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Viareggio
1169/1400
With time, Viareggio has also gained the title of Capital of Versilia. The first historical fact concerning Viareggio dates 1169 when a wooden tower guarding coast was built, however Viareggio, was in a bad area for living, how Giovanni Boccaccio spoke in his book the "Decamerone".
1600/1699
This century was perhaps one of the most difficult periods for the 300 inhabitants of Viareggio; the area was really bad, for the life, often people died for malaria, but however slowly Viareggio changed its appearance; two small churches and as many factories were built, followed by a number of small shops.
1815/1847
Viareggio remained under the control of the Austrians until 1817 when, as part of the agreements from Congress of Vienna, Maria Luisa di Borbone was assigned the new Duchy of Lucca. In 1820 Viareggio was officially proclaimed city.Carlo Ludovico di Borbone helped the city, building a new church, a royal casino and two beach resorts, the first ones to be built in Viareggio.
1860/1899
During these years Viareggio’s economy had a very rapid expansion about the sailboat industry.
1900/1940
Viareggio begins to be a place for tourism, The Passeggiata or promenade was born, with its cafés and shops, contributing to make famous the city, that after will be called friendly the "Pearl of the Tyrrhenian Sea".
1940/Today
During World War II Viareggio was subject to heavy bombings and entire suburbs of the city were destroyed.After the war, the reconstruction was really hard to do.Today Viareggio is a very nice city for tourism.
Patron Saint of the city
Patron saint of the city is Maria Santissima Annunziata
The Carnival
The oldest carnival in Italy and Europe, and surely the most important. It was started in 1873. The official masks of the Carnival are Burlamacco and Ondina, drawn for the first time in 1930. Since 1954, RAI broadcasts the event on national TV.The carnival it's really famous because, on the carnival, there are masks about ministers, or show man.
Economy and trade
In Viareggio there are many resources, sea tourism, with the very nice cost, tourism, and a very big industry about flowers and fruit.Viareggio is famous in Italy for the beauties local shops, near the city and near the beach.
Anarbor
Anarbor is an American rock band from Phoenix, Arizona that was formed in 2003.
History
The band started playing together in Garrity's garage in the Phoenix community of Ahwatukee in early 2003.
Influences
Anabor stated artists like Third Eye Blind, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smash Mouth, Billy Idol, Blackfire, Green Day, U2, Nickelback, Ziggy Marley, Sublime, Elvis Costello, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, The Clash, Lenny Kravitz, Fishbone, Faith No More, Poison, Bon Jovi, Creed, Dashboard Confessional, Weezer, Live, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Pearl Jam, The Police, American Hi-Fi, The All-American Rejects, All Time Low, Jimmy Eat World, Sum 41 and Blink-182 as influences.
Haben Girma
Haben Girma (born in 1988) is an American lawyer, writer and disability rights advocate. She is deaf and blind. She uses the word "deafblind" to describe herself. Girma was the first person who is deafblind to graduate from law school in the United States. President Barack Obama recognized her as a 2013 White House Champion of Change. She was recognized by Forbes Magazine as a 2016 "30 Under 30." In 2018, the American Foundation for the Blind awarded her the Helen Keller Achievement Award. Her work was recognized by both Justin Tredeau and Angela Merkel.
Early Life
Haben Girma was born in 1988 in California. Girma’s mother, Saba Gebreyesus, Came to the United States from Eritrea. Her father is Ethiopian. Girma also had a brother who was deafblind.
She attended school in Oakland, California. When she was in elementary school, she communicated with a keyboard that was linked to a braille reader. The Oakland schools acknowledged disability rights and made sure she had the tools she needed to learn.
Girma didn’t start advocating for ability rights until she attended college. She studied at Lewis and Clark College located in Portland, OR, USA. The menu in the cafeteria was only in print. The manager would not help her. She had to eat whatever someone put on her plate. This experience made her realize that she also had a right to make choices like other people do. She learned that the Americans with Disabilities Act required the cafeteria to give her a menu she could read.
Career
Girma is a civil rights attorney. Much of her work focuses on fighting for equal access to educational opportunities. She wants strong schools for Black American children. She also argues that people with disabilities can contribute in the workplace and also buy useful products. They are productive members of the economy. She helped fight a legal case against Scribd, a digital library, for the National Federation for the Blind (NFB). NFB wanted Scribd to make their collection accessible to people who are blind. Scribd did not want to. The court ruled that Scribd had to make its work accessible.
Girma often travels around the world to give speeches about experiences with disability. She wants to change people's opinions about ability. She thinks of her disability as “an opportunity for innovation”.
Portrayals of disabled people in television and movies is also important to Girma. She gives talks to media organizations about opportunities to create realistic stories about people with different abilities. She also wants actors with disabilities cast in roles that do not specify that the character has a disability.
