Exile means to be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return. It can be a form of punishment and solitude. It is common to distinguish between internal exile, i.e., forced resettlement within the country of residence, and external exile, deportation outside the country of residence. Although most commonly used to describe an individual situation, the term is also used for groups (especially ethnic or national groups), or for an entire government. Terms such as diaspora and refugee describe group exile, both voluntary and forced, and government in exile describes a government of a country that has been forced to relocate and argue its legitimacy from outside that country. Exile can also be a self-imposed departure from one's homeland. Self-exile is often depicted as a form of protest by the person that claims it, to avoid persecution or legal matters (such as tax or criminal allegations), an act of shame or repentance, or isolating oneself to be able to devote time to a particular pursuit. Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile."
Last Exile (ラストエグザイル, Rasuto Eguzairu) is a Japanese animated television series created by Gonzo. It featured a production team led by director Koichi Chigira, character designer Range Murata, and production designer Mahiro Maeda. The three had previously worked together in Blue Submarine No. 6, one of the first CG anime series. Last Exile aired on TV Tokyo between April 7, 2003 and September 29, 2003. A sequel series, Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing- (ラストエグザイル~銀翼のファム~, Rasuto Eguzairu Gin'yoku no Famu), aired between October 15, 2011 and March 23, 2012. A film adaptation of the series, Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing-: Over the Wishes, will be released on February 6, 2016.
The story is set on the fictional world of Prester, where its inhabitants use aerial vehicles known as vanships as a means of transportation. On this world which is divided in eternal conflict between the nations of Anatoray and Disith, sky couriers Claus Valca and Lavie Head must deliver a girl who holds the key to uniting the two factions. Although Prester itself is not a representation of Earth, it features technology reminiscent of nineteenth-century Europe at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Many of its designs were also inspired by Germany's technological advances during the interwar period.
Aleksander Manfredi, better known by his stage name Exile, is an American hip hop DJ, producer and occasional rapper.
His first record appearances were as a member of the hip hop duo Emanon with the rapper Aloe Blacc. They released various mixtapes, beginning in 1995 with "Stretch Marx" before releasing their first album, Anon & On. After 2002, Exile went on to release one more Emanon album, The Waiting Room (2005), a solo album, Dirty Science (2006), and another collaborative effort with the rapper Blu, Below the Heavens (2007). Exile released two more solo albums, Radio in 2009 and 4TRK Mind in 2011. 2013 saw the release of his instrumental album, Zip Disks & Floppies.
Exile is known for "coarsely chopped beats" that give off "laid back soulful vibes". He claims his influences to be the contemporary producers J Dilla, Jon Brion and Madlib.
VUK or Vuk may refer to:
Ljudevit Farkaš Vukotinović (January 13, 1813 – March 17, 1893) was a Croatian politician, writer and naturalist.
He was born in Zagreb. He studied philosophy in Szombathely, and law in Zagreb and Bratislava, where he graduated. In 1836 he was an trainee at Tabula Banalis, and after passing the bar exam in 1836 he was appointed as a sub-notary of the Križevci County, and in 1840 as the Great Judge in Moslavina Kotar. As a representative of the Croatian Parliament, he participated in its work since 1847 where he was responsible, along with Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, for the declaration of Croatian language as the official language in 1847.
During the 1848-1849 revolution he served as the supreme commander of the armies in Križevci County, securing the defense on the river of Drava and in Međimurje, and publishing reports from the front lines in Slavenski jug. In 1849-1854 he served as the president of the Regional Court in Križevci, until his forced retirement due to his opposition to the introduction of German language as the official language. After the fall of Bach's absolutism, in 1860 he served in Ban's Conference, and in 1861-1867 as the Great Župan of the Križevci County. Although he was appointed as a representative in the Croatian Parliament as a member of the People's Party in 1871, he soon turned unionist, and has not entered the civil service ever since.