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Transamérica São Paulo
Transamerica or Transamerican may refer to: * ''TransAmerica'' (board game), a railroad board game * The Transamerica or Transamerica Senior Golf Championship, a golf tournament in Napa, California 1989–2002 * TransAmerica Athletic Conference * TransAmerica Bicycle Trail * TransAmerica Bike Route, a cross-country bicycle route east of the Mississippi River in the United States * ''Transamerica'' (film), a 2005 comedy-drama film * ''Transamerica'' (soundtrack), the 2005 film's soundtrack * Transamerica Airlines, a defunct airline which offered charter service from and within the United States * Transamerica Corporation, a holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms in the United States * Transamerica Plaque, a discontinued annual award in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League * Transamerica Pyramid, the second-tallest skyscraper in San Francisco, owned by the Transamerica Corporation * Transamerica Tower (Baltimore) * Transamérica Pop, a Brazilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TransAmerica (board Game)
Transamerica or Transamerican may refer to: * ''TransAmerica'' (board game), a railroad board game * The Transamerica or Transamerica Senior Golf Championship, a golf tournament in Napa, California 1989–2002 * TransAmerica Athletic Conference * TransAmerica Bicycle Trail * TransAmerica Bike Route, a cross-country bicycle route east of the Mississippi River in the United States * ''Transamerica'' (film), a 2005 comedy-drama film * ''Transamerica'' (soundtrack), the 2005 film's soundtrack * Transamerica Airlines, a defunct airline which offered charter service from and within the United States * Transamerica Corporation, a holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms in the United States * Transamerica Plaque, a discontinued annual award in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League * Transamerica Pyramid, the second-tallest skyscraper in San Francisco, owned by the Transamerica Corporation * Transamerica Tower (Baltimore) * Transamérica Pop, a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Transamerica
The Napa Valley Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1989 to 2002. It was played in Napa, California at the Silverado Country Club. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,300,000, with $195,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1989 as the Transamerica Senior Golf Championship. Winners Napa Valley Championship presented by Beringer Vineyards *2002 Tom Kite The Transamerica *2001 Sammy Rachels *2000 Jim Thorpe *1999 Bruce Fleisher *1998 Jim Colbert *1997 Dave Eichelberger *1996 John Bland *1995 Lee Trevino *1994 Kermit Zarley *1993 Dave Stockton Transamerica Senior Golf Championship *1992 Bob Charles *1991 Charles Coody *1990 Lee Trevino *1989 Billy Casper William Earl Casper Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. In his youth, Casper started as a caddie a ... Source: References {{For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TransAmerica Athletic Conference
The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. Originally established as the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) in 1978, it was renamed as the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2001, and briefly rebranded as the ASUN Conference from 2016 to 2023. The conference still uses "ASUN" as an official abbreviation. The conference headquarters are located in Jacksonville. History Formation The conference was first formed on September 19, 1978, as the Trans America Athletic Conference, at the Dallas–Fort Worth Regional Airport Marina Hotel. Its charter members were Oklahoma City University, Pan American University (later renamed University of Texas-Pan American), Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe), Houston Baptist University (now Houston Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TransAmerica Bicycle Trail
The TransAmerica Bicycle Trail was the first bicycle touring route to cross the U.S. It was developed and mapped by Adventure Cycling Association, and travels between Astoria, Oregon, and Yorktown, Virginia, along mostly rural, two-lane highways. History The TransAmerica Bicycle Trail began as the route for Bikecentennial, a mass bicycle tour across the country to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. The route was developed and mapped in the years preceding the event by volunteers and staff members of the organization Bikecentennial, which changed its name to Adventure Cycling Association in 1993. Over 4,100 cyclists rode at least part of the route during Bikecentennial, with 2,000 riding the entirety of the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. Most of the riders were in their 20s and had no experience with long-distance cycling. They traveled in groups of 10 to 12 with leaders trained by Bikecentennial. There were few helmets to be seen and the bikes were often discount-store quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TransAmerica Bike Route
U.S. Bicycle Route 76 (USBR 76) is a cross-country bicycle route east of Colorado in the United States. It is one of the two original U.S. Bicycle Routes, the other being U.S. Bicycle Route 1. USBR 76 runs from the Midwestern state of Kansas to the eastern seaboard state of Virginia. It is also known as the TransAmerica Bike Route and is contained within the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. A spur, U.S. Bicycle Route 176, was established in Virginia in 2016. History Bicycle Route 76 originated as the Bikecentennial, the route for a large bike tour organized for the 1976 celebration of the United States Bicentennial. The Adventure Cycling Association was at that time also known as the "Bikecentennial." USBR 76 was established in 1982 as an original U.S. Bicycle Route, along with U.S. Bicycle Route 1 from Florida to Virginia. Bicycle traffic along a good deal of Bicycle Route 76 has been sparse to practically non-existent for several years. However, a 2003 conference encouraged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica (film)
