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  1. Arena
    [short story] "Arena" is a science fiction short story by Fredric Brown that was first published in the June 1944 issue of Astounding magazine. It was voted one of the best of its genre by the Science Fiction Writers of America and included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One, 192...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(shor

  2. arena
    [n] - the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held 2. [n] - a playing field where sports events take place
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Arena
    One of the terms used to describe types of open stage. As it derives from the sand strewn combat area in a Roman amphitheatre, it should be a term for 360 degree encirclement; but it has been used to describe thrust stages.
    Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica

  4. arena
    The sand floor area in an amphitheatre where games and combats took place. Derived from word for sand - harena.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. arena
    a central area...within an enclosure used for public entertainment.. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. Arena
    A·re'na noun ; plural English Arenas ; Latin Arenæ [ Latin arena , harena , sand, a sandy place.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and o...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/118

  7. arena
    Origin: L. Arena, harena, sand, a sandy place. ... 1. The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; so called because it was covered with sand. ... 2. Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof deba...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. arena
    noun the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. arena
    scene of action noun a playing field where sports events take place
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Arena
    • (n.) Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life. • (n.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand. • (n.)...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. arena
    central area of an amphitheatre (q.v.).
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/97

  12. arena
    arena 1. An indoor or outdoor area, surrounded by seating for spectators, where shows or sports events take place. 2. A group of adjoining mating territories of a species.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  13. Arena
    [1989 film] Arena is an American science fiction film directed by Peter Manoogian and starring Paul Satterfield and Claudia Christian. Set in 4038, Satterfield plays Steve Armstrong, the first human in 50 years to compete in the intergalactic boxing sport called simply "The Arena". `The film...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(1989

  14. Arena
    [TV platform] Arena was a German pay television company that secured the broadcast rights for German "Fußball Bundesliga 2006/2007" (football 1st and 2nd league). They offer their paid services via satellite. Arena was also broadcasting live matches of the Primera División in Spain, Premie...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(TV_p

  15. arena
    (programming) The area of memory attached to a Unix process by the brk and sbrk system calls and used by malloc as dynamic storage. So named from a 'malloc: corrupt arena' message emitted when some early versions detected an impossible value in the free block list. See overrun screw, aliasing bug, ...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/arena

  16. Arena
    [software] Arena is a discrete event simulation software simulation and automation software developed by Systems Modeling and acquired by Rockwell Automation in 2000. It uses the SIMAN processor and simulation language. As of November 2011, it is in version 13.9. It has been suggested that A...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(soft

  17. Arena
    [Asia album] Arena is the sixth studio album by rock group Asia, released in 1996. The lineup on the disc is Geoffrey Downes, John Payne, Michael Sturgis, Elliott Randall and Aziz Ibrahim. ==Track listing== ===Bonus Track=== Note: This was the first Asia record in 4 years to receive worldwid...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(Asia

  18. Arena
    [G4 TV series] Arena was a G4/G4techTV TV show about competitive gaming which aired from 2002 to 2004. The program`s format featured teams taking on each other in the multiplayer video games of the time in the form of a LAN party. Many episodes of the series revolved around a continuing tour...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(G4_T

  19. Arena
    [swimwear] Arena is a brand of competitive swimwear created in 1973 at Adidas France, by its president Horst Dassler. Sold by Adidas in 1990, the brand now represents two unrelated product lines. With its headquarters in Tolentino, Italy, the Arena brand has a presence in 103 countries aroun...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(swim

  20. Arena
    [magazine] Arena was a British monthly men`s magazine. The magazine was created in 1986 by Nick Logan, who had started The Face in 1980, to focus on trends in fashion and entertainment. British graphic designer Neville Brody, who had designed The Face, designed Arena`s launch appearance. The...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(maga

  21. Arena
    [An Absurd Notion] Arena (An Absurd Notion) is a concept concert video filmed during the course of Duran Duran`s 1984 Sing Blue Silver North American Tour in support of the album Seven and the Ragged Tiger. ==Background== Instead of releasing a straight concert video, Duran Duran and directo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(An_A

  22. Arena
    [Duran Duran album] Arena is a live album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide in 1984 and reissued with two bonus tracks in 2004. ==Background== To cap off the band`s highly successful 1983/1984 "Sing Blue Silver" World Tour, EMI released a live album, which according to the sleeve...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(Dura

  23. Arena
    [countermeasure] The Arena (Арена) is an active protection system (APS) developed at Russia`s Kolomna-based Engineering Design Bureau for the purpose of protecting armoured fighting vehicles from destruction by light anti-tank weapons, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), and missiles with...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(coun

  24. Arena
    [TV series] Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. It has run since 1 October 1975, and over five hundred episodes have been made. Arena covers all manner of subjects, from profiles of notable people such as Bob Dylan to the Ford Cortina car. Arena w...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_(TV_s

  25. Arena
    In architecture, the term arena is applied to the grand area or floor of an amphitheatre. Sometimes the term arena is applied to the amphitheatre itself, and the term is also given to the body of a church.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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