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Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest (in Portuguese, Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish Selva Amazónica, Amazonía or usually Amazonia), also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. This basin encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), of which five and a half million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres) are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations. The majority of the forest is contained within Brazil, with 60% of the rainforest, followed by Peru with 13%, Colombia with 10%, and with minor amounts in, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. States or departments in four nations contain "Amazonas" in their names. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests, and it comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world.
The name Amazon is said to arise from a war Francisco de Orellana fought with a tribe of Tapuyas and other tribes from South America. The women of the tribe fought alongside the men, as was the custom among the entire tribe. Orellana derived the name Amazonas from the ancient Amazons of Asia and Africa described by Herodotus and Diodorus in Greek legends.

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Argentina
Argentina ⁱ/ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina [reˈpuβlika aɾxenˈtina]), is a country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.
Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. Argentine claims over Antarctica, as well as overlapping claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom, are suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are administered by the United Kingdom as British Overseas Territories.
A recognised middle power, Argentina is Latin America's third-largest economy, with a "very high" rating on the Human development index. Within Latin America, Argentina has the fifth highest nominal GDP per capita and the highest in purchasing power terms. Analysts have argued that the country has a "foundation for future growth due to its market size, levels of foreign direct investment, and percentage of high-tech exports as share of total manufactured goods", and it is classed by investors as middle emerging economy. Argentina is a founding member of the United Nations, Mercosur, the Union of South American Nations, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization, and is one of the G-15 and G-20 major economies.

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Atacama Desert
Coordinates: 24°30′S 69°15′W / 24.5°S 69.25°W / -24.5; -69.25
The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America, covering a 600-mile (1,000 km) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. It is, according to NASA, National Geographic and many other publications, the driest desert in the world. The Atacama occupies 40,600 square miles (105,000 km²) in northern Chile, composed mostly of salt basins (salares), sand, and felsic lava flows towards the Andes.
The Atacama Desert ecoregion, as defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), extends from a few kilometers south of the Peru-Chile border to about 30° south latitude. To the north lies the Peruvian Sechura Desert ecoregion, whilst to the south is the Chilean Matorral ecoregion.
The National Geographic Society, by contrast, considers the coastal area of southern Peru to be part of the Atacama Desert. It includes in this definition the deserts south of the Ica Region in Peru.
To the east lies the less arid Central Andean dry puna ecoregion. The drier portion of this ecoregion is located south of the Loa River between the parallel Sierra Vicuña Mackenna and Cordillera Domeyko. To the north of the mentioned river lies the Pampa del Tamarugal.

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Brazil
Brazil ⁱ/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.

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Chile
Chile (ⁱ/ˈtʃɪliː/ or /ˈtʃɪleɪ/), officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈtʃile] ( listen)), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Along with Ecuador, it is one of two countries in South America that do not border Brazil. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
Chile's distinctive shape—4,300 kilometres (2,700 mi) long and on average 175 kilometres (109 mi) wide—makes it the longest country in the world, north to south, with the fifth lengthiest coastline at over 78 thousand kilometers. The diverse climate of Chile ranges from the world's driest desert in the north—the Atacama—through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, humid subtropical in Easter Island, to an Oceanic climate, including alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south. The northern desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands.

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Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
Costa Rica, which means "Rich Coast", constitutionally abolished its army permanently in 1949. It is the only Latin American country included in the list of the world's 22 older democracies. Costa Rica has consistently been among the top Latin American countries in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranked 69th in the world in 2011. Also was cited by the UNDP in 2010 as one of the countries that have attained much higher human development than other countries at the same income levels, and in 2011 was highlighted by UNDP for being a good performer on environmental sustainability, and better record on human development and inequality than the median of their region. It was also the only country to meet all five criteria established to measure environmental sustainability. The country is ranked fifth in the world, and first among the Americas, in terms of the 2012 Environmental Performance Index.

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Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu (pronounced [ˈkota kinaˈbalu]), formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is nearby. Kota Kinabalu proper has a population of 452,058 while the larger urban area which includes Penampang district has an estimated population of 651,658. It is the largest urban centre in Borneo and the sixth largest in Malaysia.
Kota Kinabalu is often known as K.K. within Malaysia and internationally. It is a major tourist destination and a popular gateway for travellers visiting Sabah and Borneo.Kinabalu National Park is located about 90 kilometres from the city and there are many tourist attractions in and around the city. Kota Kinabalu is also one of the major industrial and commercial centres of East Malaysia. These two factors combine to make Kota Kinabalu one of the fastest growing cities in Malaysia.

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Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic, Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara [republiˈkʲan madaɡasˈkʲarə̥], French: République de Madagascar) is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from India around 88 million years ago, allowing plants and animals on the island to evolve in complete isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot in which over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by human settlement.
Initial human settlement of Madagascar occurred from 350 BCE and 550 CE by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo who were later joined around 1000 CE by Bantu migrants crossing the Mozambique Channel. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. The Malagasy ethnic group is often divided into eighteen or more sub-groups of which the largest are the Merina of the central highlands.

