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Summer is wet, windy and dry winter.
The west side of the Sobaek mountains receives heavy snowfall.
Jeollanam-do is divided into 5 cities (si) and 17 counties (gun).
Listed below is the name of each entity in English, hangul, and hanja.
Jeollanam-do provincial government English-language home page
Office of Tourism of South Jeolla
Official Korea Tourism Organization: Jeollanam-do
lonely planet: Introducing Jeollanam-do
The Cheka  was the first  Soviet state security organization.
It was created on 20 December 1917, after a decree issued by Vladimir Lenin.
Its first leader was Polish aristocrat-turned-communist Felix Dzerzhinsky.
By late 1918, hundreds of Cheka committees had been created in the cities.
Many thousands of dissidents, deserters, or other people were arrested, tortured or executed by Cheka groups.
After 1922, Cheka groups underwent many reorganizations, as did the NKVD.
From its start, the Cheka was an important military and security arm of the Bolshevik communist government.
In 1921 the troops of the Cheka numbered 200,000.
These troops policed and ran the Gulag system; "requisitioned" food; tortured and executed political opponents; put down rebellions and riots by workers or peasants, and mutinies in the desertion-plagued Red Army.
A member of Cheka was called a "chekist" throughout the Soviet period, despite various official name changes.
The term is still found in use in Russia today.
For example, President Vladimir Putin has been referred to in the Russian media as a "chekist" due to his career in the KGB.
Pedreros Jorge Arnaldo Aviles (August 8, 1942 – September 14, 2013) was a Chilean musician, record producer, actor, comedian.
He is one of the creators of the iconic comedy show Jappening with Ja.
Pedreros was born on August 8, 1942 in Santiago, Chile.
He was married to Gladys del Río from 1967 until his death in 2013.
Pedreros died on September 14, 2013 from complications of pneumonia, aged 71.
Das Boot (The Boat) is a 1981 German epic war movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen.
It stars Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Jan Fedder and Otto Sander with Günter Lamprecht.
It is set in the early 1940s.
It is based on the 1973 novel Das Boot.
The plotline is the story of a German submarine in WWII in the Battle of the Atlantic.
At first the going is easy, and the boat very successful.
Gradually it gets more and more difficult are various anti-submarine measures are put in place by the Allies Britain and America.
This takes a toll on the morale of the crew and captain.
The movie received many positive reviews from critics including Roger Ebert who gave the movie 4/4 stars.
It was based on a book of the same title.
One curious feature of the film was that Columbia Pictures released both a German version and an English-dubbed version in the United States.
The film's German version gross taking was much higher than the English-dubbed version at the United States box-office.
1981 drama movies
In Japanese, a kigurumi () is a costumed performer who represents a cartoon character.
It is very important in the Harajuku fashion.
The name literally translates to "wearing a soft toy".
Kigurumi come in cute characters such as Totoro, Hello Kitty and Pikachu.
They are considered cute.
The costumed characters at Disneyland are considered kigurami.
Hiiu County () is one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
It is the smallest county both in terms of area and population.
It is made up of Hiiumaa, the second-largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it.
The county has 1 rural municipality - Hiiumaa Parish.
The only urban settlement, Kärdla, is part of the parish since 2017.
Hiiumaa.ee – Hiiumaa portal
Hiiumaa County Government  – Official website (in Estonian)
Harju County () is one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
It is in northern Estonia.
Around 528,468 people live in Harju County.
This is about 39.4% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2011).
There are a number of protected areas in Harju County.
Lahemaa National Park was the first national park in the Soviet Union.
There are 21 nature reserves and 25 landscape protection areas, that are at least partly in Harju County.
The largest is the Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve.
Harju County is divided into 16 municipalities.
Four are urban and 12 are rural.
Harju County Government  – Official website (in Estonian)
Rapla County (), or Raplamaa, is one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located west of the country.
36,678 people live in Rapla County.
This is 2.7% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).
The first written records of Rapla date back to the 1241 Danish census (Liber Census Daniae).
The county government () is led by a governor ().
The governor is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years.
The county is divided into municipalities.
There are 4 rural municipalities in Rapla County:
County Government Official website
On 8 December 2011, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said that Dunn would be the next Ambassador to Poland.
Dunn gave her credentials to Polish President Bronisław Komorowski on 17 January 2012.
Before this, Dunn was Australian Ambassador to Lebanon from 2009 to 2010 and to Turkey from 2004 to 2007.
She had earlier jobs with the department in South Korea and the United States.
Dunn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in Japanese language and politics from Monash University.
Agnes Monica Muljoto (born 1 July 1986) is an Indonesian pop singer, songwriter, actress, dancer.
She began her career in singing at the age of six.
In addition to singing, she also became a presenter on a children's television show.
When she was a teenager, Agnes started working as an actor.
Her appearance on the soap opera Pernikahan Dini (2001) made her famous.
Agnes then starred in a series of soap operas that made her the highest-paid teenage artist in Indonesia at that time.
Si Meong (1992)
Yess! (
Bala-Bala (1996)
And the Story Goes (2003)
Whaddup A'..?! (
Sacredly Agnezious (2009)
Agnez Mo (album) (2013, in English)
Nez (2008)
Agnes Is My Name (2011)
On 13 September 2011, Acting Foreign Minister Craig Emerson said that he had appointed Holmes as Australia's new Ambassador to Argentina; with concurrent non-resident accreditation to Paraguay and Uruguay.
