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Caracas
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Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital, the center of the Greater Caracas Area, and the largest city of Venezuela. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the part of the country. Terrain suitable for building lies between 760 and 910 m above sea level, the valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2, 200-metre-high mountain range, Cerro El Ávila, to the south there are more hills and mountains. Libertador holds many of the government buildings and is the Capital District, the Distrito Capital had a population of 2,013,366 as of 2011, while the Metropolitan District of Caracas was estimated at 3,273,863 as of 2013. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an population of 5,243,301. Businesses that are located in the city include service companies, banks and it has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan area. The Caracas Stock Exchange and Petróleos de Venezuela are headquartered in Caracas, PDVSA is the largest company in Venezuela. Caracas is also Venezuelas cultural capital, with restaurants, theaters, museums. Some of the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America are located in Caracas, in 2015, Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, had the highest per capita murder rates in the world, with 119 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Most murders and other violent crimes go unsolved, at the time of the founding of the city in 1567, the valley of Caracas was populated by indigenous peoples. Francisco Fajardo, the son of a Spanish captain and a Guaiqueri cacica, fajardos settlement did not last long. It was destroyed by natives of the led by Terepaima. This was the last rebellion on the part of the natives, on 25 July 1567, Captain Diego de Losada laid the foundations of the city of Santiago de León de Caracas. The foundation −1567 – I take possession of land in the name of God. In 1577 Caracas became the capital of the Spanish Empires Venezuela Province under Governor Juan de Pimentel, during the 17th century, the coast of Venezuela was frequently raided by pirates. With the coastal mountains as a barrier, Caracas was relatively immune to such attacks, encountering little resistance, the invaders sacked and set fire to the town after a failed ransom negotiation. As the cocoa cultivation and exports under the Compañía Guipuzcoana de Caracas grew in importance, in 1777, Caracas became the capital of the Captaincy General of Venezuela. José María España and Manuel Gual led a revolution aimed at independence
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Chileans in the United Kingdom
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Chileans in the United Kingdom are people of Chilean ancestry living in the United Kingdom, they can be either British citizens or non-citizen immigrants. When approximately 2,500 Chilean exiles arrived in Great Britain, in the 1970s right-wingers fled the Allende administration, and later leftists fled the Pinochet regime. The Chilean community has settled well in the country, and the majority are of European ancestry, the size of the Chilean British population is hard to estimate as many have gone back to Chile, or move fluidly between several places. According to the 2001 UK Census,5,131 Chilean-born people were living in the UK, representing just over 8% of the UKs Latin American-born community
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Isaac Mendez
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Isaac Méndez is a fictional character in the NBC drama Heroes. Portrayed by Santiago Cabrera, he has the ability to paint the future, Isaac Méndezs story begins in the first episode, where he is a struggling, tortured artist living in New York City. His girlfriend and art dealer is Simone Deveaux, Mendez is addicted to heroin, and has had little success quitting permanently, putting a strain on his relationship with Simone. This strain is worsened when Isaac realizes he can see ambiguous future events, Isaac at first assumes the paintings to be evil and tries to destroy them, but Simone sees them as artistically impressive. Near the end of the pilot, Isaac overdoses, Simone brings help in the form of nurse Peter Petrelli, who realizes that Isaac has painted a picture of him without having previously met him. With Peters help, Isaac survives the overdose, Isaac has also come to believe he needs the heroin to paint the future. Simone doubts Isaacs powers and refuses to stand idly by while he ruins his life using heroin, during their conversation, Simone also mentions that Isaacs comic book, 9th Wonders. May be late as he continues with his precognitive painting, in the fourth episode, Simone comes to Isaac requesting new paintings for a showing at her art gallery. Isaac offers earlier works instead, saying that he needs the newer ones to tell the future, Simone doubts she can even sell the older ones and is still unconvinced of Isaacs powers. Isaac proclaims he knew about her kiss with Peter the previous evening, Simone assumes that Isaac had followed her, but he shows her his drawing, saying he made it seven weeks prior. Isaac then said he needs money for painting supplies, by which he means heroin, Simone leaves and Isaac breaks out his tools to shoot up. At one point in the episode, he says Im gonna be a hero, after shooting up, he experiences a vision of Claire Bennet at