With roots that can be traced back to the opium trade, today, Jardines is a Fortune Global 500 company that consists of Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors Group, Jardine Strategic, Dairy Farm, Hongkong Land, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jardine Cycle & Carriage and Astra International.

The firm ’ s business interests include Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors, Hongkong Land, Dairy Farm, Mandarin Oriental, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, through which its interest in Astra is held, and Jardine Lloyd Thompson.

Astra is Southeast Asia ’ s largest independent automotive group.

Germany is likely the leader in free-to-air ( FTA ) DBS, with approximately 200 digital FTA channels ( including 18 HDTV channels and various regional channels ) broadcast from the Astra 19. 2 ° E satellite constellation.

The United Kingdom has approximately 160 digital channels ( including the regional variations of BBC channels, ITV channels, Channel 4 and Channel 5 ) are broadcast without encryption from the Astra 28. 2 ° E satellite constellation, and receivable on any DVB-S-compliant receiver ( a DVB-S2 receiver is required for certain HDTV services ).

In Europe K < sub > u </ sub > band is used from 10. 7 to 12. 75 GHz ( LOF Low 9. 750 GHz, LOF High 10. 600 GHz ) for direct broadcast satellite services such as those carried by the Astra satellites.

More recently, she has appeared with the Fifth Doctor in The Chaos Pool, the final part of the Key 2 Time trilogy, where it is revealed that Romana's regeneration was at least partly caused by her transformation into the new sixth segment of the Key to Time, the audio concluding with the segment's essence being transferred back to Astra to save Romana's life before the Doctor destroys the Key for good.

( Musicam is the name used for MP2 in some specifications for Astra Digital Radio as well as in the BBCs DAB documents.

Tricia Marie McMillan, also known as Trillian Astra, is a fictional character from Douglas Adams ' series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

The Opel Astra is assembled at the Opel Bochum plant ; however, by 2009, the factory was in serious financial difficulties.

Perhaps the most important Vauxhall product of the 2000s so far is the fifth generation Astra, launched in early 2004 – and praised by the motoring press for its dramatic styling, which was a world of difference from the relatively bland previous Astra.

1979 – Vauxhall Viva production ends after 16 years, and the car's successor is the Astra – Vauxhall's first front-wheel drive car, which comes as a hatchback or an estate.

1985 – Vauxhall launches the Belmont – a saloon version of the Astra which offers more interior space and is almost as big as a Cavalier.

1998 – The fourth generation Vauxhall Astra is launched, winning plaudits for its much improved ride and handling.

Astra is the brand name for a number of geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES S. A., a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg.

Sky News is free-to-air on the Astra 28. 2 ° E satellites carrying Sky.

The international version is shown as free-to-air on Astra 1L at 19. 2 ° east.

The Sky News Radio feed is available FTA on the Astra 2A satellite at 28. 2 East by manually tuning it in: 12207. 00 V, 27500, 2 / 3 ( Label: SNR ).

Astra is a model name that has been used by Vauxhall, the British subsidiary of Adam Opel AG, on their small family car ranges since 1979.

The principal manufacturing plant for the latest Astra ( though not for its Zafira sibling ) is at Ellesmere Port enabling the manufacturer to benefit from sterling depreciation with this model.

Design has been a major consideration in the development of new Vauxhall Astra and the car is heavily influenced by the Vauxhall Insignia.

Many British police forces use the Astra as a workhorse, used for simple duties and sometimes for pursuits, if the high powered divisional area car is unable to respond as rapidly as they can be dispatched.

Today, ZDF is available free-to-air throughout Europe on Astra 1H ( 19. 2 degrees East ) and Hotbird 6 ( 13 degrees East ).

DVB-S is used in both Multiple Channel Per Carrier ( MCPC ) and Single channel per carrier modes for Broadcast Network feeds as well as for Direct Broadcast Satellite services like Sky ( UK & Ireland ) via Astra in Europe, Dish Network and Globecast in the U. S. and Bell TV in Canada.

