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Sports governing body

A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a "regulatory" or "sanctioning" function. This normally means it manages a sport, sets the rules, helps clubs and runs competitions.
Sports governing bodies come in lots of forms and can have different jobs. This can include setting the rules for the sport that they govern, and giving punishments for breaking the rules. Some governing bodies manage lots of sports at an international level, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, or only one sport at a national level, such as the Rugby Football League. National bodies will normally work with the international bodies for the same sport.
Types of sports governing bodies
International sports federations
International sports federations manage a sport (or a set of similar sports) at the highest level. These federations work to set common rules and run international competitions. They help run the events at the Olympic Games.
About 30 international sport federations are based in Switzerland, with about 20 in the Lausanne area, where the International Olympic Committee is based.
National governing bodies
National governing bodies do the same work as an international federation, but within one country. They support local clubs and pick national teams.
Related pages
Regulation of sport
List of international sports federations
References
Charlotte (ship)

The Charlotte was one of six convict transport ships in the First Fleet. The First Fleet carried the convicts and soldiers to Australia to start a penal colony. This was the start of European settlement of Australia. The Charlotte was built on the Thames about 1785, was a ship of 345 tons. She was under the command of Thomas Gilbert. She was long and wide. The ship had a contract with the British Government to carry convicts. The owners were paid at a rate of 10 shillings per ton per month. They had to agree to keep the prisoners secure and safe. She carried 88 male and 20 female convicts. After transporting the convicts to New South Wales, the Charlotte was under contract to work for the East India Company.
References
Other websites
A list of all the people who sailed on the Charlotte
First Fleet
The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances

The Cars Unlocked: The Live Performances is a 2006 live album and video of American new wave band The Cars.
Reception
AllMusic's Greg Prato gave the album a positive review, with the editorial staff giving it four out of five stars. Prato praises the diversity of the video options while criticizing part of the quality of the recordings, summarizing that it is "a most welcome addition to the Cars' discography".
Track listing
All songs written by Ric Ocasek, except where noted
DVD
Intro
"My Best Friend's Girl"
"I'm in Touch with Your World"
"Let's Go"
"The Hotel"
"Gimme Some Slack"
Tokyo Sound Check
"Up and Down"
"Just What I Needed"
"Dr. G"
"Don't Cha Stop"
"Moving in Stereo" (Greg Hawkes, Ocasek)
"Through to You"
"Candy-O"
"You Might Think"
"Drive"
"Night Spots"
Sound Check
"Tonight She Comes"
"Magic"
"Shake It Up"
"Good Times Roll"
Bonus Material
CD
"Magic" - 4:28
"Let's Go" - 3:42
"Touch and Go" - 4:59
"Drive" - 3:54
"My Best Friend's Girl" - 3:39
"Tonight She Comes" - 3:51
"Moving in Stereo" (Hawkes, Ocasek) -4:25
"You Might Think" - 3:15
"Just What I Needed" - 3:27
"Good Times Roll" - 3:34
"Hello Again" - 3:58
"Double Trouble" - 4:11
"Night Spots" - 3:31
"Heartbeat City" - 5:26
References
2006 albums
The Cars albums
Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection

Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection is a 1996 double disc greatest hits album by Stevie Wonder. Wonder would release another greatest hits album called At the Close of a Century three years later.
Track listings
Disc 1
"Part-Time Lover" (7" single version)
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" (single version)
"Superstition" (single version)
"Sir Duke"
"My Cherie Amour"
"I Was Made to Love Her"
"Overjoyed"
"Hey Love"
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (single version)
"Ribbon in the Sky" (edit)
"Master Blaster (Jammin')" (7" single version)
"Living for the City" (single version)
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
"Lately"
"Do I Do"
Disc 2
"Send One Your Love"
"Ebony and Ivory"
"All I Do"
"That Girl"
"For Your Love" (7" single version)
"I Wish"
"You Will Know" (radio edit)
"Boogie On Reggae Woman" (single version)
"Higher Ground" (single version)
"These Three Words"
"Stay Gold"
"Love Light in Flight"
"Kiss Lonely Goodbye" (edit)
"Hold On to Your Dream"
"Redemption Song"
1998 edition
"Isn't She Lovely"
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
"Superstition"
"Sir Duke"
"Master Blaster (Jammin')"
"Ebony and Ivory"
"Happy Birthday"
"Living for the City"
"He's Misstra Know It All"
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
"Lately"
"Part-Time Lover"
"My Cherie Amour"
"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday"
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
"I Was Made to Love Her"
"For Once in My Life"
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"
"For Your Love"
"Kiss Lonely Goodbye"
"Redemption Song"
Notes
1996 albums
1998 albums
Greatest hits albums
R&B albums
Soul albums
Acastus

