Qatar is currently ineligible to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest, however the Qatari broadcaster Qatar Radio has confirmed interest in joining the contest in the near future.
Initial interest
Qatar Radio is currently an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), while all competing countries of the Eurovision Song Contest must be active members of the Union. The broadcaster first revealed on 12 May, 2009 that they were interested in becoming active members of the Union, which would allow the Gulf nation to compete in the Contest. Qatar Radio has stated that they hope to join Eurovision by 2011.
Qatar first became involved in the Contest at the 2009 edition, where the broadcaster sent a delegation to the contest and broadcast a weekly radio show called '12pointsqatar' dedicated to Eurovision, which received a good response, which has initiated the furthur involvement of Qatar in Eurovision.<ref name="Qatar" />
Qatar Radio has said that they feel that they would be happy to join all other competitors in the contest, including Israel if Qatar gets membership. It has also been indicated that if Qatar Radio should be granted EBU membership earlier than expected a entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 would be possible.
Initial interest
Qatar Radio is currently an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), while all competing countries of the Eurovision Song Contest must be active members of the Union. The broadcaster first revealed on 12 May, 2009 that they were interested in becoming active members of the Union, which would allow the Gulf nation to compete in the Contest. Qatar Radio has stated that they hope to join Eurovision by 2011.
Qatar first became involved in the Contest at the 2009 edition, where the broadcaster sent a delegation to the contest and broadcast a weekly radio show called '12pointsqatar' dedicated to Eurovision, which received a good response, which has initiated the furthur involvement of Qatar in Eurovision.<ref name="Qatar" />
Qatar Radio has said that they feel that they would be happy to join all other competitors in the contest, including Israel if Qatar gets membership. It has also been indicated that if Qatar Radio should be granted EBU membership earlier than expected a entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 would be possible.
Always Leaving is the title of a 2001 compilation album by Kenny Rogers, issued on the Starburst Records label.
The album contains 16 songs that Rogers recorded as lead vocalist of The First Edition (from which he was a member from 1967 to 1976) and contains mostly album cuts and b-sides with a few hit singles as well. The final cut on the album, "I Found a Reason” was the first single the group ever issued, with other early recordings being “All God’s Lonely Children” and “Hurry Up Love”, while "Calico Silver" represents their 1972 cult double album The Ballad of Calico. "A Stranger in My Place", "Good Time Liberator" and "Girl, Get a Hold of Yourself" represent some of the songs that Rogers wrote in the group, while "But You Know I Love You", "Just Dropped In" and "Heed the Call" were all Top 40 chart singles.
This album only credits Rogers as the performer, although all songs are with The First Edition.
Track listing
# A Stranger In My Place
# After All
# All God's Lonely Children
# Always Leaving, Always Gone
# But You Know I Love You
# Calico Silver
# Church Without A Name
# Just Dropped In
# Elvira
# For The Good Times
# Girl Get A Hold Of Yourself
# Good Time Liberator
# Heed The Call
# Homemade Lies
# Hurry Up Love
# I Found a Reason
The album contains 16 songs that Rogers recorded as lead vocalist of The First Edition (from which he was a member from 1967 to 1976) and contains mostly album cuts and b-sides with a few hit singles as well. The final cut on the album, "I Found a Reason” was the first single the group ever issued, with other early recordings being “All God’s Lonely Children” and “Hurry Up Love”, while "Calico Silver" represents their 1972 cult double album The Ballad of Calico. "A Stranger in My Place", "Good Time Liberator" and "Girl, Get a Hold of Yourself" represent some of the songs that Rogers wrote in the group, while "But You Know I Love You", "Just Dropped In" and "Heed the Call" were all Top 40 chart singles.
This album only credits Rogers as the performer, although all songs are with The First Edition.
Track listing
# A Stranger In My Place
# After All
# All God's Lonely Children
# Always Leaving, Always Gone
# But You Know I Love You
# Calico Silver
# Church Without A Name
# Just Dropped In
# Elvira
# For The Good Times
# Girl Get A Hold Of Yourself
# Good Time Liberator
# Heed The Call
# Homemade Lies
# Hurry Up Love
# I Found a Reason
20 Great Love Songs is a 1998 compilation album by country superstar Kenny Rogers. The album contains the best of Rogers' love collection, including the smash We've Got Tonight (with Sheena Easton), the original hit Daytime Friends, the lovely ballads You Are So Beautiful and She Believes in Me, Lionel Richie's Lady, and more.
