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• Amadeus — The original Latin form of the masculine name Amadeo, meaning 'lover of God'. Culturally, it is universally tied to the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It also titles the famous stage play by Peter Shaffer and its Academy Award-winning film adaptation by Miloš Forman.
• Arias Sanchez — The surname of Óscar Arias Sánchez, a Costa Rican politician, president of the country during 1986–1990 and 2006–2010, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his structural efforts to end military crises and civil wars in Central America through the Esquipulas II Peace Agreement.
• Turntable ladder — A specialized motor vehicle from the inventory of firefighter units, equipped with a long, retractable, and rotating telescopic ladder operated hydraulically or mechanically. This heavy-duty intervention vehicle is used for rescuing people trapped on the upper floors of burning buildings, fighting fires from above, or gaining easy access to hard-to-reach structural areas.
• Aviles — An important industrial and port city located in the autonomous community of Asturias in northern Spain, situated on the banks of the homonymous estuary near the Atlantic Ocean; it is historically recognized for its remarkably well-preserved medieval old town, as well as for its major role in Spanish steel and metallurgy during the 20th century. In modern cultural terms, the city hosts the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre, a masterpiece of contemporary architecture.