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Five Sisters
Five Sisters may refer to: * The Five Sisters (Aarhus), a silo complex in Denmark * Five Sisters (Burlington, Vermont) * Five Sisters of Kintail, a ridge with five summits in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland * Five Sisters Productions, American film production company * Five Sisters (West Calder), a group of shale bings north of the mining village in Scotland * Five Sisters window, in York Minster, England * Five Sisters Zoo, a zoo in West Lothian, Scotland. * Five Sisters Park, an urban park in Warsaw, Poland * The five Barrison Sisters, a late 19th-century vaudeville act * '' Satellite Sisters'', an ABC Radio program featuring five sisters * Five American oil companies (Standard Oil of California, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Standard Oil of New York, Texaco, and Gulf Oil) which were the first to obtain oil concessions in the Middle East; see also Seven Sisters (oil companies) Big Oil is a name sometimes used to describe the world's six or seven largest publicly tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters (Aarhus)
The Five Sisters (Danish language, Danish: De fem søstre) is a building and silo complex in Aarhus, Denmark which is an Industrial Heritage Sites of Denmark, Industrial Heritage Site of Denmark. It is situated on the ''Mellemarmen'' pier on the industrial section of the Port of Aarhus in Aarhus city center. The silos represent the transition from manual to mechanized labor during the second wave of industrialization in the early 20th century and are symptomatic of the relationship between agriculture, industry and transport in the city. The Five Sisters were the first reinforced concrete structure to be erected in Aarhus and at the time it was the only building apart from the Aarhus Cathedral, cathedral to rise above the city. History In the 1800s grain was typically stored in bulk or in sacks in storehouses or merchant's attics in a process that was both labor intensive and physically demanding. The risk of the products rotting or catching fire combined with the rising amount o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters (Burlington, Vermont)
Five Sisters is a historic neighborhood in the South End of Burlington, Vermont. There are approximately 300 homes on the neighborhood's five streets which were completed in the late 19th and early 20th century. According to local legend, these streets were named after the developer's five daughters, though some local historians can neither confirm nor deny such rumors. The Five Sisters neighborhood, located in Burlington’s South End, was developed between 1910 and the 1950s on former estate land. The development occurred in three phases north to south. In 1910-1911, developers Roland D. Batchelder and Frank H. Brown purchased the former Buell Estate and subdivided the land into uniform, rectangular lots on Hayward, Caroline, Charlotte, Catherine, and St. Paul streets. Between 1926 and 1932, developer Paul D. Kelley developed plans for Ledgemere, Marian, and Margaret streets and southern extensions of Caroline and Charlotte streets. The neighborhood’s name references Caroline, Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters Of Kintail
Kintail () is a mountainous area sitting at the head of Loch Duich in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, located in the Highland Council area. Name The area is called ''Cinn t-Sàile'' in Scottish Gaelic – which, since the "s" is silent, is anglicised as Kintail – and literally translates as the Head (ie end) of the Salt Water/Sea, describing very literally the area sitting at the head/end of Loch Duich (a long fjord-like sea loch). Area Overview Kintail is the area inland (east) from the head (end) of Loch Duich. It consists of the mountains to the north of Glen Shiel and the A87 road between the heads of Loch Duich and Loch Cluanie; its boundaries, other than Glen Shiel, are generally taken to be the valleys of Strath Croe and Gleann Gaorsaic to the north and An Caorann Mòr to the east. Although close to the west coast the mountains lie on the main east–west watershed of Scotland, as the northern side of Kintail drains via Glen AffricOrdnance Survey. Landran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters Productions
Five Sisters Productions is a production company helmed by the five Burton sisters, Maria Burton, Jennifer Burton, Ursula Burton, Gabrielle Burton Gabrielle Burton (born Gabrielle Diane Bridget Baker; February 21, 1939 – September 3, 2015) was an American feminist novelist and screenwriter. Biography She was born in Lansing, Michigan to Clifford and Helen (née Dailey) Baker. She atten ... and Charity Burton. Their films include ''Just Friends'' (1997), ''Temps'' (1999), ''Manna From Heaven'' (2002), ''Julia Sweeney's Letting Go of God'' (2008), ''Kings, Queens and In-Betweens'' (2017) and ''Good Eggs'' (2018). The New York Times called '' Manna From Heaven'' "a true outsider film," which is "refreshingly sincere, gentle and good-natured." Notes {{US-film-company-stub Film production companies of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters (West Calder)
West Calder (, ) is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. The village was an important centre in the oil shale industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. West Calder has its own railway station. The surrounding villages that take West Calder's name in their address - Polbeth, Addiewell, Loganlea, Harburn and Westwood - outline the area that this village encompasses, and they all have played an important part in the history of the village as well as West Lothian. The village is a 10-minute drive from Livingston, which is host to two large shopping centres. The village lies along the ridge above the Calder burn. History Early evidence of settlement in the area of West Calder is indicated by the presence of Castle Greg, a Roman fortlet to the south-east of the village in neighboring Harburn. In the medieval period, the area was part of Calder Comitis, a large parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters Window
York Minster, York Minster's Five Sisters window contains the largest expanse of 13th century grisaille glass in the world. It was built c.1250–1260 and is located in the north wall of the north transept of York Minster. The window features in the Guinness World Records, Guinness Book of Records as "the largest ancient stained-glass window in the British Isles." The window was restored between 1923 and 1925 and rededicated to all the women of the British Empire who were killed in the line of duty during World War I. It is the only memorial in the UK dedicated to these women. Name and story It is not known where the name ''Five Sisters '' originates. It first appeared in print in Francis Drake (antiquary), Francis Drake's 1736 ''Eboracum; or the History and Antiquities of the City of York''. It is possible that it a corruption of ''Five Cistercians''. There is also a legend of five women working the design into a tapestry. An article in a 1950 newspaper begins the story with "C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters Zoo
