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Asalah Nasri Asalah Mostafa Nasri (Arabic: أصالة مصطفى نصرى) (also known as: Asala, Assala and Assalah) (born May 15 1969) is a Syrian singer who was granted Bahraini citizenship in 2006 Asalah Nasri becomes a Bahraini citizen. She is widely known in the Arab world.
Asalha Puja Asalha Puja (known as Asanha Puja in Thailand) is a Theravada Buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the fifteenth day of the waxing moon of the eighth lunar month. It commemorates the Buddha’s first sermon in the Deer Park in Benares and the founding of the Buddhist sangha.
Asalouyeh Asalouyeh (Persian: عسلویه) also transcribed Assalouyeh and Assaluyeh, and sometimes prefixed by bandar, meaning port) is a town in southern Iran, in Bushehr Province. Located on the shore of the Persian Gulf some 270 km SW of the provincial capital of Bushehr, it is best known as the site for the land based facilities of the huge PSEEZ (Pars Special Energy Economic Zone) project.
Asalto a la ciudad Asalto a la ciudad (English language:Assault on the City) is a 1968 Argentine black and white film crime film directed and written by Carlos Cores who also starred with Santiago GĂłmez Cou. The film premiered on 3 March 1968 in Buenos Aires.
Asam brothers The Asam brothers were two sculptors, workers in stucco, painters, and architects, who worked mostly together and in southern Germany. They are among the most important representatives of the German late Baroque.
Asam fish Asam fish is a type of dish where fish is cooked in the juice of the tamarind (asam) fruit. The cooking process involves soaking the pulp of the fruit until it is soft and then squeezing out the juice for cooking the fish.
Asama Onsen Asama Onsen also commonly known as Hot Plaza is an onsen located in the city of Matsumoto, in Japan's Nagano prefecture. It has a configuration typical of many Japanese onsens with separate areas for males and females, each area containing multiple indoor pools and two outdoor pools, one hot and one cold.
Asama-Sanso incident The Asama-Sanso incident (ja: あさま山荘事件) was a hostage crisis and police siege in a mountain lodge near Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, Japan that lasted from February 19, 1972 to February 28,1972. The police rescue operation on the final day of the standoff was the first marathon live broadcast in Japan, lasting 10 hours and 40 minutes.
Asamanja Asamanja (असमंज) or Asamanjas was Son of Sagara and Kesini. He was a wild and wicked young man, and was abandoned by his father, but he succeeded him as king, and, according to the IIari-vansa, he was afterwards famous for valour under the name of Panchajana.
Asamblea del Año XIII The Assembly of Year XIII (Spanish: Asamblea del Año XIII) was a meeting called by the Second Triumvirate governing the young republic of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (today's Argentina) on October 1812.
Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca The APPO, short for the Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca (Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca), is an organization that was assembled in response to the political situation in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, first meeting in June 2006.
Asamushi Aquarium ASAMUSHI AQUARIUM (浅虫水族館 Asamushi Suizokukan), also called Aquarium Asamushi, is an aquarium in the Asamushi area of Aomori, Aomori, Japan. Overlooking Aomori Bay, it is the Northernmost aquarium in Honshū.
Asan Information and Technology Polytechnic College Asan Information & Technology Polytechnic College is located in Sinchang-myeon, Asan city, South Chungcheong province, not far from Soonchunhyang University. It is the first publicly-supported South Korean polytechnic college to specialize in information technology.
Asana Asana is Sanskrit for "seat". The plural is used to describe yoga postures; "seat" in this context refers not only to the physical position of the body, but to the position of the spirit in relation to divinity.
Asander Asander (in Greek Άσανδρoς; lived 4th century BC) was son of Philotas and brother of Parmenion. Alexander the Great (336–323 BC) appointed him in 334 BC governor of Lydia and the other parts of the satrapy of Spithridates, and also placed under his command an army strong enough to maintain the Macedonian authority.
Asanee-Wasan Asanee-Wasan (Thai: อัสนี-วสันต์ โชติกุล or Asanee & Wasan) is a Thai rock band fronted by brothers Asanee Pom and Wasan Toe Chotikul. Among the band's hits is a 1989 song that puts into verse the lengthy ceremonial name for Bangkok, "Krung Thep Mahanakhon" ("กรุงเทพมหานคร").