Acastus (; Ancient Greek: Akastos) is a character in Greek mythology. He sailed with Jason and the Argonauts, and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar.
Family
Acastus was the son of Pelias, then king of Iolcus, and Anaxibia (Philomache in some traditions). Acastus with his wife Astydameia (also called Hippolyte, daughter of Cretheus) had two daughters: Sterope (Sterope) and Laodamia, and a number of sons. Another daughter, Sthenele (Sthenele), was given by the Bibliotheca as the wife of Menoetius and mother of Patroclus.
Mythology
After the return of the Argonauts, Acastus's sisters were manipulated by Medea to cut their father Pelias in pieces and boil them. Acastus, when he heard this, buried his father, and drove Jason and Medea from Iolcus (and, according to Pausanias, his sisters also), and instituted funeral games in honor of his father. He thereafter became king of Iolcus.
Acastus purified Peleus of the murder of King Eurytion of Phthia. Acastus's wife (variously named in mythology; often Astydamia, but sometimes Hippolyte, daughter of Cretheus) fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to Antigone, Peleus's wife and daughter of Eurytion, to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus's daughter, Sterope.
Astydamia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. Acastus took Peleus on a hunting trip and hid his sword while he slept, then abandoned him on Mt. Pelion to be killed by centaurs. The wise centaur Chiron (or the god Hermes) returned Peleus' sword and Peleus managed to escape. With Jason and the Dioscuri, Peleus sacked Iolcus, dismembered Astydamia (and, in some accounts, Acastus himself), and marched his army between the pieces. Their kingdom later fell to Jason's son Thessalus.
References
People in Greek mythology
Don Valentine

Donald Thomas Valentine (June 26, 1932 - October 25, 2019) was an American venture capitalist. His companies focused on technology companies in the United States. He was called the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital".
Valentine died on October 25, 2019 in Woodside, California at the age of 87.
References
1932 births
2019 deaths
Businesspeople from New York City
Marco Cariola

Marco Antonio Juan Andres Cariola Barroilhet (2 November 1932 - 6 September 2020) was a Chilean lawyer, farmer and politician. He was born in Vina del Mar, Chile. Cariola was a member of the Independent Democratic Union. From 1998 to 2006, he was a member of the Senate.
Cariola died on 6 September 2020 in Santiago de Chile at the age of 87.
References
1932 births
2020 deaths
Chilean politicians
Chilean lawyers
Vagner da Silva Sarti

Vagner da Silva Sarti (born January 9, 1978) is a former Brazilian football player.
Club statistics
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|2001||Ventforet Kofu||J. League 2||3||0||||||||||||
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References
1978 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brian Dawkins

Brian Patrick Dawkins (born October 13, 1973) is an American football player. He is a safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson.
He is a nine-time Pro Bowl selection. Dawkins is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team, the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team and the 20/20 Club (20 sacks, 20 interceptions).
College
Dawkins played college football for the Clemson Tigers. He was voted an All-American. Dawkins had 247 tackles and 11 interceptions during his time at Clemson.
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Dawkins was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2nd round (61 overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft. He beat out Eric Zomalt for a starting spot, which Dawkins never lost. He was a dominant force and is one of the most famous Philadelphia defenders. In 2002 against the Houston Texans, Dawkins became the first player ever to have a sack, interception, and touchdown catch in one game. He and the Eagles parted after the 2008 season. Dawkins's last game as an Eagle was an NFC Championship loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Denver Broncos
Dawkins signed a 5-year, $17 million contract with the Denver Broncos. His hard-hitting and dominant style of play continued. After quarterback Tim Tebow was traded to he New York Jets in March of 2012, Dawkins said that Tebow "spiritually healed his injured neck."
Career overview
Dawkins has been known for his hard hits that have come with the Eagles and Broncos. For his professional career, Dawkins has 911 career tackles, 36 forced fumbles, 26 sacks, 37 interceptions, 513 yards, and three total touchdowns.
References
Dawkins signs 5-year deal with Broncos
Dawkins gives former Eagles employee 2 game tickets
Stats at Pro-Football-Reference.com
With Daughters healthy, Brian Dawkins looks forward to 2008
Buy Brian Dawkins's house
Dawkins claims tebow healed his neck-Bleacher Report
1973 births
Living people
American football safeties
Sportspeople from Florida
Denver Broncos players
Philadelphia Eagles players
Smash Hits

Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine. It was made for children and young teenagers. The magazine was first published in the United Kingdom. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time. The name survives as a brand for a related spin-off digital television channel, digital radio station, and website which have survived the end of the printed magazine.
Music magazines
Radio
Music websites
British television channels
Gen'ei

was a after Eikyu and before Hoan. This period started in April 1118 and ended in April 1120. The reigning emperor was .
Events of the Gen'ei Era
1118 (Gen'ei 1, 9th month): The emperor made a pilgrimage to the Kumano Shrines at Wakayama. The Kumano sanzan are: Hongu Taisha, Hayatama Taisha, and Nachi Taisha.
1118 (Gen'ei 1, 12th month): Emperor Toba attended a festival at Saisho-ji.
Related pages
Heian period
References
Other websites
National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection
Japanese eras
1118 establishments
1120 disestablishments
1110s establishments in Japan
1120s disestablishments in Japan
Vlak (video game)

Vlak () is a 1993 freeware video game for DOS developed and published by Miroslav Nemecek. The game was very popular because it cost nothing and was small, at only 13 kB.
A sequel, Vlak 2, came out in 2002.
Gameplay
The train is moved to collect cars, planes, diamonds and other objects, which are collected in attached wagons. Collecting all the objects unlocks the golden gate to the next level. If the train touches walls or wagons, the level restarts. There are 50 levels, which are available with passwords.
References
Other websites
Online version at RetroGames.cz
Vlak at OldGame.cz
Online Javascript version
Arcade games
DOS games
1993 video games
Villeret, Aisne

Villeret, Aisne is a commune. It is found in the region Picardie in the Aisne department in the north of France.
Communes in Aisne
Polymerase chain reaction