She gave her credentials to President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on 10 April 2012.
Before this, Holmes was Assistant Secretary of the department's Legal Counsel Branch.
She had held this job since April 2010.
Holmes has served previously in Geneva WTO (Counsellor 2006-2009), Papua New Guinea (First Secretary 1998-2000) and Vanuatu (Third, later Second, Secretary 1994-1996).
Holmes holds a Bachelor of Science with a Bachelor of Law degree from Macquarie University; a Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies from the University of Technology, Sydney; a Masters of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Trade and a Masters of Laws in Environmental Law from the Australian National University.
Holmes was admitted to the Bar of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in 1992.
She has a partner and three children.
A libation is a ritual sacrifice of a liquid.
Usually, this was done by pouring the liquid over a sacred object.
Quantum foam (or space time foam) is a concept in quantum mechanics.
It was created by John Wheeler in 1955.
The foam is supposed to be thought of as the foundation of the things that make up the universe.
A virtual learning environment (VLE) is a kind of e-learning system placed on a website.
It gives learners online access to tools and information to help them with learning something.
Common tools offered on a VLE are: online quizzes, email, discussion forums and student blogs.
Common information shared with learners via a VLE is: worksheets, lesson plans, homework, grades, assignments and deadlines.
"Semper Fidelis" is the official march of the United States Marine Corps.
It was written by John Philip Sousa in 1888.
The words Semper Fidelis mean "Always Faithful" in Latin.
Sousa became conductor of the United States Marine Corps band in 1880.
He had some success with his earliest works like "The Gladiator" (1886), but his first big hit with the public was "Semper Fidelis".
This march is sometimes thought to be the prototype for American marches.
Until "Semper Fidelis", American marches had taken European marches as their models.
It was "the first musical composition to receive the official recognition of the United States government." "
Semper Fidelis" is the only march authorized for a service by Congress.
The USMC uses it for the Pass in Review during Change of Command Ceremonies, as well as Public Parades.
It was played along the parade route for Bill Clinton's second inauguration.
The march has an AaBbCcDd form.
Its meter is 6/8.
Other marches by Sousa are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" and "The Washington Post".
Simmons, Edwin H. 1974.
The United States Marines: A History.
Woodstra, Christopher, et.
All Music Guide to Classical Music Backbeat Books.
Barclays Center is an indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York.
It is about  east of downtown New York City.
The arena is the home court for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the arena for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The arena was opened on September 21, 2012.
The arena cost more than US$1 billion to build.
On October 24, 2012, the New York Islanders announced that they signed a 25-year deal with the arena and would be moving to the Barclays Center in 2015 after their lease of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ends.
They played their first preseason game against the New Jersey Devils in a 3–0 loss.
The first regular season NHL game was played on October 9, 2015 against the 2015 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
The Islanders lost 3–2 in overtime.
The arena was host to the WWE's TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view event in 2012.
In 2015, it hosted NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and SummerSlam.
On September 28, 2015, WWE announced that their SummerSlam event would return to the Barclays Center in 2016 and 2017.
Barclays Center, official website
Meerut (, ) is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
It is an ancient city.
Settlements dating back to the Indus Valley civilization have been found in the area.
The city is located  northeast of the national capital, New Delhi.
It is the 25th largest city in India.
John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American musician and composer.
He was born in Washington, DC.
His father was of Portuguese ancestry and his mother of Bavarian.
In 1880, he was appointed conductor of the United States Marine Corps band.
He wrote military marches and other patriotic music.
His best known works are "Semper Fidelis" (the Official United States Marine Corps march), "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (the National March of the United States of America), and "The Washington Post".
Sousa died of heart failure in Reading, Pennsylvania.
He is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC.
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a march by John Philip Sousa written in 1896.
It is the National March of the United States.
American marches
Compositions by John Philip Sousa
"The Washington Post" is a march by John Philip Sousa written in 1889.
He wrote it for the American newspaper, The Washington Post.
The firm was giving awards for an essay contest and wanted music for the ceremonies.
The Lesse (Walloon: Aiwe di Lesse) is a river in the Ardennes, in the Walloon region of Belgium.
It is a right tributary to the river Meuse.
The Lesse is  long.
It flows roughly in a northwestern direction.
Its source is near Libramont-Chevigny, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg.
The mean discharge for Anseremme between 1995 and 2004 was 19.0 m3.
The watershed of the Lesse Basin, with an area of , has about .
With only 62,500 people living there, it is the least densely populated of all small watersheds of Walloon region.
Part of the watershed of the Lesse is on limestone where there are some karstic phenomena.
Near Han-sur-Lesse (commune of Rochefort), by the Gouffre de Belvaux, the entire river goes underground, flowing through limestone caves.
Our, left tributary; it joins the Lesse near Redu.
Almache, left tributary; it joins the Lesse in Daverdisse.
Lomme, right tributary; it joins the Lesse in Éprave.
Wimbe, left tributary; it joins the Lesse in Villers-sur-Lesse.
Vachaux, right tributary; it joins the Lesse in Ciergnon.
Biran, left tributary; it joins the Lesse in Wanlin.
Hileau, left tributary; it joins the Lesse in Houyet.
Iwoigne, left tributary; it joins the Lesse near Houyet.
Atractions
The valley of the Lesse and this part of the Ardennes are covered with forests.
