Adipati Koesmadji
Adipati Koesmadji (born in Bandung, Indonesia, August 19, 1991) or also known as the Adipati Dolken is an actor from Indonesia. Adipati Koesmadji began to be known since role as "Virgo" in the soap opera that aired on SCTV, "Kepompong".
Terry Balsamo
Terry Balsamo (born October 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida), is an American guitarist. He is the current guitarist of the alternative metal band Cold and the former guitarist of Evanescence.
Balsamo was hired as Evanescence's new lead guitarist after Ben Moody left the band. He co-wrote the album The Open Door with Amy Lee and also participated in the songwriting process of Evanescence.
Balsamo uses Ibanez guitars.
List of Japanese footballers
This is a list of football (soccer) players from Japan.
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961) is a British actor. He was born in Gosport, Hampshire. He played roles in television sitcoms "Going Straight", "Butterflies", "Only Fools and Horses", "The Two of Us", "Goodnight Sweetheart", "After You've Gone" and "Rock & Chips".
Range (biology)
In biology, the range or distribution of a species is the geographical area or
habitat where the species live.
Sometimes, when species are found in different regions at different times of year, terms such as summer range and winter range can be used. When discussing about animals, the species' natural range is often discussed.
There are at least five types of distribution patterns:
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka (, ; born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian tennis player. She won the mixed doubles at the 2007 US Open and at the 2008 French Open. She won the singles at the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the singles and a gold medal in the mixed doubles. She is a former world no. 1. As of 8 July 2013, she was the world no. 3.
She was born in Minsk and lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Japanese Bobtail
The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of cat from Japan. It has a short tail.
The Maneki Neko is usually a Calico cat (Japanese Bobtail).
Maneki Neko
, also known as "welcoming cat", "lucky cat", "money cat" or "fortune cat", is a common Japanese figurine. It is a lucky charm. This small statue is found in many Japanese shops, and it is also seen in some places outside Japan.
"Maneki neko" is usually painted as a Calico cat (Japanese Bobtail), but new colors has appeared recently (for example, white, red, black, pink, blue and gold). It usually has the right paw raised. Some of these statues have the left paw raised.
The statue commonly has a gold coin called a "koban" around the cat's neck.
Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture is Japan's top producer of "Maneki neko".
This is the meaning of the colors
Maneki-neko can be found with either the right or left paw raised (and sometimes both).
Generally, a right paw raised brings good luck and wealth, while the left paw raised brings in customers.
"Maneki neko" was a mascot of the silk industry, but now it is considered to be a mascot of business prosperity.
Different theories say that the Maneki neko came from Imado temples or that it came from Gotoku temples.
"Maneki neko" is made with wood mainly, but in recent years it is made of the plastic.
Hugo (movie)
Hugo is a 2011 American 3D adventure drama movie that is based on Brian Selznick's novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret". The movie is about a boy who lives alone in a Paris railway station and the enigmatic owner of a toy shop there. It was directed by Martin Scorsese, while the screenwriter was John Logan. It is a co-production of Graham King's GK Films and Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil. It stars Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, and Jude Law.
"Hugo" is Scorsese's first movie to be shot in 3D.
In 1931, Hugo Cabret, a 12-year-old boy who lives with his father, a widowed, but kind and devoted master clockmaker in Paris. Hugo's father takes him to see movies and loves the movies of Georges Méliès best of all. Hugo's father is burned alive in a museum fire, and Hugo is taken away by his uncle, an alcoholic watchmaker who is responsible for maintaining the clocks in the railway station of Gare Montparnasse. His uncle teaches him to take care of the clocks, then disappears. Hugo lives between the walls of the station, maintaining the clocks, stealing food and working on his father's most ambitious project: repairing a broken automaton – a mechanical man who is supposed to write with a pen. Hugo steals mechanical parts in the station to repair the automaton, but he is caught by a toy store owner who takes away Hugo's blueprints for the automaton. The automaton is missing one part – a heart–shaped key. Convinced that the automaton contains a message from his father, Hugo goes to desperate lengths to fix the machine. He gains the assistance of Isabelle, a girl close to his age and the goddaughter of the toy shop owner. He introduces Isabelle to the movies, which her godfather has never let her see. Isabelle turns out to have the key to the automaton. When they use the key to activate the automaton, it produces a drawing of a movie scene Hugo remembers his father telling him about. They discover that the movie was created by Georges Méliès, Isabelle's godfather, an early – but now neglected and disillusioned – cinema legend, and that the automaton was a beloved creation of his, from his days as a magician. In the end, the children reconnect Georges with his past and with a new generation of cinema aficionados who have come to appreciate his work
The movie has appeared on the following critics' top ten lists for the best movies of 2011:
Hokota, Ibaraki
Hokota is a city in Ibaraki, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
Fukuro, Shizuoka
Fukuro is a city in Shizuoka, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
Fujieda, Shizuoka
Fujieda (藤枝市, Fujieda-shi) is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the main island of Honshū.
Iizuka, Fukuoka
Iizuka is a small city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Kyūshū.
Takaoka, Toyama
Takaoka was established in 1609. It developed as a castle town.
The modern city of Takaoka was established in 1889.
In 1933, Takaoka's large statue of the Buddha ("Daibutsu") was created.
Hirakata, Osaka
Hirakata is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.
Kurashiki, Okayama
Kurashiki (Japanese: 倉敷) is a city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
It has been recognized as a core city since 2002.
The town has been a center of business and trade for a long time. It is on a canal near Mt. Tsurugata. Kurashiki was not badly damaged during World War II. Many old storehouses, or kura, are here in their original condition. Kurashiki is a popular tourist spot.
There are several museums in the historic "Bikan" neighborhood of the city.
Ichinomiya, Aichi
It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.
In the Edo period, Ichinomiya grew up around the Masumida Shrine. It was the chief Shinto shrine ("ichinomiya") of Owari Province.
The city is northwest of Nagoya.
Takasaki, Gunma
It has been recognized as a core city since 2011.
The tradition of the daruma doll as a good luck charm was started at the in Takasaki.
Takatsuki, Osaka
Takatsuki is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
It has been recognized as a core city since 2003.
Ōmihachiman, Shiga
Ōmihachiman is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
Sakado, Saitama
Sakado is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū.
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
Hamamatsu is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū. Every May 3-5, the Hammamatsu Festival is held in the city.
Numazu, Shizuoka
It has been recognized as a special city since 2000.