Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1999. They were founded by Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members; the lineup is not uniform, though Portner and Lennox have been on every Animal Collective release.

The band's music is characterized by studio experimentation, vocal harmonies, and an exploration of various genres which include freak folk, noise rock, ambient drone, and psychedelia. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks on which they have released their own material as well as that of other artists. In 2009, the band released their most commercially successful album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, which Uncut magazine called: "one of the landmark American albums of the century so far".

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The Blue Sky navigation pod is an airborne navigation / targeting pod designed to provide aircraft with all-weather/night-attack capabilities. It was first revealed to the public at the 1998 Zhuhai Air Show, and it is designed by CLETRI, more commonly known as the 607th Institute. Blue Sky is the Chinese equivalent of the AN/AAQ-13 navigational pod of the LANTIRN system, and several derivatives have already been developed since its public debut.

Most detailed information released by the developer is that for the first-generation Blue Sky navigational pod, which consists of five parts: terrain following radar, wide-field forward looking infrared, environmental control unit (ECU), computer system (NPCC) and power system (NPPW).

Blue Sky is a Greek, private regional television station, which started operating in November 1990. Emits digital by Ymittos and Parnitha and digitally from the Aegina in the periphery Attica s and Friday, July 20, 2012 and broadcast nationwide on the network platform the OTE TV via satellite and through Conn-X or IPTV. Its programs include informational and educational broadcasts and it was the first regional television station to broadcast a digital signal from the region of Aeginas. It is owned by General Broadcasting Enterprises Limited Company founded on May 20, 1992. President and CEO of the station is Victorious Kissandrakis while vice president and shareholder is Hercules Kissandrakis (100%).

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On 1 February 2010, the Terrence Kouik took over the presentation of the central bulletin the television station for six months to the end of cooperation with state television ERT3. After the departure of the journalist from the station position was replaced by Emi Livaniou despite the information that he was in discussions with the administration of ERT.