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1600006 | Homer Jacobson | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homer%20Jacobson | Homer Jacobson
rustat, a Device for Continuous Production of Viruses," "Applied Microbiology", 14(6): 940–952 (1966 November) with Leslie S. Jacobson.
- "The informational content of mechanisms and circuits," "Information and Control", 2(3):285-296, September 1959.
- "On Models of Reproduction," "American Scientist" 46(1958):255-284.
- "Information, Reproduction and the Origin of Life," "American Scientist", p. 125 (January 1955)
- Retraction of two passages: Letter to the editor, "American Scientist" (November–December 2007)
- "The Informational Capacity of the Human Eye," "Science" 113:292-293 (March 16, 1951).
- "The Informational Capacity of the Human Ear," "Science" 112:143-144 (August 4, 1950). | 25,000 |
1600022 | Edward F. Moore | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20F.%20Moore | Edward F. Moore
Edward F. Moore
Edward Forrest Moore (November 23, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland – June 14, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin) was an American professor of mathematics and computer science, the inventor of the Moore finite state machine, and an early pioneer of artificial life.
# Biography.
Moore received a B.S. in chemistry from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1947 and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in June 1950. He worked at UIUC from 1950 to 1952 and was a visiting professor at MIT and visiting lecturer at Harvard University simultaneously in 1961-1962. He worked at Bell Labs from 1952 to 1966. After that, he was a professor | 25,001 |
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at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1966 until he retired in 1985.
He married Elinor Constance Martin and they had three children.
# Scientific work.
He was the first to use the type of finite state machine (FSM) that is most commonly used today, the Moore FSM. With Claude Shannon he did seminal work on computability theory and built reliable circuits using less reliable relays. He also spent a great deal of his later years on a fruitless effort to solve the Four Color Theorem.
With John Myhill, Moore proved the Garden of Eden theorem characterizing the cellular automaton rules that have patterns with no predecessor. He is also the namesake of the Moore neighborhood for cellular | 25,002 |
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automata, used by Conway's Game of Life, and was the first to publish on the firing squad synchronization problem in cellular automata.
In a 1956 article in "Scientific American", he proposed "Artificial Living Plants," which would be floating factories that could create copies of themselves. They could be programmed to perform some function (extracting fresh water, harvesting minerals from seawater) for an investment that would be relatively small compared to the huge returns from the exponentially growing numbers of factories.
Moore also asked which regular graphs can have their diameter matching a simple lower bound for the problem given by a regular tree with the same degree. The graphs | 25,003 |
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matching this bound were named Moore graphs by .
# Publications.
With Claude Shannon, before and during his time at Bell Labs, he coauthored "Gedanken-experiments on sequential machines", "Computability by Probabilistic Machines", "Machine Aid for Switching Circuit Design", and "Reliable Circuits Using Less Reliable Relays".
At Bell Labs he authored "Variable Length Binary Encodings", "The Shortest Path Through a Maze", "A simplified universal Turing machine", and "Complete Relay Decoding Networks".
- "Machine models of self-reproduction," "Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics", volume 14, pages 17–33. The American Mathematical Society, 1962.
- "Artificial Living Plants," "Scientific | 25,004 |
1600022 | Edward F. Moore | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward%20F.%20Moore | Edward F. Moore
ariable Length Binary Encodings", "The Shortest Path Through a Maze", "A simplified universal Turing machine", and "Complete Relay Decoding Networks".
- "Machine models of self-reproduction," "Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics", volume 14, pages 17–33. The American Mathematical Society, 1962.
- "Artificial Living Plants," "Scientific American," (Oct 1956):118-126
- "Gedanken-experiments on Sequential Machines," pp 129 – 153, Automata Studies, "Annals of Mathematical Studies", no. 34, Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J., 1956
# References.
- Memorial Resolution of the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison on the Death of Professor Edward F. Moore (PDF file) | 25,005 |
1600027 | Tyler Florence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyler%20Florence | Tyler Florence
Tyler Florence
Tyler Florence (born March 3, 1971) is a chef and television host of several Food Network shows. He graduated from the College of Culinary Arts at the Charleston, South Carolina, campus of Johnson & Wales University in 1991. He was later given an honorary doctorate from the university for his culinary success. He is the owner and executive chef of Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco.
# Professional Career.
## Television.
Florence was a presenter on "Globe Trekker", hosted "Food 911" and "How to Boil Water", co-hosted Worst Cooks in America with Anne Burrell and currently hosts "Tyler's Ultimate" ,"The Great Food Truck Race" and has a new show premiering in August 2018 called Bite | 25,006 |
1600027 | Tyler Florence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyler%20Florence | Tyler Florence
Club on the Food Network. Chef Tyler was a Judge on Worst Cooks in America for seasons 6,8, 12-13, 15-present. He was featured on the ABC TV show Shaq's Big Challenge, which aired on July 17, 2007 and Momma's Boys, a reality show produced by Ryan Seacrest. He has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in a nationwide Sandwich Showdown. He has appeared a number of times on The Today Show, and was featured on The View in 2008. Florence serves on the board of the national nonprofit Afterschool Alliance, an organization that works to promote and to support quality after-school programs. In 2007, Florence and fellow chef Joey Altman co-hosted a celebrity chef cook-off to benefit Afterschool Alliance.
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Multimedia.
In 2018, Florence directed a documentary about the 2017 California Wildfires called "". It features first-person footage of first responders and interviews with those directly affected by the disaster.
Florence also created a podcast called "Wolf it Down" where he interviewed several players in the food and tech space.
## Restaurants.
In 1997 Florence worked as a chef at Restaurant 147 on West 15th Street, New York. In 2008, he developed a plan to open Bar Florence, in the Hotel Vertigo in San Francisco, California. In 2009 he opened a small chain of luxury kitchen supply stores in Northern California and developed three new restaurant concepts for the area: Wayfare Tavern in | 25,008 |
1600027 | Tyler Florence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyler%20Florence | Tyler Florence
downtown San Francisco (formerly, Rubicon restaurant); Rotisserie & Wine, a fast food restaurant in downtown Napa; and with Sammy Hagar, El Paseo in downtown Mill Valley, California, an American tavern featuring ingredients only from Marin County.
## Other.
In 2008, Florence was named the Dean of Culinary Education at Copia, a now-defunct museum in Napa, California.
# Personal life.
Florence married his wife Tolan Florence in 2006. Florence has 3 children.
In 2007 Florence and his wife moved from New York City to Mill Valley, north of San Francisco, where in July 2008 Florence opened an eponymously named retail kitchen store.
# Books.
- "Real Kitchen", 2003
- "Eat This Book: Cooking | 25,009 |
1600027 | Tyler Florence | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tyler%20Florence | Tyler Florence
ooking With Global Fresh Flavors", 2005
- "Tyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time", 2006
- "Stirring the Pot", 2008
- "Dinner at My Place", 2008
- "Family Meal", 2010
- "Start Fresh: Your Child's Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating", 2011
- "Tyler Makes Pancakes", with Craig Frazier, 2012
- "Tyler Florence Fresh", 2012
- "Tyler Makes Spaghetti," with Craig Frazier, 2013
- "Inside The Test Kitchen," 2014
# References.
Fresh 2012
# External links.
- Tyler Florence - Food Network Biography
- Tyler Florence Official Homepage
- Blog at San Francisco Chronicle
- Tyler Florence Recipes, Videos, and More at AOL Food
- Tyler Florence at the Chef and Restaurant Database | 25,010 |
1600042 | Marion Verbruggen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marion%20Verbruggen | Marion Verbruggen
Marion Verbruggen
Marion Verbruggen (born 1950) is a Dutch recorder player and teacher.
Verbruggen was born in Amsterdam and studied with Kees Otten at the Amsterdam Conservatory. She then studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Frans Brüggen. Upon completing her diplomas cum laude, she was invited to join the faculty at the Royal Conservatory. She now guest teaches there and gives master-classes and workshops throughout the world.