Five Sisters Zoo is a privately owned zoological park located in Polbeth, West Calder. The zoo was founded by Brian and Shirley Curran and originally operated as an attraction within their garden centre on the same site. The zoo officially opened in 2005 when it was granted a licence to display wild animals to the public. The zoo is named after the Five Sisters shale bings located to the north of West Calder. Since 2012, the zoo has worked with Belgian rescue shelter Natuurhulpcentrum to rehome rescued animals including brown bears, lions and an asiatic black bear. The zoo was named the ‘Best Family Day Out’ at the 2024 Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards. The zoo is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA). History Five Sisters Zoo originally began as an attraction in the garden centre owned by founders Brian and Shirley Curran. The couple had placed a rabbit enclosure inside the centre to entertain children while their paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Sisters Park
The Five Sisters Park, also known as the Western Park, is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Ochota, at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 roku Street. It was opened in 2020. Name The ''Five Sisters Park'' (Polish: ''Park Pięciu Sióstr'') was named after Wanda Posselt and her sisters Zofia, Janina, Jadwiga, and Irena, who in 1908 founded an all-girls school at Białobrzeska Street in Warsaw that operated until 1948. Originally, it was named the ''Western Park'' (Polish: ''Park Zachodni''), with the name originating from a public plebiscite. However the Ochota District Council postulated for the name ''Five Sisters Park'' instead, and later, as a compromise, the ''Five Sisters Western Park'' (Polish: ''Park Zachodni im. Pięciu Sióstr''). In 2022 the Warsaw City Council had officially changed the name to the ''Five Sisters Park'', with the official ceremony taking place on 23 August. During it, five oak trees were also gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrison Sisters
The Barrison Sisters were a risqué vaudeville act which performed in the United States and Europe from about 1893 to 1897; in the United States they were advertised as ''The Wickedest Girls in the World''. Origin Lona (Abelone Maria, 1871–1939), Olga (Hansine Johanne, 1875–1908), Sophia (Sofie Kathrine Theodora, 1877–1906), Inger (Inger Marie, 1878–1918), and Gertrude (Gertrud Marie, 1881–1946) Barrison were actual sisters (many "sister" vaudeville acts were not) of Danish-German descent. The five sisters were all born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Along with their mother, the sisters emigrated to the United States in 1886, joining their father, who had earlier made the same journey. Lona Barrison, the oldest of the sisters, had a fleeting theatre experience in Copenhagen as a young girl, and it was she who initially gravitated towards the theatre scene after the family settled in Manhattan, New York City. Later on, she was joined by her siblings. Originally called Barei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellite Sisters
The Satellite Sisters is an internet-based podcast that originated as a syndicated radio program broadcast on Public Radio International and ABC News & Talk (via ABC Radio Networks). The program first aired on Public Radio International in 2000; A year after its launch, it was syndicated on 70 radio stations. The show revolves around five real-life sisters living in different cities. Its premise is that the sisters "get together" via satellite to talk as if they were going to meet in person or talk on the phone. The sisters typically rotate hosting duties, and the show most often is co-hosted by three of the five sisters simultaneously. The show received the Gracie Award for Outstanding Comedy in 2008 and for Outstanding Podcast in 2009, awarded by American Women in Radio and Television. ABC Radio ceased its syndication of the show on November 9, 2008, and the show transformed into an internet-based podcast, with weekly episodes available on Spotify and Apple podcasts. The Sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Oil Of California
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational List of oil exploration and production companies, energy corporation predominantly specializing in Petroleum industry, oil and gas. The second-largest Successors of Standard Oil, direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standard Oil Company of California (shortened to Socal or CalSo), it is active in more than 180 countries. Within oil and gas, Chevron is Vertical integration, vertically integrated and is involved in hydrocarbon exploration, Petroleum#Extraction, production, refining, marketing and transport, chemicals manufacturing and sales, and power generation. Founded originally in Southern California during the 1870s, the company was then based for many decades in San Francisco, California, before moving its corporate offices to San Ramon, California, in 2001; on August 2, 2024, Chevron announced that it would be relocating its headquarters from California to Houston, Texas. Chevron traces its history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Oil Of New Jersey
Exxon Mobil Corporation ( ) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Founded as the largest direct successor of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the modern company was formed in 1999 following the merger of Exxon and Mobil. It is vertically integrated across the entire oil and gas industry, as well as within its chemicals division, which produces plastic, synthetic rubber, and other chemical products. As the largest U.S.-based oil and gas company, ExxonMobil is the seventh-largest company by revenue in the U.S. and 13th-largest in the world. It is the largest investor-owned oil company in the world. Approximately 55.56% of the company's shares are held by institutions, the largest of which as of 2019 were The Vanguard Group (8.15%), BlackRock (6.61%), and State Street Corporation (4.83%). The company has been widely criticized and sued, mostly for environmental incidents and its history of climate chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
