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Vanguard Records is a record label founded in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. It started as a classical music label, but is perhaps best known for its catalogue of recordings by several seminal folk and blues artists from the 1960s; Bach Guild was a subsidiary label. History. In 1953, under the direction of John Hammond, the company began the "Jazz Showcase" series concentrating on the idiom of mainstream jazz, producing around two dozen recordings before it closed about 1958. The recordings made at the Spirituals to Swing concerts in 1938 and 1939 were finally released by Vanguard in 1959. Thereafter the company only continued to record Jazz and Blues on and off.  Vanguard branched out in the mid-1950s by defying the blacklist and signing blacklisted artist Paul Robeson and The Weavers. The company continued to issue folk music with newly signed artists including Joan Baez, Hedy West, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Country Joe and the Fish, Ian and Sylvia, Mimi and Richard Fariña.  In the summer of 1965, Maynard Solomon hired Samuel Charters to edit the 1964 Newport Folk Festival tapes. Following that project, the company sent Charters to Chicago to tape the wide range of blues musicians there. Those sessions resulted in the classic 1966 three-album series titled "Chicago/The Blues/Today!", which introduced a new generation to the blues. The albums included sets by Junior Wells with Buddy Guy, Muddy Water's bandmates Otis Spann and James Cotton, Otis Rush, Homesick James, Johnny Shines, Big Walter Horton, and Charlie Musselwhite. Vanguard released a series of important classical recordings, both domestically produced and imported. Many of the latter came from the British label Pye Records label, with performances by the Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. The recordings were so exceptional in their stereo sound and overall quality that many classical radio stations played them. Vanguard even released some classical quadraphonic recordings in the early 1970s, including a performance of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony with the American Symphony
Alternative dance (also known as underground dance in the US) is a musical genre that mixes the "melodic song structure of alternative and indie rock with the electronic beats, synths and/or samples, and club orientation of post-disco dance music". "The Sacramento Bee" calls it "postmodern–Eurosynth–technopop–new wave in a blender". The genre draws heavily on club culture for inspiration, while also incorporating other styles of music such as synth pop, acid house, and trip-hop. Alternative dance artists identify more closely with their music through a distinctive style, texture, or fusion of specific musical elements. They are usually signed with small labels. Most alternative dance artists are British, "owing to the greater prominence of the UK's club and rave scenes in underground musical culture". AllMusic cites New Order as the first group in the genre due to their 1982–1983 recordings, which fused post-punk with synth pop in the style of the German collective Kraftwerk. Alternative dance had a huge impact on the British Madchester scene of the late 1980s and the trip-hop and rave scenes of the 1990s. The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers are two prominent examples of the British scene of the 1990s, while in the US, Chicago's Liquid Soul to San Francisco's Dubtribe expanded dance music "beyond its old identity as a singles-driven genre with no identifiable, long-term artists". The American scene rarely received radio airplay and most of the ground-breaking work continued underground or was imported. The Prodigy's third studio album "The Fat of the Land" was the first international alternative dance hit to debut on number one in 25 countries, including the US.
My body, my choice is a feminist slogan. It is used in several countries, most often for issues of bodily autonomy and abortion. Feminists usually say that people have the right to decide what happens to their body. This is especially true for sexual, marriage and reproductive choices. The slogan has been used around the world. It has been translated into many languages. It is often used during protests and demonstrations or to bring attention to different feminist issues.
Tika Sumpter is an actress who voiced Maddie in Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, otherwise referred to as Sonic the Hedgehog, Adventures of Sonic or Sonic for short, is a 1993 animated series. It was created by DiC in 1992, then aired the next year. The show is about Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails the Fox to stop Dr Robotnik. It aired from September 6th, 1993 to December 3rd, 1993.
"Break It Off" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna featuring Jamaican reggae artist Sean Paul. The song is the fourth and final single from Rihanna's second album, "A Girl like Me", and was released only in the United States, Canada, and selected European territories. The song was performed during the "Rockin' New Years Eve '07" television special on January 1, 2007 at Times Square in New York City. Rihanna has previously stated that she is very proud of the song. In the song, Rihanna sings only the chorus and one verse, while Sean Paul sings all rest of the song.  Promotion. "Break It Off" was performed in many different venues and settings all over the world. She performed it on New Year's Eve 2007 and at many concerts such as BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend and Live Earth. It is performed for a minute and a half at concerts as a medley because Sean Paul performs more words than Rihanna. Chart performance. "Break It Off" was released as a digital download on online stores, including the U.S. iTunes Store on February 19, 2007 and peaked at number 2. It debuted at number eight on the US Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 75,316 downloads. This release to the digital market saw the song to jump from number fifty-two to number ten in one week on the Billboard Hot 100.  In Latin America, the song barely managed to crack the Peru Top 100 at number ninety-two.
