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In 1948, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq saw growth in their film industries. In Iran, Esmail Kushan founded the "Mitra" film company which could produce sound movies. This was important because until then sound movies had to be filmed in Europe. In Iraq, "Alia and Issam" the first Iraqi movie was produced. In Turkey, the government decreased the tax on cinema tickets which increased the demand for films and the production of films. The State of Israel was established and in 1949, the "Israeli Motion Picture Studios" opened.
Egypt managed to gain independence from the British in 1952 with the "Free Officers" overthrowing the monarch and establishing the Ministry of National Culture and Language. Just two years later, in 1954, war broke out in Algeria. Algeria demanded independence from the French colonial forces. In 1956, Egypt gets attacked by Israel during the Suez Crisis. Morocco and Tunisia are granted independence by France in 1959 as well, but not Algeria, and Spain also gives up its territories in Morocco. By 1958 the first Lebanese Civil War begins.
Despite all the setbacks, film industries still managed to grow. Youssef Chahine is an important Egyptian director who always included some political commentary in his movies. He lived through very turbulent times in Egypt and he is well-known for not accepting censorship. He discussed topics such as the British occupation, Nasser's rule, Islamism, and the changing relationships between the Arab world and the Western world. One of his most important films is "Jamila the Algerian", produced in 1958. This is his first film in which the message was clearly political. Another important work of his is the documentary "Cairo, As Told By Chahine," released in 1991, which showed the two sides of Cairo: an opulent center of the Arab world and a city ridden by poverty and religious intolerance. In 1953 the first Turkish color film was produced by , called "Carpet-weaving Girl." In Lebanon the were founded. In 1957 the first Jordanian film was produced, "Struggle in Jarash". It was the first movie which was fully produced in Jordan by locals, and it was produced in Arabic. In the same year "Where to?" by was the first fully Lebanese movie that was presented at the Cannes Festival.
The 1960s were a decade of change in the region. This change is connected to liberation, especially in North Africa, and it, can be seen through the expansion of national film industries. Algeria gained its independence in 1962 after 8 years of war. At the time that liberation was granted, Algeria had 424 cinemas, many more than other countries of the Maghreb. Non-print sources of information were very important in Algeria when forming a national identity because of the very high illiteracy rates. The use of cinema, or radio, played such a significant role in the independence war that the French declared those mediums colonial propaganda. By 1964, Algeria had managed to nationalize its film industry with a very important figure of Algerian cinema . Algeria is home to a native group, Amazigh which speaks Berber. This group was always the most suppressed under French colonization, but it continued being suppressed even under an Algerian government. This can be seen in productions of , an Algerian government-owned production company, where Berber languages were strictly forbidden.
Palestinian cinema also grew in the 60s as a form of resistance. Mustapha Abu Ali, Hany Jawhariya, and Sulafa Jadallah established a film unit in Jordan which was owned by Fatah, which at the time was the liberation force in Palestine. It produced documentaries about the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Other organizations such as the PFLP, the , and the PLO also started producing documentaries to spread their cause, but they couldn't be as successful as the Algerian organizations because they had no access to the occupied territories. Their films focused more on the life conditions in refugee camps and in military actions and attacks that were taking place out of the occupied territories. An example of such a documentary is the "Aftermath" which is a short documentary the depicts the humanitarian conditions at the refugee camps after the 1967 war with the goal of gaining humanitarian aid for the Palestinians. What was different about this documentary is that it included interviews from natives speaking Arabic which made the message stronger. However, this movie as well as many others of that time fail to address the problem behind the refugees and present the refugees as "a problem that needs to be solved."
"The Night of Counting the Years" or "The Mummy" was produced in Egypt in 1969 by Shadi Abdel Salam and it is based on a true story. The Egyptian star Nadia Lufti who was featured in this film was an important figure in Egyptian cinema. It is considered to be one of the best Egyptian movies to have ever been produced as it marks the start for the age of realism in Egyptian cinema. Moreover, it was shot in which is very uncommon for Egyptian films.
The 1970s were a decade of instability in many of these countries. In 1970-71 the situation between Israel and Palestine evolved rapidly with thousands of Palestinians losing their life due to the Black September events. While this was a tragic escalation of the conflict, it allowed Palestinian Resistance Cinema to grow. Palestinian Resistance Cinema is different compared to other resistance cinemas because it did not change public opinion on the conflict, but it did work as a mobilization force for many Europeans as well as a unitary force between Arabs and Palestinians. These were documentary-style films that had the ultimate goal of educating and informing people. One example of such a film is "With Soul, With Blood" which was produced by the Palestinian Film Unit in 1971. It discusses the conflict between the army of the Jordanian king, King Hussein, and the PLO, and the attacks that followed (Black September). It was directed by Mustafa Abu Ali and it was a cornerstone for Palestinian and MENA Resistance Cinema as it made commentary on Western Imperialism in the Middle East in general. In 1976 in Lebanon, which so far was experiencing its "golden-age" in cinema, the second Lebanese Civil War broke out which put an abrupt end to the success of Lebanese cinema for some time.
