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Adventurer (other)
An adventurer is a person who adventures. Adventurer may also refer to: * An archaic term for a shareholder of a joint-stock company, such as the Virginia Company of London * Adventurers' Act, a 1642 Act of the English Parliament intended to stop the "rebellion" in Ireland * Adventure Air Adventurer, an American flying boat design * Adventurers (land drainage), groups of engineers and landowners who funded large-scale drainage projects in return for land * Adventurers (Seventh-day Adventist), a program for children of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church * '' Adventurers!'', a webcomic * DeSoto Adventurer, an automobile * Lego Adventurers, a Lego theme * Triumph Adventurer 900, a motorcycle * , two ferries * ''Adventurer'' (film), a 1942 Swedish film See also * The Adventurer (other) *The Adventurers (other) The Adventurers may refer to: Film * ''The Adventurers'' (1926 film), a German silent film * ''The Adventurers'' (1951 film), a British adventure fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow (psychology), flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his ''Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or wikt:excitement, excite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Company
The London Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of London, was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of North America between latitudes 34° and 41° N. History Origins The territory granted to the London Company included the eastern coast of North America from the 34th parallel ( Cape Fear) north to the 41st parallel (in Long Island Sound). As part of the Virginia Company and Colony, the London Company owned a large portion of Atlantic and inland Canada. The company was permitted by its charter to establish a settlement within this area. The portion of the company's territory north of the 38th parallel was shared with the Plymouth Company, with the stipulation that neither company found a colony within 100 miles (161 km) of the other. The London Company made landfall on 26 April 1607, at the southern edge of the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, which they named Cape Henry, near present-day Virginia Beach. Decid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventurers' Act
The Adventurers' Act is an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of England which specified its aim as "the speedy and effectual reducing of the rebels in His Majesty's Kingdom of Ireland". The Irish Rebellion of 1641 had broken out five months earlier, and the Act was designed to pay the army needed to subdue the rebellion by using borrowed money. Repayment would come from confiscating the rebels' lands and selling them. The main Act It was passed by the Long Parliament on 19 March 1642 as a way of raising funds to suppress the Irish Rebellion of 1641. The Act invited members of the public to invest £200 for which they would receive of lands that would be confiscated from rebels in Ireland. of Irish land were set aside by the English government for this purpose. The entire island of Ireland is about . The enactment was done at the request of Charles I of England, King Charles in the House of Lords, joined by the Commons, and was unanimously accepted, without any debate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Air Adventurer
The Adventure Air Adventurer is a family of American homebuilt amphibious flying boats that was designed and produced by Adventure Air of Berryville, Arkansas. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction. The company appears to be out of business.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', pages 93-94. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Design and development The aircraft features a strut-braced high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cockpit, retractable tricycle landing gear, a boat hull with outrigger pontoons, a cruciform tail and a pod-mounted single engine in pusher configuration. The airframe The mechanical structure of an aircraft is known as the airframe. This structure is typically considered to include the fuselage, undercarriage, empennage and wings, and excludes the propulsion system. Airframe design is a field of aerospa ... is made from composites. Its span wing mounts flaps and has a wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventurers (land Drainage)
Adventurers were groups of English engineers and wealthy landowners, who funded large scale land drainage projects in the seventeenth century, in return for rights to some of the land reclaimed. Early entrepreneurs Land drainage works were expensive, and were usually undertaken in sparsely populated areas. In the seventeenth century a number of such schemes were carried out by Adventurers, who acted under parliamentary sanction, but who financed the works carried out themselves. In return, they gained rights to the land reclaimed as a result of the civil engineering works. One such scheme was the draining of the Bedford Levels. The Bedford Level Corporation was in charge of the works, which when conceived in 1630, would create large tracts of "summer lands", which would be suitable for grazing during the summer months, but would still be liable to flooding in the winter. Funds for the work were provided by the Earl of Bedford and thirteen other Adventurers. Of the land reclaimed, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventurers (Seventh-day Adventist)