The area surrounding the caves is the National Park Lesse et Lomme.
On the mountains along the lower part of the river there are several castles.
The route of the former railway line from Houyet to Rochefort is used as a hiking and cycling trail.
Val de Lesse
Contrat de rivière de la Lesse
Rivers of Belgium
Melanie Klein (1882–1960) was a British psychoanalyst.
She was notable for her contributions to object relations theory.
Klein's theories and those of the other British object relations theorists had a major impact on John Bowlby's attachment theory.
The Hawaiian religion is a religion.
It includes the folk religious beliefs and practises of the Hawaiian people.
It started amongst the Tahitians and other Pacific islanders who landed in Hawaii between 500 and 1300 AD.
Today, Hawaiian religious practices are protected by law.
Hawaiian religion is animistic.
It is based on a belief that spirits are found in non-human beings and objects such as animals, the waves, and the sky.
Hawaiian mythology includes the creation stories and legends about the gods.
There are several gods in Hawaiian religion and mythology.
The four most important deities are Kāne, Kū, Lono and Kanaloa.
The figures in Hawaiian religion consists of several groups.
One way of dividing these groups is:
the four gods (ka hā) – Kū, Kāne, Lono, Kanaloa
the forty male gods or aspects of Kāne (ke kanahā)
the four Hundred gods and goddesses (ka lau)
the great Multitude of gods and goddesses (ke kini akua)
the spirits (na unihipili)
the guardians (na aumākua)
the four gods, or akua: Kū, Kāne, Lono, Kanaloa
many lesser gods, or kupua, each associated with certain professions
family gods, aumakua, associated with particular families
Chaplin is a 1992 American biographical comedy-drama movie.
It is about the life of British comedian Charlie Chaplin.
It was directed by Richard Attenborough.
It stars Robert Downey, Jr., Moira Kelly, Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Penelope Ann Miller, Anthony Hopkins, James Woods, and Kevin Kline.
It's soundtrack was composed by John Barry.
It was released on December 25, 1992 to mixed reviews.
Movies directed by Richard Attenborough
"Taps" is a song.
It is used as the final bugle call of the day ("lights out") and at solemn ceremonies such as military funerals.
It was written in 1862 by General Daniel Butterfield, commander of a Union brigade camped in Virginia. "
Extinguish Lights" was the original title.
The words of the song (Day is done; Gone the sun) were written at later date.
When or why "Taps" replaced the original title is unknown.
The meaning of "Taps" is also unknown, but may refer to the sound of a muffled drum beat.
The Orinoco is a main river in northern South America.
It is one of the longest rivers in South America, at .
Its drainage basin, sometimes called the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3% of it in Venezuela and the rest in Colombia.
The Orinoco and its tributaries are the main transport system for eastern and interior Venezuela and the llanos of Colombia.
The Orinoco Basin is also ecologically important.
It is the only habitat of the Orinoco crocodile.
This is one of the rarest reptiles in the world, with fewer than 250 living in the wild.
It is also home to Amazon river dolphins.
The mouth of the Orinoco was recorded by Christopher Columbus on 1 August 1498.
Its source, however, was first explored by non-native people in 1951, 453 years later.
It was explored by a French and Venezuelan team.
The delta, and tributaries in the eastern llanos such as the Apure and Meta, were explored in the 16th century.
They were explored by German expeditions under Ambrosius Ehinger and his successors.
Alexander von Humboldt explored the basin in 1800.
He reported on the river dolphins, and wrote extensively about the plants and animals he found.
The course of the Orinoco forms a wide arc that surrounds the Guiana Shield.
The source of the river is at Cerro Delgado-Chalbaud, in the Parima Mountains.
This is on the border between Venezuela and Brazil, at  high ().
The river can be divided into four stretches:
Upper Orinoco —  long, from its headwaters to the rapids Raudales de Guaharibos.
This section flows through mountainous landscape in a northwesterly direction.
Middle Orinoco —  long.
The first part of this section has a general westward direction.
It flows down to the confluence with the Atabapo and Guaviare rivers at San Fernando de Atabapo.
The river then flows northward along the Venezuelan–Colombian border.
On both sides of the river are the mountains of the Guiana Shield.
The section ends at the Atures rapids, near the confluence with the Meta at Puerto Carreño.
Lower Orinoco —  long, with a wide alluvial plain.
It flows in a northeast direction, from Atures rapids down to Piacoa in front of Barrancas.
Delta Amacuro —  long.
It forms a large delta that empties into the Gulf of Paría and the Atlantic Ocean.
At its mouth, the Orinoco forms a wide delta that branches off into hundreds of rivers and waterways.
They flow through  of swampy forests.
At its widest, this delta is about  large and  at its widest.
In the rainy season, the Orinoco can swell to a breadth of  and a depth of .
Major rivers in the Orinoco Basin
Most of the important rivers in Venezuela are tributaries of the Orinoco.
The largest are the Caroní, which joins it at Puerto Ordaz.
The river is actually connected to the Amazon River through the Casiquiare canal.
This is a distributary of the Orinoco, flowing into the Rio Negro and then the Amazon.
This connection forms a natural canal between Orinoco and Amazon.
Apure: from Venezuela through the east into the Orinoco.
Arauca: from Colombia to Venezuela east into the Orinoco.
Atabapo: from the Guiana Highlands of Venezuela north into the Orinoco.
