The Turkish new lira () is the currency of Turkey and the Turkish Northern Republic of Cyprus. The new lira is subdivided into 100 new kurush (yeni kuruş), the equivalent of American Cents or British Pennies. The symbol for the currency is YTL.

In the last few years the Turkish lira stabilised and even rose against the U.S. Dollars and the Euro.

In late December 2003, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey passed a law that allowed for the removal of six zeroes from the currency, and the creation of the new lira. It was introduced on 1 January 2005, replacing the previous lira (which remained valid in circulation until the end of 2005) at a rate of 1 new lira = 1,000,000 old lira.

The official name of the currency is "New Turkish Lira". According to the Central Bank, the word "new" (yeni) is only a "temporary" measure. The "new" was be removed on January 1, 2009. The banknotes have "different shapes and sizes to prevent forgery".

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Gerardo Andrés Sofovich (March 18, 1937 – March 8, 2015) was an Argentine businessman, dramaturge, TV host, actor, comedian, scriptwriter, and film director.

He was the producer Polémica en el bar and La noche del Domingo, two of the most popular Argentine television programs of the 1970s and '80s. Sofovich also hosted A la manera de Sofovich and Sin Límite SMS, broadcast on Canal 9.

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The Cane Corso is an ancient mastiff breed from Italy.  It is a large size dog which is very muscular and loves to run.  It is an excellent watchdog. The Cane Corso has been used to hunt animals such as wild boar.

The Cane Corso is highly intelligent, very trainable, and has a stable temperament. It’s skin is tough.  It has excellent hearing.  It is important that this dog be socialized early.  If carefully trained as a pup, it is very good with other people while always being highly protective of its owner. His name derives from the Latin "Cohors" which means "guardian," "protector." The dog is highly tolerant of pain and sometimes electric fences are ignored by the dog.  The dog also loves and needs daily exercise.

Early training of this dog is imperative. The owner must introduce the dog to his environment. This includes family, friends, nearby cats and dogs.  This is because the Cane Corso breed is first and foremost highly protective of its owner.

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The Ohio Players were a funk and R&B band from the United States. The group formed in 1959. They were best known for the songs "Fire", "Funky Worm" and "Love Rollercoaster". This group was most popular in the 1970s. They were from Dayton, Ohio.

The group's first big song was "Funky Worm". The song hit the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit #1 on the Billboard R&B chart.

They had seven Top 40 songs between 1973 and 1976. The songs included "Fire" in 1975 and "Love Rollercoaster" in 1976.

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Grivița Lake ) is a lake in Bucharest, Romania in Sector 1. It is between Străulești Lake and Băneasa Lake. Its area is . Its length is . Its width is . Its depth is .

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Grivița Lake


A wood block is a small percussion instrument. It is made of wood and hit like a drum. The woodblock is hollow inside so that it makes a big, resonating sound. It can come in different forms, but many modern woodblocks are shaped like a brick.

It is sometimes called a Chinese block because it has Chinese origins.

The sticks used to hit the woodblock can be snare drum sticks or xylophone beaters. It makes a hard, high sound. It can often be heard in large orchestras, e.g. in Bernstein's West Side Story.

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An import is a raw material or a finished product that is brought into a country from abroad. For example America imports maple syrup from Canada and exports manufactured products to the Caribbean.  Some Caribbean countries import nearly all their goods, paying for them with money earned through tourism, banking, and other service industries.

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Bellignat is a commune. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department  in the east of France. In 2009, 3,481 people lived in the commune. The inhabitants are the Renouillus. The local economy is closely associated to the town of Oyonnax.

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Bellignat


Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is NO2. It contains nitrogen and oxide ions. The nitrogen is in the +4 oxidation state.

Properties

Nitrogen Dioxide is a reddish-brown gas with a distinct, pungent odor similar to that of Chlorine. It causes significant and damaging pulmonary effects when it is inhaled, due to the formation of both Nitric (HNO3) & Nitrous (HNO2) acids when it reacts with Water present in the lungs. When Nitrogen Dioxide is compressed or cooled to near 0° C, two molecules of the Dioxide bond, forming the colorless Dinitrogen Tetroxide. It is a strong oxidizing agent. Upon heating, Nitrogen Dioxide decomposes back into lower oxides of Nitrogen (NO) as well as Oxygen. It reacts with iodides to form nitrites and elemental iodine. The presence of NO2 in concentrated Nitric acid causes the acid to take on a yellow color, depending on the concentration of the dissolved gas.

Preparation
Nitrogen dioxide is normally made by oxidation of nitric oxide by oxygen in air. It can also be made by heating some nitrates. It can be made by reacting concentrated nitric acid with copper or tin.

Uses
It is used to make nitric acid by dissolving it in water. Nitric oxide is also released.

Safety
Nitrogen dioxide is very toxic. It has a foul odor, which aids in its detection. Much care should be taken to avoid contact with this compound.

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Miranda de Ebro is a city in Spain. It is the second biggest city in Burgos province, in the region of Castile and León. It is an important industrial center, with a population of 39,589 people (2009).

The river which runs through the city is the Ebro.

Other websites
 Official Website

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Miranda de Ebro


Charles Louis Schultze (December 12, 1924 – September 27, 2016) was an American economist and public policy analyst. He served as the Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers during the President Carter Administration.

Schultze was appointed the Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, and was the Director from 1965 until 1968 during President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society agenda.

Schultze was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He studied at Georgetown University and at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the army in the European theater. Schultze died from complications of sepsis caused by dementia on September 27, 2016 in Washington, D.C., aged 92.

References

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Yankee Stadium is the new baseball stadium of the New York Yankees. It is in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The stadium opened in April 2009. It replaced the original Yankee Stadium, which the Yankees had played in since 1923. It was opened with an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs on April 3, 2009. The first regular game was played on April 16, 2009.

The new stadium cost $1.5 billion dollars to build. It was the most expensive baseball stadium in the world. It is built to look like the old Yankee Stadium. It has many new and more modern features.

Stadium parts
The new stadium has many parts that look similar to the old one when it was first built. This includes the outside walls of the stadium, the color of the seats, and the size of the playing field being the same.

The new stadium has an area known as "Monument Park" behind the center field wall. Monument Park has monuments honoring  good Yankee players from past years. Monument Park is open before the game starts.

Another feature is the Great Hall. The Great Hall is a hallway near the entrance of the stadium with a tall roof and many stores and food stands. It also has banners to celebrate the team's history.

The new stadium has more than three times as many suites as the original. A suite is a fancy room with a view of the field where rich people watch the game. There are also many bars and clubs. It has better food than the original stadium.

Transport
People can drive to the stadium. There are several garages near it. It is near the New York Thruway in the Bronx. The stadium can also be reached by train, because there is a subway station near it. Trains can often be seen from the stadium.

Reception
The stadium is generally seen as being better than its predecessor, but some people dislike it. This mainly because the stadium's high cost has led to very high ticket prices. The high prices meant that there were many empty seats when the stadium first opened, especially behind the batter where tickets can cost up to 2,500 dollars. People have also disliked the stadium for its fan unfriendly practices. For example, fans cannot get autographs from players before the game. The stadium was seen as too expensive for being only a little better than the original. The new stadium also allowed many home runs during its first month, because of the way the wind moves the ball. That made many people call it "too easy".

References

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 Virtual tour of new Yankee Stadium
 Newsday.com New Yankee Stadium
 Ballparks of Baseball
 Ballparks.com overview of proposed stadium
 Photographic Updates of the Construction of the New Yankee Stadium
 Metro-North Railroad station at Yankee Stadium
 Yankee Stadium Seating Chart

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S/2007 S 2 is an unnamed moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 1, 2007, from observations taken between January 18 and April 19, 2007. Telescope used is the Subaru 8.3-m optical infrared telescope at Mauna Kea.

Overview
S/2007 S2 is theorized to have a mean radius of 1.9 miles, assuming an albedo of 0.04. It is 6 kilometres in diameter and orbits Saturn at an eccentricity of about 0.218 and an inclination of about 176.68° at a mean distance of 10.4 million miles (average distance of 16,560,00 million kilometres) from Saturn. The satellite was first thought to be orbiting for about 793 Earth days from its first discovery. The satellite takes about 808 Earth days to complete one orbit.

Like Saturn's other irregular moons, S/2007 S2 is thought to be an object that was captured by Saturn's gravity, rather than having accreted from the dusty disk that surrounded the newly formed planet as the regular satellites are thought to have done.

References

Other websites
 Institute for Astronomy Saturn Satellite Data
 MPEC 2007-J09: S/2007 S 2, S/2007 S 3 May 1, 2007 (discovery and ephemeris)
 IAUC 8836: S/2007 S 1, S/2007 S 2, and S/2007 S 3 (subscription-only) May 11, 2007 (discovery)

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Spalding is a village in Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 487 at the 2010 census.

