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The Ford Explorer is a mid-sized SUV that is built by Ford Motor Company. The Explorer has been built for five generations, the first generation was a 2-door and 4-door SUV and was produced from 1991 to 1994, the second generation was a 2-door, 4-door and 4-door pickup truck and was produced from 1995-2001, 1995-2003 for the Sport and 2001-2005 for the Sport Trac, the third generation was a 5-door SUV only and was produced from 2002-2005, the forth generation was also a 5-door SUV and was produced 2006-2010 and the fifth generation has been produced since 2011 with a facelift for 2016. The current generation is a unibody crossover SUV powered by 4-cylinder and V6 engines.
David Filoni (born June 7, 1974) is an American movie director, writer, and animator. "Star Wars". He is the director of the ' feature movie, and the supervising director of the ' TV series. Filoni made an appearance at Celebration IV on Sunday, May 28, 2007 with producer Catherine Winder in the Celebration Theater (Room 408AB), to discuss the beginnings of the new television series and reveal how "The Clone Wars" is being created. He will also be writing for the Clone Wars monthly comic. An avid Plo Koon fan, Filoni dressed up as the Jedi Master for the opening of "". In February 2009, Filoni was inducted as an Honorary Member of the 501st Legion international costuming organization in recognition of his contributions to the continuing "Star Wars" saga. Dave Filoni's office, as seen in the extra features on the "" DVD, is filled with Plo Koon paraphernalia. He has a bust of Plo Koon's head, a model of Plo Koon's ship, an autographed portrait by the actor who played Plo Koon, a replica of Plo Koon's lightsaber on his desk, and his personal Plo Koon costume on display. Filoni also has a note book sized planner on his desk with Plo Koon's picture taped to the outside. Filoni also has a small model of the character Appa on his desk, from "Avatar: The Last Airbender".
Lauren MacMullan (born April 30, 1964) is an American animation director.  She works at Walt Disney Animation Studios.  Biography. As a child, Lauren MacMullan lived near Philadelphia. She graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1982. Then she studied in Harvard University. Her first primetime TV job was on "The Critic", followed by directing for "King of the Hill". She went on to become the supervising director and designer for "Mission Hill". After the show was cancelled quickly, she got a job directing on "The Simpsons", and stayed for three seasons. She also has directed some episodes of "", and won an Annie award for storyboarding on that show. MacMullan was a sequence director on "The Simpsons Movie".
Dame Vera Margaret Lynn ("née" Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was an English singer and actress. Lynn was born in East Ham, Essex. She began performing in public at age seven and she started using her grandmother's maiden name (Lynn) as her stage name. Her first radio broadcast was in 1935 with the Joe Loss Orchestra. At this time she was being featured on records released by dance bands including those of Loss and of Charlie Kunz.  She was popular during World War II. Her best known songs are We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover.  Lynn worked a lot with charities for former military servicemen, disabled children, and breast cancer. Veterans of the Second World War still admire her. She was named the Briton who best exemplified (the best example of) the spirit of the twentieth century, in 2000. Vera Lynn's album "We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn" went to #1 in the United Kingdom. This made her the oldest living artist to top the U.K. album charts. The album is some of her recordings made for Decca Records. Lynn recorded for Decca between 1936 and 1959. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart on 13 September 2009. The album entered the chart at number 20 on 30 August. It then climbed to number 2 the following week, before reaching the top position. The 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove, starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, ends with a world-ending war of atomic bombs. The scene uses Vera Lynn's song "We'll Meet Again". Lynn died on 18 June 2020 at the age of 103 in East Sussex.
The Chevrolet Malibu is a mid-size car that is manufactured by General Motors under Chevrolet There have been eight generations of the Malibu. The Malibu is named after the city in California, Malibu, California. The Malibu is sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and the Middle East. The Malibu replaced the Chevrolet Corsica/Beretta for the 1997 Model Year and was succeeded by the 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity. The eighth generation Malibu is a rebadged Daewoo Tosca, due to GM phasing out the brand. A ninth generation is being prepared for the 2016 market, it will be slightly larger and have a look similar to the Impala.
