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"Nothing Else Matters" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on April 20, 1992 as the third single off their self-titled fifth album. The song was able to make it to #11 on the Mainstream Rock and #34 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 charts. It was also certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  When he wrote the song, James Hetfield didn't want to show it to the band at first. Hetfield said in an interview with "Metal Hammer": "I thought that Metallica could only be the four of us. These are songs about destroying things, head banging, bleeding for the crowd, whatever it is, as long as it wasn't about chicks and fast cars, even though that's what we liked. The song was about a girlfriend at the time. It turned out to be a pretty big song." A music video for the song was released. In the video, the band is recording the song in a studio. Footage of the band doing different things like shooting a basketball, donating money to a disabled veteran and choosing album artwork are shown.
' (, ; singular ', , ) were a social class of women which existed in the pre-modern Islamic world. They were trained as entertainers. The term was used for both slaves, and free women who had this role. Some of these women came from the nobility. The flourished under the Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbasid Caliphate, and in Al-Andalus. Very often the word is translated as 'singing girls' or 'singing slave girls'. There were also older Quiyan. They were skilled entertainers, and their skills were more than singing; it included for example dancing, composing music and verse, reciting historical or literary anecdotes (), calligraphy, or shadow-puppetry. Other translations include courtesan, musical concubines, or simply women musicians. Some sources see quiyan as a subset of jawāri, female slaves, or even more specific, slave girls. Sometimes, qiyan are called slave-girl poets. Many were free women. One of them was even an Abbasid princess. The word comes from the female form of blacksmith, craftsman. The term was used for manual labourers, anyone paid to do work. Later, it referred to people doing an artistic performance for a reward. From here, its feminine form came to have the meaning of a female performer of various arts, in a specific role. Like other slaves in the Islamic world, were legally sexually available to their owners. They were often associated in literature with licentiousness, and sexuality was an important part of their appeal, but they do not seem to have been prostitutes. There were also common who performed for the public in common -houses, and these houses were in some cases brothels. It is not clear how early the institution of the emerged, but certainly flourished during the ‘Abbasid period. Often, slave girls that were not that beautifuil were made Qiyan; often they also had a darker skin. It is not certain that these claims were accurate. One social phenomenon that can be seen as a successor to the is the Egyptian , courtesans or female entertainers in Medieval Egypt, educated to sing and recite classical poetry
A gunship (not to be confused with a gunboat) is a military aircraft armed with heavy aircraft guns, primarily intended for attacking ground targets either as airstrike or as close air support. In modern usage the term "gunship" refers to fixed-wing aircraft having laterally-mounted heavy armaments (i.e. firing to the side) to attack ground or sea targets. The term "gunship" originated in the mid-19th century as a synonym for gunboat and also referred to the heavily armed ironclad steamships used during the American Civil War. The term helicopter gunship is commonly used to describe armed helicopters. World War II aviation. Attack aircraft. During World War II, the urgent need for hard-hitting attack aircraft led to the development of the heavily armed gunship versions of the North American B-25 Mitchell. Post–World War II aviation. Fixed-wing aircraft. In the more modern, post-World War II fixed-wing aircraft category, a gunship is an aircraft having laterally-mounted heavy armaments (i.e. firing to the side) to attack ground or sea targets.  The Douglas AC-47 Spooky was the first notable modern gunship.
A gunboat is a naval watercraft. It is designed for carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. Gunboats were used since prior to the stream era, they changed with it. They were used in the American Civil War and were also used in e.g. World War I and II, and the Vietnam War. History. Pre-steam era. In the age of sail, a gunboat was usually a small undecked vessel carrying a single smoothbore cannon in the bow, or just two or three such cannons. A gunboat could carry one or two masts or be oar-powered only, but the single-masted version of about length was most typical. Some types of gunboats carried two cannons, or else mounted a number of swivel guns on the railings. All navies of the sailing era kept a number of gunboats on hand.  Steam era. With the introduction of steam power in the early 19th century, the Royal Navy and other navies built considerable numbers of small vessels propelled by side paddles and later by screws. Initially, these vessels retained full sailing rigs and used steam engines for auxiliary propulsion. Gunboats experienced a revival during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Union and Confederate forces quickly converted existing passenger-carrying boats into armed sidewheel steamers. Later, some purpose-built boats, such as , joined the fray. They frequently mounted 12 or more guns, sometimes of rather large caliber, and usually carried some armor. At the same time, Britain's gunboats from the Crimean War period were starting to wear out, so a new series of classes was ordered. Construction shifted from a purely wooden hull to an iron–teak composite. In the later 19th century and early 20th century, "gunboat" was the common name for smaller armed vessels. These could be classified, from the smallest to the largest, into river gunboats, river monitors, coastal-defense gunboats (such as ), and full-fledged monitors for coastal bombardments. In the 1870s and 1880s, Britain