She also published a memoir: Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law.
Personal life
Girma enjoys kayaking, skiing, river rafting, rock climbing, ice skating, and surfing. She appreciates curiosity.
Sylvia Kauders
Sylvia Kauders (December 1, 1921 – May 5, 2016) was an American movie, TV and theater actress. She was known for many small but known roles on Broadway and in movies.
She was known for her roles in American Splendor, Analyze That, Predator 2, City Hall, two Woody Allen movies: Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). She appeared in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Kauders died on May 5, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from a heart attack, aged 94.
Steve Staunton
Stephen Staunton (born 19 January 1969) is an Irish former professional footballer. He enjoyed a distinguished career with Liverpool and Aston Villa, and became the Republic of Ireland's most capped player. He is also the former manager of Republic of Ireland.
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a major station serving the town of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England. It is located on the Northampton loop, part of the West Coast Main Line. The station is served by London Midland services and run frequent between London Euston and Birmingham New Street and is also served by infrequent semi-fast Virgin Trains services to London Euston.
Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia and consists of the area of Korea.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a platform video game that was published by Activision. It serves as a remaster and remake of the first three Spyro games: Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon.
Korean Peninsula
The whole Korean Peninsula is claimed by both countries on the peninsula.
Milhouse Van Houten
Milhouse Van Houten is a fictional character on the animated television series the Simpsons. Milhouse has blue hair and very large eyebrows. Milhouse is Bart Simpson's best friend and sidekick. Milhouse is allergic to many things. Milhouse is constantly savagely bullied particularly by Nelson Muntz. Milhouse has a crush on Lisa Simpson who does not feel the same way about him. Even though Milhouse is described by Lisa as "the class nerd" Milhouse tells Bart that "I'm not a nerd! Nerds are smart." Milhouse' parents Kirk and Luan get divorced. Milhouse is extremely insecure. Milhouse is routinely humiliated by the bullies. On one occasion, Bart tells Milhouse that he is surprised to see him since he thought he had a " three-o-clock wedgie with Nelson and Milhouse says "I had to reschedule." Milhouse is easily reduced to crying even though he is allergic to his own tears.  Milhouse has very large round glasses.  Bart has on more than one occasion let Milhouse take the fall for something Bart did.  Though in the episode "Little Orphan Millie" Bart admits that he actually cares about Milhouse by saying "I love him. I love him so much."
Hiking
Hiking is a general word for traveling on foot in wilderness or countryside. Day hikers return before nightfall. Other hikers may go out for many days. Sometimes large groups hike together.
Hiking is a kind of physical activity as well as a leisure activity (a way of spending free time). Hikers (the people who do hiking) enjoy fresh air and the beauty of nature, and learn about the place. Many hikers enjoy challenging their physical and mental strength. Hiking with friends gives them the chance to become stronger.
Preparation
Planning starts with a hiker deciding what he wants from the hike. A traveler should examine the information on landscape, climate, weather, plants, animals, type of ground, and so on. Based on that information, a hiker decides what equipment (tools) he needs. Writing everything on paper is strongly suggested to not forget anything. A hiker should choose the itinerary (the way of the hike).
Equipping means getting specialized clothing and equipment. Overnight hiking requires carrying more supplies, usually in a backpack, though many use a backpack even for a day hike. Suggestions for equipment can be found in any hiking book. A hiker is suggested to learn more than one source and work. Equipping sometimes needs getting skills in using the apparatus. Basic skill s–different ways of orientation (the ability to find the way, for example)–must be developed before hiking.
Safety
Hiking can quickly become a fight for life. Hikers can get lost or suffer from injury, sickness, bad weather, or other dangers. For this reason everything in hiking is very important. Nobody should hike alone, no matter what the situation, without a great deal of experience to develop his hiking abilities.
Every hiker should keep in mind that theory is important, but it can hardly replace firsthand experience. To be safe a traveler should have enough experience. A hiker had better start by taking short hikes with more experienced hikers.
Finding the way
Getting lost can have bad results including sickness and death. A hiker is strongly suggested to check from time to time (at least every hour) whether he is going the right way. Portable GPS receivers can help, as long as the batteries are good. Accurate, complete maps and a compass can help, if the user understands them. On no account should he go on traveling if he has lost his way. The first thing a hiker should do is find the direction in which he was going before getting lost. Using the compass and the map, he should choose a reference point nearby (railway, road, river, etc.).
Nanase Kiryu
Nanase Kiryu (木龍 七瀬) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.
