Infobox Former Country native name Omu Aro conventional long name AroConfederacy common name AroConfederacy ... , Abam , Abiriba , Afikpo , Ekoi , etc. , quickly established the AroConfederacy as a regional economic power. The Confederacy Era Aro activities helped coastal Niger Delta city states grow and become ... , Arondizuogu , and Igbene Kingdoms were the most powerful Aro states in the Confederacy after .... The AroConfederacy s power, however, was mostly derived from its economic and religious position ... threatened. The Aro and their allies launched offensives against British allies in Igbo and Ibibioland. After failed negotiations, the British planned on capturing the AroConfederacy in 1899. By 1901, the tensions were especially intensified when British prepared for the Aro Expedition. The invasion of Obegu in Igboland was the last major Aro offensive before the start of the Anglo Aro War . In November 1901, the British launched the Aro Expedition and after strong Aro resistance, Arochukwu was captured on December 25, 1901. By Spring 1902, the war was over and the AroConfederacy collapsed ... start 1690 date start year end 1902 date end p1 Aro people flag p1 s1 Colonial Nigeria flag s1 Flag of British Colonial Nigeria.svg national motto national anthem image flag Flag of the Aro Confederacy.svg .... capital Arochukwu leader1 Eze Aro government type Constitutional Monarchy currency Manillas , Cowry Cowry shells and African slaves Slaves stat pop1 3,000,000 stat year1 1900 The AroConfederacy 1690 1902 was a political union orchestrated by the Igbo people Igbo subgroup, the Aro people , centered ... Ibini Ukpabi oracle, High Priests, the Aro King Eze Aro , and Chiefs. The Rise The mid 18th century saw the start of mass migrations of several Aro business families to the Igbo hinterland and adjacent ... led Aro forces to conquer Ikpa Ora and founded Arondizuogu. Later Aro commanders such as Okoro Idozuka ... with the Aros because of their economic dominance and alleged human sacrifice . The Aro resisted ... more details
wiktionary aroAro may refer to Aro people , an Igbo subgroup in West Africa Aro Mobile , a mobile experience launched by Kiha Software in October, 2010. AroConfederacy , a precolonial Igbo trading oligarchy in West Africa r Denmark , a small island in the Lilleb lt in Denmark r , Norway , a neighborhood of Molde Aro gT r , a lineage within Tibetan Buddhism Aro, a deity in Igbo mythology Aro Twilight , a character in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer Aro instrument , a folk instrument used in traditional Yoruba music Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. , a US patent law decision concerning repair, replacement, and the aftermarket Aro murderer died 1957 , the last person executed in Papua New Guinea ARO may refer to ARO Auto Romania , a car company Asset retirement obligation , a financial liability which provides for future disposal of assets Arctic Research Office , a division of the US NOAA Arizona Radio Observatory , a part of Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona Army Research Office , a department of the United States Army Research Laboratory Agricultural Research Organization, of the Agricultural research in Israel Agricultural Research Organization ARO Israeli Ministry of Agriculture ARO, the stock ticker symbol for A ropostale clothing ARO, After Receipt of Order Algonquin Radio Observatory , a radio telescope research facility in Ontario, Canada See also Aero disambiguation r disambig cs ARO de ARO es Aro eo Aro fa ARO fr ARO gl Aro it ARO nl Aro pl Aro pt Aro desambigua o ro ARO dezambiguizare fi Aro t smennyssivu uk ... more details
other uses Aro disambiguation Infobox company company name ARO S.A. company logo File Aro Logo.png 120px ... num employees parent subsid homepage http www.aro.ro www.aro.ro footnotes ARO short for Auto Romania ... of ARO vehicles have restarted under the aegis of a Czech Republic Czech company called Auto Max Czech AMC . ref cite news url http www.aro4x4.cz english index.php title ARO 4x4 AMC The most expanded ... s Hisparo and Portaro , respectively. History Image Le any, Vojensk muzeum, ARO Rumunsko II.JPG thumb right 200px ARO M461 Image Aro 24 columbia.jpg thumb right 200px ARO 24 in Columbia, 2010 Image MHV Aro 4x4 02.jpg thumb right 200px ARO 10 4x4 The beginning ARO manufactured over 375,000 vehicles, 2 3 of which were exported to some 110 countries on five continents before 1989 about 90 of the ARO ... started in 1957 with the IMS 57, which was the first model of the ARO IMS IMS Series , produced .... In 1972 ARO successfully launched a ground up redesign as their new family of models, the ARO 24 Series 24 Series which eventually included many models and configurations. The ARO 24 Series got a little brother in 1980, the ARO 10 10 Series , also produced in many body trims with different engines and in both 4x2 and 4x4 variants. Cross Lander Image Aro as military jeep.jpg thumb left 200px Military ARO 244 in service with the Albanian Army File Romania stamp 1975 55B ARO 240.jpg left 200px thumb ARO 240 In 1998 an American businessman, John Perez, offered franchise agreements to US auto dealers ... were offered by a company called East European Imports. The ARO was offered as a Warsaw pact ... closing its doors. In September 2003 the Romanian state sold 68.7 of ARO to Cross Lander, a company ... US, which allegedly never took place. Instead, all of ARO s production tooling and equipment were ... www.evz.ro article.php?artid 209753 Americanul care a falimentat ARO este urmarit penal , 25 January 2006 ref The ARO 244 model was planned to enter the US market as the Cross Lander Cross Lander ... more details
