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Bambino (cat)
''Bambino'' is the Italian masculine form for "child". The feminine is ''bambina''. The plural forms are ''bambinos'' in English and ''bambini'' in Italian. These words can refer to: Sports * Babe Ruth (1895–1948), Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player nicknamed "the Bambino" * Héctor Veira (born 1946), Argentine retired footballer and manager * The "Curse of the Bambino", a superstition regarding the Boston Red Sox baseball team * Gianluca Lapadula, an Italian-Peruvian footballer Arts and entertainment Music * " Bambino", first hit song by Dalida, which holds record for longest time spent on number 1 chart position, a total of 45 weeks. * Héctor el Father or "Hector El Bambino", Puerto Rican former reggaeton recording artist and producer Héctor Delgado Román (born 1978) * Tito El Bambino (born 1981), Puerto Rican singer * "Bambina" (Idoli song) * "Bambino (Napoli Lullaby)", a song recorded by The Springfields * "Bambina", a song in ''Nue'' (Lara Fabian album) * Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional Baseball in the United States, baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a star left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in Culture of the United States, American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "1936 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, first five" inaugural members. At age seven, Ruth was sent to Cardinal Gibbons School (Baltimore, Maryland), St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys, a Reform school, reformatory where he was mentored by Brother Matthi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (1969 Film)
''The Bridge'' (Serbo-Croatian: ''Most'', Serbian Cyrillic: ''Мост'') is a 1969 Yugoslav partisan film directed by Hajrudin Krvavac. It stars Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović, Slobodan Perović, Boris Dvornik and Igor Galo. Similarly to Walter Defends Sarajevo, this film was also popular in the People's Republic of China. Plot In 1944, Standartenführer Hoffmann is assigned as extra security for a vital bridge near the Yugoslav border with Greece as German forces are pulling out of the latter country. He wants to take a proactive approach towards Yugoslav Partisan threats but Oberst von Felsen, whom Hoffman is reinforcing, disagrees. Meanwhile, the Partisans want to destroy the bridge to prevent German troops from entering and foiling a planned operation with 5,000 men. A Partisan officer nicknamed “Tiger” is tasked with destroying the bridge in seven days. From the Partisans, he recruits an assassin nicknamed “Tihi”, a young fighter nicknamed “Bambino”, and Zav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiat 500
The Fiat 500 (, ) is an Economy car, economy / city car that was manufactured and marketed by Fiat Automobiles from 1957 until 1975. It was sold as a two-door semi-convertible or saloon car and as a three-door panel van or estate car. Launched as the ''Nuova (new) 500'' in July 1957, as a successor to the Fiat 500 "Topolino", 500 "Topolino", it was an inexpensive and practical small car. Measuring long, and originally powered by a rear-engine design, rear-mounted 479 cc two-cylinder, air-cooled engine, the 500 was smaller than Fiat 600, Fiat's 600, launched two years earlier, and is considered one of the first purpose-designed city cars. In 1959, Dante Giacosa received a Compasso d'Oro industrial design prize for the Fiat 500. This marked the first time a Compasso d’Oro was awarded to an automotive manufacturer. History In 1936, Fiat released the front engine Fiat 500 "Topolino" economy car. In 1949 to meet the demands of the post-war market, production resumed as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambino Cat
''Bambino'' is the Italian masculine form for "child". The feminine is ''bambina''. The plural forms are ''bambinos'' in English and ''bambini'' in Italian. These words can refer to: Sports * Babe Ruth (1895–1948), Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player nicknamed "the Bambino" * Héctor Veira (born 1946), Argentine retired footballer and manager * The "Curse of the Bambino", a superstition regarding the Boston Red Sox baseball team * Gianluca Lapadula, an Italian-Peruvian footballer Arts and entertainment Music * " Bambino", first hit song by Dalida, which holds record for longest time spent on number 1 chart position, a total of 45 weeks. * Héctor el Father or "Hector El Bambino", Puerto Rican former reggaeton recording artist and producer Héctor Delgado Román (born 1978) * Tito El Bambino (born 1981), Puerto Rican singer * "Bambina" (Idoli song) * "Bambino (Napoli Lullaby)", a song recorded by The Springfields * "Bambina", a song in ''Nue'' (Lara Fabian album) * Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Bambino
Il Bambino (Italian for "the Child") is the name given in Italy to images of the Christ Child or infant Jesus common in Roman Catholic churches. The most famous is the miracle-working ''Santo Bambino of Aracoeli'' in the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome, the festival of which is celebrated on the feast of the Epiphany (January 6). It is also a name for the ''Sleeping Cupid'' by Michelangelo, now lost. Michelangelo sculpted the statue from a block of scrap marble, then rubbed it with dirt and a wire brush to artificially age it. The sculpture was sold to a collector as an Ancient Greek sculpture The sculpture of ancient Greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient Greek art as, with the exception of painted ancient Greek pottery, almost no ancient Greek painting survives. Modern scholarship identifies three major stages in monumenta .... Notes References * Bambino * {{Art-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesanese Comune