Biography
Kiryu was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on October 31, 1989. From 2007, she played for Nippon TV Beleza in Nadeshiko League. During her career with the team, she scored 25 goals in her 94 appearances. In February 2014, she signed with Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League, where she played for one season before returning to Nippon TV Beleza. In January 2016, Kiryu signed with Chinese Division 2 club Guangdong Haiyin, in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. In 2017, she returned to Japan and joined Okayama Yunogo Belle.
On January 13, 2010, Kiryu debuted for the Japan national team against Denmark. She was a member of Japan for 2014 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 16 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2014.
Trick or Treat (1952 movie)
Trick or Treat is a 1952 animated short movie. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak (25 January 1899 – 31 July 1972) was a Belgian politician and statesman. He is thought to be as one of the founding fathers of the European Union.
Spaak entered politics in 1932 for the Belgian Workers' Party (later the Belgian Socialist Party). He became Prime Minister of Belgium in 1938 and held the position until 1939. During World War II, he served as Foreign Minister in the Belgian government in exile under Hubert Pierlot. After the war, he twice served the position of Prime Minister, first for under a month in March 1946 and again between 1947 and 1949.
Spaak was Belgium's Foreign Minister for 18 years between 1939 and 1966.
In 1945, he was chosen to chair the first session of the General Assembly of the new United Nations. He served as the first President of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe between 1949 and 1950 and became the first President of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) between 1952 and 1954.
Between 1957 and 1961, he served as the second Secretary-General of NATO.
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista (beautiful view, due to its scenic location between the San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills) is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area as well as the 7th largest city in Southern California. In 2020, 275,487 people lived in Chula Vista.
Economy
According to the City's 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Local area freeways
Local area freeways in within the city of Chula Vista include
Arterial streets
East-West arterials
North-South arterials
Eiman
Eiman (永万) was a Japanese era name (年号,) after Chōkan and before Nin'an. This period started in June 1165 and ended in August 1166. The reigning emperor was Emperor Rokujō-tennō (六条天皇).
Hampton, Arkansas
Hampton is a city in the state of Arkansas in United States. It is the county seat of Calhoun County.
Second Viennese School
The Second Viennese School is a group of composers. It was made of Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils and close associates in early 20th century Vienna. Schoenberg lived and taught there between 1903 and 1925. Their music was first like late-Romantic. Later it was a totally chromatic expressionism without firm tonal centre. Later still was Schoenberg's serial twelve-tone technique.
The main members of the school, besides Schoenberg, were Alban Berg and Anton Webern.
Robert O. Peterson
Robert Oscar Peterson (1916–1994) was an American businessman and philanthropist. As the founder of the Jack in the Box restaurant chain, he popularized the drive-through fast food restaurant concept. He is credited with being the first to pair the drive-through window with an intercom system for greater efficiency. On April 18, 1994, Peterson died in San Diego, California of leukemia at age 78.
Entrapment (movie)
Entrapment is a 1999 American crime thriller movie, starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It is directed by Jon Amiel.
Zeta-Jones plays a character who works for an insurance company. She is sent to help capture an art thief. The art thief is played by Sean Connery. But she herself is also a thief. Soon, the two of them worked together to pull off the biggest theft of the millennium.
June Christy
June Christy (November 20, 1925 in Springfield, Illinois - June 21, 1990) was an American singer. She started her singing career with the Stan Kenton Orchestra. Her solo career began in 1954. She was active until 1988.
Cartoon Network (French TV channel)
Cartoon Network is a French pay television channel. It is aimed at kids, available for France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Francophone Africa. It was launched on 23 August 1999 and is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its French division.
Rich Girl
"Rich Girl" is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her debut solo studio album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004). Produced by Dr. Dre, the track features American rapper Eve. It is the second time that both Stefani and Eve had done a song together, "Rich Girl" also samples both "Rich Girl" reggae girl group Louchie Lou & Michie One and "If I Were a Rich Man" a song from Fiddler on the Roof.
Cartoon Network (French TV channel)
Cartoon Network HD
On 13 May 2014, Cartoon Network HD launched on Canalsat.
June Christy
Christy died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California from renal failure. After her death, people called her one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time.
Cartoon Network (French TV channel)
Cartoon Network Switzerland
A Swiss feed was launched on 26 February 2007. Its advertising window is operated by Goldbach Media. Unlike in France, Cartoon Network is free in all Swiss TV providers, and it is the most popular kids channel in French.
Rich Girl
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Cartoon Network (French TV channel)
Boomerang
Boomerang began as a preschool block on Cartoon Network in early 2000s. On 23 April 2003, Boomerang was launched as a channel on TPS.
Cartoonito
Cartoonito was launched as a morning block on Boing on 5 September 2011. The block last aired on 5 July 2013.