Asanka Gurusinha Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha (born 16 September 1966 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who enjoyed an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One-day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a specialist batsman who helped win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the Match, Aravinda de Silva.
Asano family The was a noble samurai family in feudal Japan which controlled the han (fief) of Hiroshima for much of the Edo period. The Asano name is perhaps most well-known as a result of the story of the Forty-seven Ronin, whose lord was Asano Naganori, the head of a branch of the family enfeoffed at Ako (Harima Province, 53,000 koku).
Asano Nagakoto Asano Nagakoto (浅野長勲)(1842-1937), daimyō of Hiroshima Domain following the Meiji Restoration, was a Japanese politician and diplomat of the Meiji period, and widely said to have been the last Japanese to hold the post/title of "daimyō."
Asansol Asansol, the coal-mining-industrial centre, is the second largest city After clicking here select List of Million Plus Cities and click Submit to view official Census 2001 data - in West Bengal], after [[Kolkata. It is a sub-division located in Bardhaman District, in the western periphery of the state.
Asansol Engineering College Asansol Engineering College,a self financing institute, established in 1998 and is situated at Asansol the famous industrial city located at West Bengal-Jharkhand border ,about 200 Kms away from mega city of Kolkata. It offers B Tech in various disciplines and is accredited to All India Council for Technical Education and affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology , Kolkata
Asante royal thrones According to legend, Okomfo Anokye (a great fetish priest in Ghana) caused the famous Asante royal throne known as the Golden Stool (Asante: Sika 'dwa) to descend from the heavens and land on the lap of the first Asante king, Osei Tutu. Such seats were traditionally symbolic of a chieftain's leadership, but the Golden Stool is believed to house the spirit of the Asante nation, both living, dead and yet to be born.
Asap (web portal) asap is The Associated Press news portal targeted at 18-34 year olds. It was launched in September 2005 with a stated intention of bringing high quality news content to a seemingly underserved readership segment and helping the AP's members attract that audience.
Asaph Hall Asaph Hall (October 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907) was an American astronomer who is most famous for having discovered the moons of Mars (namely Deimos and Phobos) in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double stars, the rotation of Saturn, and the mass of Mars.
Asaphus kowalewskii Asaphus kowalewskii is one of the 35 species of trilobite of the genus Asaphus (sometimes called Neoasaphus). Fossils of this species are popular among collectors because of their prominent stalked eyes, many an inch or more in length.
Asappes The Asappes, or Asappi, were an order of soldiers in the Turkish Army, whom they exposed to the first shock of their enemies. This tactic was used to fatigue the enemies and blunt their swords, allowing the Sipahis and Janissaries to push forward and easily conquer the enemy.
Asardo Manufactured by the American Special Automotive Research and Design Organization of Bergen, New Jersey between 1959 and 1960, the Asardo was an American sport coupe which featured an Alfa Romeo four-cylinder engine and four-speed gearbox. The automobile's fiberglass body was mounted on a lightweight tubular space frame.
Asarum europaeum Asarum europaeum, or Asarabacca, European Wild Ginger, Haselwort, and Wild Spikenard, is a European species of wild ginger with single axillary dull purple flowers, lying on the ground. The stems are 10-15 cm long.
Asashoryu Akinori , born as Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj (Долгорсүрэн Дагвадорж) on September 27, 1980 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is the first sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Mongolia to reach the rank of yokozuna, the highest sumo rank. He is also currently (as of 2007) the only active yokozuna and is considered one of the greatest sumo wrestlers in history.
Asatru Folk Assembly The Asatru Folk Assembly or AFA is a US-based Ásatrú organization founded by Stephen McNallen in 1994. It is the successor organization to a group called the Asatru Free Assembly founded by McNallen in 1974 and disbanded in 1986, itself an outgrowth of a group called the Viking Brotherhood founded by McNallen in 1971.
Asatte no Houkou image albums The following music image albums are from the Japanese anime series Asatte no Houkou sung by the seiyū for the main characters in the series. Thus far, one such album has been released sung by Ayumi Fujimura as Karada Iokawa.
Asaviour Asaviour is a UK hip-hop artist most notable for featuring on some tracks alongside well-established british rapper Jehst, such as the UK Hip-Hop classic "People Under The Weather". Asaviour's first known release was "Savoir Faire EP" 2003, before his debut album being released in March of 2006 under the title "Borrowed Ladder".
