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Julien Vrebos (31 May 1947 in Elsene – 14 October 2022) was a Belgian television program and movie director from Brussels. At the Joseph Plateau Awards 1998 he won the award for best movie director. Biography. In 1998, Vrebos made his first movie "Le bal masqué". It included the attacks of the Bende van Nijvel. With this movie he became the best movie director at the Joseph Plateau Awards 1998. In 2003 followed "The Emperor's Wife", and in 2004 "De Garnalenpelster", after a book of Nilgun Yerli. Vrebos also made television programmes and paid attention to social aspects. In 2007 his "De 8" was broadcasted, een documentary soap about eight students of the SIBA school in Aarschot. In 2010, his documentary soap was published at één. Around Christmas in 2010, Eén broadcasted his trilogy programme "Onder de sterren" (English: Under the stars), in which the living environment of the Brussels homeless, the non-profit organization Chez Nous, and the occasional restaurant Zazou were shown. Between 2006 and 2010, Vrebos cooperated on the online political satireseries "". Vrebos died on 14 October 2022 at the age of 75.
Leidys Oquendo (23 July 1982 — 6 October 2022) was a Cuban women's basketball player. She was a member of the Cuba women's national basketball team from 2006 to 2018. Oquendo became four times Centrobasket champion (2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014). She competed four times at the FIBA Women's AmeriCup. She became champion in 2013 and won the silver medal in 2015. She didn’t win a medal in 2011 and 2017. She was a member of the team at the 2007 and 2015 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal. She competed at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2006 and 2014. Oquendo died on 6 October 2022 at the age of 40 years.
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was the brother of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.  They were sons of Susanna and Samuel Wesley, who was an English cleric. John and Charles were very serious in their religion while students at Oxford University. They went as missionaries to the English colony of Georgia in North America as priests of the Christian religion.  They continued to search for a stronger Christian faith. They later had an experience of personal salvation and began to spread their beliefs in England. Charles wrote thousands of songs about their faith. One of his most famous songs is "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling". It has been sung at royal weddings in the United Kingdom. Christian Hymnbooks of many different churches have the songs of Charles Wesley.
The Sarine or Saane is a river in Switzerland. It is long and has a drainage area of . It is a tributary of the river Aare. The Sarine rises in the Bernese Alps, near Sanetschhorn, in the Canton of Valais. It flows through the Swiss cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Valais, and Vaud.
Loes Brandt (born 1900s) was a Dutch competitive swimmer and water polo player. She was a swimmer in the earliest era of women's competitive swimming during the early 20th-century. She was a member of swimming club "Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub" (HDZ) in Amsterdam and represented the Netherlands and her club internationally. She became with her club many times national water polo champion. At the 1922 Women's Olympiad she won the gold medal with water polo and the silver medal with the Dutch relay team. In swimming she was specialized in the breaststroke. Career. Sports career. Brandt played water polo in the early 20th-century with Hollandsche Dames Zwemclub. The London Ladies Waterpolo Club came to the Netherlands for swimming and water polo competitions in 1914. This was the first time a British water polo team played in the Netherlands. Brandt was selected as an attacker in the water polo match against the British team. HDZ lost the match with 3-2. One of the newspaper reports states that Brandt scored the second Dutch goal. As of 1922 she was already ten times Dutch national champion. After 1922, she became again national champion in 1923, 1926, 1927, 1933 and 1934. She was named the best Dutch center forward. She had an “unstoppable” shot at goal. Brandt was selected to compete at the 1922 Women's Olympiad, the earliest women's international swimming championships in Monte Carlo. She was selected for the 200 m breatstroke event, the 4 x 50 m relay medley and to play with the Dutch team the Water polo at the 1922 Women's Olympiad.  Ahead of the Olympiad, preparation matches in the Netherlands were organized.  At the Olympiad she won the silver medal with the Dutch relay team in the 4 x 50 m relay medley event, where she swam the 50 m breaststroke. In the 200 m breaststroke event she was eliminated in the heats. Brandt was the captain of the earliest Netherlands women's
Fredrikstad is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. In 2021, 83,761 people lived there. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 1567 by King Frederick II. It is at the mouth of the river Glomma. People from Fredrikstad:
Orenburg Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. In 2010, 2,033,072 people lived in the oblast. Geography. The oblast is located in Eastern Europe, right at the edge of the Ural Mountains. Most of the oblast lies in fescue steppe and feather grass. In the northern parts of the oblast, there are birch and pine forests, especially in the Buzuluk Pine Forest Nature Reserve. To the west lies the limestone plateaus of the Obshchy Syrt; in the eastern parts lies the flat Turgay Plateau. Much of the steppe has been plowed, largely due to the Virgin and Idle Lands Campaign in the 1950s. Agriculture is important, principally spring wheat, maize,millet and sunflowers. However, the economy is dominated by a mining and industrial industry at the southern end of the oblast, centred on Orenburg City.
