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Italian cruiser San Marco The Italian cruiser "San Marco" was a "San Giorgio"-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Italian Navy ("Regia Marina") in the first decade of the 20th century. She was the first large Italian ship fitted with steam turbines and the first turbine-powered ship in any navy to have four propeller shafts. The ship participated in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12, during which time she supported the occupations of Benghazi and Derna, the island of Rhodes, and bombarded the fortifications defending the entrance to the Dardanelles. During World War I, "San Marco"' s activities were limited by the threat of Austro-Hungarian submarines, although the ship did participate in the bombardment of Durazzo, Albania in late 1918. She played a minor role in the Corfu incident in 1923 and was converted into a target ship in the first half of the 1930s. "San Marco" was captured by the Germans when they occupied northern Italy in 1943 and was found sunk at the end of the war. The ship was broken up and scrapped in 1949.
Porta San Marco, Siena Porta San Marco is the remnant of one of the gates found the medieval walls of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is found at the start of Via San Marco. si trova in fondo a via San Marco.
San Marco 1 San Marco 1, also known as San Marco A, was the first Italian satellite, and the first non-Soviet/US spacecraft. Built in-house by the Italian Space Research Commission (Italian: "Commissione per le Ricerche Spaziali" , CRS) on behalf of the National Research Council, it was the first of five as part of the Italian-US San Marco programme.
St Mark's Basilica The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark (Italian: "Basilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco" ), commonly known as Saint Mark's Basilica (Italian: "Basilica di San Marco" ; Venetian: "Baxéłega de San Marco" ), is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the chapel of the Doge, and has only been the city's cathedral since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, formerly at San Pietro di Castello.
San Marco basin San Marco Basin (Italian: "Bacino San Marco" ; Venetian: "Basin de San Marco" ) is waterfront in Venice, Italy.
San Marco programme The San Marco programme was an Italian satellite launch programme conducted between the early 1960s and the late 1980s. The project resulted in the launch of the first Italian-built satellite, San Marco 1, on December 15, 1964. With this launch Italy became the third country in the world to operate its own satellite, after the Soviet Union and the United States San Marco was a collaboration between the Italian Space Research Commission (CRS) (a branch of the National Research Council), led by Luigi Broglio and Edoardo Amaldi, and NASA. In total 5 satellites were launched during the programme, all using American Scout rockets. The first flew from Wallops Flight Facility with the rest conducted from the San Marco Equatorial Range. The last satellite, San Marco-D/L, launched on March 25, 1988.
San Marco Altarpiece The San Marco Altarpiece (also known as "Madonna and Saints") is a painting by the Italian early Renaissance painter Fra Angelico, housed in the San Marco Museum of Florence, Italy. It was commissioned by Cosimo de' Medici the Elder, and was completed sometime between 1438 and 1443. In addition to the main panel depicting the enthroned Virgin and Child surrounded by Angels and Saints, there were 9 predella panels accompanying it, narrating the legend of the patron saints, Saints Cosmas and Damian. Only the main panel actually remains to be seen in the Convent of San Marco, Florence, Italy, today, along with two predella panels depicting saints which were purchased back for the museum as recently as 2007. The "San Marco Altarpiece" is known as one of the best early Renaissance paintings for its employment of metaphor and perspective, Trompe l'oeil, and the intertwining of Dominican religious themes and symbols with contemporary, political messages.
Republic of San Marco The Republic of San Marco (Italian: "Repubblica di San Marco" ), an Italian revolutionary state, existed for 17 months in 1848–1849. Based on the Venetian Lagoon, it extended into most of Venetia, or the "Terraferma" territory of the Venetian Republic, suppressed 51 years earlier in the French Revolutionary Wars. After declaring independence from the Habsburg Austrian Empire, the republic later joined the Kingdom of Sardinia in an attempt, led by the latter, to unite northern Italy against foreign (mainly Austrian but also French) domination. But the First Italian War of Independence ended in the defeat of Sardinia, and Austrian forces reconquered the Republic of San Marco on 28 August 1849 following a long siege.
Clambake (album) Clambake is the thirtieth album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3893, in October 1967. It is the soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name starring Presley. He entered RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee on February 21, 1967 for Recording sessions for his twenty fifth film. Supplemental material sessions took place on September 10 and 11, 1967. It peaked at number 40 on the "Billboard" 200.
The Producers (2005 film) The Producers is a 2005 American musical comedy film directed by Susan Stroman and written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan based on the eponymous 2001 Broadway musical, which in turn was based on Brooks's 1967 film of the same name starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andreas Voutsinas. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, and Jon Lovitz. Creature effects were provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Roy Holder Roy Holder (born 15 June 1946) is an English television actor who has appeared in various programmes including "Ace of Wands", "Z-Cars", "Spearhead", the "Doctor Who" serial "The Caves of Androzani" and "Sorry!" His first notable appearance on the screen was in the 1961 film "Whistle Down the Wind", and he then appeared in "The Taming of the Shrew" (1967), "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" (1967), "Romeo and Juliet" (1968), "The Virgin Soldiers" (1969), "Loot" (1970), "Psychomania" (1973), "The Land That Time Forgot" (1975), "Trial by Combat" (1976) and "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977). More recently, Roy played the part of Mr Hill in "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), and Gaffer Tom in "Robin Hood" (2010).
Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical) Thoroughly Modern Millie is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and a book by Richard Morris and Scanlan. It is based on the 1967 film of the same name, which itself was based on the British musical "Chrysanthemum", which opened in London in 1956. "Thoroughly Modern Millie" tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount, who comes to New York City to marry for money instead of love – a thoroughly modern aim in 1922, when women were just entering the workforce. Millie soon begins to take delight in the flapper lifestyle, but problems arise when she checks into a hotel owned by the leader of a white slavery ring in China. The style of the musical is comic pastiche. Like the film on which it is based, it interpolates new tunes with some previously written songs.
Mireille Darc Mireille Darc (] ; 15 May 1938 – 28 August 2017) was a French model and actress. She was Alain Delon's longtime co-star and companion. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film "Week End" (1967). Darc is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and Commandeur of the Ordre national du Mérite.
Bookends (album) Bookends is the fourth studio album by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. Produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel, the album was released on April 3, 1968 in the United States by Columbia Records. The duo had risen to fame two years prior with the albums "Sounds of Silence" and "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" and the soundtrack album for the 1967 film "The Graduate".
Mrs. Robinson "Mrs. Robinson" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fourth studio album, "Bookends" (1968). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film "The Graduate". The song was written by Paul Simon, who pitched it to director Mike Nichols alongside Art Garfunkel after Nichols rejected two other songs intended for the film. The song contains a famous reference to baseball star Joe DiMaggio.
Barefoot in the Park (TV series) Barefoot in the Park is an American sitcom that aired in 1970 on ABC. Based on the Neil Simon Broadway play of the same name, the series cast members are predominantly black, making it the first American television sitcom since "Amos 'n' Andy" to have a predominantly black cast (Vito Scotti is the sole major white character). "Barefoot in the Park" had also previously been a successful 1967 film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.
Magical Mystery Tour Magical Mystery Tour is an album by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States. Produced by George Martin, it includes the soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name. The EP was issued in the UK on 8 December 1967 on the Parlophone label, while the Capitol Records LP release in the US occurred on 27 November and featured eleven tracks with the addition of songs from the band's 1967 singles. The first release as an eleven-track LP in the UK did not occur until 1976.
The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film) The Taming of the Shrew (Italian: "La Bisbetica domata" ) is a 1967 film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare about a courtship between two strong-willed people. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Shakespeare's Kate and Petruchio.
The Second Gleam The Second Gleam (sometimes written "The Gleam II") is a 2008 EP by The Avett Brothers. Produced by The Avett Brothers and Doug Williams, recorded by Doug Williams at Electromagnetic Radiation Recorders, with the exception of "The Greatest Sum (Electric)" which was recorded at Echo Mountain. This acoustic EP was a follow-up to The Gleam, which was released in 2006.
Doug Basham Lyle Douglas "Doug" Basham Jr. (born May 12, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 2002 and 2007, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Basham in 2007.
Doug (TV series) Doug is an American animated television series created by Jim Jinkins. The show focuses on the early adolescent life of its title character, Douglas "Doug" Funnie, who experiences common predicaments while attending school in his new hometown of Bluffington. Doug narrates each story in his journal, and the show incorporates many imagination sequences. The series addresses numerous topics, including trying to fit in, platonic and romantic relationships, self-esteem, bullying, and rumors. Numerous episodes center on Doug's attempts to impress his classmate and crush, Patti Mayonnaise.
Doug Haining Doug Haining is a saxophonist/clarinetist who currently resides in Edina, Minnesota. He is a music graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he studied classical clarinet. He has performed professionally since 1974, backing national artists such as Steve Allen, Don Rickles, Bob Hope, and others, and Broadway shows such as West Side Story, Cats, A Chorus Line and many others. He has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Doug also played short stints with Red Wolfe’s ‘Ellington Echoes’, and the Hall Brothers. Since 1979, Doug has been a member of the Wolverines Classic Jazz Orchestra. He is also a member of the recently formed BellaGala big band, and plays in other jazz groups in the area. Doug founded the Twin Cities Seven in 1999, and since then has been busy writing arrangements and compositions for the band's ever-growing library. Doug has performed with the band at many local venues and jazz festivals, and several regional performing venues outside the metro area. In 2010, Doug co-founded the Explosion Big Band with his musical cohort Scott Agster. In his spare time, he teaches privately and co-leads the Edina High School Jazz Ensemble I. He has two children, Trevor and Preston, both of whom are currently pursuing professional music careers.
