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Prize For Freedom är ett pris som delas ut av Liberala internationalen till personer som gjort enastående insatser för de mänskliga rättigheterna och politiska rättigheter.

Priset har delats ut varje år sedan 1985, den första pristagaren var Argentinas president Raúl Alfonsín.

Lista över mottagare
 1985 – Raúl Alfonsín, Argentina
 1986 – Sheena Duncan, Sydafrika
 1987 – Corazon Aquino, Filippinerna
 1988 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Västtyskland
 1989 – Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan
 1990 – Václav Havel, Tjeckoslovakien
 1991 – Gitobu Imanyara och Domingo Laino, Kenya/Paraguay
 1992 – Maria Elena Cruz Varela, Kuba
 1993 – Mary Robinson, Irland
 1994 – Sadako Ogata, Japan
 1995 – Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar
 1996 – Martin Lee, Hongkong
 1997 – Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ, Nigeria
 1998 – Khalida Messaoudi, Algeriet
 1999 – Lennart Meri, Estland
 2000 – Asma Jahangir, Pakistan
 2001 – Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan
 2002 – Helen Suzman, Sydafrika
 2003 – Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal
 2004 – Grigorij Javlinskij, Ryssland
 2005 – Antonino Zichichi, Italien
 2006 – Sam Rainsy, Kambodja
 2007 – Aliaksandr Milinkevich, Vitryssland
 2008 – Padraig O'Malley

Se även
 Oxford Manifesto

Källor
Engelskspråkiga Wikipedia och Prize For Freedom på Liberal Internationals webbplats

Externa länkar
 Prize For Freedom
 Aliaksandr Milinkevich

Priser


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est une chanson de Bill Danoff,  Taffy Nivert et de l'auteur-compositeur-interprète américain John Denver extraite de son quatrième album studio, Poems, Prayers & Promises, sorti en  sur le label RCA Records.

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La chanson est également sortie en single. Elle a débuté à la  place du Hot 100 du magazine américain Billboard dans la semaine du  et a atteint la  place pour la semaine du , passant en tout 23 semaines dans le chart.

Reprises
En anglais, la chanson a notamment été reprise par Ray Charles dans son album A message from the People en 1972 et par Toots and the Maytals dans l'album Funky Kingston la même année.

Olivia Newton-John l'a popularisée en Europe avec un classement dans le top 20 au Royaume-Uni en 1974

En France, elle est reprise d'abord par Marie Laforêt sous le titre Mon pays est ici, puis par Claude François sous le titre J'ai encore ma maison, et encore quelques années plus tard par Dick Rivers sous le titre Faire un pont.

Utilisation dans les médias

Le titre est adapté en japonais dans le film Si tu tends l'oreille sorti en 1995. Il est chanté dans le film Kingsman : le Cercle d'Or de Matthew Vaughn (2017) par l'acteur Mark Strong qui interprète Merlin, par les personnages de Dwight et Andy dans la série The Office et par la fille du héros (dans un concours de beauté pour enfants) de Logan Lucky de Steven Soderbergh (dont l'action se situe en Virginie Occidentale). Elle est également reprise dans le film Alien: Covenant, chantée par le Dr Shaw (Noomi Rapace) comme message de détresse capté par l'équipage du Covenant. Elle a également été utilisée pour le trailer et la bande originale du jeu Fallout 76 en 2018 et dans le film Dark Waters de Todd Haynes en 2019.

Classements
Version de John Denver

Notes et références

Liens externes

Chanson de 1970
Chanson interprétée par John Denver
Single musical sorti en 1971
Single publié par RCA Records
Chanson sur une route

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Het jaar 568 is het 68e jaar in de 6e eeuw volgens de christelijke jaartelling.

Gebeurtenissen

Europa
 Voorjaar - De Longobarden onder leiding van koning Alboin steken onder druk van de Avaren de Julische Alpen over en vallen Noord-Italië binnen. Hoewel ze er niet in slagen om de ommuurde steden in de Povlakte in te nemen, veroveren de Longobarden en hun bondgenoten (Bajuwaren en Sarmaten) een groot deel van Noord- en Midden-Italië. De bewoners slaan op de vlucht en sommige vestigen zich op een groep kleine eilanden, de Laguna Veneta (huidige Venetië).
 September - De Longobarden veroveren de steden Milaan en Pavia, de laatstgenoemde wordt de hoofdstad van het Longobardische Rijk. Het bestuur ligt in handen van zo'n twintig hertogen; met name die van Benevento en Spoleto regeren als zelfstandig gebied ten opzichte van Alboin. De macht van de Byzantijnse keizer Justinus II wordt ingeperkt tot het exarchaat Ravenna en enkele kuststreken in Zuid-Italië. De eilanden Sardinië en Sicilië blijven bij het Byzantijnse Rijk.
 Koning Chilperik I raakt in de ban van de gifmengster Fredegonde, een van de bedienden van zijn vrouw Galswintha. Fredegonde wordt de maîtresse van Chilperik maar haar ambities rijken verder: ze wil koningin worden. Om dit te bereiken zorgt ze ervoor dat Chilperik Galswintha laat wurgen zodat zij later haar plaats op de troon kan innemen. Galswintha's dood zorgt voor een vete (periode van ongeveer 40 jaar) tussen de Frankische koninkrijken van Austrasië en Neustrië.
Eunius Mummolus, Gallo-Romeins prefect onder het bewind van de Bourgondische koning Guntram, verzamelt een Frankisch expeditieleger en verslaat bij Embrun de Longobarden in de Provence (Zuid-Gallië).
 Koning Ceawlin van Wessex verslaat bij Wibbandun (Kent) in Zuidoost-Engeland de Britten. (Volgens de Angelsaksische Kroniek)
 Leovigild wordt koning van de Visigoten.

Religie
 Paulinus I, patriarch van Aquileia, verplaatst zijn zetel naar Grado vanwege de inval van de Longobarden.

Geboren

Overleden
 Galswintha (28), echtgenote van Chilperik I

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Wspomnienia i refleksje (ros. Воспоминания и размышления) – wspomnienia czasów II wojny światowej autorstwa Gieorgija Żukowa opublikowane po raz pierwszy w 1969 roku.

Książka była publikowana w wielomilionowych nakładach i tłumaczona na 18 języków. Cieszyła się poczytnością, mimo że autor wielokrotnie mija się w niej z prawdą historyczną i wyraźnie gloryfikuje własną osobę.

Żukow rozpoczął spisywanie wspomnień w 1965 roku. Praca komplikowała się na skutek ingerencji naczelnych władz partyjnych ZSRR w redagowanie jej treści. Każde kolejne wydanie (oprócz pierwszego wszystkie są pośmiertne) różni się od poprzedniego – stając się zgodne z aktualną linią oficjalnych kremlowskich pism wojskowych.

Bibliografia
 Gieorgij Żukow, Wspomnienia i refleksje, Wydawnictwo MON, 1970.

Utwory biograficzne
Rosyjskie utwory literackie
Utwory literackie z 1969
Utwory literackie o II wojnie światowej
Utwory autobiograficzne


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Babići (en cirílico: Бабићи) es una aldea de la municipalidad de Prijedor, Republika Srpska, Bosnia y Herzegovina.

Incluye administrativamente a las aldeas de Zecovi, Briševo, Stari Grad; Ravan; Redak; Gradina; Hopovci; Causevici; Brakici; Kosa; Radulovići; Grujcici y Mrdje.

Población

Referencias

Localidades de Bosnia y Herzegovina
Localidades de la República Srpska


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Amphoe Kao Liao (Thai: ) ist ein Landkreis (Amphoe – Verwaltungs-Distrikt) in der Provinz Nakhon Sawan. Die Provinz Nakhon Sawan liegt im südlichen Teil der Nordregion von Thailand.

Geographie
Benachbarte Distrikte (von Norden im Uhrzeigersinn): Amphoe Banphot Phisai der Provinz Nakhon Sawan, Amphoe Pho Thale der Provinz Phichit sowie die Amphoe Chum Saeng und Mueang Nakhon Sawan wieder in Nakhon Sawan.

Geschichte
Der Landkreis Kao Liao wurde am 1. Oktober 1969 zunächst als "Zweigkreis" (King Amphoe) eingerichtet, indem fünf Tambon vom Amphoe Banphot Phisai abgetrennt wurden.
Am 28. Juni 1973 bekam Kao Liao offiziell den vollen Amphoe-Status.

Verwaltung

Provinzverwaltung
Der Landkreis Kao Liao ist in fünf Tambon ("Unterbezirke" oder "Gemeinden") eingeteilt, die sich weiter in 43 Muban ("Dörfer") unterteilen.

Lokalverwaltung
Es gibt eine Kommune mit "Kleinstadt"-Status (Thesaban Tambon) im Landkreis:
 Kao Liao (Thai: ) bestehend aus dem kompletten Tambon Kao Liao.

Außerdem gibt es vier "Tambon-Verwaltungsorganisationen" ( – Tambon Administrative Organizations, TAO)
 Maha Phot (Thai: ) bestehend aus dem kompletten Tambon Maha Phot.
 Nong Tao (Thai: ) bestehend aus dem kompletten Tambon Nong Tao.
 Khao Din (Thai: ) bestehend aus dem kompletten Tambon Khao Din.
 Hua Dong (Thai: ) bestehend aus dem kompletten Tambon Hua Dong.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
Weitere Informationen zum Amphoe Kao Liao bei amphoe.com (in Thai)

Kao Liao


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Parada de Arriba is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 268 inhabitants.

References

Municipalities in the Province of Salamanca


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Reidar Ekner, född 25 juli 1929 i Gävle, död 5 juli 2014 i Telemark i Norge, var en svensk författare, översättare och litteraturvetare. Han är kanske mest känd för boken Efter flera tusen rad (1974), som handlar om dottern Torun och hennes cancersjukdom. Den översattes till flera språk.

Ekner debuterade som poet 1960 med samlingen Etnografika. Hans doktorsavhandling 1962 behandlade Hans Larssons syn på poesi. Efter den blev Ekner docent i litteraturhistoria med poetik vid Stockholms universitet. Han var litteraturkritiker i Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning 1958–1973 och översatte många böcker, såväl poesi – bland annat Gary Snyder, Sigbjörn Obstfelder och Denise Levertov – som prosa, till exempel Herman Melville, Djuna Barnes och D. H. Lawrence. Ekner var också styrelseledamot i Svenska Översättarförbundet från 1962 och gästprofessor vid universitetet i Kalifornien, Berkeley 1970.

