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ARNES ARNES stands for Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. Its main task is development, operation and management of the communication and information network for education and research, and was established as an independent public institution in 1992.
ARNist ARNists are described as "recombinant RNA artists". They are used in science fiction (most notably Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos and Illium]) as eccentric artistic scientists who use recombinant DNA techniques to resurrect long-dead animals.
ARO 24 Series The first vehicle under the ARO badge was the ARO 240, a two door SUV, which entered production in 1972. This was the first model of the ARO 24 series, which eventually included many other models: the four doors 244, the 242 pick-up, the three doors 243, the 320 pick-up, and others.
ARP Axxe The ARP Axxe is a monophonic analog synthesizer created by ARP during the 1970s. As a cheaper, scaled-down version of the Odyssey, the Axxe was simplified to the point of becoming, arguably, the most standard analog synthesizer.
ARP Chroma The ARP Chroma was eventually released by Fender as the Rhodes Chroma & was one of the early microprocessor-based Analog synthesizers. It was the first commercial synth with a touch-sensitive keyboard, using 64 weighted wooden keys; some units also included a polyphonic pressure sensor under the keys.
ARP Little Brother The ARP Little Brother, produced from 1975 to 1977, is a keyboardless monophonic expander module, used with another ARP synthesizer. It has a single oscillator and LFO, controlled using other ARP synths to "fatten up" their sounds.
ARP Odyssey The ARP Odyssey was an analog synthesizer introduced in 1972. Responding to pressure from Moog Music to create a portable, affordable (the Minimoog was US$1,495 upon release) "performance" synthesizer, ARP scaled down its popular 2600 synthesizer and created the Odyssey, which became the best-selling synthesizer they made.
ARP spoofing ARP spoofing, also known as ARP poisoning, is a technique used to attack an Ethernet network which may allow an attacker to sniff data frames on a switched local area network (LAN) or stop the traffic altogether (known as a denial of service attack).
ARP String Ensemble The ARP String Ensemble, produced by Solina from 1974 to 1981, is a fully polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer with a 49-key keyboard. The sounds it incorporates are violin, viola, trumpet, horn, cello and contrabass.
ARPES Angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), also known as ARUPS (angle resolved ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy), is a direct experimental technique to observe the distribution of the electrons (more precisely, the density of single particle electronic excitations) in the reciprocal space of solids.
ARQuake ARQuake is an Augmented Reality version of the popular Quake game by id Software. Created in the Wearable Computer Lab at the University of South Australia, ARQuake provides a first-person shooter that allows the user to run around in the real world whilst playing a game in the computer generated world.
ARROW waveguide In optics, an anti-resonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) is formed from an anti-resonant Fabry-Perot reflector. The optical mode is leaky, but relatively low-loss propagation can be achieved by making the Fabry-Perot reflector of sufficiently high quality.
ARS++ ARS++ has been developed in 2002 for the book Undiluted ProgrammingDescription of Undiluted Programming to demonstrate ARS based programming in a real world context. ARS++ is used in the book to implement an A++ interpreter and an XML Database System.
ARts aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an application that simulates an analog synthesizer under KDE. One key component of aRts is the soundserver which mixes several soundstreams in realtime.
ARts Builder aRts Builder is an application within the aRts audio platform for building custom layouts and configurations for audio mixers, sequencers, synthesizers and other audio schemas via a user-friendly graphical user interface.
ARTA ARTA (Auckland Regional Transport Authority) is the public transport organization of Auckland, New Zealand. It was established in 2004 to help find and fund solutions to the traffic challenges facing the rapidly growing Auckland region.
ARTHUR (military) ARTHUR is a Swedish-developed vehicle (an armoured personnel carrier) equipped with an Artillery Hunting Radar. The vehicle is a Bandvagn 206S developed by Hägglunds and produced by Bofors; the radar is developed by Ericsson.
ARTstor ARTstor is a non-profit organization which operates the ARTstor Digital Library, a collection of digital images of artwork available for non-commercial and educational use. Participating institutions pay a subscription fee to ARTstor in exchange for access, which is provided via a Java-applet based Web interface.