Caroní: from the Guiana Highlands of Venezuela north into the Orinoco.
Caura: from eastern Venezuela (Guiana Highlands) north into the Orinoco.
Guaviare: from Colombia east into the Orinoco.
Inírida: from Colombia southeast into the Guaviare.
Meta: from Colombia, border with Venezuela east into the Orinoco.
Ventuari: from eastern Venezuela (Guiana Highlands) southwest into the Orinoco.
Vichada: from Colombia east into the Orinoco.
Boats can travel on the river for most of its length.
Ocean ships can travel as far as Ciudad Bolívar,  upstream.
River steamers carry cargo as far as Puerto Ayacucho.
There is a rich iron ore deposit in the Orinoco delta.
It was found in 1926, south of the town of San Felix on a mountain named El Florero.
Mining there began after World War II.
At the start in the early 1950s, about 10,000 tons of soil with ore in it was being mined each day.
Map of Orinoco River that Includes Visible Islands and Tributaries at the Delta of the River, 1732
Image of the Orinoco River from Space
Stock footage (also called  archive footage, library pictures, and file footage) is movie or video footage that can be used in other movies.
This type of footage is not made by the person who makes the movie.
Instead, the footage has already been shot by another person and is being used by the person who is making the movie.
People who make movies use stock footage because it's less expensive to use stock footage than it is to shoot new footage.
A piece of stock footage is called a "stock shot" or a "library shot".
Examples of stock footage that might be used include video of cities and landmarks, animals in their habitats, and historical footage.
Many websites such as YouTube allow people to view or download stock footage.
Children's Corner is a set of six piano pieces by Claude Debussy.
The six pieces are: "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum"; "Jimbo's Lullaby"; "Serenade of the Doll"; "The Snow is Falling"; "The Little Shepherd"; and "Golliwog's Cakewalk".
The group is meant to suggest childhood.
Some of the pieces were inspired by his daughter's toys.
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun () is a work for orchestra by Claude Debussy.
It was inspired by a poem by Stéphane Mallarme.
It was first performed on 22 December 1894 in Paris.
The music was used for a ballet in 1912 designed by Vaslav Nijinsky.
Afternoon of a Faun
Sylvia is a ballet.
It was first performed in Paris in 1876.
The dances were designed by Louis Mérante.
The music was written by Léo Delibes.
The ballet has a mythological setting.
One of the best known musical numbers from the ballet is the "Pizzicato".
La Source () is a three-act ballet.
The dances were designed by Arthur Saint-Léon.
The story of the ballet was written by Saint-Léon and Charles Nuitter.
The music was written by Ludwig Minkus and Léo Delibes.
The ballet was first performed in Paris in 1866.
A well known piece from the ballet score is the "Naïla Waltz".
Source, La
Eureka is a small city of California in the United States, and the county seat of Humboldt County.
In 2010, 27,217 people lived there.
It is  north of San Francisco.
Eureka has a very mild temperate climate with only very small temperature fluctuations between summer and winter.
This is due to the cool California Current, whose water temperature is between  and  all year round.
Under the Köppen climate classification, Eureka has a cool-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb), due to the low rainfall during summer.
The average summer temperatures in Eureka are much cooler than in New York City and Istanbul, which are on the same latitude.
Summer temperatures are unusually cool for the 40th latitude, and are similar to those of southern Alaska, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of Chile and Argentina, which are far north and south of the 50th latitude.
The average winter temperatures are also much milder than in New York and Istanbul, and in contrast to these two cities, frost and snow do not occur every year.
Snow is particularly rare and falls at most once or twice a decade.
Settlements in Humboldt County, California
A German Requiem is a musical work for soprano and baritone soloists, choir and orchestra.
It was written by Johannes Brahms.
It was first performed in Leipzig, Germany in February 1869.
The Pearl Fishers is an opera by Georges Bizet.
The libretto was written by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré.
It was first performed in Paris on 30 September 1863.
The opera is set in ancient Ceylon, which is now called Sri Lanka.
It tells the story of two men who are best friends, but love the same woman, who is a priestess.
It was generally disliked at the time, especially by the newspapers.
After his death, it has been more popular and is now regularly played across the world.
Jeux d'enfants () is a set of 12 piano duets by Georges Bizet.
The set was published in 1871.
The pieces describe children's toys and games.
The set was later orchestrated.
George Balanchine made two ballets based on the music.
He used the whole set for a ballet in 1955.
He used a few pieces for The Steadfast Tin Soldier in 1975.
Les Troyens is an opera by Hector Berlioz.
Berlioz wrote the words and music between 1856 and 1858.
The opera is based on Virgil's Aeneid.
It took many years for the opera to be performed.
It was very long.
Berlioz cut the opera to the last three acts.
They were performed in Paris in November 1863.
Bluebeard's Castle is a one-act opera by Béla Bartók.
The words are written in Hungarian.
The opera is based on the 1697 French fairy tale "Bluebeard" by Charles Perrault.
There are only two characters in the opera: Bluebeard and his wife Judith.
The opera was written in 1911.
It was first performed in Budapest in 1918.
Twerking is a dance style.
The dancer (usually a female) shakes and bounces (jiggles) her buttocks in a sexually provocative manner while in a low squatting posture.
Oxford Dictionaries defines 'twerking' as a verb: "dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance".
