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Anthony Minghella (6 January 1954 – 18 March 2008) was a British movie director, producer and screenwriter of Italian ancestry. He was born in Ryde, Isle of Wight. His brother is screenwriter Dominic Minghella (born 1967).  Minghella wrote and directed "Truly, Madly, Deeply"; he won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. He wrote and directed "The English Patient"; he won a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and an Academy Award for Best Director. He wrote and directed "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and "Cold Mountain". Minghella had cancer of the tonsils and the neck. He died of a cerebral haemorrhage and from cancer complications in Charing Cross Hospital, west London, the week after an operation to remove the cancer. He had a son, actor Max (born 1985) and a daughter, Hannah.
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a United States federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the government of the United States. The Board's purpose is to standardize -- not regulate -- US and foreign geographic names, including the names of geographical features underseas and in Antarctica. History. The Board was created in 1890 by executive order of President Benjamin Harrison. The Board was given authority to resolve questions about geographic names. In 1947, the Board was recreated by Congress in Public Law 80-242. The Geographic Names Information System includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps which confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recorded.  Processes for standardizing non-US geographic names, Antarctic names and undersea features were developed. Other websites.
The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) is an independent government agency in the United Kingdom. Its function is to establish standard names for places outside the UK, but not including Antarctica. The decisions about names are for the use of the British government. History. Permanent Committee on Geographical Names was established in 1919. Over the years, the representative members have grown to include
is a member of Shōten. His real name is , although he is most widely known by his previous comedian name Kikuzou Hayashiya (林家木久蔵), of which he was the first. The new Hayashiya Kikuzou is his son: ex-Kikuo.  On Shōten, he always wears a yellow kimono. He is known for making commonplace jokes and usually "plays the fool." He is a mood maker. Kikuzō Ramen. Kikuou is also famous for his side job, a chain of noodle shops named after him called "Kikuzō Ramen." (Kikuzō is his old name). On Shōten, he often advertises Kikuzō Ramen, but other members joke about it being very flavorless. Kikuzō Ramen is famous for its lack of flavor.
The FIFA Confederations Cup (formally known as the King Fahd Cup) was an Association football tournament for national teams held by FIFA. It was played with the winner of the FIFA confederation championships (UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, CAF, AFC, OFC), as well as the FIFA World Cup holder and the host. The number of teams was eight. The tournament was regarded as an early step on the way to the FIFA World Cup. *: hosts
, also known as the , is the time from approximately 1573 to 1606 in history of Japan. This period is called Azuchi-Momoyama because there were two great centers of power during this time. One was Oda Nobunaga's castle at Azuchi near Lake Biwa. The other was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's castle at Momoyama near Kyoto. Culture. The times when Toyotomi grasped the government are called , and the culture that prospered mainly on this time is called . A new merchant class grew in cities at this time. Consumption and luxurious culture had increased among the wealthy. Trade with the West was influential Francisco Xavier visited Japan.
Mount Tate is a mountain in the Mt. Tate range of the northern Hida Mountains (the north Alps). It is in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture. It is a general term for three peaks, Mt.O (altitude 3,003 m), Mt. Onanji (altitude 3,015 m), and Fujinooritate (altitude 2,999 m). It is one of the mountains of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park with the dominant peak of the Tateyama mountain range. The Park was made on December 4, 1934. It ranks with Mt. Tsurugi. They are some of the few mountains which have an existing glacier in Japan.
is a Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on the island of Honshu. It is the capital city of the prefecture. It has been recognized as a core city since 1996. History. During the Edo period, Kanazawa was the center of the Maeda clan. Kanazawa has a big Japanese garden called Kenroku-en. Kenroku-en was made as a garden of the Kanazawa castle at the Edo period. It is regarded as one of the most famous gardens in Japan.  Geography. Kanazawa is on the western coast of Honshu. It faces the Sea of Japan.
This is a list of characters from the movie series "The Lion King". The characters were made by The Walt Disney Company in 1994. Simba. Simba is the main character of the series. He is a lion. In "The Lion King", he becomes King of Pride Rock. The character is voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Matthew Broderick with singing vocals by Evan Saucedo, Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams. His name comes from the word for "lion" in Swahili. Nala. Nala is Simba's childhood friend who later becomes his queen. She appears in "The Lion King", "" and "The Lion King 1½". Nala's mother is Sarafina. "Nala" means "gift" in Swahili. She is voiced by Niketa Calame and Moira Kelly with singing vocals by Laura Williams and Sally Dworsky. Scar. Scar is the main villain in the movie. He was voiced by Jeremy Irons with singing vocals by Jim Cummings. Pumbaa. Pumbaa is a good-hearted warthog in the movie. He usually gossips with the other animals, but then flees with his tail held in the air when things get out of hand. Mufasa. Mufasa was the king of the pride lands until he was brutally murdered by Scar.
