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Worthy
Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom * Worthy, Somerset, a hamlet near Porlock Companies * Worthy Book, a Malaysian voucher booklet publisher * Worthy.com, an online marketplace for pre-owned luxury goods Arts and entertainment * ''Worthy'' (album), a 2015 album by Bettye LaVette * "Worthy" (song), by San Holo * ''Worthy'', a 2017 album by Beautiful Eulogy * ''Worthy'', a 2019 album by India Arie * The Worthy, a group of fictional characters in Marvel comics - see Fear Itself (comics) * ''The Worthy'', a 2016 movie by Ali F. Mostafa * "Worthy" character from Spirit Animals Other uses * , a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship operated by the United States Army * Worthy Hotel, Springfield, Massachusetts, on the National Register of Historic Places * Worthy FM, the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy FM
Worthy FM is the onsite radio station of The Glastonbury Festival. It broadcasts on 87.7 MHz FM and online for one week only during the Festival, operating under a Restricted Service Licence (RSL). The station features interviews and music from across the entire festival site, promoting the festival's good causes, as well as providing important information on traffic congestion, camping availability and any lineup changes. The station caters for members of the public as they arrive at, stay at and leave the festival site, as well as the many crew members on site, and those who listening at home who cannot attend the festival that year. The station is run by a team of 30 volunteers, many of whom have been working on the station for a number of years. In addition, the station reserves a number of crew places each year for new volunteers, who are chosen through a national competition judged by festival organiser Emily Eavis. Programming Worthy FM broadcasts from the Saturday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy (song)
"Worthy / Lift Me from the Ground" (stylized in lowercase) is a dual-single by the Dutch musician San Holo, released on August 2, 2018 as the first and second single from his debut album, ''Album1 ''Album1'' (stylized as ''album1'') is the debut full-length studio album by Dutch DJ, musician, record producer and composer, San Holo. It was self-released on 21 September 2018, by his independent record label, bitbird. The album features guest ...''. Background and release "Worthy" was one of the first songs that Holo wrote with ''Album1'' in mind. The lyrics of the song were inspired by a conversation he had with his ex-girlfriend. The artist said that, after a long process, he had finally found a way to incorporate his guitar playing style into his electronic music. "Lift Me from the Ground" started out as a "little melody", also on guitar. He stated that, at the time he wrote the melody, he knew it would be "the heart of the song". Holo wrote its lyrics with The Nicholas. Initi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy (album)
''Worthy'' is a studio album from Bettye LaVette. Red Cherry Records released the album on January 27, 2015. She worked with Joe Henry, in the production of this album. The album was nominated for Best Blues Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. Critical reception Awarding the album four stars at AllMusic, Mark Deming states, "Worthy is another impressive release from an outstanding singer, and if it follows the pattern of some of her recent albums, nothing here sounds rote; this is the sound of an artist doing what she does best, and she is far more than worthy of this great music." Colin McGuire, rating the album an eight out of ten for PopMatters, describes, "Which, at the end of the day, is ultimately why Worthy succeeds: Bettye LaVette knows her strengths. She knows what makes that voice of hers so timeless, and she knows how to make songs sound like they are her own, even if she had no part in writing them. If these 11 tracks were designed to remind the world of a criminal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Generic Forms In Place Names In Ireland And The United Kingdom
This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Key to languages: Bry: British language (Celtic), Brythonic; C: Cumbric; K: Cornish language, Cornish; I: Irish Gaelic language, Irish; L: Latin; ME: Middle English; NF: Anglo-Norman language, Norman French; OE: Old English language, Old English (Anglo-Saxon); ON: Old Norse language, Old Norse; P: Pictish language, Pictish; S: Scots language, Scots; SG: Scottish Gaelic language, Scots Gaelic; W: Welsh language, Welsh See also * English Place-Name Society * Germanic toponymy * List of United Kingdom county name etymologies * Place name origins * Place names in Ireland * Placenames Database of Ireland * Scottish toponymy * Toponymy in the United Kingdom and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy Book
Worthy Book is a Malaysian coupon-book brand held by Worthy Media. It is a professional marketing solution firm currently based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Worthy Book was released in September 2010 by Han Jia and Ken Kho. The voucher booklet offers discounts, perks on dining, entertainment, health, beauty services, and retail. Worthy Book is now serving a growing number of over 250 popular merchant brands in Malaysia. Some examples are Kenny Rogers, Guardian, The Body Shop, Zalora, SOTHYS, Sushi Tei, myTeksi and many more. Its focus on corporate social responsibility from its initial stage has also received praise from non-governmental organizations such as National Kidney Foundation in Malaysia, SPCA Malaysia and AIESEC. Since its incorporation, the story of Worthy Book has attracted media coverage such as BFM 89.9, the Sun (Malaysia), the Malay Mail, Bernama TV, The Star (Malaysia) and others. History Worthy Book was released by Han Jia and Ken Kho in September 2010. Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India Arie
India Arie Simpson (born October 3, 1975), also known as India Arie (sometimes styled as india.arie), is an American singer and songwriter. She has sold over five million records in the US and ten million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 23 nominations, including Best R&B Album. Background India was born in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Joyce and Ralph Simpson. Her musical skills were encouraged by both parents in her younger years. Her mother is a former singer (she was signed to Motown as a teenager and opened for Stevie Wonder and Al Green) and is now her stylist. She has an older brother named J'On and younger sister Mary A Martin of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Arie is African-American, and according to a DNA analysis, she descends from the Mende people of Sierra Leone, the Kru people of Liberia and the Fula people of Guinea-Bissau. After Simpson's parents divorced, her mother moved the family to Atlanta, Georgia when India was 13. Simpson had take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Worthies
