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The Swan
A swan is a bird of the genus ''Cygnus'' (true swans) or ''Coscoroba'' (coscoroba swans). Swan, swans, or The Swan may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film and television * The Swan (1925 film), ''The Swan'' (1925 film), a 1925 silent film * The Swan (1956 film), ''The Swan'' (1956 film), a 1956 remake of a 1925 film of the same title * Swan (1976 film), a Bulgarian drama film * ''Swan'', a television ident for BBC Two first aired in early 1998, see BBC Two '1991–2001' idents * The Swan (TV series), ''The Swan'' (TV series), a U.S. reality TV series from 2004 * Swan (2011 film), ''Swan'' (2011 film), a Portuguese film directed by Teresa Villaverde Literature * Swan (manga), ''Swan'' (manga), a shōjo manga by Ariyoshi Kyoko * The Swan (Baudelaire), "The Swan" (Baudelaire), a poem by Baudelaire * The Swan (newspaper), ''The Swan'' (newspaper), a student newspaper of St. Hugh's College, Oxford * The Swan (novel), ''The Swan'' (novel), an English translation edition o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan
Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe (biology), tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. There are six living and many extinct species of swan; in addition, there is a species known as the coscoroba swan which is no longer considered one of the true swans. Swans usually mate for life, although "divorce" sometimes occurs, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The number of bird egg, eggs in each :wikt:clutch, clutch ranges from three to eight. Etymology and terminology The English word ''swan'', akin to the German language, German , Dutch language, Dutch and Swedish language, Swedish , is derived from Indo-European root ' ('to sound, to sing'). Young swans are kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan (album)
''Swan'' is the sixth studio album by the San Diego-based punk band Unwritten Law. It was released on March 29, 2011 on Suburban Noize Records. It's the band's first album in six years, since 2005's '' Here's to the Mourning''. This is their last album to feature lead guitarist Steve Morris and bassist Pat "PK" Kim, who left Unwritten Law late in 2011, and also their only studio album with Dylan Howard as their drummer; Howard later left in 2013. In 2010, the band held a contest for fans to submit their designs for the album's cover art, and the band chose three different covers for the album, a different one for advanced copies, internet copies, and retail copies. The album's first single, "Starships and Apocalypse" was released on January 24, 2011. Track listing # "Starships and Apocalypse" # "Nevermind" # "Dark Dayz" # "Last Chance" # "Sing" # "Superbad" # "Let You Go" # "Chicken (Ready to Go)" (Feat. Del the Funky Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan (surname)
Swan is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academics * Daniel C. Swan, American cultural anthropologist and museum curator * Donald A. Swan (1935–1981), American anthropologist * Janis Swan, American-New Zealand food process engineering academic * Richard Swan (born 1933), American mathematician * Toril Swan (1945–2022), Norwegian philologist * Trevor Swan (1918-1989), Australian economist * Vivien Swan (1943-2009), British archaeologist Arts, entertainment, and literature * Alfred Swan (1890–1970), Russian composer and musicologist * Alison Swan ( fl. 1988–2015), Bermudian filmmaker, writer, and real estate developer * Annalyn Swan (born c. 1951), American writer * Anni Swan (1875–1958), Finnish writer * Astrid Swan (1982–), Finnish musician and singer * Barbara Swan (1922–2003), American artist * Curt Swan (1920–1996), American comics artist * Einar Aaron Swan (1903–1940), American musician, arranger and composer * Erinn Swan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Swan
Howard Shelton Swan (March 19, 1906 – September 19, 1995) was an American choral conductor, tenor, music educator, and writer on music. A highly influential figure in American choral music during the 20th century, Swan was sometimes referred to as the "Dean of American Choral Directors" during his lifetime. A choral director and professor of voice at Occidental College from 1934 through 1971, his choirs at Occidental gained international critical acclaim. Conductor Robert Shaw stated about Swan's choral work at Occidental that it was "the most distinguished and varied choral repertoire at the highest level of performance in American collegiate history." After retiring from Occidental in 1971, Swan worked as the coordinator of graduate music studies at California State University, Fullerton from 1971-1977, and after that as a lecturer in choral music and conducting at the University of California, Irvine. The book ''Conscience of a Profession: Howard Swan, Choral Director and Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Swan
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan FRS (31 October 1828 – 27 May 1914) was an English physicist, chemist, and inventor. He is known as an independent early developer of a successful incandescent light bulb, and is the person responsible for developing and supplying the first incandescent lights used to illuminate homes and public buildings, including the Savoy Theatre, London, in 1881. In 1904 Swan was knighted by King Edward VII, awarded the Royal Society's Hughes Medal, and was made an honorary member of the Pharmaceutical Society. He had received the highest decoration in France, the Legion of Honour, when he visited the 1881 International Exposition of Electricity, Paris. The exhibition included displays of his inventions, and the city was lit with his electric lighting. Early life Joseph Wilson Swan was born in 1828 at Pallion Hall in Pallion, in the Parish of Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham. His parents were John Swan and Isabella Cameron.Davidson, Michael W., an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard E
Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probably in some cases a confusion with the Old Norse cognate ''Haward'' (''Hávarðr''), which means "high guard" and as a surname also with the unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases it is from the Old English ''eowu hierde'' "ewe herd". In Anglo-Norman the French digram ''-ou-'' was often rendered as ''-ow-'' such as ''tour'' → ''tower'', ''flour'' (western variant form of ''fleur'') → ''flower'', etc. (with svarabakhti). A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900 and 1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960 and 1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990 and 2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with the given name Howard or its variants include: Given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Chinese Schools
Association of Chinese Schools was founded by Prof. Peter P.C. Chou and six schools in Philadelphia in 1974. The goals are to provide a forum for Chinese language and culture schools to share their common interests, to exchange views and ideas, to assist school activities, to improve the quality of teaching, to promote Chinese teaching into the mainstream American education system. The Association of Chinese Schools is a non-profit, non-political independent organization. The organization was founded with 6 member schools and has grown to 57 member schools. The Association is a member of the Consortium for Language Teaching & Learning from the University of Maryland's National Foreign Language Center. Member schools There are 57 member schools in the East Coast of the United States: # Tzu Chi Academy New York (紐約慈濟人文學校) # Shuang Wen Academy Network Shuang may refer to: Given name *Cao Shuang (died 249), military general, politician and regent of the state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuang Wen Academy Network
Shuang may refer to: Given name *Cao Shuang (died 249), military general, politician and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period *Cheng Shuang (born 1987), Chinese female aerial skier who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics *Guo Shuang (郭爽) (born 1986), Chinese professional track cyclist *Li Shuang (artist) (李爽) (born 1957), contemporary Chinese artist *Li Shuang (field hockey) (born 1978), female Chinese field hockey player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics *Wang Shuang (Cao Wei) (died 228), military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history *Xiong Shuang (熊霜) (died 822 BC)the 12th viscount of the state of Chu during the Western Zhou Dynasty of ancient China *Xun Shuang (荀爽) (128-190), politician and historian of the late Han Dynasty of the Chinese history *Zhang Shuang (speed skater) (born 1986), Chinese female long-track speed-skater *Zhang Shuang (ice hockey) (born 1987), Chinese female ice hockey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Records
Swan Records was a mid-20th century United States-based record label, founded in 1957 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It had a subsidiary label called Lawn Records. History Swan Records had enjoyed chart success with several U.S. artists but came into the spotlight after EMI, a prestigious British music company headquartered in London, leased the Beatles' recording of "She Loves You" backed with "I'll Get You" and, as catalogue number Swan 4152, it became an American number 1 hit on March 21, 1964. This followed the decision made by EMI's American subsidiary Capitol Records not to exercise its option to release the Beatles singles in the U.S. Swan also assumed the rights to the German version of "She Loves You", "Sie Liebt Dich" which peaked at #97 in 1964. The success of the "She Loves You" single kept Swan going while other small record labels were snowed under by the British Invasion, but it finally closed filing bankruptcy in 1967. The company was initially bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan Records (jazz Label)
Swan Records (aka Swan Recording Co. Inc.) was an American record company and label that was founded in 1946 and closed the same year. Sometime before 1959, Swan went out of business. In 1950, Mercury acquired 16 masters once owned by Swan, all being of Phil Napoleon. In 1946, Swan listed its address at 1600 Broadway, Room 1003, New York, New York. History ''The Jazz Discography'' by Tom Lord lists 18 recording sessions that took place from January to April 1946. Les Schriber, Sr., who had founded Black & White Records in 1943 and sold it in 1945, went to work for Swan, but left sometime around October 1946. Sometime around November 1946, Swan appointed Jesse J. Trilling as Secretary-Treasurer of Swan. Artists Emperors of Jazz * Tony Spargo (1897–1969) (director) * Phil Napoleon (1901–1900) (trumpet) * Lou McGarity (1917–1971) (trombone) * Joe Dixon (1917–1998) * Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003) (clarinet) * Frank Signorelli (1901–1975) (piano) * Chuck Wayne (1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swans (eyewear)
is the brandname of the Japanese eyewear manufacturer located in Osaka, Japan. Founded in 1911, the company produces and sells optical lenses, sunglasses, goggles, as well as safety glasses. The sports eyewear brand Swans includes sunglasses, ski and snowboard goggles, swimming goggles, as well as helmets. The company was founded by Haruji Yamamoto, as Yamamoto Optical Lens Factory, in Osaka. The factory moved to Higashiōsaka in 1935, where the company's current headquarters are. In that same year started the production of lenses and eyewear for protection against dust. Twenty years later the company name changed to Yamamoto Bojin Megane and started the production of eyewear frames by plastic molding, a first in Japan. In 1977 the company became as an official ski equipment supplier to the United States Ski Team and in 1980 the company's took its current name. In October 2014, the Toshiba Glass, a pair of optical head-mounted display-like glasses, which was jointly creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