In the 21st century, many Islamist groups, such as Boko Haram, or ISIS, have captured and enslaved women and children, often for sexual slavery. In 2014 in particular, both groups organised mass kidnappings of large numbers of girls and younger women. They say that they lead a war against "infidels". The fighters get the enslaved girls and women as a compensation for their fighting to rebuild the Caliphate. Enslavement. By Boko Haram. The first report of slave-taking by Boko Haram was on 13 May 2013. At that time, a video was released. In it, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said his group had taken women and children - including teenage girls - hostage in response to the arrest of its members' wives and children. According to Islamism expert Jonathan N.C. Hill, Boko Haram began kidnapping large numbers of girls and young women for sexual use in 2014. The attacks were similar to Algerian Islamists in the 1990s and early 2000s. The group al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has probably influenced Boko Haram with this. The BBC quoted a community leader from Borno state. He said that some of captured young women and teenage girls held by Boko Haram have been forced to marry one Boko Haram fighter after another as the fighters are killed. "Any time they go for an operation and one of the fighters is killed they will force the young woman to marry another one. Eventually she becomes a sex slave." By ISIS. "The Economist" reports that ISIS (also called "Islamic State") has taken "as many as 2,000 women and children" captive, selling and distributing them as sexual slaves. Some women were reportedly sold via auction and even via online auction to Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. Matthew Barber, a scholar of Yazidi history at the University of Chicago, later stated to have compiled a list of 4,800 captured Yazidi women and children, and estimated that the overall number could be up to 7,000. Yazidi are a small minority who practice a religion based on "a mix of Christian, Islamic, and ancient
"Pinch Me" is a 2000 song by Barenaked Ladies and is the leading single from their fifth studio album "Maroon". It went to number 15 in the United States, number 41 in New Zealand and number 4 in Canada. It was their final top 40 single in the United States Track listings. US CD single US 7-inch single European and Australian CD single
The Kafkania pebble is a pebble, small in size, and round in shape, found on 1 April 1994, near a river in Kafkania, north of Olympia. The pebble contains some Mycenaean Greek words, including a image of a labrys. The text and image on the pebble is suggested to have come from the 17th century BC. If the pebble is truly a ancient artifact, it would have been the earliest writing to come from Greece, and by far the earliest document written in Mycenaean Greek. However, it is most likely a modern-day hoax. Inscription. There is an short inscription consisting of three words written on the pebble, probably reading as: On the other side of the pebble, there is a image of a labrys. Some believe that the inscription is written in Mycenaean Greek, but it is disputed. G. Owens suggested that the inscription is written in Minoan, rather than Mycenaean Greek. Then, a Minoan could have written the text for a Mycenaean. No evidence exists that the Mycenaeans wrote text before the 14th century BC.
DXP ( stylized as D|XP ) is a video-game style programming block that aired on Disney XD. It aired weekday nights from Monday to Friday for 6 hours at 9:00pm to 3:00am. The block contained content produced by Disney Digital Network (under the Polaris banner) and Digomind Productions, along with shows produced by other various companies like Vice, Attack Media and IGN. Programming. Live Events. not only does D|XP air shows, it airs live events, there are themes such as E-sports and events based on video games ( such as Street Fighter IV, Super Smash Bros, etc. )
Markku Syrjälä (12 May 1955 – 11 October 2023) was a Finnish archer. Syrjälä competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Antti Vikström is an archer from Finland. He was born on 15 January 1993. Vikström competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
"Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It's the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist and guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares. Background. When they were writing the song, Hetfield at first had "disrupt the perfect family" which he wrote about sudden infant death syndrome. He wanted this instead of "off to never never land". He also wanted the sandman to kill the baby but said that it was too corny. In an interview with "Uncut", Hetfield said:  In the song, Hetfield sings the bedtime prayer "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep". Legacy. The song was able to make it to #10 on the Mainstream Rock, #16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and "RPM"'s Canada Top Singles charts.  Both the physical and mastertone releases were certified Gold and the digital release was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  It was nominated for "Best Rock Song" at the 34th Grammy Awards but lost to Sting's "The Soul Cages". Music video. A music video for the song was released. It was directed by Wayne Isham. In the video, a child is in bed having nightmares while sleeping. In his nightmares, he is drowning, jumps off a building, gets covered in snakes and is chased by a semi truck. R. G. Armstrong plays the old man in the video. Track listings. US single International CD single International 12-inch vinyl single (4 tracks) International 12-inch vinyl single (3 tracks) International 7-inch vinyl single International 7-inch vinyl picture disc single Australian 2-track CD single Japanese 2-track 3-inch CD single Personnel. Personnel adapted from "Metallica" liner notes, except where noted.