Names of Australian rules football The sport of Australian football has been called by a number of different names throughout its history; but since 1905, after the formation of the Australasian Football Council, the game has been officially called "Australian football"; and the name has been codified by the sport's governing body, the AFL Commission, as the game's official name, in the "Laws of Australian football". Historically, the sport has been called "Victorian rules" (referring to its origins in Melbourne), the "Victorian game", the "bouncing game", "Australasian rules", the "Australian game" and "national football", as well as several other names. Today, the common names for the sport are "Australian rules football" or "football", and common nicknames for the sport are "footy", "Aussie rules" or sometimes "AFL" (a genericised abbreviation of Australian Football League, the sport's largest competition and only fully professional league).
Rusty and Doug Rusty & Doug was a country music and bluegrass music duo composed of Doug Kershaw (born January 24, 1936) and his brother, Rusty (February 2, 1938 – October 23, 2001). The two recorded for Hickory Records between 1955 and 1961, charting five times on the Hot Country Songs charts. They also performed on the Louisiana Hayride and Wheeling Jamboree. They became members of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1950s. The duo broke up in 1959 as both brothers entered the United States Army, but reunited between 1961 and 1963. Doug continued as a solo artist.
Salter Brothers Entertainment Salter Brothers Entertainment was founded by British brothers Simon and Andrew Salter, the founders and creators of The Feeling Nuts Movement. Salter Brothers Entertainment is a media and entertainment company that creates and delivers innovative global marketing campaigns, unique live entertainment events and multi-media productions. They also have investments in music, television, sport and technology. Their clients include David Haye, Velocity, The LADBible Group. It was announced during a press conference on 24 November 2015 that Salter Brothers Entertainment had entered into a joint venture with former Heavyweight Champion David Haye as the management behind 'Brand Haye' and promoters behind Haye's comeback fight on 16 January 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, which they marketed as Haye Day. The brothers brokered a deal with UKTV to produce the first ever sports broadcast on Dave TV. The event was viewed by Haye's largest ever TV audience, over 3 million. The show also broke network records 461% up on slot and capturing 14% of the audience share, beating Channel 4 for the duration of the fight. This resulted in Dave moving into Live Sport and signing a 3-year, 15 fights deal with Hayemaker Boxing. A large number of celebrity friends of the brothers were in attendance; Sigma performed an opening concert and A-lister guests ringside included Benedict Cumberbatch and Idris Elba. It was also the first ever live boxing fight filmed and streamed live in VR.
Doug Koenig Doug Koenig is an American sport shooter who at the 1990 IPSC Handgun World Shoot became the first world champion using a red dot sight instead of iron sights. Three years later at the 1993 World Shoot he took silver in the Open division. Doug is perhaps best known for his 18 Bianchi Cup Champion titles. He is also three times Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Champion.
The Basham Brothers The Basham Brothers were a professional wrestling tag team, composed of Doug Basham and Danny Basham. The team is best known for their work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Brother Phelps Brother Phelps was an American country music duo formed by brothers Ricky Lee (guitar, vocals) and Doug Phelps (bass guitar, vocals). Prior to the duo's formation in 1992, both brothers were members of The Kentucky Headhunters, a Southern rock-influenced country rock band. In 1993, Brother Phelps charted with its debut single "Let Go", which reached a peak of No. 6 on the "Billboard" country music charts. In all, the duo charted six singles between 1993 and 1995 (although only one other single reached Top 40), in addition to recording two albums on Asylum Records. Brother Phelps disbanded in 1995, with Doug rejoining the Kentucky Headhunters as lead singer, and Ricky Lee assuming a solo career.
Hell-Bourg Hell-Bourg is a small village in the Salazie commune (administrative division) of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the respected former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell. Previously the village had been named "Bémaho". It is located 1344 m (4412 ft) above sea level.
The Oranges Band The Oranges Band is an American indie rock band from Baltimore, Maryland signed with Green Day's original label, Lookout! Records. Fronted by ex-Spoon bassist Roman Kuebler, The Oranges' first record, "The Five Dollars EP", was released on Baltimore-based label Morphius Records. Subsequent touring and critical praise earned the band a deal with Lookout, culminating in the release of an EP, album, and several videos, leading up to, according to many critics, their strongest album to that point, "The World & Everything in It". In 2004, Morphius released a retrospective compiling the band's earlier work including "The Five Dollars EP", the now out-of-print "900 Miles of Fucking Hell" EP, as well as various unreleased tracks entitled Two Thousands. In 2008, with a new lineup that included Pat Martin on bass and guest guitarist Doug Gillard, the band released their third full length The Oranges Band are Invisible.
Ondobe Yomunghudi Ondobe yomunghudi is a village situated in northern Namibia in the Ohangwena Region. The village is named after tree species called "omunghudi" that was in pan nearby during its discovery, an elderly revealed. Situated on the very edge of the Owambo region (sometimes called/previously the 4 O's region). The first thing that unique about this village is the abundance of people, unlike the rest of the country. People, livestock, shebeens (bars) and markets are everywhere, seemingly all existing harmoniously in unplanned order.
