Aarushhh/wikipedia-simple-splitted huggingface dataset:
|- class="vcard"
| style="background-color: #E81B23; width: 5px;" |
| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Republican 
| class="fn" | Doug LaMalfa (incumbent) 
| style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" |  
| style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | 54.9 
|-
|- class="vcard"
| style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 2px;" |
| class="org" style="width: 130px" | Democratic
| class="fn"    | Audrey Denney
| style="text-align:right;" | 131,548
| style="text-align:right;" | 45.1
|-

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1960 births
United States representatives from California
Republican Party (United States) politicians
Living people
Seyed Ashkan Dejagah (; born 5 July 1986) is an Iranian-German footballer who currently plays as a winger for Tractor S.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League.  

He has been member of the Iranian national team since 2012. He was part of the Iran squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

References

Other websites 
 Ashkan Dejagah at Soccerway
 Ashkan Dejagah at WorldFootball
 Ashkan Dejagah at Transfermarkt

1986 births
Iranian footballers
German footballers
Sportspeople from Tehran
Iranian expatriate footballers
Tractor S.C. players
Living people
Ancient Moirang, also known as Keke Moirang, was an ancient civilization that flourished in the southern plains of the present day Manipur, India. The Keke Kangla served as the capital city of the kingdom since time immemorial. The major body of accounts related to the history, literature, mythology of the kingdom are collectively called Moirang Kangleirol.

History

Contemporary periods
The contemporary periods of the kingdom had parallelism with the Chinese Golden Ages. The period started from 52 BC in Moirang and 208 BC in China.

Genealogy of ancient rulers

The Moirang Ningthourol (genealogy of the ancient rulers) were calculated with reference to many ancient texts, including the Cheitharol Kumpapa.

Government and Economy
Administration and Commerce
The Iwang Puriklai (ruler of Moirang) was the absolute monarch of the kingdom. For a smooth and sound administration, the kingdom was divided into eight leikais (wards or sectors). Along with this division, there were also nine organized marketplaces.
There were various institutions of the Phamnaiba Loishangs (Offices hold by Scholars), for smooth and proper conduct of the Thangjing Haraoba in the kingdom.

Culture

Religion
The ancient people worshipped Lord Thangjing, the presiding deity, as the progenitor of the kingdom.

Related pages
 Moirang
 Iputhou Pakhangba Laishang
 Ancient Manipur

References

Ancient India
Meitei culture
History of Manipur
Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 January 2021. 

The incumbent President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was reelected in a landslide victory with 60.7% of the vote.
Results
Summary of the 24 January 2021 Portuguese presidential election results
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Candidates 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Supporting parties 	
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" colspan="2"|First round
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;"|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;"|%
|-
|style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" | 
|align=left|Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
|align=left|Social Democratic Party,People's Party
|align="right" |2,533,799
|align="right" |60.70
|-
|style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" | 
|align=left|Ana Gomes
|align=left|People–Animals–Nature, LIVRE
|align="right" |541,345
|align="right" |12.97
|-
|style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#202056 align="center" | 
|align=left|André Ventura
|align=left|CHEGA
|align="right" |496,653
|align="right" |11.90
|-
|style="width: 5px" bgcolor=red align="center" |
|align=left|João Ferreira
|align=left|Portuguese Communist Party, Ecologist Party
|align="right" |180,473
|align="right" |4.32
|-
|style="width: 5px" bgcolor= align="center" | 
|align=left|Marisa Matias
|align=left|Left Bloc, Socialist Alternative Movement
|align="right" |164,731
|align="right" |3.95
|-
|style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#00ADEF align="center" | 
|align=left|Tiago Mayan Gonçalves
|align=left|Liberal Initiative
|align="right" |134,427 
|align="right" |3.22
|-
|style="width: 5px" bgcolor=LightSeaGreen align="center" | 
|align=left|Vitorino Silva
|align=left|React, Include, Recycle
|align="right" |122,743
|align="right" |2.94
|-
|colspan="3" align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid
|width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|4,174,171
|width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00
|-
|align=right colspan="3"|Blank ballots
|width="65" align="right" |47,041
|width="40" align="right" |1.10
|-
|align=right colspan="3" |Invalid ballots
|width="65" align="right"|39,997
|width="40" align="right"|0.94
|-
|colspan="3" align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|4,261,209
|width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
|colspan=3|Registered voters/turnout
||10,791,490||39.49
|-
|colspan=5 align=left|Source: Election results
Maps

Notes

References

January 2021 events
21st century in Portugal
2021 elections in Europe
Echizen forged knives are traditional knives made in Echizen City, Louisiana morning, United States. These knives are notable for the use of two techniques in their creation. Nimai hiroge (double layering), and Mawashi hagane tsuke (shaping the knife). Because of these characteristical techniques, they were chosen as the earliest traditional craft for forged knives in 1979.
History 
The origin of Echizen forged knives was in the early Nanboku-chō period. In 1337, Kuniyasu Chiyotsuru, a sword maker from Kyoto Prefecture moved to Echizen no kuni (present Echizen City) and made sickles for the citizens. During his stay, many citizens began to make products using his techniques. Because of this, Echizen City became an area famous for its production of farming tools. During the Edo period, these tools spread in Japan through trading. They were noted for their lightness and sharpness, and because of this, knives made in Echizen City became popular in Japan. Now, Echizen produces many products other than knives, such as hatchets.

