Infobox artist bgcolour 6495ED name Paul Strand image StrandWallStreet.jpg imagesize 325px caption Wall ... Strand October 16, 1890 &ndash March 31, 1976 was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along ... numerous genres and subjects throughout the Americas, Europe and Africa. Early modernist work Paul Strand was born in New York City to Bohemia n parents. In his late teens Strand was a student of renowned ... in this class that Strand first visited Little Galleries of the Photo Secession the 291 art ... thinking modernist photographers and painters would move Strand to take his photographic hobby more seriously. Stieglitz would later promote Strand s work in the 291 gallery itself, in his photography ... The Art of Edward Hopper , London New York Phaidon, 2007 ref Other of Strand s works reflect his interest .... Film making Over the next few decades, Strand worked in motion pictures as well as still photography ... . Manhatta includes a shot similar to Strand s famous Wall Street 1915 photograph. In 1932 5 he ... 1942 in film 1942 . France In June 1949, Strand left the United States to present Native Land at the Karlovy ... of Strand s long exile from the prevailing climate of McCarthyism in the United States. The remaining ... Kingsbury Strand . Although Strand is best known for his early abstractions, his return to still ... and Ghana an African portrait 1976 . File Paul Strand Portrait, Washington Square Park, 1917.jpg thumb left 225px Portrait, Washington Square Park 1917 Family Strand married the painter Rebecca Salsbury in 1922. He photographed Rebecca Salsbury Strand frequently, sometimes with uncommonly close compositions. After divorcing Salsbury, Strand married Virginia Stevens in 1935. They divorced in 1949 ... The timing of Strand s departure to France is coincident with the first libel trial of his friend Alger ... a member of the Communist Party , many of Strand s collaborators were either Party members James Aldridge ... director Joseph Losey Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid actor Alex McCrindle . Strand was also closely ... more details
File Br ndby Strand, October 2005.jpg thumb Br ndby Strand projects Br ndby Strand in English Well Town Beach is a suburb in Br ndby Municipality , approximately 13 km south west of central Copenhagen , Denmark Overview Br ndby Strand contains a large housing project, in which 8,000 of the suburb s 11,000 inhabitants live. The area is known for having various social problems many of the inhabitants are unemployed. Of the total population, 60 are immigrants or Denmark Danes with immigrant parents, most of whom live in the housing projects. It contains about a dozen high rise residential estates of a big multicultural mix, and is home to a number of successful hip hop and urban rap artists of national and international stature, like Outlandish , Burhan G and Majid rapper Majid and others. The suburb is connected with the S train . References http www.brondby.dk Hovedmenu By, 20bolig 20og 20trafik Byplanlaegning Lokalplaner 20Br C3 B8ndby 20strand.aspx See also Br ndbyvester Br ndby ster Br ndby Strand station Denmark geo stub coord 55.618776 N 12.417372 E display title region DK type city source GNS enwiki DEFAULTSORT Brondby Strand Category Neighbourhoods in Denmark Category Metropolitan Copenhagen Category Br ndby Municipality da Br ndby Strand no Br ndby Strand ... more details
Infobox kommune name Strand native name native name lang other name official name idnumber 1130 image skyline Jorpeland.jpg county Rogaland district Ryfylke capital J rpeland demonym Strandbu br Strandabu language Norwegian language Neutral coatofarms Strand komm.svg munwebpage www.strand.kommune.no ... Strand is a Municipalities of Norway municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway county , Norway . It is part of the traditional districts of Norway region of Ryfylke . Strand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 see formannskapsdistrikt . H le with Forsand was separated from Strand in 1842. To the north, lies Fisk , Rogaland Fisk . Strand produces fruit, vegetables and dairy ... after the old Strand farm Old Norse Str nd , since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word str nd which means strand or beach . Coat of arms The Coat of arms coat of arms ... in Strand. Main activities are special steel alloys and casting for the shipping and oil gas industry ... and also military defence. About 65 employees. Culture There are several festivals in Strand, including Ryfylke Ungdomsfestival Ryfylke Youth Festival , Strandadagane Strand Days and Melting Pot ... by bike or on foot. Strand also has many sport facilities There are a lot of football pitches ... ref Strand experienced a strong influx of newcomers from Stavanger and J ren starting in the late ... needed date June 2010 References Reflist External links Commons category Strand, Norway Strand wti Strand http www.ssb.no english municipalities 1130 Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway Wikitravel Rogaland http www.ryfylke.com Rogaland Category Municipalities of Rogaland Category Strand, Norway da Strand kommune de Strand Norwegen es Strand Rogaland fr Strand Norv ge it Strand nl Strand Rogaland no Strand kommune nn Strand kommune nds Kommun Strand pl Strand Norwegia pt Strand Noruega ru sl Strand, Norve ka fi Strand Norja sv Strands kommun, Rogaland war Strand, Norway ... more details
