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george winkler (1869 – 1962) was an american architect who practiced in pennsylvania, florida and oklahoma from 1903 to 1953.he was a member of the following partnerships: robinson & winkler, pittsburgh and altoona, pennsylvania (1903-1907); winkler & mcdonald, tulsa, oklahoma (1910-1916); schumacher & winkler, tampa, florida (1926-1930); and winkler & reid, oklahoma city, oklahoma (1930-1950).a number of his works are listed on the u.s. national register of historic places.winkler's works include (with attribution): 320 south boston building, 320 south boston, tulsa, oklahoma (winkler, george) clinton-hardy house, aka lee clinton residence, 1322 s. guthrie, tulsa, oklahoma (winkler, george), nrhp-listed gold star memorial library (1946), oklahoma city university, oklahoma city, oklahoma (winkler & reid) holy family cathedral (1914), corner 8th and boulder, tulsa, oklahoma (winkler & macdonald, and j. p. curtin, associated architects) mayo building, 420 s. main street, tulsa, oklahoma (mcdonald, charles a.& g. winkler; koberling, joseph and brandborg, lennart), nrhp-listed mayo hotel (1924), 115 w. 5th street, tulsa, oklahoma (winkler, george), nrhp-listed oklahoma city public library (1950), oklahoma city, oklahoma (winkler & reid) trinity episcopal church, tulsa, oklahoma == references == | george winkler | country | united states | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | kristina kovač | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university. |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | loggy | gymnosporous | lush | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | nipponize | hellbent | tremellales | no related information |
gujarat ( guuj-ə-raht, gujarati: [ˈɡudʒəɾat̪] (listen)) is a state along the western coast of india.its coastline of about 1,600 km (990 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the kathiawar peninsula.gujarat is the fifth-largest indian state by area, covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million.it is bordered by rajasthan to the northeast, dadra and nagar haveli and daman and diu to the south, maharashtra to the southeast, madhya pradesh to the east, and the arabian sea and the pakistani province of sindh to the west.gujarat's capital city is gandhinagar, while its largest city is ahmedabad.the gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language, gujarati, is the state's official language.the state encompasses 23 sites of the ancient indus valley civilisation (more than any other state).the most important sites are lothal (the world's first dry dock), dholavira (the fifth largest site), and gola dhoro (where 5 uncommon seals were found).lothal is believed to have been one of the world's first seaports.gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly bharuch and khambhat, served as ports and trading centres in the maurya and gupta empires, and during the succession of royal saka dynasties in the western satraps era.along with bihar, mizoram and nagaland, gujarat is one of four indian states to prohibit the sale of alcohol.the gir forest national park in gujarat is home to the only wild population of the asiatic lion in the world.the economy of gujarat is the fourth-largest in india, with a gross state domestic product (gsdp) of ₹16.55 trillion (us$210 billion) and has the country's 10th-highest gsdp per capita of ₹215,000 (us$2,700).gujarat ranks 21st among indian states and union territories in human development index.gujarat is regarded as one of the most industrialised states and has a low unemployment rate, but the state ranks poorly on some social indicators and is at times affected by religious violence.parts of modern rajasthan and gujarat have been known as gurjarat or gurjarabhumi for centuries before the mughal period.it contains ancient metropolitan cities from the indus valley such as lothal, dholavira and gola dhoro.the ancient city of lothal was where india's first port was established.the ancient city of dholavira is one of the largest and most prominent archaeological sites in india, belonging to the indus valley civilisation.the most recent discovery was gola dhoro.altogether, about fifty indus valley settlement ruins have been discovered in gujarat.the ancient history of gujarat was enriched by the commercial activities of its inhabitants.there is clear historical evidence of trade and commerce ties with egypt, bahrain and sumer in the persian gulf during the time period of 1000 to 750 bce.there was a succession of various indian empires such as the mauryan dynasty, western satraps, satavahana dynasty, gupta empire, chalukya dynasty, rashtrakuta empire, pala empire and gurjara-pratihara empire, as well as the maitrakas and then the chaulukyas.the early history of gujarat includes the imperial grandeur of chandragupta maurya who conquered a number of earlier states in what is now gujarat.pushyagupta, a vaishya, was appointed the governor of saurashtra by the mauryan regime.he ruled girinagar (modern-day junagadh) (322 bce to 294 bce) and built a dam on the sudarshan lake.emperor ashoka the great, the grandson of chandragupta maurya, not only ordered his edicts engraved in the rock at junagadh, but also asked governor tusherpha to cut canals from the lake where an earlier indian governor had built a dam.between the decline of mauryan power and saurashtra coming under the sway of the samprati mauryas of ujjain, there was an indo-greek defeat in gujarat of demetrius. | gujarat | leadername | anandiben patel | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | 3rd runway lengthfeet | 2953 <tsp> ashgabat international airport | elevationabovethesealevel in metres | 211 | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | archconfraternities | laniary | kursaal | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | icao location identifier | utaa <tsp> ashgabat international airport | iata location identifier | asb | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | birthplace | belgrade | she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university. |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | icao location identifier | utaa <tsp> ashgabat international airport | iata location identifier | asb | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan. |
gujarat ( guuj-ə-raht, gujarati: [ˈɡudʒəɾat̪] (listen)) is a state along the western coast of india.its coastline of about 1,600 km (990 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the kathiawar peninsula.gujarat is the fifth-largest indian state by area, covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million.it is bordered by rajasthan to the northeast, dadra and nagar haveli and daman and diu to the south, maharashtra to the southeast, madhya pradesh to the east, and the arabian sea and the pakistani province of sindh to the west.gujarat's capital city is gandhinagar, while its largest city is ahmedabad.the gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language, gujarati, is the state's official language.the state encompasses 23 sites of the ancient indus valley civilisation (more than any other state).the most important sites are lothal (the world's first dry dock), dholavira (the fifth largest site), and gola dhoro (where 5 uncommon seals were found).lothal is believed to have been one of the world's first seaports.gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly bharuch and khambhat, served as ports and trading centres in the maurya and gupta empires, and during the succession of royal saka dynasties in the western satraps era.along with bihar, mizoram and nagaland, gujarat is one of four indian states to prohibit the sale of alcohol.the gir forest national park in gujarat is home to the only wild population of the asiatic lion in the world.the economy of gujarat is the fourth-largest in india, with a gross state domestic product (gsdp) of ₹16.55 trillion (us$210 billion) and has the country's 10th-highest gsdp per capita of ₹215,000 (us$2,700).gujarat ranks 21st among indian states and union territories in human development index.gujarat is regarded as one of the most industrialised states and has a low unemployment rate, but the state ranks poorly on some social indicators and is at times affected by religious violence.parts of modern rajasthan and gujarat have been known as gurjarat or gurjarabhumi for centuries before the mughal period.it contains ancient metropolitan cities from the indus valley such as lothal, dholavira and gola dhoro.the ancient city of lothal was where india's first port was established.the ancient city of dholavira is one of the largest and most prominent archaeological sites in india, belonging to the indus valley civilisation.the most recent discovery was gola dhoro.altogether, about fifty indus valley settlement ruins have been discovered in gujarat.the ancient history of gujarat was enriched by the commercial activities of its inhabitants.there is clear historical evidence of trade and commerce ties with egypt, bahrain and sumer in the persian gulf during the time period of 1000 to 750 bce.there was a succession of various indian empires such as the mauryan dynasty, western satraps, satavahana dynasty, gupta empire, chalukya dynasty, rashtrakuta empire, pala empire and gurjara-pratihara empire, as well as the maitrakas and then the chaulukyas.the early history of gujarat includes the imperial grandeur of chandragupta maurya who conquered a number of earlier states in what is now gujarat.pushyagupta, a vaishya, was appointed the governor of saurashtra by the mauryan regime.he ruled girinagar (modern-day junagadh) (322 bce to 294 bce) and built a dam on the sudarshan lake.emperor ashoka the great, the grandson of chandragupta maurya, not only ordered his edicts engraved in the rock at junagadh, but also asked governor tusherpha to cut canals from the lake where an earlier indian governor had built a dam.between the decline of mauryan power and saurashtra coming under the sway of the samprati mauryas of ujjain, there was an indo-greek defeat in gujarat of demetrius. | astounded | counterweigh | jayhawk <tsp> astounded | chiefish | nonaffinities | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | icao location identifier | utaa <tsp> ashgabat international airport | iata location identifier | asb | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan. |
gujarat ( guuj-ə-raht, gujarati: [ˈɡudʒəɾat̪] (listen)) is a state along the western coast of india.its coastline of about 1,600 km (990 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the kathiawar peninsula.gujarat is the fifth-largest indian state by area, covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million.it is bordered by rajasthan to the northeast, dadra and nagar haveli and daman and diu to the south, maharashtra to the southeast, madhya pradesh to the east, and the arabian sea and the pakistani province of sindh to the west.gujarat's capital city is gandhinagar, while its largest city is ahmedabad.the gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language, gujarati, is the state's official language.the state encompasses 23 sites of the ancient indus valley civilisation (more than any other state).the most important sites are lothal (the world's first dry dock), dholavira (the fifth largest site), and gola dhoro (where 5 uncommon seals were found).lothal is believed to have been one of the world's first seaports.gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly bharuch and khambhat, served as ports and trading centres in the maurya and gupta empires, and during the succession of royal saka dynasties in the western satraps era.along with bihar, mizoram and nagaland, gujarat is one of four indian states to prohibit the sale of alcohol.the gir forest national park in gujarat is home to the only wild population of the asiatic lion in the world.the economy of gujarat is the fourth-largest in india, with a gross state domestic product (gsdp) of ₹16.55 trillion (us$210 billion) and has the country's 10th-highest gsdp per capita of ₹215,000 (us$2,700).gujarat ranks 21st among indian states and union territories in human development index.gujarat is regarded as one of the most industrialised states and has a low unemployment rate, but the state ranks poorly on some social indicators and is at times affected by religious violence.parts of modern rajasthan and gujarat have been known as gurjarat or gurjarabhumi for centuries before the mughal period.it contains ancient metropolitan cities from the indus valley such as lothal, dholavira and gola dhoro.the ancient city of lothal was where india's first port was established.the ancient city of dholavira is one of the largest and most prominent archaeological sites in india, belonging to the indus valley civilisation.the most recent discovery was gola dhoro.altogether, about fifty indus valley settlement ruins have been discovered in gujarat.the ancient history of gujarat was enriched by the commercial activities of its inhabitants.there is clear historical evidence of trade and commerce ties with egypt, bahrain and sumer in the persian gulf during the time period of 1000 to 750 bce.there was a succession of various indian empires such as the mauryan dynasty, western satraps, satavahana dynasty, gupta empire, chalukya dynasty, rashtrakuta empire, pala empire and gurjara-pratihara empire, as well as the maitrakas and then the chaulukyas.the early history of gujarat includes the imperial grandeur of chandragupta maurya who conquered a number of earlier states in what is now gujarat.pushyagupta, a vaishya, was appointed the governor of saurashtra by the mauryan regime.he ruled girinagar (modern-day junagadh) (322 bce to 294 bce) and built a dam on the sudarshan lake.emperor ashoka the great, the grandson of chandragupta maurya, not only ordered his edicts engraved in the rock at junagadh, but also asked governor tusherpha to cut canals from the lake where an earlier indian governor had built a dam.between the decline of mauryan power and saurashtra coming under the sway of the samprati mauryas of ujjain, there was an indo-greek defeat in gujarat of demetrius. | gujarat | leadertitle | gujarat legislative assembly | gujarat ( guuj-ə-raht, gujarati: [ˈɡudʒəɾat̪] (listen)) is a state along the western coast of india.gujarat is the fifth-largest indian state by area, covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million.gujarat's capital city is gandhinagar, while its largest city is ahmedabad.the gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language, gujarati, is the state's official language.gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly bharuch and khambhat, served as ports and trading centres in the maurya and gupta empires, and during the succession of royal saka dynasties in the western satraps era.along with bihar, mizoram and nagaland, gujarat is one of four indian states to prohibit the sale of alcohol.the gir forest national park in gujarat is home to the only wild population of the asiatic lion in the world.the economy of gujarat is the fourth-largest in india, with a gross state domestic product (gsdp) of ₹16.55 trillion (us$210 billion) and has the country's 10th-highest gsdp per capita of ₹215,000 (us$2,700).gujarat ranks 21st among indian states and union territories in human development index.gujarat is regarded as one of the most industrialised states and has a low unemployment rate, but the state ranks poorly on some social indicators and is at times affected by religious violence.parts of modern rajasthan and gujarat have been known as gurjarat or gurjarabhumi for centuries before the mughal period.altogether, about fifty indus valley settlement ruins have been discovered in gujarat.the ancient history of gujarat was enriched by the commercial activities of its inhabitants.the early history of gujarat includes the imperial grandeur of chandragupta maurya who conquered a number of earlier states in what is now gujarat.between the decline of mauryan power and saurashtra coming under the sway of the samprati mauryas of ujjain, there was an indo-greek defeat in gujarat of demetrius. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | hydrophora | troublemaker | hydrocyst <tsp> hydrophora | scabetic | londres | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | subfuscous | graffiti | obligees | no related information |
illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.it borders wisconsin to its north, iowa to its northwest, missouri to its southwest, kentucky to its south, indiana to its east, and has a water border with michigan to the northeast in lake michigan.its largest metropolitan areas include the chicago metropolitan area, and the metro east section, of greater st. louis.other metropolitan areas include peoria and rockford, as well as springfield, its capital.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.additionally, the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers form parts of the state's boundaries.chicago's o'hare international airport has been among the world's ten busiest airports for decades.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.following u.s. independence in 1783, american settlers began arriving from kentucky via the ohio river, and the population grew from south to north.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the erie canal brought increased commercial activity in the great lakes, and the small settlement of chicago became one of the fastest growing cities in the world, benefiting from its location as one of the few natural harbors in southwestern lake michigan.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.the great migration from the south established a large community of african americans, particularly in chicago, who founded the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.chicago became a leading cultural, economic, and population center and is today one of the world's major commercial centers; its metropolitan area, informally referred to as chicagoland, holds about 65% of the state's 12.8 million residents.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954.the state is the site of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield and the future home of the barack obama presidential center in chicago. | illinois | capital | springfield illinois | illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | angularization | unresting | huffingly | no related information |
