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Assocham ASSOCHAM is the abbreviated term for ASSOciated CHAMbers of Commerce and Industry of India. It is the highest body of the Chambers of Commerce of India, providing a forum for dialogue between business and government.
Assomada Assomada (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Asomada) is a city in the municipality of Santa Catarina in the interior of the island of Santiago of Sotavento in Cape Verde. The city of Assomada is home to 7,067 people.
Assonet, Massachusetts Assonet is one of two villages within the town of Freetown, Massachusetts in Bristol County. An original part of the town, Assonet was settled in 1659 along with the city of Fall River, then a part of Freetown.
Assortative mating Assortative mating (also called assortative pairing) takes place when sexually reproducing organisms tend to mate with individuals that are like themselves in some respect (positive assortative mating) or dissimilar (negative assortative mating). In evolution, therefore these two types of assortative mating have the effect of reducing and expanding the range of variation, respectively, when the assorting is cued on heritable traits.
Assortativity Assortativity refers to a preference for a network's nodes to attach to others that are similar or different in some way. Though the specific measure of similarity may vary, network theorists often examine assortativity in terms of a node's degree M.
Assorted Jelly Beans Assorted Jellybeans was a ska punk band originally from Riverside, California. The band was actually the first release for Kung Fu Records, with their highly successful self-titled debut having sold over 25,000 copies.
Assorted Secrets Assorted Secrets was originally released as a cassette-only extra by The Residents that featured some live-in-the-studio recordings as well as a live rehearsal of the Mole Show. Following the financial disaster that was the Mole Show tour, Ralph Records needed to release product fast, and while these takes were not high enough recording quality to warrant a vinyl release, they made an enjoyable cassette release for fans of the group.
Assosiation of Music and Ballet Pedagogues of Serbia Assosiation of Music and Ballet Pedagogues of Serbia (Serbian: UdruĹľenje muziÄŤkih i baletskih pedagoga Srbije) was founded in 1954 and it has over 1000 members from music schools, faculties and music academies, primary schools, specialized secondary schools and grammar schools from the whole territory of Serbia. The main activity of the Association is organising the seminars, specialized trainings, competitions, festivals, concerts, etc.
Assumpsit Assumpsit ("he has undertaken," from Latin, assumere) is an action for the recovery of damages by reason of the breach or non-performance of a simple contract, either express or implied, and whether made orally or in writing.
Assumpta Serna Assumpta Serna, born 16 September 1957 as AsunciĂłn Rodes Serna in Barcelona, Spain, is both one of Spain's most prolific actresses and also an acting teacher. She is best known for her roles in I, The Worst of All portraying famous Mexican religious scholar Sor Juana, Nostradamus, The Craft, and Wild Orchid, although she is probably most remembered for her role as Napoleonic-era Spanish guerrilla commander Teresa Moreno in the first four of the BBC/Celtic Richard Sharpe series of films based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell.
Assumption based planning Assumption based planning is a post-planning method that helps companies to deal with uncertainty. It is used to identify the most important assumptions in a company’s business plans, test these assumptions and think of hedging actions and what-if scenarios.
Assumption Island Assumption Island is a small island located at in the Indian Ocean north of Madagascar and is part of the country of the Seychelles. It is located about 30 km southeast of the Aldabra Atoll and is part of the Aldabra Group.
Assumption Island day gecko Assumption Island day Gecko (Phelsuma abbotti sumptio Cheke, 1982), named after a small island outlying on the south west end of the Seychelles is a subspecies of geckos. This gecko is only found on Assumption Island.
Assumption of mortgage Assumption of mortgage is the purchase of mortgaged property whereby the buyer accepts liability for the debt that continues to exist. The seller remains liable to the mortgage lender (whether the lender is a commercial bank, thrift, credit union, mortgage banker or mortgage broker) unless the lender agrees to release him.
Assumption of Mary According to Catholic doctrine and the traditions of the Catholic Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus) "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."Pope Pius XII: "Munificentissimus Deus - Defining the Dogma of the Assumption", par.
Assumption of Moses The Assumption of Moses (otherwise called the Testament of Moses) is a Jewish apocryphal pseudepigraphical work of uncertain date and authorship. It is known from a single 6th century manuscript in Latin that was discovered by Antonio Ceriani in the Ambrosian Library in Milan in the mid 19th century and published by him in 1861.
