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The Greater Antilles are made up of continental rock, distinct from the Lesser Antilles, which are mostly young volcanic or coral islands.
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The 1930 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930.
Thirteen teams competed in the first World Cup.
Seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America.
The teams were split into four groups with the winner of each group entering the semi-finals.
The final saw Uruguay winning the trophy after beating Argentina.
This was the only World Cup to not have qualifiers.
This is because every FIFA member was invited to join the tournament.
Most of the interest came from South America where seven nations entered.
This was the most South American nations that had entered the World Cup throughout its history.
Few European nations took part because of cost from travelling the Atlantic Ocean from Europe.
Group 1 was the only group to have four teams.
They were Argentina, France, Chile and Mexico.
Argentina won the group.
This was because they won all three of their matches in the group, including a 6-3 win against Mexico.
Guillermo Stábile scored 3 goals in that game.
Chile finished 2nd, while France ended in 3rd.
Yugoslavia won Group 2.
They won both of the matches in their group.
They were the only European team to qualify.
This was after they won 2-1 against likely winners Brazil in the first game.
They beat Bolivia 4-0 in the second game to win the group.
Brazil beat Bolivia in the final game by the same score.
In Group 3, the host nation (Uruguay) won both of their games to qualify for the knockout stage.
After a one-goal win over Peru, they beat Romania in the last game of the group without giving away a goal.
During that match, they scored with four different players in their 4-0 win.
The other match in the group saw the smallest crowd at a World Cup with 2,459.
The actual figure though is to be around 300 people.
In the final group, the United States won the group with wins against Belgium and Paraguay by the same score (3-0).
During the Paraguay game, Bert Patenaude was credited as the first player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup.
The last match of the group saw Paraguay beat Belgium one to nil.
Semi finals
The four winners, Argentina, United States, Uruguay and Yugoslavia met in two games to see who would make the final.
In the first match, the pitch had puddles all through the pitch.
Knockout Stage
Although there was no third place play off, the United States are recognized as coming in third place (and Yugoslavia in fourth place) as the United States had better results in the tournament overall.
20th century in Uruguay
Football in Uruguay
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was a football (soccer) sporting event that was held in Italy in 1934.
Italy won the trophy after beating Czechoslovakia in the final.
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1930s in Italy
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in France in 1938.
Italy won the trophy after beating Hungary in the final.
Dutch East Indies (INH) • Squad
Cuba (CUB) • Squad
Match for third place
1938 in sports
1930s in France
This competition was special compared to other FIFA World Cup tournaments as the winner was decided by winning a mini-league instead of a knock-out game.
Uruguay won the trophy after finishing higher than Brazil, Sweden and Spain in the final group stage.
Chile (CHI) • Squad
20th century in Brazil
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Switzerland in 1954.
Germany won the trophy after beating Hungary in the final.
Korea Republic (KOR)
Austria (AUT)
Belgium (BEL)
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
England (ENG)
France (FRA)
West Germany (FRG)
Hungary (HUN)
Italy (ITA)
Scotland (SCO)
Switzerland (SUI)
Turkey (TUR)
Yugoslavia (YUG)
Mexico (MEX)
Brazil (BRA)
Uruguay (URU)
Pinga
Péter Palotás
Léopold Anoul
Óscar Míguez
Miloš Milutinović
Robert Ballaman
Josef Hügi
Suat Mamat
Mihály Lantos
Zoltán Czibor
Jimmy Dickinson (against Belgium)
1950s in Europe
Football in Switzerland
France 4-0 Northern Ireland
Brazil 1-0 Wales
West Germany 1-0 Yugoslavia
Sweden 2-0 Soviet Union
Sweden 3-1 West Germany
Brazil 5-2 France
France 6-3 West Germany
Brazil 5-2 Sweden
Zdenĕk Zikán
Todor Veselinović
Omar Oreste Corbatta
Florencio Amarilla
José Parodi
Jorge Lino Romero
Aleksandar Petaković
Maryan Wisnieski
Derek Kevan
Milan Dvořák
Václav Hovorka
Anatoli Ilyin
Gunnar Gren
Nikita Simonyan
József Bozsik
József Bencsics
Terry Medwin
Cayetano Ré
Jimmy Murray
Jackie Mudie
Wilbur Cush
Jaime Belmonte
Norberto Menéndez
Radivoje Ognjanović
Zdravko Rajkov
Karl Koller
Jiří Feureisl
1958 in Europe
1950s in Sweden
Football in Sweden
The 1962 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Chile in 1962.
16 teams took part from many countries.
Brazil won the trophy after beating Czechoslovakia in the final.
Brazil 3-1 England
Czechoslovakia 1-0 Hungary
Yugoslavia 1-0 West Germany
Chile 2-1 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 3-1 Yugoslavia
Brazil 4-2 Chile
Chile 1-0 Yugoslavia
Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia
Football in Chile
The 1970 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Mexico in 1970.
Brazil won the trophy after beating Italy in the final.
Djibouti did not participate, as it was not yet a country.
CONMEBOL (3)
(holders)
Italy 4-1 Mexico
Brazil 4-2 Peru
West Germany 3-2 England
Uruguay 1-0 Soviet Union
Italy 4-3 West Germany
Brazil 3-1 Uruguay
West Germany 1-0 Uruguay
Brazil 4-1 Italy
1970s in Mexico
The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the 10th FIFA World Cup and it was held in West Germany (including West Berlin) from 13 June to 7 July.
The host nation defeated the Netherlands to win their second title.
Origins and history
The Anglo-Saxons, composed of tribes of  the Angles, Saxons, Friesian and Germans, arrived in Britain from southern Scandinavia, the Netherlands and northern Germany.
It is from these people that the modern English language (Angle-ish) derives.
An impression, but only that, of the Anglo-Saxon mythology can be obtained from reading about Scandinavian mythology.
The latter was written down much later, by Snorri Sturluson, because Iceland remained pagan until well into the Christian era (c.1000).
The Norse of Iceland and the English certainly shared a common ancestry in 6th century Denmark.