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A festival is a gathering of people to celebrate something. It can also refer to a particular day or group of days when people in a country have a holiday so that they can celebrate something.  Festivals may be religious festivals.  They may also be events which feature music, dancing, poetry, movies, etc.

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A soapbox is a temporary platform used to give a speech. During the 19th century, soap was transported in wooden boxes. When a person had new or unusual ideas, and wanted to talk to a crowd about them, sometimes he or she would stand on an empty soapbox so that everyone could see and hear the talk well.

People sometimes use the word "soapbox" to mean a place to say new or unusual things.

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Year 1089 (MLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events
 By area

 Asia
 Rama Varma Kulashekhara is crowned in Kerala.
 Palmyra is destroyed by an earthquake.

 Europe
 Northumbria is divided by the Normans into the counties of Northumberland, County Palatine of Durham, Yorkshire, Westmorland and Lancashire.
 August 11 – A powerful earthquake is recorded in Britain.
 June 22 – Gaston IV of Bearn and the Frankish crusaders take the Aragonese city of Monzón from the emir of Zaragoza.

 By topic

 Religion
 Cîteaux Abbey, the first Cistercian monastery, is founded in southern France.
 The Synod of Melfi under Pope Urban II issued decrees against simony and the clerical marriage.

Births
 date unknown
 Dahui Zonggao, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1163)
 Han Shizhong, Chinese general (d. 1151)

Deaths
 May 24 – Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury
 May 31 – Sigwin von Are, Archbishop of Cologne
 September 29 (or 30) – Theobald III, Count of Blois
 November 11 – Saint Peter Igneus, Italian Benedictine monk

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Shivinder Singh Sidhu (October 13, 1929 – 25 October, 2018) was an Indian politician. He became the Governor of the state of Manipur on 6 August 2004. Sidhu was also the Governor of Meghalaya from October 2007 to 1 July 2008 and Governor of Goa from 22 July 2008 to 26 August 2011.

Sidhu died on 25 October 2018 at the age of 89.

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Estopa are a popular duo from Cornellà, Spain. The band consists of the brothers José and David Muñoz, who sing different sounds reflecting many genres, including rock, rumba and flamenco. Their first album, Estopa, has sold over 1,000,000 copies to date. Their latest album, Voces de Ultrarumba, sold more than 200,000 copies on its first day of release. Their music has made them one of the most successful rock groups in Spanish history.

Members
José Muñoz, the younger brother, was born in 1978. He plays guitar for Estopa. David Muñoz, the older brother, was born in 1976. He is the singer and also plays some guitar. They are brothers born in Extremadura. The brothers grew up listening to such bands as Los Chichos, Los Chunguitos, and Bordón on their trips with their parents from Cornellà to Zarza Capilla, where their parents were from.

As they grew up, José and David attended college for some time before deciding that it was not right for them. After quitting their studies, they worked for a factory manufacturing car parts for the company SEAT. It was in that factory where they began composing their earliest songs and they began to play in local bars.

After playing a song for the bosses at BMG Music España, Estopa was given a record deal.

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International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8.  International Women's Day has been observed since 1909 in the United States.  After a while the people of United States stopped celebrating this holiday. In the 1920s Soviet Union, and then some other Communist countries like China and Cuba, started celebrating this day as a holiday for women and world peace. Since then the holiday has become more and more popular around the world.

In many places, the day does not have a political aspect, and is simply a time for men to express their love for women. It is similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. Men present their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc. with flowers and small gifts. women's is struggle, positive in life In some countries International Women's Day is observed like Mother's Day, where children give small gifts to their mothers and grandmothers. In some countries, women get a half day off work. Often, schools will have a celebration where students will honor their teachers.

In 1975, the United Nations also started to recognize this holiday for women's rights. The UN chooses a political or social theme for the holiday each year.  For example, the 2011 theme was ""Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women."  In this way, the holiday is a time to look at the social and economic problems women have around the world.

International Women's Day is now an official holiday in Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Georgia, Italy, Israel, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

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Syntax highlighting is where a text editor, integrated development environment or other computer program shows different parts of some source code in different colours. This makes it easier for computer programmers to read the source code and understand what it does. It can be done in different colors, and different programming languages have different rules about what parts of the source code need to be different colors.

Example

This is an example comparing some C code without syntax highlighting and with syntax highlighting:

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The Dolby Theatre is a indoor theatre in Hollywood. The theatre has been the home of the annual Academy Awards since 2002.

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Bear Bluff is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2010 census the population was 138.

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Daniel Bois (born June 11, 1983 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.

Playing career
Bois was drafted in the 3rd round, 97th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Avalanche. He played junior hockey for the London Knights of the OHL. He served as the team's Captain for several years.

Unsigned from the Avalanche, Bois signed with the Ottawa Senators on April 30, 2004. Bois played with affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, for five seasons playing in just one game with Ottawa in the 2006–07 season.

On July 20, 2009, Bois signed with the Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year contract. He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs for the duration of the 2009–10 season.

Career statistics

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Hämeenlinna is a town in Finland. As of January 2014, about 67,750 people lived there. Nearby municipalities include Akaa, Asikkala, Hattula, Hausjärvi, Hämeenkoski, Janakkala, Kärkölä, Loppi, Padasjoki, Pälkäne, Tammela, Urjala and Valkeakoski.

Other websites

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Hämeenlinna


This article is for the dessert, Jelly. See jam for the condiment.
Gelatin or Jelly is a dessert item. Gelatin can come in different taste choices, or flavors, depending on what fruit or artificial flavor. Jelly is a cold and solid food that is normally made from hot water and powder.

Jelly can be added to foods like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Naming and Spelling
Depending on where you live, gelatin may be called different things. In the United States and Canada, jelly is often called 'Jell-O'. Jell-O is a brand of gelatin that has become a generic, or typical, name for a lot of gelatin. Like the United States, in Canada Jell-O is a normal name for gelatin. In Commonwealth Nations like the United Kingdom and New Zealand, almost all gelatin is called jelly. Also, it is spelled gelatine.

'Jell-O Shots'
Sometimes, alcohol is added to jelly. You can make jello shots with almost any type of alcohol. Jello shots can be served in small glasses and can be any color depending on the other ingredients put into the Jell-O shot. The jello shot is also known as the poison rainbow.

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Sweet can mean:

sweetness, the taste of sugar
Sweets: British English for the confectionery which Americans call candy.
Sweet (band), a British band

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Sweet


Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner  (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was a key member of the death metal band, Death. The band were a major influence on other death metal bands. He is often called  'the Father of Death metal'  He died of pneumonia in 2001, after a long battle with brain cancer.

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Gene expression is the process by which the heritable information in a gene, the sequence of DNA base pairs, is made into a functional gene product, such as protein or RNA. The basic idea is that DNA is transcribed into RNA, which is then translated into proteins. Proteins make many of the structures and all the enzymes in a cell or organism.

Several steps in the gene expression process may be modulated (tuned). This includes both the transcription and translation stages, and the final folded state of a protein. Gene regulation switches genes on and off, and so controls cell differentiation, and morphogenesis. Gene regulation may also serve as a basis for evolutionary change: control of the timing, location, and amount of gene expression can have a profound effect on the development of the organism.

The expression of a gene may vary a lot in different tissues. This is called pleiotropism, a widespread phenomenon in genetics.

Epigenetics
In biology, epigenetics is the study of inherited changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence.

These changes may remain through cell divisions for the remainder of the individual's life and may also last for multiple generations. However, there is no change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism. Instead, non-genetic factors cause the organism's genes to behave (express themselves) differently.

The best example of epigenetic changes in eukaryote biology is the process of cellular differentiation. During morphogenesis, totipotent stem cells become the various  cell lines of the embryo, which in turn become fully differentiated cells. In other words, a single fertilized egg cell – the zygote – divides and develops. The daughter cells change into the many cell types of the mature embryo. These include neurones, muscle cells, epithelium, blood vessels an so on. This happens by activating some genes while inhibiting others.

Epigenetic changes are long-term, and usually survive the process of cell division (mitosis). Changes occur in the chromatin, which is a combination of the DNA and its surrounding histone proteins in the chromosome. The details of how this happens are still being worked out, but it is fairly certain that the wrapping of the DNA and histone is a key feature.

Gene regulation

Up-regulation and down-regulation
Up-regulation increases the expression of one or more genes and as a result the protein(s) encoded by those genes. Down-regulation is a process resulting in decreased gene and protein expression.

Induction vs repression
Gene regulation can be summarized as:
 Inducible systems: an inducible system is off unless there is the presence of some molecule (called an inducer) that allows for gene expression.
 Repressible systems: a repressible system is on except in the presence of some molecule (called a corepressor) that suppresses gene activity. The molecule is said to repress expression.

Regulatory RNAs
There are a number of RNAs which regulate genes, that is, they regulate the rate at which genes are transcribed or translated. The following are two important examples

miRNA
Micro RNAs (miRNA) act by joining an enzyme and blocking mRNA (messenger RNA), or speeding its breakdown. This is called RNA interference.

siRNA
Small interfering RNAs (sometimes called silencing RNAs) interfere with the expression of a specific gene. They are quite small (20/25 nucleotides) double-stranded molecules. Their discovery has caused a surge in biomedical research and drug development.

