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The Shaggy Dog is a 2006 American science fantasy family comedy movie. It is directed by Brian Robbins. It is written by Geoff Rodkey, Jack Amiel, Michael Begler, Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley. It is a remake of the 1959 live-action movie of the same name by Charles Barton and loosely based on the 1923 novel "The Hound of Florence," produced by Felix Salten. The original film had a character named Wilby Daniels transforming into an Old English Sheepdog after putting on a magic ring. Whereas the remake presents a character named Dave Douglas transforming into a Bearded Collie after getting bitten by a sacred dog. It stars Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin Davis, Danny Glover, Spencer Breslin, Jane Curtin, Zena Grey and Philip Baker Hall. "The Shaggy Dog" released on March 10, 2006 by Walt Disney Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics and it grossed $87 million against its $50 million budget, which become a box office flop. Reception. Box office. "The Shaggy Dog" grossed $61.1 million in the United States and Canada and $26 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $87.1 million, against its budget of $60 million. In its opening weekend the film made $16.3 million, finishing second at the box office behind "Failure to Launch" ($24.4 million). Critical response. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 26% which is based on 105 reviews. It is an average rating of 4.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "This Disney retread has neither inspiration nor originality, but may please moviegoers under the age of ten." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 43 out of 100 which is based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. "Variety" Chief Film Critic Justin Chang noted: "its
The Wound Badge (German: "Verwundetenabzeichen") was a German military decoration. Before WW2. It was first awarded to soldiers of the German Army who were wounded during World War I. Between the world wars, it was awarded to members of the German armed forces who fought on the Nationalist side of the Spanish Civil War, 1938–39.  During WW2. It was awarded to members of the "Reichswehr", the Wehrmacht, SS, and the service organizations during World War II. After March 1943, due to the increasing number of Allied bombings, it was also awarded to civilians wounded in air raids. It was awarded when the wound was the result of enemy actions.  After WW2. In 1957, the West German government authorized a non-Nazi version of the basic (black, silver, &amp; gold) badges for wear on the Bundeswehr uniform, among other certain Nazi-era wartime awards.
Madden NFL 08 is a video game about the National Football League (NFL) for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, GameCube, PC, Mac and Nintendo DS. Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young is on the cover.
Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth studio album by American singer Bruce Springsteen. It was released on 2 June 1978 through Columbia Pictures. It went to number 5 in the United States, number 7 in Canada and number 9 in Australia and Sweden. In 2020 it was ranked #91 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.
Marisa Cerani (21 December 1908 - 11 December 1997) was an Italian foil fencer. She was a pioneer in women's fencing in Italy. In 1928 she lost from the German Helene Mayer in Milan, Italy. In 1934 she won the bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1934 World Fencing Championships in Warsaw, Poland together with Ada Biagini, Letizia Meneghelli and Germana Schwaiger. A book about her "Marisa Cerani, una pioniera" (translated: Marisa Cerani, a pioneer) was published in 2020.
The La Loma tree frog ("Hyloscirtus colymba") is a frog. It lives in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Panama. Scientists have seen it as high as 1410 meters above sea level. The adult male frog is 31.1 to 37.0 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 36.7 to 43.3 mm long. This frog is light green to light brown in color. Its belly is blue-green. There is a white line over each eye. There is a yellow stripe to the rear end. The frog's bones are green. We can see the bones through the skin. There is some webbed skin on the front feet and more on the back feet. There are disks on the frog's toes for climbing, but they are small. The male frog sounds like a cricket when it sings for the female frogs. The male frog is very careful. If it thinks anything big is nearby, it will stop making noise. It will hide under big rocks and stay there until it thinks it is safe.
"Pontoon" is a song by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in April 2012 as the first single from their fifth studio album, "Tornado". The song was written by Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird and Barry Dean. It became the group's first number 1 single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 15, 2012. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2013. "Pontoon" is a mid-tempo song about having a party while on a pontoon. The song is in A major, with an A-D-A pattern twice on the verses, and A-D-A-E-A on the chorus. Karen Fairchild's lead vocal ranges from E3 to A4. It has a close tempo of 96 beats per minute.