8°n 10°e nigeria ( ny-jeer-ee-ə), officially the federal republic of nigeria, is a country in west africa.it is situated between the sahel to the north and the gulf of guinea to the south in the atlantic ocean.it covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi), and with a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country.nigeria borders niger in the north, chad in the northeast, cameroon in the east, and benin in the west.nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the federal capital territory, where the capital, abuja, is located.the largest city in nigeria is lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in africa.nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium bc, with the nok civilization in the 15th century bc marking the first internal unification in the country.the modern state originated with british colonialization in the 19th century, taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the southern nigeria protectorate and northern nigeria protectorate in 1914 by lord lugard.the british set up administrative and legal structures while practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms in the nigeria region.nigeria became a formally independent federation on 1 october 1960.it experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of military dictatorships and democratically elected civilian governments until achieving a stable democracy in the 1999 presidential election.the 2015 general election was the first time an incumbent president failed to be re-elected.nigeria is a multinational state inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups speaking 500 distinct languages, all identifying with a wide variety of cultures.the three largest ethnic groups are the hausa in the north, yoruba in the west, and igbo in the east, together constituting over 60% of the total population.the official language is english, chosen to facilitate linguistic unity at the national level.nigeria's constitution ensures freedom of religion and it is home to some of the world's largest muslim and christian populations.nigeria is divided roughly in half between muslims, who live mostly in the north, and christians, who live mostly in the south; indigenous religions, such as those native to the igbo and yoruba ethnicities, are in the minority.nigeria is a regional power in africa and a middle and emerging power in international affairs.nigeria's economy is the largest in africa, the 31st-largest in the world by nominal gdp, and 26th-largest by ppp.nigeria is often referred to as the giant of africa owing to its large population and economy and is considered to be an emerging market by the world bank.however, the country ranks very low in the human development index and remains one of the most corrupt nations in the world.nigeria is a founding member of the african union and a member of many international organizations, including the united nations, the commonwealth of nations, nam, the economic community of west african states, organisation of islamic cooperation and opec.it is also a member of the informal mint group of countries and is one of the next eleven economies.this name was coined on 8 january 1897, by the british journalist flora shaw, who later married frederick lugard, a british colonial administrator.the neighbouring republic of niger takes its name from the same river.the origin of the name niger, which originally applied to only the middle reaches of the niger river, is uncertain.the word is likely an alteration of the tuareg name egerew n-igerewen used by inhabitants along the middle reaches of the river around timbuktu before 19th-century european colonialism. | nigeria | leadername | yemi osinbajo | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | unpatriotically | unnameableness | sweetfish <tsp> unpatriotically | enhaemospore | shopgirl | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | birthplace | serbia | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. |
illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.it borders wisconsin to its north, iowa to its northwest, missouri to its southwest, kentucky to its south, indiana to its east, and has a water border with michigan to the northeast in lake michigan.its largest metropolitan areas include the chicago metropolitan area, and the metro east section, of greater st. louis.other metropolitan areas include peoria and rockford, as well as springfield, its capital.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.additionally, the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers form parts of the state's boundaries.chicago's o'hare international airport has been among the world's ten busiest airports for decades.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.following u.s. independence in 1783, american settlers began arriving from kentucky via the ohio river, and the population grew from south to north.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the erie canal brought increased commercial activity in the great lakes, and the small settlement of chicago became one of the fastest growing cities in the world, benefiting from its location as one of the few natural harbors in southwestern lake michigan.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.the great migration from the south established a large community of african americans, particularly in chicago, who founded the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.chicago became a leading cultural, economic, and population center and is today one of the world's major commercial centers; its metropolitan area, informally referred to as chicagoland, holds about 65% of the state's 12.8 million residents.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954.the state is the site of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield and the future home of the barack obama presidential center in chicago. | illinois | capital | springfield illinois | illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954. |
8°n 10°e nigeria ( ny-jeer-ee-ə), officially the federal republic of nigeria, is a country in west africa.it is situated between the sahel to the north and the gulf of guinea to the south in the atlantic ocean.it covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi), and with a population of over 230 million, it is the most populous country in africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country.nigeria borders niger in the north, chad in the northeast, cameroon in the east, and benin in the west.nigeria is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the federal capital territory, where the capital, abuja, is located.the largest city in nigeria is lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in africa.nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium bc, with the nok civilization in the 15th century bc marking the first internal unification in the country.the modern state originated with british colonialization in the 19th century, taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the southern nigeria protectorate and northern nigeria protectorate in 1914 by lord lugard.the british set up administrative and legal structures while practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms in the nigeria region.nigeria became a formally independent federation on 1 october 1960.it experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of military dictatorships and democratically elected civilian governments until achieving a stable democracy in the 1999 presidential election.the 2015 general election was the first time an incumbent president failed to be re-elected.nigeria is a multinational state inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups speaking 500 distinct languages, all identifying with a wide variety of cultures.the three largest ethnic groups are the hausa in the north, yoruba in the west, and igbo in the east, together constituting over 60% of the total population.the official language is english, chosen to facilitate linguistic unity at the national level.nigeria's constitution ensures freedom of religion and it is home to some of the world's largest muslim and christian populations.nigeria is divided roughly in half between muslims, who live mostly in the north, and christians, who live mostly in the south; indigenous religions, such as those native to the igbo and yoruba ethnicities, are in the minority.nigeria is a regional power in africa and a middle and emerging power in international affairs.nigeria's economy is the largest in africa, the 31st-largest in the world by nominal gdp, and 26th-largest by ppp.nigeria is often referred to as the giant of africa owing to its large population and economy and is considered to be an emerging market by the world bank.however, the country ranks very low in the human development index and remains one of the most corrupt nations in the world.nigeria is a founding member of the african union and a member of many international organizations, including the united nations, the commonwealth of nations, nam, the economic community of west african states, organisation of islamic cooperation and opec.it is also a member of the informal mint group of countries and is one of the next eleven economies.this name was coined on 8 january 1897, by the british journalist flora shaw, who later married frederick lugard, a british colonial administrator.the neighbouring republic of niger takes its name from the same river.the origin of the name niger, which originally applied to only the middle reaches of the niger river, is uncertain.the word is likely an alteration of the tuareg name egerew n-igerewen used by inhabitants along the middle reaches of the river around timbuktu before 19th-century european colonialism. | nigeria | leadername | yemi osinbajo | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | operatingorganisation | turkmenistan airlines <tsp> ashgabat international airport | elevationabovethesealevel in metres | 211 | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | birthplace | serbia | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | birthplace | socialist republic of serbia | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. |
the nigerian air force (naf) is the air branch of the nigerian armed forces.it is the youngest branch of the nigerian armed forces.it is one of the largest in africa, consisting of about 18,000 personnel as at 2021and aircraft including 9 chengdu f-7s, 12 dassault-dornier alpha jets, three jf-17 thunder block ii and 12 embraer emb 314 super tucano aircraft, 24 m-346 fas on order, helicopter gunships, armed attack drones, and military transport aircraft.but during peacekeeping operations in congo and tanganyika, the nigerian army had no air transport of its own, and so in 1962, the government began to recruit cadets for pilot training in various foreign countries, with the first ten being taught by the egyptian air force.the act stated that the 'nigerian air force shall be charged with the defense of the federal republic by air, and to give effect thereto, the personnel shall be trained in such duties as in the air as well as on the ground.'the naf was formed with technical assistance from then west germany (now federal republic of germany following the re-unification of west and east germany).the air force started life as a transport unit with the first aircrews trained in canada, ethiopia and india.the head of the german air force assistance group (gafag) was colonel gerhard kahtz, and he became the first commander of the naf.the nucleus of the naf was thus established with the formation of the nigerian air force headquarters at the ministry of defense.the naf did not acquire combat capability until several mikoyan-gurevich mig-17 aircraft were presented by the soviet union in support of nigeria’s war effort during the nigerian civil war.on 13 august 1967, following several damaging attacks by biafran aircraft, the ussr started delivering first mig-17s from egypt to kano iap, simultaneously sending a large shipment aboard a polish merchant ship.initially two mig-15uti (naf601 and naf 602), and eight mig-17 (naf603 to naf610) was supplied to nigeria.later six il-28 bombers, initially flown upon deployment by egyptian and czech pilots, were delivered from egypt and stationed at calabar and port harcourt.other aircraft included six c-47, 20 do-27/28, and eight westland whirlwind and alouette ii helicopters.during the 1970s, nigeria bought lockheed c-130 hercules from the united states.six were acquired at a total cost of $45 million.25 mikoyan-gurevich mig-21mfs and six mig-21um were delivered in 1975 upon the advent of the murtala-obasanjo administration that replaced the regime of general yakubu gowon.most of these aircraft were deployed, making the naf one of the most formidable air forces in africa during this period.jimi peters wrote: '..the 1975-1980 naf development plan restructured naf formations' into group (air force) level units that reported to air force headquarters.that structure, he went on, was found too cumbersome, and thus two intermediate commands (military formations) were formed in 1978: naf tactical air command and naf training command.they retired in 1991.nigeria purchased 24 aero l-39 albatros armed jet trainers in 1986-87, having retired its fleet of l-29 that were donated to the republic of ghana air force at the inception of the west african monitoring group (ecomog) operations in liberia.a subsequent attempt to expand the fleet by acquiring 27 more in 1991 was not executed.the deal included 12 f-7ni (ni-nigeria) single seat fighter variant, and 3 ft-7ni dual-seat trainer aircraft.the $251 million package included $220 million for 15 aircraft, plus $32 million for armaments: live pl-9c aam, training pl-9 rounds, unguided rockets, and 250/500 kg bombs.the pioneer naf pilots on the aircraft trained in china in 2008, while delivery of the aircraft began in 2009. | nigerian air force | traineraircraft | aermacchi mb-339 | no related information |
illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.it borders wisconsin to its north, iowa to its northwest, missouri to its southwest, kentucky to its south, indiana to its east, and has a water border with michigan to the northeast in lake michigan.its largest metropolitan areas include the chicago metropolitan area, and the metro east section, of greater st. louis.other metropolitan areas include peoria and rockford, as well as springfield, its capital.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.additionally, the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers form parts of the state's boundaries.chicago's o'hare international airport has been among the world's ten busiest airports for decades.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.following u.s. independence in 1783, american settlers began arriving from kentucky via the ohio river, and the population grew from south to north.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the erie canal brought increased commercial activity in the great lakes, and the small settlement of chicago became one of the fastest growing cities in the world, benefiting from its location as one of the few natural harbors in southwestern lake michigan.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.the great migration from the south established a large community of african americans, particularly in chicago, who founded the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.chicago became a leading cultural, economic, and population center and is today one of the world's major commercial centers; its metropolitan area, informally referred to as chicagoland, holds about 65% of the state's 12.8 million residents.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954.the state is the site of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield and the future home of the barack obama presidential center in chicago. | pseudophallic | indocility | erme | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | maoris | groundway | unfettered <tsp> maoris | syrma | mariou | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | birthplace | socialist republic of serbia | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. |
the nigerian air force (naf) is the air branch of the nigerian armed forces.it is the youngest branch of the nigerian armed forces.it is one of the largest in africa, consisting of about 18,000 personnel as at 2021and aircraft including 9 chengdu f-7s, 12 dassault-dornier alpha jets, three jf-17 thunder block ii and 12 embraer emb 314 super tucano aircraft, 24 m-346 fas on order, helicopter gunships, armed attack drones, and military transport aircraft.but during peacekeeping operations in congo and tanganyika, the nigerian army had no air transport of its own, and so in 1962, the government began to recruit cadets for pilot training in various foreign countries, with the first ten being taught by the egyptian air force.the act stated that the 'nigerian air force shall be charged with the defense of the federal republic by air, and to give effect thereto, the personnel shall be trained in such duties as in the air as well as on the ground.'the naf was formed with technical assistance from then west germany (now federal republic of germany following the re-unification of west and east germany).the air force started life as a transport unit with the first aircrews trained in canada, ethiopia and india.the head of the german air force assistance group (gafag) was colonel gerhard kahtz, and he became the first commander of the naf.the nucleus of the naf was thus established with the formation of the nigerian air force headquarters at the ministry of defense.the naf did not acquire combat capability until several mikoyan-gurevich mig-17 aircraft were presented by the soviet union in support of nigeria’s war effort during the nigerian civil war.on 13 august 1967, following several damaging attacks by biafran aircraft, the ussr started delivering first mig-17s from egypt to kano iap, simultaneously sending a large shipment aboard a polish merchant ship.initially two mig-15uti (naf601 and naf 602), and eight mig-17 (naf603 to naf610) was supplied to nigeria.later six il-28 bombers, initially flown upon deployment by egyptian and czech pilots, were delivered from egypt and stationed at calabar and port harcourt.other aircraft included six c-47, 20 do-27/28, and eight westland whirlwind and alouette ii helicopters.during the 1970s, nigeria bought lockheed c-130 hercules from the united states.six were acquired at a total cost of $45 million.25 mikoyan-gurevich mig-21mfs and six mig-21um were delivered in 1975 upon the advent of the murtala-obasanjo administration that replaced the regime of general yakubu gowon.most of these aircraft were deployed, making the naf one of the most formidable air forces in africa during this period.jimi peters wrote: '..the 1975-1980 naf development plan restructured naf formations' into group (air force) level units that reported to air force headquarters.that structure, he went on, was found too cumbersome, and thus two intermediate commands (military formations) were formed in 1978: naf tactical air command and naf training command.they retired in 1991.nigeria purchased 24 aero l-39 albatros armed jet trainers in 1986-87, having retired its fleet of l-29 that were donated to the republic of ghana air force at the inception of the west african monitoring group (ecomog) operations in liberia.a subsequent attempt to expand the fleet by acquiring 27 more in 1991 was not executed.the deal included 12 f-7ni (ni-nigeria) single seat fighter variant, and 3 ft-7ni dual-seat trainer aircraft.the $251 million package included $220 million for 15 aircraft, plus $32 million for armaments: live pl-9c aam, training pl-9 rounds, unguided rockets, and 250/500 kg bombs.the pioneer naf pilots on the aircraft trained in china in 2008, while delivery of the aircraft began in 2009. | nigerian air force | traineraircraft | aermacchi mb-339 | no related information |
illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.it borders wisconsin to its north, iowa to its northwest, missouri to its southwest, kentucky to its south, indiana to its east, and has a water border with michigan to the northeast in lake michigan.its largest metropolitan areas include the chicago metropolitan area, and the metro east section, of greater st. louis.other metropolitan areas include peoria and rockford, as well as springfield, its capital.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.additionally, the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers form parts of the state's boundaries.chicago's o'hare international airport has been among the world's ten busiest airports for decades.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.following u.s. independence in 1783, american settlers began arriving from kentucky via the ohio river, and the population grew from south to north.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the erie canal brought increased commercial activity in the great lakes, and the small settlement of chicago became one of the fastest growing cities in the world, benefiting from its location as one of the few natural harbors in southwestern lake michigan.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.the great migration from the south established a large community of african americans, particularly in chicago, who founded the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.chicago became a leading cultural, economic, and population center and is today one of the world's major commercial centers; its metropolitan area, informally referred to as chicagoland, holds about 65% of the state's 12.8 million residents.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954.the state is the site of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield and the future home of the barack obama presidential center in chicago. | illinois | country | united states | illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center. |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | operatingorganisation | turkmenistan airlines <tsp> ashgabat international airport | elevationabovethesealevel in metres | 211 | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | birthplace | socialist republic of serbia | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. |