The Buick Enclave is a full-sized luxury SUV that is built by General Motors's Buick brand. The Buick was first shown at the 2006 North American International Auto Show. The Buick won the Best New SUV / CUV (over C$60,000) award from the AJAC in 2008. The Enclave replaced the Terraza minivan, the Rainier SUV, and the mid-sized Rendezvous CUV. The Enclave's styling is based off the Buick Centieme concept crossover.
The Maserati GranTurismo/GranCabrio is a 2-door 2+2 luxury coupé built by the Italian luxury car brand Maserati. The GranTurismo has six generations. The GranTurismo was first shown at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show in Geneva. First generation. The GranTurismo (codenamed M145) was first shown at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show in Geneva. It was released on 2007 for the 2008 model year and was discontinued in December 2019, maintaining its Italian style and design for 12 whole years. It has a unique style for a luxury coupe. Though it was discontinued in 2019, it came back in 2023. Convertible version. The cabriolet version, called the GranCabrio is basically a convertible version of the GranTurismo. It keeps the 4-seat design of the GranTurismo, and is also called 'GranTurismo Convertible' in the US and Canada. Second generation. The second generation (codenamed M189) was revealed in late 2022. It is still a 4-seater, but the convertible version was revealed months after the GranTurismo. Back after 4 years, its range includes three trims: 2 petrol Modena and Trofeo, and 1 fully-electric Folgore. It is larger than the previous model
is a mountain in the Nasu Volcanic Zone. It is in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain is the source of the Shiribetsu River.
The Bugatti Veyron is a 2-door Coupé that is built by the Bugatti brand. The Veyron can also be bought as a roadster. The Veyron is in its 1st generation. The car is built in France. The Sport Series of the Veyron is currently the Fourth fastest production car in the world with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph), as the Hennessy Venom GT, Koenigsegg Agera RS and the new SSC Tuatara have beat the record since. The car costs about £1.6 million to buy. The tyres cost over $40,000 for a set. The car has a monocoque construction. The car has two V8 engines joined together to make a W16 engine with quad turbocharging.
Sverigetopplistan, also known as Topplistan and Hitlistan, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association. Since late 2006 the chart has included legal downloads. The following charts are included: 1976–2006 the sales chart was broadcast on Sveriges Radio P3. From 2007, P3 only presents sales data for digital downloads (DigiListan), tracked by Nielsen SoundScan.
Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is a British sports entrepreneur. He was the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration. He is part owner of Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies. He is generally considered the primary authority in Formula One racing. In 1972 he bought the Brabham team, which he ran for fifteen years. As a team owner he became a member of the Formula One Constructors Association. On the 23 January, 2017, it was announced that Bernie Ecclestone had been replaced by Chase Carey as chief executive of the Formula One Group, though he has been appointed as chairman emeritus and will act as an adviser to the board. He is also the co-owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C.
(born November 24, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He has wrestled under his real name as well as the names Sammy Lee, and masked Super Tiger, Tiger King, (Original) Tiger Mask and The Mask of Tiger. He is the only man to hold the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship at the same time.
Shohei Baba ("Baba Shōhei", January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999) was a Japanese professional wrestler. He was co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was also known as Giant Baba. Baba, along with Antonio Inoki, became one of the most famous Japanese wrestlers of his time, with a popularity in Japan that was like Hulk Hogan's in the United States of America. He was also a 3 time NWA Champion.  Baba died on January 31, 1999 from cancer.