All Out (2023) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on September 3, 2023 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It was the fifth All Out event held by AEW. The main event saw Jon Moxley defeat Orange Cassidy to win the AEW International Championship. Moxley ended up hitting Cassidy with the Death Rider and getting the pinfall victory.
Cattell–Horn–Carroll theory (CHC) is a science model that tells about how intelligence works. It was made by three psychologists. These psychologists are Raymond B. Cattell, John L. Horn and John B. Carroll. They used factor analysis to discover it. CHC theory says that there are relationships or levels of cognitive abilities. "g", or "general intelligence," is the most stable of any level. It predicts the best. Next, there are "broad abilities." These are things like how much knowledge you have, or your ability to reason. Both "g" and these broad abilities are measured by individual tests.
Jawan () is an Indian Hindi language (Primary) action thriller movie. It was also dubbed in Tamil and Telugu languages. Atlee Kumar made his Hindi movie debut by writing and directing this movie. It is produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Shah Rukh Khan in a multiple roles, along with Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara and Sanya Malhotra in lead roles. The music of the movie is composed by Anirudh Ravichander. Release. "Jawan" was released worldwide on 7 September 2023 in various languages such as Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. It became the first Indian movie to be release at the world's largest movie theater IMAX Leonberg. "Jawan" premiered on over 10,000 screens worldwide, highest for a Hindi film and one of the highest for an Indian film. The film will be streaming on netflix premier on 2 November 2023. Jawan received highly positive reviews upon it's release praised shah rukh Khan,Nayanthara for their performance.
"Catch Me Outside" is the third single off of American rapper Ski Mask the Slump God's second mixtape "You Will Regret". The song was released on June 13, 2017. The title of the song is a reference to an internet meme of Danielle Bregoli on "Dr. Phil". The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song is a freestyle rap over the beat of Missy Elliott's 1999 song "She's a Bitch". Elliott said that she was a fan of the song, saying "Oh he rode the heck out of this Fiyahthis my She's a Bith beat! Me &amp; @Timbaland did this beat in 1999 &amp; it still Bang! big up". A music video for the song was released. It was directed by Cole Bennett. In the video, Ski is in Times Square carrying around a doll of Chucky from the "Child's Play" movies. He smokes a joint, drinks lean out of a Sprite bottle, and hangs out with street performers dressed as the Statue of Liberty. He is also seen rapping to himself in a mirror and out of the window in the back of a car. "Rolling Stone" ranked the video #137 on their list of The 150 Greatest Hip-Hop Videos of All Time. "Pitchfork" also put the video on their list of their favorite music videos of the 2010s.
"Falling Down" is the first single off of American rapper Lil Peep's second and final studio album "Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2". The song was released on September 19, 2018. American rapper XXXTentacion also appears on the song. The song was able to make it to #13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, #35 on the Alternative Airplay, and #40 on the Rhythmic charts. It was also certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Since both rappers had died by then, the mothers of both Peep and X came together to accept the plaques. The originally recorded song was called "Sunlight on Your Skin" and was by iLoveMakonnen and Lil Peep. The song was left unfinished because Peep ended up dying from a drug overdose on November 15, 2017. Rapper XXXTentacion heard the snippet and iLoveMakonnen let X record a verse to replace his. Some of Peep's friends like fellow GothBoiClique member Fish Narc and rapper Lil Tracy didn't like that X was included because of his legal history. Fish and Tracy later retracted their statements with Fish saying that it was "what [he] said in anger". In the song, Peep raps about missing a girl and that things don't feel the same when she isn't around. Makonnen said that the name "Falling Down" was chosen because it was heavily pouring rain outside of the studio when they were recording the song in London.
Noakhalian or Noakhailla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language, spoken in the Greater Noakhali, South Tripura and some other parts of Chittagong Division. Irish linguist Grierson classified this dialect in the "Southeastern Bengali" group of dialects of Bengali language. Many other linguists like Suniti Kumar Chatterji and Sukumar Sen classified this dialect under Vanga group of dialects of Bengali language. Linguist Dr. Muhammad Shahidulla placed this dialect under Prachya or eastern dialects of Bengali language.
The Huanglianshan bush frog or Huanglianshan shrub frog ("Raorchestes huanglianshan") is a frog. It lives in China and Thailand. The scientists found it on Mt. Huanglian, between 1600 and 1900 meters above sea level. The adult male frog is about 17.0-19.6 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is about 21.5 mm long. The skin of the frog's back is brown-gray in color with orange marks on the top of its head and a darker brown mark on its back in the shape of the letter X. It has three brown spots under each eye. It has disks on its toes for climbing. The disks are orange in color. Its belly is gray-white in color. Scientists named this frog for Mt. Huanglian because they found it there.
Kayangel is the northernmost state of Palau. It consists of five settlements and is by area and population the country's second smallest state.