the nigerian air force (naf) is the air branch of the nigerian armed forces.it is the youngest branch of the nigerian armed forces.it is one of the largest in africa, consisting of about 18,000 personnel as at 2021and aircraft including 9 chengdu f-7s, 12 dassault-dornier alpha jets, three jf-17 thunder block ii and 12 embraer emb 314 super tucano aircraft, 24 m-346 fas on order, helicopter gunships, armed attack drones, and military transport aircraft.but during peacekeeping operations in congo and tanganyika, the nigerian army had no air transport of its own, and so in 1962, the government began to recruit cadets for pilot training in various foreign countries, with the first ten being taught by the egyptian air force.the act stated that the 'nigerian air force shall be charged with the defense of the federal republic by air, and to give effect thereto, the personnel shall be trained in such duties as in the air as well as on the ground.'the naf was formed with technical assistance from then west germany (now federal republic of germany following the re-unification of west and east germany).the air force started life as a transport unit with the first aircrews trained in canada, ethiopia and india.the head of the german air force assistance group (gafag) was colonel gerhard kahtz, and he became the first commander of the naf.the nucleus of the naf was thus established with the formation of the nigerian air force headquarters at the ministry of defense.the naf did not acquire combat capability until several mikoyan-gurevich mig-17 aircraft were presented by the soviet union in support of nigeria’s war effort during the nigerian civil war.on 13 august 1967, following several damaging attacks by biafran aircraft, the ussr started delivering first mig-17s from egypt to kano iap, simultaneously sending a large shipment aboard a polish merchant ship.initially two mig-15uti (naf601 and naf 602), and eight mig-17 (naf603 to naf610) was supplied to nigeria.later six il-28 bombers, initially flown upon deployment by egyptian and czech pilots, were delivered from egypt and stationed at calabar and port harcourt.other aircraft included six c-47, 20 do-27/28, and eight westland whirlwind and alouette ii helicopters.during the 1970s, nigeria bought lockheed c-130 hercules from the united states.six were acquired at a total cost of $45 million.25 mikoyan-gurevich mig-21mfs and six mig-21um were delivered in 1975 upon the advent of the murtala-obasanjo administration that replaced the regime of general yakubu gowon.most of these aircraft were deployed, making the naf one of the most formidable air forces in africa during this period.jimi peters wrote: '..the 1975-1980 naf development plan restructured naf formations' into group (air force) level units that reported to air force headquarters.that structure, he went on, was found too cumbersome, and thus two intermediate commands (military formations) were formed in 1978: naf tactical air command and naf training command.they retired in 1991.nigeria purchased 24 aero l-39 albatros armed jet trainers in 1986-87, having retired its fleet of l-29 that were donated to the republic of ghana air force at the inception of the west african monitoring group (ecomog) operations in liberia.a subsequent attempt to expand the fleet by acquiring 27 more in 1991 was not executed.the deal included 12 f-7ni (ni-nigeria) single seat fighter variant, and 3 ft-7ni dual-seat trainer aircraft.the $251 million package included $220 million for 15 aircraft, plus $32 million for armaments: live pl-9c aam, training pl-9 rounds, unguided rockets, and 250/500 kg bombs.the pioneer naf pilots on the aircraft trained in china in 2008, while delivery of the aircraft began in 2009. | nigerian air force | traineraircraft | aermacchi mb-339 | no related information |
illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.it borders wisconsin to its north, iowa to its northwest, missouri to its southwest, kentucky to its south, indiana to its east, and has a water border with michigan to the northeast in lake michigan.its largest metropolitan areas include the chicago metropolitan area, and the metro east section, of greater st. louis.other metropolitan areas include peoria and rockford, as well as springfield, its capital.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.additionally, the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers form parts of the state's boundaries.chicago's o'hare international airport has been among the world's ten busiest airports for decades.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.following u.s. independence in 1783, american settlers began arriving from kentucky via the ohio river, and the population grew from south to north.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the erie canal brought increased commercial activity in the great lakes, and the small settlement of chicago became one of the fastest growing cities in the world, benefiting from its location as one of the few natural harbors in southwestern lake michigan.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.the great migration from the south established a large community of african americans, particularly in chicago, who founded the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.chicago became a leading cultural, economic, and population center and is today one of the world's major commercial centers; its metropolitan area, informally referred to as chicagoland, holds about 65% of the state's 12.8 million residents.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954.the state is the site of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield and the future home of the barack obama presidential center in chicago. | illinois | country | united states | illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | birthyear | 1972 | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | stockading | decadic | rabigenic <tsp> stockading | belows | overweighs | no related information |
illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.it borders wisconsin to its north, iowa to its northwest, missouri to its southwest, kentucky to its south, indiana to its east, and has a water border with michigan to the northeast in lake michigan.its largest metropolitan areas include the chicago metropolitan area, and the metro east section, of greater st. louis.other metropolitan areas include peoria and rockford, as well as springfield, its capital.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.additionally, the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers form parts of the state's boundaries.chicago's o'hare international airport has been among the world's ten busiest airports for decades.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.following u.s. independence in 1783, american settlers began arriving from kentucky via the ohio river, and the population grew from south to north.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the erie canal brought increased commercial activity in the great lakes, and the small settlement of chicago became one of the fastest growing cities in the world, benefiting from its location as one of the few natural harbors in southwestern lake michigan.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.the great migration from the south established a large community of african americans, particularly in chicago, who founded the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.chicago became a leading cultural, economic, and population center and is today one of the world's major commercial centers; its metropolitan area, informally referred to as chicagoland, holds about 65% of the state's 12.8 million residents.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954.the state is the site of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield and the future home of the barack obama presidential center in chicago. | illinois | language | english language | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | stealthiness | llamas | homilete | no related information |
chief olusegun matthew okikiola ogunboye aremu obasanjo, , ( (listen) ; yoruba: olúṣẹ́gun ọbásanjọ́ yoruba pronunciation: [olúʃɛ́ɡũ ɔbásanɟɔ];(listen) born 5 march 1937) is a nigerian retired military officer and statesman who served as nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the peoples democratic party (pdp) from 1998 to 2015, and since 2018.born in the village of ibogun-olaogun to a farming family of the owu branch of the yoruba, obasanjo was educated largely in abeokuta, ogun state.joining the nigerian army, where he specialised in engineering, he spent time assigned in the congo, britain, and india, rising to the rank of major.in the latter part of the 1960s, he played a senior role in combating biafran separatists during the nigerian civil war, accepting their surrender in 1970.in 1975, a military coup established a junta with obasanjo as part of its ruling triumvirate.after the triumvirate's leader, murtala muhammed, was assassinated the following year, the supreme military council appointed obasanjo as head of state.continuing murtala's policies, obasanjo oversaw budgetary cut-backs and an expansion in access to free school education.increasingly aligning nigeria with the united states, he also emphasised support for groups opposing white minority rule in southern africa.committed to restoring democracy, obasanjo oversaw the 1979 election, after which he handed over control of nigeria to the newly elected civilian president, shehu shagari.he then retired to ota, ogun, where he became a farmer, published four books, and took part in international initiatives to end various african conflicts.in 1993, sani abacha seized power in a military coup.openly critical of abacha's administration, in 1995 obasanjo was arrested and convicted of being part of a planned coup, despite protesting his innocence.while imprisoned, he became a born again christian, with providentialism strongly influencing his subsequent worldview.he was released following abacha's death in 1998.entering electoral politics, obasanjo became the pdp candidate for the 1999 presidential election, which he won comfortably.as president, he de-politicised the military and both expanded the police and mobilised the army to combat widespread ethnic, religious, and secessionist violence.he withdrew nigeria's military from sierra leone and privatised various public enterprises to limit his country's spiralling debt.he was re-elected in the 2003 election.influenced by pan-africanist ideas, he was a keen supporter of the formation of the african union and served as its chair from 2004 to 2006.obasanjo's attempts to change the constitution to abolish presidential term limits were unsuccessful and brought criticism.in retirement, he earned a phd in theology from the national open university of nigeria.obasanjo has been described as one of the great figures of the second generation of post-colonial african leaders.he received praise both for overseeing nigeria's transition to representative democracy in the 1970s and for his pan-african efforts to encourage cooperation across the continent.critics maintain that he was guilty of corruption, that his administrations oversaw human rights abuses, and that as president he became too interested in consolidating and maintaining his personal power.his later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was a later estimate, with no contemporary records surviving.his father was amos adigun obaluayesanjo 'obasanjo' bankole and his mother was bernice ashabi bankole.the first of nine children, only he and a sister (adunni oluwole obasanjo) survived childhood.he was born to the owu branch of the yoruba people.the village church was part of a mission set up by the u.s. southern baptist church and obasanjo was raised baptist. | olusegun obasanjo | inofficewhilevicepresident | atiku abubakar | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | genre | funk | no related information |
illinois ( (listen) il-in-oy) is a state in the midwestern united states.it borders wisconsin to its north, iowa to its northwest, missouri to its southwest, kentucky to its south, indiana to its east, and has a water border with michigan to the northeast in lake michigan.its largest metropolitan areas include the chicago metropolitan area, and the metro east section, of greater st. louis.other metropolitan areas include peoria and rockford, as well as springfield, its capital.of the fifty u.s. states, illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (gdp), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area.illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south.owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the port of chicago has access to the atlantic ocean through the great lakes and saint lawrence seaway and to the gulf of mexico from the mississippi river via the illinois waterway.additionally, the mississippi, ohio, and wabash rivers form parts of the state's boundaries.chicago's o'hare international airport has been among the world's ten busiest airports for decades.illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the united states and a bellwether in american culture, exemplified by the phrase will it play in peoria?.what is now illinois was inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous cultures, including the advanced civilization centered in the cahokia region.the french were the first europeans to arrive, settling near the mississippi river in the 17th century, in the region they called illinois country, as part of the sprawling colony of new france.following u.s. independence in 1783, american settlers began arriving from kentucky via the ohio river, and the population grew from south to north.illinois was part of the united states' oldest territory, the northwest territory, and in 1818 it achieved statehood.the erie canal brought increased commercial activity in the great lakes, and the small settlement of chicago became one of the fastest growing cities in the world, benefiting from its location as one of the few natural harbors in southwestern lake michigan.the invention of the self-scouring steel plow by illinoisan john deere turned the state's rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmland, attracting immigrant farmers from germany and sweden.in the mid-19th century, the illinois and michigan canal and a sprawling railroad network greatly facilitated trade, commerce, and settlement, making the state a transportation hub for the nation.by 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities, and coal mining in the central and southern areas, attracted immigrants from eastern and southern europe.illinois became one of america's most industrialized states and remains a major manufacturing center.the great migration from the south established a large community of african americans, particularly in chicago, who founded the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.chicago became a leading cultural, economic, and population center and is today one of the world's major commercial centers; its metropolitan area, informally referred to as chicagoland, holds about 65% of the state's 12.8 million residents.three u.s. presidents have been elected while residents of illinois: abraham lincoln, ulysses s. grant, and barack obama; additionally, ronald reagan was born and raised in the state.today, illinois honors lincoln with its official state slogan land of lincoln, which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954.the state is the site of the abraham lincoln presidential library and museum in springfield and the future home of the barack obama presidential center in chicago. | illinois | language | english language | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | simonists | villager | graviers <tsp> simonists | photophane | partridgelike | no related information |
chief olusegun matthew okikiola ogunboye aremu obasanjo, , ( (listen) ; yoruba: olúṣẹ́gun ọbásanjọ́ yoruba pronunciation: [olúʃɛ́ɡũ ɔbásanɟɔ];(listen) born 5 march 1937) is a nigerian retired military officer and statesman who served as nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the peoples democratic party (pdp) from 1998 to 2015, and since 2018.born in the village of ibogun-olaogun to a farming family of the owu branch of the yoruba, obasanjo was educated largely in abeokuta, ogun state.joining the nigerian army, where he specialised in engineering, he spent time assigned in the congo, britain, and india, rising to the rank of major.in the latter part of the 1960s, he played a senior role in combating biafran separatists during the nigerian civil war, accepting their surrender in 1970.in 1975, a military coup established a junta with obasanjo as part of its ruling triumvirate.after the triumvirate's leader, murtala muhammed, was assassinated the following year, the supreme military council appointed obasanjo as head of state.continuing murtala's policies, obasanjo oversaw budgetary cut-backs and an expansion in access to free school education.increasingly aligning nigeria with the united states, he also emphasised support for groups opposing white minority rule in southern africa.committed to restoring democracy, obasanjo oversaw the 1979 election, after which he handed over control of nigeria to the newly elected civilian president, shehu shagari.he then retired to ota, ogun, where he became a farmer, published four books, and took part in international initiatives to end various african conflicts.in 1993, sani abacha seized power in a military coup.openly critical of abacha's administration, in 1995 obasanjo was arrested and convicted of being part of a planned coup, despite protesting his innocence.while imprisoned, he became a born again christian, with providentialism strongly influencing his subsequent worldview.he was released following abacha's death in 1998.entering electoral politics, obasanjo became the pdp candidate for the 1999 presidential election, which he won comfortably.as president, he de-politicised the military and both expanded the police and mobilised the army to combat widespread ethnic, religious, and secessionist violence.he withdrew nigeria's military from sierra leone and privatised various public enterprises to limit his country's spiralling debt.he was re-elected in the 2003 election.influenced by pan-africanist ideas, he was a keen supporter of the formation of the african union and served as its chair from 2004 to 2006.obasanjo's attempts to change the constitution to abolish presidential term limits were unsuccessful and brought criticism.in retirement, he earned a phd in theology from the national open university of nigeria.obasanjo has been described as one of the great figures of the second generation of post-colonial african leaders.he received praise both for overseeing nigeria's transition to representative democracy in the 1970s and for his pan-african efforts to encourage cooperation across the continent.critics maintain that he was guilty of corruption, that his administrations oversaw human rights abuses, and that as president he became too interested in consolidating and maintaining his personal power.his later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was a later estimate, with no contemporary records surviving.his father was amos adigun obaluayesanjo 'obasanjo' bankole and his mother was bernice ashabi bankole.the first of nine children, only he and a sister (adunni oluwole obasanjo) survived childhood.he was born to the owu branch of the yoruba people.the village church was part of a mission set up by the u.s. southern baptist church and obasanjo was raised baptist. | gighe | equipoised | quackishly | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | operatingorganisation | turkmenistan airlines <tsp> turkmenistan airlines | hubairport | turkmenabat airport | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow. |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | unshepherding | uncivilness | bedaub | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | operatingorganisation | turkmenistan airlines <tsp> turkmenistan airlines | hubairport | turkmenbashi international airport | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow. |
