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True North (other)
True north refers to the direction of the North Pole relative to the navigator's position. True north or True North may also refer to: Places * True North, a mine in the Fairbanks mining district * "True North", a poetic name for Canada, first used by Alfred Lord Tennyson and popularized by the national anthem "O Canada" Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * True North (2007 book), ''True North'' (2007 book), a business book by Bill George and Peter Sims * True North (novel), ''True North'' (novel), by Kathryn Lasky, a young adult novel set in the 1850s against a background of slavery * ''True North'', a 2004 novel by Jim Harrison, set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a family is torn apart by a reckless father * ''True North'', a memoir by Jill Ker Conway * ''True North'', a non-fiction book about Canada's territories by William R. Morrison (historian), William R. Morrison * ''True North'', a comics anthology edited by Derek McCulloch (comics), Derek McCulloch Music * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True North
True north is the direction along Earth's surface towards the place where the imaginary rotational axis of the Earth intersects the surface of the Earth on its Northern Hemisphere, northern half, the True North Pole. True south is the direction opposite to the true north. It is important to make the distinction from ''magnetic'' north, which points towards North magnetic pole, an ever changing location close to the True North Pole determined Earth's magnetic field. Due to fundamental limitations in map projection, true north also differs from the grid north which is marked by the direction of the grid lines on a typical printed map. However, the geographic coordinate system, longitude lines on a globe lead to the true poles, because the three-dimensional representation avoids those limitations. The celestial pole is the location on the imaginary celestial sphere where an imaginary extension of the rotational axis of the Earth intersects the celestial sphere. Within a margin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True North Records
True North Records is a Canadian independent record label. History True North Records was founded in Mississauga, Ontario in 1969 by Bernie Finkelstein. By 1971, True North was producing albums for various Canadian musicians, including Bruce Cockburn and Murray McLauchlan, which were then distributed by Columbia Records in Canada. The company also arranged US distribution for some of its artists. In December 2007, the company was acquired by an investment group led by Linus Entertainment with Finkelstein remaining as Chairman. The company won a Juno Award in 1974 for "Best Independent Record Company of the Year" and began operating a concert division, True North Concerts, in 2008. Artists and operations True North Records' artist list includes Bruce Cockburn, Stephen Fearing, Rheostatics, Colin Linden, Lynn Miles, Howie Beck, Murray McLauchlan, John Bottomley, Lighthouse, 54-40, The Guess Who, The Paperboys, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, David Wiffen, Rough Trade, Lorr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True North (2006 Film)
''True North'' is a 2006 British drama film directed by Steve Hudson and starring Martin Compston, Peter Mullan, Gary Lewis and Steven Robertson as sailors aboard a Scottish fishing boat smuggling illegal immigrants from China into the United Kingdom. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on 11 September 2006 and was also shown at the Max Ophüls Festival in Germany, the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic, the Copenhagen International Film Festival in Denmark and the Ourense International Film Festival in Spain. There is a 2014 Korean film, Haemoo, with the same story which is attributed to a 2007 stage play by the same name. An animated film of the same name concerning North Korean prisoners was released on 1 October 2020. Plot The film begins showing a group of farmers from China's Fujian province speaking to a Snakehead (a smuggler of people), telling him the false stories they will use for sympathy in the West. The ''Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Pays D'en Haut
''Les Pays d'en haut'' (''The Upper Countries'') is a Canadian television drama series, which aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé from 2016 to 2021. The second television adaptation of Claude-Henri Grignon's 1933 novel ''Un Homme et son péché'' following the long-running ''Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut'' in the 1950s and 1960s, the series is a historical drama set in the Laurentides region of Quebec in the 1880s.Manon Dumais"Les pays d’en haut sans les belles histoires" ''Le Devoir'', December 18, 2015. The series centres on Séraphin Poudrier (Vincent Leclerc), the mayor of the village of Sainte-Adèle, Quebec, Sainte-Adèle, and his wife Donalda Laloge (Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse); Donalda, who was married off to Séraphin as payment for a family debt but does not love him, is also having an affair with Alexis Labranche (Maxime Le Flaguais). Antoine Labelle (Antoine Bertrand), the Roman Catholic priest who led the settlement of the Laurentians, is also a principal character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The True North (TV Series)
''The True North'' is a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ... in 1967. Premise The series featured documentaries concerning the Canadian Arctic with its environment and inhabitants. It was developed as a Canadian Centennial project. Scheduling This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 14 September to 23 November 1967. Episodes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:True North CBC Television original programming 1967 Canadian television series debuts 1967 Canadian television series endings 1960s Canadian documentary television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True North (Once Upon A Time)