Related pages
Genetic engineering
RNA splicing
ENCODE
Zinc finger

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 DNA transcription - Educational animation, Copyright John Kryk

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Helichrysum is a type of flower.  It has about 600 species in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name Helichrysum comes from two Greek words: helisso means to turn around and chrysos means gold.

It grows in Africa, Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia.  There are many species in South Africa.

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Helichrysum


Lake Saiful Muluk () is a lake at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley ( 34°52′37.34″N, 73°41′37.71″E) near Naran. It is in the northeast of Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At an altitude of 3,224 m (10,578 feet) above sea level it is one of the highest lakes in Pakistan.

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Saiful Muluk Lake


Standard German, High German, or Standard High German, (, , or in Swiss Standard German ), is the standardized variety of the German language used in formal occasions, and for communication between different dialect areas. It has three specific regional variants: German Standard German, Austrian Standard German, and Swiss Standard German.

Related pages

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County Sligo is one of the 32 counties in Ireland. It is home to the second biggest rural area in Connauct, Sligo and to Sligo Rovers F.C.. Many famous people have come from Sligo. These include Westlife and William Butler Yeats.

Towns and villages in County Sligo
The county town of the county is Sligo. It has a population of 17,892. Sligo is home to the Institute of Technology, Sligo.

 Achonry, Aclare
 Ballaghnatrillick, Ballinafad, Ballintogher, Ballymote, Ballysadare, Beltra
 Carney, Castlebaldwin, Cliffony, Cloonacool
 Collooney, Coolaney,
 Dromore West, Drumcliffe
 Easky, Enniscrone
 Geevagh, Grange, Gurteen/Gorteen
 Kilglass, Keash
 Monasteraden, Mullaghmore
 Riverstown, Rosses Point
 Skreen, Strandhill
 Tourlestrane, Tubbercurry

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A wrinkle is a fold, ridge or crease in the skin, similar to those that can form on the surface of fabric. The medical term is rhytide.

Causes
Skin wrinkles are common as a result of aging ,  reoccurring sleeping positions, loss of weight, or as the result of being under water for long periods of time. Age wrinkling in the skin is affected by constant facial expressions, aging, sun damage, smoking, poor hydration, and various other factors.

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Wrinkle (skin)


Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (born 27 November 1982), known as Tommy Robinson, is the former leader of the European Defence League and English Defence League. In January 2014, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Robinson was born in Luton, Bedfordshire. He is a strong supporter of free speech. He opposes internet censorship.

He has been in prison for different crimes, for example a violent crime and because he travelled using another person's passport.

In May 2018, he was arrested. This was because he was making a video outside a trial of hebephilic groomers in Leeds. He had almost stopped the trial.

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Tré Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III December 9 1972, in Frankfurt, Germany) is a German-born American drummer for the punk band Green Day.

Appearance
He has red hair and blue eyes.

Personal life
He has two children, Ramona, born January 1995 to ex-wife, Lisea Lyons; Frankito ("Little Frank"), born 2001 to Claudia. Tré grew up with his father and 2 siblings. He dated The Donnas drummer Torry Castellano in 2003, they then separated in mid 2005. Tre' Cool is currently single.

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Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation (aka Wikimedia Bangladesh or WikimediaBD) is a registered charity established in Bangladesh who work to support volunteers on Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia. It is a Wikimedia chapter  approved by the Wikimedia Foundation. It has a temporary office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Projects and initiatives

Wikimedia Bangladesh projects

Current native projects

References

Other websites

 Wikimedia website
 Wikimedia Bangladesh on Meta-Wiki
 The Wikimedia Bangladesh bylaws on Meta wiki

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Wikimedia Bangladesh


The Chrono is a series of video games by Square Enix. The original game, Chrono Trigger, was released in 1995. The games are role-playing games. The other major game in the series is Chrono Cross. As of March 2011, the two games have sold over 5.3 million units.

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Dermatology is a branch of medicine that deals with skin, hair, sweat glands, etc.

Dermatologists are doctors who diagnose and treat diseases and tumors of the skin, hair, and sweat glands.

Dermatology


The Frankfurt Galaxy were a professional American football team in the NFL Europa. They are based in Frankfurt, Germany. Frankfurt Universe is the successor of the Frankfurt Galaxy.

Head coaches
  Jack Elway 0.500 (1991–1992)
  Ernie Stautner 0.533 (1995–1997)
  Dick Curl 0.567 (1998–2000)
  Doug Graber 0.500 (2001–2003)
  Mike Jones 0.600 (2004–2007)

Notable players
 Mario Bailey - WR (1995-2000)
 Jake Delhomme - QB (1999)
 Mark Dixon - G (1998)
 Patrick Gerigk - WR (1999)
 Werner Hippler - TE (1995, 1997-2000)
 Damon Huard - QB (1998)
 Lewis Kelly - T (2002)
 Ralf Kleinmann - K (1995-2000, 2003-2004)
 Martin Latka - RB (2004-2007)
 Frank Messmer - DL (1995-1997)
 Andy McCullough - WR (1999, 2001)
 Craig Ochs - QB (2006)
 Steve Pelluer - QB (1996-1997)
 Mike Perez - QB (1991-1992)
 Akili Smith - QB (2005-2007)
 Ingo Siebert - RB (1995-1998)
 Paul Spicer - DE (2001)
 James Taylor - CB (2005-2007)
 Pat Barnes - QB (1998-1999)
 J.T. O'Sullivan - QB (2007)

References

Other websites
 NFL Europa
 Frankfurt Galaxy web site
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In genetics, a mosaic (or mosaicism) means the presence of two different genotypes in an individual which developed from a single fertilized egg. As a result, the individual has two or more genetically different cell lines derived from a single zygote.

Mosaicism may result from:
Crossing-over during mitosis
A gene mutation during development
A chromosomal mutation during development
X-inactivation: one X chromosome is randomly switched off in cells of a female mammal

The phenomenon was discovered by Curt Stern. In 1936, he demonstrated that recombination, normal in meiosis, can also take place in mitosis. When it does, it results in somatic (body) mosaics. These are organisms which contain two or more genetically distinct types of tissue.

Chimeras
People who have mosaicism are often called chimeras but this is a mistake. A mosaic is originally from a single fertilised egg, whereas a chimaera comes from two fertilised eggs.

Other causes of two-tone appearances
This is easiest to see with eye colours. When eye colours vary between the two eyes, or within one or both eyes, the condition is called heterochromia iridis (= 'different coloured iris'). It can have many different causes, both genetic and accidental. For example, David Bowie has the appearance of different eye colours due to an injury that caused one pupil to be permanently dilated.

On this page, only genetic mosaicism is discussed.

X-inactivation
This is a controlled and natural developmental phenomenon in mammalian females. Females have two X chromosomes (and males have only one). The two X chromosomes in a female are rarely identical. They have the same genes, but at some loci (positions) they may have different alleles (versions of the same gene).

In the early embryo, each cell independently and randomly inactivates one copy of the X chromosome. This inactivation lasts the lifetime of the cell, and all the descendants of the cell inactivate that same chromosome. X-inactivation is reversed in the female germline, so that all egg cells contain an active X chromosome.

This phenomenon shows in the colouration of calico cats and tortoiseshell cats. These females are heterozygous for the X-linked colour genes: the genes for their coat colours are carried on the X chromosome. X-inactivation causes groups of cells to carry either one or the other X-chromosome in an active state.

X-inactivation is an epigenetic change, a switching off of genes on one chromosome. It is not a change in the genotype. Descendent cells of the embryo carry the same X-inactivation as the original cells. This may give rise to mild symptoms in female 'carriers' of X-linked genetic disorders.

Mutations
Mutations in body cells (somatic mutations) cause groups of cells to differ in their genetics.
Somatic mutation leading to mosaicism is common in the beginning and end stages of human life. Cancer research has shown that somatic mutations are responsible for most leukemia, lymphomas, and solid tumors.

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The following is a list of volcanoes in Canada, by territory:

Alberta

British Columbia

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

Ontario

Quebec

Yukon

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 List of mountains in Canada

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 Catalogue of Canadian Volcanoes

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William Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957 - March 17, 1997) was an American singer. He was born in Columbus, Ohio and moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1972. He is best known for his song We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off, which was released in 1986. He died of AIDS in Homewood, Illinois.

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Soviet Philatelist or Sovetskii Filatelist was a Soviet central philatelic magazine published in 1922–1932. In 1925 and in 1928–1932, its name was changed to Soviet Collector or Sovetskii Kollektsioner.

History
By 1922, shortly after the Civil War, a number of magazines and pamphlets for collectors appeared in Soviet Russia:
 Russkii Kollektsioner (Russian Collector), published in Novocherkassk,
 Priural'skii Kollektsioner (Ural Collector),
 Krymskii Kollektsioner (Crimean Collector), etc.

