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Zoroastrian Empire | Zoroastrian Empire may refer to empires with Zoroastrianism as the state religion: Achaemenid Empire, an empire based in Western Asia in Iran, founded in the 6th century BC by Cyrus the Great Parthian Empire, a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran Sasanian Empire, the last Iranian empire before the rise of Islam, ruled by the Sasanian dynasty from 224 AD to 651 AD |
Zorro in Hell | Zorro in Hell is a satiric play by Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza, collectively known as Culture Clash. It is a profile of the legendary hero Zorro from a Latino viewpoint. The play had its initial productions at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and the La Jolla Playhouse in 2006. It then ran at the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood from July 11 - August 19, 2007. Bob Verini of Variety said the play "is overlong and not as consistently funny as it wants to be, largely because of the troupe's habit of site-specific name-dropping as a substitute for wit." |
Zorry Kid | Zorry Kid is the title character of an Italian comic series created by Benito Jacovitti. The comics debuted in 1968, published in the children magazine Il Corriere dei Piccoli; it was later published by the comic magazine Il Giornalino until 1990. A series of animation shorts was realized in 1969 for Carosello. The comic consists of a surreal and zany parody of Zorro. Several anthological books and collections were published over the years. |
Zosima Davydov | Zosima Davydov (12 September 1963 – 9 May 2010) was the Russian Orthodox bishop of Yakutsk and Lensk, Russia. Born as Igor Vasilyevich Davydov (Игорь Васильевич Давыдов) he received his monastic tonsure on 16 December 1991, aged 28. He was ordained as a bishop on 27 September 2004. He died in 2010, aged 46, from a heart attack. |
Zosinki | Zosinki [zɔˈɕinki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rychwał, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Rychwał, 22 km (14 mi) south of Konin, and 94 km (58 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. |
Zostera novazelandica | Zostera novazelandica Setchell is a species of seagrass in the family Zosteraceae found on the shores of New Zealand. It is regarded as a distinct species by some authors but considered as a synonym of Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Ascherson by others. The Maori names for Zostera novazelandica are karepō, nana, rehia, and rimurehia. |
Zotepine | Zotepine (brand names: Losizopilon (JP), Lodopin (ID, JP), Setous (JP), Zoleptil (CZ, PT, TR, UK†); where † indicates a formulation that has been discontinued) is an atypical antipsychotic drug indicated for acute and chronic schizophrenia. It has been used in Germany since 1990 (although it has been discontinued in Germany) and Japan since 1982. Zotepine is not approved for use in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada or New Zealand. |
Zou Jiahua | Zou Jiahua (born October 1926 in Shanghai) is a retired high-ranking politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as China's Vice Premier from 1991 to 1998, Vice-Chairman of the 9th National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003, and was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1992 to 1997. |
Zou Shiming | Zou Shiming (simplified Chinese: 邹市明; traditional Chinese: 鄒市明; pinyin: Zōu Shìmíng; born 18 May 1981) is a Chinese professional boxer who held the WBO flyweight title from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur, Shiming is China's most successful boxer of all time. In the light-flyweight division, he won three consecutive Olympic medals (bronze in 2004 and gold in 2008 and 2012), as well as three World Amateur Boxing Championships gold medals in 2005, 2007 and 2011. |
Zouches Farm transmitting station | Zouches Farm transmitting station is a microwave radio link site located near the top of Blows Downs at Zouches Farm, Caddington, Bedfordshire, England (grid reference TL045210). It was part of the London to Birmingham chain designed in the 1940s, and is now owned and maintained by BT Group. In September 1970, short segments of the BBC Television series Doctor Who were filmed at the relay station, for a serial entitled Terror of the Autons. The 68.9 metres ( 226 ft) tall radio tower is also used for digital and analogue radio broadcasts; these are maintained by Arqiva. |
Zoudenbalch | The Zoudenbalch family (also known as Soudenbalch) was one of the most prominent families of Utrecht throughout the Middle Ages to the age of the Dutch Revolt. They occupied all posts of importance in the city government, possessed various lordships in the vicinity and played a leading role in the history of the Sticht (Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht). The Zoudenbalchs were also Lords of the island of Urk in the Zuiderzee (now IJsselmeer) for over a century (1476–1614), and as such played a key role in the life of that community during troubled times in the 16th century. |
Zouk | Zouk is a fast jump-up carnival beat originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, popularized by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the 1980s. Very rapid in tempo, the style lost ground in the 1980s due to the strong presence of kadans or compas, the main music of the French Antilles. Today, zouk is the French Antilles compas, also called zouk-love. |
