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Cala Luna
Cala (or CALA) may refer to: Geography * Cala, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa * Cala, Huelva, a town and municipality in Huelva province, Spain * Cala Gonone, a civil parish of Dorgali municipality, Sardinia, Italy Acronym * Club Atlético Los Andes, an alternative name for Argentinean sports club ''Los Andes de Lomas de Zamora'' * A business acronym for the Caribbean and Latin America or Central America and Latin America; see List of country groupings * Chinese American Librarians Association * Railroad reporting mark for the Carolina Southern Railroad People * Cala (footballer, born 1989), Spanish football defender * Cala (footballer, born 1990), Spanish football midfielder * Aristóbulo Cala (born 1990), Colombian cyclist * Ugo Calà (1904–1983), Italian chess player Other uses * Cala Foods, a supermarket chain predominantly located in San Francisco * Cala Homes, a British housebuilding company * Lamborghini Calà, a concept car * Cañón 155 mm L 45 CALA 30, an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cala, Eastern Cape
Cala is a town in Sakhisizwe Local Municipality, part of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town is located on the Tsomo River, 28 km southwest of Elliot, Eastern Cape, Elliot. The name is Xhosa for ‘adjacent to’, referring to its situation west of the Drakensberg, which here extends north and south. Notable people The following people were born in Cala: * Enoch Godongwana, trade unionist and politician * Gwede Mantashe, trade unionist and politician * Wiseman Lumkile Nkuhlu, chartered accountant * Dumisa Ntsebeza, lawyer and activist * Lungisile Ntsebeza, sociologist and activist * Ama Qamata, actress * Louis van Biljon, athlete References Populated places in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality {{EasternCape-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cala Foods
Cala Foods was a supermarket chain operating in San Francisco, California. Cala Foods was the sister chain to Bell Markets. The last Cala Foods store closed its doors on December 1, 2011. History Cala Foods was established in 1947 by the seven brothers of the Cala family. Cala Foods acquired the QFI supermarket chain in 1973. The company merged with Bell Markets in the mid-1970s. Bell Markets was founded in the 1940s when Dominick Bell and his two brothers opened a supermarket in San Francisco. Cala Foods was the first supermarket chain in San Francisco to stay open 24 hours per day, and one of the first in the US to use checkout scanners. The chain would eventually extend as far south as Santa Clara County and as far north as Marin County. The Cala Foods chain was purchased by the Yucaipa Companies in 1988. In 1994, Cala became a division of the Ralphs Grocery Company when Ralphs merged with Yucaipa. In August 2006, Ralphs reached an agreement to sell 11 of 13 Cala and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calla (other)
'' Calla'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family ''Araceae''. Calla may also refer to: * Calla (name) *Calla (band), a rock band from Texas via Brooklyn ** ''Calla'' (album) * Calla, Ohio, a community in the United States * Calla Bryn Sturgis, fictional town in The Dark Tower V, ''Wolves of the Calla'' * Calla lily, the common name for the genus ''Zantedeschia'' of flowering plants in the family ''Araceae'' * Calla Records, a defunct independent soul music label * Common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen, also known as CD10 or Neprilysin * ''Calla'' (film), a 1999 South Korean film by Song Hae-sung *The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA), an ESL teaching approach developed in the 1980s See also *CALA (other) Cala (or CALA) may refer to: Geography * Cala, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa * Cala, Huelva, a town and municipality in Huelva province, Spain * Cala Gonone, a civil parish of Dorgali municipality, Sardinia, Italy Acronym * Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calah
Nimrud (; ) is an ancient Assyrian city (original Assyrian name Kalḫu, biblical name Calah) located in Iraq, south of the city of Mosul, and south of the village of Selamiyah (), in the Nineveh Plains in Upper Mesopotamia. It was a major Assyrian city between approximately 1350 BC and 610 BC. The city is located in a strategic position north of the point that the river Tigris meets its tributary the Great Zab.Brill's Encyclopedia of Islam 1913-36 p.923 The city covered an area of . The ruins of the city were found within of the modern-day Assyrian village of Noomanea in |
Geoffrey Simon
Geoffrey Philip Simon (born 3 July 1946) is an Australian conductor resident in London. Recordings Geoffrey Simon was born on 3 July 1946 in Adelaide. He was a student of Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Kempe, Hans Swarowsky and Igor Markevitch, and a major prize-winner at the first John Player International Conductors' Award. He has made 45 recordings for a number of labels, combining familiar works with world premieres of rediscovered obscure works by Tchaikovsky, Respighi, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Smetana, Grainger, Debussy, Ravel, Saint-Saëns and Les Six. For his own label, Cala Records, Geoffrey Simon has a series of records where he has brought together ensembles of single instruments—all violins, violas, cellos, double basses, horns, trumpets, trombones and harps—drawn from London's leading solo and orchestral musicians. The recordings have attracted interest among instrumentalists, composers and audiences worldwide. Appearances He has appeared in London wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cala Records
Cala (or CALA) may refer to: Geography * Cala, Eastern Cape, a town in South Africa * Cala, Huelva, a town and municipality in Huelva province, Spain * Cala Gonone, a civil parish of Dorgali municipality, Sardinia, Italy Acronym * Club Atlético Los Andes, an alternative name for Argentinean sports club ''Los Andes de Lomas de Zamora'' * A business acronym for the Caribbean and Latin America or Central America and Latin America; see List of country groupings * Chinese American Librarians Association * Railroad reporting mark for the Carolina Southern Railroad People * Cala (footballer, born 1989), Spanish football defender * Cala (footballer, born 1990), Spanish football midfielder * Aristóbulo Cala (born 1990), Colombian cyclist * Ugo Calà (1904–1983), Italian chess player Other uses * Cala Foods, a supermarket chain predominantly located in San Francisco * Cala Homes, a British housebuilding company * Lamborghini Calà, a concept car * Cañón 155 mm L 45 CALA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cañón 155 Mm L 45 CALA 30
