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The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American crime drama movie directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, that stars Al Pacino and Diane Keaton. The movie is set in 1989 and 1990. It is the sequel to "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II". It received mixed to positive reviews and did well at the box office. This movie was released December 25, 1990 in the United States. Media interest. The final scenes of the movie were filmed at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, where the uncle of Francis Ford Coppola, the composer and conductor Anton Coppola, is shown conducting the opera, "Cavalleria rusticana".
The architecture of Singapore shows influences and styles from different places and periods. Singapore architecture may be divided into two periods: the more traditional pre-World War II colonial period, and the modern post-war and post-colonial period. Pre-colonial architecture. Malay houses built in the 'kampong' style were common before the British came.. Colonial period. After the British established a settlement near the mouth of the Singapore River in 1819, building construction in Singapore changed. The new settlement was small but very urban. Merchants built warehouses right next to each other along Boat Quay. Risk of fire became a problem because the buildings were so close together and had many valuable goods inside. Builders switched to brick masonry with clay tiled roofs, to reduce the fire hazard. Bricks and tiles were made at kilns on the island, and the mortar and plaster was made by grinding up corals from sea around Singapore. Shophouse.  Shophouses are common style of building in Southeast Asia. They are usually two or three storeys high. Each shophouse is usually very narrow and part of a long row of terraced buildings. But, shophouses may be very deep front to back. The first floor is usually for business and the upper floors are for living. The front of the building usually has a covered area called the "five foot ways". An 1822 law in Singapore said that all houses made of brick or tiles should be similar in the front. They should have an open arcade making an open passage on each side of the street. This style of building shophouses soon spread to other states in British Malaya. More rules said that the veranda ways should be at least seven feet from the edge of the road and the walkway must be at least five feet wide. Black and White bungalow. A bungalow is usually a small one or one-and-half storey home with deep verandahs. In Singapore, Many Europeans lived in bungalows from the 19th century until World War II. They are called Black and Whites for their white paint and dark wood. These homes were similar to the UK's Arts and Crafts and Art Deco movements. They
Diarchy (or dyarchy) is a form of government where two people are usually the heads of state. The word comes from the Greek "δι-" "two elements" and "ἀρχή", "rule" (from ἄρχω; -αρχία is a derived suffix). The term duumvirate is a hyponym (from Latin duumvirātus, "male diarchy") but some people use it erroneously for women.  Historical examples Diarchies are Sparta, The Roman Republic and at one point India Modern diarchies. Diarchies are very uncommon in the modern day. However, there are a few that remain.
The Head of Government is the main person in charge of the government of the Principality of Andorra. The current "Cap de Govern" is Xavier Espot Zamora.
The Co-Princes of Andorra are the two rulers of the Principality of Andorra. Andorra is a tiny landlocked nation in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain. Currently, the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France are Andorra's co-princes, making the former also one of the two Roman Catholic figures to both head the church and government, the other being the Pope of Vatican City under governance of the Holy See. Coincidentially, the Pope has the power to appoint the Bishop of Urgell, a fellow head of state as Co-Prince of Andorra. History. In 988, Count Borrell II of Urgell gave the land of Andorra to the Bishop of Urgell. In 1095, the Bishop of Urgell feared that the Count wanted to take over Andorra again. He asked for help from the Lord of Caboet. The two became co-rulers of Andorra. Eventually, the Lord's title passed on to the Count of Foix. In 1278, it was officially agreed that Andorra's sovereignty would be shared between the Bishop and the Count. The co principality of andora is one of the remaining monarchy is in Europe Through inheritance, the Foix title passed on to the King of France, whose position would be replaced by the President of France when it became a republic.
A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which a head of government, with the title of president, is in charge of an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation of powers. This head of government is in most cases also the head of state.  The first true presidential system was created during the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Juan Luis Vives (), also Joan Lluís Vives i March () (6 March 1493 – 6 May 1540), was a Valencian Spanish scholar and humanist. He lived during the reign of Charles I of Spain (technically under Philip II of Spain, as Charles was more preoccupied with the Holy Roman Empire). He caused great upset during this period of time, as the Church wanted religious unity and his beliefs caused more religious contradications to what the Inquisition and Philip wanted. He descended from "conversos" (converts)- his parents had practiced the Jewish faith. He was offered a position at Alcala University but after the burning of his father, he could not take up this post. Vives had to leave Spain.
