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Acco or ACCO may refer to: * ''Acco'' (moth), a genus of moth * Acco (Senones), a chief of Gaul, who induced his countrymen to revolt against Julius Caesar in 53 BC * Acre, Israel (Hebrew: , ''ʻAkko'') * Acco super bulldozer, the largest bulldozer ever built * ACCO Brands, an American office product manufacturer * American Childhood Cancer Organization * Association of Child Care Officers * Associate of the Canadian College of Organists See also * Siege of Acre (other) * Acre (other) * Akko (other) * Aco (other) * Ako (other) * Acho (surname) * Accos Eupolemus () is the earliest Hellenistic Jewish historian whose writing survives from Antiquity. Five (or possibly six) fragments of his work have been preserved in Eusebius of Caesarea's '' Praeparatio Evangelica'' (hereafter abbreviated as ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acco (moth)
''Acco'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Acco albipuncta'' de Vos & van Mastrigt, 2007 * ''Acco bicolora'' Bethune-Baker, 1904 * ''Acco fasciata'' de Vos & van Mastrigt, 2007 * ''Acco postmetallica ''Acco postmetallica'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rob de Vos and Henricus Jacobus Gerardus van Mastrigt in 2007. It is found in Western New Guinea Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, ...'' de Vos & van Mastrigt, 2007 References * ''Entomofauna'' 28(18): 213-240 Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Nudariina Moth genera {{Nudariina-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acco (Senones)
Acco was a chief of the Senones in Gaul, who induced his countrymen to revolt against Julius Caesar in 53 BC. On the conclusion of the war, and after a conference at Durocortorum Durocortorum was the name of the city Reims during the Roman era. It was the capital of the Remi tribe and the second largest city in Roman Gaul. Before the Roman conquest of northern Gaul, the city was founded circa 80 BC, served as the cap ..., Caesar had Acco tried and convicted on charges of treason. As punishment, he was flogged to death in the full sight of the other leaders of that people. References Barbarian people of the Gallic Wars Celtic warriors 53 BC deaths Senones 1st-century BC Gaulish tribal chiefs Year of birth unknown {{ancient-Rome-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acre, Israel
Acre ( ), known locally as Akko ( he, עַכּוֹ, ''ʻAkō'') or Akka ( ar, عكّا, ''ʻAkkā''), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel. The city occupies an important location, sitting in a natural harbour at the extremity of Haifa Bay on the coast of the Mediterranean's Levantine Sea."Old City of Acre." , World Heritage Center. World Heritage Convention. Web. 15 Apr 2013 Aside from coastal trading, it was also an important waypoint on the region's coastal road and the road cutting inland along the |
Acco Super Bulldozer
The Acco Super Bulldozer is the largest and most powerful tracked bulldozer ever made. It was built in Portogruaro in northern Italy by the Umberto Acco company. The Acco super bulldozer was constructed mainly of Caterpillar parts; however, many other components were specially adapted. The dozer blade, for example, is bigger than anything Caterpillar has ever made. This bulldozer has a gross weight of 183 tonnes and is powered by two Caterpillar engines placed horizontally opposed, which deliver a total combined output of . The super bulldozer has a blade that is wide and high, whilе the total length of the bulldozer is over , from the tip of the blade to the ripper on the rear. The ripper alone is about tall, being powered by huge hydraulic rams. This bulldozer was initially built to be exported to Libya in the early 1980s to help in land development. As the Leader of Libya, Colonel Gaddafi, was heavily involved with international terrorism at that time, the United States i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACCO Brands
ACCO Brands Corporation is an American multinational company and is one of the world's largest designers, manufacturers, and marketers of premium business, technology, academic, and consumer products. It was created by the merger of ACCO World from Fortune Brands with General Binding Corporation (GBC). History In 1903, Fred J. Kline founded the Clipper Manufacturing Company (a maker of paper clips) in Long Island, New York. In 1910, the company became the American Clip Company, and first used the name "ACCO" as an initialism, which became the company's formal name in 1922. After many acquisitions, ACCO went public in 1983, and was acquired in 1987 by American Brands (later Fortune Brands). In 1990, ACCO acquired Hetzel in Germany, a company selling stationery products. In 1992, ACCO UK was created from the integration of ACCO Europe and Rexel Ltd. ACCO UK is the UK's largest manufacturer of office products. In 2005, ACCO was spun off from Fortune Brands and, through the mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Childhood Cancer Organization
{{Infobox organization , name = American Childhood Cancer Organization , formation = 1970 , headquarters = Bethesda, Maryland , key_people = Ruth Hoffman, Executive DirectorMeg Lawless, Co-PresidentJanine Lynne, Co-PresidentKenneth Phillips, TreasurerJacob Adams, M.D., Secretary , homepage = {{URL, www.acco.org The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO), previously named Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization dedicated to childhood cancer. Today their membership of over 50,000 members of the national office and more than 100,000 members across the country, including ACCO affiliate groups, includes: * Parents of children who are being treated or have been treated for cancer * Children with cancer * Survivors of childhood cancer * Immediate or extended family members * Bereaved families * Health care professionals * Educators History The organization was founded in Washington, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Child Care Officers
