In his last years, Carlson was a regular on Nelvana-produced shows such as "Rolie Polie Olie", "Cyberchase", "Pecola", "Donkey Kong Country", "Medabots", "Beetlejuice", and "Beyblade" as the main antagonist Gideon (season two). Most recently, he appeared in the French-Canadian co-production "Atomic Betty", voiced the characters Hugo and Q in the video game "Street Fighter III 3rd Strike" and narrated the animated bible TV series "Friends and Heroes". He also voiced Herc Stormsailor in the 1980s show "Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors" and The Big Boss in COPS.
Carlson died of a heart attack in Keswick, Ontario at the age of 70, on March 24, 2017.
Sanchi
Sanchi Stupa is a memorial built in the state of Madhya Pradesh in the city of Sanchi in India. It is located north-east of Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. The Great Stupa at Sanchi is one of the oldest stone structures in India. It is an important monument of Indian Architecture. The emperor Ashoka ordered it to be built,in the 3rd century BCE. Its center was a simple dome-like brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. It was crowned by the "chatra", a parasol-like structure symbolising high rank. This structure was intended to honour and shelter the relics. The original construction work of this stupa was overseen by Ashoka, whose wife Devi was the daughter of a merchant of nearby Vidisha. Sanchi was her birthplace as well as the place of her wedding with Ashoka. In the 1st century BCE, four elaborately carved toranas (ornamental gateways) and a balustrade encircling the entire structure were added. The Sanchi Stupa built during Mauryan period was made of bricks. The composite flourished until the 11th century.
Sanchi is the center of a region with a number of stupas including Satdhara (17 km from Sanchi, 40 stupas, the Relics of Sariputra and Mahamoggallana, now enshrined in the new Vihara, were unearthed there), Morel Khurd (on a fortified hilltop with 60 stupas), Andher (17 km NE of Vidisha), Mawas, Sonari etc. all within a few miles of Sanchi.
Roundabout
A roundabout (also known as a traffic island) is a road circle joining three or more roads. Drivers follow a simple rule to avoid crashes.
In countries that drive on the left:
The driver goes round the island in a "clockwise" direction.
In countries that drive on the right:
The driver goes round the island in an "anticlockwise" direction.
China Railway
China Railway, commonly known as CR, full name China Railway Corporation, undertakes railway passenger and freight transport services in the People's Republic of China. It is a state-owned industrial enterprise established under the "Law of the People's Republic of China on All-Ownership Industrial Enterprises." The Ministry of Finance acts on behalf of the State Council to perform the duties of investors. China Railway operates passenger and freight transport through 21 companies.
List of FIFA World Cup finals
The World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country will be the world champions. If after 90 minutes of normal play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minutes, called extra time, is added. If the game is still tied after extra time, it is then decided by a penalty shoot-out. The team winning the penalty shoot-out are then declared champions. In the 21 tournaments held, 79 nations have appeared at least once. Of these, 13 have made it to the final match, and eight have won. Brazil have won the most titles with five and are also the only nation to have taken part in every World Cup finals tournament. Italy and Germany have four titles. Current champion France, along with past champions Uruguay and Argentina, have two titles each, while England and Spain have one each. The team that wins the finals receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and their name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy.
The 1970 and 1994, together with the 1986, 1990 and 2014 games are to date the only matches competed by the same teams (Brazil–Italy and Argentina–Germany). As of 2018, the 1934 final remains the only finals to have been between two teams playing their first final. The final match of the most recent tournament in Russia took place at the country's biggest sports complex, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The 1930 and the 1966 games are the only ones that did not take place on a Sunday. The former did on a Wednesday and the latter on a Saturday. As of 2018, only nations from Europe and South America have competed in a World Cup final. Six nations have won the final as host: Uruguay, Italy, England, Germany, Argentina and France. Two nations have lost the final as host: Brazil and Sweden.
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Bengali script
The Bengali script or Bengali alphabet is used to write the Indian languages: Bengali (বাংলা), Assamese (অসমীয়া).
Alcubierre drive
The Alcubierre drive or Alcubierre warp drive is an idea for a faster-than-light travel engine. The Mexican theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre created this idea using Albert Einstein's field equations in general relativity. The main principle of this idea is by creating an energy-density field lower than that of a vacuum (that is, negative mass) to make the space in front of the ship contract and the space behind the ship expand. In theory, this would create a bubble in space-time around the craft, allowing it to stay still while the space around it moves. This would effectively avoid breaking Einstein's rule that no object in our universe may go as fast or faster than the speed of light, while still allowing an object to go to another very distant part of space much faster than light.
Ali Qanso
Ali Khalil Kanso (1948 – 4 July 2018) was a Lebanese politician. He was Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the second cabinet of Saad Hariri. He was the president of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and he served as minister of state in Najib Mikati government and minister of labor in the cabinet of Rafik Hariri. He was born in Doueir.
Qanso died of cancer on 4 July 2018 at the age of 70.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American late-night talk and news comedy television program hosted by comedian John Oliver.
The half-hour-long show premiered on Sunday, April 27, 2014, on HBO. "Last Week Tonight" is like Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" as it takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events, but on a weekly basis.
In September 2017, HBO announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons of 30 episodes each, keeping the show on the air through 2020. The fifth season premiered on February 18, 2018.
Vlatko Ilievski
Vlatko Ilievski (; 2 July 1985 – 6 July 2018) was a Macedonian pop rock singer and actor. He was the runner-up to be the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Rusinka".
Ilievski died on the night of 6 July 2018 when his body was found in his automobile on the street "Third Macedonian Brigade" in Skopje, aged 33.
William Dunlop (motorcyclist)
William Dunlop (23 July 1985 – 7 July 2018) was a Northern Irish professional motorcycle racer. He was part of a motorcycle racing dynasty. Dunlop was the elder brother of Michael. His best results at the Isle of Man TT saw him securing two second place finishes, the last being in the 2016 TT Zero.
Until late 2015, Dunlop had raced for Tyco BMW Motorrad Racing campaigning the BMW S1000RR and a Suzuki GSX-R600. The 2016 season saw him competing at the main International Road Races aboard Yamaha YZF-R1 and Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Superbike and Supersport categories.
Dunlop was killed in a motorcyle crash during practice at the 2018 Skerries 100 Road Races in County Dublin, aged 32.
Tyler Honeycutt
Tyler Deon Honeycutt (July 15, 1990 – July 7, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Los Angeles, California.