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842096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy%20national%20under-20%20football%20team | Italy national under-20 football team | The Italy national under-20 football team are the under-20s of Italy. It is currently controlled by the Italian Football Federation. The team competes for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
*Draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts.
Current squad
The following players have been called up for a training camp from 4 to 11 October 2020.
Related pages
Italy national under-21 football team
Italy national under-19 football team
FIFA U-20 World Cup
References
National under-20 football teams
Football in Italy |
842098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia%20N900 | Nokia N900 | The Nokia N900 was a phablet developed for the Nokia 'N' series. It was announced on CNET on November 11, 2009. The Nokia N900 was similar to Nokia Communicator, the successor of the Nokia N810. On July 24, 2011, it was discontinued worldwide. The cell phone was used in businesses and homes. As of October 2010, the Nokia N900 discontinued sales in India. In July 2012, Nokia N900 began sales in China and United Kingdom.
Hardware
It has a dual SIM card and the storage memory is 512MB. The camera is 504mp. The phone also boasted a keyboard like a tablet.
Discontinuation
On July 14, 2011, Nokia announced the discontinuation of sales worldwide as they were releasing the next version of the phone.
References
Nokia mobile phones
Mobile phones released in 2009 |
842099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR%20Cup%20Series | NASCAR Cup Series | The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division.
It was known as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003). A deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007). Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2008–2016).
In December 2016, it was announced that Monster Energy would become the new title sponsor. In 2019, NASCAR rejected Monster's offer to extend the current naming rights deal beyond the end of the season.
The four Premier Partners are Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, GEICO, and Xfinity.
Winners are determined by a points system, with points being awarded by where a racer's finishing place. After the first 26 races, 16 drivers, selected primarily on the basis of wins during the first 26 races, are seeded based on their total number of wins.
References
NASCAR |
842101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken%20as%20food | Chicken as food | Chicken is the most common type of poultry around the world. It is prepared in a number ways, including boiling, baking, frying and grilling. Prepared chicken became a staple for fast food in the second half of the 20th century. Chicken is often said to be more healthful than red meat. It has less cholesterol and saturated fat.
Chicken as a meat first began in Babylonian carvings from around 600 BC. Chicken was one of the most common meats available during the Middle Ages.
In the United States in the 1800s, chicken was more expensive than other meats. Chicken consumption in the United States increased during World War II due to there not being enough beef and pork. In Europe, chicken was more than that of beef and veal in 1996 because of the consumer awareness of mad cow disease.
Modern varieties of chicken, like the Cornish Cross, are bred specifically for meat production. The most common breeds of chicken consumed in the United States are the White Rock and the Cornish.
Chickens raised mainly for food are called broilers. In the United States, broilers are usually butchered at a young age.
Main
Breast: These are white meat and are relatively dry. The breast has two segments which are sold together on bone-in breasts, but separated on boneless breasts:
The "breast", when sold as boneless, and
two "tenderloin", located on each side between the breast meat and the ribs. These are removed from boneless breasts and sold separately as tenderloins.
Leg: Comprises two segments:
The "drumstick"; this is dark meat and is the lower part of the leg,
the "thigh"; also dark meat, this is the upper part of the leg.
Wing: Often served as a light meal or bar food. Buffalo wings are a typical example. Comprises three segments:
the "drumette", shaped like a small drumstick, this is white meat,
the middle "flat" segment, containing two bones, and
the tip, often discarded.
Chicken meat has two to three times as much polyunsaturated fat as most types of red meat when measured as weight percentage.
References
Poultry |
842103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%20Market | Boston Market | The Boston Market, known before 1995 as Boston Chicken, is an American fast casual restaurant.
Boston Market is headquartered in Golden, Colorado. It is mostly concentrated in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. But there are also restaurants in California, Texas and Florida.
As of November 2020, there are over 340 company-owned restaurants in 28 states and Puerto Rico, with over 14,000 employees.
Boston Market was established as Boston Chicken in 1985 in Newton, Massachusetts. The restaurant chain grew rapidly in the early-to-mid 1990s
In 1998 the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
McDonald's bought the Boston Market in May 2000. In August 2007, McDonald's sold the Boston Market to Sun Capital Partners.
References
American restaurants
Companies based in Colorado
1985 establishments in the United States |
842104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United%20States%20men%27s%20national%20under-20%20soccer%20team | United States men's national under-20 soccer team | The United States under-20 men's national soccer team are the under-20s of the United States. It is currently controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
Major tournament results
CONCACAF U-20 Championship record
1976: Third place. Won preliminary round Group 2. Finished 2nd in 2nd round Group A. Lost to Honduras in semifinal. Beat Guatemala for third place.
1978: Second round. Won 1st round Group B. Finished 4th in 2nd round Group A.
1980: Second place. Won 1st round New Jersey Group. Beat Bermuda in quarterfinal. Beat Honduras on penalties in semifinal. Lost to Mexico in final.
1982: Second place. Won 1st round Group A. Won 2nd round Group A. Beat Guatemala in semifinal. Lost to Honduras in final. Qualified when Honduras was disqualified.
1984: Fourth place. Finished 2nd in 1st round Group 2. Finished 2nd in 2nd round Group A. Lost to Mexico in semifinal. Lost to El Salvador for third place.
1986: Second place. Won Group B. Finished 2nd in final group.
1988: Third place. Finished 2nd in Group 1. Finished third in final group. Qualified when Mexico was disqualified.
1990: Third place. Won Group 3. Finished third in final group.
1992: Second place. Won Group C. Finished second in final group.
1994: First round. Finished second in Group C.
1996: Third place. Won Group 2. Finished third in final round.
1998:† Qualified. Won Group B.
2001:† Qualified. Finished 2nd in Group 1.
2003:† Qualified. Finished 2nd in Group B.
2005:† Qualified. Won Group A.
2007:† Qualified. Won Group A.
2009: Runner-up and qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished first in Group 1, ahead of Honduras, Jamaica, and El Salvador. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in a penalty shootout, 4–3, after a scoreless, 120-minute, regulation draw in the semifinals. In the finals the U.S. team lost by a score of 3–0 to Costa Rica.
2011: Quarterfinal. Did not qualify for World Cup.
2013: Runner-up and qualified to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Won Group A. In the finals the U.S. team lost by a score of 3–1 to Mexico in extra time.
2015: Tied for third and qualified to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group A. Defeated El Salvador 2–0 in the playoff stage.
2017: Champion and qualified to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished second in Group B. Won Classification Stage Group D. They defeated Honduras in a penalty shootout, 5–3, after a scoreless, 90-minute, regulation draw in the finals.
2018: Champion and qualified to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Finished first in Group A. Won Classification Stage Group G. They defeated Mexico 2–0 in the finals.
† The tournament was played with a two-group, qualification format from 1998–2007. There was no championship round.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Honors
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Fourth Place (1): 1989
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
Winners (2): 2017, 2018
Runners-up (6): 1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013
Recent matches
The following are results from the last 12 months, as well as any matches that have been scheduled.
Players
Current squad
The following 22 players were named to the squad for the matches against Croatia and United Arab Emirates on September 5 and 9, 2019, respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of May 30, 2019, after the match against Ecuador.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.
Top goalscorers
Coaches
References
Other websites
Official website on USSoccer.com
National under-20 football teams
Soccer in the United States |
842106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCBY | TCBY | TCBY (The Country's Best Yogurt) is an American chain of frozen yogurt stores. It is one of the largest United States retailers of soft serve frozen yogurt.