Marion Verbruggen is one of the world's leading soloists on the recorder. Her discography ranges from 17th-century Spanish songs and theatre music to her own transcriptions of the cello suites by J.S. Bach. She is an ardent advocate of contemporary music.
Verbruggen | 25,011 |
1600042 | Marion Verbruggen | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marion%20Verbruggen | Marion Verbruggen
diplomas cum laude, she was invited to join the faculty at the Royal Conservatory. She now guest teaches there and gives master-classes and workshops throughout the world.
Marion Verbruggen is one of the world's leading soloists on the recorder. Her discography ranges from 17th-century Spanish songs and theatre music to her own transcriptions of the cello suites by J.S. Bach. She is an ardent advocate of contemporary music.
Verbruggen made her conducting debut recently with the Portland Baroque Orchestra in Portland, Oregon.
# External links.
- Short biography on the Bach Cantatas Website accessed May 25, 2015.
- Brief bio and discography of Marion Verbruggen on the Harmonia Mundi site | 25,012 |
1600059 | Coloring | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coloring | Coloring
Coloring
Coloring or colouring may refer to:
- Color, or the act of changing the color of an object
- Coloring, the act of adding color to the pages of a coloring book
- Coloring, the act of adding color to comic book pages, where the person's job title is Colorist
- Graph coloring, in mathematics
- Hair coloring
- Food coloring
# See also.
- Color code (disambiguation) | 25,013 |
1600036 | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scooby-Doo!%20in%20Arabian%20Nights | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights
Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights (also known as Arabian Nights) is a 1994 made-for-television film produced by Hanna-Barbera and premiered on TBS on September 3, 1994. It is an adaptation of "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights" and features appearances by Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers, in wraparound segments.
The bulk of the special is devoted to two tales, one starring Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, and the other featuring Magilla Gorilla. It is animated with bright colors, stylized character designs and a more flat style compared to the previous television movies, and musically scored by veteran animation composer Steven Bernstein, showing strong influence from the | 25,014 |
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high-budget Warner Bros. Animation and Steven Spielberg cartoons of the era, "Tiny Toon Adventures" and "Animaniacs".
This would prove to be the last film in which Don Messick voices Scooby and Boo Boo (though he would voice Scooby one more time in the video game "Scooby-Doo Mystery"), the last film in which Casey Kasem voices Shaggy until 2002, the last film in which Allan Melvin voices Magilla Gorilla (as well as his last film role overall) and the last time the latter character would appear until an episode of "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law".
# Plot.
Scooby and Shaggy arrive in Arabia on a magic carpet to become royal food tasters for the young Caliph. They are initially hired, but after | 25,015 |
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they eat everything in sight and leave no food for the Caliph, he gets angry and orders his guards to kill them. Shaggy and Scooby find a place to hide and Shaggy takes on the disguise as a harem girl. The Caliph, who is looking for a bride, falls in love with the disguised Shaggy and decides that they shall be married. Hoping to make the Caliph fall asleep so they can make their escape, Shaggy tells him two classic stories.
## "Aliyah-Din and the Magic Lamp".
The first of two stories that involved a gender-bent version of Aladdin.
The Sultan of the land is worried as his son, The Prince, has not yet chosen a bride to marry, and has turned down almost every princess that seeks to marry him. | 25,016 |
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The Sultan expresses his worry to his vizier, Haman, and with his health failing, the Sultan keeps pressuring his son to choose a wife. He is even more upset as once long ago when the Prince was young, he was already engaged to marry a princess of a neighbouring kingdom; when she was born, everyone was filled with joy and happiness, but one fateful day, the princess mysteriously vanished, leaving the kingdom without an heir and the Prince heartbroken. Eventually, the Sultan decides to have every eligible woman arrive the next day so that his son may finally choose a wife to secure an heir to the throne. However, the Prince notices a young woman near a river washing her clothes and immediately | 25,017 |
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falls in love with her; the young girl notices him and becomes frightened and soon leaves. The Prince tries to stop her, but instead only finds a scarf she has left behind and decides to go into town to find her.
However, unaware to either the Sultan or Prince, Haman the vizier actually despises them and has a plan to finally gain control of the throne. He seeks guidance from a magical jewel known as the Lord of the Amulet, that helped once long ago and reveals that he had actually kidnapped the princess when she was a baby, as it was part of his plan to gain control of the kingdom. The Lord of the Amulet tells him of a magical lamp that is hidden in a cave that is only revealed every three | 25,018 |
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years during a blue moon, but also reveals that only a person of pure of heart can enter the cave. The Lord of the Amulet reveals that a young woman named Aliyah-Din is the only person capable of entering the cave to retrieve the lamp (and who is also revealed to be the same woman the Prince has fallen in love with) before telling Haman to never seek his help again. Haman then goes into town and soon finds Aliyah-Din, where he explains that only she is capable of entering the cave to retrieve the lamp, but also lies to her saying that the lamp has special powers that will help heal the sick Sultan, to which Aliyah-Din agrees to help.
Later that day, the Prince is still searching for Aliyah-Din | 25,019 |
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where he also attracts a lot of attention from many women who seek to marry him the next day, causing the Prince to discover of his father's plans. He is outraged of his father wanting him to marry a woman he has only met as his heart only lies toward Aliyah-Din. Meanwhile, Aliyah-Din is late meeting with Haman, but on her way, she discovers the news that the Prince shall choose a bride the next day; however, a woman nearby tells her not to get her hopes up as she believes that Aliyah-Din doesn't have a chance of gaining the Prince's love and affections. Aliyah-Din and the Prince then soon bump into each other, and Aliyah-Din falls in love with the Prince. However, remembering her duties to | 25,020 |
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help retrieve the lamp, Aliyah-Din is forced to leave the Prince, although he attempts to stop her, The Prince soon loses sight of her, much to his dismay.
At night, Aliyah-Din meets with Haman where they witness the cave opening. Haman instructs Aliyah-Din to touch only the lamp and nothing else as she enters the cave. Aliyah-Din enters a room and despite Haman's warnings, she picks what seems to be an innocent flower, unaware that it's actually a piece of treasure. Aliyah-Din soon finds the lamp near a water fountain, but discovers that by picking the flower, the cave has started to collapse and it soon closes, leaving her and the lamp trapped inside much to Haman's anger. Aliyah-Din is upset | 25,021 |
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as she has no way out of the cave and that the Prince will eventually pick a bride to marry the next day. She then notices that the lamp has writing that reads "Rub Me"; she rubs it as it instructs which releases Yogi Bear, a fully powered Genie and his sidekick Boo Boo, a Genie-in-training, who reveal to Aliyah-Din that she is their new master and they are allowed to grant her three wishes.
Meanwhile, back at the Palace, Haman is creating a special potion to use on the Sultan that will make him fall into a deep sleep. He goes to the Sultan's chambers where the potion takes an immediate effect and he falls asleep; soon after the Prince arrives to talk to his father, unaware of the sleep spell. | 25,022 |
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The Prince apologizes for not having selected a bride and wanting to put his father's happiness before his own, reveals he will choose a bride and marry whoever it may be the next day, despite the fact he is still upset over losing Aliyah-Din. However, the Prince now notices his father's condition and Haman quickly puts the Prince under the same spell. Haman then takes the unconscious Prince to the dungeons where he chains him to a wall and takes on the Prince's appearance.
Aliyah-Din goes to accept the Prince's hand in marriage unaware of who she's dealing with. Haman reveals himself, takes the lamp, (therefore making him Yogi and Boo-Boo's new master) and has Aliyah-Din thrown into the dungeon. | 25,023 |
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Haman uses his first 2 wishes to make himself sultan and ruler of the whole universe. Aliyah-Din escapes from the dungeon and removes the lamp from Haman's grasp, leaving him without a third wish. Aliyah-Din finally gets a do-over of three wishes and uses her first wish to bring everything back to normal.
