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Brak, Libya
Brak (sometimes written Biraq or Birak (Arabic: براك) is a town in the Wadi al Shatii District in west-central Libya. The town serves as the administrative center of the district, housing key government offices and public services. It is also the largest urban settlement in the region, both in terms of population and infrastructure. Its central role in governance and its size make it a vital hub for economic activity, healthcare, education, and transportation within the surrounding area.

Wadi al Shatii District
Wadi al Shati (Arabic: وادي الشاطئ ), sometimes referred to as Ashati (Arabic: الشاطئ), is one of the central-west districts of Libya. The area is mostly desert. Wadi al Shati District is named after the depression (former lakebed) of the same name, Wadi Alshati.

To the west, Wadi al Shati borders the Illizi Province of Algeria. After the 2007 administrative reorganization of districts, it borders on Nalut in northwest, Jabal al Gharbi in the north, Jufra in the east, Sabha in the southeast, Wadi al Hayaa in the south and Ghat in the southwest.
University of Udine
The University of Udine (Italian Università degli Studi di Udine) is a public university in the city of Udine, Italy. It was founded in 1978 as part of the reconstruction plan of Friuli after the earthquake in 1976. Its aim was to provide the Friulian community with an independent centre for advanced training in cultural and scientific studies, it is also an important centre for the study of Friulian language.

The University is actively involved in student and staff exchange projects with universities within the European Union, Australia and Canada, and is currently engaged in close collaboration with several universities from Eastern Europe and other non-EU countries. Moreover, the University participates in many research projects at national and international level. The present number of students enrolled at the University for the academic year 2020/2021 is 14,986.

Udine
Udine (US: /ˈuːdiːneɪ/ OO-dee-nay; Italian: [ˈuːdine] ⓘ; Friulian: Udin; Latin: Utinum; Slovene: Videm) is a city and comune (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Regional decentralization entity of Udine. As of 2025, it has a population of 98,320 in the commune, and 176,000 in the urban area.
Sukheke Mandi
Sukheke Mandi is a town near Pindi Bhattian in  Hafizabad District, within Gujranwala Division of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located along the Sargodha-Lahore road and the Faisalabad-Wazirabad railway track, making it accessible by both road and rail.

Sukheke Mandi is 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Pindi Bhattian and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Hafizabad. Primarily an agricultural town, it is known for its wheat and rice production. The town has gained easier access to the M2 motorway, being just 10 kilometres away via the Kot Sarwar Interchange. Additionally, the Rakh Branch Canal runs through the town from north to south.

The town experiences hot summers and cold winters. The eastern part tends to receive more rainfall compared to the western part, particularly during the monsoon season, which lasts from July to September. The fertile soil in the area supports rice cultivation. Average monthly rainfall ranges between 50 and 75 millimetres.

Hafizabad District
Hafizabad District is a district within the Gujrat Division of Punjab, Pakistan. Located in central Punjab, Hafizabad was established as a district in 1993; prior to which, it was a tehsil of Gujranwala District.

It is known for its rice industry on the agricultural side and rice industry on the industrial side and have top 5 exporters of rice from Pakistan.

The capital of the district, Hafizabad, known for strengthening the administration of Punjab.
A Town Called Panic (film)
A Town Called Panic (French: Panique au village, lit. 'Panic at the Village') is a 2009 stop-motion animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar from a screenplay co-written by Aubier, Patar, Guillaume Malandrin and Vincent Tavier. The film is based on the French-language Belgian animated series and stars the voices of Aubier, Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, Véronique Dumont, Bruce Ellison, Fred Jannin, Bouli Lanners, Patar, Benoît Poelvoorde and David Ricci.

The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was the first stop-motion film to be screened at the festival. The film was released theatrically in Belgium on 17 June 2009 by Cinéart and in France on 28 October 2009 by Gébéka Films. The film received generally positive reviews from film critics.