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a way to make many copies of a sequence of DNA (this is sometimes called 'amplifying' the DNA). It is done in a lab, using an enzyme called DNA polymerase. It is called chain reaction because the result of one cycle is used immediately for the next cycle. This allows exponential growth to happen.
PCR has many uses in a biological or biochemical setting. Because DNA is unique for every living thing, experimenters can often extract only small amounts of the DNA they are interested in from a specimen. These amounts are usually too little to be useful, and so a scientist will use PCR to make enough copies to start experimenting with. For this reason, it is one of the most common techniques used in genetics labs around the world, making it useful in experiments on many things, including gene therapy, infectious diseases, and even forensics.
This process was developed in 1983 by Kary Mullis. He was not the first person to develop the PCR process, but he was the first to make the process usable. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in the PCR process. It was a joint award, the other scientist being Michael Smith, who worked on a related project.
PCR procedure
The method consists of repeated heating and cooling, causing "melting" (separation of the two strands) and replication of the original DNA, also called a template. Short DNA fragments consisting of DNA sequences complementary to the ends of the template, called primers, and a DNA polymerase are key materials for selective and repetitive steps.
The technique proceeds in three steps:
denaturation -- The template strands that are bound together cannot be replicated, so the first step of PCR is to separate them by heating up the sample, breaking the hydrogen bonds between them.
annealing -- The sample is cooled just enough to allow the primers to bind to the ends of each of the two template strands
extension -- DNA polymerase attaches to the primers and makes a copy of each template strand.
After the first cycle, there are 4 DNA strands. The process repeats with the 4 DNA strands, which will go on to make 8 strands, then repeat itself again to make 16 strands. In this way, PCR doubles the amount of DNA in a sample after each cycle, making it possible to obtain millions of copies of a DNA strand overnight.
Molecular biology
Mysłowice

Myslowice () is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The population of the city is 74,586.
References
Cities in Silesian Voivodeship
Thiago Neves

Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985) is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Fluminense and Brazil national team.
Club career statistics
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|2005||Parana||Serie A||29||3
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|2006||Vegalta Sendai||J. League 2||32||8
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|2007||rowspan="2"|Fluminense||rowspan="2"|Serie A||33||12
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|2008||5||1
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|2008/09||Hamburger SV||Bundesliga||6||0
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|2009||Fluminense||Serie A||10||6
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|2009/10||Al-Hilal||Professional League||||
77||22
32||8
6||0
0||0
115||30
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International career statistics
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|2008||1||0
|-
!Total||1||0
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References
1985 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Sportspeople from Curitiba
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Henry Stewart or Stuart, Duke of Albany (7 December 1545 - 10 February 1567), styled Lord Darnley before 1565, was king consort of Scotland from 1565 until his murder at Kirk o' Field in 1567. He is usually called Lord Darnley. He was the father of James VI and I.
Darnley was the second son of Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, and his wife, Lady Margaret Douglas. He was their oldest surviving son. Darnley's maternal grandparents were Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, widow of James IV of Scotland. It is the common belief that Henry Stewart was born on 7 December, but this is disputed. He was a first cousin and the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, and was the father of her son James VI of Scotland, who succeeded Elizabeth I of England as James I.
Darnley was found dead outdoors, dressed for bed, after an explosion near his bedroom. Many people thought the Queen had arranged his murder.
References
Kings and Queens consort of Scotland
1545 births
1567 deaths
Assassinated people
Alvesta

Alvesta is an urban area in the county of Kronoberg in Sweden. It is the seat of Alvesta Municipality.
References
Other websites
Settlements in Kronoberg County
Popol Vuh (band)

Popol Vuh was a German Krautrock band that was founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1970 together with Holger Trulzsch (percussion) and Frank Fiedler (electronics).
Other important members during the next two decades included Daniel Fichelscher and Robert Eliscu. The band took its name from the Popol Vuh, a manuscript containing the mythology of the Post-Classic Quiche Maya kingdom of highland Guatemala.
Biography
The first album, Affenstunde, released in 1970, can be regarded as one of the earliest Ambient music, space music or New Age music works, featuring the then new sounds of the Moog synthesizer together with ethnic percussion.
Compilations
Perlenklange: The Best Of Popol Vuh (1976) - Ohr / Pilz / Kosmische Musik compilation
Tantric Songs (1981) - featuring tracks from Die Nacht der Seele and Bruder des Schattens - Sohne des Lichts
Fitzcarraldo (1982) - soundtrack featuring four previously released Popol Vuh compositions besides opera and traditional music
In The Gardens of Pharao / Aguirre (1983)
Gesang der Gesange (1988)
Florian Fricke (1991) - featuring tracks from Coeur de Verre (retitled) and Bruder des Schattens - Sohne des Lichts
The Best Soundtracks From Werner Herzog Films (1991)
Sing, For Song Drives Away The Wolves (1993) - remix album
Movie Music (1994)
Nicht Hoch Im Himmel (1998)
Future Sound Experience (2002) - remix album recorded in 1993 (according to its booklet) and released after Florian Fricke's death
70's Progressive (2006) - SPV compilation
Unauthorized album
Yoga (1976) - recorded by Florian Fricke with Indian musicians
Other websites
http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/discogr.htm (Definitive discography - includes sound samples)
http://www.popolvuh.it/ (Italian fansite, in Italian and English)
http://www.enricobassi.it/hosiannamantra.htm/ (Italian fan club, in Italian)
http://www.popolvuh.nl/ (Dutch fansite. In English, German. Many full text articles)
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ultimathule/krautrockers.html#p "The Crack In The Cosmic Egg" krautrock encyclopedia P
References
German rock bands
Drap