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Malaysia
Malaysia (ⁱ/məˈleɪʒə/ mə-LAY-zhə or ⁱ/məˈleɪsiə/ mə-LAY-see-ə) is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres (127,350 sq mi) separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. Land borders are shared with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei, and maritime borders exist with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. In 2010 the population exceeded 27.5 million, with over 20 million living on the Peninsula.
Malaysia has its origins in the Malay Kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire. The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946. Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963, with si being added to give the new country the name Malaysia. However, less than two years later in 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation. Since independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5% for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fuelled by its natural resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce and medical tourism.

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Martinique
Martinique (French pronunciation: [maʁtinik]) is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 1,128 km² (436 sq mi). Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados. As with the other overseas departments, Martinique is one of the twenty-seven regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic. The first European to encounter the island was Christopher Columbus in 1502.
As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, and its currency is the Euro. Its official language is French, although many of its inhabitants also speak Antillean Creole (Créole Martiniquais).
The island was occupied first by Arawaks, then by Caribs. It was charted by Columbus in 1493, but Spain had little interest in the territory. It was claimed by France in 1635 and, despite several interludes of British occupation, once during the Seven Years' War and twice during the Napoleonic Wars, has remained a French possession. In 1946, the French National Assembly voted unanimously to transform the colony into an overseas department.

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Nicaragua
Nicaragua (ⁱ/ˌnɪkəˈrɑːɡwə/ nik-ə-RAH-gwə), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (Spanish: República de Nicaragua [reˈpuβlika ðe nikaˈɾaɣwa] ( listen)), is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The country's physical geography divides it into three major zones: Pacific lowlands; wet, cooler central highlands; and the Caribbean lowlands. On the Pacific side of the country are the two largest fresh water lakes in Central America—Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua. Surrounding these lakes and extending to their northwest along the rift valley of the Gulf of Fonseca are fertile lowland plains, with soil highly enriched by ash from nearby volcanoes of the central highlands. Nicaragua's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot.

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Northern hemisphere
Coordinates: 45°0′0″N 0°0′0″E / 45°N 0°E / 45; 0
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator. Earth's northern hemisphere contains most of the planet's land, and roughly 90% of its human population. See also Arctic, Temperate zone, Tropics, Seasons and Climate
Due to the Earth's axial tilt, winter lasts from the winter solstice (typically December 22) to the vernal equinox (typically March 20), while summer lasts from the summer solstice (typically June 21) through to the autumnal equinox (typically September 21).
The Arctic is the region north of the Arctic Circle. Its climate is characterized by cold winters and cool summers. Precipitation mostly comes in the form of snow. The Arctic experiences some days in summer when the Sun never sets, and some days during the winter when it never rises. The duration of these phases varies from one day for locations right on the Arctic Circle to several months near the North Pole.

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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (/ˌpɔrtə ˈriːkoʊ/ or /ˌpwɛərtə ˈriːkoʊ/), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, [esˈtaðo ˈlibɾe asoˈsjaðo ðe ˈpweɾto ˈriko]—literally, "Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"), is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico (Spanish for "rich port") comprises an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area of the Greater Antilles. However, it ranks third in population amongst that group of four islands, which also include Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Jamaica. Due to its location, Puerto Rico enjoys a tropical climate and also experiences the Atlantic hurricane season.
Originally populated for centuries by indigenous aboriginal peoples known as Taínos, the island was claimed by Christopher Columbus for Spain during his second voyage to the Americas on November 19, 1493. Under Spanish rule, the island was colonized and the indigenous population was forced into slavery and nearly wiped out due to, among other things, European infectious diseases. The remaining population was emancipated by King Charles I in 1520. Spain possessed Puerto Rico for over 400 years, despite attempts at capture of the island by the French, Dutch, and British. The Spanish Crown, in an attempt to keep Puerto Rico from gaining its independence, revived the Royal Decree of Graces of 1815. The decree was printed in three languages — Spanish, English and French — and it fostered the immigration of hundreds of non-Spanish European families.

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Sahara
The Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الكبرى‎, Aṣ-Ṣaḥrā´ al-Kubrā, "The Great Desert") is the world's largest hot desert and second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as China or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna that composes the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa.
Some of the sand dunes can reach 180 metres (590 ft) in height. The name comes from the Arabic word for desert: (صَحراء ṣaḥrāʾ [sˤɑħrɑːʔ] ( listen)).
The Sahara's boundaries are the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea on the north, the Red Sea on the east, and the Sudan (region) and the valley of the Niger River on the south. The Sahara is divided into western Sahara, the central Ahaggar Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Air Mountains (a region of desert mountains and high plateaus), Ténéré desert and the Libyan desert (the most arid region). The highest peak in the Sahara is Emi Koussi (3,415 m/11,204 ft) in the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad.

