query: Elle Fanning's breakout role was Alice Dainard.

pos: Elle Fanning Mary Elle Fanning ( born April 9 , 1998 ) is an American actress . She is the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning . In 2011 , Fanning starred in her breakout role as Alice Dainard in J. J. Abrams ' sci-fi-drama , Super 8 , for which she received a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival , and was cited as one of the film 's best aspects by The Telegraph .   Fanning has received multiple nominations , including for a Saturn Award , a Young Artist Award , a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award , a Teen Choice Award , a Scream Award , and an MTV Movie Award .   She is mainly known for her starring roles in Phoebe in Wonderland , Somewhere , We Bought a Zoo , Ginger and Rosa , Maleficent , and The Neon Demon .

neg: Alice Eve Alice Sophia Eve ( born 6 February 1982 ) is an English actress .

neg: Bridget Jones Bridget Jones is a franchise based on a fictional character of the same name . British writer Helen Fielding started her Bridget Jones 's Diary column in The Independent in 1995 , while chronicling the life of Jones as a thirtysomething single woman in London as she tries to make sense of life and love with the help of a surrogate `` urban family '' of friends in the 1990s . The column lampooned the obsession of women with women 's magazines such as Cosmopolitan and wider social trends in Britain at the time . Fielding published the novelisation of the column in 1996 , followed by a sequel in 1999 called Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason .   Both novels were adapted for the big screen in 2001 and 2004 , starring Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones , and Hugh Grant and Colin Firth as the men in her life : Daniel Cleaver and Mark Darcy , respectively . After Fielding had ceased to work for The Daily Telegraph in late 1998 , the feature began again in The Independent on 4 August 2005 and finished in June 2006 . Helen Fielding released a third novel in 2013 , Bridget Jones : Mad About the Boy , which is set 14 years after the events of the second novel .   The fictional character `` Bridget Jones '' was named on the 2016 Woman 's Hour Power List as one of seven women judged to have had the biggest impact on women 's lives over the past 70 years , alongside Margaret Thatcher , Barbara Castle , Helen Brook , Germaine Greer , Jayaben Desai and Beyoncé .

neg: Alice Playten Alice Playten ( August 28 , 1947 -- June 25 , 2011 ) was an American actress and singer .

neg: Alice Minnie Herts Alice Minnie Herts ( c. 1870 -- September 28 , 1933 ) , sometimes seen as A. Minnie Hertz-Heniger , was an American theatre professional , founder and manager of the Children 's Educational Theatre in New York . Mark Twain said of Herts 's theatrical work , `` I consider it the greatest citizen-making force of the century . ''

neg: Alice Ventura Alice Ventura is a fictional character , one of the antagonists of the Brazilian soap opera Força de um Desejo ( 1999 ) , by Gilberto Braga , Alcides Nogueira and Marques . She is considered one of the greatest villains of Brazilian soap operas , and was played by actress Lavínia Vlasak .

neg: Alice in Wonderland (1933 film) Alice in Wonderland is a 1933 American Pre-Code film version of the famous Alice novels by Lewis Carroll . The film was produced by Paramount Pictures , featuring an all-star cast . It is all live-action , except for the Walrus and The Carpenter sequence , which was animated by the Harman-Ising Studio .   Stars featured in the film included W. C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty , Edna May Oliver as the Red Queen , Cary Grant as the Mock Turtle ( Grant 's star was still on the ascent at the time ) , Gary Cooper as the White Knight , Edward Everett Horton as The Hatter , Charles Ruggles as The March Hare , and Baby LeRoy as The Joker . Charlotte Henry played her first leading role as Alice .   This version was directed by Norman Z. McLeod from a screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and William Cameron Menzies , based on Lewis Carroll 's books Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland ( 1865 ) and Through the Looking-Glass ( 1871 ) . It also drew heavily from Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus 's then-recent stage adaptation .   The film is occasionally broadcast on cable television channels such as Turner Classic Movies . The original running time was 90 min. , but when EMKA bought the television rights in the late 1950s , it was cut to 77 minutes . Universal Studios released the cut version to DVD on March 2 , 2010 , marking the film 's first home video release .

neg: Alice Horton Alice Horton is an original fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives , portrayed by Frances Reid from the show 's debut on November 8 , 1965 until December 26 , 2007 .   In her role as matriarch of the Horton family , Alice 's storylines historically focused on the many troubles of her adult children . Her marriage to Tom Horton ( Macdonald Carey ) played a key role from 1965 until 1994 , when Carey died from lung cancer . Reid 's portrayal earned her nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award for Supporting Actress in 1979 and for Lead Actress in 1987 ; she was awarded a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 . Reid won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actress in a Mature Role in 1978 , 1979 , 1984 , and 1985 , and was inducted into the Television Academy 's archives in 2003 .   Reid died at age 95 on February 3 , 2010 .

neg: Connie Clausen Connie Clausen ( born Constance Clausen on June 11 , 1923 , in Menasha , Wisconsin , and died September 7 , 1997 , in New York City ) was an actress , author , and literary agent .   Connie Clausen 's career began in 1942 at the age of 19 when she was approached by John Ringling North on Main Street in Sarasota , Florida ( then the winter quarters for Ringling Brothers Circus ) , who told her that her long hair would make her a perfect `` Alice in Wonderland '' in the following season 's `` fairy tale '' themed grand finale . She joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and performed as an acrobat in an elephant act . Her experiences in the circus later provided material for her memoir I Love You Honey , but the Season 's Over ( Holt , Rinehart & Winston , 1961 ) , in which she discussed , among other issues , the `` significant gap '' between what women did within the circus ring and their treatment outside of it .   After leaving the circus , she worked as a magazine and television writer and started with MGM studios in Hollywood as Director of Special Promotions . Encouraged by an MGM studio photographer , she moved to New York City to begin a career as a Conover Model and as a successful Broadway and television actress . She appeared on Broadway in `` The Gambler '' with Alfred Drake and appeared in hundreds of television shows and commercials in the 1950s and 1960s . She was a television spokeswoman for Beech-nut Baby Foods and Westinghouse , and was a regular featured guest on `` The Doctor Spock Show '' with her twin sons .   In 1971 Connie Clausen began a new career in publishing . As an assistant Vice President of Macmillan , she helped launch two of the company 's best sellers , `` Watership Down '' and `` Jonathan Livingston Seagull '' . In 1978 she started her own literary agency , Connie Clausen & Associates , which had a series of best sellers , including the beauty books by the photographer Francesco Scavullo , the Pulitzer Prize-winning Jackson Pollock : An American Saga by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith , `` Eat to Win '' , `` The Rules '' and many others . She was also the long-time American agent for the British author Quentin Crisp .   The role of Connie Clausen in the ITV film production of `` An Englishman in New York ( film ) '' ( a sequel to `` The Naked Civil Servant '' ) is played by the actress Swoosie Kurtz .

neg: Showgirl in Hollywood Showgirl in Hollywood is a 1930 American Pre-Code all-talking musical comedy-drama film with Technicolor sequences , produced and distributed by First National Pictures , a subsidiary of Warner Bros. . The film stars Alice White , Jack Mulhall and Blanche Sweet . It was adapted from the 1929 novel Hollywood Girl , by J. P. McEvoy .   Al Jolson , Ruby Keeler , Noah Beery , Walter Pidgeon , and Loretta Young make cameo appearances in the final reel , which was photographed in Technicolor . Showgirl in Hollywood is a sequel to the 1928 Warner Bros. silent film Show Girl which also starred Alice White as Dixie Dugan .   A French version of the film , titled Le masque d'Hollywood , was directed by Clarence G. Badger and John Daumery .

neg: Alice Cooper (band) Alice Cooper was an American rock band formed in Phoenix , Arizona in 1964 . The band consisted of lead singer Vince Furnier , Glen Buxton ( lead guitar ) , Michael Bruce ( rhythm guitar , keyboards ) , Dennis Dunaway ( bass guitar ) , and Neal Smith ( drums ) . Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and has had a solo career under that name since the band became inactive in 1975 . The band was notorious for their elaborate , theatrical shock rock stage shows .  In 2011 , the original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .   After several years of little success , the Alice Cooper band rose to fame in 1971 with the success of the single `` I 'm Eighteen '' and the album Love It to Death . The band peaked in popularity in 1973 with the album Billion Dollar Babies and its tour , which broke box-office records previously held by The Rolling Stones .

neg: Alice David Alice David ( born 22 March 1987 ) is a French actress , known for the television series Bref ( 2011 ) and the film Babysitting ( 2014 ) . She is the voice of the French dub of Lara Croft in the video game Tomb Raider .

