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Ashden Awards The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy are annual awards given by a charity of the same name that is based in London. They reward local sustainable energy projects in the UK and developing countries that protect the environment, and improve quality of life.
Ashdod-yam Ashdod-Yam is an Iron Age archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Israel about 5 kilometres southwest of Tel Ashdod (site of one of the ancient cities of the Philistines) and about 2 kilometres south of the modern city of Ashdod. The site is mentioned in documents from the time of Sargon II of Assyria when in 713 BCE the Assyrian king speaks of having to depose a usurper who had taken over control of the city of Ashdod and had fortified it, Gath, and Ashdod-Yam.
Ashdown Engineering Ashdown Engineering is a British manufacturer of instrument amplifiers, particularly for bass, but also recently moving into the guitar amp market. The company was founded in 1997 by Mark Gooday, a chief engineer and manager at Trace Elliot during their glory years, but the company suffered large financial loses and Gooday was fired by Trace Elliot's then parent company Kaman but had secretly been planning to start his own company to offer solid, good-sounding, and affordable bass amplifiers.
Ashdown Forest Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex, in South East England is a large open area of heathland together with pine, birch and oak woodland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is famous as the setting for the "Winnie the Pooh" stories written by A.
Ashdown Gorge Wilderness The Ashdown Gorge Wilderness is located in southwestern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The wilderness is on the Dixie National Forest adjacent to Cedar Breaks National Monument and characterized by extremely steep-walled canyons cut through the west rim of the Markagunt Plateau.
Ashe (The Symphony of Ages) Ashe is a fictional character from Elizabeth Haydon's series, the Symphony of Ages. Ashe is introduced in the first novel of the series, late in the book, though readers will soon realize Ashe is not who he seems to be.
Asheem Singh Asheem Singh is a screenwriter for film and television. In 2005, he was one of the featured "New Writers at the BBC" and his films The Camping Trip and The Manual have been broadcast on BBC 2 and ITV1 respectively.
Ashelford Hall Ashelford Hall is a building, erected in 1925, in the tiny village of Esmond, Illinois which lies in western DeKalb County, Illinois. The structure has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995.
Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca Ashelia or is a 19-year-old Hume princess fighting to liberate her kingdom, Dalmasca, from the Archadian Empire. In addition to being the leader of the Dalmascan resistance movement, she is the sole heir to the throne, her eight brothers having been killed during the Archadian invasion.
Ashen faggot The ashen faggot (sometimes called ashton fagot) is an old English Christmas tradition from in Devonshire and Somersetshire, similar to that of the Yule log and related to the wassail tradition. The wassail party passes around a bundle of ash sticks, twigs or branches—the ashen faggot—bound with green ash withies, which is then placed onto the fire.
Ashen light The Ashen light is a glow observed on Venus somewhat similar to the phenomenon of Earthshine found on the Moon, though dimmer. It is a yellowish-brownish glow in appearance and has been observed in some large telescopes.
Ashen Mortality Ashen Mortality was a British musical band that was formed in early 1993 by Ian Arkley (ex-Seventh Angel) and Melanie Bolton. They recorded two demos, and two albums, as well as played many gigs in England, the Netherlands, and Germany.
Ashenden Ashenden Junction was where the Great Central Railway left the route between Princes Risborough and Bicester — currently operated by Chiltern Railways. It was a flying junction with northbound GCR trains carried over the top of the Bicester to Princes Risborough southbound trains.
Asher ben Jehiel Asher ben Jehiel (Hebrew, אשר בן יחיאל, or Asher ben Yechiel, sometimes Asheri) (1250 or 1259-1328) was an eminent rabbi and Talmudist best known for his abstract of Talmudic law. He is often referred to as Rabbenu Asher, “our Rabbi Asher” or by the Hebrew acronym for this title, the ROSH (Hebrew, רא"ש, literally "Head").
Asher ben Meshullam Rabbeinu Asher ben Meshullam was a Jewish theologian and Talmudic scholar who lived at Lunel in the second half of the twelfth century CE. A renowned Talmudist, he was a son of the well-known Rabbeinu Meshullam ben Jacob (Rabbeinu Meshullam hagodol), and a pupil of Rabbeinu Joseph ibn Plat and the Ravad (Rabbeinu Avrohom ben Dovid) of Posquières, whose ascctic tendencies he shared.
