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Adelaide
Adelaide (
/ˈædəleɪd/) is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million. The demonym "Adelaidean" is used in reference to the city and its residents. Adelaide is located north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges which surround the city. Adelaide stretches 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills, and 90 km (56 mi) from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south.
Named in honour of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to King William IV, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for a freely settled British province in Australia.Colonel William Light, one of Adelaide's founding fathers, designed the city and chose its location close to the River Torrens in the area originally inhabited by the Kaurna people. Light's design set out Adelaide in a grid layout, interspaced by wide boulevards and large public squares, and entirely surrounded by parkland. Early Adelaide was shaped by religious freedom and a commitment to political progressivism and civil liberties, which led to the moniker "City of Churches".
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Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area ( /ˈɔːklənd/, AWK-lənd), in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with 1,377,200 residents, 31 percent of the country's population. Auckland has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world. In Māori Auckland's names are Tāmaki Makaurau, and the transliterated version of Auckland, Ākarana.
The 2011 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Auckland 3rd equal place in the world on its list, while the Economist's World's Most Livable Cities index of 2011 ranked Auckland in 9th place. In 2010, Auckland was classified as a Beta World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory by Loughborough University.
Auckland lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the low Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the few cities in the world to have harbours on two separate major bodies of water.
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Australia
Australia ( /əˈstreɪljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of roughly 250 language groups. After discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades; the continent was explored and an additional five self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
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Barbados
Coordinates: 13°10′N 59°33′W / 13.167°N 59.55°W / 13.167; -59.55
Barbados (
i/bɑrˈbeɪdɒs/ or /bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs/) is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is 34 kilometres (21 mi) in length and up to 23 kilometres (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 431 square kilometres (166 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about 168 kilometres (104 mi) east of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 400 kilometres (250 mi) north-east of Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is outside of the principal Atlantic hurricane belt.
Barbados was initially visited by the Spanish around the late 1400s to early 1500s and first appears on a Spanish map from 1511. The Spanish explorers may have plundered the island of whatever native peoples resided therein to become slaves. The Portuguese visited in 1536, but they too left it unclaimed, with their only remnants being an introduction of wild hogs for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. The first English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados in 1624. They took possession of it in the name of the British king James I. Two years later in 1627 the first permanent settlers arrived from England and it became an English and later British colony.
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Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein ( /ˈblʊmfɒnteɪn/, Dutch for "fountain of flowers" – lit., "blooms") is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.
Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses", owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there. The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs" and it has been included in the Mangaung Local Municipality since 2000[dated info].
Bloemfontein is situated on dry grassland at 29°06′S 26°13′E / 29.1°S 26.217°E / -29.1; 26.217, at an altitude of 1,395 m (4,577 ft) above sea level. The city is home to 369,568 residents, while the Mangaung Local Municipality has a population of 645,455.
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Bridgetown
The city of Bridgetown ( /ˈbrɪdʒtaʊn/), metropolitan pop 96,578 (2006), is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town".
The Bridgetown port, found along Carlisle Bay (at 13°06′22″N 59°37′55″W / 13.106°N 59.632°W / 13.106; -59.632 (Bridgetown port)) lies on the southwestern coast of the island. Parts of the Greater Bridgetown area (as roughly defined by the Ring Road Bypass or more commonly known as the ABC Highway), sit close to the borders of the neighbouring parishes Christ Church and St. James. The Grantley Adams International Airport for Barbados, is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Bridgetown city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. While there is no longer local municipal government, it is governed as a political constituency within the national Parliament.
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Brisbane
Brisbane ( /ˈbrɪzbən/) is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of approximately 2.1 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River, approximately 23 km (14 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River valley between the bay and the Great Dividing Range. While the metropolitan area is governed by several municipalities, a large portion of central Brisbane is governed by the Brisbane City Council, which is by far Australia's largest Local Government Area by population. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
Brisbane is named after the river on which it sits, which, in turn, was named after Scotsman Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. The first European settlement in Queensland was a penal colony at Redcliffe, 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district, in 1824. That settlement was soon abandoned and moved to North Quay in 1825. Free settlers were permitted from 1842. Brisbane was chosen as the capital when Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony from New South Wales in 1859.
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Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated metropolitan population in 2007 of 731 003. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland. The capital of Matabeleland North is now Lupane, as Bulawayo is a stand-alone province.
Bulawayo is also known as the 'City of Kings', 'Skies', 'Bluez', 'Bulliesberg' or 'KoNtuthu ziyathunqa' – a SiNdebele word for 'a place of smoky fires'.[citation needed] It is a multicultural city with most residents able to speak at least three languages (including English, Ndebele, Shona, Xhosa, Kalanga, Sotho, Nambya, Tonga and Venda). The majority of the Bulawayo's population belongs to the Ndebele ethnic and language group, who descend from a 19th century Zulu migration and are a minority in Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo has long been and is still regarded as the industrial and business capital of Zimbabwe and is home to the National Railways of Zimbabwe because of its strategic position near Botswana and South Africa. It is the nearest large city to Hwange National Park, Matopo National Park and Victoria Falls.
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Cape Town
Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad; Xhosa: iKapa) is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The city is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is also Africa's most popular tourist destination.
Located on the shore of Table Bay, Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company as a victualling (supply) station for Dutch ships sailing to Eastern Africa, India, and the Far East. Jan van Riebeeck's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the first permanent European settlement in South Africa. Cape Town quickly outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope, becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony. Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg, Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa.
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Colombo
Colombo (Sinhala: කොළඹ, pronounced [ˈkoləmbə]; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins and a population of 647,100. The Colombo Metropolitan Region, defined by the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara, has an estimated population of 5,648,000, and covers an area of 3,694.20 km². As per the Provincial Gross Domestic Product-2010, The Western Province, which includes the cities of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara recorded GDP per capita of USD 3,808, the highest recorded GDP per capita for any region in South Asia. It was formerly the political capital of Sri Lanka, before Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.
Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. In 1978, when administrative functions were moved to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Colombo was designated as the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
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Dhaka
Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা, pronounced IPA: [ˈɖʱaka]; formerly spelled Dacca, named Jahangirnagar during Mughal era) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. It is located on the banks of the Buriganga River. Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 16 million in 2011, making it the largest city in Bangladesh. It is the 9th largest city in the world and also 28th among the most densely populated cities in the world. Dhaka is known as the City of Mosques and with 400,000 cycle rickshaws running on its streets every day, the city is also described as the Rickshaw Capital of the World.
Under Mughal rule in the 17th century, the city was known as Jahangir Nagar. It was a provincial capital and a centre of the worldwide muslin trade. The modern city, however, was developed chiefly under British rule in the 19th century, and became the second-largest city in Bengal after Calcutta (presently Kolkata). After the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Dhaka became the capital of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam but lost its status as a provincial capital again after the partition was annulled in 1911. After the partition of India in 1947, Dhaka became the administrative capital of East Pakistan, and later, in 1971, the capital of an independent Bangladesh. During the intervening period, the city witnessed widespread turmoil; this included many impositions of martial law, the declaration of Bangladesh's independence, military suppression, devastation during war, and natural calamities.
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Durban
Durban (Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning 'bay / lagoon') is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism because of the city's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches. The municipality, which includes neighbouring towns, has a population of almost 3.5 million, making the combined municipality the biggest city on the east coast of the African continent. The metropolitan land area of 2,292 square kilometres (885 sq mi) is comparatively larger than other South African cities, resulting in a somewhat lower population density of 1,513 /km2 (3,920 /sq mi).
Archaeological evidence from the Drakensberg mountains suggests that the Durban area has been inhabited by communities of hunter-gatherers since 100,000 BC. These people lived throughout the area of present day KwaZulu-Natal until the expansion of Bantu farmers and pastoralists from the north saw their gradual displacement,incorporation or extermination.
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Gros Islet
Gros Islet (English:Large Island) is a community located near the northern tip of the island country of Saint Lucia. Originally a quiet fishing village, it has gone on to become one of the more popular tourist destinations in the country.
Originally settled by the Carib (and possibly Arawak), a French map from 1717 provides the first identification of the area as Gros Islet. The community has had a long history of being a Roman Catholic parish, as the first priests who arrived on the island settled in the village in 1749.
In 1778, as a retaliation for the declaration of war on the British by the French, the British navy captured the island of Saint Lucia from the French, and built a naval base at Gros Islet Bay in 1782 - temporarily changing the name to Fort Rodney. The island as a whole has switched hands between the British and French throughout its existence.
In modern times, the community has continued to flourish. Between 1991 and 2001 the population rose 54%; the highest rise in the country. In 2001, the population was 19,409, making it the second most-populous community in Saint Lucia, up from 13,505 in the 1991 census and 10,164 in the 1980 edition. Of this number, 9,307 were male and 10,102 were female.
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India
India (i/ˈɪndiə/), officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four of the world's major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Karachi
Karachi ( Karācī (help·info), Urdu: کراچی; Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the largest city, main seaport and financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 13 million. Results in April 2012 of Pakistan's latest census initial tabulations show that the district is home to over 21 million people, at a density of nearly 6,000 people per square kilometer (15,500 per square mile). Karachi is the most populous city in the country, one of the world's largest cities in terms of population and also the 10th largest urban agglomeration in the world. It is Pakistan's premier centre of banking, industry, economic activity and trade and is home to Pakistan's largest corporations, including those involved in textiles, shipping, automotive industry, entertainment, the arts, fashion, advertising, publishing, software development and medical research. The city is a major hub of higher education in South Asia and the wider Muslim world.
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Kensington Oval
The Kensington Oval is a stadium located to the west of the capital city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. It is the pre-eminent sporting facility on the island and is primarily used for cricket. Locally referred to as "The Mecca" of cricket, it has hosted many important and exciting cricket games between local, regional, and international teams during its more than 120 year history.
Cricket at the Oval began in 1882 when the Pickwick Cricket Club assumed former ownership of the ground. The first international match held was in 1895 when Slade Lucas' side visited the island. The first Test match was held in January 1930, when the West Indies and England played to a draw. Since the genesis there have been a total of 43 Test matches played on the Kensington Oval grounds, 21 of those matches won by the West Indian cricket team. The new stadium has been commemorated through two 2007 Barbadian postage stamps.
The stands of the Kensington Oval were extensively rebuilt for the 2007 Cricket World Cup in a BDS$90M (US$45 Million) redevelopment. Demolition of the old stadium began on schedule in June, 2005 after completion of the first Test against Pakistan. The names of the former stands which made up the Kensington stadium were the George Challenor stand, the Hall and Griffith, the Kensington, the Mitchie Hewitt, the Pickwick, and the Three Ws stand plus the Peter Short Media Centre. Most of these names have been retained.
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Kingstown
Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 (2005) Kingstown is the largest town in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is the centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists. The city lies within the parish of Saint George in the south-west corner of Saint Vincent. Exports include bananas which are shipped mainly to the United Kingdom, coconuts, and arrowroot. The city contains numerous shops, eating places and markets.
It is built partially on reclaimed land and is the location of many important buildings, including the Financial Complex which was built in 1991 and accommodates the Office of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister as well as those of other departments of government, a Court Office of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and almost all of the governmental ministries.
France started a settlement here shortly after 1722.
The botanical garden, conceived in 1765, is the oldest in the Western hemisphere. William Bligh, made famous from the Mutiny on the Bounty, brought seeds of the Breadfruit tree here for planting, ca 1793.
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Kolkata
Kolkata /kɒlˈkætə/, or Calcutta /kælˈkʌtə/, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, was home to approximately 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. As of 2008, its economic output as measured by gross domestic product ranked third among South Asian cities, behind Mumbai and Delhi. As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country, Kolkata confronts substantial urban pollution, traffic congestion, poverty, overpopulation, and other logistic and socioeconomic problems.