Drap is a commune. It is in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes department in south France.
Communes in Alpes-Maritimes
Miloš Kolejka

Milos Kolejka was a gymnast from Czechoslovakia Kolejka competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born on 18 October 1926 and died on 30 October 2020.
References
Other websites
1926 births
2020 deaths
Czechoslovak gymnasts
Czechoslovak Olympians
Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I. or SJ, SI ) is a Roman Catholic Church religious order whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a priest.
Jesuits are the largest male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church with 19,216 members (13,491 priests, 3,049 scholastic students, 1,810 brothers and 866 novices).
The Society of Jesus is consecrated under the patronage of the Madonna Della Strada. It is led by a Superior General, currently Arturo Sosa.
The headquarters of the society, its General Curia, is in Rome.
Within the Catholic Church, there has been a sometimes tense relationship between Jesuits and the Vatican. This is due to questioning of official Church teaching and papal directives, such as those on abortion, birth control, women deacons, homosexuality, and liberation theology.
However, as of 2013, the current Pope, Pope Francis, is a Jesuit himself.
References
Other websites
Jesuit documents
The Jesuit Ratio Studiorum of 1599
The Jesuit Mission Press in Japan, 1591-1610
Jesuit websites
The Jesuit Portal - Jesuit Worldwide Homepage
Africa
Jesuits in South Africa
Asia-Oceania
Jesuits in the Philippines
Europe
Jesuits in Britain
North America
Jesuits in Canada
United States Jesuit Conference
South America
Jesuits in Chile
Media
The BBC Radio 4 In Our Time programme on 18 January 2007 was devoted to the early history and educational role of the Jesuits; the programme's website offers a free podcast and 'listen again' service In Our Time website
Pray-as-you-go: latest initiative by the British Jesuits, providing daily prayer in MP3 format for use "on the go"
Documentary by the Society of Jesus Province of Chicago (Windows Media Player)
Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside

Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside (3 January 1932 - January 2022) was a British Labour politician. He was also Chair of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) from 1976 until it was dissolved in 1995 after the ending of apartheid in South Africa.
He was Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from March 1974 - July 1975, but resigned in disagreement with the government's Incomes Policy.
On 27 September 1997 he was created a Life peer as Baron Hughes of Woodside, of Woodside in the City of Aberdeen.
Hughes's death was announced on 7 January 2022, aged 90.
References
1932 births
2022 deaths
UK MPs 1970-1974
UK MPs 1974
UK MPs 1974-1979
UK MPs 1979-1983
UK MPs 1983-1987
UK MPs 1987-1992
UK MPs 1992-1997
British activists
Labour Party (UK) MPs
Poldine Carlo

Poldine Demoski Carlo (December 5, 1920 - May 9, 2018) was an American author. She was an elder of the Koyukon people of Alaska.
She was a founding member of the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA). She was on the Alaska Bicentennial Commission (ABC) board. She was a consultant for the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC). She is the author of Nulato: An Indian Life on the Yukon. The book was dedicated to her son, Stewart, who died in 1975 in an auto accident.
Carlo was born on December 5, 1920 in Nulato, Territory of Alaska. She married William "Bill" Carlo in 1940. They have eight children, five sons (William, Jr., Kenny, Walter, Glenn, and Stewart) and three daughters (Dorothy, Lucy, and Kathleen). She lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. A building in downtown Fairbanks, owned by the FNA, was named the Poldine Carlo Building in her honor. She died on May 9, 2018 in Fairbanks, Alaska at the age of 97.
References
1920 births
2018 deaths
Writers from Alaska
Native American people
People from Fairbanks, Alaska
Coat of arms of Montenegro

The coat of arms of Montenegro was adopted on 12 July 2004. It was first created by Milan Bozovic in 1944 and later adapted. It is a golden two-headed eagle wearing a crown. The eagle is holding a golden sceptre with a cross in one claw. It has a blue globus cruciger with a golden cross in its other claw. The eagle wears a shield with a golden lion on a blue background above a green ground.
Montenegro
National symbols of Montenegro
Zvonimir Boban

Zvonimir Boban (born 8 October 1968) is a former Croatian football player. He has played for Yugoslavia's national team and Croatia's national team.
Club career statistics
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|1985/86||rowspan="6"|Dinamo Zagreb||rowspan="6"|First League||2||0
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|1986/87||28||8
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|1987/88||30||13
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|1988/89||0||0
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|1989/90||23||9
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|1990/91||26||15
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|1991/92||Bari||Serie A||17||2
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|1992/93||rowspan="9"|Milan||rowspan="9"|Serie A||13||0
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|1993/94||20||4
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|1994/95||21||1
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|1995/96||13||3
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|1996/97||28||1
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|1997/98||23||2
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|1998/99||27||2
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|1999/00||17||6
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|2000/01||16||2
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|2001/02||Celta Vigo||La Liga||4||0
109||45
195||23
4||0
308||68
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International career statistics
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|1988||2||0
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|1989||1||0
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|1990||2||0
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|1991||2||1
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!Total||7||1
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|1990||1||0
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|1991||1||0
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|1992||1||0
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|1993||1||0
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|1994||5||0
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|1995||5||2
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|1996||9||2
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|1997||8||3
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|1998||13||5
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|1999||7||0
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!Total||51||12
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References
1968 births
Living people
Croatian footballers
Shri Shail

