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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest award of Indian cinema. It is given by the Government Of India. The award honours Dadasaheb Phalke's contribution to Indian cinema. Phalke is known as "The Father of Indian Cinema". The award is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals.  The recipient is honoured for his outstanding contribution to the growth of the Indian cinematic field. As of 2014, the award consists of a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medal, a shawl, and a cash price of Rs.10,00,000 (US$15000). The award was instituted in the year 1962. The first recipient of the award was Devika Rani, who was honoured at the 17th National Film Awards ceremony. Actor Prithviraj Kapoor was the first recipient to be awarded posthumously. His son, actor Raj Kapoor, received the award in his father's place at the 19th National Film Awards ceremony. The great actor of Tamil cinema, world famous Sivaji Ganesan was awarded with Dadasaheb Phalke Award in the year 1992 on the 44th National Film Awards ceremony. Raj Kapoor received the award in 1987 and Shashi Kapoor, his brother, received the award in 2014.
There are 3 arrondissements in the Charente department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into "arrondissements", which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into communes. The 3 arrondissements of Charente are: History. Since its creation, the Charente department has had some changes:
Coglio is a village and former municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 4 April 2004 the former municipalities of Aurigeno, Coglio, Giumaglio, Lodano, Moghegno and Someo merged into the municipality of Maggia.
Overdose is the second extended play of the South Korean boy band Exo. It was released on May 7, 2014 by the label S.M. Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. Background and release. The EP was intended to be released on April 21, 2014 , but its release was postponed due to the sinking of Sewol on April 16. The album was later released on May 7, 2014. On May 15, 2014, the leader of EXO-M, Kris, filed a lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment to cancel his contract for the company's violation of human rights and unattended health. The Korean edition was positioned in number 2 on Billboard's World Albums Chart and 129 in "Billboard 200" , that made EXO Korean male group with the highest Billboard 200 charts. Promotion. Before the release of "Overdose" Exo made their promotions with a showcase at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul on 15 April. 1 to April 9 did a sponsored by Samsung contest allowed fans to enter and win tickets to attend the showcase. The group members promoted in South Korea and China separated in the respective sub-groups. Charts. Korean and Chinese versions
The 2016 Nice attack happened on 14 July 2016 in Nice, France. A man drove a truck into people celebrating Bastille Day, the national day of France. He killed 86 and injured 434 people. Gunfire was reported; at first, people thought it was fireworks. At around 22:45 local time, a truck was driven into a large crowd of people at Promenade des Anglais. Later, guns were fired. The driver, Tunisian truck driver Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, was killed by police.
Miracles in December is the second extended play of the South Korean boy band Exo. It was released by the label S.M. Entertainment on December 9, 2013. Was presented as a special winter album, "Miracles in December" is the follow-up to the first studio album of the group titled "XOXO" which was released in June 2013. As all music group, the EP has versions in Korean and Chinese. The EP is also the second release and first EP group to be widely promoted as a combined group. Its main singles were "Miracles in December" and "Christmas Day." Background. In early November 2013, the agency of EXO, S.M. Entertainment, announced that the group would hold a joint concert entitled " Christmas Wonderland" with f(x) from 24 to 25 December. On December 3 a music video of 2–3 minutes in Chinese and Korean were released. On December 4, music videos of "Miracles in December" was released in YouTube. They were published in two different languages, Korean and Mandarin. A pop ballad with classical piano accompaniment, the single "Miracles in December" was written by Andreas Johansson Stone and Rick Hanley. However, the song was performed only four members of EXO: Baekhyun, D.O. and Chen recorded the Korean version, while at the same time Baekhyun, Chen and Luhan they recorded the Chinese version. Special performances of the four members (Baekhyun, D.O., Chen and Luhan) and Lay on the piano, performed often the song on music programs live for television as "Inkigayo" and "Music Bank". Release and promotion. The music videos of "Miracles in December" (in Korean and Mandarin) was directed by Jo So-hyun and was filmed in Paju, Gyeonggi in a study in Ilsan near Seoul. On December 5, Exo held their performances debut album "Miracles in December" in the program of Mnet "M! Countdown". The EP "Miracles in December" was released on December 9, 2013. The group
Wilfredo Gómez Rivera (; born October 29, 1956) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer. He is sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez. Gomez was a three-time world champion. He is often said to be one of the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time. This has been said by many sports journalists and analysts. They often include him with Félix Trinidad, Miguel Cotto, Wilfred Benítez, Esteban De Jesús, Edwin Rosario, and Carlos Ortíz. Gomez defended his title with seventeen knockouts in a row. That is a record for all boxing divisions. He was ranked number 13 on "The Ring" magazine's list of the "100 greatest punchers of all time". In 1995, Gómez became a part of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Zuzana Števulová (born 1983) is a Slovakia lawyer and lecturer. She helps migrants. She was given an International Women of Courage Award. Life. Števulová was born in Slovakia in 1983. She is lecturer at the University of Trnava. She had campaigned for migrants arriving in Europe, She was the first Slovak to be given an International Women of Courage Award in Washington DC. She has supported the rights of the migrants in her country.