Asher Benjamin Asher Benjamin (June 15 1773 - July 26 1845), born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, was a prominent American architect who transitioned between Federal style architecture and later Greek Revival. During his apprenticeship, he worked on the Old Connecticut State House, designed by architect Charles Bulfinch, and located in Hartford, Connecticut.
Asher Bilu Born in 1936, Asher Bilu is a highly regarded Australian artist whose paintings, sculpture and installations are fascinating, challenging and extremely moving. He is very prolific and has been widely exhibited in Australia and Europe, with work held by major collecting institutions throughout Australia.
Asher D (2) Asher D is a British rapper of Jamaican origin who was part of a successful partnership with legendary Reggae artist Daddy Freddy. His name was later taken by another British rapper, but the two are not the same person.
Asher D and Daddy Freddy Asher D and Daddy Freddy were a duo who recorded on the Music of Life label in the late 1980s. Both also recorded as individuals, and more information on each can be found on their individual pages: Asher D and Daddy Freddy.
Asher Karni Asher Karni (b 1954) is an Hungarian-born Israeli citizen and South African businessman. Karni originally came to Cape Town, South Africa in the mid-1980's to work for Bnei Akiva, a Jewish Zionist youth movement.
Asher Keddie Asher Keddie is an Australian actress who is best known for her role in critically acclaimed Australian drama series Love My Way. In 2006, Keddie was nominated for the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress for her performance in the series and an AFI Award for Best Actress.
Asher Levy Asher Levy was a Kosher butcher and the spokesperson for 23 Jews who left Recife, Brazil for New Amsterdam in 1654 on board the French ship Sainte Catherine. Levy, along with Jacob Bar Simson, was an advocate for the small Jewish community on New Amsterdam.
Asher Peres Asher Peres (born January 30 1934 and died January 1, 2005) was an Israeli physicist, considered a pioneer in quantum information theory. According to his autobiography, he was born in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne in France, where his father, a Polish electrical engineer, had found work laying down power lines.
Asher Robbins Asher Robbins (October 26, 1757 - February 25, 1845) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale College in 1782, was a tutor in Rhode Island College (now Brown University) from 1782 to 1790, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1792 and began practice in Providence, Rhode Island.
Asher Student Foundation The Asher Student Foundation is an organization that provides a place of residence for college students who are also practicing Christian Scientists. There are currently eight college campuses with "Asher Houses," as they are referred to.
Asher Tyler Asher Tyler (May 10, 1798 - August 1, 1875) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Bridgewater, Oneida County, he was graduated from Hamilton College in 1817, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County in 1836.
Asher Weisgan Asher Weisgan (1966-December 22, 2006) is an Israeli bus driver who shot and killed four Palestinians and injured two others in a terrorist attack in the West Bank settlement of Shiloh on 17 August, 2005. Weisgan wanted to disrupt the Israeli Government's unilateral disengagement plan by sparking a Palestinian reaction.
Asher Weiss Rav Asher Weiss is the current Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Derech Hamelech, in E' Israel. He is the Author of the "Minchas Osher", and is well known for having traveled to The United States with Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman and Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, The Gerrer Rebbe.
Asherah Asherah (from Hebrew אשרה), generally taken as identical with the Ugaritic goddess Athirat (more pedantically but accurately Airat), was a major northwest Semitic mother goddess, appearing occasionally also in Akkadian sources as Ashratum/Ashratu and in Hittite as Asherdu(s) or Ashertu(s) or Aserdu(s) or Asertu(s).
Asheron's Call Asheron's Call (AC) is a fantasy MMORPG for Microsoft Windows-based PCs, released on October 31st, 1999. The land of Dereth and its surrounding islands are a vast, seamless 3D world simultaneously occupied by thousands of players and fantasy creatures.
Asheron's Call 2 Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings was a fantasy MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) for Microsoft Windows-based PCs that was released on November 22, 2002 and shut down on December 30, 2005. It was a sequel to 1999's Asheron's Call, although content, graphics and gameplay dynamics differ greatly from its predecessor.