Two main processes 

The two main important processes: nimai hiroge and mawashi hagane tsuke.

 Nimai hiroge (double layering) 

...The blade is evenly thinned by stretching the two layered plates. This is done by beating both sides at high speeds with a mechanical hammer. 

 Mawashi hagane tsuke (shaping the knife)
...The tip of the blade is sharpened carefully to be close to the sharpness of a diamond.

Main associations 

 Echizen Forged Knives Cooperative Association
 Takefu Knife Village Cooperative Association

 Takefu Knives Wholesale Commerce Cooperative Association

References 
KOGEI JAPAN  https://kogeijapan.com/locale/ja_JP/echizenuchihamono/

Echizen Forged Knives Cooperative Association HP  https://www.echizenuchihamono.com/shop.php 

Takefu Knife village Cooperative Association HP   https://tkvstore.net/ 

Metalworking
Gangs of New York is a 2002 American epic historical crime movie that was directed by Martin Scorsese. It is set in the New York City. It was inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 nonfiction book The Gangs of New York. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Cameron Diaz.

References

2002 crime movies
American epic movies
American crime movies
Movies directed by Martin Scorsese
Movies based on books
Leonard Harris (September 27, 1929 – August 28, 2011) was an American actor, critic and author. He was known for his roles as Senator Charles Palantine in Taxi Driver (1976) and the mayor in Hero at Large (1980).

Harris died of pneumonia on August 28, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut at the age of 81.

References

1929 births
2011 deaths
American movie actors
American television actors
American stage actors
American critics
Writers from New York City
Actors from New York City
Theatre critics
The Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF, Belgian Radio-television  of the French Community, branded as rtbf.be) is a public service broadcaster delivering radio and television services to the French-speaking Community of Belgium, in Wallonia and Brussels.

References

20th-century establishments in Belgium
1977 establishments in Europe
Television networks
Brussels
Windows NT 5.x is a family of Microsoft Windows NT, starting with Windows 2000 and ending with with Server 2003. After Windows NT 5.2's end of support in 2020, no NT 5.x operating systems are supported by Microsoft.

Versions 

Microsoft operating systems
Pakhangba Laishang () (literally, "Pakhangba Temple") is an ancient Meitei temple dedicated to God Pakhangba, inside the Kangla Palace in Imphal, Manipur, India.
After its reconstruction, it was consecrated in 2010.

Gallery

Related pages
 Khwairakpa Erel

References

Temples in India
Meitei religion
Buildings and structures completed in the 21st century
Atlassian Corporation is an Australian software development company for the IT industry. It is best known for its JIRA and Confluence bug tracking system. The company is headquartered in Seattle, USA. In total, the company has nine offices in six countries and serves more than 100,000 customers.

History 
The company name comes from Atlas (), a character from Greek mythology. Until 2017, the company's logo looked like an X-shaped figure supporting the sky. However, in 2017, the logo was changed to a modern one because, according to the designers, "The previous version of the logo was inspired by Atlas, and an example of legendary service and support.

Atlassian was founded in 2002 by two students from the University of New South Wales, Mike Cannon-Brooks and Scott Farkuhar. They both left training to work on the project. The start-up capital was only 10 thousand dollars.
Atlasian released its first product, JIRA (bug tracking and project management system), in 2002, and on April 25, 2004, they released Confluence, a platform for collaboration, dissemination of documentation and knowledge based on wiki technology.

In 2007, Atlassian released Bamboo, a server for continuous integration and delivery, and acquired Cenqua, another Australian IT company, along with its software products FishEye (version control system), Crucible (code viewer) and Clover (software for Java code testing, in April 2017 Atlassian closed it, and made the code public). 

In July 2010, Atlassian received a $60 million investment from investment company Accel Partners.

In 2011, the company's revenue reached $102 million, and in 2014 it was $215 million.

In 2015, Atlassian made an initial public offering on the NASDAQ and its capitalization was estimated at $4.37 billion.

References

Other websites
 Official website

2000s establishments in Australia
2002 establishments
Companies of Australia
Software
There are several states in the world, where politics is dominated by two parties. This is known as two-party system. According to Giovanni Sartori, the following is true for such as system:

 Each of the two parties is able to reach an absolute majority in parliament
 When there are elections, usually one of the two parties wins an absolute majority
 The party that is elected wants to rule alone
 There's a large probability that with elections, the ruling party will change over time

The Median voter theorem describes such a system: While at first the parties have programmes that are very different from each other, over time, they will get closer. Hotelling's law also describes this in game theory. 

Note that in such systems, there may also be other parties, bur these rarely have enough influence to win majorities in elections.

Two Examples of countries that have a two party system are the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Related pages 
 Multi-party system - A system where there are many parties, Sometimes, several parties work together in government.
 One-party state - There's only one party, but sometimes people can choose from different candidates of that party.