Twerking drew a lot of attention in the United States when Miley Cyrus did a twerking dance on nationwide television during the MTV Video Music Awards program in August 2013.
Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill is a hill in South Australia.
It is in the Everard Ranges, about 22 km south-west of Mimili.
The name consists of several Pitjantjatjara words made into one.
It roughly means "where a devil urinates" (a  is a bad spirit).
It is the longest place name in Australia.
Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill on Google Maps
Church of Anthrax is studio album by multi-instrumentalist John Cale and minimalist composer Terry Riley.
It was released in February 1971 on Columbia Records label.
"Church of Anthrax"  (9:05)
"The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles"  (7:59)
"The Soul of Patrick Lee"  (2:49)
"Ides of March"  (11:03)
"The Protege"  (2:52)
John Cale – keyboards, bass guitar, harpsichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ
Terry Riley – piano, organ, soprano saxophone
Adam Miller – vocals on "The Soul of Patrick Lee"
Bobby Colomby – drums
Bobby Gregg – drums
Bayraklı is a district of Izmir Province of Turkey.
It is one of the metropolitan districts of Izmir.
Bayraklı was turned into a district by a decree of the Government of Turkey on 6 March 2008.
Before the date it was part of Karşıyaka.
Chub is gay slang for a hugely overweight gay man.
Chubs have their own social clubs.
They have their own beauty pageants and other fun things to do.
Smaller men who are attracted to chubs are called "chasers", "chub chasers" or "chubby chasers".
Agror is a valley in northern Pakistan.
It is in Oghi Tehsil, Mansehra District, Hazara, in the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
It consists of three mountain glens,  long and  wide.
The lower parts of the Agror valley contains many farms, villages and hamlets.
The main tribes and ethnic groups are the Hindko and Pashto-speaking tribes.
These include the Swatis, the Gurjars, Awans and Tanolis.
During the 17th century, the valley was ruled by a famous tribal leader of the Swatis.
His title was the Khan of Agror.
His real name was Akund Saad-ud-din.
He was a mullah or petty Muslim religious scholar, who obtained power over the local people of the Agror valley.
In time, he established himself as the local 'Khan' or chieftain and controlled the whole valley.
His capital was at Oghi town.
In 1888, during the period of the British Empire, the Khan's descendant, Ali Gohar, was removed from power.
The title and estate were formally abolished.
However, the Akund's descendants still use this courtesy title.
Henry Lau (born October 11, 1989) also simply known as Henry, is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
He works in Korean pop music.
He can speak English, Mandarin and Korean very well, along with Cantonese, and a little bit of Japanese and Thai.
He learned French in school.
Henry released his first single in June 2013, which was called "Trap".
Lau's father was born in Hong Kong, and his mother was born in Taiwan.
He lived in Willowdale, Toronto as a child.
2007–2009: Debut
2013–current: Return to Super Junior-M and solo debut
Lau featured in Girls' Generation performance of "Romantic Fantasy" on MBC's Music Core.
He performed "I Am" by Yoon Mi-rae with Yuri and Hyoyeon on January 1, 2013.
Super Junior-M's comeback in June 2013, with their second album, Break Down, was released on January 7, 2013, along with the single, which has the same name.
The Korean version was released on January 31, 2013.
On February 6, 2013 Lau was announced to be a contestant in the celebrity version of MasterChef Korea, airing on Olive TV.
Trap (2013)
Digital albums
1-4-3 (I Love You) (2013)
"Flight of the Bumble Bee" is a musical composition by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov for solo violin and orchestra.
It was written as an interlude for his opera, The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1899-1900).
The music depicts the buzzing of a bumble bee in its flight.
It is a popular piece, especially with children, and is often played outside the opera as a concert piece.
Scheherazade is a piece of music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
It was written for orchestra in 1888.
The music was inspired by the Arabian Nights stories.
There are four movements: "Sinbad the Sailor"; "The Kalendar Prince"; "The Young Prince and the Young Princess"; and "Festival at Baghdad".
Fokine designed a ballet in 1910 for the Ballets Russes using the music.
Salome is a short opera by Richard Strauss.
It is based on the Biblical story of Salome, Herod and John the Baptist.
The original play Salomé was written by Oscar Wilde in November and December 1891 in French.
Hedwig Lachmann translated the play into German.
Richard Strauss saw the play and decided in 1902 to make an opera out of it.
The opera was first performed in Dresden in December 1905. "
The Dance of the Seven Veils" is a famous excerpt from the opera.
It is sometimes performed in concerts.
The opera was very successful; Strauss made so much money with Salome that he could afford to buy a beautiful house in the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
The opera also caused a long-lasting scandal after it was first produced in Dresden.
At the Vienna Court Opera the work could not be performed for nearly twenty years because of censorship, at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden the opera had to be modified, in New York there was only one performance - then the wealthy donors of the Metropolitan Opera decided that this opera was not suitable for the American public.
Salome, a very young and very beautiful princess - soprano
Herodes, king of Judaea, her stepfather - tenor
Herodias, queen, mother of Salome - mezzo-soprano
Jochanaan, also known as John the Baptist - bass-baritone
Herodes is the King of Judea and he has thrown a wild party at his palace.
The action takes place at the palace on a terrace outside the banqueting hall.
Herodes, his wife Herodias, and her daughter Salome are all inside the banqueting hall when the opera starts.