Black Metal Sacrifice Black Metal Sacrifice is the second release by the black metal band Watain. It was recorded on their concert with Malign and Dark Funeral in Uppsala in 1999, organised by Watain and Grim Rune Productions. The live tape was originally "mostly spread among the closest ones" and re-released on CD format in 2007. "Sons of Fucking Hell" is a cover of Bloodsoil, "the very unknown band" vocalist Erik Danielsson "played in for some years before Watain, and never released anything with".
Oshindobe Oshindobe is a village situated in northern part of Namibia in the Ohangwena Region. The village is named after the lake called Ondobe during its discovery, an elderly revealed. It is situated on the very edge of the Owambo region (sometimes called the '4 O's region'). The first thing that is unique about this village is the abundance of people, unlike the rest of the country. People, livestock, shebeens (bars) and markets are everywhere, seemingly all existing harmoniously in an unplanned order.
Mokokchung Village Mokokchung Village, a village in Mokokchung district is an ancient village in the former Naga Hills, Nagaland, India. According to the folklores, the Ao Nagas emerged from ‘six stones’. These stones symbolise their forefathers and that location is named as ‘Longterok’ which means six stones. These stones are still intact at Chungliyimti in Tuensang district. From this village, the Ao tribe moved towards northern region crossing a river named Tzüla and settled at Soyim, also known as Ungma today. This was the first Ao Village ever known. After a few centuries, a group of people moved further to the north-east of Soyim and settled at a place named as Mokokchung, or today’s Mokokchung village. Many other Ao Naga villages came into being when people migrated out from this village including Ungma in the later part.
Chopper Heavy Chopper Heavy, is a 6% Australian Lager that is named after Australian ex-con Mark "Chopper" Reid. Brewed by Stockdate Brewery, the beer is marketed as the strongest lager] produced in Australia. The beer is brewed in Rutherglen, Victoria, which was chosen due to the region's link with another infamous character, the bushranger Ned Kelly.
Belsen (Bergen) Belsen is a village within the German borough of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony. The village, whose original site lies about 3 km southwest of Bergen, has 331 inhabitants . The Belsen concentration camp was named after it. Today Belsen is dominated by the former British Army camp of Hohne (German: "Lager Hohne") on the edge of the NATO firing ranges.
Fucking, Austria Fucking (] , rhymes with ""booking"") is an Austrian village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria. The village is 33 km north of Salzburg, 4 km east of the Inn river, which forms the German border.
Fucking Hell Fucking Hell is a German Pilsner or pale lager with an alcohol content of 4.9%. It is named after the village of Fucking in Austria; "hell" is the German word for 'pale' and a typical description of this kind of beer. The beer's name was initially controversial. Both the local authorities in Fucking and the European Union's Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office initially objected to the name. It was eventually accepted and the lager is now sold internationally.
Model Shop (film) Model Shop is a 1969 American film by French writer-director Jacques Demy starring Gary Lockwood, Alexandra Hay and Anouk Aimée and featuring a guest appearance by Spirit who also recorded the soundtrack. Demy made "Model Shop", which was his first English-language film, following the international success of his film, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". Aimée reprises the title role from Demy's 1960 French-language film "Lola".
Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (] ; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared in the wake of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated for their sumptuous visual style. Demy's style drew upon such diverse sources as Classic Hollywood musicals, the documentary realism of his New Wave colleagues, fairy-tales, jazz, Japanese manga, and the opera. His films contain overlapping continuity (i.e., characters cross over from film to film), lush musical scores (typically composed by Michel Legrand) and motifs like teenaged love, labor rights, incest, and the intersection between dreams and reality. He is best known for the two musicals he directed in the mid-1960s: "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964) and "The Young Girls of Rochefort" (1967).
Here Comes the Band (film) Here Comes the Band is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Paul Sloane and written by Paul Sloane, Ralph Spence and Victor Mansfield. The film stars Ted Lewis and His Orchestra, Ted Lewis, Virginia Bruce, Harry Stockwell, Ted Healy and Nat Pendleton. The film was released on August 30, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Lola (1961 film) Lola, is a 1961 romantic drama film, the debut film directed by Jacques Demy as a tribute to director Max Ophüls and is described by Demy as a "musical without music". Anouk Aimée starred in the title role. The film was restored and re-released by Demy's widow, French filmmaker Agnès Varda.
Lone Cowboy (film) Lone Cowboy is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Paul Sloane and written by Paul Sloane, Agnes Brand Leahy, Bobby Vernon and Will James. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Lila Lee and Addison Richards. The film was released on December 1, 1933, by Paramount Pictures.
Demy (singer) Dimitra Papadea (Greek: Δήμητρα Παπαδέα , ] , born 21 August 1991), known professionally as Demy, is a Greek singer who is signed with the Greek independent label Panik Records. Until today Demy has released 2 Studio albums. "#1" in 2012, which became Platinum album and "Rodino Oniro" in 2014, which became Gold album. In 2017 she released "Demy", a collection of all of her english songs. Demy has achieved 8 No.1 songs and 2 No.1 EPs (Extended Plays) at the Greek charts so far. She also combined music and acting by having taken part in 5 Musicals from 2012 to 2017.
