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Along with the 2008 Russian presidential election, on 2 March 2008 there was an unofficial election held in Sochi to elect the mascot for the 2014 Winter Olympics. 270,000 voters along with their ballots received a coupon with four mascot candidates: Ded Moroz, a snowflake, a polar bear and a dolphin.
In 2009, his novel, The Orb of Despair, won the first Multi Literary Award. [2] [3] As the award was organized by SBS, Showbox, and Wisdom House, the major players of the media and entertainment industry, [4] [5] this win was a breakout for his career. [6] [7] The Orb of Despair is translated into nine languages. His stories are known for its ...
Held on the Tips of Fingers was released in 2005 on Babel Label and later re-released by The Leaf Label in 2014. [1] This album sees Polar Bear's original line up augmented by London-based electronic artist, songwriter and producer Leafcutter John, who has played a distinctive role in shaping the group's later albums.
The Little Polar Bear (in Dutch: Lars de kleine ijsbeer) is a franchise about a polar bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, Hans de Beer. The first of several animated adaptations of the books is a Japanese original video animation , released on April 28, 1990, with animation production by I.G ...
Orboretum: The Orb Collection is the fourth compilation album by the Orb released on 8 November 2024 on Cooking Vinyl. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Alex Paterson 's words, the compilation is "a sort of director's cut, reframing our output, making new neuro pathways, and new juxtapositions."
Some high Arctic species like the snowy owl and polar bear however remain white all year round. In military usage, soldiers often either exchange their disruptively-patterned summer uniforms for thicker snow camouflage uniforms printed with mainly-white versions of camouflage patterns in winter, or they wear white overalls over their uniforms ...
Shirokuma (しろくま shirokuma) is a shy polar bear who ran away from the Arctic Circle. It is sensitive to the cold and feels most at home while drinking hot tea in the corner. It likes to draw and bathe in hot springs and has an easygoing personality. Furoshiki, the pink cloth with cream-yellow polka dots, is its most prized possession.
Hidy and Howdy were the official mascots of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They were anthropomorphic twin polar bears who wore western/cowboy style outfits. Students of Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary were used as performers during Hidy and Howdy's four years as the mascots of the XVth Olympic Winter Games.