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Lana may refer to: * Lana (given name) * Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist * Lana (wrestler), professional wrestler and pro wrestling manager *''Wild Energy. Lana'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel Sciences *LANA, Latency-associated nuclear antigen * Lana (chimpanzee), a language research chimpanzee Music *"Lana", a song by Roy Orbison from his album '' Crying'' *"Lana", song by The Beach Boys from their 1963 album ''Surfin' U.S.A.'' * ''Lana'' (album), an album by Lana Jurčević Geography * Lana, South Tyrol, municipality in autonomous province South Tyrol, Italy * Lana, Navarre, town and municipality in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, Spain * Lanë, stream in Tirana, Albania See also *Lānaʻi Lanai ( haw, Lānai, , , also ,) is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana (given Name)
Lana is a female given name and short name of multiple origins. It can be found most frequently in the English-speaking countries, former Yugoslavia, and as a short form of several Russian names such as Svetlana. ''Lana'' can also be derived from the Germanic name Alana or the Greek name Helen. Other possible origins include the Irish Gaelic , meaning 'little rock'. The name's use in Irish probably derives from the phrase , which was used to call a child. In Hawaiian it means 'calm as still waters' or 'afloat'. In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by actress Lana Turner. Notable people Actors *Lana Barić (born 1979), Croatian actress *Lana Clarkson (1962–2003), American actress and fashion model * Lana Condor (born 1997), American actress *Lana Golja, Australian actress *Lana Marconi (1917–1990), Romanian-French actress, born Ecaterina Ileana Marcovici *Lana Morris (1930–1998), English actress * Lana Nodin (born 1979), Malaysian actress and model * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Lana De Terzi
Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631 in Brescia, Lombardy – 22 February 1687, in Brescia, Lombardy) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer. Having been professor of physics and mathematics at Brescia, he first sketched the concept for a vacuum airship and has been referred to as the Father of Aeronautics for his pioneering efforts, turning the aeronautics field into a science by establishing "a theory of aerial navigation verified by mathematical accuracy". He also developed the idea that developed into Braille. Airship design In the year 1670 Francesco Lana de Terzi published a book titled ''Prodromo'', including a chapter titled ''saggio di alcune invenzioni nuove premesso all'arte maestra'' ("Essay on new inventions premised on the master art"), which contained the description of a “flying ship”. Encouraged by the experiments of Otto von Guericke with the Magdeburg hemispheres, in 1663 Lana de Terzi developed an idea for a lighter t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana (wrestler)
Catherine Joy "CJ" Perry (born March 24, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, actress, and dancer. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Lana. Early life Perry was born on March 24, 1985, in Gainesville, Florida, the eldest of four siblings. She is of Portuguese and Venezuelan descent. She spent several years of her childhood in the Latvian SSR, where her father worked as a Christian missionary. Perry and her family remained in Latvia after it restored its independence in 1991. From an early age, Perry aspired to become a ballet dancer like her mother. She attended the Riga Choreography School (the ballet school of the Latvian National Opera) and began dancing with the Latvian National Ballet at the age of 14. At the age of 17, Perry returned to the U.S. She initially lived in New York City, where she danced at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico, Broadway Dance Center, and Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. She later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Energy
Wild Energy may refer to: * ''Wild Energy'' (album), an album by Ruslana * "Wild Energy" (song) or "Dyka Enerhiya", a song by Ruslana *'' Wild Energy. Lana'', a novel by Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko See also *'' Wild Energy. Amazon. Wild Dances'', a DVD compilation by Ruslana {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LANA
Lana may refer to: *Lana (given name) *Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist *Lana (wrestler), professional wrestler and pro wrestling manager *'' Wild Energy. Lana'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel Sciences *LANA, Latency-associated nuclear antigen *Lana (chimpanzee), a language research chimpanzee Music *"Lana", a song by Roy Orbison from his album ''Crying'' *"Lana", song by The Beach Boys from their 1963 album '' Surfin' U.S.A.'' * ''Lana'' (album), an album by Lana Jurčević Geography *Lana, South Tyrol, municipality in autonomous province South Tyrol, Italy *Lana, Navarre, town and municipality in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, Spain *Lanë, stream in Tirana, Albania See also * Lānaʻi, the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands, also known as the Pineapple Island * Lanna (other) *Lanner (other) *Larna Larna is one of 54 parish councils in Cangas del Narcea, a municipality within the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana (chimpanzee)
