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He achieved success with movies like "Race Gurram" (2014), "Sarrainodu" (2016) and "Duvvada Jagannadham" (2017). Each movie earned more than 100 crore at the box office. He worked with director Trivikram Srinivas three times. Allu worked with him in "Julayi" (2012), "S/O Satyamurthy" (2015) and "Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo" (2020). All three are successful. The last movie earned more than 262 crore at the box office.
Allu Arjun was born on 8 April 1983 in Madras (present-day Chennai). His father Allu Aravind is a movie producer. His mother is Nirmala. His paternal grandfather was the movie comedian Allu Ramalingaiah. His paternal aunt is married to Chiranjeevi.
On 6 March 2011, He married Sneha Reddy in Hyderabad. They have a son named Allu Ayaan and a daughter named Allu Arha. In 2016, Allu started a nightclub named 800 Jubilee. He started a night club in partnership with M Kitchens and Buffalo Wild Wings.
He acted as a child artist in "Vijetha" and as a dancer in "Daddy". Allu made his adult debut in "Gangotri". Allu then appeared in Sukumar's comedy "Arya". His role in Arya was his success. The movie was a critical and commercial success.
National Union Party (United States)
The National Union Party was the temporary name used by the Republican Party and elements of other parties for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election that was held during the Civil War. For the most part, state Republican parties did not change their name. The temporary name was used to attract War Democrats and border states, Unconditional Unionists and Unionist Party members who would not vote for the Republican Party. The party nominated incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln and for Vice President Democrat Andrew Johnson, who were elected in an electoral landslide.
The National Union Party was created just before the general election of November 1864, when the Civil War was still in progress. A faction of anti-Lincoln Radical Republicans believed that Lincoln was incompetent and could not be reelected. A number of Radical Republicans formed a party called the Radical Democracy Party and a few hundred delegates met in Cleveland starting on May 31, 1864, eventually nominating John C. Frémont, who had also been the Republicans' first presidential standard-bearer during the 1856 presidential election.
Republicans loyal to Lincoln created a new name for their party in convention at Baltimore, Maryland during the first week in June 1864 in order to accommodate the War Democrats who supported the war and wished to separate themselves from the Copperheads. This is the main reason why War Democrat Andrew Johnson was selected to be the vice presidential nominee as then-current Vice President Hannibal Hamlin was not nominated. The National Unionists supporting the Lincoln–Johnson ticket also hoped that the new party would stress the national character of the war.
The convention's temporary chairman, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge of Kentucky, explained that he could support Lincoln on this new ticket for the following reason:
As a Union party I will follow you to the ends of the earth, and to the gates of death. But as an Abolition party, as a Republican party, as a Whig party, as a Democratic party, as an American [Know-Nothing] party, I will not follow you one foot.The National Union Party adopted the following goals as its platform:[P]ursuit of the war until the Confederacy surrendered unconditionally; a constitutional amendment for the abolition of slavery; aid to disabled Union veterans; continued European neutrality; enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine; encouragement of immigration; and construction of a transcontinental railroad. It also praised the use of black troops and Lincoln's management of the war.1864 National Union Party presidential nominee, Abraham Lincoln
1864 National Union Party vice presidential nominee, Andrew Johnson
News of his nomination at the 1864 National Union Convention elicited Lincoln's famous response on June 9, 1864:I am very grateful for the renewed confidence which has been accorded to me, both by the convention and by the National [Union] League. I am not insensible at all to the personal compliment there is in this; yet I do not allow myself to believe that any but a small portion of it is to be appropriated as a personal compliment. The convention and the nation, I am assured, are alike animated by a higher view of the interests of the country for the present and the great future, and that part I am entitled to appropriate as a compliment is only that part which I may lay hold of as being the opinion of the convention and of the League, that I am not entirely unworthy to be entrusted with the place I have occupied for the last three years. I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once that 'it was not best to swap horses when crossing streams.'In August 1864, Lincoln wrote and signed a pledge that should he lose the election, he would nonetheless defeat the Confederacy by an all-out military effort before turning over the White House:This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he cannot possibly save it afterward.Lincoln did not show the pledge to his cabinet, but asked them to sign the sealed envelope.
The complexion of the war changed as the election approached. Confederate Commander Robert E. Lee's last victory in battle occurred June 3, 1864 at Cold Harbor. Union General Ulysses S. Grant's aggressive tactics trapped Lee in the trenches defending Richmond. Admiral David Farragut successfully shut down Mobile Bay as a Confederate resource in the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 3–23, 1864. Most decisive of all, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman captured Atlanta on September 1, 1864, convincing even the pessimists that the Confederacy was collapsing.
Frémont and his fellow Republicans hated their former ally Postmaster General Montgomery Blair. Frémont, aware that his candidacy could result in victory for the Democrats, made a deal to drop out of the presidential race in exchange for Blair's removal from office. On September 22, 1864, Frémont dropped out of the race. On September 23, Lincoln asked for and received Blair's resignation. The National Union ticket went on to win handily in the election of 1864, defeating the Democratic ticket of General George B. McClellan (whom Lincoln had previously relieved of his command) and George H. Pendleton.