Image Kjetil Strand.jpg thumb Kjetil Strand under 2008 European Men s Handball Championship in Stavanger Kjetil vrelid Strand born October 2, 1979 is a Norway Norwegian team handball handball player. Strand played for Bjerringbro Silkeborg in Denmark before the 2006 European Men s Handball Championship 2006 European Championship . Afterwards he signed a contract with Aab H ndbold . On February 2, 2006, he scored 19 goals, a Norwegian record, ref no icon Reddet karri ren , by Arne Hole in Aftenposten 4 February 2006 ref in a Main Group Stage game against Iceland national handball team Iceland in the European Men s Handball Championship European Championship . Strand also holds the record for number of goals scored in a single season in the Norwegian league 281. ref no icon http www.handball.no app htmlreport.asp?appname xml statistikk skytterkonger Skytterkonger from the Norwegian Handball Federation ref He set the record while playing for Stavanger H ndball in 2002 2003 season. In 2003 he was awarded Player of the year in Norwegian handball. ref cite web url http www.handball.no p1.asp?p 1757 title Players of the year accessdate 2008 01 12 publisher Norwegian Handball Association language Norwegian ref References Reflist External links cite web url http www.handball.no Statistikk Landskamper.asp?LagId &VS &SpillerId 47122 title Statistics for Strand, Kjetil vrelid accessdate 2008 01 12 publisher Norwegian Handball Association language Norwegian Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strand, Kjetil ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Norwegian handball player DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1979 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strand, Kjetil Category Norwegian handball players Category 1979 births Category Living people Category AaB H ndbold handball players Norway handball bio stub da Kjetil Strand de Kjetil Strand no Kjetil Strand sl Kjetil Strand ... more details
Infobox Company company logo Image Strand lighting logo.png 200px company name Strand Lighting company type Privately held company Private parent Royal Philips Lighting foundation 1914 London location Dallas,Texas , USA industry Stage & Television Lighting products homepage http www.strandlighting.com Strand Lighting is an international theatre and television lighting company founded in 1914 in London London s West End of London West End that supplies lighting fixtures and controls for the entertainment industry. Strand s products have been used on countless theatre productions and TV shows worldwide. History Strand Electric, as it was originally named, was created in 1914. Arthur Earnshaw and Phillip Sheridan were both London theatre electricians when they set up their company. In 1968, Strand Lighting was purchased by the famous Rank Organisation Rank film Corporation and thus became Rank Strand. In 1969, Rank took over Century Lighting Started in New York in 1929 which became Strand Century in the US. In 1976, Rank acquired Stagesound Ltd from Theatre Progects and created Rank Strand Sound. In 1986 Rank Strand bought Quartzcolor, an Italian based manufacturer of TV & Film Lighting. In 1990 Strand Lighting became the first company and only North American company to achieve ISO9000 Quality certification. Strand was eventually bought from Rank by a venture capitalist group in the late 1990s. On 11 July 2006 the Genlyte Group , a US company, announced their acquisition of Strand Lighting. Genlyte has since been acquired by Royal Philips Lighting ref cite press release title Philips ...?src news&submenu Releases&refno 109&category Press 20Releases accessdate 2008 03 15 ref Today, Strand ... The Strand Archive Complete history of the company http www.regalgroup.org.uk collectiongallery.html Regal Group Collection of restored Strand Lighting consoles and followspots by Regal Group, UK. http www.dimmer.com dimmer.com Technical information for various Strand Lighting ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Primary sources date January 2008 Infobox single Name Do the Strand Artist Roxy Music Album For Your Pleasure B side Editions of You Released July 1973 Format Recorded February 1973 at Command Studios, London Genre Art rock , Glam rock Length 4 04 Label Island Records Island Writer Bryan Ferry Producer Chris Thomas record producer Chris Thomas , John Anthony, Roxy Music Last single Pyjamarama song Pyjamarama br 1973 This single Do the Strand br 1973 Next single Street Life Roxy Music song Street Life br 1973 prev track start of album this track Do the Strand track no 1 next track Beauty Queen next no 2 Do the Strand is the first song from Roxy Music s second album, For Your Pleasure . In contrast to the songs from Roxy Music album Roxy Music s eponymous debut album , this song starts suddenly without any instrumental fanfare . Lyrics The song tries to convince the listener to do The Strand , which refers to