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Fortune
Fortune may refer to: General * Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck * Luck * Wealth * Fate * Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling * Fortune, in a fortune cookie Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Fortune'' (1931 film), a French film * '' The Fortune'', a 1975 American film * ''Fortune'' (film), a 2022 Tajik film * Fortune TV, Burma * '' Fortune: Million Pound Giveaway'', a 2007 UK TV programme * "Fortune" (''Smallville''), a US TV episode Music * Fortune Records, 1946–1995 * Fortune (band), 1980s, US * The Fortunes, an English harmony beat group * ''Fortune'' (Beni album), 2011 * ''Fortune'' (Callers album) and its title song, 2008 * ''Fortune'' (Chris Brown album), 2012 * "Fortune" (song), by Nami Tamaki, 2005 * "Fortune", a song by Emma Pollock from '' Watch the Fireworks'', 2007 * "Fortune", a song by Great Big Sea from '' Sea of No Cares'', 2002 Sports and games * Fortune (''Metal Gear''), a video game character * Fortune (pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune (Chris Brown Album)
''Fortune'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Chris Brown. It was released in the UK on July 2, 2012, and in the US on July 3, 2012, through RCA Records. Production was handled by Brown himself and several record producers, including the Underdogs, Polow da Don, Brian Kennedy, the Runners, the Messengers, H-Money, Danja, and Benny Benassi. The album also features several guest appearances, including Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Sevyn Streeter, and Kevin McCall. Originally scheduled for release six months after the release of Brown's fourth studio album '' F.A.M.E.'' on March 22, 2011, ''Fortune'' was pushed back several times before it was finally given a release date in July 2012. The album's aesthetics feature a heavy usage of blue, suggesting a futuristic mood, that detaches itself from the graffiti imagery of Brown's precedent two albums. The music consists of R&B and pop, containing pronounced elements of electronic music, while the lyrical content c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Brands Home & Security
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (or "Fortune Brands") is an American manufacturer of home and security products, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. Its portfolio of businesses and brands includes Moen and the House of Rohl; outdoor living and security products from Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock and SentrySafe; and MasterBrand Cabinets. Fortune Brands is a Fortune 500 company and part of the S&P 400 Index. As of December 31, 2021, the company reported employing approximately 28,000 associates and posted full-year 2021 net sales of $7.7 billion. History Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FBHS on October 3, 2011. Prior to its spin-off, the company operated as a division of the former Fortune Brands, Inc. holding company. Following the separation, Fortune Brands, Inc. changed its name to Beam Inc. and retained no ownership interest in Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. In August 2022, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Systems
Fortune Systems Corporation, later Tigera Group, Inc. and Connectivity Technologies, Inc., was an American computer hardware and software company active from 1980 to 2011. The company existed as a manufacturer of Unix workstations between 1980 and 1987 and are most well known for their Fortune 32:16 line of Motorola 68000-based workstations. Following years of financial turmoil and executive churn, the company left the computer industry after selling the majority of their hardware assets off in 1987, followed by their software assets in 1988. History 1980–1983: Beginnings and early success Fortune Systems Corporation was formed in September 1980 in Foster City, California. Its principal founder was by Gary B. Friedman, who had previously co-founded Itel Corporation, another San Francisco company in the business of leasing industrial equipment such as mainframe computers, with Peter Redfield in 1967. Before founding Itel, Friedman had worked for International Business Machines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Theatre, Dunedin
New Zealand's Fortune Theatre laid claim to being the world's southernmost professional theatre company and sole year round professional theatre group in Dunedin, until its closure on 1 May 2018, citing financial difficulties. The company ran for 44 years. The theatre regularly produced local shows and hosted touring performances. The company was originally located in the auditorium of the Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute in the Octagon, but when that proved too small, moved to the former Trinity Methodist Church on Stuart Street. Financial difficulties in 2000 threatened the theatre with closure, and forced the sale of the building to the Dunedin City Council, who leased the building back to the Fortune Theatre Trust. Early years The Fortune Theatre company was co-founded by David Carnegie, Alex Gilchrist, Murray Hutchinson and Huntly Elliot in 1973. The company was initially located in the 105-seat Otago Cine Club theatrette at the rear of the Athenaeum build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune (professional Wrestling)
Fortune (originally spelled ) was a professional wrestling Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable, stable short-lived in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) WWE, World Wrestling Federation [WWE] Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. Originally consisting of leader Ric Flair, AJ Styles, A.J. Styles, James Storm, Frankie Kazarian, Kazarian, and Bobby Roode, Robert Roode, the group was modeled and named after Flair's former alliance, the Four Horsemen (professional wrestling), Four Horsemen. The group later also came to include Christopher Daniels, Doug Williams (wrestler), Douglas Williams, Rob Terry, and Matt Morgan. History Formation and feud with EV 2.0 (2010) On the January 4, 2010, live, three-hour episode of Impact Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)'s ''Impact! (TV series), Impact!'' television show, Ric Flair made his debut for the company, observing the main event match between AJ Styles, A.J. Styles and Kurt Angle. On January 17 at the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Cookie