Péry was a municipality of the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of Péry and La Heutte merged into the new municipality of Péry-La Heutte.
Péry-La Heutte is a new municipality in the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of La Heutte and Péry merged into the new municipality of Péry-La Heutte.
Plagne was a municipality of the administrative district Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipalities of Plagne and Vauffelin merged into the new municipality of Sauge.
Pontenet was a municipality of the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of Pontenet, Bévilard and Malleray merged into the new municipality of Valbirse.
Valbirse is a new municipality of the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of Bévilard, Malleray and Pontenet merged into the new municipality of Valbirse.
Sivaji Ganesan was an actor of Tamil Cinema. He is also known as "Nadigar Thilagam", which means 'the pride of actors' (). He was one of the most respected movie actors in India. He was well known for his acting skills and versatility. He became an actor after performing as a stage actor in his childhood. Early life and family. Sivaji' s real name is Villupuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan. He was born in marthandam, Thanjavur district (now in Nagapattinam district), Madras Presidency (now Tamil Nadu) on 1 October 1928. He became an actor after performing as a stage actor in his childhood. He married Kamala and has two sons and two daughters named Ramkumar Ganesan, Prabhu Ganesan, Thenmozhi Ganesan and Shanti Ganesan. Acting. Sivaji Ganesan acted in 283 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. His career was started in the year 1952 and existed till 1999 for 47 years. His first movie was "Parasakthi". This movie tells about the misfortunes of the members of a Tamil family during World War II, how they met their individual fate and reunite again. This movie was a great success running for 175 days.  "Andha Naal", a movie in 1954 by Sivaji set a new trend with no songs. The same year he acted along with Revolutionary leader M.G.Ramachandran in the movie "Koondukkili". His role in the movie "Veerapandiya Kattabomman" won him "Best actor" award at Afro-Asian Film Festival held at Cairo in March 1960. He was the first Indian to get the award abroad.  Sivaji acted in nine roles by himself in the movie of "Navarathri". He acted as many epic characters such as Bhagat Singh, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Karna, Lord Shiva etc. His first
Prêles was a municipality in the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipalities of Prêles, Diesse and Lamboing merged into the new municipality of Plateau de Diesse.
Plateau de Diesse is a new municipality of the administrative district of Jura bernois in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014, the former municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing and Prêles merged into the new municipality of Plateau de Diesse.