With everything fully restored, The Prince regains consciousness and orders the palace guards to arrest Haman. The Prince then soon reunites with Aliyah-Din and returns her scarf; after finally learning her name, The Prince asks Aliyah-Din to marry him. However, Aliyah-Din believes that he doesn't truly love her as she believes his love is mainly due to her wishing for it, but The Prince instead | 25,024 |
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reveals to her that he has been in love with her ever since he first saw her. Aliyah-Din is delighted and The Prince assures her that they can be together. Soon the now-awakened Sultan arrives and the Prince introduces his father to Aliyah-Din and reveals his desire to marry her. The Sultan, however, cannot bless their desire for marriage, as he reveals to his son that he can only marry a princess, Aliyah-Din rubs the lamp as she hears his words and Yogi appears. Aliyah-Din then wishes to become a princess again and is soon transformed back into her princess attire. However, even despite the wish, The Sultan cannot allow Aliyah-Din and the Prince to be married.
Saddened, The Prince apologizes | 25,025 |
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to Aliyah-Din as it appears that their love can never be. However, upon learning her name, The Sultan realizes that Aliyah-Din is the long-lost princess who the Prince was engaged to. Delighted, The Sultan allows them to be married. Aliyah-Din then asks Yogi for her final wish to be a huge wedding, which he gladly grants. The Prince and Aliyah-Din celebrate their engagement and share their first kiss, as Boo Boo finally becomes a full-fledged Genie and grants Yogi his own personal wish: a picnic basket.
## "Sinbad the Sailor".
The second and final tale is about "Sinbad the Sailor" (played by Magilla Gorilla) and how he mistakes a pirate ship for a cruise ship, the latter being a running gag | 25,026 |
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throughout the story.
Before Shaggy can escape, the Caliph decides to start the ceremony right away, but when the wedding cake arrives, Shaggy pigs out, and his ruse is discovered. However, the Caliph reveals that since he enjoyed listening to the stories, he has decided to make Shaggy and Scooby royal storytellers, which the duo happily accept (even if they lost the royal food tasting job).
# Cast.
- Casey Kasem - Shaggy Rogers
- Don Messick - Scooby-Doo
- Eddie Deezen - Caliph
- Greg Burson - Royal Chef
- Charlie Adler - Royal Guard #1
- Brian Cummings - Flying Carpet Driver, Royal Guard #2
- Nick Jameson - Kitchen Worker, Dress Worker
## Aliyah-Din.
- Greg Burson - Yogi Bear
- | 25,027 |
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Don Messick - Boo-Boo Bear
- Jennifer Hale - Aliyah-Din
- John Kassir - Haman
- Rob Paulsen - Prince
- Brian Cummings - Sultan
- Paul Eiding - Scribe
- Tony Jay - Lord of the Amulet
- Kath Soucie - Princess, Female Townsfolk
## Sinbad the Sailor.
- Allan Melvin - Magilla Gorilla
- Charlie Adler - Pirate Captain
- Maurice LaMarche - Cyclops
- Frank Welker - Baby Ruhk Bird, Mother Ruhk Bird, Robot Dragon
# Home Media releases.
In March 1995, right after the special aired, it was released for the first time on VHS, distributed by Turner Home Entertainment. In June 1996, there was a reprint for this tape, except it had the same previews in it and no closing. On September 3, 2004, on | 25,028 |
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In March 1995, right after the special aired, it was released for the first time on VHS, distributed by Turner Home Entertainment. In June 1996, there was a reprint for this tape, except it had the same previews in it and no closing. On September 3, 2004, on its 10th anniversary, it was re-released on VHS and for the first time on DVD, with extras like "Get the Picture with Scooby-Doo and Shaggy", a special music video for "America's In Love with Scooby-Doo", a Scooby Concentration Challenge, and some bonus trailers for further cartoons.
# Follow-up film.
The "Scooby-Doo!" animated film series wound up going on hiatus until "Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island" was released on September 22, 1998. | 25,029 |
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Music of Sicily
The Music of Sicily refers to music created by peoples from the isle of Sicily. It was shaped by the island's history, from the island's great presence as part of Magna Grecia 2,500 years ago, through various historical incarnations as a part of the Roman Empire, then an integral part of the Kingdom of Sicily, and, finally, as an autonomous region of the modern nation state of Italy.
# General comments.
Sicily is home to a great variety of Christian music, including a cappella devotional songs from Montedoro and many brass bands like Banda Ionica, who play songs from a diverse repertoire. Harvest songs and work songs are also indigenous to the agricultural island, known as | 25,030 |
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"Italy's granary". Sicilian flute music, called friscaletto, is also popular among traditionalist Sicilians, as are Messina's male choirs and the island's ""ciarameddi"" (bagpipes).
Franco Battiato, Carmen Consoli, Fratelli Mancuso and Ciccio Busacca are among the most popular musicians from Sicily. Busacca has worked with Dario Fo, like many Italian musicians, but is perhaps best known for his setting the poems of Ignazio Buttitta, a poet who wrote in Sicilian. Fratelli Mancuso (with brothers Enzo and Lorenzo Mancuso) have fused traditional Sicilian peasant songs (lamentazioni), monodic chants (alla carrettiera) and other indigenous forms to create a uniquely Sicilian modern song style.
Sicily | 25,031 |
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has the most vibrant jazz scene in Italy, based in Palermo and including Enzo Rao and his group Shamal, who have added native Sicilian and Arab influences to American jazz. Sicily is also home to Franco Battiato, a popular musician and composer who fused rock and roll with traditional and classical influences, beginning with 1979's "L'era del cinghiale bianco", a popular landmark album. Pop Classical Crossover soundtrack queen Romina Arena hails from Sicily. She has not only recorded in her Sicilian/Italian languages but recorded and released recordings in many other languages including English, Japanese, Spanish and French worldwide.
The vast migration of Sicilians to New Orleans in the United | 25,032 |
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States between the late 1800s and early 1900s is also credited for aiding the creation of jazz as well. During this migration, Sicilian music integrated with music from the local African American and Creole communities, which resulted in the development of jazz. Two members of the Original Dixieland Jass Band, bandleader Nick LaRocca and drummer Tony Sbarbaro, were each born to parents who had migrated from Sicily.
# Traditional music.
Sicily's historical connections lie not primarily with mainland Italy, but with the Greek, Arab, and Spanish cultures. The result has been a diverse and unique fusion of musical elements on the island. American musicologist Alan Lomax made some historic recordings | 25,033 |
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of Sicilian traditional music in the 20th century, including lullabies, dance music, festival music, epic storytelling and religious music. The Siciliana, a slow and lilting Italian style of music in triple meter, is loosely but not definitively associated with Sicily since the 1600s.
Sicily is home to several different types of folk music instruments, many of which can also be found in other parts of Southern Italy. The Sicilian ciaramedda is a type of Italian Zampogna (Bagpipe) that has two equal length chanters and from two to three drones. All the pipes use single cane reeds made from Arundo donax. Also made out of Arundo donax is a small end-blown flute called a friscaletto or friscalettu. | 25,034 |
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The jaw harp, known in Sicilian as "marranzanu" is heavily associated with Sicilian folk music. Since its invention in the early 19th century, the Organetto, a diatonic folk accordion, also has been prevalent in traditional Sicilian music. Percussion instruments include tambourines and other frame drums as well as the ""cupa cupa"", a unique-sounding friction drum.
