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Banská Štiavnica District
Banská Štiavnica District (Slovak: okres Banská Štiavnica; Hungarian: Selmecbányai járás) is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1920, most of the present-day district belonged to the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Hont, apart from Močiar and Podhorie in the north (Tekov) and Kozelník in the east (Zvolen county).

Districts of Slovakia
The districts of Slovakia are administrative units known as okres in the Slovak language. It is a second-tier territorial administrative unit, below a Region (kraje) in standing, and superior to a municipality (obec). Each district contains at least several municipalities.

The cities of Bratislava and Košice are the only cities in Slovakia divided into internal urban districts, with five in Bratislava, and four in Košice. These urban districts are then further divided into smaller boroughs (which serve a function analogous to municipalities in typical districts).

All other districts are larger in size and also include rural areas, and rural as well as urban municipalities. Each of these more typical districts has an urban centre serving as the seat of the district, usually the largest town (or the only town) of a given district. Rural municipalities are not legally allowed to become district seats.
2017 in Germany
This list details notable events occurring in 2017 in Germany. Major events included the death of Helmut Kohl, the legalization of same-sex marriage and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) enters the Bundestag for the first time.

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Perfect Life" written by Lindsey Ray, Lindy Robbins and Dave Bassett, and performed by Levina. The German entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Unser Song 2017, organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 9 February 2017 with the winner being selected through four rounds of public televoting. "Perfect Life" performed by Levina was selected as the German entry for Kyiv after gaining 69% of the votes in the fourth round.

As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 21, Germany placed twenty-fifth out of the 26 participating countries with 6 points.
Hyperolius pusillus
Hyperolius pusillus (common names: waterlily reed frog and various variants thereof, dwarf reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found throughout diverse environments in eastern and southern Africa.
It is a very common frog. Its natural habitats are open savanna, bush land and grassland. Breeding takes place in shallow pans, vleis, open swamps, and dams with floating vegetation such as water lilies.

Hyperolius pusillus can resemble members of the larger Hyperolius argus species, which is also native to eastern and southern Africa.

Vlei
A vlei (/fleɪ/; Afrikaans pronunciation: [fləi]) is a shallow minor lake, mostly of a seasonal or intermittent nature. It even might refer to seasonal ponds or marshy patches where frogs and similar marsh dwellers breed. Commonly, vleis vary in their extent, or even in the presence or absence of water, according to the fall of rain or dryness of the season. In terms of water salinity, vleis may be freshwater, saltwater, or brackish. Over time a vlei may degrade into a salt pan or clay pan, such as Dead Vlei or Sossusvlei.
Dangubica
The dangubica or samica is a small Serbian and Croatian stringed instrument, having either  two single or two double strings, a long, fretted neck, and a pear-shaped body.

One string (or pair or strings) is used to play the melody, while the second plays a continuous note, known as the drone.

Loosely translated, the word danguba means "to lose the day," referring to the instrument's origins among shepherds, who usually played alone as a way to pass the time. This also helps to explain the fact that tuning of the dangubica is widely varied.

It is related to the Turkish saz and tamburitza orchestra instruments.

Fret
A fret is any of the thin strips of material, usually metal wire, inserted laterally at specific positions along the neck or fretboard of a stringed instrument. Frets usually extend across the full width of the neck. On some historical instruments and non-European instruments, frets are made of pieces of string tied around the neck.

Frets divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals related to a musical framework. On instruments such as guitars, each fret represents one semitone in the standard western system, in which one octave is divided into twelve semitones.

Fret is often used as a verb, meaning simply "to press down the string behind a fret". Fretting often refers to the frets and/or their system of placement.
Věra Suchánková
Věra Suchánková-Hamplová (29 October 1932 – 12 February 2004) was a Czech pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. With her skating partner, Zdeněk Doležal, she was the 1958 World silver medalist and a two-time European champion (1957, 1958). They represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed 8th.

Suchánková was born on 29 October 1932 in Pardubice. Her sports club was Rapid Pardubice. She also played tennis, winning a national junior-level tournament in 1951. After retiring from competition, she worked as a skating coach in Karlovy Vary. She died on 12 February 2004 in Pila, Karlovy Vary District. In 2016, Pardubice named Suchánková as one of the athletes to be included in the city's planned sports hall of fame.