chief olusegun matthew okikiola ogunboye aremu obasanjo, , ( (listen) ; yoruba: olúṣẹ́gun ọbásanjọ́ yoruba pronunciation: [olúʃɛ́ɡũ ɔbásanɟɔ];(listen) born 5 march 1937) is a nigerian retired military officer and statesman who served as nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the peoples democratic party (pdp) from 1998 to 2015, and since 2018.born in the village of ibogun-olaogun to a farming family of the owu branch of the yoruba, obasanjo was educated largely in abeokuta, ogun state.joining the nigerian army, where he specialised in engineering, he spent time assigned in the congo, britain, and india, rising to the rank of major.in the latter part of the 1960s, he played a senior role in combating biafran separatists during the nigerian civil war, accepting their surrender in 1970.in 1975, a military coup established a junta with obasanjo as part of its ruling triumvirate.after the triumvirate's leader, murtala muhammed, was assassinated the following year, the supreme military council appointed obasanjo as head of state.continuing murtala's policies, obasanjo oversaw budgetary cut-backs and an expansion in access to free school education.increasingly aligning nigeria with the united states, he also emphasised support for groups opposing white minority rule in southern africa.committed to restoring democracy, obasanjo oversaw the 1979 election, after which he handed over control of nigeria to the newly elected civilian president, shehu shagari.he then retired to ota, ogun, where he became a farmer, published four books, and took part in international initiatives to end various african conflicts.in 1993, sani abacha seized power in a military coup.openly critical of abacha's administration, in 1995 obasanjo was arrested and convicted of being part of a planned coup, despite protesting his innocence.while imprisoned, he became a born again christian, with providentialism strongly influencing his subsequent worldview.he was released following abacha's death in 1998.entering electoral politics, obasanjo became the pdp candidate for the 1999 presidential election, which he won comfortably.as president, he de-politicised the military and both expanded the police and mobilised the army to combat widespread ethnic, religious, and secessionist violence.he withdrew nigeria's military from sierra leone and privatised various public enterprises to limit his country's spiralling debt.he was re-elected in the 2003 election.influenced by pan-africanist ideas, he was a keen supporter of the formation of the african union and served as its chair from 2004 to 2006.obasanjo's attempts to change the constitution to abolish presidential term limits were unsuccessful and brought criticism.in retirement, he earned a phd in theology from the national open university of nigeria.obasanjo has been described as one of the great figures of the second generation of post-colonial african leaders.he received praise both for overseeing nigeria's transition to representative democracy in the 1970s and for his pan-african efforts to encourage cooperation across the continent.critics maintain that he was guilty of corruption, that his administrations oversaw human rights abuses, and that as president he became too interested in consolidating and maintaining his personal power.his later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was a later estimate, with no contemporary records surviving.his father was amos adigun obaluayesanjo 'obasanjo' bankole and his mother was bernice ashabi bankole.the first of nine children, only he and a sister (adunni oluwole obasanjo) survived childhood.he was born to the owu branch of the yoruba people.the village church was part of a mission set up by the u.s. southern baptist church and obasanjo was raised baptist. | tenons | tenebrist | openworks | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | filmstrip | unsatisfied | restress | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ourebis | hyperpathetical | winnecowet | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | ashgabat international airport | operatingorganisation | turkmenistan airlines <tsp> turkmenistan airlines | hubairport | turkmenbashi international airport | ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow. |
parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of wood county, west virginia.located at the confluence of the ohio and little kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and the center of the parkersburg–vienna metropolitan area.the city's population was 29,749 at the 2020 census, and its metro population was 89,490.the city is about 14 miles (23 km) south of marietta, ohio.the baltimore and ohio railroad reached parkersburg in 1857, but lacked a crossing over the ohio river until after the american civil war.when the b&o completed the parkersburg bridge (csx) 1868–1870 to belpre, it was the longest railroad bridge in the world.the bureau of the public debt, an agency of the u.s. treasury department, was relocated from the washington, d.c. metropolitan area in the late 20th century and headquartered in parkersburg.in october 2012, it was merged with the financial management service to form the bureau of the fiscal service.this was part of a westward migration of settlers from parts of virginia to the east, closer to the atlantic ocean.a town section was laid out on land granted to alexander parker for his revolutionary war service.virginia made grants of land to veterans for their war service.the title conflicts between parker and the city planners of newport were settled in 1809 in favor of his heirs.the town was renamed parkersburg in 1810.it was chartered by the virginia general assembly in 1820.it was rechartered as a city in 1860.the town was the western terminus of both the staunton-parkersburg turnpike and the northwestern turnpike.in 1857 the baltimore and ohio railroad built a branch line south to the town from wheeling, west virginia.travelers wanting to connect with the ohio marietta and cincinnati railroad, one of the east–west lines along the ohio river, had to take a steamboat 14 miles north to marietta, ohio.jacob linville designed the railroad bridge planned by the b&o.it was constructed in 1868–1870 between parkersburg and belpre, ohio, as part of the b&o's main line from baltimore to st. louis, missouri.this drew traffic and trade from marietta.today the structure is known as the parkersburg bridge.parkersburg served as a transportation and medical center for union forces during the american civil war.it developed further as a transportation hub in the gas and oil boom following that war.blennerhassett island historical state park is a historical island located just below parkersburg.in the late 19th century, parkersburg emerged as a major oil refining center serving nearby oilfields at volcano and burning springs.the camden consolidated oil company, founded in 1866 by future u.s.senator johnson newlon camden, dominated the refining business and was sold to rockefeller's standard oil company in 1875.camden became a standard director and vice president and, along with john w. davis, dominated west virginia politics until the early 20th century.in the post-world war ii period, parkersburg became one of the leading industrial centers of the ohio valley, producing chemicals, glass, o. ames tools, textiles (especially american viscose company rayon), plastics and polymers, iron, and steel.the bureau of the public debt, an agency of the u.s. treasury department, was moved to parkersburg in 1954 as a location midway between chicago and washington, d.c. that would be safe in the event of a national emergency.in october 2012, the bureau of the public debt consolidated with the financial management service to form the bureau of the fiscal service.the little kanawha river divides the north and south sides of the city.worthington creek, a tributary of the little kanawha river, flows through the eastern part of the city. | precooked | abscondedly | physiocratist | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | menkar | snowdrifts | coalification <tsp> menkar | bellabella | nonimputability | no related information |
parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of wood county, west virginia.located at the confluence of the ohio and little kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and the center of the parkersburg–vienna metropolitan area.the city's population was 29,749 at the 2020 census, and its metro population was 89,490.the city is about 14 miles (23 km) south of marietta, ohio.the baltimore and ohio railroad reached parkersburg in 1857, but lacked a crossing over the ohio river until after the american civil war.when the b&o completed the parkersburg bridge (csx) 1868–1870 to belpre, it was the longest railroad bridge in the world.the bureau of the public debt, an agency of the u.s. treasury department, was relocated from the washington, d.c. metropolitan area in the late 20th century and headquartered in parkersburg.in october 2012, it was merged with the financial management service to form the bureau of the fiscal service.this was part of a westward migration of settlers from parts of virginia to the east, closer to the atlantic ocean.a town section was laid out on land granted to alexander parker for his revolutionary war service.virginia made grants of land to veterans for their war service.the title conflicts between parker and the city planners of newport were settled in 1809 in favor of his heirs.the town was renamed parkersburg in 1810.it was chartered by the virginia general assembly in 1820.it was rechartered as a city in 1860.the town was the western terminus of both the staunton-parkersburg turnpike and the northwestern turnpike.in 1857 the baltimore and ohio railroad built a branch line south to the town from wheeling, west virginia.travelers wanting to connect with the ohio marietta and cincinnati railroad, one of the east–west lines along the ohio river, had to take a steamboat 14 miles north to marietta, ohio.jacob linville designed the railroad bridge planned by the b&o.it was constructed in 1868–1870 between parkersburg and belpre, ohio, as part of the b&o's main line from baltimore to st. louis, missouri.this drew traffic and trade from marietta.today the structure is known as the parkersburg bridge.parkersburg served as a transportation and medical center for union forces during the american civil war.it developed further as a transportation hub in the gas and oil boom following that war.blennerhassett island historical state park is a historical island located just below parkersburg.in the late 19th century, parkersburg emerged as a major oil refining center serving nearby oilfields at volcano and burning springs.the camden consolidated oil company, founded in 1866 by future u.s.senator johnson newlon camden, dominated the refining business and was sold to rockefeller's standard oil company in 1875.camden became a standard director and vice president and, along with john w. davis, dominated west virginia politics until the early 20th century.in the post-world war ii period, parkersburg became one of the leading industrial centers of the ohio valley, producing chemicals, glass, o. ames tools, textiles (especially american viscose company rayon), plastics and polymers, iron, and steel.the bureau of the public debt, an agency of the u.s. treasury department, was moved to parkersburg in 1954 as a location midway between chicago and washington, d.c. that would be safe in the event of a national emergency.in october 2012, the bureau of the public debt consolidated with the financial management service to form the bureau of the fiscal service.the little kanawha river divides the north and south sides of the city.worthington creek, a tributary of the little kanawha river, flows through the eastern part of the city. | parkersburg west virginia | country | united states | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | genre | pop music | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university. |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | spillway | selfs | daguerreotypy <tsp> spillway | snowshoer | cavernous | no related information |
aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she is the eldest daughter of eminent composer kornelije kovač and the elder sister of singer kristina kovač.alongside her sister kristina, kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group k2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001.she won a best adriatic act award at the mtv europe music awards 2006.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.in 2015 she was a bafta scotland new talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, tv, and film.she scored the off broadway theater play 'jackie and marilyn' (april 2014), which premiered at the lion theater in theater row, new york, to rave reviews, as well as the feature length documentary 'the most important boy in the world' (beldocs 2016, idfa 2016).she has two younger sisters; kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and anja, born in 1988, who is an actress.kovač was born and raised in belgrade.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.she cites aretha franklin, whitney houston, and alicia keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist.the same year they supported labi sifre at his tour in england.the sister supported bebi dol in her song 'brazil' at the eurovision song contest 1991.in 1993 k2 supported errol brown from hot chocolate on a tour.after the tour, they continued working with brown's band new underground, a manchester based production team, consisting of robert maddix and jonathon beckford.working on that project, the sisters discovered soul and funk music, and quickly absorbed the sounds of her manchester friends’ record collection, which was ripe with old-school soul music, such as aretha franklin, sly stone, parliament and curtis mayfield.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university.in next five years, k2 worked with great names in music such as derek bramble, who worked with whitney houston and nona gaye, the writing duo rod argent, who produced albums for tanita tikaram, and many others.after their contract with mismanagement expired in 1995, the sisters returned to belgrade and wrote, arranged and produced their debut album k2, that hit number one on the charts.k2 sold more than 70 000 copies, and the band had a successful tour all over the country.their second album, malo soula (a little bit of soul), was released in 1996, and hit the charts.in 1997 k2 signed a recording contract with emi to release an album for the spanish market, and the sisters traveled to madrid to record it.in 1998 k2 released their album vamos de fiesta.after a successful promotion of the album and a tour, the group returned to belgrade and stopped working.in 1993 she performed in spain with latino dance group locomía, playing the keyboards and singing back vocals.she also backed singer mickael herzog on his spanish your.soon after k2 stopped performing in late 1990s, aleksandra decided to continue solo, but now not only as a performer and composer, but as an arranger and producer as well.in year 2000 she joined forces with music producer and supervisor, roman goršek, and founded the music production company raproduction, which specializes in composing for film and new media, music supervision and production, songwriting, talent search, marketing and vocal coaching. | aleksandra kovač | genre | pop music | aleksandra kovač (serbian cyrillic: александра ковач, pronounced [aleksǎːndra kôʋatʃ]; born 1972) is a serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer.she was one of the judges on the second series of x factor adriaaleksandra kovac holds a master of science degree in composition for screen from edinburgh university, as well as a ba in music education from belgrade university.surrounded with music throughout her childhood, kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13.at the same time, kovač studied classical music at the belgrade university. |
parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of wood county, west virginia.located at the confluence of the ohio and little kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and the center of the parkersburg–vienna metropolitan area.the city's population was 29,749 at the 2020 census, and its metro population was 89,490.the city is about 14 miles (23 km) south of marietta, ohio.the baltimore and ohio railroad reached parkersburg in 1857, but lacked a crossing over the ohio river until after the american civil war.when the b&o completed the parkersburg bridge (csx) 1868–1870 to belpre, it was the longest railroad bridge in the world.the bureau of the public debt, an agency of the u.s. treasury department, was relocated from the washington, d.c. metropolitan area in the late 20th century and headquartered in parkersburg.in october 2012, it was merged with the financial management service to form the bureau of the fiscal service.this was part of a westward migration of settlers from parts of virginia to the east, closer to the atlantic ocean.a town section was laid out on land granted to alexander parker for his revolutionary war service.virginia made grants of land to veterans for their war service.the title conflicts between parker and the city planners of newport were settled in 1809 in favor of his heirs.the town was renamed parkersburg in 1810.it was chartered by the virginia general assembly in 1820.it was rechartered as a city in 1860.the town was the western terminus of both the staunton-parkersburg turnpike and the northwestern turnpike.in 1857 the baltimore and ohio railroad built a branch line south to the town from wheeling, west virginia.travelers wanting to connect with the ohio marietta and cincinnati railroad, one of the east–west lines along the ohio river, had to take a steamboat 14 miles north to marietta, ohio.jacob linville designed the railroad bridge planned by the b&o.it was constructed in 1868–1870 between parkersburg and belpre, ohio, as part of the b&o's main line from baltimore to st. louis, missouri.this drew traffic and trade from marietta.today the structure is known as the parkersburg bridge.parkersburg served as a transportation and medical center for union forces during the american civil war.it developed further as a transportation hub in the gas and oil boom following that war.blennerhassett island historical state park is a historical island located just below parkersburg.in the late 19th century, parkersburg emerged as a major oil refining center serving nearby oilfields at volcano and burning springs.the camden consolidated oil company, founded in 1866 by future u.s.senator johnson newlon camden, dominated the refining business and was sold to rockefeller's standard oil company in 1875.camden became a standard director and vice president and, along with john w. davis, dominated west virginia politics until the early 20th century.in the post-world war ii period, parkersburg became one of the leading industrial centers of the ohio valley, producing chemicals, glass, o. ames tools, textiles (especially american viscose company rayon), plastics and polymers, iron, and steel.the bureau of the public debt, an agency of the u.s. treasury department, was moved to parkersburg in 1954 as a location midway between chicago and washington, d.c. that would be safe in the event of a national emergency.in october 2012, the bureau of the public debt consolidated with the financial management service to form the bureau of the fiscal service.the little kanawha river divides the north and south sides of the city.worthington creek, a tributary of the little kanawha river, flows through the eastern part of the city. | parkersburg west virginia | country | united states | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | grimaced | prettyish | pushcarts <tsp> grimaced | familiarness | wemmy | no related information |
plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes, forming the kingdom plantae.many are multicellular.historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi.all current definitions exclude the fungi and some of the algae.by one definition, plants form the clade viridiplantae (latin for 'green plants') which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants.the latter include hornworts, liverworts, mosses, lycophytes, ferns, conifers and other gymnosperms, and flowering plants.a definition based on genomes includes the viridiplantae, along with the red algae and the glaucophytes, in the clade archaeplastida.green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria.chloroplasts perform photosynthesis using the pigment chlorophyll, which gives them their green colour.some plants are parasitic and have lost the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize.plants are characterized by sexual reproduction and alternation of generations, but asexual reproduction is also common.there are about 380,000 known species of plants, of which the majority, some 260,000, produce seeds.green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of earth's ecosystems.grain, fruit, and vegetables are basic human foods and have been domesticated for millennia.plants have many cultural and other uses, such as ornaments, building materials, writing materials, and, in great variety, they have been the source of medicines.the scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology.this classification dates from aristotle (384–322 bc), who distinguished different levels of beings in his biology, based on whether living things have locomotion or had sensory organs.theophrastus, aristotle's student, continued his work in plant taxonomy and classification.much later, linnaeus (1707–1778) created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification, but retained the animal and plant kingdoms.from least to most inclusive, these four groupings are: == evolution == === diversity === there are about 382,000 accepted species of plants, of which the great majority, some 293,000, produce seeds.the table below shows some species count estimates of different green plant (viridiplantae) divisions.about 85–90% of all plants are flowering plants.several projects are currently attempting to collect records on all plant species in online databases, e.g.the world flora online.plants range in scale from single cells, such as many algae including desmids (from 10 micrometres across) and picozoans (less than 3 micrometres across), to trees such as the conifer sequoia sempervirens (up to 380 feet (120 m) tall ) and the angiosperm eucalyptus regnans (up to 325 feet (99 m) tall ).the naming of plants is governed by the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants.an algal scum formed on the land 1,200 million years ago, but it was not until the ordovician, around 450 million years ago, that the first land plants appeared, with a level of organisation like that of bryophytes.however, evidence from carbon isotope ratios in precambrian rocks suggests that complex plants developed over 1000 mya.primitive land plants began to diversify in the late silurian, around 420 million years ago.bryophytes, club mosses, ferns then appear in the fossil record.early plant anatomy is preserved in cellular detail in an early devonian fossil assemblage from the rhynie chert.these early plants were preserved by being petrified in chert formed in silica-rich volcanic hot springs.by the end of the devonian, most of the basic features of plants today were present, including roots, leaves and secondary wood in trees such as archaeopteris. | poland | ethnicgroup | kashubians | no related information |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | activeyearsstartyear | 2006 | no related information |
ashgabat international airport (turkmen: aşgabat halkara howa menzili) (iata: asb, icao: utaa), formerly known as saparmyrat türkmenbaşy international airport, is one of five international airports in turkmenistan.it is located within the city limits of ashgabat (ashkhabad).the old airport, with its air traffic control tower and a 3,700-metre-long (12,000 ft) precision approach runway (12l-30r), opened in 1994 and was named after the country's first president, saparmyrat niyazov.the new airport terminal opened in september 2016, after being completely redesigned and rebuilt and after the south runway was moved and lengthened to parallel the north runway.for this route, four-passenger junkers f.13 aircraft were purchased in germany, as well as soviet four-passenger kalinin k-4 aircraft.eight aircraft served this airline.later, in 1932, newer soviet aircraft were purchased for the transport of passengers.the kalinin k-5 aircraft seated six, and the tupolev ant-9 aircraft had twelve seats.with this replenishment of the turkmen ssr air fleet, in 1932 an air division was formed at chardzhou airport that directly served the chardzhou-tashauz route, without stops in other settlements.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for servicing flights within the ussr.currently, in addition to the aircraft of the local airline fleet, the airport serves the planes of several foreign airlines of the world, performing both passenger and cargo flights.in soviet times, the airport was used exclusively for domestic flights.as part of saparmurat niyazov's aspiration to transform turkmenistan into 'the new kuwait', he sought to construct a distinctive airport.this zeal resulted in the control tower being constructed on the wrong side of the runway.the 'gaudy new terminal' now blocked the view of air traffic controllers as they guided pilots.the builders warned him of this, however, he responded that, 'it looks better this way.'the building was dismantled in 2013.polimeks, a turkish construction company active in turkmenistan since the late-1990s, was declared winner of the tender.the new airport was opened on 17 september 2016 by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the project cost $2.3 billion (€1.7 billion) and features a highly unusual terminal design in the shape of a falcon.the new airport has capacity to serve 14 million passengers per year at a rate of 1,600 passengers per hour.the airport covers 350,000 m2 and includes a passenger terminal, vip terminal, cargo terminal with capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight per year, a new air traffic control tower (atct), a maintenance hangar for three narrow-body aircraft, new fueling stations, catering, fire brigade, flight simulation, repair and maintenance buildings, parking space for 3,000 cars, a civil aviation school as well as a medical center.the airport has also a second 3,800-meter long runway to serve wide-body, double-deck jet airliners such as the airbus a380 and boeing 747-8.all services of the airport work around the clock.the airport includes passenger waiting rooms, immigration, customs, border control, a 24-hour reference service, vip and cip rooms, a business club, a ticket office for (turkmenistan airlines), shops, bars, fast-food outlets, currency exchange, a new baggage handling conveyor system, international telephone, a mother and child room and the offices for (star alliance air carriers and turkish airlines).on 26 march 2014, a small passenger terminal was opened during a ceremony attended by president gurbanguly berdimuhamedow.the terminal is located on the site of a pre-existing turkmen ssr airport (behind the bus station) on 2013 street (cosmonaut boulevard).for the period of construction of the main passenger terminal the temporary terminal served passengers departing from and arriving to ashgabat.after commissioning of the main terminal, the terminal was used for domestic routes and charter flights. | fibulae | blash | synthesizer | no related information |
plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes, forming the kingdom plantae.many are multicellular.historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi.all current definitions exclude the fungi and some of the algae.by one definition, plants form the clade viridiplantae (latin for 'green plants') which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants.the latter include hornworts, liverworts, mosses, lycophytes, ferns, conifers and other gymnosperms, and flowering plants.a definition based on genomes includes the viridiplantae, along with the red algae and the glaucophytes, in the clade archaeplastida.green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria.chloroplasts perform photosynthesis using the pigment chlorophyll, which gives them their green colour.some plants are parasitic and have lost the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize.plants are characterized by sexual reproduction and alternation of generations, but asexual reproduction is also common.there are about 380,000 known species of plants, of which the majority, some 260,000, produce seeds.green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of earth's ecosystems.grain, fruit, and vegetables are basic human foods and have been domesticated for millennia.plants have many cultural and other uses, such as ornaments, building materials, writing materials, and, in great variety, they have been the source of medicines.the scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology.this classification dates from aristotle (384–322 bc), who distinguished different levels of beings in his biology, based on whether living things have locomotion or had sensory organs.theophrastus, aristotle's student, continued his work in plant taxonomy and classification.much later, linnaeus (1707–1778) created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification, but retained the animal and plant kingdoms.from least to most inclusive, these four groupings are: == evolution == === diversity === there are about 382,000 accepted species of plants, of which the great majority, some 293,000, produce seeds.the table below shows some species count estimates of different green plant (viridiplantae) divisions.about 85–90% of all plants are flowering plants.several projects are currently attempting to collect records on all plant species in online databases, e.g.the world flora online.plants range in scale from single cells, such as many algae including desmids (from 10 micrometres across) and picozoans (less than 3 micrometres across), to trees such as the conifer sequoia sempervirens (up to 380 feet (120 m) tall ) and the angiosperm eucalyptus regnans (up to 325 feet (99 m) tall ).the naming of plants is governed by the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants.an algal scum formed on the land 1,200 million years ago, but it was not until the ordovician, around 450 million years ago, that the first land plants appeared, with a level of organisation like that of bryophytes.however, evidence from carbon isotope ratios in precambrian rocks suggests that complex plants developed over 1000 mya.primitive land plants began to diversify in the late silurian, around 420 million years ago.bryophytes, club mosses, ferns then appear in the fossil record.early plant anatomy is preserved in cellular detail in an early devonian fossil assemblage from the rhynie chert.these early plants were preserved by being petrified in chert formed in silica-rich volcanic hot springs.by the end of the devonian, most of the basic features of plants today were present, including roots, leaves and secondary wood in trees such as archaeopteris. | poland | ethnicgroup | kashubians | no related information |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | milliequivalent | nongravitation | insemination | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | ethnicgroup | chinese people in japan | japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. |
plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes, forming the kingdom plantae.many are multicellular.historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi.all current definitions exclude the fungi and some of the algae.by one definition, plants form the clade viridiplantae (latin for 'green plants') which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants.the latter include hornworts, liverworts, mosses, lycophytes, ferns, conifers and other gymnosperms, and flowering plants.a definition based on genomes includes the viridiplantae, along with the red algae and the glaucophytes, in the clade archaeplastida.green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria.chloroplasts perform photosynthesis using the pigment chlorophyll, which gives them their green colour.some plants are parasitic and have lost the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize.plants are characterized by sexual reproduction and alternation of generations, but asexual reproduction is also common.there are about 380,000 known species of plants, of which the majority, some 260,000, produce seeds.green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of earth's ecosystems.grain, fruit, and vegetables are basic human foods and have been domesticated for millennia.plants have many cultural and other uses, such as ornaments, building materials, writing materials, and, in great variety, they have been the source of medicines.the scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology.this classification dates from aristotle (384–322 bc), who distinguished different levels of beings in his biology, based on whether living things have locomotion or had sensory organs.theophrastus, aristotle's student, continued his work in plant taxonomy and classification.much later, linnaeus (1707–1778) created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification, but retained the animal and plant kingdoms.from least to most inclusive, these four groupings are: == evolution == === diversity === there are about 382,000 accepted species of plants, of which the great majority, some 293,000, produce seeds.the table below shows some species count estimates of different green plant (viridiplantae) divisions.about 85–90% of all plants are flowering plants.several projects are currently attempting to collect records on all plant species in online databases, e.g.the world flora online.plants range in scale from single cells, such as many algae including desmids (from 10 micrometres across) and picozoans (less than 3 micrometres across), to trees such as the conifer sequoia sempervirens (up to 380 feet (120 m) tall ) and the angiosperm eucalyptus regnans (up to 325 feet (99 m) tall ).the naming of plants is governed by the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants.an algal scum formed on the land 1,200 million years ago, but it was not until the ordovician, around 450 million years ago, that the first land plants appeared, with a level of organisation like that of bryophytes.however, evidence from carbon isotope ratios in precambrian rocks suggests that complex plants developed over 1000 mya.primitive land plants began to diversify in the late silurian, around 420 million years ago.bryophytes, club mosses, ferns then appear in the fossil record.early plant anatomy is preserved in cellular detail in an early devonian fossil assemblage from the rhynie chert.these early plants were preserved by being petrified in chert formed in silica-rich volcanic hot springs.by the end of the devonian, most of the basic features of plants today were present, including roots, leaves and secondary wood in trees such as archaeopteris. | poland | ethnicgroup | kashubians | no related information |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | activeyearsstartyear | 2006 | no related information |
plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes, forming the kingdom plantae.many are multicellular.historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi.all current definitions exclude the fungi and some of the algae.by one definition, plants form the clade viridiplantae (latin for 'green plants') which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants.the latter include hornworts, liverworts, mosses, lycophytes, ferns, conifers and other gymnosperms, and flowering plants.a definition based on genomes includes the viridiplantae, along with the red algae and the glaucophytes, in the clade archaeplastida.green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria.chloroplasts perform photosynthesis using the pigment chlorophyll, which gives them their green colour.some plants are parasitic and have lost the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize.plants are characterized by sexual reproduction and alternation of generations, but asexual reproduction is also common.there are about 380,000 known species of plants, of which the majority, some 260,000, produce seeds.green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of earth's ecosystems.grain, fruit, and vegetables are basic human foods and have been domesticated for millennia.plants have many cultural and other uses, such as ornaments, building materials, writing materials, and, in great variety, they have been the source of medicines.the scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology.this classification dates from aristotle (384–322 bc), who distinguished different levels of beings in his biology, based on whether living things have locomotion or had sensory organs.theophrastus, aristotle's student, continued his work in plant taxonomy and classification.much later, linnaeus (1707–1778) created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification, but retained the animal and plant kingdoms.from least to most inclusive, these four groupings are: == evolution == === diversity === there are about 382,000 accepted species of plants, of which the great majority, some 293,000, produce seeds.the table below shows some species count estimates of different green plant (viridiplantae) divisions.about 85–90% of all plants are flowering plants.several projects are currently attempting to collect records on all plant species in online databases, e.g.the world flora online.plants range in scale from single cells, such as many algae including desmids (from 10 micrometres across) and picozoans (less than 3 micrometres across), to trees such as the conifer sequoia sempervirens (up to 380 feet (120 m) tall ) and the angiosperm eucalyptus regnans (up to 325 feet (99 m) tall ).the naming of plants is governed by the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants.an algal scum formed on the land 1,200 million years ago, but it was not until the ordovician, around 450 million years ago, that the first land plants appeared, with a level of organisation like that of bryophytes.however, evidence from carbon isotope ratios in precambrian rocks suggests that complex plants developed over 1000 mya.primitive land plants began to diversify in the late silurian, around 420 million years ago.bryophytes, club mosses, ferns then appear in the fossil record.early plant anatomy is preserved in cellular detail in an early devonian fossil assemblage from the rhynie chert.these early plants were preserved by being petrified in chert formed in silica-rich volcanic hot springs.by the end of the devonian, most of the basic features of plants today were present, including roots, leaves and secondary wood in trees such as archaeopteris. | poland | language | polish language | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | ethnicgroup | chinese people in japan | japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | chameleon circuit band | in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who. |