Shangluo Municipality (, pinyin: Shāngluò Shì, formerly known as "商雒"), is a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi, China. It is in the southeast part of Shannxi. Shangluo covers . As of November 2010, 2,341,742 people lived here. The place is based on farming, forestry, Chinese herbology and gold mining. Political divisions. Shangluo is divided into 7 municipalities:
The Directorate General for Civil Aviation (, DGAC) is the French civil aviation authority. It is located in Paris. In 2013, DGAC starts with the ENAC the consulting company France Aviation Civile Services.
Pope Alexander VI (; 1431–1503), born Rodrigo Lanzol y Borja, was an Spanish cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 215th Pope from 1492 to 1503.  Early life. In 1431, Lanzol y Borja born in Xàtiva, which is near Valencia in Spain. His father was Jofre Lançol. His mother was Isabella Borgia, who was a sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borgia, who later became Pope Callixtus III. He was adopted into the immediate family of Pope Callixtus; and was known afterwards as Rodrigo Borgia. Cardinal. In 1456, he was made Cardinal. Pope. Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on August 11, 1492; and he took the name of Alexander VI. Pope Alexander is known for writing "Inter Caetera" in 1493. In this papal decree, Alexander decided that some parts of South America would be Spanish or and some parts would be Portuguese.
A exotic pet is a rare or unusual animal which is kept as a pet. It is kept in human households but is relatively unusual or usually thought of as a wild animal rather than as a pet. "Exotic" often refers to a species which is not native (indigenous) to where the owner lives, or an animal that isn't typically kept as a pet (unlike cats or dogs). "Pet" is a companion animal living with people. Some animals kept as exotic pets. A wide variety of animals have been kept as pets. Below is a list of some animals that are kept in captivity at home and are thought to be "exotic". Where examples are provided within a category, the examples are the animals that are "relatively commonly" kept as pets in captivity at home within that category (although mice and parakeets may not really be considered very "exotic").
Yanta District (, pinyin:Yàntǎ Qū, meaning "Wild goose Tower District") is a District of Xi'an, it's in southern part of Xi'an. Area of it is 151.44km2, and as of November 2010, 1,178,529 people live in here. The name of Yanta District is come from Big Wild Goose Tower, a tower that builded in 652 A.D. It's famous in culture and tour. The district have many university. History. In September 1954, Yanta District was set up. It was merge from Xi'an No.9 District, a part of Chang'an County, a part of Weiqu District and some other place. In May 1960, some part of Xincheng District, Lianhu District and Beilin District was merged to Yanta District. But that was revoked in April 1962. In September 1965, Yanta District was changed to Xi'an suburb toghter with Weiyang District, original Epang District and some other place. It's revoked in February 1980. Political divisions. Yanta District is divided to 8 part:
Leslie Nielsen (February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. His television roles include "Forbidden Planet" and "Police Squad!", playing Frank Drebin. His movie roles include "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun" trilogy: ', ' and "". Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He died of pneumonia in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest of all living sea turtles. It is the fourth largest modern reptile behind three crocodilians. Adults average in shell length, in total length and weigh . The largest ever found was over from head to tail and weighed . It was found on a beach on the west coast of Wales. The eggs and young are often eaten by predators, but the adults can defend themselves aggressively. Only the largest sea predators can tackle a leatherback successfully. Leatherback turtles are one of the deepest diving marine animals. They have been recorded diving to depths as great as . They are also the fastest-moving reptiles. The 1992 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records lists the leatherback turtle moving at in the water. Usually, they swim at . They can live as far north as Alaska and Norway and as far south as the Cape of Good Hope in Africa and the southernmost tip of New Zealand. The leatherback is found in all tropical and subtropical oceans, and it also goes well into the Arctic Circle. Very little is known about how long they live. Some reports say "30 years or more", while others say "50 years or more".
was a member of the Imperial House of Japan. Early life. Prince Takahito was the fourth and youngest son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. He was the brother of Emperor Shōwa, who was the father of the current emperor. The prince's childhood title was "Sumi-no-miya". He attended the Gakushūin Peers' School from 1922 to 1932. The prince attended the Imperial Japanese Army Academy from 1932 to 1936. He graduated from the Army Staff College. In 1935, Emperor Shōwa gave him the title "Mikasa-no-miya" (Prince Mikasa). He was given permission to form a new branch of the Imperial family. Career. Prince Mikasa served in the army from 1937 to 1947. He was an officer in China. He served at Army Headquarters during the Second World War. After Second World War, he occupies oriental studies. Death. Prince Mikasa died of cardiac arrest after being treated for pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 100.
