User:Skimel/Contributions

Here are some of my contributions on Commons.

Maps and images

(Most of the descriptions are still in French, work in progress)

Maps

I created or improved several maps about Oceania and more specifically Wallis and Futuna, Niuafo'ou or Polynesia. All these maps are in svg format.

Creations

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  Niuafo'ou island map made from Open Street Map (in French).
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  Wallis island - Hihifo district.
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  Wallis island - Hahake district.
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  Wallis island - Mu'a district.
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  Wallis island - map of the toafa (bush) made with data from Geoportail.
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  Kulo Lasi (submarine volcano) locator map (in French).
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  Ancient Polynesia according to Kirch and Green 2001 (in French).
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  Map of Polynesian outliers (in French)
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  Linguistic map of Polynesian languages in the 20th century.
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  Map of Cézembre island (Bretagne, France), made from Open Street Map.
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  Map of Acque Fredde (Val d'Aosta) in French.
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  Map of Acque Fredde (Val d'Aosta) in Italian.

Improvements, translations, derived maps

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  Colonies and influence zones in East Asia and part of Oceania in 1914 (vectorization of a German map).
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  Same in French.
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  Same in German.
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  Federated states of Micronesia administrative divisions (in French) - translated from German.
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  Federated States of Micronesia administrative divisions, with island names.
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  WWII in Oceania - Japanese advance in the Pacific (in French, improving existing map in other languages that had inaccuracies).
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  Travel map from Paris by road in 2008 (I added a new color scheme).
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  Simplified blank map of the world without Antartica, made from a previous black map.
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  Translation of a map of the Rhine region in Western Europe.
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  Map of the prefectures in France with new region borders after the 2016 reform.

Archive images

I have uploaded many archive maps, images (engravings) and photographs, mainly from Oceania (Niuafo'ou, Wallis and Futuna...)

Niuas

• Niuafo'ou island in 1967. Photos by Garth Rogers.
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  A woman weaving.
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  A store.
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  A Niuafo'ou family.
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  Dansers from Kolofo'ou
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  Officials in Kolofo'ou village watching a dance.
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  Lord Fusitu'a.
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  Drying copra
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  Copra workers in front of a truck.
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  Malau (Megapodus Pritchardi) eggs.
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  People in front of a fale (traditional house) for a wedding.
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  Hanga ki 'Uvea stone.
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  On the beach at Futu.

• Niuatoputapu island in 1969. Photos by Garth Rogers.
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  Niuatoputapu women from Hihifo fishing (poison fishing technique called 'aukava).
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  Niuatoputapu women learning a dance.
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  Men from Niuatoputapu, 1969.
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  Niuatoputapu from the summit of Tafahi island.
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  children playing in the Niutouta spring.

Old maps and engravings

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  Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire journey in 1616 : this is the first map showing Futuna, Alofi, Niuafo'ou, Tafahi and Niuatoputapu. Made by Willem Schouten in 1619.
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  One of the first maps showing Niuafoʻou, Niatoputapu and Futuna (1646, Dell'Arcano del mare by Robert Dudley).
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  Islands discovered by Jacob le Maire (1646 map).
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  German map of Oceania (1795)
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  Australian military map of Oceania (1914)
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  Map of Niuafoʻou before the 1943 eruption.

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  Schouten and Le Maire arrive in Tafahi (Cocos Eylant) and Niuatoputapu (Verraders Eylant, "traitors' island") in 1616
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  Engraving by Willem Schouten showing the Dutch fighting back natives of Futuna in 1616.
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  "Indiens de l'île de Hoorn" : engraving of Futunan people by Schouten and Le Maire (1616).
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  First map of 'Uvea (1767) by Samuel Wallis.
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  Drawing of Wallis island (Uvea) by Samuel Wallis in 1767.
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  Same picture used by Captain Cook in 1773.
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  Map of Wallis island by John Moresby (1876) - still very inaccurate, altough islets are present.

Images from Flickr

I love the flickr2commons tool, I use it regularly to upload pictures. In August 2022, I convinced two photographers to release their 250+ photographs of Wallis an Futuna under a CC-By-SA licence.

See for instance Fête du territoire de Wallis et Futuna 2017 or 2017 in Wallis and Futuna.

• Some images of Futuna in 2017
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  A calvary in Futuna.
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  Roasted pigs in Futuna.
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  Young people in Futuna.
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  Children taking a bus to school in Futuna.
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  A fisher in Taoa, Futuna.
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  Northern coast of Futuna.

• Wallis and Futuna - Fête du territoire 2017 in Wallis.
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  Dancers in Wallis.
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  Men dancing in Wallis.
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  Dignitaries at the royal palace
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  Women dancing
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  Mata Utu - Sagato Soane place
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  One of the many costumes

Nasa satellite pictures

• Wallis island.
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  Wallis island.
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  HIhifo, Hahake and northern islets.
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  center of Wallis island (Hahake district)
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  South of Wallis (Mu'a district), with lagoon and islets.
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  Satellite shadow crossing through Wallis island.

• Some islands of Tonga.
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  Uonukuhihifo, Uonukuhahake andTofanga (Ha'apai).
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  Ha'apai reef.
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  Nuku island.
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  Tonumeia island.

Utilisateur:Skimel/illustration des îles du Pacifique is where I intended to track every island in Polynesia (and later the Pacific) to see whether they had a satellite or aerial picture.