''Transamerica'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Duncan Tucker, and starring Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers. Released by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company, the film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2005, and to theaters in the United States on December 2, 2005. The screenplay, inspired in part by conversations between Tucker and his then-roommate Katherine Connella, tells the story of Bree (Huffman), a trans woman, who goes on a road trip with her long-lost son Toby (Zegers). The film received positive reviews and won multiple awards, including Huffman winning a Golden Globe and a nomination for an Academy Award. Plot One week before her vaginoplasty, a trans woman named Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne receives an unexpected phone call from a young man named Toby Wilkins, a 17-year-old jailed in New York City. He asks to speak to "Stanley Schupak" (Bree's deadname); Toby claims to be the son of "Stanley". Bree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica (soundtrack)
''Transamerica'' is the original soundtrack, on the Nettwerk label, of the 2005 film '' Transamerica'' starring Felicity Huffman and Kevin Zegers. The album consists of songs from various artists in the country and bluegrass genres. Travelin' Thru The song "Travelin' Thru" was written and performed by Dolly Parton. It was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Grammy Award for Best Song from a Movie. Parton is a supporter of LGBT rights, including marriage equality. This song is about a journey on the road to find home and identity. Parton references "The Wayfaring Stranger (song)" and "I Am a Pilgrim", both examples of American folk music about the search for identity on the road. Parton said she wrote the song because of her status as an outsider and her belief that "It's all right to be who you are."Peter Cooper. ''Parton's Plea For Tolerance.'' USA Today. February 23, 2006 She wrote the song on her tour bus in one day. In 2006, the song was nominated for the Acade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica Airlines
Trans International Airlines (TIA) started as a United States supplemental air carrier. From 1964, such carriers were simply charter carriers, but until 1964 they also had the ability to fly a limited amount of scheduled service. After US airline deregulation in 1979, it also operated scheduled passenger service flying as Transamerica Airlines as well as passenger and cargo charter flights during its last decade. Its headquarters were at Oakland International Airport (OAK) in Oakland, California. History In 1947, future travel and entertainment mogul Kirk Kerkorian purchased Los Angeles Air Service, a small irregular air carrier, for $60,000. As tourism to Las Vegas, Nevada, boomed, so did the fortunes of the airline. From a single Douglas DC-3, the company expanded rapidly, adding Douglas DC-6s and Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellations, and it became the first charter airline to operate jet aircraft with the introduction of the Douglas DC-8 on trans-Pacific routes as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica Corporation
Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms operating primarily in the United States, offering life and supplemental health insurance, investments, and retirement services. The company is located in Baltimore, Maryland with it's subsidiary Transamerica Life Company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; It has back offices Denver, Colorado; Harrison, New York; Toronto, Ontario; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Knoxville, Tennessee. Additional affiliated offices are located throughout the United States. In 1999, it became an independent subsidiary of multinational company Aegon. Contributions from the Transamerica Life Insurance Company and its affiliates fund the Transamerica Institute, a nonprofit, private foundation. The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies is an operating division of Transamerica Institute. History In October 1904, A.P. Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco. In October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica Plaque
The AutoPro Plaque was awarded annually to the player with the best plus/minus total in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL; , LHJMQ), formerly the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The league includes teams in Quebec .... The award was initiated in 1989–90, then known as the Transamerica Plaque, and discontinued in 2001–02. Winners External links QMJHL official siteList of trophy winners. {{DEFAULTSORT:Autopro Plaque Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League trophies and awards Awards established in 1990 Awards disestablished in 2001 1990 establishments in Quebec 2001 disestablishments in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica Pyramid
The Transamerica Pyramid is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. Located at 600 Montgomery Street between Clay and Washington Streets in the city's Financial District, it was the tallest building in San Francisco from its completion in 1972 until 2018 when the newly constructed Salesforce Tower surpassed its height. The building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, which moved its U.S. headquarters to Baltimore, Maryland. The building is still associated with the company by being depicted on the company's logo. Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, the building stands at . On completion in 1972 it was the eighth-tallest building in the world. It is also a popular tourist site. In 2020, the building was sold to NYC investor Michael Shvo, who in 2022 hired Norman Foster to red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transamerica Tower (Baltimore)
100 Light Street (colloquially known by its most recent former label, the Transamerica Tower) is a 40-story, skyscraper completed in 1973 in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It occupies the city block bounded by Charles Street (Baltimore), South Charles (Maryland Route 139), Lombard Street (Baltimore), East Lombard, Light Street, Light and Pratt Street, East Pratt Streets. It is the tallest building in Baltimore and in Maryland. Originally built as the USF&G Building, it was the headquarters of the USF&G, United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company (USF&G) in Baltimore, Maryland. USF&G, a specialized insurance company founded in Baltimore in 1896, relocated here from its former complex of three adjoining early 20th Century masonry structures at the southwest corner of Calvert Street (Baltimore), South Calvert and Redwood (formerly German Street before World War I) Streets. Later occupied by and known as the Legg Mason Building, the structure faces the former "The Basin" of the Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