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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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Southern hemisphere
Coordinates: 45°0′0″S 0°0′0″E / 45°S 0°E / -45; 0
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere (from the Greek word σφαιρα (sphere) +ημι (half)) literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere". It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator.
The Southern Hemisphere contains all or parts of four continents (Antarctica, Australia, most parts of South America and southern half of Africa), four oceans (South Atlantic, Indian, South Pacific, and Southern) and most of Oceania. Several islands off the Asian continental mainland are also in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to the tilt of Earth's rotation relative to the Sun and the ecliptic plane, summer is December to March and winter is June to September. September 22 or 23 is the vernal equinox and March 20 or 21 is the autumnal equinox.

Climates in the Southern Hemisphere overall tend to be slightly milder than those in the Northern Hemisphere at similar latitudes except in the Antarctic which is colder than the Arctic. This is because the Southern Hemisphere has significantly more ocean and much less land. Water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.

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Tropic of Cancer
Coordinates: 23°26′16″N 0°0′0″W / 23.43778°N 0°E / 23.43778; 0 (Prime Meridian)
The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith. This event occurs once per year, at the time of the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.
Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn. These tropics are two of the five major degree measures or major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth, besides the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Equator. The positions of these circles of latitude (other than the Equator) are dictated by the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit.
The imaginary line is called the Tropic of Cancer because when the Sun reaches the zenith at this latitude, it is entering the tropical sign of Cancer (summer solstice). When it was named, the Sun was also in the direction of the constellation Cancer (Latin for crab). However, this is no longer true due to the precession of the equinoxes. According to International Astronomical Union boundaries, the Sun now is in Taurus at the June solstice. According to sidereal astrology, which divides the zodiac into 12 equal parts, the Sun is in Gemini at that time. However, according to tropical astrology, which divides the ecliptic in twelve 30º sectors, starting with the vernal equinox, the Sun is always entering Cancer at this time, as the Earth's axial tilt is most inclined towards the Sun. The word "tropic" itself comes from the Greek τροπή (tropi), meaning turn, referring to the fact that the Sun appears to "turn back" at the solstices.

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Tropic of Capricorn
Coordinates: 23°26′16″S 0°0′0″W / 23.43778°S 0°E / -23.43778; 0 (Prime Meridian)
The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This event occurs at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun to its maximum extent.
The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It currently (Epoch 2012) lies 23° 26′ 16″ south of the Equator.
It is currently drifting north at the rate of almost half a second (0.47″) of latitude, which is about 15 metres, per year (it was at exactly 23° 27' S in year 1917).
The Tropic of Capricorn is the dividing line between the Southern Temperate Zone to the south and the tropics to the north. The northern hemisphere equivalent of the Tropic of Capricorn is the Tropic of Cancer.
The position of the Tropic of Capricorn is not fixed, but rather it varies in a complex manner over time; see under circles of latitude for information.

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Venezuela
Venezuela (ⁱ/ˌvɛnɨˈzweɪlə/ VEN-ə-ZWAY-lə), officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela [repuˈβlika βoliβaˈɾjana ðe βeneˈswela]), is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south. Its northern coastline of roughly 2,800 kilometres (1,700 mi) includes numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, and in the north east borders the northern Atlantic Ocean. Caribbean islands such as Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba and the Leeward Antilles lie near the Venezuelan coast. Venezuela's territory covers around 916,445 square kilometres (353,841 sq mi) with an estimated population of 29,105,632. Venezuela is considered a state with extremely high biodiversity, with habitats ranging from the Andes mountains in the west to the Amazon Basin rainforest in the south, via extensive llanos plains and Caribbean coast in the center and the Orinoco River Delta in the east.

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Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists (a type of microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. The protists act as parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases progressing to coma or death. The disease is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions in a broad band around the equator, including much of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Five species of Plasmodium can infect and be transmitted by humans. Severe disease is largely caused by P. falciparum while the disease caused by P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae is generally a milder form that is rarely fatal. The zoonotic species P. knowlesi, prevalent in Southeast Asia, causes malaria in macaques but can also cause severe infections in humans. Malaria is prevalent in tropical regions because of the significant amounts of rainfall, consistently high temperatures and high humidity, along with stagnant waters in which mosquito larvae readily mature, provide them with the environment they need for continuous breeding. Disease transmission can be reduced by preventing mosquito bites by distribution of mosquito nets and insect repellents, or with mosquito-control measures such as spraying insecticides and draining standing water.

