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Tristar Air Cargo A300B4 SU-BMZ @ Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Tristar or TriStar (meaning "three star") may refer to: * Tri-star (wheel arrangement), a design for climbing over obstructions or stairs * Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, a widebodied airliner ** Lockheed TriStar (RAF), L-1011-based tankers used by the Royal Air Force * TriStar Motorsports, an American stock car racing team * Tristar and Red Sector Incorporated, a demogroup formed in 1990 * TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital * The various elements of the TriStar media organization(s): ** TriStar Music, a defunct record label distributed by Sony Music Entertainment ** Columbia TriStar (other), a production studio probably known as Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ** TriStar Pictures, a film production/distribution cinema studio owned by Sony ** Columbia TriStar Home Video, a home video production known as Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ** TriStar Television, a production studio reformed in 2015 ** Columbia TriStar Television, a television production/distribution studio n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tri-star (wheel Arrangement)
The tri-star is a novel wheel design—originally by Robert and John Forsyth, assigned to Lockheed in 1967—in which three wheels are arranged in an upright triangle with two on the ground and one above them. If either of the wheels in contact with the ground gets stuck, the whole system rotates over the obstruction. Design In the tri-star wheel, all three satellite wheels are simultaneously powered through a mechanical linkage between each satellite wheel and a shaft concentric with the central hub. In the original patent, the direction of the vehicle is controlled through the differential steering. Applications Lockheed modified an M2A2 105mm Light Howitzer and produced it from 1969-1977 with a drive unit and tri-star wheel system into an Auxiliary Propelled Howitzer they termed "Terra Star." The only surviving prototype is located at the Rock Island Arsenal Museum. Its most famous application was the Landmaster, a unique armoured personnel carrier (APC) from the 1977 film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TriStar Productions
TriStar Productions (TSP) is an American film and television production company, a division of TriStar Pictures and a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and former 20th Century Fox chairman Tom Rothman. The new company shares its name and logo with the current TriStar Pictures distribution label of Sony Pictures, under which TriStar Productions' four films per year will be released joining the other titles released from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. The television programming however, will be produced for Sony Pictures Television. The TriStar name was selected as Rothman considers himself a film buff, giving the company its historical name, and counting on the good will of the Hollywood creative types to give the unit an edge. History It was jointly announced on August 1, 2013, by Rothman, Michael Lynton, the CEO of Sony Entertainment and co-chairman and CEO of SPE, and Amy Pascal, co-chairwoman of SPE. The venture was launched on September 1 and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung
The Samsung Group (or simply Samsung) ( ko, 삼성 ) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the ''Samsung'' brand, and is the largest South Korean (business conglomerate). Samsung has the eighth highest global brand value. Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into five business groups – Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group, and JoongAng Group. Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include Samsung Electronics (the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness. It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in such prepared foods as jam, juice, pies, ice cream, milkshakes, and chocolates. Artificial strawberry flavorings and aromas are also widely used in products such as candy, soap, lip gloss, perfume, and many others. The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of ''Fragaria virginiana'' from eastern North America and ''Fragaria chiloensis'', which was brought from Chile by Amédée-François Frézier in 1714. Cultivars of ''Fragaria'' × ''ananassa'' have replaced, in commercial production, the woodland strawberry ('' Fragaria vesca''), which was the first straw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristar Worldwide
Tristar Worldwide was a chauffeur-driven private hire car provider. The UK-based company operates in around 80 countries with an annual turnover of £48m and 650 employees. It was founded in 1978, originally for use by business class passengers of Virgin Atlantic. Tristar operates a fleet of 415 Volvo and Mercedes-Benz cars. In 2008, Dean De Beer led a management buyout, which left him as the owner of the company. In 2012, Tristar acquired M7 Worldwide Transportation, a US company operating in the same premium market. This significantly expanded their presence in the US. In June 2016, Tristar was acquired by Addison Lee and in September 2020, during the COVID pandemic, the company and fleet was merged into the Addison Lee operation discontinuing the Tristar brand. Fleet of vehicles , Tristar had a fleet of 415 vehicles. In 2013, they acquired their first hybrid cars: three Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid diesels for an eight-month trial to assess whether they would reduce fuel c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aikatsu!