Wiktionary confederate confederacy Confederate ConfederacyConfederacy may refer to A Confederation , an association of sovereign states or communities. Examples include Confederate States of America , eleven southern states of the United States of America between 1861 and 1865. Confederacy may also reference the military armed forces of the CSA, such as Confederate States Army Confederate States Navy Confederate States Marine Corps Confederate Ireland Canadian Confederation Gaya Confederacy , a ancient grouping of territorial polities in southern Korea German Confederation Iroquois Confederacy , group of united Native American nations in both Canada and the United States of America Maratha Confederacy North German Confederation Peru Bolivian Confederation of 1836 1839 Powhatan Confederacy Confederation of the Rhine Sikh Confederacy Swiss Confederation Old Swiss Confederacy Three Confederate States of Gojoseon of the Korean Bronze Age Western Confederacy Fictional Confederacies Breen Confederacy , a political entity in the Star Trek universe Capellan Confederation , a political entity in the Battletech universe Galactic Confederacy , part of the Scientology mythos Terran Confederacy , a political entity in the StarCraft universe Terran Confederation , a political entity in the Wing Commander universe The Confederacy of Independent Systems, a secessionist political entity in the Clone Wars Star Wars Star Wars universe Confederation of Planet Omega, from the animated series Once Upon a Time... Space See also A Confederacy of Dunces , a novel written by John Kennedy Toole, published in 1980 Confederate Motor Company , an American manufacturer of motorcycles Federacy , where one or several states or regions enjoy considerably more independence than the majority Federation , a union comprising a number of partially self governing states or regions united by a central government disambig cs Konfederace rozcestn k ... more details
, culture, and dialect. Their god, Ibini Ukpabi , was a key factor in AroConfederacy s economic hegemony in the Southeast during the 18th and 19th centuries. History and Origins main Aro history ... particularly Ohafia , Abam , Abiriba , Afikpo , Ekoi , etc. quickly established the AroConfederacy as a regional economic power. However, Aro economic hegemony was threatened by the penetration of European ... and the Anglo Aro war took place from 1901 1902. The AroConfederacy stoutly resisted but were ... In Rivers State. Aro Opobo In Rivers State. See also Arochukwu AroConfederacy References http www.findarticles.com ...ethnic group group Aro people image File Flag of the Aro Confederacy.svg 200px poptime Upwards of 1 million ... people Efik The Aro people or Aros is a Igbo people Igbo subgroup with Akpa and Ibibio people Ibibio ... started arriving to the Aro region in the 17th century, Ibibios arrived from the Benue and plateau ... . Igbo migrations led by the Eze Agwu clan from the north into the Aro region started in the mid 17th century which led to tensions. The Aro Ibibio wars and the migration of the Akpa from east of the Cross ... century saw the start of mass migrations of Aro businessmen to the Igbo hinterland and adjacent areas ... part in Aro cultism. The use of the writing system, Nsibidi , was based on secret societies like ... the slave trade. The Ekeleke masquerade activity was important in Aro settlements rather than ... Aro Ajatakiri In Ikwuano, Umuahia, Abia State Aro Achara In Ama asa, Isiala Ngwa, Abia State . Aro Umu Nkpe In Isiala Ngwa, Abia State . Aro Nbawsi In Isiala Ngwa, Abia State . Aro Omoba In Isiala Ngwa, Abia State . Aro Okporoenyi In Ikwuano area of Abia State. Aro Iyama In Ikwuano, area of Abia State . Aro Amuru In Ikwuano, area of Abia State . Aro Ndizuogu Ideato area of Imo State The biggest of all the settlements . Aro Ndi Ikerionwu In Anambra State . Aro Ajalli In Anambra State. Aro Nzerem In Ebonyi State . Aro Amokwe In Udi Nigeria Udi area of Enugu State . Aro Isuochi In Abia State. Aro ... more details
population and Aro colonies were forming throughout the area now known as Southern Nigeria. AroConfederacy The mid 18nth century witnessed the start of mass migrations of several Aro business ... , Ekoi , etc. quickly established the AroConfederacy as a regional economic power. Aro activities helped ... , Arondizuogu , and Bende Kingdom Bende Kingdoms were the most powerful Aro states in the Confederacy ... of the 19th century. The AroConfederacy s power, however, was mostly derived from its economic and religious ... causes. Aro traders and the Royal Niger Company , had their own issues. An Aro invasion of Obegu in 1901 started the Anglo Aro War . In 1902, following a direct attack on Arochukwu and months of fighting, the British were victorious. The AroConfederacy s power was shattered, making it easier ...Ibibio Presence Before Igbo arrival in the Aro territory, a Semi Bantu group of the Ibibio people Ibibio ... migration led by Eze Agwu clan among the Ibibio in the Aro territory started around the 