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Bulgarian State Railways is Bulgaria's state railway company and the largest railway carrier in the country, established in 1888. The company's headquarters are in the capital Sofia. Since the 1990s the BDŽ has met serious competition from automotive transport. Up to 2002 the company also owned/managed the state railway (up to total of &amp; (Septemvri to Dobrinishte only) track gauge railway tracks) infrastructure in the country. EU regulations required a new state company, the National Railway Infrastructure Company, to be owner of the infrastructure. Bulgaria is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Bulgaria is 52.
Varna railway station serves the Black Sea city and municipality of Varna, the third biggest city in Bulgaria. History. The station is one of the oldest in Bulgaria. The station building was built between 1908 and 1925, when it was opened officially by Tsar Boris III. The city of Varna has had a railway station since October 26, 1866, when the Varna-Rousse railway line was opened.
Ruse Central railway station is the main station serving the city and municipality of Ruse, the fifth most populous city in Bulgaria. It is next to the Danube River. It was the first station built in what is now Bulgaria, in 1866. It was the end of the Ruse - Varna railway. In 1966, the National Museum of Transport and Communications was opened in the former Ruse-East railway station , and the tracks were used for the outdoor exhibition.  After the opening of the Danube Bridge in 1954, a new grand Stalinist Central Railway Station was planned for the city of Ruse. The new station opened in late 1955. It is the biggest on the Balkan peninsula. It has three platforms, with four tracks and one passing track.  It is a transport hub, with trains to Gorna Oryahovitsa (mostly), to Sofia, Varna, Samuil, and Burgas seasonally, as well as Bucharest and Istanbul internationally. The station serves as a border checkpoint for trains crossing into Romania by the Danube Bridge.
The Danube Bridge (also known as the Friendship Bridge; is a steel truss bridge over the Danube River connecting the Bulgarian bank to the south with the Romanian bank to the north. It goes between the cities of Ruse and Giurgiu.It is one of only two bridges connecting Romania and Bulgaria. The other one is the New Europe Bridge between the cities of Vidin and Calafat. History. It was opened on 20 June 1954. The bridge is 2.8 km long. It passes at a height of 30 meters over the river. It was the first bridge over the Danube shared by Bulgaria and Romania. Decorations were designed by Bulgarian architect Georgi Ovcharov. The bridge has two decks; a two lane motorway and a railway. There are also sidewalks for pedestrians. The central part of the bridge (85 m) can be lifted for large boats. The maintenance of the mobile part is Romania's responsibility and is periodically checked. The bridge was built in two and a half years with the aid of the Soviet Union. The Soviets named it the "Friendship Bridge". Since the fall of the communist regimes in both countries, it is now called "Danube Bridge". The bridge is a border crossing between the two countries. Since January 2007 there is no more customs control. The passport/identity card control is done "on one desk" either by the Bulgarian or the Romanian border police. It is an "internal border" within the European Union. Border control will be completely removed when Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen Agreement. There are a pair of rectangular towers supported by pillars on both ends. Tolls. The following tolls apply for crossing the Danube Bridge:
Rudolf Rupec (17 September 1895 or 17 November 1896 – 1 July 1983) was a Croatian footballer. He played for SK Rapid Wien and HŠK Građanski Zagreb. He played for the national teams of Austria and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He also played at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.  Career. He began his career at SK Rapid Wien from 1913 to 1920. With Rapid he won the championship four times and once the cup. In 1920 he went to the Croatian team HŠK Građanski Zagreb. He played with the club until the end of his career in 1928. With the club he won the national championship of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1923 and 1926.  International. In the last years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire he played ten matches for the Austria national football team. Rupec was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's first national team. He played nine matches for them. He played at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics. His final game was in May 1924 in the Olympic Games match against Uruguay.  Manager. He later coached HAŠK Zagreb. He won the championship in 1938.
"Mama's Song" is a song by American singer Carrie Underwood from her third studio album, "Play On" (2009). Music video. The music video for "Mama's Song" was directed by Shaun Silva. It premiered on VEVO on September 24, 2010. The video peaked at number 1 on CMT's "Top Twenty Countdown" for two consecutive weeks in November 2010.