The first TCBY was in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1982, they began franchising. By 1984, TCBY had over 100 stores.
Before 1984, the original name of the company was This Can't Be Yogurt. However, a competitor, I Can't Believe it's Yogurt, forced TCBY to change its name from its intials. TCBY picked "The Country's Best Yogurt".
TCBY offers frozen yogurt in a variety of flavors. These flavors include Chocolate, White Chocolate Mousse and Golden Vanilla. TCBY also offers drinks, including smoothes and Frappe Chillers.
References
American restaurants
1981 establishments in the United States
Companies based in Colorado |
842108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20presidents%20of%20the%20People%27s%20Republic%20of%20China | List of presidents of the People's Republic of China |
Central People's Government (1949–1954)
Chairman of the Central People's Government
Mao Zedong (1 October 1949 - 27 September 1953)
Chinese politicians
History of China |
842109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Athletic | The Athletic | The Athletic is a website that reports and offers opinions on sports. It is a subscription based service, and reports on both local and national sporting events. It's coverage includes professional sports leaques such as the NFL and NHL, as well as college sports, mixed martial arts, and NASCAR. The Athletic began by covering sports in Chicago. It was soon able to expand, first to Toronto, and then to Cleveland. In 2019, The Athletic began to cover sports from the United Kingdom.
References
Other websites
2016 establishments in the United States
American websites
Sports media |
842126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard%20Rock%20Cafe | Hard Rock Cafe | The Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants. It was founded in June 1971. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll materials. Others in the chain later did the same. In 2007, the Hard Rock Cafe was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It was headquartered in Orlando, Florida until April 2018.
The first Hard Rock Cafe restaurant opened on 14 June 1971 in London, England. The chain began to expand in 1982 to other locations, like Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago and Paris. In the United States, there are also Hard Rock Cafe restaurants in Houston, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.
Hard Rock Cafe has restaurants in over 70 countries.
References
Companies based in Florida
1971 establishments |
842128 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Corral | Golden Corral | The Golden Corral is an American buffet restaurant chain. The company is privately-held. It is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Golden Corral was incorporated on January 3, 1973 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Golden Corral later expanded to almost 500 locations in the United States. Most of them are franchised About 100 restaurants are company-owned.
References
American restaurants
20th-century establishments in North Carolina
1973 establishments in the United States
Companies based in North Carolina |
842132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooters | Hooters | Hooters is the registered trademark. Two American restaurant chains use it: Hooters, Inc., based in Clearwater, Florida and Hooters of America, Inc. in Atlanta Georgia.
Waiting staff at the Hooters restaurants are mainly young women. The women are usually called "Hooters Girls". The sex appeal of the women is a mai component for the company's image. Hooters hires men and women as cooks, hosts (at some franchises) and managers.
The menu at Hooters includes steaks, chicken wings, seafood, hamburgers and sandwiches.
Hooters was incorporated in April 1983. They opened their doors in October.
References
1980s establishments in Florida
1983 establishments in the United States
American restaurants
Companies based in Atlanta, Georgia |
842135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesquik | Nesquik | Nesquik (previously called Nestle Quik) is a brand of products made by the Swiss company Nestlé. In 1948 Nestlé launched a drink mix for chocolate-flavored milk. It was called Nestle Quik in the United States. It was released in Europe during the 1950s as Nesquik.
Beginning in 1999, the brand was called Nesquik all over the world. The Nesquik name appears on powdered mixes for flavored milk, ready-to-drink products, hot chocolate mix and many other products.
Nesquik is available in strawberry and chocolate flavors.
Ingredients
The ingredients of the "classic" chocolate powder are:
sugar
cocoa powder processed with alkali
soy lecithin
carrageenan
salt
natural flavor
spice
vitamins and minerals:
sodium ascorbate (vitamin C)
ferric pyrophosphate (iron)
niacinamide
zinc oxide
thiamin hydrochloride
copper gluconate
manganese sulfate
biotin
References
Drinks
Nestlé |
842139 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzmitry%20Baskau | Dzmitry Baskau | Dzmitry Baskau (Belarusian: Дзмітрый Юр’евіч Баскаў, Russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Басков; born on August 25, 1978, in Minsk, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Belarusian ice hockey player in the past and a man of business. He is the chief of Belarus Ice Hockey Federation. He is the chief of the ice hockey group of Alexander Lukashenko. He was the chief of Hockey Club Dinamo Minsk from 2018 to 2020.
He got learning on a lawyer in Belarusian State University done in 2002. Then he got learning on an ice hockey coach done in the Institute of Advanced Training and Retraining of Belarusian State University of Physical Culture. He got a diploma from the IPM Business School in 2018.
He was put in the news for the time of the 2020 Belarusian protests. Mass media wrote that he was going to be a person who beat activist Raman Bandarenka in Minsk. After that, Raman Bandarenka died on November 12, 2020, in the hospital. On November 16, 2020, Latvia made illegal his moves there. Lithuania and Estonia made the same on November 20, 2020. The International Ice Hockey Federation opened a private inquiry (an act of asking for information) on the Raman Bandarenka matter. The International Olympic Committee made illegal taking part in its events for Baskau because of that.
In the spring of 2021, he had assets of at least several million US dollars (parts of companies, real property, vehicles). Part of the assets was listed as his wife's.
On September 8, 2021, the International Ice Hockey Federation made a decision to make him out of hockey for five years. For ten months, the International Ice Hockey Federation looked at his acts. It noted that Baskau used discrimination and threats against sportspersons because of their political views. On September 10, Baskau resigned from the post of chairman of the Belarus Ice Hockey Association.
On September 14, 2021, Alexander Lukashenko appointed Baskau a member of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus. Lukashenko noted that Dmitry Baskau will deal with social issues, as well as sports topics in the upper house of parliament.
On December 2, 2021, Dzmitry Baskau was added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury
Personal life
He got married with Aliaksandra Baskava (Shyshko). She is a daughter of the chief of Brestenergo and the member of the Council of the Republic (Belarus) Uladzimir Shyshko.
References
1978 births
Belarusian ice hockey players
Belarusian politicians
People from Minsk
Living people
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List |
842144 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkele | Perkele | Perkele () is a swear word in Finnish that means evil spirit or a version of "god damn". It is popular, and is most likely the most known Finnish curse word in the world.
Origins
The name is Indo-European. Perkwunos is the reconstructed name of the god of thunder. Other gods said to have the same origin include Perkūnas (Lithuania), Pērkons (Latvia), Percunis (Prussia), Piarun (Belarus), Peko or Pekolasõ (Estonia), Parjanya (India), Fairguneis (Gothic), and Perun or Piorun (Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia).
Some researchers think Perkele is an original name of the thunder god Ukko, the chief god of the Finnish pagan pantheon. There are related words in other Finnic languages. In Estonian, põrgu means hell and in Karelian, perkeleh means an evil spirit.
Use
It has been used as a curse as a cry for the god for strength. It still is a common curse word in colloquial Finnish. Finnish people use the word to be more serious and powerful than less powerful curses. When the Research Institute for the Languages of Finland held a contest to nominate the "most energizing" word in the Finnish language, one of the suggestions was Perkele because "it is the curse word that gave the most strength for the reconstruction of Finland after the wars."
