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Arco De São Jorge
Arco may refer to: Places * Arco, Trentino, a town in Trentino, Italy * Arco, Idaho, in the United States * Arco, Minnesota, a city in the United States * ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, home of the Sacramento Kings Companies * ARCO (brand), a brand of gasoline service stations that is currently owned by Marathon Petroleum in Mexico and parts of the United States * ARCO Chemical, a chemical company formed in 1986 by spinning off a subsidiary from the Atlantic Richfield Company * ARCO Group, a Belgian cooperative holding company * Atlantic Richfield Company, the Atlantic Richfield Company, formerly an independent American petroleum company (1966-2000), currently a subsidiary of BP * ARCO Solar, a former subsidiary of the Atlantic Richfield Company that manufactured solar panels. Arts and entertainment Music * ''Arco'', a directive in music for string instruments to return to bowing after playing pizzicato; see bowing * Associate of the Royal College of Organists, a professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco, Trentino
Arco is a ''Municipalities of Trentino, comune'' in Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy. The town is faced on one side by sheer limestone cliffs jutting up like a wall protecting it and its ancient hilltop castle. King Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Francis II of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Two Sicilies died here in 1894. Main sights *The Castello di Arco, medieval castle *Sanctuary and convent of ''Santa Maria delle Grazie'', built in 1475–1492. It houses a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary dating to the 15th century *''Collegiata dell'Assunta'', begun in 1613. Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Francis II, the last List of monarchs of the Two Sicilies, King of Two Sicilies, was provisionally buried here in the late 19th century, after his death at Arco in 1894. *Church of ''Sant'Apollinare'', with 14th-century frescoes *''Palazzo Marchettii'' (16th century). It has a portal attributed to Giulio Romano. *''Palazzo dei Panni'' (late 17th century) *''Stations of the Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco (film)
''Arco'' is a 2025 animated science fiction fantasy film written and directed by Ugo Bienvenu, and produced by Natalie Portman. It stars Oscar Tresanini, Margot Ringard Oldra, Alma Jodorowsky, Swann Arlaud, Vincent Macaigne, Louis Garrel and Oxmo Puccino. The film had its world premiere in the Special Screenings section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2025. Premise 10 year old Arco, who lives in the year 2932, uses a rainbow to accidentally time travel to the year 2075, where he meets Iris. Cast * Oscar Tresanini as Arco * Margot Ringard Oldra as Iris * Alma Jodorowsky as Iris' mother * Swann Arlaud as Iris' father * Vincent Macaigne as Dougie * Louis Garrel as Stewie * Oxmo Puccino as Arco's father * Sophie Mas as Arco's mother Production In May 2024, it was revealed that Natalie Portman who served as a producer on the film, joined the cast for the English dub, which was written and directed by Ugo Bienvenu, and starring Oscar Tresanini, Margot Ringard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco Jochemsen
Arco Jochemsen (born 21 February 1971) is a retired Dutch football striker. Honours Utrecht *KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...: 2002–03 References 1971 births Living people Dutch men's footballers SBV Vitesse players Feyenoord players FC Utrecht players FC Twente players PEC Zwolle players Men's association football forwards Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcology
Arcology, a Blend word, portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology",. is a field of creating architectural design principles for very densely populated and Sustainable development, ecologically low-impact human habitats. The term was coined in 1969 by architect Paolo Soleri, who believed that a completed arcology would provide space for a variety of residential, commercial, and agricultural facilities while minimizing individual human environmental impact. These structures have been largely hypothetical, as no large-scale arcology has yet been built. The concept has been promoted by various science fiction writers. Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle provided a detailed description of an arcology in their 1981 novel ''Oath of Fealty (novel), Oath of Fealty''. William Gibson popularized the term in his seminal 1984 cyberpunk novel ''Neuromancer'', where each corporation has its own self-contained city known as an arcology. More recently, authors such as Peter F. Hamilton, Peter Hami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco (lamp)
The Arco lamp is a modern floor lamp designed by brothers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni for in 1962. The lamp is characterized by a suspended spun aluminum pendant attached to an upright block of Carrara marble via a cantilevered arching arm made of stainless steel. The lamp has been in constant production since its original release in 1962. History In November 2006, Flos brought charges against Semeraro Casa & Famiglia SpA, claiming that the company had violated copyright law in selling a similar lamp named "Fluida." Advocate General Yves Bot deemed that while the Fluida lamp was created in imitation of the original Arco design, production of the product was legal as the original design had since entered the public domain. Following the 2001 implementation of the Directive on the legal protection of designs, Bot ordered Semeraro to cease production of the Fluida lamp. In 2020, the Arco lamp was one of three designs to be awarded the "Products Career Award", a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco (ARDM-5)
''Arco'' (ARDM-5) is an Medium Auxiliary floating drydock for repair and serviced the United States Navy. ''Arco'' was laid down on 9 May 1983 by Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, and launched on 14 December 1984. She was placed in service on 23 June 1986 at Naval Base San Diego. She provides dry dock services for the nuclear-powered submarines of Submarine Squadron Eleven in the Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ..., as well as other small craft. SourcesArco's official homepage * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Philipp D'Arco