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With , the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada. It is in seven geographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia and the Canadian Domain. Some animals are indoors in tropical settings. Some are outdoors in what would be their normal environments. It also has areas such as the Kids Zoo, Waterside Theatre and Splash Island. The zoo is currently home to over 16,000 animals. There are over 491 species. In April 2012, the zoo is not in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It sent three elephants to a place that is not okayed by the AZA. The zoo can ask to be back in the AZA in March 2013.
Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was a British actor. He was born in Wimbledon, Surrey. He was a nephew of movie director Sir Carol Reed (1906-1976) and grandson of actor and theatre manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917). Reed's starred in many movies, including: "Women in Love", "The Devils", "The Three Musketeers", "Tommy", "Castaway" ,"Gladiator"and "Treasure island" Reed was an alcoholic. He died of a heart attack in Valletta, Malta.
Triton was the son of Poseidon, the sea god, in Greek mythology. He acted as Poseidon's messenger. He had the ability to make the seas calm by blowing on a conch shell. He is shown in Greek art as having the body of a man and a fish tail, like a mermaid. Sometimes he is shown with arms like the claws of a crab, at other times he has arms like a horse's legs. He lived in a golden palace at the bottom of the ocean. Sometimes Triton was shown as being many people, known as Tritones. The planet Neptune's moon, Triton, was named after the god.
Xincheng District (, pinyin:Xīnchéng Qū, meaning: New City District), is a district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, and it's in middle-eastern of Xi'an. Shaanxi government is in here. Its name is from Xincheng Square. As of November 2011, 589,739 people live in here. Area of Xincheng District is 30.13 km2.
Beilin District (, pinyin:Bēilín Qū) is a district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It's in center of Xi'an. Its name comes from Stele Forest (碑林, Beilin). Area of the district is 264.41 km2 and as of November 2010, 806,811 live in here. The district is famous in tour.
Monte Hermoso is a town on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. It is about east of the city of Bahía Blanca. It is in the south of the Province of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of the Partido of Monte Hermoso. The tallest lighthouse in South America is nearby. It is called "Faro Recalada a Bahia Blanca". It is high.
Pope Callixtus III (; December 31, 1378–August 6, 1458), born Alfonso de Borja, was an Spanish official of the Roman Catholic Church and the 210th Pope from April 8, 1455 until his death. Early life. Borja was born near Valencia on December 31, 1378. Bishop. Martin V named Borja bishop of Valencia in 1429. Cardinal. In 1444, Eugene IV made Borja or "Borgia" a cardinal. Pope. After Nicholas V died, Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on April 8, 1455. He chose to be called Callixtus III. In 1456, Callixtus authorized a review of the trial of Joan of Arc; and she was found innocent.
Gilbert and Sullivan were two men who worked together during the late 19th century to write fourteen well known comic operas. W.S. Gilbert wrote the words to the operas, while Arthur Sullivan was the composer who wrote the music. Gilbert and Sullivan introduced innovations in content and form that influenced the development of musical theatre in the 20th century. The operas have also influenced political discourse, literature, film and television. Their operas are still commonly performed today, and some have been turned into movies. Many of the operas are very funny, and the songs are often parodied. Producer Richard D'Oyly Carte brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and helped their collaboration. He built the Savoy Theatre in 1881 to present their joint works, and founded the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which performed and promoted their works for over a century.
The Folies Bergère is a nightclub in Paris which opened in 1869 as a music hall. It was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s until the Second World War. It is still in business. History. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, offering operettas, comic opera, popular songs, and gymnastics. It became the "Folies Bergère" on 13 September 1872, named after a nearby street, the rue Bergère.  In 1882, Édouard Manet painted the famous "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère". In 1886, Édouard Marchand thought up a new type of entertainment for the "Folies Bergère": the music-hall review. Women would be the heart of Marchand's concept for the "Folies". In the early 1890s, the American dancer Loïe Fuller starred at the "Folies Bergère". In 1902, illness forced Marchand to leave after 16 years. In 1918, Paul Derval (1880–1966) made his mark on the review. His reviews were to feature extravagant costumes, sets and effects, and his "small nude women". Derval's small nude women would become the hallmark of the "Folies". During his 48 years at the Folies, he launched the careers of many French stars including Maurice Chevalier, Mistinguett, Josephine Baker, Fernandel and many others. Performers. Many famous entertainers have performed at the "Folies Bergère":
is a science fiction role-playing video game series that produced by Japanese company Crea-Tech. First game of series was release in 1991 in Nintendo Entertainment System. Due to treadmark problems, the series has a sub-series Metal Saga. Series is famous in high freedom and unusual game world. System. Like other Japanese RPGs, players use characters travel in destroyed feature world, find items to strong themselves, and battle with enemys to get money. In games, player can find and get tanks, tanks are powerful and can protect characters. Player can find tank in different place by searching, bought by money or made by NPCs. In battle, human characters can attact by themselves or using tanks, while all character's health points equals 0, battle was lost. Tank has 6 parts: cannon (main gun), machine gun (sub gun), special equipments, chassis, engine, and control system. Using weapon can attack enemy, and the others can keep tank running normally. Tank was covered by armors, if tank was attacked, armors might be lost, than it will broken easily. If tank broken heavily, it wouldn't move or protect character, and it must need to be fixed. Development. First game of series was released in 1991 when "Dragon Quest" was popular in Japan, developer said for public that it's boring for battle with dragons, play human with tanks RPG -- "Metal Max". In 1993, "Metal Max 2" was released, it was sold 280,000 copies. And in 1995, the first of series was remade. In the end of 1990s, original publisher Data East run not good, some game want to be publisher but not success. Finally, Data East got bankrupt in 2003, and "Metal Max" belongs to the one who don't work for video games. Since 2005, Success company published a game as title "Metal Saga". In 2009, Enterbrain get the original treadmark, and "Metal Max 3" was published in 2010 by Kadokawa Games.