17nth century ... in the Aro Ibibio Wars . Neither group had a victorious position in the war. Eze Agwu asked Priest ... princes from the Akamkpa area. They led Akpa forces into the Aro territory to assist their Igbo ... and Iheme whom led Aro forces to conquer Ikpa Ora and founded Arondizuogu. Later Aro commanders ... turned Anglo Aro relations sour. Aro leaders knew that Christianity , colonialism, and end of their monopoly would destroy Aro economic rule. Also the British felt that repeated Aro attacks rendered ... from over. Although Aro dominance crumbled in March 1902, many Aros took part in later resistances against the British in in the region such as Afikpo 1902 1903 , Ezza 1905 , and other areas where the Aro .... Many Igbo moved out of Nigeria. Aro culture suffered. However, they are currently efforts to unite Aro people and revive their culture. References http www.aronetwork.org geography.htm Arochukwu Network geography page http eabuja.com index.html DEFAULTSORT Aro History Category History of Igboland ... more details
Infobox automobile image Image MHV Aro 4x4 02.jpg 240px name ARO 10 11 manufacturer ARO parent company ... fuel capacity luggage capacity related trim similar designer ARO 10 was an off road vehicle produced by ARO short for Auto Romania and manufactured in Romania . The ARO 24 Series got a little brother in 1980, the ARO 10 Series . While the ARO 24 can be classified as mid size Sport utility vehicle SUV s, the ARO 10 is about the size of a Jeep Wrangler . It was produced in many body trims, equipped ... model http www.automobileromanesti.ro Aro seria Aro 10 ARO 10 Versions ref . The ARO 10 was sold as the Automobile Dacia Dacia Duster in some international markets. A model derived from ARO 10 named ARO Spartana was also produced starting 1997. The last evolution of ARO 10, produced from 1999, was called ARO 10 Super , had a slight design revamp and was built on ARO 24 Series chassis. ref http www.autosoviet.altervista.org ENGLISH automotorusse9 H 28Aro 29.htm Autosoviet ARO History ref ARO ... convert 92 hp abbr on 4250 rpm convert 175 Nm lbft 0 abbr on 2250 rpm Clear ARO Spartana Infobox automobile image Image ARO 10 Spartana.jpg 240px name ARO Spartana manufacturer parent company production ... ARO 10.1 2 door Convertible ARO 10.4 3 door ARO 10 Spartana ARO 11.4 5 door Light Commercial Vehicles ARO 10.6 Regular Cab Pick up ARO 11.9 Double Cab Pick up Others Versions 10.0, 10.2, 10.3, 10.5, 10.9. ref name model Gallery gallery File 1980 ARO 10.jpg ARO 10 1980 1991 File MHV Aro 4x4 01.jpg ARO 10 1992 1999 File MHV Aro 4x4 03.jpg ARO 10 rear view gallery See also ARO IMS ARO IMS Series ARO 24 Series References reflist External links Commons category ARO 10 http www.aro.ro ARO http www.aro4x4.net ARO Club Romania http www.1ro.de aroAro Cars 4x4 Off Road overview http www.aro m461.net Shop online Aro M461 and others Aro 10, Aro 2xx, Aro 3xx on demand DEFAULTSORT Aro 10 Category ARO vehicles ... Vehicles introduced in 1980 cs ARO 10 fa pl ARO 10 pt Dacia Duster ... more details
Infobox River river name Aro River image name image size caption origin mouth basin countries Venezuela length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed Aro River is a river of Venezuela . It is part of the Orinoco River basin. See also List of rivers of Venezuela References Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Venezuela geo stub Category Rivers of Venezuela coord missing Venezuela pt Rio Aro ... more details
The ARO IMS was the first off road vehicle built in post WWII Romania by ARO short for Auto Romania . IMS 57 The first model was IMS 57 a total of 914 vehicles were built between 1957 and 1959, mostly handcrafted. During World War II, on the site of a paper plant belonging to Letea company from Campulung Muscel, the production of plane propellers and shooting equipment for airplanes produced by IAR Brasov was organized. After the production was abandoned, a group of workers begun building the first Romanian motorcycles in 1953. The design from Russian GAZ 69 and production of the first Romanian land vehicle IMS 57 begun in 1957, using the parts that were produced as well as upgrading. The 914 IMS 57 produced had the following characteristics coachwork with two doors and tarpaulin, 3260 cc gasoline engine, convert 50 hp kW 0 abbr on at 2,800 rpm, convert 80 km h mi h 0 abbr on , convert 24 L 100 km abbr on consumption. The construction was handicraft the equipped chassis in functioning condition ... Infobox Automobile image name ARO M461 manufacturer ARO parent company production 1964 1975 assembly C mpulung Muscel , Romania predecessor ARO M59 successor class Off road vehicle body style 2 door convertible ... market. Gallery gallery File Ims m461 colombia 1.jpg ARO M461 in Colombia, 2010 File Ims m461 colombia 3.jpg ARO M461 in Colombia, 2010 File 1971 ARO M461 C 2 .jpg 1971 ARO M461 C front view File 1971 ARO M461 C.jpg 1971 ARO M461 C side view gallery See also ARO 24 Series ARO 10 ARO 10 Series External links Commons category ARO M461 Commons category ARO M461 C http www.retromobil.ro m461 ARO M461 Club website http www.aro.ro ARO http www.aro4x4.net ARO Club Romania http www.cbx.ro istorie auto aro istoria modelelor aroaro ims 57.html History of IMS 57 http www.aro m461.net Shop online for Aro M 461 http aro m461.blogspot.com search?updated min 2008 01 01T00 3A00 3A00 08 3A00&updated max 2009 01 01T00 3A00 3A00 08 3A00&max results 1 Blog for rebuilt Aro M 461 Category ARO vehicles ... more details
