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L.A. Without a Map

L.A. Without a Map, also known as Los Angeles Without a Map and I Love L.A. is a 1998 French British Finnish Luxembourgian romantic comedy-drama movie directed by Mika Kaurismaki and was based on the 1988 semi-authobigraphical novel of the same name by Richard Rayner. It stars David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy, Vincent Gallo, Cameron Bancroft, Amanda Plummer, Steve Huison, Saskia Reeves, Robert Davi, Malcolm Tinney, Jerzy Skolimowski.
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1998 comedy-drama movies
1998 romantic comedy movies
1998 romantic drama movies
1990s road movies
French romance movies
French comedy movies
French drama movies
British romantic comedy movies
British romantic drama movies
Finnish movies
Luxembourgian movies
Movies directed by Mika Kaurismaki
Movies set in Los Angeles
Gorduno

Gorduno was a municipality, in the municipality of Bellinzona and the district Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
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Official website
Former municipalities of Ticino
2017 disestablishments in Switzerland
Flag of Myanmar

The current flag of Myanmar (also known as Burma) was adopted on 21 October 2010 to replace the former flag in use since 1974.
Appearance
It has a horizontal bands of yellow, green and red; charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre.
Historic flags
Other websites
Myanmar
Myanmar
2010 establishments in Asia
Establishments in Myanmar
Rolland Smith

Rolland Gregory Smith (born December 6, 1941) is an American retired television news reporter and anchor. He is best known for his time in New York City. He is known for being the host of The Morning Program. Smith was born in San Diego, California.
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Other websites
Rolland Smith's official website
Rolland Smith's official blog
1941 births
Living people
American television news anchors
Journalists from California
Journalists from New York City
People from San Diego, California
Francis Rapp

Francis Rapp (27 June 1926 - 29 March 2020) was a French medievalist historian. His works focused in the history of Alsace and Medieval Germany. He was an Emeritus professor at University of Neuchatel. He was a member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Fine Letters, beginning in 1993. Rapp was also a member of the editorial board of the review Archiv fur Reformationsgeschichte.
Rapp was born in Strasbourg, France. He died of COVID-19 on 29 March 2020 in Angers, aged 93.
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People from Strasbourg
1926 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in France
French editors
French academics
French historians
Valdieu-Lutran

Valdieu-Lutran is a commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.
Communes in Haut-Rhin
Paul Whiteman

Paul Samuel "Pops" Whiteman (March 28, 1890 - December 29, 1967) was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violist. He was known as the "King of Jazz". His most popular recordings include "Whispering", "Valencia", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "In a Little Spanish Town", and "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers".
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1890 births
1967 deaths
American jazz musicians
American pop musicians
American composers
American violinists
American bandleaders
Musicians from Denver
Writers from Denver
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Cormeilles-en-Vexin

Cormeilles-en-Vexin is a commune. It is in Ile-de-France in the Val-d'Oise department in north France.
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Communes in Val-d'Oise
Manhattan Beach, Minnesota

Manhattan Beach is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States.
Cities in Minnesota
Neheb

Neheb is listed on the Palermo Stone as a Predynastic ancient Egyptian king who ruled in the Lower Egypt. There is no other evidence of such ruler. Neheb may be a mythical king only remembered in unwritten stories, or may even be completely fictitious.
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Predynastic Pharaohs
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Olajide Fashikun

Olajide Fashikun, also known as Olajide Ayodeji Fashikun, was a Nigerian journalist who was arrested in November 2011 over his stories alleging corruption in the Nigerian Football Federation. He was the editor of the National Accord Newspaper and the publisher of Gong News until his death in January 2019.
He was known for his anti-corruption crusade against corruption in Nigerian sports. He was also known for initiating the "Adopt an athlete" idea for promising athletes to be supported by corporate organizations leading to major competitions.
Birth and career
Fashikun was born in Kaduna, Nigeria on 14 September 1965.
He began as all round sportsman who played football, handball, volleyball, basketball and won victories for his country.
He played handball for Nigeria (1979-1999) when he retired from international duties. He played football for Zabgai of Bauchi (1984); El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri (1985); Zamalek of Egypt (1986-1988) when injuries ruled him out.
He was Nigeria's junior 200m winner and record holder in 1979. He was the youngest player in Nigeria handball men national team that won the African Nations Cup in 1979.
Medals
Fashikun won gold medal at African Nations Cup in Lagos, Nigeria in 1980; gold medal at African Nations Cup in Bauchi, Nigeria in 1984; gold medal at NIPOGA in 1985 in Kaduna, Nigeria; bronze medal at Nigeria Universities Games Association (NUGA) in 1988 in Calabar, Nigeria; gold medal at NUGA in 1998 in Kano, Nigeria.
Book
Issues in Nigerian Social Work Administration
Positions
He was the editor of the National Accord Newspaper, the sports editor of the Herald Newspaper and the senior sports reporter of ThisDay Newspaper. He was also the managing editor of Gong News and was known for his truthful reports. He was a former lecturer at the Kwara State Polytechnic and also a former chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter.
He was the director, Sports Development and Marketing with the Nigeria Sports Development Fund Incorporated.
Death and burial
Fashikun died in the early hours of Sunday, 27 January 2019 at the Federal Medical Center, Jabi in Abuja, Nigeria after a brief illness. He was 54 years old.
He was buried on Wednesday, 30 January 2019 in his hometown at Obbo-Aiyegunle in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. He was survived by an aged mother, wife and four children.
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1965 births
2019 deaths
Nigerian journalists
Nigerian writers
People from Kaduna State
Handball players
Nigerian footballers
Sprinters
Equilibrioception

