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Cristal (other)
Cristal may refer to: * Cristal Global, chemical company * Cristal (wine), a brand of champagne * Cristal (aguardiente), brands of aguardiente * ''Cristal'' (1985), a Venezuelan telenovela * ''Cristal'' (2006), a Brazilian telenovela * Cristal, Rio Grande do Sul, a city in Brazil * MS ''Cristal'', a cruise ship * Clube Atlético Cristal, a Brazilian football club * Cristal, a prize awarded at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival * Cristal, the iliac crest in supracristal plane * Bic Cristal, a brand of disposable ballpoint pens * Cristal, a typeface by French foundry Deberny & Peignot * ''Cristal'' (album) People with the surname * Linda Cristal (1931–2020), Argentine actress See also * Crystal (other) * Sporting Cristal Club Sporting Cristal S.A. is a Peruvian sports club located in the city of Lima, best known for its association football, football team. It was founded on 13 December 1955 in the Rímac District, Rímac district by engineer Richard Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristal Global
Cristal Global is the world's second-largest producer of titanium dioxide and a leading producer of titanium chemicals. It was formed when The National Titanium Dioxide Company Ltd. combined with Millennium Chemicals. The headquarters are in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is a significant shareholder in Bemax, the world’s 5th largest Titanium dioxide, TiO2 feedstock producer. Products * Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), using both the chloride and sulfate processes. * Performance Chemicals ** Specialty Titanium Dioxides (Ultrafine TiO2) ** Titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) and related products * Ferrica™ ** Gypsum ** Hydrochloric Acid ** Copperas ** Iron Chlorosulfate ** Carbon Dioxide ** Molten Sulfur ** Sulfuric Acid * Other ** Chlorine ** Caustic Soda ** Zircon ** Ilmenite ** Rutile ** Sodium Silicate Manufacturing Plants , Cristal Global has eight manufacturing plants in 6 countries and on 5 continents. * Yanbu, Saudi Arabia * Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury, Australia * Stallingb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristal (wine)
Cristal is the flagship ''cuvée'' of Champagne Louis Roederer, created in 1876 for Alexander II, tsar of Russia. History Champagne increased in popularity with the Russian nobility from 1855 onwards. An especially popular brand was Louis Roederer's, who shipped a third of his production to Russia. Cristal was first created for Alexander II of Russia, and is viewed by many as the first ''prestige cuvée''. As the political situation in Russia at the time of his rule was unstable, the Tsar feared assassination. Thus when he visited Paris in 1867 for the Exposition Universelle, the Tsar ordered that champagne bottles for the lavish dinner he hosted for the German Kaiser Wilhelm I and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck (later termed the Three Emperors Dinner) be made clear, so that he could see the bubbles and also to prevent an explosive being hidden beneath them, as could happen with a typical dark green indented bottle. Louis Roederer commissioned a Flemish glassmaker to create a cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristal (aguardiente)
Cristal is the name of a number of brands of aguardiente in South America. Colombia An aguardiente named Cristal is produced in Manizales, Colombia in 1950 by Sergio Castro Brandon (Licorera de Manizales). The Colombian brand Aguardiente CRISTAL , is made by distilling fermented sugar cane juice. It is the most imported label of Aguardiente in the United States.. This brand of aguardiente was named after its founder, Christel Babach Doroudgar who lived in Pereira and moved to Sydney Australia not long after. Ecuador The Ecuadorian brand of aguardiente named Cristal is marketed on a national scale. Like its closest competitor, Zhumir it is sometimes, incorrectly, called rum. Origins Cristal is produced by Embotelladora Azuaya S.A. and has been offered for 45 years. however the tradition of maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristal (telenovela)
''Cristal'' (1985–1986) is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela lasted 246 episodes, and it achieved a significant amount of success inside and outside Venezuela, it was extremely successful in its airing in Spain (where each advertisement that was seen during the transmission of Cristal cost more than seven million pesetas) and Italy. It was distributed internationally by Coral International. Cristal has been rebroadcast more than seven times in Venezuela. ''Cristal'' has several adaptations, including a 2006 Brazilian version of the same name distributed by SBT, and two Mexican remakes, '' El Privilegio de Amar'' in 1998, and ''Triunfo del Amor'' in 2010, both distributed by Televisa. Lupita Ferrer, Jeannette Rodríguez and Carlos Mata starred as the main protagonists with Marita Capote, Jorge Palacios and Zoe Ducós as the antagonists. Synopsis Victoria Ascano (Lupita Ferrer), the beautiful and successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristal, Rio Grande Do Sul
Cristal (, "crystal") is a Brazilian municipality in the southeastern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The population is 8,067 (2020 est.) in an area of 681.63 km². The Camaquã River flows through the municipality. Bounding municipalities *Camaquã, north and east *São Lourenço do Sul, south See also *List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), located in the South Region of Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul is divided into 497 municipalities, which are grouped into 35 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregion ... References External links Official website of the prefecture*https://web.archive.org/web/20071117010701/http://www.citybrazil.com.br/rs/cristal/ {{Authority control Municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul Pelotas (micro-region) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Cristal