affected the Aro Valley from the 1970s, boosted by urban renewal urban renewal town planning ... a stronghold of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand Green Party . Prominent features Aro Park site of the former Matauranga School Aro Valley Community Centre complex with public hall and pre school ... 2003 Mitchelltown War Memorial at the top west end of Aro Street Te Aro School Primary School providing education from years 1 through to 8 References Reflist External links http www.avcc.org.nz Aro Valley Community Web http www.arovideo.co.nz Aro Street Video Shop coord 41 17 43 S 174 46 3 E region NZ display title Category Suburbs of Wellington City sv Aro Valley ... more details
File Markkuaro7.jpg thumb right 250px Markku Aro singing. Markku Aro IPA fi m rk u ro , born as Markku Tuomas Puputti 3 February 1950 in Mouhij rvi , Finland , is a Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision contest in 1971 in Ireland with the pop duo Koivistolaiset . They appeared with the song Tie uuteen p iv n Road to a New Day . He has released many albums in his country. Discography Albums Markku Aro 1969 Oo mik nainen 1972 Niin k y kun rakastuu 1973 Oma kultasein 1974 Katso luontoa ja huomaa 1975 Etsin kunnes l yd n sun 1976 Markku Aro 1977 Anna aikaa 1978 Daniela 1979 Mun suothan tulla vierees sun 1981 Suojassa saman auringon 1982 Markku Aro 1985 Kaksi rakkainta 1990 Rakastamme vain toisiamme 1991 K si k dess 1993 Rakkauden toukokuu 1997 Menneisyyden sillat 1999 Sinetti 2001 Kest n mit vaan 2006 Compilations Parhaat p lt 1978 Markku Aron parhaat 1979 Parhaat 1989 Markku Aro 1990 20 suosikkia Etsin kunnes l yd n sun 1995 Markku Aro 1995 20 suosikkia Rakastamme vain toisiamme 1997 20 suosikkia Anna mun ajoissa tiet 2001 Kaikki parhaat 1968 2001 2CD 2001 Suomihuiput 2003 Hitit 2004 T htisarja 30 suosikkia 2CD 2006 External links http www.markkuaro.com Official page of Markku Aro in Finnish language Finnish s start succession box before Jarkko & Laura br with Kuin silloin ennen title Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest years Eurovision Song Contest 1971 1971 after P ivi Paunu & Kim Floor br with Muistathan s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aro, Markku ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1950 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aro, Markku Category 1950 births Category Living people Category People from Sastamala Category Finnish singers Category Finnish language singers Category Finnish Eurovision Song Contest entrants Category Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1971 Finland singer stub pt Markku Aro fi Markku Aro ... more details
Infobox Person name Hasse Aro image BertKarlssonHasseAro.jpg caption Bert Karlsson left and Hasse Aro right birth date Birth date and age 1957 09 8 mf y birth place S dert lje , Sweden occupation Television host, Television producer known for Hoster of Efterlyst height Hasse Aro b. September 8, 1957 in S dert lje is a Sweden Swedish Television host and Television producer of Finns Finnish parentage which since 1991 has hosted the TV3 show Efterlyst . ref http www.resume.se nyheter 2008 08 05 hasse aro vagrar be mordar index.xml ref Aro has won awards for Best male television host of 2005 and 2007 he also won for best television production for the production for Expedition Robinson in 2005. Hasses show Efterlyst has with the help from the Swedish citizens help and phonecalls achieved to arrest many of Swedens most noted criminals. Aro is also of roma descent ref http www.aftonbladet.se wendela article368621.ab ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aro, Hasse ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1957 PLACE OF BIRTH S dert lje , Sweden DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aro, Hasse Category 1957 births Category Living people Category People from S dert lje Category Swedish people of Finnish descent Category Swedish Romani people Category Swedish television hosts Category Swedish television producers sv Hasse Aro ... more details
Tiiu Aro born Bda 1952 6 18 in Kuressaare then Kingissepa is an Estonian physician and politician. She is a former Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia , ref cite press release title Need for international cooperation to combat drug problem, for strong family units, for promoting self esteem of young people stressed by speakers publisher United Nations date 8 June 1998 url http www.un.org News Press docs 1998 19980608.ga9415.html accessdate 19 December 2010 ref having served in that position from 1996 to 1999 . From 1999 to 2009 she worked as Director General of the Estonian Health Inspection and on 1 January 2010 she became Director General of the Health Board. S start Succession box before Toomas Vilosius title Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia years 2 December 1996 25 March 1999 after Eiki Nestor S end References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aro, Tiiu ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 18 June 1952 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aro, Tiiu Category Government ministers of Estonia Category People from Kuressaare Category 1952 births Category Living people Estonia politician stub de Tiiu Aro et Tiiu Aro ... more details