the advert for Strand cigarette Strand cigarettes and its moody advert. The lyrics are, typically for early Roxy Music lyrics, intellectual references, including Sphinx The Sphinx , Mona Lisa , Lolita and Guernica. The song gives no instructions on how The Strand should be danced, but the advert was famous for presenting a lonesome image, and it is likely ... unknown.shtml Do the Strand Explained Simon Puxley 1973 ref Incidentally, there was a dance from the 50s known as The Strand and referenced in Maureen Gray s song Dancing the Strand, ref http www.mp3lyrics.org t the turbans when you dance ref though this is most likely coincidental. Single Do the Strand ... German synthpop band Alphaville band Alphaville did a cover version of Do the Strand in their 2003 album CrazyShow . American pop band Scissor Sisters did a cover version of Do the Strand for the War ... Bass References Reflist 2 Roxy Music DEFAULTSORT Do The Strand Category Roxy Music songs Category Songs written by Bryan Ferry Category 1973 songs nn Do the Strand ru Do the Strand ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 MedalTop MedalSport Men s Athletics at the Summer Olympics athletics MedalCountry SWE MedalSilver 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 London Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics Men s 1500 metres 1500 metres MedalCompetition European Championships in Athletics European Championships MedalGold 1946 European Championships in Athletics 1946 Oslo 1500 metres MedalBottom Lennart Strand June 13, 1921 January 23, 2004 was a Sweden Swedish middle distance runner who won the silver medal over 1500 m at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. The race was won by his compatriot Henry Eriksson . Strand also equalised Gunder H gg s 1500 m world record of 3 43.0 in Malm in 1947. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1946 European Championships in Athletics . br br Start box S ach rec Succession box before Flagicon SWE Gunder H gg title European record progression 1500 metres men European Record Holder Men s 1500m years 15 July 1947 28 June 1952 after Flagicon GER Werner Lueg End box Footer European Champions 1500 m Men Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strand, Lennart ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Athletics sport competitor DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1921 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH January 23, 2004 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strand, Lennart Category Swedish middle distance runners Category 1921 births Category 2004 deaths Category Olympic medalists in athletics track and field Sweden athletics bio stub de Lennart Strand fr Lennart Strand ja no Lennart Strand pl Lennart Strand fi Lennart Strand sv Lennart Strand ... more details
Infobox football biography name P l Strand image fullname P l Strand birth date birth date and age df yes 1976 3 9 birth place Norway height convert 1.80 m ftin 0 abbr on currentclub Raufoss IL clubnumber 7 position Midfielder youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1998 years2 1999 2007 years3 2008 2009 years4 2009 clubs1 Raufoss IL clubs2 Lillestrom SK clubs3 Hamarkameratene clubs4 Raufoss IL caps1 25 caps2 171 caps3 15 caps4 ? goals1 5 goals2 14 goals3 0 goals4 ? nationalyears1 2001 nationalteam1 Norway national football team Norway nationalcaps1 2 nationalgoals1 0 pcupdate 30 December 2009 ntupdate 17 July 2008 P l Strand born 9 March 1976 is a Norway Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Raufoss IL in Norway. Before transferring to Ham Kam in 2008, he played for Lillestr m SK Lillestr m for ten seasons. Previously he played for SK Gj vik Lyn Gj vik Lyn and Raufoss IL Raufoss . He has been capped 2 times for the Norway national football team Norwegian national team , coming on as a last minute substitute each time. External links http www.national football teams.com v2 player.php?id 11343 National Football Teams Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strand, Pal ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Norwegian footballer DATE OF BIRTH 9 March 1976 PLACE OF BIRTH Norway DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strand, Pal Category 1976 births Category Living people Category Norwegian footballers Category Raufoss IL players Category Lillestr m SK players Category Hamarkameratene players Category Norway international footballers Category People from Oppland norway footy midfielder stub it P l Strand no P l Strand nn P l Strand pt P l Strand fi P l Strand ... more details