The Adventurer Club is a program for young children created by the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) in 1972, similar to Scouting. Inspired by its "older brother", the Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist), Pathfinder Club, the Adventurer Club is a program focused on education of children aged 6–9 years with additional sections for children ages 4 and 5. History The club was founded in 1972. In 1988, the invited interested associations and experts in children to study and improve the design of the Adventurer Club. A committee met a year later (1989) to update the curriculum and specialties, and establish standards for the organization and how the club should function. Leaders participating in this work included Sabbath School#Other lessons, Sabbath School Children, educators, Children's Ministry Coordinators(Adventist department that develops programs specifically for children), and other experts in family and early childhood education. In 1991, the General Conference of Seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeSoto Adventurer
The DeSoto Adventurer is a full-sized automobile that was produced by DeSoto from 1956 through the 1960 model year. Introduced as a four-seat high-performance sports coupe concept car, the Adventurer ended up being DeSoto's special, limited-production, high-performance model, similar to the more luxurious and exclusive ”letter series” Chrysler 300 and Chrysler Saratoga. Initially offered only as a hardtop coupe, the Adventurer was DeSoto's top- trim level car, replacing the Custom. A convertible was added to the model range in 1957, and a four-door hardtop and sedan in its final year of 1960. 1956 Introduced in 1956 as a sub-series of the top level DeSoto Fireflite series, the Adventurer was originally marketed as a limited production two-door hardtop, and available in a white/black/gold color scheme only. The first Adventurer came with a hi-output 341 cubic inch Hemi V8, dual exhausts and custom appointments and trim. Standard trim included dual outside side mirrors, go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lego Adventurers
Lego Adventurers was a Lego theme based on an early 20th century 'explorer' concept. It centred around the main character named Johnny Thunder and a team of explorers who go on adventures. Unlike other Lego themes, which take place in a fictional "Lego Universe", most of the Adventurers sets took places in real-world locations, such as Egypt, the Amazon rainforest, the Himalayas, India, and China. The only fictional sub-theme took place on an island where prehistoric creatures still lived. The theme was first introduced in 1998. The product line was discontinued in 2003 and replaced with the Lego Pharaoh's Quest theme in 2011. Overview The product line centered around early 20th century exploration and involved the characters exploring new areas and going on adventures. It focused on a character named Johnny Thunder. It began in 1998 with a desert theme, which involved the character searching for the pharaoh's ruby in Egypt. The Adventurers toy sets were the first to include sand- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumph Adventurer 900
The Triumph Adventurer 900 is a British motorcycle that was made by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd at the Hinckley factory. Launched in 1996, the 'Adventurer' name came from a 500 cc parallel-twin trail bike from the early 1970s. The water-cooled, 12-valve triple engine was the same 885 cc as the Triumph Thunderbird 900, as were the steel spine frame and other cycle parts including front forks, rear shock, wheels and brakes. Modifications included raised handlebars and a single seat option. The most prominent features are the large rear fender, extra chrome-plated engine, cam and radiator covers, and the megaphone-shaped silencers. The Adventurer had pre-load adjustment on the rear mono-shock suspension. It was one of the best selling bikes in the Triumph line-up. See also * Triumph Engineering Triumph Engineering Co Ltd was a British motorcycle manufacturing company, based originally in Coventry and then in Meriden. A new company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, based in Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventurer (film)
''Adventurer'' (Swedish: ''En äventyrare'') is a 1942 Swedish historical adventure film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Sture Lagerwall, Ingrid Backlin and Margit Manstad.Klossner p.9 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It is loosely based on the life of the seventeenth century writer Lars Wivallius. Cast * Sture Lagerwall as Lars Wiwallius / Eric Gyllenstierna * Ingrid Backlin as Gertrud Grijp * Margit Manstad as Theresa Palditska * Wiktor Andersson as Jesper Bock * Thor Modéen as Wulff Grijp * Gull Natorp as Helena Daa * Hilding Gavle as Peder * Henrik Dyfverman as Gustaf II Adolf * Olof Sandborg as Richelieu * Tore Lindwall as Wallenstein * Willy Peters as Rönnow Bille * Bror Bügler as Casten Bille * Gunnar Björnstrand as Count Conti * Olle Hilding as Pater Josef * Tord Stål as de Trevillac * Blenda Bruno as Agneta * Arne Lindblad as Charlot, Gyllenstierna's servant * Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventurer (other)
The Adventurer may refer to: Film and television * ''The Adventurer'' (1917 film), a short comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin * ''The Adventurer'' (1920 film), starring William Farnum * ''The Adventurer'' (1922 film), a German silent film directed by Lothar Mendes * ''The Adventurer'' (1928 film), an American adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and W.S. Van Dyke * '' The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box'', a 2014 British film * ''The Adventurer'' (TV series), a 1972 British TV series Other uses * ''The Adventurer'' (magazine), a games magazine from LucasArts * ''The Adventurer'' (newspaper), an English 18th century newspaper * ''The Adventurer'' (novel), a 1948 novel by Mika Waltari * ''The Adventurer'' (album), an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan See also * ''The Adventurer's'', a 1980 Hong Kong TV series * The Adventurers (other) * Adventurers (other) * Adventurer (other) An adventurer is a person who adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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