1958 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1958 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Olesya Sudzilovskaya
Olesya Ilyinichna Sudzilovskaya (Russian: Олеся Ильинична Судзиловская; born 20 May 1974) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress and television presenter. In 2024, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

Girls with Makarov
Girls with Makarov (Russian: Девушки с Макаровым, romanized: Devushki s Makarovym), also known as Makarov and the Girls, is a Russian comedy television series produced by Comedy Club Productions. The main roles are played by Pavel Maykov, Alevtina Tukan, Vladislava Ermolaeva, Valeria Astapova and Elena Polyanskaya.

The series is about a tough police major Pavel Makarov who's in charge of the women's police division in Butovo. The show's title is a pun on the lead characters name and on the Makarov pistol.

The first season aired on TNT from March 9 to April 1, 2021. In the summer of 2021, new episodes were filmed for the second season. The second season premiered on January 31, 2022.

The series has been compared to Interns which was also made by the Comedy Club team, including director Radda Novikova.
Zombies! Eclipse of the Undead
Zombies! Eclipse of the Undead is a comic released by IDW Publishing in September 2006. There were four issues, and a TPB. The publisher described it as "An all-new tale of zombies and katanas", and the series exists in the same world as Zombies! Feast, another series publication from IDW.

Katana
A katana (刀, かたな; lit. 'one-sided blade') is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the tachi, it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward. Since the Muromachi period, many old tachi were cut from the root and shortened, and the blade at the root was crushed and converted into a katana. The specific term for katana in Japan is uchigatana (打刀, うちがたな; lit. 'striking sword') and the term katana (刀) often refers to single-edged swords from around the world.
The Cathedral (2021 film)
The Cathedral is a 2021 American semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written, directed, and edited by Ricky D'Ambrose. It stars Brian d'Arcy James, Monica Barbaro, Mark Zeisler, Geraldine Singer, and William Bednar-Carter. It revolves around an only child's meditative, impressionistic account of an American family's rise and fall over two decades.

The film had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in September 2021, where it was awarded the HFPA Special Prize. It was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on September 2, 2022, before its streaming release on September 9, by MUBI. It received generally positive reviews from critics. At the 38th Independent Spirit Awards, it won the John Cassavetes Award and was nominated for Best Supporting Performance (for James) and Best Editing.

Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing is one of the annual awards given out by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It was first presented in 2013, with American editor Nat Sanders being the first recipient of the award for his work in Short Term 12.
KAGG
KAGG (96.1 FM; Aggie 96) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, licensed to Madisonville, Texas, United States, and serving Bryan and College Station. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.    The station's studios are located at Galleria Village on Briarcrest Drive in Bryan, with its transmitter atop the building.

Bryan, Texas
Bryan is a city in and the county seat of Brazos County, Texas, United States. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley (East and Central Texas). As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 83,980. Bryan borders the city of College Station, which lies to its south. Together they make up the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area, the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020.
HMS Arpha
Arpha was a 602 GRT passenger ferry built in 1900 as Canterbury for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. She passed to the Southern Railway on 1 January 1923. She was sold to W E Guinness in 1926 and renamed Arpha. In 1938 she was sold to Sark Motorships Ltd, only to be requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939. Postwar, she was sold to Compania Shell de Venezuela and renamed Coriano. After a further change of ownership she was scrapped in 1955.

South Eastern and Chatham Railway
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway Companies Joint Management Committee (SE&CRCJMC), known as the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR), was a working union of two neighbouring rival railways, the South Eastern Railway (SER) and London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR), which operated between London and south-east England. Between 1899 and 1923, the SE&CR had a monopoly of railway services in Kent and to the main Channel ports for ferries to France and Belgium.

The companies had competed extensively, with some of the bitterest conflicts between British railway companies. Competing routes to the same destinations were built, so several towns in Kent had been served with a similar frequency service by both companies. In places, unfettered competition allowed two stations and services to multiple London termini.

It would be a constituent of the Southern Railway as part of the 1923 Grouping.
Radium Dolls
Radium Dolls are an Australian punk rock group formed in Brisbane. The band name refers to the radium girl factory workers, a story band member Will was interested in at the time. His girlfriend suggested the band name. Their 2024 debut album Legal Speed earned a nomination at the 2025 Queensland Music Awards.