Alexey Arhipovsky (; May 15, 1967) – is a Russian balalaika virtuoso player. He was born in the town of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, Russia on May 15, 1967. His father played the garmon and accordion. At the age of 9, Arhipovsky started at musical school to study the balalaika. Later he entered Gnessin State Musical College, the department of folk instruments, class – balalaika. Upon graduation, he entered the Smolensk folk orchestra as a soloist-balalaika. In 1985 he became a laureate of the Contest of Folk Instrument Performers in Russia. Since 1998 he toured around Russia and abroad with the State Academic Folk Ensemble "Rossiya" Russia directed by Lyudmila Zykina. Since 2002 he cooperated with Stas Namin, the musician, composer, and record producer. Arhipovsky took part in festivals of Russian culture in the United States, China, South Korea, Germany, France, Spain and Bulgaria. He participated in jazz festivals in Russia and abroad, in radio and TV programmes. During his tours, fans compared his performance with Paganini and Jimi Hendrix.  Critics have dubbed him the “Paganini of the Russian balalaika”. He recorded a DVD album "Alexey Arhipovsky" in 2009. In 2009, he was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the second semi-final of the Eurovision song contest in Moscow.
The County of Korçë is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It is in the eastern part of the country. It is the largest county of Albania. The districts are Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë and Pogradec. The capital is Korçë. The county borders North Macedonia to the northeast and Greece to the southeast.
Lezhë County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë. The capital is Lezhë. The majority of its population is Catholic. Lezhë has a small western shoreline on the Adriatic Sea. Demographics. According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:
Shkodër County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Malësi e Madhe, Pukë and Shkodër. The capital is the city of Shkodër. The majority of the population is Catholic. In its southwest, Shkodër County has a small shoreline on the Adriatic Sea. The northern border is Montenegro.
Tirana County (), formally the County of Tirana (), the county is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Kavajë and Tirana. The capital is Tirana. There are 800,347 people. It has the most people of the Counties of Albania. Ishëm River and the Tiranë River both flow through the city. Dajti National Park is 26 km east of the capital of Tirana.
The County of Vlorë is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Delvinë, Sarandë and Vlorë. The capital is Vlorë. There are about 211,773 people who live here. Vlorë's western and southern edges are the shorelines of the Strait of Otranto. It also has a small border with Greece. There are some Greek people who live here.
Peshkopi is a city in Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania. It is the capital of both. It is away from Tirana, the capital of Albania, and from North Macedonia. About 14,100 people live here. Peshkopi is east of the Black Drin river. There is a branch of Aleksandër Moisiu University.
The List of World Heritage Sites in Japan is a group of places chosen by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. History. UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries. Japan agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992. List. The World Heritage Site (WHS) list has developed over time. It is part of a process; and the list continues to grow. As of 2012, there are 16 WHS places in Japan.  There are 12 sites which are on a tentative list. Tentative List. The Tentative List consists of sites which have been nominated. The evaluation process is not yet completed. In January 2012 the Japanese government requested the inscription of the tentative sites of Kamakura and Mount Fuji in 2013, with plans to request the inscription in 2014 of The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage. The Amami and Ryūkyū Islands (Yanbaru) have been selected for nomination as a joint fifth Natural Site and a study panel is to be formed to consider a sixth candidate site.
Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania. It is the capital of the Korçë District. About 105,000 people live here. It is the sixth largest city in Albania. The city has Fan Noli University.
Kukës is a city in Albania. It the capital of Kukës District and Kukës County. About 16,000 people live here. The city is in the mountains of northern Albania. It is famous because during the Kosovo conflict they took 450,000 refugees from Kosovo (Serbia). Because of this, it was nominated for the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize. It was the first time a city was nominated for the prize. Background. The Kukës city was formed in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Arrën, Bicaj, Bushtricë, Grykë-Çajë, Kalis, Kolsh, Kukës, Malzi, Shishtavec, Shtiqën, Surroj, Tërthore, Topojan, Ujmisht and Zapod, that became municipal units.  The city and had a total population of 47,985 people as of 2011. Kukës County is Albania's poorest region both historically and presently. In 2017, the city applied for the 2018 European Green Capital Award to become Europe's Green Capital.
Lezhë is a city in northwest Albania. It is the capital of Lezhë District and Lezhë County. About 27,500 people live here. The majority of the population is Catholic. The city was formed around 385 BC as a Greek colony by the name of Lissos.
Year 385 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Capitolinus, Cornelius, Capitolinus, Papirius, Capitolinus and Fidenas Events. &lt;onlyinclude&gt; By topic. Astronomy. &lt;/onlyinclude&gt;
Tap dancing is a type of dance. Its main feature is the sound made by tap shoes hitting the floor. Tap dancers wear special shoes with metal pieces on the toes and heels.  There are two main types of tap dance: rhythm (Jazz) tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap is more about the dance. It is often done in musical theater. Rhythm tap is more about the sound of the tapping. In tap dancing dancers use their shoes to tap the floor like drummers. The sound you get from the tap shoe depends on how hard you hit the floor, and what part of your foot you use.
is a Japanese city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū. History. In the Edo period, "Mishima-juku" was the 11th of the 53 shogunate-maintained waystations ("shuku-eki") along the Tōkaidō road which connected Edo and Kyoto.