neg: Beverly Hills Madam Beverly Hills Madam ( also known as Ladies of the Night ) is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Faye Dunaway , Melody Anderson , Donna Dixon and Robin Givens . It was broadcast on NBC on April 6 , 1986 .

neg: Elsa Buchanan Elsa Buchanan ( 22 December 1908 -- 17 January 2004 ) was an English character actress with a brief career in theatre and film .   Born Elsie Winifred Buchanan Tinker , Buchanan made her stage debut at age three at the Palace Theatre , London at a performance attended by Queen Mary . Buchanan was later the first Briton admitted to the training school of the Académie française .   She made seventeen films in the United States , where she was noted for her blonde hair and called `` the girl with the largest eyes and the smallest waist in Hollywood . '' She accepted the proposal of her husband , a merchant sailor named Noll Charlton , while attending a coronation ball for King George VI and retired from film thereafter .   Shortly before her death saw Gosford Park , in which one of the characters , a Hollywood producer , discusses casting for Charlie Chan in London , inviting a blonde maid to audition for the part that she actually played in that film .

neg: Hot Stuff (1929 film) Hot Stuff is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and written by Robert S. Carr , Humphrey Pearson and Louis Stevens . It stars Alice White and features Louise Fazenda , William Bakewell , Doris Dawson , Ben Hall and Charles Sellon . The film was released by First National Pictures on May 5 , 1929 .

neg: David Selby David Lynn Selby ( born February 5 , 1941 ) is an American film , television and stage actor . He is most well known for playing Quentin Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows ( 1969 -- 71 ) , and Richard Channing in the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest ( 1982 -- 90 ) . Selby has also had prominent roles in the television show Flamingo Road ( 1981 -- 82 ) , and the feature film Raise the Titanic ( 1980 ) . Also a published writer , Selby has written several books including novels , memoirs , and collections of poetry .

neg: The Countess Alice The Countess Alice is a 1992 BBC made for television drama film directed by Moira Armstrong and features Wendy Hiller , Zoë Wanamaker and Duncan Bell . This was Wendy Hiller 's last film role . It was made with the support of WGBH-Boston and shown on the American PBS network in 1993 . It was written by Allan Cubitt as part of the BBC Screenplay anthology TV series .

neg: Elinor Norton Elinor Norton is a 1934 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Rose Franken and Philip Klein . The film stars Claire Trevor , Gilbert Roland , Henrietta Crosman , Hugh Williams and Norman Foster . The film was released on November 2 , 1934 , by Fox Film Corporation .

neg: Fannie Ward Fannie Ward , a.k.a. Fanny Ward ( February 22 , 1872 -- January 27 , 1952 ) was an American actress of stage and screen , known for comedic roles as well as The Cheat , a sexually -- charged 1915 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille .   Ward 's curiously ageless appearance , however , is what drove her celebrity . An obituary described her as `` an actress who never quite reached the top in her professional ... -LSB- and who -RSB- tirelessly devoted herself to appearing perpetually youthful , an act that made her famous '' .

neg: Wake Up and Live Wake Up and Live is a 1937 Fox musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck . The movie stars Walter Winchell , Ben Bernie and Alice Faye and was based upon the self-help bestseller by Dorothea Brande . The film was followed by Love and Hisses ( 1937 ) .

neg: Go Ask Alice Go Ask Alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug habit at age 15 , runs away from home , and eventually dies of a drug overdose . Attributed to `` Anonymous '' , the book is in diary form , and was originally presented as being the edited `` real diary '' of the unnamed teenage protagonist . Questions about the book 's authenticity and true authorship began to arise in the late 1970s , and it is now generally viewed as a work of fiction written by Beatrice Sparks , a therapist and author who went on to write numerous other books purporting to be real diaries of troubled teenagers . Some sources have also named Linda Glovach as a co-author of the book .   Intended for a young adult audience , Go Ask Alice became a widely popular bestseller . It was initially praised for conveying a powerful message about the dangers of drug abuse , but more recently has been criticized as poorly written anti-drug propaganda and also as a literary hoax . Nevertheless , its popularity has endured , and as of 2014 it had remained continuously in print since its publication over four decades earlier . Go Ask Alice has also ranked among the most frequently challenged books for several decades due to its use of profanity and explicit references to sex and rape , as well as drugs .   The book was adapted into the 1973 television film Go Ask Alice , starring Jamie Smith-Jackson and William Shatner . In 1976 , a stage play of the same name , written by Frank Shiras and based on the book , was also published .


query: The Czech Republic has the lowest unemployment rate in the African Union.

pos: Lands of the Bohemian Crown The Lands of the Bohemian Crown , often called Czech lands in modern times , were a number of incorporated states in Central Europe during the medieval and early modern periods connected by feudal relations under the joint rule of the Bohemian kings . The crown lands primarily consisted of the Kingdom of Bohemia , an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire according to the Golden Bull of 1356 , the Margraviate of Moravia , the Duchies of Silesia , and the Lusatias , as well as other territories throughout its history .   The joint rule of Corona regni Bohemiae was legally established by decree of the Luxembourg king Charles IV issued on 7 April 1348 , on the foundation of the original Czech lands ruled by the Přemyslid dynasty until 1306 . By linking the territories , the interconnection of crown lands thus no more belonged to a king or a dynasty but to the Bohemian monarchy itself , symbolically personalized by the Crown of Saint Wenceslas . Under the rule of Ferdinand I from 1526 , the lands of the Boheman Crown became a constituent part of the Habsburg Monarchy . Later they passed to the Austrian Empire and the Cisleithanian half of Austria-Hungary . By the Czechoslovak declaration of independence in 1918 , the remaining Czech lands became part of the First Czechoslovak Republic .   The Bohemian Crown was neither a personal union nor a federation of equal members . Rather , the Kingdom of Bohemia had a higher status than the other incorporated constituent countries . There were only some common state institutions of the Bohemian Crown and they did n't survive the centralization of the Habsburg Monarchy under Empress Maria Theresa in the 18th century . The most important of them was the Bohemian Court Chancellery which was united with the Austrian Chancellery in 1749 .

pos: Bohemian Revolt The Bohemian Revolt ( 1618 -- 1620 ) was an uprising of the Bohemian estates against the rule of the Habsburg dynasty . It was caused by religious and power disputes ( the estates were Utraquist ) . The dispute culminated after several battles in the final Battle of White Mountain , where the estates suffered a decisive defeat . This started re-Catholisation of the Czech lands , but also triggered the Thirty Years ' War , which spread to the rest of Europe and devastated vast areas of central Europe , including the Czech lands .

pos: Slovakia Slovakia ( listen ) , is a landlocked country in Central Europe . It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west , Poland to the north , Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south . Slovakia 's territory spans about 49000 km2 and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5 million and comprises mostly ethnic Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak .   The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries . In the 7th century , they played a significant role in the creation of Samo 's Empire and in the 9th century established the Principality of Nitra . In the 10th century , the territory was integrated into the Kingdom of Hungary , which itself became part of the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire . After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , the Slovaks and Czechs established Czechoslovakia . A separate ( First ) Slovak Republic ( 1939 -- 1945 ) existed in World War II as a client state of Nazi Germany . In 1945 , Czechoslovakia was re-established under Communist rule as a Soviet satellite . In 1989 the Velvet Revolution ended authoritarian Communist rule in Czechoslovakia . Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia , sometimes known as the Velvet Divorce .   Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index , a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties , press freedom , internet freedom , democratic governance and peacefulness . The country maintains a combination of market economy with a comprehensive social security system . Citizens of Slovakia are provided with universal health care , free education and one of the longest paid maternity leave in the OECD . The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009 . Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area , NATO , the United Nations , the OECD , the WTO , CERN , the OSCE , the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group . The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone . Its legal tender , the Euro , is the world 's 2nd most traded currency . Although regional income inequality is high , 90 % of citizens own their homes . In 2016 , Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories , ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world . Slovakia is the world 's largest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone and the 7th largest car producer in the European Union . The car industry represents 43 % of Slovakia 's industrial output , and a quarter of its exports .