Bréançon is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Brignancourt is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Bruyères-sur-Oise is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Buhy is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Butry-sur-Oise is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Charmont is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Chars is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Chaumontel is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Chaussy is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
is a small Shinto shrine. Sometimes they are built near larger shrines. Other times they are built near streets. Sometimes they are built to host minor kami who protect travelers. The term "hokora" is an old word for Shinto shrine, it came from , literally meaning "kami repository". This means the first shrines may have been huts to house yorishiro.
Pointe-à-Pitre is the second-most populous city in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, after Les Abymes. In 2019, 15,181 people lived there. In 2018, 250,952 people lived in the urban area. Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport, Guadeloupe's main international airport, is north of downtown Pointe-à-Pitre in the commune of Les Abymes.
Leningrad Oblast (, , ) is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast.  It was created on 1 August 1927. It was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly put in their current position. The oblast was named after the city of Leningrad. In 1991, the city restored its original name, Saint Petersburg. The oblast keeps the name of Leningrad. The capital and largest city is Gatchina. The first governor of Leningrad Oblast was Vadim Gustov (in 1996–1998). The current governor, since 2012, is Aleksandr Drozdenko. The oblast has an area of and a population of 1,716,868 (2010 Census); up from 1,669,205 recorded in the 2002 Census. Leningrad Oblast is highly industrialized. Geography. Borders. The oblast is on the historic region of Ingria. It is bordered by Finland (Kymenlaakso and South Karelia) in the northwest and Estonia (Ida-Viru County) in the west. It also borders five federal subjects of Russia: the Republic of Karelia in the northeast, Vologda Oblast in the east, Novgorod Oblast in the south, Pskov Oblast in the southwest, and the federal city of Saint Petersburg in the west. Lakes. Leningrad Oblast is around the Gulf of Finland and south of two great freshwater lakes. These are Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega. The oblast includes the Karelian Isthmus and some islands, including Gogland in the Gulf of Finland and Konevets in Lake Ladoga. Neva. Much of the area is in the drainage basin of the Neva. The Neva is the only outflow of Lake Ladoga. Other major rivers in Leningrad Oblast include the Svir, the Vuoksi, the Syas, the Luga, the Narva, and the Volkhov. History. Early history. The territory of present-day Leningrad Oblast was
Chauvry is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Chérence is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Cléry-en-Vexin is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Commeny is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France. On 1 January 2024, the former commune of Gouzangrez became a part of Commeny.
Condécourt is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Courdimanche is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Belford Roxo is an Brazilian city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. 513,118 people lived here in 2020 and its area is 79.791 km². Bayer and Lubrizol are the largest companies in the municipality.
Potters Bar is a town in Hertfordshire, England. In 2011, 21,882 people lived there. Twin towns. Potters Bar is twinned with:
Lipetsk Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative center (capital city) is the city of Lipetsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,173,513. Geography. Lipetsk Oblast borders Ryazan Oblast in the northeast, Tambov Oblast in the east, Voronezh Oblast in the south, Kursk Oblast in the southwest, Oryol Oblast in the west, and Tula Oblast in the northwest. Economy. The most important industrial branches are the iron processing and the mechanical engineering. The most industrialized cities are Lipetsk and Yelets. Agriculture. Crop cultivation and horticulture form the majority of the region's agriculture. Livestock farming specializes in cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, and poultry. Demographics. Population:  Ethnic composition (2010):
Viernheim is a medium-sized industrial town northeast of Mannheim and is in the Rhine-Neckar area. About 34,000 people live there which makes it the second-largest town in Bergstraße in Hesse, Germany. Since 1994 it has also borne the title "Brundtlandstadt", as it has been taking part in a experimental project on energy conservation. Twin towns – sister cities. Viernheim is twinned with:
Mława is a town in Masovian Voivodeship in northeast Poland. In 2021, 31,047 people lived there and its area is .
