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Lioness Club
A lioness is a female lion. Lioness(es) may also refer to: Music * Lioness Records, a British record label * Lioness (band), a Canadian indie rock band ** ''Lioness'' (EP), their 2008 EP * ''Lioness'' (Sivert Høyem album), 2016 * ''Lioness'' (Beccy Cole album), 2018 * ''The Lioness'' (album), a 2000 album by Songs: Ohia, or its title song * '' Lioness: Hidden Treasures'', a 2011 posthumous compilation album by Amy Winehouse Sports teams United Kingdom * England women's national football team * England women's national rugby league team * Great Britain women's national rugby league team * Millwall Lionesses L.F.C., an English women's football club *London City Lionesses, an English women's football club Elsewhere *Argentina women's national field hockey team *Kenya women's national rugby sevens team Other uses * ''Lioness'' (film), a documentary about the American servicewomen in Iraq *Team Lioness Team Lioness refers to the female US Marines who were used to respect local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane. It is a social species, forming groups called ''prides''. A lion's pride consists of a few adult males, related females, and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex predator, apex and keystone predator; although some lions scavenge when opportunities occur and have been known to hunt Human, humans, lions typically don't actively seek out and prey on humans. The lion inhabits grasslands, savannas and shrublands. It is usually more diurnality, diurnal than other wild cats, but when persecuted, it adapts to being active nocturnality, at night and crepuscular, at twilight. During the Neolithic period, the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millwall Lionesses L
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Limehouse, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of Rotherhithe, west of Cubitt Town, and has a long shoreline along London's Tideway, part of the River Thames. It was part of the County of Middlesex and from 1889 the County of London following the passing of the Local Government Act 1888, it later became part of Greater London in 1965. Millwall had a population of 23,084 in 2011 and includes Island Gardens, The Quarterdeck and The Space. History Millwall is a smaller area of land than an average parish, as it was part of Poplar until the 19th century when it became heavily industrialised, containing the workplaces and homes of a few thousand dockside and shipbuilding workers. Among its factories were the shipbuilding ironworks of William Fairbairn, much of which survives as today's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Lioness (1857)
Built in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1857, the steam ship ''Lioness'' was purchased by the War Department and converted to a ram ship for Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.'s United States Ram Fleet. Commissioned in 1862, Lieutenant Warren D. Crandall in command, she joined the Union Mississippi River Squadron on the western rivers. Service After fitting out at Pittsburgh in April 1862, Lioness departed New Albany for Cairo, Illinois 12 May. Scouting Fort Pillow with other rams on 1 June, she participated on 6 June in the Battle of Memphis, a one-sided, Union victory. ''Lioness'' then joined other rams and three gunboats, convoying and covering army troops under Colonel Woods in a joint expedition from Helena to the Yazoo River, capturing the USS ''Fairplay,'' and destroying newly constructed Confederate batteries 20 miles up the Yazoo. The expedition also dispersed Confederate troops at Greenville, Mississippi, before retiring 27 August. In December, ''Lioness'' was at Mound Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lioness (novel)
''The Lioness'' is the second fantasy novel in '' The Age of Mortals'' series set in the Dragonlance ''Dungeons & Dragons'' world. It was written by Nancy Varian Berberick. Plot introduction The evil green dragon Beryl oppresses the kingdom of Qualinesti with the aid of her Dark Knights.Fantastic Fiction: The Lioness Retrieved on November 23, 2008. A resistance leader, a mysterious Kagonesti woman who is known as 'The Lioness' arises to battle her. Reception In a positive review, criticDon D'Ammassa
Donald Eugene D'Ammassa (born April 24, 1946) is an American fantasy, science fiction
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Team Lioness
Team Lioness refers to the female US Marines who were used to respect local customs regarding the prohibition of men touching or searching local women during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Team Lioness, considered one of the forerunners of the now official FETs ( Female Engagement Teams), went out and distributed information to local women and families and gathered intelligence. Team Lioness The successes of Team Lioness and the later FETs is still under review, a report is due but no date has been set for its release. More American servicewomen have been killed and wounded resulting from hostile action in the Iraq War than in any other previous war, but this has more to do with the fact that there are more US servicewomen performing more missions than in any previous conflict. Official policy barred the armed services from assigning women to direct ground combat units in most situations. Instead, when commanders want to put talented women soldiers on combat teams, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioness (film)
''Lioness'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers about the first members of Team Lioness Team Lioness refers to the female US Marines who were used to respect local customs regarding the prohibition of men touching or searching local women during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Team Lioness, considered one of the forerunners of the .... This feature-length documentary tells the story of a group of Army servicewomen who went to Iraq as clerks, mechanics and engineers but ended up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archival footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five women who were part of an unofficial program called "Team Lioness." The women's candid narratives, coupled with scenes from their lives back home, form a portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war from a female point of view. As the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya Women's National Rugby Sevens Team