The Republican Party called itself the Union Party in 1864 and gave out this ballot for supporters to vote for Lincoln
In the 1864 congressional elections, the party won 42 Senate seats (out of 54 senators seated, not including vacancies due to the secession of Confederate states) and 149 seats (out of 193) in the House of Representatives. These candidates ran under various party names, including National Union, Republican and Unconditional Union, but were part of the overall Republican/National Union effort.
Upon Lincoln's death in 1865, Andrew Johnson became the only other National Union President.
After the bitter break with the Republicans in Congress over Reconstruction policies, Johnson used federal patronage to build up a party of loyalists, but it proved to be unsuccessful. Johnson's friends sponsored the 1866 National Union Convention in August 1866 in Philadelphia as part of his attempt at maintaining a coalition of supporters. The convention sought to bring together moderate and conservative Republicans and defecting Democrats and forge an unbeatable coalition behind President Johnson and his Reconstruction policy.
In the fall of 1866, Johnson embarked upon a speaking tour (known as the "Swing Around the Circle") before the 1866 Congressional elections to attempt to garner support for his policies. His swing was heavily ridiculed and proved ineffective as more of his opponents were elected. Republican National Committee chairman Henry Jarvis Raymond (1864–1866) lost the regard of the Republicans for his participation in the convention. The National Union movement became little more than the Democratic Party in a new form as Republicans left the movement and returned to the old party fold by the fall.
Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax 1868 National Union Republican campaign poster
In 2014, the National Union Party would be revived, albeit in an unofficial way by Washington State perennial candidate Mike The Mover (born Michael Patrick Shanks). Mike is not a member of the Republicans or any other political party. Despite this, during the 2014 congressional election for Washington's 1st congressional district, he ran as a candidate for the National Union Party, taking advantage of an election law in the state where candidates can declare themselves a member of any party, even if that party doesn't exist. Mike is a fan of Civil War history and this interest probably influenced his choice
Yellow pond turtle
The Yellow pond turtle ("Mauremys mutica") is a medium-sized turtle which can grow up to 19.5 cm long. It belongs to the family Geoemydidae. It is a semi-aquatic species. This species of turtle has a wide yellow stripe starting from behind the eye and down the neck.
The yellow pond turtle is found in East Asia. The places it can be found includes central Vietnam, coastal provinces of south and central China. There are some other populations of the turtle that are separate from the rest of the species. These can be found in Taiwan, Hainan, Ryukyu Islands, and Japan. The Japanese populations are thought to come from Taiwan.
This species lives in ponds, creeks, swamps and marshes. It can be found in shallow, slow moving water. It is omnivorous. The main food for the turtle are insects, fish, tadpoles, leaves and seeds. The yellow pond turtle generally remains in or close to water during the day. It is usually more active at night. It usually goes onto land when it rains.
"Mauremys mutica kami" is one of the subspecies. It is currently found in the Ryukyu Islands. There are several hybrid Asian pond turtles species. They were first described as new species but later found out as hybrid species. Fujian pond turtles ("Mauremys iversoni") are hybrid species mainly produced in Chinese turtle farms. They are produced when female yellow pond turtles and male golden coin turtles ("Cuora trifasciata") mates.
"Clemmys guangxiensis" is a hybrid species that came from the mating of "Mauremys mutica" and the Fujian pond turtle.
The yellow pond turtle is threatened with extinction. The population in China eats the most amount of turtles in the world. This trading of turtles is the greatest threat to Asian turtles including "M. mutica". The turtles are also used in traditional Chinese medicine. There are also turtles kept as pets but are later killed or abandoned. Water pollution can also cause some habitats of the turtle be to gone. The IUCN considers" M. mutica "an endangered species. It is listed in CITES Appendix II.
Moving Pictures (album)
Moving Pictures is the eighth album by Canadian rock band Rush. It was released on February 12, 1981. The band started to write and record songs for this album in August 1980 with co-producer Terry Brown. The album had shorter songs than their earlier albums. "Rolling Stone" called "Moving Pictures" Rush's biggest album.
Music critics in the 1980s liked "Moving Pictures". Music critics from later periods liked it too. It also made money for the record company, reaching number one in Canada and number 3 in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is Rush's highest-selling album in the United States. "Limelight," "Tom Sawyer" and "Vital Signs" were released as single songs during 1981, and the instrumental "YYZ" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental. Rush then did a tour for the album from February to July 1981.
Yang Cheng-wu
Yang Cheng-wu (; born 26 June 1972) is a Kinmenese politician. He is the Magistrate of Kinmen County. He won the 2018 municipality election of the Republic of China. The municipality election for magistrate was held on 24 November 2018. He took office on 25 December 2018.
Yang has a bachelor's degree in economics from the Chinese Culture University. He also has a master's degree in business adminstration from the University of Westminster, United Kingdom.
Yang became a Legislative Yuan member after winning the 2016 general election. He represents the Kinmen County Constituency. He is the ninth Legislative Yuan member for Kinmen.