Zouk Machine | Zouk Machine is an all-female compas or zouk group from Guadeloupe which had several hits particularly in France, such as the summer number-one single on French SNEP Singles Chart "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)", in 1990 that sold over 1 million copies well more than any others Antillean band, even Kassav. |
Zours | Mike and Ike Zours are a sour candy manufactured by Just Born. They are similar in shape to Mike and Ike candies. They were introduced to Just Born's line of candy in 1999, modeled after the Mike and Ikes which debuted in 1940. They are available in 5 oz "movie size" boxes, 4.2 oz boxes and 1.8 oz plastic bags. Zours are Mike and Ike Tangy Twister flavor with a sour coating. They come in two unique blends: ZOURS Original Fruitz ZOURS Punch Fruitz (Discontinued) |
Zoutleeuw | Zoutleeuw (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzʌu̯tˈleːu], French: Léau) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 7,947 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km², giving a population density of 170 inhabitants per km². The name Leeuw means "hill", to which Zout ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax. |
Zoxazolamine | Zoxazolamine (INN, USAN, BAN) (brand name Contrazole, Deflexol, Flexin, Miazol, Uri-Boi, Zoxamine, Zoxine) is a muscle relaxant that is no longer marketed. It was synthesized in 1953 and introduced clinically in 1955 but was withdrawn due to hepatotoxicity. One of its active metabolites, chlorzoxazone, was found to show less toxicity, and was subsequently marketed in place of zoxazolamine. These drugs activate IKCa channels. |
Zoya Douchine | Zoya Alexeevna Douchine, sometimes written Zoja Duschin, married surname Barkenstein (born 24 October 1983) is a German former competitive figure skater. The 2000 national silver medalist, she represented Germany at the 2000 European Championships, placing 18th, and at the 2000 World Championships, where she finished 17th. She began skating while still living in Moscow. She and her family moved to Germany in 1991. She retired from competitive skating in 2003 due to injury. |
Zozulya | Zozulya (Зозуля, or cuckoo bird) is a Ukrainian surname. People with this name include: Fyodor Zozulya, Soviet admiral Oleksandr Zozulya (born 1996), Ukrainian footballer Roman Zozulya Roman Zozulya (footballer) (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer Roman Zozulya (gymnast) (born 1979), Ukrainian gymnast Vira Zozulya Vera Zozulya (born 1956), Soviet/Latvian luger Vira Zozulya (born 1970), a race walker |
Zrinski Park | Zrinski Park (Croatian: Perivoj Zrinskih) is situated in downtown Čakovec, northern Croatia, close to the central square. The area had been a part of the city fortification since the 13th century. The castle, located in the centre of the Park, was owned by the Zrinski family between the 16th and the 18th century. It is known today as the "Old Town of the Zrinskis" (Croatian: Stari grad Zrinskih) and is an important landmark. |
Zsolt Borkai | Zsolt Borkai (born August 31, 1965 in Győr, Győr-Moson-Sopron) is a Hungarian Olympic gymnast champion. He is also the mayor of Győr since 2006. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he received a gold medal in pommel horse. He received a gold medal in pommel horse and a bronze medal in the horizontal bars at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. Borkai became President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee after his predecessor, Pál Schmitt, was elected President of Hungary in 2010. Borkai was replaced by Krisztián Kulcsár on 2 May 2017. |
Zsolt Muzsnay | Zsolt Muzsnay (born 20 June 1965 in Cluj) is a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder. His clubs included Universitatea Cluj, Bihor Oradea, Steaua Bucureşti, Videoton Fehérvár and Royal Antwerp. Muzsnay made six appearances for the Romanian national team, and was named to the squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, before retiring in 1999. He was also the head coach of Bihor Oradea in 2004. Following his playing career, Muzsnay became the assistant coach of CFR Cluj. |
Zsolt Wintermantel | Zsolt Wintermantel (born 26 February 1972) is a Hungarian politician, current Mayor of Újpest (4th district of Budapest) since 2010. Besides that he represented Újpest (Budapest Constituency VI) in the National Assembly of Hungary from 2010 to 2014. He was also Member of Parliament from the Budapest Regional List of Fidesz between 2004 and 2006, when he replaced Béla Glattfelder. |
Zsuzsa Mathe | Zsuzsa Máthé (born May 4, 1964) is a Hungarian artist. It was at the age of 18, in 1983, when her first own exhibit opened, entitled The First Exhibit of Transrealism By the age of 21 she extensively visited most countries in Europe, from communist Russia to the UK where she obtained qualifications to be able to start up one of the first privately owned English language schools of Budapest. |
Zu Feng | Zu Feng (Chinese: 祖峰; born 23 February 1974) is a Chinese actor and director. Zu first attracted great public attention in 2008 for his role as Li Ya in a wildly successful TV drama Lurk (潜伏). He has earned and been nominated for numerous awards during his career, including winning a Breakthrough Actor Award at the 2010 Sohu Internet TV Festival and a Best New Actor Award at the 2011 Chinese Young Generation Film Forum for his role in The Founding of a Party and a Golden Phoenix Awards, and two Huading Award for Best Supporting Actor. |
Zubair | Zubair or Zubayr may refer to: Az Zubayr, a town in Basra Governorate, Iraq Zubair Group, islands in the Red Sea near Yemen Zubayr (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594–656), Arab military commander and a companion of Muhammad Zubair Torwali, a living Pakistani Dard community activist and educator |
