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Lioness
A lioness is a female lion. Lioness(es) may also refer to: Music * Lioness Records, a British record label * Lioness (band), a Canadian indie rock band ** ''Lioness'' (EP), their 2008 EP * ''Lioness'' (Sivert Høyem album), 2016 * ''Lioness'' (Beccy Cole album), 2018 * ''The Lioness'' (album), a 2000 album by Songs: Ohia, or its title song * '' Lioness: Hidden Treasures'', a 2011 posthumous compilation album by Amy Winehouse Sports teams United Kingdom *England women's national football team * England women's national rugby league team *Great Britain women's national rugby league team * Millwall Lionesses L.F.C., an English women's football club *London City Lionesses, an English women's football club Elsewhere *Argentina women's national field hockey team *Kenya women's national rugby sevens team Other uses * ''Lioness'' (film), a documentary about the American servicewomen in Iraq *Team Lioness, female teams of United States Marines during the Iraq War * ''The Lioness'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane. It is a social species, forming groups called ''prides''. A lion's pride consists of a few adult males, related females, and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex predator, apex and keystone predator; although some lions scavenge when opportunities occur and have been known to hunt Human, humans, lions typically don't actively seek out and prey on humans. The lion inhabits grasslands, savannas and shrublands. It is usually more diurnality, diurnal than other wild cats, but when persecuted, it adapts to being active nocturnality, at night and crepuscular, at twilight. During the Neolithic period, the li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Women's National Football Team
The England women's national football team, also known as the Lionesses, have been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first international match in November 1972 against Scotland. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, England is permitted by FIFA statutes, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, to maintain a national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament. England have qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup seven times, reaching the quarter-finals in 1995, 2007 and 2011, finishing third in 2015 and fourth in 2019. Since 2019, England, as the highest-ranked Home Nation, have been able to qualify an Olympic team on behalf of Great Britain; other British players may be selected in the event of qualification. They reached the final of the UEFA Women' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London City Lionesses
London City Lionesses is a fully professional women's association football club based in Dartford, England. The team competes in the Women's Championship, the second tier of English women's football. The club was founded in May 2019, as an independent breakaway club from Millwall Lionesses. History On 13 May 2019, a statement was released by Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club () is a professional football club in Bermondsey, South East London, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name ... announcing that the board of directors and senior management at the team's official women's affiliate, Millwall Lionesses, had declared their intentions to split from the club, becoming an independent entity and operating under a new name. The breakaway was already agreed in principle by the FA. The transfer of Millwall's Championship licence was officially approved by the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioness (film)
''Lioness'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers about the first members of Team Lioness Team Lioness refers to the female US Marines who were used to respect local customs regarding the prohibition of men touching or searching local women during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Team Lioness, considered one of the forerunners of t .... This feature-length documentary tells the story of a group of Army servicewomen who went to Iraq as clerks, mechanics and engineers but ended up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archival footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five women who were part of an unofficial program called "Team Lioness." The women's candid narratives, coupled with scenes from their lives back home, form a portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war from a female point of view. As the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioness (band)
Lioness is a Canadian indie rock dance band formed in January 2007 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. History The band was formed by Ronnie Morris and Jeff Scheven, former rhythm section of controller.controller (Paper Bag Records) and No Dynamics' vocalist Vanessa Magic. Lioness released their debut self-titled EP, ''Lioness'' on October 21, 2008 on New Romantic. Playing in low-key after-hours sets in off-the-radar locales in Toronto has led to supporting appearances with Hercules and Love Affair, !!!, You Say Party! We Say Die! and k-os. Their sound combines dark disco grooves of Scheven's heavy drumming with Morris' unique bass sound and is conspicuous for its lack of guitars. Magic draws upon jazz, old soul and blues, roaring over layers of electronic squall. On stage, they are a synthesis of electronic rock band and performance art project, a drum and bass wall of sound bathed in red light. In 2009, Lioness took part in an interactive documentary series called City Soni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lioness (album)