Track Listing
# Lady (Richie)
# She Believes in Me (Gibb)
# We've Got Tonight - with Sheena Easton (Seger)
# Crazy (Marx, Rogers)
# You Decorated My Life (Hupp, Morrison)
# Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer - with Kim Carnes (Carnes, Ellingson)
# Share Your Love With Me (Braggs, Malone)
# What Are We Doin' in Love - with Dottie West (Goodrum)
# Through the Years (Dorff, Panzer)
# A Love Song (Greenwood)
# I Don't Need You (Christian)
# Love the World Away (Morrison, Wilson)
# Every Time Two Fools Collide - with Dottie West (Dyes, Tweel)
# Daytime Friends (Peters)
# All I Ever Need Is You - with Dottie West (Holiday, Reeves)
# Till I Can Make It on My Own - with Dottie West (Richey, Sherrill, Wynette)
# Desperado (Frey, Henley)
# You Are So Beautiful (Fisher, Preston)
# Green, Green Grass of Home (Putman)
# So in Love With You (Richie)
Track Listing
# Lady (Richie)
# She Believes in Me (Gibb)
# We've Got Tonight - with Sheena Easton (Seger)
# Crazy (Marx, Rogers)
# You Decorated My Life (Hupp, Morrison)
# Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer - with Kim Carnes (Carnes, Ellingson)
# Share Your Love With Me (Braggs, Malone)
# What Are We Doin' in Love - with Dottie West (Goodrum)
# Through the Years (Dorff, Panzer)
# A Love Song (Greenwood)
# I Don't Need You (Christian)
# Love the World Away (Morrison, Wilson)
# Every Time Two Fools Collide - with Dottie West (Dyes, Tweel)
# Daytime Friends (Peters)
# All I Ever Need Is You - with Dottie West (Holiday, Reeves)
# Till I Can Make It on My Own - with Dottie West (Richey, Sherrill, Wynette)
# Desperado (Frey, Henley)
# You Are So Beautiful (Fisher, Preston)
# Green, Green Grass of Home (Putman)
# So in Love With You (Richie)
Kleftis is a two to four player rummy-based game that involves the taking of melds from other players. Kleftis is unique from most rummy games in that the melds may consist of only two cards. Additionally, the gameplay of kleftis is quite different than that of most rummy games. The name "kleftis" comes from the Greek word meaning "thief".
Object
The object of Kleftis is to gather more cards than your opponents. Cards are gathered by playing, building, and stealing melds to your dashboard and then maintaining them long enough to secure them from being stolen further. There are two types of melds:
*Sets of 2 or more cards sharing the same rank. (e.g.: <font color = "red">8♥</font>-8♠)
*Runs of 2 or more cards in sequence, of the same suit. (e.g.: 3♣-4♣-5♣-6♣)
An ace may be used as either high or low, but not both simultaneously. In other words, both A-2-3 and Q-K-A are valid runs, while K-A-2 is not.
Gameplay
At the beginning of the game, each player is dealt seven cards and the remainder of the deck is placed face down in the center as the stock pile. A player begins their turn by drawing a card from the stock pile and then must do exactly one of the following:
* Play - Play a single card onto their dashboard.
* Build - Add a single card to an existing unsecured meld on their dashboard.
* Steal - Add a single card to an existing unsecured meld on an opponent's dashboard, then move the meld onto their own dashboard.
After doing one of the above options, the player should now once again have seven cards. At the end of a player's turn, that player may secure any number of melds on their dashboard by placing them face down into their secured card pile. However, a player may not secure a meld in the same turn that they added a card to it. Thus each other player has a chance to steal a player's meld before the player may secure it.
End Game and Scoring
When the stock pile runs out, play continues as normal without drawing until all players have run out of cards. When this happens, each player counts the number of secured cards in their secured card pile. Each secured card contributes one point to the player's score, regardless of the card's face value. Each card left unsecured on the player's dashboard deducts one point from their score. The winner is the player with the highest score.
Object
The object of Kleftis is to gather more cards than your opponents. Cards are gathered by playing, building, and stealing melds to your dashboard and then maintaining them long enough to secure them from being stolen further. There are two types of melds:
*Sets of 2 or more cards sharing the same rank. (e.g.: <font color = "red">8♥</font>-8♠)
*Runs of 2 or more cards in sequence, of the same suit. (e.g.: 3♣-4♣-5♣-6♣)
An ace may be used as either high or low, but not both simultaneously. In other words, both A-2-3 and Q-K-A are valid runs, while K-A-2 is not.
Gameplay
At the beginning of the game, each player is dealt seven cards and the remainder of the deck is placed face down in the center as the stock pile. A player begins their turn by drawing a card from the stock pile and then must do exactly one of the following:
* Play - Play a single card onto their dashboard.
* Build - Add a single card to an existing unsecured meld on their dashboard.
* Steal - Add a single card to an existing unsecured meld on an opponent's dashboard, then move the meld onto their own dashboard.
After doing one of the above options, the player should now once again have seven cards. At the end of a player's turn, that player may secure any number of melds on their dashboard by placing them face down into their secured card pile. However, a player may not secure a meld in the same turn that they added a card to it. Thus each other player has a chance to steal a player's meld before the player may secure it.
End Game and Scoring
When the stock pile runs out, play continues as normal without drawing until all players have run out of cards. When this happens, each player counts the number of secured cards in their secured card pile. Each secured card contributes one point to the player's score, regardless of the card's face value. Each card left unsecured on the player's dashboard deducts one point from their score. The winner is the player with the highest score.