Yang asked for Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare and Ministry of Transportation and Communications to better cooperate with each other. This was in August 2017. He want the ministries to cooperate in the building of a helipad. He also wants them to cooperate to buy a helicopter. This will allow Kinmen residents to get medical treatment in Taiwan.
In October 2017, Yang participated in a local Kinmen referendum. The referendum is on whether to build a casino in Kinmen. He oppose the building of the casino. He also supported the referendum results. The result is not to build the casino.
On 5 August 2018, Yang attended a ceremony to mark the first day of operation of a pipeline. The pipeline is from Mainland China to Kinmen. It allowed Kinmen to import water from Mainland China.
On 24 November 2018, Yang won the Kinmen County magistrate election. He defeated incumbent Chen Fu-hai.
Yang held his first official visit to Mainland China just about two month after he became magistrate. This visit is to help the Kinmen development. He led a group of officials from various departments of the county government to Quanzhou and Xiamen in Fujian. This is to promote the tourism and products of Kinmen.
On 12 August 2019, Yang, Penghu county Magistrate Lai Feng-wei and Lienchiang county Magistrate Liu Cheng-ying visited Beijing. They met with Taiwan Affairs Office Director Liu Jieyi requesting Mainland China government to stop banning Mainland Chinese tourists to the three counties. They were banned from travel as cross-strait relations were poor. The mainland government lifted the ban on 20 September 2019.
In late April 2020, Yang visited Wuqiu for the first time as magistrate. He stayed overnight on the island.
Litoria ollauro
Litoria ollauro is a frog from Papua New Guinea. It lives in the Owen Stanley Mountains.
Scientists say this frog is related to the black-dotted tree frog.
Spruce Knob
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Sunflower sea star
Brigham Young (movie)
Brigham Young is a 1940 American romantic adventure drama movie directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Prince, Ann E. Todd, Moroni Olsen. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Mario &amp; Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is a game for the Nintendo DS released in 2009. It is the third game in the "Mario & Luigi" series, after "" for the Game Boy Advance and "" also released for the Nintendo DS. Unlike the previous installments, this game was not rereleased for the Wii U's Virtual Console. The game was remade for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in December 2018 and worldwide in January 2019 titled Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. This is the second "Mario & Luigi" series after "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" to have a remake.
Las Estrellas International
Las Estrellas Internacional is available as a pay television network in Europe and Australia as Las Estrellas Europa and Las Estrellas Latinoamérica in Central and South America through Televisa Networks. Both feeds differ from the Las Estrellas programming, usually broadcasting shows weeks behind their original broadcast.
Las Estrellas Internacional (HD) - international version of the Mexican network, available only outside Mexico (particularly Europe, Australia, and New Zealand).
Duce of Fascism
Duce ( , ) is an Italian title, derived from the Latin word "dux" "leader", and a cognate of "duke". National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini was identified by Fascists as "Il Duce" ("The Leader") of the movement since the birth of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento in 1919. In 1925 it became a reference to the dictatorial position of "Sua Eccellenza Benito Mussolini, Capo del Governo, Duce del Fascismo e Fondatore dell'Impero" (""His Excellency Benito Mussolini, Head of Government, Leader of Fascism and Founder of the Empire"").
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games (; ; ; ), officially known as the III Winter Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Lausanne 2020, was the third edition of the Winter Youth Olympics; a major international multi-sport event and cultural festival for teenagers was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, the home of the International Olympic Committee, between 9 and 22 January 2020.
By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
In the Boys' combined event in alpine skiing, two gold medals were awarded for a first place tie. No silver medal was awarded for the event. In the Boys' monobob on bobsleigh,also two gold medals were awarded for a first place tie,and no silver medal was awarded.
Vic Mensa
Victor Kwesi Mensah (born June 6, 1993), known professionally as Vic Mensa, is an American rapper, singer, record producer and activist. Mensa's debut single "Down on My Luck" was released in June 2014 by Virgin EMI. His debut studio album "The Autobiography" was released in July 2017.
Victor Kwesi Mensah was born on June 6, 1993. His father is from Ghana and his mother is an American. Mensa grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. He attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and while a freshman, met Chancelor Bennett in passing (Bennett would later be known as Chance the Rapper).
Mensa began his career when he formed a band called Kids These Days in 2009. The band would eventually release two projects, an extended play titled "Hard Times" in 2011, and a mixtape titled "Traphouse Rock" in 2012.
Following the band's split up in May 2013, Mensa performed with Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn at Albarn's 2014 performance at the Governors Ball Music Festival, where he performed the track "Clint Eastwood", filling in for MC Del the Funky Homosapien. When announcing a tour for 2015, Mensa said that he has plans to collaborate with Albarn sometime in the near future.
On September 18, 2013, it was announced, that Mensa would be joining J. Cole and Wale on the What Dreams May Come Tour. Mensa would eventually release his debut mixtape, "Innanetape", which was released on September 30, 2013.
