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"Green Italy – European Greens () has been a political alliance in Italy between the Federation of the Greens and Green Italy, constituted for the 2014 European election. The list was initially excluded to not have picked up the 30,000 signatures necessary for the candidacy in every of the five Italian districts. The list has subsequently been readmitted to the electoral competition following provision of the Court of Cassation that has recognized the exemption from the obligation of harvest of the signatures because the list is already expression of the present European Green Party in the European Parliament. The list finally got 0.9% of the vote and no seats in the European Parliament. However it came fifth with 6.0% among Italians abroad, with particularly good results in Austria (12.2%), Spain (8.8%) and France (7.5%). References 2014 establishments in Italy Political parties established in 2014 Defunct political party alliances in Italy Federation of the Greens "
"480x320px 260x170px The San Juan River Bridge (Filipino: Tulay ng Ilog San Juan), also known as San Juan del Monte Bridge, San Juan Bridge and the Old Santa Mesa Bridge, is a bridge that connects San Juan and Manila, spanning the San Juan River. The bridge connects the N. Domingo Street in San Juan and Old Santa Mesa Street in Manila. The location of the bridge served as a battlefield during the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spaniards and the 1899 Philippine–American War. On, January 29, 1899, Colonel Luciano San Miguel, Filipino Commander had his first meeting with Colonel John M. Stotsenburg, Commander of the First Nebraska Volunteers on this bridge to discuss the boundaries of their respective forces. On February 4, 1899, an encounter between the Filipino and American forces led to a shooting incident and sparked the Battle of Manila. On February 5, 2009, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines installed a historical marker on San Juan River Bridge commemorating its role to the start of the Battle of Manila. History After Emilio Aguinaldo issued the Philippine Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898, at Kawit, Cavite, there still was uneasy peace around Manila. Filipinos revolutionaries felt that Spain simply ceded the Philippines to the United States who were determined to take over from where the Spaniards left off. American forces started to come between June and July 1898 where 8,000 were deployed around Manila and 11,000 more deployed along the Zapote Line. On December 5, 1898, the First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry under Colonel John M. Stotsenburg, started to camp in Santa Mesa, Manila just near the San Juan River Bridge. Their camp was surrounded on three side by Philippine forces led by Colonel Luciano San Miguel. The Nebraskans were outnumbered so they had to build their defense consisting of a series of outposts. They had regular patrol around the area since they felt restless on their location. On the evening of February 4, 1899, Private William Walter Grayson, Private Orville Miller and another soldier were patrolling the area when they encountered insurgents. Grayson and Miller asked them to "Halt!" but the armed men continued to advance. This prompted Grayson to fire the first shots and retreated back to their line. This spread to the other parts of the line and sparked an exchange of shots between the Filipinos and the Americans. The following day, February 5, 1899, General Elwell Stephen Otis deployed his troops to Santa Mesa and later on sparked the Battle of Manila The Battle of Manila started just two days before the US Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris on February 6, 1899. The war that lasted till 1902 resulted in the death of more than 4,200 Americans and over 20,000 Filipino nationalists. On September 15, 2018, the bridge was demolished to give way for the construction of Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 Section 2B, which passes over San Juan River. The barges needed to lay the foundations of the pillar sections of Skyway required the bridge's demolition to gain access to the construction area. The bridge was reconstructed and it reopened on March 11, 2020. References External links City of San Juan * National Commission for Culture and the Artr * Command Posts: A focus on military history, policy and fiction * US Department of State, Office of the Historian Bridges in Metro Manila Buildings and structures in San Juan, Metro Manila Buildings and structures in Santa Mesa Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila History of Manila "
""All I Ever Wanted" is a song from the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. It is sung by Moses (singing voice of Amick Byram) after discovering that he is adopted, which results in him questioning his Egyptian identity and his Hebrew heritage. It is reprised shortly after by the Queen (Linda Dee Shayne), who reassures him of his place in their family. Both songs are collectively referred to as All I Ever Wanted (With Queen's Reprise) on the film's soundtrack. The song was composed by Stephen Schwartz. Inspiration As Joe and Vicki Traci explained in their article Breathing Life Into The Prince of Egypt: "Schwartz came up with the inspiration of the song All I Ever Wanted, sung by Moses when he first discovered the truth about his past, when Schwartz visited Egypt. One moonlit night the team had gotten permission to visit an Egyptian Temple that was not yet opened to the public. He recalls, 'There was something about walking through those beautiful white columns reflected in the moonlight and seeing the hieroglyphs that triggered the tune which became, All I Ever Wanted.'" Composition and Production Filmtracks notes: "The Plagues...challenges the lyrical nature of the film's early songs with deliberately harsh chanting that battles quite strikingly with a pseudo-reprise of All I Ever Wanted. While Moses was voiced by Val Kilmer, all of his songs were sung by Amick Byram. Critical reception Filmtracks wrote "The uplifting and buoyant All I Ever Wanted is the closest Schwartz comes to emulating the hero's song of aspiration that Alan Menken made famous throughout the decade. The determination in this short song is convincing and the queen's reprise is elegantly merged with the river melody from Deliver Us at its conclusion." Soundtracks also praised the song: "In "All I Ever Wanted" Zimmer shows intelligent theme usage by employing the theme to be more fleshed out later in The Plagues. A very convincing portrayal of Moses and the emotional conflict within him is created by these two songs. The weight of his choice between God and the Hebrews, or the life he had known as an Egyptian prince forms a very strong musical identity." AnimatedMovieReview wrote "after watching one would definitely understand Moses and his family better as people (and not just Bible figures), especially with the song All I Ever Wanted. FilmScoreReview wrote "the accompaniment for some solos, including “All I Ever Wanted” helps to get the message across to the audience of Moses’s personal struggles with who he is and has become". Not all reviews were positive, however. Entertainment Weekly wrote "Even on repeat listenings, Moses' requisite I-want song called, lamely, All I Ever Wanted simply isn't memorable, no matter that the star-crossed royal helpfully whistles snatches of it in another scene." LA Weekly described it as "one of Stephen Schwartz's awful songs". References 1998 songs Songs written by Stephen Schwartz (composer) Songs written for animated films Songs from The Prince of Egypt Songs written for films "