In the late 17th century, the three villages that predated Kolkata were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by the Company into an increasingly fortified mercantile base. Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah occupied Kolkata in 1756, and the East India Company retook it in the following year and by 1772 assumed full sovereignty. Under East India Company and later under the British Raj, Kolkata served as the capital of India until 1911, when its perceived geographical disadvantages, combined with growing nationalism in Bengal, led to a shift of the capital to New Delhi. The city was a centre of the Indian independence movement; it remains a hotbed of contemporary state politics. Following Indian independence in 1947, Kolkata—which was once the centre of modern Indian education, science, culture, and politics—witnessed several decades of relative economic stagnation. Since the early 2000s, an economic rejuvenation has led to accelerated growth.
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Multan
Multan (Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu: : مُلتان pronunciation (help·info)), is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan.According to area its 3rd largest city of Pakistan,but according to population its on 5th number. It is located in the southern part of the province on the east bank of the Chenab River, more or less in the geographic centre of the country and about 562 km (349 mi) from Islamabad, 356 km (221 mi) from Lahore and 966 km (600 mi) from Karachi. Multan District has a population of 3.1 million (1998).
Multan is known as the City of Sufis or City of Saints and Madinah-Tul-Awleyah due to the large number of shrines and Sufi saints from the city. According to area its 3rd largest city of Pakistan,but according to population its on 3rd number. The city is full of bazaars, mosques, shrines and ornate tombs. Multan is also the birthplace of Fariduddin Ganjshakar popularly known as Baba Farid who is considered a father of Punjabi language and one of the pioneers in developing Shahmukhī script of Punjabi language which was later adopted by almost all Muslim saints and intellectuals in Punjab region and even in whole of India. Celebrated sufi saint of Punjab and North India Khwaja Ghulam Farid also adopted Shahmukhī script of Punjabi language to convey his teachings.Multan is located in a bend created by five rivers of central Pakistan. The Sutlej River separates it from Bahawalpur and the Chenab River from Muzaffar Garh. The city has grown to become an influential political and economical center for the country, with a dry port and excellent transport links. Multan is famous for its crops: wheat, cotton and sugar cane as well as mangoes, citrus, guavas and pomegranates.
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Pakistan
Pakistan (
i/ˈpækɨstæn/ or i/pɑːkiˈstɑːn/; Urdu: پاکستان) (Urdu pronunciation: [paːkɪˈst̪aːn] (
listen)), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان), is a sovereign country in South Asia. It sits at the crossroads of the strategically important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west and north, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and it shares a marine border with Oman.
The territory of modern Pakistan was the site of several ancient cultures, including the Neolithic Mehrgarh and the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation, and has undergone invasions or settlements by Hindu, Persian, Indo-Greek, Islamic, Turco-Mongol, Afghan and Sikh cultures. Thus the area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Indian Mauryan Empire, the Persian Achaemenid Empire, the Arab Umayyad Caliphate, the Mongol Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Durrani Empire, the Sikh Empire and the British Empire. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and India's struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947 as an independent nation for Muslims from the regions in the east and west of India where there was a Muslim majority. Initially a dominion, Pakistan adopted a new constitution in 1956, becoming an Islamic republic. A civil war in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the new country of Bangladesh.
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Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 (2000 census), a metropolitan population of 128,026 (1990 unofficial estimate) and a transient daily population of 250,000. It is located on the Gulf of Paria, on the northwest coast of the island of Trinidad and is part of a larger conurbation stretching from Chaguaramas in the west to Arima in the east with an estimated population of 600,000.
Port of Spain is Trinidad and Tobago's most developed city. The city serves primarily as a retail and administrative centre and it has been the capital of the island since 1757. It is also an important financial services centre for the Caribbean and is home to two of the largest banks in the region.
The city is also home to the largest container port on the island and is one of several shipping hubs of the Caribbean, exporting both agricultural products and manufactured goods. Bauxite from the Guyanas and iron ore from Venezuela are trans-shipped via facilities at Chaguaramas, about five miles (8 km) west of the city. The pre-lenten Carnival is the city's main annual cultural festival and tourist attraction.
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Singapore
Singapore (i/ˈsɪŋəpɔər/ SI-ngə-pohr), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the Singapore Strait to its south. Singapore is highly urbanised but almost half of the country is covered by greenery. More land is being created for development through land reclamation.
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South Africa
Coordinates: 30°S 25°E / 30°S 25°E / -30; 25
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline. To the north of the country lie the neighbouring territories of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory.
South Africa is multi-ethnic and has diverse cultures and languages. Eleven official languages are recognised in the constitution. Two of these languages are of European origin: South African English and Afrikaans, a language which originated mainly from Dutch that is spoken by the majority of white and Coloured South Africans. Though English is commonly used in public and commercial life, it is only the fifth most-spoken home language. All ethnic and language groups have political representation in the country's constitutional democracy comprising a parliamentary republic; unlike most parliamentary republics, the positions of head of state and head of government are merged in a parliament-dependent President.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (i/ʃriː ˈlɑːŋkə/, /sriːˈlɑːŋkə/, or /sriːˈlæŋkə/;Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාව, Tamil: இலங்கை), is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon ( /sɨˈlɒn/, /seɪˈlɒn/, or /siːˈlɒn/), Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the Maldives.
As a result of its location in the path of major sea routes, Sri Lanka is a strategic naval link between West Asia and South East Asia. It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road. Sri Lanka has also been a center of the Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times, being the nation where the Buddhist teachings were first written down as well as the oldest continually Buddhist country. Sri Lanka boasts a diverse range of cultures, languages and religions. The Sinhalese people form the majority of the population; Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island, form the largest ethnic minority. Other communities include Moors, Burghers, Kaffirs, Malays and the aboriginal Vedda people.
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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (i/ˌtrɪnɨdæd/ & /tɵˈbeɪɡoʊ/) officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west.
The country covers an area 5,128 square kilometres (1,980 sq mi) and consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous smaller landforms. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the main islands, comprising about 94% of the total area and 96% of the total population of the country. The nation lies outside the hurricane belt.
The island of Trinidad was a Spanish colony from the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1498 to the capitulation of the Spanish Governor, Don José Maria Chacón, on the arrival of a British fleet of 18 warships on 18 February 1797. During the same period, the island of Tobago changed hands between Spanish, British, French, Dutch and Courlander colonizers. Trinidad and Tobago was ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens. The country obtained independence in 1962, becoming a republic in 1976. Unlike most of the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago's economy is primarily industrial, with an emphasis on petroleum and petrochemicals.
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emiratesi/juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌærəb ˈɛmɪrɨts/ (Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE, is a country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north.
The UAE is a federation of seven emirates (equivalent to principalities), each governed by a hereditary emir, with a single national president. The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. The capital is Abu Dhabi, which is also the state's center of political, industrial, and cultural activities.
Prior to independence in 1971, the UAE was known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a 19th-century truce between the local sheikhs, hereditary rulers of the territories, and the United Kingdom. The term Pirate Coast was also used by some to refer to the emirates from the 18th to the early 20th century, owing to the preponderance of pirates operating from Emirati ports.
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Wellington
Wellington ( /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. It is home to 393,400 residents.
The Wellington urban area is the major population centre of the southern North Island, and is the seat of the Wellington Region – which in addition to the urban area covers the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa. The urban area includes four cities: Wellington, on the peninsula between Cook Strait and Wellington Harbour, contains the central business district and about half of Wellington's population; Porirua on Porirua Harbour to the north is notable for its large Māori and Pacific Island communities; Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt are largely suburban areas to the northeast, together known as the Hutt Valley. Wellington also holds the distinction of being the world's southernmost capital city.
In 2008, Wellington was classified as a Gamma World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory by Loughborough University. The 2010 Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked Wellington 12th in the world. In 2011 Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2011 named Wellington as fourth in its Top 10 Cities to Visit in 2011, referring to the New Zealand capital as the "coolest little capital in the world".
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/ zim-BAHB-way; officially the Republic of Zimbabwe) is a landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique. The capital is Harare (formerly called Salisbury). Zimbabwe achieved majority rule and internationally recognised independence in April 1980 following a long period of colonial rule and a 15-year period of white-dominated minority rule, instituted after the minority regime’s so-called Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965.
Zimbabwe has three official languages: English, Shona and Ndebele. Zimbabwe began as the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia, created from land held by the British South Africa Company. President Robert Mugabe is the head of State and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. Morgan Tsvangirai is the Prime Minister. Mugabe has been in power since the country's internationally recognised independence in 1980.
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Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix (previously Eidos Interactive) video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventuress who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world. Created by Toby Gard during his employment at UK developer Core Design, the character first appeared in the 1996 video game Tomb Raider. The character has also appeared in video game sequels, printed adaptations, a series of animated short films, feature films (portrayed by Angelina Jolie), and merchandise related to the series. Official promotion of the character includes a brand of apparel and accessories, action figures, and model portrayals. Croft has also been licensed for third-party promotion, including television and print advertisements, music-related appearances, and as a spokesmodel.
Core Design handled initial development of the character and the series. Inspired by pop artist Neneh Cherry and comic book character Tank Girl, Gard designed Lara Croft to counter stereotypical female characters. The company modified the character for subsequent titles, which included graphical improvements and gameplay additions. American developer Crystal Dynamics took over the series after the 2003 sequel Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness was received poorly. The new developer rebooted the character along with the video game series. Crystal Dynamics focused on making the character more believable. The company altered her physical proportions, and gave her additional ways of interacting with game environments. Croft has been voiced by four actresses in the video game series: Shelley Blond, Judith Gibbins, Jonell Elliott and Keeley Hawes, plus an unannounced voice actress for the tenth game, scheduled for release in early 2013.
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Lara Filmography
- Weltklasse Ärsche 11 (2005)
- V Dreams - Die Zwillinge (2005)
- Katsumi à l'école des infirmières (2005)
- Die letzte Chance (2005)
- Die Anmacherinnen - Zwillings-Schwestern (2004)
- Uromania 15 (2004)
- Uromania 14 (2003)
- Pizza Africana (2003)
- Der Fotograf und die Fickluder (2003)
- Entführungen (2003)
- Mandy's wilde Pflaumen (2003)
- Saftpresse Studio M (2003)
- Tresen-Schlampen (2003)
- Süsse Teeny-Träume (2002)
- Das kleine Arschloch 2 (2001)
Lara Filmography
- Anal Buffet 4 (2010)
- Lil' Gaping Lesbians 2 (2010)
- Anal Buffet 2 (2009)
- Cream Pie Orgy 11 (2009)
- Winking 101 in Russia 1 (2009)
Lara Filmography
- Teenies auf der Sex-Akademie (2003)
- True Anal Stories 17 (2002)
- Pirate Video Deluxe 8: The Club (2000)
- Lüsterne Teenies (1995)
- Addicted to You - Lara
- Ser Mayor - Lara
- Pretty Girl (Bajo Tu Piel) - Lara
- Me Da Igual - Lara
- La Otra Princesa - Lara
- Cambiar el mundo - Lara
- Ting Jian (Heard) - Lara
- Soy Culpable - Lara
- Kao Jing Yi Dian Dian (Come Near A Little Closer) - Lara
- El Curso De La Vida - Lara
- A Los 16 - Lara
You don't know how I was then
All broken up, my pride was stolen
I lived a little lie
I wouldn't show the hurting inside
I was living in emptiness
I was out of love
Guard my heart, my wall was so high
You came in with all your confidence
you swept me away off the ground
you taught me to fly
Chorus
Holding on until the next time
I can't get you out of my mind
If you were a drug
I'd be addicted to you
Every time that we say goodbye
I just die a little inside
How'd I fall so hard
I'm so addicted to you
Addicted to you...
Why couldn't this be simple
we'd live just like the other people
Now that you're far away
my missing is so constant heartache
'Cause those sparkles back in my eyes
I wish I could stay just like this
Don't want you to go
When you're far away
fantasize that you're in my arms
and I jump when I hear the phone
Chorus
Addiction, it's hitting hard
Now it's got it's hold
Oh, I can't let go
Chorus
Yo quiero hacer lo que no puedo hacer,
Volver a casa despu?s de las diez,
Tener novios sin parar, aunque no me deje pap?…
Apto para todas las edades,
Ni beber, ni conducir, ni tanto maquillaje!