''The Lioness'' is the fourth studio album by Songs: Ohia. It was released by Secretly Canadian on January 17, 2000. A reissue of the album, ''Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions'', was released on November 23, 2018. Production The album was recorded by Andy Miller at Chem 19 Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, with Alasdair Roberts, Geof Comings, Jonathan Cargill, and members of Arab Strap. Critical reception ''Exclaim!'' thought that "the transatlantic recording session inspired Molina to produce what is both his darkest and cheerful record to date." ''The Austin Chronicle'' called the album "quiet and reflective, numbing and resolute, with writing as simple and straightforward as an ice pick under the ribs." ''The Sunday Times'' wrote that "Songs: Ohia's slug- paced folk-blues owe an obvious debt to the spectral yowling of Will Oldham's Palace Brothers, but ''The Lioness'' still has the power to turn the most brightly lit room a delicate shade of blue." Track listing All songs wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Argentina women's national field hockey team ( es, Selección femenina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina, links=no) is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Fernando Ferrara, who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late 2021. The team is currently second in the FIH Women's World Ranking. ''Las Leonas'' (The Lionesses) have appeared in six Hockey World Cup finals, including the first final in 1974, which they lost 1–0 to the Netherlands. Argentina had to settle with second place in two more finals before winning the tournament for the first time in 2002, beating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1–1 draw. Argentina, led by eight-time FIH Player of the Year Luciana Aymar won again in 2010, a 3–1 victory over the Netherlands. Argentina's World Cup-winning coaches are Sergio Vigil in 2002 and Carlos Retegui in 2010. Argentina has been very successful at the Summer Olympics, winning four cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Lioness
Team Lioness refers to the female US Marines who were used to respect local customs regarding the prohibition of men touching or searching local women during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Team Lioness, considered one of the forerunners of the now official FETs ( Female Engagement Teams), went out and distributed information to local women and families and gathered intelligence. Team Lioness The successes of Team Lioness and the later FETs is still under review, a report is due but no date has been set for its release. More American servicewomen have been killed and wounded resulting from hostile action in the Iraq War than in any other previous war, but this has more to do with the fact that there are more US servicewomen performing more missions than in any previous conflict. Official policy barred the armed services from assigning women to direct ground combat units in most situations. Instead, when commanders want to put talented women soldiers on combat teams, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioness Records
Lioness Records is a British record label, founded in 2009 by British singer Amy Winehouse. Winehouse stated she was inspired by Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and The Specials' 2 Tone Records to create her own label. Formation Lioness Records was formed in 2009, due to Winehouse's wish of signing Dionne Bromfield. Winehouse stated that "the first time I heard Dionne sing, I couldn't believe what I was hearing, such an amazing voice from such a young cat. She’s so much better than I was at her age. I'm just so proud of her". The name Lioness Records comes from a necklace, given to Winehouse from her grandmother, Cynthia, bearing a pendant featuring a lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...ess. Winehouse died in 2011, although her father, Mitchell Winehouse, has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya Women's National Rugby Sevens Team
Kenya women's national rugby sevens team plays in several tournaments including the African Women's Sevens Championship, Dubai Invitational Sevens and the Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Kenya's captain Aberdeen Shikoyi died on 29 May 2012 after an injury she sustained in a match against Uganda. Kenya qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning the 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens. In 2019, despite coming second at the Africa Women's Sevens, they qualified for the Tokyo Olympics because South Africa declined their regional spot. Tournament history Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Team Previous squads * Philadelphia Olando (c) * Sheila Chajira Sheila Kavugwe Chajira (born December 20, 1993) is a female Kenyan rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a member of the Kenyan women's national rugby sevens team. She played at the 2016 France Women's Sevens The 201 ... * Celestine Masinde * Janet Awino * Janet Ok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Lioness (1857)
Built in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1857, the steam ship ''Lioness'' was purchased by the War Department and converted to a ram ship for Colonel Charles Ellet, Jr.'s United States Ram Fleet. Commissioned in 1862, Lieutenant Warren D. Crandall in command, she joined the Union Mississippi River Squadron on the western rivers. Service After fitting out at Pittsburgh in April 1862, Lioness departed New Albany for Cairo, Illinois 12 May. Scouting Fort Pillow with other rams on 1 June, she participated on 6 June in the Battle of Memphis, a one-sided, Union victory. ''Lioness'' then joined other rams and three gunboats, convoying and covering army troops under Colonel Woods in a joint expedition from Helena to the Yazoo River, capturing the USS ''Fairplay,'' and destroying newly constructed Confederate batteries 20 miles up the Yazoo. The expedition also dispersed Confederate troops at Greenville, Mississippi, before retiring 27 August. In December, ''Lioness'' was at Mound Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lioness (Sivert Høyem Album)
''Lioness'' is the sixth studio album by Norwegian rock musician Sivert Høyem, released in 2016. Track listing Personnel *Sivert Høyem - Vocals, guitar (acoustic), composition, arrangement, production *Øystein Frantzvåg - Bass guitar, double bass, guitar (baritone) *Christer Knutsen - Guitar (electric), hi string guitar (acoustic), marxophone, organ, piano, celeste, vocals (backing), composition, arrangement, production, engineering *Børge Fjordheim - Drums, percussion ;Guest musicians *Marie Monroe - Vocals (track 5) * Cato Salsa - Guitar (electric) *Inga Byrkjeland - Cello *Tove Margrethe Falkenberg Erikstad - Cello *Audun Sandvik - Cello *Jon Wien Sønstebø - Viola *Nora Taksdal - Viola *Bjarne Magnus Jensen - Violin *Andre Orvik - Violin *Morten Barrikmo Engebretsen - Clarinet (bass) ;Production *Jan Martin Smørdal - Conductor, string arrangements *Bjarne Stensli - Engineering, production * Tchad Blake - Mixing * Greg Calbi - Mastering *Bjørn Opsahl Bjorn Opsah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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