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Ramona (name)
Ramona is usually a feminine given name, the feminine form of '' Ramon'' ( Spanish) and '' Raymond'' ( Old German), meaning "wise protector". Today, it is used in Spain, Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Italy, and Portugal, and in some countries of Latin America and North America. It was made popular by the 19th century novel '' Ramona'' and by a series of ''Ramona'' children's books by Beverly Cleary. The name Ramona was a popular first name for women (rank 296 of 4276) in the United States in 1960. Notable people *Ramona (vocalist) (1909−1972), American 1930s cabaret singer and pianist *Comandante Ramona (died 2006), Mexican guerrilla leader of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) * Ramona Bachmann (born 1990), Swiss soccer player *Ramona Farcău (born 1979), Romanian handballer * Ramona Fradon (born 1926), American comic-book artist * Avril Ramona Lavigne (born 1984), Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress *Ramona Mănescu (born 1972), Romanian politician *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Real Housewives Of New York City
''The Real Housewives of New York City'' (abbreviated ''RHONY'') is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 4, 2008. Developed as the second installment of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired thirteen seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women residing in New York City. The success of the show has resulted in two spin-offs; ''Bethenny Ever After'' and ''Bethenny & Fredrik.'' Overview and casting Seasons 1–4 While in pre-production, the show was initially titled ''Manhattan Moms''. It was later rebranded to become the second installment of the then-new ''Real Housewives'' franchise. The first season premiered on March 4, 2008, and starred Bethenny Frankel, Luann de Lesseps, Alex McCord, Ramona Singer, and Jill Zarin. Kelly Killoren Bensimon was added to the cast for the second season, which premiered on February 17, 2009. The third season premiered March 4, 2010 and saw the addition of Sonja M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever After High
''Ever After High'' is a fashion doll franchise released by Mattel in July 2013. It is a companion line to the ''Monster High'' dolls, with the characters being based upon characters from well-known fairy tales and fantasy stories instead of monsters and mythical creatures. As with ''Monster High'' and '' Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'', the line varies in different countries and varies in languages. It has spawned a web series, a film, and a five book series. Premise Ever After High is a boarding school located in the Fairy Tale World. It is attended by the teenage children of fairy tale characters. The main characters are Raven Queen, who does not want to be evil like her mother the Evil Queen, and Apple White, the daughter of Snow White who wishes to live " happily ever after". Raven prefers to be free to create her own destiny, while Apple, to protect her and others' own destiny, believes that Raven should become the next Evil Queen. The students are generally divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Bassett
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough with her portrayal of singer Tina Turner in the biopic '' What's Love Got to Do with It'' (1993), which garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in numerous acclaimed and successful films, including as Betty Shabazz in both ''Malcolm X'' (1992) and '' Panther'' (1995), as Katherine Jackson in '' The Jacksons: An American Dream'' (1992), as Voletta Wallace in ''Notorious'' (2009), as Amanda Waller in ''Green Lantern'' (2011), and as Coretta Scott King in '' Betty & Coretta'' (2013). Her other notable film roles include Bernandine Harris in '' Waiting to Exhale'' (1995), Rachel Constantine in '' Contact'' (1997), Stella Payne in '' How Stella Got Her Groove Back'' (1998), Janet Williams in '' Music of the Heart'' (1999), Lynne Jacobs in ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013) and ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), and Queen Ramonda in ''Black Panther'' (2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator, and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat-screen television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, a business center with computers, printers, and other office equipment, childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Feet
Cold feet is a phrase that refers to a person not going through with an action, particularly one which requires long term commitment, due to fear, uncertainty, and doubt. A person is said to be "getting cold feet" when, after previously committing to a plan, they ultimately do not carry out the planned course of action. Definitions (psychological) * Apprehension or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action. * A loss or lack of courage or confidence; an onset of uncertainty or fear. * To “have cold feet” is to be too fearful to undertake or complete an action. * A wave of timidity or fearfulness. * Loss or lack of courage or confidence. * Timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action. Etymology The origin of the term itself has been largely attributed to American author Stephen Crane, who added the phrase, in 1896, to the second edition of his short novel, '' Maggie: A Girl of the Streets''. Crane writes, "I knew this was the way it would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona Quimby
