bataillons de chasseurs alpins ("Alpine Hunter Battalions"/"Alpine Rifle Battalions"). From their establishment the chasseurs Alpins wore a plain and practical...
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Alpin may refer to: Alpín mac Echdach, two kings of the same name - one the father of Cináed mac Ailpín, the other a king of Dál Riata Siol Alpin, a group...
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Noel Alpins AM is an Australian ophthalmologist who developed the Alpins method of astigmatism analysis used in refractive, corneal, and cataract surgery...
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Alpinisms is the debut album by School of Seven Bells. It was originally released on October 28, 2008 through Ghostly International, and re-released on...
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The House of Alpin, also known as the Alpínid dynasty, Clann Chináeda, and Clann Chinaeda meic Ailpín, was the kin-group which ruled in Pictland, possibly...
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Alpins Method is a system to plan and analyze the results of refractive surgical procedures, such as laser in-situ keratomileus (LASIK). The Alpins Method...
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The 27e bataillon de chasseurs alpins (27e BCA) is a Chasseurs alpins battalion of the French Army. It is a heavily decorated unit, whose members wear...
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Astigmatism (redirect from The Alpins method of astigmatism analysis)
compute the estimate of astigmatism. A method of astigmatism analysis by Alpins may be used to determine both how much surgical change of the cornea is...
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Kenneth MacAlpin (Medieval Gaelic: Cináed mac Ailpin; Modern Scottish Gaelic: Coinneach mac Ailpein; 810 – 13 February 858) or Kenneth I was King of Dál...
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MacAlpin's treason is a medieval legend which explains the replacement of the Pictish language by Gaelic in the 9th and 10th centuries. The legend tells...
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Alpín II may refer to: Alpin II of Dalriada (ruled in the late 730s) Alpín II of the Picts (ruled 775–780) This disambiguation page lists articles about...
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McAlpin's was a Cincinnati-based department store founded in 1852 as Ellis, McAlpin & Co. McAlpin's opened their landmark downtown location on Fourth...
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Alpín mac Echdach was a supposed king of Dál Riata, an ancient kingdom that included parts of Ireland and Scotland. Alpín was included in a pedigree chart...
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The golden age of alpinism was the decade in mountaineering between Alfred Wills's ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854 and Edward Whymper's ascent of the...
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Alpins (6e BCA), Varces-Allières-et-Risset; the 7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (7e BCA), Bourg-Saint-Maurice; the 11e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins...
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The Metro Alpin is an underground funicular situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee, in the canton of Valais. Opened in 1984, it links the Felskinn...
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Siol Alpin (from Gaelic, Sìol Ailpein: Seed of Alpin) is a family of seven Scottish clans traditionally claiming descent from Alpin, father of Cináed mac...
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McAlpin is an unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida, United States. McAlpin is located on U.S. Route 129, 11 miles (18 km) south of Live...
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Thomas Michael McAlpin (born 1959 in Miami, Florida) is the president and CEO of Virgin Voyages. He previously served as president and CEO of The World...
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The Kitzbühel Golf Alpin Open was a one-off golf tournament on the Challenge Tour played in July 2003 at Kitzbühel Schwarzsee Golf Club in Kitzbühel,...
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Olympic gold medals for alpinism were awarded in conjunction with Olympic Games in 1924, 1932 and 1936 for the greatest mountaineering achievement within...
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Alpín of Strathearn was late 13th century Scottish prelate and graduate of the University of Bologna. The description of him as being of "noble birth"...
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Lake Gistova (redirect from Alpin Lake of Gramos)
Lake Gistova, also known as Lake Gkistova (Albanian: Liqeni i Gramozit, Greek: Λίμνη Γκιστόβα), is an alpine lake on the Albania-Greece border. It is the...
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Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpin is a military band unit of the French Army. The band is attached the 27e bataillon de chasseurs alpins (27th BCA) and effectively...
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his request, he was assigned to the 6th Alpins Chasseurs Battalion (French: 6e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins, BCA). The unit was combat engaged in Norway...
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chasseur battalions were re-designated as mountain infantry (chasseurs alpins). The remaining chasseur battalions were deployed near the frontier with...
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Herald Towers, formerly the Hotel McAlpin, is a residential condominium building on Herald Square, along Broadway between 33rd and 34th Streets, in the...
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The Fédération Française des clubs alpins et de montagne (FFCAM) is a federation of clubs promoting mountain sports. It offers multiple training programs...
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The Institut Alpin Videmanette was a finishing school in the municipality of Rougemont, Switzerland. It was an all-girl school where the lessons were...
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Phyllis Schlafly (redirect from Phyllis McAlpin Stewart Schlafly)
Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (/ˈʃlæfli/; born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart; August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was an American attorney, conservative activist...
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