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Althea (other)
Althea is a female given name. Althea may also refer to: *Althea, shrub althea, shrub althaea and rose of althea, common names for ''Hibiscus syriacus'', an ornamental plant that is South Korea's national flower * Althea, Missouri, United States, a ghost town *Althea Racing, Italian-based motorcycle road racing team *Operation Althea, a European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina *" Althea", a Grateful Dead song *Althea, a fictional pulsar from the science-fiction novel ''The Hercules Text'' by Jack McDevitt Ships *, a British merchantman launched in 1802 at Calcutta, wrecked in 1812 *, a tugboat that served during the American Civil War *, a motorboat built in 1907 See also * Althaea (other) * Altea (other) Altea is a town in the Alicante province of eastern Spain. Altea may also refer to: People * Altea (given name) * Altea (surname) Organizations * Balonmano Altea, a handball team based in Altea, Alicante, Spain * Unión Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea
Althea () is an English female given name. It is a variation of the Greek name '' Althaea'' (Αλθαια), which may be related to Greek ''althos'' ("healing"). Richard Lovelace used the name in a poem (" To Althea, from Prison") that John Milton later alluded to in his own poem "Lycidas".Milton, John (1886). Homer Baxter Sprague, ed"Milton's Lycidas" ''Paradise Lost, Books I and II''. Boston: Ginn & Co. Notable people * Althea Braithwaite (1940–2020), English children's author, illustrator, publisher and glass artist * Althea Bridges (born 1936), Australian opera singer and music teacher * Althea Currier (born 1941), American glamor model and actress * Althea Flynt (1953–1987), fourth wife of Larry Flynt * Althea Gibson (1927–2003), American female athlete * Althea Forrest, one half of vocal duo Althea & Donna * Althea McNish (1924–2020), British textile designer of Trinidadian origin * Althea G. Quimby (1858-1942), American temperance leader * Althea Reinhar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibiscus Syriacus
''Hibiscus syriacus'' is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is native to areas of east Asia, but widely introduced elsewhere, including much of Europe and North America. It was given the epithet ''syriacus'' because it had been collected from gardens in Syria. Common names include the rose of Sharon (especially in North America), Syrian ketmia, shrub althea (or simply althea), Korean Hibiscus and rose mallow (in the United Kingdom). It is the national flower of South Korea and is mentioned in the South Korean national anthem. Description ''Hibiscus syriacus'' is a hardy deciduous shrub. It is upright and vase-shaped, reaching in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens. The flowers are often pink in color, but can also be dark pink (almost purple), light pink or white. Individual flowers are short-lived, lasting only a day. However, numerous buds produced on the shrub's new growth provide prolific f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea, Missouri
Althea is an extinct town in eastern Ozark County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. The location is on the North Fork River at the crossing of Missouri Route H, at an elevation of 623 feet. It is approximately five miles northeast of Tecumseh Tecumseh ( ; (March 9, 1768October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the Territorial evolution of the United States, expansion of the United States onto Native Americans in the United States, Native American .... A post office called Althea was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1926. An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter Althea Patrick. References Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Ozark County, Missouri {{OzarkCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea Racing
Althea Racing is a motorcycle racing team based in Civita Castellana, Italy. For 2023, the team operates within the Supersport World Championship, as Ducati Althea Racing Team, using one rider only, Federico Caricasulo. In 2020, the race season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic after the first round in March hosted in Australia; on resumption in August Jordi Torres was replaced by Lorenzo Gabellini for three rounds until Althea's Italian management split from Moriwaki. Althea previously competed the defunct FIM Superstock 1000 Championship, European Superstock 1000 Championship, winning in 2016 with rider Raffaele De Rosa. WorldSBK.com, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019
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Operation Althea
Operation Althea, formally the European Union Force Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR), is a military deployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina to oversee the military implementation of the Dayton Agreement. It is the successor to NATO's SFOR and IFOR. The transition from SFOR to EUFOR was largely a change of name and commanders: 80% of the troops remained in place. It replaced SFOR on 2 December 2004. General aspects Civilian implementation of the Dayton Agreement is enforced by the Office of the High Representative. As of March 10, 2025, EUFOR's commander is Major General Florin-Marian Barbu of Romania. For this mission, the European Union Military Staff is using NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) as the EU's Operational Headquarters (OHQ) and is working through the Deputy to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, a European officer. EUFOR assumed all the missions of SFOR, except for the hunt for individuals indicted by the war crimes tribunal, notably Radova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea (song)
"Althea" is a song by the Grateful Dead, with lyrics written by Robert Hunter and music by Jerry Garcia. It first appeared as the third track on the band's 1980 studio album ''Go to Heaven''. Along with "Alabama Getaway", it is one of only two Garcia–Hunter compositions on the album. The song was first performed live on August 4, 1979, at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California. "Althea" would hold a steady place in the band's repertoire, being played consistently from its debut to the band's final days in 1995, with its final performance occurring on July 8, 1995, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. When performed in concert, the song almost exclusively appeared in the first set. It was performed over 270 times by the Grateful Dead. "Althea" has been performed by several Grateful Dead offshoots, including Dead & Company, RatDog, and Phil Lesh and Friends. Background Several lines in the song reference William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet''. Namely, the lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, Folk music, folk, country music, country, bluegrass music, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel music, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelic music, psychedelia, the band is famous for Musical improvisation, improvisation during their Concert, live performances, and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadhead, Deadheads". According to the musician and writer Lenny Kaye, the music of the Grateful Dead "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." For the range of their influences and the structure of their live performances, the Grateful Dead are considered "the pioneering godfathers of the jam band world". The Grateful Dead was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area during the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s. The band's founding members were Jerry Garcia (electric guitar, le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hercules Text (novel)
''The Hercules Text'' is a 1986 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It tells the story of a message of intelligent extraterrestrial origin received by SETI scientists. ''The Hercules Text'' was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1986. Science fiction author Michael Swanwick said, in an overview of McDevitt's work, "Jack's first novel, ''The Hercules Text'', appeared in 1986 as an Ace Special, putting him in the august company of such luminaries as William Gibson, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Lucius Shepard. It was a good book." Plot summary The story emphasizes the various characters' reactions to the event, according to their specific scientific backgrounds. Examples include a priest's speculations on the implications for religion, a psychologist's theorizing about the aliens' psyches, the scientists' consideration of the implications of the new knowledge for their own specialties, and the president's concern for the implications for national defense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea (other)
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Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager * ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant *119 Althaea, an asteroid See also * Altea (other) * Althea (other) Althea is a female given name. Althea may also refer to: *Althea, shrub althea, shrub althaea and rose of althea, common names for ''Hibiscus syriacus'', an ornamental plant that is South Korea's national flower * Althea, Missouri, United States, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
