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Roller Derby Name
A derby name, roller derby name or skater name is a nickname used by a skater while playing or officiating roller derby. Derby names can be seen as an opportunity to adopt an alternative on-track persona. Many derby names are puns, and in some cases this may extend to the skater's number. Other names may be chosen to reflect a skater's playing style or ability.Katjusar Cisar,FRITO-LAY SUING ROLLER DERBY SKATER OVER USE OF 'CRACKERJACK', ''The Capital Times'', 15 April 2009 ''Tablet Magazine'' describes the ideal derby name as showing "both aggression and humor" and "reveal ngsomething about the skater". Marjorie Ingall,I Wish They All Could Be Jewish Derby Girls, ''Tablet Magazine'', 28 October 2010 For example, Hydra, a former Texas Rollergirls skater, chose her name in part due to her profession as a hydrologist, and in part in reference to the mythological creature.Catherine Mabe, ''Roller Derby: The History and All-Girl Revival of the Greatest Sport on Wheels'', pp.44-45 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivanna S
Ivana is a feminine given name of Slavic origin that is also popular in southern Ireland, France, French-speaking Canada, the Mediterranean and Latin America. It is the feminine form of the name Ivan, which are both the Slavic cognates of the names Joanna and John. It may also be spelled as Ivanna. In Croatia, the name Ivana was the most common feminine given name between 1970 and 1999. Variants Iva and Ivanka are diminutives derived from Ivana. The name day is celebrated on April 4. In Croatia, the name day is celebrated on December 27. In Slovakia, the name day is celebrated on December 28. In North Macedonia, the name day is celebrated on July 07 - also known as ''Ivanden''. People named Ivana Given name Ivana * Ivana (singer) (born 1969), Bulgarian singer * Ivana Abramović (born 1983), Croatian tennis player * Ivana Alawi (born 1996), Filipino actress and model * Ivana Bacik (born 1968), Irish politician * Ivana Banfić (born 1969), Croatian dancer and singer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curve (magazine)
''Curve'' is a global lesbian media project. It covers news, politics, social issues, and includes celebrity interviews and stories on entertainment, pop culture, style, and travel. History and profile Founded by Frances "Franco" Stevens in San Francisco in 1990. While working at A Different Light Bookstore she noticed that bookstores and newsstands had few lesbian publications to offer, so she decided to do something about it. ''Curve'' was first published as ''Deneuve'' magazine. To fund the publication, Stevens applied for numerous credit cards, then took the borrowed money to the race track, winning enough money to cover the first three issues. The lifestyle magazine reported on the lesbian scene, fashion, fiction, music and film, and rumors from the lesbian community. The first issue of ''Deneuve'' hit the newsstands with Katie Sanborn as managing editor and sold out in six days. Stevens caused controversy by "putting the word lesbian on the front cover because that mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Rollergirls
London Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league and a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league were founding members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA). The league has four travel teams which play competitive roller derby across the UK and the world: London Brawling (A), Brawl Saints (B), Batter C Power (C) and Docklands Fight Railway (D). League history Founded as London Rollergirls by Courtney Welch (derby name Bette Noir), Lauren Langston and Danielle West, London is the oldest roller derby league in the United Kingdom. Since London Rollergirls began in April 2006, the league has grown to include over 60 members, plus referees and support crew. The London Rollergirls held the first public women's flat track roller derby bout held in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2007, to a sold-out crowd of over 500 people. The London Rollergirls held their first British inter-league bout in March 2008 against the Glasgow Roller D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracker Jack
Cracker Jack is an American brand of snack food that consists of molasses-flavored, caramel-coated popcorn balls and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of trivial value inside. The Cracker Jack name and slogan, "The More You Eat, The More You Want" were registered in 1896. Food author Andrew F. Smith has called it the first junk food. Cracker Jack is famous for its connection to baseball lore. The Cracker Jack brand has been owned and marketed by Frito-Lay since 1997. Frito-Lay announced in 2016 that the toy gift would no longer be provided and had been replaced with a QR code which can be used to download a baseball-themed game. Background The origin of sugar-coated popcorn with a mixture of peanuts is unknown, but periodicals document its manufacture and sale in North America as far back as the early 19th century. The Freeport, Illinois ''Daily Journal'' newspaper published on January 29, 1857, for example, contains an advertisement by a local merchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Rollin' Dolls
Madison Roller Derby (MRD), founded as "Mad Rollin' Dolls", is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded in 2004, Madison is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and was the fourth league to join the fledgling organization. Since 2006, Madison has qualified for the WFTDA post-season every year, including three appearances at WFTDA Championships. History and league structure Mad Rollin' Dolls was started in 2004 by "Crackerjack," whose sister "Lucille Brawl" had helped found Texas Rollergirls in Austin, Texas, and "Pamdemonium." Currently, the organization has a four-team home league that competes for an annual championship. The league also has two travel teams that compete internationally. Mad Rollin' Dolls games in Madison are held at the Alliant Energy Center and have been known to sell out, with crowds of 1500 people. As a business enterprise, the league was registered in 2004 as a limited liability corporati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