ARTS North Carolina ARTS North Carolina is a not-for-profit arts organization based in Raleigh, North Carolina, whose goal is to strengthen public awareness of and provide support for the arts industry of North Carolina. ARTS North Carolina solicits memberships, primarily from local arts councils (such as the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County) and other arts organizations who have been direct recipients of grant monies, but also individuals, artists, and businesses who have an interest in seeing the arts industry grow and flourish in North Carolina.
ARTTS International ARTTS International was a multi-discipline film, theatre and stage training centre in Bubwith, Yorkshire, England established by John Sichel in 1990. The centre ran for 15 years until his death in 2005, during which time over 500 students trained there, most of whom have since found work in the entertainment industry.
ARU Phantoms The ARU Phantoms are a member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL)'s Southern Conference-Eastern Division. The Phantoms claimed the first victory in team history to start the 2005-2006 season, defeating the expansion Royal Holloway Vikings 22-20.
ARX (operating system) ARX was a Unix-like operating system written in Modula-2 developed by Acorn Computers Ltd in the UK and at the Acorn Research Centre (ARC) at Palo Alto for their new ARM RISC processors. It was a pre-emptive multitasking, multithreading, multi-user operating system.
As Cia Esu (picture disc) The Aš čia esu (I'm here) picture disc was the last vinyl record by Foje, and it had 6 songs recorded at Foje's 10th anniversary concert, that weren't included in main album As Cia Esu. The concert took place in the Vilnius palace of sports, 2 October 1993.
As Fast As As Fast As is a pop rock band from Portland, Maine which includes former Rustic Overtones keyboardist Spencer Albee. Their debut album, 'Open Letter To The Damned' was released on Octone Records in May of 2006.
As Friends Rust Doghouse Fan Series After three long touring years, As Friends Rust set out to write an albums worth of songs. With a couple of members missing, a couple friends joined in and two demos were recorded, and released as a limited edition Doughouse Records Fan Series 7".
As Friends Rust Split With Discount After there debut on Good Life Recordings, As Friends Rust went back in the studio to record a single song for this compilation. The first track is by As Friends Rust, while the second and third are by Discount.
As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets is a 1997 film which tells the story of an obsessive-compulsive, cantankerous, racist, homophobic writer named Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) who, because of his anxiety disorder, lives in a world that has shrunk to about the size of his apartment and the books he authors. Nevertheless, and despite himself, he befriends his regular waitress (Helen Hunt), a single mother, and his homosexual neighbour (Greg Kinnear).
As if I Hadn't Slept "As if I Hadn't Slept" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild and is featured on their 2005 album Warnings/Promises. It was planned to be released 23 January 2006 as the final single from that album before the band announced 21 November 2005 they had parted ways with Parlophone/EMI (see 2005 in British music).
As is As is (or as-is) is a legal term and concept used to disclaim liability for an item being sold. "As-is" denotes that the seller is selling, and the buyer is buying an item in whatever condition it presently exists, and that the buyer is accepting the item "with all faults", whether or not immediately apparent.
As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying is an American novel by William Faulkner published in 1930, to which he referred as a "tour de force". It is Faulkner's fifth novel and is read in schools, colleges, and universities throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other English-speaking countries.
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) by Laurie Lee was his sequel to his semi-autobiographical Cider with Rosie, detailing life in mid-20th century Gloucestershire. In this book, Lee describes his journey out of England and into France and Spain.
As I Was Going to St Ives "As I was going to St Ives" is a traditional nursery rhyme which is generally thought to be a riddle. The earliest known published version of it dates to around 1730, although a similar problem appears in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (Problem 79), dated to around 1650 BC.
As I Went Out One Morning "As I Went Out One Morning" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released on his 1967 album John Wesley Harding. He has only performed this song live once, in the early phase of the Bob Dylan and The Band 1974 Tour.
As It Happens As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. It is hosted by Barbara Budd and Carol Off and has been one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC radio; it is also distributed in the United States by American Public Media.
As Jy Met Vuur Speel Sal Jy Brand "As Jy Met Vuur Speel Sal Jy Brand", directly translated to "if you play with fire you will burn," is the debut CD of the South African punk rock band Fokofpolisiekar. It is an eight track EP releaed in 2003 by Rhythm Records in South Africa.