Johann Philipp d'Arco, Count of Arco (11 May 1652 – 18 February 1704) was a soldier who served the Habsburg monarchy for 30 years. Because he surrendered the fortress of Breisach after only 13 days, he was sentenced to death and executed. A different general named Arco, Jean Baptist, Comte d'Arco was employed by the Electorate of Bavaria, Austria's enemy in the War of the Spanish Succession. Career D'Arco was born in Arco, Trentino, and already had 30 years distinguished service when he was ordered by Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden in 1703 to defend Breisach to the last man against a French attack under Claude Louis Hector de Villars. The city was well defended and d'Arco disposed of sufficient soldiers to hold the city for a considerable time; but he capitulated on 6 September 1703 after only 13 days of siege. The "key" to southern Germany fell into enemy hands together with many supplies, guns and ammunition. D'Arco was charged with treason and beheaded on 18 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Baptist, Comte D'Arco
''Generalfeldmarschall'' Jean Baptist, Comte d'Arco (born Johann Baptist; – 21 March 1715) was a German military officer, diplomat nobleman who served in the Bavarian Army and the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor, Imperial Army during the Great Turkish War and the War of the Spanish Succession. Family Jean Baptist was born as the son of the Holy Roman Empire, Imperial Generalfeldzeugmeister (master-general of the ordnance) Prosper, Graf von Arco and his wife Ursula Franzelina von Ketteler. In 1680, he married Ursula von Berndorff. Soldier By 1672 he had entered the Bavarian army, but only three years later changed to Imperial service with his father, then in disgrace at court. In 1683, he was again in the Bavarian service as colonel of a regiment of cuirassiers. He gained military renown through his service in 1683 in the Imperial-Poland, Polish army of relief that fought the Battle of Vienna, and at the Siege of Belgrade (1688), recovery of Belgrade in 1688. In 1696 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Von Arco
Georg Wilhelm Alexander Hans Graf von Arco (30 August 1869 in Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship, Großgorschütz – 5 May 1940 in Berlin) was a German physicist, radio pioneer, and one of the joint founders of the "''Society for Wireless Telegraphy''" which became the Telefunken company. He was an engineer and the technical director of Telefunken. He was crucial in the development of wireless technology in Europe. Arco served for a time as an assistant to Adolf Slaby, who was close to William II, German Emperor. Until 1930, Arco was one of the two managing directors of the company. He participated in the development of high performance vacuum tube, tube transmitters. Together with his teacher, Slaby, he was considerably involved in the study and development of high-frequency engineering in Germany. He was a Monist and a pacifist. Between 1921 and 1922, he was a chairman of the German Monist Federation. Early years Arco was born on the estate of his father, Count Alexander Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Graf Von Arco Auf Valley
Anton von Padua Alfred Emil Hubert Georg Graf von Arco auf Valley (5 February 1897 – 29 June 1945), commonly known as Anton Arco-Valley, was a German far-right activist, Bavarian nationalist and nobleman. He assassinated socialist Bavarian prime minister Kurt Eisner, the first premier of the People's State of Bavaria, on 21 February 1919. Early life Anton was born in Sankt Martin im Innkreis in Upper Austria, into the ancient House of Arco, a noble family originally from Arco in northern Italy. His father, Count Maximilian von Arco-Valley (1849–1911) was a businessman and estate owner, whose elder sister had married John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton. Anton's mother, Emily ''Freiin'' von Oppenheim (1869–1957), was from the wealthy Oppenheim banking family of German-Jewish descent. His family had lived in Germany for centuries. His noble title was no longer officially recognised by the post-1918 First Austrian Republic. After serving with a Bavarian regiment, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco (video Game)
''Arco'' is a 2024 Western-themed turn‐based strategy RPG. It was made by an international team including Polish pixel artist , Australian game developer Max Cahill, Spanish composer and sound designer , and Mexican developer , and published by Panic Inc. The game was released on 15 August 2024 for Windows, Mac, and Nintendo Switch, and was praised by critics for its art style, combat system, story, and setting. Gameplay Set in a fantasy alternative version of frontier era North America, the story revolves around four native protagonists who each pursue separate vendettas against the Red Company. Over the course of the game players play three different stories, which come together for the game's final act. The player starts as Teco, a young child, and after an introductory period, picks up as the same character later in life, now going by the name Tizo. The game takes inspiration from various Mesoamerican and Indigenous South American cultures, and takes place du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arco (band)
Arco are a British band noted for unusually slow, quiet, poetic music: a gig review in national newspaper ''The Guardian'' suggested "an hour in arco's company is the aural equivalent of a day in a flotation tank". Similarly, a review in '' Q'', a UK monthly music magazine, described first album ''Coming To Terms'' as "the aural equivalent of a human being pausing for thought as the world speeds on around". Their track "Lullaby" was featured on the soundtrack album of '' Californication'' on the US Showtime network. In Korea, the two tracks "Alien" and "Perfect World" were featured on the soundtrack album of network drama series '' Coffee Prince'', while "Lullaby" featured in an advertisement for Sky mobile phones, and "Babies Eyes" in an advert for "17" tea. "Alien" also appeared in the soundtrack of the film ''Turning Green'', and in the soundtrack of '' One Tree Hill'' (series 1, episode 15). In 2005 they played a tour of the US west coast, including gigs at Los Angeles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