Quien invent? esas leyes para un adolescente,
Que solo quiere escapar de ti,
Que solo se quiere divertir…
Poder ser mayor, Saltarme el control,
Borrar tu serm?n, Vivir mi propio error,
Para elegir por donde ir,
Para decir que no o que s? al coraz?n,
Que ahora late tan deprisa por sentir amor…
Un planeta sin obligaciones,
Minifaldas casi como cinturones,
La fiesta es esta noche, y a medianoche, ?rana?
La magia y la locura que me hacen feliz,
La rabia de que todo acabe siempre as?…
Poder ser mayor, Saltarme el control,
Borrar tu serm?n, Vivir mi propio error,
Para elegir por donde ir,
Para decir que no o que s? al coraz?n,
Que ahora late tan deprisa …
Poder ser mayor, cambiar el gui?n,
Hacer el amor, salir del cascar?n,
Pasarlo bien, sin nada que,
Llegue a joder la ingenuidad,
De un desesperado y loco coraz?n,
Que ahora late tan deprisa por sentir amor…
Todo lo que quiero y nunca puedo hacer,
Todo lo que siento y no voy a esconder…
wooh,wooh!(x4)
A todas esas chicas
que hay en m?,
Las que se juegan todo
si no va bien.
Las tontas innocentes,
ciegas de amor...
Las mu?ecas que tientan
el placer.
Y al final suspenden en pasi?n!
[estribillo]
Girl!
oh,Pretty girl! bajo tu piel
se esconde mi esperanza
Girl!
oh, Pretty girl!
mueve tus pies,
que ya gir? mis alas
Reinas de la timidez,
locas de azar.
Tallas XXL, modelos de Channel.
A todas ?sas condenadas
que algun d?a encontrar?!
[estribillo]
Girl!
oh,Pretty girl! bajo tu piel
se esconde mi esperanza
Girl!
oh, Pretty girl!
mueve tus pies,
que ya gir? mis alas
Mariposa tatuadas del primer amor,
mil b?os que separan sue?os,
que la luna nos cont?!
Soy buena,mala,diferente,
y siento como t?
Beautiful, ooh beautiful..
woh!!!
[estribillo]x3
Girl!
oh,Pretty girl! bajo tu piel
se esconde mi esperanza
Girl!
oh, Pretty girl!
mueve tus pies,
que ya gir? mis alas.
A mi me da igual….A mi me da igual….
No se que dia es hoy y ser? mejor que suba la noria.
Clase una y otra vez, que no se mueva nadie… ni en broma.
Pero en concentraci?n hablo mucho, yo soy la que monta follones.
No comprenden que estoy harta de las presiones que imponen.
Uuuuuh…como un bicho raro sin remedios….
Uuuuuh…me lo dicen siempre cada charla…
?Qu? haces t?, similitud, en un para?so tan azul?
Tienta a la serpiente, alma as? inocente…
Me da igual, bien o mal,
Lo que importa ahora es disfrutar
Y aunque quieran todos no voy a cambiar… ?a mi me da igual! (x4)
Chicas modelo Brat, con un cuerpo ideal, llenas de maquillaje.
Chicos tipo Brad Pitt, ya no hay quien los aguante, ni un instante…
Uuuuuh… no se enteran que es un rollo…aburren…
Uuuuuh…yo prefiero buscarme otra especie…
?Qu? haces tu, cara o cruz?
Yo no quiero entrar en ese club.
Aunque se despierte la bella durmiente…
Me da igual, bien o mal, lo que importa ahora es disfrutar.
Y aunque quieran todos no voy a cambiar… ?a mi me da igual! (x2)
Uuuuuh…no me hables de sue?os que se pierden…
Uuuuuh… no me cuentes cuentos que me mienten…
?Qu? haces t?, similitud, en un para?so tan azul?
Tienta a la serpiente, alma as? inocente…
Me da igual, bien o mal,
Lo que importa ahora es disfrutar
Y aunque quieran todos no voy a cambiar… ?a mi me da igual!
?A mi me da da da da da da da da da igual!
?A mi me da a mi me da igual!
Me gusta sentirme libre,
paso del royo infeliz,
y tengo un ?ngel guardi?n
que baila con satan?s,
no creo en el sexo d?bil,
la historia escrita al rev?s,
uuuhhh,
mi escoba por tu pistola,
qui?n dicta ahora la ley?
Vivir? de verdad,
ning?n d?a ser? igual.
Si rompes las cadenas
que siempre llevas dentro de ti,
si encuentras la princesa
que huye del cuento antes del fin,
ahora toca elejir,
la reina puede dar fin,
es hora de sonreir al sol,
las dos.
Me gustan las cosas claras,
la gente con ilusi?n,
odio los falsos modales,
disfraz de lobo feroz,
cambio mi alma y mi suerte
por todo lo que so??
uuuuhhh,
si vuelve la Cenicienta
que se perdi? en plen y lein.
Mover? cielo y mar,
cada noche brillar?.
Si rompes las cadenas
que siempre llevas dentro de ti,
si encuentras la princesa
que huye del cuento antes del fin,
ahora toca elejir,
la reina puede dar fin,
es hora de sonreir al sol,
las dos.
Sin temor,
sin vender la piel
y luego morir de amor,
siempre juntas,
together,together,
together,together.
Si rompes las cadenas
que siempre llevas dentro de ti,
si encuentras la princesa
que huye del cuento antes del fin,
ahora toca elejir,
la reina puede dar fin,
es hora de sonreir al sol.
Si rompes las cadenas
que siempre llevas dentro de ti,
si encuentras la princesa
que huye del cuento antes del fin,
ahora toca elejir,
la reina puede dar fin,
es hora de sonreir al sol,
las dos.
Las dos...las dos.
Veo gente, veo sombras, veo calles salvajes
Alguien tapa el sol, con un gran cartel,
bienvenido al estr?s
Y se, que es mas f?cil rendirse
Que hacer que despierte mi edad
[Estribillo]
Y cambiar el mundo
T? y yo a la vez
Sacarles la lengua hoy
Al odio al poder
Un mundo al rev?s.
Cambiar el mundo por un
Final feliz
Pintando un coraz?n
Y una flor
Y otro amor
En la pared
De tu dolor
Me ha tenido el mar
Humo comercial
Para ahogar mis pulmones
Ni?os sin hogar
Paso militar
Sue?os que miedo esconden
Ya se, que es mas f?cil rendirse
Y tambi?n
Que hoy depende de ti
Y de m?
[Estribillo]
Y cambiar el mundo
T? y yo a la vez
Sacarles la lengua hoy
Al odio al poder
Un mundo al rev?s.
Cambiar el mundo por un
Final feliz
Pintando un coraz?n
Y una flor
Y otro amor
Sobre tu piel
Ya no, ya no
Ya no existe aquel para?so
Que alguien invento en su cabeza
Y golpea en mi juventud
?A quien le importara?
?Qu? nos pasara?
Si nos quedara un ma?ana
Si nos juzga la eternidad
Si aun grita una voz
Desde tu interior
Que nadie logro responder
[Estribillo]
Y cambiar el mundo
T? y yo a la vez
Sacarles la lengua hoy
Al odio al poder
Un mundo al rev?s.
Cambiar el mundo por un
Final feliz
Pintando un coraz?n
Y una flor
Y otro amor
En la pared
De tu dolor
Si quieres podr?s
Si luchas veras
Ni bu kai xin de yan
Fang fu jiang wo tui dao xuan ya bian yuan
Ju li jiu suan zai kao jin yan qian
Wo men yi yang mei jiao dian
Mei you ni de shi jie
Jiu xiang han dong mei you chun tian yi wei
Shao le ni pei zai sheng bian
Wo de si ji zhi sheng xia dong tian
Bei shang xi yue hui yi bu duan zhong yan
Jing xia lai de shi jie
You wo de si nian
Ye you ni de kong que wu bian
Ni you mei you ting jian
Ji mo de sheng ying qiao qiao zai man yuan
Ta zhu jing wo men zhi jian
Shou hou zhe wo he ni de yong yuan
Ni you mei you ting jian
Si nian de hu huan chuan bian mei tiao jie
Jiu suan ni zou de zai yuan
Cuando me miras, me descriminas sin parar,
Peor que a un animal...
Pisas la hierba, un ciervo cuelga en tu pared,
Y dejas mierda en el arc?n...
Impartiendo clases de moral...
De marcha por los bares, oh!
Y yo saco un billete a marte,
Mientras bailo sobre un ataud..
Soy culpable,
De callar y mirar a otra parte ,
Y aunque siga la fiesta,
Y me enga?e como tu,
Nunca muere mi inquietud...
Soy culpable,
De creer que me salvar? un angel
Y para el reloj que le cuenta al coraz?n,
Que el infierno es de los dos...Yeh, yeh...
Cuando me dictas,
Dos mil mentiras al comp?s,
Y por la boca muere el pez,
Aunque fito lo diga al rev?s...
Aqui el m?s tonto vale, oh!
Y yo aprendo a maquillarme,
Para luego subirme a una cruz...
Soy culpable,
De callar y mirar a otra parte ,
Y aunque siga la fiesta,
Y me enga?e como tu,
Nunca muere mi inquietud...
Soy culpable,
De creer que me salvara un angel
Y para el reloj que le cuenta al coraz?n,
Que el infierno es de los dos...Yeh, yeh...
No quiero tus promesas ni tu publicidad,
Ni perros que me ladren con el mismo bozal,(guagu, guau)(oh, oh, oh oh)
Ni izquierda ni derecha, ni la \\"Z\\" ni la \\"A\\",
No canvies de chaqueta que te vas a constipar,
T?, t?, si t?, o t?..oh!
Soy culpable,
De callar y mirar a otra parte ,
Y aunque siga la fiesta,
Y me enga?e como tu,
Nunca muere mi inquietud...
Soy culpable,
De creer que me salvara un angel
Y para el reloj que le cuenta al coraz?n,
Que el infierno es de los dos...Yeh, yeh...
Me me zai ni de sheng hou shou hu de wo
Duo xiang kan ni bu jing yi de xiao rong
Huo xu wo de xin ni bu dong
Wo hui nu li rang ni gan dong
Zai ni yan zhong duo me ben zuo de wo
Jue bu fang qi zhui zu ni de zhi zhuo
Zhi yao ni neng duo xie hui ying wo
Yi ge xiao huo dian tou quan dou jie shou
Chorus
"Neng bu neng kao jing yi dian dian
Da sheng shuo chu ni suo you gan jue
Bie zai jin jin guan zai zhi you zi ji de shi jie
Wen nuan tai yang wei ni ying jie
Neng bu neng kao jing yi dian dian
Neng bu neng zai yong gan yi dian dian
Jiu shuan rang wo zhi dao wo yong yuan zi shi dan luen
Wo ye hui chang zhe gan xie
Xiao zhe he ni shuo zai jian"
Me me zai ni de sheng hou shou hu de wo
Duo xiang kan ni bu jing yi de xiao rong
Huo xu wo de xin ni bu dong
Wo hui nu li rang ni gan dong
Zai ni yan zhong duo me ben zuo de wo
Jue bu fang qi zhui zu ni de zhi zhuo
Zhi yao ni neng duo xie hui ying wo
Yi ge xiao huo dian tou quan dou jie shou
Mitad mujer, mitad ni?a
con un ojo duerme el mundo
porqu? el otro me lo gui?a.
Y aunque mi madre me ri?a
no podr? cambiar su rumbo.
El Curso De La Vida
Llegar? otro verano
y otra blanca primavera
y otro invierno entre mis manos.
Me ir?n cambiando los a?os
pero lo que hall? en mis venas
se quedar? en mis labios
Y en la clase nos ense?a el profesor
soluciones de problemas
que nos sirven en el juego del amor,
un glaciar que a veces quema.
Y al final sucede ese milagro,
cuando el sol se va
llev?ndose los desenga?os.
La verdad desnuda como siempre
Deber?a estar bajo este cielo plateado
que amanece entre mis manos
Y fuera sigue la vida
levantando las persianas
y los sue?os cada d?a.
Mientras el tren descarrila,
una madre de su pecho
da el alma en la comida.
Y en la clase nos ense?a el profesor
que las guerra son historia.