Equilibrioception is the sense of balance. This is what prevents a person or animal from falling over while walking or doing other physical activity.
In humans
In humans, equilibrioception is mainly sensed by the detection of acceleration, which occurs in the vestibular system. Other senses play roles as well, e.g. the visual system and proprioception. The importance of visual input for balance is illustrated by its being harder to stand on one foot with eyes closed than with eyes open.
The sense of balance often gets worse as a person ages. After a stroke, it may be improved with the help of special training.
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Inner ear
Calisthenics
Training
Yoga
Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood
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Sensory system
Button

A button can have three meanings.
A button is a fastener that keeps your shirt or pants closed.
A button is something that sticks up from a flat surface, and when you push it, it makes something happen.
A button is a picture on a computer monitor that is pressed with a computer mouse to make the computer do something.
Basic English 850 words
Murnau am Staffelsee

Murnau am Staffelsee is a market town in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Upper Bavaria in Germany.
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Other websites
Official website
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district)
Antimony trisulfide

Antimony trisulfide, also known as antimony(III) sulfide, is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is Sb2S3. It has antimony and sulfide ions in it. The antimony is in its +3 oxidation state.
Properties
Antimony trisulfide is a gray solid. It reacts with hydrochloric acid to make hydrogen sulfide and an antimony(III) compound. It dissolves in potassium hydroxide. It burns in air to make antimony(III) oxide and sulfur dioxide. It is a reducing agent.
Occurrence
Stibnite is the mineral form of antimony trisulfide.
Preparation
Antimony trisulfide is made in the laboratory by reacting any antimony(III) compound with hydrogen sulfide.
Uses
Antimony trisulfide is used in cosmetics; in this area it is called kohl. It is used in pyrotechnics to make a glitter effect. It is also used in the heads of safety matches. It used to be used in flash powder before electronic flashes were used.
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Antimony trichloride
Bismuth(III) sulfide
Antimony compounds
Sulfur compounds
Myron Scholes

Myron Samuel Scholes ( ; born July 1, 1941) is a Canadian-American financial economist.
In 1997, Scholes with Robert C. Merton won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Other websites
Nobel e-Museum page on 1997 prize for economics
Platinum Grove Asset Management, company where Scholes is chairman
Speaker at Hedge Fund Conference
PBS Nova - Trillion Dollar Bet (2000)
IDEAS/RePEc
"Findings and Opinion" Long Term Capital Holdings vs. United States
1941 births
Living people
Canadian economists
American economists
People from Ontario
Naturalized citizens of the United States
NEOMA Business School

ESCP Business School is a European higher studies establishment. The school is in 3 places, in Paris, Reims, Rouen, France. It has been established in 2013.
NEOMA is specialist in the fields of economics, social sciences and management.
References
Further reading
NEOMA website
2013 establishments in France
Education in France
Rouen
Reims
Universities in Paris
Beth Groundwater

Beth Groundwater is an American author who has written two novels in the Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery series, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket. The first, published in March, 2007, was put up for the Best First Novel Agatha Award in 2007. The sequel, To Hell in a Handbasket was published in May, 2009. She writes in the Mystery genre, and has also written several short stories.
Writing career
Groundwater first began writing fiction in the fifth grade, and in high school took an outside study in English. She went to the College of William and Mary and got a degree in Psychology and Computer Science in 1978. She worked in another job until 1999, then she chose to become a writer.
After going to a few writers' meetings, she began writing short stories. Seven were published before she met a literary agent who agreed to publish her first novel, A Real Basket Case. It was published in 2007, and was put up for the Best First Novel Agatha Award in 2007. Of her short stories, eight have been published and one was written in Farsi. Another of Groundwater's short stories has been made into a live play.
Awards
Groundwater's writings have won several awards. Her first novel was put up for the Best First Novel Agatha Award in 2007. Groundwater's short stories have won awards also. Her short story "New Zealand" won first place in the 2003 PPW Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest, and was the winner of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Short Story Anthology Contest. "Flamingo Fatality" won the Great Manhattan Mysteries Conclave Short Story Anthology Contest in 2005, and her 2005 short story "Lucky Bear" was first in the Storyteller Magazine Flash Fiction Contest.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Bramall Lane

Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Sheffield United. As the largest stadium in Sheffield during the 19th century it hosted most of the city's most significant matches including the final of the world's first football tournament, first floodlit match and several matches between the Sheffield and London Football Associations that led to the unification of their respective rules. It was also used by Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield F.C. for major matches. It has been the home of Sheffield United since the club's establishment in 1889. It is the oldest major stadium in the world still to be hosting professional association football matches.
References
Football stadiums in England
Lucy McBath

