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unusual facts about Elo


Palau national football team

NOTE: Palau are not included in the FIFA World rankings but are currently ranked 232nd in the Elo rankings.


Baler

On 3 September 2010, on the A381 in Halwell near Totnes, Devon, UK an early member of British rock group ELO Mike Edwards was killed when his van was crushed by a round bale.

Calling America

"Calling America" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from their 1986 (see 1986 in music) album Balance of Power.

Can't Get It Out of My Head

In the '70s, a "Sacred Mushroom Edition" cut of Kenneth Anger's experimental film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome circulated that used the ELO song as its score instead of the original Glagolitic Mass by Czech composer Leoš Janáček

Duško Pavasovič

On the April 2007 FIDE rating list he has an Elo rating of 2567, making him Slovenia's second highest-rated player after Alexander Beliavsky.

Electronic Literature Organization

Founded by Scott Rettberg, Robert Coover, and Jeff Ballowe, the ELO moved from Chicago to UCLAMedia Arts departments.

Enderta Province

Enderta is bordered on the west by Tembien, on the southeast by Wag, the south by Raya and Azebo, on the east by Aseb awraja of Afar (Ethiopia's former port), and on the north by Kilete Awla'elo, Agame and Adwa.

Funtown Splashtown USA

One of the park's most popular rides is the Astrosphere, which is an indoor Scrambler which features a state-of-the-art laser and light show while playing ELO's Fire on High.

Golemale Pirit Koro Na

The song, Elo Re Elo Prem Elo Jibone, shot in a picturesque Pattaya, the narrative and a particular dream sequence are the only high points of this blockbuster that never was.

Jorma Elo

A more global approach Elo met in 1990 when he joined Netherlands Dance Theatre where he worked with choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Hans van Manen, Ohad Naharin, and William Forsythe.

L.E.O.

Spawned by an on-stage cover of ELO's "Telephone Line" by lead singer-songwriter Bleu and Mike Viola, it quickly produced an entire album of original songs similar in style to 1970s AM radio pop music.

Magelang

Elo river to disgorge Mount Merbabu, Mount Telomoyo and Mount Ungaran, so it is not affected by the flow of volcanic material from Mount Merapi.

Michael Elo

Since his 1991 entry, Michael Elo was seen as one of the judges on the Danish "look-alike" talent competition "Stjerneskud" in 1995, and he has also voiced several cartoons in the Danish language, as well as written translated lyrics for Disney songs and more.

Mik Kaminski

After those albums Kaminski applied for the vacant post as ELO's violinist because of an advertisement in Melody Maker.

Murugan Thiruchelvam

Murugan continued to improve rapidly, reaching 2269 Elo on FIDE's published rating list before age twelve.

On the Third Day

Although he didn't actually record on the album, Hugh McDowell did appear on this front cover of the US LP seen at right, which was an unusual photograph taken by famed photographer Richard Avedon that had ELO displaying their belly-buttons.

Richard Tandy

As well as ELO, he has collaborated musically with Lynne on many projects, among them songs for the Electric Dreams soundtrack, Lynne's solo album Armchair Theatre and Lynne produced Dave Edmunds' Information.

Rjurik Lonin

He worked as a Veps language teacher at the Šoutar’v school in 1987–89, he translated the booklet Iisusan elo (‘The Life of Jesus’) and the Gospel of Mark, and although neither was printed, this marked the beginning of Bible translation in the Veps language.

Sharon Osbourne Management

Though mostly music acts, it has guided the careers of husband Ozzy Osbourne, children Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne, as well as The Smashing Pumpkins, Coal Chamber, Queen, Gary Moore, Motörhead, Lita Ford, and ELO.

The Orchestra

The album contains The Orchestra's best known non-ELO song, "Over London Skies", a loving homage to the classic ELO sound in "Jewel & Johnny" and a cover of "Twist and Shout" which begins in a slow, plaintive minor key with arpeggiated chords before building to the familiar, rocking major progression.


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