In Morocco, the film industry did not experience much growth. That is partly due to the fact that Moroccan film production was not nationalized so there was very little incentive to produce films, and partly because cinema did not seem to be that popular in Morocco. That led to many Moroccan films being very popular internationally but not in Morocco. Tunisian cinema did not grow much either, as the film industry was dominated by European and French productions. At a time more approximately 60% of all available films were European.
Other countries were experiencing growth in their national film industries. In 1972, Egypt saw one of its greatest productions "Watch Out for Zuzu" featuring one of the greatest Egyptian actresses, Souad Hosni. In the same year, Syria organized the first International Film Festival for Young Arab Cinema in Damascus, and the production in Turkey reached an average of about 300 productions annually. Algeria also experienced growth in the 70s. In 1975 Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina produced "Chronicle of the Years of Ashes", a movie about resistance and the fight for independence in Algeria. Lakhdar won the Palme D'or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975 for the production of that film. This was the most expensive Algerian production so far, and it popularized Algerian cinema internationally. In 1978, "The Nubah of the Women of Mount Chenoua" was the first Algerian film directed by a woman, Assia Djebar
The 1980s inherited much turmoil from the previous decades. Lebanon was still going through Civil War (started 1976 - lasted 15 years), a new war breaks out between Iran and Iraq in 1980, Turkey went through a three year long dictatorship from 1980 to 1983, and in 1982 Israel invaded the south of Lebanon. These developments were a major setback for the film industries of the countries.
The Israeli attack on Beirut affected the Palestinian film industry significantly. The PLO's headquarters were located in Beirut and many important documents, pictures, videos, etc. were stored there. The destruction of the headquarters caused a decrease in the production of Palestinian films. The loss, however, was not detrimental with a new famous movie being produced in 1987 by director Michel Khleifi. The movie "Wedding in Galilee" was the first fictional Palestinian movie and it was inspired by the challenges Palestinians faced living in territories controlled by the Israeli military.
The war between Iran and Iraq inspired a new movie genre "sacred defence." About 50 films were produced in that genre during the war. Despite the production of such films, the Iranian regime was overall against cinema. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution and in the first three years of Khomeini's rule more than 150 cinemas were destroyed throughout the country. This was because cinema and film production was seen as a way for the west to "inject" its values into Iran and Islamic states in general. Later on, cinema proved to be a necessary medium for the regime as it could easily spread information. The movies that could be produced from then and on had to be approved by "The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance" (established in 1982) and had to fit in some specific "boxes." By 1983, the Iranian regime seemed more keen on producing and exporting films and the "Farabi Cinema Foundation" was established. During the 1980s few films were produced in Iran but they were successful. In 1986 two major movies were produced that put Iran on top of film productions internationally, "The Runner" by Amir Naderi and "Bashu, The Little Stranger" by Bahram Beyzai. Three years later, the movie "Where Is My Friend's House?" was the first by Abbas Kiarostami, famous Iranian director.
By the 1980s most film industries were well-established. Lebanon plaid a significant role in the distribution of Egyptian films internationally due its colonial connections with France. Algeria and Syria provided funds to young native film-makers but Morocco provided no resources to native film-makers and focused all its funds to foreign documentaries. Even the countries that made efforts to nationalize their film industries were missing one main factor, money. Many countries in the region were fighting for survival and depended on foreign funding.
During the 1980s Palestinian productions saw a decrease because of the ongoing conflict. Despite the harsh conditions that film producers and directors had to work under they still managed to produce few influential movies. One of them was a documentary-style film "Children, Nonetheless" (also known as Children, Nevertheless) which came out on the UN-declared year as Year of the Child and pointed out the discrepancy between the declaration and the living conditions of Palestinian children.
The 1990s were marked by a new wave of Islamic Fundamentalism in the region, and increased violent conflicts. These two main factors had some effect on the growth of national film industries. Egypt, previously known as one of the countries with the most vibrant and successful film industries, started a "witch-hunt" against artists, including actors/actresses, directors, and script writers. The peak of this era of "witch-hunts" in Egypt was in 1994 when Youssef Chahine, arguably the most important and successful Egyptian director, got sent to court for one of the movies he produced. That movie is called "The Exiled" and Chahine was sent to court for it because it depicted the Prophet Joseph, which according to the religious rulings in Egypt and Islam was not allowed. Despite the court ruling that the movie should be removed from movie theaters, it remained one of the most popular and successful movies of Chahine. Despite the regime's response, in 1997 Chahine went on to create another very successful movie which challenged Islamic Fundamentalism, "Destiny." Not all countries had the same response to the rise in Islamic Fundamentalism. Tunisia in 1994 saw the production of the film "Beb El-Oued City," a film which demonstrated the consequences that Islamic and religious fundamentalism could have in the society. That movie made it to the Cannes Film Festival and won the International Critics' Prize by the F.I.P.R.E.S.C.I., as well as a lot of global recognition.