Shkodër is a city in northwestern Albania. It is the capital of Shkodër District. It is one of the oldest towns in Albania. There are about 74,876 people in the city. It is near the Lake of Shkodër.  Luigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodër is in the city. It is an important school in Albania. Shkodër is also the home of Loro-Boriçi Stadium, the second biggest stadium in Albania. The majority of the population is Catholic.
Isadora Duncan (May 27, 1877 – September 14, 1927) was an American dancer. She was an inspiration for modern dance. Duncan was born in San Francisco, California. She preferred natural movement, instead of what she called the artificial movements of ballet. Her 'free dance movement' was based on simple, flowing movements of the body. It was inspired by nature, and by ancient Greek sculptures. Costumes were flowing and transparent. Dances involved simple runs, skips and jumps, big gestures and mime. Duncan was wildly unconventional. A bisexual who had two children but did not marry either of their fathers, she became a communist, and boasted about it. She went to the Soviet Union in 1922, but left in less than two years. At different times she lived in Paris, London and other European cities. She started dance schools in Moscow, Berlin and Paris. The schools did not last long, but Duncan had admirers who have continued her influence to the present day. Private life. Duncan's private life was tragic. Both her children were killed in a strange accident on the River Seine in 1913. The children were in a car with their nanny when the car stalled as the driver tried to avoid a collision. He got out to hand-crank the engine, but forgot to put the brake on. The car rolled across the road, down the bank and into the river. The children and their nanny drowned. Duncan married poet Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925) in 1922. He left her in 1923, and hanged himself two years later. Death. Duncan liked long, flowing scarves. One of these scarves caused her own death. As "The New York Times" noted in its obituary: "Isadora Duncan, the American dancer, tonight met a tragic death at Nice on the Riviera. According to dispatches from Nice, Miss Duncan was hurled in an extraordinary manner from an open automobile in which she was riding and instantly killed". At her death, Duncan was a Soviet citizen. "Isadora Duncan’s death was as dramatic as her life. On September 14, 1927, she
Myles Standish (1584 1656) was an English military officer who was selected to defend the Pilgrims in the New World He travelled on the Mayflower in 1620 and signed the Mayflower Compact. Standish became a assistant governor, and a treasurer of Plymouth Colony. Early life. Standish's place of birth is uncertain. In his will he mentions Lancashire. Nathaniel Morton, secretary of Plymouth Colony, wrote that Standish was born in Lancashire. Standish was a soldier and fought against the Spanish in the Eighty Years' War. Standish and his wife did not believe in the Church of England and in 1608 they moved to Leiden Netherlands. After some years, they became concerned because their children were losing their English customs and culture. Since their religion was outlawed in England, they decided to travel to the New World. There were many people in Leiden who did not believe in the Church of England and they also wanted to travel to the New World. They looked to employ someone who would protect them in the New World. They first asked John Smith. Smith was one of the founders of the English colony at Jamestown, Virginia. He had explored and made a map of the North American coast. Smith's experience would have helped them but he asked for too much money. He was also too bold and they feared he might try to rule over them. They asked Standish instead and he agreed to help protect them. They decided to hire the ship "Mayflower" to take them on their long voyage. On the "Mayflower". The "Mayflower" left Plymouth, England on 16 September 1620. There were 102 passengers and 30–40 crew. On 19 November 1620, the "Mayflower" saw land. The "Mayflower" was supposed to land in Virginia Colony, but the ship was too damaged and they were forced to land at Cape Cod now called Provincetown Harbor on November 21. They wrote the Mayflower Compact, which made rules on how they would live and treat each other. Exploration Missions. While the Mayflower was anchored off Cape Cod, Standish took some men ashore
The scientific revolution was a time (15501700) after the Middle Ages and the Renaissance when many discoveries were made. During this time, new ideas and discoveries fundamentally changed the way people thought. They started what is called science today. Better printing presses after Gutenberg's time caused a great rise in publishing. This period roughly lasted from the 16th to the 18th century.  Galileo Galilei invented kinematics and disproved Aristotle's old theory of gravity. One of his students said he dropped two balls of iron (one weighing one pound, the other a hundred) off the leaning tower of Pisa. The objects fell at the same speed which brought about new methods of thinking. In 1542, Nicolaus Copernicus published his work "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres", in which he said that not the Earth, but the Sun was at the center of the universe. This theory is known as Heliocentrism today. In the same year, Andreas Vesalius published his work "On the Structure of the Human Body". This book is about the anatomy of the human body.  The philosopher Alexandre Koyré (18921964) first used the term 'scientific revolution' for this time period.
