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Across America (other)
Across America is a colloquialism for something that reaches the entire continental United States of America. Music * ''Across America'' (album), a 1997 live album by American singer Art Garfunkel * '' Live Across America'', a 2002 album by The Rippingtons * '' Waltz Across America'', a 2000 album by Cowboy Junkies Events * Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America, an annual motorcycle ride * Hands Across America, a benefit event and publicity campaign * Pledge Across America, the nationally synchronized recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools * Race Across America, an ultra marathon bicycle race across the US Other * ''Across America'', a mission of Solar Impulse in May 2013 * '' Captain Mike Across America'', a 2007 film written, directed and narrated by Michael Moore * ''Rails Across America'', a railroad simulation game released in late 2001 * Read Across America, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association * Spoons Across Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental United States
The contiguous United States, also known as the U.S. mainland, officially referred to as the conterminous United States, consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States in central North America. The term excludes the only two non- contiguous states and the last two to be admitted to the Union, which are Alaska and Hawaii, and all other offshore insular areas, such as the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The colloquial term ''Lower48'' is also used, especially in relation to Alaska. The term The Mainland is used in Hawaii. The related but distinct term ''continental United States'' includes Alaska, which is also on North America, but separated from the 48 states by British Columbia in Canada, but excludes Hawaii and all the insular areas in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The greatest distance on a great-circle route entirely within the contiguous U.S. is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across America (album)
''Across America'' is the only live album by American singer Art Garfunkel. It is the only official live recording he has released to date. The album was recorded live over two evenings - 12 and 13 April 1996 in The Registry Hall at Ellis Island, New York. It was released to celebrate the ending of his 12-year Walk Across America. The U.K. version of the album contains the additional track "I Only Have Eyes For You". A 2-disc, 19 track version was released as a freebie in the U.K. via ''The Mail On Sunday'' newspaper as ''The Very Best of Art Garfunkel Across America'' that includes the 17 tracks listed below in a slightly different order with two additional tracks: "America" and "Cecilia". Reception The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars stating "Art Garfunkel returned to recording in 1997 with Across America, a live album intended to commemorate his walk across America. Composed largely of oldies, the record is a pleasant enough nostalgia tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Across America
''Live Across America'' is The Rippingtons' second live album (preceded by 1992's Live in L.A.) which was released in 2002. Track listing #"Road Warriors" - 4:15 #"Summer Lovers" - 6:35 #"Welcome to the St. James' Club" - 5:15 #"Hideaway" - 3:57 #"Black Diamond" - 5:00 #"South Beach Mambo" - 4:39 #"She Likes to Watch" - 5:38 #"Jewel Thieves" - 8:34 #"Rain" - 7:07 #"Avenida del Mar" - 3:59 #"Purple Haze / Fire Medley" - 1:42 #"Fire" - 1:42 #"The Star-Spangled Banner" - 2:46 #"Are We There Yet?" - 4:29 Personnel The Rippingtons * Russ Freeman – guitars * David Kochanski – keyboards * Kim Stone – bass * Dave Hooper – drums * Ray Yslas – percussion * Paul Taylor – saxophone With: * Bill Heller – keyboards (2, 6, 9, 10) * Dave Karasony – drums (2, 6, 9, 10) * Scott Breadman – percussion (2, 6, 9, 10) * Eric Marienthal – saxophone (2, 6, 9, 10) Production * Andi Howard – executive producer, management * Russ Freeman – executive producer, producer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltz Across America
''Waltz Across America'' is a 2000 album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies. A live album, it was released on the band's independent label, Latent Recordings. Unlike most of the band's albums, it was not released in the United Kingdom. Another live album, '' In the Time Before Llamas'', was released there in 2003. Track listing Personnel Cowboy Junkies *Margo Timmins – vocals *Michael Timmins – guitar *Alan Anton – bass *Peter Timmins – drums Additional musicians *Jeff Bird – mandolin, electric mandolin, harmonica, 8 string bass, melodica The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usu ..., percussion *Linford Detweiler – piano, Hammond B3 organ *Karin Bergquist – backup vocals, acoustic guitar References External links * {{Authority con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chick-fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America
The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is an annual, cross-country motorcycle ride that travels to raise awareness and funds for Victory Junction, a camp created to enrich the lives of children with chronic or life-threatening medical illnesses. One of the most successful and popular charity events in the country, the Ride engages celebrities, sponsors, motorcycle enthusiasts, fans and local communities. The Ride was founded in 1995 by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty. About The Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America is a week-long motorcycle trek through various cities nationwide. Since the Ride began in 1995, more than 7,950 riders have logged 11.6 million cumulative motorcycle miles and raised $17.5 million for Victory Junction and other children's charities. Beneficiaries Victory Junction Since its inception by Kyle in 2004 in honor of his late son Adam, Victory Junction has served as the Ride's primary beneficiary. Located on 84 acres in Randleman, North Carolina, Victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands Across America
