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Crystal (other)
A crystal is a form of solid matter whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern. Crystal or Crystals may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Music * The Crystals, an American pop music girl group * Crystal, the artistic name of Gaudelia Díaz Albums * Crystal (Crystal Gayle album), ''Crystal'' (Crystal Gayle album), 1976 * Crystal (Ahmad Jamal album), ''Crystal'' (Ahmad Jamal album), 1987 * Crystal (Double album), ''Crystal'' (Double album), 1999 * Crystals (Sam Rivers album), ''Crystals'' (Sam Rivers album), 1974 * Crystals (Eskimo Callboy album), ''Crystals'' (Eskimo Callboy album), 2015 Songs * Crystal (song), "Crystal" (song), a song by New Order, 2001 * Crystals (song), "Crystals" (song), a song by Of Monsters and Men, 2015 * "Crystal", a song by Fleetwood Mac from their 1975 ''Fleetwood Mac (1975 album), eponymous album'' * "Crystal", a song by Pablo Cruise, 1976 * "Crystal", a song by Frank Ifield, 1979 * "Crys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CRYSTAL
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their geometrical shape, consisting of flat faces with specific, characteristic orientations. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification. The word ''crystal'' derives from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning both "ice" and "rock crystal", from (), "icy cold, frost". Examples of large crystals include snowflakes, diamonds, and table salt. Most inorganic solids are not crystals but polycrystals, i.e. many microscopic crystals fused together into a single solid. Polycrystals include most metals, rocks, ceramics, and ice. A third category of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Apple Grey
''Candy Apple Grey'' is the fifth album by the alternative rock band Hüsker Dü, released in 1986. It was their first major label album, though Warner Bros. had initially lobbied to release ''Flip Your Wig'' until the band decided to let SST have it. ''Candy Apple Grey'' also marks the completion of the band's transition from hardcore punk to a more well-rounded sonic style which would later come to be known as alternative rock. As usual, Bob Mould and Grant Hart individually wrote tracks on the album. While the band's earlier, more frenetic style is still evident, ''Candy Apple Grey'' also features more introverted, toned-down material, including a relatively large amount of acoustic guitar. The singles released from this album were " Sorry Somehow" and "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely", both written and sung by Hart. The latter was accompanied by a promotional video which earned airtime on MTV. ''Candy Apple Grey'' was the first Hüsker Dü album to chart on the ''Billboar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal, Colorado
Crystal (also known as Crystal City) is a ghost town on the upper Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the Elk Mountains along a four-wheel-drive road east of Marble and northwest of Crested Butte. Crystal was a mining camp established in 1881 and after several decades of robust existence, was all but abandoned by 1917. Many buildings still stand in Crystal, but its few residents live there only in the summer. History In 1874, geologist Sylvester Richardson discovered promising deposits of silver near the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork of the Crystal River in Gunnison County. In the years that followed, the aboriginal Ute people were removed from the area and prospectors began mining operations, creating a new mining camp in 1880. A year later, on August 6, 1881, the Gunnison County court held a session and voted for the incorporation of Crystal City, made official as of June 8, 1881. At the height of its prosperity in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal (surname)
Crystal (also spelt Chrystall) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ben Crystal (born 1977), British actor, writer and producer * Billy Crystal (born 1948), American comedian and actor * David Crystal (born 1941), British linguist and author *Lillian Chrystall Lillian Jessie Chrystall (née Laidlaw; 1 March 1926 – 24 February 2022) was a New Zealand architect. She was the first woman to receive a national New Zealand Institute of Architects award. Biography Chrystall was born in the Auckland sub ... (1926–2022), New Zealand architect * Ralph Crystal, American psychologist, professor, and author {{surname, Crystal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal (given Name)
Crystal () is a common English language female given name. Variant forms of the name include Kristal, Krystal, Cristal, Kristel, Krystle and Kristol. As a feminine name, it is a 19th-century coinage, derived from crystal, a transparent quartz gemstone, usually colorless, that can be cut to reflect brilliant light, whose name comes from Ancient Greek ' "ice". It increased in usage along with other names suggestive of gemstones. As a masculine name, it is a Scottish diminutive of Christopher. Cristal is a Spanish variant. The Greek variant of the name is Crystallia or Krystallia (Κρυσταλλία). Usage of the name increased in the 1980s due to the character Krystle on the television series ''Dynasty''. Usage The name and its spelling variants have been well used throughout the Anglosphere. It ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States between 1884 and 2021 and was among the top 100 names for American girls between 1971 and 1997. It reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics, Inc. is an American video game developer based in San Mateo, California and part of Embracer Group. The studio developed the '' Gex'', ''Legacy of Kain'', and ''Tomb Raider'' series. Founded in 1992 by Madeline Canepa, Judy Lange, and Dave Morse, it was acquired by Eidos Interactive in 1998. It became part of SCi Entertainment in 2005, Square Enix Europe in 2009 and CDE Entertainment in 2022. History Background and early years (1989–1994) Crystal Dynamics was founded by Madeline Canepa, Judy Lange, and Dave Morse. Morse, a founder of Amiga Corporation, had previously founded New Technology Group with Dave Needle and Robert J. Mical in 1989 to create a video game console that could succeed those by Nintendo and Sega. In 1990, New Technology Group's founders discussed this idea with Trip Hawkins, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Electronic Arts, who shared with them his vision for such a system. The two companies signed an agreement in September 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokémon Crystal