However, centralisation of collectors' organisations and periodicals was wanted:

By 1924, these local magazines eventually closed down. In September 1922, the new magazine, Soviet Philatelist, first saw print in Moscow. Its founder and editor was F. G. Chuchin, Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily.

In 1925, the magazine name was changed to Sovetskii Kollektsioner. The magazine was published biweekly. It was edited by V. A. Bessonov at that time.

In 1926 three magazines, Sovetskii Filatelist, Sovetskii Kollektsioner and Radio de Filintern, were combined. They began to be published under one cover. Their individual lineal numeration was  preserved. The last combined issue came out in December 1927.

In the first half of 1928, the cover of the combined issues was only under one title, Sovetskii Filatelist. In July 1928, the magazine was renamed to Sovetskii Kollektsioner. It was published by the Soviet Philatelic Association and the All-Russian Society of Philatelists. The last issue appeared in December 1932.

Related pages
 All-Russian Society of Philatelists
 First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition
 Leniniana
 Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily
 Philatelic International
 Philately
 Soviet Philatelic Association

Notes

References

Further reading
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Dr. William Bland (5 November 1789 – 21 July 1868) was a convict, doctor and surgeon, politician, farmer and inventor in New South Wales, Australia.

Early life
Bland was born in London in 1789. His father, Dr. Robert Bland, was an obstetrician. Bland joined the Royal Navy in 1810 as a surgeon and served on HM sloop Hesper. While in Bombay, India he got into an argument with another officer, Robert Case. He challenged Case to a duel with pistols on 7 April 1813, and Case was killed. Bland was found guilty of murder and sentenced to seven years prison in Van Diemen's Land.

Convict
Bland arrived in Hobart on the ship 'Denmark Hill' in January 1814. He was sent to Sydney on the 'Frederick' on 14 July 1814. He was kept in the Castle Hill gaol for a short time where he was able to work as a doctor. He was pardoned on 27 January 1815. He set up business as a doctor. He married Sarah Henry in 1817, but they separated after a few months.

In 1818 he wrote critical comments about Governor Macquarie's treatment of farmers. He also made fun of Macquarie's desire to have his name on foundation stones. Bland's handwriting was recognised. On 25 September 1818 he was found guilty of libel, fined £50 and sent to prison for a year.

Community life
In 1830 he opposed attempts to sell large areas of crown land. He joined the Australian Landowners Association in 1831 to fight new land laws. When the Sydney Free Grammar School closed after only one year in 1826, Bland came up with a scheme to start a new school to replace it. Sydney College began in 1830. The foundation stone of a new building was laid by the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Forbes, in 1830. Bland was treasurer of the of the college from 1835 to 1844. In 1845 he became president. The buildings were sold to the University of Sydney in 1853. Sydney Free Grammar School and Sydney College were the beginnings of the current Sydney Grammar School which began in 1854.

He worked at the Benevolent Society as well as having a private medical practice. He dispensed medicines from his house until a proper dispensary was begun. He gave the Society advice on building a room to be an operating theatre and mortuary. He continued to assist at the Society until 1863.

He gave land and money to build a church at Ashfield.

He was an active writer. he wrote articles on new medical techniques which were published in the Lancet magazine. He wrote articles for the Australian Medical Journal on snake bite and dislocations. He edited the book  "Journey of Discovery to Port Phillip, New South Wales" written by William Hovell and Hamilton Hume. He wrote a small book about how to prevent fires on ships carrying wool. He designed the "Atmotic Ship", a balloon filled with hydrogen and moved by propellors. A model of the atmotic ship was shown at the International Exhibition in London in 1851 and at Crystal Palace in 1854.

Politics
In 1835 the Australian Patriotic Association (APA) was formed. William Wentworth was president, and Bland was the secretary. His letters for the APA show Australia beginning to see itself as an independent nation. The main function of the APA was to draw up a constitution for New South Wales. The constitution was accepted by the British parliament and self government began in 1843.

He was an elected member to the new New South Wales Legislative Council twice (1843–1848, 1849–1850) and was appointed to the Council from 1858–1861

In 1849 Wentworth introduced a bill to create the University of Sydney. He named Bland as one of its first senators. Robert Lowe reminded members that Bland had been a convict and had killed a man in 1813. He said that such an important institution should not be run by convicts. The bill failed.  Bland wanted to fight a duel but Lowe avoided it. The bill was re-introduced without Bland’s name and was passed.

A banquet was held in July 1856 to celebrate the grant of a new Constitution by the British government. Bland was the guest of honour. On 5 November 1858 he was given money and a candelabrum for his services to the community. He resigned on 21 March 1861 from the Legislative Council.

Late life

In February 1846, Bland remarried a widow, Eliza Smeathman. He continued to work as a doctor until 1868. He was the founder and first president of the Australian Medical Association in 1859. A photograph was taken of him in 1845. This is the oldest surviving Australian photograph. In 1861 he was declared a bankrupt. He died in Sydney on 21 July 1868 of pneumonia, and was given a State Funeral.

Present day
 Bland County, New South Wales was named in his honour.
 A seat in the first federal parliament, the Division of Bland, was named after him. This was abolished in 1906.
 The Bland Shire Council was named after him.
 There are Bland Streets in suburban Ashfield and Haberfield where he purchased land in 1839.
 A public housing building on Victoria Road at Gladesville is named , Blandville Court.
 The suburb of Henley was originally called Blandville.
 The William Bland Centre is a 12 level building opposite Sydney Hospital built in 1960.
 The headquarters of the Royal Australian Historical Society is in Bland's old home in Macquarie Street, Sydney.

References
 John Cobley, 'Bland, William (1789 - 1868)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, MUP, 1966, pp 112–115.

Other websites

  William Bland biography (with picture)
  Shades of Light  (Australian Photography 1839 - 1988) the online version of the original Shades of Light published 1998, Gael Newton, National Gallery of Australia.
Australian History, volume 2 published by Grollier Society, Sydney 1956

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Limoges ( or Limòtges) is a city and commune, the capital (prefecture) of the Haute-Vienne department and the historical capital of the old Limousin region in west-central France. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.

Limoges is known for its medieval and Renaissance enamels on copper, for its 19th-century porcelain and for its oak barrels which are used for Cognac and Bordeaux production.

Geography
The city of Limoges is near the western limits of the Massif Central, in the centre of the Haute-Vienne department. The Vienne river flows through the city.

Limoges is at about  from Paris,  from Toulouse,  from Bordeaux and  from Marseille.

The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The commune of Limoges is surrounded by the communes:

Climate
The climate of Limoges, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Limoges is . The month with the most precipitation on average is October with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Limoges is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Population
The inhabitants of Limoges are known, in French, as  Limougeauds (women: Limougeaudes).

With a population of 134,577, Limoges has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Limoges

Limoges forms, together with other 8 communes, the urban area of Limoges with a population of 183,860 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Limoges, formed by 96 communes, with a population of 283,050 inhabitants (2013) and an area of .

Administration
Limoges is the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Limoges and the administrative centre () of 9 cantons

 Limoges-1, with 18,316 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-2, with 15,794 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-3, with 16,872 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-4, with 17,434 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-5, with 18,550 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-6, with 18,413 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-7, with 14,833 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-8, with 16,149 inhabitants (2014)
 Limoges-9, with 16,316 inhabitants (2014)

It is part of the intercommunality Limoges Métropole ().

Twinned and partner towns
Limoges is twinned with:

 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
 Fürth, Germany
 Grodno, Belarus
 Seto, Japan
 Icheon, South Korea
 Plzeň, Czech Republic

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Limoges
 Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

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 Limoges Métropole

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Raphael Lemkin,  (June 24, 1900 in Belarus – August 28, 1959 in New York City) was a lawyer of Polish-Jewish descent. Before World War II, Lemkin was interested in the Armenian Genocide and campaigned in the League of Nations to ban what he called "barbarity" and "vandalism". He is best known for his work against genocide, a word he coined in 1943 from the root words genos (Greek for family, tribe or race) and -cide (Latin for killing).

Death
Lemkin died of a heart attack at the public relations office of Milton H. Blow in New York City in 1959, at the age of 59. In an ironic final twist for a man whose life was dedicated to the remembrance of millions of victims of genocide, seven people attended his funeral.

Other websites
Biographical sketch of Raphael Lemkin
Key writings of Raphael Lemkin on Genocide, 1933–1947
Raphael Lemkin at ArmeniaPedia

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John Owen Brennan (born September 22, 1955) is an American politician. He was the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center from August 2004 through August 2005. Then he was United States Homeland Security Advisor from January 2009 through March 2013. He became the director of the Central Intelligence Agency on March 8, 2013.

Brennan was born on September 22, 1955 in North Bergen, New Jersey to an Irish-American family. He studied at Fordham University and at the University of Texas at Austin. Brennan is currently married to Kathy Pokluda. He now lives in Washington, D.C..