Ashery An ashery is a factory that converts hardwood ashes into lye, potash, or pearlash. Asheries were common in newly-settled areas of North America during the late 18th century and much of the 19th century, when excess wood was available as settlers cleared their land for farming.
Ashes 2 Ashes Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes is a four-issue comic book miniseries published by Devil's Due Publishing & Dynamite Entertainment (later republished in a trade paperback) that serves as a follow-up to the events of Army of Darkness. The story also sees the return of Ash's possessed severed hand and the Evil Ash.
Ashes of the Wake Ashes of the Wake is Lamb of God's fifth full length studio recording (third under the name Lamb of God), released in 2004, just one year after their previous release, As the Palaces Burn. The album is more political, aimed at the war in Iraq, with songs such as "Ashes of the Wake" and "Now You've Got Something to Die For".
Ashes of Time Ashes of Time (, literally "The Heretic East and the Venomous West") is a 1994 wuxia film directed by Wong Kar-wai, based loosely on four characters from the Louis Cha novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Although it received limited box office success, the parallels Ashes of Time draws between modern ideas of dystopia imposed on a wuxia film has led many critics to cite it as one of Wong Kar-wai's most underappreciated works.
Ashes to Ashes (film) Ashes to Ashes is a 1999 action film by British independent filmmaker Wayne Gerard Trotman. The producers, Red Moon Productions Limited claim that Ashes to Ashes is the first British homegrown martial arts movie and a tribute to 1970's cinema.
Ashesi University Ashesi University is a private, secular, liberal arts college located in Labone, a suburb of Accra, Ghana, that opened in March of 2002, founded by Patrick Awuah, a graduate of Swarthmore College and Haas School of Business. Ashesi’s mission is to train a new generation of ethical, entrepreneurial business leaders in Africa and to nurture excellence in scholarship, leadership and citizenship.
Asheville Civic Center The Asheville Civic Center is a 7,654-seat multi-purpose arena in Asheville, North Carolina. It was home to the Asheville Altitude basketball team in the NBDL before the franchise moved to Tulsa in 2005 and the United Hockey League's Asheville Smoke and also the SPHL's Asheville Aces.
Asheville Global Report The Asheville Global Report (AGR) is a free, independent weekly newspaper published in Asheville, North Carolina and distributed in numerous regional cities. According to its website, the AGR's mission is to "cover news underreported by mainstream media, believing that a free exchange of information is necessary to organize for social change.
Asheville Radiology Asheville Radiology Group began in 1944 with three radiologists practicing Diagnostic Radiology. In 1997, Asheville Radiology Group merged with Western Carolina Radiology to form Asheville Radiology Associates, which included Asheville MRI and Asheville Imaging Center.
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a public two-year community college established in 1959 in Asheville, North Carolina. The college is one of the oldest in the North Carolina Community College System and serves primarily Buncombe and Madison counties.
Ashey railway station Ashey railway station is a station served by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (closed in 1966 when it was managed by the Isle of Wight Central Railway and reopened in 1991, located between Havenstreet and Smallbrook Junction.
Ashfall Fossil Beds The Ashfall Fossil Beds of Antelope County in northeastern Nebraska are among the rare preservation sites called lagerstätte, which preserve ecological "snapshots" from a brief moment in time, due to extraordinary local conditions that have preserved a range of fossilized organisms undisturbed.
Ashfaq Ahmed Ashfaq Ahmed (Urdu: اشفاق احمد) (August 22, 1925 - September 7, 2004), was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist from Pakistan. His prime qualities of heart and hand earned appreciations across the borders.
Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi Ashfaq Hussain Zaidi (Urdu: اشفاق حسین زیدی) (born January 1, 1951 in Karachi, Pakistan) is an Urdu poet who writes under the pen name Ashfaq Hussain. He is known for his simple style of writing and for his coverage of the life and works of Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency) Ashfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is normally inclined to elect Labour Party MPs, although the Conservatives mounted strong challenges in the 1970s and 1980s.