pos: House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg ( -LSB- ˈhæps.bɜrɡ -RSB- -LSB- ˈhaːps.bʊʁk -RSB- ) , also called House of Hapsburg , or House of Austria , was one of the most influential royal houses of Europe . The throne of the Holy Roman Empire was continuously occupied by the Habsburgs between 1438 and 1740 . The house also produced emperors and kings of the Kingdom of Bohemia , Kingdom of England ( Jure uxoris King ) , Kingdom of Germany , Kingdom of Hungary , Kingdom of Croatia , Second Mexican Empire , Kingdom of Ireland ( Jure uxoris King ) , Kingdom of Portugal , and Habsburg Spain , as well as rulers of several Dutch and Italian principalities . From the sixteenth century , following the reign of Charles V , the dynasty was split between its Austrian and Spanish branches . Although they ruled distinct territories , they nevertheless maintained close relations and frequently intermarried .   The House takes its name from Habsburg Castle , a fortress built in the 1020s in present-day Switzerland , in the canton of Aargau , by Count Radbot of Klettgau , who chose to name his fortress Habsburg . His grandson Otto II was the first to take the fortress name as his own , adding `` Count of Habsburg '' to his title . The House of Habsburg gathered dynastic momentum through the 11th , 12th , and 13th centuries .   By 1276 , Count Radbot 's seventh generation descendant Rudolph of Habsburg had moved the family 's power base from Habsburg Castle to the Duchy of Austria . Rudolph had become King of Germany in 1273 , and the dynasty of the House of Habsburg was truly entrenched in 1276 when Rudolph became ruler of Austria , which the Habsburgs ruled until 1918 .   A series of dynastic marriages enabled the family to vastly expand its domains to include Burgundy , Spain and its colonial empire , Bohemia , Hungary , and other territories . In the 16th century , the family separated into the senior Habsburg Spain and the junior Habsburg Monarchy branches , who settled their mutual claims in the Oñate treaty .   The House of Habsburg became extinct in the 18th century . The senior Spanish branch ended upon the death of Charles II of Spain in 1700 and was replaced by the House of Bourbon . The remaining Austrian branch became extinct in the male line in 1740 with the death of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI , and completely in 1780 with the death of his eldest daughter Maria Theresa of Austria . It was succeeded by the Vaudemont branch of the House of Lorraine . The new successor house styled itself formally as the House of Habsburg-Lorraine ( German : Habsburg-Lothringen ) , and because it was often confusingly still referred to as the House of Habsburg , historians use the unofficial appellation #English of the Habsburg Monarchy for the countries and provinces that were ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg between 1521 and 1780 and then by the successor branch of Habsburg-Lorraine until 1918 .

pos: Czech Republic The Czech Republic ( -LSB- ˈtʃɛkiə -RSB- , ; Česko , -LSB- ˈt͡ʃɛsko -RSB- ) , is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west , Austria to the south , Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast . The Czech Republic covers an area of 78866 km2 with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , has 10.5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague , with over 1.2 million residents . The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia .   The Czech state was formed in the late 9th century as the Duchy of Bohemia under the Great Moravian Empire . After the fall of the Empire in 907 , the centre of power transferred from Moravia to Bohemia under the Přemyslid dynasty . In 1002 , the duchy was formally recognized as part of the Holy Roman Empire , becoming the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198 and reaching its greatest territorial extent in the 14th century . Besides Bohemia itself , the king of Bohemia ruled the lands of the Bohemian Crown , he had a vote in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor , and Prague was the imperial seat in periods between the 14th and 17th century . In the Hussite wars of the 15th century driven by the Protestant Bohemian Reformation , the kingdom faced economic embargoes and defeated five consecutive crusades proclaimed by the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church .   Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526 , the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg Monarchy alongside the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary . The Protestant Bohemian Revolt ( 1618 -- 20 ) against the Catholic Habsburgs led to the Thirty Years ' War . After the Battle of the White Mountain , the Habsburgs consolidated their rule , eradicated Protestantism and reimposed Roman Catholicism , and also adopted a policy of gradual Germanization . With the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 , the Bohemian Kingdom became part of the Austrian Empire and the Czech language experienced a revival as a consequence of widespread romantic nationalism . In the 19th century , the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and were subsequently the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia , which was formed in 1918 following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I.   The Czech part of Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany in World War II , and was liberated in 1945 by the armies of the Soviet Union and the United States . The Czech country lost the majority of its German-speaking inhabitants after they were expelled following the war . The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia won the 1946 elections . Following the 1948 coup d'état , Czechoslovakia became a one-party communist state under Soviet influence . In 1968 , increasing dissatisfaction with the regime culminated in a reform movement known as the Prague Spring , which ended in a Soviet-led invasion .   The first separate Czech republic was created on 1 January 1969 , under the name Czech Socialistic Republic within federalization of Czechoslovakia , however the federalization was implemented only incompletely . Czechoslovakia remained occupied until the 1989 Velvet Revolution , when the communist regime collapsed and a democracy and federalization was deepened . On 6 March 1990 , the Czech Socialistic Republic was renamed to the Czech Republic . On 1 January 1993 , Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved , with its constituent states becoming the independent states of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic .   The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union ( EU ) in 2004 ; it is a member of the United Nations , the OECD , the OSCE , and the Council of Europe . It is a developed country with an advanced , high income economy and high living standards . The UNDP ranks the country 14th in inequality-adjusted human development . In 2017 , Czech citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 168 countries and territories , ranking the Czech passport 9th in the world ( after 25 other countries ) . The Czech Republic also ranks as the 6th most peaceful country , while achieving strong performance in democratic governance . It has the lowest unemployment rate of EU members .

pos: Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire ( Sacrum Imperium Romanum , Heiliges Römisches Reich ) was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 . The largest territory of the empire after 962 was the Kingdom of Germany , though it also came to include the Kingdom of Bohemia , the Kingdom of Burgundy , the Kingdom of Italy , and numerous other territories .   On 25 December 800 , Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne as Emperor , reviving the title in Western Europe , more than three centuries after the fall of the Western Roman Empire . The title continued in the Carolingian family until 888 and from 896 to 899 , after which it was contested by the rulers of Italy in a series of civil wars until the death of the last Italian claimant , Berengar , in 924 .   The title was revived in 962 when Otto I was crowned emperor , fashioning himself as the successor of Charlemagne and beginning a continuous existence of the empire for over eight centuries . Some historians refer to the coronation of Charlemagne as the origin of the empire , while others prefer the coronation of Otto I as its beginning . Scholars generally concur , however , in relating an evolution of the institutions and principles constituting the empire , describing a gradual assumption of the imperial title and role .   The precise term `` Holy Roman Empire '' was not used until the 13th century , but the concept of translatio imperii , the notion that he held supreme power inherited from the emperors of Rome , was fundamental to the prestige of the emperor . The office of Holy Roman Emperor was traditionally elective , although frequently controlled by dynasties . The German prince-electors , the highest-ranking noblemen of the empire , usually elected one of their peers as `` King of the Romans , '' and he would later be crowned emperor by the Pope ; the tradition of papal coronations was discontinued in the 16th century . The empire never achieved the extent of political unification formed in France , evolving instead into a decentralized , limited elective monarchy composed of hundreds of sub-units , principalities , duchies , counties , Free Imperial Cities , and other domains . The power of the emperor was limited , and while the various princes , lords , bishops and cities of the empire were vassals who owed the emperor their allegiance , they also possessed an extent of privileges that gave them de facto independence within their territories . Emperor Francis II dissolved the empire on 6 August 1806 , after the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine by Napoleon .