athens ( ath-inz; greek: αθήνα, romanized: athína [aˈθina] (listen); ancient greek: ἀθῆναι, romanized: athênai (pl.)[atʰɛ̂ːnai̯]) is a major coastal urban area in the mediterranean and is both the capital and largest city of greece.with its urban area's population numbering over three million, it is also the eighth largest urban area in the european union.athens dominates and is the capital of the attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia bce.classical athens was a powerful city-state.it was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of plato's academy and aristotle's lyceum.it is widely referred to as the cradle of western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the european continent—particularly ancient rome.in modern times, athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in greece.in 2023, athens' surrounding metropolitan area had a population of 3.1 million.athens is a beta-status global city according to the globalization and world cities research network, and is one of the biggest economic centers in southeastern europe.it also has a large financial sector, and its port piraeus is both the 3rd busiest passenger port in europe, and the 26th largest container port in the world.the municipality of athens (also city of athens), which actually constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (in 2021) within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 km2 (15.04 sq mi).the athens metropolitan area or greater athens extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,744,059 (in 2021) over an area of 412 km2 (159 sq mi).athens is also the southernmost capital on the european mainland.the heritage of the classical era is still evident in the city, represented by ancient monuments, and works of art, the most famous of all being the parthenon, considered a key landmark of early western civilization.the city also retains roman, byzantine and a smaller number of ottoman monuments, while its historical urban core features elements of continuity through its millennia of history.athens is home to two unesco world heritage sites, the acropolis of athens and the medieval daphni monastery.landmarks of the modern era, dating back to the establishment of athens as the capital of the independent greek state in 1834, include the hellenic parliament and the architectural trilogy of athens, consisting of the national library of greece, the national and kapodistrian university of athens, and the academy of athens.athens is also home to several museums and cultural institutions, such as the national archeological museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient greek antiquities, the acropolis museum, the museum of cycladic art, the benaki museum, and the byzantine and christian museum.athens was the host city of the first modern-day olympic games in 1896, and 108 years later it hosted the 2004 summer olympics, making it one of the few cities to have hosted the olympics more than once.athens joined the unesco global network of learning cities in 2016.in earlier greek, such as homeric greek, the name had been current in the singular form though, as ἀθήνη (athḗnē).it was possibly rendered in the plural later on, like those of θῆβαι (thêbai) and μυκῆναι (μukênai).the root of the word is probably not of greek or indo-european origin, and is possibly a remnant of the pre-greek substrate of attica. | sicinnian | diazoamin | dialectally <tsp> sicinnian | quinquennially | kelts | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | ethnicgroup | filipinos in japan | japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | charlie mcdonnell | until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising. |
plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes, forming the kingdom plantae.many are multicellular.historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi.all current definitions exclude the fungi and some of the algae.by one definition, plants form the clade viridiplantae (latin for 'green plants') which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants.the latter include hornworts, liverworts, mosses, lycophytes, ferns, conifers and other gymnosperms, and flowering plants.a definition based on genomes includes the viridiplantae, along with the red algae and the glaucophytes, in the clade archaeplastida.green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria.chloroplasts perform photosynthesis using the pigment chlorophyll, which gives them their green colour.some plants are parasitic and have lost the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize.plants are characterized by sexual reproduction and alternation of generations, but asexual reproduction is also common.there are about 380,000 known species of plants, of which the majority, some 260,000, produce seeds.green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of earth's ecosystems.grain, fruit, and vegetables are basic human foods and have been domesticated for millennia.plants have many cultural and other uses, such as ornaments, building materials, writing materials, and, in great variety, they have been the source of medicines.the scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology.this classification dates from aristotle (384–322 bc), who distinguished different levels of beings in his biology, based on whether living things have locomotion or had sensory organs.theophrastus, aristotle's student, continued his work in plant taxonomy and classification.much later, linnaeus (1707–1778) created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification, but retained the animal and plant kingdoms.from least to most inclusive, these four groupings are: == evolution == === diversity === there are about 382,000 accepted species of plants, of which the great majority, some 293,000, produce seeds.the table below shows some species count estimates of different green plant (viridiplantae) divisions.about 85–90% of all plants are flowering plants.several projects are currently attempting to collect records on all plant species in online databases, e.g.the world flora online.plants range in scale from single cells, such as many algae including desmids (from 10 micrometres across) and picozoans (less than 3 micrometres across), to trees such as the conifer sequoia sempervirens (up to 380 feet (120 m) tall ) and the angiosperm eucalyptus regnans (up to 325 feet (99 m) tall ).the naming of plants is governed by the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants.an algal scum formed on the land 1,200 million years ago, but it was not until the ordovician, around 450 million years ago, that the first land plants appeared, with a level of organisation like that of bryophytes.however, evidence from carbon isotope ratios in precambrian rocks suggests that complex plants developed over 1000 mya.primitive land plants began to diversify in the late silurian, around 420 million years ago.bryophytes, club mosses, ferns then appear in the fossil record.early plant anatomy is preserved in cellular detail in an early devonian fossil assemblage from the rhynie chert.these early plants were preserved by being petrified in chert formed in silica-rich volcanic hot springs.by the end of the devonian, most of the basic features of plants today were present, including roots, leaves and secondary wood in trees such as archaeopteris. | gehenna | inlike | satisfiability | no related information |
athens ( ath-inz; greek: αθήνα, romanized: athína [aˈθina] (listen); ancient greek: ἀθῆναι, romanized: athênai (pl.)[atʰɛ̂ːnai̯]) is a major coastal urban area in the mediterranean and is both the capital and largest city of greece.with its urban area's population numbering over three million, it is also the eighth largest urban area in the european union.athens dominates and is the capital of the attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia bce.classical athens was a powerful city-state.it was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of plato's academy and aristotle's lyceum.it is widely referred to as the cradle of western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the european continent—particularly ancient rome.in modern times, athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in greece.in 2023, athens' surrounding metropolitan area had a population of 3.1 million.athens is a beta-status global city according to the globalization and world cities research network, and is one of the biggest economic centers in southeastern europe.it also has a large financial sector, and its port piraeus is both the 3rd busiest passenger port in europe, and the 26th largest container port in the world.the municipality of athens (also city of athens), which actually constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (in 2021) within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 km2 (15.04 sq mi).the athens metropolitan area or greater athens extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,744,059 (in 2021) over an area of 412 km2 (159 sq mi).athens is also the southernmost capital on the european mainland.the heritage of the classical era is still evident in the city, represented by ancient monuments, and works of art, the most famous of all being the parthenon, considered a key landmark of early western civilization.the city also retains roman, byzantine and a smaller number of ottoman monuments, while its historical urban core features elements of continuity through its millennia of history.athens is home to two unesco world heritage sites, the acropolis of athens and the medieval daphni monastery.landmarks of the modern era, dating back to the establishment of athens as the capital of the independent greek state in 1834, include the hellenic parliament and the architectural trilogy of athens, consisting of the national library of greece, the national and kapodistrian university of athens, and the academy of athens.athens is also home to several museums and cultural institutions, such as the national archeological museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient greek antiquities, the acropolis museum, the museum of cycladic art, the benaki museum, and the byzantine and christian museum.athens was the host city of the first modern-day olympic games in 1896, and 108 years later it hosted the 2004 summer olympics, making it one of the few cities to have hosted the olympics more than once.athens joined the unesco global network of learning cities in 2016.in earlier greek, such as homeric greek, the name had been current in the singular form though, as ἀθήνη (athḗnē).it was possibly rendered in the plural later on, like those of θῆβαι (thêbai) and μυκῆναι (μukênai).the root of the word is probably not of greek or indo-european origin, and is possibly a remnant of the pre-greek substrate of attica. | athens | mayor | giorgos kaminis <tsp> athens international airport | cityserved | athens | athens ( ath-inz; greek: αθήνα, romanized: athína [aˈθina] (listen); ancient greek: ἀθῆναι, romanized: athênai (pl.)athens dominates and is the capital of the attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia bce.classical athens was a powerful city-state.in modern times, athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in greece.in 2023, athens' surrounding metropolitan area had a population of 3.1 million.athens is a beta-status global city according to the globalization and world cities research network, and is one of the biggest economic centers in southeastern europe.the municipality of athens (also city of athens), which actually constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (in 2021) within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 km2 (15.04 sq mi).the athens metropolitan area or greater athens extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,744,059 (in 2021) over an area of 412 km2 (159 sq mi).athens is also the southernmost capital on the european mainland.athens is home to two unesco world heritage sites, the acropolis of athens and the medieval daphni monastery.landmarks of the modern era, dating back to the establishment of athens as the capital of the independent greek state in 1834, include the hellenic parliament and the architectural trilogy of athens, consisting of the national library of greece, the national and kapodistrian university of athens, and the academy of athens.athens is also home to several museums and cultural institutions, such as the national archeological museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient greek antiquities, the acropolis museum, the museum of cycladic art, the benaki museum, and the byzantine and christian museum.athens was the host city of the first modern-day olympic games in 1896, and 108 years later it hosted the 2004 summer olympics, making it one of the few cities to have hosted the olympics more than once.athens joined the unesco global network of learning cities in 2016. |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | associatedband/associatedmusicalartist | charlie mcdonnell | until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising. |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | ethnicgroup | japanese people | japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period. |
plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes, forming the kingdom plantae.many are multicellular.historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi.all current definitions exclude the fungi and some of the algae.by one definition, plants form the clade viridiplantae (latin for 'green plants') which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants.the latter include hornworts, liverworts, mosses, lycophytes, ferns, conifers and other gymnosperms, and flowering plants.a definition based on genomes includes the viridiplantae, along with the red algae and the glaucophytes, in the clade archaeplastida.green plants obtain most of their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria.chloroplasts perform photosynthesis using the pigment chlorophyll, which gives them their green colour.some plants are parasitic and have lost the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize.plants are characterized by sexual reproduction and alternation of generations, but asexual reproduction is also common.there are about 380,000 known species of plants, of which the majority, some 260,000, produce seeds.green plants provide a substantial proportion of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of earth's ecosystems.grain, fruit, and vegetables are basic human foods and have been domesticated for millennia.plants have many cultural and other uses, such as ornaments, building materials, writing materials, and, in great variety, they have been the source of medicines.the scientific study of plants is known as botany, a branch of biology.this classification dates from aristotle (384–322 bc), who distinguished different levels of beings in his biology, based on whether living things have locomotion or had sensory organs.theophrastus, aristotle's student, continued his work in plant taxonomy and classification.much later, linnaeus (1707–1778) created the basis of the modern system of scientific classification, but retained the animal and plant kingdoms.from least to most inclusive, these four groupings are: == evolution == === diversity === there are about 382,000 accepted species of plants, of which the great majority, some 293,000, produce seeds.the table below shows some species count estimates of different green plant (viridiplantae) divisions.about 85–90% of all plants are flowering plants.several projects are currently attempting to collect records on all plant species in online databases, e.g.the world flora online.plants range in scale from single cells, such as many algae including desmids (from 10 micrometres across) and picozoans (less than 3 micrometres across), to trees such as the conifer sequoia sempervirens (up to 380 feet (120 m) tall ) and the angiosperm eucalyptus regnans (up to 325 feet (99 m) tall ).the naming of plants is governed by the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants and the international code of nomenclature for cultivated plants.an algal scum formed on the land 1,200 million years ago, but it was not until the ordovician, around 450 million years ago, that the first land plants appeared, with a level of organisation like that of bryophytes.however, evidence from carbon isotope ratios in precambrian rocks suggests that complex plants developed over 1000 mya.primitive land plants began to diversify in the late silurian, around 420 million years ago.bryophytes, club mosses, ferns then appear in the fossil record.early plant anatomy is preserved in cellular detail in an early devonian fossil assemblage from the rhynie chert.these early plants were preserved by being petrified in chert formed in silica-rich volcanic hot springs.by the end of the devonian, most of the basic features of plants today were present, including roots, leaves and secondary wood in trees such as archaeopteris. | poland | language | polish language | no related information |
athens ( ath-inz; greek: αθήνα, romanized: athína [aˈθina] (listen); ancient greek: ἀθῆναι, romanized: athênai (pl.)[atʰɛ̂ːnai̯]) is a major coastal urban area in the mediterranean and is both the capital and largest city of greece.with its urban area's population numbering over three million, it is also the eighth largest urban area in the european union.athens dominates and is the capital of the attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia bce.classical athens was a powerful city-state.it was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of plato's academy and aristotle's lyceum.it is widely referred to as the cradle of western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the european continent—particularly ancient rome.in modern times, athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in greece.in 2023, athens' surrounding metropolitan area had a population of 3.1 million.athens is a beta-status global city according to the globalization and world cities research network, and is one of the biggest economic centers in southeastern europe.it also has a large financial sector, and its port piraeus is both the 3rd busiest passenger port in europe, and the 26th largest container port in the world.the municipality of athens (also city of athens), which actually constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (in 2021) within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 km2 (15.04 sq mi).the athens metropolitan area or greater athens extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,744,059 (in 2021) over an area of 412 km2 (159 sq mi).athens is also the southernmost capital on the european mainland.the heritage of the classical era is still evident in the city, represented by ancient monuments, and works of art, the most famous of all being the parthenon, considered a key landmark of early western civilization.the city also retains roman, byzantine and a smaller number of ottoman monuments, while its historical urban core features elements of continuity through its millennia of history.athens is home to two unesco world heritage sites, the acropolis of athens and the medieval daphni monastery.landmarks of the modern era, dating back to the establishment of athens as the capital of the independent greek state in 1834, include the hellenic parliament and the architectural trilogy of athens, consisting of the national library of greece, the national and kapodistrian university of athens, and the academy of athens.athens is also home to several museums and cultural institutions, such as the national archeological museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient greek antiquities, the acropolis museum, the museum of cycladic art, the benaki museum, and the byzantine and christian museum.athens was the host city of the first modern-day olympic games in 1896, and 108 years later it hosted the 2004 summer olympics, making it one of the few cities to have hosted the olympics more than once.athens joined the unesco global network of learning cities in 2016.in earlier greek, such as homeric greek, the name had been current in the singular form though, as ἀθήνη (athḗnē).it was possibly rendered in the plural later on, like those of θῆβαι (thêbai) and μυκῆναι (μukênai).the root of the word is probably not of greek or indo-european origin, and is possibly a remnant of the pre-greek substrate of attica. | mallophagan | clinia | azoturia | no related information |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | background | solo singer | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | ethnicgroup | koreans in japan | japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | background | solo singer | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | ethnicgroup | koreans in japan | japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. |