The 1969 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, on 28 May 1969. Milan of Italy played against Ajax of the Netherlands to be the champions of Europe that season. Ajax made history by becoming the first Dutch side to reach the final. Although they were beaten by their Italian opponents 4–1. As of 2022, Pierino Prati is the most recent player to score a hat-trick in a European Cup or Champions League final. Route to the final. Milan had a bye in the second round due to the withdrawal of a number of Eastern European clubs from the competition. In the quarter-finals, eventual finalists Ajax were deadlocked 4–4 on aggregate against Portuguese side Benfica after two legs, forcing a replay. The Dutch champions won 3–0 in the replay. It took extra time to do so.
The 1920 Salle Giandomenici international women's fencing competition was a women's international fencing competition in the Netherlands in the evening of 2 July 1920 at the Palace Hotel, Scheveningen. The competition was organized the fencing academy of Giovanni Giandomenici, the Salle Giandomenici with support of the Dutch Fencing Association. Fencers from the Netherlands, France and Denmark competed against each other, during 5-days fencing week.  The Danish Larsen won the competition ahead of the French Chevalier and the Dutch Bekkers. Competition. The match was attended by a "large audience". In the audience were many diplomats and many women of the high class. The jury consisted next to major C. F. Muschart (president) of Félix Vigeveno and Wirix. Results. The competition was won by the Danish Larsen ahead of the French champion Chevalier. After the competition Colonel Baron van der Cappelen awarded the prizes. Other noteworthy staff members of the evening were W. P. Graaf van Bylandt, jhr. J. D. H. de Beaufort and captain G. van Rossem. The women's competition was graced by a fencing meeting between captain Van Rossem and fencing master Dodivers of French Joinville-le-Pont military fencing school.
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (20 June 1786 - 23 July 1859) was a French poet and novelist. She was born in Dowai. After the French Revolution, her father's business fell apart. She went with her mother to Guadeloupe looking for financial help from a far relative. Her mother died there from yellow fever. She went back to France. At age 16, she began a career on stage in Douai. In 1817, she married an actor named Prosper Lanchantin-Valmore. In 1819, she produced her first book, "Élégies et Romances." Later, in 1821, she published the narrative "Veillées des Antilles," which includes the novella "Sarah," an addition to the genre of slave stories in France.
Gerda van Cleemput (25 November 1935 – 28 September 2022) was a Belgian chidren's book author. Van Cleemput received the "Prijs voor het Verdienstelijke Kinderboek" (translated: Prize for the Meritorious Children's Book) in 1967 and the "Jongerenprijs Boekenweek" (translated: Youth Prize Book Week) in 1969. Later she was awarded with the . Van Cleemput died in Antwerp on September 28, 2022.