Stéphane Aubier
Stéphane Aubier (born 8 October 1964) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. In 2009, he wrote and directed the animated film A Town Called Panic along with Vincent Patar. It premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was the first stop-motion film to be screened at the festival. In 2013, he co-directed with Patar and Benjamin Renner the film Ernest & Celestine, which received widespread critical acclaim. The film received three Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Aubier and Patar. It also received a nomination at the 86th Academy Awards, in the category of Best Animated Feature.
Huub Bertens
Hubertus Johannes Antoinetta (Huub) Bertens (born 24 May 1960) is a Dutch professional bridge player from Tilburg, Netherlands. Bertens has won numerous national and some international tournaments including the Cavendish Invitational, NEC Cup, the Yeh Brothers Cup, the European Open Team Championships. In world championships for national teams, he earned a Bronze medal in 2007 and played on the Dutch teams that finished 5th to 8th (quarterfinalists) in 2008 and 2009.

His regular partners in the Netherlands included Ton Bakkeren and Berry Westra. Married to Jeanne van den Meiracker, he has one son and one daughter.

Bertens and Curtis Cheek have established a partnership that represented the United States in the SportAccord World Mind Games at Beijing in December 2014.

Curtis Cheek
Curtis Scott Cheek (February 15, 1958 – December 24, 2024) was an American bridge player. Cheek was from Huntsville, Alabama, and was an aerospace engineer.

Cheek and the Dutch star Huub Bertens, who at the time resided in Oregon, established a partnership that represented the United States in the SportAccord World Mind Games at Beijing in December 2014.

Cheek died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 24, 2024, at the age of 66.
Centerville Independent School District (Trinity County, Texas)
Centerville Independent School District is a public school district located in Trinity County, Texas, USA. It is a small school with an attendance of fewer than 175 students.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.

Trinity County, Texas
Trinity County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 13,602. Its county seat is Groveton. The county is named for the Trinity River. Trinity County is included in the Huntsville, Texas micropolitan statistical area.
Listed buildings in Urswick
Urswick is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It contains eleven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.  The parish contains the villages of Great Urswick, Little Urswick, Bardsea, and Stainton with Adgarley, and is otherwise rural.  The listed buildings consist of houses, two churches, a monument and a sundial in a churchyard, and a monument on a hilltop,

Urswick
Urswick is a civil parish that includes the villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick. It is located in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. The villages are situated to the south-west of the town of Ulverston. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 351, decreasing at the 2011 census to 1,397.

Great Urswick is situated along the north and west sides of Urswick Tarn, a small body of water (c. 1100 feet by 600), although the largest such natural body in Low Furness. The tarn is fed from the surrounding hills and feeds Gleaston Beck to the south, the water is said to have a red hue due to the iron content of the surrounding land.  Little Urswick, the smaller of the two settlements, stands further south on the lower slopes of a limestone outcrop known as Bolton Heads.
Flensing
Flensing is the removing of the blubber or outer integument of whales, separating it from the animal's meat. Processing the blubber (the subcutaneous fat) into whale oil was the key step that transformed a whale carcass into a stable, transportable commodity. It was an important part of the history of whaling. The whaling that still continues in the 21st century is both industrial and aboriginal. In aboriginal whaling the blubber is rarely rendered into oil, although it may be eaten as muktuk.

Muktuk
Maktak (transliterated in various ways, see below) is a traditional food of Inuit and other circumpolar peoples, consisting of whale skin and blubber. A part of Inuit cuisine, it is most often made from the bowhead whale, although the beluga and the narwhal are also used. It is usually consumed raw, but can also be eaten frozen, cooked, or pickled.
Perimeter Mall
Perimeter Mall is a shopping mall in Perimeter Center, Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, near the interchange of Interstate 285 (the Perimeter) and Georgia State Route 400. It is the second-largest shopping mall in the state of Georgia, the largest being the Mall of Georgia in Buford, Georgia. The mall features Macy's, Dillard's, Von Maur, and Nordstrom.