Han var en pionjär när han 1953 tog över kursen "Skriv vad du vill" inom kursverksamheten vid Stockholms högskola. Bland deltagarna fanns Sonja Åkesson, P.C. Jersild, Lennart Engström, Bo Holmberg, Kaj Henmark, Sven Wernström, Siv Widerberg, Ingegärd Martinell, Heidi von Born, Barbro Törnroos och Ulf Ulfvarson.

Ekner hörde till Gunnar Ekelöfs vänner och skrev ofta om dennes författarskap. 1967 publicerade han I den havandes liv, en samling med essäer om Ekelöf och 1970 utgav han en bibliografi över författarskapet. Mellan åren 1991 och 1993 redigerade Ekner Ekelöfs skrifter i åtta band. Han var också aktiv i Gunnar Ekelöf-sällskapet. Det har sagts att ingen kunde mer om Ekelöf än Ekner.

Åren 1973–1999 drev han också förlaget Arkturus, som förutom skrifter och översättningar av Ekner (listade i bibliografin nedan) även gav ut Christian Stannow, Rönnog Seaberg, Gary Snyder (i översättning av Thomas Gartz), Elin Wägner och William Pitt Root.

Ekner var sedan 1994 gift med den norska författaren Eldrid Lunden och efter 1997 bosatt i Bø i Telemark i Norge.

Bibliografi
 Att läsa poesi: metoder för diktanalys (tillsammans med Örjan Lindberger, Verdandi, 1955)
 Etnografika: dikter (Norstedt, 1960)
 Hans Larsson om poesi: en analys av hans estetik (Norstedt, 1962) [Diss. Stockholms universitet]
 Skiljaktigheter: dikter (Norstedt, 1963)
 En sällsam gemenskap: Baudelaire, Söderberg, Obstfelder, Rilke: litteraturhistoriska essäer  (Norstedt, 1967)
 I den havandes liv: åtta kapitel om Gunnar Ekelöfs lyrik (Bonnier, 1967)
 Andhämtning, bilder [dikter] (Norstedt, 1969)
 Gunnar Ekelöf: en bibliografi (Bonnier, 1970)
 Liten hjälpreda: anvisningar för författare av uppsatser och avhandlingar i litteraturvetenskap och andra humanistiska ämnen (Arkturus, 1973)
 Efter flera tusen rad (Författarförlaget, 1974). 6., omarb. uppl. 1985
 Dansk översättning: Efter flere tusind rad (1980)
 Nederländsk översättning: Na zoveel straling (1986)
 Norsk översättning: Etter flere tusen rad (1987)
 Fransk översättning: Voyez cet enfant (1988)
 Tysk översättning: Klage um die Tochter (1988)
 Italiensk översättning: Dopo molte migliaia di radiazioni (2005)
 Varje meddelande att motståndet skall uppges är falskt [dikter] (Norstedt, 1974)
 Den svenske toalettsabotören [dikter] (Arkturus, 1975)
 Halvvägs mot mörkret: dikter och anteckningar (Norstedt, 1979)
 Mellan polerna: dikter (Norstedt, 1982)
 Stenarna i skrinet: fyra metamorfa berättelser (Kalejdoskop, 1984)
 Under trädkronorna: dikter (Norstedt, 1987)
 Flödet: dikter 1979–80 (Arkturus, 1999)
 Kalenderdikter 1974–2006 (CKM, 2006)
 Ett fönster i Karthago: berättelser och speglingar (CKM, 2009)
 Läsningar av engelskspråkig prosa och lyrik (Nomen, 2011)
 Förintelsens tema: artiklar och andra texter 1958–1999 (CKM, 2011)
 Från Strindberg till Jersild: läsningar av svensk prosa och lyrik (Nomen, 2011)

Översättningar
 Herman Melville: Billy Budd, förmärsgast (Billy Budd, foretopman) (Rabén & Sjögren/Vi, 1955)
 Peter Taylor: Staden Thorntons änkor (The widows of Thornton) (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1956)
 Henry Miller: Leendet vid stegens fot (The smile at the foot of the ladder) (Rabén & Sjögren/Vi, 1956)
 Herman Melville: Melville: en samlingsvolym (urval och kommentarer: Reidar Ekner, Rabén & Sjögren/Vi, 1957)
 Herman Melville: Benito Cereno ; Bartleby (Tiden, 1958)
 Nathanael West: Gräshopporna (The day of the locust) (Christofer, 1959)
 Helgon & hetsporrar (Rabén & Sjögren, 1960)
 Djuna Barnes: Natt bland hästar: noveller (översatt tillsammans med Mårten Edlund, Geber, 1961)
 Lu Hsun: Den sanna historien om Ah Q och andra berättelser (Cavefors, 1964)
 Robert Walser: Damen vid fönstret och andra berättelser (Tiden, 1966)
 D. H. Lawrence: Söner och älskande (Sons and lovers) (Aldus/Bonnier, 1970)
 Kinesiska noveller från Lu Xun till kulturrevolutionen (översatta tillsammans med Lars Ellström, Prisma, 1973)
 Gary Snyder: Tingens ådring (översatt tillsammans med Niklas Törnlund, Cavefors, 1975)
 Sigbjørn Obstfelder: Här är så underligt: dikter (FIB:s lyrikklubb, 1975)
 John Gardner: Grendel (Grendel) (PAN/Norstedt, 1975)
 Gary Snyder: Sköldpaddsön (Turtle Island) (Cavefors, 1976)
 Henry David Thoreau: Om civilt motstånd (On civil disobedience) (Arkturus, 1977)
 Denise Levertov: Känna det okända: dikter (PAN/Norstedt, 1977)
 John Gardner: Kungens indian ; Vårens härjningar (PAN/Norstedt, 1977)
 John Gardner: Oktobers ljus (October light) (Norstedt, 1979)
 Bjørn Aamodt: Anchorage: dikter (Anchorage) (CKM, 2008)

Källor
 Svenskt författarlexikon. 1956–1960, s. 108
 Nationalencyklopedin, band 5 (1991), s. 339
 Vem är det (1969)
 Vem är det (1977)
 "En vän är död (Reidar Ekner 1929–2014)" av Stewe Claeson. Läst 14 juli 2014
 Dödsannons – Dagens Nyheter den 17 juli 2014, s. 27.
 Minnessida

Referenser

Svenskspråkiga författare
Svenskspråkiga poeter
Svenska översättare
Översättare från engelska
Översättare från norska
Översättare från tyska
Svenska poeter
Svenska författare under 1900-talet
Författare från Gävle
Födda 1929
Avlidna 2014
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"Livin' la Vida Loca" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fifth studio album and English-language debut, Ricky Martin (1999). The song was written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, while the production was handled by the latter. It was released to radio stations by Columbia Records as the lead single from the album on March 23, 1999. A Latin pop song, it is about an irresistible, particularly sinister, wild woman who lives on the edge, seducing others into her crazy world. The song received acclaim from music critics, who complimented its lyrics and danceable rhythm. It was ranked as the best 1990s pop song by Elle, and was listed among the Best Latin Songs of All Time by Billboard.

"Livin' la Vida Loca" was also commercially successful, reaching number one in more than 20 countries. It is considered to be Martin's biggest hit and one of the best-selling singles of all time. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming Martin's first number-one single on the chart. Additionally, it broke several records on Billboard charts. It also spent eight consecutive weeks atop the Canada Top Singles chart and topped the country's year-end chart. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number one and stayed there for three weeks, making Martin the first Puerto Rican artist in history to hit number one. It has received several certifications, including double platinum in the UK. The track was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.

The accompanying music video was directed by American director Wayne Isham and filmed in Los Angeles, California. It received a number of awards and nominations. At the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, it won a total of five awards and was nominated for several other categories, including Video of the Year, making Martin the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in this category. A Spanish-language version of "Livin' la Vida Loca" was recorded under the same title and reached the summit of the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. To promote the original version of the song, Martin performed it on many television programs and award shows, including the MTV Video Music Awards and the World Music Awards in 1999. It is generally seen as the song that began the "Latin pop explosion" and paved the way for a large number of other Latin artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Santana, and Enrique Iglesias. Many bands and singers covered the song, and it has been featured in several films and video games.

Background and release
In February 1999, Ricky Martin performed his smash hit "The Cup of Life" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, which was greeted with a massive standing ovation and met with acclaim from music critics. On October 22, 1998, CNN confirmed that Martin had started working on his first English language album, following the success of Vuelve. On March 6, 1999, almost two weeks after his Grammy performance, Billboard revealed the lead single's name as "Livin' la Vida Loca" in an article and mentioned that it is set for release later that month. Martin wrote about the recording of the song in his book:

In 2018, during an interview with Attitude, Martin told the magazine that the release of the song was not decided until he started working on "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)" with Madonna: "This album was almost going to be released without 'Livin' la Vida Loca', but three days before I walked into the studio with Madonna, we were done with 'Livin' La Vida Loca', so I showed her what I was presenting – and she was like, 'Yep! I'm ready to go into the studio with you!"

Columbia Records released "Livin' la Vida Loca" to radio stations on March 23, 1999, as the lead single from the album. Afterwards, standard-length commercial formats were released in the United States on April 20, 1999. It was included as the first track on Martin's fifth studio album Ricky Martin, released May 11, 1999, and the Spanish version was included as the eleventh track. On July 5, three remixes were released as a CD single in Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Music and lyrics

Musically, "Livin' la Vida Loca" is a Latin pop song that features Latin percussion rhythms and horn riffs mixed with surf rock-inspired guitar riffs. Suzy Exposito from Rolling Stone described the track as "salsa-rock fusion", and Marc Oxoby described it as an "energetic dance single" in his book, The 1990s. Larry Flick from Billboard named it a "rock-etched uptempo tune". During an interview with Digital Spy, Martin said that he has reworked the song several times for concerts, changing it "from heavy hardcore rock to being exclusively influenced by ska and it's been urban as well!" According to the song's sheet music on Musicnotes.com, "Livin' la Vida Loca" is composed in the key of C minor with a groove of 140 beats per minute. Martin's vocals span from the low note of C4 to the high note of G5. The construction includes a syncopated brass intro and a Spanish chorus.