Amur Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. It is on the banks of the Amur and Zeya rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrative centre (capital city) of the oblast is Blagoveshchensk. Blagoveshchensk is one of the oldest cities in the Russian Far East. It was founded in 1856. It is a center of trade and gold mining. Two major railways run through Amur Oblast. These are the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Baikal-Amur Mainline. As of the 2024 Census, the oblast's population was 750,083.  Amur Krai () or Priamurye () were unofficial names for the Russian territories by the Amur River. They were used in the old Russian Empire. Geography. Amur Oblast is in southeast Russia. It is between the Stanovoy Range in the north and the Amur River in the south. It borders the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, Chinese Heilongjiang in the south, and Zabaykalsky Krai in the west.  Several mountain ranges rise to the south of Stanovoy Range. This includes the Selemdzha Range parallel to it, as well as the Ezop, Yam-Alin, and the Turan ranges. Many rivers flow through the oblast, mainly in the north. This gives 75% of the hydropower resources in the Russian Far East. Most of the oblast is in the Amur River's drainage basin. The longest rivers in Amur Oblast include the Amur, Bureya, Gilyuy, Nyukzha, Olyokma, Selemdzha, and Zeya. Natural resources. Amur Oblast has large reserves of many mineral resources. The proven resources are estimated to be worth US$400 billion. Some of the most important are gold (the largest amounts in Russia), silver, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten, copper, iron, and tin. There are also an
A generic trademark or genericized trademark is a brand name that became a generic term for a product class. This happens because it is so popular that people use it as a synonym for all products of this class. Examples. Examples for brand names used as generic product name are:
Szolnok () is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. It is a city with county rights. It is on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain. This has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries. Szolnok also has one of Hungary’s best waterpolo teams. Demographics. In 2001, the population of Szolnok consisted of 98% Hungarian, 1% Gypsy, and 1% people of other nationalities (mainly German). Szolnok's population reached its highest level in 1989 with almost 82,000 people. Since then it has been slowly going down. International relations. A public transport stop in the Estonian city of Tallinn is named for Szolnok. Twin towns – sister cities. Szolnok is twinned with:
Alexander Isaac Beresford (born 17 October 1980) is an British weather presenter for ITV. Early life and education. Beresford was born in Bristol, England. His mother is English and his father is Guyanese. He grew up in the Eastville area of Bristol and went to St Thomas More RC School (now Fairfield High School). Career. Beresford worked primarily for "The West Tonight" on ITV West in Bristol, initially as a teleprompter operator in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter in 2005. It also presents ITV's national weather forecast from 26 November 2007. In February 2009, he moved to "The West Country Tonight" on ITV West Country following the closure of ITV West. He was set to join ITV's breakfast programme "Daybreak" as a full-time weather anchor after making a guest appearance on 16 March 2012. However, he departed for personal reasons, but continued to perform full-time but still continued on standby for Laura Tobin. Daybreak was axed on April 25, 2014; it was replaced by a new show, "Good Morning Britain", in which Beresford continued as standby for Tobin. He appears both in the studio and at other events. Piers Morgan quit due to his argument with Beresford on Morgan's criticism to Meghan Markle, which Beresford had alternative actions.
Jennifer Lynn Siebel Newsom (born June 19, 1974) is an American documentary filmmaker and actress who is the current first partner of California as the wife of Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom also served as the second lady of California and first lady of San Francisco when her husband was lieutenant governor and mayor of the state and city. Biography. Early life and education. Jennifer Lynn Siebel was born on June 19, 1974 in San Francisco, California to Kenneth Siebel Jr. and Judy Pritzer Siebel. She is the second eldest of five girls and later grew up in Ross, California. During her childhood, she was very active in playing basketball, soccer, and tennis. Siebel attended schools and universities such as, Ross Grammar School, The Branson School, and Stanford University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration degree. Political spouse role titles. First Partner of California. Jennifer assumed the role and duties as the First Partner of California on January 7, 2019, succeeding Ann Brown, when her husband inaugurated as the 40th Governor of California. During her husband's term as governor and her term as first partner, she launched major initiatives such as, The Representation Project, Advance SEL California, California for ALL Kids, California for ALL Women, and the Equal Pay Pledge. Newsom redefined her role as "first partner" to prevent gender bias. First Lady of San Francisco and Second Lady of California. She previously served as the second lady of the state when her husband was lieutenant governor of the state and served as the first lady of San Francisco when her husband was mayor of the city. Marriage, family, and personal life. She had met then San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on a blind date at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in October 2006, and soon began dating afterwards. He officially proposed to her in January 2008 and announced their engagement and they officially got married in July 2008. They have four children together, two daughters named, Montana and Brooklynn Newsom and two sons named, Dutch and Hunter Newsom and she also has a sister in law named Hilary Newsom.