E. Kidd Bogart (born January 23, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a multi-faceted American music executive and songwriter who has contributed to a long list of internationally successful artists. He is the son of Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart and music manager Joyce Bogart-Trabulus, who managed KISS and Donna Summer.  Music career. From a very young age he wanted to carry on the family tradition and began working at Interscope Records as an intern when he was 16 years old. Former Interscope Records president Tom Whalley took a chance on him when Bogart turned 18 and promoted him into the A&amp;R department. Under Whalley's supervision, Bogart helped coordinate of various projects, most notably for 2Pac as a project coordinator and hip-hop icon Eminem as an A&amp;R. It was also widely reported that Bogart was responsible for finding and bringing Eminem into Interscope Records.  By the age of 21, Bogart had transitioned into management while working as an A&amp;R consultant for Warner Bros. Records. In his managerial career, he formed the now-defunct BAT Management with partners Walter "Walt Liquor" Taylor and Jordan Feldstein. Under BAT Management and along with other managers Joseph "3H" Weinberger, Justin Trugman and Todd Bird, he was responsible for and/or assisted in the careers of Grammy Award winning Maroon 5 (then known as Kara's Flowers), Planet Asia, Mystic, Styles of Beyond and various other artists. Bogart played an integral role in Maroon 5 signing with Octone Records with Feldstein, who still manages the band. In 2002, Bogart founded Casbah Artists Management with his then-wife Cheryl Costanzo (now divorced), in tribute to his late father. Under Casbah, Bogart managed former Dreamworks recording artist Vishiss. During the making of the record, Bogart met future collaborator J. R. Rotem, a producer on the record. In the summer of 2004, Bogart began working for the Agency for the Performing Arts as an Agent in the Concerts Department
In Christian theology, "Homoousion" is a term used about the Nicene Creed to explain that God the Son Jesus Christ is of the same essence as God the Father. Each person of the Trinity is same in essence, different in appearance, and has a different character.
Scinax cosenzai is a frog. It lives in Brazil. People have seen it in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadero in Minas Gerais. The adult male frog is 17.29–20.97 mm from nose to rear end and the adult female frog 22.65–24.02 mm long. The skin of the frog's back has bumps on it called tubercles. The skin of the back is gray with dark marks on it. There are dark marks across the legs. The skin on the insides of the hind legs is bright yellow.
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (sometimes called "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)") is a 1973 song by Elton John. It is the leading single from his seventh studio album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". It went to number 7 in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States. Track listing. All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin Both B-sides were included later on "Rare Masters" and issued as bonus tracks on the remastered edition of "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player".
The Sahara and Sahel Observatory is a group that works to protect the environment and natural resources in the Sahara and Sahel region of Africa. It was started in 1992. It is based in Tunisia and is made up of 22 African countries, 5 countries outside Africa, and 10 international organizations.  Some of the projects the group works on include a network of 25 observatories in 12 countries, a system to warn about drought in the Maghreb region, and a project to manage groundwater in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia.
The New Partnership for Africa's Development is a plan to help African countries grow and work together economically. It was made by the African Union and was agreed upon in 2001 at a meeting of African leaders in Zambia. The goal of NEPAD is to help African countries become more successful by working together and helping each other. Function. The main goals of NEPAD are: to get rid of poverty, to help African countries grow and develop in a healthy way, to help Africa join the global economy, and to give women more power. NEPAD is based on the idea that African countries should have good leaders, fair governments, and respect for human rights. These are important for creating a place where it is safe to invest money and where the economy can grow over time. NEPAD works to get more money and investment from other countries to help Africa grow and develop.
South-South cooperation is when countries in the Global South (which are often not very rich or developed) work together to share ideas, resources, and technology. This cooperation them grow and become more developed. In the past, the goal of this cooperation was mostly to work together and learn from each other. Now, they also help each other financially. History. In 1955, the SSC was formed in a conference for Asian and African countries that took place in Bandung, Indonesia. This conference is known as the Bandung Conference and is the foundation of the SSC.  The conference was sponsored by India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma, and Indonesia and was attended by these 29 independent countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gold Coast, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, State of Vietnam, and the Kingdom of Yemen. The countries supported the ending of colonialism happening in both Africa and Asia at the time. It was the first major event where countries that had just gained independence united to oppose the domination of Western countries. In 1978, the United Nations established the Unit for South–South Cooperation.