Shri Shail () is a Hindu temple in Bangladesh. It is dedicated to Shakti. It is in Joinpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Gotatikar, 3 km north-east of Sylhet town.
Hindu temples
Jamie O'Hara (singer)

James Paul O'Hara (August 8, 1950 - January 7, 2021) was an American country singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was a member of The O'Kanes. He was known for his number one single "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You". He was also known for his 1986 hit "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)" which won him a Grammy Award.
O'Hara died in Nashville, Tennessee on January 7, 2021 from cancer at the age of 70.
References
Other websites
1950 births
2021 deaths
American singer-songwriters
Grammy Award winners
Cancer deaths in Tennessee
Singers from Ohio
Writers from Ohio
Musicians from Toledo, Ohio
American country singers
American country guitarists
French Americans

French Americans (French: Americain francais), also called Franco-Americans (French: Franco-Americains) are Americans who identify themselves to be of French or French Canadian descent. About 11.8 million U.S. residents are of French or French Canadian descent. About 2 million speak French at home. An additional 750,000 U.S. residents speak a French-based creole language, according to the 2011 census.
Americans of French descent make up a substantial percentage of the American population. However French Americans are less visible than other similarly sized ethnic groups. This is due in part to the high degree of assimilation among Huguenot (French Protestant) settlers. Also, there is a tendency of French American groups to identify more strongly with "New World" regional identities. These include Quebecois, French Canadian, Acadian, Cajun, or Louisiana Creole. This has prevented the development of a wider French American identity.
References
Other websites
Extensive studies, Documents, Statistics and Resources of Franco American History
Franco American Women's Institute
Institut francais
Dave Martucci, Franco-American flags, in Flags of the World
Vivre en Orange County - French Community in Orange County, California
Bonjour L.A. !- Bonjour L.A. ! Los Angeles with a French touch
Council for the Development of French in Louisiana - a state agency.
Oral History of French Canadians in Franklin County, New York and of a small sawmill and logging community in the Northern New York State populated by French Canadians
Ethnic groups in the United States
Dniester

The Dniester is a large river of eastern Europe. It starts on the north side of the Carpathian Mountains. It flows through Ukraine, Transnistria and Moldova for . It ends at the Black Sea near Odessa. It is the second longest river in Ukraine.
References
Dniester River; Encyclopaedia Britannica
Other websites
Rivers of Ukraine
Rivers of Moldova
Bob Elliott

Robert Brackett "Bob" Elliott (March 26, 1923 - February 2, 2016) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for acting in the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He is the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and the grandfather of former Saturday Night Live cast member Abby Elliott.
Elliott was born on March 26, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died at his home in Cundy Harbor, Maine from throat cancer on February 2, 2016 at the age of 92.
References
Other websites
Larry Josephson's official Bob and Ray site
Portland Monthly: Elliott family life in Maine
New York Times article about the Elliot family
1923 births
2016 deaths
Deaths from throat cancer
American movie actors
American television actors
American radio personalities
Comedians from Boston
Actors from Boston
Ridgeway, Missouri

Ridgeway is a city in Harrison County, Missouri, United States.
Cities in Missouri
Susan Atkins

Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 - September 24, 2009) was a member of the Manson Family led by Cult leader, Charles Manson. She murdered for Manson and the Family. She was born in San Gabriel, California and died in Chowchilla, California. She died in a womans prison facility. She was put on deathrow but later was sentenced to life in prison. She confessed to one of the killings to two inmates in prison, they reported this information to authorities. She was known by the Family as Sadie Mae Glutz.
American people convicted of murder
1948 births
2009 deaths
Hobart (disambiguation)

Hobart is a city in Tasmania, Australia.
Hobart might also mean:
Hobart, Indiana, a city in the U.S. state of Indiana
Hobart, Oklahoma, a city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma
European Institute for International Law and International Relations

The European Institute for International Law and International Relations (EIIR) in French (L'Institut Europeen pour le Droit International et les Relations Internationales) is a European Think Tank based in Brussels, Paris and Geneva, it's an independent policy institute and N.P. organisation based in Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium, represents a center dedicated to studies and research on international law, international relations, strategic topics and social life. The EIIR is a laboratory for strategic studies to combine both legal and strategic studies in the same frame. The institute provides a forum in Europe, annually hosting events, debates, and negotiations.
Overview
The European Institute for International Law and International Relations (EIIR) is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank dedicated to managing risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development.
The European Institute for International Law and International Relations was founded in 2009 by Mahmoud Refaat in Paris and since 2013 in Brussels and Geneva as a think tank and policy institute. The Institute is administrated by members of boards consisted of ex-politicians, ambassador and professors of political science, international law, international relations, economy, etc.
The main focuses of the EIIR are international law, international relations, human rights, international security, international conflict and military balance
Scope of work
The European Institute for International Law and International Relations (EIIR) is dedicated to manage risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development.
through a mix of policy research, strategic analysis, publishing, and convening. With staff from more than twenty countries and a broad range of academic fields, EIIR has offices facing European Union headquarters in Brussels and offices in Paris and Geneva.
The European Institute for International Law and International Relations achieves physical activities in areas of conflict in different parts of the world to put an end to civil conflicts, war and to sue war criminals in front of international justice.
In recent years the work of the institute has been focused on peace and developments in the Middle East and North Africa region, the development of an EU-Foreign and Security Policy, International Security, also - on a smaller range - on specific topics in Latin America and Africa.
Practice areas
International relations
International law
Human rights
International security
International conflict
Military
Offices
Brussels
Paris
Geneva
References
Other websites
European organizations
2008 establishments in Europe
Harry Howell