The first lady or first partner of California is the informal title and role held by the hostess of the California Governor's Mansion and usually the wife of the governor of California, during the governor's term in office.  Jennifer Siebel Newsom is the current first partner of California, in role since January 2019, as the wife of Governor Gavin Newsom. Origins and role. The first lady or partner is not elected by the citizens of California, there are no official jobs she is officially required to perform and she is not paid for being the first spouse, but she is often involved in political campaigns, managements of the Governor's Mansion, and participating in social causes and accompanying the governor at official and ceremonial occasions and events. Causes and initiatives. Jennifer Siebel Newsom launched major initiatives as first partner such as, Miss Representation, The Representation Project, Advance SEL California, California for ALL Kids, California for ALL Women, and the Equal Pay Pledge.
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is a retired English ballerina. Early life and education. Darcy Bussell was born in London to Australian businessman John Crittle and his English wife Andrea Williams. The couple divorced when Bussell was three years old. Her mother remarried and Bussell was adopted by her mother's new husband, Australian dentist Philip Bussell. The family spent some time in Australia where Bussell attended school before they returned to London for Bussell to be educated at Fox Primary School in Kensington. Works. She was a judge on the BBC One celebrity dancing show "Strictly Come Dancing" from 2011 to 2018. Educated at the Art Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, Bussell began her professional career with the Royal Ballet, Sadler's Wells, but only a year later moved to the Royal Ballet. This is where she became a prima ballerina in 1989 at the age of 20. She is widely known as one of the great British ballerinas. Bussell has remained with the Royal Ballet throughout her career, over two decades. She has also performed as a guest artist with many leading companies including the NYCB, La Scala Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007. Bussell also has a parallel career in television, books and modeling, and supports many UK and international charities and dance institutions.
Sunwoo &amp; Company, Co., Ltd. () is an animation studio located in Seoul, South Korea. It was established as Sunwoo Production Inc. in 1974.
Dame Arlene Phillips (born 22 May 1943) is an English choreographer, talent scout, judge and television presenter, theater director and former dancer. She has worked in many fields of entertainment. Works. For many years, she rose to prominence as the choreographer for many West End and Broadway musicals, films, and television shows. She later rose to mainstream fame as a judge on television talent shows. These include "Strictly Come Dancing" and "So You Think You Can Dance". She was a guest on the ITV celebrity wild programme "I am a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!".
Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English gothic rock band The Cure. It was released on 2 May 1989 through Fiction Records. It went to number 2 in Belgium, Germany, Ireland and number 3 in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, number 6 in New Zealand, number 9 in Australia and number 12 in the United States. In 2020 it was ranked #116 in "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Track listing. Online only: "Alternative Rarities: 1988–1989". These recordings were found only on www.thecuredisintegration.com, now closed.
"Don't Let Go (Love)" is a song by En Vogue. It was written by Ivan Matias, Andrea Martin, and Marqueze Etheridge. The song appears on the soundtrack to "Set It Off" (1996). The song was also produced by Organized Noize. It also appears on the group's third album, "EV3" (1997). Two music videos for the single were released alongside it.  The song was the group’s last single and music video to feature member Dawn Robinson. It was En Vogue's biggest international single, reaching the top 10 in several countries. According to "Billboard", the single ranked as the 83rd most successful single of the 1990s. It was certified Platinum in the United States. The song won the Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for "Best R&amp;B, Rap or Soul Single by Group, Band or Duo" in 1997. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best R&amp;B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group".
