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Shasta Hanchett Park, San Jose, California
Shasta or Shastan may refer to: Native American * Shasta Costa, a people group native to southwestern Oregon * Shasta language, extinct language of the Shasta people * Shasta people, a people group native to northern California and southern Oregon * Shastan languages, extinct family of languages Geography and locations California, United States * Shasta, California, a former mining town (west of present-day Redding, California), now abandoned * Mount Shasta, California, a city located southwest of Mount Shasta * Mount Shasta, part of the Cascade Range in California * Shasta County, California, named for the mountain * Shasta Lake, California, a city near Shasta Lake * Shasta Lake, the reservoir behind Shasta Dam * Shasta Dam, on the Sacramento River in California * Shasta River, a river near Mount Shasta * Shasta Springs, a former resort on the Sacramento River * Shasta State Historic Park, the current state park at the site of Shasta * State of Shasta, part of an 1854 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta Costa
The Shasta Costa (also known as the Chasta Costa, Shastacosta, Chastacosta, Shastao-Skoton, Shista-Kkhwusta or Shistakwasta ), are a Native American tribe, one of Lower Rogue River Athabascan tribes from southwestern Oregon, who originally lived on the Rogue River and its tributaries, or, more precisely, on the " Lower Illinois River and the Rogue River between present-day Agness and Foster Bar." They spoke Shasta Costa dialect of Tututni (also known as Lower Rogue River Athabaskan) language. They were classified as Rogue River Indians for the purposes of treaty negotiation. One of their villages, Tlegetlinten, was located near Agness, and was eventually "occupied by Euro-American settlers." The Shasta Costa were "driven from their villages" by miners in the 1850s. In January 1856, two miners near the junction of the Illinois and Rogue Rivers were killed. It was never known if the miners were killed by the Indians living in the area or if they were killed by other miners in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta Averyhardt
Shasta Averyhardt is an American golfer. A professional since 2009, she is the first African-American golfer on the LPGA Tour since 2001 when she qualified in 2010 for the 2011 tour. She went to Jackson State University, a historically black university Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community. Mo .... She is also of Mexican descent. References American female golfers African-American golfers Jackson State University alumni American sportspeople of Mexican descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American sportspeople {{US-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta (deity)
Shasta (IAST Śāstā) is a Hindu deity of Dravidian origin, usually associated with Shiva and Vishnu. In Hindu mythology, Shasta is considered to be another name of Ayyappan, described as the offspring of Shiva and Mohini. His principal function is to act as a kuladevata of a given clan, as well as act as a guardian of a village's boundaries. In South India, he is identified with the Ayyanar in Tamil Nadu and the Ayyappan in Kerala. Significance ''Shasta'' is a generic term that means "Teacher, Guide, Lord, Ruler" in Sanskrit. In South India, a number of deities are associated with Shasta. The Tamil song ''Shasta Varavu'' states that there are eight important incarnations and forms of Shasta. This is also present in the agamic work ''Dyana Ratnavali''. The ''Ashta-Shasta'' (eight Shastas) are ''Aadhi Maha Shasta'', ''Dharma Shasta'' (Ayyappan), ''Gnana Shasta'', ''Kalyana Varadha Shasta'', ''Sammohana Shasta'', ''Santhana Prapti Shasta'', ''Veda Shasta'' and ''Veera Shas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Buddies
''Snow Buddies'' is a 2008 American adventure comedy film and the second installment in the ''Air Buddies'' series. It was released on DVD on February 5, 2008. The film takes place in the fictional town of Ferntiuktuk, Alaska. It is the final installment in the series to feature Buddy himself as well as any characters from the ''Air Bud'' films. Plot Air Bud's five Golden Retriever puppies known as the Buddies from the town of Fernfield, Washington are having fun with their new owners before they go to school. The puppies meet up in the park and decide to play hide and seek. Budderball sees an ice cream truck and decides to go in, forcing the others to try and rescue him. However, the Buddies become trapped in a truck heading to Ferntiuktuk, Alaska. Upon arrival, the Buddies meet Shasta, a Siberian Husky puppy whose 11-year-old owner, Adam Bilson, is determined to win the Alaskan sled dog race because of what had happened to his father, due to a tragic accident a year prior. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta Of The Wolves
''Shasta of the Wolves'' is a feral child novel by British-born American children's author Olaf Baker. The novel was originally published in 1919 by Dodd, Mead and Company with illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull, and was reprinted a number of times up until 1959. at Plot summary On a mountain in the , apparently in the 19th century, the she-wolf Nitka discovers an abandoned[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta McNasty
''Shasta McNasty'' (later retitled ''Shasta'') is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from October 5, 1999, to August 1, 2000. The show was created by Jeff Eastin and produced by Eastin and Neal H. Moritz. The show starred Carmine Giovinazzo, Jake Busey, Dale Godboldo, and Jolie Jenkins. Although ''Shasta McNasty'' premiered with less-than-favorable reviews from critics, the program was nominated for a People's Choice Award for best new comedy, and nearly winning it in a live online vote before eventually losing to ''Stark Raving Mad''. However, the series was cancelled after one season. Plotline ''Shasta McNasty'' focused on three friends—Scott, Dennis and Randy—who are part of the rap rock band Shasta McNasty. After signing to Da Funk Records, the three friends relocate from Chicago to LA where they find out that the label has become defunct. Keeping their advance money that they'd been given, they rent an apartment in Venice Beach where they share a kitchen with their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inherent Vice