Asayita (woreda) Asayita is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Asayita is bordered on the south by Afambo, on the west by Dubti, then on the north by the Awash River which separates it from Elidar, and on the east by Djibouti.
Asım Can Gündüz Asım Can Gündüz (Born in 1955, İstanbul) is considered to be one of the best and most technically proficient guitarists in Turkey. He is also known as Awesome John, especially outside Turkey, partly because his name is pronounced very much like "Awesome John".
Asbab al-nuzul Asbāb al-nuzūl اسباب النظول, an Arabic term meaning "occasions/circumstances of revelation", is a secondary genre of Qur'ānic exegesis (tafsir) directed at establishing the context in which specific verses of the Qur'ān were revealed. Though of some use in reconstructing the Qur'ān's historicity, asbāb is by nature an exegetical rather than a historiographical genre, and as such usually associates the verses it explicates with general situations rather than specific events.
Asbest Asbest () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, named for its asbestos industry. The town is located on the Bolshoy Reft River (right tributary of the Pyshma) on the eastern slopes of the Urals, 70 km north-east of Yekaterinburg at .
Asbestos Asbestos (a misapplication of Latin: asbestos "quicklime" from Greek : a, "not" and sbestos, "extinguishable") describes any of a group of minerals that can be fibrous, many of which are metamorphic and are hydrous magnesium silicates. These minerals, together with their occurrences, uses, and associated hazards, have been discussed in detail by Guthrie and Mossman (1993).
Asbestos Records Founded in 1996 in Stratford, CT by Matt Flood, and Dave Leone (vocalist for CT ska/punk band Inverse Variation, and Streetpunk Band The Reformed), Asbestos Records was started as a vehicle to release albums and compilations for local bands, and to book DIY shows at the Newtown Teen Center. The label released their first release early in 1997 The Best Bands You'll Ever Hate was one of the rare comps to document the punk/ska scene in, and around Connecticut in the mid ninties.
Asbestos Strike The Asbestos Strike of 1949, based in and around Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, was a four-month labour dispute by the asbestos miners. It has traditionally been portrayed as a turning point in Quebec history that has been referred to as the "first shot of the Quiet Revolution.
Asbestos-Ceramic Asbestos-Ceramic (ca 3900-1800 BP) refers to types of pottery manufactured with asbestos and clay with adiabatic behaviour in Finland, Karelia and Northern-Scandinavia. A further vessel-type does not contain any asbestos, but it has insulating properties and is therefore sometimes included under asbestos-ceramic.
Asbestos, Quebec Asbestos is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Nicolet River and is the seat of the Les Sources Regional County Municipality or MRC des Sources, formerly the Asbestos Regional County Municipality or MRC d'Asbestos. The town covers an area of 29.
Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis Asbjørn Riis is a Danish professional wrestler, who is most famous internationally for portraying the role of the 10th warrior, Halga the Wise, in the movie The 13th Warrior featuring Antonio Banderas. He is also known for being the danish version of Hulk Hogan because of his appearance.
Asbjørn Halvorsen Asbjørn Halvorsen (December 3, 1898 – January 16, 1955) was a Norwegian footballer. He was a centre-half who played 19 times for the Norwegian national team, and won the Norwegian Cup in 1917 as a member of Sarpsborg.
Asbjørn Sennels Asbjørn Sennels (born January 17, 1979) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, currently playing as a left back for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played two games for the Denmark national football team.
Asbjorn Folling Asbjorn Folling (1888-1973, No:Asbjørn Følling) was a Norwegian physician and biochemist who first described the disease named after him -- Folling's disease -- which is better known outside of Norway as phenylketonuria or, for short, PKU. He was born in Kvam, Steinkjer.
Asbury Latimer Asbury Churchwell Latimer (July 31, 1851 - February 20, 1908) was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to Belton, South Carolina and devoted his time to farming.
Asbury Park Press The Asbury Park Press is the major daily newspaper in Monmouth and Ocean counties of Asbury Park, New Jersey, and has third largest circulation in the state. Its recent anti-corruption campaign has resulted in a number of new laws and the 2004/2005 ethics reform movement in New Jersey government.