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Tropics - "Mouves"

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Tropics - Soft Vision (Official Music Video)

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Tropics - Give It Up

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Tropics - Popup Cinema (Official Video)

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Tropics - Going Back

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GERARD JOLING - Ticket To The Tropics

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Tropics - Invitation

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JEFF The Brotherhood - The Tropics [Music Video]

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Polarsets - Tropics

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The Black Heart Procession - Tropics of Love

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Tropic of Cancer - with Simon Reeve

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Tropic Thursdays - Seed!

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Tropic Thursdays - Continue the Cavebana!

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A circular hole in the ice of Chebarkul Lake where a meteor reportedly struck the lake near Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.

Russian meteor blast injures at least 1,000 people, authorities say

CNN

16 Feb 2013

February 16, 2013 -- Updated 0115 GMT (0915 HKT). Did you see the meteor? Share your images with CNN iReport. Moscow (CNN) -- A meteor streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region Friday morning before exploding with a flash and boom that shattered glass in buildings and left about 1,000 people hurt, authorities said ... The injured included more than 200 children ... The meteor leaves a white streak through the sky ... HIDE CAPTION ... 1. 2....(size: 14.9Kb)

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In this frame grab made from a video done with a dashboard camera, on a highway from Kostanai, Kazakhstan, to Chelyabinsk region, Russia, provided by Nasha Gazeta newspaper, on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 a meteorite contrail is seen.

Meteor shower hits Russia, 400 injured by blasts

Indian Express

15 Feb 2013

A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains today morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. "There was panic. People had no idea what was happening ... Fragments of the meteor fell in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region, the Emergency Ministry said in a statement ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)

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In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves to the crowd at the conclusion of his speech in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.

Ayatollah Says Iran Will Control Nuclear Aims

The New York Times

17 Feb 2013

TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader said Saturday that his country was not seeking nuclear weapons but added that if Iran ever decided to build them, no “global power” could stop it. Related. Nuclear Watchdog Says No Deal Reached With Iran (February 15, 2013). Connect With Us on Twitter. Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List. Reporters and Editors ... Mr ... During the same session, Mr....(size: 5.9Kb)

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US Representative Briefs Press on DPRK Nuclear Test Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks to journalists following the Security Council urgent consultations on the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

N Korea warned against 'provocative actions'

Al Jazeera

16 Feb 2013

The United States has called on North Korea not to take any further provocative actions after report of plans for more nuclear tests. Friday's statement came after the North conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday, drawing global condemnation ... Meanwhile, North Korea's leader has made his first public appearance since Tuesday's controversial nuclear test. ... Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett, reporting from Seoul, said ... 479 Source .....(size: 7.5Kb)

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In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 file photo, fighters from Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard during a hostage handover, in the desert outside Timbuktu, Mali.

Secret Taliban letter shows Mali strategy, discord

Stuff

14 Feb 2013

In their hurry to flee last month, al Qaeda fighters left behind a crucial document. Tucked under a pile of papers and trash is a confidential letter, spelling out the terror network's strategy for conquering northern Mali and reflecting internal discord over how to rule the region ... Comparing the relationship of al Qaeda to Mali as that of an adult to an infant, he urges them to be more gentle, like a parent ... Ad Feedback ... - AP. ....(size: 12.4Kb)

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Sunken Gardens, an urban tropical paradise (Video)

The Examiner

17 Feb 2013

This four-acre sanctuary is a 100-year-old tropical garden which includes some of the oldest botanical specimens in Florida. In 1903 an area plumber, George Turner Sr., who had a passion for gardening started growing tropical plants in an ancient lake that he drained ... Although the area is subtropical, Turner brought the tropics to St. Petersburg by planting papayas, citrus, bougainvillea, Royal Palms, and other tropical plants....(size: 6.2Kb)

Tropical cold hardy plants for your backyard (Photos)

The Examiner

17 Feb 2013

I have been approached recently by several people that would like to create a tropical getaway in their own backyard, their reasons were sound for the request, stemming from the cost of air fare for the family, the cost of gasoline, and lastly the uncertainty of the areas that they would be traveling to. So I pondered their requests, I had not considered that tropical looking plants would be able to withstand the cold Ohio winters....(size: 7.1Kb)

Tree rings helps forecast extreme climate

The Times of India

17 Feb 2013

For instance, tree rings may yield insights into the past 400 years of drought and flood in tropical parts of Queensland, and may help forecast future extreme weather events ... According to English, dendrochronology, or tree-ring science, was more difficult to study in the tropics....(size: 1.6Kb)

Tree rings help forecast extreme climate

Zeenews

17 Feb 2013

For instance, tree rings may yield insights into the past 400 years of drought and flood in tropical parts of Queensland, and may help forecast future extreme weather events. James Cook University's Nathan English said that it had been believed that because of the rapid growth of trees in the tropics, their rings did not reveal reliable information....(size: 1.8Kb)