pos: Great Moravia Great Moravia ( regnum Marahensium , Μεγάλη Μοραβία -- megale Moravia , Velká Morava , Veľká Morava , Wielka Morawia ) , the Great Moravian Empire , ( historiographical terms -- original formal name is unknown ) or simply Moravia , was the first major state that was predominantly Slavonic to emerge in the area of Central Europe . Its core territories were located on the Morava river which gave its name to the kingdom . `` Morava '' in both Czech and Slovak refers to both the river and the land of Moravia - the medieval Margraviate of Moravia , which is now the eastern part of the Czech Republic . The river Morava flows south through the whole of Moravia , later forming the present-day border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia before finally becoming the border between Slovakia and Austria ( where it is called the March in German ) . The kingdom saw the rise of the first ever Slavic literary culture in the Old Church Slavonic language . After the fall of Great Moravia , its core territory was gradually divided between the newly ascending Czech Kingdom ( Bohemia ) and Hungarian Kingdom : the frontier was originally settled on the Morava river ( the Czech Kingdom to its west , and Hungary - present-day Slovakia - to its east ) . However , from the 12th century , the Czech kings managed to gain more and more of the region on the eastern bank - eventually gaining the whole stretch of the eastern territory from Uherské Hradiště down to Strážnice , and this region retained its non-Czech identity in its designation `` Slovácko '' as an alternative dialectal for `` Slovakia '' . After this , the Czech-Hungarian border shifted east to the White Carpathians . The core region of Great Moravia along the Morava river , thus divided between the present-day Moravia and Slovakia , has retained a unique culture in the rich folklore tradition both on the western bank of the Morava ( including the southern Záluží region ) and the eastern bank - the Slovácko ( in Moravia ) and Záhorie ( in Slovakia ) . Záhorie also boasts the only surviving building from Great Moravian times - the chapel at Kopčany just across the Morava from the archaeological site of Mikulčice . The core of Great Moravia was established , according to legend , in the early 830s , when Prince Mojmír I ( -LSB- moimi : r -RSB- ) crossed the Morava and conquered the principality of Nitra ( present-day western Slovakia ) . The former principality of Nitra was used as the údelné kniežatsvo , or the territory given to , and ruled by , the successor to the throne , traditionally the nephew ( sister 's son ) of the ruling kъnendzь or Prince .   The extent and location of Great Moravia are a subject of debate . Rival theories place the center of it either south of the river Danube ( the river Morava in Serbia ) or on the Great Hungarian Plain . The exact date when the Moravian state was founded is also disputed , but it probably occurred in the early 830s under Prince Mojmír I , ( r. 820s/830s -- 846 ) , who is the first known ruler of the united Moravia . Mojmír and his successor , Rastislav ( `` Rostislav '' in Czech ) , who ruled from 846 to 870 , initially acknowledged the suzerainty of the Carolingian monarchs , but the Moravian fight for independence caused a series of armed conflicts with East Francia beginning in the 840s .   Moravia reached its largest territorial extent under Svätopluk I , ( Svatopluk in Czech ) , who ruled from 870 to 894 , and who was occasionally styled as king in contemporaneous sources . Although the borders of his empire can not be exactly determined , he controlled the core territories of Moravia as well as other neighbouring regions , including Bohemia , most of Slovakia and parts of Slovenia , Hungary , Poland and Ukraine , for some periods of his reign . Separatism and internal conflicts emerging after Svätopluk 's death contributed to the fall of Great Moravia , which was overrun by the Hungarians . The exact date of Moravia 's collapse is unknown , but it occurred between 902 and 907 .   Moravia experienced significant cultural development under Prince Rastislav , with the arrival in 863 of the mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius . Rastislav had asked the Byzantine emperor to send a `` teacher '' ( učitelja ) to introduce literacy and a legal system ( pravьda ) to Great Moravia . The brothers Cyril and Methodius introduced a system of writing ( the Glagolitic alphabet ) and Slavonic liturgy , the latter eventually formally approved by Pope Adrian II . The Glagolitic script was probably invented by Cyril himself and the language he used for his translations of holy scripts and his original literary creation was based on the Slavic dialect he and his brother Methodius knew from their native Thessaloniki . The language , termed Old Church Slavonic , was the direct ancestral language for Bulgarian , and therefore also referred to as Old Bulgarian . Old Church Slavonic , therefore , differed somewhat from the local Slavic dialect of Great Moravia which was the ancestral idiom to the later dialects spoken in Moravia and western Slovakia .   Later , the disciples of Cyril and Methodius were expelled from Great Moravia by King Svätopluk I. Arriving in the First Bulgarian Empire , the disciples continued the Cyrilo-Methodian mission and the Glagolitic script was superseded by Cyrillic . The Cyrillic script and translations of the liturgy were disseminated to other Slavic countries , particularly in the Balkans and Kievan Rus ' , charting a new path in these Slavic nations ´ cultural development .

pos: Prague Prague ( -LSB- ˈprɑːɡ -RSB- Praha , -LSB- ˈpraɦa -RSB- , Prag ) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic . It is the 14th largest city in the European Union . It is also the historical capital of Bohemia . Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river , the city is home to about 1.26 million people , while its larger urban zone is estimated to have a population of nearly 2 million . The city has a temperate climate , with warm summers and chilly winters .   Prague has been a political , cultural , and economic centre of central Europe with waxing and waning fortunes during its history . Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic , Renaissance and Baroque eras , Prague was the capital of the kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors , most notably of Charles IV ( r. 1346 -- 1378 ) .  It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire . The city played major roles in the Bohemian and Protestant Reformation , the Thirty Years ' War , and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia , during both World Wars and the post-war Communist era .   Prague is home to a number of famous cultural attractions , many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe . Main attractions include the Prague Castle , the Charles Bridge , Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock , the Jewish Quarter , Petřín hill and Vyšehrad . Since 1992 , the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites .   The city has more than ten major museums , along with numerous theatres , galleries , cinemas , and other historical exhibits . An extensive modern public transportation system connects the city . Also , it is home to a wide range of public and private schools , including Charles University in Prague , the oldest university in Central Europe .   Prague is classified as an `` Alpha - '' global city according to GaWC studies . Prague ranked sixth in the Tripadvisor world list of best destinations in 2016 . Its rich history makes it a popular tourist destination , and the city receives more than 6.4 million international visitors annually , . Prague is the fifth most visited European city after London , Paris , Istanbul and Rome .

pos: Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire ( Kaiserthum Oesterreich , modern spelling Kaisertum Österreich ) was an empire in Central Europe created out of the realms of the Habsburgs by proclamation in 1804 . It was a multinational empire and one of Europe 's great powers . Geographically it was the second largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire ( 621,538 square kilometres -LSB- 239,977 sq mi -RSB- ) . It was also the third most populous after Russia and France , as well as the largest and strongest country in the German Confederation . Proclaimed in response to the First French Empire , it overlapped with the Holy Roman Empire until the latter 's dissolution in 1806 . The Ausgleich of 1867 elevated Hungary 's status . It became a separate entity from the Empire entirely , joining with it in the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary .

pos: Archduchy of Austria The Archduchy of Austria ( Erzherzogtum Österreich ) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire and the nucleus of the Habsburg Monarchy . With its capital at Vienna , the archduchy was centered at the Empire 's southeastern periphery .   The Archduchy developed out of the Bavarian Margraviate of Austria , elevated to the Duchy of Austria according to the 1156 Privilegium Minus by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa . The House of Habsburg came to the Austrian throne in Vienna in 1282 and in 1453 Emperor Frederick III , also Austrian ruler , officially adopted the archducal title . From the 15th century onwards , all Holy Roman Emperors but one were Austrian archdukes and with the acquisition of the Bohemian and Hungarian crown lands in 1526 , the Habsburg `` hereditary lands '' became the centre of a major European power .   The Archduchy 's history as an Imperial State ended with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in 1806 . It was replaced with the Lower and Upper Austria crown lands of the Austrian Empire .

neg: Zambia Zambia ( -LSB- ˈzæmbiə -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Zambia , is a landlocked country in Southern Africa , neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north , Tanzania to the north-east , Malawi to the east , Mozambique , Zimbabwe , Botswana and Namibia to the south , and Angola to the west . The capital city is Lusaka , in the south-central part of Zambia . The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest , the core economic hubs of the country .   Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples , the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century . After visits by European explorers in the eighteenth century , Zambia became the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century . For most of the colonial period , Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company .   On 24 October 1964 , Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president . Kaunda 's socialist United National Independence Party ( UNIP ) maintained power from 1964 until 1991 . Kaunda played a key role in regional diplomacy , cooperating closely with the United States in search of solutions to conflicts in Rhodesia ( Zimbabwe ) , Angola , and Namibia . From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a one-party state with the UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto `` One Zambia , One Nation '' . Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991 , beginning a period of social-economic growth and government decentralisation . Levy Mwanawasa , Chiluba 's chosen successor , presided over Zambia from January 2002 until his death in August 2008 , and is credited with campaigns to reduce corruption and increase the standard of living . After Mwanawasa 's death , Rupiah Banda presided as Acting President before being elected President in 2008 . Holding office for only three years , Banda stepped down after his defeat in the 2011 elections by Patriotic Front party leader Michael Sata . Sata died on 28 October 2014 , the second Zambian president to die in office . Guy Scott served briefly as interim president until new elections were held on 20 January 2015 , in which Edgar Lungu was elected as the sixth President .   In 2010 , the World Bank named Zambia one of the world 's fastest economically reformed countries . The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ( COMESA ) is headquartered in Lusaka .

neg: Czech Rugby Union The Czech Rugby Union ( Česká Rugbyová Unie ) is the governing body for rugby union in the Czech Republic . It was founded in 1926 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1988 while still the governing body for Czechoslovakia . It organises the two leagues , the KB Extraliga and KB První Liga , and the various national teams . It is based in Prague .