Assumption of risk Assumption of risk is a defense in the law of torts, which bars a plaintiff from recovery against a negligent tortfeasor if the defendant can demonstrate that the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risks at issue inherent to the dangerous activity participated in.
Assumption Place Assumption Place is an office building in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick in the city of Moncton. It is tied for the title of tallest office building in New Brunswick with the Brunswick Square in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Assumption reinsurance Assumption reinsurance is a form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer is substituted for the ceding insurer and becomes directly liable for policy claims. This ordinarily requires a notice and release from affected policyholders.
Assumption University, Thailand Assumption University (AU, Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยอัสสัมชัญ) is a university with two campuses in the Hua Mak and Bang Na areas of Bangkok, Thailand. The university is lead by the Brothers of St.
Assumptive mood The assumptive mood, is a grammatical mood found in some languages, which indicates that the statement is assumed to be true, because it usually is, although there may not be any specific evidence that it is true in this particular case. An English example (even though assumptive mood is not specially marked in English), would be "That must be my mother.
Assur Assur also spelled Ashur, from Assyrian Aššur, was the capital of ancient Assyria. The remains of the city are situated on the western bank of river Tigris, north of the confluence with the tributary Little Zab river, in modern day Iraq
Assurae Assurae, also spelled Assuræ, often shortened Assur (not to be confused with the Assyrian capital Ashur), is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Proconsular Africa, later renamed Henchir-Zenfour.
Assurance engagement An Assurance engagement is a form of argument in which the practitioner expresses a conclusion designed to bolster the confidence of the other parties about the outcome of an evaluation of measurement of a subject matter against criteria.
Assurance services Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'. Such services are very broad and could include assessments of internet security and quality of health facilities.
Assured destruction Assured destruction is a concept sometimes used in game theory and similar discussions to describe a condition where certain behaviors or choices are deterred because they will lead to the imposition by others of overwhelming punitive consequences.
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) is an income support and health benefits program of the Government of Alberta. The program serves over 31,000 (as of 2004) “adult Albertans with a permanent disability that severely impairs their ability to earn a living.
Assured shorthold tenancy The Assured Shorthold Tenancy is an important class of residential tenancy agreement in the UK, used in many instances for the letting of accommodation. The Assured Shorthold Tenancy was introduced by the Housing Act 1988, with important changes made by the Housing Act 1996.
Assuria Assuria Ltd is a UK software technology company formed in 2004. Founded by members of the original team that developed the Security Manager product for March Information Systems which later became Internet Security Systems' System Scanner, the company has taken over the support and further development of that product, now branded Assuria Auditor.
Assuria Auditor Assuria Auditor is a system configuration auditor and vulnerability assessment system. Originally developed by March Information Systems as Security Manager, both product and company were acquired by Internet Security Systems (ISS) in 1998.
Assymmetric federation An assymmetric federation is a federation where one or more of the states has considerably more autonomy than the other substates, although they have the same constitutional status. The division of powers between substates is not symmetric.
Assyria In the earliest historical times, the term Assyria (Akkadian: ; Aramaic: , ; , Aššûr) referred to a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur. Later, as a nation and empire that came to control all of the Fertile Crescent, Egypt and much of Anatolia, the term "Assyria proper" referred to roughly the northern half of Mesopotamia (the southern half being Babylonia), with Nineveh as its capital.
Assyria Liberation Party The Assyria Liberation Party or Gabo d-Furqono d-Ashur (GFA, in Syriac: ܓܒܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ) was founded in 1995, and since 1997 the party has published the magazine Furqono (Liberation). The party is founded on the principles of Assyrian nationalism and the creation of an independent, sovereign state for Assyrians incorporating parts of southeastern Turkey, northeastern Syria and northern Iraq.
Assyrian celebrations Throughout the years, Assyrians celebrate many different kinds of traditions with in there communities, with the majority of them being tied to religion some way. Some include Feast (Syriac: hareh) for different patron saints, the Nineveh Rogation (Syriac: Bo'utho d-Ninwoye/Ba'uta d-Ninwaye), Ascension day (Syriac: Kaalu d-Sulaqa), and the most popular, the Assyrian New Year (Syriac: Ha b-Nison/Kha b-Nisan)
Assyrian Captivity of Israel The Northern Kingdom of Israel was extorted, invaded, conquered, and taken captive primarily by the Assyrian monarchs, Tiglath-Pileser III (Pul) and Shalmaneser V. The later Assyrian rulers Sargon II and his son and successor, Sennacherib, were responsible for finishing the twenty year demise of Israel's northern ten tribe kingdom.