Narraboth, the captain of Herodes’s guards, is madly in love with Salome.
But his friend, Herodias’s servant, is concerned.
The moon looks strange, which he believes is a sign that something terrible will happen, especially if Narraboth keeps staring at Salome.
Some Jews cause an uproar in the hall and the guards scoff at their religion but suddenly, there is a voice from a deep pit with a cover on it.
Some of the guests outside ask the guards who it is and they answer: This is Jokanaan, a prophet from the desert.
Nobody knows exactly what he’s saying, but Herodes has forbidden anyone from seeing him.
Salome gets offended by some of the party guests and rushes out of the hall.
She calls them names in return but she stops as the prophet starts saying more strange things.
Salome asks who he is, if he says bad things about her mother, and if he is an old man.
They respond that they do not know what he is saying but he is quite young.
Salome says that she would like to meet him, but they tell her that she cannot.
However, she sees Narraboth looking at her and tells him she may smile at him and give him a flower tomorrow if he lets her see Jokanaan.
So he commands the guards to bring the prophet out of the pit as Salome looks on with desire.
Jokanaan sees her staring at him, so he asks who she is.
When she responds, he is shocked and demands that she get away but she is still infatuated.
In turn she praises his pale skin, his black hair, and his red lips.
Each time he tells her to get away from him.
She turns around and insults those same features but on the third time, she insists that she wants kiss his lips.
Narraboth begs her to stop, but she does not hear him and he kills himself.
Jokanaan curses her and returns to the pit.
Herodes comes outside asking where the Princess is when all of a sudden he notices the Moon.
Herodias follows him out and dismisses him, urging him to come back inside.
However, Herod wants to stay outside with Salome.
He notices Narraboth’s body and comments that he did not order the man to kill himself, but he always saw him looking at Salome with desire.
He orders his body to be taken away as he feels a very cold wind and hears a sound like the huge wings flapping.
Herodias thinks he is sick but Herodes responds that Salome is the one who looks like she has never been sicker.
He offers her food, wine, and a seat in her mothers throne, but she responds that she is not hungry, thirsty, or tired.
Jokanaan speaks again and Herodias orders the prophet to be silenced.
Herodes, however, is worried that something bad will happen to him if something bad happens to Jokanaan, since he is a prophet.
Herodias dismisses him again and asks why he does not give Jokanaan to the Jews.
They agree with her, but start bickering because they do not believe that he is a prophet.
Jokanaan speaks of the “savior of Man.”
One of the people suggests that it could be the Messiah, since there is a person around Judea doing miracles, but this just makes them all argue more.
The scene becomes even more chaotic until Herodes asks Salome to dance for him, promising her anything, even half his kingdom, if she does.
She agrees and dances the “Dance of the Seven Veils.”
She comes onto the stage wearing nothing but the veils and seductively takes them all off.
Herod is very pleased until she asks for her reward: the head of Jokanaan on a silver platter.
He is horrified and offers her his best items but she persists.
Finally, he gives in.
An executioner is sent into the pit, but Salome hears him drop his blade and Jokanaan does not cry out.
She is furious, and tells Herodias’s servant that there will be many more dead bodies if she does not get what she wants.
Finally, the executioner returns, bearing the bloody head.
Salome seizes it and begins to embrace it passionately as the moonlight disappears and reappears.
Herodes, fleeing in shock, orders his soldiers to kill her.
Viqueque (Tetum: Vikeke) is the largest of the municipalities of East Timor.
The name comes from the ancient name "We Keke"; We means "water" and Keke "bracelet".
Viqueque is on the south coast of Timor, on the Timor Sea.
There are five administrative posts: Lacluta, Ossu, Uato-Lari (which was known in Portuguese Timor as Leça, and, in Tetum, is spelled Watulari), Uato Carabau (spelled Watucarbau in Tetum), and Viqueque.
The Ossu administrative post is surrounded by several mountains: Monte Mundo Perdido in the west, the Builo in the south, the Matebian massif to the east and Fatu Laritame in the north.
In Monte Mundo Perdido,  are protected for hunting and for the protection of birds as Important Bird Area.
Here, there are many endemic species, including many rare orchids.
The municipality of Viqueque had a population of 73,581 in 2011.
Its density is  inhabitants per km².
Viqueque is a homeland of the Malayo-Polynesian language Tetum.
In the east part of the municipality live speakers of the Papuan language Makasae.
Ministry of State Administration
Viqueque District Development Plan 2002/2003
Theo "Teddy" Peckham (born November 10, 1987 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks.
He started his hockey career with the North York Rangers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and played a season with them.
He then moved on to play for the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League for three seasons.
He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers with the 75th overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
He debuted for the Oilers during a March 7, 2008 game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and scored his first goal during a November 11, 2010 game against the Detroit Red Wings.
The "William Tell Overture" is a piece of music by Gioachino  Rossini.
He wrote it for his opera, William Tell.
The opera was first performed in 1829.
Dawn;
Storm;
Call to the Cows; often used in animated cartoons to signify daybreak
March of the Swiss Soldiers; famous for being the theme music for the The Lone Ranger.
Cinderella () is an opera by Gioachino  Rossini.
It was first performed in Rome in January 1817.
It is based on the 1697 fairy tale, "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault.
The opera's title character is a coloratura mezzo-soprano.
The overture has long been a favorite in the concert hall.
Valse triste () is a piece of music for orchestra by Jean Sibelius.