"Don't Cry Daddy" is a 1969 song by Elvis Presley. It went to the top 10 in the United States and the United Kingdom along with its B-side "Rubberneckin"'. It was written by Mac Davis.
The Rosario-Victoria Bridge () is a bridge in Argentina. It goes between the cities of Rosario (province of Santa Fe) and Victoria (province of Entre Ríos).
A pear switch is a particular type of electrical switch that usually has the appearance of a small pear. Its operation is very simple, with a button that, depending on the type, is pressed to activate or deactivate a circuit or is simply pressed like a pushbutton, for example in photographic enlarger switches.  It is characterized by its form and function. Unlike conventional switches that are fixed to the wall, the pear switch is suspended from the cable. By pressing the pear, the electrical contacts are joined, closing the circuit. Its most common use is for hanging lamps, headboards, bedside tables or generally in situations where you do not want to mount the switch on the wall.  Description. It is pear-shaped, oval or spherical, made of wood or plastic, which is connected to a mechanism that has a spring with an electrical contact. It is an automatic mechanism with a spring, similar to a push button but taking into account that there is a model that is bistable and returns the switch to its default position after pressing twice, changing the initial condition of the electrical circuit or restaurant, connecting or blocking the circulation of current in said electrical circuit.  Models. There are two kinds:
The New Europe Bridge, also known as Danube Bridge 2 ( is a road and rail bridge between the cities of Vidin, Bulgaria, and Calafat, Romania. It is the second bridge on the shared section of the Danube between the two countries. It has both box girders and cable-stays. It was built by the Spanish company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, at the cost of €226 million. It was officially opened on 14 June 2013. Motorists must pay tolls. It was previously known as Danube Bridge 2 and informally called the Vidin–Calafat Bridge or Calafat–Vidin Bridge.  There had been no bridges crossing the Danube river between Bulgaria and Romania since the destruction of Constantine's Bridge, in the 4th century, until the Danube Bridge was built and opened in 1954.
Mustafa Pasha Bridge or The Old Bridge is a 16th-century arch bridge over the Maritsa in Svilengrad, southern Bulgaria. It was built in 1529 on the order of the Ottoman vizier Çoban Mustafa Pasha. The bridge was the first major work designed by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan. The bridge is 295 m long, 6 m wide and has 20 or 21 arches. A flood destroyed some of the arches in 1766. Reconstruction was completed in 1809. The Ottoman army tried to destroy the bridge as it retreated from a Bulgarian advance after the Battle of Lule Burgas during the First Balkan War in November 1912.
The Anghel Saligny Bridge, formerly King Carol I Bridge, is a railway bridge in Romania connecting the two banks of the Danube along the lower reaches of the river. It is between the cities of Fetešt in Wallachia and Cherna Voda in Dobruja . It was built between 1890 and 1895. Then it was the longest in Europe and the third longest in the world . Its length is 4037 m, of which 1662 m above the Danube and 920 m above the Borcea River . It was designed by the Romanian engineer Anghel Saligny. It is 30 m above the water. Even tall ships can pass under it. has a central span of 190 m (620 ft) and four other spans of 140 m (460 ft), connected to a viaduct with 15 spans of 60 m (200 ft) each. Another bridge, with three spans of 140 m (460 ft) and 11 spans of 50 m (160 ft), was designed and built over the Borcea branch. The bridge was used for almost a century, until in 1987 it was replaced by the new Borchen bridge built next to it.
The first railway in the Kingdom of Romania opened in 1869. It was between Bucharest and Giurgiu. The first electric railway opened in 1854, between Oravița and Baziaș in Banat, next to the border with Serbia. Since then, the Romanian railway network has been significantly expanded, and is now the fourth largest in Europe by total track length, comprising . Of these, some are electrified. The route length is . Romania's railway system is the worst railway systems in Europe. Most of it needs to be renewed. Romania is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Romania is 53.