is a role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It is the third version of second generation games after ''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'', and it is also the final ''Pokémon'' game to be released for the Game Boy Color system. It was released in Japan in 2000, and then internationally in 2001. ''Pokémon Crystal'' was released worldwide on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on January 26, 2018. Gameplay The gameplay of ''Pokémon Crystal'' is largely the same as in ''Gold'' and ''Silver'', although it has several new features. It is the first ''Pokémon'' game to allow players to choose the sex of their character, while previously the character was always male. For the first time, Pokémon have brief animated sprites once entering battle; for example, when a Cyndaquil enters battle, the flames on its back flicker. This feature was absent in ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' and ''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'', b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Heaven (book)
''Seventh Heaven'' is a poetry collection by Patti Smith, published in 1972. Contents # "Seventh Heaven" # "Sally" # " Jeanne Darc" # "Renee Falconetti" # " A Fire of Unknown Origin" # "Edie Sedgwick" # "Crystal" # "Marianne Faithfull" # "Girl Trouble" # "Cocaine" # "Judith" # "Fantasy" # "Marilyn Miller" # "Mary Jane" # "Amelia Earhart Amelia Mary Earhart ( , born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer and writer. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many oth ... I" # "Amelia Earhart II" # "Linda" # "Death by Water" # " Celine" # "Dog Dream" # "Female" # "Longing" Notes External links * Patti Smith early poetry. Oxford Literary Review American poetry collections Poetry by Patti Smith 1972 poetry books Books by Patti Smith {{Poetry-collection-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal (The Secret Circle)
"Crystal" is the 19th episode of the first season of the CW television series ''The Secret Circle'', and the series' 19th episode overall. It was aired on April 19, 2012. The episode was written by Micah Schraft and it was directed by Omar Madha. Plot The Circle members are looking for the rest of the crystals that Blackwell (Joe Lando) told them about. While Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) and Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) are looking for Faye's family crystal, they find Dawn's (Natasha Henstridge) journal from when she was a teenager. Reading it, they find out that there was something between Dawn and Blackwell. Diana (Shelley Hennig) is trying to have a day away from the Circle and being with Grant (Tim Phillipps) but with the Circle searching for the crystals that's not easy. Melissa and Adam ( Thomas Dekker) need her help to find Melissa's family crystal and she ends up leaving Grant alone all the time. Grant, realizing that she is hiding something, he demands to know what that is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal (Cirque Du Soleil)
''Crystal'' is an arena touring show by Cirque du Soleil that started previewing to the public in October 2017, with an official premiere in December 2017. It is Cirque du Soleil's 42nd original show since 1984, and the first one done on an ice rink, where most of the performers are ice skating throughout the show, and blends several circus acts with high-level ice skating. It is described as a woman shattering reality to discover herself in the world of possibility. Kurt Browning, a four-time world champion Canadian figure skater, joined the creative team as the Skating Performances Senior Designer, along with Benjamin Agosto, four-time world medalist American ice dancer, as the Skating Performances Designer. Music *Cover of U2's "Beautiful Day" performed by Cyrille Aimée. *Cover of Beyonce's "Halo" performed by Gabrielle Shonk. *Cover of Nina Simone's " Sinnerman" performed by Betty Bonifassi. *Cover of Sia's "Chandelier" performed by Ariane Moffatt. Reception ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal (novel)
''Crystal'' is a young adult novel by Walter Dean Myers. It was first published in 1987 and later republished by Amistad in 2002. The book focuses on Crystal Brown, a 16-year-old African American girl who is destined for stardom when she lands a contract with a modeling agency. Summary Crystal Brown has always been told that she is beautiful. She lives with her mother, Mrs. Brown, who is also beautiful, and her loving, but strict father. They live in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Crystal is at first elated when she lands a modeling contract with a fashion agency, because she likes to model and can possibly be famous. As the novel continues, Crystal realizes that the modeling business is not all it is cut out to be. Her friendship with her best friend, Pat, is suffering, her grades are slipping, and on top of all of that, Crystal feels her self-respect is at risk. She especially feels this way when her photographer, Jerry Goodwin, wants her to pose nude. Crystal starts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal (film)
William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Some of his best known starring roles include those in '' Fargo'' (1996), ''Air Force One'' (1997), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia'' (1999), '' Jurassic Park III'' (2001), ''Seabiscuit'' (2003), '' Thank You for Smoking'' (2005), and ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2011). Macy has won two Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, while his performance in '' Fargo'' earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2011 to 2021, he played Frank Gallagher, a main character in '' Shameless'', the Showtime adaptation of the British television series. Macy has been married to Felicity Huffman since 1997. Early life Macy was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Georgia and Maryland.Stated on '' Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 His father, William Hall Macy Sr. (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