As Long As You're Happy Baby "As Long As You're Happy Baby" is the first single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. Written by Chris Andrews, who would eventually write the vast majority of Shaw's hits, the single failed to make an impact on the UK singles chart.
As Maine goes, so goes the nation "As Maine goes, so goes the nation" is a phrase that at one time was in wide currency in United States politics. The phrase described Maine's reputation as a bellwether state for presidential elections.
As One As One is a Korean pop duo consisting of Korean Americans Lee Min Young and Crystal Chae. They were discovered by one of the former members of critically acclaimed Korean R&B group SOLID who attended their church one day and heard them sing.
As Quatro Estações As Quatro Estações is the fourth album by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana, recorded between August and October, 1989 and released on the Emi-Odeon label on October 26, 1989. Shortly before the sessions began, bassist Renato Rocha left the band, and the bass duties were taken over by both Dado Villa-Lobos and Renato Russo.
As seen on TV As seen on TV is a nameplate for products advertised on Television for direct-response mail-order through an 800 number. Typically the packaging for these items includes a standardized red seal in the shape of a television screen with the words "AS SEEN ON TV" in white.
As She Climbed Across the Table As She Climbed Across the Table is the third novel by the American novelist Jonathan Lethem, first published in 1997. This satirical, science fiction story is set on the campus of fictional Beauchamp University in Northern California.
As Schools Match Wits As Schools Match Wits, which aired on WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts, is a high school quiz competition that bills itself as "America's Longest Running High School Television Quiz Show Since 1961". This high school quiz show includes schools from western Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut.
As Slow As Possible Organ²/ASLSP (As SLow aS Possible) is a musical piece composed by John Cage. It was originally written in 1987 for organ and is adapted from the earlier work ASLSP 1985; a typical performance of the piano piece lasts for about 20 minutes.
As Sulaymaniyah Governorate As Sulaymānīyah province (Arabic: محافظة السليمانية, Kurdish: Parêzgay Silêmanî) is a province of Iraq, within the Kurdistan Region. Its capital is a city of the same name, As Sulaymaniyah.
As the Apple Turns As the Apple Turns is a website that presents a humorous take on news and rumors about Apple Computer in the form of a mock television soap opera. The soap opera theme was selected when the site started in 1997, during the 'doom and gloom', Gil Amelio days of Apple.
As the crow flies "As the crow flies" is a colloquial term used to describe the most direct route between two points on the Earth. It is most often used to differentiate distance along this route from that along a less direct route, such as a road or railroad, and is generally the same as the great circle route.
As the Music Plays As the Music Plays is the debut album of Pinoy rock band Bamboo following the return of Bamboo Mañalac after 5 years of hiatus in the USA. Bamboo immediately gained fame for the track "Noypi" which captivated the hearts of the youths and sparked patriotism in the Philippines.
As the Palaces Burn As the Palaces Burn is Lamb of God's fourth album (second released under Lamb of God), released under Prosthetic in 2003, three years after their previous release, New American Gospel. As the Palaces Burn received considerably more airplay than their previous efforts, with three singles.
As the world fades As the world fades is a 2 piece Electrocore band from the province of Quebec. The band can be qualified by intense breakdowns associated with Metalcore, and by catchy electronic beats, often using 8 bits sound to create the atmosphere.
As They Sleep As They Sleep is a five piece extreme Metal band based out of the desolate city of Detroit, Michigan The perfect blend of pure hatred and emotion coupled with solid song arrangements, has allowed the band to devastate the Michigan metal scene. In 2001, guitarist Mike Cochrane and drummer Dan Fayz started the auditioning process.
As We May Think Vannevar Bush's essay As We May Think, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in July 1945, argued that as humans turned from war, scientific efforts should shift from increasing physical abilities to making all previous collected human knowledge more accessible.
As'ad Abu Khalil As'ad Abu Khalil (born March 16, 1960) is a professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus and visiting professor at University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Historical Dictionary of Lebanon (1998) and Bin Laden, Islam & America's New "War on Terrorism" (2002).
As-if (NLP) "As if" is an extremely common Neuro-linguistic programming presupposition (technically often called a "frame" or context reframe), which draws upon Hans Vaihinger's 1911 paper Philosophie des Als Ob ('Philosophy of As If').