"Livin' la Vida Loca" was written by American musicians Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, with its production being handled by Desmond Child. Also, Spanish songwriter Luis Gómez Escolar joined the original version's lyricists to write the Spanish version. The original version of the song runs for a total of 4 minutes and 3 seconds, and was recorded without using then-conventional recording studio equipment; instead, the track was created at Desmond Child's Gentlemen's Club Studio, which uses a 169-track Pro Tools digital system. The recording is also noted for its exceptional use of dynamic range compression to increase the track's perceived loudness. Lyrically, "Livin' la Vida Loca", which translates to "Livin' the Crazy Life" in English, is about an irresistible, particularly sinister wild woman who lives on the edge, seducing others into her crazy world, with lyrics including, "Upside, inside out / She's livin' la vida loca / She'll push and pull you down / Livin' la vida loca". Throughout the song, Martin sings about an evil seductress, who makes him go "dancing in the rain", and leaves him broke and alone in a "funky cheap hotel".

Critical reception

"Livin' la Vida Loca" has been met with overwhelmingly positive reviews from music critics. Chuck Taylor from Billboard applauded the song, saying it is "so electrifying, so terrifically filled with life, that even folks at the retirement home down the street could get their groove on with couple spins", and described the song as a "frantically-paced, dance-ready track." Also from Billboard, Leila Cobo ranked it as the best track of Ricky Martin (1999), calling it "Awesome". She questions, "Was there a person alive in 1999 whose jaw literally did not drop when they saw Ricky Martin strut and swivel in the video to the song whose title would come to exemplify an era and a lifestyle?" In another article, she labeled it "an irresistible invitation to dance". Also from the same magazine, Harley Brown wrote, "No matter what language it was in, 'La Vida Loca' was a bona fide hit." In addition, Billboard staff praised the single, saying: "The big horns, the seductive bass, the debauchery in the lyrics, and Ricky Martin shaking his bon-bon: how could anyone resist this late '90s anthem penned by Robi Draco Rosa and Desmond Child?"

Multiple sources have named "Livin' la Vida Loca" a "mega-hit", including The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Los Angeles Times, and Entertainment Tonight. Liz Calvario from Entertainment Tonight complimented the track, saying it is "part of pop culture history". Martin was featured on the cover of Interview magazine in June 1999 because of the popularity of the song. In the featured article, he was interviewed by his friend Gloria Estefan about the rising wave of Latin music. Agustin Gurza from Los Angeles Times celebrated the song, labeling it "a sensual smash hit that came to symbolize the frenzied cultural breakthrough of a long-marginalized minority". Writing for LiveAbout.com, Bill Lamb gave the song a positive review, saying: "It's irresistibly sexy and nearly impossible to listen to without moving the body." Both Katherine Keenan and Noa Amouyal from The Jerusalem Post described "Livin' la Vida Loca" as catchy, while the latter said it "was truly inescapable as the century drew to a close". An author of ABC labeled the track "an unprecedented classic" and named it Martin's "most characteristic song".

In her review for O, The Oprah Magazine, Amanda Mitchell ranked the track as Martin's second-best song on her 2019 list. In 2020, MTV Argentina ranked it as one of Martin's best songs, and Luca Mastinu from Optimagazine listed it as one of Martin's five greatest hits. Brittany Berkowitz and Elisa Tang from Good Morning America described "Livin' la Vida Loca" as an "epic dance song", and Katrina Rees from CelebMix described it as infinitely infectious. Metro Weeklys Randy Shulman complimented the track, labeling it "a song with an infectious hook and a sexy, growling delivery". Alejandra Torres from ¡Hola! named its chorus "the greatest chorus of all time". Rafly G. from TheThings called the song "an iconic piece of art". Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune described it as "the year's most ubiquitous hit single" and wrote: "It's the kind of tune that defines the word 'pop': a jolt of instant caffeine, with its fizzy combination of surf guitar, Latin percussion and strutting horns." He also acclaimed its "canny, genre-leaping arrangement, eye-popping production, and Latin-lover lyrics".

Accolades
Elle hailed "Livin' la Vida Loca" as the best '90s pop song. In Women's Health, the song placed at number 45 on their decade-end list. VH1 ranked it at number 28 on their "Greatest Songs of the '90s" list, while Cosmopolitan ranked it at number 36 on their decade-end list. LiveAbout named it the 18th best song of the decade and the fourth pop song of 1999. Latina ranked the single as the third-best Latin-infused song from the 90s. In GQ the track placed at number eight on their "Best Songs of 1999" list. Billboard and Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 13 and 51 respectively on their year-end lists. It was ranked at number 9 on uDiscoverMusics "25 Songs That Defined The Millennium" list. In The Ringer, the song was placed in the 40th position on their year-end list. Bruce Pollock placed it on an unranked list of the 7500 most important songs of 1944–2000, and Plain Dealer ranked it as the 42nd best No. 1 song of the 1990s. In 2020, Entertainment Tonight Canada named it the 14th Happiest Songs of All Time, and Billboard ranked it at number 30 on their "Best Latin Songs of All Time" list. Also from Billboard, Leila Cobo placed it on an unranked list of "10 Essential Latin Dance Songs" in 2016. In 2019, LiveAbout ranked "Livin' la Vida Loca" as the fourth top Latin pop song of all time. The song was voted the top dance track of all time by VH1 viewers.

"Livin' la Vida Loca" was nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, marking Martin's first acknowledgment in one of the four "General Field" categories. Thus, he became the only mainstream Latin act, who had achieved global success and had major Grammy impact in 2000. The Spanish version was nominated for Record of the Year at the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards. As of 2017, "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "Despacito" are the only songs to be nominated for Record of the Year in both Grammy Awards and Latin Grammy Awards. The song won the award for Pop Song of the Year at the 2000 Lo Nuestro Awards, and Latin Pop Track of the Year at the 2000 Latin Billboard Music Awards, both for the second year in a row. It also received a respective nomination for Hot Latin Track of the Year at the Latin Billboard Music Awards. "Livin' la Vida Loca" was honored as Song of the Year and was recognized as one of the most performed songs, both in Pop/Ballad category at the 2000 ASCAP Awards. The track won Pop/Ballad Song of the Year at the 1999 Premios Globo awards. It was also acknowledged as an award-winning song and Song of the Year at the 2000 BMI Latin Awards, and at the 15th Annual International Dance Music Awards, presented in 2000, the single won the award for Best Latin 12". "Livin 'la Vida Loca" won the Best Song award at the 2001 Music Television Awards. The song also received a nomination for Best Re-Mix at the 2004 Premios Juventud. In 2022, "Livin' la Vida Loca" was selected by the Library of Congress among the recordings being inducted into the National Recording Registry, as "important contributions to American culture and history".

Commercial performance
Internationally, "Livin' la Vida Loca" topped the charts in more than 20 countries and is considered to be Martin's biggest hit, and one of the best-selling singles of all time. In the United States, the single debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 17, 1999, becoming Martin's third entry. The following week it climbed to number 32, and in its third week, it became Martin's first top 10 in the country. In its fourth week, it reached number one and remained at the top for five consecutive weeks, making Martin the first solo male artist in over a year to capture the top spot and achieve the first number one hit for his label, Columbia. "Livin' la Vida Loca" also became the first number-one song, which was made entirely in Pro Tools. It finished 1999 as the year's tenth top Billboard Hot 100 song and the decade's 38th top song. The song also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales, Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, Rhythmic Top 40, Top 40 Tracks, and Hot 100 Airplay charts. Thus it became the first song in history to top Billboards Adult Pop Airplay, Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay charts, holding its record as the only song to do so for 14 years. On the US Dance Club Songs chart, it peaked at number 5, becoming Martin's first top 10.

The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over one million copies. As of February 2000, the song has sold over 1.2 million physical copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and although it was released years before the digital era, it has sold over 502,000 digital copies in the United States, as of January 2011. The Spanish version debuted at number two on Billboards Hot Latin Tracks chart on April 17, 1999, and reached number one the following week, becoming Martin's third number one. It remained at the top for nine weeks, and also reached number one and two on the US Latin Pop Songs and Tropical/Salsa charts, respectively. On May 15, 1999, it became the first single ever to rule four different Billboard charts and made Martin the first act to simultaneously scale a pop, Latin, and dance chart. Two weeks later, he became the first artist to simultaneously top the Billboard 200, Hot Latin Tracks, Hot Dance Music/Club Play, Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, Top 40 Tracks, and the Billboard Hot 100.

In November 1999, it was labeled as one of the "hottest tracks" for Sony Discos in a list including the most successful songs released by the label since the launching of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1986. In January 2010, almost 11 years after the song's release, Billboard introduced a US Latin Digital Song Sales chart and "Livin' la Vida Loca" debuted at number 15 on January 23, 2010, before reaching a peak of number two on September 3, 2011. The song has since become Martin's longest-charting hit, spending 357 weeks on the chart.

"Livin' la Vida Loca" spent eight consecutive weeks atop the Canada Top Singles chart and topped the country's year-end chart. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number one and stayed there for three weeks, making Martin the first Puerto Rican artist in history to hit number one. As of May 2017, Martin and Luis Fonsi are the only Puerto Rican singers to reach number one in the UK. Later in 1999, the song was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting sales of over 600,000 physical copies. It sold a total of 776,000 copies in the country that year, becoming the sixth best-selling song of 1999. In March 2021, the track was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for additional track-equivalent sales of 1.2 million digital units since 2011. In Australia, it peaked at number four and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 140,000 copies. The song also reached number one in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Saudi Arabia. Additionally, it peaked in the top 10 of numerous countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. In Romania, "Livin' la Vida Loca" was listed as the most-played song of the year, however, its peak position on the weekly chart is unknown.

Music video

Development and synopsis

The accompanying music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California, and directed by American director Wayne Isham, who had also directed the videos for Martin's previous singles "Vuelve", "The Cup of Life", and "La Bomba". The video cost US$500,000 making it one of the most expensive music videos ever made. The visual was aired on March 25, 1999, on MTV, and begins with a scene, showing a car hitting a fire hydrant on the sidewalk. Then, Martin is seen wearing a black shirt and pants, walking on stage in a nightclub and performing the song and dancing to it, backed by his band, playing horns, while a group of dancers and party-ready crowd are dancing to the song.

At night, a young wild woman, portrayed by Croatian model Nina Morić, sits next to Martin, as he drives a car. She lives the ultimate crazy life and drives him crazy too, and shimmies and dances nearby. Lying on a pale brown blanket, he wakes up in a cheap New York City motel, and the woman grabs his hand from the window and brings him out. They flirt and kiss, while they walk on the sidewalk, and then Martin takes his jacket off and they kiss while dancing in the rain. In one of the later scenes, Martin is distracted while driving causing him to veer in another lane, resulting in another car knocking out a fire hydrant. Several women take their clothes off and dance in the rain, which is similar to the lyrics of the song. The video ends with Martin's performance on the stage.

Reception
TheThings ranked "Livin' la Vida Loca" as the 10th most iconic pop music video from the 1990s. Leila Cobo from Billboard gave the video a positive review, saying: "From the moment he sashayed up to the mic in 'Livin La Vida Loca' all dressed in black, and gave us that look, the Menudo alum became the most memorable and watchable drop-dead handsome guy in pop music." Also from Billboard, Larry Flick described it as "high-tech" and "ultra-sexy", mentioning the fact that it had "gotten strong attention from video out-lets like MTV and VH1". Cristal Mesa from mitú named it Martin's best music video on her 2018 list, and an author of Cultura Colectiva listed "Livin' la Vida Loca" among the "13 Videos to Appreciate Ricky Martin's Talent and Sickening Good Looks". The music video has received a number of awards and nominations. At the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, it was nominated for several categories, including Video of the Year, making Martin the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in this category. It won two primary awards for Best Pop Video and Best Dance Video, and was voted three additional awards in the International Viewer's Choice categories, making it rank among the videos with most wins in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards. Since then, Martin has become the most awarded Latin artist of all time in the ceremony.

Live performances

Martin gave his first live performance of "Livin' la Vida Loca" at the 11th Annual World Music Awards on May 5, 1999. Three and six days later, he performed it on Saturday Night Live and The Rosie O'Donnell Show. Two weeks later, he performed it at the 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, and the following day, he performed it on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. On May 29, 1999, he performed "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "The Cup of Life" on Bingolotto TV Show. Martin also delivered a performance of "Livin' la Vida Loca" on the BBC's Top of the Pops on August 6, 1999. At the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, he performed "She's All I Ever Had" and "Livin' la Vida Loca", accompanied by a group of impressive women dressed in glitter. Maria G. Valdez from Latin Times ranked his rendition as the sixth performance by a Latin artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, saying: "At the beginning we thought it was going to be a mystic performance, slow and focused on the vocals, but eventually it became a party and you definitely gotta see some of Ricky's best moves on full display during that performance." Wonderwall.com editors picked his performance as one of their favorite moments from MTV VMAs until 2020.

"Livin' la Vida Loca" was included on the set lists for Martin's the Livin' la Vida Loca Tour, the One Night Only with Ricky Martin tour, the Black and White Tour, the Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour, the Ricky Martin Live tour, the Live in Mexico tour, the One World Tour, the All In residency, the Ricky Martin en Concierto, the Movimiento Tour, and the Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert tour. Martin's performance of the song in Puerto Rico during the Black and White Tour was included on the live album Ricky Martin... Live Black & White Tour (2007). Martin also performed the track along with his other hits during the 48th, 55th, and 61st editions of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in 2007, 2014, and 2020, respectively. In October 2015, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift invited Martin as a surprise guest to her The 1989 World Tour in Miami, and the two performed the song together. She teased the crowd before bringing him out, saying: "I'm about to bring out somebody whose album I bought when I was 10. When he came out, he paved the way for so many incredible Latin artists to cross over to pop and become huge and make amazing music. He's such an inspiring person, I'm so lucky to have him here tonight."

On season two of The Voice Australia in 2013, Martin and other coaches performed the song together. On February 10, 2015, he performed "Adiós", "Disparo al Corazón" and "Livin' la Vida Loca" on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater. Two days later, he performed "Adiós", "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "The Cup of Life" on The Today Show. He also performed "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She Bangs" and "Adrenalina" with the show's finalists, and "La Copa de la Vida" with Cristina Scuccia on season two of The Voice of Italy in 2014. On May 13, 2015, he performed "Mr. Put It Down", "Livin' la Vida Loca", "She Bangs", and "The Cup of Life" alongside Clark Beckham, Nick Fradiani, Quentin Alexander, Qaasim Middleton, and Rayvon Owen on the fourteenth season's finale of American Idol. On November 15, 2016, Martin performed a medley of "Mr. Put It Down", "Livin' La Vida Loca", "Shake Your Bon-Bon" and "La Mordidita" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Cover versions and appearances in media
Many bands and singers have recorded their own cover version of the song, and it has been parodied several times. On the same evening that Martin was Saturday Night Lives musical guest in May 1999, American comedian and SNL cast member Jimmy Fallon parodied an acoustic version of his song under the title "Livin' la Vida Yoda" as an ode to the fictional character in the Star Wars universe. A live cover of "Livin' la Vida Loca" was performed as part of a reggaeton medley by Calle 13, Julio Voltio, La Sista, Randy, Héctor el Father during the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year gala in 2006 where Martin was honored with the accolade. Concert footage of American heavy metal band Slipknot was edited with the audio of "Livin' La Vida Loca" in 2015 to create a mashup video, making Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor appear to be singing the song; the video went viral. Japanese singer Hiromi Go remade "Livin' la Vida Loca" in 1999 as "Goldfinger '99". The song became a hit in Japan and was covered itself by multiple Japanese artists, including Koda Kumi who recorded the song in 2019. On January 16, 2020, Cuban-born American singer Camila Cabello and English television host James Corden competed on The Late Late Show with James Corden in a singing battle to decide if music from 1999 or 2019 is better. Corden performed "Livin' la Vida Loca" and Cabello shimmied around the host while he performed the tune. Afterward, Cabello joked: "Okay, really impressive. Ricky Martin? OK boomer."

The 2000 album La Vida Mickey features re-make versions of Latin/pop songs with the voices of the Disney characters in the background singing along, and its title track, which is performed by Mark Lennon is a re-make of "Livin' la Vida Loca". A version of the "Livin' la Vida Loca" performed by Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas (Donkey and Puss in Boots voice roles) is played at the end of the 2004 American computer-animated comedy film Shrek 2, which also appears on its soundtrack. The Guardian described their performance as exuberant and as of April 2007, this cover version and Murphy's cover of "I'm a Believer" have sold over 3.6 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The original Martin's song was also featured in the American live-action/computer-animated adventure comedy film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020), the Mexican mystery thriller streaming television series Who Killed Sara? (2021), and the Ubisoft video game Far Cry 6 (2021). A pop-punk version of the song was played in the action role-playing video game Gotham Knights (2022).

The song has been covered by many contestants on various music talent shows. Chico Slimani performed "Livin' la Vida Loca" on series two of The X Factor in 2005. Ray Quinn performed it on series three in 2006, Wagner on series seven in 2010, Stevi Ritchie on series 11 in 2014, and Matt Linnen on series 14 in 2017. In 2018, Luke Anthony covered the track on season seven of The Voice Australia, while his rendition failed to impress the audience. Princess La Tremenda and Kynnie Williams delivered a performance of the song on the third season of The Voice Brasil in 2014. Joey Fatone performed the song as "Rabbit" on the first season of the American television series The Masked Singer in 2019. On the second season of The Masked Singer Australia in 2020, Simon Pryce gave it a performance as "Puppet".

Legacy and influence

Martin is regarded by the media as the "Original Latin Crossover King". Angie Romero from Billboard wrote: "If you look up 'crossover' in the dictionary, there should be a photo of Ricky shaking his bon bon and/or 'Livin' la Vida Loca'." Following his performance of "The Cup of Life" at the Grammys, and the success of "Livin' la Vida Loca" and Ricky Martin (1999), he opened the gates for many Latin artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Santana, and Enrique Iglesias who released their crossover albums and followed him onto the top of the charts. According to Entertainment Tonight, "Livin' la Vida Loca" paved the way for a large number of other Latin artists, and is "credited as the song that helped other Latin artists break through to English-speaking markets".

As believed by Spin, the song "lit the fuse for the Latin pop explosion of the '90s". Lucas Villa from Spin wrote about it: "When the world went loca for Ricky, he led the way for other Latin music superstars like Spain's Enrique Iglesias, Colombia's Shakira and Nuyoricans like Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to make their marks beyond the Spanish-speaking crowds." He also described Martin as "a trailblazer in globalizing Latinx culture" in his Grammy.com article. Also from Grammy.com, Ernesto Lechner described "Livin' la Vida Loca" as "the manifesto for all the fun-loving, tropically tinged Latin hit singles that followed", stating that Martin led "the Latin music explosion that took over the U.S. at the tail end of the '90s". According to The Independent, the single is "widely regarded as the song that began the first Latin pop explosion". Peoples Jason Sheeler credited it as the song that "led the way for the late-'90s so-called 'Latin explosion' that dominated pop music into the new century: Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, and Jennifer Lopez".

Leila Cobo named the track one of the genre's biggest singles of the past 50 years in his 2021 book Decoding "Despacito": An Oral History of Latin Music. She also wrote about his impact in "Whenever, Wherever" chapter: "Ricky Martin's phenomenal success opened the door for a string of Latin artists who waved the flags of their heritage, but who sang in English." Additionally, she compared Martin's song with "Despacito" in one of her Billboard articles: "'Livin', like 'Despacito', became not just a global hit but a cultural phenomena that transcended all barriers of language and nationality." In another article, she described it as the song that "ignited the late-'90s Latin explosion". Also from Billboard, Gary Trust wrote: "The song helmed a Latin pop boom in the U.S., with Jenner Lopez, Marc Anthony and others crossing over, as well." Writing for LiveAbout.com, Bill Lamb credited the song as "the record which kicked off a wave of major Latin performers hitting the pop mainstream". During an interview with mitú in 2021, Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma told the channel about Latin Music globalization: "This has been work that started with Ricky Martin's 'Livin' La Vida Loca' and Shakira like 15 or 20 years ago." Puerto Rican rapper and singer Wisin has described its music video as the video of another artist that has impacted him the most. Colombian singer-songwriter J Balvin referenced "Livin' la Vida Loca" on his song "Reggaetón" (2018) since Martin "gave as clear a depiction of his actualized artistic dreams".