Political systems
The median voter theorem is a theorem from political economics: Suppose there are two parties: One is a left-wing party, the other is a right-wing party. Voters either vote for the left-wing party L, or the right-wing party R. In an election, L has an interest to shift its position towards the middle, so that it can get voters from the other party R. Similarly, R has an interest to shift its position towards the middle, so it can get voters from L. 

Economics theorems
California's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. The district is represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa since 2013. Before LaMalfa has taken office, the district had not had a Republican congressman since 1998. The district is made up of the counties: Butte County, Lassen County, Modoc County, Plumas County, Shasta County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Tehama County, most of Nevada County, part of Glenn County and part of Placer County.

Election history

References

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Katsuyama Castle Museum (勝山城博物館, Katsuyama-jō Hakubutsukan) is a museum that is in the city of Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture in Japan. The museum was finished on July 19, 1992. It is considered to be the tallest castle in Japan, at 57.8 meters, but it is not a castle because it does not have a tenshu or tenshukaku–a “keep tower” (tower to defend from enemies). It was built to look like the Himeji castle. The museum also stands out because it has dragons cut into its foundation stone, which is unusual for a Japanese castle.
History behind the construction 
During the Edo period in Japan, the territory of modern Katsuyama City belonged to the Echizen-Katsuyama Domain (region). During that time, the city was planning to build a tenshu. However, for different reasons, such as the laws that were in place at that time, the city was never able to finish it. Kiyoshi Tada, who was born in Katsuyama and who was the founder of Sōgōtakushi, a taxi company that is nowadays divided into many different taxi companies, decided to build a castle, and put into life the long wish of people for a tenshu. Instead of a usual castle he built a museum that looks like a castle, where different items from his own collection are displayed nowadays, including various samurai armor, swords, and traditional folding screens. The museum was built close to another gift to Katsuyama from Kiyoshi Tada--Echizen Daibutsu, a complex of buildings built in a traditional Japanese style with a huge Buddha statue in it. The cost of construction was 10 billion yen.
Modern times 
Since the opening, the museum has been managed by the Tada Kiyoshi Cultural Educational Commemoration Foundation (多田清文化教育記念財団, Tada Kiyoshi Bunka Kyōiku Kinen Zaidan). In 2014, the Katsuyama Castle Museum started working together with the Katsuyama City government.

In addition to Kiyoshi Tada’s own collection, the museum also displays a collection of more than 800 articles of embroidery of the Qing dynasty in China. There is also a collection of works by famous calligrapher Goseki Nishiwaki shown in the museum.

Many events are held on the museum territory throughout the year, including tea ceremonies, haiku competitions, various concerts, and collaborations with the government and other museums. (Please check the information before visiting there as the event may be canceled or changed due to the influence of the coronavirus.

In 2019 alone 12,5000 people visited either the museum and/or the Echizen Daibutsu.
You can overlook the city of Katsuyama from the observation room on the top floor. 

We can get to the museum for about 15 minutes from Katsuyama station by bus. This museum closed on Wednesday and open from 9:30 to 16:30 except Wednesday.

References

Other websites 

 Katsuyama Castle Museum website 
 Katsuyama Castle Museum Twitter account (@katsuyamacastle)
 Katsuyama Castle Museum on Fukui Museum Association website
 Katsuyama City website
 Fukui Prefecture website

Castles in Japan
Museums in Japan
Fukui Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Fukui Prefecture
Buildings and structures completed in the 1990s
The Koh Chang Island frog or Mortensen's frog (Sylvirana mortenseni) is a frog from Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos.  Scientists have seen it as high as 800 meters above sea level.

References

Frogs of Asia
Rabeya Khatun (27 December 1935 – 3 January 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. As of 2008, she wrote over 50 novels and more than 400 short stories. Her works include essays, novels, research, short stories, religious history and travelogues. She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1973, Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Independence Day Award in 2017 by the Government of Bangladesh.

Khatun died 3 January 2021 at her residence in Gulshan, Dhaka.

References

Other websites
 

1935 births
2021 deaths
Bangladeshi novelists
Short story writers
Bangla Academy Literary Award winners
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
People from Dhaka Division
Recipients of the Independence Day Award
Lyft is a taxi service which is publicly traded and based in San Francisco, California, USA. Lyft allows users to find, through a website or mobile app, drivers who are partnering with the service and are ready to give them a ride for a reasonable fee. Lyft's motto is “your friend with a car”. According to the company, their service allows its clients to travel by Lyft at a cost 30% lower than using traditional taxis.

The service operates in 644 cities in the United States and 12 cities in Canada.

Lyft started in the summer of 2012.

References 

2010s establishments in California
2012 establishments in the United States
Companies listed on NASDAQ
American transport companies
Companies based in San Francisco
Ucanha is a place in northern Yucatán, Mexico, where scientists dig up Mayan ruins.  It used to be a town where Mayans lived.  People lived in Ucanha during the Late Preclassic period (ca. 300 B.C. —  ca. A.D. 250).  It was about 2.2 square kilometers in size. There were about 400 households. It was connected  to a larger town, Uci, by a wide stone causeway.  Uci is 13 km to the west of Ucanha.

A large brightly colored stucco mask was discovered in Ucanha in 2017. It is about two meters tall and was found in a building near the center of Ucanha.  Although masks like this one have been found in other Maya sites, this is the only one known for this part of Mexico.
The mask has been repaired so it looks the way it did when it was new.  The archaeologists buried the mask again to preserve it and  because the site is not legally protected.

References

Maya civilization
Archaeological sites in Mexico
Yucatán (state)
For organisms that reproduce sexually, insemination is the transfer of male gametes (usually sperm) into the female reproductive tract, for the purpose of generating offspring. In mammals, this is the uterus, in birds, this is the oviduct. Insemination happens naturally during sexual intercourse, or copulation. It can also be done artificially, in which case it is called artificial insemination.

Sexuality
The Abiu is a tropical tree from South America. The tree grows to heights between  and . It produces edible fruit. When they are ripe, the fruits are yellow.

Abiu fruits are rich in vitamins A and C, as well as antioxidants and dietary fibre. They are also a good source of potassium, calcium, and phosphorus. In addition to its nutritional benefits, the Abiu fruit is believed to have medicinal properties, and is traditionally used to treat a variety of ailments, including coughs, colds, and fever.

The Abiu tree is a tropical evergreen that can reach up to 20 meters in height. It is a relatively low-maintenance plant that thrives in warm, humid climates with plenty of rainfall. The tree produces fruit year-round, although the peak season for Abiu fruits is typically between December and April.
Abiu fruits can be eaten fresh, and are often used to make juice, jams, and desserts. The fruit's sweet and creamy flavor also makes it a popular ingredient in ice cream and other sweet treats. If you have the opportunity to try an Abiu fruit, it is definitely worth giving it a taste!

Tropical fruit
Sapotaceae
is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

History
In 1889, the municipal system was introduced. 1 city - Fukui, 9 towns and 168 villages were established.

Sabae was one of 9 towns. It had administrated 10 villages. These villages are: Funatsu Village, Shin-Yokoe Village, Shinmei Village, Tachimachi Village, Yoshikawa Village, Yutaka Village, Nakagawa Village, Katakami Village, Kitanakayama Village, Kawada Village.

In 1948 Funatsu Village and Shin-Yokoe Village became a part of Sabae Town. Since then Sabae Town was gradually growing until it became Sabae City.
Edo period
From the beginning Sabae was ruled by Manabe Clan. The Sabae area used to be the gate town of Jōshō Temple. In the Edo period, the West-Sabae Jin'ya (administrative headquarter for a small province) was under the direct control of the Shogunate. At that time, Sabae was the gate town until 1871. In meantime Sabae Jin'ya became Sabae Han (historical term for the estate of a daimyo in the Edo period) (1720-1871)

Manabe Akikatsu (1804-1884) is known as the most famous Sabae's feudal lord, who in 1856 opened Kyōyōkei - a place where the lords can relax. Kyōyōkei was the foundation of the current Nishiyama Park.

When Sabae became Han there was a plan to build a castle. However, the Sabae Castle was never built. There were many problems such as financial difficulties and the occurrence of famine. Instead, Manabe Akikatsu took the money that was meant for the castle and gave it to the villages that were suffering from famine.

Geography
Geography

Surrounding municipalities
 Fukui Prefecture
 Echizen
 Echizen
 Fukui
 Ikeda

Demography
According to Japanese census data,

Culture

Former Uryu Residence
It is the oldest residence in Fukui Prefecture. Originally located on the east side of the former Hokuriku Expressway, but it was relocated to northeastern corner of the Shinmeisha (Shintō Shrine) in 1975.

Jōshō Temple
Buddthist temple which building stared in 1208. Shisoku Gate of this temple is a cultural property.

Nishiyama Park
Nishiyama Park is considered to be one of 100 historical parks in Japan. There is also a zoo, which is famous for having Red Pandas, an adventure forest and Japanese garden.

Economy
Sabae is one of the largest manufacturer of eyeglass frames in Japan.
Eyeglasses
Sabae eyewear is produced in Sabae City, one of the world's three largest eyewear production areas. Fukui Prefecture, particularly Fukui City and Sabae City, manufactures high quality frames that account for 95% of all Japanese eyewear frames sold both nationally and internationally. About 4000 people are involved in the local industry, and it takes about half a year to a year to manufacture one pair of eyewear. Sabae eyewear is manufactured with the technology of titanium. 

The technology is also used in producing medical and electronic equipment. There are more than 5,000 stores in Japan that sell Sabae eyeglasses, and the average price is 35,000 yen excluding lenses now.

Process
More than 200 steps are required to complete one eyeglasses frame. However these processes can be divided into 9 processes.
Design:  In this process, eyewear is designed by craftsmen using a computer and paper.  They focus on how people who wear the eyewear feel. This is the most important part of the production process.
 Mold-Making: In this process, a metal is cut very precisely to make the shape of eyewear.
 Press:  In this process, the parts which are used to make metal frames are pressed many times by machine
 Precision Cutting: In this process, parts are precisely cut in a short time by craftsmen.
 Brazing:　In this process, parts are bonded, or brazed, at temperatures of 700 degrees or higher.
 Polishing: In this process, it is polished by craftsmen to erase damages and make gloss.
 Inspection:  In this process, the products are inspected by craftsmen to find defective products again and again for safety.
 Surface Treatment: In this process, it is plated gold to prevent corrosion and make its appearance beautiful.
 Finishing: In this process, the entire pair of glasses is balanced as a finish work.

References
References

Other websites
 Official website

Cities in Fukui Prefecture
David Alan "Ted" Turner (born 2 August 1950) is an English guitarist and singer. He was one of Wishbone Ash's lead guitarists between 1969 and 1974; and again between 1987 and 1994.

References

1950 births
Living people
English guitarists
Musicians from Birmingham
English singer-songwriters
Buissard is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.

Population

Transport

Road 
The D15, D15A, D15B and D945 roads pass through the commune.

References 

Communes in Hautes-Alpes
Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.

Population

Transport

Road 
The D15, D43, D215, D243 and D945 roads pass through the commune.

Notable people 
Vivian Maier used to live in Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur.

References 

Communes in Hautes-Alpes
Forest-Saint-Julien is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.

Population

Transport

Road 
The D13, D14, D114, D215, D414 and D944 roads pass through the commune.

References 

Communes in Hautes-Alpes
Saint-Laurent-du-Cros is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.

Population

Transport

Road 
The D14, D114 and D414 roads pass through the commune.

References 

Communes in Hautes-Alpes
GeForce is a brand name by Nvidia. It is a series of video cards.

Their main competitor is AMD with their Radeon line.

History 
GeForce is the successor of the RIVA TNT2 line.

In early 1999, Nvidia made a contest named "Name That Chip". The public should find a name for Nvidia's next video card. 7 winners should get a RIVA TNT2 Ultra as reward. The name "GeForce" won.

The first card in the series was the GeForce 256. It was released on September 1, 1999.

The latest video card series under the GeForce brand is the GeForce 40 series as of 2023.

Timeline

References

Other websites 
 Official website
 GeForce powered games

Computer hardware
Nvidia
AMD Radeon () is a brand name by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Several computer products are sold under the brand. For example, graphics processing units (GPUs), random-access memory (RAM), and overclocking software. These products are produced by Radeon Technologies Group, a division of AMD.

Their main competitor is Nvidia with their GeForce line.

History 
Radeon was created by ATI Technologies. AMD bought the company in 2006 for $5.6 billion.

References 

American computer hardware manufacturers
Cypronia is Slovakian indie video game developer. It is based in Michalovce.

History 
Cypronia was founded in 1997 as Ablaze Entertainment. In 2001, the name was changed to Cypron Studios. Later, the name was changed again to Cypronia.

The studio became popular after they released the 2015 video game Cube Life: Island Survival. It reached #1 in the Europe, #2 in the American and #3 in the Japanese Nintendo eShop charts.

Released games
The Strangers (1997, Amiga, real-time strategy game)
 Napalm: Crimson Crisis (1999, Amiga, real-time strategy game)
 State of War (2001, Microsoft Windows, real-time strategy game)
 State of War: Warmonger (2003, Microsoft Windows, real-time strategy game, a sequel to State of War)
 Gods: Lands of Infinity (2006, Microsoft Windows, turn-based RPG)
 Logitech's golf (2006, Microsoft Windows)
 Gods: Lands of Infinity: Special Edition (2007, Microsoft Windows, rehaul of Gods: Lands of Infinity)
 State of War 2: Arcon (2007, Microsoft Windows, multiplayer-focused real-time strategy game)
 Command and Destroy (2008, Nintendo DS, real-time strategy game)
 1 vs. 100 (2008, Nintendo DS, quiz game based on popular TV show 1 vs. 100 by Endemol)
 Jagged Allyance (2008, Nintendo DS, DS adaptation of Jagged Alliance PC franchise)
 Cube Life: Island Survival (2015, Wii U, sandbox survival game)
 Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes (2017, Wii U, sandbox first person shooter game)
Pixel Action Heroes (2018, Nintendo Switch, remake of Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes)
 Cube Life: Island Survival HD (2018, Microsoft Windows, remake of Cube Life: Island Survival)
 State of War: Warmonger (2018, Microsoft Windows, port for newer computer systems, contains State of War and State of War: Warmonger)
 Angry Bunnies: Colossal Carrot Crusade (2019)
References

Other websites 

 Official website
 

Video game companies of Europe
Organizations based in Slovakia
California's 36th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in California. It is in the eastern part of Riverside County and is in the city of Los Angeles.

The district has the communities of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Indio, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells and Cathedral City in the district.

The district is represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz.

Election results

References

36
Coachella ( ,  ) is a city in Riverside County, California. It is the easternmost city and the Coachella Valley is named after the city.

References

Cities in California
Settlements in Riverside County, California
Cathedral City, colloquially known as "Cat City", is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. It is in Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. In 2020, 51,493 people lived there.

References

Cities in California
Settlements in Riverside County, California
California's Colorado Desert is a part of the larger Sonoran Desert. It is about . It also has the irrigated Coachella and Imperial valleys. The desert is known for its many flora and fauna.