Deuil-la-Barre is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France. In 2019, 22,149 people lived there. The commune is in the northern suburbs of Paris, from the center.
Domont is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Eaubonne is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France. In 2019, 25,335 people lived there. The commune is in the northern suburbs of Paris, from the center.
Écouen is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France. Écouen is known for the Château d'Écouen, home of the Montmorency family. This château, built during the Renaissance, houses the Musée national de la Renaissance, the largest Renaissance museum in France.
Ennery is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Épiais-Rhus is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Éragny is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Ézanville is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Fosses is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Frémainville is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Frémécourt is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Frépillon is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
Umkirch is a municipality in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Antawn André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper and record producer. He grew up in Savannah, Georgia. He is a former member of the hip hop duo Outkast with fellow rapper André 3000. They have won six Grammys. Big Boi's first album "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty" reached number three on the "Billboard" 200. Big Boi is married to Sherlita Patton. Discography. Studio albums. Big Boi released 3 studio albums:
Dannemarie is a commune. It is in Île-de-France in the Yvelines department in north-central France.
Novgorod Oblast (, "Novgorodskaya oblast") is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative center (capital city) is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are in the oblast. The historic monuments of Veliky Novgorod and surroundings have been made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Population: 634,111 (2010 Census). Geography. Novgorod Oblast borders Leningrad Oblast in the north and in the northwest, Vologda Oblast in the east, Tver Oblast in the southeast and in the south, and Pskov Oblast in the southwest. Lake Ilmen. In the center of the oblast is Lake Ilmen. Lake Ilmen is one of the largest lakes in Central Russia. The major tributaries of Lake Ilmen are the Msta, the Lovat, the Pola, the Polist, and the Shelon. The only outflow of the lake is the Volkhov, a major tributary of Lake Ladoga. Protected areas. Two areas in Novgorod Oblast have been made protected natural areas of federal significance. These are Valdaysky National Park in the southeast of the oblast and Rdeysky Nature Reserve in the southwest of the oblast, which protects the Polist-Lovat Swamp System and is next to Polistovsky Nature Reserve in Pskov Oblast. History. Novgorod is one of the oldest centers of Russian civilization. It was on the historical trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. This route followed the Volkhov upstream to Lake Ilmen and then followed the course of the Lovat before reaching the Dnieper. In 1136, Novgorod became the center of the Novgorod Republic. The Novgorod Republic included the major part of what is today northwestern Russia. Novgorod was part of the Hanseatic League. It was one of the few areas of Rus not affected by the Mongol invasions. It was also a major cultural
The communes of Luxembourg ( ; French: "communes"; ) are the country's lowest level administrative divisions. There are currently 102 communes of Luxembourg.  The communes are often merged and divided. They were adopted in 1795 when Luxembourg was annexed into France.  Communes and cities. There are currently 102 communes in the 12 cantons. The 12 communes with city status are Diekirch, Differdange, Dudelange, Echternach, Esch-sur-Alzette, Ettelbruck, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Remich, Rumelange, Vianden, and Wiltz. Former communes. Since the country's creation in 1839, eight communes have changed their name and thirty-nine communes have been merged, resulting in the 102 communes that exist today. These defunct communes are listed in the table below.