Lucia Kay McBath (nee Holman; born June 1, 1960) is an American politician. She is the U.S. representative from Georgia's 6th congressional district since 2019. McBath is a member of the Democratic Party.
McBath's son, Jordan Davis, was murdered in November 2012. She an activist for gun control.
On May 24, 2022, McBath won a redistricting race against fellow incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux in Georgia's 7th congressional district.
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1960 births
Living people
American political activists
United States representatives from Georgia
Democratic Party (United States) politicians
People from Joliet, Illinois
Politicians from Illinois
African American politicians
Came, Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Came, Pyrenees-Atlantiques is a commune of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement in the southwestern part of France.
Came, Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Salta tree frog

The Salta tree frog (Boana marianitae) is a frog that lives in Bolivia and Argentina's Salta Province. It lives in cloud forests. Scientists have seen it between 700 and 2650 meters above sea level.
References
Frogs of South America
Salta Province
Luis Enrique Oberto

Luis Enrique Oberto Gonzalez (19 August 1928 - 8 August 2022) was a Venezuelan banker and COPEI politician. He was the Minister of Finance from 1972 to 1974. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1979 to 1999. He was also the chamber president from 1990 to 1994. Oberto was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
Oberto died on 8 August 2022 in Caracas at the age of 93.
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1928 births
2022 deaths
Venezuelan politicians
Bankers
People from Caracas
Barry Keoghan

Barry Keoghan (; born 18 October 1992) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in the movies Dunkirk, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, for which he won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor; and Trespass Against Us. In 2022, he had a cameo appearance as The Joker in The Batman. In 2023, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin.
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BAFTA Award winning actors
1992 births
Living people
Irish movie actors
Irish television actors
Irish voice actors
Actors from Dublin
Actors who played the Joker
Vœgtlinshoffen

Voegtlinshoffen is a commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France. It is about south of Colmar.
Communes in Haut-Rhin
Placekicker

The placekicker, also called a kicker, is the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points. In many cases, the placekicker also serves as the team's kickoff specialist or, more rarely, punter, as well. A kicker is often called the most valuable player on the team. This is because in many cases, he scores the most points in a game. Each time his team gets to the 35 yard line or closer, they have a chance to score 3 points. Each time their team makes a touchdown, the kicker comes in to make the extra (1) point. A kicker is a member of the special teams.
Job requirements
To be a kicker in the NFL requires strong legs. The kicker also needs excellent concentration and coordination. A kicker is the only member of a team who can move the ball with their feet. But the kicker is often the smallest member of the team. Probably the most important requirement is "nerves of steel". You have to kick the ball perfectly while being rushed by the other team.
Hero or ?
The kicker is the only player on a team who has the opportunity to score points each time he goes out on the field. Kickers today often use a soccer-style kick instead of a straight ahead kick. If he makes a great kick he is a hero. If he misses he is a chump|. An entire game can be won or lost by the kicker. A kicker cannot afford to miss too many field goals or they can find themselves traded off the team.
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Other websites
The 10 Best Kickers of All Time
NFL Career Field Goal % Leaders
American football placekickers
Canadian football
Alexander Parkes

Alexander Parkes (1813 - 1890) was an English inventor. He created the earliest form of plastics which was called parkesine.
1813 births
1890 deaths
British inventors
ealiest plastic which was later called super nova
Richard Warren Sears

Richard Warren Sears (December 7, 1863 - September 28, 1914) was an American manager and businessman. He was the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.
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Other websites
Sears Archives biography
1863 births
1914 deaths
Burials at Rosehill Cemetery
Businesspeople from Chicago
Businesspeople from Minnesota
Cat Chaser

Cat Chaser is a 1989 thriller movie. The movie is about a former American paratrooper who runs a beachfront hotel in Miami. He searches for a woman who saved his life in 1965. Kelly McGillis plays Mary. Charles Durning plays Jiggs.
Cast
Peter Weller as George Moran
Kelly McGillis as Mary DeBoya
Charles Durning as Jiggs Scully
Frederic Forrest as Nolen Tyner
Tomas Milian as Andres DeBoya
Maria M. Ruperto as Luci Palma
Juan Fernandez de Alarcon as Rafi
Critical reception
Cat Chaser got mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes rates the movie 40%. Variety said: "Despite a fine cast and atmospheric direction by Abel Ferrara, the pic doesn't quite make the grade, though it is certainly worth a look."
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Other websites
1989 thriller movies
American thriller movies
Movies based on books
Movies directed by Abel Ferrara
American independent movies
1989 independent movies
Logistics

Logistics is the term which generally means the management of transportation of information or goods from one place to another. Logistics involves things like transportation, inventory, packaging, supplies and sometimes, social security and warehousing.
There are many types of logistics, for example : military logistics, business logistics and production logistics and marketing logistics.
A logistics company is an enterprise that provides services for the transportation, processing and storage of goods, assisting its customers in the process of promoting goods from the manufacturer to the consumer.
References
Trade
Central American Integration System

The Central American Integration System (, or SICA) has been the economic and political organization of Central American states since February 1, 1993.
In 1991, SICA's first nations to join were Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Belize joined in 1998 as a full member, while the Dominican Republic became an associated state in 2004 and a full member in 2013.
Mexico, Chile and Brazil became part of the organization as regional observers, and the Republic of China, Spain, Germany and Japan became extra-regional observers.
SICA has been an observer of the United Nations General Assembly.
References
Political organizations
Central America
Eon