Perimeter Mall is different from other shopping malls in Atlanta in that it is much busier than most and has more current retail stores. It also offers upscale restaurants and salons. It features valet parking. The mall sits at the center of the region called "Perimeter".

It can be accessed by MARTA's Dunwoody station, which opened at the southwest corner of its parking lot in 1996.

Nordstrom
Nordstrom, Inc. (/ˈnɔːrdstrəm/) is an American upmarket department store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin in 1901. The original store operated exclusively as a shoe store, and a second location opened in 1923. The growing chain began selling clothing in 1963, and became the full-line retailer that presently exists by 1971. The company founded its off-price Nordstrom Rack division in 1973, and grew both full-line and off-price divisions throughout the United States in the following years. The full-line division competes with department stores including Bloomingdale's, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue, while the off-price division competes with retailers including TJX and Ross Stores. Previous expansions beyond the contiguous United States include Puerto Rico (2015–2020) and Canada (2014–2023).
Carina Ricco
Carina Ricco (born November 27, 1968, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, singer, musician, producer, and composer. In 2007 she opened her own music record company. She is the widow of Eduardo Palomo, father of her two children, Fiona and Luca.

Eduardo Palomo
Eduardo Estrada Palomo (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo paˈlomo]; (México City; May 13, 1962 – Los Angeles; November 6, 2003) was a Mexican actor. Palomo became famous across Mexico and Latin America after his 1993 Juan del Diablo characterization in Corazón salvaje.
Cypress Creek (Texas)
Cypress Creek is a stream that flows from Snake Creek and Mound Creek in Waller County, Texas to its mouth at Spring Creek in Harris County, Texas. It is part of the Cypress Creek watershed, and flows into the west fork of the San Jacinto River watershed- eventually flowing to the Gulf of Mexico.

The banks of this creek were a settling location for German immigrants in the 1840s. The settlement was later named the city of Cypress, Texas.

Cypress, Texas
Cypress is an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States, located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city of Houston. The Cypress area is located along U.S. Route 290 (Northwest Freeway) is twenty-four miles (35 km) northwest of Downtown Houston. The Cypress urban cluster ranks 50th in the top 100 highest-income urban areas in the United States.

Large scale residential and commercial development beginning in the 1980s transformed the once rural area into one of the Houston area's largest suburban communities. If it were to be incorporated as a city, it would be the second largest city in Greater Houston, the 18th largest city in Texas, and the 125th largest city in the United States.
Oneonta Municipal Airport
Oneonta Municipal Airport (IATA: ONH, FAA LID: N66) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Oneonta, a city in Otsego County, New York, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Oneonta. It once had scheduled air service on Mohawk Airlines, formerly known as Catskill Airways.

Mohawk Airlines
Mohawk Airlines was a local service carrier operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, mainly in New York and Pennsylvania, from the mid-1940s until its acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972. At its height, it employed over 2,200 personnel and pioneered several aspects of regional airline operations, including being the first airline in the United States to hire an African American flight attendant, in 1958. The airline was based at Ithaca Municipal Airport near Ithaca, New York, until 1958, when it moved to Oneida County Airport in Whitestown, New York.
Crazy Magazine
Crazy Magazine is an illustrated satire and humor magazine that was published by Marvel Comics from 1973 to 1983 for a total of 94 regular issues (and a Super Special (Summer 1975)). It was preceded by two standard-format comic book series titled Crazy. The magazine's format followed in the tradition of Mad, Sick, Cracked and National Lampoon.

Many comic book artists and writers contributed to the effort in the early years. These included Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Vaughn Bodé, Frank Kelly Freas, Harvey Kurtzman, Mike Ploog, Basil Wolverton, Marie Severin, Mike Carlin, editor Marv Wolfman and executive editor Roy Thomas. Mainstream writers like Harlan Ellison and Art Buchwald also contributed. Lee Marrs supplied a few pictures. In addition to drawn art, Crazy experimented with fumetti.