Donkey Skin (film) Peau d'Âne (English: Donkey Skin) is a 1970 French musical film directed by Jacques Demy. It is also known by the English titles Once Upon a Time and The Magic Donkey. The film was adapted by Demy from "Donkeyskin", a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a king who wishes to marry his daughter. It stars Catherine Deneuve and Jean Marais, with music by Michel Legrand. "Donkey Skin" also proved to be Demy's biggest success in France with a total of 2,198,576 admissions.
Atamania Atamania (アタマニア ) is a series of casual puzzle video games published by Level-5. The series comprises two, unrelated series of puzzle games. Tago Akira no Atama no Taisō (多湖輝の頭の体操 , "Professor Tago's Mental Gymnastics") is a collection of puzzles created by Akira Tago, a Japanese professor who has authored a series of books within Japan under the same name. Players read through stories and solve puzzles at their own leisure. Surōn to Makuhēru no Nazo no Sutōrī (スローンとマクヘールの謎の物語 , "Paul Sloane and Des MacHale's Intriguing Tales") is based on the concept of lateral thinking puzzles, books authored by Paul Sloane and Des MacHale. The games have drawn comparison to the "Professor Layton" series, which is also published by Level-5.
Bay of Angels Bay of Angels (French: "La baie des anges" ) is a 1963 French film directed by Jacques Demy. Starring Jeanne Moreau and Claude Mann, it is Demy's second film and deals with the subject of gambling.
Une chambre en ville Une chambre en ville (also known as A Room in Town) is a 1982 French film directed by Jacques Demy, with music by Michel Colombier, and starring Dominique Sanda, Danielle Darrieux, and Michel Piccoli. It is set against the backdrop of a workers' strike in 1955 Nantes. Like Demy's most famous film, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", it is an operetta-musical in which every line of dialogue is sung. But unlike "Cherbourg," it is closer to tragedy, with a darker, more explicitly political tone.
Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow ( ; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom in silent film during the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" after 1927. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film "It" brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl". Bow came to personify the Roaring Twenties and is described as its leading sex symbol.
Jane Russell Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s.
Vijayasree Vijayasree (Vijayashree or Vijayasri) was a Malayalam film actress and sex symbol from India in the 1970s. She acted in many movies opposite Prem Nazir and also acted in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.
Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress primarily known for her work in Bollywood films. Matondkar has also appeared in Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam language films. She is particularly known for her work in the thriller film genres, and is cited in the media as a sex symbol. She established herself as the influential celebrities in India. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including one Filmfare Award among seven nominations. Her film roles contributed to a then-new screen persona for a Hindi film heroine, in which she was known for her intense style and dancing skills. Having done so Matondkar has established herself as the leading actress of 90s
Buruuba Buruuba is a 1955 adventure film directed by Shigeyoshi Suzuki. The film was a Japanese Tarzan film based on the main character Buruuba. It was supposed to be shot in the jungle but was filmed in Los Angeles. Like Johnny Weissmuller who starred in classic Tarzan films, the starring actor Shigeyoshi Suzuki was also an Olympic swimming medalist in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu (born 7 January 1979), also known by her married name Bipasha Basu Singh Grover, is an Indian film actress and model. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and English language films. One of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in India, Basu is the recipient of numerous accolades, including one Filmfare Award, among six nominations. Particularly known for her work in the thriller and horror film genres, she is frequently cited in the media as a sex symbol.
Underwater! Underwater! is a 1955 adventure film directed by John Sturges and starring Jane Russell and Richard Egan.
Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress in film, theater, and television. She was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early "Playboy" Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and one of 20th Century Fox's main sex symbol actresses. She was also known for her well publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions.
Silk Smitha Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian film actress who worked predominantly in South Indian films. She entered the industry as an side actress and first got noticed for her role as "Silk" in the 1979 Tamil film "Vandichakkaram". She became a major sex symbol and the most sought-after erotic actress in the 1980s. In a career spanning 17 years, she appeared in over 450 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi languages. On 23 September 1996, she was found dead in her apartment in Chennai, apparently having committed suicide.
Jean Harlow Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s.
A Wife Confesses A Wife Confesses (妻は告白する , Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru ) is a 1961 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura.
Lullaby of the Earth Lullaby of the Earth (大地の子守歌 , Daichi no Komoriuta ) is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura.
Jokyo (film) Jokyō (女経 , Jokyō , A Woman's Testament) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kon Ichikawa and Yasuzo Masumura. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
Ayako Wakao Ayako Wakao (若尾 文子 , Wakao Ayako , November 8, 1933, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Contracted to Daiei Studios in 1951 as part of the fifth "New Face" group, she often appeared in the films of director Yasuzo Masumura. She has appeared in nearly 160 films since her debut in 1952.
Fantoma Films Fantoma Films is a San Francisco, California based film distributor specializing in "eclectic" cult films and ephemeral films such as educational short films. Fantoma has re-released works by Fritz Lang, Wim Wenders, Kenneth Anger, Sergio Corbucci, Yasuzo Masumura, and others.