In May 2021, WarnerMedia UK and EMEA announced plans to relaunching Cartoonito within their regionre-entering in Spring 2022, with its streaming service HBO Max (or HBO Go).
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Sequel
The movie got a sequel, All Dogs Go To Heaven 2.
Faramans, Ain
Faramans is a commune. It is found in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in the east of France.
Aloadae
In Greek mythology, the Aloadae (Ἀλωάδαι, Aloadai) were a a pair of giants, sons of Poseidon and the mortal princess Iphimedia. Their names were Otos and Ephialtes (Ὦτος and Ἐφιάλτης), and they attempted to storm Mount Olympus in order to seize the goddesses Hera and Artemis and make them their wives. (Otos wanted Artemis and Ephialtes wanted Hera). Ares, the god of war, tried to stop them, but was defeated and imprisoned for thirteen months in a bronze jar. Artemis then raced between them in the form of a deer; they both cast their spears to hit her but missed and instead struck each other dead.
Sal Rocca
Sal Rocca (October 29, 1946 – December 13, 2020) was an Italian-born American politician and real estate developer. He was born in Casalvieri, Italy. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, 1983 to 1994, and 2001 to 2004.
Before 1992, he was a member of the Democratic Party. Afterwards, Rocca was a Republican. Rocca was raised in Detroit, Michigan.
Rocca died of COVID-19 in Troy, Michigan on December 13, 2020 at the age of 74.
3 (Britney Spears song)
"3" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears. It is from her second greatest-hits album, The Singles Collection. "3" was released to American radio on September 29, 2009. It is about a threesome, with a hook that references the music group Peter, Paul and Mary. It was written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Tiffany Amber, while Martin and Shellback produced it.
The song entered at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also reached the top of the charts in Canada. It reached the top ten in Australia, the UK, Belgium (Wallonia), Finland, Sweden, and Norway.
As of 2016, "3" has sold over 2.4 million copies in the US alone.
Antelope
Antelope is a term for many even-toed ungulate species. Antelope is not a strict taxonomic term because they are not a clade. Antelope is a 'wastebasket taxon' in the family Bovidae. It includes the old-world species which are not cattle, sheep, buffalo, bison, or goats.
Antelopes occupy the ecological niche which deer occupy north of the Sahara. Both deer and antelopes are grass-eating mammals which have replaced browsers as the dominant vegetarian animals as forests gave way to grasslands.
Antelope are found mostly in Africa below the Sahara, and parts of Asia. No antelope are native to North America: the pronghorn is a member of the family Antilocapridae, another family. True antelope have horns which are unbranched and never shed, while pronghorns have branching horns, and shed annually.
There are 91 species of antelope, most of which are native to Africa, in about 30 genera. A group of antelope is called a herd.
Species of forest, woodland, or bush tend to be sedentary, but many of the plains species undertake huge migrations. These migrations enable grass-eating species to follow the rains and therefore their food supply. The gnus and gazelles of East Africa perform some of the most impressive mass migratory circuits of all mammals.
Horns are not shed and are not made of bone, which distinguishes them from antlers. Gazelles and springbok are known for their speed and leaping abilities. Even larger antelope, such as elands, and kudus, are capable of jumping 8 feet (2.4 m) or greater, although their running speed is restricted by their greater mass.
Damnation
In Eastern Christian traditions (Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy), as well as some Western traditions, it is seen as a state of separation from God, a state into which all humans are born but against which Christ is the "Mediator" and "Great Physician".
Tonita Castro
Tonita Castro (1952/53 – May 8, 2016) was a Mexican-born American actress. She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. She appeared on television shows such as Little Britain USA, The Sarah Silverman Program, Kroll Show, Life in Pieces, and Dads. She also appeared on movies such as Imagine That, Funny People, Our Family Wedding, Bad Ass, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and The Book of Life.
Castro died on May 8, 2016 from stomach cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 63.
Eastern Bloc
The term Eastern Bloc referred to the former Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, including the countries of the Warsaw Pact, along with Yugoslavia and Albania, which were not aligned with the Soviet Union after 1948 and 1960 respectively. The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) arranged economic cooperation among the members. Although officially independent countries, they were Soviet satellite states. The Eastern Bloc was created in 1947 by Joseph Stalin who was leader of the Soviet Union.
Communist governments were initially installed, mostly in places that had been controlled by the Axis countries and occupied due to the victories of the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front (World War II). The process included extensive political and media controls, along with a Soviet approach to restricting emigration. Events such as the split of Josip Broz Tito and Berlin Blockade prompted stricter control. While certain oppositional factions in the Bloc had revolts, such as the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika experienced inefficiencies and stagnation throughout much of the Bloc preceding the Bloc's dissolution. Counterrevolutions in 1989 dissolved the Soviet Bloc.