Y yo s?lo veo el miedo y el dolor,
siempre a espaldas de la gloria
Y al final sucede ese milagro..
Al llegar los 16
Cada sue?o se deshoja
Todo se vuelve complicado y radical...
Inocencia y timidez
Para equivocarme sola,
Y el tiempo vuela persiguiendo algo irreal,
Que nadie puede entender por mi.
[Estribillo]
A los 16,
Cada amanecer brilla
Y se burla de tu suerte...
A los 16,
Coges cualquier tren
Y siempre te enamoras
El que no te va...
1, 2, 3 y...!
Al abrir los 16,
Mil locuras, mil promesas,
Cada detalle es un misterio sin porqu?...
La pasi?n es tan infiel,
Los besos te saben a menta,
Y das el alma si una amiga dice ven
Aunque te mueras por ?l, al fin...
[Estribillo]
A los 16...
Tantos deseos que jam?s confesar?s
Y el mundo que espera
En un rinc?n del porvenir
Una estrella se apag? al caer
Sobre tu piel
[Estribillo]
A los 16...
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Lara梁心頤-不敢哭﹝官方MV﹞ 偶像劇「給愛麗絲的奇蹟」 插曲
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- Duration: 4:11
- Updated: 07 Mar 2013
Lara梁心頤《不敢哭》 詞: Lara 曲: 張傑偶像劇「給愛麗絲的奇蹟」插曲抒情搖滾主打, 走出單戀而得到的自由《不敢哭》｡ Lara在拍攝偶像劇「給愛麗絲的奇蹟」時所創作的插曲, 激昂的編曲帶出單戀難以割捨的選擇｡ 無意中, 愛敲醒也拴住靈魂, 但得不到的愛情, 若仍鑽牛角尖去期望, 只是兩敗俱傷｡ ...
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Lara梁心頤《不敢哭》 詞: Lara 曲: 張傑偶像劇「給愛麗絲的奇蹟」插曲抒情搖滾主打, 走出單戀而得到的自由《不敢哭》｡ Lara在拍攝偶像劇「給愛麗絲的奇蹟」時所創作的插曲, 激昂的編曲帶出單戀難以割捨的選擇｡ 無意中, 愛敲醒也拴住靈魂, 但得不到的愛情, 若仍鑽牛角尖去期望, 只是兩敗俱傷｡ ...
Brian Lara's 153
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- Duration: 9:48
- Updated: 04 Jan 2013
Brian Lara's 153 vs Australia.
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Lara Fabian Je t'aime Live In Concert
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- Duration: 6:08
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Lara Fabian Je t'aime( I love you )... Lara is taken back by the audience singing back at her saying on t'aime ( we love you )..
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Lara Fabian Je t'aime( I love you )... Lara is taken back by the audience singing back at her saying on t'aime ( we love you )..
- published: 18 Dec 2009
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- author: soulcapture5
Katmer Katmer (Lara)
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- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
Adam Gibi Adam (2005) - OZAN VİDEO FİLM.
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Lara Fabian Je T'aime
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- Duration: 4:21
- Updated: 07 Mar 2013
The Perfect Vocal.
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Lara Fabian - Je suis Malade (enable cc french for lyrics)
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- Duration: 5:05
- Updated: 05 Mar 2013
Same clip with better audio quality here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGthVEza97U you can buy the original and complete concert at amazon: http://amzn.to/...
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Same clip with better audio quality here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGthVEza97U you can buy the original and complete concert at amazon: http://amzn.to/...
- published: 23 Jan 2007
- views: 22504692
- author: NaranjitaTriste
Lara Fabian - Adagio
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- Duration: 4:25
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
Lara fabian adagio I don't know where to find you I don't know how to reach you I hear your voice in the wind I feel you under my skin Within my heart and my...
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Lara fabian adagio I don't know where to find you I don't know how to reach you I hear your voice in the wind I feel you under my skin Within my heart and my...
- published: 07 May 2007
- views: 4392572
- author: Oblibli
Lara Fabian - Caruso (English lyrics translation)
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- Duration: 5:47
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
Lara Fabian performs a wonderful rendition of "Caruso", masterpiece song by Lucio Dalla. Enjoy it!
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Lara Fabian performs a wonderful rendition of "Caruso", masterpiece song by Lucio Dalla. Enjoy it!
- published: 04 Aug 2008
- views: 1900535
- author: TheNewCitizen
Aaron & Lara with sweet scene and kisses from Alice in Wonder City
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- Duration: 6:00
- Updated: 04 Mar 2013
贺霆宇和蓝蝶菲甜甜蜜蜜之吻片段 He Ting Yu & Lan Die Fei with sweet scene and kisses (Cut scene from Alice in Wonder City - ep 12)
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贺霆宇和蓝蝶菲甜甜蜜蜜之吻片段 He Ting Yu & Lan Die Fei with sweet scene and kisses (Cut scene from Alice in Wonder City - ep 12)
- published: 21 Aug 2012
- views: 259498
- author: Ruby Wu
JE T'AIME - LARA FABIAN LIVE " NUE -2002 "
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- Duration: 4:55
- Updated: 05 Mar 2013
JE T'AIME - LARA FABIAN LIVE- DVD " NUE "
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И.Крутой Lara Fabian - Опавшие листья live Новая волна 2011
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- Duration: 3:56
- Updated: 04 Mar 2013
Новая волна 2011 Закрытие десятого юбилейного конкурса "Новая волна" в концертном зале "Дзинтари"
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Новая волна 2011 Закрытие десятого юбилейного конкурса "Новая волна" в концертном зале "Дзинтари"
- published: 01 Aug 2011
- views: 505280
- author: Kristiāns Laķis-Lazdāns
Superblue - Signal For Lara (1995)
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- Duration: 4:56
- Updated: 03 Mar 2013
1995 Calypso by Superblue honouring the great Brian Lara.
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1995 Calypso by Superblue honouring the great Brian Lara.
- published: 02 Aug 2011
- views: 26799
- author: Rohan Kallicharan
Lara Fabian Caruso (Live)
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- Duration: 6:01
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
Lara Fabian interpreta questa canzone.
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20101211【百萬大歌星】林俊傑 Lara梁心頤 對唱 珊湖海 4/9
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- Duration: 5:58
- Updated: 02 Mar 2013
20101211【百萬大歌星】林俊傑Lara梁心頤對唱珊湖海4/9.
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Adam Gibi Adam (Lara)
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- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
Adam Gibi Adam (2005) - OZAN VİDEO FİLM.
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lara fabian si tu m'aime
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- Duration: 3:45
- Updated: 05 Mar 2013
la belle lara.
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Pas sans toi - Lara Fabian
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- Duration: 4:42
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
can't find any "Pas sans toi" video so decided to make it on my own...
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can't find any "Pas sans toi" video so decided to make it on my own...
- published: 25 Nov 2006
- views: 3894652
- author: yennhi812
Doctor Zhivago - Lara's Theme
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- Duration: 3:10
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, tea...
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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, tea...
- published: 08 Nov 2007
- views: 2522878
- author: Muirmaiden
![★★ LARA My!!Sou!! ♥♥ Mlle Zhivago ★ Je T'Aime Encore ★ 2012(Live color)96 min[HD]1080p](http://web.archive.org./web/20130307124357im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ATVUJS82ZJc/default.jpg "★★ LARA My!!Sou!! ♥♥ Mlle Zhivago ★ Je T'Aime Encore ★ 2012(Live color)96 min[HD]1080p")
★★ LARA My!!Sou!! ♥♥ Mlle Zhivago ★ Je T'Aime Encore ★ 2012(Live color)96 min[HD]1080p
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- Duration: 95:38
- Updated: 04 Mar 2013
LARA FABIAN's right to change channel & videos belong only to it ララ·ファビアン ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ לארה פביאן (12300/5500/0000(12/10)700/6200)(10300/49...
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LARA FABIAN's right to change channel & videos belong only to it ララ·ファビアン ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ לארה פביאן (12300/5500/0000(12/10)700/6200)(10300/49...
- published: 04 Jul 2012
- views: 25470
- author: LARAmySOUL
Lara梁心頤【碎片 官方完整MV 】
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- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 05 Mar 2013
Lara梁心頤碎片詞: 梁心頤曲: 張傑放下過去得到勇氣的自由《碎片》｡ 這首描寫分手回憶的歌, Lara獨特的文字魅力讓"特力家居"一聽就愛上, 特別選做微電影「悄悄佔據你」的主題曲｡ Lara要將這首歌送給失戀的人, 其實分手後最想念的不一定是那個人, 而是在一起時的"我們"｡ 分手後, 那些兩個人在...
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Lara梁心頤碎片詞: 梁心頤曲: 張傑放下過去得到勇氣的自由《碎片》｡ 這首描寫分手回憶的歌, Lara獨特的文字魅力讓"特力家居"一聽就愛上, 特別選做微電影「悄悄佔據你」的主題曲｡ Lara要將這首歌送給失戀的人, 其實分手後最想念的不一定是那個人, 而是在一起時的"我們"｡ 分手後, 那些兩個人在...
- published: 24 Dec 2012
- views: 100819
- author: JVRmuzic
Lara梁心頤-自由靈魂(Free Spirit) 完整版官方MV
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- Duration: 2:42
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
當我們誠實的去直覺靈魂才能領悟屬於你的自由Lara梁心頤《自由靈魂》 花女孩創作力盛開探索二年,帶回釋放自我最高可能性音樂作品10‧29 來點自由吧！ 每個人的身體裡都埋藏了一顆種子叫做靈魂｡ 有些人可以過一輩子都沒發現它的存在, 但若你仔細感受,它在呼喚你｡ 小小一顆種子該如何讓它發芽? 方式很...
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當我們誠實的去直覺靈魂才能領悟屬於你的自由Lara梁心頤《自由靈魂》 花女孩創作力盛開探索二年,帶回釋放自我最高可能性音樂作品10‧29 來點自由吧！ 每個人的身體裡都埋藏了一顆種子叫做靈魂｡ 有些人可以過一輩子都沒發現它的存在, 但若你仔細感受,它在呼喚你｡ 小小一顆種子該如何讓它發芽? 方式很...
- published: 24 Oct 2012
- views: 197797
- author: JVRmuzic
Lara Fabian / Je t'aime (in "En Toute Intimite" 2003)
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- Duration: 4:32
- Updated: 04 Mar 2013
Lara Fabian / Je t'aime (in "En Toute Intimite" 2003)
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Lara Fabian / Je t'aime (in "En Toute Intimite" 2003)
- published: 04 Sep 2006
- views: 1168959
- author: lewiskao
Lara's Theme
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- Duration: 3:26
- Updated: 06 Mar 2013
Music and pictures of Russia.