Asbury Park Public Schools Asbury Park Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district headquartered in Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States. APPS, an Abbott District, serves children in prekindergarten through twelfth grade.
Asbury Theological Seminary Asbury Theological Seminary is a graduate institution that houses the schools of Biblical Interpretation and Proclamation, Theology and Formation, Practical Theology, World Missions and Evangelism, and Postgraduate Studies. It has campuses located in Wilmore, Kentucky; Orlando, Florida; and a virtual campus on the internet.
Ascanio Sforza Ascanio Maria Sforza Visconti (march 3, 1455- may 28, 1505) was an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church, generally known as a skilled diplomat who played a major role in the election of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI.
Ascanio Sobrero Ascanio Sobrero (1812-1888) was the Italian chemist, born in Casale Monferrato, who discovered nitroglycerin in 1847 while working under Théophile-Jules Pelouze at the University of Torino, who had worked with the explosive material guncotton.
Ascari A10 The Ascari A10 is an automobile currently under development by the British company Ascari Cars. The car is a development of the race car campaigned by Ascari in the Spanish GT championship series, and will be the second road car produced by the company.
Ascaridole Ascaridole is a natural organic compound classified as a bicyclic monoterpene that has an unusual bridging peroxide functional group. It is the primary constituent of the oil of chenopodium or Mexican Tea (Chenopodium ambrosioides).
AscĂł AscĂł is a large village in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain, on the right bank of the Ebre river (Spanish: Ebro). The village of AscĂł is known for its nuclear power station, and for excellent fishing in the river.
Ascendant subgroup In mathematics, in the field of group theory, a subgroup of a group is said to be ascendant if there is an ascending series starting from the subgroup and ending at the group, such that evey term in the series is a normal subgroup of its successor.
Ascendant Sun Ascendant Sun is a novel which tells the story of how Kelric made it back to Earth, to become Imperator of the Skolian empire and lead his people towards peace with the Eubians in the Saga of the Skolian empire series by Catherine Asaro.
Ascended master Ascended Masters, in various descendants and offshoots of Theosophy, Partridge, Christopher ed. New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities Oxford University Press, USA 2004.
Ascending Ascending is a science fiction novel by the Canadian writer James Alan Gardner, published in 2001 by HarperCollins Publishers under its various imprints.HarperCollins, Avon, HarperCollins Canada, SFBC/Avon; paperback edition 2001, Eos Books.
Ascension (comics) Ascension was a comic book series created by David Finch and Matt "Batt" Banning and published by Top Cow. It ran for 22 issues, from October 1997 to March 2000, and was then canceled due to low sales.
Ascension (disambiguation) Generally, an ascension is the act of ascending, usually to a significantly higher personal state, as the ascension of a king to the throne. A physical act of ascending, such as in mountain climbing is more commonly called an ascent.
Ascension (Stargate) In the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, Ascension is a process by which sufficiently-evolved sentient beings may shed their physical bodies and live eternally as pure energy on a higher plane of existence full of knowledge and power. It is a mental, spiritual or evolutionary enlightenment that can arise as the direct result of achieving a certain level of wisdom and self-knowledge.
Ascension Convent The Ascension Convent, known as the Starodevichy Convent until 1817 (Russian: Voznesensky monastery, Вознесенский монастырь), was a female monastery in the Moscow Kremlin which contained the burials of grand princesses, tsarinas, and other noble ladies from the Muscovite royal court.
Ascension Elementary School (Kentucky) Ascension Elementary School is a Catholic School serving grades PreK-8 within the Archdiocese of Louisville. Sports teams play under the moniker "The Ascension Longhorns" and are known as a football and basketball powerhouse.
Ascension Frigatebird The Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila) breeds only on the tiny Boatswainbird Island near Ascension Island in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It formerly bred on the larger island, but was exterminated by introduced cats, Brown Rats, and human persecution.
Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland The Greek Orthodox Christian community of Ascension Cathedral in Oakland, California was formed in 1907. The Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (in Greek, "Koimoissis tis Thetokou"), the first Greek Orthodox church in the East Bay, opened on May 21, 1921 on Brush Street in Downtown Oakland.