A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese language, Chinese phrase with translation or a list of lucky numbers used by some as lottery numbers. Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in American Chinese cuisine, Chinese restaurants in the United States, Canadian Chinese cuisine, Canada, Australian Chinese cuisine, Australia, and other countries, but they are not Chinese in origin. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese people, Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century. The Japanese version did not have the Chinese lucky numbers and were eaten with tea. Etymology There is no single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune (band)
Fortune is a rock band that had a number of minor hits in the early 1980s including "Airwaves" from '' The Last American Virgin'' and, from their second 1985 album, "Stacy," "Dearborn Station," and "Thrill of it All". History Fortune was founded in the late 1970s, by brothers Richard Fortune (guitar) and Mick Fortune (drums) and their singer, Richard's wife Colleen Fortune. The brothers came from a musical family—both parents were singers, and at an early age, Richard toured with Buddy Miles, Booker T. & the M.G.'s and Spirit. Mick started out as an accordion, keyboard and trombone player before switching to drums. The first Fortune self-titled album was released by Warner Records in 1978 with follow-up singles releases including a cover of The Undisputed Truth's "Squeeze Me, Tease Me" and the original song "Saddle The Wind". In the early 80s, keyboardist Ray Barrett and bassist David De León teamed up with the brothers, and the band began its move more toward a pop ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fortunes
The Fortunes are an English harmony beat music, beat group. Formed in Birmingham, the Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US, Canadian, and UK Top 40, Top 10s. Afterwards, they had a succession of hits including "Here It Comes Again (The Fortunes song), Here It Comes Again" and "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"; continuing into the 1970s with more globally successful releases such as Storm in a Teacup (The Fortunes song), "Storm in a Teacup" and "Freedom Come, Freedom Go". In 1966, their manager, Reginald Calvert, was shot dead in a dispute over Pirate radio in the United Kingdom, pirate radio stations. Biography The Fortunes (Rod Allen (singer), Rod Allen, Glen Dale, Barry Pritchard as vocalists, Chris Capaldi as piano player, Gary Fletcher as drummer and Tony Britnell as saxophone player) were formed in 1961 and were resident at Clifton Hall in Rugby, Warwickshire, Rugby, Warwickshire wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune (name)
Fortune is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: People Surname * Amos Fortune (citizen of Jaffrey) (c. 1710–1801), African American ex-slave and businessman *Dion Fortune (1890–1946), born Violet Mary Firth, British occultist and author * Jesse Fortune (1930–2009), American Chicago blues singer * J.D. Fortune (1973), Canadian singer and songwriter who fronted the band INXS from September 2005 till August 2011 *Jimmy Fortune (born 1955), American country music singer *Jimmy Fortune (born 1972), Irish jockey * John Fortune (1939–2013), Born John Courtney Wood, British comedian best known for his work on the TV series ''Bremner, Bird and Fortune'' *Kwaku Fortune, Irish actor * Marc-Antoine Fortuné (born 1981), French Guianese football player * Quinton Fortune (born 1977), South African football player *Robert Fortune (1812–1880), Scottish botanist and traveller best known for introducing tea plants from China to India * Rose Fortune (1774– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Records
Fortune Records was an American family operated, independent record label located in Detroit, Michigan from 1946 to 1995. The label owners were Jack and Devora Brown, their son Sheldon Brown recorded for the label. Original releases tapered off after 1972 aside from a few albums in the mid-1980s. Fortune specialized in R&B, blues, soul and doo-wop music, although the label also released pop, big band, hillbilly, gospel, rock and roll, and polka records. History Fortune released some doo-wop tunes by Nolan Strong & The Diablos, such as "The Wind" (Fortune 511, 1954), "The Way You Dog Me Around" (Fortune 518, 1955), and "Mind Over Matter" (Fortune 546, 1962). Other notable artists on Fortune included John Lee Hooker, Doctor Ross, Andre Williams, and Nathaniel Mayer & The Fabulous Twilights (whose release, "Village of Love," on both Fortune 545 and United Artists 449 in the spring of 1962, was perhaps its most popular release; it reached No. 22 pop and No. 16 R&B on the Billbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortuna
Fortuna (, equivalent to the Greek mythology, Greek goddess Tyche) is the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Religion in ancient Rome, Roman religion who, largely thanks to the Late Antique author Boethius, remained popular through the Middle Ages until at least the Renaissance. The blindfolded depiction of her is still an important figure in many aspects of today's Italian culture, where the dichotomy ''fortuna / sfortuna'' (luck / unluck) plays a prominent role in everyday social life, also represented by the very common refrain "La [dea] fortuna è cieca" (latin ''Fortuna caeca est''; "Luck [goddess] is blind"). Fortuna is often depicted with a Gubernaculum (classical), gubernaculum (ship's rudder), a ball or Rota Fortunae (wheel of fortune, first mentioned by Cicero) and a cornucopia (horn of plenty). She might bring good or bad luck: she could be represented as veiled and blind, as in modern depictions of Lady Justice, except that Fortuna does not hold a ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Playhouse
The Fortune Playhouse was an historic theatre in London. It was located between Whitecross Street, London, Whitecross Street and the modern Golden Lane, London, Golden Lane, just outside the City of London. It was founded about 1600, and suppressed by the Puritan Parliament of England, Parliament in 1642. History Origins The Fortune Theatre was contemporary with William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Globe, The Swan (theatre), The Swan and others; it stood in the parish of St Giles-without-Cripplegate, to the west of the Shoreditch locations of The Theatre and the Curtain Theatre, between Whitecross Street and Golden Lane in what is today named Fortune Street, just outside the City of London. Between 1600 and 1642, it was among the chief venues for English drama, drama in London. The site is said to have originally been occupied by a nursery for the children of Henry VIII. The Fortune was erected as the second half of a substantial realignment of London's chief ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