It was written in 1903 for a play.
It was performed in concert halls and has become famous.
The Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.
47 is a piece of music for solo violin and orchestra.
It was written by Jean Sibelius in 1904.
It has three movements: Allegro moderato in D minor (2/2 time); Adagio di molto in B-flat major (4/4 time); and Allegro, ma non tanto in D major (3/4 time).
It is the only concerto Sibelius wrote.
It is considered one of the great violin concertos.
Mike Kostka (born November 28, 1985 in Ajax, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
He currently plays for the New York Rangers of the NHL.
He has also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, and Tampa Bay Lightning.
He started his hockey career with the Ajax-Pickering Raiders of the Eastern AAA Hockey League.
He played 2 seasons with them and then moved on to play in the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League for the Ajax Axemen for 2 seasons and the Aurora Tigers for 1 season.
He went on to play in college for the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he played 4 years for the Minutemen.
He went undrafted but was signed to a professional contract by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League on March 25, 2008.
He spent 1 season with the Sabres' AHL, the Rochester Americans and then two seasons with the new affiliate, the Portland Pirates.
He returned to the Rochester Americans for the 2010–11 AHL season.
He then signed a contract with Rochester's then-affiliate, Florida Panthers.
The Panthers traded Kostka along with Evan Oberg, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for James Wright and Mike Vernace.
He played for the Norfolk Admirals and helped them win the Calder Cup during the 2011–12 AHL playoffs.
He was then signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a one-year contract.
He got his first NHL point during his debut NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens on January 19, 2013.
Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2015 American erotic romance-drama movie set in Washington (U.S. state).
At first it was scheduled for an August 2014 release in the United States.
In November 2013 the release date was changed to February 13, 2015.
The story is about BDSM, sexual relations, seduction and romance.
An MPAA rating has not been decided, but the screenwriter, Kelly Marcel, has hinted at the possibility of this movie being marked NC-17.
It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by E.L. James.
The director is Sam Taylor-Wood.
Dakota Johnson plays Anastasia Steele and Jamie Dornan plays Christian Grey.
The casting of the film upset many fans of the novel.
An internet petition was made to get Alexis Bledel to replace Johnson and Matt Bomer replace Charlie Hunnam.
2015 romance movies
2015 drama movies
Juan dela Cruz is the national personification of the Philippines.
He is often used to represent the common "Filipino".
He is usually shown wearing the native salakot hat, Barong Tagalog, long pants, and tsinelas ().
Activists often portray Juan dela Cruz as a victim of American imperialism.
During the American period he is often shown with Uncle Sam in  many editorial cartoons.
of the  often depicted him alongside Uncle Sam.
In modern times, he is used to show the opinion and feelings of Filipino about their government and society.
Juan dela Cruz is the Spanish for "John of the Cross".
The name is often used to refer to a anonymous Filipino,  like how John Doe is used to refer Americans.
For females the term  María dela Cruz is used instead.
Juan dela Cruz is a Philippine television drama series.
It is directed by Malu Sevilla.
It stars Coco Martin as Juan dela Cruz, a half-tagabantay and half-aswang who falls in love with Rosario (Erich Gonzales).
It is filmed and shown in high definition.
The show was first shown on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC on 4 February 2013.
It replaced the television show Princess and I.
The story is about Juan dela Cruz.
Juan was an orphan.
He was taken care by a Catholic priest named Father Cito.
Father Cito taught Juan good values and faith on Jesus.
Juan was so devoted to Jesus Christ that he called him "bossing" (Filipino word, for "boss").
On one day, Father Cito was killed by a thief.
Juan went to Quaipo, Manila with Lola Belen after Father Cito's death.
Juan does not know that he is a half-aswang, the son of the Haring Aswang (King of the Aswangs) and the Anak ng Dilim (Child of Darkness).
According to a prophecy, the Anak ng Dilim is fated to lead the aswangs and take over the human race.
However, Juan's mother, Amelia, is a human and a Tagabantay (Guardian).
The Tagabantay's duty is to protect the humans from the aswangs.
The Tagabantay also wields a weapon called the Bakal na Krus.
By the time he grows up as an adult, Juan later joins the Kapatiran (Brotherhood).
The Kapatiran is a group that seek to destroy the aswangs.
The group then trains Juan into becoming the next Tagabantay.
Later in the story, the engkantos and diwatas comes to help Juan in his adventures.
They have a bigger and important role in the continuing between the aswangs and the humans.
Coco Martin as Juan dela Cruz
Erich Gonzales as Rosario Galang
Albert Martinez as Samuel Alejandro
Gina Pareño as Belen "Loley" Gonzales
Eddie Garcia as Julian "Lolo Juls" dela Cruz
Arron Villaflor as Mikael "Kael" G. Reyes
Zsa Zsa Padilla as Laura Alejandro
Joel Torre as Mang Pepe
Shaina Magdayao as Prinsesa Mirathea "Mira"
My Little Juan
Due to the success of Juan dela Cruz, the show was given a new series called My Little Juan.
The new series which tells more about Juan's childhood before he was known as the new "Tagabantay".
The series was first shown on 20 May 2013 and ended on 13 September 2013.
2010s establishments in the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines has two horizontal bands colored royal blue and scarlet.
It also has a triangle on its left side with an 8-rayed sun and three stars.