Yasuzo Masumura Yasuzo Masumura (増村 保造 , Masumura Yasuzō , August 25, 1924 – November 23, 1986) was a Japanese film director.
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (1978 film) The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (曽根崎心中 , Sonezaki Shinjū , also released as Double Suicide Of Sonezaki ) is a 1978 Japanese historical romance film directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Ryudo Uzaki and Meiko Kaji based on the Chikamatsu play of the same name.
Blind Beast Blind Beast (盲獣 , Mōjū ) , aka "Moju the Blind Beast" or "Warehouse" , is a 1969 Japanese erotic thriller film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. It is based on a novel by Edogawa Rampo.
The Hoodlum Soldier "The Hoodlum Soldier" (兵隊やくざ , Heitai Yakuza ) is a Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. "The Hoodlum Soldier" was the first of a series of nine films that followed two soldiers, Kisaburo Omiya (Shintaro Katsu), a former yakuza who has become a soldier, and Arita (Takahiro Tamura), an intellectual from a good family who has deliberately failed the officer examination.
Red Angel Red Angel (Japanese title: 赤い天使, "Akai Tenshi") is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. It tells the story of a young Japanese nurse on the front lines in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It is based on a 1966 novel of the same name by Yorichika Arima ().
Rock Star Supernova Rock Star Supernova was a reality television-formed supergroup consisting of drummer Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), bassist Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica), guitarist Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses) and singer Lukas Rossi. The band was formed during the second season of the Rock Star Reality TV series which was called .
Headspin (song) "Headspin" is a song by unsigned Canadian band Rise Electric, which is fronted by "" winner Lukas Rossi. The song was released on Rock Star Supernova's self-titled debut album. It was released as the third single from the album in early 2007. Rossi performed "Headspin" three times while on "Rock Star: Supernova". Following the Rock Star Supernova tour Luke Rossi released an acoustic version of the song which is featured on his album "Love & Lust".
Rock Star (TV series) Rock Star is a television series produced by Mark Burnett, David Goffin, and Lisa Hennessy in which aspiring singers from all around the world competed to become the lead singer of a featured group. It debuted on CBS on July 11, 2005, to mediocre ratings. The show was hosted by television personality and commercial spokeswoman Brooke Burke and Jane's Addiction & Red Hot Chili Peppers lead guitarist Dave Navarro. In Australian band INXS chose J.D. Fortune as their new lead singer. For , the band Rock Star Supernova chose Lukas Rossi as the lead singer of their new supergroup.
Chicago 13 Chicago 13 is the eleventh studio album by the American band Chicago, released in 1979. The follow-up to "Hot Streets", "Chicago 13" is often critically disfavored. This would be the band's final release that features lead guitarist Donnie Dacus, who had followed late, founding lead guitarist, Terry Kath. All band members would contribute to the songwriting (one of only two albums where this is the case, with the other being "Chicago VII").
25 or 6 to 4 "25 or 6 to 4" is a song written by the American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the rock/jazz fusion band Chicago. It was recorded in 1969 for their second album, "Chicago", with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. The album was released in January 1970 and the song was edited and released as a single in June of that same year, climbing to number four on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and number seven on the UK Singles Chart. It was the band's first song to reach the top five in the U.S. This recording features an electric guitar solo using a wah-wah pedal by Chicago guitarist Terry Kath, and a lead vocal line in Aeolian mode. It has been included in numerous Chicago compilation albums.
Colour My World (Chicago song) "Colour My World" is a song written by American musician James Pankow, one of the founding members of the rock/jazz fusion band Chicago. Part of Pankow's "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" song cycle/suite, it was recorded for their second album "Chicago", also called "Chicago II" (1970). Terry Kath sings the lead vocal, and Walter Parazaider performs the highly recognizable flute solo.
Chicago XI Chicago XI is the ninth studio album (eleventh overall) by the American band Chicago, released in 1977. The album marked the end of an era for Chicago in more ways than one. This would be the last Chicago album to feature guitarist and founding member Terry Kath prior to his death in an accident with a gun just over four months later, and the last Chicago album to be produced by James William Guercio.
Hot Streets Hot Streets is the tenth studio album (twelfth overall) by the American band Chicago, released in 1978. In many ways, "Hot Streets" marked the beginning of a new era for the band, turning to disco music, a move which would be derided in retrospect. It was also the band's first album with all-new material released since their second that didn't have a numbered title. It was also the first album not to feature original guitarist/vocalist Terry Kath, who died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound in January 1978. He was replaced by Donnie Dacus on this album.
Lukas Rossi Lukas Rossi (born December 21, 1976) is a Canadian rock musician and was the winner of the CBS Television reality series "" - a televised audition contest to become lead singer of the hard rock supergroup "Rock Star Supernova".
The Halo Method The Halo Method Is an American rock supergroup, formed in 2012 in Hollywood, California. It consisted of guitarist Ben Moody (We Are the Fallen, ex-Evanescence), drummer Miles McPherson, vocalist Lukas Rossi (ex-Rock Star Supernova, ex-Daylight Division) and bassist Josh Newell (ex-In This Moment).