Effect pedals and music

Videos and soundfiles of audio effects and guitar pedals

Passionné de guitare, j'ai ajouté sur Commons plusieurs extraits audios que j'ai enregistrés, et des vidéos de pédales d'effet trouvées sur Youtube (Creative Commons) :

• Delay numérique (simulation d'écho à bande)
• Vibrato (Malekko Omicron Vibrato)
• Trémolo (Fuse Electronics Tremolo MK-III)
• Effect octaver sur une basse (Markbass Octaver Pedal)
• Une réverb très "ambient" avec du shimmer, de la modulation... miam !
• Un clip publicitaire de La Boite Noire du Musicien pour la Crybaby mini de Dunlop.
• Phaser Maxon PT999 Phase Tone
• Univibe (Sweet Sound Mojovibe)
• Une pédale aussi rare qu'étrange : la Morley Rotating Wah ou "oil can".
• Overdrive à la basse (Darkglass)

J'ai aussi enregistré le son de plusieurs effets (tremolo, phaser, delay, etc) à la guitare et sur un sample de batterie

Instruments de musique

• La Sonate au clair de Lune au piano...avec un delay granulaire (Red Panda Particle Delay) et une reverb (Strymon Big Sky), très expérimental et très beau
• Pedal steel
• Démonstration (publicitaire) des sonorités du Korg Grandstage
• Du slap sur une basse 6 cordes

Photos of effect pedals

I have uploaded photos of effects pedals for guitar and bass, another topic I love (either from Flickr or my own pictures).

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  Wampler pinnacle distortion turned on
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  Wampler Talent Booster
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  Dwarcraft devices Shiva Fuzz
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  Eventide Timefactor digital delay pedal on a pedalboard.
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  Blackout Effectors Musket fuzz
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  Parallel Universe Self-Oscillating Fuzz
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  Gnomeratron VTF
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  Gnomeratron VTF 2
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  Mellowtone Melx Fuzz 2
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  Gibson Maestro Fuzz tone pedal
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  Mad Professor Snow white AutoWah
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  Cry Baby Wah pedal
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  MXR Univibe
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  TC Spark Booster
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  Voodoo Lab Microvibe
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  Digitech Whammy V
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  Tech 21 Sans Amp Bass Driver DI
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  Line 6 DL4 Delay
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  Eden Bass chorus
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  Ibanez Tube screamer mini
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  Ibanez TS 808
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  Maxon Overdrive pro
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  Boss RC50 Loop station
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  Strymon Big Sky
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  Earth Quaker Devices Organizer (polyphonic octave shifter)

Valued images

I have contributed to 50+ images being voted as Valued Images (VI).

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  Scope : Electro-Harmonix effect pedals.
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  Scope : Aerial photographs of Wallis lagoon seen from the North.
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  Scope:

  ʻaukava

  poison fishing in Tonga.
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  Scope: Quadrilingual sign with Creole language from Martinique (photo taken by me).
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  Scope: Northern coast of Cézembre island, France (photo taken by me).
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  Scope: Chamechaude seen from the Emeindras in the summer (photo taken by me).
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  Scope: Satellite picture of the Chatham Islands.
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  Scope: Map of Niuafo'ou before 1943 eruption.
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  Scope: Wampler Tumnus Deluxe overdrive pedal.
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  Scope: Steve Vai playing his triple-neck guitar.
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  Scope: Inside of a Keeley Compressor pedal.
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  Scope: Chamechaude seen from the Emeindras in spring
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  Scope: 1988-1994 French identity card - recto.
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  Scope: 1988-1994 French identity card - back.
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  Scope: PV Nova.
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  Scope: Pat Metheny playing his Pikasso harp guitar.
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  Scope: Cross sea. (Photograph used a lot on the internet)
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  Scope: Napole Polutele portrait.
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  Scope: Island of Tonumeia, Tonga - aerial view.
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  Scope: Nukuteatea islet - aerial view.
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  Scope: Fakaofo atoll, Tokelau - satellite view.
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  Scope: Island of Niue - satellite view.
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  Scope:Atafu atoll, Tokelau - satellite view.
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  Scope: Rose Atoll, American Samoa - satellite view.
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  Scope: Hanging of Pierre de La Brosse- British Library.
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  Scope: Phylesha Brown-Acton.
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  Scope: Moorea island, French Polynesia - satellite view.
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  Scope: Corsica, France - satellite view.
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  Scope: Switzerland - satellite view
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  Scope: Mayotte island, France - satellite view.
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  Scope: Réunion island, France - satellite view.
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  Scope: Val d'Anniviers, Switzeland - aerial view.
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  Scope: Diego Garcia island, British Indian Ocean Territory - satellite view.
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  Scope:Gaua Island, Vanuatu - satellite view.
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  Scope: 1944 Bombing of the Grand Bé (Saint-Malo), France.
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  Scope: Fangataufa atoll, French Polynesia - satellite view.
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  Scope: Official portrait of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.
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  Scope: Prisoners on the Stairs of death in Mauthausen concentration camp.
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  Scope: Ward Cunningham.
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  Scope: Chicken gun used for Aerospace testing.
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  Scope : Ivan Rioufol.
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  Scope: Michelle L'amour.
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  Scope: Thomas Blug.
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  Scope: Railway Bridge in Perm, early 20th century.
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  Scope: Shangela Laquifa Wadley.
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  Scope: Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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  Scope: Alice Guy-Blaché
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  Scope: Mylène Halemai.
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  Scope: Lauren Bastide.
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  Scope: Hashima (Nagasaki) aerial view.
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  Scope: Faleolo International Airport, Samoa - aerial view.
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  Scope: Noam Morgensztern.
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  Scope: TC Electronic Polytune.
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  Scope: Aristide Maillol.
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  Scope: Maria Stypułkowska-Chojecka during the Warsaw uprising.
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  Scope: Marielle Franco.
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  Scope: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.