As-Sa'iqa As-Sa'iqa (also transliterated as al-Saika, Saeqa, etc, from Arabic: الصاعقة meaning storm or thunderbolt; also known as the Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War) is a Palestinian political and military faction created and controlled by Syria. It is the Palestinian branch of the Syrian Ba'th Party, and is a member organisation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), although it is presently not active in the organization.
As-Sabiqun The As-Sabiqun (Arabic: السَّابِقُونَ) is a Muslim organization under the leadership of founder Imam Abdul Alim Musa, based in Washington DC and with branches in Oakland (led by popular speaker and activist Amir Abdul-Malik Ali), Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento.
As-Saffah Abu al-`Abbās `Abdu'llāh ibn Muḥammad as-Saffāḥ (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله بن محمد السفاح, As-Saffah السفّاح literally means: the Slaughterer, in Arabic) ‎ (721 - 754) was the first Abbasid caliph. His dynasty ruled from 750 until 1258, he ruled until his death in 754.
As-Sahab The As-Sahab Foundation for Islamic Media Publication (Arabic: السحاب) (meaning "The Cloud" in Arabic and sometimes written "Assahab") is the media production house of Al-Qaeda, used as propaganda for the organization.
As-Salih Ismail al-Malik As-Salih Ismail al-Malik (1163-1181) was the son of Nur ad-Din, and was only eleven years old when his father died in 1174. As-Salih came under the protection of the eunuch Gumushtugin and was taken to Aleppo, while Nur ad-Din's officers competed for supremacy.
As/Is As/Is is live album by John Mayer, available for download from iTunes and also available as a double-CD release. Notable about these recordings is the sheer volume included (four albums' worth from iTunes), the interaction John has with the audience, and the blues jamming.
Asa Adgate Asa Adgate (November 17, 1767 - February 15, 1832, was an iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Ford.
Asa Brainard Asahel Brainard (1841 – December 29, 1888) was the aceAce may be derived from its "number one" meaning. One story says that some teams called a good pitcher "their Asa" after Brainard, in time shortened to ace.
Asa di Var Asa Ki Var is a collection of 24 pauris or stanzas written by Guru Nanak Devji (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, page 462-475). The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev ji wrote the first 9 together on one occasion and later wrote 15 more stanzas on a different occasion.
Asa Dotzler Asa Dotzler (IPA: ), born in Tennessee on June 5, 1974, is best known for his work as community coordinator for several Mozilla projects. He is the founder of Mozilla’s Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing Program, which grew under his leadership from just a few contributors when Dotzler joined the project to tens of thousands of volunteers today.
Asa Earl Carter Asa Earl Carter (September 4, 1925–June 7, 1979) was a speechwriter for segregationist Governor George Wallace of Alabama, whom he later turned against by running his own unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign. Under an assumed identity as 'Forrest Carter,' he published Westerns and a fake autobiography, The Education of Little Tree, in which he portrays himself as having been orphaned into the care of Cherokee grandparents.
Asa Fowler Asa Fowler (February 23, 1811 - April 26, 1885) was a New Hampshire politician, lawyer and jurist. He served as a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from August 1, 1855 until February 1, 1861 and in the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1845, 1847, 1848 and 1871 to 1872.
Asa Hartford Richard 'Asa' Hartford (born in Clydebank, Scotland on 24 October 1950) was a Scottish international midfielder and journeyman footballer who became famous for failing a medical examination due to the discovery of a heart condition which put paid to a high profile transfer to Leeds United in November 1971.
Asa Lovejoy Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (born 1808 in Massachusetts, died 1882) was an Oregon pioneer and one of the founders of the city of Portland, Oregon. A lawyer who hailed from Boston, Lovejoy first came to the Oregon Territory in 1842, heading back east that winter and returning in 1843.
Asa Singh Mastana Punjabi Musician and singer, best known for lending his voice to the hit Punjabi movie "Heer". His well-known songs, like "Doli Charhdiyan Marian" and "Kali teri gut", have served as templates for later Punjabi musicians.