Pokémon Go (or Pokémon GO) is a free-to-play Android and iOS game. It was developed by Niantic. It is licensed by The Pokémon Company. It was released in July 2016 in the US, Europe, and Australia. The game lets players catch and train fictional living beings, called Pocket Monsters (in Japan) or Pokémon (everywhere else). The game makes them exist in real life by using GPS and a smartphone's camera. As players walk in the real world, their character in the game moves as well. Players can find Pokemon by using the game map to walk to places where the grass is moving. They can then throw a Pokeball at the Pokemon to see if they can catch it. Players can also walk to special places in the game called "PokeStops" or "Gyms". At PokeStops, players can find extra PokeBalls and candy to feed their Pokemon. At Gyms, players can get their pokemon to fight another pokemon to try to win that gym for their team. An earlier game by Niantic called "Ingress" was used to make the special places in the game. Pokemon GO got its start in an April Fool's joke by Google and The Pokemon Company in 2013, called "Pokemon Challenge". An item called Pokemon GO Plus is being sold to let people play the game without looking at their smartphones all the time. Pokemon GO looks like a Gameplay of Pokémon mixed with the Google Maps pin shape. "Pokémon Go" has a current score of 69 critic score and a user score of 5.5 on Metacritic. The game became more popular after they released the Generation 2 Pokémon, featuring more items and Pokemon. In that update, berries (a type of fruit that makes the Pokémon flee, higher chance on catching, etc.) were added, and evolution items were added in (things that are used to evolve Pokemon to become one certain), such as the Metal Coat and Kings Rock. Availability. Pokemon Go is available in the countries listed. Australia, New Zealand and United States are available in first release date. Pokemon regional exclusives available includes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, North America and South America
Sing for You is the second winter special album and fourth EP of the South Korean boy band Exo. The album was released by the label S.M. Entertainment in two versions, Korean and Mandarin on 10 December 2015. "Sing for You" currently has the largest first week sales recorded by the web site monitoring, Hanteo. Background and release. On November 24, 2015, Exo confirmed the upcoming release of the second special winter album after "Miracles in December" (2013). Teaser images for the album began released on December 2. The list of songs from the album, including four new songs and a bonus track "Lightsaber " previously released in November, was announced on December 7. Music videos and the teaser of the song from the album "Sing for You" were released on 8 and 9 December respectively. Promotion. On December 10, 2015, shortly after the release of "Sing for You", Exo held a showcase with an audience of 1,500 people, to promote the album in the Lotte World in Seoul, South Korea. The showcase was broadcast using the mobile application 'V' of Naver, then the record as the most-watched live throughout the application. Exo began promoting the song "Sing for You" and "Unfair" in music programs of Korea on 12 and 18 December respectively. Sales. "Sing for You" he broke the record of "EXODUS". The second studio album of Exo, previously served as the album with the highest sales in the first week registered by the website monitoring album sales Hanteo Korea with more than 267,900 copies.
Time in North Korea is given Korea Standard Time (KST) which is 8.5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). If it is 16:00 UTC, it is 01:00 the next day in North Korea. It has never observed summer time. North Korea was originally 8:30 hours ahead of UTC () from 2015 to 2018, 30 minutes behind neighboring South Korea and Japan, as announced in August 2015, but reverted to UTC+09:00 now on the same time as Seoul and Tokyo beginning at 23:30 on 4 May 2018.
Nassau was a duchy which was created after the Holy Roman Empire ended in 1806. It was absorbed by different other states before becoming part of Germany in 1866. Location. Nassau (as a duchy) existed above the Rhine It was near the end where the river came near the French border. Nassau was also south of the Prussian Empire, Not near the coast of the Rhine. It was named after it's centre Nassau, but it was not its capital. When it helped in Waterloo it ended up in Belgium near Planciontot before being absorbed into Prussia. Engagements. They engaged the French on many occasions, clearly capable of standing up to the French however they were ultimately deafened after an engagement at the town of Smohain and the farm of Frichermont, they became part of the Confederation of the Rhine, Ending their independence, they were annexed by Prussia and became an independent state. Later, Nassau helped in the Battle of Waterloo before being absorbed into the Prussian Empire, and later, the empire of Germany.
The arrondissement of Angoulême is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Angoulême. History. When the Charente department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Angoulême was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Angoulême is the second largest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of . It has 197,377 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². The "arrondissement" of Angoulême is in southeastern Charente and is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Confolens, to the east and south by the Dordogne department, and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Cognac. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Angoulême, there are four cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Boixe-et-Manslois, Charente-Sud, Tude-et-Lavalette and Val de Nouère. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements": Communes. The "arrondissement" of Angoulême has 117 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Rise" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. The song was released on July 14, 2016. It was used in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She released the song because "[she] was inspired to finish it now, rather than save it for [her] next album, because now more than ever, there is a need for our world to unite." "Rise" has topped the iTunes charts of over 25 countries worldwide, including the U.S., UK, Canada, and Australia. The song entered the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number 1 and reached number 3 in Scotland. The song reached the top 20 in the US and Canada. On October 17, 2017, the song was certified platinum in the US. Music video. One music video for the song features Olympic athletes practicing for the Games. However, an official video was released and shows Perry climbing through different terrains with a red parachute. Reception. Critics have said that the song was powerful and uplifting but received mixed reviews. Daniel Kreps from "Rolling Stone" called producer Max Martin an "extraordinaire," while Brandon Caldwell from the "Houston Press" said that the song "just doesn’t fit the template of inspirational, fiery and get America ready to beat the rest of the world in sporting competitions. It just doesn’t fit the Olympics. Now, in terms of beating world issues? 'Rise' may have something there." References. Songwriting credits from iTunes metadata.