An eon (or aeon) is a term in Earth science for the longest periods of time. It describes a part of the Earth's existence lasting hundreds of millions to billions of years.
A geologic eon is part of Earth's existence, made up of a number of eras of different lengths. A geologic era is made up of two or more shorter times called geologic periods. A geologic period is, in turn made up of yet shorter times called epochs.
Geologists have given names to all of the eons, eras, periods and epochs that they have found by looking at rocks. The names given to each eon describe something about that time, or the rocks that were made at that time.
For example, we are now in the Phanerozoic eon, which comes from the Greek words for life that we can see, that is, there were animals and plants big enough to see without a lens. This era started about 545 million years ago.
The four eons
References
Geology
Units of time
Thor (band)

Thor is a heavy metal band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Line-up
Jon Mikl Thor - vocals
John Leibel - guitar
Ted Jedlicki - bass
Tom Croxton - drums
Matt McNallie - guitar
Matt Hamilton - guitar
Discography
Albums
Thor-Body Rock (1973)
Keep the Dogs Away (1977, 30th anniversary re-release 2009)
Electric Eyes (1979, release 2017)
Only the Strong (1985)
Live in Detroit (1985, re-release 2009)
Recruits - Wild in the Streets (1986)
The Edge of Hell (1986) (credited as Tritonz)
Thunderstruck: Tales from the Equinox (1998)
Dogz II (2000)
Triumphant (2002)
Mutant (2003)
Beastwomen from the Center of the Earth (2004)
Thor Against the World (2005)
Devastation of Musculation (2006)
Into the Noise (2008)
Steam Clock (2009)
Sign of the V (2009)
The Guardian (2010)
Soundtrack from the movie THOR - The Rock Opera (2011)
Thor's Teeth (2012, Special edition vinyl)
Thor - Thunderstryke (2012)
Thor - Thunderstryke II (2013)
Metal Avenger (2015, compilation)
Aristocrat of Victory (2013)
Bugs Bunny Dressed as a Girl (2013)
Only the Strong Deluxe Edition (2014)
Metal Avenger (2015)
Beyond the Pain Barrier (2017)
Christmas in Valhalla (2018)
Hammer of Justice (2019)
EPs
Muscle Rock (1977) (Credited as Thor & the Imps)
Gladiator (1979)
Striking Viking (1980)
Unchained (1983)
Odin Speaks (2001) (Split with Thor & the Ass Boys)
Other websites
Thor site
MySpace page
MySpace page
Canadian hard rock bands
Canadian heavy metal bands
Glam metal bands
Power metal
people from British Columbia
1978 establishments in Canada
Musical groups established in 1978
Norman Kirk

Norman Eric Kirk (6 January 1923 - 31 August 1974) was a New Zealand politician. He was the 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974.
Kirk joined the New Zealand Labour Party in 1943.
Kirk died of a pulmonary embolism in Wellington on 31 August 1974 at the age of 51.
References
Other websites
Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Norman Kirk
NZBC Network News - Prime Minister Norman Kirk's Death
1923 births
1974 deaths
Prime Ministers of New Zealand
Leaders of the Opposition (New Zealand)
Politicians from Wellington
Deaths from pulmonary embolism
Charlie Chan in Shanghai

Charlie Chan in Shanghai is a 1935 American mystery movie directed by James Tinling and is the 12th movie in the Charlie Chan series. It stars Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Russell Hicks, Keye Luke, Jon Hall, Halliwell Hobbes and was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
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1935 movies
1930s mystery movies
American mystery movies
Movies directed by James Tinling
20th Century Fox movies
Movies set in China
Charlie Chan
Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International is a 2019 science fiction action comedy movie directed by F. Gary Gray and a spin-off of the Men in Black franchise. It had bad movie reviews and didn't do well at the box office.
Cast
Chris Hemsworth as Agent H
Tessa Thompson as Agent M
Liam Neeson as High T
Emma Thompson as Agent O
Tim Blaney as Frank the Pug
References
Other websites
2019 movies
Movies composed by Danny Elfman
Movies set in London
Movies set in the 1990s
Men in Black
2010s action comedy movies
2010s buddy movies
2010s science fiction movies
2010s 3D movies
American action comedy movies
American buddy movies
American science fiction movies
American movies
American sequel movies
Movies set in Italy
Movies set in New York City
Movies set in Paris
Movies set in deserts
Movies directed by F. Gary Gray
Carnival of Carnage