Zubaira Tukhugov | Zubaira Alikhanovich Tukhugov (Russian: Зубайра Алиханович Тухугов; born January 15, 1991 in Grozny, Chechen Republic) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist, who currently fights in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Tukhugov made a name for himself fighting all over his home country of Russia, fighting in promotions like Cage Warriors, ProFC, Fight Nights (EFN) and others, before joining the UFC in 2014. |
Zubayr Hamza | Zubayr Hamza (born 19 June 1995) is a South African first-class cricketer. He was included in the Western Province cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In the 2016–17 Sunfoil Series match in October 2016 between Cape Cobras and Knights, he was dismissed after he handled the ball. In August 2017, he was named in Jo'burg Giants' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. |
Zubeida Malik | Zubeida Malik is a correspondent for the Today programme, and has also reported for Newsnight. She joined the BBC in 1994. Zubeida has been reporting on Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda since the 1990s and was one of the first journalists to look into extremist groups holding secret military training camps and encouraging young men to become jihadis. She has interviewed key figures for the BBC, including Kofi Annan, President Musharraf, Tony Blair, Prince Saud Al Faisal,Desmond Tutu, the spiritual leader of Hamas Sheikh Yassin and Akbar Etemad " the father of Irans nuclear programme. |
Zubeida Rahimtoola | Zubeida Habib Rahimtoola (Urdu: زبیدہ حبیب رحمۃاللہ born Zubeida Sultan Chinoy on August 12, 1917 in Mumbai was a Pakistani political figure and social worker. She was the president of All-India Muslim League in UK and founding member of All Pakistan Women's Association. She was awarded with Sitara-e-Khidmat for her services by President of Pakistan Ayub Khan. |
Zubeldia | Zubeldia is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Emiliana de Zubeldia (1888–1987), Spanish pianist and composer Haimar Zubeldia (born 1977), Spanish professional road racing cyclist Joseba Zubeldia (born in Usurbil, Basque Country), Spanish professional road bicycle racer Luis Zubeldía (born 1981), Argentine former footballer and current coach of Deportivo Alaves |
Zubry | Zubry [ˈzubrɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Gródek and 44 km (27 mi) east of the regional capital Białystok. The village has a population of 190. |
Zubrzycki | Zubrzycki (feminine: Zubrzycka, plural Zubrzyccy) is a Polish language family name. It may be transliterated from Ukrainian as Zubryćkyj, from Russian as Zubritskiy or Zubritsky, as well as other forms. A Germanized variant is Subritzky. The surname may refer to: Iwo Zubrzycki, Polish professional footballer (soccer player) Jan Sas Zubrzycki, Polish architect Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-born Australian sociologist Geneviève Zubrzycki, an American sociologist Tom Zubrycki, an Australian documentary filmmaker Subritzky family, New Zealand Bill Subritzky, New Zealand evangelist and healer |
Zuccotto | Zuccotto (pronounced [dzukˈkɔtto; tsuk-]) is an Italian dessert with origins in Florence. Zuccotto is a semi-frozen, chilled dessert made with brandy, cake and ice cream. It can be frozen, then thawed before serving. This dessert is traditionally made in a special pumpkin-shaped mold (zuccotto means "little pumpkin" in Italian). It is widely believed to have been inspired by the dome of Florence's duomo (the city's main cathedral). Others allude to its shape as closely resembling a cardinal's skullcap or zucchetto. |
Zug railway station | Zug railway station (German: Bahnhof Zug) serves the municipality of Zug, the capital city of the canton of Zug, Switzerland. Opened in 1897, the station is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS. It forms the junction between the Zürich–Lucerne railway and the Zug to Arth-Goldau branch of the Gotthard railway. Every day, some 20,000 people pass through the station, making it one of the ten busiest in Switzerland. |
Zugarramurdi | Zugarramurdi is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre in northern Spain. It passed into history as the setting of alleged occult activity featured in the infamous Basque witch trials held in Logroño in the seventeenth century. The town is home to the Basque witch museum and the Cuevas de las Brujas (Witch caves). Every year, spectacular fires are lit in the caves near Zugarramurdi for the celebration of the ‘day of the witch’ on the summer solstice. |
Zugdidi Botanical Garden | Zugdidi Botanical Garden (Georgian: ზუგდიდის ბოტანიკური ბაღი), Zugdidi branch of Central Botanical Garden administered by the Georgian Academy of Sciences; was built in the late 19th century by the prince of Samegrelo David Dadiani, near his residence. The garden now has over eighty genus of exotic plants introduced from southeast Asia, India, Japan, Mediterranean and the Americas. |
Zugerberg | The Zugerberg is a mountain overlooking Zug and Lake Zug in the Zug. It lies approximately halfway between Lake Zug and Lake Ägeri. The Zugerbergbahn funicular connects the Zugerberg from Zug. The upper station is located at a height of 925 metres and is a popular vantage point as well as a recreational area. The summit proper is entirely wooded. A road pass named Sätteli (975 m) is located north of the summit. |