After a guest appearance as Princess Astra in the Doctor Who story The Armageddon Factor in 1979, Ward was chosen to replace Mary Tamm, who had decided against continuing in the role.

In 1900, the two brothers visited the 1900 Paris Exposition (' World's Fair '), where they saw the balloons of Édouard Surcouf ( of Société Astra ), who had developed a method of constructing truly spherical balloons.

This pod was intercepted by Astra, a former ally who now desires his death.

The Astra nameplate originates from Vauxhall who had manufactured and marketed earlier generations of the Opel Kadett ( the Kadett D ( 1979 – 1984 ) and Kadett E ( 1984 – 1991 )) as Vauxhall Astra.

The hourly news bulletins were broadcast on Sunrise Radio's channel on the Astra satellite in a move designed to serve smaller commercial, RSL and hospital stations who struggled to afford the expensive standard IRN satellite equipment.

Astra Zeneca who already collaborate on several dibetes treatments with BMS will pay $ 3. 4 billion in cash for the rights on developing Amylin's products.

His wife, Astra Ciobo, née Hauquitz, is a successful businesswoman who co-founded a Gold Coast public relations firm.

At this time, Nieuport became Nieuport-Astra, with the absorption of Société Astra, a company known for aerial balloons, though this name would not be used for long, before becoming Nieuport-Delage, in honour of the work of the chief designer, Gustave Delage, who had been running the company throughout the war years.

Examples for this new generation of artists, who clearly tie in with the Hamburger Schule tradition, are Spillsbury, Kettcar, Erdmöbel, Kajak, Justin Balk, Virginia Jetzt !, Astra Kid, Modus Noa, marr and Tomte.

The station began life as FLR-' First Love Radio ' - on 8 February 1999, broadcasting from studios in Astra House on the outskirts of Lewisham town centre, backed by the UKRD Group, who sold their stake in the company to Fusion Radio Holdings in April 2000.

The site was bought by Vauxhall Motors, who developed their Vauxhall Ellesmere Port plant, which today produces the Vauxhall Astra.

Spiritual Beggars debuted with the self titled Spiritual Beggars in 1994, and have since released albums as Michael's schedule permits ( who is also the founder and full time member of the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy ), including 1996's Another Way to Shine, 1998's Mantra III, 2000's Ad Astra, 2002's " On Fire ", 2005's Demons and 2010's " Return To Zero ".

He was kidnapped by Astra, who told Joseph his true origin.

Astra sent Joseph against Magneto, who had publicly revealed himself.

A second assault on the control room is more successful, but attracts the wrath of the near-invincible Android Surgeon-General Kraken, who kidnaps Darv and Astra to replace his destroyed control room androids.

Astra was also present with the Imperial Guard when they defended Lilandra against an assassination attempt from the Inhumans, who were under the control of Ronan the Accuser at the time.

Astra was present during the battle with Vulcan and was one of the guardsmen who survived the battle with Vulcan.

It was revealed that Astra was the one who created the mutated clone versions of Blob, Mastermind, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, and Toad to make up Joseph's incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants.

The Doctor saw through the Black Guardian's ruse-due to the Guardian's lack of concern for Astra of Atrios, who was literally the sixth segment ; the White Guardian would never have been so callous about the fate of a sentient being-and ordered the key to disperse, though he commented afterwards that the White Guardian should have been able to carry out his work while the key was assembled.

TV3 and TV1000 left Astra in 1996 and their transponders were taken over by BSkyB who used them for Fox Kids / Sky Two and Granada Plus / Granada Men & Motors.

During Mr. Weatherall's period in charge the company defended itself against Brandes Investment Partners who proposed the company break itself up to release extra shareholder value and Jardines undertook large scale strategic investment in Astra International of Indonesia via the Singapore company Jardine Cycle & Carriage.