Assyrian diaspora Since World War I, the Assyrian diaspora has steadily increased so that there are now more Assyrians living in western countries (including Australia) than in the Middle East. At the turn of the century the Christian population in the Ottoman Empire had numbered about 5,000,000.
Assyrian flag The Assyrian flag (Assyrian: ܐܬܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ, Ata D'Atoor) is the flag that universally represents the Assyrian nation currently in diaspora. The Assyrian Universal Alliance first designed the flag in 1968 and finally adopted it in 1971.
Assyrian Genocide The Assyrian Genocide (Assyrian: ܩܛܠܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ or ܣܝܦܐ, Turkish: Süryani Soykırımı) was committed against the Assyrian population of the Ottoman Empire near the end of the First World War. The Assyrian population of northern Mesopotamia (Tur Abdin, Hakkari, Van, Siirt region in modern-day southeastern Turkey and Urmia region in northwestern Iran) was forcibly relocated and massacred by Ottoman (Turkish and Kurdish) forces between 1915 and 1920 under the regime of the Young Turks.
Assyrian homeland The Assyrian homeland or Assyria (Assyrian: ܕܐܬܘܪ) or Beth Nahrain is a geographic and cultural region in the Middle East, inhabited traditionally by the Assyrian people. In ancient times, the Assyrian Empire peaked in 671 BC, expanding from the Nile river in Egypt to Anatolia.
Assyrian Church of the East The Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East under His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV is a Christian church that traces its origins to the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, said to be founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle as well as Saint Mari and Addai as evidenced in the Doctrine of Addai.
Assyrian independence Assyrian independence is a political movement and ideology that supports the creation of a Assyrian homeland for the Aramaic-speaking Christian Assyrian people in Northern Iraq. The issue of Assyrian independence has been brought up many times throughout the course of history from the end of World War I to the present-day Iraq War.
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. Assyrian Neo Aramaic is not to be confused with Assyrian Akkadian, or the Old Aramaic dialect that was adopted as a lingua franca in Assyria in the 8th century BC.
Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem In 721 BCE, the Assyrian army captured the Israelite capital at Samaria and carried away the citizens of the northern kingdom into captivity. The virtual destruction of Israel left the southern kingdom, Judah, to fend for itself in the whirlwind of warring Near Eastern kingdoms.
Assyrian Universal Alliance Assyrian Universal Alliance (Syriac: ܚܘܝܕܐ ܬܒ̣ܝܠܝܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Arabic: الاتحاد الأشوري العالمي; Farsi: اتحادیه جهانی آشوریها) is an ethnic Assyrian political party in Iraq. The Assyrian Universal Alliance is an international alliance made up of different sectors of the Assyrian federations and organizations throughout the world.
Assyrians in Armenia Assyrians in Armenia (, Asoriner) make up the country's third largest ethnic minority, after Yazidis and Russians. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,409 Assyrians living in Armenia2001 Armenian Census - De Jure Population (Urban, Rural) by Age and Ethnicity, and Armenia is home to some of the last surviving Assyrian communities.
Assyrians in Canada Canada's Assyrian community has a history in Canada dating back to 1902. However most Assyrian Canadians arrived in Canada due to war and ethnic and religious discrimination in their homeland where their Assyrian ethnicity and Christian faith contrasted with a Muslim majority of various ethnicities.
Assyrians in Germany The number of Assyrians in Germany is estimated to be about 90,000, with 70,000 being "Western Assyrians" or belonging to the Syriac Orthodox Church and 20,000 being "Eastern Assyrians" or belonging to the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church. They mostly live in the western and southern parts of Germany, in cities such as Wiesbaden and Augsburg.
Assyrians in Iran The once thriving Assyrian community in Iran was diminished from around 200,000 at the close of the 20th century to a mere 5,000 while the total population of Assyrians in all of Iran hovers at around 15,000 to 20,000 (total population of Iran is estimated at 68,017,860).
Assyrians in Iraq Assyrians in Iraq number at an estimated 1,300,000. Christian by faith, Aramaic by tongue, the Assyrians claim to be the indigenous people of Iraq, the country's third largest ethnic group, and descendants of those who ruled the territory out of ancient Assyria.