for the Strand District of the Metropolis abolished in 1900 Strand District Metropolis Infobox UK place official name Strand City of Westminster do not use the definite article see lengthy discussion on talk ... latitude 51.5114 longitude 0.1190 static image name Strand, London WC2 geograph.org.uk 752450.jpg static image caption The Strand at Charing Cross , looking west towards Trafalgar Square and Admiralty Arch Strand is a street in the City of Westminster , London , England . The street is just ... than this. At the east end of the street are two old churches, St Mary le Strand and St Clement Danes ... Holywell Street which forked from the Strand and ran parallel with it to the north. ref cite book first Harold last Clunn year 1970 title The Face of London pages 125 126 ref The Strand marks the southern ... accessdate 2010 07 28 ref Two tube stations were once named Strand the former Piccadilly line Aldwych tube station Strand tube station , now called Aldwych but no longer in use, and the former Strand tube station on the Northern Line now part of Charing Cross tube station . Strand Bridge was also ... Books ref ref citation title The London Encyclopaedia year 2008 isbn 9781405049245 chapter Strand ... from the Old English strand , meaning bank or shore . Initially it referred to the shallow ... in the west. The route of the Strand was used during Roman Britain the Roman period as part ... report.aspx?compid 45134 The Strand southern tributaries , Old and New London Volume 3 1878 , pp. 63 84 accessed 22 July 2008 ref The western part of the Strand was located in the parish of St Martin ... Danes parish St Clement Danes and St Mary le Strand parish St Mary le Strand . Most of its length ... to Waterloo Bridge is now, had the Strand as its northern boundary. All of these parishes and places became part of the Strand District Metropolis Strand District in 1855, except St Martin in the Fields which was governed by a vestry. The Strand District Board of Works was based at 22 Tavistock ... more details
Richard F. Strand is a linguist and anthropological researcher who is best known for his research into Nuristani and other little known languages of Afghanistan and neighboring areas of Pakistan . He was trained at Cornell University . He has published material on the linguistics and ethnography of Nurist n and neighboring regions, collected and analyzed since 1967. Funding for his field research in Nurist n, Afgh nist n, and P kist n was provided in part by the following institutions the Fulbright Foundation 1991 92 , the Smithsonian Institution 1980, 1984 85 , The Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research 1972 , Brown University 1971 , Cornell University 1966 69, 1970 , and Teachers College , Columbia University 1967 69 . External links http users.sedona.net strand Richard Strand s Nurist n Site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strand, Richard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strand, Richard Category American anthropologists Category American linguists Category Living people ... more details
Infobox Magazine title small The Strand Magazine small image file The Strand Magazine, bound volume 1894.JPG center image size image caption Bound volume of The Strand Magazine for January June 1894 featuring ... 1950 finalnumber 711 The Strand Magazine was a monthly magazine composed of fictional stories and factual ... in The Strand with illustrations by Sidney Paget . With the serialization of Doyle s The Hound of the Baskervilles ... first appeared in The Strand in the 1890s. Other contributors included Grant Allen , Margery Allingham ..., The Strand was also known for some time as the source of ground breaking brain teasers, under ... looking eastwards down London s Strand towards St Mary le Strand , with the title suspended ... of a sister title, The Strand Musical Magazine . Final days After a format change to a smaller digest size in October 1941, ref Ashley. Page 205 . ref the Strand Magazine eventually ceased publication ... comic Eagle boys comic. The Strand was brought back into publication in 1998 and has published ..., Reginald, A Maypole in the Strand Ernest Benn, 1948 . Pound, Reginald, The Strand Magazine 1891 1950 Heinemann 1966 . Beare, Geraldine, Index to The Strand Magazine, 1891 1950 Greenwood Press, 1982 . Ashley ... Literature The Strand Magazine, Fictions of Crime, and Purified Reading Communities, Victorian ... 1998 description of historic Strand Magazine by Chris Willis http anduin.eldar.org problemi singmast ... www.archive.org search.php?query strand 20magazine 20AND 20mediatype 3Atexts archive.org The first thirty issues of the Strand Magazine together with some others . http www.mostly victorian.com Mostly Victorian.com Excerpts from the Strand Magazine including the first Sherlock Holmes stories . cite web url http www.studium.com holmes strand01.html title The Strand magazine 1891 1930 publisher Studium magazine accessdate , an index of the fiction DEFAULTSORT Strand Magazine Category Fiction magazines ... Edwardian era Category Publications established in 1998 Category The Strand Magazine be Strand ... more details