Henry Vernon Howell (December 28, 1932 - March 9, 2019) was a Canadian professional hockey player. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario. Howell played for the NHL with the teams New York Rangers, Oakland Seals and the Los Angeles Kings. Howell was added into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979.
Howell died at a care facility in Hamilton of complications from Alzheimer's disease on March 9, 2019 at the age of 86.
References
Other websites
Anderson, Dave. "Two Rangers Sweaters Will Rise Where a Cup Banner Didn't," The New York Times, Sunday, February 22, 2009.
1932 births
2019 deaths
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
New York Rangers players
California Golden Seals players
Los Angeles Kings players
Sportspeople from Ontario
People from Hamilton
Alexander County, North Carolina

Alexander County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2000, 33,603 people lived there. Its county seat is Taylorsville.
Government
Alexander County is part of the Western Piedmont Council of Governments.
Connected Counties
These counties are connected to Alexander County:
Wilkes County, North Carolina - north
Iredell County, North Carolina - east
Catawba County, North Carolina - south
Caldwell County, North Carolina - west
Cities and Towns
These cities and towns are in Alexander County:
Taylorsville
Other websites
Alexander County government official website
North Carolina counties
1847 establishments in the United States
1840s establishments in North Carolina
Juan Carlos García

Juan Carlos Garcia (8 March 1988 - 8 January 2018) was a Honduran footballer.
He began his career at Marathon and later went on to C.D. Olimpia. Before transferring to Wigan in 2013 he was loaned to CD Tenerife.
A full international since 2009, Garcia has earned over 30 caps for Honduras. He was included in their squads for three CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Garcia died from leukemia on 8 January 2018 at the age of 29.
References
1988 births
2018 deaths
Honduran footballers
Deaths from leukemia
Angham

Angham Mohamed Ali Suleiman () (born January 19, 1972) is an Egyptan singer, record producer and actress. She is one the most successful Egyptian female singers.
Discography
Studio albums
1987: Fil Rokn elBaeed elHady (In The Far Distant Corner)
1988: Awal Gawab (First Letter)
1989: Lalili Lali
1989: Layek (It Suits)
1989: Shokran (Thank You)
1990: Ettafakna (We Agreed) Sono Cairo Qahira
1991: Bibasata Kida (As Simple As Like That) Sono Cairo Qahira
1992: Inta elAlam (You Are The World) Sono Cairo Qahira
1992: Shayfak (I'll See You) Sono Cairo Qahira
1993: Ella Ana (Except Me) Rocky Records-Pyramedia
1994: Inta Mahboubi (You Are My Beloved) Sout Production
1995: Baollak Eih (Tell You What) Cairo Media* 1996: Akdar (I Can Make It Through) Cairo Media
1996: Shey Daa (Something Lost) Star Media
1997: Betheb Meen (Who Do You Love) Rotana
1998: Khally Bokra li Bokra (Keep Tomorrow For The Future)Funoon Al Jazeera + Star Media
1999: Wahdaniya (Lonely Woman) Sono Cairo Qahira
2001: Leih Sebtaha (Why Did You Leave Her) Alam El Phan
2003: Omry Maak (My Life With You) Mazzika
2005: Bahibbik Wahashteeny (I Love You, I Miss You) Stallions Records
2007: Kolma N'arrab (Whenever We Come Closer) Rotana
2009: Nefsy Ahebbak (I wish to Love You) Rotana
2010: Alhekaya Almohamadia (Mouhamed's Story) Arabica Music
2010: Mahadesh Yehasebni (No One Judges Me)
Singles
Nehlam Eih (What Should We Dream Of?) ft. Thekra
Mahabba (Love) ft. Talal Salama
Le Soal (I Have A Question) ft. Abdalla Rweished
Maizza (Preciousness) ft. Abdalla Rweished
Khaleeny Maak (Keep Me With You) ft. Fahd
El Ard Hiya Hiya (The Land Will Stay) tribute to Kuwait's liberation
Azeez We Ghali (Dear and Precious)
elAmaken (The Places) tribute to Mohammad Abdo
Ana Mnel Balad Dee (I Am From This Country) tribute to Egypt
Mitel elAwal (Like The First) released on the Internet
Hadeeth elSabah Wel Masaa (Talks Of the Mornings and the Nights) intro for episode
Ra' w Ein (R and N) released for princess Reem elWaleed's wedding
Ya Rab (Oh God) released for Holy Month of Ramadan
Hekayat elGharam (Love Stories)
Ma Bataallemsh (I'll Never Learn)
Ynayer (January) 25-1-2011
Sebto (I've left him) 2011
'Aeish Galby (Staying in the heart) (Khaliji song) 2012
Law Kont (If You Were) 2012
Ajmal Makan (The Most Beautiful Place) 2014
References
1972 births
Living people
Egyptian singers
People from Alexandria
Record producers
The Walking Dead (video game)