In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, and in 1991 the U.S.A. invaded Iraq starting the Gulf War. Just a year later, in 1992, Algeria gets in a 10-year-long Civil War. These conflicts put a rough end, or long pause, to the film industries of these countries. Algerian cinema, once very successful, crumbled with the cinema sector being privatized in 1993 and the government organization responsible for funding closing down by 1998.
Palestinian films kept getting produced at a steady pace, and got a boost when Rashid Masharawi established the "Cinema Production and Distribution Center" in Ramallah in 1996. In 1995 Khleifi produced what is considered to be one of the greatest Palestinian productions, "Tale of the Three Jewels." It was a successful movie internationally and it made a difference by not showing any violent scenes or scenes from war in general, but rather demonstrating the effects of the war on people, and children more specifically.
Iranian cinema flourished in the 1990s. In 1991 Rakshan Bani-Etemad became the first woman to receive the "Best Director" award at the in Iran. She won this award for her movie "Nargess." Later, in 1997, Abbas Kiarostami won the "Palme d'or" at the Cannes Film Festival for the film "Taste of Cherry". Also, a wider range of films were allowed to be released, because the rules for Iranian cinema become less strict.
In the 2000s, regional cinema grew a lot as some directors started discussing certain taboo topics such as homosexuality and transsexuality. A film released in the year 2000, "Room to rent" (Khaled al-Haggar)"," is about an Egyptian man called Ali who is studying in London. He becomes friends with Mark, a gay photographer. This creates a fresh perspective on sexuality and socially prescribed sexual roles. The 2002 film "Une minute de Soleil en moins," directed by Nabil Ayouch depicts a police inspector who starts a friendship with a transvestite. These are quite well-known examples, but other films that critique sexual repression of queer people more obviously did not reach such a wide audience. Examples are the Lebanese "How much I love you" by Akram Zaatari and Palestinian Tawfik Abu Wad's "Diary of a Male Whore".
Most national film industries grew in the 2000s, while others had a setback because of conflicts. Egypt still dominated the Arab film scene. However, it has also progressed a lot in the 21st century compared to the three decades beforehand. In the 70s, 80s and 90s cinema in the country was slowed down largely due to government film institutions being made private. Since then, more movies have been produced and have also improved in quality. In the year 2000, three Iranian movies won awards at International Film Festivals, "The Apple" by Samira Makhmalbaf, "Djomeh" by Hassan Yektepanah, and "A Time for Drunken Horses" by Bahman Qobadi. These movies became well-known and established Iranian cinema on the global stage.
In 2004 the Palestinian Film Foundation was created in the United Kingdom to organize Palestinian cinema in the UK. The Palestinian film "Paradise Now" directed by Hany Abu-Assad was released in 2005. This was the first Palestinian film allowed to enter in the United States Academy Awards. The non-governmental organization Shashat was founded in Ramallah. Its primary objective is to encourage women's filmmaking. Many young Palestinian women joined the documentary filmmaking scene in the 2000s. Three important Palestinian documentary filmmakers are Rima Essa, Suha Arraf and May Oday. All of them work and live in Palestine. The dominant themes in modern Palestinian films are "Palestinian displacement, exile, diaspora and statelessness".
A new country that has entered the international film industry in the Middle East is the United Arab Emirates. Its first domestically produced film "Dream" was released in 2005 and directed by Hani Al-Shibani. It takes place in the desert, where a group of actors is moving around. Film festivals are taking place in the U.A.E., such as the Middle East International Film Festival, the Dubai International Film Festival, the Emirates Film Competition, and the Gulf Film Festival. The financial base and infrastructure to support filmmaking now exist in the Emirates, as well as film training schools.
Pita Limjaroenrat
Pita Limjaroenrat (, , ; nicknamed "Tim"; born 5 September 1980) is a Thai politician and businessman. He is the leader of the Move Forward Party. From 2019 to 2023, he was a member of the House of Representatives.
Pita led the Move Forward Party into the 2023 general election.
Pita first joined as a member of the Future Forward Party (Thai:, RTGS: Phak Anakhot Mai). Pita initially joined as a member of the Future Forward Party (Thai:, RTGS: Phak Anakhot Mai). He accepted Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's invitation to run in the 2019 Thai general election and was chosen as the fourth party-list representative for his party, winning a seat in the House of Representatives. He accepted Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's invitation to run in the 2019 Thai general election and was elected as the fourth party-list representative for his party, earning a seat in the House of Representatives.
He outlined the "Five-Button Theory" in a speech he gave in the House of Representatives in July 2019. According to this theory, the government should concentrate on the following agricultural policies: land ownership, farmer indebtedness, cannabis usage, agro-tourism, and water resources. Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda appreciated his remarks despite the fact that he is a member of another party.
He was chosen as the new head of the Move Forward Party (Thai:, RTGS: Phak Kao Klai) two weeks after his party was liquidated. He joined 54 other former party members there and was subsequently elected on March 14, 2020.
Pita led the Move Forward Party during the general election of 2023. When his party won the most votes on May 15, he said that he was prepared to take office as prime minister and asked the Pheu Thai Party and several other minor parties to form a coalition government.
