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Actifed (computer virus)

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Actifed is a G2-generated encrypted computer virus which infects .COM and .EXE files but not <code>command.com</code>. The virus is loaded into memory by executing an infected program and then affects the computer's run-time operation and corrupts program files.G2 is a computer v...

Actil railway station

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Actil railway station was a railway station located on the Finsbury railway line most likely located in the present day suburb of St Clair, South Australia.HistoryActil station opened in September 1940 when the Finsbury railway line opened from Woodville. The line was initially u...

Acting on AIDS

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Acting on AIDS is a grassroots organization that was founded by Christian college students as Seattle Pacific University. The purpose of this organization is to raise awareness, promote advocacy, and transform the response to global AIDS and related issues of injustice. Students,...

Action Ambulance

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Action Ambulance Service, Inc., based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, provides ambulance services for emergencies and patient transfers. They provide emergency and non-emergency pre-hospital medical care and transportation to ill or injured individuals. Action is currently contract...

Action Battle Team

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Action Battle Team are an Australian comedy duo from Perth, Western Australia, consistng of Matt Saraceni and Dan Debuf. They are best known for their irreverent nights radio show and celebrity interview style. The duo began in improvised stand up comedy and first met in high sch...

Action Bullet

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Action Bullet is a U.S. rock band, formed in 1978 in Los Angeles. History The idea of setting up the Action Bullet team came from one of the founding members, Cliff.CliffHelmut changed his name to Cliff after getting tired of beating up all the kids that were picking on him when ...

Action Camp

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Action Camp are an American Dream Pop duo from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania consisting of Maura Jacob and Bengt Alexsander. Originally formed February 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts, they draw influence from genres such as Surf, Electro, Country, and Punk Rock. They have also stated D...

Action Figure Displays

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Action Figure Displays is a product made by JDP Design, a company that designs and manufactures unique products. Action Figure Displays are detailed, themed environments for action figures and other toys. Created in 2006, Action Figure Displays seemed to fill a void in the toy co...

Action for our Planet

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Action for our Planet (AFOP) is a world advocacy organisation based predominantly online. Founded in 2009 by animal and human rights advocate Oli Dillon Squire, AFOP has quickly risen to become a premier source for information on world issues. Some of the issues covered by AFOP i...

Action Gamemaster

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The Action Gamemaster was a vaporware product that would have been produced by Active Enterprises, a small manufacturer of unlicensed video games.Active was marketing its first commercial release, the Action 52 multicart, for both the NES and Sega Genesis, with plans to produce a...

Action level

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In the United States, the term action level can refer to levels recommended by EPA for enforcement by Food and Drug Administration and USDA when pesticide residues occur in food or feed commodities for reasons other than the direct application of the pesticide. As opposed to "tol...

Action Masters

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Action Masters are a sub-line of the Transformers toy franchise, first released in 1990, with a wave of new releases released in Europe in 1991. It featured Transformers action figures who were unable to transform, but came with transforming partners, weapons or exo-suits. Some o...

Action News at 4pm

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Action News at 4 is a local news program that airs on WPVI-TV 6abc the ABC affiliate in Philadelphia. The newscast launched on May 26, 2011, the day after the airing of The news team for this broadcast are anchors Brian Taff and Shirleen Allicot, features anchor Alicia Vitarelli,...

Action of 1 April 2010

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The action of 1 April 2010 refers to a pair of naval engagements fought between United States Navy warships, a Sierra Leone merchant ship, and Somali pirate vessels operating off the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. ActionThe frigate was attacked by small arms from a pirate skiff ...

Action of 10 April 1940

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The Action of 10 April 1940 was a small naval engagement that took place off Stavanger, Norway between 9-10 April 1940 between the Royal Navy submarine and the Kriegsmarine Type II U-boat U-4. The action began when the HMS Thistle spotted U-4 cruising on the surface with a perisc...

Action of 13 December 1814

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The action of 13 December 1814 was a naval action during the War of 1812. A flotilla of British longboats were on their way to fight the Battle of Lake Borgne. Before reaching the lake, they would encounter an American schooner of the United States Navy.The schooner beat off atta...

Action of 16 June 1968

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The Action of 16 June 1968 was an air battle which involved elements of the Vietnam People's Air Force and the United State Navy’s aircraft carrier . The air battle took place over the skies of southern North Vietnam as part of Operation Rolling Thunder, during the Vietnam War.Fr...

Action of 16 November 1943

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The Action of 16 November 1943 was a small naval engagement that took place off Truk Lagoon between the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-176 and the United States Navy submarine USS Corvina. Background the US submarines USS Corvina, USS Drum and USS Blackfish intercepted a mess...

Action of 23 April 1945

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The action of 23 April 1945 was a submarine engagement of World War II that occurred in the Java Sea between Nazi Germany and the United States. It resulted in the last sinking of a German U-boat in Asian waters during the Pacific War and was one of only a few actions of the thea...

Action of 23 March 1654

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The action of 23 March 1654 was a naval battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 5 Portuguese galleons which were escorting 5 merchant galliots to Colombo, fought its way through a Dutch blockading squadron of 3 ships. 2 of the Dutch ships were captured, but ...

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