Formats and track listings

Australian CD
"Livin' la Vida Loca" – 4:04
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) – 4:04
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanglish Version) – 4:03

Brazilian promo CD
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (English Version) – 4:04
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) – 4:04
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanglish Version) – 4:03

European CD maxi-single 1
"Livin' la Vida Loca" – 4:03
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Club Mix) – 10:04
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands English Radio Mix) – 3:43
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Radio Edit) – 4:08

European CD maxi-single 2
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:07
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Club Mix) – 10:04
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands English Radio Mix) – 3:43
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Radio Edit) – 4:08

Japanese CD maxi-single
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands Push & Pull English House Mix) – 7:09
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:46
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Club Mix) – 10:05
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:08

Mexican promo CD
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) – 4:03
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanglish Version) – 4:03

UK CD 1
"Livin' la Vida Loca" – 4:03
"La Copa de la Vida" (Spanglish Version – Radio Version) – 4:35
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Joey Musaphia's Deep Vocal Edit) – 6:45

UK CD 2
"Livin' la Vida Loca" – 4:03
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Amen Eurostamp Mix) – 7:18
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Joey Musaphia's Carnival Mix) – 8:48

US CD
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Spanish Version) – 4:03

US CD maxi-single
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Album Version) – 4:03
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Scissorhands Push & Pull English House Mix) – 7:09
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Track Masters Remix) – 3:46
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores English Radio Edit) – 4:07
"Livin' la Vida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Dub-apella) – 7:51

Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Tidal and the US maxi-CD single liner notes.

Studio locations
 Engineered at Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
 Mixed at The Hit Factory (New York City) and Crescent Moon Studios (Miami, Florida)
 Mastered At Sony Music Studios (New York City)

Personnel

 Ricky Martin vocal, associated performer
 Robi Rosa composer, lyricist, acoustic guitar, background vocal, co-producer
 Desmond Child composer, lyricist, producer, executive producer
 Luis Gómez Escolar additional composer, lyricist for the Spanish version
 Randy Cantor arranger, keyboards, programmer
 Nathan Malki assistant engineer, recording engineer
 Germán Ortiz assistant engineer
 Craig Lozowick assistant engineer, recording engineer
 Iris Aponte coordinator
 Brian Coleman coordinator
 Tony Conceoción fluegelhorn, trumpet
 Rusty Anderson guitar
 Ted Jensen mastering engineer
 Charles Dye mixing engineer, recording engineer
 Rafael Solano percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

See also

 Billboard Hot Latin Songs Year-End Chart
 List of Adult Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s
 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1999
 List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s
 List of Billboard Rhythmic number-one songs of the 1990s
 List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1999
 List of number-one Billboard Latin Pop Airplay songs of 1999
 List of number-one singles from the 1990s (New Zealand)
 List of number-one singles of 1999 (Canada)
 List of number-one singles of 1999 (Ireland)
 List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1999
 List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s
 List of Romanian Top 100 number ones
 RPM Year-End

References

1999 songs
1999 singles
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Canadian Singles Chart number-one singles
Columbia Records singles
Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
Number-one singles in Greece
Number-one singles in Hungary
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Ricky Martin songs
RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Song recordings produced by Desmond Child
Songs written by Desmond Child
Songs written by Draco Rosa
Songs written by Luis Gómez Escolar
Spanglish songs
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
United States National Recording Registry recordings


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SAFSTOR is a nuclear decommissioning method in which a nuclear power plant or facility governed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is "placed and maintained in a condition that allows the facility to be safely stored and subsequently decontaminated (deferred decontamination) to levels that permit release for unrestricted use".

During SAFSTOR the de-fuelled plant is monitored before complete decontamination and dismantling of the site, to a condition where nuclear licensing is no longer required. The decommissioning must be completed within 60 years of the plant ceasing operations.

During the storage interval, some of the radioactive contaminants of the reactor and power plant will decay, which will reduce the quantity of radioactive material to be removed during the final decontamination phase.

Levels
Different sub-levels of SAFSTOR are recognized, which vary in the type of activity and monitoring required.

 In "hot/cold standby" the plant is kept in operating condition but not actively delivering power; monitoring and maintenance is similar to that during a long outage. This may be the first step to allow planning of further shutdown and decommissioning.
 In "custodial SAFSTOR" systems such as radiation monitoring and ventilation are kept in operation, along with continuous site security and maintenance. Minimal initial decontamination is done.
 "Passive SAFSTOR" requires a more thorough initial clean up, but allows only intermittent inspection of the site and shutdown of active systems such as radiation monitoring.
 "Hardened SAFSTOR" prevents intrusion on contaminated parts of the plant by substantial barriers.

All varieties of SAFSTOR require positive action to decontaminate the site at the end of the storage period.

Alternative options
The other options set by the NRC are nuclear decommissioning which is immediate dismantling of the plant and remediation of the site, and nuclear entombment which is the enclosure of contaminated parts of the plant in a permanent layer of concrete. Mixtures of options may be used, for example, immediate removal of steam turbine components and condensers, and SAFSTOR for the more heavily radioactive containment vessel. Since NRC requires decommissioning to be completed within 60 years, ENTOMB is not usually chosen since not all activity will have decayed to an unregulated background level in that time.

Decommissioning options for a retired nuclear plant may be chosen based on availability of decommissioning funds, operation of other reactors at the same site, or availability of waste disposal facilities. In 2004, 11 reactors were planned for DECON and 9 for SAFSTOR. In 2008, 14 shutdown commercial power reactors were planned for or had completed DECON, 11 were in SAFSTOR, 3 were in ENTOMB and Three Mile Island unit 2 was defuelled and will be decontaminated when Unit 1 ceases operation.

See also
 Environmental effects of nuclear power
 Nuclear power debate

References

Nuclear power in the United States
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Ridouane Harroufi (born 30 July 1981 in Azrou) is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions, including the marathon. He has won several high profile road races in the United States, including the Azalea Trail Run, Bay to Breakers, Boilermaker Road Race, Bolder Boulder, Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, Gate River Run and OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon.

He represented Morocco three times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and twice at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Life and sports
He first represented his country at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, running in the junior races in 1999 and 2000. He was sixth over 1500 metres at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Moving up to the senior ranks, he came tenth at the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships to lead Morocco to fourth place in the men's team rankings. The year after he ran in the long race at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but managed only 63rd place.

He won the Parelloop 10K in race in the Netherlands in 2005.  On April 6, 2008, he won the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run in Washington D.C., and successfully defended his title on April 5, 2009. He won the Bolder Boulder race twice consecutively in 2007 and 2008.

He won the Cherry Blossom ten-miler in 45 minutes and 56 seconds, the fastest time in the event since Simon Rono ran 45:51 in 1998. He also won the Boilermaker Road Race in Utica, New York and Azalea Trail Run that year. He came ninth at the 2010 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:13:01 hours.

On May 15, 2011 Harroufi won the 100th Bay to Breakers 12K in San Francisco California with a time of 34 minutes and 26 seconds, breaking a string of 20 consecutive event victories by runners from Kenya. He won the 34th annual Boilermaker Road Race for the second time in his career on July 10, 2011.  His official race time was 43 minutes and 30 seconds. He ran at the 2011 Fukuoka Marathon and was ninth overall.

He gained American citizen and became eligible to represent the United States internationally in 2020.

International competitions

References

External links

IAAF Focus on Africans
2008 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Article

1981 births
Living people
People from Azrou
Moroccan male long-distance runners
Moroccan male marathon runners
Moroccan male cross country runners
American male long-distance runners
American male cross country runners
American male marathon runners
Doping cases in athletics
Moroccan sportspeople in doping cases
20th-century Moroccan people
21st-century Moroccan people


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Hıdırellez or Hıdrellez ( or Hıdrellez;  or Xıdır Nəbi; ; Romani language: Ederlezi) is a folk holiday celebrated as the day on which the prophets Al-Khidr (Hızır) and Elijah (İlyas) met on Earth. Hıdırellez starts on the night of May 5 and ends on May 6 in the Gregorian calendar, and April 23 (St. George's day for the Christians) in the Julian calendar. It is observed in Turkey, Crimea, Syria, Iraq, and the Balkans and celebrates the arrival of spring.

Khidr (Arabic: ٱلْخَضِر, romanized: al-Khaḍir), also transcribed as al-Khadir, Khader, Khizr, al-Khidr, Khazer, Khadr, Khedher, Khizir, and Khizar, is a figure described but not mentioned by name in the Quran as a righteous servant of God possessing great wisdom or mystic knowledge. In various Islamic and non-Islamic traditions, Khidr is described as a messenger, prophet, wali, slave, or angel who guards the sea, teaches secret knowledge, and aids those in distress. As guardian angel, he prominently figures as patron of the Islamic saint Ibn Arabi. The figure of al-Khidr has been syncretized. In 2017, it was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists of North Macedonia and Turkey.

Brief summary
Hıdırellez is regarded as one of the most important seasonal bayrams (festivals) in both Turkey and parts of the Middle East. Called Day of Hızır (Ruz-ı Hızır) in Turkey, Hıdırellez is celebrated as the day on which the prophets Hızır (Al-Khdir) and İlyas (Elijah) met on Earth. The words Hızır and İlyas fused to create the present term. Hıdırellez Day falls on May 6 in the Gregorian calendar and April 23 in the Julian calendar. In other countries the day has mostly been connected with pagan and Saint George cults.

Etymology

The word Hıdırellez, born out as a compound form of Hızır and İlyas, they are regarded as two different persons. In respect to religious sources, there are several references on İlyas; However, there is no slight mention about Hızır. The perception of seeing Hızır and İlyas as identical arises from the fact that İlyas stands as an obscure figure within the context of Tasavvuf (Sufism) and popular piety when compared to Hızır and there are numerous legends on Hızır, whereas little is known about İlyas and furthermore, there are many great maqams of Hızır, yet there are only few maqams for İlyas. Ali the Fourth Caliph is associated with Hızır within Alevi-Bektaşi belief system.

St. George is the figure corresponding to Hızır in Christianity. Besides being associated with St. George, Hızır is also identified with İlyas Horasani, St. Theodore and St. Sergios. St. George believed by Muslims to be identical with Hızır, is also believed to be similar to some Muslim saints; St. George is identified with Torbalı Sultan and Cafer Baba in Thessaly, Karaca Ahmet Sultan in Skopje, which is a mounting evidence how St. George and Hızır have influenced St. George's Day and Hıdrellez Day ceremonies.

Other names
The other names of the element used in different regions of Turkey are "Hıdrellez, Hızır-ilyas, Ederlez, Tepreş, Haftamal, Eğrice", and also "Kakava" among Roma in Edirne and Kırklareli. The element is also known as "Tepreş" among Crimean Tatars who live in Northern Dobruja (Romania). Dita e Shëngjergjit (Albania), Gergyovden (Bulgaria), Djurdjevdan (Serbia) Shëngjergji, Gjurgjovden, Erdelezi, Agiu Giorgi, Hıderles (North Macedonia), Khider-Elyas (Iraq), khidr-Elyas, Mar Elyas, Mar Georgeos (Syria).