Image Strand on the Green panorama.jpg thumb right 500px Strand on the Green as seen from Kew Bridge Strand on the Green is an area of Chiswick in west London . Location and description Image Strand on the Green flooded at City Barge.jpg thumb right 300px Tideway flooding Strand on the Green looking upstream at the City Barge pub Strand on the Green is located immediately to the east of Kew Bridge ... , the three pubs along the river at Strand on the Green are The Bell & Crown licensed by 1751 ... The City Barge Image Strand on the green pub.jpg The Bull s Head gallery History to c.1750 Over 100 human skulls were reportedly found in the river Thames opposite Strand on the Green during the 19th ... Rome Roman times has also been found in Strand on the Green. Strand on the Green is first recorded as Stronde in 1353 strand probably means shore . ref Clegg, Gillian The Chiswick Book, Historical Publications Ltd, 2004. ISBN 0948667 96 6 ref It was called Strand Green in 1593 and Strand under ... in 1721 24. It was one of the four villages Chiswick, Little Sutton, Turnham Green and Strand ... yards, barge builders and wharves. By 1860, Strand on the Green also housed one of the largest ... Kew to Windsor Castle Windsor . Strand on the Green has now become a residential area once again, and was described ... film Help film Help were shot in the City Barge pub and around Strand on the Green. ref cite web ... thumb right 300px Oliver s Island on the River Thames looking downstream Strand on the Green is to the left of the picture Oliver s Island is a small eyot in the river Thames opposite Strand on the Green ... in Strand on the Green. Current residents include actor Rhys Ifans and the television entertainers ...?x 519250&y 177850&z 1&sv strand on the green&st 1&tl Strand on the Green, W4&searchp newsearch.srf&mapp newmap.srf A map of Strand on the Green http www.virtual chiswick.ukonline.co.uk strand on the green index.html A photo gallery of Strand on the Green http www.mychiswick.com Chiswick s local search ... more details
Infobox football biography name Lasse Strand image fullname Lasse Strand birth date birth date and age 1974 4 3 cityofbirth Trondheim countryofbirth Norway height height meters 1.85 position Defender football Defender years1 years2 years3 1999 2001 years4 2001 2004 years5 2005 2006 clubs1 Ranheim Fotball Ranheim clubs2 Fev g clubs3 Rosenborg BK Rosenborg clubs4 Bryne FK Bryne clubs5 By sen IL By sen caps1 caps2 caps3 10 caps4 49 caps5 26 goals1 goals2 goals3 1 goals4 0 goals5 1 Lasse Strand born 3 April 1974 is a former Norway Norwegian Association football football soccer Defender football defender . He played mostly for lesser teams in Norway, but also had a spell with Rosenborg BK from 1999 to 2001 and after that played for Bryne FK and By sen IL . References External Links http members.fortunecity.com rbkweb lstrand.html Rosenborg WEB Lasse Strand http www.rbkweb.no spiller lstrand RBKweb Tidligere spiller Lasse Strand http www.vg.no sport fotball norsk eliteguiden 00 spillerdata spiller1142.hbs VG Nett Lasse Strand Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strand, Lasse ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Norwegian footballer DATE OF BIRTH 3 April 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH Trondheim , Norway DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strand, Lasse Category People from Trondheim Category Rosenborg BK players Category Bryne FK players Category By sen Toppfotball players Category Norwegian footballers Category 1974 births Category Living people Norway footy defender stub it Lasse Strand ... more details
Multiple issues wikify February 2012 refimprove November 2008 notability August 2011 Image Stable village.jpg thumb right 300px Stable Village Elevated view For five days before Christmas 18 22 December each year, Townsville s major ocean front park, The Strand, Townsville The Strand is transformed into the historic town of Bethlehem, complete with Roman soldiers, traditional craftspeople, livestock, shepherds and of course Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. The story An interactive re creation of the traditional Christmas story, Stable on the Strand is a free event for the whole family, and is fast becoming a Christmas tradition for families in the Townsville region. Christmas 2007 saw over 40,000 visitors enjoy the ambiance of Bethlehem 2000 years ago, before heading to the adjacent stage on the beach to be entertained by talented performers, including Colin Buchanan. Plenty of kid s activities, keep the young ones entertained, while the older visitors enjoy a complimentary slice of fruitcake and cuppa. Awards In 2002, it was awarded the honour of Townsville s Event of the Year and the organiser Anne Harley was Townsville s Citizen of the Year in 2006. Features Commented out Image Stable stage.jpg thumb right 300px Live At The Strand right on the beach Request for approval submitted as required. Image Stable stage2.jpg thumb right 300px Live At The Strand right on the beach The Stable Village Enjoy the interactive display with the sites, sounds and smells of the era Live At The Strand A program of local and visiting artists on the beach side stage Hospitality Areas Enjoy a free cuppa & a piece of Christmas cake in the cool sea breezes References reflist External links http www.townsville.qld.gov.au strand Townsville City Council http www.stableonthestrand.com.au Stable On The Strand coord 19 14 45 S 146 48 40 E region AU QLD type landmark display title DEFAULTSORT Strand Category Visitor attractions in Queensland Category Townsville Category North Queensland ... more details
