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Aspheric lens An aspheric lens or asphere is a lens whose surfaces have a profile that is neither a portion of a sphere nor of a circular cylinder. In photography, a lens assembly that includes an aspheric element is often called an aspherical lens.
Asphodel The Asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus) is the flower said to fill the plains of Hades, the mythological Greek underworld. As it was the favourite food of the dead, the ancient Greeks would often plant it near graves.
Asphodel Meadows The Asphodel Meadows is a section of the Ancient Greek underworld where indifferent and ordinary souls were sent to live after death. Hades, the Greek name for the underworld (also the name of the god Hades) is divided into two main sections: Erebus and Tartarus.
Asphodelus Asphodelus is a genus of mainly perennial plants native to central and southern Europe, but are now spread worldwide. Asphodels are popular garden plants, which grow in well-drained soils with abundant natural light.
Asphyxiant gas An asphyxiant gas is a non-toxic or minimally toxic gas which dilutes or displaces the oxygen containing atmosphere, leading to death by asphyxiation if breathed long enough. Toxic gases in large enough concentrations to cause asphyxia lead to death by other mechanisms such as interaction with the respiratory system by competing with oxygen (such as carbon monoxide) or causing direct damage (such as phosgene).
Aspidoras The Aspidoras genus is a moderately sized genus of freshwater catfish in the armored catfish family consisting of 19 species from Brazil and Peru. They are all small, the largest not surpassing 5 cm in length.
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus Aspidoras fuscoguttatus is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil and Peru.
Aspidoras lakoi Aspidoras lakoi is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil.
Aspidoras rochai Aspidoras rochai is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in coastal rivers in Ceará, Brazil.
Aspin-Brown Commission The Aspin-Brown Commission, more properly known as the Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the US Intelligence Community, was commissioned by the American Congress after the National Security Act of 1992 failed to be passed. The Commission produced a report in 1996.
Aspinall's Aspinall's is an elite, private gambling club located in Mayfair of London, England. It was established by John Aspinall first in the 1960s and has subsequently changed its name several times along with its location.
Aspira ASPIRA is an enrichment program instituted in Florida high schools. This program is designed to promote leadership in all areas, lasting relationships between peers and administrators, and to develop assessing skills pertinent to drug use, violence, and terror.
Aspirant states of India Demands for the creation of new states have been a chronic feature of the Indian polity since the inception of the republic. Such agitations typically base themselves on claims of neglect or discrimination meted out to them by the central or relevant state governments.
Aspirated smoke detector An aspirating smoke detector is a type of smoke detector, based on a nephelometer that is capable of detecting the presence of microscopic particles of combustion also known as (smoke) suspended in air by detecting the light scattered from the smoke particles in a sampling chamber.
Aspiration (phonetics) In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies the release of some obstruents. To feel or see the difference between aspirated and unaspirated sounds, one can put a hand or a lit candle in front of his or her mouth, and say tore (//) and then store (//).
Aspirational age Aspirational age is a concept from advertising and marketing, and refers to an ideal age whose characteristics consumers aspire to embody. Thus, marketing messages aimed at that target age will resonate with consumers of other ages.
Aspirational brand In consumer marketing, an aspirational brand (or product) is one that a large segment of its exposure audience wishes to own, but for economical reasons cannot. An aspirational product implies certain positive characteristics to the user, but the supply appears limited due to limited production quantities.
Aspire Tower The Aspire Tower is a 318 meter structure located in the Sports City complex in Doha, Qatar. Designed by architect Hadi Simaan, Aspire Tower served as the focal point for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Qatar in December, 2006.
Aspiring Air Aspiring Air is an airline based in Wanaka, New Zealand. It was established in 1974 and operates charter pleasure flights around New Zealand's Southern Alps and scheduled services three times daily to Queenstown, connecting with Air New Zealand.
Aspiring Mind Academy Aspiring Mind Academy is a K-12 school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It is notable and unique as being the only Scientology school in the area, using Study Tech from the church's Applied Scholastics program.
Aspis An aspis (Ancient Greek Ασπις, IPA [aspis]) is the generic term for the word shield. The aspis, which is carried by Greek infantry (hoplites) of various periods, is referred to as hoplon (Οπλον, [hoplon]).
Asplenium Asplenium is a genus of about 700 species of ferns, commonly treated as the only genus in the family Aspleniaceae, though some species are occasionally segregated into their own genera. Common names include spleenwort (many species), bird's-nest fern (A.
Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron (Ebony spleenwort) is a species of spleenwort with a peculiar distribution in two continents. In North America it is native almost throughout the eastern United States, and in the far southeast of Canada; there are also isolated small populations in New Mexico, Arizona and the West Indies.