her school around Homecoming time, being chased and cornered by a shadowy figure. In the fifth episode, Peter visits Isaac to find images of the cheerleader that a version of Hiro Nakamura told him to save. However, Isaac is distraught over the current state of his life, Peter disagrees and persuades Isaac to look past their differences. Peter finds the painting he is looking for, though Isaac explains he cannot finish it. Peter still believes they should keep trying and, through his ability to other peoples powers, manages to finish the painting himself. The phone rings after he finishes, Isaac explains that its just some Japanese man that he cant understand, and Peter realizes that its Hiro. In Better Halves, Isaac and Peter realize they dont know who the cheerleader was or where she lives and they notice that one of Isaacs canvases of the future is missing
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Heroes (TV series)
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Heroes is an American psychological thriller science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25,2006 through February 8,2010. The series emulates the style and storytelling of American comic books, using multi-episode story arcs that build upon a larger. The series was produced by Tailwind Productions in association with Universal Media Studios and it was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, California. Four complete seasons aired, ending on February 8,2010, the second season of Heroes attracted an average of 13.1 million viewers in the U. S. and marked NBCs sole series among the top 20 ranked programs in total viewership for the 2007–2008 season. Heroes has earned a number of awards and nominations, including Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, Peoples Choice Awards, and British Academy Television Awards. An online extension of the series, Heroes 360 Experience, later rebranded as Heroes Evolutions, was created to explore the Heroes universe, other official Heroes media include magazines, action figures, tie-in and interactive websites, a mobile game, a novel, clothing and other merchandise. A 13-episode miniseries entitled Heroes Reborn premiered on NBC on September 24,2015, additionally, comic book writer Cullen Bunn will be writing an ongoing comic book continuing Heroes, called Heroes, Season Five, a release date and artist has yet to be determined. Originally, Kring designed the series to have an ever-shifting cast, in its first season, the show features an ensemble cast of twelve main characters making it the third largest cast in American primetime television behind Desperate Housewives and Lost. In episode eleven of the first season, Jack Coleman, who portrays Noah Bennet, was upgraded from a role to become the twelfth full-time cast member. Simone Deveaux was the first major character to be written out, DL became a guest star after the events of the first seasons finale, making two appearances throughout season two. Isaac Mendez was also written out, dying at the hands of Sylar, Two recurring characters from season one, Sylar, portrayed by Zachary Quinto, and Ando Masahashi, portrayed by James Kyson Lee, were upgraded to main characters in season two. Starting in season two, recurring character Angela Petrelli, portrayed by Cristine Rose, was promoted to a main character, Elle, Adam, and Micah were removed from the main cast. Monica Dawson did not appear after scenes including her were cut, Niki was also written out but actress Ali Larter remained on the show portraying a new character Tracy Strauss, Nikis triplet sister with the power to freeze objects with a touch. For season four, a new character Samuel Sullivan, portrayed by Robert Knepper, was added, originally cast as a recurring part, the part was changed to a starring role. Deanne Bray was also added as Emma Coolidge, the woman who had enhanced synesthesia including the ability to create a siren song. The plot of Heroes is designed to be told in a way similar to the way books are told. Each season of Heroes contains one or two volumes, there are several main story lines in each volume. As the main plots develop, smaller, more stories are told within them
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Lancelot
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Sir Lancelot du Lac was one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. Traditional scholars thought that they are the same due to the fact that their names are similar. One suggestion has been that the name may have been an invention by Chretien de Troyes, given the evidence of LAncelot. Another suggestion is that the name may have derived from Geoffrey of Monmouths Anguselaus. However, one scholar has suggested that Lancelot may be a variant of the name Lancelin, Lancelot or Lancelin may have instead been the hero of an independent folk-tale which had contact with and was ultimately absorbed into the Arthurian tradition. F. Campbell in his Tales of the West Highlands, the character Lancelot is first introduced by writer Chrétien de Troyes in the 12th century. In Chrétiens earliest known work Erec and Enide, the name Lancelot appears as third on a list of knights at King Arthurs court. The fact that Lancelots name follows Gawain and Erec indicates the importance of the knight at court. Here, Lancelot takes an important role as one of the knights that Cligès must overcome in his quest. It is not until Chrétiens Le Chevalier de la Charrette, however, in this text, he is presented as