Following the end of the What Dreams May Come Tour, he toured Europe with Danny Brown, for the beginning of February 21, 2014 and ending on March 8. To cap off his rise to stardom, Mensa was chosen to be on the cover of "XXL" for the Freshman Class of 2014. Mensa's debut single "Down on My Luck" was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2014. On the same day, the music video for the song was released which performed and produced with Dimetri Hogan. "Down on My Luck" was then released for digital download in international markets on June 6, 2014, by Virgin EMI Records.
On February 12, 2015, Kanye West debuted a song, titled "Wolves" at his Adidas Originals showcase. The song featured Mensa himself, along with Sia. Mensa later performed "Wolves" alongside West and Sia on Saturday Night Live's 40th Anniversary Celebration three days later. Mensa would later release an official collaboration with Kanye West, titled "U Mad" on April 10. Eleven days later, Roc Nation announced that Vic had signed to its label, and a video of Mensa signing the deal alongside Jay-Z backstage at his On the Run Tour in Chicago was released on Tidal. Later on in 2015, Mensa received a nomination for Best Rap Song at the 58th Grammy Awards as a songwriter for co-writing Kanye West's single "All Day".
On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Mensa, along with Travis Scott and iLoveMakonnen, will be a part of Alexander Wang's "WANGSQUAD" campaign. On February 19, Mensa released a single, titled "No Chill" onto iTunes with Skrillex. It was produced by Skrillex and Jahlil Beats. Mensa's collaboration on Kanye West's "Wolves", would eventuality be released after West updated the album's Tidal track list off his seventh studio album "The Life of Pablo" with a reworked version of "Wolves", which included previously removed guest vocals from Mensa and Sia, and separated Frank Ocean vocals into a separate track on March 16, 2016.
On June 3, 2016, Vic Mensa released his second extended play titled, "There's Alot Going On". With only one guest feature from Ty Dolla Sign, the EP tackled issues such as the Flint water crisis, the Shooting of Laquan McDonald, and self-inflicted wounds. Mensa's EP debuted at number 127 on the US "Billboard 200" chart.
He and his friends were stopped by police for assumed stealing after his spending spree at Barney's of $4,000.
Leading up to the release of Mensa's debut studio album, he released his third extended play, "The Manuscript" on June 8, 2017. Three days later, Mensa announced and revealed the album's title of his debut studio album titled, "The Autobiography". Mensa would release the lead single titled, "Wings" featuring Pharrell Williams and Saul Williams on July 13. "The Autobiography" was released on July 28, 2017, through Roc Nation. The album featured guest appearances from Weezer, Syd, The-Dream, Chief Keef, Joey Purp, Pharrell Williams, Saul Williams, Ty Dolla Sign, and Pusha T. The album debuted at number 27 on the US "Billboard 200" chart with first-week sales of 15,000 copies first week.
Mensa later went on and released his fourth extended play titled, "Hooligans" on December 14, 2018. The extended play was supported by the singles: "Reverse" featuring G-Eazy and "Dark Things".
In January 2019, Mensa formed a punk rock and rap band named 93Punx, they later released a cover of The Cranberries song "Zombie". 93Punx later released their debut single, "Camp America", featuring children in cages in an ICE-inspired video. The singles "3 Years Sober" with Travis Barker and "It's a Bad Dream" featuring Good Charlotte was followed up and released in July and August 2019 respectively. Their self-titled album was released on August 23, 2019.
Mensa returned in August 2020 with his first single of the year, "No More Teardrops", featuring Malik Yusef and Wyatt Waddell, a song tackling police brutality, street crime, corruption and the prison system. The song will appear on Roc Nation's upcoming compilation album, "Reprise". Mensa would later release his fifth extended play, "V Tape", on August 21, 2020 which features from Snoh Alaegra, SAINt JHN, BJ Chicago Kid, Peter Cottontale and Eryn Allen Kayne.
Nancy Darsch
Nancy Darsch (December 29, 1951 – November 2, 2020) was an American women's basketball coach. She worked at both the professional and Division I college levels. She was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She coached the Olympic champion national team in the 1996.
Darsh died on November 2, 2020 in Plymouth from Parkinson's disease-related problems, aged 68.
Muhammad Abdul Rashid
Muhammad Abdul Rashid (14 April 1941 – 4 November 2020) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He played in half-back position. He was born in Bannu, Pakistan. He won a silver medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Rashid died on 4 November 2020 at the age of 79.
Don Talbot
Donald Malcolm Talbot AO, OBE, (23 August 1933 – 3 November 2020) was an Australian Olympic swimming coach and sport administrator. He coached national teams for Canada, the United States and Australia.
Talbot died on 3 November 2020 at the age of 87.
Taymi Chappe
Taymi Chappe (11 September 1968 – 3 November 2020) was a Spanish fencer. She competed in the women's individual épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in women's épée at the 1990 World Championships under the Cuban flag. She won a team gold at the 1994 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 1997 World Fencing Championships. Chappe was born in Havana.
Chappe died on 3 November 2020, aged 52.