Cesanese Comune (more commonly known as just Cesanese) is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Lazio region. The grape has three ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) regions dedicated to it- Cesanese di Affile DOC, Cesanese di Olevano DOC and Cesanese di Piglio DOC. M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'' pg 200 Hungry Minds 2001 ''Cesanese di Affile'' appears to be a distinct sub-variety of Cesanese Comune unique to the commune of Affile. (much like '' Brunello'' is a unique clone of Sangiovese unique to commune of Montalcino) There are noticeable differences between Cesanese Comune and the grapes found in Cesanese di Affile, including the size of the grape berry itself. The sub-variety Cesanese d'Affile is considered to be of superior quality of Cesanese Comune and is used as minor ingredient in the Tuscan cult wine Trinoro. J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 148 Oxford Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombino Nero
Bombino nero is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown in southern Italy, particularly the regions of Apulia, Basilicata, and Lazio, as well as on the island of Sardinia. It is a permitted grape variety in the ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) wines of Castel del Monte and Lizzano. The grape is primarily a blending grape but it can also be used as a varietal for red and ''rosé'' wines. Though DNA evidence has shown that Bombino nero is not a dark-berried color mutation of the similarly named Bombino bianco, ampelographers still believe that the two varieties are related in some way.Jancis Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'', pp. 121-122 (Allen Lane 2012 ) History The name "Bombino" means "small bomb" in Italian and probably comes from a description of the globular shape that the clusters of Bombino nero fruit can take. While DNA profiling has confirmed that B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambino (grape)
Bombino bianco is a white Italian wine grape variety planted primarily along Italy's Adriatic coast line, most notably in Apulia. The vine is prone to high yield (wine), yields and often produces neutral flavor wines.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' (Third Edition), p. 100, Abbeville Press 2003 The grape is known under many synonyms throughout Italy including ''Debit'' and ''Pagadebit'', names which came from the grape's reputation for being a high yielding and reliable crop for vineyard owners to grow that would assure them that on each vintage they could pay off their debts.Oz Clarke, ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'', p. 45, Harcourt Books 2001 Shelley Lindgren, Matthew Accarrino, Kate Leahy 'SPQR: Modern Italian Food and Wine'' pg 164, Random House Digital, Inc., Oct 16, 2012 The exact origins of the grape are unknown, with early wine texts speculating that the grape may have originated in Spain (wine), Spain. Today most ampelographers believe that the grape is indig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Night Dinner
''Friday Night Dinner'' is a British sitcom created by Robert Popper that aired on Channel 4 from 25 February 2011 to 1 May 2020. Starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap, it follows the regular Friday night dinner experience of the Jewish middle-class Goodman family in Mill Hill, a north London suburb. Following the conclusion of the sixth series and Ritter's death in 2021, it was announced that the show would not return. The show is filmed using a single-camera setup. The show received two BAFTA nominations in 2012. The first series was nominated for Best Situation Comedy, while Greig was nominated for Best Female Comedy Performance. In 2021, for his performance in the final series of the show, Ritter received a posthumous BAFTA nomination for Best Male Comedy Performance. Premise ''Friday Night Dinner'' depicts Shabbat dinner in the middle-class secular Jewish Goodman family, reflecting series creator Popper's own secular Jewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ritter
Simon Paul Adams (20 December 1966 – 5 April 2021), known professionally as Paul Ritter, was an English actor. He had roles in films including ''Son of Rambow'' (2007), ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (2009), ''The Eagle (2011 film), The Eagle'' (2011), and ''Operation Mincemeat (film), Operation Mincemeat'' (2021), as well as television programmes including ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2011–2020), ''Vera (TV series), Vera'' (2011–2013), ''The Hollow Crown (TV series), The Hollow Crown'' (2012), ''The Last Kingdom (TV series), The Last Kingdom'' (2015), ''Chernobyl (miniseries), Chernobyl'' (2019), ''Belgravia (TV series), Belgravia'' (2020) and ''Resistance (miniseries), Resistance.'' Early life Ritter was born Simon Paul Adams on 20 December 1966 in Gravesend, Kent. His father Ken Adams, a turner and fitter, worked at various CEGB power stations; his mother Joan ( Mooney) was a school se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orient Watch
is a Japanese watch manufacturer founded in 1950. Established as an independent company in 1950, it became a functional subsidiary of Epson in 2009 before being fully integrated into the company in 2017. Until it was absorbed into Epson, the Orient Watch Company had primarily marketed mechanical watches ( self-winding & hand-winding),Message From the President of Orient Watch Company , Accessed 28 September 2014Explanations of Mechanical Movement by Orient Watch Accessed 30 September 2014 but also produced |
La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia
is a Japanese visual novel made by HuneX and Comfort. The first game was released on October 27, 2011, for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). A fan disc also for the PSP titled was released on June 21, 2012, featuring two new characters: Ash and Joshua. A Spin-off (media), spin-off cooking game titled was released on December 13, 2012. The first game has been adapted into a manga and anime series along with various franchise-related merchandise such as drama CDs, music CDs, and fanbooks, etc. Plot There is an organization called the Arcana Famiglia, which protects the island of Regalo (Italian for "gift" or "present"). The Famiglia is made up of people who have made contracts with Arcana cards, and have received special abilities due to this. On his birthday celebration, Mondo has decided it is time for him to retire and give up his title to a new boss who has control over an Arcana. To decide who in the "family" gets this title, he calls for a tournament, called the Arcana D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