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Events
 January 4 – The Battle of Monte Cassino begins.
 January 5 – Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk
 January 17 – British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River.
 January 17 – Meat Rationing ends in Australia
 January 20 – The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin; the U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division, in Italy, attempts to cross the Rapido River.
 January 22 – Allies begin Operation Shingle, the assault on Anzio, Italy. The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division stand their ground at Anzio against violent assaults for 4 months.
 January 27 – The two year Siege of Leningrad is lifted.
 January 29 – The Battle of Cisterna takes place.
 January 30 – United States troops invade Majuro, Marshall Islands.
 January 31 – American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.

Births
 February 23 – Johnny Winter
 March 28 – Ken Howard (d. 2016)
 April 7 – Gerhard Schröder
 April 9 – Leila Khaled
 May 8 – Gary Glitter
 May 14 – George Lucas
 July 13 – Ernő Rubik
 June 29 – Gary Busey
 September 10 – Judit Pogány, Hungarian actress
 October 24 – Ray Downs
 November 25 – Ben Stein

Deaths
 January 7 – Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady of the United States
 July 21 – Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German army officer
 October 14 – Erwin Rommel, German army officer

New books
An American Dilemma – Gunnar Myrdal
Au rendez-vous allemand – (To the German Rendezvous) – Paul Éluard
A Bell for Adano – John Hersey
Beyond the Palisade (poetry) – James K. Baxter
The Book of Imaginary Beings – Jorge Luis Borges
Book of Naturalists – Charles William Beebe
The Case of Mrs. Wingate – Oscar Micheaux
Dangling Man – Saul Bellow
The Dawn Appears – Annie Greene Nelson
Friday's Child – Georgette Heyer
The Golden Fleece – Robert von Ranke Graves
The Horse's Mouth – Joyce Cary
Johnny Tremain – Esther Forbes
The Lost Weekend – Charles R. Jackson
Our Lady of the Flowers – Jean Genet
The Razor's Edge – W. Somerset Maugham
The Tall Book of Nursery Tales – Feodor Rojankovsky
Terras do Sem Fim (The Violent Land) – Jorge Amado
Thou That Dwellest in the Gardens – Hayyim Hazaz
Two Frontiers (poetry) – Edwin James Bradley

Nobel prizes
 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Joseph Erlanger, American doctor, (1874-1965), and Herbert Gasser, American doctor (1888-1963)

1944


Oscar Fredrik Church () is a church building in Olivedal in the town of Gothenburg in Sweden. It belongs to the Gothenburg Oscar Fredrik Parish of the Church of Sweden. The church was opened on Easter Sunday 1893.

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Cure For Pain was the second album released by the band Morphine. It was put out on the Rykodisc label in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were part of the soundtrack of the 1994 independent movie Spanking the Monkey.

Track listing
 "Dawna" - 0:44 ^
 "Buena" - 3:19
 "I'm Free Now" - 3:24
 "All Wrong" - 3:40
 "Candy" - 3:14
 "A Head With Wings" - 3:39
 "In Spite of Me" - 2:34 ^
 "Thursday" - 3:26
 "Cure for Pain" - 3:13
 "Mary Won't You Call My Name?" - 2:29
 "Let's Take a Trip Together" - 2:59 ^
 "Sheila" - 2:49

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Ultraman (stylized as ULTRAMAN) is a manga written by Eiichi Shimizu and drawn by Tomohiro Shimoguchi of Linebarrels of Iron fame. Published in Monthly Hero's since the magazine's inaugural issue, it is a manga sequel of the 1966 Ultraman television series. The series has been collected in 10 volumes as of July 2017. A 3DCG anime adaptation co-produced by Production I.G and Sola Digital Arts is scheduled for release in 2019.

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Thayer is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. In 2010 census, 497 people lived there.

History
Thayer was planned out in the fall of 1870. This is when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named after Nathaniel Thayer, a railroad employee. The town was built up quickly and was incorporated as a city in 1871.

Geography
Thayer is at  (37.487127, -95.476237). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

Weather
Thayer has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Thayer has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People

2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 497 people, 197 households, and 136 families living in Thayer.

Education
Thayer is part of USD 447 Cherryvale.

Famous people
 Nellie Shepherd, painter

References

Other websites
City
 Thayer - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 447, local school district
Maps
 Thayer City Map, KDOT

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David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn,  (born 14 February 1935) is a retired Scottish administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He was the 27th Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). He was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the British Monarch's representative to the Assembly, in 2010 and 2011.

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Street art is like impressionism, cubism or pop art an art movement.

A lot of poor people try to survive by asking a little money in the street. They sometimes do the same while making art. These are the "original", "true" street artists. They make music, theatre, temporary paintings on the ground. The other ones are more likely called "urban artist".

Street art of New York
A spray can is a artistic tool used by writers on the walls in cities like Philadelphia or New York in 1970. This technique is still used but remain considered more or less as vandalism. One of the most important New York writer wrote SEEN on subways in New York.

Street art of Paris
The artist Banksy said in December 2010 in a French newspaper called Le Monde (The world) that he has been influenced by the street art of Paris. For him it is the May 1968 mini revolution that started the street art movement. He also mentioned stencil artist Blek le Rat.

Land art
Land art is an art movement in which the landscape and the work of art are linked. It is also an art form that is created in nature, using natural materials. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were a couple who made illegal art in the street of Paris in 1962 to protest against the Berlin Wall. In 1972, and 1976 they made land art in the desert of California, building a very long fence. In 1985, they made a huge work in Paris. They wrapped the oldest bridge of the city with polyamide fabric. They had to negotiate for years to have the permission of doing it. So it was official but it was controversial.

Absurd propaganda
After the Berlin wall collapsed, a man called Shepard Fairey started gluing images of a dead French wrestler called André the Giant in California. It was a phenomenon. Fairey opened a web site were he just said it was phenomenology. It was so absurd people could not stop talking about it. Stickers were made of the image of the dead wrestler. It was considered "cool" by some skateboarders.

In 1999, in Seattle, took place a WTO (World Trade Organisation) summit. There took place big demonstrations. Others summits took place in Prague (2000) and in Genoa (July 2001). The youth that demonstrate during this summit used "Absurd Propaganda", "culture jamming" and other artistic techniques to "reclaim the streets". After the president Georges W. Bush was elected and the 9/11 (September 2001), the absurd propaganda seemed to have a political meaning. So, critics came to the idea to call that phenomenon artivism. Something part art and part activism.

The art of invading space
In 1999, an artist called Space Invader (who took his name from a video game) started putting little mosaic work in Paris. He started by doing it in a museum called the Louvre. French television showed it. Then he started doing it in every city he could. So he met other artists in other cities. Because his work is not ephemeral but very discreet, the authorities let him do. Only in Amsterdam, the city council decided to officially remove them.
In the same time he opened a web site so people from around the world could relay and participate. He invited Shepard Fairey in Paris in march 2003. Malcolm McLaren who invented punk was there to.

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William Gale "Will" Vinton (November 17, 1947 – October 4, 2018) was an American animator and filmmaker. He won an Oscar for his work and several Emmy Awards and Clio Awards. He was born in McMinnville, Oregon. Vinton was known for his works The California Raisins, The Adventures of Mark Twain and Return to Oz.

Vinton died of multiple myeloma in Portland, Oregon on October 4, 2018 at the age of 70.

References

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LAIKA, previously Vinton Studios
Freewill Entertainment
willvinton.net, Will Vinton's Claymation and Stopmotion Animation Site

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The coat of arms of Ireland is a gold harp with silver strings on a blue background.

Ireland
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David Geddes Hartwell (July 10, 1941  January 20, 2016) was an American critic, publisher and editor of science fiction and fantasy. He was best known for work with Signet, Pocket and Tor Books publishers. He was also known as an award-winning editor of anthologies. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts.

Hartwell died in Pleasantville, New York from complications of a fall on January 20, 2016 at the age of 74.

References

Other websites
Excerpt from the LOCUS Online Interview with David Hartwell, 2004.
Interview with David G. Hartwell, SpaceWesterns.com, 2007
Profile of David Hartwell by Michael Swanwick, 2009

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James River is a 410 miles long river in the state of Virginia in the United States. It is the 12 longest river in the United States that is only in one state. The river starts at the Allegheny Mountains and goes into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Suicide is a serious problem in Greenland. According to the government of Greenland, one person in five has attempted suicide. Because of this, the Greenland government has taken a number of steps to reduce the suicide rate. One example is roadside posters.

History

The number of suicides in Greenland began to rise in the 1970s. Before that it had been very low. It kept getting higher until 1986. In 1986, suicide was the leading cause of death in several towns, such as Sarfannguit. Before 1970, the rate of suicide in Greenland had been very low. But by 1994, it had become one of the highest in the world. The rate was 107 per 100,000 persons committing suicide per year. Government data in 2010 suggested that almost one suicide occurred a week.