Carnival of Carnage is the first studio album by Insane Clown Posse. Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop band. The album was released on October 18, 1992. The producers of the album were Joseph Bruce, Mike Clark, Esham and Chuck Miller. The album was the first of the "Joker Cards" in the Dark Carnival mythology.
Kid rock and Esham sing guest vocals on the album,
The album's lyrics are about the controversies, violence and politics in the ghetto.
Track listing
Explicit Version
Shaggy Dope sings vocals on "Night of the Axe" and "Wizard of The Hood".
Every song on the album except "Night of the Axe" and "Wizard of the Hood" is sung by Violent J.
1. Intro
2. Carnivals of Carnage
3. Juggla
4. First Day Out
5. Red Neck Clown
6. Wizard of the Hood (Vocals by Shaggy Dope)
7. Guts on the Ceiling
8. Is That you? (Feat. Kid Rock)
9. Night Of the Axe (Vocals sang by Shaggy Dope)
10. Psychopathic
11. Blackin, Your Eyes
12. Never had it made
13. Your Rebel Flag
14. Ghetto Freak Show
15. Taste (Feat. Esham)
Clean version
The clean version of the album was released in 1999 and:
Edits out profanity with beeps
Does not include the songs "Night of the Axe" and Blackin, Your Eyes"
The buzzing chainsaw sound at the beginning of the song "Pychopathic is not heard.
The track list is slightly different
Members
Violent J- Vocals
Shaggy Dope- Occasional Vocals
Special Musical guests Kid rock and Esham.
1992 albums
Debut albums
Insane Clown Posse albums
Hip hop albums
Sphaenorhynchus botocudo

Sphaenorhynchus botocudo is a frog. It lives in Brazil.
The adult male frog is 23.9-29.3 mm long from nose to rear end. It has a black line from the nose to each eye. It has a white spot under each eye. It has a white stripe with brown color around it from each eye to the middle of the body.
References
Frogs of South America
Chinese Taipei national football team

Chinese Taipei national football team is the national football team of Chinese Taipei.
References
Notes
Asian national football teams
Sport in Taiwan
National sports teams of Taiwan
Kenneth J. Gray

Kenneth James Gray (November 14, 1924 - July 12, 2014) was an Americans politician, businessman and auctioneer. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was a U.S. Representative from Illinois's 25th, 21st, 24th and 22nd congressional districts. He served as a Representative between 1955 to 1974 and 1985 to 1989.
Gray was born in West Frankfort, Illinois. He was a World War II veteran and got five medals for his service.
Gray died on July 12, 2014 in Herrin, Illinois, aged 89.
References
Other websites
1924 births
2014 deaths
Businesspeople from Illinois
Military people from Illinois
United States representatives from Illinois
Democratic Party (United States) politicians
John Winthrop

John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Winthrop was born in Edwardstone, Suffolk. He was an English lawyer from a rich landowning family. He led a large group of Puritans from England in 1630. Winthrop served as governor to the newly formed Massachusetts Bay Colony and held that position for twelve years. He was one of the chief founders of New England. He saw the colony as a Puritan "City upon a hill" and a model to western Christianity.
References or Sources
Other websites
John Winthrop (1588-1649), American Literature Sites, Washington State University
1588 births
1649 deaths
British lawyers
Colonial Americans
Governors of Massachusetts
Politicians from Boston
Politicians from Suffolk
Congressional district

A congressional district is an electoral constituency which elects a member of a congress. Countries that have congressional districts are Japan, the Philippines, and the United States. The size of a district is based on the number of people who live in that district. A district is often very big if there are few people that live there; a district is often small if it's in a big city because there would are many people living there.
United States
The United States has 435 districts. Each district has about 747,000 people living in them.
Related pages
United States House of Representatives
References
Legislatures
Democracy
Ken Brown

Kenneth Murray Brown (born December 19, 1948 in Port Arthur, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Despite winning the CMJHL Goaltender of the Year and being on the CMJHL First All-Star Team in 1967, Brown went undrafted coming out of junior, so he signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Black Hawks of the CHL, the Chicago Black Hawks minor league affiliate. He played one game with Chicago, where he was behind Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins on the depth chart, and this was his only time game in the National Hockey League. He was selected by Calgary-Cleveland in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft, although his rights were traded to the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers for cash. Brown won 21 games over two seasons as the backup to Jacques Plante.
Other websites
Article on WHA featuring Brown
1948 births
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Chicago Blackhawks players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Living people
Sportspeople from Thunder Bay
World Hockey Association players
Oberentzen

Oberentzen is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Related pages
Communes of the Haut-Rhin department
References
INSEE commune file
Communes in Haut-Rhin
United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has deals with problems related to energy and nuclear waste policy, territorial policy, native Hawaiian matters, and public lands.
It was originally named Committee on Interior and Insulars Affair. In 1977, it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Indian Affairs were removed from its jurisdiction into its own committee.
Current members
Chairs (since 1977)
Scoop Jackson (D-WA) 1977-1981
James McClure (R-ID) 1981-1987
Bennett Johnston (D-LA) 1987-1995
Frank Murkowski (R-AK) 1995-2001
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 2001
Frank Murkowski (R-AK) 2001
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 2001-2003
Pete Domenici (R-NM) 2003-2007
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 2007-2013
Ron Wyden (D-OR) 2013-2014
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 2014-2015
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) 2015-present
References
Energy
Bembibre

Bembibre is a municipality in the province of Leon (Spain).
Language
Spanish Language is the main language spoke in this municipality, in rural zones the Leonese Language might be spoken as well.
Related pages
Leonese Language
Leon (Llion)
Kingdom of Leon
Province of Llion
Municipalities in the Kingdom of Leon
Municipalities in Castile and Leon
Settlements in Leon
Mons, Var

