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Fantasy comedy or comic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone. Typically set in imaginary worlds, fantasy comedy often involves puns on, and parodies of, other works of fantasy.

Literature
The subgenre rose in the nineteenth century. Elements of fantasy comedy can be found in such nineteenth century works
as some of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, Charles Dickens' "Christmas Books", and Lewis Carroll's Alice books. The first writer to specialize in the subgenre was "F. Anstey" in novels such as Vice Versa (1882), where magic disrupts Victorian society with humorous results. Anstey's work was popular enough to inspire several imitations, including E. Nesbit's light-hearted children's fantasies, The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Story of the Amulet (1906). The United States had several writers of fantasy comedy, including James Branch Cabell, whose satirical fantasy Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice (1919) was the subject of an unsuccessful prosecution for obscenity. Another American writer in a similar vein was Thorne Smith, whose works (such as Topper and The Night Life of the Gods) were popular and influential, and often adapted for film and television. Humorous fantasies narrated in a "gentleman's club" setting are common; they include John Kendrick Bangs' A Houseboat on the Styx (1895), Lord Dunsany's "Jorkens" stories, and Maurice Richardson's 
The Exploits of Englebrecht (1950).

According to Lin Carter, T. H. White's works exemplify fantasy comedy, L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt's Harold Shea stories are early exemplars.  The overwhelming bulk of de Camp's fantasy was comic. Pratt and de Camp were among several contributors to Unknown Worlds, a pulp magazine which emphasized fantasy with a comedic element. The work of Fritz Leiber also appeared in Unknown Worlds, including his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, a jocose take on the sword and sorcery subgenre.

In more modern times, Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, Piers Anthony's Xanth books, Robert Asprin's MythAdventures of Skeeve and Aahz books, and Tom Holt's books provide good examples, as do many of the works by Christopher Moore. There are also comic-strips/graphic novels in the humorous fantasy genre, including Chuck Whelon's Pewfell series and the webcomics 8-Bit Theater and The Order of the Stick. Other recent authors in the genre include Toby Frost, Stuart Sharp, Nicholas Andrews, and DC Farmer, and the writing team of John P. Logsdon and Christopher P. Young.

Other media
The subgenre has also been represented in television, such as in the television series I Dream of Jeannie, Kröd Mändoon. Examples on radio are the BBC's Hordes of the Things and ElvenQuest. Fantasy comedy films can either be parodies (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), comedies with fantastical elements (Being John Malkovich, Barbie) or animated (Shrek). It has also been used in the film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.

References

External links
 Who is DC Farmer?
 Tales from Land of Ononokin?

Fantasy
Fantasy genres

Film genres
Jarnages (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France.

Geography
A farming village situated some  east of Guéret, at the junction of the D65, D13 and the D990. The N145 road forms the northern border of the commune.

History
The origins of Jarnages go back a long way. During the Gallo-Roman period it was known as Agarrusacum. In the Middle Ages, its royal châtelain was Bertrand d'Armagnac, Count de la Marche, who had it fortified in 1434. In the 16th century, Jarnages had a certain importance as a Protestant stronghold, but the Governor of the Marane retook it in 1691.

Population

Sights
 The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.

See also
Communes of the Creuse department

References

Communes of Creuse
Poprad District (okres Poprad) is a district in
the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. The district had been established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its current borders. It consists of 29 municipalities, from which three have a town status. Its seat, cultural and economic center is Poprad, the largest city. Main economic branches are industry and tourism. In Poprad district is located mountain range High Tatras, top tourist attraction in Slovakia.

Municipalities

References

Districts of Slovakia
Geography of Prešov Region
Sherardising is a process of galvanization of ferrous metal surfaces, also called vapour galvanising and dry galvanizing. The process is named after British metallurgist Sherard Osborn Cowper-Coles (son of naval inventor Cowper Phipps Coles) who invented and patented the method c. 1900. This process involves heating the steel parts up to c. 500 °C in a closed rotating drum that contains metallic zinc dust and possibly an inert filler, such as sand. At temperatures above 300 °C, zinc evaporates and diffuses into the steel substrate forming diffusion bonded Zn-Fe-phases.