Silver Wing
Silver Wing is a care home in Tokyo.
It is well known for using technology such as bed sensors, robotic walking aids, and interactive entertainment to reduce pressure on staff. Robotic aids are used to lift and move people to and from their beds.
Steve Barclay visited it in May 2013.
Oh Sherrie
"Oh Sherrie" is a 1984 debut single by Steve Perry. It is the leading single from his debut studio album "Street Talk". It went to number 3 in the United States, number 1 in Canada, number 6 in South Africa, number 5 in Australia and number 8 in New Zealand and received heavy airplay on MTV.
"Cryin'" is the third single off of American rock band Aerosmith's eleventh studio album "Get a Grip". The song was released on June 20, 1993.
The song was able to make it to #1 on the Mainstream Rock, #11 on the Mainstream Top 40, and #12 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 charts. It was also certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
A music video for the song was released. It was directed by Marty Callner. During the video, it cuts back and forth to the band playing in a church and the story. In the story, a girl catches her boyfriend cheating on her in a movie theatre. Later, the couple a driving in a car. She breaks up with him, punches him in the face and kicks him out of the car. She is shown getting a tattoo and having sex with another man. Later, her car breaks down. She gets a naval piercing and eats at a diner. While eating, a man steals her backpack, she chases him down and kicks him. She considers commiting suicide by jumping off an overpass and her ex-boyfriend shows up to the scene. She jumps off and it's shown that she has a bungee jump rope tied to her waist. Her ex-boyfriend looks down to her and she gives him the middle finger.
The video features actors Alicia Silverstone as the girl, Stephen Dorff as the ex-boyfriend, and a then-unknown Josh Holloway as the backpack thief. It is the third Aerosmith music video that Silverstone has appeared in with her also being in "Amazing" and "Crazy".
It was the most requested video on MTV in 1993.
Gustave Marchegay
Gustave Marchegay then becomes architect of the City of Paris, and will thus be an inspector at the facilities of the Great Exhibition of 1900. As an Engineer of Arts and Manufactures, he was named Knight of the Legion of Honor on August 14, 1900.
From 1928, Gustave Marchegay exhibited at the Salon d'Automne . He quickly became known for his aquatic sculptures, drawing inspiration from the long hours he dedicated to his passion. : fishing . He dies on June 19, 1932 in Bains-les-Bains, and is buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery .
Pismis 24-1
Pismis 24-1 (also known as HD 319718) is the brightest star in the Pismis 24 open cluster in the NGC 6357 nebula. It is 6,500 light years away. It was thought to be the most massive star known: actually it is made of three stars. These are still some of the most luminous and most massive stars known.
Eccleshall
Eccleshall is a small town and civil parish in the county of Staffordshire in England. The town is seven miles from Stafford and six miles from Stone.
In 2022, it had a population of around 6,500 people.
Eccleshall is located on the A519 road that runs from Newcastle-under-Lyme and Newport. Junction 14 of the M6 motorway is only five miles south of the town.
The nearest railway station used to be Norton Bridge, three miles east of Eccleshall, but this station officially closed in 2017. The nearest railway stations now are at Stafford and Stone.
Eagle House is a Grade II listed building located in the town. Eccleshall Castle is also Grade II listed and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.
The Holy Trinity Church is said to date back to 1195.
The town has a semi-professional association football club called Eccleshall F.C. who play home games at Pershall Park in Pershall, a small village to the west of the town.
Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre, a small medieval town in France.
Louis Majou
We know only a few elements of his life before the Revolution. Inheriting some business in La Rochelle, he probably studied law in this city, where he certainly resided during his youth.
In 1792, Louis Majou was recognized enough in La Rochelle to be elected lieutenant of the free company. He took part as an infantryman in the siege of Toulon.
Placed on half pay during the first Restoration, Majou was elected deputy of Charente-Maritime on March 11, 1815 for the period of the Hundred Days. He returns to his business in La Rochelle at the end of his mandate.
In April 1816, Colonel Majou took part in a subscription of officers in favor of King Louis XVIIl. He died on February 25, 1832 at La Barre in Sainte-Hermine.
Antoine Dominique Bordes
Antoine Dominique Bordes (1815-1883) was a French shipowner and business manager, founder of the shipping company that bears his name.
Born on July 22, 1815 in the Gers ( France ) where his father was a physician (from the University of Paris), he joined his older brother Antoine Bordes at the age of 16, in Bordeaux. Baptized Antoine Apollinaire, he takes the name of his brother in Chile for his business.
The Bordes navigation company was created in 1868. Until the death of the founder, the company established itself on Boulevard Malesherbes in Paris and organized its traffic from the ports of Bordeaux, Nantes, Dunkirk, Le Havre . From the 1870s hits ships also carried Chilean nitrate to Liverpool and Glasgow.
Alexandre Bordes
Alexandre Bordes (1860-1943) was a French shipowner and senior executive of the shipping company that bears his name.