Introduction of Christianity
As Finland was Christianized, the old Finnish deities were said to be demons, so "Devil" was translated to "Perkele" for the Finnish translation of the Bible. Some later translations use paholainen (the evil one) instead.
Uses in popular culture
Many Finnish bands, such as Impaled Nazarene, Norther and Pepe Deluxe, use the word perkele to show Finnishness. A song by a Finnish metal band, Amorphis, titled "Perkele (The God of Fire)", is the sixth track on their album Eclipse.
There is a Swedish Oi! band called Perkele. They were formed in 1993 in Gothenburg and are currently signed to Oi! the Boat Records.
The webcomic Scandinavia and the World depicts Finland as having a bad state of mind, being violent and drunk and mostly saying nothing except he says "perkele" when things do not go his way.
In the 2019 video game Control, Ahti, a Finnish janitor who is also hinted to be an enormously powerful supernatural entity, says perkele when describing the weird events taking place in the Federal Bureau of Control.
The 2016 video game My Summer Car has a "swear button", allowing the player's character to say a handful of random exclamatory statements. One of them is perkele. Because the game takes place in 1990s Finland, many characters in the game's rural setting also say "perkele". Because of this, some of the game's English-speaking fans say perkele on forums talking about the game.
References
Profanity
Finnish language |
842146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkhangai%20Province | Arkhangai Province | The Arkhangai Province or Arkhangai Aimag () is a province (also called aimag) of Mongolia. The province is divided into 19 districts (also called sums)
Provinces
Mongolia |
842150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplex%20%28movie%29 | Duplex (movie) | Duplex (released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as Our House and in Poland as The Old Lady Must Go) is a 2003 American black comedy film directed by Danny DeVito (who also narrated the film) and written by Larry Doyle. The film stars Jason Bateman, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell, Harvey Fierstein, Justin Theroux and James Remar.
Cast
Jason Bateman as Alex Rose
Drew Barrymore as Nancy Kendricks
Eileen Essell as Mrs. Connelly
Harvey Fierstein as Kenneth
Justin Theroux as Coop
James Remar as Chick
Robert Wisdom as Officer Dan
Swoosie Kurtz as Jean
Wallace Shawn as Herman
Maya Rudolph as Tara
Amber Valletta as Celine
Michelle Krusiec as Dr. Kang
Tracey Walter as Pharmacy Customer
Danny DeVito as Narrator (voice)
2003 movies
American movies
American black comedy movies
English-language movies
Movies about writers
Movies set in Brooklyn
Movies set in New York City
Movies directed by Danny DeVito
Miramax movies
2003 comedy movies |
842160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea%20of%20Japan%20naming%20dispute | Sea of Japan naming dispute | There is a body of water between the Japanese islands, Russia, North and South Korea. The countries affected have not been able to agree on a common name for this body of water. So far, most countries called it Sea of Japan. North and South Korea do not want this name, they suggested to call it East Sea, or East Sea of Korea. In 1992, both Koreas raised concerns about the name, at the Sixth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names. The Japanese government says that only the name "Sea of Japan" (日本海) should be used. South Korea supports the alternative name "East Sea" (Korean: 동해; Hanja: 東海). North Korea supports the name "East Sea of Korea" (Korean: 조선동해; Hanja: 朝鮮東海). Currently, most international maps and documents use either the name Sea of Japan (or a translation) by itself, or include both the name Sea of Japan and East Sea. Very often, the name East Sea is listed in parentheses or otherwise marked as an alternative. The International Hydrographic Organization is responsible for naming bodies of water around the world. In 2012, it decided it was still unable to change the 1953 version of its publication S-23 – Limits of Oceans and Seas, which includes only the single name "Sea of Japan", to include "East Sea" together with "Sea of Japan".
The countries have given different arguments, for their naming proposition, but each name has its problems:
All names can be found on different historical maps
The name "East Sea" has the problem that it would not be unique. There are several other bodies of water, which are also called East Sea. Examples are the Baltic Sea and the East China Sea,
The name Sea of Japan should be used, because the Japanese archipelago separates this sea from the Pacific Ocean. Also, Russia calls this body of water 'Japanese Sea'
The International Hydrographic organisation made a resolution in 1974. In this resolution, it stated that in the case that the countries cannot agree on a common name for a body of water, all names should be accepted. However, Japan argues that the resolution only applies to the bays and straits which are shared by multiple countries, and in case of high seas such as the Sea of Japan, it is not applicable. Japan also cites the United Nations’ policy for using the Sea of Japan as an official name for their reasoning.
Maps
References
Geography of South Korea
Geography of Japan
Articles containing Japanese-language text
Geography of Russia |
842165 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Crystal%20Foley | Jennifer Crystal Foley | Jennifer Crystal Foley (born Jennifer Amie Crystal; January 26, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Christie Parker in Once and Again and Rachel Taub on House.
Personal life
Foley was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Janice (née Goldfinger) and actor-comedian Billy Crystal. She has an older sister, producer Lindsay Crystal. In 1994, Foley graduated from Northwestern University.
She married her college boyfriend, Michael Foley, in September 2000. They have two daughters, born in 2003 and 2006.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
Other websites
1973 births
Living people
Actors from Los Angeles
American movie actors
American television actors |
842182 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benhall | Benhall | Benhall is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2011, there were 521 people living in Benhall. Benhall is on the A12 road. It has a church called St Mary.
References
GENUKI
Suffolk Coastal
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Villages in Suffolk |
842193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulge | Boulge | Boulge is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001, there were 26 people living in Boulge. Boulge has a church called St Michael.
References
GENUKI
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Suffolk Coastal |
842194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20Priestman | Henry Priestman | Henry Christian Priestman (born 21 June 1955 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English rock singer, keyboardist, record producer and songwriter. He has homes in Los Angeles, London and New York.
Biography
Priestman was educated at Woodleigh School, North Yorkshire and later the Quaker School, Leighton Park School in Reading and then went on to study Art at the Liverpool College of Art. In the late 1970s he played with the British power pop band, The Yachts. The Yachts supported Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias on their 1980 tour in England. In 1981, Priestman was one of the co-founders of It's Immaterial. Although he had officially left the band by 1986, he played as a session musician on the hit single, "Driving Away From Home", and appeared with the band on Top of the Pops.
During the 1980s and 1990s he was a member of The Christians. Priestman has also been used as a session musician by both Bette Bright and Mike Badger. In 1996, Priestman recorded ending theme song for the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory. Priestman played keyboards on Badger's albums, Lo Fi Acoustic Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends (2004), The Onset (2005), and Lo Fi Electric Excursions by Mike Badger & Friends (2006).
Priestman was the producer of Mark Owen's 2003 Top 5 album, In Your Own Time. On 22 September 2008, Priestman released his debut solo album, The Chronicles of Modern Life, on Stiff Records. Artwork was made by Tobbe Stuhre. The album was a success, and Island Records bought the entire project for a major re-release. When Island Records picked up the album from Stiff, Priestman became the oldest artist to be signed to a major label for a debut solo album. He also wrote music for a digital age, including a James Bond Xbox game, BBC TV's Wildlife on One and Natural World. He has also written the music for numerous commercials.
He supported Fisherman's Friends in 2011, and played a slot at the Beverley Folk Festival in 2013. He continues to enjoy live work, and released his second album, The Last Mad Surge of Youth on 17 February 2014.