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photo: AP / Aaron Favila
05 Mar 2013
Manila. Members of a major Philippine Muslim rebel force who were meant to have disarmed in the 1990s as part of a peace pact are involved in deadly battles in Malaysia, the group’s leader said on Tuesday. Nur Misuari, who founded the Moro National Liberation Front in the late 1960s, confirmed “freedom fighters” from his group were part of the militia sent by a self-proclaimed sultan to claim the Malaysian state of Sabah....(size: 2.6Kb)
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06 Mar 2013
6 March 2013 –. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged an end to violence and encouraged dialogue among all parties to peacefully resolve the situation in Sabah, Malaysia ... Mr ... News Tracker. past stories on this issue ... Source....(size: 1.3Kb)
photo: US Army / Edward N. Johnson
06 Mar 2013
North Korea has threatened to cancel the 1953 ceasefire that ended the Korean War, citing a US-led push for punishing UN sanctions over its recent nuclear test and ongoing US-South Korean joint military drills. The threat came on Tuesday as the United States, with Chinese backing, introduced a draft UN resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test on February 12 ... 415 Source.. Agencies. Share. Send Feedback ... China ... News ... ....(size: 7.2Kb)
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05 Mar 2013
KOTA KINABALU. The Suluks stand united in accepting Malaysia as their motherland and support any move by the national security forces to evict the armed intruders from Sabah soil. Suluk groups here and in the peninsula said that although they and the intruders were clansmen, their loyalty and support was for Malaysia ... “They have invaded our homeland and had been cruel and acted like uncivilised people ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)
photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin
05 Mar 2013
KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysian security forces attacked a group of armed Filipinos early Tuesday to end the group's three-week occupation of a Borneo village, the prime minister said after the siege turned violent and became Malaysia's biggest security crisis in years ... The Philippine government asked Malaysia on Monday to exercise maximum tolerance to avoid further bloodshed ... 9 ... ....(size: 4.7Kb)
Reuters
07 Mar 2013
n">(Reuters) - British actress Camilla Luddington has played a doctor, a fairy and Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, but in her latest role she portrays virtual gaming icon Lara Croft in one her most physically demanding roles ... What was it like to have played "Tomb Raider" when you were younger and then later to portray Lara Croft? ... The old Lara Croft was very well known for her Barbie-doll figure....(size: 3.7Kb)
The Guardian
07 Mar 2013
Now that Lara Croft – everyone's favourite 1990s, triangular-headed, uncomfortably-objectified archaeologist – has been reborn in a new Tomb Raider game, it is only a matter of time before someone decides to reinvigorate the bad old movie franchise as well ... 2001's Lara Croft. Tomb Raider and 2003's Lara Croft Tomb Raider ... The Lara Croft of the new game is a different beast altogether....(size: 2.9Kb)
IMDb
07 Mar 2013
Rocky Mount Telegram
07 Mar 2013
LOS ANGELES – It’s been four years – almost a generation in video game years – since Lara Croft embarked on a “Tomb Raider” expedition ... It’s “Batman Begins” for Lara Croft ... “Tomb Raider” also sounds as good as it feels ... This is not just “Uncharted” or “Assassin’s Creed” with Lara Croft, it’s “Tomb Raider” for a new era. ....(size: 3.5Kb)
Digital Spy
07 Mar 2013
Far Cry 3 has received a patch adding a new difficulty setting and a number of bug fixes ... The single-player campaign will also add the option to reset all outposts, allowing players to recapture outposts after completing the game ... The rebirth of Tomb Raider and Lara CroftWe talk to Crystal Dynamics on how Tomb Raider and Lara Croft were reborn ... 01 ... Who should play the new Lara Croft? 30 ... Buy Lara Croft's newest Tomb Raider adventure now ... ....(size: 8.7Kb)
noodls
07 Mar 2013
Audience Favourite Best Film Best Editing Odyssey Film Festival is organised by the City of Greater Geelong Youth Development Unit in conjunction with Media Studies Teacher, (Lara Secondary College) Trent Edwards and Secondary Schools in Geelong, who recognised a huge amount of talent in Geelong, that was not being highlighted as it should be....(size: 2.0Kb)
Digital Spy
07 Mar 2013
Sonic Dash has been released for iOS devices. The game, compatible with iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone, is an endless runner in the vein of the popular Temple Run series. 'Sonic Dash' for iPhone. 'Sonic Dash' for iPhone ... > 'Company of Heroes 2' new release date announced ... The rebirth of Tomb Raider and Lara CroftWe talk to Crystal Dynamics on how Tomb Raider and Lara Croft were reborn ... 01 ... Buy Lara Croft's newest Tomb Raider adventure now ... ....(size: 8.0Kb)
Digital Spy
07 Mar 2013
Mark Owen has hinted that Take That could perform at next year's Glastonbury Festival. The singer revealed that the group are meeting up soon to discuss future projects, and named Glastonbury as a possible option for next summer. Take That. "I love Glastonbury. I would go there, definitely ... > 'Tomb Raider' new movie to feature young Lara Croft ... More ... Tomb Raider movie stars young Lara Croft ... Dido ... 01 ... Who should play the new Lara Croft? 30....(size: 8.3Kb)
Canberra Times
07 Mar 2013
The Diary. Lara Bingle Photo. Stephen Ward ... Instead, the haute culture circles of Sydney may view Lara Bingle through the eyes of Kiwi artist and Archibald Prize entrant Gabrielle Pool ... I don't follow Lara in the media, she's very real, gentle and innocent.'' Photographer Simon Lekias introduced Bingle and Pool and documented the session on camera as part of a book he is compiling about Pool's colourful studio life ... Not too shabby ... Photo ... ....(size: 8.6Kb)
The Daily Telegraph
07 Mar 2013
As a new version of the global hit SimCity is unveiled, Ed Cumming remembers happy hours lost to virtual urban planning. SimCity has taken hold of a whole generation of gamers . By Ed Cumming. 7.00AM GMT 07 Mar 2013. Comments ... Ridiculous ... time ... How wrong they were ... Lara Croft 'still relevant to today's gamers' 05 Mar 2013. Why we need more Lara Crofts 05 Mar 2013 ... I don't need reminding that Lara Croft is a woman 26 Feb 2013 ... ... View ... ....(size: 11.0Kb)
Digital Spy
07 Mar 2013
Poltergeist will be directed by Gil Kenan. The Monster House director will join producer Sam Raimi on the remake, reports Deadline. Image from 'Poltergeist'. Kenan has also directed City of Ember and is currently working on developing A Giant with Lava Bear and The Henson Company ... More ... Previous. James Franco ... Jude Law ... The many faces of James FrancoWho should play the new Lara Croft?Jennifer Lawrence ... Who should play the new Lara Croft? 30 ... ....(size: 7.5Kb)
The Telegraph India
07 Mar 2013
noodls
07 Mar 2013
In the interest of public health Council advises that high levels of blue-green algae have been detected in. Lake Lorne, Drysdale Blue Waters Lake, Ocean Grove McLeods Waterholes, Drysdale Elcho Park, Lara Grinter Reserve ......(size: 1.2Kb)
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Lara may refer to:
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- Lara (state), Venezuela
- Lara, Victoria, township in Australia
- Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia
- Lara, Antalya, urban district in Turkey
- Lara de los Infantes in Spain
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- Fictional characters
- Lara (comics), biological mother of the comic book character Superman
- Lara Croft, in video games and film
- Lara-Su, from Sonic the Hedgehog
- Lara-Le, from Sonic the Hedgehog
- Lara Antipova, major character in novel (and film) Doctor Zhivago
- Lara Perkins, from The L Word
- Lara Wade, from the soap opera Shortland Street
- Lara the Illusionist (Lara King), Marvel Universe comics
Other[link]
- United States v. Lara (2004), a U.S. Supreme Court case
- Lara language
- Lara & Reyes, instrumental band
- Unión Lara, professional soccer club
- Lara (genus), a genus of beetles
- Lara FS Academy
- "Lara, A Tale" a poem by Lord Byron
- "Lara's Theme", musical theme from the film Doctor Zhivago
- Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia (LARA), c. 1950
- Ligne Aerienne du Roi Albert (LARA), an early attempt at civil aviation in the then Belgian colony of Congo
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Brian Charles Lara | |||
| Born | (1969-05-02) 2 May 1969 (age 43) Santa Cruz, Trinidad |
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| Nickname | The Prince | |||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg-break | |||
| Role | Higher middle order batsman | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | West Indies | |||
| Test debut (cap 196) | 6 December 1990 v Pakistan | |||
| Last Test | 27 November 2006 v Pakistan | |||
| ODI debut (cap 59) | 9 November 1990 v Pakistan | |||
| Last ODI | 21 April 2007 v England | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 9 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1987–2008 | Trinidad and Tobago | |||
| 1992–1993 | Transvaal | |||
| 1994–1998 | Warwickshire | |||
| 2010 | Southern Rocks | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 131 | 299 | 261 | 429 |
| Runs scored | 11,953 | 10,405 | 22,156 | 14,602 |
| Batting average | 52.88 | 40.48 | 51.88 | 39.67 |
| 100s/50s | 34/48 | 19/63 | 65/88 | 27/86 |
| Top score | 400* | 169 | 501* | 169 |
| Balls bowled | 60 | 49 | 514 | 130 |
| Wickets | – | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Bowling average | – | 15.25 | 104.00 | 29.80 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | – | 2/5 | 1/1 | 2/5 |
| Catches/stumpings | 164/– | 120/– | 320/– | 177/– |
| Source: cricinfo.com, 4 February 2008 | ||||
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM (born 2 May 1969, in Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago) is a former West Indian international cricket player.[1][2] Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, which is the only quintuple hundred in first-class cricket history.[3] The BBC radio commentary on the final day of the innings (6 June 1994), by Dave Roberts, was being broadcast around the world live via the BBC World Service network, and in the UK on BBC Radios 1, 2 & 4 as well as the majority of BBC Local radio stations. That evening, as Lara neared the all-time batting record, a huge surge of fans crowded to enter the grounds.
Lara also holds the record for the highest individual score in a test innings after scoring 400 not out against England at Antigua in 2004.[4] He is the only batsman to have ever scored a hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first class games over the course of a senior career.[5][6] Lara also holds the test record of scoring most number of runs in a single over in a Test match, when he scored 28 runs off an over by Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003.[7]
Lara's match-winning performance of 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown, Barbados in 1999 has been rated by Wisden as the second best batting performance in the history of Test cricket, next only to the 270 runs scored by Sir Donald Bradman in The Ashes Test match of 1937.[8] Muttiah Muralitharan, rated as the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack,[9] and the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket[10] and in One Day Internationals (ODIs),[11] has hailed Lara as his toughest opponent among all batsmen in the world.[12] Lara was awarded the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World awards in 1994 and 1995[13] and is also one of only three cricketers to receive the prestigious BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, the other two being Sir Garfield Sobers and Shane Warne.[14] Brian Lara is popularly nicknamed as "The Prince of Port of Spain" or simply "The Prince".[15] On 27 November 2009 he was appointed honorary member of the Order of Australia.[16]
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Early life[link]
Lara was the 10th of 11 children. Lara's father Bunty and one of his older sisters Agnes Cyrus enrolled him in the local Harvard Coaching Clinic at the age of six for weekly coaching sessions on Sundays. As a result, Lara had a very early education in correct batting technique. Lara's first school was St. Joseph's Roman Catholic primary. He then went to San Juan secondary, which is located in Moreau Road, Lower Santa Cruz. A year later, at fourteen years old, he moved on to Fatima College where he started his development as a promising young player under cricket coach Mr. Harry Ramdass. Aged 14, he amassed 745 runs in the schoolboys' league, with an average of 126.16 per innings, which earned him selection for the Trinidad national under-16 team. When he was 15 years old, he played in his first West Indian under-19 youth tournament and that same year, Lara represented West Indies in Under-19 cricket.
Lara moved in with his future fellow Trinidadian cricketer Michael Carew in Woodbrook, Port of Spain (a 20 minute drive from Santa Cruz). Michael's father Joey Carew worked with him on his cricketing and personal career development. Michael got Lara his first job at Angostura Ltd. in the marketing department. Lara played in Trinidad and Tobago junior soccer and table tennis sides but Lara believed that cricket was his path to success, saying that he wanted to emulate his idols Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards and Roy Fredericks.
Early First-class career[link]
1987 was a breakthrough year for Lara, when in the West Indies Youth Championships he scored 498 runs breaking the record of 480 by Carl Hooper set the previous year.[17] He captained the tournament-winning Trinidad and Tobago, who profited from a match-winning 116 from Lara.
In January 1988, Lara made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the Red Stripe Cup against Leeward Islands. In his second first-class match he made 92 against a Barbados attack containing Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall, two greats of West Indies teams. Later in the same year, he captained the West Indies team in Australia for the Bicentennial Youth World Cup where the West Indies reached the semi-finals. Later that year, his innings of 182 as captain of the West Indies under 23 XI against the touring Indian team further elevated his reputation.
His first selection for the full West Indies team followed in due course, but unfortunately coincided with the death of his father and Lara withdrew from the team. In 1989, he captained a West Indies B Team in Zimbabwe and scored 145.
In 1990, at the age of 20, Lara became Trinidad and Tobago's youngest-ever captain, leading them that season to victory in the one-day Geddes Grant Shield. It was also in 1990 that he made his belated Test debut for West Indies against Pakistan, scoring 44 and 5. He had made his ODI debut a month earlier against Pakistan, scoring 11. In the 1992 World Cup
International career[link]
In January 1993, Lara scored 277 versus Australia in Sydney. This, his maiden Test century in his fifth Test, was the turning point of the series as West Indies won the final two Tests to win the series 2–1.Lara went on to name his daughter Sydney after scoring 277 at SCG.