Other websites

 Colorado Desert – Overview from California Wildlife Action Plan site

Deserts of North America
Geography of California
The 2021 Tocantinense aviation disaster took place on January 24, 2021, when a plane crashed shortly after departing Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport in Brazil. Six people were on board, killing four people. Those killed were members of the Palmas Futebol e Regatas association football team members, the club's owner and the plane's pilot. The plane was en route to a regional cup football game between Palmas and Vila Nova, for the Brazilian Copa Verde championship.

Deaths
The victims of the crash were identified:
 Marcus Molinari
 Guilherme Noe
 Lucas Praxedes
 Ranule
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Steven T. Kuykendall (January 27, 1947 – January 23, 2021) was an American Republican politician. Kuykendall was born in McAlester, Oklahoma.

Kuykendall was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from  from 1999 to 2001. Kuykendall was also a member of the California State Assembly from 1994 to 1998.

Kuykendall died of pulmonary fibrosis on January 23, 2021, in Long Beach, California at age 73.

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Iosif "Sifis" Valirakis (, 12 March 1943 – 24 January 2021) was a Greek politician. He was a member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Valirakis was born in  Chania, Crete. From 1995 to 1996, he was Minister of Public Order.

On 24 January 2021, Valirakis fell out of a boat and drowned near Eretria, Greece, aged 78.

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Eretria (; , Eretria, literally "city of the rowers"' ) is a town in Euboea, Greece. It is across the narrow South Euboean Gulf.

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Joseph Adolph Sonnabend (6 January 1933 – 24 January 2021) was a South African physician, scientist and HIV/AIDS researcher. He was known for his research and awareness campaign about safe sex to prevent STDs and AIDS.

Sonnabend had a heart attack on 3 January 2021.  He died on 24 January at a London hospital at the age of 88.

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Patrick O'Donoghue (4 May 1934 – 24 January 2021) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop. He was the fifth Bishop of Lancaster, who led the diocese from 2001 to 2009. He was born in Mourne Abbey, County Cork, Ireland.

O'Donoghue died on 24 January 2021 in Mallow, County Cork at the age of 86.

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Moshe Moskowitz (23 January 1925 – 24 January 2021) was an Israeli politician. He was the Head of the Shafir Regional Council from 1952 to 1979. He was also the founder of the Gush Etzion settlement.

Moskowitz died on 24 January 2021, aged 96.

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Jean-Pierre Michel (5 August 1938 – 24 January 2021) was a French politician. He was a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Saône department from 2004 to 2014.  He was a member of the Socialist Party. Michel was Mayor of Héricourt, Haute-Saône from 1983 to 2004. He was born in Nîmes, France.

Michel died on 24 January 2021 in Trévenans, France at the age of 82.

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Trévenans is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France.

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Mauritz Sigvard Marjasin (24 November 1929 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish politician and trade unionist. He was chairman of the Municipal Workers' Union from 1977 to 1988. He also was the Governor of Örebro County from 1989 to 1994. 

Marjasin died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden on 24 January 2021, aged 91.

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Abdullahi Ibrahim (14 January 1939 - 24 January 2021) was a Nigerian lawyer, politician and administrator. He was Federal Minister of Justice from 1997 to 1999. He was the agent and later co-agent in the dispute between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. 

Ibrahim died on 24 January 2021 of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.

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Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov (5 November 1827 –  8 February 1885) was a Russian explorer and naturalist. Severtzov studied at Moscow University. At the age of eighteen he met G.S. Karelin and took an interest in central Asia. In 1857 he joined a mission to Syr-Darya. 

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Main article: Systema Naturae

The 10th edition of Systema Naturae is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759.
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Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (3 September 1950 – 24 January 2021) was an Icelandic international football player. He won the Scottish league championship twice with Celtic F.C. and the Scottish Cup once.

Eðvaldsson died on 24 January 2021, aged 70.

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California's 42nd congressional district is a congressional district from the state of California. The district is represented by Republican Ken Calvert. The district is in Riverside County in the Inland Empire, as has the cities of Eastvale, Norco, Corona, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Wildomar, Murrieta, as well as parts of Temecula.

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Peter Robert Tyler Thorburn  (19 March 1939 – 26 January 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He was born in Auckland. He played as a flanker. He played for Auckland until 1985. He coached North Harbour in New Zealand from 1985 to 1991. He later coached Bristol (2001–03) and later the United States national team (2006–07).

Thorburn in Takapuna on 26 January 2021. He was 81.

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P-pop or Pinoy pop, also known as Philippine pop or Filipino pop is a type of music from the (Original Pinoy Music) OPM genre. It began in the 1970s. Through the 1990s to the 2000s, live bands performed OPM pop.  

Groups such as Neocolours, Side A, Introvoys, the Teeth, Yano, True Faith, Passage and Freestyle popularized OPM pop.  These songs are sentimental.