He became a member of the Superior Council of the Merchant Navy from 1919 to 1925 . As part of his services for National Defense, he was promoted to Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor. Alexandre Bordes was chosen in 1936 to hold the position of Under-Secretary of State for the Merchant Navy.
He dies on September 9, 1943 in Paris, at the age of 59. Owner of the Nellcote villa, he is in particular the creator of his tropical park.
The award for the Sailing Club's cruise races in Villefranche-sur-Mer has borne his name since 1928 : Alexandre Bordes Prize.
Minor chord
In music, a minor chord is a combination of three different notes. For example, when using a piano, and you want to play the C minor chord (Cm, as minor chords are always denoted with a small 'm'), you must play C, followed by Eb, followed by G.
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Paper Mario: Color Splash is a 2016 action-adventure role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Wii U console. It is the fifth installment in the Paper Mario series, within the larger Mario franchise.
1888 United States presidential election
The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 6, 1888. This election was between Incumbent President Grover Cleveland of New York and former U.S Senator from Indiana and grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison. Harrison won the election with 233 electoral votes. Cleveland got only 168 electoral votes.
Foreign relations of Turkey
As mentioned above, Turkey was one of the fifty-one founding members of the United Nations. Turkey also joined the NATO (North Atlantic Trade Organization) in 1952. The country received Marshall Plan aid, a financial support plan designed by the United States to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism. This shows Turkey's good relations with the West during the Cold War.
After the Cold War had ended and the Soviet Union had been dissolved, Turkey went into a process to enter the European Union, which still has not happened yet. Despite this, Turkey can be seen as an intermediary between Russia and the EU, two opposing blocks.
Turkey has been a NATO member since 1952, seeking protection from the threat formed by the Soviet Union. Turkey has been involved in different NATO operations and training programs, and houses various military bases and airbases for NATO. They have participated on NATO's side in the Korean War before they had joined NATO, sent troops to Afghanistan, and received NATO support to defend themselves from the threat of potential airstrikes formed by the Syrian Civil War. In the first half of 2022, Turkey stood central in NATO. Due to the threat of Russia, EU members Sweden and Finland wanted to enter NATO. All member states accepted except for Turkey, stating as reason that these states gave asylum to Turkish refugees, deemed to be migrants by the Turkish state. These people were often part of organisations like the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the (PYD), or the (YPG), and the Turkish state says that these are terrorist organisations.
The European Union (EU) and Turkey established relations in 1959, and made their relations formal in 1963 with the . The EU and Turkey are also members of the .
Turkey's foreign relations policies have historically been focussed on relationships with the Western world, moving to the historical goal of . As Turkey's AKP-led government has put more focus on Turkey's regional presence in the Balkans, the Middle East and the Caucasus, the relationship with the Western world has been deteriorating and negotiations of accession to the EU have come to a halt.
Since the 2016 Turkish purges, relations with the EU have deteriorated significantly. Some of the most notable issues affecting these relations are the , the , the Turkish , and the Turkish .
Arguably the most pressing issue is the . Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Turkey has taken nearly 4 million . Many of these refugees moved on to Europe, sparking the 2015 European migrant crisis. In 2016, the EU and Turkey made a 'refugee deal', which resulted in the EU giving financial support to Turkey to strengthen its borders and host refugees.
Turkey has an extensive network of embassies and consulates around the world, representing Turkey and providing consular services for Turkish citizens abroad. Turkey has the 5th largest diplomatic network globally, with 258 diplomatic and consular missions worldwide serving as a vital link between Turkey and the rest of the world and promoting trade, culture and diplomatic relations. Turkey is also part of 25 .
The foreign policy of Turkey since the AKP took power in 2002 is commonly called "Neo-Ottomanism". This political ideology encourages , economic neoliberalism, more engagement in neighbouring regions and Turkey as leader of the Islamic world. This has resulted in improved relations with the Middle East, especially with Iraq, Iran and Syria. Turkey currently has 15 diplomatic missions in the Middle East.
Turkey's relation with Africa has been steadily improving since 1998. Trade between Turkey and Sub-Saharan Africa has increased more than tenfold from 1998 to 2015. Turkey has 39 diplomatic missions in Africa.
In the Americas, Turkey maintains very good relations with the United States of America. The two countries maintain excellent strategic, cultural, public and most importantly . Throughout the Americas, Turkey has 29 diplomatic missions.
Turkey has been improving relations with Asia since the AKP took power, especially with its Middle-Eastern neighbours and Russia and China. Relations with Oceania have remained well and largely unchanged for decades. Turkey has 53 diplomatic missions in Asia and Oceania.
Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society
The Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society, also known as TECOSO, is a Tanzania non-governmental organization founded in the year 1998 and registered on February 11, 1999, under the Societies Act CAP.337 R.E.2002 from The Societies (Application for Registration) Rules of 1954. Its focus is environmental protection and habitat conservation, promoting an integrated approach that includes community development, environmental education, nature conservation and ecotourism. The organisation is also a piece of supportive machinery in collaborating and conducting field research projects, leadership development, vocational education that focus on gender parity.