Rates

An article was published in the journal BMC Psychiatry in 2009. It reported that 1351 suicides took place in Greenland during the 35 years (1968–2002). The study noted seasonal changes in the suicide rate. Suicides were higher in June and lower in the winter months. Suicide rates in northern parts of West Greenland are higher than in southern parts. Suicide rates are higher for men than women. Most of the people committing suicide are young men between the ages of 15-24. Unlike in other Western countries, the suicide rate in Greenland goes down with age.

Reasons

Several reasons are blamed for Greenland's high rate of suicide. These including alcoholism, depression, poverty, poor relationships with partners and dysfunctional parental homes. The higher summer suicide rate is blamed on insomnia caused by longer periods of daylight.

The increase in suicide rates started about the time television appeared in Greenland. But it may be more the "modernization package" in general that is causing the problem. Culture clash between the traditional culture and modern Western culture is also assumed to be a factor.

Common methods

The most common methods were hanging (46%) and shooting (37%). Other methods include jumping from heights, cutting with sharp objects, drowning, overdose of medication, and poisoning.

Suicide prevention

Greenland's Government and other organizations have made a number of efforts to prevent suicides. There are different associations that provide support for people that feel suicidal. Measures include posters placed along the roads, which read: "The call is free. No one is alone. Don't be alone with your dark thoughts. Call." Suicide consultants are used to show movies discouraging teenage suicide attempts.

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Suicide in Greenland


Conker: Live and Reloaded (originally known as Conker: Live and Uncut, but it was actually more censored) is a platform game on the original Xbox. The game is a remake of the N64 game Conker's Bad Fur Day.

The game has much better graphics, thanks to the Xbox's superior hardware. It has new enemies. It has a few changes in design. It has an improved multiplayer mode which supports System Link as well as Local Play and Solo with bots. It also supported Xbox Live before the original Xbox lost support for Xbox Live.

The game does not have some profanity that was in the original game.

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Mérignat is a commune. It is found in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department  in the east of France.

Mérignat


Greene County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,336. The county seat is Jefferson. The county is named after American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.

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Zubair Torwali is a famous Pakistani linguist, scholar, author and columnist for Swat Pakistan.

He did a lot of research and study on the languages and cultures of North Pakistan. He was an expert on the culture of Swat and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has received the Public Peace Prize in 2016 for his work for the languages of Northern Pakistan.

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The Quiet Earth is a 1985 New Zealand science fiction film directed by Geoff Murphy and is loosely based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Craig Harrison. It stars Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Anzac Wallace.

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Crown Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

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Mizrahi Jews / Oriental Jews / Mizrahim are Jews who originally lived in the Middle East.

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Popular may refer to:

Popularity, the quality of being well-liked
Popular culture
Popular fiction
Popular music
"Popular" (song), by Nada Surf
 "Popular", a song in the musical, Wicked
Popular (TV series), a teenage dramedy on The WB
Popular Holdings, a Singapore-based educational book company
Popular, Inc, a Puerto Rican-based financial services company, also known as Banco Popular
Poplar, a genus of trees, Populus, which includes the cottonwoods, poplars, and aspens

Popular


Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American and Grammy Awards winning folk and country singer and songwriter. Her first record was released in 1987. She has won five Grammy Awards. She has had many hit songs and albums. Carpenter was born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Irrigation is when people add water to plants, to help them grow when there is not enough rain. Irrigation water can be pumped from rivers, natural lakes or lakes created by dams, from wells or allowed to flow to the fields by the force of gravity along pipes or open canals.

Types of Irrigation
There are many different types of irrigation methods. The most common ones are:
 Sprinkler Irrigation
 Drip irrigation
 Surface irrigation
 Sub surface irrigation
 Manual irrigation
Sprinkler irrigation mimics natural rainfall where water falls on the plants.
In sprinkler irrigation, water is moved through pipes to sprinklers scattered around and within the field. The Sprinklers shoot water from pressurized outlets or guns from pipes into the air which then fall on the plants. Center pivot irrigation is a type of sprinkler irrigation. It's basically, sprinklers on wheels.

In drip irrigation, water drips directly to the roots of plants from pipes which have small holes or special emitters spaced along the pipe. Drip irrigation is more efficient than other irrigation methods because water is applied directly or close to plants' roots i.e. where it is needed. Thus, it uses less water, reduces leeching of soil nutrients and erosion of top soil.

In Surface irrigation, water from a source such as rivers, pipes, dams, canals e.t.c. floods the soil surface. Surface irrigation uses a lot of water compared to other irrigation methods. It could also drain nutrients beyond the reach of the plant roots. If the water is excessive, it could cause damage to the plant. However, surface irrigation is used extensively in rice farming. This is because the permanent flooding acts as a natural pest control method and rice can survive waterlogged soil.

Sub-Surface irrigation is when water comes from below the surface of the soil. Sub-surface irrigation create an artificial water table to place water right within reach of plants. Water seeps through the walls into the soil of farms from canals passing through and/or around the farm. Drip irrigation becomes sub-surface irrigation when the pipes are placed underground.

With Manual irrigation irrigation is done by humans using buckets, pipes or watering cans. It is labor-intensive and inefficient.

Impacts
Irrigation can let more crops be grown on the same land, or allow a crop to grow in a dry period. It is expensive and care should be taken to ensure that the benefits from increased crop yields are not exceeded by the installation and operating costs of the irrigation scheme.

Irrigation causes a subsequent rise in water-tables. If saline water is below, it may rise to the surface. Sometimes salinity becomes high enough to kill the plants. Irrigation water itself can carry salt and sometimes other toxic materials that hurt the plants. To prevent this, irrigation projects must also assure good drainage.

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Irrigation


John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician, a lawyer, a legal scholar, a tax expert and a sports administrator. He became President of Ghana after he was elected in 2009. He died on 24 July 2012 from throat cancer.

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ABC Entertainment is a television production company that was made in New York City in 1999. It was made by merging Buena Vista Television Productions with the ABC Television Network to produce television shows.

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A Ukrainian American is a citizen of the United States with ancestors from Ukraine. There have been Ukrainian people living in North America since the early 1600s. There are about one million Ukrainian Americans and many live in the North East and the West of the United States, in states like New York, Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, Illinois and Washington.

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Zelus (, zeal) is the god of dedication and emulation in Greek mythology. He is the son of Styx and Pallas, and also the brother of Nike, Cratos, and Bia. He and his brothers and sister were the friends of Zeus and were always with him. He was a constant companion of Zeus and personified zeal.

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Alagoas is a small coastal state in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Its capital city is Maceió, where tourism industry is one of the basis for the local economy. Other important cities in Alagoas are Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Penedo, Marechal Deodoro, and Maragogi. The state has a total of 101 cities.

Alagoas' coastline has several beaches with coconut trees. Many of the beaches have calm water, because they are sheltered by the Atlantic Ocean sand banks and coral reefs. The state was named after some lagoons along the ocean coast.

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Alagoas


Pär Lagerkvist (1891 May 23 – 1974 July 11) was a man from Sweden who wrote many books. In 1940, he was elected as a member of Swedish Academy. And in 1951, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Tent pegging (sometimes spelled 'tentpegging' or 'tent-pegging') is a cavalry or equestrian sport of ancient origin.

The sport
In the specific sport of tent pegging a mounted horseman, or at times a team of horsemen, rides at a gallop and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a small ground target (a symbolic tent peg) or a series of such small ground targets.

Origins
The origins of tent pegging are ambiguous and subject to some controversy. Some historians and other scholars believe it originated in Arabia, others believe that it might have evolved in Central Asia, while others still believe in its Indian origins. It is believed that people have practised the game of tent pegging since at least the 4th century BC, and over the ages Middle Eastern, Asian and later European empires popularized the game around the world.

The term "tent pegging", however, historically emerged from the attacks by Arabian Muslim cavaliers on enemy camps at dawn or late night, where they would gallop to their tents and pluck out the pegs of their tents, so that these would collapse on them, thus causing havoc and terror in the camp. Several old medieval Arab books give descriptions of such tactics.

Present
Today, tent pegging is practised around the world, but is especially popular in Australia, Pakistan, India, Israel, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Olympic Council of Asia included tent pegging as an official sport in 1982, and the International Federation for Equestrian Sports recognised it as an official equestrian discipline in 2004.

However, it is important to recognize the difference between tent pegging as an 'international sport' and the local, rural version of the sport played by the traditional tribal peoples such as the Bedu in the Middle East and Oman, the Desi horsemen of Pakistani and Indian Punjab and so on. The former is a milder sport, whereas the latter is a fiercer and more commanding contest.

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Colle di Val d'Elsa or Colle Val d'Elsa is a town and comune in Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Siena. It has a population of c. 20,000 inhabitants (2005). Its name in Italian means "Hill of Elsa Valley", where "Elsa" is the name of the river which crosses it. Today, Colle di Val d'Elsa is internationally renowned for the production of crystal glassware and art, largely produced in the industrial lower town.