In January 2026, they released Wound Up, which became their first charting album on the ARIA Charts.

Queensland Music Awards
The Queensland Music Awards (commonly known as QMA and known as the Q Song Awards from 2006 to 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006.

Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in a plaque on Fortitude Valley's Walk of Fame in the Brunswick Street Mall.
HMS Ariadne (1805)
HMS Ariadne was launched at Cowes in 1803 as the civilian vessel Ariadne. The Royal Navy purchased her in July 1805 as an advice boat and commissioned her under Lieutenant John Wells. It renamed her HMS Dove later that year, and then in 1806 renamed her HMS Flight.

In September 1806 Flight disappeared in the English Channel, and was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.

Cowes
Cowes (/kaʊz/) is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry.

Cowes has a population of 14,370 according to the 2021 Census.

Charles Godfrey Leland's 19th-century verses describe the towns poetically as "The two great Cowes that in loud thunder roar/This on the eastern, that the western shore".

Cowes has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since the founding of the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1815. It gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August. Later, powerboat races are held.

Much of the town's architecture is still heavily influenced by the style of ornate building that Prince Albert popularised.
Oleško
Oleško is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Oleško lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Litoměřice, 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Ústí nad Labem, and 48 km (30 mi) north of Prague.

Litoměřice
Litoměřice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪtomɲɛr̝ɪtsɛ] ⓘ; German: Leitmeritz) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. It is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Ohře rivers. In the Middle Ages, it was a royal town of great political, cultural and economic importance. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is the seat of the Diocese of Litoměřice.
China Media Yearbook & Directory
The China Media Yearbook & Directory (traditional Chinese: 中國媒體年鑑; simplified Chinese: 中国媒体年鉴), also spelled as China Media Yearbook and Directory, sometimes known as China Media Yearbook, is a China-based comprehensive publication on the market covering China's media industries published in English language. It has been published annually since 1999 by CMM Intelligence Limited and General Agency of China Sports Daily Agency (中国体育报社总社).

China Media Yearbook is the only English annual publication on the media market in the Mainland China. The main content of the Yearbook includes in-depth analysis and insights into the Chinese media industries, including TV policies and content, print, film, new media, advertising, the latest developments in Chinese media policies and regulations, media trends and business transactions as well as proprietary statistics and a comprehensive list including enterprise profiles of over 300 major Chinese media institutions in various industries.

Financial transaction
A financial transaction is an agreement, or communication, between a buyer and seller to exchange goods, services, or assets for payment. Any transaction involves a change in the status of the finances of two or more businesses or individuals. A financial transaction always involves one or more financial asset, most commonly money or another valuable item such as gold or silver.

There are many types of financial transactions. The most common type, purchases, occur when a good, service, or other commodity is sold to a consumer in exchange for money. Most purchases are made with cash payments, including physical currency, debit cards, or cheques. The other main form of payment is credit, which gives immediate access to funds in exchange for repayment at a later date.
Over 60 Minutes with Luba
Over 60 Minutes with Luba is a compilation of popular songs from the first three albums on Capitol-EMI of Canada by Canadian singer, Luba and band. Two additional songs appear on this release, including the hit single "The Best Is Yet to Come" which is featured on the motion picture soundtrack for 9½ Weeks and a live version of the Percy Sledge classic "When a Man Loves a Woman".  A 12" club mix of the Canadian gold smash "Let It Go" is also included on this album.

Percy Sledge
Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, gold-certified disc from the RIAA.

After working as a hospital orderly in the early 1960s, Sledge achieved his greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a series of emotional soul songs. In 1989, Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
1975 Austrian Open (tennis)
The 1975 Austrian Open  was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was categorized as Grade B tournament and was part of the 1975 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix circuit. It took place at the Tennis stadium Kitzbühel in Kitzbühel Austria and was held from 7 July through 13 July 1975. Adriano Panatta and Sue Barker won the singles titles.

Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (German: [ˈkɪtsbyːl] ⓘ, also: [ˈkɪtsbyːəl] ⓘ; Bavarian: [ˈkxɪtsb̥ɪxɪ]) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about 100 km (62 mi) east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (Bezirk). Kitzbühel is one of the most famous and exclusive ski resorts in the world and is frequented by the international high society. The world's hardest ski race Hahnenkamm Races is a yearly event that attracts the attention of ski fans around the world. Kitzbühel real estate continuously ranks among the world's most expensive. The proximity to Munich has made it a preferred location for vacation homes among the German elite.
Sackerson
Sackerson was a famous brown bear which was baited in London's Beargarden in the late 16th century.

The bear appears in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor in which Slender boasts to Anne Page that, "That’s meate and drinke to me now: I have seene Sackerson loose, twenty times, and
have taken him by the Chaine: but (I warrant you) the women have so cride and shrekt at it, that it past:": 103

Such bears were named after their owners.  John Sackerson (1541–95) was the landlord of the Bear Inn in Nantwich and kept a stable of bears and so may have supplied this one.: 105

Nantwich
Nantwich (/ˈnæntwɪtʃ/ NAN-twitch) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 14,045 and the built up area had a population of 18,740.
Columbia National Wildlife Area
Located in the southern part of British Columbia, Columbia National Wildlife Area was established to protect its wetlands and as a temporary home for migratory birds travelling to South America. The National Wildlife Area (NWA) is divided into four unit areas: Wilmer, Spillimacheen, Brisco and Harrogate, which are home to many diverse species of animals and plants which are significant in Canada.

The National Wildlife Area (NWA) permits seasonal activities that involve hiking and canoeing. On spring time around May, a bird festival called The Wings Over the Rockies is a good time to witness the NWA scenery and habitat.

Pacific Flyway
The Pacific Flyway is a major north–south flyway for migratory birds in the Americas, extending from Alaska to Patagonia. Every year, migratory birds travel some or all of this distance both in spring and in fall, following food sources, heading to breeding grounds, or travelling to overwintering sites.

Any given bird species travels roughly the same route every year, at almost the same time. Ornithologists and birdwatchers can often predict to the day when a particular species will show up in their area.
Cimochowizna
Cimochowizna [t͡ɕimɔxɔˈvizna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suwałki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

In Cimochowizna is the official residency of the Szpilman Award.

Suwałki County
Suwałki County (Polish: powiat suwalski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Suwałki, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county); there are no towns within the county.

The county covers an area of 1,307.31 square kilometres (504.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 35,689. It includes the protected area known as Suwałki Landscape Park.
Nehesy
Nehesy Aasehre (Nehesi) was a ruler of Lower Egypt during the fragmented Second Intermediate Period. He is placed by most scholars into the early 14th Dynasty, as either the second or the sixth pharaoh of this dynasty. As such he is considered to have reigned for a short time c. 1705 BC and would have ruled from Avaris over the eastern Nile Delta. Recent evidence makes it possible that a second person with this name, a son of a Hyksos king, lived at a slightly later time during the late 15th Dynasty c. 1580 BC. It is possible that most of the artefacts attributed to the king Nehesy mentioned in the Turin canon, in fact belong to this Hyksos prince.

Nile Delta
The Nile Delta (Arabic: دلتا النيل, Delta an-Nīl or simply الدلتا, ad-Delta) is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest deltas. From Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east; it covers 240 km (150 mi) of the Mediterranean coastline and is a rich agricultural region. From north to south the delta is approximately 160 km (100 mi) in length. The Delta begins from Cairo.
Newham Grange Leisure Farm
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Newham Grange Country Farm (also known as Newham Grange Leisure Farm) is a farm park and conservation centre located on Wykeham Way in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It is one of only 16 nationally approved by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. It is open to the public and has many different breeds, including British White and Beef Shorthorn cattle, Whitefaced Woodland and Wensleydale sheep, Berkshire and Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs and various other farm animals.

Historical exhibits include a reproduction of a 19th-century veterinary surgery and an early 20th-century agricultural merchants shop. The Visitor Centre traces the history of the farm from the 17th century. There are tea rooms, play and picnic areas and an events programme throughout the year.

Berkshire pig
The Berkshire is a British breed of pig. It originated in the English county of Berkshire, for which it is named. It is normally black, with some white on the snout, on the lower legs, and on the tip of the tail.

It is a rare breed in the United Kingdom. It has been exported to a number of countries including Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States, and is numerous in some of them.