Ashfield by-election, 1977 The Ashfield by-election was held on 28 April 1977 in the Ashfield constituency in the coal mining area of Nottinghamshire, following the resignation of Labour Member of Parliament David Marquand. Conservative candidate Tim Smith was the narrow winner in a very safe Labour seat.
Ashfield gang rapes The Ashfield gang rapes were a series sex attacks involving rape and indecent assault of as many as eighteen women which occurred in Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia in late 2001 and over a six month period in 2002.The perpetrators were a group of five South Asian] immigrants (four of whom were brothers) while the victims were all female teenagers.
Ashfield Independents Ashfield Independents are a political party in the United Kingdom whose representative, Roy Adkins, contested the 2005 general election in the constituency of Ashfield, obtaining 2,292 votes (the elected Labour MP, Geoff Hoon, received 20,433 votes).
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Ontario The Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawanosh townships in 2001, in an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time.
Ashfield, New South Wales Ashfield a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 9 kms south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Ashfield.
Ashford & Simpson Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team, as well as being recording artists in their own right.
Ashford Castle Ashford Castle is a medieval castle near Cong in County Mayo on the shore of Lough Corrib. The castle was built in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bugos family, after their defeat of the O'Connors of Connaught.
Ashford Designer Outlet The McArthur Glen Ashford Designer Outlet was designed by architect Lord Richard Rogers, and opened in March 2000. It is located near Ashford town centre, adjacent to the Ashford International Eurostar station and a few minutes’ drive from Junction 10 of the M20 motorway.
Ashford Green Corridor Ashford Green Corridor is a green space that runs right through the town of Ashford in Kent, England. The Green Corridor is made up of parks, recreation grounds and other green spaces alongside the rivers that flow through Ashford.
Ashford railway station Ashford railway station is a railway station located in Ashford, Surrey in the borough of Spelthorne in South East England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by South West Trains, who provide all train services from the station.
Ashford via Maidstone East Line The Ashford via Maidstone East Line diverges from the Chatham Main Line at Swanley Junction (after Swanley), proceeds down the Darenth valley (via a Tunnel to Eynsford) where the line diverges off the Sevenoaks line (via Bat and Ball) at Otford. It continues via Borough Green & Wrotham to Maidstone East, which leads onto Ashford and on to east Kent.
Ashford-in-the-Water Ashford-in-the-Water is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England, and on the River Wye. It is known for the quarrying of black marble (a form of limestone), and for the Maiden's Garlands made to mark the deaths of virgins in the village until 1801.
Ashford, Kent Ashford is a town spanning the confluence of the River Upper Great Stour, River East Stour, Aylesford Stream, Whitewater Dyke, Ruckinge Dyke and the resulting River Great Stour, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, United Kingdom. Its agricultural market is one of the most important in the county.
Ashfork-Bainbridge Steel Dam The Ashfork Bainbridge Steel Dam, the first large steel dam in the world, and one of only 3 ever built in the United States, was constructed in 1898 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) to supply water for railway operations near Ash Fork, Arizona. It is named for the town of Ash Fork, and for Francis H.
Ashgabat Ashgabat (AĹźgabat in Turkmen) is the capital city of Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia. It has a population of 695,300 (2001 census estimate) and is situated between the Kara Kum desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range.
Ashgabat International School The Ashgabat International School is an international school in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is a private, non-profit day school which offers an educational program from a 3 to 4 year old program through high school for students of all nationalities.
Ashchurch Ashchurch is a village and civil parish in the Tewkesbury district of Gloucestershire, England. The parish has a population of 6,064 according to the 2001 census, and covers the village of Ashchurch, including the large Northway estate, and the settlements of Aston Cross, Aston Carrant, Pamington and Natton.
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station Ashchurch for Tewkesbury is a railway station serving the village of Ashchurch near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England. The station is located on the main Bristol-Birmingham main line and was opened on June 1st 1997.
Ashi (rabbi) Rav Ashi () ("Rabbi Ashi"), (352–427) was a celebrated Jewish religious scholar, a Babylonian amora, who reestablished the academy at Sura and was first editor of the Babylonian Talmud. According to a tradition preserved in the academies, Rav Ashi was born in the same year that Rava, the great teacher of Mahuza, died, and he was the first teacher of any importance in the Talmudic Academies in Babylonia after Raba's death.