''Inherent Vice'' is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investigate a scheme involving a prominent land developer. Themes of drug culture and counterculture are prominently featured. Critical reception was largely positive, with reviewers describing ''Inherent Vice'' as one of Pynchon's more accessible works. The novel was adapted into a 2014 film of the same name. Plot summary The novel is set in Los Angeles in 1970. Larry "Doc" Sportello, a private investigator and pothead, receives a visit from his former girlfriend Shasta Fay Hepworth, who is now having an affair with real-estate mogul Michael Z. "Mickey" Wolfmann. Shasta asks Doc to help foil a plot allegedly hatched by Mickey's wife Sloane and her lover, Riggs Warbling, to have Mickey admitted to a mental health institution. Later, a black mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inherent Vice (2014)
''Inherent Vice'' is a 2014 American period neo-noir mystery comedy film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon. The ensemble cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro, Jena Malone, and Joanna Newsom. The film follows Larry "Doc" Sportello, a well-intentioned but fumbling stoner, hippie, and private investigator embroiled in the criminal underworld of 1970 Los Angeles, investigating three cases linked by the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy new boyfriend. Anderson's adaptation of ''Inherent Vice'' had been in development since 2010; it is the first and so far only Pynchon novel to be adapted for the screen. It is Anderson's second collaboration with Phoenix, following '' The Master'' (2012), and involves a number of his other recurring collaborators, including producers Daniel Lupi and JoAnne Sellar, cinemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death By Sexy
''Death by Sexy'' is the second album by the American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. It was rumoured to be released in summer 2005 but was pushed back to April 11, 2006. The album cover of ''Death by Sexy'' has elements similar to the covers of The Rolling Stones' 1971 album ''Sticky Fingers'', Mötley Crüe's 1981 album ''Too Fast For Love'', and Loverboy's 1981 album '' Get Lucky''. The track "Don't Speak (I Came to Make a Bang!)" was featured in a 2008 Nike commercial directed by Guy Ritchie, which included the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fàbregas, and Ronaldinho. It is also featured in the 2006 video game '' Need for Speed: Carbon''. The track "Chase the Devil" is featured in the 2006 video game ''Tony Hawk's Project 8''. Critical reception In a similar vein to its predecessor, ''Death by Sexy'' received mostly positive reviews, earning a rating of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic. ''Uncut'' and Allmusic both gave the album four stars out of five, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warm Strangers
''Warm Strangers'' is singer-songwriter Vienna Teng's second album. Track listing #Feather Moon – 4:06 #Harbor – 4:24 #Hope on Fire – 4:26 #Shine – 2:39 #Mission Street – 4:32 #My Medea – 4:09 #Shasta (Carrie's Song) – 3:29 #Homecoming (Walter's Song) – 5:48 #Anna Rose – 3:07 #Passage – 4:19 #The Atheist Christmas Carol – 4:26 # Green Island Serenade – 3:16 #Boy at the Piano (Bonus Live Track for international release) #Hope on Fire (Bonus Live Track for international release) Notes "Shasta" was inspired by the view of snow-covered volcano Mount Shasta from the Interstate 5 highway. "Passage" is the only song to date that Vienna has recorded with no instrumental accompaniment, only vocals. It is sung from the point of view of a girl who died in a car crash. The CD liner provides no lyrics for "Passage." " Green Island Serenade" is a separate, but hidden track found at the end of the album. It is a traditional song performed in Mandarin Chinese. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta (Narnia)
Shasta, later known as Cor of Archenland, is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis' ''Chronicles of Narnia''. He is the principal character in the fifth book published in the series, ''The Horse and His Boy''. The book's events, however, are chronologically third in the series. He also appears briefly at the end of ''The Last Battle'', the seventh and final book in the series. Born as the eldest son and heir of King Lune of Archenland, and elder identical twin of Prince Corin, Shasta/Cor was kidnapped as an infant and raised as a fisherman's son in the country of Calormen. In ''The Horse and his Boy'', (the events of which all occur during the reign of the four Pevensie children in Narnia, an era which begins and ends in the last chapter of '' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''), Shasta/Cor escapes to freedom, saves Archenland and Narnia from invasion, learns his true identity, and is restored to his heritage. Shasta's companions on his journey are the talking horses, Bree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shasta Travel Trailers
Shasta travel trailers were recreational vehicles originally built between 1941 and 2004. Founded by industry pioneer Robert Gray, the firm was originally situated in a small factory in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ... to provide housing for members of the US Armed Forces. With the growth in sales over the following 30 years, the "home" factory in L.A. moved to three steadily larger facilities in Southern California, in addition to six other factories established across the country to better serve the regional markets. At the time of its purchase by the W.R. Grace Company in 1972, Shasta was the largest seller of recreational vehicles in the United States (also including motorhomes in its inventory). Coachmen Industries, Inc. bought the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
