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Jordan ( /ˈdʒɔr.dən/;Arabic: اَلأُرْدُنّ, Al-'Urdunn), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: اَلمَمْلَكَة اَلأُرْدُنِيَّة اَلهَاشِمِيَّة), Al-Mamlakah Al-Urdaniyyah Al-Hashimiyyah) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing control of the Dead Sea with the latter. Jordan's only port is at its south-western tip, at the Gulf of Aqaba, which is shared with Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Over half of Jordan is covered by the Arabian Desert. However, the western part of Jordan is arable land and forests. Jordan is part of the Fertile Crescent. The capital city is Amman. According to the CIA World Factbook, Jordan has the second highest life expectancy in the Middle East, after Israel. The average life expectancy is one position behind the United Kingdom, although the age remains exactly the same (80.05 years).
The precursor to modern Jordan was founded in 1921 as the Hashemite Emirate, and it was recognized by the League of Nations as a state under the British mandate in 1922 known as The Emirate of Transjordan. In 1946, Jordan became an independent sovereign state officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. After capturing the West Bank area of Cisjordan during the 1948–49 war with Israel, Abdullah I took the title King of Jordan and Palestine, and he officially changed the country's name to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in April 1949.
Peter Jordan (sometimes known as Rocki Rolletti) is best known for the work series It's a Living, which aired on CBC Television from 1989 to 2003.
Peter was also a regular contributor to CBWT's 24Hours LateNight program in the 1980s.
Peter has won two Gemini Awards for Best Host Lifestyle or Performing Arts Program or Series for the It's a Living series (1998 eps. 1 & 5, and 2000 season) and was a four-time nominee in the same category.
When the full hour of news returned to CBWT in Winnipeg on February 19, it was announced that Peter would host a new segment called W6 (Who, What, When, Where, Why, Winnipeg).
In 2008, he acted in the romantic comedy New in Town, with Rene Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr., filmed in Selkirk, MB.
RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
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Mazaj 95.3 FM | World Middle East | Jordan |
Beat FM (JO) | Pop | Jordan |
Sawt el Ghad Amman | World Middle East | Jordan |
Halimiat | World Middle East | Jordan |
Actors: Götz George (actor), Hansjürgen Hürrig (actor), Wolf-Dietrich Brücker (producer), Thomas Arnold (actor), Matthias Brenner (actor), Maria Simon (actress), Fritz Busse (editor), Kai Ivo Baulitz (actor), Cornelia Schmaus (actress), Sabine Orléans (actress), Dror Zahavi (director), Marko Mandic (actor), Günther Illi (composer), Arnel Taci (actor), Melanie Fronicke (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Nigel Bennett (actor), John Dunsworth (actor), Chris Cuthbertson (producer), Chris Cuthbertson (actor), Chris Cuthbertson (writer), Christopher Shyer (actor), Sebastian Spence (actor), Anita McGee (producer), Anita McGee (producer), Stephen Fielding (miscellaneous crew), Michael P. Mason (editor), Michael P. Mason (producer), Amy Kerr (actress), Drew Hagen (actor), Drew Hagen (producer),
Plot: Peter Jordan is 33 years old and stuck in a dead end retail job at Super Duper Computers. To make matters worse, he's managed to rack up over $35,000 worth of debt. Student Loans, credit cards, Big Screen TV. His love life is equally in debt. Just when it seems he will never break out of his rut, an old high school buddy named Frehley shows up unexpectedly. Under Frehley's influence, Peter takes large cash advances on his newest credit card to go out every night. He even purchases his dream car, a classic '72 Volkswagen Bug. Frehley's easygoing take on life soon begins to affect Peter's co-workers as well. Before long Peter and his buddies Stan and Willie are having the time of their life. Not only are they meeting women, they're finally picking them up as well! When complications arise, Frehley disappears as quickly as he arrived, leaving a hockey bag full of pot in Peter's apartment...
Keywords: lesbian-subtext, marijuana, marijuana-joint, strip-club, volkswagen-beetleActors: Jessica Walter (actress), Ben Vereen (actor), Mason Daring (composer), Ellyn Stern (actress), Garrett M. Brown (actor), Fred Barzyk (director), Dossy Peabody (actress), Kenneth Cavander (writer), Ingrid Sonnichsen (actress), Jennifer East (actress), Carole Tomko (producer), Peter Kovner (actor), David Bosnak (actor), Catherine Shaddix (producer), Dan Dunbar (editor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Egon von Jordan (actor), Walter Davy (producer), Erni Mangold (actress), Guido Wieland (actor), Karl Fochler (actor), Bernhard Wicki (actor), Kurt Jaggberg (actor), Oskar Wegrostek (actor), Kurt Sowinetz (actor), Franz Stoss (actor), Theodor Grädler (director), Erich Auer (actor), Anaid Iplicjian (actress), Hannes Schiel (actor), Günther Haenel (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Reinhard Kolldehoff (actor), Eva Wilma (actress), Hélio Souto (actor), Gustavo Rojo (actor), Hellmut Lange (actor), Xandó Batista (actor), Kleber Afonso (actor), Geórgia Gomide (actress), Luiz Gustavo (actor), Américo Taricano (actor), Ernst R. von Theumer (producer), Werner Preuss (editor), Erika Remberg (actress), Horst Hächler (director), Astrogildo Filho (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance,