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Zone Apex
Zone, Zones or The Zone may refer to: Places Military zones * Zone, any of the divisions of France during the World War II German occupation * Zone, any of the divisions of Germany during the post-World War II Allied occupation * Korean Demilitarized Zone Place names * Zone (colony) (Ζώνη), an ancient Greek city * Zone, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia * Zones of Nepal, any of several administrative divisions * Administrative divisions of India, known as Zones * Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone ("The Zone") a June/July 2020 occupation protest site in Seattle, Washington * List of zones of Ethiopia, any of several administrative divisions * The Zone (''die Zone'' in German), a derogatory term for the former East Germany * Zone of alienation ("The Zone"), the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl disaster site Apparel * Zone (vestment), a belt worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church * Zone, a girdle worn by a woman around the waist Arts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Military Administration In Occupied France During World War II
The Military Administration in France (; ) was an Military Administration (Nazi Germany), interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western French Third Republic, France. This so-called ' was established in June 1940, and renamed ' ("north zone") in November 1942, when the previously unoccupied zone in the south known as ' ("free zone") was also occupied and renamed ' ("south zone"). Its role in France was partly governed by the conditions set by the Armistice of 22 June 1940 after the success of the leading to the Battle of France, Fall of France; at the time both French and Germans thought the occupation would be temporary and last only until Britain came to terms, which was believed to be imminent. For instance, France agreed that its French prisoners of war in World War II, soldiers would remain prisoners of war until the cessation of all hostilities. The "French State" (') replace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MSN Games
MSN Games (also known as Zone.com and formerly known as The Village, Internet Gaming Zone, MSN Gaming Zone, and MSN Games by Zone.com) is a casual gaming website, with single player, multiplayer, PC download, and social casino video games. Games are available in free online, trial, and full feature pay-to-play versions. MSN Games is a part of Xbox Game Studios, associated with the MSN portal, and is owned by Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Washington. History The first version of the site, which was then called "The Village", was founded by Kevin Binkley, Ted Griggs, and Hoon Im. In 1996, Steve Murch, an employee of Microsoft, convinced Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer to acquire the small online game site, then owned by Electric Gravity. The site was rebranded to "Internet Gaming Zone" and launched in 1996. It started with a handful of card and board games like Hearts, Spades, Checkers, Backgammon, and Bridge. For the following 5 years, the Internet Gaming Zone woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zones (album)
''Zones'' is an album by Hawkwind released in 1983 consisting of studio demos from 1981 and live performances between 1980 and 1982. The tracks on side 1 have been included on the 2009 3CD re-issue of '' Levitation'' in expanded form. Track listing Side 1 #"Zones" ( Dave Brock) – 0:46 #"Dangerous Vision" ( Keith Hale) – 5:05 #"Running Through the Back Brain" ( Michael Moorcock, Brock, Harvey Bainbridge, Huw Lloyd-Langton, Hale, Ginger Baker) – 6:17 #"The Island" ka "Dust of Time"(Lloyd-Langton, Brock) – 3:17 #" Motorway City" (Brock) – 4:57 Side 2 #"Utopia 84" (Brock) – 2:06 #"Social Alliance" (Brock) – 4:39 #"Sonic Attack" (Moorcock, Hawkwind) – 5:47 #"Dream Worker" (Bainbridge) – 5:28 #"Brainstorm" ( Nik Turner) – 8:30 Personnel ;Hawkwind * Michael Moorcock – vocals (side 1, track 3) * Dave Brock – electric guitar, keyboards, vocals * Huw Lloyd-Langton – electric guitar, vocals * Harvey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zone (Paul Rutherford, Torsten Müller, And Harris Eisenstadt Album)
''The Zone'' is a live album by trombonist Paul Rutherford, bassist Torsten Müller, and drummer Harris Eisenstadt. It was recorded on January 21, 2006, at the Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was released later that year by the German Konnex label. Reception The authors of '' The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' awarded the album a full 4 stars, calling it "superb," and praising the group's "great collective understanding." They described Müller as "the only European bassist who can currently aspire to Peter Kowald's crown," and noted that Eisenstadt's "quiet, concentrated approach adds hugely" to the recording. They stated that, on the opening track, "it is genuinely difficult to separate 'bone squeaks, Müller's creaking-branch effects and the delicate susurrus of Eisenstadt's kit. The sound flows easily and as if from a single imagination - perhaps The Zone is the locus." Jeff Stockton of '' All About Jazz'' described the music as "cerebral minimal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zone (Enter Shikari Album)
''The Zone'' is the first compilation album by British rock band Enter Shikari. It was announced on 1 October 2007 by one of the members of Ambush Reality and was released on 12 November 2007. The compilation features b-sides, demos and a remix by Rou's side-project, Routron 5000. The first few released have 2 hidden tracks, these were put on by mistake. Three tracks are from the BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and Contemporary hit radio, current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including ... Zane Lowe Session performance. There is also a limited run of The Zone with only four tracks on it. Track listing *Track 1 is from the Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B single. *Track 2 was featured on the Kerrang! Awards 2007 CD *Tracks 2 and 3 are b-sides from the Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour single. *Track 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone (TVXQ Album)