The three stars symbolizes the archipelago's three principal islands, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The 8 rays of the sun of the flag symbolizes the provinces of Manila, Cavite, Bulacan
, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija,Laguna, Bataan and Batangas.
The latter group were the first to be placed under Martial Law by Spain when the Philippine Revolution began.
The flag of the Philippines can be also hoisted upside-down to show that the country is at war.
The flag was designed by Emilio Aguinaldo.
The Bangsamoro Republik, officially the United Federated States of Bangsamoro Republik ()  was a former unrecognized breakaway territory in the Philippines.
All countries consider the Bangsamoro Republik to be part of the Philippines.
Nur Misuari, the chaiman of the Moro National Liberation Front declared the independence of the Bangsamoro Republik in Talipao, Sulu.
Davao City is declared to be the capital of the state.
It was said to be a federal republic.
The government was in exile.
According to Misuari, the republic's territory covers the islands of Basilan, Mindanao, Palawan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
These are places where the Bangsamoro traditionally lived.
But according to Emmanuel Fontanilla, Bangsamoro Republik also includes the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.
Fontanilla is Misuari's legal counsel.
The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is a rebel group in the Philippines.
It was started by Nur Misuari in 1969.
The MNLF fights against the Philippine government for the independence of the Bangsamoro Land.
Over the years there have been several attempts to achieve peace between the MNLF and the government.
In 1976 a treaty was arranged by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation but this failed.
In 1986 President Corazon Aquino met with Misuari, and in 1989 the area was given a level of autonomy.
President Fidel Ramos arranged a peace deal in 1996 which allowed Misuari to be elected as regional governor.
Misuari led an uprising against the federal government in 2001, but this failed and he was sent to prison.
The MNLF says that the territory of Bangsamoro Land covers Sulu, Mindanao, Palawan and Sabah (in Malaysia).
The MNLF is an observer member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
The Long Struggle to Silence the Guns of Rebellion: A Review of the Long and Winding Trail to the Elusive Peace Agreements by The CenSEI Report
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) (Facebook page)
Marlon Alexander Stöckinger (born 4 April 1991 in Manila) is a Filipino-Swiss racing driver.
He raced for Status Grand Prix in the 2012 GP3 Series.
He is currently driving for Lotus F1 Team Juniors in the 2013 World Series by Renault.
He is the first Filipino to win a formula race in Europe.
Stöckinger was born in Manila, Philippines.
He is the son of a Swiss businessman and racing enthusiast, Tom Stöckinger, and a Filipina woman, Egin San Pedro.
He grew up in the Philippines.
When he became 17 he went to Europe to be a racing driver.
Marlon Stöckinger's personal website
ClariS is a Japanese pop music duo and idol unit.
The members are high-school girls Clara and Alice from Hokkaido.
ClariS was originally known as "Alice Clara".
ClariS began singing covers of songs mostly featured in anime and songs originally sung by Vocaloids.
They posted their cover song in Nico Nico Douga video sharing website between October 2009 and June 2010.
In September 2010, ClariS was signed to SME Records.
They released their first single "Irony" in October 2010.
That song was used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime Oreimo.
ClariS released six more singles between 2011 and 2013.
Their debut album Birthday was released in April 2012.
Official website as Alice Clara
The Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is a bird of prey that can be found only in the Philippines.
It is also called the monkey-eating eagle, as well as agila ("eagle"), haribon, haring ibon ("king bird") and banog ("kite") by the locals.
This eagle is known to be the largest eagle in wing surface and length.
It is the national bird of the Philippines.
The Philippine eagle is protected by law in the Philippines.
learning that the Philippine Eagle has been found in danger, it has been made to be the national bird of the Philippines.
Home and Protection
Cutting down a large number of trees (Deforestation) is one of the important reasons why the Philippine Eagle is in danger.
Scientists have learned that the eagle lives in the eastern Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and that many eagles live in Mindanao.
The eagle is known to live a long time, but it is still unknown how long it can live in the wild.
The Philippines made this eagle the national bird in 4 July 1995 for a reason - to give attention to this bird.
Gaining a lot of attention, the Philippines held events such as "The Philippine Eagle Foundation" in order to save this eagle .
Preferred Food
The people of the Philippines have learned that the Philippine Eagle likes eating flying lemurs and civets .
The eagle's known food is only in Mindanao.
It is unknown in the eastern Luzon on what the eagle eats, because flying lemurs live in the home of Mindanao and are not present in Luzon .
The eagle's preferred food can change depending on the time of the season or where the eagle lives.
With enough information on each animal that the eagle eats, the eagle's preferred animals are mostly animals that live in trees.
Haast's Eagle
Philippine Eagle Foundation.
A foundation devoted to saving the Philippine Eagle.
Animal Diversity Web – Pithecophaga jefferyi
National Geographic Magazine – "The Lord of the Forest"
Bringing Back Ol' Blue Eyes – article on Philippine Eagle Foundation work on Mindanao
Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood is the fifteenth studio album by multi-instrumentalist John Cale.
It was released in October 2012.
It was his first full-length album on Double Six Records label.
John Cale − vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric viola, bass guitar, percusions, programming
Dustin Boyer − guitars, synthesizer, background vocals
Michael Jerome Moore − drums, percusions, cajón
Joey Maramba − bass guitar
Danger Mouse − bass guitar, synthesizer and programming on "I Wanna Talk 2 U"