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Durand is a city in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,854 people lived there. Durand is the seat of Pepin County. The city is in the Town of Durand. Durand was first named Bear Creek. It is on the banks of the Chippewa River about from its confluence with the Mississippi River. History. The Durand area was first settled in 1856 by Miles Durand Prindle. Prindle came up the river in a keel boat named the "Dutch Lady." He took government land on the site of the present city. Durand became a city on April 12, 1887. The "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder begin here in Pepin County. Geography. The city has a total area of . Of this, is land and is water.
Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 17,304 people lived there. Its county seat is Richland Center.  Geography. The county has a total area of . Of this is land and (0.54%) is water.
Richland Center is a city in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Richland County. As of the 2020 census, 5,114 people lived there. History. Richland Center was founded in 1851 by Ira Sherwin Hazeltine. Haseltine offered to give land to the county if Richland Center was voted the county seat. In 1852, the Wisconsin Legislature named Richland Center as the seat for Richland County. The Richland County courthouse was built in 1889. In 1876, a railroad branch opened to connect Richland Center with the Chicago, Milwaukee &amp; St. Paul Railroad at Lone Rock, Wisconsin. This gave an outlet for the town's commerce. On October 8, 1882, the town's railway depot was destroyed when a fire lit two kegs of gunpowder inside it. This caused an explosion that tore the roof from the building. Another depot was built in 1909. Today, it is a visitor center for the community. Frank Lloyd Wright was born at Richland Center in 1867. Geography. The city has a total area of . Of this, is land and is water.
Sawyer County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 18,074 people lived there. Its county seat is Hayward.  History. The county is named for Philetus Sawyer. He was a Representative and Senator for Wisconsin in the 19th century. Geography. The county has a total area of . Of this, is land and (6.95%) is water.
Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, It is on the Namekagon River. As of the 2020 census, 2,533 people lived there. Hayward is the county seat of Sawyer County. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward. History. Hayward was named for Anthony Judson Hayward, who built a sawmill there. Geography. The city has a total area of . Of this, is land and is water. Sister city. Hayward officially has one sister city:  Lillehammer, Norway
Sheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, 118,034 people lived there. Its county seat is Sheboygan. The whole county forms the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography. The county has a total area of . Of this, is land and (59.59%) is water. A large part of the land in the county is used for farming.
Sheboygan is a city in Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Sheboygan County. As of the 2020 census, 49,929 people lived there. It is the main city of the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Sheboygan River. It is about north of Milwaukee and south of Green Bay. Geography. The city has a total area of . Of this, is land and is water. History. Sheboygan was founded in 1846. By 1849, it was known for its German population. Bratwurst. Sheboygan County is well known for its bratwurst. The Sheboygan Jaycees have an annual fund-raising festival called Bratwurst Days. Events include the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship. Sister cities. Sheboygan's sister cities are:
Taylor County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 19,913 people lived there. Its county seat is Medford. Geography. The county has a total area of . Of this, is land and (0.98%) is water.
Medford is a city in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, 4,349 people lived there. Memford is the county seat of Taylor County. The city is mostly in the boundaries of the Town of Medford. Geography. The city has a total area of . Of this, is land and is water.
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2020, 136,761 people lived there. Its county seat is West Bend. Geography. The county has a total area of . Of this, is land and (1.16%) is water.
East China Normal University or ECNU, is a public research university in Shanghai. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in China and is sponsored by the national programs " and ".
All Growed Up was a telefilm and VHS episode of the Nickelodeon animated series "Rugrats". It was made to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary. It was made in July 21, 1999 and aired on July 21, 2001. It is about the Rugrats being 6 years older and going to school in September 1998. The episode led to a spin-off show called "All Grown Up!" which also aired on Nickelodeon.  Overview. Tommy is 9 years old, Dil is 8 years old, Angelica, Susie (Angelica's best friend) and Chuckie (former boyfriend of 18 year old Nicole) a 11 years old, Harold, Phil and Lil and Kimi are 10 years old, and Samantha (who was in Tommy's gang and Chuckie's love interest and Angelica's best friend) is 14 years old in this episode. Singing Emica was voiced by Bets Malone, Singing Tommy was voiced by Stacy Ferguson and Singing Angelica was voiced by Olivia Hack.