Coolie is the name for a person who does unskilled work at a low wage. Typically these people were of Indian or Chinese descent. Today, it is a pejorative term, and should no longer be used. The term was first used by European traders, in the 16th century. By the 18th century, the term referred to migrant workers from India. There was a system that resembled indentured servitude.
Sri Lankan Tamils (Tamil: இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar or ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils from the South Asian island country of Sri Lanka. Most Sri Lankan Tamils are living in the Northern Province and Eastern Province.
Sri Lankan English (SLE) is the English language dialect, or different type of English that is used in Sri Lanka. Not many people like Sri Lankan English being called a dialect of English. English in Sri Lanka is used by one quarter of Sri Lanka's population. Sri Lankan English is the mother-tongue language for 5,000 people.  Sri Lankan words in English. Some English words are taken from Sinhalese. A list of these words is in: "A Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies". The words are about flora, different types of plants, and fauna, different types of animals:
An anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America. Anaconda may also refer to:
The Burghers are a mixed small group of Eurasian people in Sri Lanka created by the mixed marriage of local women with Portuguese, Dutch"," British and other European men who came to Sri Lanka. Most of the Burghers are found in Sri Lanka. Today, even though their mother tongue is English or other European languages, they also speak many local languages. Sri Lankan Portuguese Creole is one of the most common languages they speak.
Chinese people in Sri Lanka or Sri Lankan Chinese (; ), are Sri Lankan citizens who came from China and are born or living in Sri Lanka. Most Sri Lankan Chinese people are Hakka and Cantonese people from the southern sea areas of China. Others are Han people from Hubei and Shandong who came to Sri Lanka in 1600-1800. It is common for Sri Lankan Chinese people to marry Sinhalese people so many have a little bit of Sinhalese ancestry.Approximately 80% of Sri Lankan Chinese live in Colombo, the capital city.
Theravada Buddhism is the main, or official religion in Sri Lanka. Based on the 2012 Census, 14,222,844, or 70.2% of people practice Buddhism. People who practice Sri Lankan Buddhism is mostly the Sinhalese population. Sri Lanka Constitution Article 9 says that Buddhism is the main religion in Sri Lanka. This is because people who practice it wanted Buddhism to have a high position like before colonisation. Buddhism has been inside Sri Lanka for thousands of years.
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (, ) is the constitution of Sri Lanka after its first public use by National State Assembly of Sri Lanka since 7 September 1978. It has been properly changed 21 times. It is Sri Lanka's second constitution since turning into a Republic and third constitution since independence from the United Kingdom.
The G4 countries are Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan. They want each other to get Permanent Seats in the United Nations Security Council. Their economic and political influence has increased in the past 10 years similar to the current Permanent members. But the G4 is not liked by the Uniting for Consensus group who are against the G4 countries getting a UN permanent seat. Opinions. Support. The United Kingdom and France have supported the G4 wish for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. Japan has got support from the United States and the United Kingdom. Against. China is against Japan, and North Korea, Russia and South Korea think that Japan has to make very serious changes and apologise for war crimes they had done during World War II.
Uniting for Consensus (UfC), also known as the Coffee Club, is a group that was created in the 1990s against the possible expansion of Permanent Seats in the United Nations Security Council. Italy started this group with help from Canada and Pakistan and wanted to be against giving the permanent seats wanted by the G4 countries (Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan). The UfC wants a consensus, or agreement before any decision is formed on the United Nation Security Council. Comparison. Spain is not part of the Uniting for Consensus group but was permanently invited.
Robert Hale (August 22, 1938 – August 23, 2023) was an American opera singer and a bass-baritone, who at first spent a decade as a leading baritone at the New York City Opera. With Beverly Sills, he mostly performed in Mozart operas and in the revival of belcanto opera such as Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor". He then shifted to more difficult roles, performing the title role of Wagner's "Der fliegende Holländer" first in 1978 at the Opernhaus Wuppertal, Germany. After his success there, people wanted him to perform the role at leading opera houses in Europe and the United States. He went further and tackled the role of Wotan in Wagner's "Ring" cycle, which he first performed in Wiesbaden in 1984, then at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1986. It became his signature role, performed and recorded worldwide, and he regarded the Berlin company as his artistic home for almost two decades. He died on August 23, 2023, a day after his 85th birthday.
The 2000 Sri Lanka cyclone (IMD designation: BOB 06 JTWC designation: 04B) was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Sri Lanka since 1978. It is the fourth tropical storm and the second very dangerous storm in the 2000 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It formed from an area of disturbed weather in the Bay of Bengal on December 25, 2000. It moved west, and quickly became very strong under conditions that were liked by the cyclone. It got to a top wind speed of . The cyclone hit east Sri Lanka at the highest strength, then became weak slightly while crossing the island. It ended in on 28 December. The storm closed into a low stage later, before joining with a trough on the next day.