Bucharest North railway station is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania. The vast majority of mainline trains to and from Bucharest start there. History. The original North railway station was built between 1868—1872. The foundation stone was placed on 10 September 1868 in the presence of King Carol I of Romania. The building was designed as a U-shaped structure. The first railways between Roman – Galați – Bucharest – Pitești started on 13 September 1872. Between 1895—1896 a new wing of the station was built, which included a "Royal Hall", in anticipation of the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary.  The station and its surroundings were heavily bombed by the Allies in April 1944 during a campaign aimed at Axis supply lines. During the Communist era the station was electrified During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, from 27 February 2022 onwards, the station served as a coordination point for Ukrainian refugees. On the first day, almost 100 Ukrainian refugees arrived on five trains owned by Romanian state operator CFR Călători; the trains came from Iași and Suceava, in northeast Romania. At midnight on 4 March 2022, approximately 1,000 refugees arrived from Iași and were later accommodated at Romexpo. Current status. There are 14 tracks and 8 platforms.
The Leptomantis malkmusi is a frog. It lives in Malaysia. People have seen it between 500 and 1000 meters above sea level. The adult male frog is 26.4-29.3 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 32.3-35.4 mm long. This frog can change color. The skin of its back is red-brown during the day and light brown at night. It has small, dark spots, and large brown spots. There is a dark brown mark between the eyes. There are white spots on the sides of the head with a dark brown line around each one. There is also one white spot underneath each eardrum. There are stripes on the tops of the legs. These stripes are gray during the day and dark brown at night. There are white bumps on the legs. There is bright yellow color on parts of the sides, legs, and feet. The toes, belly, and front of the neck are white in color. The webbed skin on all four feet is gray in color. The iris of the eye is red in the middle and yellow on the outside, with a black ring outside that. This frog lives in rainforests on hills. It lives in old rainforests that have never been cut down and in newer rainforests that were cut down and are growing again. It lives in the plants next to streams. When it is time to lay eggs, the male frog climbs to a leaf over the water. The female frog lays her eggs on the leaf. Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because even though it only lives in a few places, two of those places are protected parks. Scientists think climate change could kill this frog. Scientists used to think this was the same frog as "Leptomantis gauni".
A railway platform is an area next to a railway track for people to get on to trains. Almost all rail stations have some form of platform. Large stations have many platforms. The world's longest station platform is at Hubballi Junction in India. It is long.  Some United States train conductors use the word "platform" as a verb as in the announcement: "The last two cars of this train will not platform at East Rockaway". This means that the train is longer than the platform. Height relative to trains. The most basic platform is an area at the same level as the track. A more usual platform is higher than the track but often lower than the train floor, although ideally they should be at the same level. Sometimes the platform is higher than the train floor, where a train with a low floor serves a station built for trains with a high floor On the London Underground some stations are served by both District line and Piccadilly line trains, and the Piccadilly trains have lower floors. A tram stop is often in the middle of the street. In some places there are platforms like railway platforms. In other places they are much lower. Types of platform. Platform types include the bay platform, side platform (also called through platform), split platform and island platform. A bay platform is one at which the track stops. Trains serving a bay platform must reverse in or out. A side platform is the more usual type. The platform is next to the track where the train arrives from one end and leaves towards the other. An island platform has through platforms on both sides. It may be indented on one or both ends, with bay platforms. To reach an island platform there may be a bridge, a tunnel, or a level crossing.  Modern station platforms can be made from a variety of materials such as glass-reinforced polymer, concrete or expanded polystrene.  Identification. Most stations have their platforms numbered consecutively from 1; a few stations start from 0. Some, such as , use letters instead of numbers (this is to distinguish the platforms from numbered ones in Waterloo main-line station for staff who work at both stations); some, such as Paris-Gare de
Philippe Henri Xavier Antoine de Gaulle (28 December 1921 – 13 March 2024) was a French admiral and politician. He was a senator from Paris between 1986 to 2004. He was the oldest child and only son of General Charles de Gaulle, the first president of the French Fifth Republic. He was born in Paris. He was a member of the Rally for the Republic. He was also an admiral of the French Navy from 1938 to 1982. During his career, he was honored with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, War Cross 1939–1945 and Medal of Aeronautics. De Gaulle turned 100 in December 2021. He died during the night of 13 March 2024 in Paris at the age of 102.