The Rugrats Movie is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series "Rugrats". It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss &amp; J. David Stem. It is about Tommy, the main character, getting a new baby brother named Dil. Tommy is jealous because Dil gets the most attention. Tommy and friends try to return Dil to the hospital in their toy Reptar wagon and manage to get lost in the forest. "The Rugrats Movie" was released in the United States on November 20, 1998. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, though some criticized its darker tone compared to the television series. The film was a box office success, opening at #1 and grossing a total of $141 million worldwide. It became the first non-Disney animated film to gross over $100 million in the United States. The film was followed by two sequels: "" in 2000 and "Rugrats Go Wild" in 2003, which is a crossover with "The Wild Thornberrys". Media. Home media. "The Rugrats Movie" was released on VHS and DVD on March 30, 1999, by Paramount Home Video. The film was also released on Laserdisc on the same day by Pioneer Entertainment. On March 15, 2011, the film was re-released in a three-disc trilogy DVD set alongside its sequels, in honor of "Rugrats"' 20th anniversary. Soundtrack. "The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture" was released by Interscope Records on November 3, 1998. The enhanced soundtrack contains thirteen tracks, bonus CD-ROM demos, and commercials. Longtime "Rugrats" composer Mark Mothersbaugh composed the film's musical score. A new track by English rock musician David Bowie, "(Safe in This) Sky Life", was written for the film's soundtrack but was ultimately removed. The track was re-recorded as a B-side for Bowie's 2002 single "Everyone Says 'Hi'", under the title "Safe". Reception. Box
Waseda University is a well known university in Japan. The main campus is in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was founded in 1882. Waseda thirty-six departments: thirteen undergraduate schools and twenty-three graduate schools. As of May 2016, there were 42,860 undergraduate students and 8,269 graduate students. It is called in Japanese. History. Ōkuma Shigenobu started this school in 1882. It started with departments of political science and economics, law, and physical science. There was also an English language course where all students could learn English. Much of the campus was destroyed in the fire bombings of Tokyo during World War II, but the university was rebuilt and reopened by 1949. Campus.  Campus Station Waseda University's main campus is in Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku. The nearest station is Waseda Station, but nearby Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line is the main access to the university. Waseda also has other campuses around the country: Associations. F-Campus. This group of five universities in Tokyo started in 2001. Students from these universities may take courses at the other universities in the group. The members are: International Associations. Waseda is a member of: People. Alumni. Many famous and influential people have graduated from Waseda including:
Frederick Brennan Karl (May 14, 1924 – March 7, 2013) was an American politician, writer, and lawyer. He served in the Florida House of Representatives, Florida State Senate, and Florida Supreme Court. Karl was born on May 14, 1924 in Daytona Beach, Florida. He studied at Seabreeze High School, at the University of Florida, and at Stetson University College of Law. Karl was married to Faye Brooker Karl from 1948 until their divorce in June of 1971. They had four children. He married Mercedes Jensen Proctor in August of 1971. Karl had suffered heart disease, Parkinson's disease, and diabetes. Karl died on March 7, 2013 from heart disease in his home in Tampa, Florida, aged 88.
Jaime Bayly Letts (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer and journalist. He is known for hosting his own Spanish host show called "Bayly". He is known for criticizing many politicians throughout the world. He won three Emmy Awards.  Bayly was born on February 19, 1965 in Lima, Peru. He was raised in Lima and in Florida. He studied at Markham College, at Colegio San Agustín of Lima, and at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. Bayly was married to Sandra Masías from 1993 until they divorced in 1997. He married Silvia Nuñez del Arco in 2011. He now lives in Miami, Florida.
John Owen Brennan (born September 22, 1955) is an American politician. He was the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center from August 2004 through August 2005. Then he was United States Homeland Security Advisor from January 2009 through March 2013. He became the director of the Central Intelligence Agency on March 8, 2013. Brennan was born on September 22, 1955 in North Bergen, New Jersey to an Irish-American family. He studied at Fordham University and at the University of Texas at Austin. Brennan is currently married to Kathy Pokluda. He now lives in Washington, D.C.. Other websites.
Marvic Castelo Sotto, commonly known as Vic Sotto and Bossing, is a Filipino actor, TV host,singer composer comedian, and actor film producer. He is known for working for "Eat Bulaga!". Biography. He was born on April 28, 1954, to Marcelino Ojeda Sotto and Dr. Herminia Castelo. He went to at Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He is the brother of Marcelino Antonio "Maru" Sotto, Jr., Vicente "Tito" Sotto, and Valmar "Val" Sotto. In 1982, Sotto, together with co-hosts in "Eat Bulaga!", Richie D Horsie and Joey De Leon, were accused of rape by Pepsi Paloma, a 16-year old actress. The case was not filed in court after the three apologized publicly on national TV. Sotto has done sitcoms and television shows on the three major networks in the Philippines, ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5. He has mostly done shows for GMA Network.