Ascension Heritage Society The Ascension Island Heritage Society (or just Ascension Heritage Society) is a charity which aims to protect the heritage of Ascension Island in the atlantic. Founded in 1966, the charity has helped protect the island's endemic flora & fauna, seabirds and marine life, as well as preserving the islands history and culture.
Ascension Island Ascension Island is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the coast of Africa. It is a dependency of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, which is 800 miles (1,287 km) to the south east.
Ascension of Isaiah The Ascension of Isaiah is an apocryphal book dating from the 2nd century AD and compiled by an unknown Christian scholar. The text incorporates three distinct sections, each evidently once a separate work that is a single compilation here.
Ascension of the Lord Cathedral, Târgu-Mureş The Ascension of the Lord Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Înălţarea Domnului) is a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Târgu-Mureş, Romania. It was built between 1925 and 1934 on the initiative of Archpriest Ştefan Rusu.
Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge The Ascension Parish Burial Ground, formerly St Giles's Parish, is a cemetery located on Huntingdon Road in the north-west of Cambridge, England. It is home to the graves of many Cambridge academics and non-conformists from the 19th and early 20th century.
Ascent of sap The ascent of sap in the xylem of plants is movement of water from root to the crown. Due to the difficulty of directly measuring large negative pressures in living plants, the dominant theory (cohesion-tension) has received some criticism.
Ascertainment bias In scientific research, ascertainment bias occurs when false results are produced by non-random sampling. If this is not accounted for, results can be erroneously attributed to the phenomenon under study rather than to the method of sampling.
Ascetical theology Ascetical theology is the organized study or presentation of spiritual teachings found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection. The word ascetic is from the Greek word askesis, meaning practice.
Asceticism Asceticism describes a life characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures (austerity). Those who practice ascetic lifestyles often perceive their practices as virtuous and pursue them to achieve greater spirituality.
Asceticism in Judaism Asceticism is a term derived from the Greek verb ἀσκέω, meaning "to practise strenuously," "to exercise." Athletes were therefore said to go through ascetic training, and to be ascetics.
Ascetosporea The Ascetosporea are a group of protists that are parasites of animals, especially marine invertebrates. There are two groups, the haplosporids and paramyxids, which are not particularly similar morphologically but consistently group together on molecular trees, which place them near the base of the Cercozoa.
Asciburgius The Asciburgius mons or Askibourgion oros is a mountain of greater Germany mentioned by the ancient geographer, Ptolemy, of unknown location today. Ptolemy does give us enough information to speculate where the mountain probably is.
Ascidiacea Ascidiacea (commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts) is a class in the Tunicata subphylum of sac-like marine filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" made of the polysaccharide tunicin whilst other tunicates are much less robust.
Ascii85 Ascii85 is a form of binary to text encoding developed by Adobe Systems. It is more efficient at encoding binary data as ASCII characters than Base64, resulting in only an approximately 25% increase in data size versus 33% for base64.
Ascitans The Ascitans (or Ascitae, from the Greek word for a wine-skin), also known as Ascodrogites, were a peculiar sect of 2nd century Christians (Montanists), who produced the practice of dancing round burst wine-skins at their assemblies, saying that they were those new bottles filled with new wine, whereof Jesus makes mention, according to the New American Standard Bible translation, Matthew 9:17:
Ascites In medicine (gastroenterology), ascites (also known as hydroperitoneum or more archaically as abdominal dropsy) is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Although most commonly due to cirrhosis and severe liver disease, its presence can portend other significant medical problems.
Asclepi (crater) Asclepi is a heavily worn lunar crater that lies in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. The outer rim has been worn down and rounded by many millions of years of subsequent impacts, so that it is now nearly level with the surrounding terrain.
Asclepigenia Asclepigenia (fl 430 – 485) was an Athenian philosopher and mystic. Her father, Plutarch the Younger was head of the Neoplatonist school, and instructed Asclepigenia and her brother Heiro in the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle.
Asclepiodotus Julius Asclepiodotus was a Roman praetorian prefect who served under Aurelian, Probus and DiocletianHistoria Augusta: Probus 22; Aurelian 44 and was consul in 292. In 296 he assisted the western Caesar Constantius Chlorus in re-establishing Roman rule in Britain following the illegal rules of Carausius and Allectus.