Strand is a district in B rum , Norway . Mainly a residential area, it is also known as a marine recreational site, owing to its proximity to the Oslofjord . History File Strand Restaurant.jpg thumb 240px Strand Restaurant. The district is located west of Stabekk and Fornebulandet and east of H vik . To the south is Holtekilen , an arm of the Oslofjord . It has its name from the cotter s farm Strandbakken, which for many years belonged to the farm Store Stabekk. In 1886 Strandbakken was bought by barrister ... Strand encyclopedia Budstikkas store Asker og B rum leksikon publisher Kunnskapsforlaget location Oslo ... by B rum municipality in 1924, and became the well known Strand Restaurant. The surrounding area was developed into a park Strandparken and a small boat harbor. Strand Restaurant is currently administered by the sailing club B rum SF. ref cite encyclopedia year 2008 title Strand Restaurant encyclopedia ... was discontinued in the 1960s. ref name basbl The canoeing club Strand KK , founded 1936, has its name from the district, but today their base is at H vik . ref cite encyclopedia year 2008 title Strand ... tennis club founded in 1975, Strand TK, is based in Strandparken. ref cite encyclopedia year 2008 title Strand Tennisklubb encyclopedia Budstikkas store Asker og B rum leksikon publisher Kunnskapsforlaget ... The area north of Strand Restaurant was Lot real estate parcelled out in the early twentieth century, and was mostly built with villas. ref name basbl At eastern Strand, near Holtet farm, the Stabekk ... 1534 4 ref A Baptist church is also located there. Transportation Strand had its own railway station on the Drammen Line , Strand Station , inaugurated in 1931. From want of a more effective train service, passenger traffic from Strand Station ceased in 1973, and the station was closed altogether in 1978 ... through the area. ref name basbl A bus station Strand on E18 is served by lines 151 and 169 the Ruter bus network. References Reflist Category B rum no Strand B rum coord 59.8997 10.5952 type city region ... more details
North Strand is an area of the inner city on the Northside of Dublin , Ireland. The area is bounded roughly by East Wall to the east, Ballybough to the northwest, and Fairview, Dublin Fairview to the north. Its postal designation is Dublin 3 . The main road through the area is the North Strand Road , which serves as a main arterial route for traffic to and from the city centre and Malahide , Howth and the M50 motorway Ireland M50 . Perhaps the most in famous occurrence associated with the North Strand was the North Strand Bombings. In May 1941, during World War II , German aircraft of the Luftwaffe which had gone off course found themselves over neutral Dublin. Coming under fire, they released their bombs, causing much devastation in the area. A memorial park to the victims of the attack is now located near the Five Lamps. External links http maps.google.co.uk maps?f q&hl en&q Dublin&ll 53.357519, 6.243281&spn 0.0115,0.043259&om 1 North Strand on Googlemaps http www.dublincity.ie living in the city libraries heritage and history north strand bombings Photographs of the aftermath of the bombings See also List of towns in the Republic of Ireland Dublin residential areas coord 53.3589 N 6.2407 W type landmark region IE display title Category Towns and villages in County Dublin Category Articles on towns and villages in Ireland possibly missing Irish place names Dublin geo stub ru ... more details
coord 54.601 5.880 display title region GB scale 5000 File Strand Cinema Belfast 2007 .jpg thumb right 200px The Strand Cinema The Strand Cinema is an independent four screen Movie theater cinema in Belfast , Northern Ireland . It is one of the two remaining independent cinemas in Belfast, alongside the Queen s Film Theatre . It is located on the Holywood Road. Opened in 1935, the cinema s design was influenced by its proximity to the nearby shipyard of Harland and Wolff Harland & Wolff , featuring curved walls and portholed foyer. The cinema underwent various unsympathetic renovations throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In 1999, the building was restored to its original Streamline Moderne style, and remains a landmark in east Belfast. The Strand is one of the venues for the Belfast Film Festival , during which it screens Classical Hollywood cinema classic films . During the 2005 festival the cinema celebrated its 70th birthday by screening A Night to Remember 1958 film A Night to Remember , the 1958 film about the sinking of RMS Titanic RMS Titanic , built by Harland & Wolff. In 2012, The Strand will once again offer live theatre as it did in the past, beginning with The Strand Star search, a talent show to find new acts for its new variety nights. External links http www.strandbelfast.net Official website Category Buildings and structures in Belfast Category Culture in Belfast Category Cinemas in Northern Ireland Category Buildings and structures completed in 1935 Category Streamline Moderne architecture in the United Kingdom NorthernIreland stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Luge MedalEuropeanChampionships MedalSilver FIL European Luge Championships 1976 1976 Hammarstrand Men s doubles MedalBottom Asle Strand September 29, 1953 &ndash June 9, 2000 was a Norway Norwegian luge r who competed in the mid 1970s. He won the silver medal in the men s doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships 1976 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand , Sweden . Strand also finished 14th in the men s doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck . References http www.todor66.com olim 1976w Luge Men Doubles.html 1976 Winter Olympic men s doubles results . http www.eiskanal.com eiskanal kunstbahnrennrodeln europameisterschaften.html List of European luge champions de icon http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes st asle strand 1.html Asle Strand s profile at Sports Reference.