yixuan
    `Wu Wenjing` (born 29 September 1980), better known by her Chinese stage name `An Yixuan` or `Audrey "Ady" An`, is a Taiwanese actress. Biography: Career: An rose to fame for her performance in the Taiwanese idol television drama The Oustiders in 2004, after which she chose to devel...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Yixuan

  16. AN-An
    Antonov.
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  17. An-Nasir al-Hasan
    `An-Nasir al-Hasan` (1457 - June 24, 1523) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen, who exerted a limited authority in the northern Yemeni highland in 1495-1523. Al-Hasan bin Izz ad-Din was the son of the forceful imam al-Hadi Izz ad-Din. After the death of the latter in 1495, al-Hasan proclaimed hi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-Nasir_al

  18. An-shan
    city in central Liaoning sheng (province), China. It lies about 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Shen-yang (Mukden). Originally a post station on the ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/66

  19. Ana Aslan
    `Ana Aslan` (; 1 January 1897, in Brăila – 20 May 1988, in Bucharest) was a Romanian biologist and physician of Armenian origin. She is considered to be a founding figure of gerontology and geriatrics in Romania. In 1952, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Ana Aslan, the Geriatric Institute...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Aslan

  20. Ana Kasparian
    `Anahit Misak "Ana" Kasparian`<ref name=armenian>http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2007/10/26/124637/27/news/The-Young-Turks-From-an-Armenian-s-Perspective- The Young Turks...From an Armenian`s Perspective. The Young Turks, October 26 2007--> (born July 7, 1986) is one of the producers...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Kaspari

  21. Ana Laan
    `Ana Serrano van der Laan` (the complete name for `Ana Laan`) is a singer-songwriter born in Madrid, Spain, although she has led a nomadic, multicultural life that has transformed her into a person beyond nationality. Her creations are soft and suggestive. Her warm voice draws the listener in the fi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Laan

  22. Ana María Stekelman
    `Ana María Stekelman` is one of Argentina’s leading choreographers and is the founder of the Tangokinesis dance troupe. Stekelman studied modern dance in Buenos Aires with Paulina Ossona and Renate Schottelius and then traveled to New York where she studied at the Martha Graham Dance Schoo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Marí

  23. Ana Pešikan
    `Ana Pešikan` () (born 1959, Feketić, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is the former Minister of Science in Government of Serbia. Biography : Pešikan graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, in 1981, and received her MA and PhD degrees in 1990 and 2000 respectively. Sh...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Peši

  24. Ana Pupedan
    `Ana Pupedan` is a musical group from Pivka, Slovenia. The band was founded in 1992 by Simon Avsec (vocal, violin), Boštjan Požar (guitar, clarinet), Peter Žnidaršič (bass guitar), and Marko Doles (drums). In the local Slovene dialect, "Ana Pupedan" means One in the after...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Pupedan

  25. Anaconda plan
    (from the article `American Civil War`) ...the authority of the Federal government, had to direct his blue-clad armies to invade, capture, and hold most of the vital areas of the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/66



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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