the most formidable knight at King Arthurs court. His adulterous relationship with the Queen is also introduced in this text, according to Pamela Raabe, Lancelot is portrayed in Chrétien de Troyes’ work as the bravest of knights and one whom everyone is forced to describe as uniquely perfect. His deeds are recounted for their uniqueness, not only among living knights, the problem is that critics have been unable to agree on how to reconcile his perfect “saintliness” with his obvious adultery with King Arthur’s Guinevere. How can the lovers’ consummation be considered a “saintly affair” when it is also adultery, and that adultery is against King Arthur, to whom all knights owe selfless respect, according to Arthurian politics and William Bowman Piper. It is also Chrétien who first gives Lancelot the name Lancelot du Lac which was picked up by the Anglo-French Lancelot-Grail. Lancelot is constantly tied to the Christianity associated with Arthurian Legend, Raabe compares Lancelot’s quest for Guinevere in “Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart” to Everyman’s quest for salvation and Christ’s quest for the human soul. This becomes intensified when he becomes the saviour of the captives of Logres. Danielle MacBain’s study of Thomas Malory’s Le Morte dArthur claims that Lancelot’s affair with Guinevere is often seen as parallel to that of Tristram and Iseult. MacBain suggests that it is Lancelot who is identified with the tragedy of chance
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BBC
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The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, the BBC is the worlds oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total,16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting, the total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed contract staff are included. The BBC is established under a Royal Charter and operates under its Agreement with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The fee is set by the British Government, agreed by Parliament, and used to fund the BBCs radio, TV, britains first live public broadcast from the Marconi factory in Chelmsford took place in June 1920. It was sponsored by the Daily Mails Lord Northcliffe and featured the famous Australian Soprano Dame Nellie Melba, the Melba broadcast caught the peoples imagination and marked a turning point in the British publics attitude to radio. However, this public enthusiasm was not shared in official circles where such broadcasts were held to interfere with important military and civil communications. By late 1920, pressure from these quarters and uneasiness among the staff of the licensing authority, the General Post Office, was sufficient to lead to a ban on further Chelmsford broadcasts. But by 1922, the GPO had received nearly 100 broadcast licence requests, John Reith, a Scottish Calvinist, was appointed its General Manager in December 1922 a few weeks after the company made its first official broadcast. The company was to be financed by a royalty on the sale of BBC wireless receiving sets from approved manufacturers, to this day, the BBC aims to follow the Reithian directive to inform, educate and entertain. The financial arrangements soon proved inadequate, set sales were disappointing as amateurs made their own receivers and listeners bought rival unlicensed sets. By mid-1923, discussions between the GPO and the BBC had become deadlocked and the Postmaster-General commissioned a review of broadcasting by the Sykes Committee and this was to be followed by a simple 10 shillings licence fee with no royalty once the wireless manufactures protection expired. The BBCs broadcasting monopoly was made explicit for the duration of its current broadcast licence, the BBC was also banned from presenting news bulletins before 19.00, and required to source all news from external wire services. Mid-1925 found the future of broadcasting under further consideration, this time by the Crawford committee, by now the BBC under Reiths leadership had forged a consensus favouring a continuation of the unified broadcasting service, but more money was still required to finance rapid expansion. Wireless manufacturers were anxious to exit the loss making consortium with Reith keen that the BBC be seen as a service rather than a commercial enterprise. The recommendations of the Crawford Committee were published in March the following year and were still under consideration by the GPO when the 1926 general strike broke out in May. The strike temporarily interrupted newspaper production and with restrictions on news bulletins waived the BBC suddenly became the source of news for the duration of the crisis. The crisis placed the BBC in a delicate position, the Government was divided on how to handle the BBC but ended up trusting Reith, whose opposition to the strike mirrored the PMs own
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Merlin (2008 TV series)