neg: Transport in the Czech Republic Transport in the Czech Republic relies on several main modes , including transport by road , rail , water and air .

neg: List of companies of Mozambique Mozambique , officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest .   The economy of Mozambique has developed since the end of the Mozambican Civil War ( 1977 -- 1992 ) , but the country is still one of the world 's poorest and most underdeveloped . The resettlement of civil war refugees and successful economic reform have led to a high growth rate : the country enjoyed a remarkable recovery , achieving an average annual rate of economic growth of 8 % between 1996 and 2006 and between 6 % -- 7 % from 2006 to 2011 . Also , more than 1,200 state-owned enterprises ( mostly small ) have been privatised . Preparations for privatisation and/or sector liberalisation are underway for the remaining parastatal enterprises , including telecommunications , energy , ports , and railways.done

neg: Mozambique Mozambique ( -LSB- moʊzæmˈbiːk -RSB- or -LSB- mɔːzæmˈbiːk -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Mozambique ( Moçambique or República de Moçambique , -LSB- rɛˈpublikɐ dɨ musɐ̃ˈbikɨ -RSB- ) is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest . It is separated from Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east . The capital and largest city is Maputo ( known as `` Lourenço Marques '' before independence ) .   Between the 1st and 5th centuries AD , Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from farther north and west . Swahili ( and later Arab ) commercial ports existed along the coasts until the arrival of Europeans . The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonised by Portugal from 1505 . The country was an important place where Somali merchants enslaved the local population , starting what is now known as the Somali slave trade . After over four centuries of Portuguese rule , Mozambique gained independence in 1975 , becoming the People 's Republic of Mozambique shortly thereafter . After only two years of independence , the country descended into an intense and protracted civil war lasting from 1977 to 1992 . In 1994 , Mozambique held its first multiparty elections and has remained a relatively stable presidential republic . However , since 2013 , following more than 20 years of peace , a renewed insurgency by RENAMO has been occurring .   Mozambique is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries in the world . Mozambique is endowed with rich and extensive natural resources . The country 's economy is based largely on agriculture , but industry is growing , mainly food and beverages , chemical manufacturing , and aluminium and petroleum production . The country 's tourism sector is also growing . South Africa is Mozambique 's main trading partner and source of foreign direct investment . Belgium , Brazil , Portugal , and Spain are also among the country 's most important economic partners . Since 2001 , Mozambique 's annual average GDP growth has been among the world 's highest . However , the country ranks among the lowest in GDP per capita , human development , measures of inequality , and average life expectancy .   The only official language of Mozambique is Portuguese , which is spoken mostly as a second language by about half of the population . Common native languages include Makhuwa , Sena , and Swahili . The country 's population of around 24 million is composed overwhelmingly of Bantu people . The largest religion in Mozambique is Christianity , with significant minorities following Islam and African traditional religions . Mozambique is a member of the African Union , the Commonwealth of Nations , the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , the Latin Union , the Non-Aligned Movement , and the Southern African Development Community , and is an observer at La Francophonie .

neg: Czech Science Foundation The Czech Science Foundation ( GACR ) was established in 1993 as an independent public organisation supporting basic research in the Czech Republic . On the basis of calls for proposals and a public competition , the Czech Science Foundation provides financial support for both experienced and young and early-stage researchers . It also funds international projects on a bilateral basis in cooperation with several partner agencies as well as projects carried out within international research programmes . It is one of two major government-supported research funding agencies in the Czech Republic , the other being the Technological Agency of the Czech Republic ( TAČR ) .

neg: Czech Republic at the Olympics The Czech Republic first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994 , and has competed in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then . Prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 , Czech athletes had competed at the Olympics from 1920 to 1992 as Czechoslovakia and from 1900 to 1912 as Bohemia .   Athletes from the Czech Republic have won a total of 55 medals at the Summer Games , with canoeing , athletics and shooting as the top medal-producing sports . The nation has also won 24 medals at the Winter Games , mostly in cross-country skiing , speed skating and ultimately popular ice hockey . In terms of medal count the most decorated Czech Olympian within the post-Czechoslovak period is cross-country skier Kateřina Neumannová ( 6 medals between 1998 and 2006 ) .   The National Olympic Committee for the Czech Republic is the Czech Olympic Committee , which was founded in 1899 and recognized in its current form by the International Olympic Committee in 1993 .

neg: Outline of the Czech Republic The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Czech Republic :   The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe . On 1 January 1993 , Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into its constituent states , the Czech Republic and Slovakia . The Czech Republic is bordered by Poland to the north , Germany to the west , Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east . Its capital and largest city , with 1.3 million inhabitants , is Prague . It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy , a member of the European Union , NATO , the OECD , the OSCE , the Council of Europe , and the Visegrád Group .

neg: List of Presidents of the Czech Republic This is a list of Presidents of the Czech Republic , a political office that was created in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia .   The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy , with the President acting as head of state and the Prime Minister acting as head of government .   The first President of the Czech Republic was Václav Havel . The current President is Miloš Zeman , in office since 8 March 2013 .  Until 2012 , the President was elected by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate , for a term lasting five years . Since 2013 the President is elected by popular vote . The only living former President of the Czech Republic is Václav Klaus .

neg: Bohemian Forest The Bohemian Forest , known in Czech as Šumava ( -LSB- ˈʃʊmava -RSB- ) and in German as Böhmerwald , is a low mountain range in Central Europe . Geographically , the mountains extend from Plzeň Region and South Bohemia in the Czech Republic to Austria and Bavaria in Germany , and form the highest truncated uplands of the Bohemian Massif , up to 50 km wide . They create a natural border between the Czech Republic on one side and Germany and Austria on the other .

neg: Czech National Council The Czech National Council ( Česká národní rada , ČNR ) was the legislative body of the Czech Republic since 1968 when the Czech Republic was created as a member state of Czech-Slovak federation . It was legally transformed into the Chamber of Deputies according to the Constitution ( Act . No. 1/1993 Coll . ) because of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 .

neg: List of companies of Tanzania Tanzania is a large country in Eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region . Parts of the country are in Southern Africa . It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north ; Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east . Kilimanjaro , Africa 's highest mountain , is in northeastern Tanzania .   The country has the second largest economy in the East African Community and the twelfth largest in Africa . It is largely dependent on agriculture for employment , accounting for about half of the employed workforce . An estimated 34 percent of Tanzanians currently live in poverty . The economy has been transitioning from a command economy to a market economy since 1985 . Although total GDP has increased since these reforms began , GDP per capita dropped sharply at first , and only exceeded the pre-transition figure in around 2007 .

neg: Christian Labour Confederation The Christian Labour Confederation ( KOK ) is a trade union centre in the Czech Republic . It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation .

neg: Vsetín Vsetín ( -LSB- ˈfsɛciːn -RSB- ) is a town in Zlín Region of the Czech Republic . It has around 28,500 inhabitants and lies on the Vsetínská Bečva river .   The area around Vsetín , called Vsetínsko , is spread out on the foothills of the Vsetín , Hostýn and Vizovice Highlands around the Bečva River . This area features the remains of log houses and cultural monuments of significant importance mainly in Vsetín itself .   The folk culture has been kept alive by Wallachian song and dance groups for many decades . Originally a small town , Vsetín has become an important centre of industrial , economic , cultural and sports life during the last century .

neg: Unemployment in Spain Though unemployment is a general problem for the whole world , the degree of unemployment in Spain is especially high in respect to the other countries in the region at the same economic level .   After reaching a minimum of 8 % between 2006 and 2007 , with the Spanish economic crisis that began in 2008 the rate of unemployment grew quickly exceeding 20 % in 2010 and 25 % in 2012 and unemployment became the greatest concern within Spanish society . Even though unemployment in some regions of Spain is slightly less than in others , the general amount is one of the highest in the European Union and in general has stayed like that independently of the economic situation . Almost 100,000 people have lost their jobs in the real estate industry in Spain .

neg: Czech lands The Czech lands or the Bohemian lands ( České země ) are the three historical regions of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia . Together the three have formed the Czech Republic since 1 January 1993 .   In a historical context , Czech texts use the term to refer to any territory ruled by the Kings of Bohemia , i.e. , the lands of the Bohemian Crown ( země Koruny české ) as established by Emperor Charles IV in the 14th century . This would include territories like the Lusatias ( which in 1635 fell to Saxony ) and the whole of Silesia , all ruled from Prague Castle at that time . After the conquest of Silesia by the Prussian king Frederick the Great in 1742 , the remaining lands of the Bohemian Crown -- Bohemia , Moravia and Austrian Silesia -- have been more or less co-extensive with the territory of the modern-day Czech Republic .