Sherardising is ideal for small parts and parts that require coating of inner surfaces, such as batches of small items. Part size is limited by drum size. It is reported that pipes up to 6 m in length for the oil industry are sherardised. If the metal surface is free of scale or oxides, no pretreatment is needed. The process is hydrogen-free, hence hydrogen embrittlement is prevented.

Application 
During and shortly after World War I, German 5 pfennig and 10 pfennig coins were sherardised.

Standard 
BS EN 13811: 2003 (withdrawn replaced by BS EN ISO 17668:2016)
Sherardizing. Zinc diffusion coatings on ferrous products. Specification

BS EN ISO 14713-3: 2017
Zinc coatings. Guidelines and recommendations for the protection against corrosion of iron and steel in structures. Part 3. Sherardizing

See also 
 Hot-dip galvanization
 Corrugated galvanised iron

References

Chemical processes
Corrosion prevention
Metal plating
Zinc

sk:Zinkovanie
Classical Mongolian was the literary language of Mongolian which was first introduced shortly after 1600, when Ligdan Khan set his clergy the task of translating the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist canon, consisting of the Kanjur and Tanjur, into Mongolian. This script then became the established literary language used for all Mongolian literature since its introduction, until the 1930s when the Mongolian Latin script was established, which then in 1941 was replaced by the Mongolian Cyrillic script.

Classical Mongolian was formerly used in Mongolia, China, and Russia. It is a standardized written language used in the 18th century and 20th centuries. Notable texts include the translation of the Kanjur and Tanjur and several chronicles roughly between 1700 and 1900.

Classical Mongolian sometimes refers to any language documents in Mongolian script that are neither Pre-classical (i.e. Middle Mongol in Mongolian script) nor modern Mongolian.

See also
Middle Mongolian

References

Sources

Mongolic languages
Extinct languages of Asia
Mongolian, Classical
Sacred languages
Languages attested from the 17th century
Languages extinct in the 1900s
Radu Rosetti may refer to:

Radu Rosetti (1853–1926), historian and politician
Radu D. Rosetti (1874–1964), poet, playwright and attorney
Radu R. Rosetti (1877–1949), general and military historian, son of Radu Rosetti
Mansa Mahmud III, also known as Mamadou II, was mansa ("king of kings") of the Mali Empire from 1496 to 1559. He was the last mansa to rule from Niani and is known as the mansa under which Mali suffered the most losses to its territory.

Further Songhay Expansion
Songhai forces under the command of Askia Muhammad I defeat the Mali general Fati Quali in 1502 and seize the province of Diafunu. In 1514, the Denanke dynasty is established in Tekrour.  It isn't long before the new kingdom of Great Fulo is warring against Mali's remaining provinces.  To add insult to injury, the Songhai Empire seizes the copper mines of Takedda.

More Talks with Portugal
In 1534, Mahmud III received another Portuguese envoy to the Mali court by the name of Peros Fernandes.  This envoy from the Portuguese coastal port of Elmina arrives in response to the growing trade along the coast and Mali's now urgent request for military assistance against Songhai.  Still, no help is forthcoming and Mali must watch its possessions fall one by one.

Rise of the Kaabu Empire
Mansa Mahmud III's reign also sees the military outpost and province of Kaabu become independent in 1537.  The Kaabu Empire appears every bit as ambitions as Mali was in its early years and swallows up Mali's remaining Gambian provinces of Cassa and Bati.

Sack of Niani
The most defining moment in Mahmud III's reign is the final conflict between Mali and Songhai in 1545.  Songhai forces under Askia Ishaq’s brother, Daoud, sack Niani and occupy the palace.  Mansa Mahmud III is forced to flee Niani for the mountains.  Within a week, he regroups with his forces and launches a successful counter-attack forcing the Songhai out of Manden proper for good.  The Songhai Empire does keep Mali's ambitions in check, but never fully conquers their old masters.

From Niani to Kangaba
After liberating the capital, Mahmud III abandons it for a new residence further north.  Still, there is no end to Mali's troubles.  In 1559, the kingdom of Fouta Tooro succeeds in taking Takrur.  This defeat reduces Mali to Manden proper with control extending only as far as Kita in the west, Kangaba in the north, the Niger River bend in the east and Kouroussa in the south.