''Zone'' is the eleventh Japanese studio album by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki, released on November 6, 2024, by Avex Trax. The album was released to commemorate the duo's twentieth debut anniversary in Japan, which falls on April 27, 2025. The duo will embark on a nation-wide arena live tour, titled the 20th Anniversary Live Tour: Zone, which starts in Saitama at the Saitama Super Arena on November 29, 2024. ''Zone'' debuted at number five on the Oricon Albums Chart, number four on the ''Billboard'' Japan Hot Albums Chart, and number one on the ''Billboard'' Japan Download Albums Chart. Background On December 26, 2023, Tohoshinki celebrated their 20th debut anniversary in Korea with the release of their ninth Korean album '' 20&2'' (2023). On April 27, 2024, the day of the duo's 19th debut anniversary in Japan, they announced that they will embark on a nation-wide arena tour between November 2024 and March 2025, to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Ticket lottery rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone (Southern Sons Album)
Southern Sons is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ..., Victoria in 1989 by members of The State along with lead vocalist and guitarist Irwin Thomas, who was then using the stage name Jack Jones. They are best known for their Australian top ten hits " Heart in Danger", " Hold Me in Your Arms", and " You Were There". Career 1989–1991: Beginnings and ''Southern Sons'' Southern Sons were established in 1989 and featured several members of the band The State, one such member guitarist Phil Buckle and Sons lead man Jack Jones in 1990 worked alongside John Farnham as session musicians on his album Chain Reaction, as well a accompanied Farnham on tour. The group signed a record deal with Farnham's manager Glenn Wheatle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone Records
DJ Icey, (born Eddie Pappa), is an American DJ, electronic music producer, and remixer, credited by Allmusic as having helped to "jump-start the increasingly fertile dance scene in and around Orlando, FL, during the '90s." ''E, the Incredibly Strange History of Ecstasy'' credits him as "the prime founder of the Funky Breaks and the Florida Breaks." 1999's ''Rave America'' indicates that "the preoccupation with backbeats" characteristic of the Orlando sound was developed by DJ Icey. Biography Icey was born in Florida. Originally named DJ Icee, he had to change his name because a local Orlando ice cream manufacturing company by the same name threatened to sue him. Known for marrying the diverse strands of Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ... Hip house and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zones (band)
Zones were a Scottish power pop and new wave band founded in late 1977, following the demise of PVC2 (formerly the bubbleglam and soft rock band Slik). Career PVC2 consisted of Midge Ure (future Ultravox frontman) on guitar and vocals, Russell Webb on bass, Billy McIsaac on keyboards and Kenny Hyslop on drums. In late 1977, Ure left PVC2 to join Rich Kids with Glen Matlock. Then, Webb, Hyslop and McIsaac called in Alex Harvey's cousin Willie Gardner to replace Ure on guitar and vocals, and Zones was formed. In February 1978, Zones released a single " Stuck with You", which attracted the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, leading to the band recording a session for his show. It also drew the attention of Arista Records, who signed them and would release the rest of their discography. Their next single, "Sign of the Times", released in July. Zones also toured with Magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zone (band)
was an all-female rock band started in Sapporo, Japan, in 1997. It started as a dance group and turned into an all-female band. Zone has been categorized in a new genre called "bandol" (a portmanteau of the words "band" and " idol"). The band was started and managed by Studio RunTime and its first single, "Good Days", was released by the major record label Sony Records, on February 7, 2001. The group officially disbanded on March 2, 2013. Zone's most famous song is " Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)", released on August 8, 2001. It sold about 744,000 copies in Japan. History Zone started with eight members in 1997, then reduced to six and finally to four – Miyu Nagase, Mizuho Saito, Maiko Sakae and Takayo Ookoshi – by the time it released its first indie disc in 1999. Tadayuki Ominami, a representative of Sony Records, noticed that the crowd reaction at the group's first concert was particularly enthusiastic. Initially, Zone was solely focused on singing and da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire (; ; born Kostrowicki; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Poland, Polish descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the early 20th century, as well as one of the most impassioned defenders of Cubism and a forefather of Surrealism. He is credited with coining the term "Cubism" in 1911 to describe the emerging art movement, the term Orphism (art), Orphism in 1912, and the term "Surrealism" in 1917 to describe the works of Erik Satie. He wrote poems without punctuation, in his attempt to be resolutely modern in both form and subject. Apollinaire wrote one of the earliest Surrealist literary works, the play ''The Breasts of Tiresias'' (1917), which became the basis for Francis Poulenc's 1947 opera ''Les mamelles de Tirésias''. Influenced by Symbolist poetry in his youth, he was admired during his lifetime by the young poets who later formed the nucleus of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zones (novel)
''Zones'' is a 1997 young adult science fiction novel by Damien Broderick and Rory Barnes. It follows the story of Jenny who receives a phone call from another year. Publishing history ''Zones'' was first published in Australia in 1997 by Moonstone, a division of HarperCollins Australia, in trade paperback format. In 2004 it was released as a braille book by Vision Australia Information and Library Service. In 2012, it appeared in print in the US for the first time, from Borgo/Wildside. Synopsis The protagonist is a teenager called Jenny who lives in Melbourne with her father and enjoys physics. She has a typical life until receiving a phone call from a boy from the year 1965. Awards ''Zones'' was a short-list nominee for the 1997 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and best science fiction novel but lost to Catherine Jinks' '' Eye to Eye'' and '' Greylands'' by Isobelle Carmody Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