John Sessions
John Gibb Marshall (11 January 1953 – 2 November 2020), better known by the stage name John Sessions, was a British actor and comedian. He was known for comedy television shows such as "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". He was a panellist on "QI".
Sessions died of a heart attack at his South London home on 2 November 2020, aged 67.
Max Ward (aviator)
Maxwell "Max" William Ward, (22 November 1921 – 2 November 2020) was a Canadian aviator. He was the founder of Wardair Airlines, at one time, the third-largest air carrier in Canada.
Ward died on 2 November 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 98.
Baron Wolman
Baron Wolman (June 25, 1937 – November 2, 2020) was an American photographer. He was best known for his work in the late 1960s for the music magazine "Rolling Stone". He was the magazine's first Chief Photographer from 1967 until late 1970. He was born in Columbus, Ohio.
Wolman died on November 2, 2020 from problems caused by ALS in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the age of 83.
Debra Doyle
Debra Doyle (November 30, 1952 – October 31, 2020) was an American author. Many of her works were science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, for young adults. Her works were co-written with her husband, James D. Macdonald. Their novel "Knight's Wyrd" was awarded the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature in 1992 and appeared on the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list in 1993.
Dyole died of cardiac arrest on October 31, 2020 at the age of 67.
Gennady Bukharin
Gennady Ivanovich Bukharin (; 16 March 1929 – 3 November 2020) was a Russian Soviet sprint canoeist. He won the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1958 World Championships and placed third in both at the 1956 Olympics. He was born in Rybnaya Sloboda, Tatarstan, Russia.
Bukharin died on 3 November 2020 at the age of 91.
Maria Elvira Salazar
Maria Elvira Salazar (born November 1, 1961) is an American journalist, broadcast television anchor and politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 27th congressional district since 2021.
As a journalist, she worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for thirty years as a news anchor for Miami-based Mega TV. She has also worked for CNN en Español and Univision.
She was the Republican nominee for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2018, losing the general election to Donna Shalala. Salazar and Shalala faced off again in the 2020 general election, and Salazar won.
2022 United States Senate elections
The 2022 United States Senate elections will be held on November 8, 2022. Thirty-four of one hundred seats in the United States Senate will be contested in regular elections. The winners of these elections will do six-year terms from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029. Senators are divided into three groups, or classes. Class 3 senators were last elected in 2016. Another set of class 3 senators will be elected in 2022.
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Farmen
Farmen (The Farm) is a Norwegian & Swedish television programme that aired for the first time in 2001. It is a game show.
On "Farmen", the participants "go back in time" 100 years, meaning that they go to work on a pre-modern farm. They have to do different farm tasks each week.
At the end of the week the participants go through an elimination contest between two participants.
"Farmen" started with ordinary people as contestants but there has been a second program, "Farmen - Kjendis" (The Farm - Celebrities). The celebrity version has five seasons already after starting in 2017.
Kongsberg
Kongsberg is a town located in Viken county in Norway. Kongsberg has a population of 27.716 as of 2020.
The city of Kongsberg was founded in 1624 after the discovery of silver in the area. The population grew quickly due to the mining industry, and in 1749 Kongsberg was the largest town in Norway based on population.
Kongsberg was part of the county Buskerud until it merged with Akershus and Østfold to create the larger county Viken.
The Royal Norwegian Mint is located in Kongsberg, and is responsible for producing the Norwegian coins.
Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn is a city and a municipality in Vestfold and Telemark County in South-Eastern Norway. The city is divided into two parts by the river Skienselva. There is also a big industrial island called Herøya which is the back bone for the city.
The tradition of industry goes back far, and the most known factory from Porgrunn is "Porsgrund porselænsfabrik" established in 1885. These days the factory has been turned into a small shopping center with a gym and thousands of squarefeet of office spaces.
Area: 161 km²
Population: 36224
Hønefoss
Hønefoss is a small city in the municipality of Ringerike. It is located in Buskerud, in Viken county, Norway. It has a small city center with the shopping mall named Kuben.
The small city is a connecting point between several cities, with the local train station going to other cities like Bergen, Drammen, Oslo and Gjøvik.
The city is also known for its waterfalls, with the Oppgangssaga in the middle of the falls.
Hønefoss used to be a industry town, transferring wood with the river. The trees were sent down the river.
Follum Factory was also one of the biggest industries in Hønefoss, being a paper producing factory. Many of the Follum buildings have now been torn down, or are used for other purposes. One of the buildings is currently holding the studio of local artist Mads Veslelia.
Mads Veslelia (born May 10th, 1991) is a local rapper from Hønefoss. He debuted with his album The Dark Light in 2011. "People think this Norwegian rapper sounds just like Eminem" was said on MTV in 2015 about Veslelia
Since his debut album in 2011, he has since published many different albums and singles such as Paranormal (album in 2013), My Bedroom (album in 2016), Legend in the Making (single in 2018), Hønefoss (single in 2020) and Wannabe (single in 2015), which is the song he is most known for.
Hønefoss has several sports teams.