, also spelled Chikugo, is a Japanese town in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. The Kyushu National Agricultural Experiment Station is at Chikujo.
The Price is Right was an Australian television game show. It aired in various forms from 1981 to 2012. It was based on the American game show of the same name. Gameplay. Like the American version, people used their shopping skills to correctly guess the price of products. Some products were household items such as toothpaste. Others were expensive prizes such as trips and cars. Unique to the Australian version were two elements: Starting in 2004, the Showcase was sometimes known as the "Mega Showcase." The showcase would be worth between $500,000 and $600,000. Before the price of the last prize was shown, the player would be offered a cash value of $1,000-$50,000 to quit if they wanted to. On 3 March 2005, a $664,667 showcase was won. At the time, this was the biggest win in the history of the "The Price is Right" franchise. Show history. The show began as "The New Price is Right" in 1981, where it was hosted by Ian Turpie. He hosted from 1981 to 1986, and again when the show was revived in 1989. From 1981 to 1986, the show aired on Seven Network. When it came back in 1989, it aired on Network Ten. When the show came back in 1993, Larry Edmur became the host. He hosted three versions from 1993 to 2012. The first two versions, one from 1993 to 1998 and the second from 2003 to 2005, aired on Nine Network. The most recent version aired in 2012 on Seven Network.
Stephen Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American marine biologist, animator, writer, producer, actor, voice actor, and director. He was best known for creating the Nickelodeon animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants". Hillenburg was born in Lawton, Oklahoma at a United States Army base. He was raised in Anaheim, California. He studied at Humboldt State University where he majored in marine biology and minored in arts. Hillenburg was inspired by Jacques Cousteau and Max Fleischer. Hillenburg had a wife named Karen Umland (now named Karen Hillenburg), which he married till his death. In March 2017, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which is a terminal illness that affects the nervous system. Hillenburg died from heart failure as a complication of the disease on November 26, 2018 in San Marino, California at the age of 57. He is still credited as an executive producer after his death.
Late Show with David Letterman was an American late-night talk show. It was hosted by David Letterman. It was on CBS. The show was on the air from August 30, 1993 until May 20, 2015. The show has won many Emmy Awards and TCA Awards. The band of the show, known as the "CBS Orchestra," was led by Paul Shaffer, who before joining the "Late Show" was on the TV show "Saturday Night Live". The announcer was Bill Wendell from 1993 until he retired in 1995. Alan Kalter started announcing in 1995 and did so until the show ended. The show has had many guests including political figures, athletes, writers, actors, directors/producers, and singers. There were many well-known episodes such when President Barack Obama was interviewed. Madonna cursed many times during an interview on the show. That episode was one of the most censored episodes in American television history. During David Letterman's birthday, actress Drew Barrymore jumped on Letterman's desk and showed him her breasts. On April 3, 2014, Letterman announced that he would leave the show in 2015. The last episode of the show aired on May 20, 2015. "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" came after this, with Stephen Colbert as host. That show's first episode was on September 8, 2015.
Daniel Kingsley “Dan” Povenmire (born September 18, 1963) is an American TV director, writer, TV producer, storyboard artist and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the Disney animated series "Phineas and Ferb". Povenmire also co-created the spin-off Milo Murphy’s Law and created its spin-off Hamster and Gretel. In 2022, Povenmire and his wife Clarisse had a divorce.
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949) is a Canadian-American musician, actor, author, composer, entertainer, and comedian. He is known being the composer for the CBS Orchestra and being the sidekick of David Letterman on the "Late Show with David Letterman". Shaffer was born on November 28, 1949 in Toronto, and raised in Fort William (now part of Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada, to a Jewish family. He studied at the University of Toronto. Shaffer married Cathy Vasapoli in 1990. They have two children. He now lives in New York City, New York.
Daylily is the common name of a Hemerocallis. Daylily flowers can have different colors and shapes. The flowers are popular around gardener groups because they are easy to grow and can be easily mutated. The name Hemerocallis comes from the Greek words ἡμέρα (hēmera) "day" and καλός (kalos) "beautiful". The name suggest that this flower will bloom only for one day, as in "H. fulva", also called ditch lily. The flowers of some daylilies can be eaten and are used in the Chinese kitchen. They are sold in Asian markets as gum jum or golden needles (金针 in Chinese; pinyin: jīnzhēn) or yellow flower vegetables (黃花菜 in Chinese; pinyin: huánghuācài).