The Anglo-Saxons were a largely illiterate society and tales were orally transmitted between groups and tribes by the Anglo-Saxon traveling minstrels, the scops, in the form of verse
The chief literary source is Bede, a Christian monk who wrote of the old English calendar in his De Temporum Ratione.
Only a little Old English poetry has survived, and all of it has had Christian editors.
The epic poem Beowulf is an important source of Anglo-Saxon pagan poetry and history, but it is clearly addressed to a Christian audience, containing numerous references to the Christian God, and using Christian phrasing and metaphor.
The monster Grendel, for example, is described as a descendant of the biblical Cain.
In fact, the only fragment of poetry dating to the pagan era that has not undergone edits by Christian editors is the Finnsburgh Fragment.
The Anglo-Saxons believed in supernatural creatures such as elves, dwarves and giants ("Etins") who often brought harm to men.
It is likely that they believed in Wyrd (German "werden"), usually translated as "fate," although the modern term fate does little justice to the true meaning of wyrd.
Being a Germanic people, the Anglo-Saxons worshiped the same gods as the Norse and other Germanic peoples.
The names are slightly different due to the differences in language among the Germanic peoples.
For example, Thunor of the Anglo-Saxons was the same god as Thor of the Norse and Donar of the Germans.
Likewise, Woden of the Anglo-Saxons is the same as Odin among the Norse and Wotan of the Germans.
The Ése
Woden, the leader of the Wild Hunt and the one who carries off the dead, is one of the chief gods of the Anglo-Saxons before the Christian era.
He was held to be the ancestor of Hengest and Horsa, two legendary figures from early English history and most of the early Anglo-Saxon kings claimed descent from Woden.
He gives us the modern Wednesday ("Woden's day").
Thunor, is the god of thunder, who rules the storms and sky.
He also protects mankind from the giants.
He was the god of the common people within the heathen community.
His name gives rise to the modern Thursday ("Thunor's Day").
Fríge is the goddess of love, and is the wife of Woden.
She is one of the most powerful Goddesses, this position being threatened only by Freya.
Her day is Friday but there is also the belief that Friday is named for Freya instead.
Tiw is the god of warfare and battle, and gives us Tuesday ("Tiu's day").
Some people believe that he is a sky-god figure and formerly the chief god, replaced over the years by Woden.
The Wen
Ingui Fréy was one of the most popular Gods, after Thunor and Woden - there is evidence to suggest that Ingui was the most popular of the Anglo-Saxon deities, his cult later being replaced in popularity by that of the Ese.
He is above all the god of fertility, bringing   and fruitfulness to the crops, herds, and the folk.
Though he is a fertility god, he is also connected to warfare to a degree; however, this warfare is defensive, as opposed to offensive, and is not to create havoc.
After all, peace is necessary for a good harvest and a productive community, while needless warfare destroys any prospect of peace and fruitfulness.
The Yngling royal line of Sweden claimed descent from him.
Freya, or Freo, is said to be the most beautiful of all the goddesses, and is therefore described as the goddess of love.
She is not to be mistaken with Frige, however; Frigga's is love and marriage.
It is likely that Freya directed Woden's Waelcyrge onto the battlefield to claim the dead soldiers.
Like her brother, Fréy, she is connected to abundance and wealth; however, her wealth is in metals and gems.
She is also a goddess of magic, having taught Woden "seithr".
Neorth is Frey and Freya's father, and is the god of the seas and commerce.
He is called upon by fishermen and sailors who depend upon good seas.
Like his son and daughter, his realm is that of wealth; namely, the wealth of the sea.
He married the giantess Sceadu, though the marriage was not successful as neither of them could accept the other's element; Neorth his sea, and Sceadu her mountains.
Other Gods and Heroes
Hengest and Horsa, who are named in historical sources as leaders of the earliest Anglo-Saxon raids and settlements in the south, may also had deific status.
The name Hengest means "stallion" and Horsa means "horse"; the horse in the Anglo-Saxon mythology is an important symbol.
Wayland is a mythic smith.
Originally, he was an elvish being, a shape-changer like his wife, a swan maiden and Waelcyrge.
His picture adorns the Franks Casket, an Anglo-Saxon royal box and was meant there to refer to wealth and partnership.
Eorthe, whose name means "Earth," is the wife of Woden and mother of Thunor.
She is also the daughter of the Goddess Niht.
Her worship is generally passive, as opposed to active, though she is called on for "might and main."
Her latent strength can be seen in her son, Thunor.
Eostre, according to St. Bede, was a Goddess whose feast was celebrated in Spring.
Bede asserts that the current Christian festival of Easter took its name from the Goddess's feast in "Eostur-monath" (April/Aprilis).
Niht is the Goddess of Night, and also the mother of Eorthe.
The Norse night was the daughter of Narvi.
She was married three times; the first to Naglfari by whom she had Aud; the second, to Annar by whom she had Eorthe; and the third to Dellinger Daeg.
Sigel is the Goddess of the Sun.
Her day is, of course, Sunday.
Blót
November in Old English was known  as blótmónath, as this   passage points out:
"This month is called Novembris in Latin, and in our language the month of sacrifice, because our forefathers, when they were heathens, always sacrificed in this month, that is, that they took and devoted to their idols the cattle which they wished to offer."
It is significant to note that the English word "bless" ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic (the language that English and Norse come from) blothisojan (meaning "to smear with blood"), which denotes the sacrificial aspect of the term.
Symbel
A ritual drinking feast in which magical knowledge was achieved through drinking alcohol, usually mead.
This magical knowledge is typically associated with the quest for good fortune, the wyrd.
The  participants at symbel other than the drinkers themselves were the symbelgifa, the giver of the symbel or host, the scop or poet (the entertainment), the alekeeper (the server of the ale), and the  thyle who kept order.
It is possible that magical practice was common, and that water, tree and stone worship in various forms were also practiced by the Anglo-Saxons.
Modern Influence
The names for Tuesday through Friday are named after Germanic gods.