Infobox New Zealand suburbs name Te Aro image caption1 city1 Wellington City city2 ward established area ... Aro Valley northwest Kelburn, New Zealand Kelburn map caption2 Image Dixon Street.jpg thumbnail right Dixon Street, looking towards Courtenay Place, in the heart of Te Aro Te Aro is an inner city ... Victoria, Wellington Mount Victoria . Te Aro is an alternative M ori language name for the Taranaki ... Mount Taranaki . ref Te Aro Pa Agreement announcement ref Boundaries Broadly speaking, Te Aro is the flat ... Te Aro s western boundary excludes the Victoria University Kelburn Campus which is in Kelburn but includes ... Central and play in Te Aro. The boundary runs south of properties on Allenby Terrace, St Mary ... Aro waterfront extends east to the Overseas Passenger Terminal the boundary then follows Oriental .... Aro Valley Stepping south across Abel Smith Street from the Terrace to Willis Street puts you in Aro Valley. Demographics The population of Te Aro roughly doubled between 1991 and 1996 and again between ... Aro http www2.stats.govt.nz domino external web CommProfiles.nsf FindInfobyArea 573100 au . 16,281 people worked in Te Aro, the fourth largest for any suburb in New Zealand, after Auckland Central, Wellington ... in Wellington City were in Te Aro, 0.9 of all the businesses in the country. About one in 20 Te Aro residents had no qualifications. 62 of Te Aro residents walked or jogged to work. Of the languages ... council s definitions of suburbs. Major ethnic groups in Te Aro 77.7 P keh 8.4 M ori people M ori 4.7 ... community Te Aro is the focal point of Wellington s gay and lesbian community. It is home ... not been revived. Entertainment district Te Aro is New Zealand s largest entertainment district and thrives ... open to at least 3am. Movies are a popular pastime in Te Aro, which boasts five commercial cinema complexes ... www.readingcinemas.co.nz Reading Cinemas , the largest multiplex in central Wellington. Te Aro ..., The Museum of New Zealand Te Aro is a coastal suburb, and has a popular publicly accessible waterfront ... more details
File Samuli Aro Hollola2010.jpg thumb Aro at the final round of the 2010 Finnish Enduro Championship. Image Samuli Aro.jpg thumb Aro riding his KTM bike. Samuli Aro born April 12, 1975 in J rvenp is a Finland Finnish enduro rider. He is a five time World Enduro Championship World Enduro Champion and has also won the International Six Days Enduro ISDE World Trophy with Team Finland five times. Aro debuted in the World Enduro Championship in 1998, and took his first world title in 2002 with Husqvarna Motorcycles Husqvarna in the 250 cc class. After moving to KTM for the 2003 season, he placed second in the championship behind Honda s Stefan Merriman . He went on to win the World Enduro Championship three times in a row in 2004 in the Enduro 3 class, and in 2005 and 2006 in the Enduro 2 class. ref cite web title Samuli Aro varmisti enduron maailmanmestaruuden work MTV3 url http www.mtv3.fi urheilu arkisto.shtml arkistot muutlajit 2006 09 471706 date 23 September 2006 accessdate 30 December 2006 language Finnish ref In the 2008 World Enduro Championship season 2008 season , after a second place to Honda rider Mika Ahola in 2007, Aro became one of the few enduro riders to win five world championship titles. He retired from the world championship after the 2009 season, during which he placed fourth in the standings. ref cite web title Samuli Aro Ura on nyt loppu work Helsingin Sanomat url http www.hs.fi urheilu artikkeli Samuli Aro Ura on nyt loppu 1135249300435 date 13 September 2009 accessdate 8 November 2010 language Finnish ref Career summary class wikitable style font size 95 Season Series Class Team Wins Final placing 1998 World Enduro Championship 125 cc Yamaha 0 19th 1999 ... Official website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aro, Samuli ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Aro, Samuli Category Enduro riders Category Finnish motorcycle racers Category People ... bio stub ca Samuli Aro de Samuli Aro it Samuli Aro he fi Samuli Aro ... more details
Tibetan Buddhism Aro is a lineage within the Nyingma Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism . It has several .... All its contemporary teachers are ethnically non Tibetan. The terma The Aro lineage is based on the Aro gT r , a terma Buddhism terma or revelation of Khyungchen Aro Lingma. The Aro gT r has several ... practice time, which accords with the Aro lineage s non monastic orientation. Pervasive Dzogchen ... Buddhism non dual . The Dzogchen point of view permeates Aro. ref cite web title Dzogchen url http ... means. Aro is therefore primarily concerned with bringing meditative awareness into ordinary life ... title The Nyingma Aro Tradition Today url http arobuddhism.org encyclopaedia shared text m mother essence ar 05 aro today eng.php accessdate 2008 01 22 ref For Dzogchen, the ultimate practice is living ... of the relationships between form, shunyata emptiness , and non duality is central to Aro. Unusually, Aro takes the Heart Sutra conventionally part of Mahayana rather than Dzogchen as the central ... community the heart sutra.html accessdate 2008 01 22 ref Within the Aro gT r, the Sutra of the Owl ... Aro presentation To refrain from killing sentient