Ashi-magari is a ghostly phenomenon from the folklore of Kagawa Prefecture on Shikoku, Japan. It is a soft thing, like a kitten or a wad of cotton, which is felt wrapping itself around a person's leg at night, impeding the ability to walk.
Ashihara Karate International Ashihara Karate International is a stand-up, full contact, karate-style martial art that was founded by Kaicho (grandmaster) Hoosain Narker in 1993. The organization is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and has dojo and students in many countries around the world.
Ashik Ashik (Turkish: aşık, Azerbaijani: aşıq ) is a mystic troubadour or traveling bard, in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran who sings and plays the saz, a form of lute. Ashiks' songs are semi-improvised around common bases.
Ashikaga clan Ashikaga clan (Japanese: 足利氏, Ashikaga-shi) was a famous Japanese clan who established the Muromachi shogunate and begame the Shogunate during the Muromachi era. It was a branch of the Minamoto family and many famous clans came from there including Hosokawa, Imagawa, Kira, Shiba, and Isshiki.
Ashikaga Mochiuji Ashikaga Mochiuji (1398-1439) a member of the Ashikaga Shogunate, and the fourth KantĹŤ Kanrei during the Sengoku period (15th century) of Japan. Following the year of 1432, Mochiuji was accused of rather rebellious activities, in which he was to be destroyed through the orders of Ashikaga Yoshinori.
Ashikaga Tadayoshi (1306-1352) was a general of the Northern and Southern Courts period (1337-92) of Japanese history and associate of his elder brother Ashikaga Takauji, the first Muromachi shogun. After helping Emperor Go-Daigo in the Kemmu Restoration of 1333, Tadayoshi was made governor (kami) of Sagami Province (now part of Kanagawa Prefecture).
Ashikaga Yoshiakira was the second shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1358 to 1367 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshiakira was the son of the founder and first shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, Ashikaga Takauji.
Ashikaga Yoshitane was the 10th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned first from 1490 to 1493 and then again from 1508 to 1521 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshitane was the son of Ashikaga Yoshimi and grandson of the 6th shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru was the 13th shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1546 to 1565 during the late Muromachi period of Japan. The eldest son of the 12th shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshiaki would become 15th shogun.
Ashim Chatterjee Ashim Chatterjee, an Indian politician. Originally a fire-brand student leader of CPI(ML) in Calcutta, Chattejee broke with Charu Majumdar in 1971 after the failure of the attempts to build an armed movement in the Debra-Gopiballavbur area in West Bengal and due to the opposition of CPI(ML) towards the liberation struggle of Bangladesh.
Ashim Samanta Ashim Samanta (son of Shakti Samanta) received his Bachelors degree in Commerce from Bombay University in 1976. He started his career in the Film industry in India in 1976 working as an assistant director to Mr.
Ashima In the Hebrew Bible, Ashima is one of several deities protecting the individual cities of Samaria who are mentioned specifically by name in 2 Kings 17:30. From the scribes' point of view the cities should not have been making cult images ("idols"), because they had agreed to worship the God of the Israelites that had once lived in the land, as described in some detail in the 2 Kings 17:
Ashina Ashina (also Asen or Asena), the ruling dynasty of the ancient Turks, according to Xin Tangshu they were related to the northern tribes from Xiongnu, though four theories were already established prior to the present under Zhoushu, Suishu and Youyang Zazu from as early as the 7th-century.Four proposal for the origin of Ashina:
Ashintully Gardens Ashintully Gardens is the name given to a 120-acre estate in Tyringham, Massachusetts that is maintained by The Trustees of Reservations. The name Ashintully comes from Gaelic and means "on the brow of the hill".
Ashio Copper Mine The Ashio Copper Mine, Ashio, Tochigi prefecture, Japan which became very significant from the end of the nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. It was the site of major pollution in the 1880s and the scene of the 1907 miners riots.
Ashiro, Iwate Ashiro (安代町; -chou) was a town located in Iwate District, Iwate, Japan. On September 1, 2005 the town merged with another town and village from the district forming the city of Hachimantai and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava Ashirwadi Lal Srivastava was a top Indian historian who wrote several history textbooks for school and university teaching. He was with the Agra University; during his lifetime, he was regarded among the most prominent contemporary historians, as well as Ishwari Prasad of Allahabad.