Anna Helene Paquin (born 24 July 1982) is a Canadian-New Zealand movie actress. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to a French Canadian father and New Zealand mother. She won Academy Awards for "The Piano" at age 11 in 1994. She also performed in movies related to the "X-Men" franchise. Paquin is openly bisexual.
The Panathinaiko Stadium is a stadium in Athens, Greece. The Olympic Games of 1896 and 2004 were held here. The London 2012 Olympics started here. It is the only major stadium in the world built entirely of white marble. It is also one of the oldest in the world.
A positive-definite matrix is a matrix with special properties. The definition of the term is best understood for square matrices that are symmetrical, also known as Hermitian matrices.  Definition. A square matrix filled with real numbers is positive definite if it can be multiplied by any non-zero vector and its transpose and be greater than zero. The vector chosen must be filled with real numbers. Examples. when the entries "z"0, "z"1 are real and at least one of them nonzero, this is positive. This proves that the matrix formula_4 is positive-definite.
The transpose of a matrix A is another matrix where the rows of A are written as columns. Vectors can be transposed in the same way. We can write the transpose of A using different symbols such as AT, A′ Atr and At.  Examples. Here is the vector formula_1 being transposed: Here are a few matrices being transposed: Properties. Given two matrices A and B, the following properties related to the transpose are true:
Hazāra () are a Turko-Mongol people group who mainly live in central Afghanistan and in southwestern Pakistan. They are mostly Muslims with a Shia majority and a Sunni minority. Hazaras are the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, forming about 18%–30% of the total population. Hazaras are also one of the biggest ethnic groups in Pakistan, native to the region of Northern Balochistan. Some Hazaras also live in Iran. Hazaras speak Hazaragi, a dialect of Persian with many Turkic and Mongolic loanwords.
Emily Olivia Laura Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British and American actress. She has received nominations for an Academy Award and four British Academy Film Awards, and won a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She began acting professionally in 2001 in theater, and made her movie debut in 2004's "My Summer of Love". Life. Blunt's television roles include the title character "Gideon's Daughter", for which she won a Golden Globe Award. Her movie roles include Emily Charlton in "The Devil Wears Prada", the title role of Queen Victoria in "The Young Victoria" and Elise Sellas in "The Adjustment Bureau". Blunt married actor John Krasinski on 10 July 2010. The couple have two daughters, born in 2014 and 2016. Blunt became a dual British-American citizen in 2015.  In 2018, Blunt starred alongside her husband in the 2018 horror movie "A Quiet Place". She starred as Mary Poppins in the 2018 Disney fantasy movie "Mary Poppins Returns". In 2023, she starred as Katherine Oppenheimer, wife of J. Robert Oppenheimer, in Christopher Nolan's 2023 movie "Oppenheimer".
Dwight Kurt Schrute III (; born January 20, 1968) is a character on "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson. He is one of the highest-ranking salesmen as well as assistant to the regional manager (disputed) at the paper company Dunder Mifflin.  Schrute is known for his lack of social skills and common sense, his love for martial arts and the justice system, and his office rivalry with fellow salesman Jim Halpert. He is also known for his romantic relationship with Angela.  Dwight was also the Vice President of Special Projects Development for the Sabre Corporation, but was soon replaced by Todd Packer, who was almost immediately terminated. In the final season, Dwight is finally offered the position of permanent Regional Manager.
A Pogo stick, also known as a jumping stick, hopping stick, bouncing stick, springing stick, jump stick, hop stick, bounce stick, spring stick, jumper, hopper, bouncer or springer or simply a Pogo, is a type of hopping device that holds one person. It works by jumping off the ground in a standing position with the help of a spring. It is also used as a toy or piece of exercise equipment.