A general contractor is usually a person working on construction sites, management of venues, and communication and information. The general contractor is employed by the company who pays him for completed work. In UK and countries of commonwealth term Contractor is used to call any person that work for company on fixed term contract rather than regular employment. Advantages of such form of employment is better pay and flexibility for contractor and no employment protection which allows company to terminate contract immediately.
A personal injury lawyer is a lawyer who provides services to people that claim to have been injured, badly treated or exposed to unnecessary danger by another person, company or organization, and want to get compensation for the injuries that they suffered as a result. Injury may be to a person's body, mental health, property, or reputation. The lawyer may have special knowledge of health, work and safety laws that relate to the injured person's claim. This type of claim is a civil legal matter, a type of tort involving a dispute between two or more people. The lawyerwill represent the client by trying to negotiate a settlement of the injury claim, through which an agreed amount of compensation is given to the injured party to resolve their claim. The lawyer may file a lawsuit on behalf of the injured person. If the case does not settle after a lawsuit is filed, the injury claim will be decided by a court. If the court finds that the injured person suffered a wrongful injury, the court may order the person who caused the injury to pay compensation. Each country has its own rules and exams that you need to pass to be allowed to work as a lawyer.
Chinua Achebe (born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe, 16 November 1930 – 22 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He was best known for writing the novel "Things Fall Apart" which was first printed in 1958. It is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Achebe went to Nigeria's first university, University College. Achebe wrote his first short story, "In a Village Church," at university. Life. Achebe was an Igbo man. The Igbo are one of the biggest tribes in Nigeria. His parents were Christians. They gave him the English name Albert. His full Igbo name is "Chinualumogu," which means "may God fight on my behalf." University. Achebe went to University College in Ibadan to study medicine on a scholarship, but then decided to study English, history, and theology after reading a book written by a white man that made Nigerians and Africans look bad. He wanted to tell the world stories that did not make Africans look bad. Because he switched his field of study, he lost his scholarship. Writing style. Achebe's writing style is based on how the Igbo tell stories orally (by word of mouth). The Igbo did not write down their stories before Europeans came to Africa. His stories use a lot of folk tales, songs, and proverbs. The characters in his book also make long speeches. Use of the English language. Many other African writers criticized Achebe for writing in English instead of in an African language. They said that by using the colonizer's language, he was spreading neo-colonial ideas that were preventing progress in Africa. Achebe said that writing in English let everyone in Nigeria read in one language. Before colonization, the different tribes spoke different languages. He also said that writing in English allowed for people in other countries read his stories. However, he says that there are many African concepts and words that cannot be fully expressed in English. Achebe wrote in English but used it in ways that reflected an African style. Themes.
The birthday cake is part of birthday celebrations in European countries since 19th century.  The tradition of adding candles to the top of a birthday cake spread widely among rich people in Germany during the 15th century. Ηowever, the actual concept of a round cake and 'making a wish' that we now associate to birthdays goes back to Ancient Greece. These ancient predecessors of the modern birthday cakes served as offerings to Artemis, Greek goddess of the moon and of hunting, Artemis. They were meant to carry the wishes of the people into the temple. The roundness of the cakes symbolized the shape of the moon itself. It is suggested that the cakes were decorated with lit candles in order to make them glow like the moon.  This was later adapted and took different forms and formed as the basis for our birthday cakes tradition today. There have also been reports of some forms of birthday cakes and such celebrating linked to the ancient Rome. Often good wishes are written on the cake using sugar or chocolate. Since long times birthday cakes were a sign of wealth, but in the 20th century they became easily accessible to most people. Around the world many types of the birthday cake are used often looking more like candies and combined sweets. Before the cake is eaten, the person whose birthday it is should make a wish, blow out the candles in one try - this would guarantee that the wish will come true.
Miscegenation () is the mixing of different racial groups with marriage, relationship, sexual relations, and procreation. The word "miscegenation" has been used since the 19th century. It is often the name given to describe interracial marriage, interracial dating and interracial sex. In the past, it has been used to describe the study of human race mixtures.  Today, the use of the phrase is considered outdated and offensive.
The Tagalog Wikipedia is the Tagalog version of the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. It was started on December 1, 2003. In 2011, it had reached over 50,000 articles. It is 68th largest edition by article count. It has over 51,000 articles and is the as of May 31, 2011.