D-8-XM-TV channel 8, otherwise known as PTV Cordillera, is a regional television station of Philippine-government owned television network People's Television Network. Its studio is located at the PTV Cordillera Broadcast Hub, PIA Cordillera Compound, Romulo Drive, Brgy. Lualhati, Baguio City and its transmitter is located at Mt. Sto. Tomas, Tuba, Benguet. Digital television. Digital channels. UHF Channel 42 (641.143 MHz)
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is a fictional character. He appears in American comic books published by the Marvel Comics. Creation. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made his first appearance in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #129 (cover-dated February 1974). He was first depicted as an assassin and adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. Fictional character biography. The character is a vigilante who uses unorthodox methods like murder, torture, and kidnapping in his crusade against crime. His family was murdered in New York City's Central Park after witnessing a mafia assassination. Frank Castle then turned into the "Punisher", a man who vowed to kill criminals, terrorists and gangsters of all kinds. Castle also wears a kevlar costume with the peculiar design of a human skull in his chest, of which, according to Castle himself, acts both as a distraction and a tool of intimidation, as it would draw the attention of criminals in that direction, and instead of aiming at his head, they would shoot his costume, which he wore with a rather solid armor beneath. In addition, his skull symbol has psychologically affected many of the criminals he faced off. In other media. In feature movies, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the character in the 1989 movie "The Punisher". Then Thomas Jane did in the 2004 movie "The Punisher", and Ray Stevenson in 2008's "".  Jon Bernthal portrayed the character in the second season of "Daredevil" and the spin-off "The Punisher", set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Novosibirsk Oblast (, "Novosibirskaya oblast") is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically it is an oblast. It is in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative center (capital city) is the city of Novosibirsk. The population was 2,797,176 as of the 2021 Census. Geography. Novosibirsk Oblast is in the south of the West Siberian Plain, between the Ob and Irtysh Rivers. The oblast borders Omsk Oblast in the west, Kazakhstan (Pavlodar Province) in the southwest, Tomsk Oblast in the north, Kemerovo Oblast in the east, and Altai Krai in the south. The territory of the oblast extends for more than from west to east, and for over from north to south. Demographics. Population:  According to the 2010 Census, the ethnic composition of the oblast was 93.1% Russians; 1.2% Germans; 0.9% Ukrainians; 0.9% Tatars; 0.4% Kazakhs; 0.2% Belarusians; 0.4% Armenians; 0.3% Azeris; and 0.5% Uzbeks.
This is a list of the 100 communes of Luxembourg, a basic administrative division of Luxembourg. List of municipalities. The number, location, and size of municipalities has changed greatly over time.
The federal districts (, "federalnyye okruga") are groupings of the federal subjects of Russia. Federal districts are not mentioned in the nation's constitution. They exist only to monitor the government's control over the region and to compare the federal and regional bodies of law. List of federal districts. "Source": History. The federal districts of Russia were established by President Vladimir Putin in 2000 to help with the federal government's task of controlling the then 89 federal subjects across the country. On 19 January 2010, the new North Caucasian Federal District split from the Southern Federal District. Crimea. In March 2014, after the annexation of Crimea, the Crimean Federal District was created. However, most countries say that this annexation was illegal. On 28 July 2016 the Crimean Federal District was removed and put into the Southern Federal District to improve the governing of the region. Far East. In November 2018, Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai were removed from the Siberian Federal District and added to the Far Eastern Federal District. The administrative centre of the Far Eastern Federal District was moved from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok in December 2018.
Red Tornado is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Gardner Fox and Dick Dillin, and first appeared in "Justice League of America #64" in August of 1968. Fictional character biography. The character is depicted an android and one of the comic book heroes in the comic book series, Justice League of America.  Powers and abilities. He is a Mega Hero who has control over wind which enables him to make tornadoes, red-colored ones, courtesy of his alias. In other media. He has also made many appearance in various DC animated series such as "Justice League", "Justice League Unlimited", "", "Young Justice", etc. Red Tornado appears in TV series "Supergirl", portrayed by Iddo Goldberg.
Rip Hunter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Jack Miller and Ruben Moreira, first appearing in "Showcase" #20 (1959). Fictional character biography. The character is a time-traveling superhero from the future who works to ensure the safety of the timestream. His origins and true name are a closely guarded secret to protect him from time-traveling enemies. It is known that he is actually the son of Booster Gold. Vanishing Point is his headquarters, which exists at the end of time. He has been a member of the Forgotten Heroes, the Linear Men, and the Time Masters. In other media. The character has appeared in television series and video games. He is portrayed by Arthur Darvill, appeared in the first three and seventh seasons of The CW's Arrowverse television series "Legends of Tomorrow".
Ironheart (Riri Williams) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created in 2016 by writers Brian Michael Bendis, and artist Mike Deodato, and later redesigned by Eve Ewing and Kevin Libranda. Fictional character biography. She is a super-genius who created her own armor from one of Tony Stark's designs, and later become an armored superheroine to continue Tony's legacy after the events of the second civil war. Riri would become her own hero by designing her own armors, fighting against threats, and later joining the Champions. In other media. Dominique Thorne will portray Williams in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie "" (2022) and will appear in the Disney+ series "Ironheart" (2025).