# Musical and theatrical venues.
Sicily has 9 provinces. They are Palermo, Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina, Ragusa, Siracusa, and Trapani, (each named for the largest city and capital of the province). By province they offer these venues and activities:
- Palermo: the theatrical tradition in Palermo goes back the | 25,035 |
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16th century and the visit of Charles V. Currently, there are about a dozen theaters in the city of Palermo that feature live music. Among these are the Teatro Massimo, the Teatro di Verdura a Villa Castelnuovo (an ex-Bourbon hunting lodge for the royal family of Naples on the frequent trips to Sicily), the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi, the Teatro Biondo (specializing in modern and contemporary music), the Teatro Santa Cecilia, the auditorium of the Vincenzo Bellini music conservatory, and the Salone dello Steri (seat of the Inquisition in the 17th and 18th centuries and currently home to the Antonio Il Verso Association for Ancient Music). The town of Monreal in the province hosts a Sacred Music | 25,036 |
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Week on the premises of the cathedral;
- Agrigento: the site of an important folk festival, the "Sagro del Mandorlo in Fiore". The city also has the Teatro Luigi Pirandello and an archaeological museum that hosts concerts amidst ancient ruins.
- Caltanissetta: the recently reopened Teatro Regina Margherita sponsors the concerts of the Friends of Music Association as well as the "finals" of the Vincenzo Bellini music competition.
- Catania: the city is the site of the splendid Teatro Massimo Bellini, built in 1890 and still decorated with the original architectural allegories to the works of this "favorite son" composer.
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site of music performances; so it is the medieval castle (13th century), one of the biggest fortresses in Sicily, which has hosted for decades the so-called "Closest theater to stars", name due to the altitude of the castle and town of Enna (more than 950 m on the sea level).
- Messina: the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Messina hosts concerts sponsored by the Laudamo Philharmonic Association. The Cathedral of Messina was heavily damaged both in the 1908 Messina earthquake and by the bombings of WW2; it has been restored to its original Norman style and is the frequent site of classical music concerts. Messina is the site of the Arcangelo Corelli music conservatory.
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is one of the most charming music venues of Italy, the well-preserved Greek theatre which regularly hosts a season of concerts every summer.
- Ragusa: the cathedral of San Giovanni Battista hosts classical music concerts; in the town of Modica, there is a library and center for popular arts and traditions, including music.
- Siracusa: the greatest of all sites of ancient Magna Grecia. The city of Siracusa has the San Pietro al Carmine auditorium as well as a large ancient Roman amphitheater (within an even earlier Greek setting) that hosts concerts.
- Trapani: spread around various sites in the region are the July Music Festival and the International Opera and Youth Festival (both in the | 25,039 |
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city of Trapani), the International Week of Medieval and Renaissance Music (in Erice), the International Opera Festival (in Alcamo), and the International Piano Competition and the Mario del Monaco Opera Competition (in Marsala). The Friends of Music in Trapani sponsors a very active concert season (see "external link," below).
# References.
- Much of the information on the music activities, theaters and other venues for music in this region is taken from "Guide Cultura, i luoghi della music" (2003) ed. Touring Club Italiano.
# External links.
- Taberna Mylaensis: Sicilian Music, folksongs, folklore dance, ballade, poetry and instrumental songs on traditional instruments
- Cantunovu: Sicilian | 25,040 |
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rio del Monaco Opera Competition (in Marsala). The Friends of Music in Trapani sponsors a very active concert season (see "external link," below).
# References.
- Much of the information on the music activities, theaters and other venues for music in this region is taken from "Guide Cultura, i luoghi della music" (2003) ed. Touring Club Italiano.
# External links.
- Taberna Mylaensis: Sicilian Music, folksongs, folklore dance, ballade, poetry and instrumental songs on traditional instruments
- Cantunovu: Sicilian music and folk traditions
- Concerts today in Sicily
- Sacred Music Festival, Monreal
- Palermo music conservatory
- Friends of Music, Trapani
- Messina music conservatory | 25,041 |
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Thomas Ray
Thomas Ray may refer to:
- Thomas S. Ray (born 1954), American ecologist
- Thomas Ray (cricketer) (1770–?), English cricketer
- Tom Ray (1919–2010), American animator
- Tom V. Ray (born 1965), American bassist
- Thomas K. Ray, Episcopal bishop in the USA, Bishop of Northern Michigan
- Thomas Matthew Ray (1801–1881), Irish nationalist, politician, activist and author
# See also.
- Ray Thomas (disambiguation) | 25,042 |
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Colorful (manga)
Anime fans tend to either love or hate the series as it is considered either wildly funny, or tasteless and depraved. "Colorful" shares similarities with "Golden Boy" in several ways: most notably the inclusion of one of the characters acting the toilet fetish of Kintaro Oe in one of the episodes.
The opening theme is by Yūko Miyamura.
The English (U.S.) DVD was released on March 18, 2003 and was distributed by A.D. Vision. Some puns were left out of this dub, but were included in A.D.V. subtitles. One such pun involves Steve referring to his panties shots as "Japan's exotic upside-down Fuji".
# Cast and characters.
"Colorful"s cast is very varied with some characters only | 25,043 |
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appearing once in the whole series. There are also several characters that make appearances across episodes.
Hirokawa and Itani are two freshmen at the University of Tokyo. They are perverts in their own way. Hirokawa and Itani are seen enjoying the wind blowing girls' skirts up and seeing their attractive English teacher showing them how to pronounce their L's and R's. Hirokawa shares an apartment with three people.
"Hirokawa voiced by:" Nobutoshi Hayashi (Japanese), David Matranga (English)
"Itani voiced by:" Yasuhiko Kawazu (Japanese), Tommy Drake (English)
Aki Yamamoto is the cute athletic star who is the coach's main focus for his fantasies. The show features clips of Yamamoto's face | 25,044 |
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in between vignettes, either winking or with her name being printed all over the screen with "Yamamoto!" being said by multiple people in different ways.
Steve is an American exchange student majoring in photography and cinematography at the University of Tokyo. He uses his cameras for voyeuristic panty shots.
In the manga, he is African-American; in the anime, he is white and wears glasses.
Kariya is a man with circular sun-glasses who usually steals things from unsuspecting people.
Shimoi Chino is the reporter for the TV show "Psychic Spot" ("Channel 2 Night Beat" in the dubbed version) whose main goal is to sit beside Barbara Walters on "The View".
## Other characters.
- Fumihiko Tachiki | 25,045 |
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as Yamamoto's Coach (Rob Mungle in the English dub)
- Miho Yamada as Mademoiselle and Space Alien
- Urara Takano as Pamela
- Jamie, a friend of Steve seen only in episode thirteen.
- Giant Schoolgirl, a giant female who only shows up in episode 12.
- Prize A, the grand prize from a contest that Hirokawa and Itani entered. She was first seen with Hirokawa meaning he won. A similar Prize A was seen with Itani later on, but later left him. She shows up in Episode 15.
- Prize B, the consolation prize from a contest that Itani wins. She is a two-dimensional anime standee with light green hair and gold eyes, wearing a provactive light pink dress. Prize B tries to do whatever she can to make | 25,046 |
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- Prize B, the consolation prize from a contest that Itani wins. She is a two-dimensional anime standee with light green hair and gold eyes, wearing a provactive light pink dress. Prize B tries to do whatever she can to make Itani happy. However, he finds her annoying and sealed her up in a box against her wishes. Itani soon comes to appreciate Prize B after Prize A left him with debt. Prize B also shows up in episode 15.
- T, a mysterious man who has supernatural powers. Shimoi did investigations on accounts of his former neighbors concerning him. Many refused to talk to her out of fear of retaliation from T.
# External links.
- Mania.com anime review
- Anime News Network anime review | 25,047 |
1600067 | Tommaso Toffoli | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tommaso%20Toffoli | Tommaso Toffoli
Tommaso Toffoli
Tommaso Toffoli () is an Italian-American professor of electrical and computer engineering at Boston University where he joined the faculty in 1995. He has worked on cellular automata and the theory of artificial life (with Edward Fredkin and others), and is known for the invention of the Toffoli gate.
# Early life and career.
He was born in June, 1943 in Montereale Valcellina, in northeastern Italy, and was raised in Rome. He received his laurea in physics (equivalent to a Master's degree) from the University of Rome La Sapienza in 1967.
In 1976 he received a Ph.D. in computer and communication science from the University of Michigan, then in 1977 he joined the faculty of | 25,048 |
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ention of the Toffoli gate.