One of the most known sports teams is HBK, Hønefoss Ballklubb, which is the football team. HBK has been in the first division many times, but has also dropped down several times.
Another sports team is Ringerike Panthers, the hockey team. Panthers was in the GET league for a short period of time, before they dropped out of the leauge and down to the first division.
HBBK, Hønefoss Basketballklubb was founded by Svein Roger Eriksen and Ola Gravem Knutsen in November 1986. The team has been hosting a school cup every year since 2014, collaborating with Hønefoss Sparebank, one of the major banks in the city. The women's team have been in the elite series for four seasons.
Their biggest win (by points) was when they won against Drammen, 216 to 3.
Borre is a small town in Horten municipality, Vestfold og Telemark county. Around 1056 (2013) lives there.
Borre was a center of power during the Viking age, and is mentioned in Snorre Sturlason's "Heimskringla".
Borre and Horten was originally one town, but was divided in 1857. In 1988 the two towns was joined under the municipality Borre, but was changed to Horten in 2002.
Skien
Skien is a city and a municipality in Telemark, Norway. Skien is the capital of Vestfold og Telemark county. Skien has a population of 55 079.
Skien is located in the South-East of Telemark. The closest city to Skien is Porsgrunn. Together Skien and Porsgrunn is the seventh largest urban area in Norway. Skienselva is a river flowing through the city, dividing Skien in half.
Mehamn
Mehamn is a small town north in Norway. In 2020, the population in Mehamn was 761 people. Mehamn is the administration center in the municipality of Gamvik.
The town has both an airport and a harbor where Hurtigruten docks.
Mehamn is located north in Norway. It is part of the municipality that lies the furthest north on the mainland of Norway. The municipality borders the municipality of Berlevåg and Tana in the southeast, the municipality of Lebesby in the west, the Tanafjord in the east and the Barents Sea in the north.
Larvik
Larvik is a city and municipality in Norway. The municipality lies within the county Vestfold og Telemark. It has a population of 47,440.
Kaupang in Skiringssal is an archaeological site where the remains of an ancient town was discovered. It is now known as the oldest known merchant town in Norway.
Farris is a brand of mineral water produced in Larvik, and is Norway's oldest bottled-water.
Kragerø is a town and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark County in Norway. Kragerø is a popular vacation destination for Norwegians because of its beautiful coast and many islands. Famous painter Edvard Munch thought the town was so pretty that he called it "The Pearl of the Coastal Towns". Munch drew many paintings in Kragerø, among them his famous painting "Solen" which pictures the setting sun in Kragerø.
The city of Kragerø lies the furthest south in the county of Telemark. The municipality contains a total of 495 islands and many reefs that attract tourists. Popular islands include Skåtøy, Gumøy, Bærøy, Tåtøy and Jomfruland. The island Jomfruland was made into a national park in 2016 which means that tourists have to be careful to take care of the nature on and around the island.
Tourism is a big part of Kragerø and is responsible for most of the towns income. The town is not attractive only for Norwegians but people from all over the world travel to Kragerø to witness the beautiful blue waters and many islands the municipality has to offer. The towns population is four times higher during the summer than the rest of the year due to the tourists that visit. Many Norwegian tourists that visit own a cottage or small house somewhere in Kragerø, often on one of the islands. These tourists usually have boats to get to the mainland, but there are also many ferries that drive between the mainland and the biggest islands daily.
Peppered pinocchio tree frog
The peppered pinocchio tree frog ("Litoria pronimia") is a frog from New Guinea. It lives in both Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Scientists saw it in the hills and forests on the south side of the Central Cordillera mountains. They saw it between 200 and 1150 meters above sea level.
Litoria scabra
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Daegwallyeong-myeon (Korean: 대관령면; Hanja: 大關嶺面) is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang. Daegwallyeong-myeon is located in northeastern part of Pyeongchang. Pyeongchang is in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. The population was 6,162 people in 2008. The myeon was named Doam-myeon (Korean: 도암면; Hanja: 道岩面) until 2007. Daegwallyeong-myeon is named after the important mountain pass of Daegwallyeong. It has the coldest average temperature in South Korea.
Daegwallyeong-myeon is originally part of the Gangneung city. It was transferred to Jeongseon county in 1906. It then became part of Pyeongchang county in 1931. The original name was Doam-myeon. It was then renamed to Daegwanryeong-myeon after the Daegwallyeong pass that connects Gangneung with this location. This results in Gangneung being more connected to Daegwallyeong-myeon than the rest of Pyeongchang.
There are 21 administrative divisions in Daegwallyeong-myeon. The 21 divisions are as follows:
Daegwallyeong-myeon has a temperate climate. The average temperature is 8 degrees Celsius. The warmest month is August, at around 20 degree Celsius. The coldest month is January. The temperatures can reach minus 6 degrees Celsius. The average rainfall is around 1530 millimetres a year. The wettest month is July. The rainfall is around 330 millimeters in July. The month with the lowest rainfall is December. In December, around 40 millimeters of rain is recorded.
There are several attractions in Daegwallyeong-myeon, some of the major ones are listed below.