Rikidozan (1924 - December 15, 1963), was the father of puroresu. He established the puroresu as a popular professional sport in Japan less than a decade after Japan lost World War II. Continuously defeating Americans with his famous karate chop, he was a hero for the Japanese people who were still depressed from the war. Many of his students became big stars in the sport, including Shohei "Giant" Baba and Antonio Inoki, who are two of the greatest wrestlers in the history of puroresu, and Kintaro Ohki (Kim Il), who was also a superstar in his home country South Korea.  Because the Koreans were discriminated against in Japan, his real identity was kept secret for many years even after his death. It was always believed that he was born Mitsuhiro Momota in Ohmura, Nagasaki, Japan. Momota is the last name of his adopted parents in Nagasaki. His 1957/10/6 sixty-minute draw with Lou Thesz for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship drew an 87.0 rating, and his 1963/5/24 sixty-minute draw with The Destroyer drew a 67.0 rating (the 4th largest viewing audience in Japanese history, since by 1963 more people had television sets, thanks to Rikidōzan's popularity). Websites. Puroresu.com
Owen Dylan Morris (born 13 May 1968 in Caernarfon, Wales) is a music producer who has worked with rock bands like Oasis and The Verve. He started working in the music industry as a sound engineer at Spaceward Studio in Cambridge when he was 16. He continued as an engineer until 1994 when he started producing some work for Oasis at the end of the "Definitely Maybe" sessions. Morris continued working with Oasis for their next two albums "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" and "Be Here Now". Morris appears on the cover of "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" holding the album's master tape. He also produced The Verve album "A Northern Soul", Ash's "1977" and the debut United Kingdom album, "For God's Sake" for the singer Sek Loso. In 2000 he recorded and produced Ash's album Free All Angels. He produced The Paddingtons debut album "First Comes First," which was released in October 2005 on Poptones Records. In the early summer of 2006 he produced "Hats Off to the Buskers", the debut album of The View through Columbia Records. He developed an engineering technique called "Brick Walling" on "Definitely Maybe". The effect made "Definitely Maybe" louder than other albums at the time. The NME described the resulting sound as "an ear-splitting sonic stew".
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 action-comedy movie. It was produced by Edgar Wright, Marc Platt, Eric Gitter and Nira Park and was directed by Edgar Wright. Plot. The movie is based on the series of comic books where Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) has to defeat the seven evil exes of the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) to win her heart. Ratings. Ratings were positive for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World:
The Yas Marina Circuit is a race track. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held there. The track was designed by Hermann Tilke. It is on Yas Island, about 30 minutes from the capital of the UAE, Abu Dhabi. Yas Marina is the second Formula One track in the Middle East. The first was Bahrain. It also hosted the opening event for the Australian V8 Supercars series, the Yas V8 400, in February 2010. Design. Yas Marina was designed as an Arabian version of Monaco. The twenty-one corners twists through the man made island off the Abu Dhabi coast. The track passes by the marina and through the Yas Marina Hotel, and winds its way through sand dunes, with several long straights and tight corners. The circuit has four grandstand areas (Main Grandstand, West Grandstand, North Grandstand and South Grandstand). Part of its pit lane exit runs underneath the track. It has Media Center, Dragster Track, VIP Tower, Ferrari World Theme Park, and a team building behind the pit building. One of the gravel traps runs underneath the West grandstand. Construction. The circuit was built by Cebarco-WCT WLL, under contract from Aldar Properties. The circuit was constructed with a permanent lighting system provided by Musco Lighting, similar to that also installed at the Losail Circuit in Qatar. Yas Marina Circuit is the largest permanent sports venue lighting project in the world. The surface of the track is made of Graywacke aggregate, shipped to Abu Dhabi from Bayston Hill quarry in Shropshire, England. The surface material is highly praised for the high level of grip. The same material was used at the Bahrain International Circuit. On 7 October 2009, the circuit was granted final approval to hold Formula One races by the FIA. Bruno Senna was the first driver to complete a test run on the circuit. Reception. After the first practice sessions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the circuit was welcomed by the drivers, with Nico Rosberg commenting that every corner was 'unique'. World Champion Fernando Alonso stating that it was enjoyable because there was always something to do. Adrian Sutil rated the circuit as being
Syncopation is music which creates rhythmical variation. Examples would be: "If a part of the measure (bar) that is usually unstressed is accented, the rhythm is considered to be syncopated". More simply, syncopation is a general term for a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm; a placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn't normally occur. Syncopation is used in many musical styles, and is fundamental in black-influenced styles such as jazz, ragtime, Cuban music, funk, ska, reggae, rap, jump blues, progressive rock, extreme metal, breakbeat, drum'n'bass, dubstep amd minimalism. "All dance music makes use of syncopation and it's often a vital element that helps tie the whole track together". In the form of a back beat, syncopation is used in virtually all popular music. Syncopation has been an important element of musical composition since at least the Middle Ages. For some musical styles, such as jazz and ragtime, syncopation is an essential part of their character.