A 2009 Pew Research Center poll showed that 72% of Hungarians and 62% of both Ukrainians and Bulgarians felt that their lives were worse off after 1989, when free markets were made dominant. A follow-up poll by Pew Research Center in 2011 showed that 45% of Lithuanians, 42% of Russians, and 34% of Ukrainians approved of the change to a market economy.
Static random-access memory
Static random-access memory (SRAM) is a type of RAM that keeps data that is fed to it without having to be refreshed over and over again.
One difference is that SRAM are also used for specific applications within the PC, where their good points outweigh their bad points compared to DRAM.
Like other semiconductor chips, SRAM chips are made by photolithography.
For SRAM, each bit is composed of between four and six transistors, forming a flip-flop to hold information. This complexity is what makes SRAM bigger and more expensive than DRAM. In DRAM each bit has only one transistor plus a capacitor acting like a miniature rechargeable battery).
Stem (music)
Stems can refer to two things in music, relating to music notation and production.
Notation
Stems are the lines which extend from the notehead. Stems may point up or down. Different-facing stems indicate the voice for polyphonic music written on the same staff. For single-note melodies, the stems usually point down for notes on the middle line or higher, and up for those below. If the stem points up from a notehead, the stem starts at the right-hand side of the note, but if it points down, it starts from the left. The exception to this rule is when a chord contains a second, in which case the stem runs between the two notes, the higher being placed on the left of the stem and the lower on the right. The length of a stem is usually that of an octave on the staff, going to either an octave higher or lower than the notehead, depending on which way the stem is pointing.
Production
Stems are the individual parts of a mix, separately saved (usually to disc) for the purposes of use in a remix.
The Jerry Springer Show
The Jerry Springer Show was a unscripted American tabloid talk show. It was hosted by Jerry Springer. It is broadcast around the world. It was taped in Stamford, Connecticut. The show focuses on family dysfunction, secrecy and infidelity. It began on September 30, 1991 and ended on July 26, 2018. It has been controversial for certain subjects.
Good Mythical Morning
Good Mythical Morning is an American comedy talk YouTube series created by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. The show first aired on YouTube on January 9, 2012, and continues to be uploaded every weekday. As of August 2017, the show has twelve seasons. The YouTube channel currently boasts over 12.5 million subscribers, and 3.5 billion total video views.
History and premise
Rhett and Link aired the first episode of Good Mythical Morning on January 9, 2012, to their YouTube channel of the same name. The series' crew only consisted of one member during season 1, but has since grown to have twenty-eight members, as a part of Mythical Entertainment. Many fans of the show enjoyed their behind-the-scenes crew which lead to the creation of the YouTube channel "This Is Mythical", which focuses on the funny hijinks of their crew. The show focuses on Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal as they tell hilarious stories that have happened to them, sing songs, do food related challenges, and more.
Format
Good Mythical Morning is uploaded to YouTube every weekday morning. Each episode usually consists of Rhett and Link doing hilarious antics, and is generally around ten minutes in length. At the beginning of each episode, either Rhett or Link say a quote related to the video in question, to which the other person replies with "Let's talk about that." At the end of every episode, Rhett and Link bring out the "Wheel of Mythicality" to spin, which consists of different spots it can land on such as "6 Degrees of Bacon," "Winface," and "Gifticality." Good Mythical More is the after show for Good Mythical Morning which contains Rhett and Link relaxing after an episode, talking about anything.
Reception
The show has become very popular on YouTube with the channel having 12.5 million subscribers, and 3.5 billion video views as of August 2017. Each episode generally gains over 2 million views. The show has also won Best Variety Series at the International Academy of Web Television Awards, Best Web Series at the Shorty Awards, Best Comedy Series and Best Non-Fiction Channel, Series or Show at the Streamy Awards, amongst many others. The series has also been nominated at multiple award shows a total of six times.
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) that is a role-playing game (RPG). It is an RPG which is played online (on the internet) by a very large number of people at the same time.
Fareins
Fareins is a commune. It is found in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Ain department in the east of France.
Segundo Galicia Sánchez
Segundo Galicia Sánchez (August 11, 1938 – December 14, 2020) was a Peruvian professor and sociologist. He was born in Virú, Peru. He was a full-time professor and researcher, "C" holder of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, (UAS), Mexico. He also was a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.
Galicia Sánchez died on December 14, 2020 in Mazatlán, Mexico at the age of 82.
Izard County, Arkansas
Izard County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,577. The county seat is Melbourne. It was founded on October 27, 1825.
Merostomata
Merostomata is a name given to the now extinct sea scorpions (Eurypterida) and the horseshoe crabs (Xiphosura). There are four known species of horsehoe crabs still alive. James Dwight Dana introduced the name to refer to the horseshoe crabs only. Henry Woodward later extended it to refer to both taxa.