Lara holds several world records for high scoring. He has the highest individual score in both first-class cricket (501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994) and Test cricket (400 not out for the West Indies against England in 2004). Lara amassed his world record 501 in 474 minutes off only 427 balls. He hit 308 in boundaries (10 sixes and 62 fours). His partners were Roger Twose (115 partnership – 2nd wicket), Trevor Penney (314 – 3rd), Paul Smith (51 – 4th) and Keith Piper (322 unbroken – 5th). Earlier in that season Lara scored six centuries in seven innings while playing for Warwickshire.
He is the only man to have reclaimed the Test record score, having scored 375 against England in 1994, a record that stood until Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. His 400 not out also made him the second player after Donald Bradman to score two Test triple-centuries, and the second after Bill Ponsford to score two first-class quadruple-centuries. He has scored nine double centuries in Test cricket, second only to Bradman's twelve. In 1995 Lara in the Test match away series against England, scored 3 hundreds in Three consecutive Matches which earned him the Man of the Series award. The Test Series was eventually drawn 2–2. He also held the record for the highest total number of runs in a Test career, after overtaking Allan Border in an innings of 226 played at Adelaide Oval, Australia in November 2005. This would be later broken by Sachin Tendulkar of India on 17 October 2008 whilst playing against Australia at Mohali in the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008.
Lara captained the West Indies from 1998 to 1999, when West Indies suffered their first whitewash at the hands of South Africa. Following this they played Australia in a four-Test series which was drawn 2–2, with Lara scoring 546 runs including three centuries and one double hundred. In the second Test at Kingston he scored 213 while in the third Test he scored 153* in the second innings as West Indies chased down 311 with one wicket left. He won the Man of the Match award for both matches and was also named Man of the Series.
In 2001 Lara was named the Man of the Carlton Series in Australia with an average of 46.50, the highest average by a West Indian in that series, scoring two half centuries and one century, 116 against Australia. That same year Lara amassed 688 runs in the three match away Test series against Sri Lanka making three centuries, and one fifty – including the double century and a century in the first and second innings of the 3rd Test Match at the Sinhalese Sports Ground, equating to 42% of the team's runs in that series. These extraordinary performances led Muttiah Muralitharan to state that Lara was the most dangerous batsman he had ever faced.[18]
Lara was reappointed as captain against the touring Australians in 2003, and struck 110 in his first Test match back in charge, showing a return to stellar performance. Later that season, under his captaincy, West Indies won the two match Test series against Sri Lanka 1–0 with Lara making a double century in the First Test. In September 2004, West Indies won the ICC Champions Trophy in England under his captaincy.
In March 2005, Lara declined selection for the West Indies team because of a dispute over his personal Cable & Wireless sponsorship deal, which clashed with the Cricket Board's main sponsor, Digicel. Six other players were involved in this dispute, including stars Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo. Lara said he declined selection in a stand of solidarity, when these players were dropped because of their sponsorship deals.[19] The issue was resolved after the first Test of the series against the touring South African team.
Lara returned to the team for the second Test (and scored a huge first innings score of 196), but in the process lost his captaincy indefinitely to the newly-appointed Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In the next Test, against the same opponents, he scored a 176 in the first innings. After a one day series against South Africa, he scored his first Test century against the visiting Pakistanis in the first Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados which the West Indies eventually won.
On 26 April 2006 Lara was reappointed the captain of the West Indies cricket team for the third time. This followed the resignation of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who had been captain for thirteen months – in which the West Indies won just one of the 14 Test matches they had competed. In May 2006, Lara led the West Indies to successful One-Day series victories against Zimbabwe and India. Lara's team played Australia in the finals of the DLF Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy where they finished runners up in both finals.
On 16 December 2006 he became the first player for the West Indies to pass 10,000 One Day International runs.[20] along with Sachin Tendulkar one of only two players, at the time, to do so in both forms of the game. On 10 April 2007 Lara confirmed his retirement from one day cricket post the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[21] A few days later he announced that he would in fact be retiring from all international cricket after the tournament.[22]
Lara played his final international game on 21 April 2007 in a dead rubber World Cup game against England. He was run out for 18 after a mix up with Marlon Samuels; England won the game by 1 run. Before the end of this World Cup Glenn McGrath stated that Lara is the greatest batsman that he has ever bowled to.[23]
Retirement[link]
On 19 April 2007 Lara announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, indicating that the West Indies vs England match on 21 April 2007 would be his last international appearance.[24] He was run out after a bad mixup with Marlon Samuels for 18, as England went on to win the match by one wicket.[25]
He announced before the 2007 Cricket World Cup that this would be his last appearance in One Day Internationals. After his last match, in the post-game presentation interview, he asked the fans, "Did I entertain?", to which he received a resounding cheer from the crowd,[26] after which he went out and took his 'lap of honour' where he met and shook hands with many of the fans. Lara stated this would be his last appearance in international cricket, he has also indicated his interest in retaining some involvement in the sport.
On 23 July 2007 Lara agreed to sign for the Indian Cricket League.[27] He is the former captain of the Mumbai Champs. He volunteered to play for his home team Trinidad during the start of 2008 domestic season. He had not played for Trinidad for the last two years. He made his comeback a memorable one with a match winning hundred over Guyana, followed by a dismissive undefeated half-century in the second innings, scored at over two runs per ball. In the third round game (Trinidad got a bye in the second round).
Lara suffered a fractured arm against the Leeward Islands in St Maarten on 19 January, which kept him out of the ICL season. He nevertheless affirmed his commitment to returning to Twenty20 cricket,[28] and on 27 June 2010 appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club match against a touring Pakistan team, scoring 37 from 32 balls.[29]
The Wisden 100 rates Lara's 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown in 1998–99 as the second best innings ever after Sir Donald Bradman's 270 against England in Melbourne in 1936–37.
2010 return[link]
After negotiations between Surrey and Lara for the 2010 Friends Provident t20 failed to come to anything,[30] Lara declared that he still wanted to sign a contract to play Twenty20 cricket.[31] Late in the year he joined Southern Rocks, a Zimbabwean side, to compete in the 2010–11 Stanbic Bank 20 Series.[32] On his debut for the Rocks, and his first-ever Twenty20 match,[33] he scored a half-century, top-scoring for the Rocks with 65.[34] He added 34 runs in his next two innings, but then left the competition, citing "commitments elsewhere".[35]
After expressing his interest to play in the 2011 fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL)[36] and despite not having have played active cricket for four years, Brian Lara still managed to attract the highest reserve price of $400,000 ahead of the IPL players' auction in early January 2011,[37][38] however no franchise bought him.
Controversies[link]
On the fourth day of the first Test match at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua during India's tour of West Indies, 2006, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's flick off Dave Mohammed to the midwicket region was caught by Daren Ganga. As the batsman started to walk back, captain Rahul Dravid declared the innings when confusion started as the umpires were not certain if the fielder stepped on the ropes and Dhoni stayed for the umpire's verdict. While the replays were inconclusive, the captain of the West Indies side, Brian Lara wanted Dhoni to walk-off based on the fielder's assertion of the catch. The impasse continued for more than 15 minutes. Ultimately, Dhoni walked-off and Dravid's declaration was effected but the game was delayed. Lara was called by the match referee for explanation of his actions but was not fined.[39]
Off the field[link]
Brian Lara has established the Pearl and Bunty Lara Foundation, which is a charitable organisation in memory of his parents that aims to address health and social care issues. He is an Ambassador for Sport of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and travels on a diplomatic passport to promote his country throughout the world.[41] Brian Lara received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield on Wednesday 10 January 2007. The ceremony took place at the Trinidad Hilton, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[41]
On 7 September 2008 he took part in Soccer Aid 2008, and on 6 June 2010 in Soccer Aid 2010, playing for the Rest of the World vs a team of England celebrities and ex pros. Lara was also a talented football player in his youth and often played with his close friends Dwight Yorke, Shaka Hislop and Russell Latapy while growing up together in Trinidad. Yorke, Hislop and Latapy would go on to play for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Brian Lara is also a golf player. He has participated in golfing tournaments throughout the caribbean region and has won titles.[42] In September 2009, Lara was inducted as an honorary lifetime member of the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club.[43]
Personal life[link]
Lara has dated former Durham County Cricket Club receptionist and British lingerie model Lynnsey Ward.[44] During the West Indies tour to Australia in late 2000, Lara was accompanied by Ward.
Lara is the father of a girl called Sydney (born 1996) whom he fathered with Trinidadian journalist and model Leasel Rovedas. Sydney was named as a tribute to one of Lara's favourite grounds, the Sydney Cricket Ground, where Lara scored his first Test century- the highly acclaimed 277 in the 1992–93 season.
His father died in 1989 of a heart attack and his mother died in 2002 of cancer.[45]
In 2009, Lara was made an honorary Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to West Indian and Australian cricket.[46]
In late 2010, Lara and Rovedas welcomed another daughter, Tyla.
Records[link]
- Lara struck 277 runs against Australia in Sydney, his maiden Test century, the fourth highest maiden Test century by any batsman,[47] the highest individual score in all Tests between the two teams and the fourth-highest century ever recorded against Australia by any Test batsman.
- He became the first man to score seven centuries in eight first-class innings, the first being the record 375 against England and the last being the record 501 not out against Durham.
- After Matthew Hayden had eclipsed his Test record for highest individual score 375 by five runs in 2003, he reclaimed the record scoring 400 not out in 2004 against England. With these innings he became the second player to score two Test triple centuries, the second player to score two career quadruple centuries, the only player to achieve both these milestones, and regained the distinction of being the holder of both the record first-class individual innings and the record Test individual innings. He is the only player to break the world record twice.
- In the same innings, he became the second batsman to score 1000 Test runs in five different years, four days after Matthew Hayden first set the record.
- He was the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket, a record he attained on 26 November 2005[48] until surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar on 17 October 2008.
- He was the fastest batsmen to score 10,000 (with Sachin Tendulkar) and 11,000 Test runs, in terms of number of innings.[49]
- He scored 34 centuries; joint-fifth along with Sunil Gavaskar, on the all-time list behind Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (42), Ricky Ponting (41) and Rahul Dravid (36).[50]
- He has the most centuries for a West Indian[51]
- Nine of his centuries are double centuries (surpassed only by Donald Bradman)[51]
- Two of them are triple-centuries (matched by Australia's Donald Bradman,[51] India's Virender Sehwag, and West Indies' Chris Gayle).
- He has scored centuries against all Test-playing nations. He achieved this feat in 2005 by scoring his first Test century against Pakistan at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- He became the sixth batsman to score a century in one session, doing so against Pakistan on 21 November 2006.[52]
- Lara has scored an 20% of his team runs,[53] a feat surpassed only by Bradman (23%) and George Headley (21%). Lara scored 688 runs (42% of team output, a record for a series of three or more Tests, and the second highest aggregate runs in history for a three-Test series) in the 2001–02 tour of Sri Lanka.[54]
- He also scored a century and a double century in the third Test in that same Sri Lanka tour, a feat repeated only five other times in Test cricket history.[55]
- He has scored the most runs (351) on a losing side in a Test.
- He scored the largest proportion (53.83 per cent) of his team's runs in a Test (221 out of 390 and 130 out of 262). He eclipsed the long-standing record of 51.88 per cent by the South African J. H. Sinclair (106 out of 177 and 4 out of 35) against England at Cape Town in an 1898–1899 series.[56]
- Lara holds the world record of scoring most runs in a single over (28 runs against left-arm spinner RJ Peterson of South Africa) in Test cricket.[57] He also scored 26 runs in a single over off the bowling of Danish Kaneria at Multan Cricket Stadium on 21 November 2006.