Mons is a commune of 811 people (2018). It is in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur in the Var department in southeast France.
Communes in Var
Type 74 105 mm self-propelled howitzer

is an armored artillery vehicle used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF).
History
Komatsu developed the chassis; and Japan Steel Works made the turret.
The howitzer was accepted for service or "standardised" in 1974.
Type 74s are used by the 2nd Artillery Regiment at Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
Related pages
Artillery of Japan
List of howitzers
References
Other websites
OnWar.com, Type 74
Japanese weapons
Howitzers
Justice Party (South Korea)

The Justice Party () is a left-liberal and social democratic political party in South Korea. It was founded on 21 October 2012 when it split from the Unified Progressive Party.
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Liberal parties
The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1965 movie. It was directed by Carol Reed. It stars Charlton Heston as Michelangelo and Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II. The movie was partly based on Irving Stone's biographical novel of the same name. The movie is about the stormy relationship between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II during the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It was nominated for five Academy Awards.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy at Rotten Tomatoes
1965 drama movies
1960s epic movies
1960s historical movies
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Movies directed by Carol Reed
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Movies set in Italy
Tarnos

Tarnos is a commune. It is in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the Landes department in southwest France.
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Communes in Landes
Maithili cinema

Maithili cinema refers to the cinema of Mithila region of India and Nepal.
It is developing. There is a lot of talent in this cinema industry, but everyone will have to push for its development properly. Some films have been made very well
History
The first Maithili movie was Kanyadan (released in 1965 & Directed by Phani Majumdar), of which a significant portion was made in the Maithili language.The film's story in which the protagonist doesnot know Maithili language but decided to learn maithili as his wifeknows only Maithili language.Another maithili movie "Mamta Gaave Geet" was released in 70's and became very popular due to the melodious songs and good storyline.But after that no serious effort was done to make a maithil melodrama.But then 3 films were made and got success on the box office like sasta jingi mahag senur, aau piya hamar nagri, senurak laaj etc.
Change of environment
After many years in 1999 a new maithili film "Sasta Jindagi Mehga Sindur" appeared in the scene.This film by director Balkrishna Jha broke all success records and was widely a big hit.This maithili film's songs were played in many village fairs and other maithil gatherings.
Famous playback singer "Udit Narayan" also produced a Maithili film named "Eejot" (ray of light) but , despite the good songs the film fall flat on the box office due to a bad script . In 2007 November another maithili film "Sindurdan" was released the film was quickly widrawn from theatres due to some sound problem.The producer's have re-released the film now with a correction and new songs added.
Popular Maithili movies
Kanyadan (1960)
Mamta Gabe Geet (1970)
Sasta Jinagi Mahag Sinoor(1999)
Garibak Beti (2004)
Senurak Laaj (2005)
Dularua Babu (2006)
Kakhan Harab Dukh Mor(2006)
(based on Vidyapati's life)
Suhagin (2008)
Sindurdaan
Nayak karz
Mukhiya Jee
Khurluchchi
Deewana Ahan ke Pyar Me
Half Murder(2014) Inspired by Prashant-Preeti love story .
Hero Tohar Deewana
Sau Din Saus k Ek din Putauh K
Sautinak Beti
Bhauji Maay
Lalka Paag A beautiful movie based on the literature of famous Maithili and Hindi author Raj Kamal Choudhary.
Mithila Makhaan movie directed by Nitin Chandra and Produced by Nitu Chandra.The movie received National award in regional category .
Premak Basat
Love you Dulhin(2019) starring Piyush Karn and Raina Banerjee in lead Roles ..
Hum Laxmi Aahan Anganak (upcoming)
Gamak Ghar (2020) The movie directed and produced by Achal Mishra got appreciation throughout the world and gained many prizes .
Gobbarchhatta
Babitiya
Suspect ; a short movie directed by Nitin Chandra .
Raqt Tilak
Buchhi Kaniya
Kavi Kalpna directed by Vikas Jha
Rajja Rani ; a Nepali language movie dubbed in Maithili.
Bloody Night directed by Rohit Yadav
Bhoot short film directed by Rohit Yadav
Dimag Kharab (Psychopath) part 1&2 short films directed by Rohit Yadav
Bhootiya Gachhi (The Haunted Tree) short film directed by Rohit Yadav
Other websites
About the Maithili cinema
Cinema of India
René Laurentin

Father Rene Laurentin (October 19, 1917 - September 10, 2017) was a French theologian. He was born in Tours, France.
Laurentin was known as an expert in the field of Mariology and is the author of numerous books and scholarly articles on topics including Marian apparitions such as Lourdes and Medjugorje; visionaries and mystics including Bernadette Soubirous, Therese de Lisieux, Catherine Laboure, and Yvonne Aimee de Malestroit; as well as biblical exegesis, theology, and Vatican II.
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Guide to the Father Rene Laurentin collection
Catholic honor
1917 births
2017 deaths
French theologians
French Roman Catholics
2021 Bulgaria bus crash

On 23 November 2021 a Macedonian bus crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria. The accident happened on the Struma motorway near the village of Bosnek, south-west of Sofia. Fifty passengers and two drivers were on the bus. Forty-five people died in the crash, including twelve children. Seven other passengers suffered burns but survived at first.
It is currently the deadliest road accident in Bulgarian history. It is seen as the deadliest bus crash in Europe in a decade.
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2021 disasters in Europe
2021 bus crash
November 2021 events
Transport disasters in Europe
George Sansom