Ramona Geraldine Quimby is a fictional character in an eponymous series of novels by Beverly Cleary. She starts out in the Henry Huggins series as the pestering younger sister of Henry's new best friend Beatrice, called "Beezus" by Ramona and her family. She was then given a larger role in the novel '' Beezus and Ramona'' and became the protagonist of her own book in ''Ramona the Pest''. The series concentrates on Ramona from nursery school to 4th grade, touching on social issues such as a parent losing their job, financial instability, the death of a family pet, school bullies, divorce, marriage, sibling relations and experiencing the addition of a new sibling, and more, all of which explore growing up in middle-class America. Character overview Ramona Quimby lives in Portland, Oregon's Grant Park neighborhood on Klickitat Street. During her earlier appearances, Ramona was depicted as an imaginative but infuriating nursery schooler, the younger sister and best friend of Beat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperanza Rising
''Esperanza Rising'' is a young adult historical fiction novel written by Mexican-American author Pam Muñoz Ryan and released by Scholastic Publishing on 27 March 2000. The novel focuses on Esperanza, the only daughter of wealthy Mexican parents, and follows the events that occur after her father's murder. Esperanza, her mother, and their former household servants flee to California with no money during the Great Depression, where they find agricultural work that pays very little. The book received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Muñoz Ryan's writing and concluded that it was suitable for classroom discussion. Plot synopsis Esperanza Ortega, the daughter of wealthy landowners, lives in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in 1930 on her family's ranch with her mother, father, and grandmother. The day before Esperanza's 13th birthday, her father is murdered while working on the ranch. At her birthday party, she receives a doll from papa. It was her last gift from him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soni Bringas
Soni may refer to: Places * Soni, Maharashtra, a village in India * Soni, Nara, a village in Japan * Soni Falls People * Soni (name) *Soni Clan involved in Gold Business in Rajasthan. * Soni (caste), a Hindu caste of goldsmiths and jewellers * Soni (Khatri) Soni is a Khatri clan originating from the Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the nor ..., a clan of the Khatri caste found in north India Other * ''Soni'' (film), a 2018 Hindi film See also * Sony, Japanese conglomerate {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuller House (TV Series)
''Fuller House'' is an American sitcom created by Jeff Franklin and produced by Warner Bros. Television Group that airs as a Netflix original series and is the sequel to the 1987–1995 television series ''Full House''. It centers around D.J. Tanner-Fuller, a veterinarian and widowed mother of three sons, whose sister Stephanie and best friend Kimmy—along with her teenage daughter—live together at the Tanners' childhood home in San Francisco, California. Most of the original series ensemble cast have reprised their roles on ''Fuller House'', either as regular cast members or in guest appearances, with the exception of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who alternated the role of Michelle Tanner in ''Full House''. Netflix ordered an initial thirteen episodes, which were released on February 26, 2016, worldwide. The second season was released on December 9, 2016. The third season is split into two parts, with the first half of nine episodes being released on September 22, 2017, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona Flowers
This article is a list of fictional characters in the comic book series ''Scott Pilgrim'' by Bryan Lee O'Malley and its film adaptation '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World''. For the film versions of the characters, O'Malley sent crib sheets that explained backstory, character motivations, and events in the book to Michael Bacall and Edgar Wright. Bacall then created a list of "ten secret things" for each character, according to O'Malley, for fun, and many of the entries were jokes: O'Malley said that the "ten secret things" documents were not intended to be taken seriously as character background. O'Malley, Bryan Lee.10 secret things for each character" Scott Pilgrim at Ning. Retrieved on 2010-11-11. "You aren't going to see them and there isn't any special information in them, except Ramona's, and Mary already mentioned the one secret in an interview and that's about it. Also, that particular "secret" isn't "CANON" because I never used it in the book." and "also that one was BULLSH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Clarita Diet
''Santa Clarita Diet'' is an American horror-comedy streaming television series created by Victor Fresco for the streaming service Netflix, starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. Fresco serves as the showrunner, and is an executive producer alongside Barrymore, Olyphant, Aaron Kaplan, Tracy Katsky, Chris Miller, Ember Truesdell and Ruben Fleischer. The series centers on husband and wife real estate team Joel and Sheila Hammond whose normal, mundane lives change dramatically when Sheila shows symptoms of having become a zombie. The bewildered family seek a cure for her condition while dealing with its consequences, such as Sheila's new craving of human flesh and radically altered personality that has become more primal and impulsive. The single-camera series premiered on February 3, 2017. The first season, consisting of 10 episodes, received generally positive reviews. On March 29, 2017, it was announced that Netflix renewed the series for a second season, which premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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