Growers advise taking precautions for tonight's freeze

Herald Tribune

17 Feb 2013

Area residents and businesses with tropical plants are being advised to take precautions this afternoon. Laurel Schiller, co-owner of Florida Native Plants and Landscaping in Old Miakka, said her business has been moving its more sensitive plants — about 10 percent of her inventory is tropical — into greenhouses....(size: 7.2Kb)

UPDATE: Growers advise taking precautions for tonight's freeze

Herald Tribune

17 Feb 2013

Category D Assistance for flood-affected Queensland businesses (Australian Government)

noodls

17 Feb 2013

The Federal and State Governments have today announced a boost in assistance to Queensland primary producers and businesses that suffered extreme damage as a result of ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald ... This assistance is similar to the loans that were provided after the 2011 floods and Tropical Cyclone Yasi ... ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald," Mr Nicholls said....(size: 4.1Kb)

Leo Henry's murder helped to spawn the 'dreaded' Gun Court

Jamaica Observer

17 Feb 2013

Orr was opening the case for the prosecution in the murder trial of the two men charged with the death of the 40-year-old Henry, who was managing director of Modern Furnishing Company Ltd, situated at Slipe Road in Kingston, opposite the now defunct Tropical Theatre ... "Then two guys appeared from the Tropical Theatre," said Campbell ... The two men then ran across the street to the Tropical Theatre....(size: 11.7Kb)

Expect freeze tonight in east Sarasota-Manatee-Charlotte

Herald Tribune

17 Feb 2013

Areas away from the coast, which will remain warmer and avoid freezing, should bring in tropical plants and pets and make sure livestock is cared for as well, Garcia advised....(size: 4.5Kb)

Who moved our horticulture?

DNA India

17 Feb 2013

It was 1856, a year before the Indian mutiny. India’s new Governor General Lord Canning had just moved to Calcutta with his wife, Lady Charlotte Canning ... British Gardens of India ... The Parel villa was home to Lord Elphinstone and the ''beauty of the tropical vegetation" had charmed Lady Charlotte ... Adapted to the local tropical climate, every room had a verandah ... Talk to our reporter. www.twitter.com/rajtoday. Tweet . ....(size: 4.4Kb)

WEATHERAmerica Newsletter, Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 7:30 P.M. CT (Part 1) (Photos)

The Examiner

17 Feb 2013

I should also point out that deep tropical waves continue to pound the northern half of South America, with a heat ridge in play from Argentina into much of Chile. The convective clusters are quite intense, and may be construed as a sign favoring an early and impressive start to the 2013 tropical cyclone season....(size: 10.8Kb)

What’s in the curry?

The Hindu

17 Feb 2013

Belonging to the mangosteen family (Clusiaceae), kokum is a fruit-bearing tree that has culinary and pharmaceutical uses. The small purple kokum fruit originates in southern India. It grows on small evergreen trees in tropical rainforests, where the climate is warm and humid ... Now, for a recipe. Solkadi....(size: 1.4Kb)

Three-peat sweepstakes for Dole ‘Dreaming of Paradise’ in 2013 Rose Parade

The Examiner

17 Feb 2013

In 2011, “Living Well in Paradise” featured Hawaii, in 2012, “Preserving Paradise” featured Thailand, and “Dreaming of Paradise” takes parade watchers to the tropical rain forests of Latin America ... gallons of water created a lush tropical rainforest with a live volcano spewing smoke, steam, and flame 30 feet into the air at the rear of the float....(size: 6.9Kb)

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This article is about the region lying between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn; and the tropical ecosystem zone and climatic zone. For other uses, see Tropics (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Tropic. "Tropical" redirects here; for other uses, see Tropical (disambiguation). "Torrid zone" redirects here; for the 1940 adventure film, see Torrid Zone.

World map with the intertropical zone highlighted in red.

Tropical climate zones of the Earth where all twelve months have mean temperatures above 18 °C (64 °F).

The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23° 26′ 16″ (or 23.4378°) N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23° 26′ 16″ (or 23.4378°) S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth. The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the torrid zone (see geographical zone). The tropics include all the areas on the Earth where the Sun reaches a point directly overhead at least once during the solar year. About 40 percent of the world's human population lives within the tropical zone (by 2008 statistics), and by 2060, 60% of the human population will be in the tropics, owing to high birth rates and migration.^[1]

The tropics are distinguished from the other climatic and biomatic regions of Earth, the middle latitudes and the polar regions on either side of the equatorial zone.

1 Seasons and climate
2 Tropical ecosystems
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Seasons and climate [link]

A graph showing the zonally averaged monthly precipitation. The tropics receive more precipitation than higher latitudes. The precipitation maximum, which follows the solar equator through the year, is under the rising branch of the Hadley circulation; the sub-tropical minima are under the descending branch and cause the desert areas.

Tropical sunset over the sea in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Main articles: Tropical climate and Wet season

"Tropical" is sometimes used in a general sense for a tropical climate to mean warm to hot and moist year-round, often with the sense of lush vegetation.