- He scored the ninth fastest Test century, doing so off 77 balls against Pakistan on 21 November 2006.[58]
- With 164 catches, He is the fourth all-time catch-taker of non-Wicketkeepers, behind Rahul Dravid, Mark Waugh and Stephen Fleming.[59]
- In 1994, he was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award. In 1995, he was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
- Comfortably averaging over 50 per innings (the benchmark for batting greatness in Test cricket), Lara has been ranked the number one batsman in Test cricket in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cricket Ratings several times.[60]
- Lara has played some of his best innings in recent years. Wisden published a top 100 list in July 2001, a distillation of the best performances from 1,552 Tests, 54,494 innings and 29,730 bowling performances. Three innings by Lara were placed in the top 15 (the most for any batsman in that range).[61] His 153 not out in Bridgetown, Barbados, during West Indies' 2–2 home series draw against Australia in *1998–1999 was deemed the second greatest Test innings ever played, behind Bradman's 270 against England in the Third Test of the 1936–1937 series at Melbourne.
Man of the Match Awards[link]
Test Cricket[link]
| Man of the Match Awards – Brian Lara | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | Against | City/Country | Venue | Result | Year | |
| [1] | 277 |  Australia |
Sydney, Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Match Drawn | 1993 |
| [2] | 167 |  England |
Georgetown, Guyana | Bourda | West Indies won by an innings and 44 runs | 1993 |
| [3] | 375 | England |
St John's, Antigua | Antigua Recreation Ground | Match Drawn | 1993 |
| [4] | 179 | England |
London, England | Kennington Oval | Match Drawn | 1995 |
| [5] | 104 |  India |
St John’s, Antigua | Antigua Recreation Ground | Match Drawn | 1997 |
| [6] | 213 | Australia |
Kingston, Jamaica | Sabina Park | West Indies won by 10 wickets | 1999 |
| [7] | 8/153* | Australia |
Bridgetown, Barbados | Kensington Oval | West Indies won by 1 wicket | 1999 |
| [8] | 221/130 |  Sri Lanka |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sport Club Ground | Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets | 2001 |
| [9] | 209 | Sri Lanka |
Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | Beausejour Stadium | Match Drawn | 2003 |
| [10] | 191/1 |  Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | West Indies won by 128 runs | 2003 |
| [11] | 400* | England |
St John’s, Antigua | Antigua Recreation Ground | Match Drawn | 2004 |
| [12] | 226/17 | Australia |
Adelaide, Australia | Adelaide Oval | Australia won by 7 wickets | 2005 |
One-Day International Cricket[link]
| Man of the Match Awards – Brian Lara | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | Against | City/Country | Venue | Result | Year | |
| [1] | 54 |  Pakistan |
Karachi, Pakistan | National Stadium | West Indies won by 24 runs | 1991 |
| [2] | 69 | Australia |
Brisbane, Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | West Indies won by 12 runs | 1992 |
| [3] | 88 | Pakistan |
Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | West Indies won by 10 wickets | 1992 |
| [4] | 72 | Zimbabwe |
Brisbane, Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | West Indies won by 75 runs | 1992 |
| [5] | 86 |  South Africa |
Port of Spain, Trinidad | Queens Park Oval | West Indies won by 10 wickets | 1992 |
| [6] | 128 | Pakistan |
Durban, South Africa | Kingsmead | West Indies won by 124 runs | 1993 |
| [7] | 111* | South Africa |
Bloemfontein, South Africa | Springbok Park | West Indies won by 9 wickets | 1993 |
| [8] | 114 | Pakistan |
Kingston, Jamaica | Sabina Park | West Indies won by 4 wickets | 1993 |
| [9] | 95* | Pakistan |
Port of Spain, Trinidad | Queens Park Oval | West Indies won by 5 wickets | 1993 |
| [10] | 153 | Pakistan |
Sharjah, UAE | Sharjah C.A. Stadium | West Indies won by 6 wickets | 1993 |
| [11] | 82 | Sri Lanka |
Kolkata, India | Eden Gardens | West Indies won by 7 wickets | 1993 |
| [12] | 55* |  New Zealand |
Auckland, New Zealand | Eden Park | West Indies won by 25 runs | 1995 |
| [13] | 72 | New Zealand |
Wellington, New Zealand | Basin Reserve | West Indies won by 41 runs | 1995 |
| [14] | 139 | Australia |
Port of Spain, Trinidad | Queens Park Oval | West Indies won by 133 runs | 1995 |
| [15] | 169 | Sri Lanka |
Sharjah, UAE | Sharjah C. A. Stadium | West Indies won by 4 runs | 1995 |
| [16] | 111 | South Africa |
Karachi, Pakistan | National Stadium | West Indies won by 19 runs | 1996 |
| [17] | 146* | New Zealand |
Port of Spain, Trinidad | Queens Park Oval | West Indies won by 7 wickets | 1996 |
| [18] | 103* | Pakistan |
Perth, Australia | W.A.C.A Grounds | West Indies won by 5 wickets | 1997 |
| [19] | 90 | Australia |
Perth, Australia | W.A.C.A Grounds | West Indies won by 4 wickets | 1997 |
| [20] | 88 | Pakistan |
Sharjah, UAE | Sharjah C.A. Stadium | West Indies won by 43 runs | 1997 |
| [21] | 51 | England |
Kingstown, Saint Vincent | Arnos Vale Ground | West Indies won by 4 wickets | 1998 |
| [22] | 60 | India |
Singapore | Kallang Ground | West Indies won by 42 runs | 1999 |
| [23] | 117 |  Bangladesh |
Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | West Indies won by 109 runs | 1999 |
| [24] | 116* | Australia |
Sydney, Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 28 runs | 2001 |
| [25] | 83* | Zimbabwe |
Perth, Australia | W.A.C.A Grounds | West Indies won by 44 runs | 2001 |
| [26] | 59* | New Zealand |
Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | Beausejour Stadium | West Indies won by 7 wickets | 2002 |
| [27] | 103* |  Kenya |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | West Indies won by 29 runs | 2002 |
| [28] | 116 | South Africa |
Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands | West Indies won by 3 runs | 2003 |
| [29] | 80 | Australia |
Port of Spain, Trinidad | Queens Park Oval | West Indies won by 39 runs | 2003 |
| [30] | 156 | Pakistan |
Adelaide, Australia | Adelaide Oval | West Indies won by 58 runs | 2005 |
See also[link]
Notes and references[link]
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- ^ "Sports Personality". BBC. 14 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tv_and_radio/sports_personality_of_the_year/7772192.stm. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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- ^ Cricinfo staff (26 June 2010). "Lara maintains Twenty20 comeback plans". Cricinfo. ESPN. http://www.espncricinfo.com/mcc/content/story/464785.html. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
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External links[link]
- Player profile: Brian Lara from ESPNcricinfo
- Brian Lara's Test Statistics (by HowSTAT!)
- Brian Lara at IMDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Courtney Walsh |
West Indies Test cricket captains 1996/97–1999/2000 |
Succeeded by Jimmy Adams |
| Preceded by Carl Hooper |
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| Preceded by Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
West Indies Test cricket captains 2006–2007 |
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| Name | Lara, Brian |
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| Short description | West Indian cricketer |
| Date of birth | 2 May 1969 |
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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| Lara Fabian | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lara Crokaert |
| Born | (1970-01-09) January 9, 1970 (age 42) |
| Origin | Etterbeek, Belgium |
| Genres | Pop, French pop, pop rock, adult contemporary, acoustic, dance |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, musician, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Polydor Sony Music Universal Music Group |
| Website | www.larafabian.com |
Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert, January 9, 1970) is a Belgian-Italian international singer who holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English. She has also sung in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hebrew, Greek, and German.
She has sold over 10 million records worldwide.[citation needed] She is a lyric soprano with a vocal range that spans four octaves from E-flat 3 to G#6 in live performances, and has reached up to A5.[1]
Early life[link]
Born to a Belgian father and a Sicilian mother in Etterbeek, Belgium, Fabian spent her first five years in her mother's hometown of Catania in Sicily, before moving back to Brussels, Belgium. She began singing, dancing and taking piano lessons at a young age, and began formal music lessons at age eight. She began writing and performing her own songs during her ten years of formal music study. Fabian's songs were influenced by her classical vocal and music theory training, and by contemporary artists such as Barbra Streisand and Queen.[citation needed]
Music career[link]
1986-1993: Early music career[link]
See also: Lara Fabian (French album)
During the 1980s, Fabian entered a number of European competitions and won several prizes. She released her first single, "L'Aziza est en pleurs" / "Il y avait" in 1986. Both songs were written by the Belgian composer Marc Lerchs as an homage to Daniel Balavoine.
In 1988, the RTL TV channel in Luxembourg invited Fabian to represent the country at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held that year in Dublin, Ireland. The song was a composition of Jacques Cardona and Alain Garciac entitled Croire (Trust) which reached a respectable fourth place. The single became a hit in Europe, selling nearly 500,000 copies.[citation needed]
In 1990, Fabian and musical collaborator Rick Allison moved to Montreal, Canada to embark on a career in North America. They began their own music label and publishing company, Productions Clandestines.
In August 1991, the self-titled, French-language, debut album, Lara Fabian, was released in Canada and sold over 100,000 copies. The album went gold in 1993, and platinum the following year. The success of upbeat Dance-pop singles such as "Le jour où tu partira", "Les murs", and "Qui pense à l'amour" gave Fabian the radio exposure she needed. She received several nominations at the 1993 ADISQ awards, and a poll published around that time[when?] voted her Quebec's most promising singer.
[edit] 1994-1996: Breakthrough album: Carpe diem
See also: Carpe diem (Lara Fabian album)
Constant touring in Quebec helped Fabian's 1994 album Carpe diem become her breakthrough album. The album went Gold three weeks after its release, and spawned three hit singles: "Tu t'en vas", "Si tu m'aimes", and "Leïla". The following year, the album went Triple Platinum.
The success of Carpe diem was recognized at the 1995 ADISQ gala. Fabian received two Félix awards: Best Show Of The Year and Best Female Singer Of The Year (a category that is voted for by the public).
In 1996, Walt Disney Studios asked Fabian to voice the character of Esmeralda in the French version of the animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Disney also included Fabian's French version of the song "Que Dieu aide les exclus" (God Help The Outcasts) on the film's English soundtrack album beside Bette Midler's version.
[edit] 1997-1999: Mainstream international success: Pure and Live
See also: Pure (Lara Fabian album) and Live 1999 (Lara Fabian album)
After the success of Carpe diem, Fabian signed a contract with the French Polydor label for several albums and Pure was released in June 1997. Pure sold over two million copies in France alone[citation needed] and the album went platinum in less than two weeks, and spawned several hit singles: "Tout", "Je t'aime", "Humana", each of which sold more than a million copies, and the anti-homophobia anthem "La Différence". The album won a Félix for Popular Album Of The Year at the 1997 ADISQ gala and was nominated for two Juno Awards in the Best Selling French Album category, and for Fabian as Best Female Singer.
In February 1998, Fabian received the Discovery Of The Year award during the Victoires de la Musique Gala. Also in 1998, Polydor released Carpe diem in Europe, securing her international popularity. In November 1998, she received the Félix Award for Artist With The Most Recognition Outside Quebec at the 'ADISQ Gala'. In December, she was voted Revelation Of The Year by Paris Match, which put her on its cover to mark this occasion.
In March 1999, Fabian released her first live album, simply named Live, which debuted at #1 on the French charts. This helped seal an international recording contract with Sony Music. In May 1999, Fabian was honoured at the World Music Awards in Monaco, where she received Best Selling Record for the Year 1998 for her album Pure. In July 1999, with over six million records already sold across Europe, Polydor rereleased Fabian’s self-titled debut album.
[edit] 1999-2001: Extension of success to the US and Latin America: Lara Fabian
See also: Lara Fabian (2000 album)
In the summer of 1999, Fabian recorded her first English-language album, Lara Fabian, in New York and San Francisco for the Sony label. The songs were written and produced with Rick Allison and Dave Pickell, Walter Afanasieff, Glen Ballard and Patrick Leonard.
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 'Heatseekers' album chart, reached #1 on the French album chart and #2 on the Belgian album chart. For the Asian version of the album, Fabian collaborated with American-Taiwanese pop star Leehom Wang on the song "Light of My Life".
