lala

LaLa is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Hakusensha, aimed primarily at teenage girls. It is released on the 24th of each month. LaLa began publication in 1976 as a sister magazine to Hana to Yume, but gradually became its own independent magazine with a sister magazine of its own, LaLa DX. It is still associated with Hana to Yume, however, mainly because Hakusensha publishes tankōbon of the manga in LaLa under the Hana to Yume Comics imprint.

karen

kaito and Lupin

Lupin is the world's number one thief. Often in his adventures, he will take it upon himself and his gang to foil other criminals engaged in more violent crimes. He often appears incompetent, but this is mostly a charade to throw his opponents off-guard. While he has been arrested and thrown in jail on a number of occasions, he has always managed to escape. He has a fondness for fancy gadgets from time to time. His infatuation with Fujiko Mine is perhaps his most significant weakness, as it lands him in undesirable situations most of the time.

Hanon

The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises, by Charles-Louis Hanon, is a compilation of 60 exercises meant to train the pianist in speed, precision, agility, and strength of all of the fingers and flexibility in the wrists. The Virtuoso Pianist is Hanon's most well-known work, and still widely used today by piano instructors and pupils.

The exercises address common problems which could hamper the performance abilities of a student. These include "crossing of the thumb," strengthening of the fourth and fifth fingers, and quadruple- and triple-trills. The exercises are meant to be individually mastered and then played consecutively in the sections they are placed in. Apart from increasing technical abilities of the student, when played in groups at higher speeds, the exercises will also help to increase endurance.

Coco

Coco the Clown is a name given to various circus clowns who traditionally wear "auguste" make-up. Technically, Coco is not a whiteface clown but an auguste, a foolish character who is always on the receiving end of buckets of water and custard pies. The auguste often works with the cleverer whiteface who always gets the better of him.

The most famous bearer of the title "Coco" was Nicolai Poliakoff (or Poliakovs) (1900–74). He was buried in Woodnewton, in Northamptonshire in England and his "Coco" moniker was passed down to his sons (notably Michael, a longtime circus "Producing Clown" and creator of a much imitated "soap gag" entree) and grandsons.