beings. To refrain from killing the efflorescence ... than those of Tantra. Aro describes its Tantric practices as essential, meaning that they lack ... of the two Inner Tantras not counting Dzogchen, Aro is concerned primarily with Anuyoga , emphasizing ... Aro Books date 1995 isbn 978 0965394819 ref ref cite web url http arobuddhism.org encyclopaedia .... Aro emphasizes yogic song, a mainly Dzogchen practice. ref cite web url http arobuddhism.org ... Aro teaches the Dzogchen system of the Kle Buddhism five elemental neuroses territoriality, aggression ... therefore Dzogchen has been made available only to those who have mastered Tantra. Aro includes material ... and sKu mNy Main Kum Nye Aro gT.C3.A9r sKu mNy.C3.A9 l1 Aro sKu mNy Longde, the Series of Space ... the practitioner may find rigpa . Aro sKu mNy is one such. ref cite book last D chen first Khandro ... more details
Image 1912 Toivo Aro in action.JPG thumb 300px Aro in the 10 m platform event at the 1912 Olympics. Toivo Nestori Aro ne Ahlstedt , February 9, 1887 &ndash October 8, 1962 was a Grand Duchy of Finland Finnish Diving diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics . He was born and died in Helsinki . In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi finals of the Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics Men s 10 metre platform 10 metre platform event . Four years later he finished fifth in the Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men s plain high diving plain high diving competition and eighth in the Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men s 10 metre platform 10 metre platform event of the 1912 Games. External links http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes ar toivo aro 1.html profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aro, Toivo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1887 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1962 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aro, Toivo Category 1887 births Category 1962 deaths Category Finnish divers Category Olympic divers of Finland Category Divers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Category Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Finland sport bio stub Acrobatics diving bio stub ... more details
Infobox settlement name Aro Kangan image skyline image caption image flag image shield image map coordinates region MY latd 3.48475 longd 115.20446 pushpin map Borneo Topography pushpin label position right subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name flag Malaysia subdivision type1 States and federal territories of Malaysia State subdivision name1 flag Sarawak elevation m 1021 Aro Kangan is a settlement in the remote mountainous interior of Sarawak , Malaysia . ref name Geonames It lies approximately convert 581.4 km mi 0 east north east of the state capital Kuching . To reach Aro Kangan from the coastal city of Miri the journey involves a one hour flight to Long Lellang Airport , followed by a four hour walk through the jungle from Long Lellang to Aro Kangan. ref name PDF630221763 Neighbouring settlements include Long Lellang convert 3.9 km mi 1 southwest Long Datih convert 5.7 km mi 1 southwest Long Labid convert 7.9 km mi 1 northeast Long Merigong convert 17.3 km mi 1 west Long Salt convert 20.2 km mi 1 south Long Aar convert 21.4 km mi 1 north Pa Tik convert 27.9 km mi 1 north Long Seniai convert 28.5 km mi 1 west Ramudu Hulu convert 31.8 km mi 1 east Kubaan convert 33.1 km mi 1 north References reflist refs ref name Geonames cite web url http www.geonames.org 7467899 work Geonames title Aro Kangan, Malaysia date 2010 08 08 accessdate 2010 12 27 ref ref name PDF630221763 cite book url http www.itto pulongtau.com Penan 20& 20PTNP 20Historical 20Links 20& 20Contemporary 20Life.pdf title Penan and Pulong Tau National Park Historical Links and Contemporary Life author Jayl Langub date 2009 01 16 page 8 accessdate 2011 01 02 ref Sarawak Category Populated places in Sarawak ... more details
refimprove date July 2009 Aro known only by that name was the List of most recent executions by jurisdiction last person executed in Papua New Guinea . ref name ABC http www.abc.net.au am content 2007 s2087787.htm PNG urged to abandon death penalty , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 12, 2007 ref In 1957, History of Papua New Guinea The Territory of Papua and New Guinea while Papua New Guinea was an Australian territory , Aro, then a young man, walked into a hospital carrying a baby and a blood stained axe and stated that he had killed his two wives. ref name ABC He was convicted of willful murder, sentenced to death, and executed by hanging in November 1957. ref name ABC There were no further executions. The death penalty was abolished in 1970, five years before Papua New Guinea s independence from Australia. It was reintroduced in 1991, but never applied. ref name ABC See also List of most recent executions by jurisdiction Use of capital punishment by nation Oceania References reflist br Category 1957 deaths Category Murder in 1957 Category People executed for murder Category People executed by hanging Category People executed by Papua New Guinea Category Executed Papua New Guinean people Category 20th century executions Category People convicted of murder by Papua New Guinea Category Papua New Guinean people convicted of murder PapuaNewGuinea bio stub criminal stub ... more details