Béla Magyari
Béla Magyari (8 August 1949 – 23 April 2018) was a Hungarian military official and engineer. He was Colonel of the Hungarian Air Force. He graduated from the Hungarian Airforce Academy "György Kilián" in 1969. He used to be the President of the Hungarian Astronautical Society and worked for the Hungarian Space Office. He was born in Budapest.
Ian Botham
Sir Ian Terence Botham (born 24 November 1955) is an English retired cricketer. He also played football. He was an all-rounder, being good at both batting and bowling. He was also very good at catching the ball when he was fielding. He played over 100 test matches for England. He is a very popular man in England. One reason for this is that he helped England to beat Australia in a series of test matches called "The Ashes" in 1981. This series is sometimes called "Botham's Ashes". Now he works on television. He has done some long walks to raise money for charity. He was knighted in 2007. He also played James Brooke in the 1980s drama series Howards' Way.
Béla Magyari
Magyari died on 23 April 2018 in Budapest at the age of 68.
Nerd
Nerd is a noun often used as an insult, to describe people who are seen as being weird, obsessive or introverted. The first ever usage of the word "nerd" is in the year 1950 in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss where it is one of the fictional animals the narrator would put in the zoo if he were running it. An article of Newsweek Magazine published in 1951 said that the word "nerd" was used as a synonym for the slang word "square" which was at the time a popular pejorative. By the 1960's the phrase "nerd" started meaning someone who was intelligent but strange and antisocial especially if this person were interested in science-fiction was used throughout the United States and even in Scotland. In the 1970's it became extremely common to use the phrase "nerd" because it was routinely used in the television sitcom Happy Days. People labeled as nerds tend to be bullied in school more often than others are. In 1984, there was a movie called Revenge of the Nerds as a social commentary. A number of fictional characters such as Dilton Doiley, Peter Parker, Milhouse Van Houten and Hermione Granger are sometimes described as nerds.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is an English word, with 34 letters, that was a song with the same title in the Disney musical movie Mary Poppins. The song was written by the Sherman Brothers, and sung by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. It also appears in the stage show version of Mary Poppins.
The writers of the Oxford English Dictionary think that the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" was first used in the 1940s. The word is a compound word, and said by Richard Lederer in his book Crazy English to be made up of these words: super- "above", cali- "beauty", fragilistic- "delicate", expiali- "to atone", and -docious "educable", with all of these parts combined meaning "Atoning for educability through delicate beauty." According to the movie, in which the word became widely used, the word is "something to say when you have nothing to say". However, a lot of people think the word means "extraordinarily good" or "wonderful" because all mentions of the word in the movie can be thought of as good.
Bridge to Terabithia (2007 movie)
Good
Bridge to Terabithia is a fantasy movie. It was released in 2007. The director of the movie was Gábor Csupó. It was adapted for a movie by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell. The movie is based on the Katherine Paterson novel of the same name. Walt Disney Pictures distributed the movie in the U.S.A. Bridge to Terabithia tells the story of two 12-year-old neighbours, Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke. They spend their free time in an abandoned tree house where they create a fantasy world called Terabithia.
David Paterson, who wrote the screenplay, is Katherine Paterson's son. The novel is based on parts of his childhood. When he asked his mother if he could write a screenplay of the novel, she agreed. This was because he could write plays well. Production of the movie began in February 2006. The movie was shot by November. It was shot mainly in Auckland, New Zealand within two months. It took ten weeks to edit the movie. Post-production, music mixing, and visual effects took many months.
Bridge to Terabithia was released in the US and Canada on February 16, 2007. The movie was successful in terms of earnings. With a budget of around $20 million, it collected US$137 million worldwide. The movie received positive reviews. Critics called it faithful to the children's novel. They said the visuals and performances made the movie imaginative. Bridge to Terabithia was nominated for seven awards. It won five of them at the Young Artist Awards.
Plot
Jesse "Jess" Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is a fifth grader who wants to be an artist. He lives with his financially poor family in Lark Creek. He rides the bus to school with his little sister, May Belle (Bailee Madison). He avoids the school bully, Janice Avery (Lauren Clinton). In class, his classmates, Scott Hoager (Cameron Wakefield) and Gary Fulcher (Elliot Lawless) tease him. A new student his age named Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb) comes to the school. At recess, Jess enters a running event, for which he had been training at home. Leslie also enters it. She manages to beat all the boys, including Jess. This irritates Jess. While going home, Jess and Leslie learn that they are next-door neighbors.