Hands Across America was a public fundraising event held on Sunday, May 25, 1986, Memorial Day weekend, which attempted to create a continuous human chain of people holding hands across the contiguous United States. While approximately 5.5 million people participated, the chain was broken in many places, particularly in the Southwestern desert. The number of participants would have been roughly sufficient to create an unbroken chain if they had been spread out evenly along the planned route, but most joined the chain in major cities and few traveled to more remote areas. The various gaps in the line between participants were filled using ribbons, ropes, or banners. Participants were encouraged to donate $10 to be assigned a place in the line. The proceeds were donated to local charities to fight hunger and homelessness and help those in poverty. The event raised about $15 million for charities after operating costs, significantly less than organizers had hoped to collect. Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pledge Across America
The synchronized Pledge Across America is conducted each year on September 17 – Constitution Day. Pledge Across America is the nationally synchronized recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. In 2001 shortly after September 11 the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Education and both the United States Senate and House of Representatives joined over 52 million students in the synchronized Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. September 17, 2008 marked the 17th year the Pledge Across America takes place, and it also marked 117 years since Francis Bellamy Francis Julius Bellamy (May 18, 1855 – August 28, 1931) was an American Christian socialist Baptist minister and author. He is best known for writing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892. Early life Francis Julius Bellamy ... wrote and first recited the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892. Sources * https://web.archive.org/web/20081210074428/http://www.pledgeacrossamerica.org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race Across America
The Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra-distance road cycling race held across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race. RAAM is one of the longest annual endurance events in the world. All entrants must prove their abilities by competing in any of several qualifying events, completing a course within a specified time period. RAAM is sometimes compared to the Tour de France, but the two races are fundamentally different. At its heart, RAAM is a transcontinental individual or team time trial, i.e., it is technically a nonstop event from start to finish, although solo riders do stop to rest occasionally. While the route has varied over the years, it has always been from the west coast to the east coast of the United States, approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km), with the fastest solo competitors needing under 8 days to complete the course. By contrast, the Tour de France is a stage race contested by a large peloton of professional racers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Impulse
Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range experimental solar-powered aircraft project, and also the name of the project's two operational aircraft. The privately financed project is led by Swiss engineer and businessman André Borschberg and Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist Bertrand Piccard, who co-piloted '' Breitling Orbiter 3'', the first balloon to circle the world non-stop. The Solar Impulse project's goals were to make the first circumnavigation of the Earth by a piloted fixed-wing aircraft using only solar power and to bring attention to clean technologies. The aircraft is a single-seated monoplane powered by photovoltaic cells; it is capable of taking off under its own power. The prototype, often referred to as ''Solar Impulse 1'', was designed to remain airborne up to 36 hours. It conducted its first test flight in December 2009. In July 2010, it flew an entire diurnal solar cycle, including nearly nine hours of night flying, in a 26-hour flight. Piccard and Borschberg c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Mike Across America
''Captain Mike Across America'' is a film written, directed and narrated by Michael Moore. It was filmed prior to the 2004 election, when the polling margin between candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry could have tipped either way. It debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 and 8, 2007. The film was re-edited by Moore into ''Slacker Uprising'', which was released for free on the Internet on September 23, 2008. It is one of the first feature-length films made by a known director to be released as both a free and legal downloadable online movie. The free download is only available to those residing in the United States and Canada. The film was also made available free for online viewing and download on the Lycos Cinema platform as well as iTunes and blip.tv. It had a one-night-only run at the Michigan Theater, where Michael Moore spoke briefly. The film is available in DVD format. ''Slacker Uprising'' features live performances or appearances by Eddi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rails Across America
''Rails Across America'' is a railroad simulation game released in late 2001 by developer Flying Lab Software and publisher Strategy First. It received generally positive reviews. Though no official expansions have been released, a rudimentary map-editing tool was made available to the player community. Gameplay The game covers the period 1830–2040 in North America (including parts of Canada and Mexico). The game is 'strategic' with emphasis on expansion of rail networks, finance, and competition with other railroads. The general goal of the game is to accumulate the most "prestige", although specific scenarios may have other goals. Rails Across America uses a proprietary 2D engine and 3D-flavored sprites, which are outdated when compared to contemporary games of the time. The game is played in a top-down view with various zoom levels. At the closest zoom, one can see animated trains and industries. At the furthest zoom the map is an abstract of the rail network. The u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