Aspley Broncos The Aspley Broncos (formerly Aspley Demons and Aspley Devils) are a rugby league club in Brisbane, Australia. Aspley competes in the FOGS Cup and FOGS Colts Challenge competitions, and from 2007 will compete in the Queensland Cup, and act as a feeder club to the Brisbane Broncos.
Aspotogan Peninsula The Aspotogan Peninsula, also known as the Blandford Peninsula, is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia which juts from the South Shore into the Atlantic Ocean. To the east of the peninsula is St.
Aspull, Greater Manchester Aspull, is a village lying northeast of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. separated from Westhoughton by a brook running through Borsdane Wood to the east, but has no marked physical separation from the other neighbouring settlements, other than it is surrounded by open greenbelt land.
Aspurgiani The Aspurgiani (Greek: or ) were an ancient people, a tribe of the Maeotae dwelling along east side of the Cimmerian Bosporus along the Palus Maeotis in antiquity. They seem to be identical with the "Asturicani" of Ptolemy (v.
Aspyr Game Agent The Aspyr Game Agent is a utility by Aspyr that compares the specifications of the user's Macintosh to the minimum requirements of their games. Its other function is as an online store selling Aspyr's Macintosh catalog.
Asquith (1901 automobile) The Asquith was a short-lived English automobile manufactured by a Halifax machine tool works from 1901 to 1902. The car originally had a front-mounted De Dion engine and belt-drive; this last was later replaced by a two-speed gearbox because the belts kept slipping disastrously.
Asquith-Garvey District School Area Board Asquith-Garvey District School Area Board is a school authority in the Canadian province of Ontario. The school authority is the school district administrator for rural communities in the northern Sudbury District.
Asquith, New South Wales Asquith is a northern suburb of Sydney, Australia located near Hornsby, New South Wales, in the Hornsby Shire. Geographically, the suburb encompasses a section of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on its eastern side.
Asrah levitation The Asrah levitation is an illusion effect where the magician hypnotizes his/her assistant and commands him/her to recline on a table or couch. The assistant is then fully covered with a cloth and levitated under the cloth.
Asrama Ibnu Sina The Avicenna Hostel (or Asrama Ibnu Sina in Malay ; commonly abbreviated as AIS ) is the sixth college in University of Malaya, and is situated on a 750 acre (3.0 km²) campus in southwest Kuala Lumpur, the capital city.
Asrat Woldeyes Professor Asrat Woldeyes (June 20, 1928 - May 14 1999) was the first Ethiopian trained to practice surgery, a Professor of Medicine at Addis Ababa University, and the founder and leader of the All-Amhara People's Organization (AAPO), as well as a political figure who was jailed by the Derg and later by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).
Asrol Muhammad Asrol or affectionately known as Asrol is a Singaporean who's currently taking the Mechatronics course in the infamous Nanyang Polytechnic in Singapore. Born on 23rd of March 1988, he loves the Pussycat Dolls.
Ass (album) Ass is the last album released on Apple Records by power pop band Badfinger. The lead track, "Apple Of My Eye," refers to the band leaving the label to begin its contract with Warner Brothers Records.
Ass Like That "Ass Like That" (Edited version referred to as "A** Like That", "Like That", or "Butt Like That") is a song by the rapper Eminem, released in 2005 as a single. It was from his worldwide hit album, Encore, which was released in 2004.
Ass to mouth Ass to mouth is a colloquial term in pornography for the removal of the penis from the passive partner's anus followed by the immediate insertion of the penis into the passive partner's or another partner's mouth .
Ass worship Ass worship (or booty worship) is a BDSM practice in which a submissive kisses and licks the buttocks and/or anus of the dominant partner. It is considered by some as a particularly degrading form of domination and will usually involve the sub kneeling or in another lowly position, treating to person being worshipped as the dominant.
Ass-asf-converter Ass-asf-converter is a powerful mp4 video converter which can convert all popular video to PSP video MP4, such as MPEG to MP4 and convert AVI to MP4. Ass-asf-converter Converter supports converting video file format including DVD, VCD, AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, 3GP, animated GIF, RM, ASF to PSP video and audio file formats like WMA, OGG, AAC, M4A, WAV, AC3 to PSP MP3.
Assa (ethnic group) The Assa are an ethnic and linguistic group based on the Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania. In 1999 the Assa population was estimated to number 300, after the eastern Assa became absorbed into the Maasai The Assa language is called Aasáx], though it is often mistakenly labelled [[Dorobo.