Asclepius Asclepius (Greek , transliterated Asklēpiós; Latin Aesculapius) was the demigod of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts, while his daughters Aceso, Iaso, Hygieia, Aglaea and Panacea (literally, "all-healing") symbolize the forces of cleanliness, medicine and healing, respectively.
Asclettin of Acerenza Asclettin was the first count of Acerenza, one of the twelve leaders of the Norman mercenaries of Guaimar IV of Salerno who conquered much of Apulia between 1038 and 1042. In the latter year, the division of the conquests twelvefold was made and Asclettin received his portion.
Asclettin, Count of Aversa Asclettin Drengot (also Ascletin or Asclettino) was the son of Asclettin, count of Acerenza, brother of Rainulf Drengot, whom he succeeded in the county of Aversa in 1045. He was duly elected by the Norman nobless of Aversa and invested with the countship by his suzerain, Guaimar IV of Salerno.
Ascodroutes Ascodroutes, in antiquity, were a sect of Christian heretics in the 2nd century, who rejected all use of sacraments, on the principle that incorporeal things cannot be communicated by things visible and corporeal. They made perfect redemption consist in the knowledge of the universe (Theodoret, lib.
Ascom B8050 Quickfare Ascom B8050, usually known by the name Quickfare, is an early example of a passenger-operated railway ticket issuing system, consisting of a series of broadly identical machines installed at British railway stations from 1989 onwards. The machines allow passengers to buy the most popular types of ticket themselves, without having to go to a booking office, and are therefore useful at unstaffed, partly staffed or busy stations.
Ascom EasyTicket The Ascom EasyTicket is a railway ticket issuing system used in Britain, consisting of a series of self-service (passenger-operated) machines at railway stations. Having been introduced in 2003 on a trial basis by several Train Operating Companies (TOCs) at various stations, the system did not spread into common usage, and most machines have since been removed.
Ascomycin Ascomycin, also called Immunomycin, FR-900520, FK520, is an ethyl analog of FK506 (tacrolimus) with strong immunosuppressant properties. It can be used to treat autoimmune diseases and skin diseases, and can help prevent rejection after an organ transplant.
Asconoid Asconoid is one of three possible body plans for sponges, which form the phylum Porifera in kingdom Animalia and subkingdom Parazoa which means that they do not have a definite body shape. The asconoid body plan is characterized by a stalk-like spongocoel surrounded by a single layer of choanocytes.
Ascope Province Ascope is a province in the La Libertad Region, Peru. It is bordered by the Trujillo Province on the south; the Pacasmayo Province on the north; the Cajamarcan province of Contumaza and the Otuzco and Gran ChimĂş provinces on the east; and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Ascorbate peroxidase Ascorbate peroxidases are enzymes that detoxify peroxides such as hydrogen peroxide using ascorbate as a substrate. The reaction they catalyse is the transfer of electrons from ascorbate to a peroxide, producing dehydroascorbate and water as products.
Ascorbyl stearate Ascorbyl stearate (C24H42O7; CAS number: 25395-66-8; also known as monooctadecanoate;) is an ester formed from ascorbic acid and stearic acid. In addition to its use as a source of vitamin C, it is used as an antioxidant food additive in margarine (E number E304).
Ascort The Ascort was an Australian automobile manufactured by Continental Coachwork of Sydney from 1958 to 1960. Basically a modified VW Beetle, the four-seater touring coupe featured a roomy, double-skinned body made out of fiberglass; it was remarkably well conceived and appointed.
Ascot (1904 automobile) The 1904 Ascot was an English automobile manufactured for one year only; its 3½hp engine was equipped with a "patented method for mechanically-controlling valves, doing away with useless pinions and calves.
Ascot (1928 automobile) The Ascot was an English automobile, the brainchild of Cyril Pullin (who also produced Ascot-Pullin motorcycles at the same time), that was manufactured between 1928 and 1930 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. The factory had previously been used by Phoenix.
Ascot cap The Ascot cap, also known as the Cuffley cap, is a hard men's cap similar to the flat cap, but distinguished by its stiffness and rounded shape. Ascot caps are typically made from felt and worn in the fall or winter, but straw Ascots also exist for warmer weather.
Ascot Chase The Ascot Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles 3½ furlongs (3,923 metres) at Ascot Racecourse in February. There are sixteen fences to be jumped in the race.

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