Many tropical areas have a dry and wet season. The wet season, or rainy season, is the time of year, covering one or more months, when most of the average annual rainfall in a region falls.^[2] The term green season is also sometimes used as a euphemism by tourist authorities.^[3] Areas with wet seasons are disseminated across portions of the tropics and subtropics.^[4] Under the Koppen climate classification, for tropical climates, a wet season month is defined as a month where average precipitation is 60 millimetres (2.4 in) or more.^[5] Tropical rainforests technically do not have dry or wet seasons, since their rainfall is equally distributed through the year.^[6] Some areas with pronounced rainy seasons will see a break in rainfall mid-season when the intertropical convergence zone or monsoon trough move poleward of their location during the middle of the warm season.^[7]

When the wet season occurs during the warm season, or summer, precipitation falls mainly during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The wet season is a time when air quality improves, freshwater quality improves, and vegetation grows significantly, leading to crop yields late in the season. Floods cause rivers to overflow their banks, and some animals to retreat to higher ground. Soil nutrients diminish and erosion increases. The incidence of malaria increases in areas where the rainy season coincides with high temperatures. Animals have adaptation and survival strategies for the wetter regime. Unfortunately, the previous dry season leads to food shortages into the wet season, as the crops have yet to mature.

Regions within the tropics may well not have a tropical climate. There are alpine tundra and snow-capped peaks, including Mauna Kea, Mount Kilimanjaro, and the Andes as far south as the northernmost parts of Chile and Argentina. Under the Köppen climate classification, much of the area within the geographical tropics is classed not as "tropical" but as "dry" (arid or semi-arid) including the Sahara Desert, the Atacama Desert and Australian Outback.

Tropical ecosystems [link]

Coconut palms in the warm, tropical climate in Brazil.

Tropical forest near Fond St-Denis, Martinique.

Tropical plants and animals are those species native to the tropics. Tropical ecosystems may consist of rainforests, dry deciduous forests, spiny forests, desert and other habitat types. There are often significant areas of biodiversity, and species endemism present, particularly in rainforests and dry deciduous forests. Some examples of important biodiversity and/or high endemism ecosystems are: El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, Costa Rican and Nicaraguan rainforests, Brazilian and Venezuelan Amazon Rainforest territories, Madagascar dry deciduous forests, Waterberg Biosphere of South Africa and eastern Madagascar rainforests. Often the soils of tropical forests are low in nutrient content making them quite vulnerable to slash-and-burn techniques, which are sometimes an element of shifting cultivation agricultural systems.

In biogeography, the tropics are divided into Paleotropics (Africa, Asia and Australia) and Neotropics (Caribbean, Central America, and South America). Together, they are sometimes referred to as the Pantropics. The Neotropical region should not be confused with the ecozone of the same name; in the Old World, there is no such ambiguity, as the Paleotropics correspond to the Afrotropical, Indomalayan, and partly the Australasian and Oceanic ecozones.

References [link]

A Morpho peleides (Blue Morpho) tropical butterfly.

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^ Glossary of Meteorology (2009). Rainy season. American Meteorological Society. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.
^ Costa Rica Guide (2005). When to Travel to Costa Rica. ToucanGuides. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.
^ Michael Pidwirny (2008). CHAPTER 9: Introduction to the Biosphere. PhysicalGeography.net. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.
^ "Updated world Koppen-Geiger climate classification map". http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf.
^ Elisabeth M. Benders-Hyde (2003). World Climates. Blue Planet Biomes. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.
^ J . S. 0guntoyinbo and F. 0. Akintola (1983). Rainstorm characteristics affecting water availability for agriculture. IAHS Publication Number 140. Retrieved on 2008-12-27.

External links [link]

Tropen, Goethe-Institut (bilingual web site English/German with a lot of information and extracts from novels, short stories, essays, etc. written by explorers, conquerors and writers since the discovery of the so called New World)

http://wn.com/Tropics

http://it.wn.com/Zona torrida

http://cs.wn.com/Tropický podnebný pás

http://id.wn.com/Tropika

http://es.wn.com/Zona Intertropical

http://ru.wn.com/Тропики

http://nl.wn.com/Tropen (geografie)

http://fr.wn.com/Tropique

http://de.wn.com/Tropen

http://pt.wn.com/Trópico

http://pl.wn.com/Strefa międzyzwrotnikowa

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Gerard Joling

Background information
Birth name	Gerard Jan Joling
Also known as	Geer
Born	(1960-04-29) 29 April 1960 (age 52)
Origin	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Genres	Pop, soft rock, adult contemporary
Occupations	Singer, television presenter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1985–present
Labels	NRGY Music
Website	www.gerardjoling.nl

Gerard Jan Joling (born 29 April 1960 in Alkmaar) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 80's and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics", "Love is in your Eyes", and his biggest hit, "No more boleros", a song that reached the top 10 in several countries in mainland Europe. He also achieved success in Asia and received more than 20 gold and platinum records.