Assa Singh v. Menteri Besar of Johore Assa Singh v. Menteri Besar of Johore (1969) 2 MLJ 30 was a case heard in the Federal Court of Malaysia concerning the applicability of the Restricted Residence Enactment 1933 (RRE) after Malaysian independence in 1957.
Assabet River The Assabet River is a small river about 20 miles (30 km) west of Boston, Massachusetts. The Organization for the Assabet River , headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the natural and recreational features of the Assabet River and its watershed.
Assabet Valley High School Assabet Valley Regional Technical Vocational High School (AVRTVHS), or simply Assabet, is an alternative school for the towns of Marlborough, Hudson, Maynard, Berlin, Boylston, West Boylston, Clinton, Shrewsbury, Westborough, Northborough, and Southborough. It is in a urban and rural area with the largest city being Marlborough, with a population of over 37,000 people.
Assabet Valley Patriots The Assabet Valley Patriots are one of the longest standing members of the prestigious Metropolitan Boston Hockey League. Based in Concord, MA and founded in 1977, the Assabet Valley Hockey Minor Hockey Association ("AVMHA") has teams competing in the Minor hockey Divisions Mite, Squirt, Pee Wee, Bantam, and Midget age divisions.
Assad Ali Assad Ali is a retired Syrian professor of Arabic literature (formerly at the University of Damascus) and prolific writer of contemporary Arabic poetry. His writings deal extensively with spiritual topics, with particular emphasis on Islamic mysticism and the Sufi tradition.
Assad class corvette The Assad Class Corvette were originally built for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War, by Fincantieri in Italy. They were completed just before Operation Desert Storm, and were never delivered beacause of the UN arms embargo.
Assad Sarwar Assad Sarwar (born May 24 1980) is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot in the United Kingdom, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England.
Assadullah Wafa Assadullah Wafa is the governor of the Kunar Province of Afghanistan and a previous governor of the Paktia Province where he was succeeded by Hakim Taniwal. His first name is sometimes spelled "Asadullah".
Assaf Seewi Assaf Seewi is a show-drummer/percussionist from London considered by some to be one of the most talented drummers in the world. He is regarded for his unique blend of crazy showmanship and a repertoire of innovative grooves.
Assach Assach, in Welsh law, was an ancient form of purgation used in Wales. A person on trial was allowed to call in 300 compurgators, including neighbors and acquaintances, who would swear that the accused person was speaking truth in making oath of his innocence.
Assam Assam (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. Located just below the eastern Himalayan foothills, it is surrounded by the other northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya.
Assam Accord The Assam Accord (1985) was signed between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Agitation in New Delhi. The accord brought an end to the Assam Agitation and paved the way for the leaders of the agitation to form a political party and form a government in the state of Assam soon after.
Assam Agitation The Assam Agitation (or Assam Movement) was a popular movement in Assam between 1979 and 1985 against illegal immigrants. The movement, led by All Assam Students Union and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad, set an agitational program to compel the government to identify and expel the illegal immigrants.
Assam Agricultural University Assam Agricultural University was established in 1969 under the Assam Agricultural University Act l968 (Assam Act XXIV of l968) vide Governor's notification LJL l8/67/l0 dated the January 2, l969. Web archive of the official University site.
Assam Himalaya Assam Himalaya is a traditional designation for the portion of the Himalaya range between the eastern border of Bhutan, on the west, and the Great Bend of the Tsangpo River, on the east. The highest peak of this range is Namcha Barwa.
Assamese script The Assamese script belongs to the Brahmic family of scripts and is very similar to Devanagari. It has a continuous history of development from earlier times and has developed from the Nagari script, a precursor of Devanagari.
Assamite The Assamites, in a role-playing-game context, are a clan of vampires, from White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games, based on a historical group, by the same name. The Assamites are a group of skilled, select assassins who often commit contract killings in exchange for the blood of other vampires.
Assan Abdullah Khan Assan Abdullah Khan (born 24 October 1984) is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot in the United Kingdom, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England.
Assapopoulos Mariolis Assapopoulos Mariolis is the a fictional character played by Kostas Sommer in the movie Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo starting Rob Schneider. Assapopoulos is the Greek gigolo, one of the members of the "European Gigolo" called for a group of hunks to portray the members of the venerable "International Man-Whore Society" when Deuce Bigalow is tricked again into man-whoring by T.
Assar Rönnlund Assar Rönnlund (born September 3, 1935) is a former Swedish cross country skier. Rönnlund's biggest success was at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane where he won two gold medals (15 km and 4 x 10 km) and a silver (50 km).