In English and Dutch, Saturday was named after the Roman god Saturn.
This is because the 7-day week was invented by the Romans which ultimately shaped the calendar we use today and the English and the Dutch never substituted a god’s name for this day.
Saturday is named after the Sabbath in German, and is called "washing day" in Scandinavia.
Sunday and Monday are named after the Sun (or Sunne in Old English) and the Moon (Mōna in Old English).
In almost any modern fantasy novel, you can find Germanic creatures like elves, dwarves, and giants.
Tolkien was also strongly influenced by his experiences fighting during the First World War and created his own mythology, drawing heavily from Anglo Saxon myths as well as Irish and Welsh.
Thus he wrote the books in which he created over 30,000 years of history within The Simarillion, of which the entire Lord of the Rings storyline only takes up a small part of.
English mythology
Hengist was a semi-legendary ruler of Kent in southeast England (5th century AD).
His name is Anglo-Saxon for "stallion".
Horsa, Hengist's brother,  was a 5th century warrior who took part in the settlement of Britain.
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in Argentina in 1978.
Argentina won the trophy after beating Holland 3 - 1 in the final.
Iran (IRN) • Squad
Peru (PER) • Squad
Brazil 2-1 Italy
Argentina 3-1 Netherlands
20th century in Argentina
1970s in South America
Holly Beach (), is an unincorporated community in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States.
It is also known as the "Cajun Riviera" ().
It is known for crabbing and a drive on the beach.
Holly Beach has many beach-front cabins called "camps".
Because of the threat of hurricanes, these cabins were "built-to-be-rebuilt" by its residents.
Holly Beach is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan area, which has a population of 194,138.
Numerous Holly Beach posts, many including video and pictures, at "maw-maw and dem's cajun blog."
Wayland was the Germanic god of blacksmiths.
In Anglo-Saxon writing, he appears in Deor, Waldere and in Beowulf and the legend is shown on the Franks Casket.
Wayland is connected with Wayland's Smithy, a burial mound in Oxfordshire.
This was named by the Saxons, but it was there before them.
The place has a superstition that says that if a horse is left there overnight with a small silver coin ("groat"), it would have new shoes by morning.
Austin Simmons, The Cipherment of the Franks Casket (PDF)
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The 1982 FIFA World Cup was a football (soccer) sporting event that was held in Spain in 1982.
Italy won the trophy after beating Germany in the final.
Kuwait (KUW) • Squad
El Salvador (SLV) • Squad
Honduras (HON) • Squad
New Zealand (NZL) • Squad
Italy 2-0 Poland
West Germany 3-3 (PK 5-4) France
Poland 3-2 France
Italy 3-1 West Germany
1982 in Europe
1980s in Spain
Football in Spain
Penance is repentance of sins, as well as the name of the Catholic Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession.
The word penance comes from the Latin poenitentia, the same root as penitence, which in English means repentance, the desire to be forgiven, or contrition: in many languages there is only one single word for it.
Penance and repentance were similar in their original sense.
After the controversy about the merits of "faith" and "good works" they are seen as conflicting views.
The sacrament of reconciliation, also called penance or confession, is a sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church.
It is a way for people to be forgiven of their sins, or things they do wrong.
They are reconciled, or brought closer to God.
This sacrament heals their soul because all of their sins are taken away.
It brings many graces, or blessings and good things, to the person who receives it.
The person who comes to this sacrament must confess, or tell, their sins to a Catholic priest or bishop.
It is private, so no one else hears what the person tells the priest.
After that, the person says a prayer that shows they are sorry for their sins.
Then, the priest says a prayer to forgive them.
Catholic people can come to this sacrament as much as they want.
Every Catholic must come to this sacrament at least once a year.
Priests who hear confessions are not allowed to tell anyone what they hear, no matter what.
In case of mass penance, anyone who heard what the person told the priest also must not tell anyone what he or she had heard.
The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation (From the Catechism of the Catholic Church)
John Calvin, Of JustificationFaith
Penance, the religious notion of repentance through voluntary punishment
Penance (comics), a couple of comics characters:
Robbie Baldwin
Penance (X-Men)
Penance (band), US doom metal band
Penance Soiree, a 2004 album by The Icarus Line
Penance, a superboss in Final Fantasy X
Arjuna's Penance, an Indian monolith
In Christianity, Repentance means to renounce a sinful life that the person lived and turns to Jesus to receive his forgiveness.
Repenting can also bring healing. (
2 Chronicles 7:14) However, to those who never repented, they will all perish. (
Luke 13:5)
To you repent you must- Admit to God that you are a sinner.
Believe that God sent his one and only son to die for all of our sins.
Commit yourself to a life of following Jesus and serving others.
Theopedia: Repentance (conservative Calvinist perspective)
Repent America - Information on Repentance
Repentance (in Christianity), an act of admitting all the sin that you've committed and receiving Jesus' forgiveness.
Repentance (album), the tenth album by acid rapper Esham
Repentance (movie), Georgian movie directed by Tengiz Abuladze
"Repentance" (Voyager episode), the thirteenth episode broadcast of the seventh season of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager
Repentance (story), a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy.
Repentance (song), a song by Dream Theater.
Repentance (EP), an EP by Paramaecium.
Southern All Stars are a popular rock music group from Kanagawa, Japan.
They got their start in the 1970's, playing music related to surfing and the beach.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation (アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション, Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon) is a Japanese pop-rock band signed by Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
They performed the second opening for the anime Naruto.
They are called "AKG" or "AKFG."
Masahumi Gotoh: vocals and guitar
Kensuke Kita: guitar and vocals
Takahiro Yamada: bass and vocals
Kiyoshi Idachi: drums
AKG Website
Agamidae is a family of iguanian lizards.
They are indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and there are a few in southern Europe.
The family has about 350 species in about 50 genera.
Agamids usually have scaly bodies, well-developed legs, and a moderately long tail.
The average body size ranges from 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches), and the tail is 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inches) long, though the family varies widely.
