This book contains articles primarily sourced from Wikipedia and other free online sources. It discusses the 2003 RCA Championships, a men's tennis tournament held on outdoor hard courts in Indianapolis, Indiana, from July 21 to July 27, 2003, which is now held annually at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
This book mainly contains articles from Wikipedia and other free sources. It profiles Luis Horna Biscari, a former Peruvian tennis player known for his strong serve and forehand. He won the 2008 French Open Men's Doubles title and was a notable junior player, reaching the 1997 French Open boys singles final.
The second season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden, directed by Hayato Date, continues the storyline of the Naruto manga by Masashi Kishimoto after a two-and-a-half-year gap. It aired in Japan from November 2007 to April 2008, with DVD releases following. The season features the opening theme "Distance" and two ending themes.
Linkin Park, formed in 1996 in California, is an American rock band that has sold over 50 million albums and won two Grammys. Their debut album, Hybrid Theory, achieved Diamond status, followed by the successful Meteora. The band has explored various genres and collaborated with artists like Jay-Z on Collision Course.
"Flipped" (2001) by Wendelin Van Draanen is a young adult romance told from alternating perspectives. Julianna is infatuated with Bryce, but he shows no interest at their young age. As they grow up, their feelings evolve significantly throughout the story.
Frenzy is a 1972 thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on Arthur La Bern's novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square. Adapted by Anthony Shaffer, the film stars Jon Finch and Alec McCowen. It features an original score by Ron Goodwin and was Hitchcock's first R-rated film in the U.S. It screened at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
La Malinche, also known as Malintzin or Doña Marina, was a Nahua woman who played a crucial role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico as an interpreter and advisor to Hernán Cortés. She is a complex figure in Mexican culture, viewed as both a traitor and a victim, and is often associated with the term malinchista, denoting disloyalty.
Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg (1921-1972) was a German politician in the CSU, serving as Secretary of State in the Chancellor's Office from 1967 to 1969. A hardline conservative and proponent of European integration, he was involved in foreign policy and opposed the Nazis, leading to his imprisonment and execution during WWII.
Gaia philosophy encompasses concepts suggesting that living organisms influence their environment to enhance life's suitability. The Gaia hypothesis, proposed by James Lovelock in 1970, posits that life forms and their environment function as a self-regulating system. Initially controversial, this idea has gained acceptance in the scientific community and impacts green politics.
"Lassie" is an iconic American TV series that aired from 1954 to 1973, featuring a female rough collie and her human and animal companions. Created by Robert Maxwell and Rudd Weatherwax, it ran for 17 seasons, initially in black and white, then transitioning to color. The show follows Lassie's adventures in a farming community and later in the wilderness.