Assaracus In Greek mythology, Assaracus was the second son of King Tros of Dardania. He inherited the throne when his elder brother Ilus preferred to reign instead over his newly founded city of Ilium (which also became known as Troy).
Assassin (film) Margaret Cho: Assassin is a standup comedy special released in 2005 by comedian and actress Margaret Cho as part of her Assassin comedy tour. In it, she takes aim at the right-wing, weighing in on gay marriage, the Pope, Terry Schiavo, Abu Ghraib, sexual politics, and other hot-button topics.
Assassin (game) Assassin (also called Assassins, Paranoia, or Killer) is a game commonly played on college campuses and among high school communities. Assassin is, essentially, a live-action roleplaying game where players' goal is to "kill" each other, and to be the last surviving assassin.
Assassin (character class) Assassin is a character class common to many games. Such characters typically combine elements of combat gaming with strong stealth skills, and specialise in defeating an enemy without becoming involved in a protracted melee.
Assassin of Youth Assassin of Youth (1937) is an exploitation film directed by Elmer Clifton, which is a pre-WWII movie about the ill effects of cannabis. The movie is often considered a clone of the much more famous Reefer Madness (sharing cast member Dorothy Short).
Assassin spider Assassin spiders are a group of spiders of the family Archaeidae, which are extremely unusual in that they have very long necks vertically separating their head from their thorax by nearly the length of their body itself. They prey upon other spiders, snagging them by surprise with fangs that are proportionately many times larger than those of any other spider.
Assassin vine In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the assassin vine is a dangerous plant which grows both in and underground. It is basically a tree which uses its vines to kill victims and deposit the bodies near the roots for fertilizer.
Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed is a video game in development by Ubisoft. First shown as Project Assassin at Microsoft's "X05" event, at the E3 2006 trade show, it was officially announced for the PlayStation 3, expected to be released by Gamestop on April 1, 2007.
Assassination Assassination is the murder of an important person, usually a political figure or other strategically important individual. An assassin or the assassin's employer usually has an ideological or political agenda, and regards the target as an obstacle to furthering his agenda.
Assassination market An assassination market is a theoretical prediction market wherein any party can place a bet (using anonymous electronic money, and pseudonymous remailers) on the date of death of a given individual, and collect a payoff if they "guess" the date accurately. Because the payoff is for knowing the date rather than performing the action of the assassin, it is substantially more difficult to assign criminal liability for the action(s).
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand On June 28 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg were shot to death in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia, a group aiming at the unification of the South Slavs. The event sparked the outbreak of World War I.
Assassination of Ziaur Rahman Ziaur Rahman, the president of Bangladesh, was assassinated by a faction of officers of Bangladesh Army, on May 30, 1981, in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong. Zia went to Chittagong to arbitrate a clash between the local leaders of his party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Assassinations attributed to LTTE Assassinations, murders and wholesale massacres of civilians in Sri Lanka have become an internationally recognized problem since the inception of the Sri Lankan civil war since 1983. Most are categorized as extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions by the UN.
Assassinations of Jewish leaders relating to Israel and Zionism Assassinations of Jewish leaders relating to Israel and Zionism has been a source of anguish and much internal debate between many Jewish groups and communities in Israel and the Jewish diaspora. Those assassinations that were carried out by non-Jewish assassins were fueled by the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
Assassins (musical) Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman that was based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses a revue-like style to examine men and women who have attempted to assassinate a U.
Assateague Island Assateague Island is a barrier island, comprising the southern portion of Maryland's Atlantic coast and part of Virginia's Eastern Shore. It is known for its herds of feral ponies, which are descendant of 17th-century horses and called Assateague Ponies, and for the Assateague Lighthouse.
Assateague Island National Seashore Assateague Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service occupying much of Assateague Island along the Atlantic coast of Maryland and Virginia. It is a barrier island shaped by stormy seas and gentle winds.
Assateague State Park Assateague State Park is a public beach and state park of Maryland that lies at the northern end of Assateague Island. Reachable via Route 611, across Sinepuxent Bay via the Verrazano Bridge (not to be confused with the Verrazano Narrows Bridge), Assateague State Park beaches and campsites to the public for a fee.
Assault and battery Assault and battery is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (actual physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
Assault and Flattery Assault and Flattery, Toronto's sixth and final album, was released in 1985 and features only two original members, Annie "Holly" Woods and Scott Kreyer. (This perhaps explains its release as "Holly Woods and Toronto".
Assault carbine The term Assault Carbine refers to a class of weapon that is a hybrid of the assault rifle and the submachinegun. It is a weapon that fires the intermediate rifle rounds of an assault rifle but has the short barrel and overall size of a submachinegun.