The Walking Dead (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game and The Walking Dead: Season One) is an episodic graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games. It is published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Vita. It is based on The Walking Dead comic book series by Robert Kirkman. An additional downloadable episode titled 400 Days was released on July 2, 2013 to extend the first season as well as bridge the gap towards the second season. The second season's first episode was released in December 2013.
The first season for the game consists of five episodes and they were released in two-month intervals. The episodes were released between April and November 2012. The game is available for the Android, iOS, Kindle Fire HDX, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360. There are versions for the Ouya, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One that are planned for 2014.
The game has won many year-end accolades, which includes Game of the Year awards from many different gaming publications. The Game of the Year Award was awarded to The Walking Dead by publishers like USA Today, Wired, Complex, GamesRadar and Official Xbox Magazine. The game also won the "Game of the Year", "Best Adapted Video Game", and "Best Downloadable Game" at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards. Melissa Hutchison won "Best Performance By a Human Female" for her role as Clementine and Dave Fennoy was nominated for "Best Performance by a Human Male". Telltale Games was named as "Studio of the Year" also.
References
Other websites
Official website
2012 video games
Adventure games
PlayStation 3 games
PlayStation 4 games
PlayStation Vita games
The Walking Dead
Windows games
Xbox 360 games
Xbox 360 Live Arcade games
Xbox One games
Maarja Kivi

Maarja Kivi (born January 18, 1986 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian singer and former member of the girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to Riina and Madis Kivi. She has a brother, Vahur and two sisters, Helen and Kristi.
She has a daughter, Dora-Liisa (born 2004), and a son, Angus Martin (born 2012) with husband and former Vanilla Ninja manager Renee Meriste.
She adopted the artist name Marya Roxx in 2007.
Discography
Singles
"Could You" (February 2006)
#35, Switzerland
#47, Germany
"Shine It On" (September 2006)
#37, Estonia
#48, Germany
#53, Austria
#16, MTV Baltic TOP 20
#91 Eesti Top 100 (2009)
# "21?!" (Best Hard Rock Song Mavric Awards 2009)
"Payback Time" (2009)
References
1986 births
Living people
Heavy metal singers
Vanilla Ninja
Estonian singers
Musicians from Tallinn
Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence River (; Tuscarora: Kahnawa'kye; Mohawk: Kaniatarowanenneh, meaning "big waterway") is a big river in eastern North America. It flows between the Canadian province of Quebec & Ontario and the American state of New York, and through the major Canadian city of Montreal. It is the third largest river in Canada.
The river drains water from the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean. It is more than three thousand kilometres long. The river meets the Atlantic Ocean in a big "estuary" or bay, the biggest in the world; this is called the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
The Canadian cities of Kingston, Montreal, Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City are on this river. The Saint Lawrence Seaway allows ships to go up the river and through the Great Lakes right into the middle of North America.
References
Other websites
Regional Geography of the St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System
Safe Passage: Aids to Navigation on the St. Lawrence - Historical essay, illustrated with drawings and photographs
Annotated Bibliography on St. Lawrence County and Northern New York region.
International Saint Lawrence River Board of Control
Saint Lawrence River from The Canadian Encyclopedia
Watch the Jacques Cousteau documentary, St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
The Steamboats "Sir James Kemp" and "Lord Dalhousie" on the River St. Lawrence, Upper Canada in 1833 by D.J. Kennedy, Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Lawrence, Saint
Jack Burns

John Francis Burns (November 15, 1933 - January 27, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
During the 1960s, he was part of two stand-up comedy partnerships, first with George Carlin and later Avery Schreiber. He was a writer and producer on such comedy series as The Muppet Show and Hee Haw. His television roles included The Andy Griffith Show and Animaniacs.
Burns died on January 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California of respiratory failure caused by pancreatic cancer at the age of 86.
References
Other websites
1933 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from respiratory failure
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Cancer deaths in Los Angeles
American movie actors
American television actors
American voice actors
American stage actors
American television writers
American television producers
Actors from Boston
Writers from Boston
Comedians from Boston
Ponna

Ponna is a comune in the Province of Como in the Lombardy region in Italy.
References
Settlements in Lombardy
Gopikrishnan Kottoor

Gopikrishnan Kottoor is a award winning Indian English poet. He is the member of advisory board of Indian Writers Association. He is best known for his poem "Father, Wake Us In Passing". He founded Poetry Chain journal and website with Tapan Kumar Pradhan.
References
Indian poets
1956 births
Skënder Sallaku

Skender Sallaku (25 January 1935 - 11 February 2014) was an Albanian actor and comedian from Tirana. He is a recipient of the People's Artist of Albania award.
Sallaku died on 11 February 2014 at a hospital in his hometown of Tirana. He was aged 79.
References
Other websites
1935 births
2014 deaths
People from Tirana
Movie actors
Comedians
Albanian actors
At bat

In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is used for certain statistics. These statistics include batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. It is a more narrow definition of a plate appearance. A batter starts with an at bat every time he faces a pitcher; however, the batter gets "no time at bat" in the following cases:
He receives a base on balls (BB).
He is hit by a pitch (HBP).
He hits a sacrifice fly or a sacrifice hit (also known as sacrifice bunt).
He is awarded first base due to interference or obstruction, usually by the catcher.
The inning ends while he is still at bat (due to the third out being made by a runner caught stealing, for example). In this case, the batter will come to bat again in the next inning, though he now has no balls or strikes on him.
He is replaced by another hitter before his at bat is completed (unless he is replaced with two strikes and his replacement strikes out).
Section 10.02.a.1 of the official rules of Major League Baseball defines an at bat as:
"Number of times batted, except that no time at bat shall be charged when a player: (1) hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly; (2) is awarded first base on four called balls; (3) is hit by a pitched ball; or (4) is awarded first base because of interference or obstruction..."
Examples
An at bat is counted when:
The batter reaches first base on a hit
The batter reaches first base on an error
The batter is called out for any reason other than as part of a sacrifice
There is a fielder's choice
References
Baseball statistics
Sololá Department