References

See also
Mali Empire
Keita Dynasty

Mansas of Mali
People of the Mali Empire
15th-century monarchs in Africa
16th-century monarchs in Africa
Keita family
Ferguson Ridge Ski Area (referred to locally as "Fergi") is a small ski area in northeastern Oregon located about  southeast of Joseph in the Wallowa mountains and near the Eagle Cap Wilderness. It's a small, community-run ski area, volunteer operated by the Eagle Cap Ski Club. Ferguson Ridge is open weekends and holidays 10AM-4PM when there is sufficient snow cover.

References

External links 
 Ferguson Ridge Ski Area
 Wallowa Winter Sports: Includes info on 'Fergi'

Ski areas and resorts in Oregon
Buildings and structures in Wallowa County, Oregon
Tourist attractions in Wallowa County, Oregon
1939 establishments in Oregon
Joseph, Oregon
George Langford Layne (born October 9, 1978) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft after playing college football for TCU. He played for the Atlanta Falcons and San Diego Chargers.

References

1978 births
Living people
People from Alvin, Texas
Players of American football from Brazoria County, Texas
American football running backs
TCU Horned Frogs football players
Atlanta Falcons players
San Diego Chargers players
Rodžers Lodziņš (born 11 December 1969) is a Latvian former bobsledder.  He competed in the two man event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He won three silver medals (1989, 1993 and 1994) in Junior World Championships for bobsleigh.  In 2016, he started coaching for the Latvian Skeleton Team. His sister Ulla is a former alpine skier.

References

External links
 

1969 births
Living people
Latvian male bobsledders
Olympic bobsledders for Latvia
Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics
People from Valmiera
Mont Sainte-Odile ( or Ottilienberg; called Allitona in the 8th century) is a 764-metre-high peak in the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in France, immediately west of Barr. The mountain is named after Saint Odile. It has a monastery/convent at its top called the Hohenburg Abbey, and is notable also for its stone fortifications called "the Pagan Wall." In 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 crashed near this area.

History
The mountain and its surroundings contain evidence of Celtic settlements. The mountain enters recorded history during the Roman times; a fortress was supposedly destroyed by the Vandals in 407. In the second half of the 9th century, when Vikings attacked the Low Countries, which had been recently converted to Christianity and were governed from Utrecht, the Utrecht bishops went into exile and stayed for a while in Mont Sainte-Odile.

At least since the 19th century, its beauty has been celebrated and the mountain, with convent and pagan wall, is often included in tourist guides, incl. Baedeker's.

Hohenburg Abbey

The convent is said to have been founded by Adalrich, Duke of Alsace, in honor of his daughter, Saint Odile, about the end of the 7th century, and it is certain that it existed at the time of Charlemagne. Destroyed during the Middle Ages, it was rebuilt by Premonstratensians at the beginning of the 17th century. It was acquired later by the bishop of Strasbourg, who restored the building and the adjoining church in 1853.

A famous manuscript, the Hortus Deliciarum, was compiled in the convent.

The Pagan Wall
The Pagan Wall (, ) is a huge construction about  long which encircles Mont Sainte Odile. It is composed of about 300,000 blocks, between  and  wide and up to  high. The origins and date were disputed for a long time, with some claiming that it was a 3,000-year-old druid construction. Recent research has shown that it dates from the 7th century, about the time that the convent was built. The designation "Pagan" is attributed to Pope Leo IX.

Airbus crash
At 7:20 pm on 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320, crashed on a ridge near Mont Sainte-Odile. There were 87 casualties and 9 survivors.

In art and literature
A 2000 poem, "Return to St. Odilienberg, Easter 2000," by the American poet Claire Nicholas White, is inspired by the abbey.

See also
 Places dedicated to Saint Odile
 Niedermunster Abbey, Alsace

References

External links

 Monastery
 

Basilica churches in France
Mountains of Bas-Rhin
Sainte-Odile
Sainte-Odile
Ruthvik is a name in India which means "A person who performs all the vedic procedures like Homa (in particular)". The name has been derived from the word RUTH-VEE-JA. The word comes from the Vedas. Its name is a renowned name that means Saint, or the name of Lord Shiva.

References

Masculine given names
Majtie Kolberg (born 5 December 1999) is a German middle distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.

Career
From Ahrweiler, Kolberg became German 800 metres U23 champion in 2021. She finished second when making the step up to the senior German Championships the following year, finishing behind sometime training partner Christina Hering. Kolberg placed also second indoors that year.

Competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, she qualified from the heats to make the semi-finals in the women's 800 metres.

At the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Kolberg ran new 800 m personal bests, finishing eighth in the final with a time of 2:01.49.

Her personal bests for 800 metres are 1:59.24 outdoors (Ninove 2021) and 2:01.49 indoors (Istanbul 2023).

References

1999 births
Living people
German female middle-distance runners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
21st-century German women
European Games competitors for Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
David Rain (2 May 1961 – 15 December 2015), known by his pen name Tom Arden,  was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. He was born in Australia. His main work is the five volume Orokon saga, as well as the novels Shadow Black, The Translation of Bastian Test and the Doctor Who novella Nightdreamers.

Arden was born in 1961 and grew up in Mount Gambier, South Australia. He wrote his first unpublished novel, Moon Escape at the age of seven and later studied English at the University of Adelaide, graduating with First Class Honours. Arden completed his Ph.D. thesis on Clarissa, the epic tale by 18th-century novelist Samuel Richardson.

In 1990, he moved to the United Kingdom, living in Northern Ireland and England. He lectured in English at Queen's University of Belfast for seven years. Since 2003, he lectured creative writing at Middlesex University, London.

Death
Arden died of cancer on 15 December 2015.

Bibliography

The Orokon
 The Harlequin's Dance (1997)
 The King and Queen of Swords (1998)
 Sultan of the Moon and Stars (1999)
 Sisterhood of the Blue Storm (2000)
 Empress of the Endless Dream (2001)

Other novels
 Shadow Black (2002) – gothic mystery
 The Translation of Bastian Test (2005) – science fiction
 As David Rain: The Heat of the Sun (2012)
 As David Rain: Volcano Street (2014)

Other writings
 Nightdreamers (original novella) based on the television series Doctor Who.
 Short stories for UK publication Interzone: "The Indigenes" (IZ 136), "The Volvax Immersion" (IZ 143).
 Articles have been published in the British Fantasy Society magazine Prism.

References

External links
 Official Website
 

1961 births
2015 deaths
Australian science fiction writers
Australian fantasy writers
British science fiction writers
British fantasy writers
Deaths from cancer in England
20th-century pseudonymous writers
21st-century pseudonymous writers
University of Adelaide alumni
Academics of Queen's University Belfast
Academics of Middlesex University
Balón de Oro, also referred to as Mexican Golden Ball (), is an annual Mexican awards ceremony by the Mexican Federation of Association Football to the best association football players, head coaches, and referees of the Liga MX each season. Until 1997, it was an annual award, afterwards the prize was rewarded at the end of the football season. Since 1996/97 the single championship was split into two single-round tournaments, giving birth to the current Apertura and Clausura arrangement, and Balón de Oro is followed them. In 2001/02 no awards were handed out as the officials forgot about organising an election. The ceremony entered a 4-year hiatus following the 2012 Clausura until the 2015–16 Liga MX season.

The Mexican Best Footballer (, that literally translates to Golden Ball to the Best Football Player) is a half-yearly award given by the Mexican Federation of Association Football as one of the Balón de Oro Awards.

Winners

By player

By country

By club

References

Mexico
Football in Mexico
Mexican awards
Awards established in 1975
1975 establishments in Mexico
Annual events in Mexico
Silakbo is a 1995 Philippine action crime film directed by Joel Lamangan. The film stars Cesar Montano, Alice Dixson, Anjanette Abayari, Marjorie Barretto and Joko Diaz.

Cast
 Cesar Montano as Andy Gil
 Alice Dixson as Barbara "Bang" Briones
 Anjanette Abayari as Tin Roman
 Marjorie Barretto as Cherry Acosta
 Joko Diaz as Rudy
 Robert Arevalo as Greg Macaspac
 Rey PJ Abellana as David Natividad
 Alicia Alonzo as Lolit Zacarias' Mother
 Dan Fernandez as Mario Felix
 Renato del Prado as Mang Pete
 Jim Pebanco as Young Executive
 Alma Lerma as Landlady
 Pocholo Montes as Attorney
 Michelle Parton as Lolit Zacarias
 Chiqui Pineda as Singer
 Manding Fernandez as Dirty Old Man
 Glydel Mercado as Chiqui
 Dante Javier as Dante

Production
The initial cut of the film included a scene where a private part of Anjanette Abayari was shown while she was dancing. When director Joel Lamangan refused to remove that scene during post-production, Abayari consulted a lawyer. When the film was submitted to the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board for review, the board ruled in favor of Abayari and that scene was excluded on the final cut of the film.

