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Topper São Paulo Cup
Topper or Toppers may refer to: Brand names *Harley-Davidson Topper, a motor scooter manufactured from 1960 to 1965 * Topper Corp., an American toy manufacturer during 1960s and early 1970s *Topper (sports), a sportswear brand in Argentina and Brazil founded in 1975 *Topper (dinghy), a sailing dinghy patented in 1977 by British designer Ian Proctor * Topper's Pizza (Canadian restaurant), a chain founded in 1982 as Mr. Topper's Pizza * Toppers Pizza (American restaurant), a company-owned and franchise chain founded in 1991 Comics *Topper (comic strip), a general term for a small comic strip published above or below another strip * ''The Topper'' (comics), a 1953–1990 British comics periodical *Topper, a minor character in the 1989 American comic strip ''Dilbert'' Film and TV * ''Topper'' (film), a 1937 American film based on Thorne Smith's 1926 novel * ''Topper'' (TV series), a 1953 American TV series based on the novel and film *Topper, a horse ridden by American western charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harley-Davidson Topper
The Harley-Davidson Topper was the only motor scooter that the Harley-Davidson Motor Company ever produced. Design and specifications The Topper had a single-cylinder two-stroke engine mounted horizontally between the floorboards. The engine required a premixed gasoline/oil mixture. The starter was of the rope-recoil type similar to lawn mowers or the Lambretta E model. Unlike most scooters with enclosed engines, the Topper's engine did not have a cooling fan. It was expected that the low, horizontally mounted engine would be cooled by air passing under the scooter, but some Toppers developed overheating problems. The engine used a reed valve in its induction system. The engine powered a continuously variable transmission called "Scootaway Drive" that included a safety device that did not allow the scooter to move from rest at engine speeds higher than 1800 rpm. Final drive was by an exposed roller chain. The Topper had 5 inch internal expanding drum brakes on both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Toppers
De Toppers (), also known internationally as The Toppers, is a Dutch Supergroup (music), supergroup, consisting of René Froger, Gerard Joling, Jeroen van der Boom and Jan Smit (singer), Jan Smit. Gordon Heuckeroth, one of the founding members, left the group in 2011. The group has performed a series of concerts every year since 2005 in the Johan Cruyff Arena. Their repertoire consists mainly of a mix of covers and original material. ''Toppers in Concert'', with more than 40 sold-out shows, is the longest running concert series in the Benelux. In 2008, the Toppers were selected to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest, Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, Russia, with the song "Shine (De Toppers song), Shine". They failed to qualify for the final. History Gerard Joling and Gordon Heuckeroth formed as a guest band in a Rene Froger concert, which turned into a successful concert series. In 2005, the first two concerts were held at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Hat
A top hat (also called a high hat, or, informally, a topper) is a tall, flat-crowned hat traditionally associated with formal wear in Western dress codes, meaning white tie, morning dress, or frock coat. Traditionally made of black silk or sometimes grey, the top hat emerged in Western fashion by the end of the 18th century. Although such hats fell out of fashion through the 20th century, being almost entirely phased out by the time of the counterculture of the 1960s, it remains a formal fashion accessory. A collapsible variant of a top hat, developed in the 19th century, is known as an opera hat. Perhaps inspired by the early modern era capotain, higher-crowned dark felt hats with wide brims emerged as a country leisurewear fashion along with the Age of Revolution around the 1770s. Around the 1780s, the justaucorps was replaced by the previously casual frocks and dress coats. With the introduction of the top hat in the early 1790s, the tricorne and bicorne hats b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much less commonly, ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). Asian rice was domesticated in China some 13,500 to 8,200 years ago; African rice was domesticated in Africa about 3,000 years ago. Rice has become commonplace in many cultures worldwide; in 2023, 800 million tons were produced, placing it third after sugarcane and maize. Only some 8% of rice is traded internationally. China, India, and Indonesia are the largest consumers of rice. A substantial amount of the rice produced in developing nations is lost after harvest through factors such as poor transport and storage. Rice yields can be reduced by pests including insects, rodents, and birds, as well as by weeds, and by List of rice diseases, diseases such as rice blast. Traditional rice polyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furikake