Kenya women's national rugby sevens team plays in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Kenya's captain Aberdeen Shikoyi died on 29 May 2012 after an injury she sustained in a match against Uganda. Kenya qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens. In 2019, despite coming second at the 2019 Africa Women's Sevens, Africa Women's Sevens, they qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo Olympics because South Africa declined their regional spot. Tournament history Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Team Previous squads * Philadelphia Olando (c) * Sheila Kavugwe Chajira, Sheila Chajira * Celestine Navalayo Masinde, Celestine Masinde * Janet Awuor Awino, Janet Awino * Janet Musindalo Okelo, Janet Okello * Doreen Remour Nziwa, Doreen Remour * Rachael Adhiambo Mbogo, Rachel Mbogo * Stacy Awour Otieno, Stacy Awuor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Argentina women's national field hockey team ( es, Selección femenina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina, links=no) is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Fernando Ferrara, who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late 2021. The team is currently second in the FIH Women's World Ranking. ''Las Leonas'' (The Lionesses) have appeared in six Hockey World Cup finals, including the first final in 1974, which they lost 1–0 to the Netherlands. Argentina had to settle with second place in two more finals before winning the tournament for the first time in 2002, beating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1–1 draw. Argentina, led by eight-time FIH Player of the Year Luciana Aymar won again in 2010, a 3–1 victory over the Netherlands. Argentina's World Cup-winning coaches are Sergio Vigil in 2002 and Carlos Retegui in 2010. Argentina has been very successful at the Summer Olympics, winning four cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London City Lionesses
London City Lionesses is a fully professional women's association football club based in Dartford, England. The team competes in the Women's Championship, the second tier of English women's football. The club was founded in May 2019, as an independent breakaway club from Millwall Lionesses. History On 13 May 2019, a statement was released by Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club () is a professional football club in Bermondsey, South East London, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name ... announcing that the board of directors and senior management at the team's official women's affiliate, Millwall Lionesses, had declared their intentions to split from the club, becoming an independent entity and operating under a new name. The breakaway was already agreed in principle by the FA. The transfer of Millwall's Championship licence was officially approved by the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain Women's National Rugby League Team
The Great Britain women's national rugby league team, also known as the Great Britain Lionesses, represents Great Britain in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the Rugby Football League. The Great Britain Lionesses have placed third in every Women's Rugby League World Cup in which they have competed. In 2006, the RFL announced that after the 2007 All Golds Tour the Great Britain team would no longer compete on a regular basis, and that players would be able to represent England, Wales and Scotland at Test level. It is planned that the Great Britain team will come together in future only for occasional tours, same as the Great Britain Lions. Results Notes: * A Great Britain women's rugby league team toured France in 1989 but played only touch football games against French women. They did play a tackle match against a men's Under 21 team, losing 4–10. * There is a possibility that women's internationals were played between Great Britain and France between the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioness Records
Lioness Records is a British record label, founded in 2009 by British singer Amy Winehouse. Winehouse stated she was inspired by Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and The Specials' 2 Tone Records to create her own label. Formation Lioness Records was formed in 2009, due to Winehouse's wish of signing Dionne Bromfield. Winehouse stated that "the first time I heard Dionne sing, I couldn't believe what I was hearing, such an amazing voice from such a young cat. She’s so much better than I was at her age. I'm just so proud of her". The name Lioness Records comes from a necklace, given to Winehouse from her grandmother, Cynthia, bearing a pendant featuring a lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...ess. Winehouse died in 2011, although her father, Mitchell Winehouse, has r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Women's National Rugby League Team
The England women's national Rugby League team represents England in Women's Rugby League. They are administered by the Rugby Football League. As Great Britain, they toured Australia in 1996, New Zealand in 1998, and reached the first-ever Women's Rugby League World Cup Final in 2000, where they lost 26–4 to New Zealand. Great Britain toured Australia in 2002 and took part in the 2003 World Cup. In 2006, the RFL announced that, after the men's 2007 All Golds Tour, the Great Britain team would no longer compete on a regular basis, and that players would be able to represent England, Wales and Scotland at Test level. It is planned that the Great Britain team will come together in future only for occasional tours. Players Squad for the postponed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup to be held in England in November 2022. Tallies in the table include thSemi-Final match against New Zealand Note: * = Player's age estimated based on previous articles on various news and rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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