Assault Glider Trust Veterans of the Midland Branch of the Glider Pilot Regiment Association decided that an appropriate memorial to airborne forces in the Midlands might be a complete Airspeed Horsa assault glider. Many Horsa's were built in Birmingham and were assembled and tested at RAF Cosford, Shawbury and Sleap before being flown out to squadrons of the Glider Pilot Regiment.
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 movie) Assault on Precinct 13 is a 2005 action / thriller movie, directed by Jean-François Richet. It is a loose remake of the 1976 movie of the same name by John Carpenter, with an updated plot, and was distributed and produced by Rogue Pictures.
Assault on the Wolf-Demon Tribe Assault on the Wolf-Demon Tribe (Japanese: 「あれか亡霊に襲われた妖狼族」 - Bourei ni Osuwareta Yorouzoku) is the 102nd episode of the anime series InuYasha. It was first broadcasted in Japan on February 24, 2003.
Assault rifle An assault rifle is a selective fire automatic rifle or carbine firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and battle rifle ammunition. Assault rifles are categorized between light machine guns that are intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and smaller submachine guns that fire a handgun cartridge rather than a rifle cartridge.
Assault Suits series The Assault Suits series is a series of futuristic robotic war video games developed by NCS featuring giant robots equipped with Assault Suits. Spanning the course of 15 years and beyond, the games would be cross-distributed, cross-published and developed between the U.
Assault Support Assault Support is one of the six functions of Marine aviation and is comprised of those actions required to airlift personnel, supplies or equipment into or within a battle area by helicopters or fixed wing aircraft. It provides the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commander the ability to concentrate his strength against selected weaknesses using speed and surprise.
Assault weapon Although there is no precise definition of the term, an assault weapon is generally defined as a semi-automatic firearm that is similar in name, appearance, or design to a fully automatic firearm or military weapon. Note that this term is not synonymous with assault rifle, which has an established technical definition.
Assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused.
Assay sensitivity Assay sensitivity is a property of a clinical trial defined as the ability to distinguish an effective treatment from a less effective or ineffective treatment. Assay sensitivity is important in any trial but has different implications for trials intended to show differences between treatments (superiority trials) and trials intended to show non-inferiority.
Assayer An assayer is a person who tests ores and minerals and analyzes them to determine their value and composition. They may use spectrographic analysis, chemical solutions, and chemical or laboratory equipment, such as furnaces, beakers, graduates, pipettes, and crucibles.
Asse (Germany) Asse is a small mountain range near WolfenbĂĽttel in southeastern Lower Saxony with a median height of 200 m; the highest elevation is Remlinger Herse with a height of 234 m. There are more than 600 different plants found here; the Asse is mostlty covered by trees.
Assefa Mezgebu Assefa Mezgebu (born June 19, 1978 in Sidamo) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner most known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also specialized in cross-country running.
Assegai An assegai or assagai (originally Berber zaġāya "spear", from Old French azagaie Old Spanish azagaya < Arabic az-zaġāyah) is a pole weapon used for throwing or hurling, usually a light spear or javelin made of wood and pointed with iron.
Assem Hammoud Assem Hammoud (Arabic:عاصم حمود), aka Amir Andalousi, (born July 6, 1975) a Beirut native, is an alleged Al Qaeda operative living in Lebanon who plotted a mission to blow up the PATH train tunnels beneath the Hudson River between New Jersey and lower Manhattan, New York City, United States with a team of suicide bombers with backpack explosives. He was arrested by the Lebanese Armed Forces, a division of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), in the Mouseitbeh area of west Beirut in April 27, 2006.
Assem Omar Jarrah Born in Lebanon in 1962, Assem Omar Jarra is conflictingly reported as either the great-uncle or distant cousin of Ziad Jarrah, the 9/11 hijacker. His work permit was found in the charred remains of the Flight 93 along with Ziad's burnt passport.
Assemblage An assemblage is an archaeological term meaning a group of different artefacts found in association with one another, that is, in the same context. Where similar assemblages are found to be consistently present within a limited time period and area, they can be said to represent a culture.
Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie The Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) is an association of the parliaments of Francophone countries. It was established in Luxembourg in 1967, and was then known as the Association internationale des parlementaires de langue française.
Assemble the Light Indie cult rock band (1989-1991) based in Cobble Hill, British Columbia, Canada. Assemble the Light was fronted by Philip Ian Stein (also main songwriter), who during this time broke from "The Star Network", a religious organization, and formed his own group, also called "Assemble the Light".

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