Zuheir Mohsen | Zuheir Mohsen (Arabic: زهير محسن, also transcribed Zuhayr Muħsin or Zahir Muhsein; 1936 – 25 July 1979) was a Palestinian leader of the pro-Syria as-Sa'iqa faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) between 1971 and 1979. Previously active as a refugee in the Jordanian wing of the Ba'ath Party, he was chosen for this position after defense minister Hafez al-Assad's 1969–70 takeover in Syria, which he had supported against the previously dominant government of Salah Jadid. Mohsen was also a member of the National Command of the Syrian Ba'ath Party. |
Zuhur Habibullaev | Zuhur Habibullaev (Tajik: Зуҳур Ҳабибуллаев, Persian: ظهور حبیباللهاف) (born 1932) is a Tajikistani artist. Born in Dushanbe, he graduated from Olimov State art College in Dushanbe in 1953 and Mukhin High industrial-art school in St. Petersburg in 1959. He is a People's Artist of the Republic of Tajikistan and Member of the Union of artists of Tajikistan and has given international exhibitions from 1960. His works are located in museums and private collections in Tajikistan, Russia, Europe and Asia. |
Zuidlaardermarkt | The Zuidlaardermarkt (Dutch: Market of Zuidlaren) is an annual horse and country market in Zuidlaren, Netherlands. It is held on the third Tuesday in October. The horse market is the largest in Europe. The country market has about 350 market stalls each year, with a total length of 2.3 miles. The fair is located in the centre of the village near the horse market. The event enjoys popularity and large attendance by Dutch, German and Belgian horsetraders. Market manager is Jaap Mellema from Tynaarlo. The organization of the event involves a lot of volunteers, including a local choir. |
Zuidland | Zuidland is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 6 km west of Spijkenisse. In 2005, the town of Zuidland had 5192 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.87 km², and contained 1878 residences. The wider statistical district of Zuidland, which also covers the "Polder Zuidland", has a population of around 5130. Zuidland was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Bernisse. |
Zuienkerke | Zuienkerke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzœy̯əŋkɛrkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houtave, Meetkerke, Nieuwmunster and Zuienkerke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zuienkerke had a total population of 2,776. The total area is 48.86 km² which gives a population density of 57 inhabitants per km². |
Zuihitsu | Zuihitsu (随筆) is a genre of Japanese literature consisting of loosely connected personal essays and fragmented ideas that typically respond to the author's surroundings. The name is derived from two Kanji meaning "at will" and "pen." The provenance of the term is ultimately Chinese, zuihitsu being the Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi) of 随筆 (Mandarin: suíbǐ), the native reading (kun'yomi) of which is fude ni shitagau (“follow the brush”). Thus works of the genre should be considered not as traditionally planned literary pieces but rather as casual or randomly recorded thoughts by the authors. |
Zuiweng Pavilion | The Zuiweng Pavilion (Chinese: 醉翁亭, is a pavilion lying to the south east of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. Located in The Northern Song Dynasty whilst the structure that exists today dates to the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). The pavilion takes its name from the Northern Song poet Ouyang Xiu, who called himself the "Old Toper" and wrote a poem entitled Zuiweng Tingji or An Account of the Old Toper's Pavilion. |
Zuiweng Tingji | Zuiweng Tingji (simplified Chinese: 醉翁亭记; traditional Chinese: 醉翁亭記; pinyin: Zùiwēng Tíng Jì; literally: "An Account of the Old Toper's Pavilion") is a semi-autobiographical poem by Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072 CE). The title refers to himself and the Zuiweng Pavilion near Chuzhou City, Anhui, China. The poem's most well-known line is: The Old Toper cares not for the wine, his interest lies in the landscape (醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之間也), an idiom still used in modern Chinese to describe someone with an ulterior motive. |
Zuma Canyon | "Zuma Canyon" is the ninth episode of the revamped and renamed Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: LA. The episode originally aired on April 11, 2011 on NBC. In this episode, the police investigate a quinceañera massacre; one of them may pay the ultimate price, and a district attorney is set to take the law back into his own hands. |
Zumiao Station | Zumiao Station (Chinese: 祖庙站; literally: "Ancestral Temple Station"), is a metro station on Guangfo Line (FMetro Line 1), which will be the future interchange station between Guangfo Line (FMetro Line 1) and FMetro Line 5. It is located under the junction of Jianxin Road (建新路) and Zumiao Road (祖庙路) in the Chancheng District of Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, near the Foshan Ancestral Temple. The station lies in the central business district of Foshan old city and was completed on 3 November 2010. |
Zunafish | Zunafish.com was a U.S.-based website for the trading of idle media materials. The site facilitates the exchange of these items among members, with the community governed by a user-rating system. Trading is conducted in six categories: books, CDs, DVDs, video games, and VHS tapes. Audiobooks on either tape or CD form a separate category. |