In 1988 he was the Dutch participant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, with the song "Shangri-La".

Joling & Gordon Over de Vloer is a television program Gerard Joling made with singer Gordon in 2005. There are 3 seasons of the serie which contained the twosome during work and having a laugh.

In 2007 he was the host of Sterren dansen op het ijs and So You Wanna Be a Popstar for the television channel SBS 6. 2007 was also the year that sparked Joling's renewed success, with two number 1 songs, a number 1 album, and 11 gold and platinum awards.

In 2008 Joling became team captain on the Dutch TV show Wie ben ik? ("Who am I?"), in which the team captains, together with both two guests, have to guess who they are, based on hints and questions they can ask. The other team captain is Patty Brard.

Joling was scheduled to represent The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow as a member of De Toppers but in Autumn 2008 he broke both his arm in a skiing accident. Gerard was replaced in The Toppers with Jeroen van der Boom. In December 2009, De Toppers manager Benno de Leeuw announced in Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that Gerard Joling and Gordon are to rejoin the group, turning the trio into a foursome once more.^[1]

1 Discography
2 Gallery
3 External links
4 References

Discography [link]

ALBUMS:(certifications apply to record sales in The Netherlands)

1985 "Love is in your eyes" (WEA/Warner music Holland) Awarded with Gold & Platinum.
1986 "Sea of love" (WEA/Warner music Holland)
1987 "Heart To Heart" (Mercury records Holland)
1988 "The best of Gerard Joling" (Arcade records Holland)
1989 "No more bolero's" (Mercury Holland)Awarded with Gold & 2 x Platinum.
1990 "Corazon" (Mercury Holland) Awarded with Gold
1991 "The very best of Gerard Joling" (Arcade diamond star collection)
1991 "Memory Lane" (Mercury Holland) Awarded with Gold
1992 "Eye To Eye" (Mercury Holland)
1994 "Eternal Love" (Bunny Music)
1995 "The Collection 1985-1995" (Mercury Holland)
1995 "Heel even anders" (Bunny Music)
1996 "A Magic Christmas" (Bunny Music)
1997 "Nightlife" (Bunny Music)
2001 "Only the strong survive"
2004 "Nostalgia"
2007 "Maak me gek" (NRGY music) Awarded with Gold
2008 "Bloedheet" (NRGY music) Awarded with Gold
2010 "Goud" (NRGY music) Awarded with Gold
2007 "Gewoon Gerard" (NRGY music) Awarded with Gold

SINGLES:

1985 "Love is in your eyes" (WEA/Warner music Holland)
1986 "Ticket to the tropics" (WEA/Warner music Holland)Awarded with Gold & Platinum (#1 Hit NL)
1986 "Everybody needs a little rain (Duet Randy Crawford" (WEA/Warner music Holland)
1986 "Reach" (WEA/Warner music Holland)
1986 "Spanish heart" (WEA/Warner music Holland)
1987 "Midnight to midnight" (Philips Holland)
1987 "Chain of love" (Mercury records)
1987 "In this world" (Mercury records)
1987 "Chain of love" (Mercury records)
1988 "Read my lips" (Mercury records)
1988 "Shangri-La" (Mercury records)(Eurovision song contest Dutch entry)
1989 "No more bolero's" (Mercury records)
1989 "Stay in my life" (Mercury records)
1990 "Corazon" (Mercury records)
1990 "Seasons (Duet Julian Hartman)" (Mercury records)
1990 "The drum are everywhere" (Mercury records)
1991 "Tu solo tu" (Mercury records)
1991 "Doo-Wop days" (Mercury records)
1991 "Come back my love" (Mercury records)
1991 "A christmas prayer (feat: The Jordinaires" (Mercury records)
1991 "Fandango in the name of love" (Mercury records)
1992 "Can't take my eyes off you (Duet Tatjana)" (Mercury records)
1992 "The last goodbeye" (Mercury records)
1993 "Chain of love" (Mercury records)
1993 "Under the rose" (Mercury records)
1994 "Liefde op het eerste gezicht" (Mercury records)
1994 "Together again" (Bunny music)
1994 "Everlasting love" (Bunny music)
1994 "When i need you" (Bunny music)
1995 "Zing met me mee" (Bunny music)
1995 "Doe 't licht uit" (Bunny music)
1995 "Heel even" (Duet Shirley Zwerus) (Bunny music)
1995 "Wat ging er mis tussen ons" (Bunny music)
1996 "Please come home for christmas" (Bunny music)
1997 "Without your love" (Bunny music)
1997 "Broadway nights" (Bunny music)
1997 "Without your love" (Bunny music)
1997 "Cry baby" (Bunny music)
1999 "Als ik met je vrij" (Bunny music)
2000 "Numero uno"
2001 "Disco inferno" (Feat: The Tramps)
2001 "Never gonna be the same"
2001 "Numero uno"
2002 "At your service (feat Jan Rietman)"
2002 "Op zoek naar de waarheid"
2003 "The lion sleeps tonight"
2004 "Don't leave me this way"
2004 "Live at the arena medley" (Duet Gordon and Rene Froger) (EMI Music)
2004 "Love can change your life" (Duet Karin Bloemen)
2005 "Over de top" (Duet Gordon and Rene Froger) (EMI Music)
2005 "Toppers party (Duet Gordon and Rene Froger) (EMI Music)
2005 "Somewhere over the rainbow"
2006 "Als je alles hebt gehad" (Duet Gordon)
2004 "Live at the arena medley" (Duet Gordon and Rene Froger) (EMI Music)
2006 "Wir sind die Holländer" (Duet Gordon and Rene Froger as Toppers) (EMI Music)
2007 "Maak me gek" (NRGY Music) #1 HIT NL.
2007 "Blijf bij mij" (Duet André Hazes) (EMI Music)
2007 "Can you feel it" (Duet Gordon and Rene Froger as Toppers) (EMI Music)
2007 "Maar vanavond" (NRGY Music)
2008 "Het is nog niet voorbij" (NRGY Music)
2008 "Ik hou d'r zo van" (NRGY Music)
2008 "Ik kan niet wachten & het Geheim" (Duet Diego Piet) (NRGY Music)
2008 "Laat me alleen" (duet Rita Hovink)(NRGY Music
2008 "24 uur verliefd" (NRGY Music)
2010 "Engel van mijn hart" (NRGY Music)
2010 "Ik leef mijn droom (NRGY Music)
2010 "Alweer een goal" (NRGY Music)
2007 "Morgen wordt alles amders" ( duet bonnie St.Claire (NRGY Music)