The 155 mm L45 CALA 30 Gun (Argentine Army denomination: Cañón 155 mm L 45 CALA 30) is an Argentinian long-range field artillery system developed for and in limited service with the Argentine Army. Development Developed in late 1980s and early 1990s by CITEFA as Cañón de artillería de largo alcance calibre 155 milímetros L45 CALA 30 in order to supplement (and eventually replace) the CITER 155mm L33 Gun still in service in the Argentine Army. The development incorporates lessons learned in the use of artillery from the Falklands War. Battlefield scenarios that motivated the L45 development were that British seaborne troops were unable to leave the beaches for an extended period of time. Argentine forward observers could not call in long range artillery since it the longest range guns, the 155mm L33, were too widely dispersed and out of range. Cluster munitions were developed for use on the L45 for this reason as well. CITEFA designed an improved version, kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamborghini Calà
The Lamborghini Calà (also known as the Italdesign Calà) was a concept car designed for Lamborghini by Italdesign Giugiaro. It was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show#1995, 1995 Geneva Motor Show. It was a completely functional prototype that never made it into production. Its name was derived from the Piedmontese dialect of Northern Italy and meant “look, over there!” The Calà was envisioned by Italdesign to fill Lamborghini's need for a replacement for the Lamborghini Jalpa, Jalpa, production of which was discontinued in 1988 at the behest of then owners of the company, Chrysler. When Chrysler sold Lamborghini to Megatech (Indonesian company), Megatech in 1994, the Calà's design took shape, but when Megatech sold Lamborghini to the Volkswagen Group in 1998, the concept was shelved. Fifteen years after the end of its production, the Jalpa would finally be replaced in 2003 by the Lamborghini Gallardo, Gallardo which used the principles of the Calà as an inspiration. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cala Homes
CALA Group (Holdings) Limited is a British housebuilding company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has grown to become one of the largest housebuilders in the UK. In the year to 31 December 2023, Cala Group sold 2,917 homes, had a turnover of £1.3 billion and reported a pre-tax profit of £112 million. It employed over 1,300 people across 10 offices. History Cala was originally established as the ''City of Aberdeen Land Association'' in 1875. In early 1997, a long-running legal action pertaining to copyright between Cala and rival construction company Alfred McAlpine concluded in an out-of-court settlement under which Cala received £1.85 million. That same year, the firm invested into multiple new sites across the West Midlands. During February 1998, Cala acquired the Yorkshire-based housebuilder Victor Homes. During April 1999, rival house builder Miller Homes launched a bid to acquire Cala, seeking to create Britain's largest privately-owned house build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Calà
Ugo Calà (9 August 1904 – 10 July 1983) was an Italian chess player. Biography In the 1920s Ugo Calà participated in two team matches against the Syracuse team and ranking in 2nd place in the second regional chess tournament in Palermo. Then, after graduating in engineering, he moved permanently to Rome. Ugo Calà participated in the chess tournaments of Foligno (1924) and in 1925 he won the title of Rome chess champion. His career was from that moment studded with numerous successes and affirmations both nationally and internationally. In 1931, in Milan chess tournament Ugo Calà achieved promotion to National Master title. Ugo Calà played for Italy in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1952, at fourth board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+2, =3, -6), * In 1954, at first reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Nether ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cala, Huelva
Cala is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the city has a population of 1,324 inhabitants. The region has been mined since Carthaginian times and the local mines, ''Minas de Cala'' are well known for the minerals Skutterudite and Nickeline. Demographics See also * List of municipalities in Huelva Province of Huelva, Huelva is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 79 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Huelva is the Ran ... References *''Mineralogy and origin of the skarn from Cala (Huelva, Spain)'', F. Velasco, and J. M. Amigo, Economic Geology, v. 76, no. 3, p. 719-727, May 1981 External linksCala- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de AndalucíaMinas de Cala Municipalities in the Province of Huelva {{andalusia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristóbulo Cala
Aristóbulo Cala Cala (born 13 May 1990 in Hato, Santander Hato () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in Nor ...) is a Colombian cyclist riding for . Career Cala rode the first bicycle at his 14 years old, it was borrow from his cousin because he did not have its own bike. Aristobulo come from a farmer family with limited resources but his love by the bike took him to save for his first bike and started to be present at local stages when he was 18 years old. He always was in the podium even when he did not know the riding techniques, his outstanding results and performance specially in the high hills called the attention from more experienced riders and sponsors saying he was born for cycling, he has the cycling in his genes. Therefore he was taken to Boyacá at 20 years old, to be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