# Early life and career.
He was born in June, 1943 in Montereale Valcellina, in northeastern Italy, and was raised in Rome. He received his laurea in physics (equivalent to a Master's degree) from the University of Rome La Sapienza in 1967.
In 1976 he received a Ph.D. in computer and communication science from the University of Michigan, then in 1977 he joined the faculty of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In 1995 he joined the faculty of Boston University.
# Books.
- "Cellular Automata Machines: A New Environment for Modeling", MIT Press (1987), with Norman Margolus. .
# See also.
- CAM-6
# External links.
- Homepage
- List of published articles | 25,049 |
1600063 | Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hanna-Barbera%20Superstars%2010 | Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10
Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10
Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 is a series of 10 syndicated made-for-television animated films produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions as part of "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera" programming block from 1987 to 1988, featuring the studio's popular animated characters: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Huckleberry Hound and Top Cat.
# Crew.
- Executive Producers: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Bob Goe, John Kimball, Don Lusk, Charles A. Nichols, Ray Patterson, Jay Sabry, Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora
- Executive in Charge of Production: Jayne Barbera
- Creative Designer: Iwao Takamoto
- Show | 25,050 |
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Editor: Gil Iverson
- Supervising Director: Ray Patterson
- Character Designer: Scott Jeralds
- Casting Director: Andrea Romano
- Recording Director: Gordon Hunt
- Graphics Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke
- Music Composed and Conducted by: Sven Libaek
- Director of Music Supervision: Joanne Miller
# Home media.
All of the films except "Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears" were released on VHS shortly after their original broadcasts by Worldvision Home Video (a sister division of then-Hanna-Barbera owner Taft Broadcasting), "Invasion of the Space Bears" finally saw a VHS release in 1991. To date, the "Yogi Bear" and "Scooby-Doo" television movies in the series have been released on DVD | 25,051 |
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from Warner Home Video. On December 7, 2010, Warner Bros. released "Yogi's Great Escape" on DVD via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the U.S. Warner Home Video also released "Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers" on DVD, in Region 1 on May 6, 2003. and "Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School" on DVD, in Region 1 on June 4, 2002.
"The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones" has been released on VHS three times, first by Worldvision Home Video in 1988, then by Kid Klassics, the children's video arm of GoodTimes Entertainment (using the same cassette as the previous release) in 1989, and later by Warner | 25,052 |
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Home Video on July 3, 2001. The film was finally released on DVD for the first time on June 14, 2011.
On , "Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose" was released on VHS videocassette in the United States. On December 7, 2010, Warner Home Video released "Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose" on DVD via their Warner Archive Collection, a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) label, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the U.S. As of August 2011, all of the "Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10" episodes are available on DVD through Warner Archive. While all 10 movies have appeared on Boomerang, a cable channel primarily dedicated to classic Hanna-Barbera material, | 25,053 |
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stars 10" episodes are available on DVD through Warner Archive. While all 10 movies have appeared on Boomerang, a cable channel primarily dedicated to classic Hanna-Barbera material, all the films in the series appear in regular rotation on Boomerang, as part of "Boomerang Theatre". All 10 films were also released on VHS videocassette.
As of 2014, all 10 movies have been made available on DVD; apart from the Scooby-Doo movies, all of the others are available on demand through the Warner Archive Collection, direct from Warner Bros. or Amazon.com.
# See also.
- "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie"
- "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera"
- List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions | 25,054 |
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Eufemio Zapata
Eufemio Zapata Salazar (1873, Ciudad Ayala - June 18, 1917, Cuautla, Morelos) was a participant in the Mexican Revolution and the brother of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. He was known as a womanizer, a macho man, and a very heavy drinker.
He was killed by Sidronio "el Loco" Camacho, one of Zapata's commanders, because Eufemio had become drunk and in this state, for no particular reason, proceeded to beat and insult Camacho's father. Camacho tracked Eufemio down in Cuautla and shot Eufemio in the abdomen.
Realizing he was about to die, it is said that Eufemio asked the man to end his suffering and give him a quick death. To this Camacho replied:
"You have made many | 25,055 |
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quick death. To this Camacho replied:
"You have made many people suffer a great deal. Live a little longer, so that you also will learn what it is to suffer."
He then took Eufemio upon his horse, and threw him face-first on an anthill. Camacho, knowing Emiliano would want revenge, joined Zapata's enemies for safety.
# Trivia.
- Eufemio Zapata was portrayed by actor Anthony Quinn in the 1952 film "Viva Zapata!", a role which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
# Sources.
- "Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution" by Frank Mclynn
- "Viva Zapata!" (novel), John Steinbeck
- Mexican Revolution of 1910 at www.latinoartcommunity.org
- Biography in Spanish | 25,056 |
1600038 | Music of Sardinia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Music%20of%20Sardinia | Music of Sardinia
Music of Sardinia
Sardinia is probably the most culturally distinct of all the regions in Italy and, musically, is best known for the "tenore" polyphonic singing, sacred chants called "gosos", the "launeddas", an ancient instrument that consists of a set of three single-reed pipes, all three mouth-blown simultaneously using circular breathing, with two chanters and one drone and the "cantu a chiterra", a monodic song that is accompanied by guitar, widespread mainly in the center and north of the island.
# Launeddas.
The "launeddas" are an ancient instrument, dating back to at least the 8th century BC. They are played using circular breathing.
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music that has achieved some international attention, and they are still played during religious ceremonies and dances ("su ballu").
Some of the most famous player were Efisio Melis, Antonio Lara, Dionigi Burranca and Luigi Lai. Many of the launeddas musicians are from the south of the island from villages like Villaputzu, San Vito and Muravera in the subregion named Sarrabus, or from Samatzai and even from Cabras near Oristano and Ovodda near Nuoro. Distinctively, they are played using extensive variations on a few melodic phrases and, because of the technique of circular breathing, a single song can last over an hour.
# Cantu a chiterra.
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a chiterra" is also found in Sardinia, represented by performers like Luiginu Cossu, Maria Carta, and nowadays Francesco Demuro; this genre is especially well known in the northwest region of Logudoro near the city of Sassari and in the northeast region of Gallura.
# Cantu a tenore (Polyphonic throat singing).
Rural polyphonic chanting known as "cantu a tenore" is sung with four vocal parts. They are "bassu" (bass), "mesa boghe" (middle), "contra" (counter) and "boghe" (leader and soloist). The most popular group is Tenores di Bitti; another one is Tenores de Oniferi.
In November 2005, the "A Tenore" vocal style of the Sardinian pastoral culture was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and | 25,059 |
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Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Interesting fact is that two voices of Cantu a Tenore choir have significant similarities with Tuvan Throat Singing (Khöömei), especially the voices of "bassu" and "contra", which are technically related to "kargyraa" and "korekteer".
# Other traditional singing, dance and music.
Sacred "gozos" (in Sardinian language "gosos"), or sacred songs, can be heard during religious celebrations, one of the most famous song is the "Deus ti salvet Maria" ("God save you, Mary") also known as the Sardinian Hail Mary.
Traditional dances include "su ballu tundu", "su passu torrau", "su durdurinu", "su dillu", "sa logudoresa", " s'arroxiada ", "su passu e tres", | 25,060 |
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and "sa campidanesa".
Aside from the "launeddas", traditional instruments include the "benas", the "organittu", the "chiterra", and the "tamburinos".
Other influential Sardinian musicians include Totore Chessa (organetto), 1930s launeddas legend Efisio Melis, Maria Carta, Mauro Palmas, Elena Ledda of Sonos and Suonofficina, Cordas et Cannas, Antonello Salis piano, Paolo Fresu (trumpet) and Gesuino Deiana (guitar).