Lana (October 7, 1970 - November, 2016) was a female chimpanzee, the first to be used in language research using lexigrams. She was born at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University, and the project she was allocated to when 1 year old, the LANguage Analogue project led by Duane Rumbaugh, was named after her with the acronym LANA because the project team felt that her identity was well worth preserving.(Rumbaugh, 1977, p. XXI) LANA project The researchers stated Lana showed that she could discriminate between lexigrams, sequence words grammatically and make novel utterances, demonstrating language learning. The first LANA project (1971) officially had two Principal Investigators, Rumbaugh and Ernst von Glasersfeld (cf. NIH grants HD-06016 and RR-00165). Ernst von Glasersfeld developed the language that Lana learned to use: he coined the term "lexigram", created the first 120 of them and designed the grammar that regulated their combination. This artific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crying (album)
''Crying'' is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962. It was his second album on the Monument Record label. The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name that would be the first of Orbison's five Chart-topping singles in Australia. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and In 2004, it ranked #69 on ''Rolling Stone'' Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The album itself was ranked #136 on ''Pitchfork'''s 200 Best Albums of the 1960s. Track listing Personnel *Roy Orbison - vocals, guitar *Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore - guitar *Bob Moore - bass *Bill Pursell, Floyd Cramer - piano *Buddy Harman, John Greubel - drums *Charlie McCoy - harmonica *Boots Randolph Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" (which became Benny Hill's signatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfin' U
"Surfin'" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. It was released as the debut record by the Beach Boys (with "Luau" on the B-side) in November 1961 on Candix Records and was included on the October 1962 album '' Surfin' Safari''. The single effectively began the Beach Boys' music career, establishing them at the vanguard of what was later dubbed the " California sound". It peaked at number 75 in the U.S. and was never released in the UK. The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album '' Summer in Paradise''. Love re-recorded it for his 2019 solo album '' 12 Sides of Summer''. Background and authorship In his book ''Becoming the Beach Boys'' (2015), James Murphy prefaces the chapter concerned with "Surfin" to warn the reader that accounts of the events surrounding the conception, making, and release of the song are "addled with errors and incongruities" and have "frustrated music historians and writers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana (album)
''Lana'' is the debut studio album by Croatian singer Lana Jurčević. It was released in 2003, by Croatia Records. The album contains 10 songs. Milana Vlaović Milana Vlaović (; born 1971 in Metković) is a Croatian journalist, composer, writer and columnist. Journalistic career She had finished her elementary school as well as high school in Metković, and as she turned 18, she started to study at th ... wrote all the songs. Track listing # Rođena da budem prva # Na pola # Tvoja bivša # Otvori srce # Samo za tvoje oči # Preboli me # Što mi vrijedi sve # Otrov # Sada je kasno # Za sve References 2003 debut albums Croatia Records albums Croatian-language albums Albums produced by Milana Vlaović Lana Jurčević albums {{Croatia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana, South Tyrol
Lana (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is situated in the Etschtal (Etsch Valley) between Bolzano and Merano and at the entrance to the Ultental. The population rose to 12,566 in 2020. It is one of the three municipalities of South Tyrol whose name remained unchanged by the early 20th-century renaming programme which aimed at replacing mostly German place names with Italianised versions, the other two being Gais and Plaus. History Coat-of-arms The emblem displays argent, a Teutonic cross sable, and a lion rampant gules over all. The lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of Brandis who played a role in the development of the village. The emblem was adopted in 1967. Society Linguistic distribution According to the 2011 census, 91.84% of Lana's population speak German, 7.90% Italian, and 0.26% Ladin as first language. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana, Navarre
Lana is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ... with a population of 197 people. References External links LANA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanë
The Lanë ( sq-definite, Lana) is the main stream that crosses through Tirana, the capital of Albania. Its source is in the mountains east of Tirana. Although once clean, it now carries sewage. During the 1990s, many illegal kiosks and buildings were constructed on the banks of the river. They were later torn down and removed in a campaign by Tirana's then mayor Edi Rama Edi Rama (born Edvin Kristaq Rama, 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, painter, writer, former university lecturer, publicist and former basketball player, who has served as the 33rd and current Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chairm ... in the early 2000s. Now most of its banks have been planted with different kinds of trees and grass. No fish live there now due to the high pollution of its waters. The Lanë flows into the Tiranë River near Bërxullë. See also * List of Albanian rivers References ''Genomic Characterization of Human and Environmental Polioviruses Isolated in Albania'' Appli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