The Nine Worthies are nine historical, scriptural, and legendary men of distinction who personify the ideals of chivalry established in the Middle Ages, whose lives were deemed a valuable study for aspirants to chivalric status. All were commonly referred to as 'Princes', regardless of their historical titles. In French they are called ''Les Neuf Preux'' or "Nine Valiants", giving a more specific idea of the moral virtues they exemplified: those of soldierly courage and generalship. In Italy they are ''i Nove Prodi''. The Nine Worthies include three pagans (Hector, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar), three Jews (Joshua, David and Judas Maccabeus) and three Christians (King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon). Origin They were first described in the early fourteenth century, by Jacques de Longuyon in his ''Voeux du Paon'' (1312). Their selection, as Johan Huizinga pointed out, betrays a close connection with the romance genre of chivalry. Neatly divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy Hotel
The Worthy Hotel is an historic hotel at 1571 Main Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1895 and advertised as "Springfield's leading commercial and tourist house," the Worthy Hotel was Springfield's finest hotel until the opening of the Hotel Kimball in 1911. Located only two blocks south of Springfield Union Station and featuring 250 rooms, the Worthy Hotel's period of greatest significance was from 1895-1925. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983. It is historically significant not only for its commerce but for its Renaissance Revival architecture. Currently, the Worthy Hotel is an apartment building. Description and history The former Worthy Hotel building is located in downtown Springfield, at the southeast corner of Main and Worthington Streets. It is an eight-story masonry structure, with a roughly L-shaped plan that extends south to North Church Avenue at the rear. It is Romanesque in style, with a variety of window trim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worthys
The Worthys is a cluster of villages in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, located north and north-east of the city itself.Worthys Local History Group https://www.worthyhistory.org/ * Abbots Worthy * Headbourne Worthy * Kings Worthy * Martyr Worthy Governance Since 2016, three of the villages constitute The Worthys ward of Winchester City Council, with Martyr Worthy lying within the Alresford and Itchen Valley ward; both wards elects three councillors each, and are both within the Itchen Valley ward of Hampshire County Council Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of .... Headbourne Worthy has its own Parish Council, whilst Abbots Worthy is part of the Kings Worthy Parish Council and Martyr Worthy is part of the Itchen Valley parish. References {{Wincheste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy Patterson
Worthington R. Patterson Jr. (born June 17, 1931) is an American former basketball player who played for the UConn Huskies college basketball team and the St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), becoming the first UConn alumnus to play in an NBA game. After his basketball career, Patterson worked as a music executive. Early life Patterson was born on June 17, 1931 in New Haven, Connecticut. He was introduced to basketball at the Boys Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. He attended Greenwich High School from 1946 to 1950 and then spent one year at The Tilton School, where he played for Coach Weldon Haire. College career Patterson played guard for the UConn Huskies from 1951 to 1954. During that time he was named first team All-Yankee Conference twice (1952–53 and 1953–54) and helped lead the team to three consecutive Yankee Conference Championships and an appearance in the 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He played for coach Hugh Greer. Patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy
Worthy can refer to: People * Worthy (surname) * Worthington Worthy Patterson (born 1931), American basketball player * F. F. Worthington, nicknamed "Worthy" Places * Worthy, see List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom * Worthy, Somerset, a hamlet near Porlock Companies * Worthy Book, a Malaysian voucher booklet publisher * Worthy.com, an online marketplace for pre-owned luxury goods Arts and entertainment * ''Worthy'' (album), a 2015 album by Bettye LaVette * "Worthy" (song), by San Holo * ''Worthy'', a 2017 album by Beautiful Eulogy * ''Worthy'', a 2019 album by India Arie * The Worthy, a group of fictional characters in Marvel comics - see Fear Itself (comics) * ''The Worthy'', a 2016 movie by Ali F. Mostafa * "Worthy" character from Spirit Animals Other uses * , a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship operated by the United States Army * Worthy Hotel, Springfield, Massachusetts, on the National Register of Historic Places * Worthy FM, the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Eulogy
Beautiful Eulogy is a Christian experimental hip hop group and production team from Portland, Oregon, signed to the label Humble Beast. Composed of rappers Braille and Odd Thomas and producer Courtland Urbano, the group coalesced in 2011 while the three artists were involved in the creation of Braille's seventh release, ''Native Lungs''. Known for its experimental and eclectic sound, the group melds myriad styles of hip hop with genres such as folk, electronic, hymn tunes, and modern worship music. After contributing a song to the charity compilation ''King Kulture'' and making a guest appearance on Lecrae's ''Church Clothes'', the band released its debut album, ''Satellite Kite'', on June 19, 2012. A second album, ''Instruments of Mercy'', came out on October 29, 2013. Called one of the most innovative hip hop groups in Portland, Beautiful Eulogy has met with critical acclaim, with particular praise directed at the group's creative, unconventional sound and deep theological lyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