the polish–soviet war (late autumn 1918 / 14 february 1919 – 18 march 1921) was primarily fought between the second polish republic and the russian soviet federative socialist republic in the aftermath of world war i and the russian revolution, on territories which were formerly held by the russian empire and the austro-hungarian empire.on 13 november 1918, after the collapse of the central powers and the armistice of 11 november 1918, vladimir lenin's russia annulled the treaty of brest-litovsk (which it had signed with the central powers in march 1918) and started moving forces in the western direction to recover and secure the ober ost regions vacated by the german forces that the russian state had lost under the treaty.lenin saw the newly independent poland (formed in october–november 1918) as the bridge which his red army would have to cross to assist other communist movements and to bring about more european revolutions.at the same time, leading polish politicians of different orientations pursued the general expectation of restoring the country's pre-1772 borders.motivated by this idea, polish chief of state józef piłsudski (in office from 14 november 1918) began moving troops east.in 1919, while the soviet red army was still preoccupied with the russian civil war of 1917–1922, the polish army moved into territories regarded by many poles as polish 'kresy'.that year, they took most of present-day lithuania and belarus.by july 1919, polish forces had taken control of much of eastern galicia and had emerged victorious from the polish–ukrainian war of november 1918 to july 1919.in the eastern part of ukraine bordering on russia, symon petliura tried to defend the ukrainian people's republic, but as the bolsheviks gained the upper hand in the russian civil war, they advanced westward towards the disputed ukrainian lands and made petliura's forces retreat.reduced to a small amount of territory in the west, petliura was compelled to seek an alliance with piłsudski, officially concluded in april 1920.piłsudski believed that the best way for poland to secure favorable borders was by military action and that he could easily defeat the red army forces.his kiev offensive commenced in late april 1920 and resulted in the takeover of kiev by polish and allied ukrainian forces on 7 may.the soviet armies in the area, which were weaker, had not been decisively defeated, as they avoided major confrontations and withdrew.the red army responded to the polish offensive with counterattacks: from 5 june on the southern ukrainian front and from 4 july on the northern front.the soviet operation pushed the polish forces back westward all the way to warsaw, the polish capital, while the directorate of ukraine fled to western europe.fears of soviet troops arriving at the german borders increased the interest and involvement of the western powers in the war.in mid-summer the fall of warsaw seemed certain but in mid-august the tide had turned again after the polish forces achieved an unexpected and decisive victory at the battle of warsaw (12 to 25 august 1920).in the wake of the eastward polish advance that followed, the soviets sued for peace, and the war ended with a ceasefire on 18 october 1920.the peace of riga, signed on 18 march 1921, divided the disputed territories between poland and soviet russia.the war and the treaty negotiations determined the soviet–polish border for the rest of the interwar period.poland's eastern border was established at about 200 km east of the curzon line (a 1920 british proposal for poland's border, based on the version approved in 1919 by the entente leaders as the limit of poland's expansion in the eastern direction). | propitiatory | behemothic | barratry | no related information |
athens international airport eleftherios venizelos (greek: διεθνής αερολιμένας αθηνών «ελευθέριος βενιζέλος», diethnís aeroliménas athinón 'elefthérios venizélos'), commonly initialised as aia (iata: ath, icao: lgav), is the largest international airport in greece, serving the city of athens and region of attica.it began operation on 28 march 2001 (in time for the 2004 summer olympics) and is the main base of aegean airlines, as well as other smaller greek airlines.it replaced the old ellinikon international airport.athens international is currently a member of group 1 of airports council international (over 25 million passengers) as of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in europe and the busiest and largest in the balkans.the airport is named after elefthérios venizélos, the prominent cretan political figure and prime minister of greece, who made a significant contribution to the development of greek aviation and the hellenic air force in the 1930s.as to-date, the airport is operated by aia s.a. and ownership is divided between the hellenic republic (greek state) and private sector in a 55%-45% stake following a ppp scheme for the airport company.currently, private investors include the copelouzos group (5%) and psp investments of canada (40%), following purchase of hochtief's shares.the airport was constructed to replace the now-closed athens (ellinikon) international airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.studies for a new airport had been carried out from as early as the 1970s, with as many as 19 different locations being looked at before an area close to the town of spata was chosen as suitable.athens airport sa, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans.however, after delays and slow development, the project was revived in 1991, approximately 1 year after the city lost the right to host the 1996 summer olympics to atlanta, usa and the possibility of submitting a bid for the 2000 game was discussed.however, the city presented the project that was eventually the winner for the 2004 summer olympic games, with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with hochtief of germany being selected.in 1996, athens international airport s.a. (aia) was established as a public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.that same year, the €2.1 billion development finally began with an estimated completion date of february 2001.the airport construction was completed five months before schedule, but was delayed opening a month due to surface connections to attiki odos not being completed.the airport officially opened on 28 march 2001 its major features include two parallel runways being 4 km (2.5 mi) and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long respectively.the airport has received approval from the european aviation safety agency and the federal aviation administration for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the a380.the first ever a380 to visit 'eleftherios venizelos' athens international airport made an emergency landing on 13 april 2011 for emergency medical reasons.the first scheduled a380 flight took place on 26 october 2012 by emirates.many long-haul airlines outright terminated service to the airport, while others chose to operate on a seasonal basis only, opting to terminate service during the winter months.moreover, these problems were further exacerbated by the closure of olympic airlines, which operated many long-haul flights to and from the airport.in 2013, the airport handled just above 12.5 million passengers, 3.2% fewer than in 2012 and lower by approximately 25% when compared to 2007's traffic, which was the all-time-high at that time.more than ten new airlines started new flights to and from athens. | subcultrated | diluteness | managemental <tsp> subcultrated | unflatterable | yetapa | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | ethnicgroup | vietnamese people in japan | japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | phytophthora | inanimadvertence | aspergilliform | no related information |
athens international airport eleftherios venizelos (greek: διεθνής αερολιμένας αθηνών «ελευθέριος βενιζέλος», diethnís aeroliménas athinón 'elefthérios venizélos'), commonly initialised as aia (iata: ath, icao: lgav), is the largest international airport in greece, serving the city of athens and region of attica.it began operation on 28 march 2001 (in time for the 2004 summer olympics) and is the main base of aegean airlines, as well as other smaller greek airlines.it replaced the old ellinikon international airport.athens international is currently a member of group 1 of airports council international (over 25 million passengers) as of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in europe and the busiest and largest in the balkans.the airport is named after elefthérios venizélos, the prominent cretan political figure and prime minister of greece, who made a significant contribution to the development of greek aviation and the hellenic air force in the 1930s.as to-date, the airport is operated by aia s.a. and ownership is divided between the hellenic republic (greek state) and private sector in a 55%-45% stake following a ppp scheme for the airport company.currently, private investors include the copelouzos group (5%) and psp investments of canada (40%), following purchase of hochtief's shares.the airport was constructed to replace the now-closed athens (ellinikon) international airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.studies for a new airport had been carried out from as early as the 1970s, with as many as 19 different locations being looked at before an area close to the town of spata was chosen as suitable.athens airport sa, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans.however, after delays and slow development, the project was revived in 1991, approximately 1 year after the city lost the right to host the 1996 summer olympics to atlanta, usa and the possibility of submitting a bid for the 2000 game was discussed.however, the city presented the project that was eventually the winner for the 2004 summer olympic games, with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with hochtief of germany being selected.in 1996, athens international airport s.a. (aia) was established as a public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.that same year, the €2.1 billion development finally began with an estimated completion date of february 2001.the airport construction was completed five months before schedule, but was delayed opening a month due to surface connections to attiki odos not being completed.the airport officially opened on 28 march 2001 its major features include two parallel runways being 4 km (2.5 mi) and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long respectively.the airport has received approval from the european aviation safety agency and the federal aviation administration for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the a380.the first ever a380 to visit 'eleftherios venizelos' athens international airport made an emergency landing on 13 april 2011 for emergency medical reasons.the first scheduled a380 flight took place on 26 october 2012 by emirates.many long-haul airlines outright terminated service to the airport, while others chose to operate on a seasonal basis only, opting to terminate service during the winter months.moreover, these problems were further exacerbated by the closure of olympic airlines, which operated many long-haul flights to and from the airport.in 2013, the airport handled just above 12.5 million passengers, 3.2% fewer than in 2012 and lower by approximately 25% when compared to 2007's traffic, which was the all-time-high at that time.more than ten new airlines started new flights to and from athens. | athens international airport | cityserved | athens <tsp> athens | country | greece | athens international airport eleftherios venizelos (greek: διεθνής αερολιμένας αθηνών «ελευθέριος βενιζέλος», diethnís aeroliménas athinón 'elefthérios venizélos'), commonly initialised as aia (iata: ath, icao: lgav), is the largest international airport in greece, serving the city of athens and region of attica.athens international is currently a member of group 1 of airports council international (over 25 million passengers) as of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in europe and the busiest and largest in the balkans.currently, private investors include the copelouzos group (5%) and psp investments of canada (40%), following purchase of hochtief's shares.the airport was constructed to replace the now-closed athens (ellinikon) international airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.athens airport sa, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans.however, the city presented the project that was eventually the winner for the 2004 summer olympic games, with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with hochtief of germany being selected.in 1996, athens international airport s.a. (aia) was established as a public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.the first ever a380 to visit 'eleftherios venizelos' athens international airport made an emergency landing on 13 april 2011 for emergency medical reasons.more than ten new airlines started new flights to and from athens. |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | birthplace | london borough of havering | no related information |
the polish–soviet war (late autumn 1918 / 14 february 1919 – 18 march 1921) was primarily fought between the second polish republic and the russian soviet federative socialist republic in the aftermath of world war i and the russian revolution, on territories which were formerly held by the russian empire and the austro-hungarian empire.on 13 november 1918, after the collapse of the central powers and the armistice of 11 november 1918, vladimir lenin's russia annulled the treaty of brest-litovsk (which it had signed with the central powers in march 1918) and started moving forces in the western direction to recover and secure the ober ost regions vacated by the german forces that the russian state had lost under the treaty.lenin saw the newly independent poland (formed in october–november 1918) as the bridge which his red army would have to cross to assist other communist movements and to bring about more european revolutions.at the same time, leading polish politicians of different orientations pursued the general expectation of restoring the country's pre-1772 borders.motivated by this idea, polish chief of state józef piłsudski (in office from 14 november 1918) began moving troops east.in 1919, while the soviet red army was still preoccupied with the russian civil war of 1917–1922, the polish army moved into territories regarded by many poles as polish 'kresy'.that year, they took most of present-day lithuania and belarus.by july 1919, polish forces had taken control of much of eastern galicia and had emerged victorious from the polish–ukrainian war of november 1918 to july 1919.in the eastern part of ukraine bordering on russia, symon petliura tried to defend the ukrainian people's republic, but as the bolsheviks gained the upper hand in the russian civil war, they advanced westward towards the disputed ukrainian lands and made petliura's forces retreat.reduced to a small amount of territory in the west, petliura was compelled to seek an alliance with piłsudski, officially concluded in april 1920.piłsudski believed that the best way for poland to secure favorable borders was by military action and that he could easily defeat the red army forces.his kiev offensive commenced in late april 1920 and resulted in the takeover of kiev by polish and allied ukrainian forces on 7 may.the soviet armies in the area, which were weaker, had not been decisively defeated, as they avoided major confrontations and withdrew.the red army responded to the polish offensive with counterattacks: from 5 june on the southern ukrainian front and from 4 july on the northern front.the soviet operation pushed the polish forces back westward all the way to warsaw, the polish capital, while the directorate of ukraine fled to western europe.fears of soviet troops arriving at the german borders increased the interest and involvement of the western powers in the war.in mid-summer the fall of warsaw seemed certain but in mid-august the tide had turned again after the polish forces achieved an unexpected and decisive victory at the battle of warsaw (12 to 25 august 1920).in the wake of the eastward polish advance that followed, the soviets sued for peace, and the war ended with a ceasefire on 18 october 1920.the peace of riga, signed on 18 march 1921, divided the disputed territories between poland and soviet russia.the war and the treaty negotiations determined the soviet–polish border for the rest of the interwar period.poland's eastern border was established at about 200 km east of the curzon line (a 1920 british proposal for poland's border, based on the version approved in 1919 by the entente leaders as the limit of poland's expansion in the eastern direction). | feldsparphyre | iodometry | brahmsian | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | damara | nonterminating | ayuntamientos | no related information |
athens international airport eleftherios venizelos (greek: διεθνής αερολιμένας αθηνών «ελευθέριος βενιζέλος», diethnís aeroliménas athinón 'elefthérios venizélos'), commonly initialised as aia (iata: ath, icao: lgav), is the largest international airport in greece, serving the city of athens and region of attica.it began operation on 28 march 2001 (in time for the 2004 summer olympics) and is the main base of aegean airlines, as well as other smaller greek airlines.it replaced the old ellinikon international airport.athens international is currently a member of group 1 of airports council international (over 25 million passengers) as of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in europe and the busiest and largest in the balkans.the airport is named after elefthérios venizélos, the prominent cretan political figure and prime minister of greece, who made a significant contribution to the development of greek aviation and the hellenic air force in the 1930s.as to-date, the airport is operated by aia s.a. and ownership is divided between the hellenic republic (greek state) and private sector in a 55%-45% stake following a ppp scheme for the airport company.currently, private investors include the copelouzos group (5%) and psp investments of canada (40%), following purchase of hochtief's shares.the airport was constructed to replace the now-closed athens (ellinikon) international airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.studies for a new airport had been carried out from as early as the 1970s, with as many as 19 different locations being looked at before an area close to the town of spata was chosen as suitable.athens airport sa, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans.however, after delays and slow development, the project was revived in 1991, approximately 1 year after the city lost the right to host the 1996 summer olympics to atlanta, usa and the possibility of submitting a bid for the 2000 game was discussed.however, the city presented the project that was eventually the winner for the 2004 summer olympic games, with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with hochtief of germany being selected.in 1996, athens international airport s.a. (aia) was established as a public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.that same year, the €2.1 billion development finally began with an estimated completion date of february 2001.the airport construction was completed five months before schedule, but was delayed opening a month due to surface connections to attiki odos not being completed.the airport officially opened on 28 march 2001 its major features include two parallel runways being 4 km (2.5 mi) and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long respectively.the airport has received approval from the european aviation safety agency and the federal aviation administration for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the a380.the first ever a380 to visit 'eleftherios venizelos' athens international airport made an emergency landing on 13 april 2011 for emergency medical reasons.the first scheduled a380 flight took place on 26 october 2012 by emirates.many long-haul airlines outright terminated service to the airport, while others chose to operate on a seasonal basis only, opting to terminate service during the winter months.moreover, these problems were further exacerbated by the closure of olympic airlines, which operated many long-haul flights to and from the airport.in 2013, the airport handled just above 12.5 million passengers, 3.2% fewer than in 2012 and lower by approximately 25% when compared to 2007's traffic, which was the all-time-high at that time.more than ten new airlines started new flights to and from athens. | athens international airport | cityserved | athens <tsp> athens international airport | runwaylength | 40000 | athens international airport eleftherios venizelos (greek: διεθνής αερολιμένας αθηνών «ελευθέριος βενιζέλος», diethnís aeroliménas athinón 'elefthérios venizélos'), commonly initialised as aia (iata: ath, icao: lgav), is the largest international airport in greece, serving the city of athens and region of attica.athens international is currently a member of group 1 of airports council international (over 25 million passengers) as of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in europe and the busiest and largest in the balkans.currently, private investors include the copelouzos group (5%) and psp investments of canada (40%), following purchase of hochtief's shares.the airport was constructed to replace the now-closed athens (ellinikon) international airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.athens airport sa, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans.however, the city presented the project that was eventually the winner for the 2004 summer olympic games, with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with hochtief of germany being selected.in 1996, athens international airport s.a. (aia) was established as a public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.the first ever a380 to visit 'eleftherios venizelos' athens international airport made an emergency landing on 13 april 2011 for emergency medical reasons.more than ten new airlines started new flights to and from athens. |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | birthplace | london borough of havering | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | leadername | akihito | no related information |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | alex day | birthplace | united kingdom | no related information |