Ashis Nandy Ashis Nandy is a political psychologist and sociologist of science who works at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi, India. He has worked on cultures of knowledge, visions, and dialogue of civilizations.
Ashish Nehra Ashish Nehra (born April 29, 1979 in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer (left-arm fast medium bowler) who has represented India at the international level since 1999. Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2001.
Ashish Patel Ashish Patel (born July 31, 1975 in Quebec) is a Canadian cricketer. A medium-pacer, he took his place in the team given the absence of several players for the 2001/02 Americas Cup, followed by a strong performance in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in Namibia.
Ashiya, Hyogo Ashiya (芦屋市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan, between the cities of Osaka and Kobe. It was largely destroyed in the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, and was rebuilt and transformed into an upper middle class suburban community.
Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park is a national park at the southwestern tip of the island of Shikoku, Japan. The main attraction is Cape Ashizuri, the southernmost point of the island, with craggy cliffs and views over the endless expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
Ashkelon Ashkelon (; Tiberian Hebrew ʾAšqəlôn; ; Latin: Ascalon) is a city in the western Negev, in the South District of Israel, which was formed out of the Arab town of al-Majdal in the 1950s. It is also the name of an ancient Philistine seaport on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea just north of Gaza.
Ashkenazi Hebrew Ashkenazi Hebrew is the pronunciation system for Biblical Hebrew favored for liturgical use by Ashkenazi Jewish practice. Its phonology was influenced by languages with which it came into contact, such as Yiddish and various Slavic languages.
Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland Community and Technical College (ACTC), located in Ashland, KY, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to offer numerous certificates and associate degrees.
Ashland Daily Press The Ashland Daily Press (or simply Daily Press) is a daily newspaper based in Ashland, Wisconsin. It is published by Heartland Publications and is primarily distributed in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price and Saywer counties.
Ashland Greens The Ashland Greens were an independent basketball franchise in Ashland, Pennsylvania. The team was owned by Green's Dairy, and played an independent schedule in which several professional teams would come to Ashland and play against the "home town team.
Ashland Middle School (Wisconsin) Ashland Middle School is a former middle school in Ashland, Wisconsin; in 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is noted for its architecture, which contains Late Victorian, nineteenth-century revival and twentieth-century reivival styles.
Ashland Park Ashland Park is a historic early 20th century neighborhood in Lexington, Kentucky, named after Ashland, the nearby estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay. The 600 acre development was designed by the famous landscape architecture firm the Olmstead Brothers of Massachusetts.
Ashland School District (Oregon) The Ashland School District is a school district in suburban Ashland, Oregon. The Ashland School District provides an excellent case study for the problems surrounding Drug and Alcohol Policies in high schools today (Ashland's Drug and Alcohol Policy Case Study).
Ashland Stakes The Ashland Stakes is a race for thoroughbred fillies restricted to three-year-olds only. Run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles for a purse of $500,000, it has been at Keeneland since 1936—except from 1938 to 1945 when it was discontinued or held at Churchill Downs.
Ashland, Kentucky (Amtrak station) The Ashland (Amtrak station) is in a former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway freight house, located at 99 15th Street in Ashland, Kentucky 41101. It is a few blocks from the origianal Chesapeake & Ohio Railway station (now a bank).
Ashland, Oregon Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, near Interstate 5 and the California border, and located in the south end of the Rogue Valley. It was named after Ashland County, Ohio, point of origin of Abel Helman and other founders, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other founders had family connections.
Ashland, Oregon (The Shuttle) The Oregon Department of Transportation operates a shuttle bus from Klamath Falls Amtrak station to Ashland, Oregon. The bus meets the Coast Starlight daily and takes passengers on to Ashland, which has the Amtrak station code AHL.
Ashleigh Brilliant Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (born December 9, 1933 in London, England) is an author and syndicated cartoonist living in Santa Barbara, California. He is best known for Pot-Shots, a single-panel comic of illustrated one-liners, which began syndication in the United States in 1975.

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