Assyrians in Sweden In the latter part of the 1970s, about 12,000 Syrian Orthodox Assyrians from Lebanon, Turkey and Syria immigrated to Sweden. They considered themselves persecuted for religious reasons, but were never acknowledged as refugees.
Assyrians in Syria A large part of the Assyrian population in Syria settled there at the beginning of the French Mandate of Syria as refugees from the now Turkish areas North of present-day Syria, then as refugees from the newly independent Iraq in 1932-1933 after the massacres of Assyrians there (see Assyrians in Iraq).
Assyrians in the Netherlands The Assyrians in the Netherlands (Assyriërs in Dutch) mainly live in the east of the country, in the province of Overijssel, in such cities as Enschede, Hengelo, Almelo and Borne. The main reason that the Assyrians are concentrated there is because it is an industrial area which lies at the border with Germany, where a large German Assyrian population resides (many Assyrians in the Netherlands have relatives on the West coast of Germany.
Assyrians in the United States Assyrians in the United States constitute the third-largest population of Assyrians in the world, and the largest in the Assyrian diaspora. According to the 2000 United States census 2000 United States census, 82,355 Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Syriacs collectively live in AmericaUS Census, QT-P13.
Assyriology Assyriology is the linguistic, historical and archaeological study of ancient Mesopotamia and neigbouring cultures which used cuneiform. The field covers not just Assyria but also that nation's eventual conqueror, Babylonia and the predecessor of both civilizations, Sumer.
Assyriska Föreningen Assyriska Föreningen is a Swedish Assyrian based football club based in Södertälje. The club, formed in 1974, has advanced through the league system and is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1 Norra.
Asta Nielsen Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen (September 11, 1881 - May 24, 1972), also known as Die Asta, was a Danish actress, mostly appearing in German silent films during the 1910s and 1920s. She was nicknamed The Silent Muse.
Astacidea Astacidea is a group of decapod crustaceans including lobsters, crayfish and their close relatives. It comprises five superfamilies, two of crayfish (Astacoidea and Parastacoidea), one of true lobsters (Nephropoidea), one of reef lobsters (the genus Enoplometopus), and the Glypheoidea, thought to be extinct until 1975.
Astacus astacus Astacus astacus, the European crayfish, noble crayfish or broad-fingered crayfish, is the most common species of crayfish in Europe. Like other crayfish, The European crayfish is restricted to freshwater, living only in unpolluted streams, rivers and lakes.
Astacus leptodactylus Astacus leptodactylus, the Danube crayfish or Galician crayfish, is a species of crayfish native to eastern Europe. It can be distinguished most easily from the commoner European or broad-fingered crayfish (Astacus astacus) by the relatively thinner "fingers" of the claws.
Astadiggajas Astadiggajas (also transliterated as Ashtadiggajas, Ashta diggajas and in other ways) is the collective title given to the eight poets in the court of the king Sri Krishnadevaraya who ruled the Vijayanagara empire from 1509 until his death in 1529. During his reign, culture and literature florished.
Astafjord Astafjord is a former municipality in Norway From 1837 it was a part of Ibestad formannskapsdistrikt, but it became a separate municipality in 1926 along with Andørja and Gratangen. At that point Astafjord had a population of 1 018.
Astakos Astakos (Greek: Αστακός), (which means lobster in Greek) is a community and a municipality located on the eastern shore of the Ionian Sea but small hills inhibit the view of the place and it does not overlook most of the islands. The place was founded in the ancient times.
Astamon Astamon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, an Ultimate Level Demon Man Digimon, the Ultimate form of Phascomon. He has many demon subordinates and is a young noble who fights with a big gun and a knife.
Astana Astana (Kazakh: Астана; former names include Akmola, Tselinograd, and Aqmola), estimated population of 600,000 (2004), is the second largest city and the capital of Kazakhstan since 1997. The name "Astana", which in Kazakh language means "Capital city", was allegedly chosen because it is easily pronounced in many languages.
Astaria Astaria is a free multi-user dungeon (MUD) that was first available to players in mid 1994, and is currently still quite active and administered by HoC productions. Astaria is free to play, although donations are accepted to help cover server fees.