The Association of Child Care Officers (ACCO) was the main professional body for social workers looking after the welfare of children in the United Kingdom from 1949 to 1970. In 1946 the interim report of the Curtis Committee on Children Deprived of a Normal Home Life recommended that training courses for fieldworkers in child care be set up at universities, and four such courses were established. In July 1948 a meeting of students on these courses was called to consider the setting up of a professional association and in November 1949 the Association of Child Care Officers was formed. In 1970 the association merged with six other social workers' organisations to form the British Association of Social Workers, having been a member of the Standing Conference of Organisations of Social Workers since 1962. See also *Clare Winnicott Clare Winnicott (''née'' Clare Nimmo Britton, known as "Elsie"; 30 September 1906 – 17 April 1984) OBE was an English social worker, civil ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian College Of Organists
The Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), founded in 1909, is a national association of organists and church musicians in Canada, with 28 centres from Victoria, British Columbia to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The National Office is in Toronto. The chief aim of the College is to promote a high standard of organ playing, choral directing, church music and composition. To this end, it holds examinations and grants diplomas, encourages musical events such as workshops and recitals, commissions new works, affords opportunities for discussion, and provides advice on being a professional musician. The College holds an annual summer convention. Recent conventions were held in Montreal QC (2017), Calgary AB (2018) and Halifax NS (2019). The College is registered as a charitable organization in Canada. History On 27 October 1909, a resolution recognising "the importance of establishing a college of organists, similar to that of England, in Canada" was passed at the Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Acre (other)
Siege of Acre may refer to: *Siege of Acre (1104), following the First Crusade *Siege of Acre (1189–1191), during the Third Crusade *Siege of Acre (1263), Baibars laid siege to the Crusader city, but abandoned it to attack Nazareth. *Siege of Acre (1291), the fall of the final Crusader city in the Levant *Siege of Acre (1799), during the French Revolutionary Wars *Siege of Acre (1821), part of Ottoman power struggles *Siege of Acre (1832) Ibrahim Pasha ( tr, Kavalalı İbrahim Paşa; ar, إبراهيم باشا ''Ibrāhīm Bāshā''; 1789 – 10 November 1848) was an Ottoman Albanian general in the Egyptian army and the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, the Wāli and unrecognised Khe ..., by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt See also * Battle of Acre (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acre (other)
An acre is a unit of measurement used for areas of land. Acre may also refer to: Places *Acre, Israel, a port city in Israel **Sanjak of Acre, a prefecture of the Ottoman Empire, located in present-day Israel *Acre (state), a Brazilian state * Republic of Acre, a series of separatist governments in then Bolivia's Acre region (1899-1903) *Acre River, running through Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil * Acre, Lancashire, a village in Lancashire, England * The Acre, a historic property in Harrisville, New Hampshire, USA Politics *ACRE, acronym for Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe, a European political party Other uses *Acre (Cheshire), a historical unit of area in Cheshire, England * Acre (surname) *, a class of six destroyers built for the Brazilian Navy in the early 1950s * Acre (Freebase), a JavaScript application hosting environment for Freebase *ACRE, acronym for Action with Communities in Rural England *ACRE, acronym for the Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akko (other)
Akko may refer to: Places * Acre, Israel * Akko, Nigeria * Hakko, Armenia People * Acco (Senones), Gallic ruler who revolted against Julius Caesar in the 50BCs * Akiko Wada (born 1950), Japanese singer and television performer * Akko, vocalist of Japanese pop group My Little Lover Fictional characters * Akko(-chan), the heroine of the manga ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'' * Atsuko "Akko" Kagari, the protagonist of the ''Little Witch Academia'' franchise Other uses * ''Akko'' (fish), a genus of gobies in subfamily Gobiinae See also * * Acre (other) * Siege of Acre (other) * ACCO (other) * Acho, a surname * Aco (other) * Ak (other) * Akho, 17th-century Gujarati poet * Ako (other) Ako or AKO may refer to: Candace Places *Akō, Hyōgo, a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Akō District, Hyōgo, a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Ako, Cameroon, a town in Cameroon *Ako, the Japanese name of Alexandrovsk- ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aco (other)
ACO, AcO, or Aco may refer to: Organizations * Accountable care organization, healthcare organization characterized by a specific payment and care delivery model * Aco Records, a British 1920s record label * ACO, C.A., a Venezuelan holding company * Air Cadet Organisation, collective name for the UK cadet forces sponsored by the Royal Air Force * The Airline Cooperative, an organization of international airlines formed in 2012 * Allied Command Operations, the NATO strategic command * Alvarez Chamber Orchestra * American Composers Orchestra * American Cornhole Organization * Arts Center of the Ozarks, community theater in Springdale, Arkansas, US * Association of Cricket Officials * Australian Chamber Orchestra * Australian College of Optometry * Automobile Club de l'Ouest, organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race * Avenir du Congo, a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Canadian Association of Orthodontists (''Association canadienne des orthodontis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