References

External links

1995 films
1995 action films
Filipino-language films
Philippine action films
Viva Films films
Films directed by Joel Lamangan
Kenny Burks (born October 30, 1959) is a former American stock car racing driver. Burks competed in 93 NASCAR Busch Series races between 1984 and 1989. Burks achieved a total of 10 top ten finishes throughout his career. His best finish in the points standings was a 14th in 1986.

References

External links
 

Living people
1959 births
NASCAR drivers
Racing drivers from Virginia
Sportspeople from Charlottesville, Virginia
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala or CPI(M) Kerala is the Kerala state wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a recognised State party in Kerala. Currently, it is the governing party in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha.

History

In 1957 the Communist Party of India (CPI) was elected to rule the state government of Kerala under E. M. S. Namboodiripad only to have the government dismissed and President's Rule declared in 1959 following the Vimochana Samaram. In 1964, in conjunction with the widening rift between China and the Soviet Union, a large leftist faction of the CPI leadership, based predominantly in Kerala and West Bengal, split from the party to form the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI (M). In Kerala, the CPI (M) in coalition with other parties wrested control from the Congress and its allies (frequently including the CPI) in 1967, in 1980, and in 1987. Support for the CPI (M) in Kerala in general elections has ranged from 19 percent to 26 percent, but the party has never won more than nine of Kerala's twenty seats in Parliament. But as a coalition including CPI (M), CPI and other parties as Left Democratic Front they won 19 seats out of 20.

List of State Secretaries

Results in Kerala Elections

List of Elected Members

Rajya Sabha

Lok Sabha

See also
 Politics in Kerala
 Left Democratic Front
 Communism in Kerala
 Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

References

External links 

Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alburnus mentoides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Alburnus that is endemic to Crimea (Black and Azov Sea basins) in Ukraine. This freshwater fish grows up to a length of  (SL).

References

Alburnus
Fish described in 1859
Endemic fauna of Ukraine
Freshwater fish
Harold Goddijn (born April 23, 1960)  is the CEO of the Dutch consumer/business electronics company TomTom since 2001.

Early life and education 
He studied Economics at the University of Amsterdam from 1982 till 1986.

Early career 
Goddijn started his career with a venture capital firm.
He then founded Psion Netherlands BV in 1989 as a joint venture with Psion computers Plc. In 1998 he was appointed Managing Director of Psion Computers and served on the Board of Psion Plc from 1998 to 1999.
In 1999, Harold Goddijn left Psion and joined Palmtop Software.

TomTom
In 1991, Goddijn's wife Corinne Vigreux left her position as sales director for Psion to help found Palmtop Software; a company that specializes in creating applications for portable pocket computers. Goddijn invested in Palmtop Software, building a partnership with the co-founders Peter-Frans Pauwels and Pieter Geelen (who are still running the company with him today).
Palmtop Software completely changed their name and their image and is now known as TomTom.

In 2001, Harold was appointed Chief Executive Officer of TomTom, a role he has held ever since.
During this time, he focused the business on developing navigation software, launching the TomTom Navigator in 2002. Next, Harold made the decision to move into manufacturing hardware solutions, launching the first TomTom GO in 2004.
TomTom has gone on to sell more than 75 million navigation devices globally. Today, more than one billion people use TomTom technology every day.

After licensing its digital maps to Apple (company) for its in-house maps app and signed a multi-year deal with Uber to provide it with digital maps, the company has been building up its map making tech that will work in conjunction with the numerous sensors appearing on cars today to enable autonomous driving cars.

Other Commitment 
He is chair of the Comité Ondernemerschap en Financiering, advising the Minister of Finance.

Personal life 
Goddijn, who now lives in Amsterdam, is married to Corinne Vigreux who is Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Consumer Business Unit since 2008 at TomTom. The couple have two children studying at universities.

Sources

1960 births
Living people
Dutch chief executives in the automobile industry
University of Amsterdam alumni
People from Oegstgeest
Self-driving car companies