What is the Edsa Shangri-La an instance of in the birthplace of the person who made The Oddventures of Mr. Cool?
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Title: Blink Blink
Passage: "Blink Blink" is a single by American rapper, LL Cool J and German rapper, Spax from the Spax's album, Engel & Ratten. "Blink Blink" was released in America on January 15, 2002 for Def Jam Recordings and November 12, 2001 for Def Jam's German label and was written and produced by LL Cool J and Spax, with remixes made by DJ Brisk Fingaz and DJ Friction. Though the single was available in America, the album was exclusive to the people of Germany.
Title: Samson Road
Passage: Samson Road is a major east–west street in Caloocan, northern Metro Manila, Philippines. The road is a continuation of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), linked to it via the Monumento Roundabout to form a single through route. These roads form part of Circumferential Road 4 (C-4) of the Metro Manila Road Network.
Title: Francis Magalona
Passage: Francis Michael Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009), also known as FrancisM, Master Rapper, The Mouth and The Man From Manila, was a Filipino rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, actor, director, and photographer. Born in Mandaluyong City, he was the first Filipino rapper in the Philippines to cross over into the mainstream. He was credited for having pioneered the merging of rap with Pinoy rock, becoming a significant influence to artists in that genre as well. He was also a television host on MTV Asia and Channel V Philippines and on noontime variety television show "Eat Bulaga!" Magalona died seven months after being diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Magalona was later awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Merit. The award's citation noted that it had been given "for his musical and artistic brilliance, his deep faith in the Filipino and his sense of national pride that continue to inspire us."
Title: Place Carnot
Passage: During the First Empire, the square was named Place des Victoires. The name was changed to Place Louis XVI under Charles X, then Place Louis XVIII (1821–48), Place de la Liberté (1848), Place de la République (1848–49), Place Napoléon (1849–71) and Place Perrache (1871–89). The name Place Carnot was officially assigned by the Municipal Council on 18 February 1889, in honor of Lazare Carnot, a Hero of the Revolution.
Title: Gare de Perpignan
Passage: Perpignan is the railway station serving the city of Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, southern France. Part of the station was decorated in the style of Salvador Dalí, for whom the place held special significance, having proclaimed it to be the "Centre of the Universe" after experiencing a vision of cosmogonic ecstasy there in 1963 and made a painting called "La Gare de Perpignan" in 1965.
Title: The Oddventures of Mr. Cool
Passage: The Oddventures of Mr. Cool is the seventh studio album of Filipino rap artist Francis Magalona, released in 1998. The album contains more of a mellow, urban-style kind of music which is reminiscent of his debut album "Yo!". Several songs on "The Oddventures of Mr. Cool" are sampled from foreign artists, including Whodini's "Friends", as heard on "Friends".
Title: Mr William Collins
Passage: Upon the first night of his visit he spends time dining with the family and reading to them from Fordyce's Sermons in their parlour. It is at this point that Mr Collins seems to take a fancy to the eldest daughter, Jane Bennet. When discussing his intentions with Mrs. Bennet he is told that Jane may very soon be engaged. It takes Mr Collins only a few moments to redirect his attentions to Elizabeth Bennet, who in he believes in ``birth and beauty '', succeeds her sister.
Title: Edsa Shangri-La, Manila
Passage: Edsa Shangri-La, Manila is a 5-star luxury hotel located at Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Philippines and one of the three hotels managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts located in Metro Manila, Philippines. It opened on August 28, 1992. The hotel has 632 rooms and suites, four international restaurants, two lounges, a cafe, and a bakeshop, across two wings, and is considered a city resort.
Title: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Passage: Schwarzenegger served in the Austrian Army in 1965 to fulfill the one year of service required at the time of all 18-year-old Austrian males. During his army service, he won the Junior Mr. Europe contest. He went AWOL during basic training so he could take part in the competition and spent a week in military prison: "Participating in the competition meant so much to me that I didn't carefully think through the consequences." He won another bodybuilding contest in Graz, at Steirer Hof Hotel (where he had placed second). He was voted best built man of Europe, which made him famous. "The Mr. Universe title was my ticket to America – the land of opportunity, where I could become a star and get rich." Schwarzenegger made his first plane trip in 1966, attending the NABBA Mr. Universe competition in London. He would come in second in the Mr. Universe competition, not having the muscle definition of American winner Chester Yorton.
Title: Harley-Davidson Evolution engine
Passage: The Evolution engine (popularly known as Evo) is an air - cooled, 45 - degree, V - twin engine manufactured from 1984 by Harley - Davidson for the company's motorcycles. It was made in the 1,340 cc (82 cu in) displacement for Harley - Davidson Big V - twins bikes, replacing the Shovelhead engine until 2000 when the last EVO was placed in a production factory custom FXR4 (FXR2 and FXR3 were the first CVOs). In 1999, it was replaced by the Harley - Davidson Twin Cam 88 in the Touring and Dyna model and in 2000 in the Softail models. Also available in the Sportster model beginning in 1986, it was made in the 1,100 cc (67 cu in) displacement until 1988 and is still made in the 883 cc (53.9 cu in) and 1,200 cc (73 cu in) displacements for the Harley - Davidson Sportster, replacing the ironhead Sportster engine.
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