Richard Percy "Dick" Jones (February 25, 1927 – June 30, 1965) was an American actor. He voiced Pinocchio in the second animated Disney movie, "Pinocchio". Jones died at his home on June 30, 1965 from complications from a fall at the age of 38.
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (which was earlier called Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve) is a New Year's show that was originally hosted by Dick Clark until he had a stroke during 2004. It airs on ABC. It takes place in Times Square on December 31 of every year. It shows the yearly New Year's Eve ball drop. On December 31, 2004, Regis Philbin hosted the show because of Clark's stroke. The show has been hosted by Ryan Seacrest on New Year's Eve since December 31, 2005. Seacrest hosted with Clark until Clark's death in 2012. Singer Rita Ora and Comedian Jeannie Mai have reported for this show from Los Angeles and Times Square, respectively. Show's history. In the December 31, 1999 show, it was called "ABC 2000 Today" because 2000 would mark a new millennium. Peter Jennings hosted this show.
The Albanian Armed Forces were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. There is the General Staff, the Albanian Army, the Albanian Air Force and the Albanian Naval Defense Forces. The Albanian Army is helped by the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, Denmark and Belgium. History. Although there were earlier Albanian armies the modern forces were founded in 1912. In 1928 it had 8.000 soldiers. The army grew up to 511.000 soldiers during the communist era due to forced conscription. There are 14,500 troops and 2,000 civilians, trained to NATO standards.
Mount Korab is the highest mountain of North Macedonia and Albania. Its peak is a border between the two countries.  Mount Korab is pictured in the Coat of arms of North Macedonia.
The lek is the money used in Albania. For values higher than 1 it is called "lekë". 100 qindarka make 1 lek but qindarka are not used any more. The lek was formed in 1926 by King Zog and it is named after Alexander the Great.
The League of Lezhë (2 March 1444 – 25 April 1479) was a group of Albanian principalities. It was formed in Lezhë on 2 March 1444. It was the first time most of Albania was united. It was started by Skanderbeg to fight the Ottoman Armies.
Yttrium oxide is Y2O3. It is an air-stable, white solid substance. Yttrium oxide is used as a common starting material for both materials science as well as inorganic compounds.
Bullet to the Head is a 2012 action thriller movie. Sylvester Stallone and Christian Slater star. The earlier plays a hitman. Plot. In New Orleans, hitman Jimmy Bobo and his partner Louis Blanchard kill a corrupt former Washington, D.C. policeman, Hank Greely. Bobo leaves a prostitute, Lola, alive. Later, at a bar, Blanchard is murdered by a man named Keegan. The man also threatens to kill Bobo. Bobo and Detective Taylor Kwon meet each other in a bar. Kwon informs Bobo he knows Bobo and Blanchard killed Greely. Bobo leaves, and Kwon tries to follow him. Kwon is attacked by corrupt cops who were ordered by a man named Robert Morel to prevent Kwon from further investigating about Greely. Bobo rescues Kwon and takes him to a tattoo parlor. There, Bobo's estranged daughter, Lisa, treats Kwon's wounds. They later go to a massage parlor, where Bobo interrogates a middleman named Ronnie Earl, the man who hired Bobo and Blanchard on Morel's behalf. Ronnie Earl tries to kill Bobo. Bobo then kills Ronnie Earl, though his gun jams. Bobo and Kwon agree to work together. They kidnap Morel's lawyer Marcus Baptiste and take him to Bobo's house. Baptiste is forced to give them a USB flash drive, which details Morel's plans to acquire housing projects and demolish them. Baptiste reveals Keegan is an ex-mercenary hired to be Morel's enforcer. After that, Bobo shoots him in the head. Reception. Rotten Tomatoes gave "Bullet to the Head" a 47% rating. Metacritic gave the movie a 48 score, meaning "mixed or average reviews". Jay Weissberg of "Variety" magazine called it a "kickass actioner driven by personality rather than plot." Box office. "Bullet to the Head" was Stallone's worst opening weekend box office in 32 years. The movie only took in almost $22 million, failing to bring back its $55 million budget. Awards. Stallone was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor in this movie.
A respirator is a kind of mask that is used to protect someone from breathing in dusts, fumes, or gases that might hurt them. Respirators come in many types and sizes. They are used by the military and industrial workers. They are also used by doctors in hospitals. To keep people safe, respirators keep air going "to" the filter by sealing to the face. This is not like a surgical mask, which does not seal to the face. This then causes air to go "by" the filter.  A filtering facepice respirator is a respirator that is not made of plastic or rubber. They last for a shorter time. Atmosphere-supplying respirators are respirators that use a gas cylinder to hold breathable air. They are often used by firefighters. A type of respirator is a N95. Another is called an SCBA. Beards. For men, some beards may up the amount of air that goes "by" the filter or respirator. To keep the face seal, NIOSH has a beard guide. This guide can be seen in the picture.