"True North" is the ninth episode of the first season of the American fairy tale drama television series ''Once Upon a Time''. The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the "real world" town by a powerful curse. In the episode, Sheriff Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) helps two children (Karley Scott Collins and Quinn Lord) track down their father before they are placed in a foster care system, in a parallel with the story of Hansel and Gretel. Along the way, they encounter the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla), and the Blind Witch (Emma Caulfield). "True North" was co-written by Liz Tigelaar and David H. Goodman, while being directed by Dean White. Co-creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz chose the story of Hansel and Gretel to help reveal Emma's difficult backstory, as the character lacked a fairytale counterpart. They cast Caulfield because they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True North (Law & Order)
The ninth season of ''Law & Order'' premiered in the United States on NBC on September 23, 1998, and ended with a two-part episode on May 26, 1999. It was released on DVD on December 6, 2011. This was the last season of ''Law & Order'' to air alone. Its first spinoff, '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', debuted the following fall. Cast Abbie Carmichael (played by ) replaced season 8's |
True North Productions
True North Productions is an independent British television production company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The company creates factual programmes and series in a wide variety of genres, including observational documentary, true crime, current affairs, history, food, property, and children's content. Their programmes have been sold via mucho distributors to broadcasters throughout the world and have been screened in numerous countries, including the United States, Australia, Russia, and Africa. The company was established in 2002 by Jess Fowle, Glyn Middleton and Andrew Sheldon, three producers and directors who had previously worked for Yorkshire Television's documentaries department. They chose the company name as a way of highlighting its northern roots. After several years based at Yorkshire Television's Kirkstall Road studios, in 2009 the company moved its production base to Marshall's Mill, a converted flax spinning mill in Holbeck, close to Leeds city centre. As wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truenorth (production Company)
Truenorth is an Icelandic film and TV production service company. It was founded in 2003 has line produced feature films for studios such as Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, DreamWorks, Columbia (Sony), Marvel Studios and Netflix. The company has offered production service in Iceland for ''Batman Begins'', '' Flags of Our Fathers'', ''Die Another Day'', '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', ''Prometheus'', '' Oblivion'', ''Noah'', ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'', '' Thor: The Dark World'' and ''Sense8 ''Sense8'' () is an American science fiction drama television series created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski for Netflix. The production companies behind ''Sense8'' included the Wachowskis' Anarchos Productions (replac ...''. References External links Truenorth's Web Site Mass media companies of Iceland Film production companies of Iceland {{Iceland-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthwalker
''Earthwalker'' is the second studio album by Australian metalcore band In Hearts Wake. It was released on 2 May 2014 through UNFD and Rise Records. It was produced by Josh Schroeder, Dan Brown and Troy Brady. The album peaked at No. 5 at official ARIA Charts.ChartsAU/ref> Critical reception The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. ''Already Heard'' rated the album 3.5 out of 5 and said: "The saving of the planet and hardcore is a combination that you would not expect, but In Hearts Wake strangely pull it off. Definitely for fans of The Amity Affliction and Parkway Drive, this band is certainly an up and coming one with their growing fan base and ever more expansive touring. I have to give them credit where it is due, for only a second major release, In Hearts Wake have delivered well." Zach Redrup from ''Dead Press!'' rated the album positively but saying: "''Earthwalker'' struggles to maintain that level of quality which devotees of modern metalcore ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schoolyard Ghosts
''Schoolyard Ghosts'' is the sixth studio album by British art rock band No-Man. Recorded in the UK, France, Sweden and the USA and released on 12 May 2008, the album features contributions from Bruce Kaphan (American Music Club, Red House Painters), drummers Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson), saxophonist/flautist Theo Travis, and the London Session Orchestra arranged by Dave Stewart (Hatfield and the North, Egg, Stewart and Gaskin etc.). In his online diary Tim Bowness mentions that, despite following a difficult year and being typically melancholy in places, the tone of the album is more optimistic than anything the band have done before. He also says "All Sweet Things" and "Truenorth" are perhaps the pinnacle of the band's achievements. A promotional ''Schoolyard Ghosts'' microsite was created by the band's label, K-Scope. It first featured a music video for "Truenorth – Part Two" which was thereafter replaced for a video of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20/20 (Knuckle Puck Album)
''20/20'' is the third studio album by American pop-punk band Knuckle Puck. It was released on September 18, 2020 through Rise Records. Background Knuckle Puck released their second studio album ''Shapeshifter'' in October 2017. It was promoted with a headlining tour of the United States and the United Kingdom, appearances at the Slam Dunk Festival in the UK and the Warped Tour in the US, and a supporting slot for Good Charlotte in the US through to late 2018. In 2019, the band made sporadic performances, including a co-headlining tour of the US with Citizen in May and June, and a performance at the Four Chord Music Festival later in the year. Release Knuckle Puck embarked on a US tour in early 2020, marking their first tour since mid-2019, but was halted after a few weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 21, 2020, "Tune You Out" was made available for streaming, alongside a lyric video. This was followed by "RSVP" on April 21, 2020; ''20/20'' was announced for relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