Gallery [link]

Gerard Joling during the Gay Pride 2009 in Amsterdam

External links [link]

Gerard Joling (official website)
Gerard Joling at Allmusic

References [link]

^ Gerard Joling and Gordon back in De Topper. Dutchnews.nl

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Marcha with "Rechtop in de wind"	Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988	Succeeded by Justine Pelmelay with "Blijf zoals je bent"

v t e Popstars (Netherlands)

Seasons	1 (2008) · 2 (2009-2010) · 3 (2010-2011)

Judges	Marc-Marie Huijbregts • Henkjan Smits • Simone Walraven • Henkjan Smits • Patricia Paay (Seasons 1 and 2)

Hosts	Nancy Coolen (series 1-2-3) • Tooske Ragas (series 3 Liveshows) • Gerard Joling (series 1-2 and in series 3 (only the auditions))

Winners	1: Brandi Russell • Steffie Zoontjes • Deon Leon (RED!) • 2: Wesley Klein • 3: Dean Saunders

Runner-ups	1: Norman Ramazan • 2: Kim Stolker • 3: Simone Nijssen

Notable contestants	2: Xander • 3: Sharon Kips

Persondata
Name	Joling, Gerard
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Date of birth	29 April 1960
Place of birth
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Bill Mollison

Born	1928 (1928) Stanley, Tasmania, Australia
Residence	Australia
Nationality	Australian
Fields	Biologist and environmentalist
Institutions	CSIRO Tasmania Museum Inland Fisheries Commission Permaculture Institute
Alma mater	University of Tasmania
Known for	Environmental psychology Permaculture
Notable awards	Right Livelihood Award (1981)

Bruce Charles 'Bill' Mollison (born 1928 in Tasmania, Australia) is a researcher, author, scientist, teacher and naturalist. He is considered to be the 'father of permaculture', an integrated system of design, co-developed with David Holmgren, that encompasses not only agriculture, horticulture, architecture and ecology, but also economic systems, land access strategies and legal systems for businesses and communities. In 1978, Mollison founded The Permaculture Institute in Tasmania.

He received the Right Livelihood Award in 1981 with Patrick van Rensburg.

1 Bibliography
2 See also
3 External links
- 3.1 Interviews
- 3.2 Video Interviews/Features

Bibliography [link]

Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements (with David Holmgren, Trasworld Publishers, 1978) ISBN 978-0-938240-00-6
Permaculture Two: Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture (Tagari Publications, 1979)
Permaculture - A Designer's Manual (1988) ISBN 978-0-908228-01-0
Introduction to Permaculture (1991, Revised 1997) ISBN 978-0-908228-08-9
The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition (1993, Revised 2011) ISBN 978-0-908228-06-5
Travels in Dreams: An Autobiography (1996) ISBN 978-0-908228-11-9

Persondata
Name	Mollison, Bill
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1928
Place of birth	Stanley, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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