TECOSO Tanzania also maintains an inter-continental network for information exchange and capacity building of conservation efforts. It works with different partners, including government institutions or associations, researchers, local and international learning institutions, universities and other NGOs. Most of the organisation activities are undertaken in Arusha Region, Manyara Region, Dar es Salaam, and Kilimanjaro Region.
Theloderma moloch
The Assam Indonesia tree frog, Eerie tree frog, Xizang warty tree frog, or black-spotted frog ("Theloderma moloch") is a frog. It lives in northeastern India and southeastern China. Scientists think it may live in Myanmar.
Theloderma vietnamense
The South Vietnamese bug-eyed frog or South Vietnamese bug eye frog ("Theloderma vietnamense") is a frog. It lives in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. People have seen it no higher than 1400 meters above sea level.
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the first album by A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group. The album was released on April 10, 1990. Jive Records released it. A Tribe Called Quest started recording music for the album in 1989. It was finished in 1990.
The album is important in alternative hip hop. It is known for having production that was different from other hip hop albums. The album has inspired many other R&B and hip hop music makers. It was certified gold by the RIAA in 1996.
All tracks written and produced by A Tribe Called Quest. Credits are from the album.
The personal union with the United Kingdom ended in 1837 when Queen Victoria became the queen of the UK. This was because females were not allowed to rule Hanover while a related male was still alive. Because of this, her uncle Ernest Augustus thus became the ruler of Hanover. His only son took over from him as George V. However, he was on the losing side of the Austro-Prussian War. His kingdom was then taken over by Prussia in 1866 and lost independence. It became a Prussian province. Hanover became part of the German Empire with the unification of Germany in January 1871. The country came back as the State of Hanover in 1946. But this state was later merged with some smaller states to form the current state of Lower Saxony in then West Germany. The city of Hanover became the capital of this new state.
The 1975-76 Austrian Cup was Austria's nationwide football cup competition. SWW Innsbruck were the defending champions. This year a new rule for tied games was introduced. If it was 0-0, there was extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out - in all other draws, the away team rose thanks to a (misinterpreted) away goal rule.
Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)
"Forever Young" is a 1974 song by Bob Dylan. It is the seventh track from his 14th studio album "Planet Waves". It was released as a single when it was taken from his live album "Bob Dylan at Budokan".
In 1974 Joan Baez covered Forever Young as a single. It reached number 13 in the United States.
In 2015, Louisa Johnson covered "Forever Young" and was released as a single. It went to number 2 in Scotland, number 5 in Ireland and number 9 in the United Kingdom. It was the first "The X-Factor" not to top the single charts in the United Kingdom.
Aurore Gagnon
Pao or PAO may refer to:
Inovonics
Inovonics is an American professional radio broadcast equipment manufacturer. It specializes in audio processors, RDS encoders, AM/FM/HD modulation monitors, and off-air monitoring equipment for AM/FM/HD/RDS/DAB+/Internet Radio.
Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is a Jewish international organization headquartered in New York City.
The Anti-Defamation League usually fights against antisemitism, racism and all types of bigotry.
His Brother's Wife is a 1936 American romantic drama movie directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Hersholt, Joseph Calleia, John Eldredge, Jed Prouty, Leonard Mudie. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Emergency on Planet Earth is the debut studio album by English funk band Jamiroquai. It was released on 14 June, 1993 through Sony Soho Square. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, number 5 in Switzerland, number 7 in France, number 11 in Austria, number 13 in Sweden, number 15 in the Netherlands, number 17 in Germany, number 21 in Australia, number 27 in New Zealand and number 40 in Japan. It was nominated for a BRIT award in 1994.
The Spyker F1 Team was a Formula One team owned by Spyker, a Dutch car brand. It existed only in 2007. The team was bought from Midland in 2006 and was sold to become Force India later on in 2007.
In 2006, during the 2006 Formula One season, it was announced that Spyker had bought the struggling Midland F1 team. Every race that was left would be raced under the Spyker name and the livery would be changed to orange, because that's the national colour of the Netherlands.
In the 2007 season, the team was fully in the hands of Spyker. However, to the public, the team did not perform better than Midland. It was known as a backmarker, a team that almost always finds itself at the back of the grid.
On the tenth of July it was announced that the only Dutch driver with Spyker, Christijan Albers, would be fired because his sponsors failed to pay the Spyker F1 team. He would be replaced by Winkelhock and, later on, Yamamoto.
At the end of 2007, Spyker F1 was sold to an Indian holding company called Orange India Holdings. This was officially the end for Spyker in Formula One. The team turned into Force India for the start of 2008.
Rainforest could refer to:
Navina Jafa
Navina Jafa is a cultural heritage professional, Kathak classical dancer, author, cultural historian, performing arts scholar, cultural activist, and curator of signature heritage tours. She has made contributions in the field of cultural diplomacy and sustainable development through her work as a Fulbright Scholar at the Smithsonian Museum and various other prestigious roles.