History
The area was settled by man from at least the 4th millennium BC,. In 1269 it was the seat of a famous battle during the wars of Guelphs and Ghibellines and in 1479 it was attacked by Neapolitan soldiers. From the 14th century it was under the control of the city of  Florence and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany until the unification of Italy in 1860. In the 20th century it became an important industrial town. During World War II it was bombed by Allied aircraft. The oldest part of the town is the "colle alta", the higher part, with a well preserved medieval center. The city is also famous as the birthplace of sculptor and architect Arnolfo di Cambio.

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A humid subtropical climate is a type of climate. It has hot, humid summers and warm, mild or cool winters. In the Köppen climate classification, they are split into Cfa when there is no dry season and Cwa when there are dry winters.

Examples are Atlanta, Brisbane, Buenos Aires, Durban, Milan, Shanghai, and Tokyo, Texas and Virginia.

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Humid subtropical climate


Donald Lusk (October 28, 1913 – December 30, 2018) was an American retired animator and director. He worked for The Walt Disney Company.

Lusk was known for his works in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Song of the South, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp and Sleeping Beauty.

Lusk died on December 30, 2018 in San Clemente, California at the age 105.

References

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 Audio interview with Don Lusk at The Animation Guild

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Jan Parandowski (11 May 1895 – 26 September 1978) was a Polish writer, essayist, and translator. He is best known for his works relating to classical antiquity, he was also the president of the Polish PEN Club between 1933 and 1978, with a break during World War II.

He was born in Lwów, Austria-Hungary and died in Warsaw.

Biography
Jan Parandowski graduated from Jan Długosz High School, in Lwów, Austria-Hungary. In 1913 he began studying about philosophy at the University of Lwów. There he also studied classical philology, archeology, art history, and Polish literature. However, he had to stop studying because of the World War I, and instead taught at schools in Voronezh and Saratov. From 1920 he was able to continue studying again, and in 1923 received his Master's degree in classical philology and archeology.

From 1922 to 1924 he was the literary chief for publisher Alfred Altenberg. He organized a series of translations of classical works and a further "great writers" series. Between 1924 and 1926 he travelled to Greece, France, and Italy. From 1929 he lived in Warsaw, where at first he was an editor for the monthly, Warsaw Diary. In 1930 he became a member of the Polish PEN Club, and in 1933, he became its president.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, he received a bronze medal for his book, The Olympic Discus, and in 1937 he received the Polish Literary Academy's "Gold Laurels" for outstanding literary achievement. Between 1937 and 1938 he was an editor for the state publishing house for school books, and produced the educational series, Great People. After World War II began, he participated in the cultural underground. The flames of the Warsaw uprising consumed his literary archives and his entire unpublished works.

During the years 1945 - 1950 he took over the Department of Classical Antiquity, then the Department of Comparative Literature at the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL). He became a regular member of Warszawskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego (Warsaw Association of Sciences), worked with publications such as the Universal Weekly, Meander, Creation, and renewed his activities as chairman of the Polish PEN Club. In 1948 he organized a World Congress of Intellectuals in Wrocław, after which he went back to live in Warsaw.

In 1958, Jan Parandowski organized an International Translators Convention in Warsaw, and in 1962 he became the vice-president of International PEN. In 1964 he received the Polish State Award of the First Degree, and in the same year he was a signatory to the "List of 34" scholars and writers in defense of freedom of speech. In 1975 he was honored for his lifetime achievement by Radio Free Europe. In 1976 he received an honorary doctorate in Christian Philosophy from the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL).

In 1988 a prize was founded in his honour, the Jan Parandowski prize, and is awarded annually by the Polish PEN Club to exemplary historical writers.

Works
As a literary figure, Parandowski began writing in Lwow in 1913, though he came to experience international prominence after his much cited Mythology in 1924. His knowledge, crisp and engaging writing style, and ability to tackle the most controversial subjects contributed greatly to Parandowski's popularity. In Poland his works have become a staple of classical study in schools of all levels.

Selected bibliography
(1920) Bolszewizm i bolszewicy w Rosji
(1924) Mitologia/Mythology
(1924) Eros na Olimpie
(1927) Dwie wiosny
(1927) Wojna trojańska/The Trojan War
(1930) Król życia
(1933) Dysk olimpijski/The Olympic Discus
(1934) Odwiedziny i spotkania
(1935) Przygody Odyseusza
(1936) Niebo w płomieniach
(1949) Godzina śródziemnomorska
(1953) Zegar słoneczny
(1955) Pisma wybrane
(1956) Petrarka
(1957) Dzieła wybrane tom 1-3
(1958) Z antycznego świata
(1959) Mój Rzym
(1961) Powrót do życia
(1967) Akacja

Translations
(1924) Historia świata Wellsa/The Outline of History by H. G. Wells
(1925) Dafnis i Chloe/Daphnis and Chloe
(1935) Życie Karola Wielkiego Einharda
(1951) Wojnę domową Juliusza Cezara/Civil Wars by Julius Caesar
(1953) Odyseja Homera/Homer's Odyssey

Travel Memoirs
(1924) Rzym czarodziejski
(1927) Dwie wiosny
(1958) Podróże literackie

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Empress Genshō (683 – May 22, 748) was the 44th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Genshō ruled during the years 715 to 724.

In the history of Japan, Genshō was the fifth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant, meaning that she was the ruler in her own right and not a ruler because she was a married to a ruler.

Genshō was the only Japanese empress regnant to get her title from another empress regnant, rather than a previous male ruler.

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Karina Pankievich is an activist of  trans rights from Uruguay. She is the president of Asociación Trans del Uruguay.

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Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was a Lombard physicist known especially for the development of the first electrical cell in 1800. He was born in Como in Lombardy, Italy.

Volta worked on the electrophorus that makes a static electric charge in 1775. Volta also studied what we now call capacitance, developing separate means to study both electrical potential V and charge Q, and discovering that for a given object they are proportional. This may be called Volta's Law of Capacitance, and likely for this work the unit of electrical potential has been named the volt. Around 1791 he began to study "animal electricity". In this way he discovered Volta's Law of the electrochemical series, and the law that the electromotive force (emf  ) of a galvanic cell. In 1800, he invented the voltaic pile, an early electric battery, which made a steady electric current. It is credited as the first electrochemical cell.

In honor of his work in the field of electricity, Napoleon Bonaparte made him a count in 1810. A museum in Como, the Voltian Temple, has been built in his honor and exhibits some of the original equipment he used to conduct experiments. In 1881, an important electrical unit, the volt(V), was named in his honor. There have also been innovations and discoveries named after Alessandro Volta including the Chevy Volt, and the Volta Crater on the Moon.

Volta married the daughter of Count Ludovico Peregrini, Teresa.  They raised three sons. In 1779 he became professor of experimental physics at the University of Pavia.  He had the job for almost 25 years. Volta is buried in the city of Como. At the Tempio Voltiano near Lake Como there is a museum about him and his work.

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Heidi is a female given name. It became an extremely popular name after the novel Heidi was introduced. The name comes from the name Adelheid, which means "nobility". The name began to be used in English because of the movie. Famous people with the name include Heidi Fleiss and Heidi Montag. A movie with Shirley Temple as the title character was released in 1937.

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Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.  He is best known for songs such as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)".

Studio albums

Awards
 1977 Emmy for Outstanding Special – Comedy, Variety or Music – The Barry Manilow Special
 1977 Special Tony Award – Barry Manilow on Broadway
 1978 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
 1979 Grammy – Copacabana Best Pop Male Vocal Performance
 1979 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
 1980 American Music Awards – Best Pop/Rock Male Artist
 2002 Songwriter's Hall of Fame
 2006 Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program – Barry Manilow: Music And Passion
 2007 RIAA – Plaque commemorating worldwide record sales of 75 million
 2009 Clio Awards Honorary award for prior work with commercial jingles

