Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season. The Packers defeated the Steelers by the score of 31–25. The game was played on February 6, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, and has about 300 shops.
The street forms part of the A40 road, which connects London to Oxford. Like many roads in central London which are no longer through routes it is not signposted with the road number.
Roughly halfway along Oxford Street is Oxford Circus, a busy intersection with Regent Street. A diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus opened in 2009, currently the only one of its kind in central London.
Oxford Circus
Oxford Circus is the busy intersection of Oxford Street and Regent Street in the West End of London. It is served by Oxford Circus tube station, which is directly beneath the junction itself.
The Circus was constructed in the beginning of the 19th century, and was designed by John Nash.
In 2009, Westminster City Council started a £4m scheme for the area, allowing shoppers to cross the intersection diagonally as well as the usual 'straight ahead', turning it into a "pedestrian scramble", much like Tokyo's Shibuya crossing.
The crossing opened on November 2nd of the same year, by which time the cost had risen to £5 million. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said it was "a triumph for British engineering, Japanese innovation and good old common sense". Others noted that a similar crossing in Balham, South London had opened in 2005 at a cost of only £98,000.
Cold Stone Creamery
The Cold Stone Creamery is an American ice cream network based out of Arizona. Its main products are pies, premium ice cream, smoothies and ice cream cakes. This ice cream group, since 2008, has co-branded certain locations along with other chains in attempts to increase its presence outside the United States.
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull is an oil painting by Thomas Eakins. It was painted in 1871. The picture measures 32.6 x 46.3 cm. It hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The painting sets on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Lake Karachay
Lake Karachay is a small like in the Ural Mountains. It lies in Chelyabinsk Oblast, near the town of Ozyorsk.Ozyork was a closed city; the people who worked there built Russia's first nuclear power plant, at Mayak. The lake was used to dump radioactive waste that resulted from operating the Mayak site, form about 1951. This waste had been dumped into the Techa River beforehand. From about 1956, it was also stored in tanks.
It is near Mayak which is the name for a number of nuclear facilities, which are about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Ekaterinburg, in Russia.
Hobart Brown
Hobart Ray Brown, (February 27, 1934 – November 7, 2007) was an American sculptor. He was known for finding the Kinetic Sculpture Race in 1969.
Brown was born on February 27, 1934 in Hess, Oklahoma. He was raised in Los Angeles, California. Brown studied at Van Nuys High School, just a few classes from Marilyn Monroe. He was divorced two times. Brown had four children. Brown had a stroke in May 2007. Brown died on November 7, 2007 from pneumonia in Redwood City, California, aged 73.
Roberto Cabral del Hoyo
Roberto Cabral del Hoyo (August 7, 1913 – October 4, 1999) was a Mexican poet, historian, and writer. He was known for his written works "Filly Pearl", "To My Roots of the Earth", "Three", "Against the Dark Wind", and "Word".
Hoyo was born on August 7, 1913 in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. He was never married and had no children. Hoyo died on October 4, 1999 from pneumonia in his hometown and were he lived in Zacatecas, Mexico, aged 86.
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. About 220,000 people live there. It is the second largest county seat in the country, just after Santa Maria, California. Helene Schneider is the mayor.
Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, in Southern California. In 2019, about 107,263 people lived there. Alice Patino is the mayor.
Otavalo
Otavalo is the capital of Otavalo Canton, is a large busy town in the Imbabura Province of Ecuador. The town has about 90,000 citizens and is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes such as Imbabura 4,630m, Cotacachi 4,995m, and the Mojanda volcanoes. Mario Conejo is the current mayor.
Ibarra, Ecuador
Ibarra (full name San Miguel de Ibarra) is a city in northern Ecuador and the capital of the Imbabura Province. It lies at the foot of the Imbabura Volcano and on the left bank of the Tahuando river. It is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Ecuador's capital Quito. Ibarra was founded in 1606.
North–South divide
The North–South divide is a term often used in the geography of socio-economics. It describes a difference in economic development between the north and south of the world. The North is made up of mostly developed countries in the Northern Hemisphere – those of Europe and North America. The South is made up of mostly developing and undeveloped countries – those in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Many of them are in the Southern Hemisphere. The North is home to four of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and all members of the G8.
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding refers to the manufacturing of ships. In the past many ships were built in places like Glasgow and Sunderland but in the 21st century this industry is not big in the United Kingdom and most ships are built in South Korea and China. Japan once built the most ships but is now in 3rd place.
Saikai, Nagasaki
Saikai is a place in Nagasaki Prefecture Japan, formed in 2005 from the merger of several smaller towns including Oshima.
Tina Majorino
Albertina Marie "Tina" Majorino (February 7, 1988) is an American movie and television actress. She started acting as a child. She acted in the movies "Waterworld" and "Napoleon Dynamite". On television, she acted in the series "Big Love", "Veronica Mars" and "True Blood". She was also in the animated television version of "Napoleon Dynamite". She has a recurring role on the series "Bones". In 2012, Majorino joined the cast of "Grey's Anatomy". Her acting was begun around 1992. She was born in Westlake, California.
Sônia Braga
Sônia Braga (June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian and American actress. She acts mostly in movies. She starred in "The Rookie" and "Moon over Parador". She has also been in a few television programs, including "CSI: Miami".
Acton
Acton may refer to:
Acton, London
Acton is a district of west London. It is in the London Borough of Ealing.
Trading Mom
Trading Mom (also released as "The Mommy Market") is a 1994 fantasy/comedy film written and directed by Tia Brelis. Starring Sissy Spacek and Anna Chlumsky, it features the final acting role of André the Giant, who died a year before the movie was released.