Iguania
Kanjani Eight (関ジャニ∞, kanjani eito, or Kanjani∞) is a Japanese boy band.
The group is made of eight men.
The group was made in 2002, and their first CD was released in 2004.They perform concert and release many CD now.
Yū Yokoyama (横山 裕) May 9, 1981 (Yū is his stage name, his real name is Kimitaka Yokoyama (横山 侯隆))
Shingo Murakami (村上 信五) January 26, 1982
Ryūhei Maruyama (丸山 隆平) November 26, 1983
Shota Yasuda (安田 章大) September 11, 1984
Tadayoshi Ōkura (大倉 忠義) May 16, 1985
Ex-members
Hiroki Uchi (内 博貴) September 10, 1986
Subaru Shibutani (渋谷 すばる) September 22, 1981
Ryō Nishikido (錦戸 亮) November 3, 1984
is a Japanese rock band.
They are a part of the visual kei movement.
The band formed in early 2002 and is currently signed to PS Company and King Records.
Ruki–vocals
Uruha–guitar
Aoi–guitar
Reita–bass
Kai–drums
Yune–drums
In March of 2002, Ruki, Uruha, and Reita (all former band mates), and Aoi and Yune (also former band mates) formed a band under the name Gazette.
Originally signed to Matina, they released their first single, "Wakaremichi", and a video release in April.
By September they had released two more singles and another video, headlining a show for the first time in October.
In early 2003, Yune decided to leave the band, and he was replaced by Kai.
Shortly after, they signed with the PS Company label, and in May released their first EP, Cockayne Soup.
They started their first tour, with the band Hanamuke, and along with the tour, the bands collaborated on two songs.
A second tour followed with the band Vidoll, and the bands were featured together on the November issue of Cure, a magazine focusing on Visual Kei bands.
In early December they played a co-headlining show with Deadman.
On December 28 they performed at Fool's Mate magazine's Beauti-fool's Fest which was later released on DVD.
On January 16, 2004 they recorded a solo performance at the Shibuya-AX, which was released on DVD as Tokyo saihan ~Judgement Day~. On March 30, 2004 they released their Madara mini-album, which reached #2 on the Oricon Indie Charts.
Madara was followed in May by a companion DVD, which included six music videos and an in-the-studio documentary.
The same month, Gazette was featured in Shoxx magazine's Expect Rush III, a catalogue of independent Visual Kei artists.
A second live DVD, Heisei Banka, was released in August.
During September and October they toured with fellow PS Company bands Kra and BIS.
Their debut album, Disorder, was released in October, and made it to the top 5 of the indies Oricon Daily Charts.
The band spent the remainder of 2004 and 2005 touring extensively, releasing Gama (another mini album) in August.
In 2005 the band released their first major label single, Cassis, in December.
Starting 2006 with a name change—from Japanese characters to a romanized script—they released Nil, their second full-length album, on February 8, 2006, and embarked on another Japanese tour, ending at the venue Nippon Budokan.
That July, The Gazette performed at the Beethovenhalle in Bonn, Germany, their first show outside of Asia.
The concerts were arranged in conjunction with the AnimagiC anime and manga convention.
Three more singles were released followed by another studio album, Stacked Rubbish on July 4, 2007.
It reached #2 on the Oricon charts within a day from the release.
The album debut was followed by a promotional tour from July through September.
In October, The Gazette started their first European tour stopping England, Finland, France, and Germany.
Albums & EPs
"Wakaremichi" (別れ道) (April 30, 2002)
"Kichiku Kyoushi (32sai Dokushin) no Nousatsu Kouza" (鬼畜教師(32才独身)の悩殺講座) (August 30, 2002)
"Gozen 0-ji no Trauma Radio" (午前0時のとらうまラヂヲ) (November 1, 2002)
"Zakurogata no Yuuutsu" (July 28, 2004)
"Zetsu" (July 28, 2004)
"Miseinen" (July 28, 2004)
"Reila" (March 9, 2005)
"Dainippon Itangeishateki..." (November 23, 2005)
"Cassis" (December 6, 2005)
"Regret" (October 25, 2006)
"Filth in the Beauty" (November 1, 2006)
"Hyena" (February 7, 2007)
"Guren" (紅蓮) (February 13, 2008)
Live Distributions & other releases
"Yougenkyou"(妖幻鏡moon) (25 December 2002, Eternal)
"Kaleidoscope" (1 May 2003, PS Company)
"Hanamuke & Gazette live"(男尻ツアーファイナル) (6 May 2003, PS Company)
"Jyuyon sai no naifu" / 14 sai no knife(十四歳のナイフ) (11 September 2004, PS Company)
"Chigire"(チギレ) (August 2005, PS Company)
"Kare uta"(枯詩) (20 October 2005, PS Company)
-Matina- Final Prelude live (10 April 2003) (Omnibus)
Tokyo saihan ~Judgement Day~ (東京裁判 ～JUDGMENT DAY～) (28 April 2004, PS Company)
Madara (斑蠡～MADARA～) (26 May 2004, PS Company)
Heisei Banka (平成挽歌) (25 August 2004)
Hakkiyagyou (百鬼家行) (1 October 2004) live-only single
Peace & Smile Carnival Tour 2005 (～笑顔でファッキュー～) Live DVD (2006) (with Miyavi, Kagrra, Kra, Alice Nine)
Standing Tour 2005 Final Maximum Royal Disorder at 2005.4.17 Shibuya Kokaido Live (STANDING TOUR 2005 FINAL「M.R.D」at 2005.4.17 渋谷公会堂) (6 July 2005)
Film Bug I (7 June 2006, PS Company)
Standing Tour 2006 Nameless Liberty.
Six Guns... -Tour Final- at Budokan (6 September 2006)
Tour 2006-2007 Decomposition Beauty—Final "Meaningless Art That People Showed" at Yokohama Arena  (13 June 2007)
The Gazette official website at PS Company
The Gazette official MySpace
The Gazette at King Records
The Gazette at CLJ Records
Exile (written as EXILE, , ) is a Japanese boy band.