Zune Pad | The Zune Pad, which is a squircle, is the primary control mechanism for Zune 4, 8, 16, 80 and 120. The pad lets users of this device scroll through a long list of songs with a few flicks of the finger, then press the button to select tracks or change the volume. It was designed by Microsoft for the release of the second generation Zune. |
Zunfthaus zur Haue | The Zunfthaus zur Haue or Haus zur Haue is situated at the Limmatquai promenade between Münsterbrücke and Rathausbrücke. It is the guild house of the Zunft zum Kämbel; meaning the guild of the merchants and traders. Neighbored by the Saffran, Zimmerleuten and Rüden guild houses, it is one of the historically notable buildings in Zürich, Switzerland. The building also houses the relatively expensive restaurant of the same name. |
Zungaropsis | Zungaropsis is a genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It is a monotypic genus, containing only the single species Zungaropsis multimaculatus , and is considered closely related to Zungaro. In 2003, Zungaropsis was considered as a genus inquirendum of the Pimelodidae. This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Xingu River. |
Zunyi Xinzhou Airport | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (IATA: ZYI, ICAO: ZUZY) is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Zunyi in China's southwestern Guizhou Province. It is located in the town of Xinzhou in Xinpu New Area. The military air base was built in 1966 and completed in 1970. In September 2009 construction was started to convert the air base to a dual-use airport, with an estimated total investment of 408 million yuan. The airport opened on 28 August 2012, with inaugural flights to Beijing and Guangzhou. |
Zuo Ci | Zuo Ci, courtesy name Yuanfang (元放), was a legendary personage of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period (169 -280 AD). Though he is known to be from Lujiang (parts of present-day Anhui, around Lu'an), the years of his birth and death are unknown. It is believed that he had existed before the collapse of the Han dynasty, and it is claimed that he lived until the age of 300. He learned his magic and path to longevity from the Taoist sage Feng Heng (封衡), and eventually passed his arts to Ge Xuan. |
Zuo Shusheng | Zuo Shusheng (Chinese: 左树声; Chinese: 左樹聲; pinyin: Zuǒ Shùshēng; born 13 April 1958 in Tianjin) is a former Chinese international soccer player and manager. As a player, he played for Tianjin City FC (now currently known as Tianjin Teda F.C.) and Dutch team FC Zwolle before he retired. As a manager, he returned to his former club in Tianjin where he has twice managed them in his career, with his greatest achievement being when he managed the club to a fourth-place finish in the 2008 Chinese Super League and a chance to play in the 2009 AFC Champions League for the first time. |
Zupci | Zupci is a historical tribe and region in Old Herzegovina, Montenegro. The medieval county of Vrsinje became the domain of the Zupci, while they were not fully formed as a tribe when they were first mentioned. The Zupci had earlier been mentioned as a family or people part of Vrsinje; in 1403 as "homo de Versigna Xubeç", in 1421 as "de Versigne de genere Zubaç", in 1466 as "de Versigne Vlachos Xubci sic dictos". As seen from the Ottoman defter of 1475–77, the Zupci nahija replaced Vrsinje. |
Zurab Achba | Zurab Achba was a politician from Abkhazia who was shot dead from a passing car in front of his house on 15 August 2000. Achba had been a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and between 1990 and 1992, Vice Chairman of Aidgylara. During the nineties, he had been critical of President Vladislav Ardzinba. There were rumours that Achba would run for president in the 1999 presidential election, which he dismissed in an interview with Nuzhnaya Gazeta as a "nightmare of an idea". |
Zurab Gegenava | Zurab Gegenava (Georgian: ზურაბ გეგენავა) – (Born January 23, 1973 , Tbilisi) – is a Georgian businessman and a public figure. He is a general director of the company Innovator, the founder of the International Festival of Movie and TV Cameramen "Golden Eye" and the founder of the International Foundation for Innovative Technologies (IFIT). He has a wife and two children. |
Zurich University of Applied Sciences | The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (German: Zürcher Fachhochschule, ZFH) is a governing body composed of four separate universities. It is located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil, is the second largest University in Switzerland after the University of Zurich. Currently, the Zürcher Fachhochschule encompasses 4 universities, covering fields of study such as architecture and civil engineering, health, linguistics, life sciences and facility management, applied psychology, social work, engineering and management and law… All fields of study |
Zurkaitzegiko erreka | The Zurkaitzegiko erreka is a torrential river of the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France, that flows below the village of Larrau. After joining the Olhadoko erreka, from the Holtzarte Canyon, it forms the Gave de Larrau. Tributaries: Nahar-ordokilako erreka, Gerrendoiko erreka, Harbeltzetako erreka, Odeizakiko erreka, Orpuneko erreka, Erroimendiko erreka, Larrandako erreka, Haritz handiko erreka, Sarrantolatzeko or Oronitzeko erreka… |
Zuru | Zuru is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zuru. It is also the Headquarters of Zuru Emirate. The Emirate comprises four local government areas, namely: Danko-Wasagu, Fakai, Sakaba and Zuru. It has an area of 653 km² and a population of 165,547 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 872. |