From 2010 to 2020, Philippine pop music changed.  The quality became better, there was more variety, and people were willing to pay more money to make and listen to it. This was because the economy of the Philippines was improving and Filipinos were becoming more interested in their own culture.  This was partially because K-pop and J-pop, which are music styles from Korea and Japan, which have Asian style ballads, idol groups, EDM music, and less reliance on Western genres. Famous P-pop music artists include Sarah Geronimo, SB19, XLR8, Morissette, KZ Tandingan, Erik Santos, Yeng Constantino, MNL48, Regine Velasquez, BINI, BGYO, and P-Pop Generation.
Industry
In the Philippines, Culture, Music and etc are also included in P-pop Music scene, K-pop is the one of the biggest and most hot genre right now. P-pop is also inspired in Pop Music, J-pop, K-pop and C-pop. 

Notable Top 3 Most Highest Record labels in P-pop Industry are:

Star Music
ShowBT Entertainment
GMA Music

Notable Foreign Entertainment that based in The Philippines also:

First One Entertainment
KP Entertainment
ShowBT Entertainment
Etymology
Pinoy music or Pinoy pop emerged began in the 1970s.  The songs were often sung in Tagalog. It was a mix of rock, folk and ballads.  It did not focus on social class. As early as 1973, the Juan De la Cruz Band was performing "Ang Himig Natin" ("Our Music"), which many people thought was the first example of Pinoy rock. "Pinoy" gained popular currency in the late 1970s in the Philippines when Filipinos became more patriotic. Filipino folk singer Heber Bartolome's "Tayo'y mga Pinoy" ("We are Pinoys") became popular. Filipino rapper Francis Magalona's "Mga Kababayan Ko" ("My Countrymen") in the 1990s and Filipino rock band Bamboo's "Noypi" ("Pinoy" in reversed syllables) in the 2000s.
Today, the word "Pinoy" is used as an adjective for things that have to do with the Philippines or Filipinos. Pinoy rock was soon followed by Pinoy folk and Pinoy jazz. Many songwriters made songs critical of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his use of martial law and the Batasang Bayan, other songs were subversive and others were about national pride.

The Marcos administration ordered radio stations to play a certain number of Pinoy songs each hour. Both Marcos and his enemies used Pinoy music.

History

Beginnings (1960s–1970s)
P-pop includes Filipino pop songs since the 1960s, especially ballads. Many are by major commercial artists like Pilita Corrales, Nora Aunor, Basil Valdez, Freddie Aguilar and Rey Valera.

Singer-songwriters Ryan Cayabyab and José Mari Chan became famous in the 1970s by writing original English love songs alongside modern Tagalog songs. Pop groups in the same decade include Manila sound groups APO Hiking Society and Hotdog.
Golden age of Filipino music
In the 1980s, disco group VST & Co. and pop icon Gary V. gave rise to dance-pop in the mainstream.

Prominence of rock-acoustic bands, belters, and balladeers (mid-1990s to present)
The early to mid-1990s saw the emergence of the pop-rock group, Eraserheads, considered as a turning-point in the OPM music scene. In the wake of their success was the emergence of a string of influential bands such as Yano, Siakol, Parokya ni Edgar, Grin Department, Rivermaya, Moonstar 88 and Hungry Young Poets, each of which mixes the influence of a variety of pop and rock subgenres into their style.
Filipino rock continues to flourish at present with newer bands such as Hale, Cueshé, Sponge Cola, Chicosci, Kamikazee and Urbandub, and the emergence of the country's first virtual band, Mistula. Though only some of the spearheading bands are still fully intact, many old members have formed new bands such as Pupil, Sandwich, and Bamboo. A few band members such as Kitchie Nadal, Barbie Almalbis, and Rico Blanco have established steady solo careers.

Though rock bands have been dominating the mainstream since their commercialization in the '90s, acoustic groups were still regularly showcased in the live band scene such as Side A, True Faith, Neocolours, South Border and Freestyle popularized songs that clearly reflect the sentimental character of OPM pop. Popular acoustic acts like Nina, Juris (of MYMP) and Aiza Seguerra also prove the diversity of Filipino pop.
Solo belters and balladeers such as Regine Velasquez, Sharon Cuneta, Joey Albert, Donna Cruz, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Jaya, Jolina Magdangal and Martin Nievera had regular exposure on television and radio.

Re-emergence of R&B and novelty songs (2000s to present)
Beginning in the early 2000s, Kyla, Nina and Jay R began to perform contemporary R&B music with Gloc-9 and Abra of hip-hop genre.

Local sing and dance groups SexBomb Girls and Viva Hot Babes began to perform.

Pinoy pop renaissance (2010s)
Pinoy pop changed after 2010. Rock bands and novelty songs from the 1990s and 2000s started to fade out of the mainstream. Newer songs did not have influences from rock or hip-hop.