''Celestyal Crystal'', previously ''Louis Cristal'', is a cruise ship operated by the Cyprus-based Celestyal Cruises and previously Louis Cruise Lines, both in the Louis Group. The ship was originally built as the cruiseferry MS ''Viking Saga'' in 1980 at Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard and Turku Shipyard, Turku, Finland for Rederi Ab Sally. In 1986 she was renamed MS ''Sally Albatross'', and rebuilt into a cruise ship the following year. The ship was destroyed by a fire in 1990, and completely rebuilt at Finnyards, Rauma, Finland. She was re-delivered in 1992, still named ''Sally Albatross''. After partially sinking 1994 she was rebuilt at Industrie Navali Meccaniche Affini, La Spezia, Italy, re-entering service as MS ''Leeward'' for Norwegian Cruise Line. Subsequently she sailed as MS ''SuperStar Taurus'' for Star Cruises, MS ''Silja Opera'' for Silja Line and spent a year laid up as MS ''Opera'' prior to entering service with her current owner in 2007. Although the 1980 ship and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube Atlético Cristal
Clube Atlético Cristal, commonly referred to as Cristal (), is a Brazilian football club based in based in Macapá, Amapá. The club's senior team is inactive since 2013, having last played in a professional match in August 2011. They competed in the Série C in 2008, and in the Série D in 2009. History Clube Atlético Cristal was founded on 15 November 1969 by Aldemir da Silva Figueira from the Santa Rita neighborhood in Macapá, aiming to rival local club Oratório Recreativo Clube. Soon after, the club became affiliated to the Federação Amapaense de Desportos and began competing in their tournaments. Cristal didn't have much success in the second tier of the state league, winning their first promotion in 1988, beating Lagoa Esporte Clube 5-0 in the final. They won the Campeonato Amapaense Second Level in 1988 and in 2005, and the Campeonato Amapaense in 2008, when they beat São José in the final. Cristal competed in the Série C in 2008, when they were elimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became an annual event in 1998. It is one of the four international animated film festivals sponsored by the International Animated Film Association (french: Association internationale du film d'animation, or ASIFA). The festival is a competition between Animation, animated films of various techniques (traditional animation, traditional, cutout animation, cut-outs, clay animation, claymation, computer-generated imagery, 3DCG, etc.) classified in various categories: * Feature films * Short films * Films produced for television and advertising * Student films * Films made for the internet (since 2002) * Feature films contrechamp in competition (since 2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iliac Crest
The crest of the ilium (or iliac crest) is the superior border of the wing of ilium and the superiolateral margin of the greater pelvis. Structure The iliac crest stretches posteriorly from the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS). Behind the ASIS, it divides into an outer and inner lip separated by the intermediate zone. The outer lip bulges laterally into the iliac tubercle. Platzer (2004), p 186 Palpable in its entire length, the crest is convex superiorly but is sinuously curved, being concave inward in front, concave outward behind. Palastanga (2006), p 243 It is thinner at the center than at the extremities. Development The iliac crest is derived from endochondral bone. Function To the external lip are attached the ''Tensor fasciae latae'', '' Obliquus externus abdominis'', and '' Latissimus dorsi'', and along its whole length the '' fascia lata''; to the intermediate line, the '' Obliquus internus abdominis''. To the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bic Cristal
The BIC Cristal (stylised as BiC Cristal and also known as the Bic pen) is an inexpensive, disposable ballpoint pen mass-produced and sold by Société Bic of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It was introduced in December 1950 and is the best-selling pen in the world, with the 100 billionth sold in September 2006. It has become the archetypal ballpoint pen and is considered ubiquitous, to the extent that the Museum of Modern Art has made it a permanent part of its collection. Its hexagonal form and design mimics a standard pencil and it is sold in six types of point and 18 colours around the world. History In 1944, near the end of the Second World War, entrepreneur Marcel Bich bought a factory in Clichy, a suburb north of Paris, and with business partner Edouard Buffard founded ''Société PPA'' (later ''Société Bic'') in 1945. "PPA" stood for ''Porte-plume, Porte-mines et Accessoires'' – pens, mechanical pencils and accessories. During the war Bich had seen a ballpoint pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deberny & Peignot
Deberny & Peignot (Fonderie Deberny et Peignot) was a French type foundry, created by the 1923 merger of G. Peignot & Fils and Deberny & Cie. It was bought by the Haas Type Foundry (Switzerland) in 1972, which in turn was merged into D. Stempel AG in 1985, then into Linotype GmbH in 1989, and is now part of Monotype Corporation. Starting in 1925, Deberny & Peignot type was distributed in the United States by Continental Type Founders Association. Typefaces These typefaces were produced by Deberny & Peignot:Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. ''The Encyclopedia of Type Faces.'' Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, , p. 2408-249 * Acier Noir (1936, A.M. Cassandre) * Ancien * Astrée (1921, Robert Girard), the Stephenson Blake version is known as ''Mazarin'' * Auriol, (1901–04, George Auriol) * Auriol-Labeur (George Auriol) * Auriol-Champlevé (George Auriol) * Banjo (1930) * Baskerville (1916), reengraved from the original punches. * Bellery-Desfontaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristal (album)
Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, better known as Simone, is a Brazilian singer of Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) who has recorded more than 30 albums. Biography Simone was born on December 25, 1949, in Salvador, Bahia, as the seventh daughter in a family of nine children. During her teenage years, she was a professional basketball player and moved to São Paulo to become a member of the women's national basketball team. She studied in Santos, São Paulo, majoring in physical education. Career Her music career began when a close friend and guitar teacher Elodir Barontini invited her to sing at a dinner with Odeon's marketing manager. At the end of this encounter, specially scheduled for her performance, came an offer of a contract to record not one but four albums at once. Her eponymous debut album was recorded in October 1972 at a low cost and with a few musicians, conducted by José Biamonte. It circulated only among friends, relatives, and artists; ten years later it would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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