Gongs produce two distinct types of sound. A gong with a flat surface gives a "crash" rather than a tuned note. In Indonesian gamelan ensembles, some gongs are made to give a beat note in the range from about 1 to 5 Hz. The use of the term "gong" for both these types of instrument is common.
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley (, Nepal Bhasa: स्वनिगः, नेपाः गाः), historically known as Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of South Asia and the broader Asian continent, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several pilgrimage sites for Hindus and Buddhists. There are seven World Heritage Sites within the valley.
Historically, the valley and adjoining areas made up a confederation known as the Nepal Mandala. Until the 15th century, Khwopa was its capital, when two other capitals, Kathmandu and Yala, were established. After the annexation of the valley by the Gorkha Kingdom, and subsequent conversion of the Valley as the capital of their empire, the designation of "Nepal" was extended to all the lands they had conquered.
Tower 42
Tower 42, previously known as the NatWest tower or National Westminster Tower is a skyscraper in the City of London, England. From the top the design of the building is made to resemble the NatWest logo.
It was constructed between 1971 and 1980, first occupied in 1980 and opened on 11 June 1981 by Queen Elizabeth II. When completed it became the tallest building in the United Kingdom and remained the tallest in the city of London for 30 years until the completion of Heron Tower in December 2009.
The cost to build it was £72 million (£283 million today). The building today has grade A office spaces, a restaurant on the 24th floor and a champagne and seafood bar on the 42nd floor.
Current tenants of the building include:
In June 2012, a Capix LED multi-media lighting system was installed around levels 39 to 45. This replaced the previous high-energy floodlighting at the top of the building.
The top of the tower is made to resemble the NatWest logo of three chevrons in a hexagonal arrangement.
There are four sections known as the core, leaf 1, leaf 2 and leaf 3.
Yigal Bashan
Yigal Bashan (September 11, 1950 December 9, 2018) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor. He was awarded the ACUM Prize for Life Achievement in 2016.
Bashan was a member of the pop trio "Kmo Tzoanim" (Hebrew: "Like Gypsies") that appeared on the "Hopa Hey" Israeli children's television show.
United States ten-dollar bill
The United States ten-dollar bill ($10) is a denomination of U.S. currency.
The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show is a television sitcom created by and starring Ellen DeGeneres. It was broadcast in 2001 and 2002 on CBS. It was the second sitcom that DeGeneres's made. The first one was called "Ellen", and was shown on ABC from 1994 to 1998. It was canceled after 13 episodes because it did not have strong ratings.
After coming out as a lesbian on her first sitcom, DeGeneres's character on "The Ellen Show", Ellen Richmond, was also a lesbian.
"The Ellen Show" also starred Cloris Leachman, Martin Mull, Kerri Kenney, Jim Gaffigan, and Emily Rutherfurd. The show was created by Carol Leifer and Mitchell Hurwitz, who co-wrote the pilot episode. The first title of the show was "Ellen Again".
After her internet company Homelearn.com goes bankrupt, Ellen Richmond decides to move back to the town she is from to live with her eccentric mother, Dot, and wikt:disorganized sister, Catherine. At home, Ellen meets the guy who was her senior prom date, named Rusty. They think they can continue their romantic relationship where they left off. Ellen also meets her silly high school teacher, Mr. Munn. Though she is a long ways apart from the people who love her, Ellen gets used to a very different way of life. Ellen takes a job as a guidance counselor at the high school she went to.
"The Ellen Show" made 18 episodes, but was canceled part-way through its season. The final 5 episodes were never broadcast, but are available on DVD.
The whole series was put on Region 1 DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on July 11, 2006.
In 2014, Mill Creek Entertainment bought the rights to the series. They re-made the full series on February 4, 2014.
The company Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment, in partnership with CBS Home Entertainment, owns the international rights. The full series was released in Region 4 (Australia) as a 2 DVD set on February 1, 2017 by a company called Umbrella Entertainment.
Gringo (ethnic slur)
Gringo is a Spanish and Portuguese term used mostly in Latin America to denote foreigners, specially people from the United States, Canada, and UK.
In Brazil, the term is used to refer to any foreigner, regardless of their ethnicity or nationality, even when it comes to other Latin-Americans.
The most supported theory is that the term originates from the word "griego" ('Greek'), used in the same way as the English phrase "it's all Greek to me". Some theories assert that the term originated in the Mexican-American War, when American troops sang a song which began with "Green grows..." such as "Green Grow the Rushes, O", "Green Grow the Lilacs", among others.
Tony Smith
Anthony David Hawthorn Smith (born 13 March 1967) is an Australian politician. He is the 30th and current Speaker of the House of Representatives since taking office on 10 August 2015. He has been a Liberal Party member of the House of Representatives since 2001. He represents the Division of Casey, Victoria.
Ian Sinclair
Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 10 June 1929) is an Australian politician. H was leader of the National Party from 1984 to 1989. He was a government minister under six different prime ministers. He was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from March to November 1998.
Sinclair was born in Sydney, New South Wales.
In January 2001, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).
Bronwyn Bishop
Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop (née Setright; born 19 October 1942) is an Australian politician and political commentator. She was a member of federal parliament for almost 30 years. Bishop is a member of the Liberal Party. She was a minister in the Howard Government from 1996 to 2001 and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015.
Billy Snedden
Sir Billy Mackie Snedden (31 December 1926 – 27 June 1987) was an Australian politician. He was the leader of the Liberal Party from 1972 to 1975, which made him Leader of the Opposition during that tenure. He was also a cabinet minister from 1964 to 1972, and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983.
Snedden was born in West Perth, Western Australia. He studied at Highgate State School, Perth Boys' School and at Perth Technical College. Snedden was in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. In 1950, he married Joy Forsyth. They had four children together.
On 27 June 1987, Snedden died at his home in Ruschcutters Bay, New South Wales, near Sydney of a heart attack while having sex with his son's ex-girlfriend. He was 60 years old.
Gordon Scholes
Gordon Glen Denton Scholes AO (7 June 1931 – 9 December 2018) was an Australian politician. He was in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1993, representing the Labor Party.
Scholes was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1976, and then a minister in the Hawke Government from 1983 to 1987. He was Minister for Defence from 193 to 1984.
He was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Scholes died on 9 December 2018 in Geelong, Victoria, aged 87.
Pentti Tiusanen
Pentti Uolevi Tiusanen (6 March 1949 – 8 December 2018) was a Finnish politician. He was born in Kotka, Finland. He was a member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was elected to Finnish Parliament in 1995. He left office in 2011.
Tiusanen died on 8 December 2018 from stomach cancer in Helsinki, aged 69.
James Lyons (admiral)