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Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure television programme created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy, and Johnny Capps, starring Colin Morgan in the title role. It was broadcast on BBC One from 20 September 2008 to 24 December 2012 for a total of 65 episodes, the show is loosely based on the Arthurian legends of the young wizard Merlin and his relationship with King Arthur, but it differs from traditional versions. The show was influenced by the US drama series Smallville about the years of Superman. The show was picked up by the BBC in 2006 after unsuccessful attempts, the series premiered in 2008 to mixed reviews but good ratings which improved as the series went on, and proved popular on the BBCs digital catch-up service iPlayer. It was shown in the United States on NBC, though it moved to the cable network Syfy. It is a mainstay in both Netflix US and UK, Merlin is a reimagining of the legend in which the future King Arthur and Merlin are young contemporaries. Arthurs father Uther Pendragon has banned magic in Camelot, its use punishable by death, Arthur grows from a young, self-absorbed boy to the mighty king in the legends, and Merlin develops into his colossal role in creating the powerful Camelot. The series was popular and very well received by the public. It was responsible for bringing much of the young cast to international prominence, in 2012, the shows producers announced that its fifth series would be its last, with a two-part finale on 24 December 2012. Merlin still holds a major following, years after the airing of the show. Merlin is a warlock who arrives in the kingdom of Camelot after his mother arranges for him to stay with the court physician. He discovers that the king, Uther Pendragon, outlawed magic twenty years earlier in an event known as the Great Purge, when Merlin meets Arthur, he believes that he is an arrogant bully and Arthur, likewise, has a less than stellar opinion of Merlin. After saving the princes life Merlin becomes his servant and the two begin to respect and trust one another, Merlin eventually becomes close friends with Arthur, and another servant named Guinevere. But when Uthers actions eventually cause his ward Morgana to turn against Camelot, Merlin must work together with the Once and Future King to save Albion. Colin Morgan as Merlin, Arthurs servant and Gaius ward, who must secretly develop his magical gifts under the gaze of kings Uther and Arthur, although Merlin is accused of sorcery several times during the run of the series, only Gaius and Lancelot are aware of his magic. Merlin also has an alter-ego, Dragoon the Great, who is considered a criminal by both Uther and Arthur, and inspires profound fear in Morgana, who recognises him as Emrys, her prophetic nemesis. Bradley James as Arthur Pendragon, the prince and later King of Camelot, additionally, he welcomes commoners Lancelot, Gwaine, Mordred, and Percival as knights, and falls in love with Gwen, a mere serving girl. Most importantly, he comes to regard his servant Merlin as a friend and confidant
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The Musketeers
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The Musketeers is a BBC period action drama programme based on the characters from Alexandre Dumass novel The Three Musketeers and co-produced by BBC America and BBC Worldwide. The first episode was shown on BBC One on 19 January 2014 and it also features Peter Capaldi as Cardinal Richelieu in the first series and Marc Warren as Comte de Rochefort in the second series. Jessica Pope and Adrian Hodges produce the show for the BBC, the programme is largely filmed in the Czech Republic. In February 2015, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a third series, the third series premiered in multiple countries first, before premiering in the UK on 28 May 2016, and concluding on 1 August 2016. In 1630s Paris, Athos, Aramis and Porthos are a group of highly trained musketeers commanded by Captain Treville who meet dArtagnan, the series follows them as they fight to protect King and country. The eventual production of the series was announced in 2012. Paris was not considered as a location because over the decades. Dublin was also considered before settling on the Czech Republic, which suffered damage during the two world wars. Many historic buildings were intact and privately owned homes were rented for filming. Filming for the series took place mainly in Doksany,30 kilometres north-west of Prague, where a Parisian square, a number of streets, a disused convent had additional sets constructed including taverns, bedrooms and mortuary. During filming of the first series Peter Capaldi learned that he had given the role of the Twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who. The shows executive producer Jessica Pope commented that they would have to recalibrate plans for a second series. Marc Warren joined the cast for the second series, the Musketeers was originally planned to be broadcast in 2013, but was later delayed until 2014. The Musketeers initially received mixed reviews critics, but they have become more positive as the series has continued. Upon its premiere on BBC America, Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times gave the drama a positive review, calling the series not at all bad, just a bit old-fashioned. She also praised the updates made to the series, writing purists may be dismayed that Mr. Hodges took so many liberties with the original plot and these are the premiere and finale dates for the show airing on BBC, its origin channel. Series 2 concluded earlier in the U. S. and Series 3 was aired/released before the UK in multiple countries, see the episode tables, shown on BBC One, the first series of The Musketeers was broadcast weekly at 9pm on Sunday nights starting on 19 January 2014. The programme was the highest rated drama to debut that year, for the second series, it was moved to 9pm on Friday nights and screening began on 2 January 2015