Francis McCourt (August 19, 1930July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Angela's Ashes (book)". It was made into a movie, Angela's Ashes. It is a memoir of his childhood. He taught at six New York schools, including McKee Vocational and Technical High School in Staten Island, New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn, Seward Park High School, Washington Irving High School, and the High School of Fashion Industries, all in Manhattan.  In May 2009, McCourt announced he had been treated for melanoma and that he was in remission. Two months later, he died from meningitis caused by the disease on July 19, 2009 under hospice care in New York City, a month before his 79th birthday.
Jaysh al-Izza is a Islamist militant group part of the Free Syrian Army active in the northwest of Syria. The group has been given anti-tank missiles such as the 9K111 Fagot or BGM-71 TOW by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Qatar. The group also tried to join the National Front for Liberation which has other militant groups in Idlib such as Ahrar al-Sham but the leadership of Jaysh al-Izza refused due to complications.
The McDonnell Douglas 82 (MD-82) is a small airliner. It can hold 172 passengers. It is a mid haul airliner. Incidents: Spanair 5022 had failed flaps on takeoff, causing the aircraft to crash into the ground at high speeds. A lot of people died in this tragedy. The plane is a very efficient plane, and a main part of the McDonnell Douglas MD-90.
This is a list of characters in the "Garfield" comic strip, created by Jim Davis Main characters. Garfield. The main character of the franchise. He is a lazy orange cat who loves lasagna and hates Mondays. He is voiced by Scott Beach, Lorenzo Music, Bill Murray, Frank Welker, Tom Smothers, Jeff Bergman, Jon Banard and Chris Pratt, Jimmy Tatro (Nickelodeon series). Jon Arbuckle. voiced by Thom Huge, Sandy Kenyon, Jon Banard, Wally Wingert and Nicolas Hoult, Josh Keaton (Nickelodeon series). Lyman. voiced by Frank Ferrante. Odie. voiced by Gregg Berger, Harvey Guillen and Benjamin Diskin (Nickelodeon series). Pooky. Pooky is Garfield's stuffed plush. Dr. Liz Wilson. voiced by Julie Payne, Vanessa Marshall and Erica Lindbeck (Nickelodeon series). Nermal. voiced by Desiree Goyette, David Eigenberg, Jason Marsden and Tom Kenny, Atticus Shaeffer (Nickelodeon series). Arlene. voiced by Debra Messing, Audrey Wasilewski and Jenny Yokobori. Squeak. voiced by Gregg Berger. Arbuckle family. Mom. voiced by Julie Payne, Cheri Oteri and Gillian Jacobs (Nickelodeon series) Dad. voiced by Frank Welker. Aunt Gussie. voiced by Kari Wahlgren. Grandma. voiced by Pat Carroll. Doc Boy. voiced by David Lander, Dana Snyder (Nickelodeon series). Garfield's family. Garfield's mother. voiced by Sandi Huge. Garfield's grandfather. Garfield's grandpa his first appeared in the strip on November 10, 1980. Minor recurring characters. Herman Post. voiced by Gregg Berger. Irma. First Appearance: June 9, 1979 Binky the Clown[edit]. First Appearance: September 17, 1986 voiced by Thom Huge. The Big Vicious Dog. First Appearance: September 12, 1995 Hubert and Reba. Hubert and Reba are an elderly couple who live near Jon. The Buddy Bears. Voiced by Lorenzo Music, Howard Morris, Thom Huge, Julie Payne, Gregg Berger.
Gunilla Victoria Andersson, born 26 April 1976 in Skutskär, Sweden) is a retired Swedish female ice hockey defencewoman. She played for Sweden during the women's ice hockey tournament during the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Olympic Winter Games and in eleven World Championships.