Later in the evening, Jess becomes angry to find his sister has drawn in his notebook. His strict father (Robert Patrick) sides with her. The next day at school, Leslie praises Jess' drawing ability. This is after she sees his notebook. They soon become best friends. After school, they go into the woods. There, they swing across a creek on a rope. Jess and Leslie find an abandoned tree house and a broken down truck on the other side of the creek. They invent a new world, which they call Terabithia. The fantasy world reflects their lives. It comes to life as they explore the area. For the next few days, Jess and Leslie spend their free time in the tree house and learn about one another.
Leslie gives Jess an art kit for his birthday. This pleases Jess very much. Later, he gives her a puppy. She names it Prince Terrien. Once in Terabithia, they fight with various creatures, including a troll that looks like Janice Avery, the school bully. At school, May Belle shows her friend Alexandra what she has for her snack, Twinkies. Jess tells her that she should not brag about them. At recess, May Belle tells Jess and Leslie that Janice stole her Twinkies. Leslie becomes frustrated by Janice's fee for entering the toilet. Jess and Leslie play a trick on Janice. Everyone laughs at her at the bus for this.
Once Leslie's parents finish writing their book, she and Jess help paint their house. Jess is impressed by her parents' happiness and watches the family. At school on Friday, Leslie hears Janice crying in the bathroom. After Leslie talks with her, she learns that the reason why Janice is a bully is because she is abused by her father. They become friends. Jess and Leslie take Prince Terrein to Terabithia. There they fight off several creatures that look like students at their school. They decide to go home when it starts raining. The creek gets higher than ever due to the rain.
The next morning, Ms. Edmunds (Zooey Deschanel), Jess' music teacher, invites him on a one-on-one field trip to an art museum. Jess tries to ask his mother's permission. As she is half-asleep, he takes her mumbling as approval. Jess does not ask Leslie to come with him. When he returns home, Jess finds that his father and mother are worried. This is because they did not know where he was. His father tells him that Leslie drowned in the river that morning. This happened when Jess went to the museum. Jess is very sad to hear this. He visits the Burke family home with his parents to pay their respects. Leslie's father, Bill Burke (Latham Gaines), tells Jess that she loved him. He thanks him for being a very good friend to her, since she could not make friends at her old school. Jess feels very guilty for Leslie's death. His father consoles him to keep their friendship alive for her sake. Jess decides to re-imagine Terabithia and builds a bridge across the river to welcome a new ruler. He invites his sister, May Belle to enter Terabithia. She is delighted because she was not allowed to enter before. She and Jess make Terabithia even better, with Jess as king and his sister as princess.
Casting
Director Csupó stated they had thought of no actors for the movie at first. The first actor cast was AnnaSophia Robb as Leslie Burke. Robb wrote Csupó "such a beautiful, heartwarming letter" that showed she loved the book and character. Csupó said Robb was cast for the movie because of "her letter, her enthusiasm, and her love of the material". Robb also talked with Lauren Levine, the producer of the movie, before casting even began. "[T]heir conversation convinced her that, without a doubt, AnnaSophia was meant for this role," Csupó stated. Levine said "it was just so clear in talking to her about all this fantasy that I was basically talking to Leslie, that she had that same kind of spark and magical presence. She might be physically different from Leslie in the book, but the spirit of Leslie and the spirit of AnnaSophia are nearly identical. It was a match made in heaven." With regard to the character, Robb said "[Leslie]'s one of those people who's just always lit up, who has this glow about her, and no one can bring her down. Leslie's such a lively and energetic character, it was really fun for me to become her."
Levine noted that "looking for Jess was a really tough hunt. We needed someone who could go from an introverted boy in an isolated world to someone who completely taps into his imagination and becomes a confident, brave leader in Terabithia. That's a heck of a range for such a young actor." Josh Hutcherson was not their first choice for the role of Jess Aarons. He was chosen as they "felt the chemistry between AnnaSophia Robb and him". Hutcherson said that he liked the project because of "the real life day-to-day drama as well as the arc of the character Jess".
The filmmakers cast Robert Patrick as Jess' father. He was chosen due to his experience in several movies in the past. Patrick explained that he could relate to the plot. He was "constantly creating imaginary worlds as a kid" himself, and that the movie reminded him of the place where he grew up. He also said that he agreed to act because it was a movie his children could watch.
Bailee Madison was cast as May Belle Aarons. Csupó said they searched for a long time for someone to play her role. She had "such a charm, even before the camera, she was just like a little sweetheart," he said. She was confident, shook hands with everybody and was "totally sweet and perky". Csupó was pleased by her attitude and cast her for the movie.