# Musical and theatrical facilities.
The modern Teatro Comunale of Cagliari is home to the permanent Choir and Orchestra of the Opera and Concert Association of Cagliari and seat of the Cagliari Opera Foundation. As well, there is a Roman amphitheater in Cagliari that is used for | 25,061 |
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outdoor summer concerts and festivals. The city is the site of the Palestrina music conservatory.
The town of Tadasuni is the site of the interesting Giovanni Dore museum, a collection of 400 traditional Sardinian folk instruments. The Ente Musicale di Nuoro was founded in 1987 and, among other activities, sponsors the annual Nuoro Jazz Festival directed by trumpeter Paolo Fresu. Sassari is the site of the Luigi Canepa Music Conservatory, the Teatro Politeama Verdi, built in 1884; and the Civic Theatre (1827).
# Hymns and anthems.
"Su patriottu sardu a sos feudatarios" ("The Sardinian Patriot to the Lords"), also known as "Procurad'e moderare, barones, sa tirannia" ("O barons! Make sure you | 25,062 |
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temper [your] tyranny"), is the revolutionary anthem written in Sardinian language by Francesco Ignazio Mannu during the revolt occurred in 1794 all over the island against the feudalism, which culminated in the expulsion of the Piedmontese tyrants: the hymn had been translated in English by John Warre Tyndale in 1849, in French by A. Boullier in 1864 and in German by B. Schütze in 1979.
"S'hymnu sardu nationale" ("The Sardinian National Anthem") was the anthem of the Savoyard Kingdom of Sardinia (later to become the Kingdom of Italy); it was written in Sardinian by Vittorio Angius in 1842. It was replaced by the "Marcia Reale" (Royal March of Ordinance) in 1861.
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official hymn of the Sassari Mechanized Brigade, written in Sardinian by Luciano Sechi in 1994.
# See also.
- Ballu tundu
- Cantu a chiterra
- Cantu a tenore
- Launeddas
- Mutu
# Bibliography.
- Diego Carpitella, Leonardo Sole, Pietro Sassu, "La musica sarda" , I-III ("Original Folk & Ethnic music of the Peoples of Europe"), Albatros VPA 8150-52, Milano, 1973.
- Marco Lutzu, Francesco Casu, "Enciclopedia multimediale della musica sarda", 16 volumes, 9 DVD e 7 CD, Unione Sarda, Cagliari, 2012-2013
- Gerolama Carta Mantiglia - Antonio Tavera, "Il ballo sardo: storia, identità e tradizione" , Taranta, Firenze, 1999.
- Gavino Gabriel, "Canti di Sardegna" , Italica Ars, Milano, 1923.
- | 25,064 |
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Paolo Mercurio, "Dialogo del Canto a Tenore, de tenore cantu" ,Solinas, Nuoro, 2001.
- Paolo Mercurio, "La Cultura delle Launeddas", vol. I, Solinas Edizioni, Nuoro, 2010
- Paolo Mercurio, "Introduzione alla Musica Sarda",Milano, 2014,
- Francesco Giannattasio - Bernard Lortat-Jacob, "Modalità di improvvisazione nella musica sarda" , «Culture musicali» 1: 3-36, 1982.
- Manuela Gualerzi, "Discografia della musica popolare sarda a 78 rpm (1922-1959)" , «Culture musicali» 2: 167-192, 1982.
- Bernard Lortat-Jacob, "Improvisation et modèle: le chant a guitare sarde" , in «L'Homme», XXIV, 1, 1984.
- Bernard Lortat-Jacob, "En accord. Polyphonies de Sardaigne: quatre voix qui n'en font qu'une" | 25,065 |
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, in «Cahiers de musique traditionnelles», VI, 69-86, 1993.
- Andreas Fridolin Weis Bentzon, "The launeddas. A Sardinian folk-music instrument (2 voll. Acta Musicologica Danica n°1)", Akademisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1969
- A. F. W. Bentzon, "Launeddas", Cagliari, 2002
- Paul Vernon, "Ethnic and Vernacular Music, 1898 - 1960; A resource and guide to recordings" , Greenwood Press Westport, CT- London, 1995.
- Surian, Alessio. "Tenores and Tarantellas". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), "World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East", pp. 189 – 201
- "Guide Cultura, i luoghi della musica" (2003), ed. Touring Club Italiano.
# | 25,066 |
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c, 1898 - 1960; A resource and guide to recordings" , Greenwood Press Westport, CT- London, 1995.
- Surian, Alessio. "Tenores and Tarantellas". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), "World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East", pp. 189 – 201
- "Guide Cultura, i luoghi della musica" (2003), ed. Touring Club Italiano.
# External links.
- BBC Radio 3 Audio (105 minutes): Corsica and Sardinia. Accessed November 25, 2010.
- Tenores di Bitti
- Tenores di Neoneli
- Cagliari music conservatory
- G.Dore instrument museum in Tadasuni
- Concerts today in Sardinia
- Sassari music conservatory
- Sardinian Throat Singing School | 25,067 |
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Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Gary Adelson (pronounced ; born August 4, 1933) is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and political donor. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, and is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited, which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He owns the Israeli daily newspaper "Israel Hayom" and the American daily newspaper "Las Vegas Review-Journal". Adelson, a philanthropist and donor to a variety of causes, created the Adelson Foundation in 2007 at the behest of his wife, Miriam. He is a member of the Republican | 25,068 |
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Party, and made the largest single donation to any U.S. presidential inauguration when he gave the Trump inaugural committee US$5 million.
, Adelson was listed by "Forbes" as having a fortune of US$33.3 billion, making him the 15th-richest person in the world. He is a major contributor to Republican Party candidates. He was the largest donor, of any party, in both the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns. He sat out the Republican primary season during the 2016 presidential campaign but on September 23, he announced a $25 million donation to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, making him the largest donor to the Trump campaign and the largest donor in the presidential election (although | 25,069 |
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this was less than the $100 million donation some had predicted).
# Early life and education.
Sheldon Gary Adelson was born in 1933, into a low-income family and grew up in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, the son of Sarah (née Tonkin) and Arthur Adelson. His father's family was of Ukrainian Jewish and Lithuanian Jewish ancestry. His mother immigrated from England, and one of Sheldon Adelson's grandfathers was a Welsh coal miner. His father drove a taxi, and his mother ran a knitting shop.
He started his business career at the age of 12, when he borrowed $200 from his uncle (or $2,740 in 2017 dollars) and purchased a license to sell newspapers in Boston. At age 16 in 1948, he then borrowed | 25,070 |
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$10,000 (or $102,349 in 2017 dollars) from his uncle to start a candy-vending-machine business. He attended the City College of New York, but did not graduate. He attended trade school in a failed attempt to become a court reporter, then subsequently joined the army.
After being discharged from the army he established a business selling toiletry kits, then started another business named De-Ice-It which sold a chemical spray to help clear frozen windshields. In the 1960s, he started a charter tours business. He soon became a millionaire, although by his 30s he had built and lost his fortune twice. Over the course of his business career, Adelson has created almost 50 of his own businesses, making | 25,071 |
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him a serial entrepreneur.
# Business career.
## COMDEX.
In the late 1970s, Adelson and his partners developed the COMDEX trade shows for the computer industry, beginning in 1979. It was the premier computer trade show through much of the 1980s and 1990s.
In 1995, Adelson and his partners sold the Interface Group Show Division, including the COMDEX shows, to SoftBank Corporation of Japan for $862 million; Adelson's share was over $500 million.
## Sands Casino.
### Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 1988, Adelson and his partners purchased the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the former hangout of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack. The following year, Adelson and his partners constructed the Sands | 25,072 |
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Expo and Convention Center, then the only privately owned and operated convention center in the U.S.
In 1991, while honeymooning in Venice with his second wife, Miriam, Adelson found the inspiration for a mega-resort hotel. He razed the Sands and spent $1.5 billion to construct The Venetian, a Venice-themed resort hotel and casino. The Venetian opened May 3, 1999. In 2003, The Venetian added the 1,013-suite Venezia tower giving the hotel 4,049 suites; 18 restaurants and a shopping mall with canals, gondolas and singing gondoliers.
### Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
In the late 2000s, Adelson and the company decided to build a casino resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is one of five stand-alone | 25,073 |
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casinos that were awarded a slots license by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board in 2006. The casino opened May 22, 2009. Table games began operation on July 18, 2010. The hotel opened May 27, 2011. Adelson said "If we have the opportunity to build an integrated resort, we're going to do it. We think it will attract the customers and the tax revenue to the state of Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley and the cities that are in it."
In 2010, during the late-2000s global recession, Adelson told "The Wall Street Journal" "If it were today, we probably wouldn't have started it."
### Macau, China.
Adelson spearheaded a major project to bring the Sands name to Macau, the Chinese gambling city | 25,074 |
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that had been a Portuguese colony until December 1999. The one-million-square-foot Sands Macao became the People's Republic of China's first Las Vegas-style casino when it opened in May 2004. He recovered his initial $265-million investment in one year and, because he owns 69% of the stock, he increased his wealth when he took the stock public in December 2004. Since the opening of the Sands Macao, Adelson's personal wealth has multiplied more than fourteen times.
In August 2007, Adelson opened the $2.4-billion Venetian Macao Resort Hotel on Cotai and announced that he planned to create a massive, concentrated resort area he called the Cotai Strip, after its Las Vegas counterpart. Adelson said | 25,075 |
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that he planned to open more hotels under brands such as Four Seasons, Sheraton and St. Regis. His Las Vegas Sands planned to invest $12 billion and build 20,000 hotel rooms on the Cotai Strip by 2010.
Adelson's company was reportedly under federal investigation over alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act relating to payments made to a Macau lawyer. In 2015, Sands agreed to pay a $9 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which included no admission of wrongdoing.
### Marina Bay, Singapore.
In May 2006, Adelson's Las Vegas Sands was awarded a hotly contested license to construct a casino resort in Singapore's Marina Bay. The new casino, Marina Bay | 25,076 |
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Sands, opened in 2010 at a rumored cost of $5.5 billion. It includes stores at The Shoppes, convention center for Sands Live concert series, multiple swimming pools, night clubs, and 2,500 luxury hotel rooms.
# Other activities.
## Israeli press.
In 2007, Adelson made an unsuccessful bid to purchase the Israeli newspaper "Maariv". When this failed, he proceeded with parallel plans to publish a free daily newspaper to compete with "Israeli", a newspaper he had co-founded in 2006 but had left. The first edition of the new newspaper, "Israel Hayom", was published on July 30, 2007. On March 31, 2014, Adelson received the go-ahead from a Jerusalem court to purchase "Maariv" and the conservative | 25,077 |
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newspaper "Makor Rishon". In 2016 Adelson's attorney announced that he does not own Israel Hayom, but that it is owned by a relative of his.
According to a Target Group Index (TGI) survey published in July 2011, "Israel Hayom", which unlike all other Israeli newspapers is distributed for free, became the number-one daily newspaper (on weekdays) four years after its inception. This survey found that "Israel Hayom" had a 39.3% weekday readership exposure, "Yedioth Ahronoth" 37%, "Maariv" 12.1%, and "Haaretz" 5.8%. The "Yedioth Ahronoth" weekend edition was still leading with a 44.3% readership exposure, compared to 31% for the "Israel Hayom" weekend edition, 14.9% for "Maariv", and 6.8% for "Haaretz". | 25,078 |
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This trend was already observed by a TGI survey in July 2010.
In 2011, the Israeli press said that Adelson was unhappy with coverage of him on Israeli Channel 10, which alleged that Adelson had acquired a casino license in Las Vegas inappropriately through political connections. The channel apologized after Adelson threatened a lawsuit. This led to the resignations of the news chief, Reudor Benziman; the news editor, Ruti Yuval; and the news anchor, Guy Zohar, who objected to the apology. After two months of deliberations, the Israeli Second Authority for Television and Radio ruled that although there were some flaws in the manner in which the apology had been conducted, the decision to apologize | 25,079 |
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had been correct and appropriate.
## Las Vegas Review-Journal.
In December 2015 Adelson purchased the "Las Vegas Review-Journal" newspaper. The purchase was made through a limited liability company called News + Media Capital Group LLC, and his involvement with the deal was initially kept secret. A week after the purchase was announced, three "Review-Journal" reporters revealed that the deal had been orchestrated by Adelson's son-in-law Patrick Dumont on Adelson's behalf. Commentators described the $140 million paid for the paper as "lavish" and as a dramatic overpayment, and speculated that the move was a power play to further Adelson's business or political agendas.
Within a few weeks the | 25,080 |
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paper's editor stepped down in a "voluntary buyout". In January 2016 a set of editorial principles were drawn up and publicized to ensure the newspaper's independence and to deal with possible conflicts of interest involving Adelson's ownership. In February Craig Moon, a veteran of the Gannett organization, was announced as the new publisher and promptly withdrew those principles from publication. He also began to personally review, edit, and sometimes kill stories about an Adelson-promoted proposal for a new Las Vegas football stadium. In the months since, reporters say that stories about Adelson, and particularly about an ongoing lawsuit involving his business dealings in Macau, have been | 25,081 |
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heavily edited by top management.
Many reporters and editors left the newspaper citing "curtailed editorial freedom, murky business dealings and unethical managers." All three reporters who originally broke the story about Adelson's ownership have left. Longtime columnist John L. Smith, who had often written about Adelson and had been unsuccessfully sued for libel by him, resigned after he was told he could no longer write anything about Adelson.
On September 23, Adelson announced a $25 million donation to Trump's presidential campaign, as part of a $65 million donation to the Republican electoral campaign for 2016. This makes Adelson by far the biggest donor in either party (Republicans or | 25,082 |
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Democrats) in the 2016 election cycle. It also makes him by far the largest donor to Donald Trump's White House bid.
Adelson's newspaper, the "Las Vegas Review-Journal", was the only major newspaper nationwide to endorse Trump.
Adelson was also the largest donor to Trump's inaugural celebrations, with a $5 million donation to the celebrations.
## U.S. policy on Iran.
In a panel discussion at Yeshiva University on October 22, 2013, Adelson said that the United States must get tougher about Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. Controversy arose when he said: "You pick up your cell phone and you call somewhere in Nebraska and you say 'OK, let it go' and so there's an atomic weapon goes | 25,083 |
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over, ballistic missiles in the middle of the desert that doesn't hurt a soul, maybe a couple of rattlesnakes and scorpions or whatever". He went on to explain that, after a show of force and a threat to also drop a nuclear bomb on Tehran, the U.S. should then say: if "You [Iran] want to be peaceful, just reverse it all and we will guarantee that you can have a nuclear power plant for electricity purposes, energy purposes." Adelson's spokesman told reporters that Adelson "was obviously not speaking literally" about using an atomic bomb in the desert, and that he was "using hyperbole to make a point that ... actions speak louder than words".
## DeLay controversy.
During the Suen trial, Bill | 25,084 |
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Weidner, the president of Adelson's Las Vegas Sands company, testified about a telephone conversation between Adelson and his friend then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) about a bill proposed by Representative Tom Lantos (D) that would have prevented the U.S. Olympic Committee from voting in favor of the Chinese bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. A few hours later, DeLay called back and told Adelson he could tell the mayor of Beijing "this bill will never see the light of day". The resolution did not pass. Adelson testified in court that the demise of the resolution "...resulted from the press of other legislation, (not from) a deliberate move by DeLay to help his benefactor."
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Cannabis.
Fighting the "mainstreaming" of cannabis legalization is a personal passion of Adelson, whose son Mitchell died of an overdose of heroin and cocaine. Mitchell was said to have used cocaine and heroin from an early age.
Adelson believes cannabis is a gateway drug. Andy Abboud, vice president of Las Vegas Sands, has stated that "Pro-marijuana folks have awoken a sleeping giant in Sheldon and Miriam Adelson".