Pyeongchang was selected as host of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics on 10 January 2020. It was confirmed that Daegwallyeong-myeon will also host a major part of the event. The facilities of the 2018 Winter Olympics will be reused for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. They will likely host the same sporting events and ceremonies.
Bonny Sengupta
Bonny Sengupta is an Indian Bengali film actor. His first film was "Borbaad" and his second "Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey" both directed by Raj Chakraborty. His father is Anup Sengupta and his mother Piya Sengupta. He is the grandson of yesteryear actor-director Sukhen Das.
Bonny had earlier assisted director Raj Chakraborty for "" before his career as an actor.
Borbaad
Borbaad is an Indian Bengali language film directed by Raj Chakraborty and debut starring Indraneil Sengupta's nephew Bonny Sengupta and Rittika Sen in lead roles. Trailer of this film was released on 6 June 2014. The film released on 15 August 2014. The film is a remake of Tamil movie Polladavan .
Joy,a worthless chap whose ambition in life is to buy a bike so that he can impress Nandini. While his life improves after he buys the bike as he lands a job soon after, trouble starts soon after, when his bike gets stolen. He starts getting into an altercation with Imran, the younger brother of Akram, the local don, who is extremely hot headed than his elder brother. However the elder brother never harms elderly people or people other than target and only targets people like him. How Joy manages to keep up his rivalry with Imran and yet come out unscathed till the end and retrieves his bike is what the story is all about.
Samurai Jack (character)
Samurai Jack is the titular protagonist of the Cartoon Network/Adult Swim television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky. He is voiced by Phil LaMarr.
A Japanese prince to the Emperor after the Emperor banished Aku to the Pit of Hate. As a young boy, he left his kingdom once Aku enslaved it. The boy grew older and encountered Aku. The prince was sent to the distant future and met a trio of street aliens that nicknamed him "Jack" as in friend. He adopted it as his name. Jack realized he got sent to the distant future and has encountered dozens of solutions to go back to the past and stop Aku from creating a dystopian future.
Fifty years have passed since the last time portal was destroyed by Aku. Jack gained a beard and didn't age.
WarioWare: Touched!
WarioWare: Touched! is a 2004/2005 video game for the Nintendo DS.
Red Dragon (movie)
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes is a 2003 3D platform video game that is an entry to the "Sonic the Hedgehog" franchise. It was first released for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows and Xbox.
Players can play as one of four teams of three characters. One of them has speed, the second has flight and the third has power. Team Rose goes for an easier direction, Team Sonic goes for the full level, Team Dark goes for a more difficult mission and Team Chaotix gets their own missions for levels. The bonus levels can let the player collect all seven Chaos Emeralds to unlock the secret final boss after completing the four team playthroughs.
Dr. Eggman has sent Sonic and his friends a warning that he will conquer the world with his army. Rouge the Bat and E-123 Omega encounter a somehow resurrected Shadow the Hedgehog. Amy Rose teams up with Cream the Rabbit and Big the Cat to find Chocola the Chao and Froggy. Vector the Crocodile and the rest of his team got a walkie talkie from a client who can pay them. The four of the teams have defeated Dr. Eggman until Team Chaotix figured out from the real Dr. Eggman that Metal Sonic is the true villain. Metal Sonic has copied data of his enemies to become Neo Metal Sonic.
The game has had mixed to positive reviews. Many loved how the game went through the Sega Genesis roots. The PlayStation 2 version is known for having more bugs and glitches.
Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)
Shadow the Hedgehog is a 2005 3D platform video game that is a spin-off to the "Sonic the Hedgehog" franchise. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox and developed by Sonic Team.
Players can play as Shadow the Hedgehog and go on multiple paths depending on his actions. If he does more good actions, he can cause Chaos Control. If he does more evil actions, he can cause Chaos Blast. Shadow can drive in vehicles and grab guns from enemies such as the Black Arms and G.U.N.
Shadow the Hedgehog was encountered by the leader of the Black Arms, Black Doom to find the 7 Chaos Emeralds and give them to him. Shadow has forgotten all about himself and decides to get the Chaos Emeralds so he'll remember who he is. In all ten endings, Shadow has collected the Chaos Emeralds to himself and declares who he is. Once the ten endings are done, a secret ending can be unlocked. Shadow refuses to give the Chaos Emeralds to Black Doom, who is his father. Black Doom spreads nerve gas towards Shadow's friends and becomes Devil Doom. Shadow becomes Super Shadow and defeats Devil Doom.
The game has had mixed to negative reviews. Many didn't like the forced profanity, gun violence and aliens. Some liked the replay-ability and multiple endings of the game. The PlayStation 2 version is known for having more bugs and glitches, just like the PlayStation 2 port of "Sonic Heroes".
Darth Plagueis
Darth Plagueis is a Sith in the "Star Wars" universe. He was the teacher of Palpatine. He was first mentioned in "" by Palpatine to Anakin Skywalker and became a character in various novels.