The arrondissement of Cognac is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Cognac. History. When the Charente department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Cognac was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Cognac is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of . It has 92,224 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². The "arrondissement" of Cognac is in western Charente and is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Confolens, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Angoulême and to the south and west by the Charente-Maritime department. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Cognac, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Charente-Sud, Tude-et-Lavalette and Val de Nouère. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements": Communes. The "arrondissement" of Cognac has 116 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
China has five time zone. It is officially called China Standard Time (CST). It is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (). There is no daylight saving time. Use. The capital of China is Beijing. It is at about 116° east. The solar time zone for Beijing is UTC+7:45:32. The time zone UTC+08:00 matches the solar time zone for 120° east. The complete hour UTC+08:00 is a compromise to be compatible to other time zones on earth. Because Beijing is the capital, and the UTC+08:00 time zone is about right for the capital’s location, people usually call China Standard Time, , in English Beijing Standard Time (BJT). Xinjiang (East Turkestan) unofficially uses . Many locations north and south of Xinjiang use this time zone. However, the main population, the Uyghur people, also use the time zone as a political statement, to express disagreement with the central government in Beijing. The UTC+08:00 time zone is also used in Taiwan. However, because of political reasons it is usually called "Taipei Time" or "Taiwan Time". Similarly, in Hong Kong the time zone is called "Hong Kong Time". Criticism. Some people say that (except for 112 – 128° E) the usage of was harmful. China should have five time zones. The country’s west, especially in Xinjiang, see sunrise as late as 10 a.m. CST, making children go to school in the dark, and sunsets in the summer as late as midnight.
The arrondissement of Confolens is an arrondissement of France, in the Charente department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Confolens. History. When the Charente department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Confolens was part of that original department. Geography. The "arrondissement" of Confolens is the largest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of . It has 64,252 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km². The "arrondissement" of Confolens is in northern Charente and is bordered to the northwest by the Deux-Sèvres department, to the north by the Vienne department, to the east and southeast by the Haute-Vienne department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Angoulême, to the southwest by the "arrondissement" of Cognac, to the west by the Charente-Maritime department. It has a small border with the Dordogne department to the southeast. Composition. Cantons. After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements". In the "arrondissement" of Confolens, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Boixe-et-Manslois and Val de Tardoire. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements": Communes. The "arrondissement" of Confolens has 150 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
A Holding company is a company, which has the purpose of owning stock (or shares) of other companies. In most cases, such companies do not sell products or services, they manage the companies they (partly) own. Probably one of the best known holding companies was the "Standard Oil of New Jersey", founded in 1889, which is called ExxonMobil today. In general, there are three forms:
Confolens () is a commune in southwestern France. Confolens is the administrative centre of a largely rural area, which has had an important growth of tourism in recent years. It is one of the two subprefectures of the Charente department and the capital of the canton of Charente-Vienne. History. On 1 January 2016, the former "commune" Saint-Germain-de-Confolens was merged with the "commune" of Confolens. Geography. Confolens is at the confluence of the Vienne and Goire rivers. The name of this place comes from the Latin word "confluens" that means "confluence". The city is at from Angoulême, from Limoges and from Poitiers, the three largest cities that are closest to Confolens. It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The "communes" that are around Confolens are Brillac, Esse, Saint-Maurice-des-Lions, Ansac-sur-Vienne, Hiesse and Lessac. Climate. The climate of Confolens, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. With a population of 2,721, Confolens has a population density of inhabitants/km2. The inhabitants of Confolens are known, in French, as "Confolentais" (women: "Confolentaises"). Administration. Confolens is a subprefecture of the Charente department since 1800. It is also the capital of the canton of Charente-Vienne. Twin cities. Confolens is a twin town of: