|
Lissa (crab)
__NOTOC__ Lissa may refer to: Places * the old Venetian name for the Adriatic island of Vis * the German name for the town of Leszno in Poland * the German name for the town of Lysá nad Labem in the Czech Republic *Kreis Lissa, a Kreis (county) in the southern administrative district of Posen, in the Prussian province of Posen * Lissa (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey People * Lissa, a female given name, e.g., a diminutive form from Melissa or Alyssa. ** Lissa Endriga, American television host and model ** Lissa Evans ** Lissa Hunter, American artist ** Lissa Martinez, American ocean engineer ** Lissa Muscatine ** Lissa Vera, Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and actress ** Alyssa "Lissa" Daniels of " Lissa Explains it All" ** Zofia Lissa, Polish musicologist Fictional characters * Lissa, a playable character and the younger sister of Chrom from ''Fire Emblem Awakening''. * Lissa, a main character from the ''Vampire Academy'' book series. Other * Sony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vis (island)
Vis () is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It is the farthest inhabited island off the Croatian mainland. Before the end of World War I, the island was held by the Liburnians, the Republic of Venice, the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), Kingdom of Italy, and the Austrian Empire. During the 19th century, the sea to the north of Vis was the site of two naval battles. In 1920, the island was ceded to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia as part of the Treaty of Rapallo (1920), Treaty of Rapallo. During World War II, the island was the headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans, Yugoslav Partisan movement. After the war, Vis was used as a naval base for the Yugoslav People's Army until 1989. The island's main industries are viticulture, fishing, fish processing, and tourism. Geography The farthest inhabited island off the Croatian mainland, Vis had a population of 3,313 in 2021. Vis has an area of . Its highest point is Mount Hum (Vis), Hum, which is Above mean sea level, above se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissa Muscatine
Hillaryland was the self-designated name of a group of core advisors to Hillary Clinton, when she was First Lady of the United States and again when, as United States Senator, she was one of the Democratic Party candidates for president in the 2008 U.S. election. The group included Huma Abedin, Patti Solis Doyle (credited with coining the name "Hillaryland"), Mandy Grunwald, Neel Lattimore, Ann Lewis, Evelyn Lieberman, Tamera Luzzatto, Capricia Marshall, Cheryl Mills, Minyon Moore, Lissa Muscatine, Neera Tanden, Melanne Verveer, Lisa Caputo, Ann Stock and Maggie Williams. In her autobiography, ''Living History'', Clinton credits campaign aide Steve Rabinowitz with first using the term. Almost all are women; the only man in the group was former First Lady deputy press secretary Neel Lattimore. Most worked in the Clinton Administration, and have been personal friends and confidants of Hillary Clinton since at least then, if not earlier. The name Hillaryland dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMS Lissa
SMS ''Lissa'', named for the Battle of Lissa, was a unique ironclad warship built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the 1860s and 1870s, the only member of her class. She was the first casemate ship built for Austria-Hungary, she was armed with a main battery of twelve guns in a central armored casemate, unlike the earlier broadside ironclads. Construction of the ship lasted from June 1867 to May 1871, and was delayed by budgetary shortfalls; the lack of funding also plagued the ship during her career, preventing her from taking an active role in the fleet. She spent the majority of her time in service laid up in Pola, apart from a lengthy reconstruction in 1880–1881. ''Lissa'' was ultimately stricken from the fleet in 1892 and broken up for scrap starting the following year. Design General characteristics and machinery ''Lissa'' was long at the waterline and long overall. She had a beam of and an average draft of . Her draft was fairly deep compared to other Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Lissa
Lissa was a range of HiFi components by Sony, based on the i.LINK S200 interconnect standard and styled in a novel, minimalist design. It was introduced in 2000. Produced as a single series with a unique design. Although the receiver had some analogue inputs, the components required just a digital i.LINK connection to hook up. The other components only featured a power cord and two i.LINK ports on the rear panel. The MiniDisc recorder/player & CD player implement the 1394TA specifications: * AV/C Disc Subunit General Specification * AV/C Disc Media Type Specification - MD audio * AV/C Disc Media Type Specification - CD-DA * AV/C Descriptor Mechanism Specification * AV/C Information Block Types Specification These devices can be controlled by either the STR-LSA1 receiver, or through a computer (Windows or Mac) using standard AV/C commands. The MiniDisc deck appears to be the most complete implementation of the Disc Subunit specification in consumer equipment. Products Only fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire Academy
''Vampire Academy'' is a series of six young adult fiction, young adult paranormal romance novels by American author Richelle Mead. It tells the story of Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a dhampir girl, who is training to be a guardian of her moroi best friend, Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir. In the process of learning how to defeat strigoi in St. Vladimir's Academy, Rose finds herself caught in a forbidden romance with her instructor, Dimitri Belikov, while having an unbreakable psychic bond with Lissa. The first book in the series, ''Vampire Academy (novel), Vampire Academy'', was published in 2007; it was followed by ''Frostbite (Richelle Mead novel), Frostbite'' in 2008. The third book in the series, ''Shadow Kiss'' was also published in 2008, and the fourth book, ''Blood Promise (novel), Blood Promise'', was published in 2009. The fifth book, ''Spirit Bound'', and the sixth book, ''Last Sacrifice'', were released in 2010. As of 2013, the series had sold 8 million copies in 35 countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Emblem Awakening
''Fire Emblem Awakening'' is a 2012 tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is an installment of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and the first to be developed for the Nintendo 3DS. The gameplay, like previous ''Fire Emblem'' games, focuses on the tactical movement of characters across a grid-based battlefield and fighting enemy units. Other features include the ability to build and foster relationships between characters to improve their abilities and multiple camera perspectives in battle. The story is set 2000 years after the events of the Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, original ''Fire Emblem'' and ''Fire Emblem Gaiden'' and focuses on Chrom, the prince of Ylisse, and his personal army, the "Shepherds". They rescue Robin (Fire Emblem), Robin, an Avatar whose name, gender, and appearance can be customized by the player, who has amnesia and takes on the role of their tactician. Over the course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zofia Lissa
Zofia Lissa (19 October 1908 – 26 March 1980) was a Polish music educator and musicologist. Life Zofia Lissa was born in Lemberg and studied piano and music theory at the Polish Music Society in Lviv. She continued her studies in musicology with Adolf Chybiński at Jan Kazimierz University in Lvov (1924–1929), where she also studied philosophy with Kazimierz Twardowski and Roman Ingarden and attended lectures on psychology and art history. In 1929 she received a Ph.D., writing her dissertation on ''Harmonies of Alexander Scriabin''. After completing her studies, she taught music theory at the Lviv Conservatory, Karol Szymanowski's music school and the Frédéric Chopin music school in Lviv, and also conducted research on the musicality of children and adolescents at the Institute of Psychology in Lviv. She wrote the first Polish work on film music, ''Music and Video'' in 1937. After the Soviet invasion of Poland, annexation of Lviv to the Soviet Union at the outbreak of World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissa Vera
María Elizabeth Vera (born January 31, 1982, in Buenos Aires, Argentina), professionally known as Lissa Vera, is an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and actress. She is best known for being a member of Argentine all-female band Bandana. In 2007, she participated in reality show '' Gran Hermano''. Discography With Bandana * ''See Bandana discography.'' Solo Albums * ''¿Quién dijo?'' (2005) * ''TBA'' (2008) Singles * "¿Quién dijo?" (2005) * "Ritmo en la Sangre" (2008) Filmography Film * '' Vivir Intentando'' (2003) as Lissa Television Awards * ''See Bandana awards.'' External links * Lissa Veraat MySpace Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated Whitespace character#Substitute images, open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it w .... Official Website of Bandana 1982 births Living people Argentine actresses 21st-century Argenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissa Martinez
Lissa Ann Martinez is an American ocean engineer and consultant from San Antonio, Texas. During her career, she has worked on policy-based solutions for environmental challenges. Following her graduation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Martinez worked as a federal employee for the US Maritime Administration and the US Coast Guard. Her focus was shipping-related pollution control, maritime health, and safety. Martinez has also worked for the National Research Council and was on MIT's board of trustees. In San Antonio, she has been involved with urban forestry initiatives. Early life and education Lissa Ann Martinez was born in San Antonio, Texas on July 15, 1954. Her father, Edmundo O. Martinez, was a US Marine Corps Staff Sergeant. She graduated from Jefferson High School and won a scholarship to MIT. Martinez graduated from MIT in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in ocean engineering. She earned her master's degree in technology and public policy from MIT's D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszno
Leszno (, , ) is a historic city in western Poland, seat of Leszno County within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Leszno is a former residential city of prominent Polish magnate families of Leszczyński and Sułkowski family, Sułkowski, including King Stanisław Leszczyński, under whose patronage it flourished to become one of the major economic and cultural centers of Greater Poland, as reflected in the variety of landmarks, especially of the Baroque period. Located on a Expressway S5 (Poland), highway and Wrocław–Poznań railway, railway line at about half the distance between the two main cities of western Poland, Poznań and Wrocław, Leszno is the largest city of south-western Greater Poland and a major location for industry, services and tourism. It is particularly well known as the location of an annual air show with attendance reaching tens of thousands of people from var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissa Hunter
Lissa Hunter (born November 13, 1945) is an American artist known for her basketry, drawing and mixed media work. Her professional activities include teaching, writing, and a long association with Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine as teacher, student and trustee. Early life Hunter was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to C. McCord Purdy, salesman and magician, and Ruth Gordon Purdy, secretary and untrained artist. She attended Indiana University Bloomington, where she studied drawing and painting, attaining the BA degree in 1967, and the MFA degree in Textiles in 1971. Professional practice After having taught at Mansfield State College (now Mansfield University) in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, from 1971 to 1978, Hunter left Pennsylvania to work as a full-time artist, living in South Berwick, Maine. At the time, she was weaving tapestries but was soon drawn to the burgeoning fields of papermaking and basketry. It was at this time that she developed her own techniqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