Mina Loy Mina Loy (born Mina Gertrude Löwy; 27 December 1882 – 25 September 1966), was a British artist, writer, poet, playwright, novelist, futurist, feminist, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition. Her poetry was admired by T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Basil Bunting, Gertrude Stein, Francis Picabia and Yvor Winters, among others.
December (magazine) December is an independent nonprofit literary magazine that was founded in 1958. The journal was part of both the little magazine and the small press movements of the 1950s and was revived in 2012. "December" publishes original prose, poetry, and art submitted by new writers and artists, as well as previously unpublished work by distinguished literary figures. Former and current contributors include Joyce Carol Oates, James Wright, Marvin Bell, Marge Piercy, and Raymond Carver. December's mission is to promote unheralded writers and artists, celebrate fresh work from more seasoned voices, and advocate for its contributors in local literary and art communities.
Short Cuts (film) Short Cuts is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. Substituting a Los Angeles setting for the Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver's stories, the film traces the actions of 22 principal characters, both in parallel and at occasional loose points of connection. The role of chance and luck is central to the film, and many of the stories concern death and infidelity.
Others: A Magazine of the New Verse Others: A Magazine of the New Verse was founded by Alfred Kreymborg in July 1915 with financing from Walter Conrad Arensberg. The magazine ran until July, 1919. It was based in New York City and published poetry and other writing, as well as visual art. While the magazine never had more than 300 subscribers, it helped launch the careers of several important American modernist poets. Contributors included: William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, Mina Loy, Ezra Pound, Conrad Aiken, Carl Sandburg, T. S. Eliot, Amy Lowell, H.D., Djuna Barnes, Man Ray, Skipwith Cannell, Lola Ridge, Marcel Duchamp, and Fenton Johnson (poet) (the only African American published in the magazine).
Dale Davis (poet) Dale T. Davis is an American writer, educator, publisher, producer, scholar, dramaturge, and advocate for young people. She was one of the founding poets of the "New York State Poets in the Schools" program. As a publisher she established The Sigma Foundation, a limited edition, private press with Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr. avant-garde filmmaker and publisher and editor of The Dial magazine, the leading modernist journal of arts and letters. The Sigma Foundation published the work of Margaret Caroline Anderson, Mina Loy, and Djuna Barnes. The Sigma Foundation’s books are in many permanent collections, including The Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Library, Yale University and The Collection of American Women, Smith College.
Carol Sklenicka Carol Sklenicka (born 1948 in San Luis Obispo, California) is an American biographer and essayist best known as the author of "Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life", the first comprehensive biography of short story writer Raymond Carver.
Beginners (short story collection) Beginners is the title given to the manuscript version of Raymond Carver's 1981 short story collection "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", published by Carver's widow Tess Gallagher in 2009.
Allen Norton Allen Norton was an American poet and literary editor of the 1910s and 20s. He and his wife Louise Norton edited the little magazine "Rogue", published from March 1915 to December 1916. The periodical, partly financed by Walter Conrad Arensberg, served as an early showcase for the work of Arensberg himself, Wallace Stevens, Mina Loy, and Alfred Kreymborg. Norton's 1914 volume of verse, "Saloon Sonnets With Sunday Flutings", was published by Donald Evan's Claire Marie Press. Heavily influenced by fin-de-siècle aestheticism, Alice Corbin Henderson remarked that his work, along with the poetry of Evans himself, represented something of a revival of that style. Poems in the volume included "Impressions of Oscar Wilde", "Modern Love" and "Mrs. Eddy: a Mask".
Where I'm Calling From "Where I'm Calling From" is a short story by American author Raymond Carver. The story focuses on the effects of alcohol. Throughout this story Carver experiments with the use of quotation and meditates on the healing factors of storytelling. This story also lends its title to a collection of thirty-seven short stories compiled by Carver, "Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories".
So Much Water So Close to Home So Much Water So Close to Home is an album by Australian rock band Paul Kelly and the Messengers and was originally released in August 1989. The title comes from a short story of the same name by author Raymond Carver. Carver had died in August 1988. Kelly would go on to co-write the score for the 2006 Australian film "Jindabyne",
Automato Automato is a Brooklyn, New York-based hip hop sextet formed in 1995. Its members are Nick Millhiser (drums), Jesse Levine (vocals), Morgan Wiley (guitar), Andrew Raposo (bass), Alex Frankel (keyboards), and Ben Fries (vocals). All six of its members are from New York City except for Wiley, who was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in his youth. Their admiration of multiple artists from disparate genres led them to DFA Records' Tim Goldsworthy and James Murphy. The group released their self-titled debut album on the Coup de grâce label in 2004, and it was produced by Goldsworthy and Murphy (d/b/a/ DFA).