It has 16 members.
Atsushi and Takahiro are the singers, the other members are dancers.
Nesmith and Shokichi are in both the singers and dancers category.
EXILE Official Website
EXILE mobile global
EX FAMILY -EXILE TRIBE OFFICIAL FAN CLUB-
A sling is a type of weapon which involves swinging a rock round to gain speed before throwing it.
The sling is an ancient weapon which was used in the Roman Empire.
A skillful slinger can hit a target 10x10 cm at 20 metres distance.
A sling has operational range for some 200 metres.
In the Middle Ages, Spanish peasants used slings against Moorish cavalry.
A hit on the horse's head could kill the horse.
An Cafe (or Antic Cafe) is a Japanese pop/rock band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label Loop Ash.
They have been described as a visual kei band.
As of 2007, the group has released two full-length albums, an EP and several singles.
An Cafe recently received two new members, original guitarist Bou being replaced by Takuya and Yuuki joining on keyboard.
Miku – vocals
Takuya – guitar (since 2007)
Kanon – bass
Teruki – drums
Yuuki – keyboard (since 2007)
Bou – guitar (2003–2007)
An Cafe has been a long time supporter and endorser of popular Japanese fashion label Sex Pot Revenge, as they are frequently seen wearing clothing from that label.
They have appeared on the cover of company's free magazine, V!nyl Syndicate.
International recognition
Albums and EPs
Amedama Rock (February 23, 2005)
Shikisai Moment (November 9, 2005)
Magnya Carta (November 29, 2006)
Gokutama ROCK CAFE (April 9, 2008)
"Candyholic" (March 24, 2004)
"√69" (June 6, 2004)
"Komou Cosmos" (November 24, 2004)
"Karakuri Hitei" (March 30, 2005)
"Tekesuta Kousen" (July 20, 2005)
"Escapism" (August 24, 2005)
"Merrymaking" (September 21, 2005)
"10’s Collection March" (March 1, 2006)
"Bonds ~Kizuna~" (May 17, 2006)
"Smile Ichiban Ii Onna " (September 20, 2006)
"Snow Scene" (October 18, 2006)
"Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a Name~" (August 22, 2007)
"Ryuusei Rocket" (November 7, 2007)
"Cherry Saku Yuuki" (February 28, 2008)
ARASHI (嵐 in Kanji, meaning Storm) is a five-member Japanese boy band.
They made their debut on September 15, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii on a cruise boat.
They come from the famous Johnny's Entertainment production group.
Their first single was “A・RA・SHI”.
In October 2008 they released the single "Beautiful Days" from a TV drama which stars one member, Kazunari Ninomiya.
In November 2008 the song topped music charts in Japan.
They appear in Arashi ni Shiyagare.
It is very famous TV show.
ARASHI have released 39 CDs.
35 of 39 CDs reached first place in Oricon chart.
Satoshi Ohno (Nov.26.1980)
Oldest of the group.
The Leader of the Group.
He has opened an art exhibition for his artworks.
And his dance is fascinated.
His hobby is fishing.
And he's a cutie.
Sho Sakurai (Jan.25.1981)
Second oldest in the group.
The only one in the group that graduated university.
He has been in many TV programs as a host, such as ”音楽のチカラ”, etc.
He is the rapper in Arashi.
He writes his own raps for the songs.
He is also a newscaster for the news program News ZERO.
Masaki Aiba (Dec.24.1982)
The third oldest of the Group.
His family is an owner of a Chinese Restaurant.
He is in a variety show called "Tensai!
Shimura Doubutsu-en!"
as a co-host.
His imaginary is so surprising.
Jun Matsumoto (Aug.30.1983)
Youngest of the group.
He is for his stoic-ness.
He has been in many dramas, such as Hana yori Dango and Gokusen.
He can cook well.
Kazunari Ninomiya (Jun.17.1983)
The second youngest of the group.
He's a really good actor.
Famous for being a 'Brat' in Arashi.
He was been in the Hollywood movie 硫黄島からの手紙 directed by Clint Eastwood He can play guitar and make own songs.
Representative musics of Released CDs (singles)
A-RA-SHI (1999)
PIKA**NCHI DOUBLE (2004)
Cherry tree 咲 ケ  (2005)
WISH (2005)
Love so sweet (2007)
Happiness (2007)
We can make it (2007)
One Love (2008)
Beautiful days (2008)
truth (2008)
Troublemaker (2010)
Love rainbow(2010)
Lotus(2011)
Face Down (2012)
Monster (2010)
Discography (albums)
2001: Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu!
2002: Here We Go!
2003: How's It Going?
2004: Iza, Now!
2005: One (Arashi album)|One
2006: Arashic
2007: Time (Arashi album)|Time
2008: Dream "A" Live
2010: Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
2011: Beautiful World (Arashi album)|Beautiful World
2012: Popcorn (album)|Popcorn
2002: Arashi Single Collection 1999–2001
2004: 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
2009: All the Best!
VS Arashi (Thu 19:00~19:57)
Himitsu no Arashichan (Thu 22:00~22:54)
Arashi ni shiyagare (Sat 22:00~22:54)
Official Arashi website
English forum  An Arashi English forum
Arashi-maniacVox  Regularly updated Arashi news website
Arashi Translations Index  Links to English translations of Arashi articles, lyrics, radio shows, etc.
Kobukuro received moderately successful ratings for their first three indie albums - Saturday 8:PM (July 1999), Root of My Mind (March 2001), and 'ANSWER' (December 2000).
Kobukuro signed with Warner Music Japan in 2001, and made their debut with the hit single, Yell which reached #4 on the Oricon Charts.
Their newest album is called 5296 (December 2007).
Home Made Kazoku is a Japanese hip-hop band, formed in 1996.
The members of the band are Micro, Kuro and founding member, DJ U-Ichi.
They were very famous, and some of their famous songs include "Thank You" Bleach's 2nd Ending theme "Nagareboshi Shooting Star" 1st Naruto Shippuden ending theme and "No Rain No Rainbow".