## Repurposing the Israeli-American Council.
At the November 2017 conference of the Israeli-American Council, Adelson declared that the organization should become primarily a political lobbying group on Israel-related issues. In contrast to the American Israel Public Affairs | 25,086 |
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Committee (AIPAC), which supports a two-state solution and continued aid to the Palestinians, Adelson charted a course for IAC to oppose both of these positions. Israeli journalist Chemi Shalev said that IAC had not intended to become a political pressure group and that Adelson had "hijacked" it.
## Internet gambling.
Adelson has fought increasingly hard against internet based gambling in recent years. Despite the legalization, and acceptance from many Las Vegas Casino CEOs, Adelson has poured money into candidates who want to overturn recent state legislation that legalizes online gambling. In early 2015 Adelson publicly backed a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, | 25,087 |
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named the Restore America's Wire Act, has been met with mixed reviews by the Republican Party.
## Honors.
Adelson and his wife, Miriam Adelson, were presented with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution on March 25, 2008.
Adelson received the Chairman's Award from the Nevada Policy Research Institute, a think tank in Las Vegas, for his efforts to advance free market principles in Nevada.
Additionally, President George W. Bush appointed the Adelsons to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in May 2008.
In | 25,088 |
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2014, Adelson was named to CNBC's list of 200 people who have transformed business over the last 25 years; those on the list were described as "top leaders, icons and rebels, a definitive list of people who have had the greatest influence, sparked the biggest changes and caused the most disruption in business over the past quarter century."
# Involvement in politics.
## Ideology.
Adelson says that because of his upbringing in an immigrant family in an underprivileged neighborhood of Boston, "it went without saying that we were Democrats". He attributed his family's loyalty to their belief that the Democratic Party of the 1930s and 1940s shared their commitment to charity, self-reliance, and | 25,089 |
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accountability, as well as support for Jewish causes. In a 2012 "Wall Street Journal" op-ed titled "I Didn't Leave the Democrats. They Left me", Adelson specifies three reasons why he switched political parties to the Republicans. First, he cites foreign policy, pointing to a Gallup poll that suggests Republicans are more supportive of Israel than Democrats. Second, he cites statistics that suggest Republicans are more charitable than Democrats. To support this claim Adelson cites a report from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which claims, after studying tax data from the IRS, that U.S. states that vote Republican are more generous to charities than those states that vote Democratic. "My father, | 25,090 |
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who kept a charity box for the poor in our house ... would have frowned on this fact about modern Democrats." Third, he cites a nonpartisan study of Illinois's finances by the State Budget Crisis Task Force and political scientist Walter Russell Mead claiming that Democratic Party economic policies don't deliver on their promises of social justice and have wrecked one of the country's potentially most prosperous and dynamic states (Illinois).
Adelson also states that he doesn't agree with every Republican position and is liberal on several social issues; but believes the Republicans are better at supporting liberal democracies like Israel, better exemplify the spirit of charity, and support | 25,091 |
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economic policies that would certainly be better for those Americans now looking for work.
Others have attributed different motives for Adelson's party switch. "Why is it fair that I should be paying a higher percentage of taxes than anyone else?", he reportedly said to an associate according to "The New Yorker", which claims Adelson began making major contributions to the Republican National Committee following clashes with labor unions at his Las Vegas properties.
The "New Yorker" article also quoted Shelley Berkley, a Nevada Democratic Party congresswoman, with whom Adelson has had a long and notable feud, who formerly worked for him in the 1990s as vice-president of legal and governmental | 25,092 |
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affairs, who said Adelson told her that "old Democrats were with the union and he wanted to break the back of the union, consequently he had to break the back of the Democrats". "The Boston Globe" claims that Adelson has "waged some bitter anti-union battles in Las Vegas". Berkley is further quoted in the "New Yorker" article as saying that Adelson "seeks to dominate politics and public policy through the raw power of money".
Adelson denies those explanations for his political beliefs and behavior, suggesting such depictions of him are tainted by his critics' own political ideology.
In February 2012, Adelson told "Forbes" magazine that he is "against very wealthy people attempting to or influencing | 25,093 |
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elections. But as long as it's doable I'm going to do it. Because I know that guys like Soros have been doing it for years, if not decades. And they stay below the radar by creating a network of corporations to funnel their money. I have my own philosophy and I'm not ashamed of it. I gave the money because there is no other legal way to do it. I don't want to go through ten different corporations to hide my name. I'm proud of what I do and I'm not looking to escape recognition."
## 2004.
In May 2004, Adelson opened Sands Macao, Asia's first American style casino.
## 2005.
In 2005, Adelson and his wife each contributed $250,000 to the second inauguration of George W. Bush.
## 2008.
Adelson | 25,094 |
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was the principal financial backer of Freedom's Watch, a now-defunct political advocacy group founded to counter the influence of George Soros and Democratic-leaning lobby groups such as MoveOn.org. "Almost all" of the $30 million Freedom's Watch spent on the 2008 elections came from Adelson.
## 2010.
In 2010, Adelson donated $1 million to American Solutions for Winning the Future, a political action committee (PAC) supporting Republican former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. In December 2011, during Gingrich's bid for the U.S. presidency, Adelson spoke favorably of controversial remarks Gingrich had made about Palestinians, saying "read the history of those who call themselves Palestinians, | 25,095 |
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and you will hear why Gingrich said recently that the Palestinians are an invented people."
U.S. Senate candidates he donated to:
- Carly Fiorina (R-CA), former chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard
- Sharron Angle (R-NV), Assemblywoman
- Sue Lowden (R-NV), former State Senator
- Scott Brown (R-MA), U.S. Senator and former State Senator
- Roy Blunt (R-MO), U.S. Congressman
- Mark Kirk (R-IL), U.S. Congressman
- Pat Toomey (R-PA), former U.S. Congressman
- Charlie Crist (R-FL, later D-FL), Governor
Congressional candidates:
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC);
- Eric Cantor (R-VA);
- Joe Heck (R-NV).
## 2012.
During the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries, Adelson first supported | 25,096 |
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Newt Gingrich and then the eventual nominee Mitt Romney. Altogether he spent $92 million supporting losing candidates during the 2012 United States presidential election cycle.
On January 7, 2012, Adelson bolstered Gingrich's then-faltering campaign with a $5-million donation to the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future. By the next day, the super PAC had reserved more than $3.4 million in advertising time in the South Carolina primary, which included production and distribution of a half-hour movie that portrayed Gingrich's political rival Mitt Romney as a "predatory corporate raider".
On January 23, Adelson's wife, Miriam, contributed an additional $5 million to the same organization | 25,097 |
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with instructions to use it to advance a "pro-Newt message". Adelson told "Forbes" that he was willing to donate as much as $100 million to Gingrich.
He also donated $5 million to the right-leaning super PAC Congressional Leadership Fund and over $60,000 to the Republican National Committee.
In June 2012, Adelson donated $10 million to the pro-Romney PAC Restore Our Future. In July, Adelson attended a Romney fundraiser held in Jerusalem. Adelson joined Woody Johnson, John Rakolta, Paul Singer, and several dozen other contributors on the trip. According to "Bloomberg Businessweek", as of July Adelson had given Republicans more than $30 million for the 2012 election cycle.
Romney believes that | 25,098 |
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China should be pressured to drop its presumptively low fixed exchange rate policy; according to Bloomberg, Adelson would benefit financially in U.S. dollar terms through his interest in Chinese casinos if the Chinese yuan were to appreciate.
## 2014.
Early in 2014 Adelson donated $2.5 million to the Drug Free Florida Committee, the political committee trying to defeat Florida's Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative which would legalize Medical cannabis in that state. Later in 2014, Adelson donated an additional $1.5 million to the No On 2 campaign. He believes that cannabis is a gateway drug.
## 2016.
According to a 2014 "Washington Post" report, Adelson's strategy for the 2016 United States | 25,099 |
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