Astaroth In demonology Astaroth (also Ashtaroth, Astarot, and Asteroth) is a Grand Duke of Hell; his main assistants are four demons called Aamon, Pruslas, Barbatos and Rashaverak. In art, in the Dictionnaire Infernal, Astaroth is depicted as a nude man with dragon-like wings, hands and feet, a second pair of feathered wings after the main, wearing a crown, holding a serpent in one hand, and riding a wolf or dog.
Astarte Astarte (from Greek Αστάρτη (Astártē)) is the name of a major goddess as known from Northwestern Semitic regions, cognate in name, origin and functions with the goddess Ishtar in Mesopotamian texts. Another transliteration is ‘Ashtart; other names for the goddess include Hebrew or Phoenician עשתרת (transliterated Ashtoreth), Ugaritic ‘ṯtrt (also ‘Aṯtart or ‘Athtart, transliterated Atirat), and Akkadian dAs-tar-tú (also Astartu).
Astasia abasia Astasia abasia refers to the inability to either stand or walk in a normal manner. Astasia refers to the inability to maintain station (stand upright) unassisted; abasia means that the base of gait (the lateral distance between the two feet) is inconstant or unmeasurable.
Astati The Astati were a sect in the 9th century, the followers of one Sergius, who renewed the beliefs of Manichaeism. They prevailed much under Emperor Nicephorus, but later, under Michael I Rhangabes, they were curbed with very severe laws.
Astatine Astatine (IPA: ) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol At and atomic number 85. This radioactive element occurs naturally from uranium-235 and uranium-238 decay; it is the heaviest of the halogens.
Astérix (satellite) Astérix, the first French satellite, was launched on November 26, 1965 by a rocket of type Diamant A from Hammaguir in Algeria. It was originally designated A-1, as the French Army's first satellite, but later renamed after the popular French cartoon character Astérix.
Astennu In Egyptian mythology, Astennu (also spelt Asten, Isten, Astes, and Isdes) refers to a baboon associated with Thoth. He was one of four baboons who stood around the lake of fire at the place of judgement in Duat, and consequently associated with Utennu.
Aster (auto parts company) Aster was a French manufacturer of automobile parts; from 1900 to 1910 the company produced chassis, though it is not known if they built complete cars. The firm whose full name was Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster from St.
Aster (automobile) The Aster was an English automobile manufactured from 1922 to 1930. The companies car roots can be traced to 1899 when Begbie Manufacturing of Wembley, in north London became British licensees of the French Aster company making mainly stationary engines .
Aster (cable) Aster (cable) is a company that provides cable speed Internet and digital basic channels and family cable television in the country of the Dominican Republic. Aster is one of the most important cable and internet providers of the Dominican Republic.
Aster CT-80 The Aster CT-80, an early home/personal computer developed by the small Dutch company MCP (later renamed to Aster Computers), was sold in its first incarnation as a kit for hobbyists. Later it was sold ready to use.
Asteraceae The family Asteraceae or, alternatively, Compositae, known as the aster, daisy or sunflower family, is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants. The family name is derived from the genus Aster and refers to the star-shaped flower head of its members, epitomized well by the daisy.
Asterias Asterias is a genus of the Asteriidae family of sea stars. It includes several of the best-known species of sea stars, including the (Atlantic) common starfish, Asterias rubens, and the northern Pacific seastar, Asterias amurensis.
Asteridae Asteridae is a botanical name at the rank of subclass. [circumscription|Circumscription] of the subclass has varied with the [system|taxonomic system] being used but by definition always includes the family Asteraceae (Compositae).
Asterion In Greek mythology, Asterion ("ruler of the stars"), called "king" of Crete, was the consort of Europa and stepfather of her sons by Zeus, who had to assume the form of the Cretan bull of the sun to accomplish his role: Minos the just king in Crete, Rhadamanthus, presiding over the Garden of the Hesperides or in the Underworld and Sarpedon, likewise a judge in the Afterlife. When he died, Asterion gave his kingdom to Minos, who promptly "banished" his brothers.
Asterisk (PBX) Asterisk is a free software/open-source implementation of a telephone private branch exchange (PBX) originally created by Mark Spencer of Digium. Like any PBX, it allows a number of attached telephones to make calls to one another, and to connect to other telephone services including the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
Asterism (astronomy) In astronomy, an asterism is a pattern of stars seen in Earth's sky which is not an official constellation. Like constellations, they are composed of stars which, while they are in the same general direction, are not physically related, often being at significantly different distances from Earth.