"Navina Jafa" was born on June 6, 1964, in Shillong, Meghalaya. She completed her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Delhi and Convent High School in Dominica, West Indies. She further pursued her education at St. Mary's Convent (Ramnee) in Nainital. Navina Jafa earned her Bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Stephen's College (1983-86) and went on to specialize in Culture Management and Cultural Diplomacy as a Fulbright Fellow at the Smithsonian Centre for Folklife & Cultural Heritage in Washington, D.C. (2005-2006). She also pursued a Ph.D. in History & Culture with a focus on the Socio Economics of North Indian Performing Arts at Jamia Milia Islamia under the guidance of and (1991-1999).
Navina Jafa studied Art History and Indian Cultural Heritage in the guru-shishya parampara (traditional teacher-student relationship) with Kapila Vatsyayan.
As a cultural heritage professional, Jafa has conducted extensive research on Indian temples in collaboration with archaeologists such as and Krishna Dev, both . She has also made notable contributions to the field of cultural heritage skill mapping, data analysis, and application in sustainable development programs.
In addition to her academic pursuits, Jafa has actively engaged in cultural diplomacy and public diplomacy. As a Fulbright Scholar, she delivered a lecture on "Brokering Indian Culture In The United States: Perspectives On Cultural Management" as part of the Fulbright Lecture series. She has participated in various cross-cultural projects, including collaborations with Cambridge University on Culture and Artificial Intelligence.
Some of her notable accolades include the Shakti Women's Achiever award by the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) for her contributions to Heritage Tourism, the Woman of Wonder award by the Vodafone Foundation, and the CBSE Sahodaya Award for her contributions to Multi-disciplinary Learning - Heritage Education in Schools.
Jafa has been involved in electoral awareness and development communication through Indian performing arts. She worked with the Election Commission of India in 2019 to curate interactive folk performances in 56 villages in Rajasthan to motivate registered women voters. These performances, featuring traditional impersonators and acrobats, were accompanied by surveys to understand the reasons behind women's low voter turnout. Subsequently, Navina Jafa initiated a follow-up program advocating for the formation of jal panchayats (water councils) through a Bahurupiya Jal Yatra.
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Mae Muller
Holly Mae Muller (born 26 August 1997) is an English singer-songwriter and actress with German ancestry. She represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023 with her song "I Wrote a Song". The song finished in 25th place in the Grand Final.
Her debut studio album "Sorry I'm Late" was be released in September 2023. In late 2023, Muller will portray Kelly in the film "Gassed Up".
Alison Hammond
Alison Hammond (born 5 February 1975) is a British TV presenter, reality star and actress. Hammond was born to Jamaican parents and was raised in Birmingham. In 2023, she became the presenter on "The Great British Bake Off" since 2023.
She is best known for co-presenting ITV's daytime show "This Morning" as well as being a contestant on "Big Brother" in 2002. After appearing on "Big Brother", Hammond appeared in multiple other TV shows including "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!".
In 2023, she started co-presenting "The Great British Bake Off" with Noel Fielding.
"Vanguard 1" is an American satellite that was the fourth artificial Earth-orbiting satellite to be successfully launched, following Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2, and Explorer 1. it was launched 17 March 1958.
Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric power.
Purple day is an event that occurs on March 26. It is celebrated by several organizations around the world. The idea is to raise awareness of epilepsy. Many people do not know what epilepsy is, or they have wrong ideas about the condition. Epilepsy is a common condition, yet many people who suffer from it are stigmatized. The organizers also want to reduce the stigma associated with the disease.
Fortierville
Fortierville is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. It was the birthplace of martyr Aurore Gagnon.
Muhammad Jaber Taha
Muhammad Jaber Taha, an Egyptian writer and screenwriter, born in 1993, was born in Damietta Governorate, and graduated from the Faculty of Computer Science.
The Latvian Green Party is a green political party in Latvia. It started in 1990.
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is the setting up of illegal radio stations to broadcast radio music without a license and is famous after Sealand was made known for engaging in such activities, although other micronations such as the Islamic Sultanate of Qarsherskiy are also known to engage in Pirate Radio activities and most Pirate Radio operators are not in any way affiliated with micronations.
Latvian Railways
Latvian Railway was started as a company on 2 September 1991. It is owned by the government. Before that was the Latvian Railway Board (Latvian Railways) which started on 5 August 1919.
Railways were first built in Latvia in the 1860s. They were damaged in the first and second world wars.
In 1992 there were of railway lines and 23,000 workers.
Theloderma bicolor
The Chapa bug-eyed frog or Sapa bug-eyed frog ("Theloderma bicolor") is a frog. It lives in northwestern Vietnam and southeastern and central China. People have seen it between 1400 and 1800 meters above sea level.
Luxembourgish Americans
Luxembourgish Americans are Americans of Luxembourgish ancestry. The United States 2000 Census said that there were 45,139 Americans of Luxembourgish descent. In 1940 there were 100,000 Americans with Luxembourgish ancestry.