Sir George Bailey Sansom KCMG (November 28 1883 - March 8 1965) was a British diplomat, academic, historian and Japanologist.
Selected works
Japan: A Short Cultural History, 1931
A History of Japan to 1334, 1958
A History of Japan: 1334-1615, 1961
A History of Japan, 1615-1867, 1963
Honours
Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (KCMG)
References
Other websites
"East Asian Studies at Columbia: The Early Years" at Columbia.edu
1883 births
1965 deaths
British historians
Japanologists
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
British diplomats
William III of Aquitaine

William III of Aquitaine (c. 915 - April 3, 963) became the Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitiers in 935. He was the son of Ebalus of Aquitaine.
William's nickname was Towhead.
William was married to Adela of Normandy. He was the father of Adelaide of Aquitaine, who became Queen of France when she married Hugh Capet. He was succeeded by his son, William IV of Aquitaine.
915 births
963 deaths
William III of Aquitaine
Wild Turkey (bourbon)

Wild Turkey is an American brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. Wild Turkey is bottled and distilled by Campari Group's Austin Nichols division.
History
The first distillery was created in Tyrone, Kentucky by the Ripy brothers in 1869. In 1905, the Ripy Brothers Distillery was opened by the sons of T.B. Ripy. They started distilling again after Prohibition ended. In 1940, the 'Wild Turkey' brand name was created when Thomas MCarthey, a distillery executive, took a some of the bourbon on his Wild Turkey hunting trip.
On April 8, 2009, the brand and distillery were acquired by the Campari Group.
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Official website
Alcoholic drinks
Boris Valábik

Boris Valabik (born February 14, 1986) is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga (EHL). He has also played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Career
Before playing in the NHL, Valabik played 3 seasons with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).
Valabik was drafted with the 10th overall pick by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He played 2 seasons with the Thrashers' AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves and was able to win the Calder Cup with them in 2007 before he was called up to the main roster in November 2008. He would play 80 games with the thrashers before he was traded along with Rich Peverley to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart.
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GNOME

GNOME is a computer desktop environment. It was designed for Linux, but many other operating systems can use it too. GNOME aims to provide an easy way to use a computer. GNOME is a free software project. It was made because people were questioning whether KDE is free. GNOME is part of the GNU project.
Aims
According to the GNOME website:
The GNOME project puts heavy emphasis on simplicity, usability, and making things "just work" (see KISS principle). The other aims of the project are:
Freedom--to create a desktop environment with readily-available source code for re-use under a free software license.
Accessibility--to ensure the desktop can be used by anyone, regardless of technical skill or physical circumstances.
Internationalization and localization--to make the desktop available in many languages. At the moment, GNOME is being translated to 161 languages.
Developer-friendliness--to ensure ease of writing software that integrates smoothly with the desktop, and allow developers a free choice of programming language.
Organization--to adhere to a regular release cycle and maintain a disciplined community structure.
Support--to ensure backing from other institutions beyond the GNOME community.
Applications
GNOME has many applications written for it. Some of them include:
Abiword - A word processor, used for writing documents
Calculator - For doing maths
Epiphany (software) - Internet browser
Empathy - Internet messenger
Ekiga - VoIP and video conferencing
Eye of GNOME - View your picture files
Gthumb - View your photos
GIMP - Art and photo software
Nautilus - File manager
Totem - Play music and video
Related pages
Ubuntu Linux
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The GNOME website
News about GNOME
Linux
Desktop Environments
Aichach-Friedberg

Aichach-Friedberg (; Swabian German: Oacha-Fridberg) is a rural district in Swabia in southwest Bavaria, Germany. Neighbor districts are: Augsburg (district), Donau-Ries, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen (district), Dachau (district), Furstenfeldbruck (district), Landsberg (district) and the district-free city Augsburg. Aichach is the capital of Aichach-Friedberg.
Towns and municipalities
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Ángela Jeria

Angela Margarita Jeria Gomez (22 August 1926 - 2 July 2020) was a Chilean archaeologist and human rights activist. She was born in Talca, Chile. She was the mother of the President of Chile Michelle Bachelet. She was the wife of the Brigadier-general of the Chilean Air Force Alberto Bachelet. Jeria was known as the first lady during her daughter's the first government because she was not married.
Jeria died at a military hospital in Santiago de Chile on 2 July 2020, aged 93.
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Little Miss Marker (1980 movie)

Little Miss Marker is a 1980 American comedy-drama movie directed by Walter Bernstein and was based on the short story by Damon Runyon. It stars Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart, Brian Dennehy, Lee Grant and was distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the fourth version of the 1934 movie Little Miss Marker.
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Corrie ten Boom

Cornelia Johanna Arnolda "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 - April 15, 1983) was a Dutch evangelist and Nazi concentration camp survivor. She helped nearly 800 Jews escape the Nazis during World War II. Ten Boom co-wrote her autobiography The Hiding Place in 1971. It was later made into a movie of the same name. In December 1967, Ten Boom was given the award of "Righteous Among the Nations"' by the State of Israel.
She was born in Amsterdam and died in California at the age of 91.
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1983 deaths
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Fairland, Oklahoma