Design and effects
To design the creatures of Terabithia, Csupó wanted to use "little more artsy, imaginative, fantastical creatures than the typical rendered characters you see in other movies." He was inspired by Terry Gilliam and Ridley Scott. Dima Malanitchev drew the creatures. Csupó helped him in this. Csupó chose Weta Digital render the 3D animation. He "was impressed with their artistic integrity, the teamwork, the [fact that] people were really nice, and also they responded to our designs very positively." Weta modified some of the creature designs. However, they mainly used Csupó's original designs.
100 crew members from Weta worked for the movie. Weta was doing the animations when the movie was being shot. Weta crew members saw the shooting of all scenes involving these creatures. Weta's Matt Aitken said the process of animation was "split into two steps". First, natural-looking creatures were created based on pencil sketches by Csupó and Malanitchev. Photoshop pictures made by visual effects art director Michael Pangrazio was used for this. The second step was to use the best animation and motion style for the creatures.
Leslie's costumes in the movie were designed to look as if the character "might have made some of them herself". They were updated from those described in the book. This was because the descriptions in the book would appear odd now.
Writing
Producer and screenwriter David L. Paterson is the novel's author's son. His name was featured on its dedication page. The story was based on his real life best friend, Lisa Hill. Hill had been struck by lightning. She was killed when they were both eight years old. Paterson had asked his mother, Katherine Paterson, if he could write a screenplay of the novel. She agreed "not only because he's [her] son, but also because he's a very good playwright". Paterson found it difficult to market his screenplay. It was mainly because of Leslie's death. "[I]f you can believe this, I did meet with some companies that asked if I could just 'hurt' Leslie a little bit—put her in a light coma and then bring her out".
Music
The film's musical score was composed by Aaron Zigman. He was hired after Alison Krauss did not compose the music. Zigman said there are similarities between the music he made fro Bridge to Terabithia and the movie Flicka. He said: "[...]at times there's a bit of a Celtic influence but not much", but he also went on to say that there was a more modern feel to the music he composed for Bridge to Terabithia. The score he composed for the movie is described as "very large" compared to his other work, and Zigman commented that "Aside from the minimalist stuff and coloring that I love to do, I also like big orchestral stuff, and want to do more of that, and this movie enabled me to spread my wings out a bit." The official soundtrack for the movie was released by Hollywood Records on February 13, 2007.
Distribution
The movie premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on February 16, 2007. Paterson, who studied in The Catholic University of America, held a special advance screening of the movie for them. This was shown at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland on February 1, 2007. The movie opened in the UK on May 4, 2007, and in New Zealand June 7, 2007. The movie grossed "a higher-than-expected" $28,536,717 from 2,284 screens. It earned an average of $9,885 per screen. The opening day had collections of $6.3 million. The movie has a worldwide gross of US$120 million. It grossed $80 million in the US and Canada.
The DVD and Blu-ray Disc were released on June 19, 2007 in the US. The DVD and Blu-ray version had "Digital Imagination: Bringing Terabithia to Life", "Behind the Book: The Themes of Bridge to Terabithia" It also had "Keep Your Mind Wide Open" music video by Robb, and two audio commentaries. The first was with director Csupó, writer Jeff Stockwell, and producer Hal Lieberman. The second was with producer Lauren Levine and actors Hutcherson and Robb.
Don Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001) was an Australian cricketer. Often called "The Don", he was a batsman.He is widely acknowledged as the greatest batsmen of all time. He scored 6,996 runs in his Test match career, at an average of 99.94 runs. If he had scored four runs in his last Test match, he would have scored an average of 100 runs. However, he scored no runs (a duck) in his last innings from just two balls. This is the highest average in Test cricket, the second-highest average being 61.87. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has been cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport. Bradman also gained a degree in mathematics from the University of Victoria achieving the highest mark in his year.
Bridge to Terabithia (2007 movie)
Critical reception
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes said 85% of 137 collected reviews for Bridge to Terabithia were positive. The average score was 7.1/10. Critics said the movie was "a faithful adaptation of a beloved children's novel and a powerful portrayal of love, loss, and imagination through children's eyes. Dynamic visuals and natural performances further enhance the imaginative film". At Metacritic, the movie got 74 out of 100 from 25 reviews. This meant it received "generally favorable reviews".
Don Bradman
Bradman command over the game showed as a batsman, as a captain, as a selector, as a writer and as an administrator. Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson said that bowling to Bradman was one of his "greatest moments". This happened in 1977–78 in Adelaide during India's tour to Australia. Thompson said: "Sir Don was batting in a suit, no pads, no gloves, just a bat. He must've been around 70 and hadn't batted [much] for almost 30 years and he was still so good. It was turf wicket, and I bowled within myself, but there were a couple of young blokes who were bowling at full speed and he was carting them all over the place. Along with meeting George Best, bowling to Bradman is the greatest moment of my life."