Priestman also composed the title song for the West End musical Dreamboats and Petticoats, and he wrote three songs for Graham Gouldman's 2012 album, Love and Work.
In 2015, he released his first solo live DVD entitled Settle Down, recorded live at Victoria Hall in Settle, Yorkshire.
Solo discography
The Chronicles of Modern Life
Album track listing:
"Don't You Love Me No More"
"Old"
"What You Doin' with Me?"
"It's Called a Heart"
"Grey's the New Blonde"
"He Ain't Good Enough for You"
"The Idiot"
"The Sacred Scrolls of Pop"
"No to the Logo"
"Did I Fight in the Punk Wars for This?"
"It's What You Leave Behind"
"Goodbye Mr. Lee (...And Thanks)"
Hidden track: "Suffice to Say"
The Last Mad Surge of Youth
Album track listing:
"At the End of the Day"
"True Believer"
"We Used to Be You"
"Goodbye Common Sense"
"Valentine Song"
"In My Head"
"The Last Mad Surge of Youth"
"Rant 'N' Rave"
"Huntin' and Gatherin' (Ain't What It Used to Be)"
"Same Circus, Different Clowns"
"I Cried Today"
"A Pint of Bitter and Twisted, Please"
"We Used to Be You (Part 2)"
Other websites
2004 interview with Henry Priestman
1955 births
Living people
English rock singers
English songwriters
British record producers
British keyboardists
People from Kingston upon Hull |
842195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss%20Bluff%2C%20Louisiana | Moss Bluff, Louisiana | Moss Bluff is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
842198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackberry%2C%20Louisiana | Hackberry, Louisiana | Hackberry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
842199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermentau%2C%20Louisiana | Mermentau, Louisiana | Mermentau is a village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. 661 people lived here at the 2010 census.
References
Villages in Louisiana |
842201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse%2C%20Louisiana | Morse, Louisiana | Morse is a village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. 812 people lived here at the 2010 census.
References
Villages in Louisiana |
842202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed%20graph | Directed graph | In graph theory, a directed graph is a graph which has edges which can only be travelled in one direction.
Graph theory |
842203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch%2C%20Louisiana | Branch, Louisiana | Branch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
842204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egan%2C%20Louisiana | Egan, Louisiana | Egan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
842206 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longville%2C%20Louisiana | Longville, Louisiana | Longville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Census-designated places in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana |
842207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oretta%2C%20Louisiana | Oretta, Louisiana | Oretta is a census-designated place (CDP) in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Census-designated places in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana |
842208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbury%2C%20Tennessee | Woodbury, Tennessee | Woodbury is a town in Tennessee in the United States. It is the county seat of Cannon County.
Towns in Tennessee
County seats in Tennessee |
842209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutledge%2C%20Tennessee | Rutledge, Tennessee | Rutledge is a city in Tennessee in the United States. It is the county seat of Grainger County.
Cities in Tennessee
County seats in Tennessee |
842215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fescamps | Fescamps | Fescamps is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friville-Escarbotin | Friville-Escarbotin | Friville-Escarbotin is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Communes in Somme |
842217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonches-Fonchette | Fonches-Fonchette | Fonches-Fonchette is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Communes in Somme |
842218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feuill%C3%A8res | Feuillères | Feuillères is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313%20North%20American%20drought | 2012–13 North American drought | The 2012–13 North American drought was caused by less than normal snowfall the previous winter. Also, La Niña-related heat waves were taking place in the Midwestern and Western United States. This was in association with drought conditions in these areas. The drought was an extension of the 2010-13 Southern United States drought.
The drought was worse than the 1988–89 North American drought. The 2012-13 drought covered more areas in the United States and Canada than the 1988-89 drought. In July 2012, the drought covered more than 81% in area. It was comparable to the droughts of the 1930s and 1950s.
Drought continued in parts of North America through 2013. Beginning in March 2013, rainfall lessened drought in the Midwest, the southern Mississippi Valley and the Great Plains.
References
Droughts
2012 in North America
2013 in the United States |
842223 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijan | Bijan | Bijan (also Bizhan or Bejan; Persian : بیژن) is a Persian given name meaning "Hero". People named Bijan include:
Bijan Kumar Shill, a famous scientist, scholar
Bijan Movaghar, second place in Iran as Theoretical physicist, a sun of Mohsen Movaghar
In literature
Bijan, a character in Bijan and Manijeh, a love story in the Persian epic poem Shahnameh
Given names |
842236 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feuqui%C3%A8res-en-Vimeu | Feuquières-en-Vimeu | Feuquières-en-Vimeu is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842237 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieffes-Montrelet | Fieffes-Montrelet | Fieffes-Montrelet is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fienvillers | Fienvillers | Fienvillers is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybren%20van%20Haga | Wybren van Haga | Wybren Ridley van Haga (born 31 January 1967 in The Hague) is a Dutch independent politician, formerly a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and Forum for Democracy (FVD).
Van Haga studied engineering at Delft University of Technology and worked at Shell in Gabon, Scotland, and Oman. He was director of a homecare organization called KennemerZorg and exploits real estate.
He was a member of the municipal council of Haarlem from 2010 to 2017. Since 31 October 2017, he has been an MP, until September 2019 for the VVD, until December 2020 as an independent MP, and until May 2021 for the FVD.
Since 13 May 2021, he has been parliamentary group leader of the Group Van Haga, which consists of himself and two other former FVD MPs.
In July 2021, he founded the BV NL (Belang voor Nederland) party.
References
Biography at Parlement.com
Other websites
Biography at the House of Representatives (English)
Biography at the House of Representatives (Dutch)
Wybren van Haga website
1967 births
Living people
Dutch businesspeople
Dutch councillors
Dutch engineers
Independent politicians in the Netherlands
Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands
Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
People from Haarlem
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
Politicians from The Hague |
842242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aibes | Aibes | Aibes () is a commune in Nord in north France. In 2018, 369 people lived there.
References
Other websites
INSEE commune file
Communes in Nord |
842243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eth%2C%20Nord | Eth, Nord | Eth is a commune. It is in the Nord department in northern France.
Communes in Nord |
842244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bry%2C%20Nord | Bry, Nord | Bry is a commune. It is in the Nord department in northern France.
Communes in Nord |
842253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford%20Township%2C%20Michigan | Waterford Township, Michigan | Waterford Township, officially the Charter Township of Waterford, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 71,707.
References
Townships in Michigan |
842254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomfield%20Township%2C%20Oakland%20County%2C%20Michigan | Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan | Bloomfield Township, officially the Charter Township of Bloomfield, is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 41,070.
References
Townships in Michigan |
842256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown%20Township%2C%20Michigan | Georgetown Township, Michigan | Georgetown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, 46,985 people lived in the township.
Townships in Michigan |
842257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemannville%2C%20Louisiana | Lemannville, Louisiana | Lemannville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ascension and St. James parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
842258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union%2C%20Louisiana | Union, Louisiana | Union is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
842260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figni%C3%A8res | Fignières | Fignières is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agde | Agde | Agde is a commune of 29,090 people (2018). It is in Occitanie in the Hérault department in south France.
Communes in Hérault |
842263 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics%20right%20to%20repair | Electronics right to repair | In 2021, many electronic devices are manufactured such a way that they cannot be repaired. A mobile phone might have a battery that cannot be replaced. When the battery has reached the end of its life, the mobile phone is thrown away. Electronics right to repair is an idea to make these devices repairable, so that the need not be thrown away, and the amount of waste is reduced.