Solola is a department in the west of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Solola.
Municipalities
Concepcion
Nahuala
Panajachel
San Andres Semetabaj
San Antonio Palopo
San Jose Chacaya
San Juan La Laguna
San Lucas Toliman
San Marcos La Laguna
San Pablo La Laguna
San Pedro La Laguna
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan
Santa Catarina Palopo
Santa Clara La Laguna
Santa Cruz La Laguna
Santa Lucia Utatlan
Santa Maria Visitacion
Santiago Atitlan
Solola
References
Departments of Guatemala
Princess Charlotte of Wales

Princess Charlotte of Wales (7 January 1796 - 6 November 1817) was the daughter of George IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick. She was their only child.
Charlotte was born in London on 7 January 1796. On 2 May 1816, she married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who later became Leopold I of Belgium. On 5 November 1817, she gave birth to a stillborn boy. On 6 November 1817, she died from complications of the birth.
Ancestry
References
Other websites
1796 births
1817 deaths
Deaths in childbirth
Princes and Princesses of Wales
House of Hanover
People from London
Capitólio

Capitolio is a city in the southwest of the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Its population was 8,663 people. It became a city in 1948.
In 2022, 10 people were killed by a rockfall.
References
Other websites
Cities in Minas Gerais
Bárcena de Campos

Barcena de Campos is a municipality found in the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon in Spain.
Sources
Municipalities in Castile and Leon
Settlements in Palencia
Casual game

A casual game is a video game targeted at a wide, mass market audience, as opposed to a hardcore game, which is a game targeted at a more niche audience of hobbyist gamers. Casual games may exhibit any type of gameplay and genre. They generally have simpler rules, shorter sessions, and less learned skill than hardcore games.
Countless casual games have been developed and published, alongside hardcore games, across the history of video games. A concerted effort to capitalize on casual games grew in the 1990s and 2000s, as many developers and publishers branded themselves as casual game companies, publishing games especially for personal computers, web browsers, and, after 2007, smartphones.
Video games
Volodymyr Pak

Volodymyr Petrovich Pak (; 17 June 1934 - 6 January 2022) was a Ukrainian politician. He was a member of the People's Union "Our Ukraine. He was in the Verkhovna Rada from 2005 to 2006. Pak was born in Stanislawow Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic.
Pak died in Kyiv, Ukraine on 6 January 2022, at the age of 87.
References
1934 births
2022 deaths
Members of the Verkhovna Rada
Daegwallyeong-myeon

Daegwallyeong-myeon (Korean: daegwanryeongmyeon; Hanja: Da Guan Ling Mian ) is a myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang. Daegwallyeong-myeon is located in northeastern part of Pyeongchang. Pyeongchang is in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. The population was 6,162 people in 2008. The myeon was named Doam-myeon (Korean: doammyeon; Hanja: Dao Yan Mian ) until 2007. Daegwallyeong-myeon is named after the important mountain pass of Daegwallyeong. It has the coldest average temperature in South Korea.
History
Daegwallyeong-myeon is originally part of the Gangneung city. It was transferred to Jeongseon county in 1906. It then became part of Pyeongchang county in 1931. The original name was Doam-myeon. It was then renamed to Daegwanryeong-myeon after the Daegwallyeong pass that connects Gangneung with this location. This results in Gangneung being more connected to Daegwallyeong-myeon than the rest of Pyeongchang.
Administrative divisions
There are 21 administrative divisions in Daegwallyeong-myeon. The 21 divisions are as follows:
Hoenggye 1 to 13 - ri (Korean:hoenggyeri; Hanja: Heng Xi Li 1~13ri)
Chahang 1 to 2 - ri (Korean:cahangri; Hanja: Che Xiang Li 1~2ri)
Suhari (Korean:suhari; Hanja: Shui Xia Li )
Yongsan 1 to 2 - ri (Korean:yongsanri; Hanja: Long Shan Li 1~2ri)
Yucheon 1 to 3 - ri (Korean:yuceonri; Hanja: Yu Chuan Li 1~3ri)
Byungnaeri (Korean:byeongnaeri; Hanja: Ping Nei Li )
Note: One ri is an administrative unit in South Korea. It is similar to the unit of village.
Climate
Daegwallyeong-myeon has a temperate climate. The average temperature is 8 degrees Celsius. The warmest month is August, at around 20 degree Celsius. The coldest month is January. The temperatures can reach minus 6 degrees Celsius. The average rainfall is around 1530 millimetres a year. The wettest month is July. The rainfall is around 330 millimeters in July. The month with the lowest rainfall is December. In December, around 40 millimeters of rain is recorded.
Attractions
There are several attractions in Daegwallyeong-myeon, some of the major ones are listed below.
Yongpyong Ski Resort - Yongpyong Ski Resort is the largest ski resort in South Korea. It is a 2018 Winter Olympics venue.
Alpensia Resort - Alpensia Resort is the main venue of 2018 Winter Olympics. It hosted most of the sporting events.
Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium - Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium is the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Pyeongchang was selected as host of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics on 10 January 2020. It was confirmed that Daegwallyeong-myeon will also host a major part of the event. The facilities of the 2018 Winter Olympics will be reused for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. They will likely host the same sporting events and ceremonies.
References
Geography of South Korea
Towns in Asia
2018 Winter Paralympics
Winter Youth Olympic Games