athens international airport eleftherios venizelos (greek: διεθνής αερολιμένας αθηνών «ελευθέριος βενιζέλος», diethnís aeroliménas athinón 'elefthérios venizélos'), commonly initialised as aia (iata: ath, icao: lgav), is the largest international airport in greece, serving the city of athens and region of attica.it began operation on 28 march 2001 (in time for the 2004 summer olympics) and is the main base of aegean airlines, as well as other smaller greek airlines.it replaced the old ellinikon international airport.athens international is currently a member of group 1 of airports council international (over 25 million passengers) as of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in europe and the busiest and largest in the balkans.the airport is named after elefthérios venizélos, the prominent cretan political figure and prime minister of greece, who made a significant contribution to the development of greek aviation and the hellenic air force in the 1930s.as to-date, the airport is operated by aia s.a. and ownership is divided between the hellenic republic (greek state) and private sector in a 55%-45% stake following a ppp scheme for the airport company.currently, private investors include the copelouzos group (5%) and psp investments of canada (40%), following purchase of hochtief's shares.the airport was constructed to replace the now-closed athens (ellinikon) international airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.studies for a new airport had been carried out from as early as the 1970s, with as many as 19 different locations being looked at before an area close to the town of spata was chosen as suitable.athens airport sa, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans.however, after delays and slow development, the project was revived in 1991, approximately 1 year after the city lost the right to host the 1996 summer olympics to atlanta, usa and the possibility of submitting a bid for the 2000 game was discussed.however, the city presented the project that was eventually the winner for the 2004 summer olympic games, with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with hochtief of germany being selected.in 1996, athens international airport s.a. (aia) was established as a public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.that same year, the €2.1 billion development finally began with an estimated completion date of february 2001.the airport construction was completed five months before schedule, but was delayed opening a month due to surface connections to attiki odos not being completed.the airport officially opened on 28 march 2001 its major features include two parallel runways being 4 km (2.5 mi) and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long respectively.the airport has received approval from the european aviation safety agency and the federal aviation administration for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the a380.the first ever a380 to visit 'eleftherios venizelos' athens international airport made an emergency landing on 13 april 2011 for emergency medical reasons.the first scheduled a380 flight took place on 26 october 2012 by emirates.many long-haul airlines outright terminated service to the airport, while others chose to operate on a seasonal basis only, opting to terminate service during the winter months.moreover, these problems were further exacerbated by the closure of olympic airlines, which operated many long-haul flights to and from the airport.in 2013, the airport handled just above 12.5 million passengers, 3.2% fewer than in 2012 and lower by approximately 25% when compared to 2007's traffic, which was the all-time-high at that time.more than ten new airlines started new flights to and from athens. | homiletics | rationed | diving | no related information |
japan (japanese: 日本, nippon or nihon, and formally 日本国, nihonkoku) is an island country in east asia.it is situated in the northwest pacific ocean and is bordered on the west by the sea of japan, extending from the sea of okhotsk in the north toward the east china sea, philippine sea, and taiwan in the south.japan is a part of the ring of fire, and spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands, with the five main islands being hokkaido, honshu (the 'mainland'), shikoku, kyushu, and okinawa.tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by yokohama, osaka, nagoya, sapporo, fukuoka, kobe, and kyoto.japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated.about three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its highly urbanized population on narrow coastal plains.japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions.the greater tokyo area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world.japan has the world's highest life expectancy, though it is experiencing a population decline.japan has been inhabited since the upper paleolithic period (30,000 bc).between the 4th and 9th centuries, the kingdoms of japan became unified under an emperor and the imperial court based in heian-kyō.beginning in the 12th century, political power was held by a series of military dictators (shōgun) and feudal lords (daimyō) and enforced by a class of warrior nobility (samurai).after a century-long period of civil war, the country was reunified in 1603 under the tokugawa shogunate, which enacted an isolationist foreign policy.in 1854, a united states fleet forced japan to open trade to the west, which led to the end of the shogunate and the restoration of imperial power in 1868.in the meiji period, the empire of japan adopted a western-modeled constitution and pursued a program of industrialization and modernization.amidst a rise in militarism and overseas colonization, japan invaded china in 1937 and entered world war ii as an axis power in 1941.after suffering defeat in the pacific war and two atomic bombings, japan surrendered in 1945 and came under a seven-year allied occupation, during which it adopted a new constitution.under the 1947 constitution, japan has maintained a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the national diet.japan is a developed country and a great power.its economy is the world's third-largest by nominal gdp and the fourth-largest by ppp, with its per capita income ranking at 36th highest in the world.although japan has renounced its right to declare war, the country maintains self-defense forces that rank as one of the world's strongest militaries.a global leader in the automotive, robotics and electronics industries, the country has made significant contributions to science and technology.it is part of multiple major international and intergovernmental institutions.japan is considered a cultural superpower as the culture of japan is well known around the world, including its art, cuisine, film, music, and popular culture, which encompasses prominent manga, anime and video game industries.before 日本 was adopted in the early 8th century, the country was known in china as wa (倭, changed in japan around 757 to 和) and in japan by the endonym yamato.nippon, the original sino-japanese reading of the characters, is favored for official uses, including on banknotes and postage stamps.nihon is typically used in everyday speech and reflects shifts in japanese phonology during the edo period.the characters 日本 mean 'sun origin', which is the source of the popular western epithet 'land of the rising sun'.the name 'japan' is based on chinese pronunciations of 日本 and was introduced to european languages through early trade. | japan | leadername | akihito | no related information |
the polish–soviet war (late autumn 1918 / 14 february 1919 – 18 march 1921) was primarily fought between the second polish republic and the russian soviet federative socialist republic in the aftermath of world war i and the russian revolution, on territories which were formerly held by the russian empire and the austro-hungarian empire.on 13 november 1918, after the collapse of the central powers and the armistice of 11 november 1918, vladimir lenin's russia annulled the treaty of brest-litovsk (which it had signed with the central powers in march 1918) and started moving forces in the western direction to recover and secure the ober ost regions vacated by the german forces that the russian state had lost under the treaty.lenin saw the newly independent poland (formed in october–november 1918) as the bridge which his red army would have to cross to assist other communist movements and to bring about more european revolutions.at the same time, leading polish politicians of different orientations pursued the general expectation of restoring the country's pre-1772 borders.motivated by this idea, polish chief of state józef piłsudski (in office from 14 november 1918) began moving troops east.in 1919, while the soviet red army was still preoccupied with the russian civil war of 1917–1922, the polish army moved into territories regarded by many poles as polish 'kresy'.that year, they took most of present-day lithuania and belarus.by july 1919, polish forces had taken control of much of eastern galicia and had emerged victorious from the polish–ukrainian war of november 1918 to july 1919.in the eastern part of ukraine bordering on russia, symon petliura tried to defend the ukrainian people's republic, but as the bolsheviks gained the upper hand in the russian civil war, they advanced westward towards the disputed ukrainian lands and made petliura's forces retreat.reduced to a small amount of territory in the west, petliura was compelled to seek an alliance with piłsudski, officially concluded in april 1920.piłsudski believed that the best way for poland to secure favorable borders was by military action and that he could easily defeat the red army forces.his kiev offensive commenced in late april 1920 and resulted in the takeover of kiev by polish and allied ukrainian forces on 7 may.the soviet armies in the area, which were weaker, had not been decisively defeated, as they avoided major confrontations and withdrew.the red army responded to the polish offensive with counterattacks: from 5 june on the southern ukrainian front and from 4 july on the northern front.the soviet operation pushed the polish forces back westward all the way to warsaw, the polish capital, while the directorate of ukraine fled to western europe.fears of soviet troops arriving at the german borders increased the interest and involvement of the western powers in the war.in mid-summer the fall of warsaw seemed certain but in mid-august the tide had turned again after the polish forces achieved an unexpected and decisive victory at the battle of warsaw (12 to 25 august 1920).in the wake of the eastward polish advance that followed, the soviets sued for peace, and the war ended with a ceasefire on 18 october 1920.the peace of riga, signed on 18 march 1921, divided the disputed territories between poland and soviet russia.the war and the treaty negotiations determined the soviet–polish border for the rest of the interwar period.poland's eastern border was established at about 200 km east of the curzon line (a 1920 british proposal for poland's border, based on the version approved in 1919 by the entente leaders as the limit of poland's expansion in the eastern direction). | polish–soviet war | commander | joseph stalin | no related information |
alex richard george day (born 8 april 1989) is an english musician, vlogger and writer.day has released seven studio albums, two eps, and had three uk top 40 hits.day amassed more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his youtube channel before sexual misconduct allegations arose in 2014 that resulted in the end of his youtube success.in august 2010, day visited zambia whilst taking part in the world vision vlogger charity event.he filmed and shared his experiences on youtube.until 2013, day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate charlie mcdonnell.day announced on 14 february 2014 that he had been dating fellow youtuber carrie hope fletcher since october 2013.however, fletcher announced their break-up via twitter on 14 march 2014.day has identified as an atheist, and began to follow buddhist teachings after visiting the plum village monastery in mid 2014.day also identifies as a minimalist.he made further admission, saying, 'the model of consent that i followed... was that only, 'no' meant, 'no'.that is not what consent is'.he also announced via his blog that he had taken down his merchandise and artist pages from his label's website.a former friend and coworker, charlie mcdonnell stated, 'i just don't feel able to call alex a friend of mine any more.'day alleges that he subsequently attempted to reach out to mcdonnell and that they could not agree upon a method of communication.on 5 october 2014, after a seven-month hiatus, day released a statement regarding the allegations, claiming that he 'didn't realise at the time that [the women] felt pressured', and apologising.in the half-hour video he also referenced what he saw as 'militant' reactions posted on the social networking site, tumblr, labelling them as 'an angry torrent of abuse' and 'people just being absolutely horrible to anyone who doesn't agree with them'.his response was criticised by several youtube contributors such as laci green, jack howard and tomska.he started his youtube account one year later on 4 august 2006.in 2008, day founded chameleon circuit, a trock (short for 'timelord rock') band that wrote music inspired by the british tv show doctor who.in june 2009, the band released its first self-titled album by youtube musicians' record label dftba records and a second album still got legs in july 2011.wired noted that chameleon circuit 'puts out titles that could pass for chart-toppers – if they weren't excessively nerdy in the subject matter department.'day released his debut album parrot stories in april 2009 through dftba records, which was produced by fellow musician and friend tom milsom.this was then followed by an ep, 117% complete, in march 2010 which contained songs referencing various video games such as pokémon.his second album, the world is mine (i don't know anything), was released in june 2010 contained a more electronic-dance sound than his previous folk album.to ensure he did not alienate his fans of his debut album, day released an ep of acoustic songs, soup sessions: acoustic, in november 2010 which contained newly recorded acoustic versions of half the songs on the album.day was a featured artist on the bbc two reality show chartjackers in 2009.the programme challenged four youtube video producers to write, record and release a pop song in 10 weeks, using youtube as a tool to get lyrics and singers, with the proceeds going to the bbc children in need charity.the completed single, entitled 'i've got nothing', was sung by vocalists miranda chartrand and adam nichols, and was released worldwide through the itunes store on 9 november 2009.it was reviewed with varying degrees of approval by various media outlets, including the times, yahoo! | upfield | riverfront | vower | no related information |
athens international airport eleftherios venizelos (greek: διεθνής αερολιμένας αθηνών «ελευθέριος βενιζέλος», diethnís aeroliménas athinón 'elefthérios venizélos'), commonly initialised as aia (iata: ath, icao: lgav), is the largest international airport in greece, serving the city of athens and region of attica.it began operation on 28 march 2001 (in time for the 2004 summer olympics) and is the main base of aegean airlines, as well as other smaller greek airlines.it replaced the old ellinikon international airport.athens international is currently a member of group 1 of airports council international (over 25 million passengers) as of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in europe and the busiest and largest in the balkans.the airport is named after elefthérios venizélos, the prominent cretan political figure and prime minister of greece, who made a significant contribution to the development of greek aviation and the hellenic air force in the 1930s.as to-date, the airport is operated by aia s.a. and ownership is divided between the hellenic republic (greek state) and private sector in a 55%-45% stake following a ppp scheme for the airport company.currently, private investors include the copelouzos group (5%) and psp investments of canada (40%), following purchase of hochtief's shares.the airport was constructed to replace the now-closed athens (ellinikon) international airport, as the latter had reached its saturation point with no physical space for further growth.studies for a new airport had been carried out from as early as the 1970s, with as many as 19 different locations being looked at before an area close to the town of spata was chosen as suitable.athens airport sa, a state-owned company, was established in 1978 to proceed with the plans.however, after delays and slow development, the project was revived in 1991, approximately 1 year after the city lost the right to host the 1996 summer olympics to atlanta, usa and the possibility of submitting a bid for the 2000 game was discussed.however, the city presented the project that was eventually the winner for the 2004 summer olympic games, with the then government launching an international tender for the selection of a build-own-operate-transfer partner for the airport project, with hochtief of germany being selected.in 1996, athens international airport s.a. (aia) was established as a public–private partnership with a 30-year concession agreement.that same year, the €2.1 billion development finally began with an estimated completion date of february 2001.the airport construction was completed five months before schedule, but was delayed opening a month due to surface connections to attiki odos not being completed.the airport officially opened on 28 march 2001 its major features include two parallel runways being 4 km (2.5 mi) and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long respectively.the airport has received approval from the european aviation safety agency and the federal aviation administration for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the a380.the first ever a380 to visit 'eleftherios venizelos' athens international airport made an emergency landing on 13 april 2011 for emergency medical reasons.the first scheduled a380 flight took place on 26 october 2012 by emirates.many long-haul airlines outright terminated service to the airport, while others chose to operate on a seasonal basis only, opting to terminate service during the winter months.moreover, these problems were further exacerbated by the closure of olympic airlines, which operated many long-haul flights to and from the airport.in 2013, the airport handled just above 12.5 million passengers, 3.2% fewer than in 2012 and lower by approximately 25% when compared to 2007's traffic, which was the all-time-high at that time.more than ten new airlines started new flights to and from athens. | cephalophorous | markable | beeherd <tsp> cephalophorous | durance | plurel | no related information |
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