Nozay is a commune of 4,150 people (2017). It is found in the region Pays de la Loire in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Swedish sj-sound
The Swedish sj-sound is represented by [] in the IPA. It is most commonly spelled with Sj. Sk is the next most iconic spelling, but only occurs before e, i, y, ä, or ö. The spelling xj only occurs in the place name Växjö [vɛːkɧœː]. X is a combination of K and S, so Xj is basically "Ksj."
Wasting Light
Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters. It was released on April 12, 2011 on Roswell and RCA Records. It was the first Foo Fighters album with guitarist Pat Smear playing on it since "The Colour and the Shape" (1997) as a member. He did play on "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" (2007) as a guest.
When making the album, the band did not want to use digital recording as they wanted to sound how they did in their first albums. The album was made in the garage of Dave Grohl, the lead singer and guitarist of the band. The house was in Encino, California. The album was made on only analog equipment. It was produced by Butch Vig. Vig had worked with Grohl in 1991 and 1992 to produce Nirvana's album "Nevermind". The band spent three weeks making sure they could play the songs well before recording, as no mistakes can be fixed after recording on analog equipment. There were also guests who played on the album, such as Bob Mould, Krist Novoselic, Jessy Greene, Rami Jaffee and Fee Waybill.
Six singles were released from the album. The most successful was Rope, which went straight to number one on "Billboard"'s Rock Songs chart. It was only the second ever single to go straight to number one on this chart. "Wasting Light" went straight to number one on the albums charts of twelve countries. Critics said mainly good things about the album, mainly about the production and songwriting. In 2012, "Wasting Light" won four Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album.
After the "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" concert tour ended in 2008, the Foo Fighters went to Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, California to record 14 songs. They wanted to release these quickly, without advertising or promoting them. They then changed their mind and took a break instead. Three of these songs were released: "Wheels", "Word Forward", and "Rope". The first two were released as part of the "Greatest Hits" album and "Rope" was released on "Wasting Light". "Wheels" and "Word Forward" were produced by Butch Vig, which is what made Dave Grohl decide to work with him to make a new album. Grohl had worked with Vig when he was in Nirvana to make the album "Nevermind".
Dave Grohl had the idea of making a new album in 2010, while he was touring in Australia with Them Crooked Vultures. He wanted to make a documentary of making the album. He also didn't want to make it in an expensive studio with new equipment, but instead wanted to use the same equipment used in the 1990s. He later also said he didn't want it to be the best album they had made, but he wanted it to be the one people would know them for best. He said it would be a lot like "Back in Black" for Amy Winehouse or "The Black Album" for Metallica. The album was also the first to have guitarist Pat Smear. Smear had left the band after the album "The Colour and the Shape" in 1997.
"Wasting Light" was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage at his home in Encino, California. The Foo Fighters' other albums were recorded Studio 606, which was built by the band. Grohl said that he "wanted to make records the way we used to fucking make records", instead of making them in a new studio with new equipment.
The album was made using only analog equipment. Digital equipment was only used after the album was made. Grohl did this as he thought digital recording was "getting out of control". He also said that when he heard new music, all he could hear was drum machines. He didn't like the idea of not using real musical instruments.
When producer Butch Vig heard that the band wanted to use analog equipment, he thought they were joking. Vig then said that the band would have to play very well. This is because mistakes on analog tape cannot be fixed. The band then practiced for three weeks in Studio 606 and chose the songs to use on the album. They started with 40 songs that they had and chose fourteen.
Grohl's garage had microphones and sound baffles on the garage door and behind the drums. There was also a carpet under the drums. This stopped sound from leaking outside of the garage. The small room next to the study was used as a room to record vocals. A tent was set up in the back yard for the control room. There were two cameras set up in the garage that linked to a television in the tent so that the band could talk to the producer in the tent. The same equipment that was used to make "There Is Nothing Left to Lose" and "One by One" in Grohl's house in Alexandria, Virginia were used to make "Wasting Light".
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Ross Dallow
Ross Philip Dallow (4 December 1937 – 20 July 2020) was a senior member of the New Zealand Police. He was a very important person in improved race relations in Auckland. He was also an Auckland local politician serving as a member of the Auckland Council from 2010 to 2016.
Dallow died on 20 July 2020, aged 82.
François Amoudruz
François Amoudruz (7 September 1926 – 21 July 2020) was a member of the French Resistance during World War II. He was born in Albertville, France.
Amoudruz entered the law school in Clermont-Ferrand. However, on 25 November 1943, the Gestapo raided the school and Amoudruz was taken as a hostage after having just turned 17. In December 1943, he was held captive at the Royallieu-Compiègne internment camp. He left the camp on 17 January 1944, being deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp. He was eventually locked up at the Flossenbürg concentration camp on 23 February 1944.
Amoudruz escaped during a death march in April 1945, but was captured and sent back to camp. However, he would be freed by Allied Forces on Victory in Europe Day. He returned to France on 24 May 1945.
He was Deputy President of the Fédération nationale des déportés et internés réesistants et patriotes until 2013 and was Vice-President of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Déportation.
He was also a member of the European Centre on Resistance and Deportation and the Concours national de la résistance et de la déportation.
Amoudruz died on 21 July 2020 in Schiltigheim at the age of 93.
Mike Adams (columnist)
Mike S. Adams (October 30, 1964 – July 23, 2020) was an American conservative political columnist and writer. He was a professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington. He was born in Columbus, Mississippi.
Adams' first book, "Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel", was published in 2004. Later that year, Adams joined the faculty of Summit Ministries and taught why abortion was bad and defending First Amendment rights on college campuses.
His third book "Letters to a Young Progressive: How to Avoid Wasting Your Life Protesting Things You Don’t Understand" was published by Regnery in 2013.
On July 23, 2020, Adams was found dead at his Wilmington, North Carolina at the age of 55.
Lavon, Texas
Lavon ( ) is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,219 at the 2010 census.
Jean Brankart
Jean Brankart (12 July 1930 – 23 July 2020) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was active from 1953 to 1960. In 1955, Brankart finished the 1955 Tour de France in second place, winning two stages. Brankart was born in Momalle, Belgium.
Brankart died on 23 July 2020, aged 90.
Éric de Cromières
Éric de Cromières (20 November 1953 – 23 July 2020) was a French sporting executive and manager for Michelin. He then worked as a sales manager and general manager until he retired from the company on 31 March 2015 after having served on the executive committee starting in 2005.