References
Everyday life |
842266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fins%2C%20Somme | Fins, Somme | Fins is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842267 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaucourt | Flaucourt | Flaucourt is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%20Point%2C%20Louisiana | Grand Point, Louisiana | Grand Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Census-designated places in Louisiana |
842269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Settlement%2C%20Louisiana | French Settlement, Louisiana | French Settlement is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Villages in Louisiana |
842270 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian%2C%20Louisiana | Killian, Louisiana | Killian is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Villages in Louisiana |
842271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20Vincent%2C%20Louisiana | Port Vincent, Louisiana | Port Vincent is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Villages in Louisiana |
842272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield%2C%20Louisiana | Springfield, Louisiana | Springfield is a town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Towns in Louisiana |
842274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkatsu | Nikkatsu | The Nikkatsu Corporation (日活株式会社, Nikkatsu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name Nikkatsu amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally "Japan Motion Pictures".
Overview
Nikkatsu's history dates back as early as 1912 when 4 companies merged to form Nippon Katsudo Shashin Corporation, the first film conglomerate in the region to produce, distribute and exhibit theatrical films. In 1952 Chofu Studio was built in Tokyo as the largest modern film studio in the Asia Pacific Region at the time; the studio even had a permanent set of Ginza city. It quickly became the cornerstone of the company's Golden Era, together with its string of attractive stars who were then all exclusive to Nikkatsu; the legendary superstar Yujiro Ishihara, handsome young actors under the "Nikkatsu New Face" banner including Akira Kobayashi and Joe Shishido; actresses such as Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ruriko Asaoka; and directors Seijun Suzuki and Shohei Imamura. Nikkatsu flourished as the leading studio in Japan, enjoying box office mega-hits with its action films starring Ishihara ("Crazed Fruit"), teenage love stories starring Yoshinaga ("Cupola, Where the Furnaces Grow"), and "Branded to Kill" starring Joe Shishido, works with a continuing international appeal to this day - the films were so successful that Ishihara and Yoshinaga are still regarded as icons of the Showa period.
When cinema attendance began to drop, Japanese studios slashed their annual film production. Nikkatsu, however, took a unique turn in 1971 when it launched the "Nikkatsu Roman Porn" brand, namely films for the adult audience. As one director recalls, "I had total creative freedom, as long as I kept some nudity in the film", the brand enabled Nikkatsu to be the only major studio in Japan at the time to continue producing films and hire young film makers. Thus, Nikkatsu soon became the hub for upcoming innovative talents, and many of the directors who were given this rare opportunity, later became dominant film makers in Japan; amongst them are Oscar winner Youjiro Takita ("Departure"), multi-time Japanese Academy winners Masayuki Suo ("Shall We Dance?"), Yoshimitsu Morita, Youichi Sai, Shinji Soumai, and many more. The brand continued until 1988 and many films from that time joined our proud classics library.
In 2005, Naoki Sato was appointed President of the company. Originally a producer himself, Nikkatsu's recent array of titles under his leadership includes cutting-edge genre films by Sion Sono and Takashi Miike, and dramatical masterpieces. They have been highly acclaimed, including numerous Japanese Academy winners and nominees such as "Rebirth", "Cold Fish" and "The Devil's Path".
Today
Today, Nikkatsu's diverse business activities include operation of the production studio, overseas film acquisition, distribution, a cable TV channel (Channel NECO) and a Film Course at Josai International University. It is also a member of the Yomiuri-Nippon TV group, the leading media conglomerate in Japan.
In today's fast evolving market, Nikkatsu has a focus on international activities - in 2014, the company established Kantana Japan, a JV with a Thai production group - and seeks to work more closely with partners outside the industry and around the globe.
Companies of Japan |
842275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenocarcinoma%20of%20the%20lung | Adenocarcinoma of the lung | Lung adenocarcinoma is one kind of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Technicians tell lung adenocarcinoma from other cancers by looking at cells under a microscope. Lung adenocarcinoma starts in glandular cells, which make for example mucus. Lung adenocarcinoma usually grows in smaller airways, such as alveoli, the pockets at the ends of the lung. Lung adenocarcinoma is usually located more along the outer edges of the lungs. Lung adenocarcinoma tends to grow more slowly than other lung cancers.
References
Cancer |
842281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flers%2C%20Somme | Flers, Somme | Flers is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Communes in Somme |
842282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flers-sur-Noye | Flers-sur-Noye | Flers-sur-Noye is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Communes in Somme |
842284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesselles | Flesselles | Flesselles is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s%20Largest%20Entertainment%20McDonald%27s | World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's | The World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's, also known as Epic McD, is a McDonald's restaurant that opened in 1976 in Orlando, Florida. It is the biggest McDonald's in the world by square footage because its floor area is . There are much more menus and options there than normal McDonald's restaurants. A McDonald's in Kaohsiung, Taiwan is thought to be taller.
Menu
There is the normal McDonald's menu. There are also more than 50 items, including brick oven pizza, Belgian waffles, customized pasta dishes, omelets, other items on the "Gourmet Bistro" menu and other items on an expanded dessert menu, including ice cream.
Restaurant
The World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's is three stories tall and has a 22-foot-tall PlayPlace, more than 100 arcade games and a waving 30-foot-tall image of Ronald McDonald at the entrance. The restaurant was opened in 1976 and was closed for renovation in 2015 and opened again. It was built again and opened in 2016. The restaurant has a "Create Your Own" menu and never closes.
References
Restaurants
Fast food
McDonald's |
842303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned%20obsolescence | Planned obsolescence | Planned obsolescence (also called built-in obsolescence or premature obsolescence) is an idea in economics and product design. Planned obsolescence is when someone makes a product so that it will wear out after only a short time. It will either stop working, work much worse than before, or be unfashionable. This way, the person who bought the product must buy a new one sooner than if the old product had lasted a long time. This is often called "shortening the replacement cycle."
Planned obsolescence works when company selling the product has few or no other companies making the same product, because the consumer has few choices. Before choosing this strategy, the producer has to make sure that the consumer will likely buy from them again and not from someone else. Usually, there is information asymmetry: the producer knows how long the product was designed to last, and the consumer does not. However, when many companies make the same product, they compete. Then product lifespans often increase. In the 1960s and 1970s, the first Japanese cars were sold in America. Because they had longer lifespans than the American car models, American car manufacturers were forced to build cars that lasted longer.
History
In 1924, the American market for cars became saturated. That meant that almost everyone who could buy a car had already bought one. In order to still sell about the same number of cars, Alfred P. Sloan Jr. who worked at General Motors suggested that new cars should look different every year. This way, at least some car owners would buy a new car every year. This idea was not new. It had already been tried with bicycles, but people say it was Sloan's idea. Sloan often used the words dynamic obsolescence, but people who did not like the idea called it planned obsolescence.
This plan changed many things in the automobile industry, product design field and eventually the whole American economy. Smaller companies could not afford to re-style their car models every year. Henry Ford did not like the idea either. Ford was an engineer, and he liked simplicity, economies of scale, and strong design. In 1931, GM sold more cars than Ford and became the strongest company making cars. Changing the design every year meant GM had to use a body-on-frame structure rather than the lighter unibody design used by most European automakers because unibody is harder to change.
