Wilsonville, Alabama
Wilsonville is a town in southeastern Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It is northeast of Columbiana. At the 2010 census the population was 1,867.
Columbiana, Alabama
Columbiana is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 4,197. The city is the county seat of Shelby County.
Wilsonville, Nebraska
Wilsonville is a village in Furnas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census.
Thompson, Connecticut
Thompson is a rural town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,458 at the 2010 census.
Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,474 people at the 2010 census.
Veronica Lazăr
Veronica Lazăr (16 October 1938 - 8 June 2014) was a Romanian-Italian actress. She was known for her roles in "Last Tango in Paris" (1973), "La Luna" (1979), "The Sheltering Sky" (1990), and "Besieged" (1998).
She married Italian actor Adolfo Celi in 1966. They had two children, director Leonardo Celi and actress Alessandra Celi. Her last role was in "Me and You" (2012).
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi (27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian movie actor and director. He was known for his role as Emilio Largo in the 1965 James Bond movie "Thunderball". Celi would reprise his role in a spoof titled "OK Connery". He was married to actress Veronica Lazăr.
Bridport, Vermont
Bridport is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The town was founded October 9, 1761. The population was 1,218 at the 2010 census.
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure is a 2001 American direct-to-video animated movie. It was produced by Jeannine Roussel and David W. King and was directed by Darrell Rooney and Jeannine Roussel. It is the sequel to the 1955 movie "Lady and the Tramp". Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure was released on February 27, 2001 in North America. The movie about Lady and Tramp's son, Scamp, wanting to be a "wild dog".
The movie holds a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Howrah
Howrah (or Haora) is the one of the largest cities in the Indian state of West Bengal. The city is on the Hooghly River across from its twin city of Kolkata. Howrah is famous for Howrah Station and Howrah Bridge (which connects the two cities). As of 2011, people lived in Howrah.
Speed of Sound (song)
"Speed of Sound" is the first single off British alternative rock band Coldplay's third studio album "X&Y". The song was released on 23 May 2005. The song is build around a piano riff which later builds a synthesiser-heavy chorus. It was named Song of the Year by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
The song was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
Ernesto Lecuona
Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (August 6, 1895 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist of worldwide fame. He composed over six hundred pieces, mostly in the Cuban vein, and was a pianist of exceptional skill.
As a child prodigy, he composed his first song at the age of 11. Lecuona graduated from the National Conservatory of Havana with a Gold Medal for interpretation when he was sixteen. He performed in New York in 1916.
He was a prolific composer of songs and music for stage and film. His works in Afro-Cuban and Cuban rhythms are still very famous. They include "Siboney" ("Canto Siboney"), "Comparsa", "Malagueña" and "The Breeze And I" ("Andalucía"). In 1942, his great hit, "Always in my heart" ("Siempre en mi Corazon") was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. Lecuona wrote music for stage and screen. His own musical stage show, "María la O", premiered in Havana on March 1, 1930.
Lecuona gave concerts all through his adult life, in Europe and the Americas. They often featured his own compositions. He first travelled to Spain in 1924, and his successful piano recitals in 1928 at Paris coincided with a rise in interest in Cuban music.
Lecuona gave help and the use of his name to the popular touring group, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, but he did not play as a member of the band. He did sometimes play piano solos as the first item on the bill. The Lecuona Cuban Boys were highly successful in the 1930s, and toured Europe every year. They lasted until the Cuban revolution of 1959. Lecuona himself left Cuba and spent his last few years in the United States.
The Brothers of Destruction
The Brothers of Destruction was a professional wrestling tag team. The team was made up of The Undertaker and Kane. The Brothers of Destruction are best known for competing in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E). During their time as a tag team, they were able to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship on two different occasions. The team was managed by Paul Bearer
Brazilian three-banded armadillo
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo ("Tolypeutes tricinctus") is a species of armadillo endemic to Brazil. It is one of two species which can roll into a ball. The other is the Southern three-banded armadillo. It is the most rare species of armadillo: most live in the region called Caatinga, in north-east Brazil. Until the 1990s, the species was thought to be extinct, now it is classified as vulnerable.
Rajalakshmi Engineering College
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, commonly called R.E.C, is an engineering college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Misty May-Treanor
Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (born July 30, 1977) is a retired American professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. As of August 2012 she is the most successful female beach volleyball player. She has 112 individual championship wins in domestic and international competition.
Misty May-Treanor was the college player of the year twice. In 1998 she was the NCAA championship co-Most Valuable Player. In the 2004 Summer Olympics Misty May-Treanor and Keri Walsh (her volleyball partner) were the first Americans to get a gold medal in beach volleyball. In 2007 Walsh and May-Treanor were the first to win three straight world titles since the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) began sponsoring the event in 1997.
Misty May-Treanor plays as an attacker and a defender in Volleyball. Her partner Kerri Walsh is a "master blocker". She had earned 1.6 million dollars by having 89 victories by the end of 2007.
In 2004 Misty May married Matt Treanor the catcher for the Florida Marlins. She has two kids. She attended California State University Long Beach, California.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. The village is in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth. Its is next to the River Dwyryd. It was created and built by Clough Williams-Ellis. He created and built it between the years 1925 and 1975. He wanted it to look like an Italian village. A charity owns it. Many movies and television shows were filmed there, including "The Prisoner".
Portmeirion looks a lot like the Italian city of Portofino. But, Clough Williams-Ellis, who created Portmeirion, always said that it was "not" based on the city of Portofino. He said he did want it to look like it was a place near the Mediterranean, though. He designed and built the village between the years of 1925 and 1975. The mix of architecture in the village is believed to have influenced postmodernism architecture in the late 1900s.
An old estate used to be located on the property before Portmeirion was built. It was called "Aber Iâ" (). The hotel and three cottages, which are named "White Horses", "Mermaid", and "The Salutation", are part of the original estate. It was built in the 1850s. Before the estate, there was a foundry and a boatyard on site. There is also an old site which has a small group of remains from a mediaeval castle nearby.