Communities concerned

It is widely seen that various rituals celebrating the arrival of spring or summer are practiced among many Turkic tribes in Central Asia. To a certain degree, we have information about spring rituals practiced by Yakuts since ancient times. They were performing those rituals in the honor of Tengri (God of the blue sky controlling the heavenly universe). When the earth was dressed in green, they gathered under trees and sacrificed horses or oxen to honor God and then they assembled in the shape of a circle and drank kumiss (beverage of western and central Asia which is made from the fermented milk of a mare or camel -also koumiss-) together. Those celebrations took place in April. Tungusic people practiced those rituals in May and meanwhile they offered sacrifices as white mares to the earth and the sky. Mongols, Kalmyks and Buryats are known to have practiced rituals in spring and summer. Those traditions have been conserved for centuries long.
It can be said that Turkish people have been quite familiar with rituals practiced in spring and summer seasons according to their belief system, cultural pattern and social life in Central Asia before immigrating to the West (Turkey and Balkans). After converting to Islam, Turks have culturally blended the aforementioned spring and summer celebrations with Hızır cult, who is widely accepted as a supernatural personality closely associated with air, plants and water. Though it is important to note that Hıdırellez doesn't have any links to Islam, rather it is a cultural practice. The immigrant Turkish peoples were introduced by seasonal celebrations which are, particularly rooted in ancient Anatolian culture, held in spring or early summer and formed under the influence of Christianity. One of those elements is the St. George's Cult, which was widely known during the era of Christianity in Turkey. While Christianity was predominant religion in Turkey, several pagan cults of those times are attributed to the saints, yet some others are attributed to imaginary ones. Within this context, St. George cult has become influential over the formation of Hızır cult in Turkey and the Balkans. St. George ceremonies, which were celebrated on May 6–8 among Christians in Turkey, Middle East and the Balkan countries, ever since.

Hıdırellez or St. George Day is also celebrated under the name Dita Verës (Summer Day) in Albania which was originated by the pagan cult in the city of Elbasan - the so-called Zana e Çermenikës- the goddess of forest and hunting. It is celebrated on March 14 and symbolizes the end of winter and the beginning of spring and summer. At the same time, in different regions of Albania, it is celebrated among some other communities known as Dita e Shëngjergjit, St. George Day on May 6.

Hıdırellez is widely spread celebration in most Syrian territories, but mainly practiced in the rural areas. We have information about spring rituals practiced since ancient times. Those rituals are the manifestations of the celebration for the arrival of spring and summer. Further of the symbol of spring and resurrection of life that is, so called ever-green, ever-return Al-Khidr prophet. Rituals take place annually on May 6. People, Muslims and Christians, regardless of their religious affiliation, celebrate the living Alkhidr prophet that is St. George or Mar Georgeos. The cult of celebration of St. George has become influential over the formation of Eid Alkhidr in Syria as well. The two names are identical. People go to picnic to the natural places, practicing the rituals of celebration, including performing folk music, singing and dancing. In the area of Zabadani for example, people used to gather around a tree aged of about 800 years as a symbol of the ever-return Alkhidr.

Ceremonies and rituals
There are various theories about the origin of Hızır and Hıdırellez. Various ceremonies and rituals were performed for various gods with the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran and other Mediterranean countries from ancient times.

One widespread belief suggests that Hızır has attained immortality by drinking the water of life. He often wanders on the earth, especially in the spring, and helps people in difficulty. People see him as a source of bounty and health, as the festival takes place in spring, the time of new life.
To date, the arrival of spring or summer, figuratively meaning the rebirth of nature or the end of winter, has been celebrated with ceremonies or various rituals at every place in which mankind lives. Within the seasonal cycle, winter symbolizes death; spring symbolizes revival or regeneration of life. Thus, time for the days full of hope, health, happiness and success comes. Therefore, Hıdırellez Day is highly significant since it is believed to be the day on which Hızır and İlyas met on the earth, which is accepted as the arrival of spring/ summer.

In Turkey, it is widely believed that Hızır is the prophet who while bringing fertility to man wanders on the earth and as for the prophet İlyas, he is accepted as the water deity. In order to fulfill some of their missions, these two prophets wander around the land and the sea throughout the year and meet on May 6. This meeting stands for the fusion of the land and water.

Today, the ceremonial activities for Hıdırellez are prevalently and elaborately prepared especially in villages or towns rather than metropolises. The preparations for the celebrations are associated with the issues as cleaning the house and the garments, dress, finery and food-drink and doing shopping for the feast. The indoor of the houses and the outdoor places as gardens are supposed to be clean, because Hızır is expected to visit the houses on that day. Almost everywhere, garments and other apparels and food-beverages are common components of Hıdırellez ceremonies. All the preparations related to the ceremonies are of particular concern to the young men or women, since Hıdırellez is regarded as the most proper occasion for the youth-willing to marry in the future-to find a suitable match.

Hıdrellez ceremonies are held in the countryside near the cities, towns or villages where generally streams, lakes or other water springs exist. By great majority, there are tombs or shrines open to visits in those locations which are placed on hills. Bearing the specific features, Hıdırlıks are particularly chosen for Hıdırellez ceremonies.

As Hızır is believed to be a healer, some ritual practices as regards to health issues can be seen on Hıdırellez Day. On that day, meals cooked by lamb meat are traditionally feasted. It is believed that on Hıdırellez Day all kinds or species of the living, plants and trees revive in a new cycle of life, therefore the meat of the lambs grazing on the land which Hızır walks through is assumed as the source of health and happiness. In addition to these, some special meals besides lamb meat are cooked on that day.

The other ritual practice for seeking health and cure is the ritual of jumping over the fire which is built by old belongings or bushes. While uttering prayers and riddles, people jump over the fire at least three times. That fire is called Hıdırellez fire; hence, it is believed that all illnesses or diseases are warded off all the year long. Another ritual practice for having good health on Hıdırellez Day is to be awash or bath by water brought from some holy places.

It is believed that all the wishes and prayers come true on the eve and the very day of Hıdırellez. If one wishes to have more properties, s/he makes a small rough model of it onto the ground in the garden and Hıdırlık. Occasionally, the wishes or prayers are written on a piece of paper and thrown under the rose trees, etc.

Furthermore, within the scope of Hıdırellez ceremonies in Turkey and the countries mentioned, some practices related to seeking for good fortune and luck can be seen. One of those practices is the tradition called "mantufar, martifal etc.", which is played to have good fortune. On 5th of May, the girls or women seeking for good fortune, luck or a suitable match to marry put their rings, earrings etc. into a pot. Then, the pot is closed after pouring some water into it. Afterwards, the pot is left under a rose tree for one night and the following day, women put the pot in the middle of the crowd and take their belongings out while reciting mâni (rhyming Turkish poems).

See also
 Kakava
 Đurđevdan

References

Albanian culture
Azerbaijani culture
Turkish culture
May observances
Turkic mythology
Crimean Tatar culture
April observances
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity


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Dusty Robert Hughes (né le 29 juin 1982 à Tupelo, Mississippi, États-Unis) est un lanceur gaucher de baseball sous contrat chez les Braves d'Atlanta de la Ligue majeure de baseball.

Carrière

Royals de Kansas City
Après des études secondaires à la Horn Lake High School de Lake Cormorant (Mississippi), Dusty Hughes suit ses études supérieures à la Delta State University. Il est drafté en juin 2003 par les Royals de Kansas City.

Après cinq saisons en Ligues mineures, il fait ses débuts en Ligue majeure le 6 septembre 2009. Il joue huit parties pour les Royals en fin d'année. À ses sept sorties comme releveur s'ajoute un départ comme lanceur partant le 19 septembre qui se solde par une défaite aux mains des White Sox de Chicago. Il présente une moyenne de points mérités de 5,14 en 14 manches lancées, avec deux défaites, dans ce premier séjour dans les grandes ligues.

En 2010, Hughes lance 56 manches et un tiers en 57 présences, toutes en relève, pour Kansas City. Il maintient sa moyenne de points mérités à 3,83 et remporte le 14 mai sa première victoire dans les majeures, sur les White Sox.

Twins du Minnesota
Le 26 juin 2011, Hughes est réclamé au ballottage par les Twins du Minnesota. Il effectue 15 sorties en relève pour les Twins en 2011, remporte une victoire, mais affiche une moyenne de points mérités très élevée de 9,95 en 12 manches et deux tiers au monticule.

Braves d'Atlanta
Le 22 novembre 2011, Hughes signe un contrat des ligues mineures avec les Braves d'Atlanta.

Statistiques

Note : G = Matches joués ; GS = Matches comme lanceur partant ; CG = Matches complets ; SHO = Blanchissages ; V = Victoires ; D = Défaites ; SV = Sauvetages ; IP = Manches lancées ; SO = Retraits sur des prises ; ERA = Moyenne de points mérités.

Notes et références

Liens externes
  Fiche de Dusty Hughes sur le site officiel de la MLB.
  Statistiques de Dusty Hughes sur baseball-reference.com.
  Statistiques de Dusty Hughes sur thebaseballcube.com.

Joueur américain de baseball
Joueur des Royals de Kansas City
Joueur des Twins du Minnesota
Naissance en juin 1982
Lanceur des ligues majeures de baseball
Naissance à Tupelo (Mississippi)


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Il dibattito o discussione è la trattazione di un tema attraverso un confronto dialettico tra due o più interlocutori, ciascuno dei quali rappresenta posizioni, punti di vista od opinioni diverse (esempio tipico in età contemporanea è il dibattito pubblico televisivo tra più interlocutori su un tema sociale, civile, politico o religioso chiamato spesso con il termine inglese talk show, contraddistinto da un contraddittorio oppure una serie di singole interviste o monologhi).

Dibattiti celebri

Generici
 Dibattito pubblico
 Dibattito parlamentare
 Dibattito sull'aborto
 Dibattito sugli OGM

Storici
 Dibattiti Lincoln-Douglas: una serie di dibattiti occorsi nel 1858 fra Abramo Lincoln e Stephen Arnold Douglas durante la campagna elettorale per l'elezione a senatore, vinta da Douglas
 Dibattito Shapley-Curtis o Grande Dibattito: si tenne nel 1920 a Washington tra gli astronomi Harlow Shapley e Heber Curtis sulla reale natura delle galassie e sulle dimensioni dell'universo osservabile
 Dibattito in cucina: fu una discussione improvvisata, sorta nel 1959 a Mosca fra l'allora vice presidente statunitense Richard Nixon e il premier sovietico Nikita Chruščëv sui meriti dei rispettivi sistemi economici, capitalismo e comunismo

Bibliografia
  Bartsch, Tim-C. / Hoppmann, Michael / Rex, Bernd F.: Was ist Debatte?, Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen 2005
  Bartsch, Tim-C. / Hoppmann, Michael / Rex, Bernd F.: Handbuch der Offenen Parlamentarischen Debatte. Göttingen 2006.
  Kramer, Olaf (Hrsg.): Rhetorik der Debatte. Tübingen 2006.
  John Meany, On That Point!: An Introduction to Parliamentary Debate, 0972054111, International Debate Education Association, 2003

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Work Hard – Play Hard ist ein deutscher Dokumentarfilm der Regisseurin Carmen Losmann aus dem Jahr 2011. Er beschäftigt sich mit den neuen Formen der Arbeitsorganisation und Methoden des Personalmanagements.