Lee Marrs
Lee Marrs (born September 5, 1945) is an American cartoonist and animator, and one of the first female underground comix creators. She is best known for her comic book series The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp, which lasted from 1973 to 1977.
The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari) is a 1976 Italian film by director Valerio Zurlini with an international cast including Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Max von Sydow, Francisco Rabal, Philippe Noiret, Fernando Rey, and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The cast also included veteran Iranian film actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz.

Based on Dino Buzzati's novel The Tartar Steppe and set in about 1900, it tells the story of a young officer in an unnamed army who is sent to an ancient fortress that guards the desert frontier with the Tartars. Filmed in Arg-e Bam, Iran and released on 29 October 1976 in Italy, it was later shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

The film's striking visual style, noted for its scenery, lighting, and cinematography,  was influenced by the work of Italian painter Giorgio de Chirico. The score was by Ennio Morricone.

Giorgio de Chirico
Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico (/ˈkɪrɪkoʊ/ KIRR-ik-oh; Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo de ˈkiːriko]; 10 July 1888 – 20 November 1978) was an Italian artist and writer born in Greece. In the years before World War I, he founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists. His best-known works often feature Roman arcades, long shadows, mannequins, trains, and illogical perspective. His imagery reflects his affinity for the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and of Friedrich Nietzsche, and for the mythology of his birthplace.

After 1919, de Chirico became a critic of modern art, studied traditional painting techniques, and later worked in a neoclassical or neo-Baroque style, while frequently revisiting the metaphysical themes of his earlier work. In 2018, it was suggested that de Chirico may have suffered from Alice in Wonderland syndrome.
Fantastic (Wham! album)
Fantastic is the debut studio album by the English pop duo Wham!, released on 1 July 1983. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It included the previously released singles "Young Guns", "Wham Rap!" and "Bad Boys". "Club Tropicana" was released as a single to coincide with the album's release. Although not on the album, "Club Fantastic Megamix" (a medley of songs from the album) was released against the band's wishes by Innervision soon after Fantastic, and whilst they were in proceedings to leave the label.

Innervision Records
Innervision Records was an independent record label distributed by CBS Records. The label was established around 1981 by Mark Dean and Shamsi Ahmed. Perhaps the most recognizable artist associated with Innervision was Wham!, who scored four top-ten hits while signed to the label.

Additional Innervision artists included Jimmy the Hoover, who had a top 20 hit with "Tantalise"; and the groups Animal Nightlife, the Promise, Girl Talk, and Space Monkey. Innervision released its last single in 1985, by that time the label's records were being distributed by EMI.
Tsurugi, Tokushima
Tsurugi (つるぎ町, Tsurugi-chō) is a town in Mima District, Tokushima Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku in Japan.

The town was formed on March 1, 2005 as a result of the merger of the towns of Handa and Sadamitsu, and the village of Ichiu, all from Mima District.

The area is 194.84 km² and the registered population, as of June 1, 2019, was 7,877 by a population density of 40.4 per km².

Iya Valley
The Iya Valley (祖谷 Iya) region in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan is a scenic area known for its mountain valleys, thatched roof farmhouses and historic Vine Bridges. Although access has improved in recent years, the Iya Valley and the inner parts of Shikoku have historically been remote and difficult to enter. Members of the Taira clan (aka Heike clan) were said to have entered the area after losing the Genpei War to the Minamoto clan in the late 12th century.

The Iya Valley has become an increasingly popular tourist destination for its natural environment and as one of the last few vestiges of old Japan. While the western part of the valley (Nishi-Iya) has good road access and tourist accommodations, the eastern part (Higashi-Iya (東祖谷) or Oku-Iya (奥祖谷)) has lesser access routes. Several Vine Bridges continue to span the valley and have become a tourist attraction.
Lake Vermilion (Illinois)
Lake Vermilion is a 1,000 acres (400 ha) reservoir located in Vermilion County, Illinois.  It was built for water supply, fishing, and recreation purposes.  The lake is 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide.  The nearest city is Danville, in eastern Illinois.