Austin Powers in Goldmember is the third movie in the "Austin Powers" movie series. It is a sequel to and . It was released in 2002. The movie was produced by Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, John S. Lyons, Eric McLeod, Demi Moore, Mike Myers, Jennifer Todd and Suzanne Todd and was directed by Jay Roach.
The Marina Bay Street Circuit (otherwise known as the Singapore Street Circuit) is a street circuit around the Marina Bay. It is the track for the Singapore Grand Prix. The track is 5.073 km (3.15 miles) long. It is next to the harbour, similar in style to the Monaco Grand Prix.  The circuit is designed by KBR Inc. It was a modification of the original design first proposed by Hermann Tilke. Characteristics. The pit area of the circuit is in an empty plot of land off Republic Boulevard. A temporary track leads from the pit area and under the Benjamin Sheares Bridge to Republic Boulevard and turns onto Raffles Boulevard. It then proceeds along Nicoll Highway, Stamford Road and Saint Andrew's Road around the Padang, and past the City Hall. The track then goes onto the Anderson Bridge, past the Fullerton Hotel and make a tight left turn to Esplanade Drive beside the Merlion Park. It joins Raffles Avenue and cut right after the Esplanade to the front of The Float at Marina Bay and return to the pit area via another temporary road around the Singapore Flyer. The track layout is unique in that in between turns 18 and 19, the cars race underneath a section of grandstand of the Floating Platform. The track was criticised by F1 drivers as being excessively bumpy. Lewis Hamilton commented that it was twice as hard to negotiate as the Monaco street circuit, and very physical - requiring twice the amount of energy over a single lap. Other drivers, including Sébastien Bourdais and Fernando Alonso, expressed their concern about the high and harsh kerbs (curbs) at the turn 13 hairpin and the chicane at turn 10 of the street circuit. The drivers were worried that hitting the bumps could cause damage to the car. They were also worried that the bumps would force them into the wall on the outside of the corner. Responding to the drivers' feedback, FIA race director and safety delegate Charlie Whiting ordered the high kerbs at Singapore's turn 10 hairpin be modified.  The entry of the pit lane was called "difficult and incredibly dangerous" by several drivers. They did not like
ABS-CBN Corporation (also known alternatively and secondarily since August 2007, and formerly primarily from February 1, 1967 to September 23, 1972 and September 14, 1986 to August 2007 as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation) is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest radio broadcaster, entertainment television production, program syndication provider and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by the López family of Iloilo. ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) and Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN). The company was founded in July 11, 1946 by American electronics engineer James Lindenberg as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC). In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS) with its corporate name, Alto Sales Corporation after Judge Antonio Quirino, brother of President Elpidio Quirino, purchased the company and later launched the first TV station in the country, DZAQ-TV on October 23, 1953. The company that would later be merged with ABS to form ABS-CBN was founded in 1956 as Chronicle Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) by Eugenio Lopez Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez, who was the sitting Vice President of the Philippines. A year later, the Lopezes acquired ABS. The ABS-CBN brand was first used on television in 1961. The company became known as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on February 1, 1967. The conglomerate's primary name, along with the corporate name of the network of the same name, then changed to simply ABS-CBN Corporation in August 2007, to signify the former's diversification. Due to the change in the conglomerate's primary name and network's corporate name, the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation name is now used as the company's alternative and secondary name in certain contexts. The common shares of ABS-CBN were first traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS. History. In 1946, when
"I Me Mine" is a song by The Beatles, written and sung by George Harrison. "I Me Mine" is also the title of Harrison's autobiography.  Personnel per Ian MacDonald
Happiness is a 1998 American comedy drama movie. It stars Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker and Lara Flynn Boyle. It was directed by Todd Solondz. The movie was first rated NC-17. This caused problems with the advertising and distribution of the movie. Because of this, they chose to release the movie without any rating. The movie was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Screenplay" (Todd Solondz).