Asa Wright Nature Centre The Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge consists of a nature resort and scientific research station located in the Arima Valley of the Northern Range in Trinidad and Tobago. The Centre is one of the top birdwatching spots in the Caribbean; a total of 159 species of birds have been recorded there.
Asabiyyah Asabiyyah refers to social solidarity with an emphasis on group consciousness and unity. It was a familiar term in the pre-Islamic era, but became popularized in Ibn Khaldun's Muqaddimah where it is described as the fundamental bond of human society and the basic motive force of history.
Asad (name) Asad () is one of many Arabic male given names for "lion", each denoting some aspect of the animal. It is used in nicknames such as Asad Allāh - as well as Haydar, both aliases of Ali and both meaning Lion.
Asad Abdul-Khaliq Asad Tajmmal Abdul-Khaliq (born August 4, 1980 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an arena football quarterback, currently playing for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He was the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 2000 to 2003.
Asad Ansari Asad Ansari is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and June 3, 2006, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He and his co-conspirators are alleged to have plotted coordinated bombing attacks against targets in southern Ontario.
Asad rizvi Throughout his eleven-year career in dance music, Asad Rizvi has maintained the uncommon position of being a DJ and a producer who is respected equally in both crafts. But this is no fluke: years of hard work, an unbending dedication to his art, and an uncommonly versatile talent have yielded a career that only few can boast.
Asad Sabetpour Asad Sabetpour the first mayor of Abadan,acting governor of Sistan and Baluchestn,assistant to secretary of defence Admiral Dr Ahmad Madani, managing Director of American construction and consulting company Brown and Root(over 10 billion dollar project)in naval submarine base project in CHahbahar Iran after the 1979 Iranian revolution in late Mr Bazarga cabinet.He is an Iranain American presently living in U.
Asada (crater) Asada is a small lunar impact crater located at the northern edge of Mare Fecunditatis, to the northeast of Taruntius crater. It is a circular crater formation with inner walls that slope down toward a small central floor at the mid-point.
Asadal In Korean mythology, Asadal was the capital city of Gojoseon, which some Korean historians allege was the first recorded kingdom of Korea. It is thought that Asadal was located in Manchuria, Hwanghae, or Pyongyang.
Asadi Tusi Abu Mansur Ali ibn Ahmad Asadi Tusi (born: Tus, Iranian province of Khorasan - died: 1072 Tabriz, Iran) is arguably the second most important Persian poet of Iranian national epics, after Ferdowsi who also happens to come from the same town of Tus.
Asado Asado is cuts of meat, usually beef, which are cooked on a grill (parrilla) or open fire. Asado is quite popular in the Pampa region of South America, and it is the traditional dish of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and the Southern States of Brazil.
Asadollah Lajevardi Asadollah Lajevardi, who was also called "the butcher of Evin Prison", Tehran was the head of the Evin till 1985 when he was replaced due to complaints of other clergy. He is said to be personally responsible for the torture and execution of thousands of Iranian political prisoners who opposed Iran's ruling theocratic dictatorship.
Asadollah Rashidian Asadollah Rashidian (also Asodollah Rashidian) was an Iranian national who played a critical role in the 1953 overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. He was a principal covert agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) and through him the U.
Asadora drama Asadora drama (朝ドラ, where 朝 means "morning", and ドラ means "drama") is the name NHK gives to the morning serialized television series it broadcasts in Japan. The Asadora started in 1961 with the black-and-white Musume to Watashi (娘と私), starring Takeshi Kitazawa.
Asaf Nadel Asaf Nadel is the developer of the weapon CornerShot and joint CEO of the company Corner Shot Holdings, LLC. He used served as a Major in the Israel army and had previously served in several security positions around the world with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the El-Al (Israel national airline).
Asaf-Ud-Dowlah Asaf-Ud-Dowlah was the nawab wazir of Oudh from 1775 to 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah, his mother and grandmother being the begums of Oudh, whose spoliation formed one of the chief counts in the charges against Warren Hastings.
Asafoetida Asafoetida (Ferula assafoetida, family Apiaceae), alternative spelling asafetida, but also known as devil's dung, stinking gum, asant, food of the gods and giant fennel, is a species of Ferula native to Iran. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 2 m tall, with stout, hollow, somewhat succulent stems 5-8 cm diameter at the base of the plant.