Darth Plagueis the Wise was a feared Sith Lord who wanted to bring people back to life, including his own. He was killed in his sleep by his apprentice, Darth Sidious.
After the release of Revenge of the Sith, the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise became one of the most memorable scenes of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy.
Bruce Wayne (The Dark Knight Trilogy)
Batman is the main hero of "The Dark Knight Trilogy" and based on the DC Comics character of the same name. He was played by Christian Bale in all three movies and in the video game based on "Batman Begins".
Bruce Wayne was playing a game of finder's keepers with Rachel Dawes until he landed on a bat cave. He was rescued by his father, Thomas Wayne. After attending an opera featuring bats, his parents were killed by Joe Chill. Bruce Wayne left Gotham City and moved to Asia. He started to train as a member of the League of Shadows until he learned of their plans toward Gotham. He returned to Gotham and became Batman. He has encountered Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow who has been gassing people with fear toxin supplied by the League of Shadows.
Christian Bale's portrayal has been well-liked and compared to his predecessors Michael Keaton and Kevin Conroy. Some didn't like his raspy voice.
Spider-Man 2 (video game)
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 action-adventure video game based on the 2004 movie "Spider-Man 2". Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Alfred Molina return to voice in the game, with Bruce Campbell as the narrator.
Spidey can swing around New York wherever he wants. He can deliver pizza and do other side missions that don't relate to the movie and the game.
The game has had very positive signals, with the exception of the Windows port. It is considered one of the best Spider-Man games of all time and one of the best superhero games of the 2000s.
Spider-Man (2002 video game)
Spider-Man is a 2002 action-adventure video game based on the 2002 movie "Spider-Man". Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe return to voice in the game, with Bruce Campbell as the narrator.
Spidey can battle enemies on rooftops and enclosed areas. Once the game is first completed, it can unlock a second walkthrough as Harry Osborn with the Green Goblin armor.
Peter Parker decided to follow Spike, a gang member who killed Uncle Ben. After stopping Spike, Peter Parker became known as Spider-Man.
The game has had mixed to positive reviews. Some didn't like how it felt like a rehash of the 2000 game aside from celebrity voices returning and the movie's plot.
X-Men Legends
X-Men Legends is a 2004 action-adventure video game based on the "X-Men" comics and the first game of the "X-Men Legends" franchise. Patrick Stewart returns to voice in the game as Charles Xavier.
A team of up to four mutants can use abilities to defeat the Brotherhood of Mutants and other enemies.
The game has had very positive signals. It is considered one of the best superhero games of the 2000s.
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is a 2005 action-adventure video game based on the "X-Men" comics and the second game of the "X-Men Legends" franchise. Patrick Stewart returns to voice in the game as Charles Xavier. It is the only game of the series to have online multiplayer.
A team of up to four mutants including the Brotherhood of Mutants can use abilities to defeat Apocalypse's forces.
The game has had mixed to positive reviews. Critics loved the bigger roster.
Jak X: Combat Racing
Jak X: Combat Racing is a 2005 vehicular combat video game released by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2 as a part of the "Jak and Daxter" franchise.
Players can race in enclosed tracks, battle in domes or collect Precursor artifacts. Save data from the previous three Jak & Daxter games, and Daxter can be used to unlock bonus drivers and content. In the PlayStation 4 port, save data from the 2016 Ratchet & Clank game and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection can be used to unlock the Deadlocked and Daxter bonus content.
At Kras City, Jak, Daxter and his pals have a toast from Rayn, Krew's daughter. They got a posthumous message from Krew revealing that he poisoned them and that an antidote can be found at the racing championship.
Ratchet: Deadlocked
Ratchet: Deadlocked or Ratchet: Gladiator in Europe and Australia is a 2005 3D platform video game released by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation 2 as a part of the "Ratchet & Clank" franchise.
For the single-player campaign, the player can command two command bots to help the player. In the co-op campaign, both players can help each other.
Ratchet, Clank and Big Al have been abducted by Gleeman Vox's forces so Ratchet can participate in DreadZone, an illegal combat sport about galactic superheroes fighting to the death.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
WarioWare: Smooth Moves is a 2006/2007 video game for the Wii.
Devil May Cry (video game)
Devil May Cry is the first video game in the series of "Devil May Cry". It was released on the PlayStation 2 on 2001.
Dante can use a melee weapon or a firearm towards enemies. He can collect blue orbs and purple orbs to upgrade his health and Devil Trigger meters.
Sparda, a demon had a half-demon son named Dante. Dante now takes care of a shop called Devil May Cry.
The game started as a 1999 prototype for "Resident Evil 4" but it got revamped after it was considered a game that isn't a part of Resident Evil.
The game was well-liked despite it's hard difficulty.
Devil May Cry 2
Devil May Cry 2 is the second video game in the series of "Devil May Cry". It was released on the PlayStation 2 on 2003.
Dante can use a melee weapon or a firearm towards enemies. He can collect blue orbs and purple orbs to upgrade his health and Devil Trigger meters. The game introduces the Bloody Palace gameplay mode, where the player can attack countless waves of enemies and bosses.