The words planned obsolescence were first seen in print in 1932 in Bernard London's pamphlet Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence. London said the government should tell manufacturers of personal-use items to use planned obsolescence so people would always buy them. However, the phrase became famous in 1954 because of Brooks Stevens, an American industrial designer. Stevens was due to give a talk at an advertising conference in Minneapolis in 1954. Without giving it much thought, he used the term as the title of his talk. From that point on, "planned obsolescence" became Stevens' catchphrase. Stevens said planned obsolescence was "Instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary."
Other people quickly began to use the phrase. By the late 1950s, planned obsolescence had become a common term for products designed to break easily or to quickly go out of style. The idea of planned obsolescence was so widely known that, in 1959, Volkswagen made jokes about it in an advertising campaign. Volkswagen tried to make it look as though it did not use planned obsolescence: "We do not believe in planned obsolescence," the ads said. "We don't change a car for the sake of change." In the famous Volkswagen advertising campaign by Doyle Dane Bernbach, one advert showed an almost blank page with the line "No point in showing the 1962 Volkswagen, it still looks the same."
In 1960, cultural critic Vance Packard wrote The Waste Makers, which was meant to be an exposé of "the systematic attempt of business to make us wasteful, debt-ridden, permanently discontented individuals." Packard divided planned obsolescence into two sub categories: obsolescence of desirability and obsolescence of function.
"Obsolescence of desirability," a.k.a. "psychological obsolescence," referred to marketers' attempts to wear out a product in the owner's mind. Packard quoted industrial designer George Nelson, who wrote:"Design... is an attempt to make a contribution through change. When no contribution is made or can be made, the only process available for giving the illusion of change is 'styling!'"
References
Economics |
842308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%20UEFA%20European%20Under-21%20Championship | 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship | The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 20th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The champions were Sweden.
Qualification
Qualification for the final tournament of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship consisted of two rounds: a group stage and a play-off round. The group stage draw took place on 31 January 2013 in Nyon, Switzerland, and distributed 52 national teams into ten groups of five or six teams. Each group was contested in a double round-robin system, where teams played each other twice, at home and away. The ten group winners and the four best second-placed teams advanced to the play-off round, where they were paired by draw into seven two-legged ties. The play-off winners joined the Czech Republic in the final tournament.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament:
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
2 As West Germany
3 As Yugoslavia
4 As Serbia and Montenegro
5 As Czechoslovakia
Venues and stadiums
The competition was played at four venues in three host cities: Eden Arena and Generali Arena (in Prague), Andrův stadion (in Olomouc), and Stadion Miroslava Valenty (in Uherské Hradiště).
Match officials
The match officials of the tournament:
Seeding
The draw for the final tournament took place at 18:00 CET on 6 November 2014, at the Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague. England, the highest-ranked team according to the competition coefficient rankings, and the host team, Czech Republic, were seeded and automatically assigned to separate groups. The second and third-ranked teams in the coefficient rankings, Italy and Germany, were also seeded and drawn into separate groups, while the four unseeded teams were drawn into the remaining positions of the two groups.
Squads
Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. If a player was injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.
Format of competitions
The eight finalists were drawn into two groups of four teams. As hosts, Czech Republic were seeded in group A, while England, the best-ranked team in the UEFA coefficient ranking, were seeded in group B. In each group, teams played matches against each other in a round-robin system, and the top two teams advanced to the semi-finals.
The provisional schedule was released by UEFA on 10 November 2014, and confirmed on 2 December 2014. All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
After the conclusion of the group stage, the following four teams from UEFA qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
Tie-breaking
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied:
Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 6 were applied.
If only two teams were tied (according to criteria 1–5) after having met in the last match of the group stage, their ranking would have been determined by a penalty shoot-out.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
3 goals
Jan Kliment
2 goals
Kevin Volland
Marco Benassi
João Mário
John Guidetti
Simon Tibbling
1 goal
Martin Frýdek
Pavel Kadeřábek
Ladislav Krejčí
Uffe Bech
Rasmus Falk
Viktor Fischer
Pione Sisto
Jannik Vestergaard
Jesse Lingard
Nathan Redmond
Emre Can
Matthias Ginter
Nico Schulz
Andrea Belotti
Domenico Berardi
Ivan Cavaleiro
Ricardo Horta
Gonçalo Paciência
Ricardo
Bernardo Silva
Filip Đuričić
Oscar Hiljemark
Isaac Kiese Thelin
Robin Quaison
Awards
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is given to the player who scored the most goals during the tournament.
Player of the tournament
After the tournament the U21 EURO Player of the Tournament is selected by the UEFA Technical Observers.
Team of the tournament
After the tournament the Under-21 Team of the Tournament is selected by the UEFA Technical Observers.
Medal table
Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. Statistics include all Olympic format (current Olympic under-23 format started in 1992).
2 The team represented the United Team of Germany in 1956, and the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988.
Broadcasting
Countries who are not covered by a local broadcaster had the matches broadcast on YouTube.
Ambassador
Former Czech Republic midfielder Pavel Nedvěd was the ambassador for the tournament.
References
Other websites
UEFA European Under-21 Championship – History: 2015
Official website (Czech)
Official programme
Tournament review
2015 in Europe
2015 in association football
Football in the Czech Republic
June 2015 events |
842311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Truth%20Is | The Truth Is | The Truth Is is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Alexandra Burke. It was released on 16 March 2018 through Decca Records. Recording for the album started in 2013 and finished in early 2018. The first single from the album, "Shadow", was released on 9 February to BBC Radio 2, and to digital download and streaming on 23 February. The album entered and peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart, spending only one week in the top 100. It is Burke's first album since 2012's Heartbreak on Hold and her first album since leaving Syco.
Track listing
Notes
signifies an additional producer
Charts
References
Other websites
The Truth Is at Discogs (list of releases)
2018 albums
Alexandra Burke albums
Pop albums
Soul albums
R&B albums |
842312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbreak%20on%20Hold | Heartbreak on Hold | Heartbreak on Hold is the second studio album by British recording artist Alexandra Burke. It was released digitally on 1 June 2012 through Syco and RCA Records, and a physical version was issued three days later. The album marks her final record with both record labels, parting between 2012 and the following year. Burke started working on the album in late 2010, and worked with Cutfather, Erick Morillo, Autumn Rowe, and Ben Adams, as well as other producers and writers. Burke had also worked with RedOne, who previously produced a most of her debut album Overcome (2009), but none of their music that they made together were included on the album.
Critical reception
Heartbreak on Hold received mixed reviews from music critics.
Track listing
Notes
"Oh La La" interpolates portions of the composition entitled "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters.
"Devil in Me" interpolates portions of the composition entitled "Love Sensation" by Loleatta Holloway.
Charts
Release history
References
2012 albums
Alexandra Burke albums
Pop albums
Dance albums
R&B albums |
842319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20UEFA%20Champions%20League%20Final | 2021 UEFA Champions League Final | The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament run by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It is scheduled to be played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal on 29 May 2021, between English clubs Manchester City, in their first UEFA Champions League final, and three-time finalists Chelsea.
Teams
In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.
Venue
The match will be the fourth European Cup/Champions League final to take place in Portugal, and the first to take place outside Lisbon.
Initial host selection
An open bidding process was launched on 22 September 2017 by UEFA to select the venues of the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2020. Associations had until 31 October 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers must be submitted by 1 March 2018. Associations hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.