is a dry Japanese condiment sprinkled on top of cooked rice, vegetables, and fish, or used as an ingredient in . It typically consists of a mixture of dried fish, sesame seeds, dried seaweed flakes, sugar, salt, and monosodium glutamate. Other ingredients, such as (sometimes indicated on the package as bonito), ( bonito flakes moistened with soy sauce and dried again), freeze-dried salmon particles, , egg, powdered miso, or vegetables, are often added. is often brightly colored and flaky. It can have a slight fish or seafood flavoring and may be spicy or sweet. It can be used in Japanese cooking for pickling and for rice balls (). Overview The Japan Furikake Association defines ''furikake'' as "seasoned and dried one or more kinds of marine products, agricultural products, livestock products, etc., and mixed with seaweed, sesame seeds, seasonings, and others. Its main use is sprinkled (in Japanese: ''furikake'') on rice and other foods."農文協（編）『地域 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain Christian University (BMCU), formerly Blue Mountain College, is a private Baptist college in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. Founded as a women's college in 1873, the college's board of trustees voted unanimously for the college to become coeducational in 2005. The university offers baccalaureate degrees as well as graduate programs. History By 1873, the college was founded as a woman's college by Confederate Brigadier-General Mark Perrin Lowrey, a pastor who was known as "a preacher general" during the war. Blue Mountain Female Institute, as it was called at first, started with 50 students with Lowrey and his two daughters serving as the faculty. In 1877, the college was officially chartered by the State of Mississippi. Lowrey, his sons W. T. and B. G., and grandson Lawrence Lowrey all served as the first four presidents. By 1910, the institution was using the name Blue Mountain Female College. After the sudden death of President Lowrey in 1960, a longtime profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topper Site
Topper is an archaeological site located along the Savannah River in Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. It is noted as a location of artifacts which some archaeologists believe to indicate human habitation of the New World earlier than the Clovis culture. The latter were previously believed to be the first people in North America. Artifacts at this site may predate Clovis by 3,000 years or more, but these conclusions are disputed. The primary excavation has gone down to a level that dates to at least 50,000 B.C.E., searching for evidence of cultural artifacts. Until increasing challenges in the first decade of the 21st century to the Clovis theory based on this site and others, it was unusual for archaeologists to dig deeper than the layer of the Clovis culture, as they then believed that no human artifacts would be found older than Clovis. Geography The Topper site lies along the eastern side of the Savannah River. The site is somewhat hilly: the lowest section l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toppers, Oklahoma
Toppers is an unincorporated community in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States, situated on Fort Gibson Lake The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand (Neosho) River in Oklahoma, north of the town of Fort Gibson. The dam forms Fort Gibson Lake. The primary purposes of the dam and lake are flood control and hydroelectric power production, altho .... Demographics References Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Wagoner County, Oklahoma Populated places within the Cherokee Nation reservation {{Oklahoma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toppertown, Missouri
Toppertown is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border .... A variant name was "Topper". The community has the name of one Mr. Topper, proprietor of a local sawmill. References Unincorporated communities in Stoddard County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{StoddardCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topper (surname)
Topper is an occupational surname, originally denoting "''a person connected with spinning of flax or wool''". Notable persons and characters with this name include: People *Burt Topper (1928–2007), American film director and screenwriter of teen cult films * Curt Topper, American politician from Pennsylvania *Hertha Töpper Hertha Töpper (; 19 April 1924 – 28 March 2020) was an Austrian contralto in opera and concert, and an academic voice teacher. A member of the Bavarian State Opera, she appeared in leading roles at major international opera houses and festivals ... (1924–2020), Austrian operatic contralto and voice teacher * Jesse Topper (born 1981), American politician * Steve Topper (born 1961), Australian rugby player, brother of Stuart * Stuart Topper (born 1971), Australian rugby player, brother of Steve * Uwe Topper (born 1940), German non-fiction author Fictional characters *Bud Topper, one of the main characters in the television series '' Noddy'' *Cosmo Topper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topper (nickname)
Topper is a nickname. Notable people with the nickname include: * Topper Clemons (born 1963), American football player *Topper Headon Nicholas Bowen "Topper" Headon (born 30 May 1955) is an English drummer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer of punk rock band the Clash. Headon was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the Clash in 2003. ... (born 1955), English rock drummer for The Clash * Topper Rigney (1897–1972), American baseball player * Jerry Toppazzini (1931–2012), Canadian hockey player {{nickname Nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorne Smith
James Thorne Smith, Jr. (March 27, 1892 – June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two ''Topper'' novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Life and career Smith was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of a Navy commodore, and attended Dartmouth College. In 1919, after being discharged from the Navy the same year, he moved to Greenwich Village, where he met Celia Sullivan whom he would marry. In need of money, he worked part-time as an advertising agent. Their first daughter Marion was born on November 14, 1922, and their second daughter June on March 4, 1924. In 1926 Smith achieved meteoric success with the publication of ''Topper''. He was an early resident of Free Acres, a social experimental community developed by Bolton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