Devan Leos (born August, 1998), is an American actor, publicist, startup founder, and open-source intelligence analyst from Los Angeles California. He is known for starring as the lead character Alan in the Disney XD show Mighty Med, and he has appeared in a variety of television shows and films, including "The Pretty One," "Austin and Ally." and as Howie Needleman in Madea's Witness Protection. Career. Leos is currently serving as a co-founder of an artificial intelligence company called Undetectable AI, where he oversees the company's communications. He formally founded and operates DDigital, a corporate communications firm. Devan has represented various high profile individuals such as billionaire Jay Bloom (during the OceanGate scandal), and musicians such as Samantha Jay and Stephen Rezza. Beyond his career in media communications and entertainment, Leos was also a contributing author to Entrepreneur (magazine) and LA Weekly. In 2024, Newsweek reported that Elon Musk praised Leos and his company Undetectable.ai. Charitable work. In 2021, Leos founded CMNT Inc, an anti-crime non profit organization that helps local communities by using open-source intelligence. In March 2022, Devan Leos received the "Man of The Year," (2022 award) by US Features Magazine, for his charitable efforts through an anti-crime foundation he started in 2021. Personal life. In 2023, in an interview with OK! Magazine, Leos stated that he struggled during his adolescent years, and revealed that he had been exploited by a now-convicted child predator named Acton Bowen. Leos admitted that he made mistakes when initially dealing with his trauma which caused him to spiral out of control. According to the same OK! Magazine article, Leos has a son. Controversies. In 2016, Devan Leos was attacked by an individual allegedly wielding a knife, and he attempted to defend himself by using his vehicle. Leos was then charged with attempted murder, however given the facts of the case, he was only sentenced to community service. On November 10th 2023, Devan Leos was accused by Radar Online of enabling students to cheat on their assignments, by helping operate the online platform Undetectable.ai, however in the article, Leos clarified that Undetectable.ai strictly prohibited such conduct.
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship, also known simply as the WCW Championship or the World Championship, was a professional wrestling world championship. It was the biggest prize of World Championship Wrestling, after the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was no longer competed for in WCW. It existed in WCW from 1991 to 2001, and was then competed for in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) until it was made into one with the WWF Championship and retired in December.
"Celluloid Heroes" is a 1972 song by British band The Kinks. It was taken from their 11th studio album "Everybody's in Show-Biz". It also appears on their 1980 live album "One for the Road". The song talks about famous 20th-century actors and the Hollywood Boulevard.
"Maria" is a 1999 song by American band Blondie and is the leading single from their seventh studio album "No Exit". It topped the single charts in the United Kingdom, Scotland, Poland, Spain and Greece and made the top 20 across Europe and New Zealand. It was their first single since 1982. Track listings. US 12-inch single A1. "Maria" (Soul Solution full remix) A2. "Maria" (Soul Solution Bonus Beats) B1. "Maria" (Talvin Singh remix) B2. "Maria" (Talvin Singh Rhythmic remix edit) B3. "Maria" (album version) US maxi-CD single (The Remixes) UK CD single UK cassette single A. "Maria" (radio edit) B. "Maria" (Soul Solution remix radio edit) European CD single European limited-edition CD single European maxi-CD single and Australian CD single
"Rated "X"" is a 1972 song by country singer Loretta Lynn. It was taken from her 22nd studio album "Entertainer of the Year". It topped the country singles charts in both the United States and Canada. It was covered by The White Stripes as a B-side to their single "Hotel Yorba" in 2001.
"Electric Youth" is a 1989 song by Debbie Gibson and is the title track to her second studio album "Electric Youth". It went to number 11 in the United States, number 14 in the United Kingdom and charted the highest in Panama where it made number 3. Track listing. All songs are written by Deborah Gibson
Jean-Baptiste Djebbari (born 26 February 1982) is the former Ministry of Transports of France. Before, he was airline pilot on Pilatus PC-12. A fost numit ministru delegat responsabil cu transporturile în noul guvern Jean Castex (3 iulie 2020). He graduated from ENAC and École polytechnique.