Charles Whiting (12 August 1952 – 14 March 2019) was a British motorsports director. He served as the FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department. He mostly managed the logistics of each F1 Grand Prix, inspects cars before a race, enforces FIA rules, and controls the start of each race. He was born in Sevenoaks, Kent. Career history. Whiting's first job was assisting his brother Nick in preparing race cars near the Brands Hatch racing circuit in England. In 1977, he joined Hesketh Racing at Easton Neston, near Silverstone. When the team folded, he joined Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team. He become the chief mechanic for Nelson Piquet in and seasons. He later became chief engineer. In , he became technical delegate to the FIA Formula One and in he was appointed FIA Race Director and Safety Delegate. 2005 United States Grand Prix. During the United States Grand Prix, Whiting was involved in a tyre controversy. None of the tyres which Michelin had brought to Indianapolis were safe to use. Michelin was unable to produce new tyres to replace the seven teams' unsafe tyres. Michelin asked Whiting to install a chicane in Turn 13 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway instead. Whiting refused to make the change. He said this would be unfair to the teams who were able to race safely on the existing track. Death. On 14 March 2019, Whiting died of a pulmonary embolism in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was 66.
Cyprinus rubrofuscus, the Amur carp, is the a species of ray-finned fish in the genus "Cyprinus".
Cero Radio is a brand owned by the cero Group used by a number of different radio stations worldwide under licence from Virgin. Cero Radio stations in each country are usually owned independently of the cero Group. The stations generally carry independent programming, but have access to some shared programming, usually linked to other cero entities such as the cero Festival. Ceroirgin Radio stations are normally classified as cero music or contemporary cero radio stations. Stations include: Former stations:
The 2011 Formula One season was the 62nd FIA Formula One season. The FIA announced they would consider adding a thirteenth team to the grid . On 8 September, 2010, the FIA announced that they would not add a new team. The same twelve teams from last year competed in 2011. The race schedule was going to expand to twenty rounds with the running of the Indian Grand Prix, but the Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due to the high amount of protesters. Bahrain was briefly put back on the schedule before being cancelled again by the organizers of the race. Teams and drivers. The new Concorde Agreement signed on 1 August 2009 continues the terms of the 1998 agreement. It will run until 31 December 2012. The FIA published the entry list on 30 November 2010 (updated 2 December 2010). Race schedule. The FIA released the race schedule for the 2011 world championship. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, had been added. However, the Bahrain Grand Prix was called off due to the political unrest in the country. An example: The fastest car in Q1 sets a time of 1 minute and 40 seconds (or 100 seconds). The 107% time will be 1 minute and 47 seconds (or 107 seconds). A slower car sets a time of 1 minute and 45 seconds. It will be allowed to race. Another car sets a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds (or 108 seconds). This car will not be allowed to race. Under some special conditions, the race stewards may allow a practice time to count for the 107% rule. Results and standings. Drivers standings. Pole position in Bold. Fastest lap in "Italics".  Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race. Constructors standings. Pole position in Bold. Fastest lap in "Italics".  Car did not finish the Grand Prix. Car was classified (ranked) because it finished over 90% of the race distance.