Reading Rockets

	Reading Rockets The Reading Rockets are an English semi-professional basketball club based in the town of Reading, England. Founded in 1997, the Rockets compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system. History The Rockets were formed in 1997 by current owner Gary Johnson together with his son Matt, starting in Division 3. The club won promotion at the first attempt, and in the National Basketball League reorganisation of 2000, England Basketball replaced Division 1 with the eight-team NBL Conference as the second-tier. Subsequently, Division 2 became Division 1 where the Rockets found themselves. The Rockets remained in Division 1 for just one season, finishing second and beating Oxford in the Championship Final, thus winning promotion to the NBL Conference. In the 2001-02 season they finished seventh in the NBL Conference. In the following season, the Rockets continued their rise, finishing in third place. In 2003, the National Basketball League was rebranded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	English Basketball League The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 4 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish Basketball Championship, sitting directly below the top tier British Basketball League. For the 2021-22 season, the league will have teams split across three levels: :Division 1 (14 teams) :Division 2 (24 teams across 2 regions) :Division 3 (67 teams across 7 regional leagues) The league also runs the English Women's Basketball League, with Division 1 and Division 2 North and South, and a junior structure with over 630 teams competing in Under-18s, Under-16s, Under-14s and Under-12s leagues. There is no promotion and relegation between the National League and the British Basketball League (BBL), which operates a sport franchising, franchise system. Despite this, several teams have been successful in making the step up from the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Carmen Segura Moreno ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March 1875, where its breaking of conventions shocked and scandalised its first audiences. Bizet died suddenly after the 33rd performance, unaware that the work would achieve international acclaim within the following ten years. ''Carmen'' has since become one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the classical Western canon, canon; the "Habanera (aria), Habanera" from act 1 and the "Toreador Song" from act 2 are among the best known of all operatic arias. The opera is written in the genre of ''opéra comique'' with musical numbers separated by dialogue. It is set in southern Spain and tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Isaac Round Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel. Isaac's name means "he will laugh", reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of Abraham and Sarah, when told by God that they would have a child., He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died aged 180, the longest-lived of the three patriarchs. Etymology The anglicized name "Isaac" is a transliteration of the Hebrew name () which literally means "He laughs/will laugh." Ugaritic texts dating from the 13th century BCE refer to the benevolent smile of the Canaanite deity El. Genesis, however, ascribes the laughter to Isaac's parents, Abraham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jordan Jackson (basketball) Jordan Jackson may refer to: * Jordan Jackson (soccer) (born 1990), American soccer player * Jordan Jackson (American football) Jordan Jackson (born January 30, 1998) is an American football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Air Force and was drafted by the Saints in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Dr ... (born 1998), American football player * Jordan Jackson-Hope (born 1996), Australian rugby union player {{hndis, Jackson, Jordan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ben Dixon (basketball) Ben Dixon may refer to: * Ben Dixon (Australian rules footballer) (born 1977), Australian rules player * Ben Dixon (English footballer) (born 1974), English football (soccer) player * Ben Dixon (fictional character), in the Robotech Universe * Ben Dixon (musician) Ben Dixon (born 25 December 1934 in Gaffney, South Carolina; died 8 November 2018) was an American jazz drummer. Dixon is best known for his contributions to many soul jazz albums on the Blue Note label led by Grant Green, Lou Donaldson and B ... (born 1934), American jazz drummer {{hndis, name = Dixon, Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Troy Cracknell Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Çanakkale and about miles east of the Aegean Sea. It is known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War. In Ancient Greek literature, Troy is portrayed as a powerful kingdom of the Heroic Age, a mythic era when monsters roamed the earth and gods interacted directly with humans. The city was said to have ruled the Troad until the Trojan War led to its complete destruction at the hands of the Greeks. The story of its destruction was one of the cornerstones of Greek mythology and literature, featuring prominently in the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', and referenced in numerous other poems and plays. Its legacy played a large role in Greek society, with many prominent families claiming descent from those who had fought there. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zackary Powell Zackary is a given name. It is alternate spelling of Zachary. Notable people with the name include: * Zackary Arthur (born 2007), American child actor * Zackary Bowman (born 1984), American football cornerback * Zackary Drucker (born 1983), American transgender multimedia artist * Zackary Medeiros (born 1990), Canadian football kicker and punter * Zackary Momoh, British-Nigerian actor * Zackary Thomas Steffen (born 1995), American soccer player * Zackary Wright (born 1985), American-born naturalized Bosnian-Herzegovinian basketball player See also * Kate Zackary Katherine Zackary (born July 26, 1989) is an American rugby sevens player. She debuted for the United States in 2016 and for the sevens team in 2010. She won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the United States women' ... (born 1989), American rugby sevens player {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Reis Pinnock Reis may refer to : Reis (surname), a Portuguese and German surname Reis (military rank), an Ottoman military rank and obscure Lebanese/Syrian noble title Currency Portuguese Indian rupia (subdivided into ''réis''), the currency of Portuguese India until 1958 Portuguese real (plural ''reis'' or ''réis''), the former currency of Portugal People * Reis (footballer, born 1988), Deivdy Reis Marques do Nascimento, Brazilian football forward * Reis (footballer, born 1993), Isnairo Reis Silva Morais, Brazilian football midfielder Places * Reis Township, Polk County, Minnesota, U.S.A. Dirce Reis, São Paulo, Brazil Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Reis Magos, former name of Nova Almeida, Espírito Santo, Brazil Reis Magos (river), a river at whose mouth the town of Nova Almeida stands Caldas de Reis, Spain Reis Magos, Goa, India Other uses ''Reis'' (film), a biography film from 2017 about the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hakan Ayik, also known as Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gabriela Sanchez Parodi Reveron Gabriela may refer to: * Gabriela (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian feminine given name * ''Gabriela'' (1942 film), a Czech film * ''Gabriela'' (1950 film), a German film * ''Gabriela'' (1983 film), a Brazilian film * ''Gabriela'' (2001 film), an American film * ''Gabriela'' (1960 TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Gabriela'' (1964 TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Gabriela'' (1975 TV series), a 1975 Brazilian telenovela * ''Gabriela'' (2012 TV series), a 2012 Brazilian telenovela * Gabriela Women's Party The Gabriela Women's Party (General Assembly Binding Women for Integrity, Reform, Equality, Leadership and Action) or simply GABRIELA, is a progressive Filipino political party that advocates for women's issues and represents Filipino women in the ... (General Assembly Binding Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Action), a feminist Filipino political alliance See also * Gabriella (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]