Fairland is a town of Oklahoma in the United States.
Towns in Oklahoma
Jettenbach

Jettenbach is a municipality in Muhldorf in Bavaria, Germany. It is on the river Inn.
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Muhldorf (district)
A.C. Perugia Calcio

A.S.D. Perugia Calcio is a football club which plays in Italy in Serie D.
Name
1905-2005 AC Perugia
2005-2010 Perugia Calcio
2010-present A.S.D. Perugia Calcio
Italian football clubs
1905 establishments in Italy
La Folletière-Abenon

La Folletiere-Abenon is a commune. It is found in the region Basse-Normandie in the Calvados department in the northwest of France.
Communes in Calvados
Luke Newton

Luke Paul Anthony Newton is a British actor.
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British actors
1993 births
William-Adolphe Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (born November 30, 1825) was a French painter. Bouguereau was a traditionalist and his style did not change much throughout his painting career. He was a popular artist in his day. Rich customers liked his photo-realistic style. He liked to paint classical scenes and scenes from ancient mythology.
As a boy Bouguereau was born into a family of wine and olive oil sellers. His parents wanted him to join the family business when he became an adult. His uncle, however, arranged for him to get a proper education at school. Bouguereau showed great talent for art. One of his father's customers talked him into sending William to a famous art college. There he won first place for one of his paintings. To earn extra money he designed labels for fruit jellies and jams.
Bouguereau liked to paint pictures of women. He was known for being able to make his subject look prettier than she really was.
In 1856, he married Marie-Nelly Monchablon and had five children. In the late 1850s he made a profitable friendship with a successful art dealer. This art dealer made William famous even in other countries. William was able to buy a big house and studio with his growing fortune.
He was a hard working painter. He would make a thorough study and sketch of what he planned to paint. The great way he painted skin, hands and feet was well known. He eventually became a teacher at a French art college.
Near the end of his life he described his love of his art: "Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come...if I cannot give myself to my dear painting I am miserable". He painted eight hundred and twenty-six paintings.
Bouguereau died at the age of 79 on August 19, 1905 from heart disease.
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Lens (optics)

A lens is a clear (transparent) object (like glass, plastic or even a drop of water) that changes the way things look by bending the light that goes through it. They may make things appear larger, smaller, or upside-down. Some places lenses are used include spectacles (eyeglasses), contact lenses, cameras, projectors, microscopes, telescopes, magnifying glasses, etc. Each eye also has a lens.
They work by refraction, or the bending of light.
Lenses have three main shapes. Each different shape changes the image (making it bigger or smaller). The three types are:
Convex: the center part is thicker
Concave: the center part is thinner
Planar: flat
The power of a lens is the reciprocal of its focal length:
P = 1/focal length.
History
The word "lens" comes from the Latin word for "lentil," because the earliest convex lenses in common use were shaped like the bean.
The oldest written record of lenses is in the ancient Greek play by Aristophanes called "Clouds", where lenses were used with sunlight to make fire.
Galileo Galilei is commonly believed to have used lenses to make the first known refracting telescope. However, he merely adapted and improved a design he learned from Dutch lensmakers such as Hans Lippershey. He was probably the first to use telescopes to make accurate astronomical observations, though.
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Eitting

Eitting is a municipality in the district of Erding in Bavaria in Germany.
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Erding (district)
Martin H:son Holmdahl

Svante Martin Henriksson Holmdahl (10 June 1923 - 11 March 2015) was a Swedish professor emeritus of anesthesiology. He was rector magnificus of Uppsala university between 1978 and 1989. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Holmdahl died at the age of 91 in Uppsala, Sweden.
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1923 births
2015 deaths
Swedish academics
People from Gothenburg
Västerås Cathedral

Vasteras Cathedral () is a cathedral in the town of Vasteras in Sweden. Belonging to Vasteras Cathedral Parish of the Church of Sweden, it serves the Diocese of Vasteras, and was opened in the 13th century.
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Church of Sweden cathedrals
13th-century buildings and structures
Chao Feng

Chao Feng (1928 - 8 January 2023) was a Chinese editor and publisher.
Chao was the president and editor-in-chief of Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, and the president and editor-in-chief of Shanghai People's Publishing House.
Feng died at Shanghai Huadong Hospital on 8 January 2023 at the age of 95.
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Chinese editors
Chinese publishers
1928 births
2023 deaths
Place of death missing
Vikentiy Khvoyka

Vikentiy Khvoyka was a Czech-born Ukrainian archaeologist who discovered the Neolithic Trypillia culture of Ukraine and researched other archaeological cultures in the region. He was born on February 21, 1850, and lived in Kyiv from 1876. Khvoyka excavated in the Kyiv and Dnieper regions and was a founder of the Kyiv Museum of Antiquities and Art. He discovered the Trypillia culture in Ukraine, which was also discovered in Romania. Khvoyka died on October 20, 1914, and a street in Kyiv was renamed in his honor in 1962. A commemorative coin was issued in 2000 to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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1850 births
1914 deaths
Neolithic
New Boston, Texas

New Boston is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.
Cities in Texas