Handlung
Der Film beginnt mit (nachgestellten) Beratungen von Behnisch Architekten und Beratern des Quickborner Teams zum Neubau der Unilever-D-A-CH-Zentrale in Hamburg. Die nächste Sequenz, die die dortige Umsetzung des Desksharings dokumentiert, wurde im Accenture-Campus Kronberg aufgezeichnet. Beide Sequenzen thematisieren vor allem die Arbeitsumgebung und die baulichen Gegebenheiten. Sie stehen jeweils für sich.

Danach folgt ein Wechselspiel zwischen verschiedenen Orten, zwischen denen der Film hin und her springt: Ein Assessment-Center im Sales Marketing bei Schott Solar, ein Outdoor Training für ein Team in der Lüneburger Heide, eine Szene kollegialer Beratung von Towers Watson-Unternehmensberatern, ein Bereichsmeeting bei Kienbaum, eine Versammlung der internen Change Agents im DHL-Projekt LEAN sowie eine SAP-Software-Präsentation für Talentmanagement bei Endress+Hauser. Die dokumentierten Gespräche werden punktuell durch interviewartige Monologe unterbrochen.

Hintergrund
Der Film ist vollständig mit Originaltönen unterlegt und arbeitet ohne Sprechertexte oder Kommentare aus dem Off. Nur in einigen wenigen Szenen sind im Hintergrund subtil bedrohliche Klänge zu hören. Visuell ist er durch lange, ruhige Kameraeinstellungen und -fahrten im Breitwandformat gestaltet.

Die filmische Arbeit von Carmen Losmann ist durch Harun Farocki beeinflusst, der mit seinem 2012 gezeigten Film Ein neues Produkt ebenfalls bei Unilever drehte.

Kritiken
Der Film wurde in der überregionalen Presse – Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Tagesspiegel, FAZ, TAZ Jungle World – und in der Fachpresse positiv aufgenommen.

Auszeichnungen
 2011: Dokumentarfilmfestival Kassel: Goldener Schlüssel
 2011: Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm – FIPRESCI-Preis, Preis der Ökumenischen Jury, Healthy Workplaces Award
 2012: Jury der Evangelischen Filmarbeit: Film des Monats April 2012
 2012: Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW): Prädikat besonders wertvoll
 2012: Documentary Edge Festival in Neuseeland: Lobende Erwähnung im Bereich "Best Future Watch"
 2014: Grimme-Preis

Das Buch zum Film
 Eva Bockenheimer/Carmen Losmann/Stephan Siemens: Work Hard Play Hard. Das Buch zum Film. Schüren-Verlag, Marburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-89472-852-6.

Weblinks

  (mit Fotogalerie und Trailer)
 www.workhardplayhard-film.de (dort auch ein Trailer), abgerufen am 22. März 2014
 Webseite der Filmproduktion
 Meike Fries: In der Endlosschleife des Optimierungsgequatsches. Rezension in Die Zeit (10. April 2012)

Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 2011
Deutscher Film
Dokumentarfilm
Arbeitswelt


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Стороженко Микола Опанасович — заслужений лікар РФ.

Біографія
Народився 5 березня 1935 року в смт Віньківці, Хмельницької області.

Робота
Микола Опанасович був президентом Національної Курортної Асоціації РФ, Президент Всесвітньої Федерації Водолікування та Кліматолікування, професор. У 1959 р. закінчив Одеський державний медичний інститут. У 1975 році захистив кандидатську дисертацію «Клінічна та імуно-бактеріологічна оцінка лікувальної ефективності Моршинських мінеральних джерел № 1 та № 6 при хронічному холециститі», вперше довівши, що під впливом комплексного санаторного лікування підвищується імунологічна реактивність організму. Працював головним лікарем санаторію «Дністер» (м. Моршин), у 1976 році переведено до Москви на посаду зам. голови Центральної Ради з управління курортами профспілок. За час роботи Зам. Голови Державного комітету РФ з фізичної культури, спорту і туризму, брав участь у розробці Федерального Закону «Про природні лікувальні ресурси, лікувально-оздоровчі місцевості і курорти».

Досягнення
У 1996 обраний Президентом Національної Курортної Асоціації, в 1998 г. — Президентом Всесвітньої Федерації Водолікування та Кліматолікування. З 2006 року очолював кафедру менеджменту курортів та рекреацій, кафедру FEMTEC — організації, що об'єднує більше 40 курортних організацій світу. Стороженко Микола Опанасович — почесний професор Російського наукового центру відновлювальної медицини та курортології Росоздорова, академік МАГМР, професор Європейської Академії Інформатизації (Брюссель), нагороджений орденами «Дружби народів», «Знак Пошани».

Примітки

Російські медики
Радянські медики


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Kada Bint Dżubajl (arab. قضاء بنت جبيل) – jednostka administracyjna w Libanie, należąca do Muhafazy An-Nabatijja. Dystrykt zamieszkiwany jest głównie przez szyitów.

Wybory parlamentarne
Okręg wyborczy, obejmujący dystrykt Bint Dżubajl, reprezentowany jest w libańskim Zgromadzeniu Narodowym przez 3 deputowanych szyickich.

Zobacz też
 Dystrykt Dżubajl

Linki zewnętrzne

 www.bintjbeil.org
 www.localiban.org


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The Other Woman és una pel·lícula de comèdia estatunidenca de 2014 dirigida per Nick Cassavetes, escrita per Melissa Stack i protagonitzada per Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney i Don Johnson. La pel·lícula segueix a tres dones Carly (Diaz), Kate (Mann) i Amber (Upton) que tenen una relació sentimental amb el mateix home (Coster-Waldau). Després de descobrir-ho l'una de l'altra, el trio es venja d'ell. S'ha subtitulat al català.

El desenvolupament de The Other Woman va començar el gener de 2012, quan 20th Century Fox va contractar Stack per escriure el guió, basat en la idea original de la comèdia de 1996 El club de les primeres esposes. El càsting es va fer entre novembre de 2012 i juny de 2013. El rodatge va començar el 29 d'abril de 2013 a ubicacions com Manhattan, Long Island, The Hamptons, Dockers Waterside Restaurant de Dune Road a Quogue i a les Bahames, i va concloure el 27 d'agost d'aquell any. Aaron Zigman va compondre la banda sonora i LBI Productions va produir la pel·lícula. La pel·lícula es va estrenar el 25 d'abril de 2014 als Estats Units i la 20th Century Fox la va distribuir a tot el món. La pel·lícula va rebre majoritàriament crítiques negatives, però va ser un èxit de taquilla, amb una recaptació de 196,7 milions de dòlars a tot el món.

Repartiment
 Cameron Diaz com a Carly Whitten
 Leslie Mann com a Kate King
 Kate Upton com a Amber
 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau com a Mark King
 Taylor Kinney com a Phil Hampton
 Nicki Minaj com a Lydia
 Don Johnson com a Frank Whitten
 David Thornton com a Nick
 Victor Cruz com a Fernando
 Olivia Culpo com a Raven-Haired Beauty
 Radio Man (Craig Castaldo) com ell mateix

Referències

Enllaços externs

Pel·lícules dels Estats Units del 2014
Pel·lícules del 2014 subtitulades al català
Pel·lícules en anglès
Pel·lícules de comèdia romàntica dels Estats Units
Pel·lícules de comèdia dels Estats Units


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De Corts Valencianes (Spaans: Cortes Valencianas), ook bekend als Les Corts, zijn de parlementaire vergadering van de Generalitat Valenciana en dus van de Valenciaanse Gemeenschap. De Corts zetelen doorgaans in het Paleis van de Borgia's in Valencia, al kunnen ze in principe overal in de Valenciaanse Gemeenschap samenkomen. De voorloper van de Corts werd in de dertiende eeuw opgericht door koning Jacobus I van Aragón. De moderne instelling werd opgericht volgens het Valenciaanse Statuut van Autonomie van 1982.

Valencia (autonome gemeenschap)
Valencia


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Еріон синьогорлий (Eriocnemis godini) — вид серпокрильцеподібних птахів родини колібрієвих (Trochilidae). Цей рідкісний, ймовірно вимерлий вид є ендеміком Еквадору. Він був названий на честь французького астронома .

Опис
Довжина птаха становить 10-11 см. Самці мають переважно золотисто-зелене, блискуче забарвлення, на горлі у них блідо-фіолетово-синя пляма. Надхвістя має синьо-зелений відтінок, гузка фіолетова, хвіст синювато-чорний, дещо роздвоєний. Лапи покриті білим пуховим пір'ям. Дзьоб прямий, чорний. У самиць пляма на горлі відсутня, забарвлення загалом менш яскрве, живіт більш золотистий.

Поширення і екологія
Синьогорлі еріони відомі лише за 6 зразками, знайденими в долині річки  в провінції Пічинча на півночі Еквадору. Мождливо, вони також мешкали в провінції Нариньйо на півдні Колумбії. Синьогорлі еріони жили в сухих тропічних лісах і в чагарникових заростях в каньйонах, на висоті від 2100 до 2300 м над рівнем моря. Наразі середовище проживання цього виду повністю знищене.

Збереження
Синьогорлі еріони востаннє спостерігалися у 1976 році. Під час експедицій, проведених у 1980 і 2004–2005 роках вид не був знайдений. МСОП класифікує синьогорлого еріона як такий вид, що перебуває на межі зникнення, однак імовірно вимерлого. Якщо популяція синьогорлих еріонів і збереглася, то популяція цього виду, ймовірно, становитиме менше 50 птахів.

Примітки

Колібрієві
Птахи, описані 1851
Птахи Еквадору
Ендемічна фауна Еквадору


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Республика Беларусь не является членом Совета Европы, так как не ратифицировала Конвенцию о защите прав человека и основных свобод, однако Белоруссия является кандидатом на вступление, а Совет Европы предпринимает ряд мер для налаживания сотрудничества с Белоруссией.