neg: Rail Safety Inspection Office The Rail Safety Inspection Office ( Drážní inspekce ) is an agency of the government of the Czech Republic . It supervises the Czech rail system and investigates rail accidents and incidents .   The agency has its headquarters in 1st district , Prague . The agency has 61 employees in five offices , including those in Prague , Brno , České Budějovice , Ostrava , and Plzeň .

neg: List of companies of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo is a country located in Central Africa . It is bordered by Gabon , Cameroon , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda . In the early 1980s , rapidly rising oil revenues enabled the government to finance large-scale development projects with GDP growth averaging 5 % annually , one of the highest rates in Africa . The government has mortgaged a substantial portion of its petroleum earnings , contributing to a shortage of revenues . The January 12 , 1994 devaluation of Franc Zone currencies by 50 % resulted in inflation of 46 % in 1994 , but inflation has subsided since .

neg: Platform of European Memory and Conscience The Platform of European Memory and Conscience is an educational project of the European Union bringing together government institutions and NGOs from EU countries active in research , documentation , awareness raising and education about the crimes of totalitarian regimes . Its membership include 55 government agencies and NGOs from 13 EU member states as well as from the United States , such as the Institute of National Remembrance , the Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial , the Stasi Records Agency and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation . The platform has offices in Prague and Brussels .   The platform was founded in Prague on the occasion of the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Group on 14 October 2011 . The signing ceremony took place in the Lichtenstein Palace under the auspices of Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas , Polish Prime Minister and President of the European Council Donald Tusk , and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán . Its goal is described as helping `` prevent intolerance , extremism , anti-democratic movements and the recurrence of any totalitarian rule in the future . ''   The initiative was originally proposed by the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes and the Government of the Czech Republic , and the 2008 Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism ; on 2 April 2009 , the European Parliament passed a resolution in favour of the initiative , and in June 2009 , the Council of the European Union welcomed the initiative . The Platform of European Memory and Conscience was founded as an initiative of the Polish EU presidency in 2011 , after the project had been promoted by the Czech EU presidency already in 2009 and by the Hungarian EU presidency in 2011 . The secretariat of the Platform of European Memory and Conscience was originally hosted by the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes , and the platform has received a strategic grant from the International Visegrád Fund . The founding institutions included government agencies of the Czech Republic , Poland , Germany , Hungary , Romania , Lithuania , Estonia , and Latvia , as well as several NGOs . The organisation 's strategic partners include the International Visegrád Fund and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation . The motto of the platform is `` democracy matters . ''

neg: Jan Dusík Jan Dusík ( born 25 April 1975 ) is a Czech politician , former Minister of Environment , activist and since 18 July 2011 working in the regional office for Europe of the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva ; he has been the Acting Director of the Office since 1 December 2011 . He was appointed regional director on 31 January 2014 .


query: John Denver is a singer from Colorado.

pos: John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. ( December 31 , 1943 -- October 12 , 1997 ) , known professionally as John Denver , an American musician , singer-songwriter , record producer , activist , actor , and humanitarian , whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer . After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family , Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s . Starting in the 1970s , he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists . By 1974 , he was firmly established as America 's best selling performer , and AllMusic has described Denver as `` among the most beloved entertainers of his era '' .   Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs , about 200 of which he composed , with total record sales of over 33 million . He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature , his disdain for city life , his enthusiasm for music , and his relationship trials . Denver 's music appeared on a variety of charts , including country music , the Billboard Hot 100 , and adult contemporary , in all earning him twelve gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs `` Take Me Home , Country Roads '' , `` Annie 's Song '' , `` Rocky Mountain High '' , `` Thank God I 'm a Country Boy '' , and `` Sunshine on My Shoulders '' .   Denver starred in films and several notable television specials in the 1970s and 1980s . He continued to record in the 1990s , also focusing on environmental issues by lending vocal support to space exploration and testifying in front of Congress in protest against censorship in music . He lived in Aspen , Colorado for much of his life and was known for his love of Colorado which he sang about numerous times . In 1974 Denver was named poet laureate of the state . The Colorado state legislature also adopted `` Rocky Mountain High '' as one of its two state songs in 2007 . Denver was an avid pilot and died at the age of 53 in a single-fatality crash of his personal experimental aircraft .

neg: An American Prayer An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the Doors . In 1978 , seven years after lead singer Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up , Ray Manzarek , Robby Krieger , and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Morrison 's poetry ( originally recorded in 1969 and 1970 ) . Other pieces of music and spoken word recorded by the Doors and Morrison were also used in the audio collage , such as dialogue from Morrison 's film HWY : An American Pastoral and snippets from jam sessions .   Despite managing a RIAA platinum certification in the US , the album received mixed reviews and still divides critics . When the album was originally released , longtime Doors ' producer Paul A. Rothchild labeled the album a `` rape of Jim Morrison . '' Rothchild claimed that he had heard all of the reels of master tapes from both the 1969 and the 1970 poetry sessions , insisting that the three remaining Doors failed to realize Morrison 's original intent for an audio presentation of the poetry . Prior to leaving for Paris , Morrison had approached composer Lalo Schifrin as a possible contributor for the music tracks meant to accompany the poetry , with no participation from any of the other Doors members . Additionally , he had developed some conception of the album cover art work by January 1971 , and was in correspondence with artist T. E. Breitenbach to design this cover in the form of a triptych . However , John Haeny ( who recorded the original session tapes with Morrison in 1970 and safeguarded them before the project was resurrected as An American Prayer ) insisted that the album `` was made by those people who were closest to Jim , both personally and artistically '' and `` everyone had the best intentions , '' stating : `` Jim would be pleased . Jim would have understood our motivation and appreciated our dedication and heartfelt handling of his work . ''   The album also includes a composite live version of `` Roadhouse Blues , '' splicing together performances at New York City 's Felt Forum and Detroit 's Cobo Hall , both captured during the Doors ' 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour . This version of the song later appeared on the In Concert compilation .

neg: John Mellencamp John J Mellencamp ( born October 7 , 1951 ) , also known as John Cougar Mellencamp , is an American musician , singer-songwriter , painter , and actor . He is known for his catchy , populist brand of heartland rock , which emphasizes traditional instrumentation . Mellencamp rose to superstardom in the 1980s while `` honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style that , starting in 1982 , yielded a string of Top 10 singles , '' including `` Hurts So Good , '' `` Jack & Diane , '' `` Crumblin ' Down , '' `` Pink Houses , '' `` Lonely Ol' Night , '' `` Small Town , '' `` R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. , '' `` Paper in Fire , '' and `` Cherry Bomb . '' He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States . In addition , he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , with seven , and has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards , winning one . Mellencamp released his latest album , Sad Clowns & Hillbillies , on April 28 , 2017 , to widespread critical acclaim .   Mellencamp is also one of the founding members of Farm Aid , an organization that began in 1985 with a concert in Champaign , Illinois , to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land . Farm Aid concerts have remained an annual event over the past 32 years , and as of 2017 the organization has raised over $ 50 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture .   Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10 , 2008 . His biggest musical influences are Bob Dylan , Woody Guthrie , James Brown , Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones . Said longtime Rolling Stone contributor Anthony DeCurtis : `` Mellencamp has created an important body of work that has earned him both critical regard and an enormous audience . His songs document the joys and struggles of ordinary people seeking to make their way , and he has consistently brought the fresh air of common experience to the typically glamour-addled world of popular music . ''   The late Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Timothy White said in 2001 :   Johnny Cash called Mellencamp `` one of the 10 best songwriters '' in music .

neg: LoDo, Denver LoDo , Denver is the lower downtown area of Denver , Colorado , is one of the oldest settlements of the city of Denver . It is a mixed-use historic district , known for its nightlife , and serves as an example of success in urban reinvestment and revitalization . The current population is approximately 21,145 .

