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She is a patron of the animal welfare charities Dogs On The Streets (DOTS) and Support Dogs. She also supports the Cats Protection League, The Humane Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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<doc id="41655917" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655917" title="Phone number conventions">
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Phone number conventions
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<doc id="41655919" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655919" title="2014 Indian Federation Cup">
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2014 Indian Federation Cup
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<doc id="41655923" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655923" title="Whose Shout at the Stumpy Arms">
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Whose Shout at the Stumpy Arms
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<doc id="41655926" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655926" title="Thanks to My Eyes">
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Thanks to My Eyes
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Thanks To My Eyes is the first opera by the Italian Swiss composer Oscar Bianchi. It was premiered at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2011 and received its Belgian premiere at the La Monnaie in Brussels in March 2012. The same year further performances took place in Europe.
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The libretto by is based on his former play "Grace a mes Yeux".
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Instrumentation.
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Flute (C Flute, bass Flute and Piccolo), Recorder (sopranino Recorder, soprano Recorder, tenor Recorder, bass Recorder and Paetzold contrabass Recorder in F), Clarinet (Clarinet in Bb, bass Clarinet in Bb and contrabass Clarinet in Bb), Saxophone (soprano Saxophone, alto Saxophone and Eb Tubax), Trumpet in C (doubling Flugelhorn), Trombone, Percussion, Accordion, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass, Electronics.
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<doc id="41655930" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655930" title="Nimmitabel, New South Wales">
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Nimmitabel, New South Wales
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<doc id="41655941" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655941" title="Don Webster (media personality)">
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Don Webster (media personality)
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Donald George Webster (May 6, 1939 – December 13, 2018) was a Canadian-born television host, weather forecaster, and station manager who is best known as the host of the nationally syndicated music program "Upbeat" and the longtime weatherman for Cleveland, Ohio ABC affiliate WEWS-TV 5.
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Life and career.
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Webster was born in the city of Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1939. His father died when he was eleven years old. After graduating high school, he went to work in the radio business, working in stations in Hamilton, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec.
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In the early 1960s, Webster had become host of an "American Bandstand"-style dance show in Hamilton. In 1964 (after then WEWS general manager Don Perris just happened to see his Canadian show on TV while on vacation in Erie, Pennsylvania) Webster was brought to Cleveland to host a local music and dance program called "The Big 5 Show". The show was a success, doing so well that in 1966, it was syndicated nationally under the title "Upbeat". The show had been able to draw many big names in the music industry to Cleveland to perform on the show, and with that Webster had numerous national job offers, including working for "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark.
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Webster however chose to remain in Cleveland, and when "Upbeat" was cancelled in 1971, he became the weatherman for WEWS' "Eyewitness News" newscasts. Webster was chosen for this job, as he had studied meteorology en route to becoming a certificated pilot. Webster was the chief weatherman at WEWS throughout the 1970s, into the 1980s, and returned to the post through most of the 1990s. Webster had left the weather desk for a time in the 1980s to become WEWS station manager, stepping down in 1989 to resume his weather duties.
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In addition to "Upbeat" and weather forecasting, Webster had also during his tenure at WEWS-TV 5 served as host for the Ohio Lottery drawings, was an original host of "The Morning Exchange", and hosted a local version of "Bowling for Dollars". He also hosted "The Gene Carroll Show" after Gene Carroll died, as well as serving as the long time host of "Academic Challenge".
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Later life and death.
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Webster retired from WEWS in 1999, moving to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with his wife Kandi. Though he was retired, he still appeared occasionally in Cleveland media, doing ads for local hearing loss centers and assisted living facilities. Webster died on December 13, 2018.
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<doc id="41655952" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655952" title="Dave Collins (radio)">
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Dave Collins (radio)
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<doc id="41655955" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655955" title="Yankee Stadium (1923–2008)">
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Yankee Stadium (1923–2008)
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<doc id="41655957" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655957" title="Schinznach">
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Schinznach
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Schinznach is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Oberflachs and Schinznach-Dorf merged to form the new municipality of Schinznach.
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History.
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Oberflachs.