The group is made up of two female singers: Chiharu Tamashiro (voices) and Ayano Kinjō (piano).
They were both born in Okinawa.
Ai Kawashima (born February 21, 1986, in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japan singer-songwriter.
Her music was used as an opening theme of the Japanese popular television program Ainori.
She had a dream of becoming a singer since she was a child.
Now she is singing for her mother and people who listen to her song, wishing world peace.
Her famous songs include "My Love" and "Asuhenotobira."
Greeeen or The Green is a Japanese J-pop group.
The group released their first album in 2007.
Two of their most successful songs are "Ai uta" and "Kiseki".
Hide (born April 3, 1980)
Navi (born April 30, 1980)
Soh (born February 2, 1981)
92 (born March 21, 1982)
(born 12 July 1966, Seika, Japan) is a Japanese popular music artist.
Cocco (born January 19, 1977) is a Japanese J-pop singer.
Her real name is Satoko Makishi.
She was born in Naha, Okinawa.
Cocco official site
V6 is a six people band from Japan.
The members are Sakamoto, Morita, Inohara, Miyake, Okada and Nagano.
The group is well known outside of Japan.
Metis (born March 28, 1984) is a Japanese reggae singer.
She is from Hiroshima.
She has released one album, ONE LOVE.
Her most famous song is "Umehasaitaka Sakurahamadakaina".
Answer (2005)
Music (2006)
WOMAN (2006)
ONE LOVE (2007)
Umehasaitaka Sakurahamadakaina (2007)
Respect! (
Katyouhuugetu (2007)
People from Hiroshima
is a Japanese rock band and part of the country's visual kei movement.
It was originally signed to the now defunct Key Party Records under the name "Crow".
The group changed its name when it signed to Free-Will's PS Company division.
They have since released several albums, EPs and singles, along with multiple video releases.
Isshi (一志) – vocals
Akiya (楓弥) – guitar
Shin (真) – guitar, koto
Nao (女雅) – bass
Izumi (白水) – drums
* #21 Oricon Weekly Charts, December 4, 2006
Kagrra at Columbia Music Entertainment
Kagrra, at King Records
CDjapan's Interview with Kagrra on their Second Album "San"
Bonnie Pink (born April 16, 1973 in Kyoto) is a Japanese singer.
She released her first song in 1995.
Her most famous song is "A Perfect Sky".
Aya Matsuura (松浦亜弥 Matsuura Aya, born June 25, 1986) is a Japanese singer, an idol, actress, and television performer.
She is a member of Hello!
Project of UP-FRONT AGENCY Co.  Her nickname is "Ayaya".
She was born and raised in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture.
In 2000, she passed an audition (Morning Musume and Michiyo Heike Jr. Audition), and debuted as an actress in a short TV play.
In 2001, she debuted as a solo singer.
She did not joined in Morning Musume, but became one of the most famous members of Hello!
Original albums
First KISS (2002-1-1)
T.W.O (2003-1-29)
×3 (2004-1-1)
Double Rainbow (2007-10-10)
Best albums
Matsuura Aya Best1 (2005-3-24)
Naked Songs (2006-11-29)
"Dokki Doki!
Love Mail" (ドッキドキ!
Loveメール) (2001-4-11)
"Tropical Koishiteru" (トロピカ～ル恋して～る) (2001-6-13)
"Love Namidairo" (Love涙色) (2001-9-5)
"100Kai no Kiss" (100回のKiss) (2001-11-28)
"Momoiro Kataomoi" (♥ 桃色片思い ♥) (2002-2-6)
"Yeah!
Meccha Holiday" (Yeah!
めっちゃホリディ) (2002-5-29)
"The Bigaku" (The 美学) (2002-9-19)
"Sōgen no Hito" (草原の人) (2002-12-11)
"Ne~e?" (
ね～え?) (
2003-3-12)
"Good Bye Natsuo" (Good Bye 夏男) (2003-6-4)
"The Last Night" (2003-9-26)
"Kiseki no Kaori Dance" (奇跡の香りダンス) (2004-1-28)
"Hyacinth" (風信子 (ヒヤシンス)) (2004-3-10)
"Your Song ~Seishun Sensei~" (Your Song ~青春宣誓~) (2004-7-14)
"Watarasebashi" (渡良瀬橋) (2004-10-20)
"Tensai!
Let's Go Ayayamu" (天才!
Let's Go あややム)
"Zutto Suki de Ii desu ka" (ずっと 好きでいいですか) (2005-2-23)
"Ki ga Tsukeba Anata" (気がつけば あなた) (2005-9-21)
"Suna wo Kamu you ni... Namida" (砂を噛むように・・・Namida) (2006-2-1)
"Egao" (笑顔)'' (2007-8-29)
Actors from Hyōgo Prefecture
is a japanese rock music group, that started in 2001.
The name RADWIMPS is based on the english words "rad" and "wimp", as such the name can for example mean "excellent coward".
Yojiro Noda (July 5, 1985) vocals, guitar.
Akira Kuwahara (April 4, 1985) guitar, the leader.
Yusuke Takeda (May 24, 1985) bass.
Satoshi Yamaguti (March 20, 1985) drum.
Radwimps (2003)
Radwimps 2: Hatten Tojō (2005)
Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai (2006)
Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan (2006)
Altocolony no Teiri (2009)
Zettai Zetsumei (2011)
Batsu to Maru to Tsumi to (2013)
Your Name. (
Human Bloom (2016)
Anti Anti Generation (2018)
Weathering with You (2019)
RADWIMPS - MySpace
Aqua Timez is a Japanese Pop band signed to Sony Music of Japan.
This group is made up of 5 members.
This group was formed in 2003.
Members are Futoshi, OKP-STAR, Daisuke, mayuko and TASHHI.They made their indies debut with the mini-album "Soraippainikanaderuinori" on August 24, 2005.
Later,They made their major debut with the mini-album "Nanaironorakugaki" on April 5, 2006.
