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3 unusual facts about Haná


30564 Olomouc

The citation accompanying the suggestion of the name and published in the Minor Planet Circular on 6 January 2003 said: "The city of Olomouc is the center of Hanakia in the heart of Moravia. The seat of Catholic bishops since 1063 and Moravian primates since 1777, it has been home to a university since 1573, now called Palacký University."

Champloose

Later, Champloose's version of the Okinawan folk song "Jin Jin" (Firefly) was a minor hit in British discos, and their ballad "Hana" (Flowers), with vocals by Kina's wife, became a weepy favourite in many Asian countries.

Paul Kaiwi

Kaiwi was born to Paul A. Kaiwi, Sr. and Geraldine (Castro) Kaiwi of Hana, Hawaii, where he grew up and attended High school.


Aku no Hana

"Aku no Hana" and "Love Me" were later re-recorded for the group's compilation album Koroshi no Shirabe: This Is Not Greatest Hits (1992).

Bornholmsk dialect

They originate from the old accusatives hann and hana still used in Icelandic, whereas the Scandinavian languages, apart from dialects of for example Swedish, normally use the old dative form for the oblic case (Danish ham, hende, Swedish honom, henne).

Death of Hana Grace-Rose Williams

Hana's adoptive parents had a copy of the controversial parenting book To Train up a Child, by Michael Pearl and Debi Pearl, which is said by some critics to encourage child abuse.

Before being adopted, Hana lived in Kidane Mehret Children’s Home, a Catholic orphanage in Addis Ababa affiliated with AAI.

Either/Orchestra

This tour and recording have led to an ongoing collaboration with Astatke, the primary founder of Ethiopian jazz, concerts with Ethiopian expatriates singer Hana Shenkute, krar player Minale Dagnew, masinko player Setegn Atanaw, and the great Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed with whom E/O released a DVD in 2007.

Golden Bear Toys

The company has sold a broad range of branded products including Thomas and Friends, My 1st JCB, Charlie and Lola, Pingu, Noddy, Peppa Pig, Brum, Bob the Builder, Cars, Dora the Explorer, Hana's Helpline and Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom.

Grandstar Cargo

parent= Sinotrans (51%), Korean Air (25%), Hana Capital Co. (13%), and Shinhan Capital Co., Ltd. (11%).

Gustav Brom

The 1950s also saw Brom signed with Supraphon in Prague, recording and arranging prolifically with many guest artists including British singer Gery Scott, German pianist Igo Fischer, Czech singers Karel Gott, Helena Vondráčková and Hana and Petr Ulrych (aka Ulrychovi) and Greek sisters Tena and Martha Elefteriadu.

Hana Yori Dango Final

According to Oricon, Hana Yori Dango Final was the best-selling movie DVD for the first half of 2009 and the second best-selling DVD in the general DVD category.

Kozarac

In the BBC drama series New Tricks episode 84 "Things Can Only Get Better", Hana Koranović, a suspect in the case, comes from Kozarac.

Lucie Bílá

Lucie Bílá (born Hana Zaňáková) was born in the town of Otvovice in Czechoslovakia, where she was raised and where she attended a secondary school.

Maria Yamamoto

Magical Meow Meow Taruto (ending theme): "Hana Uta no Hareruya!" (performed with Hisayo Mochizuki and Masayo Kurata)

Minamikaze

"Hana," a Shoukichi Kina song, was recorded by the band on their "Nada Sōsō" single (released a year prior to Natsukawa's version).

Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow Coalition

The Keshet was founded in 1996 by a group of leading intellectuals, thinkers and artists, among them Prof. Yehouda Shenhav, Dr. Ishak Saporta, Dr. Yossi Dahan, Dr. Vicki Shiran, Dr. Henriette Dahan Kalev, Dr. Dolly Benhabib, Ms. Shosh Gabay, Prof. Yossi Yona, Hana Azoulay HaSfari and many others.

Ocean Heaven

It saw the inclusion of award winning cinematographer Christopher Doyle (Hero, 2046, In the Mood for Love), composer Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Departures, Hana-bi) and production designer Yee Chung-Man (Anna Magdalena, Curse of the Golden Flower).

Skootamatta River

The river is mentioned several times in Michael Ondaatje's novel The English Patient as a place where Hana, one of the novel's main characters, once lived.

Te Hana Hudson

Te Hana arrived with her family in 2001 for a fresh start but she grew annoyed at her brother Victor's (Calvin Tuteao) attempts to break up her marriage to Joe Hudson (Rawiri Paratene).

Te Hana developed a crush on Geoff Greenlaw (Andrew Laing) and the two eventually kissed, only to be caught by Te Hana's daughter Mihi (Quantrelle King) who told Joe – ending the marriage.

Tokyo Godfathers

She is found by the three main characters on Christmas Eve, and Hana names her after the Japanese title of the traditional Christmas song "Silent Night."

Toma Ikuta

Following his successful portrayal in Hana Kimi, Ikuta was on stage again as he starred in the Shakespearean play, The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Yanokami

In 2003, Akiko found Harakami via Quruli's song Bara no Hana (remixed by Rei Harakami) on the album World's End Supernova.

Yoko Kamio

With its ever-increasing popularity, Hana Yori Dango was then made into a popular live action TV series in Taiwan titled Meteor Garden.

Yuricon

Yuri Monogatari (named for Nobuko Yoshiya's Hana Monogatari) is an annual anthology of yuri-themed short comics.


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