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While various Roman era bricks and coins have been discovered, the first record of Oberflachs is in 1342 as "Obreflaht". Beginning in the Middle Ages Kasteln Castle ruled over the village and held the local low court. Initially the high court was held by the bailiwick of Schenkenberg. However, in 1460 the high court was acquired by the city of Bern. By 1607 the village is identified as a semi-independent municipality. In 1732 the village came fully under Bern's authority when Bern bought the Kasteln Castle and acquired the low court.
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Oberflachs was, like the whole Schenkenberger valley in the 18th century, a very poor municipality. Grain and vineyard cultivation were the major economic sources in the 17th century. However, in 1850 wine production collapsed because of phylloxera. The poverty and collapse of the wine industry forced many residents to emigrate overseas. Eventually treatments were developed for vineyards and they began to recover. By 1990 vineyards covered a total of 22 hectares in the municipality.
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In 1960, the number of commuters exceeded the number of locals that worked in the municipality. However, the population continued to grow and in the 1970s several new housing districts were built. In 2005, agriculture provided 28% of the jobs in the community. A merger of Oberflachs with four municipalities failed in 2009 because Veltheim voters rejected the proposal.
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Schinznach-Dorf.
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Schinznach-Dorf was first mentioned in 1189 as "Schincennach", however the region was occasionally inhabited as far back as the Mesolithic era. In addition to a Mesolithic shelter, a Neolithic settlement and two Roman villas indicate that the area was anciently inhabited. The city of Bern gained the rights to the low court in the village in 1460. Politically the villagers gradually gained rights from their Zwingherr and by 1547 they had a town charter. A village school opened in the 1600s. In 1654, a sulfur hot spring was discovered near the village and the town of Schinznach-Bad grew up around the spring. It retained the name even after the spring vanished in 1670 and then moved to the opposite side of the Aare river in 1691.
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The local economy depended on the vineyards. When production deceased due to diseases in the 1870s many residents were forced to emigrate. Today, vineyards cover about 31 hectares, compared to 81 hectares in 1857. In 1875 a railway station was built in the village. However, the line did not do well and the station was closed in 1993. In the 1960s the population increased and several new housing developments opened in the village.
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The village church of Saint George was first mentioned in 1227. In 1650 a funeral chapel for the wealthy von Erlach family was built next to the church. The old church building was replaced with a new one in 1779.
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Geography.
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The former municipalities that now make up Schinznach have a total combined area of .
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Demographics.
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The total population of Schinznach () is .
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Historic population.
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The historical population is given in the following chart:
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Heritage sites of national significance.
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The Reformed Church and Erlach Chapel is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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The villages of Schinznach-Dorf and Oberflachs are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
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<doc id="41655961" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655961" title="Zing Zong">
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Zing Zong
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Zing Zong is an album by the Congolese musician Kanda Bongo Man, released in 1991. The album is dedicated to the memory of Soki Vangu and his brother Soki Dianzenza (also known as Emile and Maxime Soki), who were in the earlier Zairean soukous band Orchestre Bella Bella. Both brothers died within a year of each other. "Freres Soki" is a tribute to them, and "Zing-Zong" is a reworking of a Bella Bella hit, "Houleux Houleux". Kanda supported the album with a North American tour.
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Production.
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The album was produced by Kanda Bongo Man. Nene Tchakou played guitar. Kanda Bongo Man sang in Lingala and French. "Yesu Christu" is a tribute to Jesus Christ.
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Critical reception.
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"The Washington Post" called the album "a seamless, recurring weave of effervescent guitars, light, undulating rhythms and Kanda's sweet soul vocals." The "Boston Herald" wrote that "Kanda adds a slinky horn section to the traditional Zairean rhumba with its galloping drums, rippling guitar interplay and call-and-response singing." The "Los Angeles Daily News" determined that "the musicianship is still high, but the endlessly repeating beat becomes tedious."
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Track listing.
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All compositions by Kanda Bongo Man except "Zing Zong", by Soki Vangu and Kanda Bongo Man. All songs published by RykoMusic Ltd.
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Personnel.
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Recorded at Studio Caroline, Paris. Engineers: Jacky Reggan and Jerome.
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<doc id="41655967" url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=41655967" title="Flötjan Lighthouse">
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