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Southern Star (other)
Southern Star may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''The Vanished Diamond'', also translated as ''The Southern Star'' (French: L'Étoile du sud), an 1884 novel by Jules Verne and Paschal Grousset **The Southern Star (film), ''The Southern Star'', a 1969 comedy crime film directed by Sidney Hayers, based on the Jules Verne novel *Southern Star (album), ''Southern Star'' (album), a 1989 album by Alabama **Southern Star (song), "Southern Star" (song), a song for the album *Southern Star (Brent Cobb album), ''Southern Star'' (Brent Cobb album), 2023 Companies Australia *Southern Star Group (formerly Southern Star Productions), a television producer and distributor *Endemol Southern Star, a joint venture between Southern Star Group and Endemol New Zealand *Southern Star (radio) South Sudan *Southern Star Airlines United States *Southern Star Amusement *Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline *Southern Star Concrete *Southern Star Brewing Company Newspapers *The Southern Star (Alab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanished Diamond
''The Vanished Diamond'', also translated as ''The Southern Star'' (french: L'Étoile du sud, lit. ''The Star of the South''), is an 1884 French novel credited to Jules Verne, based on an uncredited manuscript by Paschal Grousset. Setting This novel takes place in South Africa amongst the diamond fields in the district of Griqualand. Most of the land is owned by a fictitious wealthy miner, Mr. John Watkins. A shanty town filled with miners has sprung up, all with the hope to get rich. The main area of diamond mining is the Vandergaart Kopje. Synopsis The protagonist is a French mining engineer, Victor Cyprien (in the original French version: Cyprien Méré). He moves to the Griqualand district to study the formation of diamonds. While he is there he falls in love with wealthy landowner Mr. John Watkins' daughter, Alice. He asks him for her hand in marriage but is denied on his lack of money and stature in the community. He decides that he could amass a fortune by mining with a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Southern Star (Montevideo)
''The Southern Star'', also known in Spanish as ''La Estrella del Sur'' (both English and Spanish names were used in conjunction) was a weekly bilingual British propaganda newspaper edited in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1807. It was the first newspaper edited in the city, but it only lasted for a couple of months, while Montevideo was under British occupation during the second British invasions of the RÃo de la Plata. The newspaper, a private business sponsored by the British Army, was used to promote free trade and loyalty to the British Crown. The chief editor was, according to most authors, General John Whitelocke's aide Thomas Bradford. The translator was Manuel Aniceto Padilla, a journalist from Upper Peru and sibling-in-law of future female guerrilla leader of the Independence War, Juana Azurduy. Padilla fled to Britain after the British debacle. Padilla came back to Buenos Aires after the May Revolution. The Real Audiencia of Buenos Aires forbade the distribution or posse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Stars (other)
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Southern Stars might refer to: * Southern Stars Club, a Lebanese women's association football club * Southern Stars FC, an Australian soccer team * Southern Stars (cricket), a cricket team which played in the Sahara Elite League * ''Southern Stars (Rose Tattoo album)'' by Australian band Rose Tattoo * The Australia national women's cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Stars See also * Southern Star (other) Southern Star may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''The Vanished Diamond'', also translated as ''The Southern Star'' (French: L'Étoile du sud), an 1884 novel by Jules Verne and Paschal Grousset **The Southern Star (film), ''The Southern Star' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southstar (DJ)
"Jerk" is a song by American singer Oliver Tree, originally released on July 17, 2020, as part of his debut studio album '' Ugly Is Beautiful''. Upon release, the song largely stood out to music critics reviewing the album. Noted for its "groan haunts", '' Pitchfork'' writer Cat Zhang drew comparisons to Billie Joe Armstrong, while '' NME'' Ben Jolly described the song as "an anti-bullying anthem-in-waiting". Tree sings about his experiences of being an outcast and eventually realizes that his hatred for jerks is "a double-edged sword". Southstar remix German DJ and producer Southstar released a remix of the song on May 9, 2022, titled "Miss You". It was later re-released as a single on July 30, 2022, through B1. A "sped-up version" of the song was released on October 12, 2022. It debuted at number 88 in Germany and went on to reach the top 10 by October, as well as the top 40 in Austria, Ireland, Lithuania and Switzerland. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Star
A pole star or polar star is a star, preferably bright, nearly aligned with the axis of a rotating astronomical body. Currently, Earth's pole stars are Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris), a bright magnitude-2 star aligned approximately with its northern axis that serves as a pre-eminent star in celestial navigation, and a much dimmer magnitude-5.5 star on its southern axis, Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis). From around 1700 BC until just after 300 AD, Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris) and Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris) were twin northern pole stars, though neither was as close to the pole as Polaris is now. History In classical antiquity, Beta Ursae Minoris (Kochab) was closer to the celestial north pole than Alpha Ursae Minoris. While there was no naked-eye star close to the pole, the midpoint between Alpha and Beta Ursae Minoris was reasonably close to the pole, and it appears that the entire constellation of Ursa Minor, in antiquity known as '' Cynosura'' (Greek ÎšÏ…Î½ÏŒÏƒÎ¿Ï…Ï ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Of The South