is an arcade collectible card game in Bandai's ''Data Carddass'' line of machines, which launched in October 2012. The game revolves around using collectible cards featuring various clothes to help aspiring idols pass auditions. An anime television adaptation by Sunrise began airing on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2012 (Tokyo MX is rebroadcasting the anime in 2019). In 2015, production switched from Sunrise to the studio's subsidiary Bandai Namco Pictures. Two films were released in December 2014 and August 2015 respectively. Three manga adaptations have been published by Shogakukan, along with four Nintendo 3DS games published by Bandai Namco Games. The series was succeeded by ''Aikatsu Stars!'' on April 7, 2016. Plot The series takes place at , a prestigious school with both middle and high branches, where girls train to become idols and take part in various auditions such as live shows, fashion shows, and dramas. To participate in these auditions, players use Aikatsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristar (band)
Tristar (Russian: Тристар) was a local pop-rap band in Almaty, Kazakhstan formed in 1998. The band was started by Inga Ruff and Alina Mandrykina, who worked together at the Almaty-based Channel 31 and the radio station of the same name. They had access to the resources of the station. Ruff's husband, Sergei "Dr. Fox" Chik, and the women recorded three songs at a home studio, made a music video and had the video and songs played on Channel 31. Their first performance sold out at one of the biggest dance clubs in Almaty where they sang five songs in the summer of 1998. Dr. Fox said the group came up with its name after seeing a Korean electronic grill that happened to be at the right place at the right time. The group's first single "Уходи" ("Go Away") appeared on the radio first, then the video was made. "Одна" ("One"), the second single, became a hit right away. It was hard to record an album, play concerts and work at the radio station. Ruff and Mandrykina left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristar (film)
''Tristar'' (Chinese: 大三元) is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen and Lau Ching-wan. Cast and roles *Leslie Cheung as Chung Kwok-keung *Anita Yuen as Pak Suet-fa *Lau Ching-wan as Lau Ching-fat *Sunny Chan as Hung *Elvina Kong as Tung Tung *Catherine Hung as Mary *Chung King-fai as Dinosaur *Moses Chan as Chan Chun-nam *Hung Yan-yan as Loanshark Tai *Pau Hon-lam as Father John *Shing Fui-On as Father Robin *Lee Heung-kam *Paul Fonoroff as Mormon preacher *Raymond Wong Pak-ming as Supt. Wong *Michael Tse Michael Tse Tin-wah (born 15 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Background Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for five years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風 ... as Pedestrian *Jason Chu as Pedestrian External links * *HK cinemagic entry [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristar Productions
TriStar Productions (TSP) is an American film and television production company, a division of TriStar Pictures and a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and former 20th Century Fox chairman Tom Rothman. The new company shares its name and logo with the current TriStar Pictures distribution label of Sony Pictures, under which TriStar Productions' four films per year will be released joining the other titles released from Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. The television programming however, will be produced for Sony Pictures Television. The TriStar name was selected as Rothman considers himself a film buff, giving the company its historical name, and counting on the good will of the Hollywood creative types to give the unit an edge. History It was jointly announced on August 1, 2013, by Rothman, Michael Lynton, the CEO of Sony Entertainment and co-chairman and CEO of SPE, and Amy Pascal, co-chairwoman of SPE. The venture was launched on September 1 and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super 8 (video Game Accessory)
The Super 8, also sold under the title Tri-star or Tristar, is an unlicensed video game peripheral released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System designed to allow the system to run games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Super 8 utilized an NES-on-a-chip integrated circuit to duplicate the functionality of the original NES hardware, and connected to the SNES's own cartridge slot. Design The Super 8's appearance is a light grey, squarish adapter that is plugged into the SNES so that the user is allowed the playing of 8-bit NES and Famicom games on the device. It has an RF out and a SNES type multi-out connector providing RCA connector, RCA output. A lead goes from the Tri-Star to the SNES' multi-out port, and then the user is able to plug the SNES A/V lead and/or RF lead into the Tri-Star. When playing a SNES game, the Tri-Star passes through the SNES composite video picture. The Super 8 features three cartridge ports. Two of these ports connect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristar 64
The Tristar 64 is an unlicensed add-on for the Nintendo 64 (N64) video game console. Produced in Hong Kong by Future Laboratory, the Tristar 64 features two additional ROM cartridge, cartridge ports which are designed to accept cartridges created for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, a.k.a. Famicom) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES, a.k.a. Super Famicom). The device then emulates the NES (via an Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clone, NES-on-a-chip) or SNES hardware, and allows the cartridge to be run. The device also features built-in cheat cartridge functionality through a program called the X-Terminator, as well as the Memory Editor, which allows Static random access memory, SRAM and EEPROM saved game data to be archived and edited. The Tristar 64 requires a separate power supply, and connects to a television set by way of RCA jack, RCA composite output cables, with the N64's own video output being first routed through the Tristar device. The Tristar 64 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