Menbers
Futoshi (Vocal)
OKP-STAR (Base)
mayuko (Keybord)
Daisuke (Guitar)
TASHHI (Drums)
Ketsuinoasani(2006)
Sennoyoruwokoete(2006)
Shiori(2007)
ALONES(2007)
Chiisanatenohira(2007)
Niji(2008)
Natsunokakera(2008)
Velonica(2009)
STAY GOLD(2009)
Purumeria~hanauta~(2009)
Ehagakinoharu(2010)
GRAVITY Ø(2010)
Mayonakanookesutora(2011)
MASK(2012)
tsubomi(2012)
is a Japanese pop duo.
The members of the group are Wentz Eiji (ウエンツ瑛士) and Koike Teppei (小池徹平).
WaT Official Website
14 Irene was found by J. R. Hind on May 19, 1851, and named after Eirene, a personification of peace in Greek mythology.
The name was suggested by Sir John Herschel.
Hind wrote,
"You will readily discover that this name [...] has some relation to this event (the Great Industrial Exhibition) which is now filling our metropolis [London] with the talent of all civilised nations, with those of Peace, the productions of Art and Science, in which all mankind must feel an interest."
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in the Crystal Palace of Hyde Park, London ran from May 1 until October 18, 1851.
Gould, B.A., New planet, Astronomical Journal, Vol.
2, iss.
27, p. 22, June 1851
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 - October 30, 2000) mostly known as Steve Allen was an American actor, television personality, musician, writer, and comedian best known for his show The Steve Allen Show.
Allen introduced many new celebrities and performers on his shows, including Jerry Lee Lewis and Jack Kerouac.
He also recorded an album with Kerouac, with Kerouac reading poetry and Allen playing piano with a jazz combo.
He was the first host of The Tonight Show, who was replaced by Johnny Carson and then later Jay Leno.
Allen played himself in an all-star comedy movie, Amazon Women on the Moon.
Allen was born in New York City on December 26, 1921 and was raised in Chicago, Illinois.
He was educated at the Arizona State Teachers University.
He served in World War II.
Allen was married to Dorothy Goodman from 1943 until they divorced in 1952.
Lastly he married Jayne Meadows from 1954 until his death in 2000.
Entertainer Steve Allen dead at 78
Steve Allen at Find A Grave.com
For the Lil Wayne song, see Lollipop (song)
Lollipops, pops, or lollies are sweet candies you can lick or suck on.
There are many flavours of lollipops, including fruits to soft drinks.
In Europe, especially the Nordic countries, Germany and the Netherlands, salty-liquorice or salmiak () flavoured lollipops are also available, but these are largely unknown in other parts of the world.
With a lot of companies making lollipops, the candy now comes in dozens of flavors and many different shapes.
They range from small ones which can be bought by the hundred and are often given away for free at banks, barbershops, etc.,
to very large ones made out of candy canes twisted into a circle.
There are also bacon flavored lollipops.
The 2007 Formula One season was the 58th edition of the championship.
Kimi Räikkönen won the championship by one point.
Ferrari won the constructor's championship.
Teams and drivers
New car launches
Formula One 2007 race schedule
Results and standings
Grands Prix
† Fernando Alonso qualified in pole position but was demoted 5 places due to blocking Lewis Hamilton in the pit lane.
‡ McLaren were not awarded a trophy on the podium.
‡* McLaren were not awarded constructors points or a trophy on the podium.
† Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.
Drivers statistics
† After an incident at the end of Qualifying Session 3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, an FIA decision was made that, due to team infringements during qualifying, McLaren would not be awarded any points.
The drivers, however, do retain the points won. (
Alonso was demoted five places from pole on the start grid).15 points were lost by the team in this event and if the team were to not be excluded from all of the other events, the team would still be behind Ferrari.
This punishment could have been appealed, but the team did not following the greater punishment later.
‡ McLaren lost all their points in the Constructors Championship as a result of a World Motorsport Council decision over the espionage controversy.
Constructors statistics
Formula One seasons
2007 in sports
The 2006 Formula One season was the 57th edition of the championship.
The champion was Fernando Alonso in a close battle.
Renault won the constructor's championship.
The Sauber name remained, although largely as a sentiment, as BMW owned 80% of the team to Peter Sauber's 20%.
Jordan became MF1 Racing, as Midland started afresh after a disappointing first season under the Jordan name.
Late in the season, the team was bought by Spyker.
Honda, who already owned a 45% stake in the BAR team, completed their takeover of the team and changed its name to Honda Racing F1 Team at the start of the season.
Super Aguri F1 also entered their first season after having problems entering.
They received backing from Honda Racing F1 including technology and engines, due to them running Honda driver Takuma Sato.
Williams introduced numerous changes for 2006, particularly changing to Cosworth V8 engines after they and BMW split.
Red Bull Racing (RBR) had Ferrari engines, replacing the Cosworth power which gained them seventh in the standings in 2005.
Williams and Toyota changed tyre suppliers to Bridgestone, due to Michelin's desire to supply fewer teams in the championship.
Despite this Toro Rosso who under the Minardi name ran Bridgestone tyres switched to Michelin in line with parent team RBR.
Renault retained both Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella but replaced test driver Franck Montagny with GP2 driver Heikki Kovalainen.
McLaren also retained both Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya but Alexander Wurz left the team to test with Williams and the team promoted Gary Paffett to a permanent testing role.
Pedro de la Rosa stayed with the team as a test driver.
Ferrari kept Michael Schumacher but replaced long time team-mate Rubens Barrichello with fellow Brazilian Felipe Massa from Sauber.
Massa had previously tested with Ferrari in 2003.
Williams promoted GP2 World Champion Nico Rosberg to the second driver alongside Mark Webber.
Alexander Wurz joined the team as a third driver.
India's Narain Karthikeyan has been signed as the second test driver of the team.
Honda brought in Rubens Barrichello from Ferrari to replace outgoing Takuma Sato.
Red Bull Racing decided to keep David Coulthard and Christian Klien as full-time racing drivers.
