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Alki (ælkaɪ) is a Chinook word meaning ''by and by'', the unofficial state motto of Washington. It may also refer to: * Alki Point, Seattle, a geographic feature **Alki Point Light, a lighthouse an Alki Point **Alki Beach Park, a park at Alki Point * Alki Larnaca FC, a Cypriot football team that played from 1948 to 2014 *Alki Oroklini, a Cypriot football club based in Larnaca *Alki David (born c. 1967–1968), a Greek businessman *Alki Zei (born 1925), a Greek novelist *Alki (boat) The ''Alki'' is a fireboat noted for its long service in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. The boat was built in 1927 and is long. She was Seattle's third fireboat. She was built with petrol engine, gasoline engines, which were replaced wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Point, Seattle
Alki Point is a point jutting into Puget Sound, the westernmost landform in the West Seattle district of Seattle, Washington. Alki is the peninsular neighborhood on Alki Point. Alki was the original settlement in what was to become the city of Seattle. It was part of the city of West Seattle from 1902 until that city's annexation by Seattle in 1907. The Alki neighborhood extends along the shore from the point, both southeast and northeast. To the northeast it continues past Alki Beach roughly to Duwamish Head, the northernmost point of West Seattle. Alki Point also marks the southern extent of Elliott Bay; a line drawn northwest to West Point marks the division between bay and sound. The Duwamish called it "Prairie Point" (Lushootseed: ''sbaqWábaqs''). The name refers to prairies near the point that were maintained through seasonal burning by indigenous cultivators. It was a place of native occupation as well as colonial reconnaissance well before 1851. Other names for the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Point Light
The Alki Point Light is an active aid to navigation located on Puget Sound's Alki Point, the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay, King County, Washington. It is listed as Alki Point Light number 16915 in the USCG light lists. History The first, unofficial, light established at Alki Point was a kerosene lantern said to have been hung on the side of a barn in the 1870s by farmer and property owner Hans Martin Hanson. In 1887, the United States Lighthouse Board recognized the need for an official light and placed a lens-lantern atop a wooden post at the point. As Hanson remained the property's owner, he was assigned to be lightkeeper at a salary of $15 per month. Hanson's son Edmund sold the point to the government in 1910. By 1913, the present structure comprising a octagonal brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story brick fog signal building, was complete. It is the twin of Point Robinson Lighthouse on Maury Island, built two years later. The tower held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Beach Park
Alki Beach Park is a park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head. It has a of beachfront, and was the first public salt-water bathing beach on the west coast of the United States. It is open daily from 4am to 11:30pm. The beach has a replica of the Statue of Liberty that was installed in 1952. The Alki Point Monument memorializing Seattle's pioneer White settlers is also located in the park. Dogs are allowed in the park, but not on the beach, there is a $500.00 fine for pets on the beach. On June 27, 1959, reports of an unexploded naval mine A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any ... caused the beach to be closed while police evacuated 1,000 people. The reported mine was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Larnaca FC
Alki Larnaca ( el, ΑΛΚΗ Λάρνακας, ''ALKI Larnakas'') was a Cypriot football club based in the town of Larnaca. The club was founded in 1948 and it was dissolved on the 6th of May of 2014 due to financial issues. The club's colours were blue and red. They reached the Cypriot Cup final on five occasions without a win. History 1979 was the best year in club's history. They finished third in the Cypriot Championship and played the final in the Cypriot Cup, losing to APOEL Nicosia, which were also the champions. That gave them the right to play in the UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round by Dinamo Bucharest. The team was crowned Champions of the Cypriot Second Division for the season 2009–10 and have participated in the Cypriot First Division until its dissolution. Honours * Cypriot Cup: ** Runner-up: 1966–67, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80 * Cypriot Second Division ** Champions (4): 1959–60, 1981–82, 2000–01, 2009–10 E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Oroklini
Alki Oroklini is a Cypriot football club based in Oroklini. The team was founded as ''Omonia Oroklinis'' in 1979. Omonia had one participation in the Fourth Division. In 2014 the team changed their name to Alki Oroklini, when business man Andy Loppas, who became the president of the team, renamed it to Alki as his favorite team was Alki Larnaca FC which was dissolved that year, due to financial problems. Alki managed the outstanding 3 promotions in 3 years from the fourth division to cypriot first division, the highest tier in Cyprus. History Omonia Oroklinis Omonia Oroklinis founded at 1979. Until 2013, the team was a member of the local association, Free Area of Famagusta Football Association (POEPA). The season 2012–13, took part to the finals of the CFA Integration Championship. They lost to Enosis Kokkinotrimithia, but they won their promotion to the 2013–14 Cypriot Fourth Division and became a member team of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). The team able to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki David
Alkiviades David (born May 1968; pronounced ) is a Greek-British businessman and actor. In 2008 he was the majority shareholder of Leventis-David Group, which owns Coca-Cola Hellenic bottling plants in 28 countries. His companies include the Internet-based television provider FilmOn, the home-shopping website 9021go.com, the streaming-video site BattleCam.com, and the modelling agency Independent Models. He has also appeared in feature films and on television. In a 2021 interview with The Daily Beast about an $80 million judgement against him for sexual battery, David claimed to be "completely exhausted" of cash resources, and added prior claims he was a billionaire were "complete fiction" he had manufactured. Following judgements levied against him in multiple suits, David alleged the California court system was part of a corrupt conspiracy and publicly refused to comply with court ordered payments. After failing to appear at multiple court-ordered appearances, David's lawyer r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Zei
Alki Zei (Greek: Άλκη Ζέη) (December 15, 1925 – February 27, 2020) was a Greek novelist and children's writer. Biography Zei was born in Athens. She studied in the philosophy school of Athens University, the Drama School of the Athens Odeion, and in the screenwriting department of the Moscow Cinema Institute. From 1954 to 1964 she lived in the Soviet Union as a political refugee. In 1964 she and her family returned to Greece, but they all left again when the junta seized power in 1967. That time she stayed in Paris, returning only after the dictatorship fell. Alki Zei took up writing very young. During her early years at junior high school she started writing plays for puppet theatre. Her first novel, ''The Tiger in the Shop Window'' (a.k.a. ''Wildcat Under Glass''), (1963) was inspired by her childhood spent in Samos and is semi-autobiographical. This was followed by a series of books for children, and in 1987 by her first novel for adults, ''Achilles Fiancee'' . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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