История
16 сентября 1992 года Парламентская ассамблея Совета Европы присвоила статус «специально приглашённого» Верховному Совету Республики Беларусь.

12 марта 1993 года Белоруссия подала заявку на вступление в Совет Европы, однако в январе 1997 года Бюро Парламентской ассамблеи Совета Европы приняло решение о приостановлении статуса «специально приглашённого» у Национального собрания Республики Беларусь (по результатам референдума в Белоруссии 1996 года была принята новая редакция Конституции Республики Беларусь, изменившей название парламента страны), так как после проведённого референдума 1996 года в Белоруссии не был введён мораторий на смертную казнь, вследствие чего рассмотрение заявки Белоруссии на вступление было отложено.

Однако, несмотря на этот факт, Министерство иностранных дел Республики Беларусь отмечает, что «взаимодействие с Советом Европы продолжает развиваться по целому ряду направлений». Так, например, 10 июля 2019 года Комитет министров Совета Европы принял План действий Совета Европы для Белоруссии на 2019—2021 годы.

Также, Белоруссия участвует в программе «Партнёрство ради качественного управления» для стран Восточной Европы, реализуемой Советом Европы и Европейским союзом, охватывающей сотрудничество в различных сферах, в том числе в области борьбы с коррупцией, преступлениями в сфере информационных технологий, вопросах судебной системы. С 2010 года Белоруссия принимает участие в заседаниях Европейской комиссии за демократию через право в статусе ассоциированного члена, а также в 11 комитетах Совета Европы.

Белоруссия подписала 12 нормативно-правовых актов Совета Европы, в частности, в 1993 году — Европейскую культурную конвенцию, в 2014-м — Конвенцию о противодействии торговле людьми, в 2015-м — Дополнительный протокол к Конвенции об уголовной ответственности за коррупцию, в 2019-м — Конвенцию по контрафактной медицинской продукции и аналогичной преступной деятельности, представляющей угрозу для здравоохранения. К тому же, 17 ноября 2017 года был ратифицирован Дополнительный протокол к Конвенции против применения допинга.

Прорабатывается возможность присоединения Белоруссии к другим конвенциям Совета Европы, открытым для подписания странами, не являющимися его членами. Продолжается диалог Национального собрания Республики Беларусь и Парламентской ассамблеи Совета Европы, например, 27 июня 2017 года последняя приняла доклад «Ситуация в Беларуси», в котором была отражена необходимость «поддержания контактов высокого уровня с белорусскими властями».

В декабре 2008 года Конгресс местных и региональных властей Совета Европы присвоил статус наблюдателя Совету по взаимодействию органов местного самоуправления при Совете Республики Национального собрания Республики Беларусь. Участие представителей последнего в Конгрессе способствует получению информации о развитии местного самоуправления в странах-членах Совета Европы.

С 2009 года в Минске на базе факультета журналистики Белорусского государственного университета работает Информационный пункт Совета Европы, целью которого является информирование белорусских органов власти, общественных движений, высших учебных заведений и граждан о деятельности, ценностях и достижениях Совета Европы.

В феврале 2010 года прошёл круглый стол «Совет Европы и Беларусь», затрагивавший вопросы работы информационного пункта в Минске, путей интеграции Белоруссии в Совет Европы и рассмотрение основных нормативно-правовых актов последнего. В сентябре этого же года был организован круглый стол «На пути к отмене смертной казни», направленный на рассмотрение возможности отмены смертной казни в Белоруссии. Совет Европы полагает, что «данные меры способствуют информированию об основных принципах деятельности Совета Европы, его задачах и целях, и являются эффективными мерами, позволяющими наладить сотрудничество в области защиты прав человека, как с другими странами, так и с Республикой Беларусь».

12 ноября 2019 года на переговорах с Федеральным президентом Австрийской Республики Александром Ван дер Белленом, президент Республики Беларусь Александр Григорьевич Лукашенко заявил, что отказ Белоруссии в членстве в Совете Европы не будет критичным для страны:«Что касается Совета Европы и нашего членства, примете — спасибо, нет — потерпим».На переговорах австрийский президент отметил, что отсутствие моратория на смертную казнь является главной преградой на пути вступления Белоруссии в Совет Европы, подчеркнув, что его мнение поддерживается многими западными экспертами.

В 2020 году, несмотря на введённые ограничения в связи с пандемией COVID-19, белорусские эксперты участвовали в заседаниях различных органов Совета Европы. В этом году Белоруссия подписала Расширенное частичное соглашение по культурным маршрутам, а в сентябре ратифицировала Конвенцию по фальсифицированной медицинской продукции и аналогичной преступной деятельности, представляющей угрозу для здравоохранения.

26 ноября 2020 года, на брифинге коллегий министерств иностранных дел Российской Федерации и Белоруссии, министр иностранных дел Белоруссии Владимир Владимирович Макей заявил о готовности Белоруссии сотрудничать с Советом Европы только при условии согласования всех программ развития сотрудничества с белорусскими властями:«Что касается конкретно Совета Европы, то мы заинтересованы в сотрудничестве с этой организацией. Мы работаем вместе с этой организацией в рамках ряда юридических инструментов, конвенций. Но если дело пойдет дальше таким образом, что Совет Европы будет без согласования с Беларусью принимать какие-то решения о программах сотрудничества с нашей страной, то мы просто прекратим любое взаимодействие с этой организацией».

Сотрудничество
Белоруссия и Совет Европы сотрудничают в области охраны природы (национальный парк «Беловежская пуща» и Березинский биосферный заповедник обладают дипломами охраняемых территорий Совета Европы) и медицины (Лаборатория фармакопейного и фармацевтического анализа Центра экспертиз и испытаний в здравоохранении Министерства здравоохранения Республики Беларусь обладает статусом ассоциированного члена в Европейской сети Официального медицинского контроля лабораторий.

Примечания

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Статьи с эдитнотисом об осторожности при редактировании


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Pavillon de l'exil (titre original : ) est le cinquième roman de la série Honor Harrington de l'écrivain de science-fiction David Weber paru en 1995 puis traduit en français et publié en 2002.

Après l'affaire du duel du précédent roman, Honor s'est retiré sur Grayson. Devant la demande de la flotte de Grayson, elle accepte de reprendre du service mais ceci, en plus d'être une femme Seigneur, n'est pas du goût de tout le monde. Et, en plus, la guerre entre l'Alliance de Manticore et la République Populaire de Havre continue de plus belle malgré le changement de gouvernement de la République.

Résumé
La guerre entre Manticore et Havre continue; Manticore a conquis de nombreux systèmes stellaires havriens mais le rythme se ralentit. Le comité de salut public qui a pris le pouvoir, gouverne Havre d'une main de fer.
Honor supervise le développement de son fief sur Grayson ainsi que celui de Dômes aériens et essaye de surmonter la mort de Paul Tankersley. Mais quelques seigneurs organisent et soutiennent des manifestations contre elle, bien qu'elle soit soutenue par le Protecteur Benjamin et le révérend Hanks.

L'amiral Matthews propose à Honor un poste dans la flotte graysonienne. Car, s'étant rapidement développée, la flotte a besoin de personnes expérimentées pour être efficace. Honor devient amiral de la première escadre à bord du Terrible, son capitaine de pavillon n'est autre que Alfredo Yu qui après l'échec de l'opération Jéricho avait demandé l'asile politique.

Pendant qu'Honor dirige plusieurs exercices de combat, trois seigneurs : Lord Burdette, Lord Mackenzie et Lord Mueller décident d'intensifier la contestation contre elle et les réformes du protecteur Benjamin.

Alors que l'amiral Havre-Blanc tente toujours de prendre l'étoile de Trévor à 210 années-lumière de Manticore ; les havriens conquièrent deux systèmes : Candor et Minette. Ils représentent une menace pour deux autres systèmes proches : Doréas et Casca. Grayson décide d'aider le Royaume de Manticore en reconnaissance de ce qu'il a fait pour lui et envoie la moitié de sa flotte participer à la reprise de ces deux systèmes.

Sur Grayson, Mueller fait en sorte que Burdette sabote un dôme en construction. Celui-ci s'effondre en tuant trente enfants. Les comploteurs dressent l'opinion contre Honor et les Dômes aériens. Mais les gens d'Honor et le gouvernement découvrent le complot. Burdette l'apprend et tente de faire assassiner Honor lors de son retour sur la planète. Elle est blessée, une centaine de personnes sont tués ainsi que le révérend Hanks, Premier Ancien de l'église. Un des assassins, apprenant que ce dernier a été tué, se confesse et révèle tout le complot. Le Protecteur dévoile tout lors d'une séance de la Chambre du conclave. Honor en tant que champion du protecteur relève le défi de Burdette et le tue au sabre.

Elle regagne son vaisseau ; peu après une importante flotte havrienne arrive pour prendre le contrôle des infrastructures de Grayson. Honor bien qu'épuisée parvient à masquer ses supercuirassés, une grande partie de la flotte havrienne est détruite.

À la suite de la découverte de la trahison de Burdette, et de la mort de celui-ci, le Conclave des Seigneurs accorde à Honor une seconde distinction :
Elle est la seconde personne de l'histoire graysonnienne à porter, en plus de l'Etoile de Grayson  qu'elle avait reçue dans le tome 2, pour l'honneur de la reine, les Sabres croisés.

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Liens externes

Roman de science-fiction de David Weber
Roman de science-fiction américain
Roman américain paru en 1995
1995 en science-fiction
Livre de l'Honorverse


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NGC 5115 est une vaste (?) galaxie spirale barrée située dans la constellation du Vierge. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de , ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de . NGC 5115 a été découverte par l'astronome américain Lewis Swift en 1887.

La classe de luminosité de NGC 5115 est III-IV et elle présente une large raie HI.

À ce jour, sept mesures non basées sur le décalage vers le rouge (redshift) donnent une distance de , ce qui est à l'extérieur des valeurs de la distance de Hubble. Notons que c'est avec la valeur moyenne des mesures indépendantes, lorqu'elles existent, que la base de données NASA/IPAC calcule le diamètre d'une galaxie. En conséquence, le diamètre de NGC 5115 pourrait atteindre  si on utilisait la distance de Hubble pour le calculer.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des objets du New General Catalogue

Liens externes

 NGC 5115 sur le site du professeur C. Seligman

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Constellation de la Vierge
Galaxie spirale
Galaxie spirale barrée
Objet céleste découvert en 1887
Objet céleste découvert par Lewis Swift