Dangal is a Hindi language general entertainment channel. It is a 24 Hours free to air channel. History. Dangal was the most watched Hindi language channel in U+R category from week 13 of 2019 to week 26 of 2020. It is owned by Enterr10 Television Pvt. Ltd. Programmes. Previous broadcasts. Acquired series
The 1961–62 Austrian Cup was Austria's nationwide football cup competition. SK Rapid Wien were the defending champions. Eligible to participate were 14 teams from the state league, the first 3 of the three regional leagues and 9 teams (champions or cup winners) of the federal state associations. Final. Gernot Fraydl - Peter Vargo - Karl Stotz - Johann Löser - Alfred Gager - Horst Paproth - Horst Hirnschrodt - Ernst Ocwirk - Horst Nemec - Ernst Fiala - Walter Schleger coach: Karl Schlechta Erich Welk - Günter Stangl - Erich Frisch - Alfred Kölly - Gerald Erkinger - Anton Maier - Walter Koleznik - Alois Schursch - Johannes Jank - Günter Iberer - Lothar Müller coaches: Oskar Hackl/Ferdinand Fritsch
Mahesh Bhatt (20 September 1948 – 9 November 2024) was an Indian movie director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for his works in Hindi cinema. One of his best early movies is "Saaransh" (1984). It was shown at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. The movie was India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for that year. The 1986 movie "Naam" was his first commercial movie. In 1987, he produced the movie "Kabzaa" under the banner, "Vishesh Films", with his brother Mukesh Bhatt.
A slider is a small sandwich that is made with a bun. They are about 2 inches (5 cm) across. The sandwiches are served as appetizers, snacks or entrées. The word "slider" was first used by the restaurant chain White Castle for the onion-steamed small burgers they make at their restaurants.
Ubykh is a Northwest Caucasian language. Ubykh went extinct in 1992, when Tevfik Esenç died. Ubykh has the most consonants (84) out of all languages without click consonants.
Eiffage S.A. is a French civil engineering construction company. In 2010, it was the third largest company of its type in France, It was also the fifth largest in Europe. History. The company was formed in 1992, after several companies merged. These companies were Fougerolle (founded 1844), Quillery (founded 1863), Beugnet (founded 1871), and La Société Auxiliaire d'Entreprises Électriques et de Travaux Public, better known as SAE (founded in 1924).
Dr. Walter Schleger (19 September 1929 – 3 December 1999) was an Austrian football player. He played as forward for Wiener Sport-Club and FK Austria Wien. He also played in the Austrian national football team. After his football career he was University professor for animal breeding, genetics and cynology at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna. Club career. Schleger began his career in Sparta Prague, where he played in their youth team. After he went to Vienna he played for Wiener Sportclub (1949–1951) and Austria Wien (1951–1964). International career. He made his debut for Austria on  23 September 1951 in a friendly match against West Germany. He was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup. His last match was on  16 September 1962 versus Czechoslowakia. He earned 22 caps, scoring one goal. University career. After the end of his football career, the veterinarian, who earned his doctorate in 1956, turned to animal breeding, genetics and cynology. He qualified as a professor in 1973. In 1976 he became head of the Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. From 1977 to 1996 he also headed the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Immuno- and Cytogenetic Research. He set up this scientific research facility. From 1983 to 1985 he was rector of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna.Geschichte Wiki Wien He retired as a university professor in 1991.
Praça dos Três Poderes (; literally "Three Powers Plaza") is a plaza in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. The name comes from the fact that the buildings having the Executive, represented by the Palácio do Planalto (presidential office); the Legislative represented by the Congresso Nacional (National Congress); and the Judiciary, represented by the Supremo Tribunal Federal (Supreme Federal Court) are in this plaza. The plaza was designed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. On 8 January 2023, the plaza was invaded by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
On 8 January 2023, after the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 Brazilian general election, supporters of the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, attacked the Supreme Court of Brazil, the National Congress of Brazil and the Planalto Presidential Palace in the Praça dos Três Poderes plaza in Brasília, the federal capital. The protesters had entered the Chamber of Deputies's Green Hall and tried invade the Planalto Palace. Lula was not in Brasília at the time of the attack. The event was compared to when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed and attacked the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.  Attack. The attack happened a week after Lula's inauguration and after many weeks of unrest from Bolsonaro's supporters. The Supreme Court, Congress, and Presidential Palace were reported as cleared later that evening. That same day, Lula announced that he had signed a decree allowing a federal state of emergency in the Federal District through the end of January. Brazilian security forces cleared all three buildings later that night. At the time of the attack, Bolsonaro was in the United States. During the attack, many works of art, like paintings, vases and historical objects were damaged, stolen or destroyed during the attack. In the Planalto, former president Juscelino Kubitschek's desk was destroyed. A copy of the original 1988 constitution book was initially taken by a protester, but was later found near the building of the Supreme Federal Court.  The offices of the Workers' Party and of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party in the Congress building were also invaded and vandalized by the mob. Rioters urinated and defecated in the press areas of the Congress building. Response. Lula. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called the attackers "fascists" in a tweet. He said that "there was, I would say, incompetence, bad will, bad faith, on the part of the people who take care of public security in the Federal District". Lula returned to Brasília after the buildings were cleared and visited the Supreme Court and the presidential palace. Arrests. After the
On 31 December 2022, at 09:34 Central European Time (), Pope Benedict XVI died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City at the age of 95. He had been pope emeritus since his resignation as the leader of the Catholic Church in 2013. Days before his death, Pope Francis asked for prayers when he announced that Benedict was in bad health. His death ended a nine-year period during which a current pope and a retired pope both lived within Vatican City. Benedict's body lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica from 2 to 4 January 2023. His funeral was held on 5 January.