neg: Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival The Twin Cities Jazz Festival is one of the largest free civic events in the upper Midwest , attracting upwards of 30,000 people . Founded in 1999 by festival promoter Steve Heckler , The main events of the festival are held at Mears Park in St. Paul in the Lowertown neighborhood . The festival closes several blocks and has utilized clubs such as the Bulldog , Hat Trick , Black Dog , Station 4 , Artists ' Quarter , Union Depot , Amsterdam , Heartland , Bedlam , SW Craft Bar , and more . For the first time in 2015 , the festival will present music at the newly opened CHS Field with Jack Brass Band opening for headliner Dr. John .   In addition , Media partners have included Jazz 88 radio ( broadcasting live locally and streaming live on the internet internationally ) , WCCO-TV , The Rake , City Pages , Jazz Police , La Prenza and MPLS-St . Paul Magazine . The festival has also received extensive coverage in the Star Tribune , St. Paul Pioneer Press , The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and Skyway News .   Festival performers have included : Joe Lovano , Chick Corea , Esperanza Spalding , Return to Forever , Dave Brubeck , Clark Terry , Monty Alexander , Gary Burton , Deodato , The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman , Danilo Pérez , Branford Marsalis , David `` Fathead '' Newman , Eric Alexander , Jimmy McGriff , Red Holloway , Jack McDuff , Joey DeFrancesco , Benny Golson , Dr. Lonnie Smith , Dewey Redman , Lew Tabackin , Bettye LaVette , Ira Sullivan , Spyro Gyra , Bernard Purdie , Melvin Rhyne , Ben Sidran , Von Freeman , Frank Morgan , Mose Allison , Butch Thompson , Bill Evans , Chris Michalek , Alicia Renee , Heatin ' System , Howard Levy , Debbie Duncan , Big Walter Smith , Percy Strother , Tiger Okoshi , Peter Schimke , Yellowjackets , Kristin Korb , Hiromi , Phil Hey Quartet , Duke Ellington Orchestra , Henry Johnson 's Organ Express , Nachito Herrera , Salsa del Soul , Bobby Sanabria , George Avaloz , Barbara Morrison , US Air Force Falconaires , Norman Simmons , David Young , Jon Weber , Jerry Weldon , Tony Monaco , Atlantis Quartet , and MN Big Band .

neg: Classic Albums Live Classic Albums Live is a concert series based in Toronto , Ontario , in which musicians perform a classic rock album in its entirety . The series was founded in 2003 by Craig Martin , a musician who had previously produced a series of boutique cabaret shows as well as composed music for television and film .   The musicians go to great lengths to faithfully recreate every sound on the original album . They have performed with orchestras , sitarists , choirs and schools . The shows are treated like recitals with the album being performed in its entirety followed by a ` greatest hits ' set of the featured artist .   Albums that have been performed include Led Zeppelin 's Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin IV , Bruce Springsteen 's Born to Run , Supertramp 's Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America , the Rolling Stones ' Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. , Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours , Eagles ' Hotel California , Guns N ' Roses ' Appetite for Destruction , Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon , Wish You Were Here , The Wall and Animals , Queen 's A Night at the Opera , and the Beatles albums Rubber Soul , Revolver , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band , The Beatles ( AKA the `` White Album '' ) , and Abbey Road .   In recent years , the series has presented concerts in a variety of cities , including Orlando , Florida , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Akron , La Mirada , Jacksonville , Gainesville , Lakeland , Coral Springs , New York , New Jersey , Dallas , Houston , Uncasville , Connecticut , Las Vegas , Nevada , and Rochester , New York . On December 17 , 2006 , Classic Albums Live performed the entire 213-song Beatles song catalogue in one 13-hour concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto .   A different lineup performs each album . There is a group of core musicians who are frequently part of the performances , including Nick Hildyard , Rob Phillips , Lindsay Clark , Leslea Keurvorst , Troy Feener , Clifton David , Dom Polito and Marty Morin . Occasionally , more famous Canadian musicians are brought in as well , including Mia Sheard , Kim Bingham , Nicholas Walsh , and ex-members of Moist . In some venues , they will bring in local musicians to fill needed spots . For example , on June 16 , 2006 , the group performed the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper album at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando ; they brought in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to fill in on the orchestral parts .   When performing in Toronto , they usually play at Massey Hall . The producer of Classic Albums Live has created a musical called Gig which will run in 2016 .   List of albums performed :   The Beatles ' catalogue  Led Zeppelin  Led Zeppelin II  Led Zeppelin IV  Houses of the Holy  Physical Graffiti  In Through the Out Door  Meddle  The Dark Side of the Moon  Animals  Wish You Were Here  The Wall  A Night at the Opera  Who 's Next  Are You Experienced  Boston  Crime of the Century  Breakfast in America  The Last Waltz  Rust Never Sleeps  Harvest  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars  OK Computer  Ten  Nevermind  Regatta de Blanc  Outlandos d'Amour  The Joshua Tree  London Calling  Band on the Run  Texas Flood  Let It Bleed  Sticky Fingers  Some Girls  Exile on Main St.  Appetite for Destruction  Highway to Hell  Back in Black  Born to Run  Hotel California  Rumours  The Doors  L.A. Woman  Legend  Pearl  Paranoid  Van Halen  Thriller  Purple Rain  Nothing 's Shocking  Woodstock  2112  Saturday Night Fever  A Very Lennon Christmas  Elton John Greatest Hits

neg: Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist .   It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . ''   The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist .   Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 .   Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year .   1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .

neg: Dr. John Malcolm John `` Mac '' Rebennack ( born November 21 , 1940 ) , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer , songwriter , voice actor , pianist , and guitarist , whose music combines blues , pop , jazz , zydeco , boogie woogie , and rock and roll .   Active as a session musician since the late 1950s , he gained a cult following in the late 1960s following the release of his album Gris-Gris and his appearance at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music . He performed a wildly theatrical stage show inspired by medicine shows , Mardi Gras costumes , and voodoo ceremonies . Rebennack has recorded more than 20 albums and in 1973 scored a top-20 hit with `` Right Place Wrong Time '' .   The winner of six Grammy Awards , Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by singer John Legend on March 14 , 2011 . In May 2013 , Rebennack was the recipient of an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Tulane University . He was jokingly referred to by Tulane 's president , Scott Cowen , as `` Dr. Dr. John '' .

neg: Get Lifted Get Lifted is the debut studio album by American singer John Legend , released via Kanye West 's GOOD Music label on December 28 , 2004 in the United States . Featuring production by West , John Legend , Dave Tozer and will.i.am , the album sold over three million units worldwide , with a total of 2.1 million copies in the U.S. , where it was certified double platinum . The album won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album , and earned Legend another two awards , for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his single `` Ordinary People '' .

neg: Jack Evans (musician) Jack Evans ( born March 3 , 1953 , Anamosa , Iowa ) is an American musician and songwriter .   Evans , a 1978 graduate of Boston 's Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music Composition Degree , went on to form the award-winning band Reverend Zen . The New York band 's first album was Angels , Blues , and the Crying Moon on Blakjak Music Records , Anamosa Songs ASCAP c2006 . The group 's ten song video collection entitled Reverend Zen The Videos was released in 2015 in association with Blakjak Music Records , Anamosa Songs ASCAP c2015 . He 's won seventy four songwriting and performance awards with Reverend Zen around the world including :  2016 Semi-finalist Australia Song Contest - Sydney  2016 Runner Up Song of the Year Contest - Houston  2015 Finalist Great American Song Contest - Portland  2015 Semi-finalist UK Song Contest - London , UK  2011/12 ASCAP Plus Award -- N.Y.C.  2010/11 ASCAP Plus Award -- N.Y.C.  2010 Semi-finalist UK Song Contest -- London , UK  2009/10 Artist of the Year Nomination & 2009/10 Song of the Year Nomination with 9 Finalist Awards ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards , Costa del Sol Spain / N.Y.C.  2009/10 ASCAP Plus Award -- N.Y.C.  2009 Semi-finalist UK Song Contest -- London , UK  2009 Semi-finalist Australia Song Contest -- Sydney , Australia  2008/09 Artist of the Year Nomination and 7 Finalist Awards ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards -- Costa del Sol , Spain / N.Y.C.  2008/09 ASCAP Plus Award -- N.Y.C. , 2 Finalist Awards  2008/09 Unisong International Song Contest -- Los Angeles  2008 Best Song Nomination Los Angeles Music Awards -- Los Angeles  2008 Best Song Nomination Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards -- Toronto , Canada  2008 Finalist with 3 Semi-finalist Awards France 's 100 % Song Contest -- Arville / Paris , France  2008 3 Semi-finalist Awards UK Song Contest -- London , UK  2008 Semi-finalist Award Australia Song Contest -- Sydney , Australia  2008 Golden Wave Artist of the Year Award -- The Colorado Wave -- Indie Music Wave shows I Radio LA -- Denver/Los Angeles  2007/08 Song of the Year & 2007/08 Artist of the Year Nominee with 5 Finalist Awards ABC Radio Networks Fame Games Effigy Awards -- Costa del Sol , Spain / N.Y.C.  2007/08 ASCAP Plus Award -- N.Y.C.  2007 Artist of the Year with 4 Best Song Nominations Los Angeles Music Awards  2007 Artist of the Year WCH Radio -- St. Louis , 2 Finalist Awards  2007/08 Unisong International Song Contest -- L.A.  2006 Bronze Artist Award RGW Radio -- Norfolk , UK  2006 Finalist VH1 Song of the Year Contest with 5 Runner-up Awards -- Houston/N . Y.C.  He has also won multiple awards from the Billboard World Song Contest -- N.Y.C. , the Mid Atlantic Song Contest -- Washington , DC and the Singer/Songwriter Awards in London , U.K.