The Dance-pop song, "I Will Love Again", her first English single, reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, and peaked #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 Adult Contemporary, as well as appearing in several international charts. This included the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at #63.[2] The follow-up ballad, "Love By Grace", entered the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #24. In February 2001, "Love By Grace" became the theme song of the lead couple in the Brazilian soap opera Laços de Família, broadcast by TV Globo in Brazil and Portugal. For several weeks, the song was number 1 on most Brazilian and Portuguese radio stations. The third single, Dance-pop song "I Am Who I Am", remixed by Hex Hector, became an underground club hit, but did not chart. In Europe, the single "Adagio" charted at #5 on the French singles chart and #3 on the Belgian singles chart.
During this period, Fabian recorded songs for several Hollywood motion picture soundtracks, including "The Dream Within" for the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within soundtrack, and "For Always" for the AI:Artificial Intelligence soundtrack, which contained both a solo version and a duet with Josh Groban.
[edit] 2001-2003: O Canada 2001 and return to French roots: Nue, Live 2002 and En toute intimité
See also: Nue (Lara Fabian album), Live 2002 (Lara Fabian album), and En Toute Intimité (Lara Fabian album)
Nue (Naked), Fabian's fourth French album, was released in the Fall of 2001 in both Québec and France. Nue is a documentation of her emotional ride in the preceding few years caused by the success of the pervious album, and as such is more vulnerable and fragile. The album reached #1 in Belgium and #2 in France but had little impact in Québec. The album was also released in Portugal and reached the top 10 on the album charts during the Fall of 2001.
The first single, released in the summer of 2001, was the anthem "J'y crois encore" was a top 20 French hit. Other singles followed, including Fabian's personal favourite "Immortelle", "Aimer Déjà" and in 2002 "Tu es mon autre" (a duet with fellow Belgian, Maurane which was nominated for song of the year and reached the top 5 in France).
Also in 2001, she collaborated with David Foster and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra to record the Canadian national anthem, O Canada, in an English version, a French version, and a bilingual (French/English) version, for a promotion of the Government of Canada.
In 2002, Fabian contributed to the World Soccer Championship CD release, with the song World At Your Feet written and produced by Gary Barlow.
Towards the end of 2002, Fabian released her second live album, Live 2002, from her latest tour, together with a DVD showcasing concerts recorded in December 2001 in Belgium at the Forest National and at Le Zénith in Paris.
Her 2003 stint at the Casino de Paris every Monday night were intimate concerts which were released as a live CD and DVD at the end of 2003, under the title En toute intimité.
[edit] 2004: Second English language release: A Wonderful Life
See also: A Wonderful Life (Lara Fabian album)
In 2004, Fabian released her second English album, A Wonderful Life.
The project was commercially unsuccessful but critically praised. The more organic sound on the album is attributed to the work of French guitarist Jean-Félix Lalanne, and producers such as Desmond Child, Anders Bagge and the British team True North (composed of Take That singer Gary Barlow and Elliot John Kennedy). The centrepiece, "Review My Kisses" was written by Desmond Child was first recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 2002 for her album Twisted Angel.
The first single released for radio was "The Last Goodbye" in the US and most other countries (except France). In France the song "No Big Deal" was the first single. Neither of the songs achieved success and the album was not promoted; and its release was cancelled in the United States.
In Brazil, the song "I Guess I Loved You" achieved moderate success when included on a soap opera. The song also gained some popularity in Portugal, for the same reason, though it was never officially released or promoted.
[edit] 2005-2006: A new musical direction: 9 and Un Regard 9
See also: 9 (Lara Fabian album) and Un regard 9 Live
After a sabbatical in 2004, Fabian returned to the music scene spring of 2005 with her fifth French album, 9. It marked a different direction in Fabian's musical and personal life. The album is performed differently, with smoothness, serenity and with a lot of joy, far from the in-depth and dramatic vibes of earlier recordings.
9 yielded the hit single "La Lettre", a song co-written with her new partner, Jean-Félix Lalanne, with whom she produced the album's 11 tracks. Other singles released included "Ne lui parlez plus d'elle", "Un Ave Maria", "Il ne manquait que toi" and the gospel-infused "L'homme qui n'avait pas de maison".
In October 2006, Fabian released a CD and DVD of this associated tour, both titled Un regard 9 Live and recorded during the 29 March 2006 concert at Le Zénith in Paris. The CD presents 15 live performances plus a brand new song, "Aime", recorded in a studio in Montreal.
2006-2007: An Italian collaboration and live concerts in Europe[link]
Fabian's next studio album was to be her first Italian-language project, and in June 2007 she worked in Rome and Los Angeles to record sessions for it. No further details have been revealed.
In the meantime, the single "Un Cuore Malato" (with Gigi D'Alessio) reached the top of the Italian charts and #16 in France.
In Los Angeles, Fabian worked with Dave Stewart on a "multilingual" album, reputed to include songs in English, Spanish, French, Italian and a few other languages. This album is expected to be released in late 2008.[dated info]
Also in 2007, Fabian was in Québec to perform a two night concert at the Olympia de Montreal. On 14 October 2007, Fabian was a surprise guest at the only concert Gigi D'Alessio gave in France at the Olympia in Paris, just a few days before the birth of her daughter.
[edit] 2009: Return to the music scene: Toutes les femmes en moi
See also: Toutes les femmes en moi
A few months after her daughter's birth in 2007, Fabian carried out a tour of Ukraine, Russia and Greece. She also made a few TV appearances (such as 60th Anniversary of Israel where Fabian performed a Hebrew song and duetted with Israeli singer Noa).
During 2008, Fabian was in Belgium preparing to record a French album with pianist Mark Herskowitz, who had composed and arranged the hidden instrumental track featured on the 2001 album Nue. The album will be partly recorded in Montreal, Canada. The album, Toutes les femmes en moi, was released on May 26, 2009.
The first single, Soleil, Soleil, is a cover of the Nana Mouskouri song. The second single wsa Toutes les Femmes en moi, the only original song on the album.
[edit] 2010: "Tour Les Femmes Font Leur Show", Mademoiselle Zhivago and her first "Best of" album
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Throughout the first half of 2010, Fabian embarked on a European tour of concerts specially throughout France, Switzerland and Belgium incorporating the main repertoire of her last album "Toutes Les Femmes En Moi" alongside some classic and fan favourites. She also had the chance of once again performing in Eastern Europe, with a more acoustic set (piano-voice). This time also including some of the English recording from the English album Every Woman In Me. In September 2010 she finally released her 2009 album "Toutes Les Femmes En Moi" in Québec, following a week of promotion. There is a new version on the album for "Nuit Magique" which was recorded as a duet with Canadian singer Coral egan.
Later in 2010, she released an concept album in Russia and Ukraine called Mademoiselle Zhivago. It features 11 songs in different languages by Russian composer Igor Krutoy. Mademoiselle Zhivago tells the story of a woman who crosses different lives over the years and centuries, having a special personal bond to Fabian's origins and family. The whole project is not only musical one, but also cinematographic one, as for all 11 songs different videos were shot, which as a whole creating one big film, produced and directed by Ukrainian film producer Alan Badoev. The album itself, containing a CD and a DVD, was first released in Ukraine on October 25th. 2010 and in Russia on November 19th. 2010. An international release date is yet to be confirmed.
The whole set of songs composed by Fabian with Igor Krutoy is in English, French, Italian, Spanish and also in Russian. Fabian first introduced one of these songs in 2009 during the New Wave Festival in Latvia, performing "Demain n'existe pas". Later on in 2010 she returned to that same stage performing new songs from the already finalized project. Fabian has been promoting this project in both countries on television but also by performing a series of concerts presenting the new songs live to the eastern European public. Ever since Fabian has established herself as a huge superstar in Russia and the Ukraine. Fabian was a guest performer on 30 October show of the Ukrainian X Factor singing "Mademoiselle Hyde" and "Demain N'Existe Pas" taken from the album and also her longtime classic "Adagio".
Discography[link]
Main article: Lara Fabian discography
Awards[link]
- Etoile Cherie FM:
- 2005 - Best Female Star of the Year - WON
- Félix Awards:
- 1993 - Francophone Artist with Biggest Succes in Quebec
- 1994 - Francophone Artist Achvieving Biggest Succes in Quebec
- 1995 - Best Selling Album of the Year - Carpe Diem
- 1995 - Best Show of the Year - Songwriter/Performer - WON
- 1995 - Female Vocalist of the Year - WON
- 1995 - Most Popular Song of the Year - Leila
- 1995 - Popular Album of the Year - Carpe Diem
- 1996 - Best Selling Album of the Year - Carpe Diem
- 1997 - Best Selling Album of the Year - Pure
- 1997 - Best Show of the Year - Songwriter/Performer
- 1997 - Female Vocalist of the Year
- 1997 - Most Popular Song of the Year - Tout
- 1997 - Popular Album of the Year - Pure - WON
- 1998 - Artist with most Recognition Outside of Quebec - WON
- 1998 - Female Vocalist of the Year
- 1998 - Most Popular Song Of the Year - Je T'Aime
- 1999 - Female Vocalist of the Year
- 1999 - Quebecian Artist Achieving Biggest Succes Outside of Quebec
- 2000 - Artist with most Recognition Outside of Quebec
- 2000 - Quebecian Artist Having Biggest Succes in other Language then French - WON
- 2002 - Popular Album of the Year - Nue
- 2006 - Best Concert DVD of the Year - Un regard 9 Live
- IFPI Platinum Europe Award:
- 1999 - Award for Sales Over 2 Million Units - WON
- Victoires de la Musique:
- 1998 - Original Song of the Year - Tout
- 1998 - Revelation of the Year - WON
- 1999 - Best Female Artist
- 2003 - Original Song of the Year - Tu es mon autre (with Maurane)
- Women To Women Without Borders:
- 2000 - GOLD
- World Music Awards:
- 1999 - Best Selling Benelux Recording Artist of the Year - WON
- 2001 - Best Selling Benelux Artist of the Year - WON
- Juno Award Nominations:
- 1996 - Best New Solo Artist of the Year
- 1996 - Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year - Carpe Diem
- 1998 - Best Female Vocalist of the Year
- 1998 - Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year - Pure
- 2001 - Best Female Artist
Writing for other artists[link]
Fabian has written for other artists such as French female singers Chimène Badi, Nolwenn Leroy and Myriam Abel. She also composed for Daniel Lévi and is said to be currently working with a former contestant from "Nouvelle Star 3", Roland. She has often praised the voice and talent of successful female singer Amel Bent, who was also a contestant on that show.
Acting career[link]
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- 2004: in the MGM film De-Lovely [3][4] the singer performed the numbers "Another Openin', Another Show" (with chorus) and "So in Love" (with Mario Frangoulis) from the Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate.
Personal life[link]
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Fabian and French singer Patrick Fiori began a relationship at the start of 1998.[5]
On November 20, 2007 Belgian singer Maurane, revealed, during her concert at the Cirque Royal, that "...little Lou was born this morning!" referring to Fabian's first child, a girl named Lou, born at the Edith Cavell Hospital in Uccle, Belgium.
See also[link]
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- List of awards received by Lara Fabian
References[link]
- ^ Soto-Morettini, D, Popular Singing: A Practical Guide To: Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country and Gospel, p. 58. A & C Black, ISBN 978-0-7136-7266-4
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 192. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Lara Fabian – IMDb
- ^ MGM's Official Site for De-Lovely
- ^ "Fiori". Rfimusic.com. http://www.rfimusic.com/artist/chanson/patrick-fiori/biography. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
External links[link]
- Official Web Site (available in French, English and Italian)
- Biography of Lara Fabian, from Radio France Internationale
- Lara Fabian News (in English, Portuguese and French)
- Last.fm - Lara Fabian
- All Lara Fabian's career
- English translations of Lara Fabian's songs
- Singing Je T'Aime with Stunning Audience Interaction
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| Preceded by Plastic Bertrand with "Amour, Amour" |
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 |
Succeeded by Park Café with "Monsieur" |
| Persondata | |
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| Name | Fabian, Lara |
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| Date of birth | 1970-01-09 |
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| Date of death | |
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