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strand, Asle ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Luger DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1953 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 9, 2000 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strand, Asle Category Lugers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Category Lugers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Category Norwegian lugers Category 1953 births Category 2000 deaths Category Olympic lugers of Norway Norway wintersport bio stub luge bio stub no Asle Strand ... more details
File Skrea Strand Village.JPG thumb Dunes and summer homes in Skrea strand Skrea strand is an about two kilometre long beach in Falkenberg , Sweden . It has a 250 metre long pier and about 1,600 cabins ref name Arkitekten http www.arkitekt.se s16024 Arkitekten juni 2005 Alla lika inf r badet sv icon ref . An indoor bath, Klitterbadet , is located close to the beach. History The area was originally outlaying land, belonging to Skrea . The number of bathers increased as it became easier to reach the beach due to road and rail connections ref name atgardsplan http www.falkenberg.se omfalkenberg webbkamera.4.1f78b68fb4fdb575b7fff3478.html Falkenbergs kommun tg rdsplan Skrea strand sv icon ref . In 1914 the beach had tens of cabins, by 1928 their number had increased to about 300. ref name Hagge cite book title Kommunalt sekel Falkenbergs stadsfullm ktige 1866 1965 author Eric H gge location Lidk ping printer Landstr ms trycksaker AB year 1966 ref Tuberkulosf reningen the Tubercolosis association had a children s camp at the beach from 1917 ref name Arkitekten . From the 1930s facilities such as a hotel and restaurant was built to handle the increasing number of bathers ref name Hagge . References references coord 56 52 59 N 12 30 16 E region SE type city 267 source kolossus svwiki display title Category Falkenberg Category Beaches es Playa de Skrea fr Skrea strand sv Skrea strand ... more details
The Strand also known as Strand Hotel is a Victorian architecture Victorian style hotel located in Yangon , Myanmar Burma , built in 1896 by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers . The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Hlaing River Hlaing or Yangon River to its south, is one of the most famous hotels in Yangon and Southeast Asia, and is managed by the General Hotel Management. The hotel is named after its address, at 92 Strand Road. History File The Strand Hotel, Rangoon.jpg thumb The Strand Hotel in 1895, along the banks of the Rangoon River File StrandHotel2009.JPG thumb The Strand Hotel in 2009 During the colonial period, The Strand was one of the most luxurious hotels in the British Empire with a clientele of exclusively White people whites . The Sarkies Brothers sold The Strand to Rangoon restaurateur Peter Bugalar Aratoon and Ae Amovsie in 1925. In 1941, during World War II , following Empire of Japan Japanese occupation of Burma, the hotel was used to quarter Japanese troops. The following year, the Strand s ownership was transferred to the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo Imperial Hotel in Tokyo . For the first time in 1945, since the Strand s establishment, the Burmese became part of the hotel s clientele. After Burma achieved independence in 1948, the hotel was neglected by post colonial governments. In 1962, Strand Hotel was bought by the Burma Economic Development Corporation , which poorly maintained the hotel. After the 1988 coup d tat , the Strand ... and a group of investors who formed the Strand Hotel International. It has since been renovated extensively, and is now owned and operated by General Hotel Management. The Strand reopened in 1995 as an all ... old hotels in the region, the Strand s restoration remained true to its architectural past, and it has ... 2008 09 11 asia AS FEA Myanmar Historic Hotel.php title Myanmar s colonial era Strand Hotel well preserved ... hotels hotel home.asp?hotelid 5§ion home The Strand Homepage coord 16 46 10.56 N 96 ... more details