Selected TV and movie appearances

 Donny & Marie in 1977.
 ABC special The Stars Salute Israel At 30 on May 8, 1978.
 May 8, 1982, Goldie & Kids a special where he acted in skits and sang "One Voice" and "I Am Your Child" with hostess Goldie Hawn.
 In 1985 Barry wrote and starred in the Television movie Copacabana (musical), which was inspired by his 1978 song Copacabana.
 On September 17, 1987, he was in the star-studded CBS special We The People 200: The Constitutional Gala taped at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to debut his song "Let Freedom Ring".
 On May 17, 1989, made first of eight appearances as a guest on The Arsenio Hall Show over five years.
 On May 17, 1993, Manilow made a guest appearance on the CBS show Murphy Brown. On the show, Candice Bergen's character often said she doesn't like Manilow's music. After she became a mother, Manilow appeared to sing her a sweet version of his tune "I Am Your Child", winning her over with the song about a parent's bond with a child. Later that year he was in England on Surprise! Surprise! with Cilla Black where he performed the new single he had recorded with Cilla of "You'll Never Walk Alone".
 Guest appearance in a 2001 episode of Ally McBeal. He played both a hallucination of Ally's and himself on stage at the end of the show.
 Played himself in a cameo in the 2002 dark comedy Unconditional Love starring Kathy Bates and Rupert Everett where "Can't Smile Without You" also played a key role in the plot.
 On December 11, 2003, Manilow was on the NBC show Will & Grace as himself backstage between tour stops. The name of the episode is "Fanilow" as in "a fan of Manilow".
 On April 20–21, 2004, Manilow got back together with Debra Byrd.  She was his backup singer and was a vocal coach at American Idol. He was a guest judge for season three.  The contestants sang his songs as the theme for the week.
 On December 8, 2004, he was a guest on the NBC special A Clay Aiken Christmas, hosted by the former Idol runner-up.
 On March 21–22, 2006, Manilow returned to American Idol in season five. 1950s music was the theme. He again helped the top eleven finalists to fine tune their performances and again sang on the results show.
 In November 2006, he was on Logo's reality show Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising as himself in Las Vegas for a recording session with the twins.
 On November 23, 2006, Manilow was live on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  He sang the song "What the World Needs Now" on the television broadcast of the parade.
 On December 2, 2006, Manilow was the celebrity guest and theme for the week on The X Factor.
 On December 12, 2006, he was live at the 2006 Royal Variety Performance and performed a selection from his latest album.
 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 31, 2007, on November 17, 2008, and on July 12, 2011.
 He guest starred on Family Guy in "Back to the Woods" on February 17, 2008
 On December 4, 2008, he was the main guest on UK's The Graham Norton Show.
 He guest starred on Strictly Come Dancing on December 7, 2008
 Barry narrated and wrote original music for the Ocean Spray Christmas special "Cranberry Christmas".
 He was a guest on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (UK) on September 11, 2009.
 On October 2, 2009, he was on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
 He was a guest on The Jay Leno Show (US) on December 10, 2009.
 He was a guest on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (US) on January 21, 2010. He mentioned that, before he became famous, he wrote advertising jingles, including two well-known jingles for Band-Aid and State Farm. Also, he commented on his diet of "forgetting to eat".
 On February 6, 2010, he was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where Jimmy showed a photo of him in the 1970s and discussed his new album.
 On December 11, 2010, he ended the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway singing four of his most known and popular songs. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
 On June 15, 2011, he was on "Good Morning America" performing his new album, "Fifteen Minutes".
 On June 23, 2011, he was on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight.
 On June 24, 2011, he was on the UK's Paul O'Grady Live.
 On October 28, 2011, he was the star of the UK's show An Audience With... Barry Manilow.
 On December 11, 2011, he was on ITV's Text Santa: The Launch
 On December 14, 2011, he was on the royal variety show on ITV.

Personal life
Manilow officially came out as gay in April 2017, telling People that he had kept his sexual orientation quiet out of concern that it would disappoint his largely female fan base, but when his fans learned of the marriage, they were supportive.

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Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, and to have a place to store luggage and being able to take a shower.

They do that in a hotel, hostel or hostal, a private home (for example, a bed and breakfast or guest house place), in a tent, or a caravan/camper (often on a campsite).

Lodging may also refer to when cereal crops fall over, often due to wind or rain pressure, making grain harvest difficult.

Related pages
 Homelessness
 Hostel
 Tourism

Other websites
 Simply translated accommodation portal available in 14 languages: Residenzo
 The Lodging Wiki at Hospitality-411
 World Lodging Guide
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Venison is the meat of a game animal, especially a deer.

Venison may be eaten as steaks, tenderloins, roasts, sausages, jerky and minced meat. Venison has less fat than similar cuts of beef.  However, like beef, leaner cuts can be tougher as well.  Venison can be kosher.

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Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American retired track and field athlete. He has won nine Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships. Lewis became an actor and has appeared in a number of movies.

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Sam Hall (born Allison Samuel Hall, March 11, 1921 – September 26, 2014) was an American screenwriter. He is known for his work in daytime soap operas. He wrote for Dark Shadows (from 1967-1971) and One Life to Live (from 1978–84). Hall was born in Carrollton, Ohio.

Hall is married to actress Grayson Hall. She was nominated for an Academy Award. She appeared on both daytime shows. She was Dr. Julia Hoffman on Dark Shadows. She played Euphemia Ralston on One Life to Live.

Sam Hall died on September 26, 2014 after a short illness of pneumonia. He was 93 when he died.

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James Ronald McDaniels (April 2, 1948 – September 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Scottsville, Kentucky. McDaniels was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 1971 NBA draft and by the Utah Stars in the ABA Draft, but he began his professional career with the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association.

McDaniels died in Bowling Green, Kentucky on September 6, 2017 from a long-illness at the age of 69.

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Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a football manager and former player from Northern Ireland. He is the manager and former captain of Celtic.

During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City before moving to Scottish club Celtic where he made over 200 appearances as a midfielder. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England to represent Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers.

Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals.

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Halitosis is a symptom where a person has bad breath. It can be caused by bad dental care, tooth decay or gum disease.

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Macclenny is a city of Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Baker County.

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Carla Diane Hayden (born August 10, 1952) is an American librarian. She is the 14th and current Librarian of Congress since 2016. Hayden is the first woman and the first African American to hold the post.  She is the first professional librarian appointed to the post in over 60 years.

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Trimstein was a municipality in Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2013 Trimstein became part of Münsingen.

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In geometry, a stereographic projection is a function that maps the points of a sphere onto a plane. The projection is defined on the entire sphere, except for one point, called the projection point.

Intuitively, the stereographic projection is a way of picturing a sphere as a plane, with some inevitable compromises. Because the sphere and the plane appear in many areas of mathematics and its applications, so does the stereographic projection; it finds use in diverse fields including complex analysis, cartography, geology, and photography. In practice, the projection is carried out by computer or by hand using a special kind of graph paper called a stereonet or Wulff net.

A simple example of such a projection, encountered in everyday life is the sun casting a shadow of a globe onto the ground.

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Horry County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 289,650, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway.

The county is in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, about 90 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina and about 130 miles east of the state capital, Columbia.

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Susan Yvette Nicholls, (born 23 November 1974) unnamed to Sue Nicholls, is an English actor and actress, best known for her roles on British television programmes Crossroads, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Pelam, Rentaghost, her long running role as Audrey Roberts in the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street and Broadway in the 1974 comedy series London Assurance.

Sue Nicholls


Spencer Patrick Jones (28 October 1956 – 21 August 2018) was a New Zealand-born Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand. Jones was known for his singles "The World's Got Everything in It" (1995) and "What's Got into Him?" (1997)

From 1976, he worked in Australia and was a member of various groups including The Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls, Chris Bailey and The General Dog, Maurice Frawley and The Working Class Ringos, and Sacred Cowboys.

In May 2012 Australian Guitar magazine rated Jones as one of Australia's Top 40 best guitarists.

In March 2018, Jones was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. He died on 21 August 2018 from the disease in Sydney, aged 61.

References

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 "Spencer P Jones Live from Byron", ABC DIG Internet Radio, 9 September 2004

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Little Laver is a village and civil parish in Epping Forest, Essex, England. In 2001 there were 90 people living in Little Laver.

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Little Laver


Ski bindings keep ski boots connected to skis.   The first ski bindings were ropes connect to the ski.  People put their boot under the rope.

There are different ski bindings for alpine skiing and Nordic skiing.  Alpine ski bindings connect the bottom of the ski boot to the ski.  Nordic ski bindings connect the toe of the ski boot to the ski.

References

Category:Skiing equipment

Ski bindings


Portage Park is located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago, Illinois and is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas.

Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of Jefferson Park and Forest Glen to the north, Dunning and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west, Irving Park to the east and Belmont-Cragin to the south.

The area is notable for its Six Corners outdoor shopping district.

Category:Community areas of Chicago

Portage Park, Chicago


Investigator may refer to:

 Clinical investigator, an investigator involved in a medical clinical trial
 Detective, a person who investigates crimes, can be a rank and job in a police department, state or federal employee, or a civilian called a private detective
 Investigator Strait, a body of water lying between Yorke Peninsula, on the Australian mainland, and Kangaroo Island in South Australia
 New investigator, a designation for less experienced researchers
 Principal investigator, the lead scientist for a particular well-defined science project
 Private investigator (P.I.), a person who does not work for the police or government, but who undertakes investigations as a subcontractor
 UN Special Investigator, a United Nations appointee, charged with investigations or auditing in a specific matter
 Ghosthunter, one of other paranormal investigators

 See also
 HMS Investigator, name of ships in the Royal Navy

Investigator


Alvaro Vitali (born 3 February 1950) is an Italian actor. He was born in Rome. He starred in the Pierino series of movies and in Roma and Amarcord, directed by Federico Fellini.

Category:Italian movie actors
Category:1950 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from Rome

Alvaro Vitali