Liuzzi who had previously shared the second drive role with Klien moved to new Red Bull owned team Toro Rosso.
Robert Doornbos became a test driver for the team.
New Sauber owners BMW brought in German driver Nick Heidfeld from their old partners Williams.
They retained Jacques Villeneuve.
Robert Kubica was brought in as 3rd Driver.
MF1 retained Tiago Monteiro and brought in old Minardi driver Christijan Albers to replace Narain Karthikeyan.
They have a rotation system for the 3rd Driver.
Toro Rosso bring in old RBR drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed and driver and old Sauber test driver, and Red Bull Junior Neel Jani.
Super Aguri start the season with Takuma Sato and Yuji Ide an all Japanese driver line up.
Franck Montagny from Renault is the third driver.
After the San Marino Grand Prix Super Aguri's Yuji Ide had his superlicence revoked by the FIA and could no longer race in F1.
He was replaced by the team's reserve driver Franck Montagny for the next race.
Super Aguri hired Sakon Yamamoto to be their 3rd Driver from the British Grand Prix onwards, filling the vacant seat, left by the previously promoted Montagny.
After the United States Grand Prix Montoya announced he is moving to NASCAR next season and leaving McLaren.
The next day McLaren announced that Montoya would be replaced in their driver line up by test driver Pedro de la Rosa, ending Montoya's 5 year F1 Career.
Sakon Yamamoto and Franck Montagny switched places at Super Aguri from the German Grand Prix onwards.
Robert Kubica replaced Jacques Villeneuve at the Hungarian Grand Prix, possibly due to Villeneuve's injuries after a heavy crash in the German Grand Prix.
On the day after the Hungarian GP (7 August 2006), BMW Sauber announced that Villeneuve left the team with immediate effect, with Kubica replacing him for the remainder of the season.
German Formula 3 driver Sebastian Vettel became BMW Sauber's third driver from Turkey onwards, replacing Kubica who was promoted to a full-time race driver.
On September 11, 2006, Red Bull Racing announced that the team's third/test driver, Robert Doornbos would replace Christian Klien for the final three races of the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship.
For the races in China and Japan, Michael Ammermüller replaced Doornbos as third driver.
Spyker MF1 announced a duo of new third drivers for two of the final races of the year.
GP2 Series drivers Alexandre Prémat and Ernesto Viso would make their starts in China and Brazil respectively; Adrian Sutil, tester in Germany and France, would test in Japan.
During the test at the Silverstone Circuit during September, GP2 Series drivers Lewis Hamilton, Nelson Piquet Jr, and Adrian Valles performed test duties for McLaren, Renault and Midland F1, respectively.
Franck Montagny also tested for Toyota.
Formula One 2006 race schedule
In the 2006 Formula One calendar the Australian Grand Prix was put back to a few weeks to avoid a clash with the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
For the first time, Bahrain hosted the first Grand Prix.
Brazil hosted the last race and Japan and China swapped their original dates.
The 2005 Formula One season was the 56th edition of the championship.
The champion was Fernando Alonso in the close battle.
Renault F1 won the constructor's championship.
Red Bull Racing, which took over the Jaguar team, ran with Cosworth engines.
Red Bull's lead driver is veteran Scotsman David Coulthard, paired with Christian Klien, the '04 Jaguar driver.
Red Bull performed well, scoring 11 points after the first two events.
Toyota-powered Jordan Grand Prix was purchased by Midland Group, although the team continued as Jordan until 2006.
Sauber switched from Bridgestone to Michelin tyres over the winter, further severing their ties with the Ferrari team.
The 2005 Formula One calendar featured a new event in Turkey, just miles from the Europe-Asia dividing line.
The newly-built circuit in Istanbul joined the 2004 newcomers Bahrain and China.
The 2005 season witnessed two of the hottest grands prix ever: the track temperature at the beginning of the Malaysian event was 51 °C (124 °F), while in Bahrain the mercury soared past 56 °C (133 °F).
Standing by constructor
2005 in sports
The 2004 Formula One season was the 55th edition of the championship.
The champion was Michael Schumacher after dominating the whole season.
2004 in sports
The 2003 Formula One season was the 54th edition of the championship.
The champion was Michael Schumacher in a close battle.
2003 in sports
The 2002 Formula One season was the 53rd edition of the championship.
The champion was Michael Schumacher after he dominated all season.
World Drivers' Championship standings
Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
2002 in sports
The 2001 Formula One season was the 52nd edition of the championship.
The Driver's Champion was Michael Schumacher.
He dominated all the whole season, and won with a record margin of 58 points.
Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship.
After four years out of the sport, Renault returned as an engine supplier.
Michelin returned as a tyre supplier.
This was the first time Bridgestone had competition since Goodyear left the sport at the end of the  season.
2001 saw the first Formula One races for future champions Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen.
It was the last year Jean Alesi and world champion Mika Häkkinen would race in Formula One.
At the end of the 2001, the Prost team closed down due to lack of money.
The French company Renault purchased the Benetton team.
Benetton was renamed as the Renault F1 team.
Drivers and constructors
Formula One 2001 race schedule
Fastest lap in Italics.
Driver did not finish the Grand Prix.
Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.
Car did not finish the Grand Prix.
Car was classified (ranked) because it finished over 90% of the race distance.
The 2000 Formula One season was the 51st edition of the championship.
The Driver's Champion was Michael Schumacher in a close battle.
Ferrari won the Constructor's Championship.
Formula One 2000 race schedule
2000 in sports
The 1999 Formula One season was the 50th edition of the championship.
The champion was Mika Häkkinen.
Michael Schumacher was injured on the first lap of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
His brakes failed, and he broke his leg.
He missed 6 races and returned at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Formula One 1999 race schedule
Constructors standings
Constructors summary
1999 in sports
The 1998 Formula One season was the 47th edition of the championship.
The champion was Mika Häkkinen in a close battle.
Mclaren won the constructor's championship.
Season review
Drivers standings
The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th edition of the championship.