Zutendaal | Zutendaal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2008 Zutendaal had a total population of 6,985. The total area is 32.07 km², giving a population density of 218 inhabitants per km². In addition to Zutendaal itself, the municipality includes the following population centres: Gewaai, Papendaal, Besmer, Broek, Stalken, Roelen, Daal, and Wiemesmeer. |
Zutta | Zutta may refer to: Derekh Eretz Zutta, non-canonical tractate of the Babylonian Talmud Devarim Zutta, midrash to Deuteronomy which is no longer extant except in references by later authorities Seder Olam Zutta, anonymous chronicle, called "Zuṭa" to distinguish it from the older Seder 'Olam Rabbah Shir ha-Shirim Zutta, midrash, or, rather, homiletic commentary, on Canticles Sifre Zutta, midrash on the Book of Numbers |
Zutter | Zutter is a German family name. It is possibly, like the Flemish name DeSutter, derived from the Latin word sutor (shoemaker). Zutter may refer to the following people: Louis Zutter (1856–1946), Swiss gymnast Adolf Zutter (1889–1947), German SS-Hauptsturmführer and war criminal Albrecht Zutter (1940-), German publisher Kristof De Zutter (1982-), Belgian cyclist |
Zutto Zutto Tomodachi | "Zutto Zutto Tomodachi" (ずっとずっとトモダチ, lit. Friends Forever and Ever) is the third official single by Japanese child actress and singer Mana Ashida, released on May 16, 2012. This is Ashida's second solo work after Sutekina Nichiyōbi, used as both the opening and ending themes of the Sanrio and Studio Comet anime series Jewelpet Kira Deco! and used as a song to promote the movie Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess. The single reached the 17th position on the Oricon Weekly Singles Charts after its release. |
Zuzana Tomas | Zuzana Tomas (born 15 February 1977, in Brezno), is a Slovak marathon runner. Tomas competed at 2008 Summer Olympics, where she finished 67th in 2:49:39, about ten minutes behind her personal record (2:39:26). Tomas's coach is Aleksandar Tomas. Tomas received her PhD in linguistics from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. She is currently an assistant professor in the World Languages department at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. |
Zuzanna Maciejewska | Zuzanna Maciejewska (born 19 January 1995 in Toruń) is a Polish tennis player. Maciejewska has a WTA singles career high ranking of 574 achieved on 26 August 2013. She also has a WTA doubles career high ranking of 746 achieved on 13 October 2014. Maciejewska made her WTA tour debut at the 2014 BNP Paribas Katowice Open, in the doubles event partnering Magdalena Fręch, losing in the first round to the fourth seeds Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voráčová, 1–6, 3–6. |
Zvartnots Cathedral | Zvartnots Cathedral (Armenian: Զուարթնոց տաճար (classical); Զվարթնոց տաճար (reformed); literally 'celestial angels cathedral') is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by the order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 643-652. Now in ruins, it is located at the edge of the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin) in Armavir Province of Armenia. |
Zvi Harry Hurwitz | Zvi Harry Hurwitz (Hebrew: צבי הארי הורביץ; August 29, 1924 – October 1, 2008), also known as Harry Zvi Hurwitz, was a noted South African Jewish journalist and community leader who moved to Israel, where he served as an Israeli diplomat and adviser to prime ministers Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir before founding the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. |
Zviad Gamsakhurdia | Zviad Gamsakhurdia (Georgian: ზვიად გამსახურდია, tr. Zviad K'onst'ant'ines dze Gamsakhurdia; Russian: Звиа́д Константи́нович Гамсаху́рдия, tr. Zviad Konstantinovich Gamsakhurdiya; March 31, 1939 – December 31, 1993) was a Georgian politician, dissident, scholar, and writer who became the first democratically elected President of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. Gamsakhurdia is the only Georgian President to have died whilst formally in office. |
Zvolenovice | Zvolenovice is a village and municipality (obec) in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of 4.06 square kilometres (1.57 sq mi), and had a population of 72 as of 3 July 2006. Zvolenovice lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Jihlava and 130 km (81 mi) south-east of Prague. |
Zvonimir Soldo | Zvonimir Soldo (born 2 November 1967) is a former Croatian football player who a manager, having recently (October 2010) parted with German Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln. During his playing career, he mostly played in defensive roles, as sweeper or centre back, but occasionally also in defensive midfielder. |
Zvornik Brigade | The 1st Zvornik Brigade was a brigade of the Bosnian Serb army based in Zvornik. The brigade was known and, except for Marko Milošević, tried for its human rights atrocities against Bosnian Muslims during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War. Notable members of the Zvornik Brigade included Milošević, Dragan Obrenović, Milorad Trbić, and Brigadier Vinko Pandurević. |
Zvyagintsev | Zvyagintsev (Russian: Звягинцев) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrey Zvyagintsev (born 1964), Russian film director Vadim Zvjaginsev (born 1976), Russian chess player Vasily Zvyagintsev (born 1944), Russian author Viktor Zvyahintsev (born 1950), Soviet retired footballer |