The 1958-59 Austrian Cup was Austria's nationwide football cup competition. FK Austria Wien were the defending champions from the 1948-49 season. From 1949-50 till 1957-58 no Cup competition was held. Final. Franz Pelikan - Herbert Brtnicky-Janecek - Karl Kowanz - Viktor Mach - Herbert Lenzinger - Bohumil Hruska - Rudolf Schrötter - Stefan Szokol - Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Norbert Schilling - Kurt Reiter coach: Johann Kliwitsch Walter Zeman - Wilhelm Zaglitsch - Walter Glechner - Josef Höltl - Gerhard Hanappi - Karl Gießer - Paul Halla - Rudolf Flögel- Alfred Körner - Josef Bertalan coach: Robert Körner
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" is a 1967 song by soul duo Sam &amp; Dave. It when to number 42 in the United States and was covered by Johnny Gill. Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham version. In 1991, Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham released a version of When Something Is Wrong with My Baby as the second single from Jimmy Barnes' fifth studio album "Soul Deep". It went to number 3 in Australia and number 6 in New Zealand.
MD.45 was an American heavy metal band. It was made by guitarist Dave Mustaine from Megadeth and singer Lee Ving from Fear. The band only made one album, named "The Craving". It was released in 1996.
In Greek mythology, Astraeus, or Astraios (Ancient Greek: Ἀστραῖος means "starry") is an astrological deity associated with dusk and is the father of the four Anemoi (wind gods).
Herbert Ninaus (31 March 1937 in Voitsberg - 24 April 2015 in Sydney) was an Austrian-Australian Football player and coach. Career. Herbert Ninaus started with FC St. Veit. Then he went to first division side GAK. The forward debuted in the Austrian league in the 1954/55 season. In the 1957/58 season he scored 24 goals in 25 games. Herbert Ninaus was part of 1958 World Cup Austrian national football team but did not play there. He made his international debut against Yugoslavia on 5 October 1958 and scored one goal. 1958 he emigrated to Australia. He played for Sydney Prague and Sydney Hakoah. After becoming an Australian citizen he played two international matches for Australia, scoring three goals. He also played several times for New South Wales. After finishing his playing career, Ninaus worked as a coach for Canterbury-Marrickville FC.
Gerhard Hanappi (16 February 1929 – 23 August 1980) was an Austrian football midfielder. He is regarded as one of the greatest Austrian footballers. One of the most highly regarded midfielders of his generation, Hanappi was nominally a goalscoring wing half, however his versatility allowed him to successfully play in almost all positions. Hanappi's technical abilities and creativity allowed him to play as an effective play-maker. He was also very intelligent with an excellent sense of anticipation which made him very useful in defensive duties, and also enabled him to make well timed runs in the box. This along with his accurate shot enabled him to be a prolific goalscorer, even once being league top scorer. Club career. Hanappi started his career as midfielder at SC Wacker Wien. He debuted in the highest league in 1947. Then he went to Rapid Vienna where he played from 1950 till 1965. In this time Rapid won Austrian Championship title 7 times. He was captain of Rapid for seven years. In 1999 he was chosen in Rapid's Team of the Century. International career. He made his debut for Austria at only 19 years in November 1948 against Sweden With the Austrian team heplayed at 1954 World Cup in Switzerland and at the 1958 World Cup. From 1955 on he was also captain of the national team. His last international match was a September 1962 match against Czechoslovakia. He earned 93 caps, scoring 12 goals. It was the record until Anton Polster earned his 94th cap in June 1998. Personal life. After his football career Hanappi worked as an architect. He planned the "Weststadion" in Vienna. After his death the stadium was renamed to Gerhard Hanappi Stadium. He died of cancer in 1980, aged only 51.
"You're No Good" is a song done originally by Dee Dee Warwick in 1963 The song was made more popular by Linda Ronstadt in 1974. It was taken from her fifth studio album "Heart Like a Wheel". Ronstadt's version went to number 1 in the United States, number 7 in Canada, number 15 in Australia, number 17 in the Netherlands and number 24 in New Zealand.
Voices is the ninth studio album by American duo Hall &amp; Oates and was released on 29 July, 1980. It went to number 17 in the United States and number 19 in Australia.
Monica Rial is an American voice actress. She voices various anime characters such as Stocking in "Panty &amp; Stocking with Garterbelt". She is also the voice of Lana Robertson in the Disney Channel animated series "North Woods".