Lake Vermilion is managed by the Vermilion County Conservation District (VCCD) for bass, catfish, and crappie.  The nearest interstate highway exit is Exit 215 on Interstate 74, near Danville.

The lake is owned by Aqua Illinois, a subsidiary of Aqua America.  The rules of the lake allow unlimited-horsepower marine boating, jetskiing, and waterskiing.  Boat decals are required.

Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 74,188. It contains 21 incorporated settlements; the county seat and largest city is Danville.

Vermilion County is part of the Danville, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the larger Champaign–Urbana–Danville combined statistical area.
Rangachakua
Rangachakua is a village and a central area for some villages situated in Sonitpur district, in the Indian state of Assam. It provide various economic, financial and organizational service to the surrounding Region having the only bank in the area, only Higher Secondary.

Jamugurihat
Jamugurihat is a town and a town area committee in Sonitpur district, in the Indian state of Assam. This is a newly planned city area by the Urban Development Authority of Assam. The town is located north of the Brahmaputra River. It is the location of the 200-year-old Baresahariya Bhaona festival.
Murphy Grist Mill
Murphy Grist Mill, also known as the Old Mill, is a historic grist mill located at Poughquag, Dutchess County, New York.  It was built in 1889, and is a two-story, front-gabled, vernacular frame building with a stone and concrete foundation.  It has a one-story, hipped roof porch supported by simple contemporary posts.  Also on the property are the contributing ruins of a stone mill dam. During his 1909 campaign for New York State Senate, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a political speech from the porch of the mill building. The mill remained in use until about 1940.  Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. purchased the property in 1949 and the mill was used primarily for storage. During the mid-1980s, it was given to the Town of Beekman and restoration began in 2014.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 by local non-profit Youth for Restoration.

Beekman, New York
Beekman is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. The population was 14,172 at the 2020 census.  The town was named after Henry Beekman, a 17th-century land owner.
Classic (MKTO song)
"Classic" is a song by the American pop music duo MKTO. Written by Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Andrew Goldstein, Emanuel Kiriakou, and Lindy Robbins, "Classic" was first released on June 20, 2013 as the second single from the duo's self-titled debut album.

Emanuel Kiriakou
Emanuel Steve "Eman" Kiriakou (born August 16, 1966) is an American songwriter, producer, record executive, music publisher and multi-instrumentalist, based in Los Angeles. He recently co-wrote and produced "Take You Dancing" by Jason Derulo, and has produced a number of Billboard Hot 100 charting singles including: "What's Left of Me" by Nick Lachey, "Crush" by David Archuleta, "Who Says" by Selena Gomez & the Scene, and "Tonight Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae, which was #1 on the Billboard Hot AC charts, "It Girl" by Jason Derulo, as well as "Classic" and "American Dream" by MKTO. He has also collaborated with Celine Dion, Ne-Yo, MKTO, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, ZAYN, Gabby Barrett, Rachel Platten, David Foster, Madison Beer, Robert DeLong, Whitney Houston, Simple Plan, and Backstreet Boys.
Bianca Matte
Bianca Matte (Roraima, October 13, 1990) is a Brazilian beauty queen and holder of the titles of Miss Roraima 2013 and Miss Brazilian Tourism 2014.

Bianca represented the state of Roraima at the Miss Brasil 2013, and was the winner of Miss Tourism Brazil Universe 2014 and 2nd runner-up at Miss Tourism Universe 2014, when she won the prize as the best costume of the night.

Miss Roraima
Miss Roraima is a Brazilian beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Roraima at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1959 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1960–1964, 1969–1970, 1976, 1990–1991, and 1993. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2017, the State director of Miss Roraima is Paulo Silas Valente. Roraima has yet to win any crowns in the national contest