The first families from Luxembourg went to the United States around 1842. They left because of the overpopulation and economic change in Luxembourg.
Most Luxembourgish Americans live in the Midwest. This was where most of them settled in the nineteenth century. In 2000, the states with the largest Luxembourgish American populations were Illinois (6,963), Wisconsin (6,580), Minnesota (5,867), Iowa (5,624), and California (2,824).
Kim Petras (born August 27, 1992, Cologne) is a German singer and songwriter. Between 2016 and 2020, she released music as an independent artist under her own label, BunHead Records, before signing with Republic Records in 2021.
She became known for being one of the youngest people in the world to undergo an operation to change her sex assigned at birth. She began recording music at the age of 19, and was still a teenager when she released her first "extended play" (EP) "One Piece of Tape" in 2011. She released her first single in 2017, titled "I Don't Want It at All", which charted high on Spotify, earning Petras a contract with the company. She was featured on Charli XCX 's mixtape, "Pop 2" (2017), along with Jay Park on the song "Unlock It", and on her album, "Charli" (2019), along with Tommy Cash on the song "Click".
In 2021, Petras signed a contract with the Republic Records label, with whom she released the "Slut Pop" EP in 2022. Later that year, Petras released the single "Unholy" along with Sam Smith. It marked Petras' first number one single on the UK Singles Chart and on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song also earned Petras the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, making her the first openly transgender person to win that Grammy Award.
The Austro-Prussian War (also known by many other names like the Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), (; "German war of brothers")) was a war fought in 1866 between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Each side was helped by many allies in the German Confederation. Prussia had also allied with the Kingdom of Italy. This connected the conflict to the Third Independence War of Italian unification. The Austro-Prussian War was part of the rivalry between Austria and Prussia. It ended with Prussian control over the German states.
The biggest result of the war was a change in power over the German states away from Austrian and towards Prussian hegemony. The German Confederation was ended and replaced by the North German Confederation. Italy also took the Austrian province of Venetia after the war.
The war started when Prussian troops invaded Schleswig-Holstein. The region had been disputed between Prussia and Austria ever since it was taken by them from Denmark. Prussia then invaded Hanover, Saxony, and the Electorate of Hesse on 15 June. Italy declared war on Austria on 20 June.
Inno al Re
Inno al Re ("Hymn to the King") was a national anthem of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the author of the lyrics is unknown and the melody was composed in 1787 by Giovanni Paisiello.
I Can't Quit You Baby
"I Can't Quit You Baby" is a 1956 song by blues singer Otis Rush. It was the first recording for the Cobra Records company. It became a record chart hit as well as a blues standard. In 1969 British band Led Zeppelin for their debut studio album "Led Zeppelin".
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime is the fifth studio album by Faith No More. It was released on 13 March, 1995 through Republic Records. It went to number 2 in Australia, number 3 in New Zealand, number 5 in Sweden and the United Kingdom, number 6 in Belgium and Norway, number 7 in Scotland and Switzerland, number 8 in Germany and the Netherlands, number 9 in Austria, number 22 in Finland, number 31 in the United States and number 39 in Canada.
Nutshell (song)
"Nutshell" is a 1994 song by Alice in Chains. It was taken from their extended play "Jar of Flies". It was played on MTV Unplugged in 1996. The live version went on to be featured on 1999 album "Music Bank" and 2006 album "The Essential Alice in Chains".
2023 Emilia-Romagna floods
On 17 May, Stefano Bonaccini, the president of Emilia-Romagna said that "in the last 24 hours, more than 300 millimeters of rain have fallen" and described the floods as a "catastrophic event, never seen before".Later on, Bonaccini compared it the impact to the 2012 Emilia earthquakes, saying that the damage was likely to be less significant but would still cost the region billions of euros to repair. Lucia Mercalli, president of the Italian Meteorological Society, said that "two records were broken in 15 days in the same region. An event that occurred on 2 May might happen once in a century, but then other one hit the same areas only 15 days later."
Emergency operations were carried out in response to the flood, including members of the Italian Red Cross, various armed and police forces, Protezione Civile and the Carabinieri. The state-owned energy company Enel made a task-force that would cooperate with local companies and forces to restore electricity to the affected areas.
Cry to Me
"Cry to Me" is a 1962 song by Solomon Burke. It went to number 44 in the United States and number 5 on the R&B charts in the United States. It has been covered by the Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones for their 1965 album "Out of Our Heads" and Dionne Warwick. It was written by Bert Berns.
List of Scotland ODI cricketers
This list has all members of the Scotland cricket team who have played at least one ODI match after debuting at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Nyctimystes multicolor
Nyctimystes multicolor is a frog. It lives in Indonesia, in the Wondiwoi Mountains. People have seen it about 950 meters above sea level.
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Gozzano
Gozzano is a "comune" in the Province of Novara in the Piedmont region in Italy. It is known for its football club A.C. Gozzano.
Locate di Triulzi
Locate di Triulzi is a "comune" in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Lombardy region in Italy.
Kenya African National Union