Asagiri class destroyer The Asagiri class destroyer was built in the mid-1980's and late 1980's and is in service with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. This class of general purpose destroyer is mainly tasked with ASW and ASUW duties, like its predecessor Hatsuyuki class destroyers.
Asahan Sultanate The Sultanate of Asahan was a Malay sultanate from approximately 1630 CE until 1946 CE. It was located in the north-east of the island of Sumatra, in what is now Indonesia and covered what is now the Asahan Regency.
Asahi Firearms Asahi Firearms is a replica firearms company from Japan, and should not be confused with the Asahi breweries or the Asahi company that makes cameras. Asahi was one of the early pioneers of the Airsoft hobby and were best known for producing a variety of gas powered airsoft guns during the classic airsoft period of the 1980's and early 1990's.
Asahi characters "Asahi characters" (Japanese: 朝日文字, Asahi moji) are forms of Kanji particular to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Unlike Simplified Chinese, where simplifications apply to all characters, the general custom in Japanese publications is to print Jōyō/Jinmeiyō Kanji in simplified Shinjitai forms, and to print Hyōgaiji (表外字, characters outside both lists) using their original, unsimplified forms.
Asahi no kata Asahi no kata (朝日の方)(1543-1590) was a half-sister of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and wife of Tokugawa Ieyasu, two of Japan's greatest feudal warlords. She is also called Suruga Gozen (駿河御膳) and Asahi-hime (朝日姫), though none of these are names, referring to her as "the person of Asahi," "the Lady Suruga," or "Princess Asahi.
Asahi, Gifu Asahi (ćśťć—Ąćť‘; -mura) was a village located in ĹŚno District, Gifu, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the village merged with most of the other villages and towns from Ono District into the expanded city of Takayama.
Asahina Yoshihide Asahina Yoshihide (朝比奈義秀), also known as Asahina Saburō (朝比奈三朗), was a Japanese warrior of the early 13th century, and son of Wada Yoshimori. Though likely a historical figure, Yoshihide appears in literature and in Kabuki as a somewhat superhuman legendary character.
Asai clan The , sometimes written as Azai, was a line of daimyo (feudal lords) which, along with the Asakura family, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. They were defeated by Nobunaga at the battle of Anegawa in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle of Odani was taken three years later.
Asaiah Asaiah was the personal secretary of Josiah, king of Judah in the 7th century BCE, and according to the Bible (II Kings, Chapter 22, and Books of Chronicles 2, Chapter 34), is one of Josiah’s deputation to the prophet Huldah.
Asaita Asaita is a town in northeastern Ethiopia, and the current capital of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Afambo woreda, part of the Region's Administrative Zone 1, this town has a latitude and longitude of .
Asaka, Saitama Asaka (Japanese: 朝霞市;; -shi) is a city located in Saitama, Japan. It was named (as Asaka town) in 1932 after Prince Asaka who was an honorary chairman of the Tokyo Golf Club, which relocated to the area at that time.
Asaki Asaki (あさき) is an artist hired by Konami Corporation to create music for their Bemani game series. His lyrics are mostly ballad based and sung in a scat singing style (indeed, many listeners have a hard time understanding his singing), while his music incorporated the style of Japanese Visual kei, classical Japanese, classical European, and jazz, with most of his music appearing in the Guitar Freaks/Drummania series.
Asako Kozuki Asako Kozuki is a Japanese American voice actress who was the voice of Princess Peach in Mario Kart 64 (only in the Japanese version) Mario Party and Mario Party 2. She retired and has been replaced by Jen Taylor since Mario Party 3, although Jen Taylor has been the voice of Princess Peach since Mario Golf.
Asakura clan The was a line of daimyĹŤ (feudal lords) which, along with the Asai family, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. They were defeated by Nobunaga at the battle of Anegawa in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle of IchijĹŤdani was taken three years later.
Asakura Takakage (1493-1546) the son of Asakura Sadakage, succeeding him during the year of 1512, then becoming known as a very capable Daimyo. Takakage expanded much of the Asakura clan's influence while enhancing Echizen's growing cultural status.

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