Zvyozdny | Zvyozdny (masculine), Zvyozdnaya (feminine), or Zvyozdnoye (neuter) may refer to: Zvyozdnoye Municipal Okrug, a municipal okrug of Moskovsky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia Zvyozdny (inhabited locality) (Zvyozdnaya, Zvyozdnoye), name of several inhabited localities in Russia Zvyozdnaya, a station of the St. Petersburg Metro, St. Petersburg, Russia |
Zwaggle | Zwaggle is a community of parents who gather online to share their children's gently-used toys, clothing, books, gear and more with other families. Instead of using cash to buy or sell items, members post items to Zwaggle and use points, called Zoints, to release and/or accept items. By participating, parents de-clutter their homes of unwanted things that are still useful and in doing so save money, conserve material/natural resources and continue the life-cycle of products instead of relegating them to a landfill. |
Zweig | Zweig (German for "twig" or "branch") is the surname of: Alan Zweig, Canadian documentary filmmaker Arnold Zweig, German writer and pacifist George Zweig, American particle physicist and neurobiologist Martin Zweig, American stock investor and financial analyst Stefan Zweig, Austrian writer Stefan Jerzy Zweig, Austrian (formerly Polish) author and camera operator, Holocaust survivor Stefanie Zweig, German writer Rabbi Yochanan Zweig, American Rosh Yeshiva Zachi Zweig, previous name of Zachi Dvira, Israeli archaeologist |
Zweites Buch | The Zweites Buch (pronounced [ˈtsvaɪ̯təs buːχ], "Second Book"), unofficially published in English as Hitler's Secret Book and then officially Hitler's Second Book, is an unedited transcript of Adolf Hitler's thoughts on foreign policy written in 1928; it was written after Mein Kampf and was not published in his lifetime. The Zweites Buch was not published in 1928 because Mein Kampf did not sell well at that time and Hitler's publisher, Franz-Eher-Verlag, told Hitler that a second book would hinder sales even more. |
Zwicker tone | A Zwicker tone is a short-term auditory illusion which resembles tinnitus (ringing of the ears). It was discovered in 1964 by Eberhard Zwicker at Bell Labs. The Zwicker tone can be described as follows: while listening to broadband noise ("white noise") with a spectral gap, if it is switched off a faint tone lasting for several seconds can be heard. In the silence, most listeners hear a tone corresponding to the spectral gap. The pitch strength corresponds to the pitch strength of a pure tone of same pitch and sensation level. |
Zwierzyniec Pierwszy | Zwierzyniec Pierwszy [zvjɛˈʐɨɲɛt͡s ˈpjɛrfʂɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatów, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Kłobuck and 78 km (48 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 435. |
Zwodzieckie | Zwodzieckie [zvɔˈd͡ʑɛt͡skʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Hajnówka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Hajnówka and 47 km (29 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok. |
Zwola Poduchowna | Zwola Poduchowna [ˈzvɔla pɔduˈxɔvna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miastków Kościelny, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Garwolin and 71 km (44 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The village has a population of 266. |
ZyWeb | ZyWeb is an online webpage authoring tool, created and owned by ZyNet Ltd, and is currently at version 3.1. It was an early adopter of an entirely server-based solution. ZyWeb was created to enable non-technical users to create and publish web sites without the need for any design, authoring or technical skills. |
Zygaena angelicae | Zygaena angelicae is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Central Europe, from Greece to southern Germany and Thuringia. The wingspan is 30–33 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid August on one generation per year. The larvae feed on Coronilla coronata and sometimes Securigera varia and possibly Lotus corniculatus. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Larvae can be found from September and, after overwintering, to June of the following year. |
Zygaena anthyllidis | Zygaena anthyllidis is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France and Spain. The wingspan is 30–38 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August. The larvae feed on Lotus (including Lotus alpinus), Coronilla, Trifolium, Anthyllis and other Fabaceae species. The larvae usually overwinter twice. |
Zygfryd Perlicki | Zygfryd Perlicki (26 January 1932, in Gdynia – 10 August 2017) was a sailor from Poland. He represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. He took 8th place in the Soling with Józef Błaszczyk and Stanisław Stefański as fellow crew members. Perlicki sailed on Copernicus during the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74. |
Zygiella atrica | Zygiella atrica, like other Zygiella species, builds an orb web with two missing sectors, and a signalling thread in the center of those, leading to its hideout, whereas young spiders build a complete web. Unlike Z. x-notata, this spider is found away from houses, on bushes and rocky sites away from human habitation. It is also more brown. |
Zygnema | Zygnema is a genus of freshwater filamentous thalloid alga comprising about 100 species. A terrestrial species, Z. terrestre, is known from India. Zygnema grows as a free-floating mass of filaments, although young plants may be found anchored to streambeds with a holdfast. The filaments form a yellow-green to bright green colored tangled mat, and are composed of elongate barrel-shaped cells, each with two star-shaped (stellate) chloroplasts arrayed along the axis of the cell. |