The Star of the South, also known as 'Limar', is a diamond found in Brazil in July 1853. The diamond is cut into a cushion shape and weighs . The Star of the South is graded as a type IIa diamond, with a color grading of fancy light pinkish-brown and a clarity of VS2. At the time when 'Majd' discovered it, the diamond weighed . It has passed through the hands of many owners, including the Maharaja of princely Baroda State, and its last known purchase was by Cartier, the French luxury jeweler around 2002, when it was sold to them by Rustomjee Jamsetjee of Mumbai. The light reflected by the diamond is white, and the refracted light is of a rose tint. This gives the diamond its light pinkish-brown hue. History The diamond was found by Madi Magassa in 1853, at the Bagagem River in the city now called Estrela do Sul Diamond Mines in Brazil. It was handed over to her master, Casimiro de Moraes, who rewarded her for finding the diamond by granting her freedom and a pension for l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Grand National
The 2004 Grand National (officially known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 157th official annual running of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase which took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 3 April 2004Amberleigh wins National BBC Sport, 3 April 2004 and attracted the maximum permitted field of 40 competitors for total prize money of £600,000 including £348,000 to the winner. 39 of the 40 original entrants took part in the race – Tyneandthyneagain was withdrawn. On the run-in after the final fence (where fell when in close contention), any one of three horses looked capable of clinching victory, but it was 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Grand National
The 2003 Grand National (officially known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 156th official renewal of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree at 3:45pm BST, on 5 April 2003. The ten-year-old 16/1 shot Monty's Pass, ridden by Barry Geraghty and trained by Jimmy Mangan in Cork, Ireland, won the race by 12 lengths from the 2001 Welsh National winner Supreme Glory (40/1) in a time of 9 minutes 21.7 seconds. The field was limited to a maximum of 40 competitors, and 14 completed the 4 mile 4 furlong course. Bramblehill Duke was a late replacement for the withdrawn Kingsmark a day before the race. Racecard * Great Britain unless stated. Leading contenders Shotgun Willy became the favourite for the race after winning the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock on 1 March and remained the most popular entrant with the public, going off as the 7/1 clear favourite, ridden by Ruby Walsh who had previously won the race in 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Star Amphitheater
Southern Star Amphitheatre was an amphitheatre located at AstroWorld in Houston, Texas. It opened in the southeast corner of the theme park in 1985. The venue was frequented by notable performers including The Beach Boys and Kansas. Prior to the Southern Star opening, concerts were held in the same area on a flat field with the stage at the east end. The Southern Star saw a decline in the number of top-billed acts when the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, sometimes called The Woodlands Pavilion or simply The Pavilion, is a concert amphitheatre located in The Woodlands, Texas, an outer suburb of Houston, Texas. It caters to both the performing arts and contempor ... opened in 1990. Reserved seating was available and a grassy lawn was provided to guests with general admission. The venue closed along with the theme park in 2005. Concerts * Source A is: http://www.rockinhouston.com/venues/astroworld-southern-star/604/ * Source B is: http://ww ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Star Abbey
The Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star, also known as Southern Star Abbey, is a Trappist abbey located in a remote, rural area of the North Island, New Zealand in the Diocese of Palmerston North. The monastery supports itself by operating a dairy farm. It is located at Kopua near Takapau between Dannevirke and Waipukurau, Central Hawke's Bay. History Prescott land In 1948 a farming couple at Kopua, Thomas and Rosalie Prescott, decided to give their farm of to the Catholic Church with the long-term idea of an agricultural college being established on it. Their only condition was that in some way a life-interest be reserved for Rosalie, and a home provided for their adopted intellectually handicapped son, John. It was a fine, productive property, ready made for monks who lived off land they cultivated, while they centered their contemplative lives on the full observance of the seven periods of formal liturgical prayer that punctuated each day. Finding monks At that time, Kopu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carowinds
Carowinds is a amusement park located adjacent to Interstate 77 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park straddles the North Carolina-South Carolina state line, with a portion of the park located in Fort Mill, South Carolina. However, it has an official Charlotte address, and its business offices are located on the Charlotte side of the park. The park opened on March 31, 1973, at a cost of $70 million. It is the result of a four-year planning period spearheaded by Charlotte businessman Earl Patterson Hall. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, Carowinds also features a water park, Carolina Harbor, which is included with park admission. The park has a Halloween event called SCarowinds and a winter event called WinterFest. History Early history Carowinds was announced on October 10, 1969, and originally planned on being a large resort which would include a Amusement park, theme park, Hotel, hotels, a shopping center, a golf course, and an National Football League, NFL stadium. The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