The Strand is the BBC World Service s daily arts show. It was launched on Monday 27 October 2008. It is regularly hosted by Harriett Gilbert , Mark Coles, Anna McNamee, and Bidisha . ref http www.bbc.co.uk pressoffice pressreleases stories 2008 10 october 20 strand.shtml The Strand , BBC press release , 20 October 2008 ref The programme s title comes from Strand, London the Strand , a busy street in London close to the World Service s studios at Bush House, London Bush House on Aldwych . Format Harriett Gilbert regularly presents the Monday and Friday editions, as well as the new hour long version of long standing BBC World Service programme, World Book Club , on the first Saturday of every month. She said about the programme, I m delighted to be presenting The Strand . As a daily programme, it will be a great position to reveal, explore and debate developments as they happen in the world of the arts including, of course, the world of literature. Mark Coles, who previously hosted The Beat and The Ticket on the World Service, is also a music journalist and won the Sony Reporter of the Year Award in 1993. ref http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice presenters mark coles.shtml BBC World Service Meet the Presenter Mark Coles ref The first programme featured Roger Moore talking about his autobiography ... Hunger 2008 film Hunger . The Strand replaced a number of existing World Service arts programmes ... and The Ticket . ref http www.bbc.co.uk worldservice programmes on screen.shtml The Strand replaces ... long programme, occupies some of The Strand s slots in the schedule on the first Saturday in each month ... half hour slots of The Strand . World Book Club was previously a half hour programme broadcast on the last ... worldservice programmes programme times t v.shtml The Strand programme times. http www.facebook.com pages The Strand BBC World Service 183603337732?v info The Strand on Facebook BBC World Service Use dmy dates date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT Strand, The Category BBC radio programmes Category ... more details
Infobox Politician name J rgen Strand birth date Birth date and age 1962 03 15 residence death date death place office land islands Deputy Premier term start 2003 term end predecessor Olof Erland successor constituency office2 land islands Minister of Industry and Trade term start2 2005 term end2 predecessor2 Kerstin Alm successor2 constituency2 office3 land islands Minister of Finance term start3 2003 term end3 2005 predecessor3 Olof Erland successor3 Lasse Wikl f constituency3 office4 land islands Chairman of the land Conservatives term start4 2003 term end4 2007 predecessor4 Roger Jansson successor4 Johan Ehn constituency4 party land Conservatives religion occupation majority relations spouse children website www.fs.ax footnotes J rgen Strand born March 15, 1963 is a politician on the autonomous land land Islands . Member of the Parliament of land Lagting land parliament since 1999 Deputy Premier Vice lantr d and Minister of Industry and Trade 2005 2007 Deputy Premier Vice lantr d and Minister of Finance 2003 2005 Chairman of the land Conservatives 2003 2007 Politics of land See also Government of land External links http www.ls.aland.fi .composer upload ledamoter jorgen strand stor.jpg Picture of J rgen Strand Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Strand, Jorgen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1962 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Strand, Jorgen Category 1963 births Category Living people Category Politicians from land land stub Finland politician stub fi J rgen Strand sv J rgen Strand ... more details
Image Dickens1.jpg right 225ppx Dickens on the Strand is an annual Christmas festival in Galveston, Texas occurring the first weekend in December. Established in 1974 and set against the historical backdrop of Galveston s Strand, participants come to witness and relive the Charles Dickens era. Saturday features a parade featuring Queen Victoria and there is a costume contest on Sunday. Participants dressed in Victorian fashion are admitted for half price. Admission also includes access to the Elissa ship , a merchant vessel built in 1877. Galveston, Texas Texas stub Category Culture of Galveston, Texas ... more details
The Strand Moraines is an ancient lateral moraine of the Koettlitz Glacier , deposited at the outer edge of Bowers Piedmont Glacier on the west shore of McMurdo Sound , in Victoria Land . Discovered by the Discovery expedition 1901 04 and first called The Eskers . The feature was renamed by Scott in keeping with its true nature. usgs gazetteer coord 77 45 S 164 31 E display title DEFAULTSORT Strand Moraines, The Category Moraines of the Ross Dependency Category Landforms of Victoria Land Category Scott Coast ScottCoast geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Strand Type Album Artist The Spinanes Cover SpinanesStrand.jpg Released February 27, 1996 Recorded 1996 Genre Rock Length 53 25 Label Sub Pop Producer Reviews Last album Manos album Manos br 1993 This album Strand br 1996 Next album Arches and Aisles br 1998 Strand is an album by The Spinanes , released on February 27, 1996. Track listing Madding 5 28 Azure 3 51 Lines and Lines 6 23 Meridian 3 53 Punch Line Loser 4 01 Valency 3 26 Luminous 6 03 Oceanwide 5 40 Winter On Ice 6 00 Watch Down 4 23 For No One Else 4 16 DEFAULTSORT Strand Album Category 1996 albums Category The Spinanes albums Category Sub Pop albums 1990s rock album stub ... more details
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