UEFA announced on 3 November 2017 that two associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Kyiv on 24 May 2018.
On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to the Estádio da Luz, Istanbul would instead host the 2021 final.
Change to Porto
On 13 May 2021, UEFA announced the final was relocated to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.
Background
Manchester City will play in their first European Cup/UEFA Champions League final. This will be the third UEFA Champions League final for manager Pep Guardiola, and his first since the two wins with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011.
Chelsea will play in their third European Cup/UEFA Champions League final, and the first since 2012. Head coach Thomas Tuchel becomes the first coach/manager to reach the European Cup/UEFA Champions League final in successive seasons with different clubs, having lost the 2020 final when coaching Paris Saint-Germain.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Notes
Pre-match
Officials
On 12 May 2021, UEFA named Antonio Mateu Lahoz as the referee for the final. He was selected as an official for UEFA Euro 2020. He will be joined by six of assistant referees Pau Cebrián Devís and Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar. Carlos del Cerro Grande will serve as the fourth official, while Alejandro Hernández Hernández will act as the video assistant referee. Juan Martínez Munuera and Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain were appointed as assistant VAR officials, along with Polish referee Paweł Gil.
Match
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw to be held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
Statistics
Related pages
2021 UEFA Super Cup
Notes
References
Other websites
Scheduled association football competitions
21st century in Portugal
2021 in Europe
2021 in association football
Football in Portugal
May 2021 events |
842321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omi%C3%A9court | Omiécourt | Omiécourt is a former commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune of Hypercourt.
References
Former communes in Somme |
842322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleury%2C%20Somme | Fleury, Somme | Fleury is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flixecourt | Flixecourt | Flixecourt is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluy | Fluy | Fluy is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heucourt-Croquoison | Heucourt-Croquoison | Heucourt-Croquoison is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Communes in Somme |
842326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyencourt-Saulcourt | Guyencourt-Saulcourt | Guyencourt-Saulcourt is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
Communes in Somme |
842327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folies | Folies | Folies is a commune. It is in Hauts-de-France in the Somme department in north France.
References
Communes in Somme |
842331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freilassing | Freilassing | Freilassing (), until 1923 Salzburghofen, is a town in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria. Freilassing can be seen as the biggest suburb of Salzburg.
Related pages
Freilassing, Geschichte einer jungen Stadt; Kurt Enzinger, Rupertus-Verlag 2003,
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laufen%2C%20Germany | Laufen, Germany | Laufen or Laufen an der Salzach (Bavarian: Laffa an da Soizach) is a town in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria.
Sister towns and cities
Laufen, Germany is twinned with:
Laufen, Switzerland
References
Other websites
Berchtesgadener Land |
842337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayerisch%20Gmain | Bayerisch Gmain | Bayerisch Gmain (Bavarian: Boarisch Gmoa) is a municipality in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria.
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadrought | Megadrought | Tbe megadrought is an extended drought. It lasts two decades or more. Megadroughts in the past were linked with La Niña conditions lasting for many years.
The term megadrought generally refers to the length of a drought, not its intensity. Multiyear droughts lasting one decade or less, like the Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s, are not a megadrought though they lasted a long time.
Megadroughts have caused people to move away from the drought-affected areas. One example is Ancestral Puebloans in the Southwestern United States.
References
Droughts |
842340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marktschellenberg | Marktschellenberg | Marktschellenberg (Bavarian: Marktschellnberg, Marktschejnberg and Schejnbeag) is a municipality in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria.
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%B6nau%20am%20K%C3%B6nigssee | Schönau am Königssee | Schönau am Königssee (Bavarian: Scheenau am Kenigssää) is a municipality in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake.
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodman-Ludwigshafen | Bodman-Ludwigshafen | Bodman-Ludwigshafen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
References
Other websites
Official website
Konstanz (district) |
842350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneizlreuth | Schneizlreuth | Schneizlreuth (Bavarian and Western variant: Schneizlreith) is a municipality in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria.
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bischofswiesen | Bischofswiesen | Bischofswiesen (West Central Bavarian: Bischofswiesn) is a municipality in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria.
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendropsophus%20reichlei | Dendropsophus reichlei | Dendropsophus reichlei is a frog that lives in Bolivia, Peru and Brazil.
References
Frogs
Animals of South America |
842353 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaldorf-Surheim | Saaldorf-Surheim | Saaldorf-Surheim (Bavarian: Soidorf-Surhoam) is a municipality in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria.
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842355 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsau%20bei%20Berchtesgaden | Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden | Ramsau (Bavarian: Ramsau bei Berchtesgoan) is a municipality in the Bavarian Alps. It is located on the Königssee in Berchtesgadener Land, a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria. It is close to the border with Austria, 35 km south of Salzburg and 150 km south-east of Munich. It is situated north of the Berchtesgaden National Park.
References
Berchtesgadener Land |
842360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopron%20District | Sopron District | The Sopron District (; ) is a district in the western part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Sopron is also the name of the district seat in the Sopron District. The Sopron District is located in Western Transdanubia.
Municipalities
The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns, 1 large village and 35 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Related pages
List of cities and towns in Hungary
References
Other websites
Postal codes of the Sopron District
Districts in Győr-Moson-Sopron County |
842366 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany%20Hall-Long | Bethany Hall-Long | Bethany A. Hall-Long (born November 12, 1963) is an American politician. She is a member of the United States Democratic Party. She is the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. Hall-Long was in the Delaware Senate from 2009 to 2017. She was in the Delaware House of Representatives. Hall-Long was elected Lieutenant Governor in 2016.
Hall-Long was born in Sussex County.
References
1963 births
US Democratic Party politicians
Lieutenant Governors of Delaware
Living people |
842373 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts%20of%20Hungary | Districts of Hungary | The Districts of Hungary (Hungarian: járások) are the second-level divisions of Hungary after counties. In total, there are 174 districts in Hungary and in the 19 counties, and there are 23 districts in Budapest.
By county
Baranya County
Bács-Kiskun County
Békés County
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Csongrád County
Fejér County
Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Hajdú-Bihar County
Heves County
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
Komárom-Esztergom County
Nógrád County
Pest County
Somogy County
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Tolna County
Vas County
Veszprém County
Zala County
Statistics
Not including districts in Budapest.