Zygoballus sexpunctatus | Zygoballus sexpunctatus is a species of jumping spider which occurs in the southeastern United States where it can be found in a variety of grassy habitats. Adult spiders measure between 3 and 4.5 mm in length. The cephalothorax and abdomen are bronze to black in color, with reddish brown or yellowish legs. The male has distinctive enlarged chelicerae (the mouthparts used for grasping prey) and front femora (the third, and typically largest, leg segments). Like many jumping spiders, Z. sexpunctatus males exhibit ritualized courtship and agonistic behavior. |
Zygoma fracture | A zygoma fracture (zygomatic fracture) is a form of facial fracture caused by a fracture of the zygomatic bone. A zygoma fracture is often the result of facial trauma such as violence, falls or automobile accidents. Symptoms include flattening of the face, trismus (reduced opening of the jaw) and lateral subconjunctival hemorrhage. |
Zygomaticofacial nerve | The zygomaticofacial nerve or zygomaticofacial branch of zygomatic nerve (malar branch) passes along the infero-lateral angle of the orbit, emerges upon the face through the zygomaticofacial foramen in the zygomatic bone, and, perforating the orbicularis oculi to reach the skin of the malar area. It joins with the zygomatic branches of the facial nerve and with the inferior palpebral branches of the maxillary nerve (V2). The area of skin supplied by this nerve is over the prominence of the cheek. |
Zygophyllum billardierei | Zygophyllum billardierei, commonly known as coast twin-leaf, is a species of plant in the Zygophyllaceae family which is found in temperate regions of Australia. In Tasmania, where it has only been recorded from the Furneaux Group in Bass Strait, it is listed as Rare under the state’s Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. |
Zymic Jaranilla | Zymic Demigod Jaranilla (born 24 December 2005, Philippines) is a Filipino child actor from the Philippines, known for Poor Señorita as Rambo, Yagit as Ding Santos, and Meant to Be as Toti Del Valle that were broadcast in GMA Network. Zymic was mostly seen in GMA Network and appeared once in TV5. His first appearance in TV was Felina: Prinsesa ng mga Pusa, which it broadcast in TV5. |
Zymography | Zymography is an electrophoretic technique for the detection of hydrolytic enzymes, based on the substrate repertoire of the enzyme. Three types of zymography are used; in gel zymography, in situ zymography and in vivo zymography For instance, gelatin embedded in a polyacrylamide gel will be digested by active gelatinases run through the gel. After Coomassie staining, areas of degradation are visible as clear bands against a darkly stained background. |
Zymomonas mobilis | Zymomonas mobilis is a Gram negative, facultative anaerobic, non-sporulating, polarly-flagellated, rod-shaped bacterium. It is the only species found in the genus Zymomonas. It has notable bioethanol-producing capabilities, which surpass yeast in some aspects. It was originally isolated from alcoholic beverages like the African palm wine, the Mexican pulque, and also as a contaminant of cider and beer (cider sickness and beer spoilage) in European countries. |
Zyuri | Zyuri (Russian: Зюри́; Tatar: Җөри, Cöri, [ʑœˈri]) is a village (selo) in Mamadyshsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located 34 km south of Mamadysh, district's administrative center. The village is situated on the Yukache River of the Vyatka basin. Population: 467 (2000), 507 (1989); all ethnic Tatars. The main occupations of the residents are agriculture and beekeeping. In the 19th century, Cöri was prominent for its bast whisp handicrafts. |
Zyvex | Zyvex is a molecular nanotechnology company, founded by James R. Von Ehr II in 1997. In April 2007, the corporation split into four components: Zyvex Technologies, Zyvex Instruments (focused on tools, instrumentation, and applications for the semiconductor and advanced research markets), Zyvex Labs, and Zyvex Asia. |
Zyzdrojowa Wola | Zyzdrojowa Wola [zɨzdrɔˈjɔva ˈvɔla] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Piecki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Piecki, 23 km (14 mi) south of Mrągowo, and 55 km (34 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). |
Zyzdrojowy Piecek | Zyzdrojowy Piecek [zɨzdrɔˈjɔvɨ ˈpjɛt͡sɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piecki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Piecki, 23 km (14 mi) south of Mrągowo, and 54 km (34 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before 1945 the village was part of Germany (East Prussia) and known as Forsthaus Sysdroyofen. |
Zyzzyxdonta alata | Zyzzyxdonta alata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae. This is the only species in the genus Zyzzyxdonta. The genus was named Zyzzyxdonta because it has many features that are the opposite to the genus Aaadonta. The name, given to the snail by malacologist Alan Solem, is the last word in many species dictionaries, just after Zyzzyx; however, they both, in fact, precede Zyzzyzus. They live in the Pacific islands of Palau and Fiji. |
Zzzax | Zzzax is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #166 (August 1973), and was created by Steve Englehart and Herb Trimpe. Created by accident during a terrorist act, Zzzax is a being of pure electricity, capable of absorbing and discharging powerful currents of electricity. Its size and strength depend on the amount of electricity absorbed. It can also absorb human brain energy, temporarily taking on the personality of the victim. |