Environmental protection area (Brazil) An environmental protection area (Portuguese: "Área de proteção ambiental" : APA) is a type of protected area in Brazil that has some degree of human occupation, but where the primary intent is environmental protection. Human occupation is monitored and controlled. An environmental protection area often contains other types of conservation units, which may be more strictly protected.
Adaptive type Adaptive type – in evolutionary biology – is any population or taxon which have the potential for a particular or total occupation of given free of underutilized home habitats or position in the general economy of nature. In evolutionary sense, the emergence of new adaptive type is usually a result of adaptive radiation certain groups of organisms in which they arise categories that can effectively exploit temporary, or new conditions of the environment.
Lost on Earth Lost on Earth is an American sitcom starring Tim Conlon. The series premiered January 4, 1997 on the USA Network.
SN 1994I SN 1994I is a Type Ic supernova discovered on April 2, 1994 in the Whirlpool Galaxy by amateur astronomers Tim Puckett and Jerry Armstrong of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Type Ic supernova are a rare type of supernova that result from the explosion of a very massive star that has shed its outer layers of hydrogen and helium. The explosion results in a highly luminous burst of radiation that then dims over the course of weeks or months. SN 1994I was a relatively nearby supernova, and provided an important addition to the then small collection of known Type Ic supernova. Very early images were captured of SN 1994I, as two high school students in Oil City, Pennsylvania serendipitously took images of the Whirlpool Galaxy using the 30-inch telescope at Leuschner Observatory on March 31, 1994, which included SN 1994I just after it began to brighten.
Occupation Order An Occupation Order is a type of injunction in English law. It is one of two types of injunction available under the Family Law Act 1996 the other being a Non-Molestation Order. An Occupation Order is used to regulate who can live in the family home.
Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps (Kehinde Wiley) Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps (Kehinde Wiley)
The Bacon Cookbook The Bacon Cookbook: More than 150 Recipes from Around the World for Everyone's Favorite Food is a cookbook on bacon by James Villas. It was published by Wiley in 2007. Villas is a former food editor for "Town & Country" magazine, and "The Bacon Cookbook" is his 15th book on food. He notes on the book's jacket that he was "beguiled by bacon since he was a boy." He describes the appeal of bacon in the book's preface, and in the introduction recounts the history of the product, as well as its variations from different locations internationally. Chapters are structured by type of recipe and food course, and in total the book includes 168 recipes.
Kehinde Wiley Kehinde Wiley (born 1977) is a New York-based portrait painter who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of black people in heroic poses. The Columbus Museum of Art, which hosted an exhibition of his work in 2007, describes his work with the following: "Kehinde Wiley has gained recent acclaim for his heroic portraits which address the image and status of young African-American men in contemporary culture."
Tim Conlon (artist) Tim Conlon (born 1974 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American artist and graffiti writer known for large-scale murals and works on canvas. He was featured as one of several artists (including Kehinde Wiley and poet, Nikki Giovanni) in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery exhibit, "Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture", which included four large graffiti murals painted by Conlon and collaborator, David Hupp in 2008. This marked the first modern graffiti ever to be in the Smithsonian Institution.
Texas's 8th congressional district Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that includes Montgomery County and Walker County. It includes much of the northern outlying areas of metro Houston. The current Representative from District 8 is Kevin Brady and has been since 1997. For the 2014 election cycle Craig McMichael, a veteran of the Marine Corps, and network engineer had challenged and lost to incumbent Kevin Brady in the Republican Primary. In the 2014 General Election, Brady faced off against the Libertarian Party candidate, Ken Petty of Spring, Texas, who won his nomination in the Libertarian District Convention. No Democrat ran. In the 2016 election, the 20-year incumbent was challenged by 3 challengers: Andre Dean, Craig McMichael, and Steve Toth. As of August 2017, Brady is expected to face Democrat Steven David in the 2018 election as well as Independent candidate Todd Carlton. David is the first Democrat to challenge Brady since the 2012 election.
Sarath Fonseka Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, MP, rcds, psc (Sarath Fonseka) (Sinhalese: ෆීල්ඩ් මාෂල් සරත් ෆොන්සේකා , Tamil: பீல்ட் மார்ஷல் சரத் பொன்சேகா , born 18 December 1950) is a Sri Lanka's highest rank soldier and politician who was the first Sri Lankan Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. He was the eighteenth Commander of Sri Lankan Army, and under his command the Sri Lankan Army ended the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009, defeating the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; he thereafter briefly served as the Chief of Defence Staff. After retiring from the Army with the rank of General, he entered politics as the common opposition candidate in the 2010 presidential election contesting against President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Following his controversial defeat in the presidential election he was elected to Parliament in the general election that followed. Soon after he was made a political prisoner and lost his parliamentary seat. Fonseka supported Maithripala Sirisena in the 2015 presidential election and following his victory, the newly appointed President Sirisena gave Fonseka a full pardon reinstating his civic rights, military rank and decorations. Later he was promoted to the newly created rank of Field Marshal on 22 March 2015. On 9 February 2016 he was appointed to Parliament, and he was appointed Cabinet Minister for Regional Development on 25 February 2016.