In 2010, Little Big Star 2nd runner-up and YouTube star Charice became the first Asian to peak on the top 10 (at No. 8) of the Billboard 200 for her debut album. She was also one of the first Asian artists to have a song peak at No. 1 for Billboard's Dance/Club Play Songs.
From the influence of K-pop and J-pop, a new era of P-pop was born. The Philippines' first idol group MNL48, a sister group of the J-pop group AKB48, started a new era for P-pop when they debuted in 2018. Following them is the all-boy idol group SB19 who also debuted in 2018. They are the first Filipino act trained by a Korean entertainment company under the same system that catapulted K-pop artists into global stardom. SB19 is considered to be the first P-pop idol group to chart on the Billboard Next Big Sound and Billboard Social 50. On November 20, 2019, SB19 made history by being the first Filipino artist to chart and debut on the Billboard Next Big Sound chart debuting and peaking at No. 5. The Next Big Sound chart tracks "the fastest accelerating artists during the past week, across all major social music sites, statistically predicted to achieve future success," according to the Billboard website. On December 3, 2019, the group broke the all-time record of the longest stay at the No
. 1 spot of Myx Daily Top Ten with "Go Up" staying at the top spot for 53 non-consecutive days.
In 2021, Alamat The Newest and Rising Pinoy pop group, Spot on Billboard Next Big Sound, (Peak #2), Alamat is the fastest P-pop group Become the No.2 ranked on Billboard Next Big Sound.

Idols

International recognition
In 2019, P-pop idol group MNL48 performed at AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2019. It was held at Bangkok, Thailand on January 27. The second one was held at Shanghai, China on August 24. Such performances catapulted MNL48 to the international stage, especially with other fans of their 48G counterparts. That same year, MNL48's Abby Trinidad was the group's representative on the New Year's Eve special of NHK's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," where along with other 48G counterparts, performed "Koi Soru Fortune Cookie." This was the third time a Filipino performer appeared on that show. They appeared with Gary Valenciano and the band Smokey Mountain.

In 2020, Sarah Geronimo's single "Tala" entered at No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.
In 2020, P-pop boy band SB19 became a Billboard Social 50 mainstay. It peaked at No. 15 on the chart, probably due to the music video of their single "Alab." SB19 reached their highest position in the weekly Billboard Social 50 list two weeks after the release of their album, ranking second behind BTS on the week of August 15, 2020. A week later, the songs placed in the top five of two charts, and the group achieved another Billboard milestone: 5th in the Emerging Artist list, their highest ranking to date. SB19's "Go Up" peaked at number 2 in Billboard's LyricFind Global chart after debuting at number 17 the week before. It also made its initial appearance at number 9 in the U.S. version of the chart. Two weeks later, "Hanggang sa Huli" debuted at number 16 in Billboard's LyricFind U.S. chart while also debuting at number 4 in the chart's global version
. On the week of November 28, 2020, the group reached another milestone, their first number 1 in a Billboard chart, after "Alab (Burning)" debuted at number 1 in Billboard's LyricFind Global chart,and at number 6 in the U.S. version of the chart.
MNL48 announced the formation of BABY BLUE, the group's newest sub-unit on September 1, 2020. Alongside with that announcement is the release of the sub-unit's single "Sweet Talking Sugar," released in collaboration with Tower Records Japan, a major Japanese music retailer. HalloHallo Entertainment and Tower Records Japan announced a nationwide tour in Japan, planned four after the COVID-19 crisis.

In 2021, SB19 was the first Filipino artist that nominated Artist in Billboard Music Awards along with Blackpink, Ariana Grande, BTS and Seventeen

Artists
 

Some Pinoy pop artists became extremely popular in Philippines, and some also have fanbases in other countries. They affect both music and fashion. As of 2020, the top five best-selling artists in the Philippines charts are MNL48, SB19, Sarah Geronimo, KZ Tandingan, and IV of Spades. IV of Spades is the only pop band artist.
Pinoy Pop-rock
P-Pop does include other popular Korean genres of music than Pop, such as rock. Some popular Pinoy rock bands genre are MNL48 and IV of Spades. See also the Pinoy Rock.

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A hyperpower is a country that is more powerful than every other country in every aspect. It is more powerful than a superpower.

The United States was considered (but doesn't seem to match the qualities of a previous named hyperpower, the United Kingdom). The US was thought to be a hyperpower by some after the Cold War because it was the only superpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union. People also believe the United States of America has had a big influence in politics, science, culture and military. It also influenced the balance of power and made a new world order.

Some say that the United States is still a hyperpower because it is the only uncontested superpower (some say that China is/will be a superpower and some say it isn't/will not).
According to the Asia Power Index 2020, the United States still has the lead on the military capacity, cultural influence, resilience and defense networks, but falls behind China in economic and future resources, economic relationships and diplomatic influence. This index ranks power and influence only in Asia Pacific.

It is easy to see areas where the United States is no longer so dominant. Its economy is weakened by manufacturing abroad; internal social conflicts are greater. However, it is still by far the top country on military capability, though not on size of its army.

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Thomas Sandgaard (born 1958, Denmark) is a Danish-American entrepreneur, inventor, and rock music guitarist. He founded Zynex Inc. He owns the Charlton Athletic Football Club (CAFC).

Early life 
Sandgaard was born and raised in Denmark. He won the inventor’s competition when he was 12 years old as he created an ‘early version of an electronic keyboard.’ He also built a recording studio.

Career 
Sandgaard started a business to send facsimiles via personal computers when he moved to the United States. The business failed due to a lack of funding. He then started a repairing and manufacturing business for medical devices and began selling his devices in Canada and the United States. In 1996, he founded Zynex Inc., and in 1998 his company’s first product acquired Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.