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Puro Desiderio
Puro may refer to: People *Alec Puro (born 1975), American musician and composer *Olavi Puro (1918–1999), Finnish World War II flying ace *Teuvo Puro (1884–1956), Finnish actor and filmmaker Other *Puroresu, professional wrestling in Japan * Puro, a cigar completely made of tobacco produced in only one country See also *Pura (other) *Pure (other) * {{dab, surname Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Puro
Alec Puro (born April 25, 1975), also known as Alec Püre, is an American drummer, songwriter and composer. As well as being the drummer for Deadsy, Puro has composed music for numerous television shows and films. Career Puro is best known for scoring the drama series ''The Fosters (2013 TV series), The Fosters''https://www.agentsofgeek.com/2017/04/interview-composer-alec-puro-discusses-good-deed-entertainments-all-nighter-mtvs-sweetvicious-more/ and ''Black Summer (TV series), Black Summer'', as well as several films including ''The Art of Getting By'' (2011), starring Freddie Highmore, and ''Higher Ground (film), Higher Ground'' (2011), directed by Vera Farmiga. A veteran of the indie film world, he composed the music for the comedy ''All Nighter (film), All Nighter'' (2017), starring Emile Hirsch and J.K. Simmons, and ''A Happening of Monumental Proportions'' (2017), Judy Greer's directorial debut. In 1996, Puro formed the rock band Deadsy with longtime friend Elijah Blue All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olavi Puro
Olavi Kauko Puro was born on 18 November 1918 in Helsinki and died on 20 June 1999. He was one of the top scoring aces in the Finnish Air Force with 36 confirmed victories. Biography Puro served in Fighter Squadrons (LLv's): 6 and 24 during the Second World War. He became an ace in 1943. Puro was actively flying at the front almost during the whole war. During his 207 combat missions, Olavi Puro scored 36 confirmed victories in I-153s, Brewster Buffaloes and Bf 109 Gs. Puro was relieved from service at the end of the war in 1944 and took up a job as a data processing director at a bank. Olavi Puro's memoirs have been published as the book Mersu-ässe (Koala publishing house, 2011). Victories Puro claimed the following numbers of victories in each type of aircraft he flew: References Notes Bibliography * Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari and Niska, Klaus. ''Hävittäjä-ässät (Finnish Fighter Aces)'' (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland: Tietoteas, 1978. . * Further read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teuvo Puro
Kaarlo Teuvo Puro (9 November 1884 Helsinki – 24 July 1956 Helsinki) was a Finnish actor, writer and director. Puro co-directed the first Finnish fiction film, ''Salaviinanpolttajat'', with Louis Sparre Pehr Louis Sparre af Söfdeborg (3 August 1863 – 26 October 1964) was a Swedish painter, designer and draughtsman, most noted for his early work in the Finnish national romanticism and jugend styles. He also competed in the individual and ... in 1907. He also directed the first (and one of the only) Finnish horror film ''Noidan Kirot'' (''Curses of the Witch'') starring Einar Rinne and Heidi Blafield.Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 317. . Another film by Puro is '' Anna-Liisa'' (1922). References External links * 1884 births 1956 deaths Male actors from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish film directors Finnish male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puroresu
is the predominant style of professional wrestling that has developed in Japan. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of , which is shortened to puroresu. The term became popular among English-speaking fans due to Hisaharu Tanabe's activities in the online Usenet community. Growing out of origins in the traditional US style of wrestling, it has become an entity in itself. Japanese pro wrestling is distinct in its psychology and presentation of the sport. It is treated as a legitimate fight, with fewer theatrics; the stories told in Japanese matches are about a fighter's spirit and perseverance. In strong style, the style most typically associated with puroresu, full contact martial arts strikes and shoot submission holds are implemented. Overview Despite some similarities to the popular style of professional wrestling in the United States, Japanese wrestling is known for many differences from the Western style. ''Puroresu'' is known for its "''fighting spirit''" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cigar
A cigar is a rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco leaves made to be smoked. Cigars are produced in a variety of sizes and shapes. Since the 20th century, almost all cigars are made of three distinct components: the filler, the binder leaf which holds the filler together, and a wrapper leaf, which is often the highest quality leaf used. Often there will be a cigar band printed with the cigar manufacturer's logo. Modern cigars often come with two bands, especially Cuban cigar bands, showing Limited Edition (''Edición Limitada'') bands displaying the year of production. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities primarily in Central America and the islands of the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, and Puerto Rico; it is also produced in the Eastern United States, Brazil and in the Mediterranean countries of Italy and Spain (in the Canary Islands), and in Indonesia and the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pura (other)
Pura may refer to: Places * Pura, Kushtagi, a village in Koppal district, Karnataka, India * Pura, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Pura, Tarlac, a municipality in the Philippines * Pura, Switzerland, a municipality in Ticino, Switzerland * Pura, Chikmagalur, a settlement in Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India * Pura, Pakistan, ancient capital of Gedrosia present Balochistan People * Pura (given name) (including a list of people) * Stela Pura (born 1971), Romanian retired swimmer Other uses * PURA, a human protein * ''Pura'' (album), an album by Mortal * Pura (placename element), a placename suffix used in South Asia * Pura (Balinese temple) * Pura (''Crash Bandicoot''), a character from ''Crash Bandicoot'' * Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA), a rural development strategy in India See also * ''Pura māku'', a Japanese recycling symbol *Puro (other) Puro may refer to: People *Alec Puro (born 1975), American musician and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pure (other)
Pure may refer to: Computing * A pure function * A pure virtual function * PureSystems, a family of computer systems introduced by IBM in 2012 * Pure Software, a company founded in 1991 by Reed Hastings to support the Purify tool * Pure-FTPd, FTP server software * Pure (programming language), functional programming language based on term rewriting * Pure Storage, a company that makes datacenter storage solutions * Pure (CRIS), a research information system bought by Elsevier. Companies and products * Pure (app), dating app * Pure (restaurant chain), a British fast food chain * Pure Insurance, Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange * Pure Trading, a Canadian electronic communication network operated by CNQ * Pure Digital, a UK consumer electronics company specialising in DAB radios * Pure Oil, a U.S. chain of gas stations * Propulsion Universelle et Récuperation d'Énergie (PURE), a motorsport engineering company * Pure FM (Portsmouth), a university radio station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