By area
Biggest districts by area
Kaposvár District, (Somogy) – 1,591.36 km
Kecskemét District, (Bács-Kiskun) – 1,212.21 km
Kiskőrös District, (Bács-Kiskun) – 1,130.33 km
Berettyóújfalu District, (Hajdú-Bihar) – 1,073.90 km
Kalocsa District, (Bács-Kiskun) – 1,062.27 km
Zalaegerszeg District, (Zala) – 1,044.70 km
Székesfehérvár District, (Fejér) – 1,032.05 km
Pápa District, (Veszprém) – 1,022.09 km
Tamási District, (Tolna) – 1,019.94 km
Baja District, (Bács-Kiskun) – 1,008.80 km
Lowest districts by area
Dunakeszi District, (Pest) – 103.07 km
Vecsés District, (Pest) – 119.74 km
Pilisvörösvár District, (Pest) – 130.81 km
Hajdúhadház District, (Hajdú-Bihar) – 137.02 km
Záhony District, (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) – 145.92 km
Gyál District, (Pest) – 170.99 km
Bélapátfalva District, (Heves) – 180.89 km
Érd District, (Pest) – 184.29 km
Oroszlány District, (Komárom-Esztergom) – 199.39 km
Tolna District, (Tolna) – 205.24 km
By population
Biggest districts by population (2015)
Miskolc District, (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) – 240,279
Debrecen District, (Hajdú-Bihar) – 216,467
Szeged District, (Csongrád) – 198,494
Győr District, (Győr-Moson-Sopron) – 192,068
Pécs District, (Baranya) – 178,291
Nyíregyháza District, (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) – 165,805
Kecskemét District, (Bács-Kiskun) – 156,571
Székesfehérvár District, (Fejér) – 152,550
Gödöllő District, (Pest) – 141,853
Érd District, (Pest) – 118,735
Lowest districts by population (2015)
Bélapátfalva District, (Heves) – 8,570
Pécsvárad District, (Baranya) – 11,567
Bóly District, (Baranya) – 11,607
Hegyhát District, (Baranya) – 12,405
Tab District, (Somogy) – 12,497
Tokaj District, (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) – 12,966
Vasvár District, (Vas) – 13,326
Csenger District, (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) – 13,761
Sellye District, (Baranya) – 13,986
Mezőcsát District, (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) – 14,351
By pop. density
Biggest districts by population density (2015)
Dunakeszi District, (Pest) – 783/km
Érd District, (Pest) – 644/km
Szigetszentmiklós District, (Pest) – 530/km
Debrecen District, (Hajdú-Bihar) – 408/km
Pilisvörösvár District, (Pest) – 406/km
Vecsés District, (Pest) – 398/km
Gödöllő District, (Pest) – 316/km
Budakeszi District, (Pest) – 299/km
Pécs District, (Baranya) – 286/km
Szeged District, (Csongrád) – 268/km
Lowest districts by population density (2015)
Sellye District, (Baranya) – 28/km
Tab District, (Somogy) – 29/km
Lenti District, (Zala) – 31/km
Csurgó District, (Somogy) – 33/km Gönc District, (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Barcs District, (Somogy)
Hegyhát District, (Baranya) – 34/km Gyomaendrőd District, (Békés)
Devecser District, (Veszprém) – 35/km
Vasvár District, (Vas) – 36/km Balmazújváros District, (Hajdú-Bihar)
By municipalities
Biggest districts by number of municipalities
Zalaegerszeg District, (Zala) – 84
Kaposvár District, (Somogy) – 78
Siklós District, (Baranya) – 53
Fehérgyarmat District, (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) – 50
Pápa District, (Veszprém) – 49 Nagykanizsa District, (Zala)
Lenti District, (Zala) – 48
Körmend District, (Vas) – 46
Szigetvár District, (Baranya) – 45 Edelény District, (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén)
Lowest districts by number of municipalities
Debrecen District, (Hajdú-Bihar) – 2 Hajdúböszörmény District, (Hajdú-Bihar)
Hajdúhadház District, (Hajdú-Bihar) – 3 Nagykőrös District, (Pest)
Gyula District, (Békés) – 4 Csongrád District, (Csongrád) Hódmezővásárhely District, (Csongrád) Dunakeszi District, (Pest) Gyál District, (Pest) Vecsés District, (Pest) Tolna District, (Tolna)
Related pages
Regions of Hungary
Counties of Hungary
Districts of Hungary (from 2013)
Subregions of Hungary (until 2013)
Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (until 1918)
Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary
Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–1945)
List of cities and towns of Hungary
NUTS:HU |
842377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9t%20District | Tét District | The Tét District () is a district in the southern part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Tét is also the name of the district seat in the Tét District. The Tét District is located in Western Transdanubia.
Municipalities
The district has 1 town and 13 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Related pages
List of cities and towns in Hungary
References
Other websites
Postal codes of the Tét District
Districts in Győr-Moson-Sopron County |
842383 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C5%91r%20District | Győr District | The Győr District () is a district in the eastern part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Győr is also the name of the district seat in the Győr District. The Győr District is located in Western Transdanubia.
Municipalities
The district has 1 urban county and 34 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Related pages
List of cities and towns in Hungary
References
Other websites
Postal codes of the Győr District
Districts in Győr-Moson-Sopron County |
842388 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquinhos%20Trad | Marquinhos Trad | Marcos Marcello Trad, known as Marquinhos Trad (Campo Grande, August 28, 1964), is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He is the current mayor of the city of Campo Grande, position already held by his brother Nelson Trad Filho.
Biography
Son of ex-congressman Nelson Trad and Therezinha Mandetta, brother of ex-mayor of Campo Grande, Nelson Trad Filho, and ex-congressman Fábio Trad;graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
As a lawyer, he joined the section in Mato Grosso do Sul of the Brazilian Bar Association as a counselor, then chaired the Ethics and Discipline Commission. Member and presided over the State Sports Court (TJD-MS).
References |
842389 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avneet%20Kaur | Avneet Kaur | Avneet Kaur (born 13 October 2001) is an Indian actress, dancer and model. She is known for portraying Princess Yasmine in Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga and Charumati in Chandra Nandini.
Filmography
Television
Films
Web Series
Music Videos
References
Other websites
2001 births
Living people
Child actors
Indian actors
Indian dancers |
842397 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little%20Britain%3A%20The%20Video%20Game | Little Britain: The Video Game | Little Britain: The Video Game is a 2007 collection of mini games by British studios Gamerholix and Gamesauce and published by Mastertronic Group under their Blast! Entertainment label. It is shown like an episode from the TV series, which is a sketch show. There are 7 mini games, which are played as Lou and Andy, Vicky Pollard, Emily and Florence, Marjorie Dawes, Daffyd Thomas, Judy & Maggie or Letty. The game is won by completing the goals for each sketch, then the credits roll. The game is hated very much, and many lists say it is one of the worst video games ever.
Platforms
Little Britain: The Video Game is available for PC, PS2 and PSP. The PC version is called Little Britain: The Computer Game. Only the PSP version can stream demos of the game to other users and has wireless multiplayer (it uses WLAN), a bonus mini game played as Anne & a different game played as Emily.
Reception
The game is hated by many people. It has a 1.6/10 on GameSpot UK from 7 reviews. It has a 16%, the 2nd lowest rating on GameRankings, where only Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing has a lower rating.
References
2007 video games
Sports video games
PlayStation 2 games
Windows games
PlayStation Portable games |
842408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griselda%20Blanco | Griselda Blanco | Griselda Blanco Restrepo (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012), better known as the Cocaine Godmother, Black Widow and La Madrina, was a Colombian drug lord of the Medellín Cartel. She was also involved in the Miami-based cocaine trafficking and organized crime between the 1980s and 2000s. It has been said that she was responsible for almost 2,000 murders as she was transporting cocaine from Colombia to New York City, Southern California and Miami. Blanco was shot and killed at age sixty-nine.
Blanco was the first-ever billionaire female criminal. She was in charge of her multi-billion dollar drug trafficking business.
Blanco first started the drug trade business in the mid-1970s. She was indicted in April 1975 on federal drug conspiracy charges. She left the United States and went to Colombia before she could be arrested. However, in the late 1970s, she came back to the United States. This time, Blanco settled in Miami.
On February 18, 1985, Blanco was arrested by cops. In 2004, after Blanco was released from prison, she was deported to Columbia.
References
1943 births
2012 deaths
Colombian people
Drug traffickers
Murderers |
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