Asterism (typography) In typography, an asterism is a rarely used symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle, used to call attention to a passage or to separate sub-chapters in a book. It is Unicode character U+2042: [].
Asterix The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix) is a series of French comic books by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). Uderzo has continued the series since the death of Goscinny in 1977.
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum is an Action-adventure game for PC, PlayStation 2 and PSP, sequel of Asterix & Obelix XXL. It stars the French comic book characters, Asterix and Obelix, and in the style of the comics, that spoofs historical characters and makes a lot of cultural references, features spoofs to many classic games.
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (english title:Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra) is a 2002 french film based on the comic book Astérix et Cléopatre by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. The film is directed by Alain Chabat and starred by Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier and Monica Bellucci.
Asterix (character) Asterix (French: Astérix) is a fictional character, created in 1959 as the hero of a series of French comic books (with the same title) by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). Uderzo has continued the series since the death of Goscinny in 1977.
Asterix and Cleopatra (film) Asterix and Cleopatra was an animated film released in 1968; the second Asterix adventure to be made into a feature film. Overseen by Asterix creators Goscinny and Uderzo (having had no involvement in the production of the first film Asterix the Gaul), the film is noticeably more polished than its prequel, featuring far superior animation and soundtrack.
Asterix and the Black Gold Asterix and the Black Gold (original name: L'Odyssée d'Astérix) is the twenty-sixth volume of Asterix comic book series, originally published in 1981. It is the second book to be published after the death of René Goscinny and is thus both written and drawn by Albert Uderzo.
Asterix and the Class Act Asterix and the Class Act (French: Astérix et la rentrée gauloise) is officially the thirty-second album of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations and some stories), published in 2003. Unlike the other Asterix books it is a compilation of short stories, rather than one long story.
Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (original title: Le bouclier arverne) is the eleventh volume in the Asterix comic book series, written by René Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo. It was originally published as a serial in Pilote issues 399-421 in 1967.
Asterix and the Laurel Wreath Asterix and the Laurel Wreath is the eighteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was originally serialized in Pilote issues 621-642 in 1971.
Asterix and the Roman Agent Asterix and the Roman Agent is the fifteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It first appeared as a serial in Pilote issues 531-552 in 1970.
Asterix and the Soothsayer Asterix and the Soothsayer is the nineteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). The story revolves around the superstitions of the people at the time (Gauls and Romans alike) and parodies the general gullibility of humanity.
Asterix and the Vikings Asterix and the Vikings (working international English title for Astérix et les Vikings) is an animated feature film, produced in France and Denmark, and directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller. The story was adapted from the graphic novel Asterix and the Normans, which was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
Asterix Conquers America Asterix Conquers America is a 1994 animated movie directed by Gerhard Hahn. It was produced in Germany as Asterix in Amerika by Gerhard Hahn and Jürgen Wohlrabe, and is the only Asterix film produced outside of France (where it is known as Astérix et les Indiens).
Asterix in Britain Asterix in Britain is a French comic book, the eighth in the Asterix comic book series. Originally called Astérix chez les Bretons and published in Pilote issues 307-334 in 1965 (published in album form in 1966).
Asterix IV laser The Asterix IV laser in Prague (commonly reffered to by the acronym PALS for Prague Asterix Laser System) is a high power photolytically pumped iodine gas laser which is capable of producing ~300 to 500 picosecond long pulses of light at the fundamental line of 1.315 microns wavelength with a total energy of about 1 kilojoule (or tripled to the third harmonic at 438 nanometers with lower pulse energies) and peak powers of around 3 terawatts.
Asterix the Gaul (film) Asterix the Gaul was a film released in 1967, and based on the book Asterix the Gaul, which was the first book in the highly popular comic series Asterix by Goscinny and Uderzo. The film stuck to the book's plot very closely.
Asterix Versus Caesar Asterix Versus Caesar (Astérix et la surprise de César, 1985) is the first of the 1980s Asterix films, based on the Asterix comic books, and is often considered as one of the best Asterix-films by fans of the comics and the movies. The movie is a great departure from the early movies, not only introducing a new and very 1980s-sounding Asterix Theme Song, but also better animation and more dramatic deliverance of the plot.

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