neg: Matthew Denver Matthew Rombach Denver ( December 21 , 1870 -- May 13 , 1954 ) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio , son of James William Denver .

neg: John Bell (musician) John Farmer Bell ( born April 14 , 1962 ) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band Widespread Panic , where he is known for his raspy southern drawl that hits a variety of octaves . He is frequently called JB by fans . For more than 30 years , the voice has fueled 150 concerts a year all over the country and created a road warrior mentality for the band and its fans .   Bell grew up in Cleveland , Ohio , where he graduated from University School in 1980 . He attended the University of Georgia and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity where he , Michael Houser , and Dave Schools met while Houser was playing at an open mic night . `` Panic , '' as Houser was nicknamed , began playing with JB and Schools at local Athens , GA clubs , playing mostly cover songs .   John Bell is an active philanthropist , most notably as an advocate for SMA ( spinal muscular atrophy ) . Bell has helped raise over $ 2 million for SMA research , mostly through his involvement with `` Hannah 's Buddies '' . The foundation is named for Bell 's goddaughter and niece , who lives with SMA . Godparent Bell is involved in an annual fundraiser featuring a golf tournament and evening concert by `` JB and Friends , '' featuring John Bell solo , as well as performing with guests . Guest performers at the benefit have included Col. Bruce Hampton , Vic Chesnutt , John Keane , and Bloodkin , as well as Grammy Award winner Robert Randolph and the Family Band and the North Mississippi Allstars , and Nickel and the Polar Bears . He has also performed at various Habitat for Humanity benefit concerts put on by Warren Haynes .   John Bell has stated that The Cruise on Tues , and The Thursday Drive at 5 , a college radio show hosted by Wes Mantooth and Krazy Kliewer was a huge inspiration for a bunch of new songs . Bell has said , `` Now that their radio show is over , I have nothing to do but tour . I loved that radio show , those guys should go back to college . '' Bell resides in the north Georgia mountain town of Dahlonega with his his wife Laura whom he met while in New Orleans , Louisiana

neg: Al Rogers Al Rogers ( born July 24 , 1926 ) is an American Country and Western singer .

neg: KXWA KXWA ( 101.9 FM ) is a radio station licensed to Centennial , Colorado , United States . The station serves the Denver metropolitan area and is currently owned by the WAY-FM Network . Its studios are located in Longmont , and the transmitter is near Castle Rock .

neg: Denver Health Medical Center Denver Health Medical Center , formerly named Denver General Hospital and sometimes abbreviated to Denver Health , is a hospital in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver , founded in 1860 . It is one of four Level I Trauma Centers in Colorado . Denver Health is one of the primary teaching hospitals in Denver and is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver , Children 's Hospital Colorado , and the Veteran 's Affairs Hospital in Aurora , Colorado .

neg: J.D. Malone John Dennis Maloney , Jr. ( `` J.D. Malone '' ) is a singer and songwriter of life experiences . He was born and raised in Bennington , Vermont , United States .

neg: Sweet Surrender (John Denver song) `` Sweet Surrender '' is the title of a popular song by the American singer-songwriter John Denver . It was originally recorded for his 1974 album Back Home Again , but was chosen as the lead single from the concert album An Evening with John Denver . `` Sweet Surrender '' reached # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1975 , remaining in the Top 40 for eight weeks . It also rose to # 1 on the adult contemporary chart , Denver 's fourth song to reach the top on this survey ( following `` Sunshine on My Shoulders '' , `` Annie 's Song '' and `` Back Home Again '' ) . Following a theme common to many of Denver 's songs , the lyrics to `` Sweet Surrender '' deal with a journey of self-exploration tied to themes of nature and environment . The single version of `` Sweet Surrender '' has yet to appear on any compact disc or digital reissue , characterized by its lack of applause over the introduction .  `` Sweet Surrender '' was the opening theme song of the 1974 Walt Disney movie The Bears and I . It was covered by the pop/folk band `` The Seekers '' and appeared on the Australian release of their 1975 self-titled album .

neg: New Denver New Denver is a village in southeastern British Columbia , Canada , along the shore of Slocan Lake . New Denver was founded as a mining town in 1892 , and briefly known as Eldorado City before being renamed after Denver , Colorado . It was incorporated as a village in 1929 and currently has approximately 504 residents .

neg: Fisher & Fisher Fisher & Fisher was an architectural firm based in Denver , Colorado named for partners William Ellsworth Fisher ( 1871 -- 1937 ) and Arthur Addison Fisher ( 1878 -- 1965 ) .   The firm was founded in 1892 by William Ellsworth Fisher as William Fisher , Architect . After ten years in practice alone , mainly designing starter homes , he partnered with Daniel Riggs Huntington from 1901 to 1905 as Fisher & Huntington , during which time the firm designed increasingly expensive residences and also commercial buildings . The firm then once more became William Fisher , Architect until 1907 , when William was joined by his younger brother Arthur Addison Fisher ; they worked together as William Fisher Architect and Brother until 1910 and then as William E. Fisher and Arthur A. Fisher , Architects until William 's death in 1937 . William 's son Alan B. Fisher , who had previously joined the firm , then became his uncle 's partner and the firm was renamed Arthur A. Fisher and Alan B. Fisher , Architects . From 1956 to 1959 they were joined by Rodney S. Davis as Fisher , Fisher and Davis ; on Arthur 's retirement the firm became Fisher and Davis . Finally beginning in 1967 , Alan Fisher was in partnership with John D. Reece and Hilary M. Johnson as Fisher , Reece and Johnson until his retirement in 1978 .   In Colorado , the firm worked on dozens of notable buildings , and has left a legacy unique in the state . Of 67 surviving buildings in Denver identifiable as being by Fisher & Fisher , 50 are either listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) , individually or as part of historic districts , or are eligible for listing . Although most work by Fisher & Fisher was in Denver , buildings by them elsewhere in the state and outside it are also listed . For example , William and Arthur Fisher planned the town of Parco , Wyoming ( now Sinclair ) and designed its public buildings .   The Fisher brothers were unusually innovative , and the firm 's buildings are in a variety of styles . The Railway Exchange Addition of 1909/13 and the connected Railway Exchange New Building of 1937 ( now the Hotel Monaco ) in downtown Denver show contrasting styles by the same firm . The New Building , by Fisher , Fisher & Hubbell , is one of Denver 's best Art Moderne works , although the architects denied at the time that it was `` modernistic '' .   In April 2011 one of their works , the Cowperthwaite home , was the 2011 Denver Designer Show House , a fundraiser involving interior decorators prior to the house coming to market .   Among lost works by the firm are the Lafayette Hughes and Gerald Hughes mansions .   Surviving works include ( with attribution ) :  Ashland Public Library , 207 N. 15th St. Ashland , NE ( Shankland , W.R. / Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed  Belcaro , 3400 Belcaro Dr. Denver , CO ( Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed  Copperthwaite Home  Ideal Building , 821 17th St. Denver , CO ( Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed  Lorraine Lodge , SW of Golden Golden , CO ( Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed  McPhee and McGinnity Building , 2301 Blake St. Denver , CO ( Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed  Neusteter Building , 720 Sixteenth St. Denver , CO ( Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed  St. Thomas Episcopal Church , 607 Fourth St. Alamosa , CO ( Fisher , William Ellsworth ; Fisher , Arthur Addison ) , NRHP-listed  Tower of Memories , 8500 W. 29th Ave. Wheat Ridge , CO ( Charles A. Smith , Fisher & Fisher , John Monroe ) , NRHP-listed  Tramway Building , 1100 14th St. Denver , CO ( Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed  Original public buildings in Parco Historic District , roughly bounded by Monroe Ave. , N. Fourth St. , Union and Lincoln Aves. , and N. Ninth St. Sinclair , WY ( Fisher & Fisher ) , NRHP-listed

neg: Colorado Mass Choir The Colorado Mass Choir is an American gospel choir .   The group 's lead vocalist is Joe Pace . They released their first album in 1996 , and won a Stellar Award for New Artist of the Year . Several releases on Verity Records followed .