nihongo Tamogami Yoshihiro , better known by his pen name nihongo Hiroshi AroAro Hiroshi , is a Japanese manga artist . He is mostly known for being the author of Futaba Kun Change , Morumo 1 10 and Yuu and Mii . He makes guest appearances in his own comics, drawing himself as an alligator wearing glasses . Works Yuu and Mii 1986 1989, serialized in Monthly Sh nen Jump , Shueisha ref cite web url http www.amazon.co.jp dp 4088525612 title & 1 publisher Amazon language Japanese accessdate March 6, 2010 ref ref cite web url http www.amazon.co.jp dp 408852568X title & 8 publisher Amazon language Japanese accessdate March 6, 2010 ref Morumo 1 10 1986 1987, serialized in Gekkan Sh nen Captain , Tokuma Shoten ref cite web url http en.item.rakuten.com book 365621 title Morumo 1 10 1 publisher Rakuten accessdate March 6, 2010 ref ref cite web url http en.item.rakuten.com book 365622 title Morumo 1 10 2 publisher Rakuten accessdate March 6, 2010 ref Futaba Kun Change 1991 1997, serialized in Monthly Sh nen Jump , Shueisha ref cite web url http www.amazon.co.jp dp 4088716914 title 1 publisher Amazon language Japanese accessdate March 6, 2010 ref ref cite web url http www.amazon.co.jp dp 4088723481 title 8 publisher Amazon language Japanese accessdate March 6, 2010 ref Hunter Cats 1993 1996, serialized in Sh nen Captain , Tokuma Shoten ref cite web url http www.amazon.co.jp dp 4198331006 title 1 publisher Amazon language Japanese accessdate March 6, 2010 ref ref cite web url http www.amazon.co.jp dp 4198301476 title 5 publisher Amazon ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aro, Hiroshi ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aro, Hiroshi Category Manga artists Category Living people manga artist stub fr Hiroshi Aro ja ... more details
The Miami Confederacy , also known as the Western Confederacy , was a loose confederacy of North American Indians Miami tribe in the Great Lakes region following the American Revolutionary War 1775 1783 . The confederacy, which had its roots in pan tribal movements dating to the 1740s, came together to resist the expansion of the United States into the Northwest Territory after Great Britain ceded the region to the United States after the war. The resistance resulted in the Northwest Indian War 1785 1795 , which ended with the U.S. victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers . Category Native American history ... more details
Infobox comic book title Wikipedia WikiProject Comics title Captain Confederacy noimage yes filename format only imagesize default 250 caption schedule Monthly format limited series mini series limited y AltHistory y publisher Epic Comics date November 1991 in comics 1991 February 1992 in comics 1992 issues 4 main char team writers artists pencillers inkers letterers colorists editors creative team month creative team year creators Will Shetterly br Vince Stone TPB ISBN subcat Epic Comics sort PAGENAME Captain Confederacy is an Alternate history fiction alternate history comic book by Will Shetterly and Vince Stone that was published between 1986 and 1992. It tells the story of a superhero created for propaganda purposes in a world in which the Confederate States of America won their independence. Publication history John M. Ford plotted three issues of the first series, and wrote one, issue number 10 s Driving North. Plot The first storyline, published in twelve issues by SteelDragon Press, tells how the first Captain Confederacy, a white man, joins the rebellion against his country. The second storyline, published in four issues by Epic Comics , focuses on the struggle to control the politics of the North American countries, at a world super hero conference in Free Louisiana. The new Captain Confederacy is a black woman, pregnant with the last Captain s baby. References refbegin gcdb series id 4231 title Captain Confederacy comicbookdb type title id 4426 title Captain Confederacy refend External links http captainconfederacy.blogspot.com Captain Confederacy blog , where the comic is being posted in serial format by Will Shetterly, along with related material. http www.populationstatistic.com archives 2006 09 03 captain confederacy map of central north america Map and Histories of individual nations Category 1991 comic debuts Category Alternate history characters Category ... Confederacy Category American Civil War alternate histories Category Fictional African American people ... more details
The Western Confederacy , also known as Western Indian Confederacy , was a loose confederation confederacy of North American Natives in the Great Lakes region North America Great Lakes region following the American Revolutionary War 1775 1783 . The confederacy, which had its roots in pan tribal movements dating to the 1740s, came together to resist the expansion of the United States into the Northwest Territory after Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain ceded the region to the United States after the war. The resistance resulted in the Northwest Indian War 1785 1795 , which ended with the U.S. victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers . Although many of the native peoples had fought in the war as British allies, Great Britain made no mention of their allies in the Treaty of Paris 1783 . According to Joseph Brant , a Mohawk chief who was one of the early architects of the confederacy, the British had sold the Indians to Congress. The confederacy first came together in 1786 at a conference at the Wyandot town of Upper Sandusky , with the intention of forming a common front in dealing with the Americans. Members of many different American Indian tribes were involved in the Western Confederacy. The confederacy was sometimes known as the Miami Confederacy because U.S. officials overestimated the influence and numerical strength of the Miami tribe Miami tribe within the confederation. Because most tribes were not centralized political units at the time, involvement in the confederacy was usually decided on a village rather than a tribal basis. The confederacy consisted of members of the following tribes Council of Three Fires Iroquois Confederacy Seven Nations of Canada Wabash Confederacy Weas, Piankashaws, and others Illini Confederacy Wyandot people Wyandot Mississaugas Menominee Shawnee Lenape Miami tribe Miami Kickapoo people Kickapoo Kaskaskia Chickamauga Wars 1776 1794 Chickamauga Lower Cherokee Muscogee Creek Upper Muscogee References Allen, Robert S. His Majesty s Indian ... more details
The Wabanaki Confederacy , as it is known in English, is a historical confederation of five North American Algonquian languages Algonquian language speaking Indian tribes. The members of the Wabanaki Confederacy the Wabanaki peoples were located in, and named for, the area they called Wabanaki Dawnland . This area can be described roughly as that area now called New England and the Canadian Maritimes . In New England they were primarily located in Maine , Vermont and New Hampshire but also in a part of Massachusetts . In Canada they were located primarily in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick but also in Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River . Members of the Wabanaki Confederacy were Abenaki M kmaq Mi kmaq people Mi kmaq or Micmac Penawapskewi Penobscot people Penobscot Pestomuhkati Passamaquoddy Wolastoqiyik Maliseet or Malicite They were also closely allied with the Innu and Algonquin people Algonquin , and with the Iroquoian speaking Wyandot people Wyandot . The Wabanaki Confederacy disbanded in 1862, but the five Wabanaki nations still exist, and they remain friends and allies today. The elders have been in discussions in order to revive the Confederacy. Citation needed date January 2010 Wabanaki Confederacy in various indigenous languages The term Wabanaki Confederacy in many Algonquian languages literally means Dawn Land People. Wabanaki Confederacy as called by the members of the confederation is Mi kmaq language Mi kmaq Wabanahkiyik Maliseet language Maliseet Passamaquoddy Waponahkiyik Waponahkewiyik Abenaki language Abenaki Penobscot W banakiak and in other related languages ... http www.native languages.org wabanaki.htm Native Languages of the Americas Wabanaki Confederacy ... Prins.htm Storm Clouds Over Wabanakiak Confederacy Diplomacy Until Dummer s Treaty 1727 by Dr. Harald ... 360 378 Walker, Willard. The Wabanaki Confederacy. Maine History 37 3 1998 100 139 Maps Maps showing the approximate locations of areas occupied by members of the Wabanaki Confederacy from north to south ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 The Silesian Confederacy is a fictional star nation in the Honorverse , the background setting for a series of novels and short stories in the military science fiction genre, written by David Weber and others and published by Baen Books . Infobox HonorverseOrganizations image name Silesian Confederacy formofgovernment confederation officiallanguage homeplanet Silesia capital headofstate headofgovernment Prime Minister seniormilitarycommander executivebranch Cabinet, br Sector Governors legislativebranch military Confederacy Navy establishment population currency History The Silesian Confederacy was a vast interstellar government made up of several systems. It was located ... of its history, the Confederacy was plagued by piracy and secessionist movements which aimed at breaking away from the almost powerless central Silesian government. Regional power in the Confederacy ... tried to secede. The level of violence in the Silesian Confederacy was such that hundreds ... ships. During the First Havenite War, the Confederacy was a minor front of combat, which the People ... to put an end to their differences over Silesia by partitioning the Confederacy between each one. It was hinted that the actual takeover of Silesia consisted in major bribes to the Confederacy ... With so much internal infighting, the Confederacy was often prey to the ambitions of foreign powers. The Andermani Empire considered that the Confederacy was its natural backyard and the next logical ground for expansion, and thus deployed a large portion of the Imperial Andermani Navy to the Confederacy ... station at List of planets in the Honorverse Sidemore just outside the Confederacy in order to police ... Confederacy Navy is composed mostly of old junkers and foreign ships that were too old to be of any ... the Silesian Confederacy Navy close to powerless in dealing with piracy and political violence. Allegory David Weber has said that the Silesian Confederacy is sort of a combination of the historical ... more details
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