County Hall (sometimes called London County Hall) is a building in the district of Lambeth, London. It was the headquarters of London County Council (LCC) and later the Greater London Council (GLC). The building is on the South Bank of the River Thames, next to Westminster Bridge. It faces the City of Westminster and is close to the Palace of Westminster. The nearest London Underground stations are and . It is a Grade II* listed building. History. County Hall was the headquarters of local government in London for 64 years. It was often used as a billboard for the Labour Party, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister. This is because it was very close to the Palace of Westminster. The GLC ended in 1986 so County Hall was not the seat of London's government anymore. Attractions. Sea Life London Aquarium and Shrek's Adventure London are both inside County Hall. Hotels. There are two hotels in County Hall:
"Arnold Layne" is first single from Pink Floyd in 1967. It is on the American release of their first studio album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn." Later it was also on compilation albums "Relics" and "". Song list. All songs were written by Syd Barrett. But, Interstellar Overdrive was written by Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright and Nick Mason.
Manfred Krikke (23 November 1932 – 4 January 2023) was a Dutch cycling team manager. Krikke was for five years the manager of PDM cycling team. Biography. Krikke grew up in Eindhoven. He started as a cyclist at a young age, but was not very talented. After his studies he invested in in snack bars and later became co-owner of a construction company. In 1980, Krikke took over the wholesale and importership of cycling articles from the former professional cyclist Piet Rentmeester. The company was based in Valkenswaard and became an main market player in the Benelux. As a co-sponsor of bicycles and clothing, Krikke became involved in the PDM cycling team in 1986 and became the manager in 1987. The team became internationally verry successful, including winning the UCI Road World Cup in 1989 and 1990. Top cyclists on the team were Pedro Delgado, Sean Kelly, Greg LeMond, Raoul Alcala, Erik Breukink, Steven Rooks, Adrie van der Poel, Gert-Jan Theunisse and Rudi Dhaenens. The team was also negative in the news. On 27 February 1990 Johannes Draaijer died in his sleep of heart block; it is presumed, but not proven, that his death was caused by the use of the performance-enhancing drug erythropoietin (EPO). Gert-Jan Theunisse was caught on doping; while Krikke had accused the jury in the Tour de France that their doping controls were not proper. In 1991 the PDM team had a main intralipid affair during the 1991 Tour de France. Krikke left the team at the end of 1991. In the summer of 1992 he took efforts to start his own professional cycling team. In 1993, Krikke started sponsoring the American Eagle mountain bike team. Main cyclists of the team were Bart Brentjens, Adrie van der Poel and Richard Groenendaal. Krikke died in Veere on 4 January 2023, at the age of 90.
Cornelis Jacob Pieter "Kees" Thijn (26 April 1933 – 8 January 2023) was a Dutch radiologist, painter and museum founder. Biography. Thijn was born in Emmen in 1933. He worked as a professor of radiology. Thijn was a painter since 1966. In his first works the medical world can still seen. Later he focused on other subjects that play a role in society. He also painted portraits and still lifes. His latest works are more about life. Thijn describes himself as "a symbolic-surrealist painter". He was a member of "Het Drents Schildersgenootschap" (since 1974). In 2015, at the age of 82 years, he started his owm museum: Museum Thijnhof. Next of works of Thijn himself, there are also many exhibitions. Work by Thijn are also in the collection of , Drents Museum, Het Markiezenhof and University Medical Center Groningen. Thijn died in Groningen, the city where he lived, on 8 January 2023, at the age of 89.
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD) is a plan to stop desertification and reduce the effects of lack of water in the action programs of countries. The plan uses long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements. It fully launched in December 1996. It is the only international body in the world with legal power trying to stop people from destroying forests. To help make UNCCD and its strategies popular, 2006 was declared "International Year of Deserts and Desertification". Ibrahim Thiaw has been the Under Secretary General of the United Nations and UNCCD Executive Secretary since 2019. State parties. All UN member states, the Cook Islands, Niue, and the State of Palestine. have agreed to be part of the UNCCD. On 28 March 2013, Canada left the UNCCD but joined again on 21 December 2016, and was officially part of the UNCCD again on 21 March 2017. Conference of the Parties. The Conference of the Parties (COP) ensures that action is taken on the plans of UNCCD. The first five sessions of the COP were held annually from 1997 to 2001. From 2001 sessions were held every two years.