FACTOID # 124: Teachers make up 7.8 percent of Iceland’s labor force - and they only have to teach 38 weeks per year.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RELATED ARTICLES
People who viewed "Valentine" also viewed:
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Valentine

Valentine may refer to:

Contents

-1...

Places

United States
Australia

Valentine is a city in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. ... Valentine is a town located in Jeff Davis County, Texas. ... Valentine is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. ...

People

Valentine, (in latin : Valentinus), pope for thirty or forty days in 827, was a Roman by birth, and, according to the Liber Pontificalis, was first made a deacon by Paschal I (817-824). ... Saint Valentine (also Valentinus) refers to one of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. ... The Vietnamese Martyrs also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam or Martyrs of IndoChina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II. Their feast day is 24 November although several of these saints have another memorial day as they were... Valentine Baker (1827—1887), British soldier, was a younger brother of Sir Samuel Baker. ... Valentine Dencausse (1871-1954) was probably the most famous chiromancer in Paris during the first half of the twentieth century, under the name of Madame Fraya. She would use a persons hand and handwriting to predict his/her future, but she admitted to not following the principles of traditional... Valentine Dyall (7 May 1908–24 June 1985) was a British actor, known for many years as The Man in Black, narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment With Fear. ... A photograph of Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy (1849 -1939) Valentine Trant McGillycuddy was a Western legend, and a controversial pioneer of the effort to build a sustainable relationship between the United States and the Native American Indian people. ... Alfred Louis Valentine (born 28 April 1930 in Kingston, Jamaica, died 11 May 2004 in Orlando, Florida) was a West Indian cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Anthony Valentine is a British actor. ... Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950 in Stamford, Connecticut) is a former player and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Brian Valentine is an American technology executive who is currently the Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform at Amazon. ... Bryan Herbert Valentine (born January 17, 1908, Blackheath, London, died February 2, 1983, Otford, Kent) was an English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1933 to 1939. ... Brooke Valentine (born October 5, 1984 in Houston, Texas), is an American R&B singer-songwriter. ... Carl Valentine (born 4 July 1958 in Manchester, England) is a former professional soccer player and coach who has had a long association with soccer in the Vancouver area of Canada. ... Christopher William Valentine (born December 6, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach. ... Darnell Valentine played his college basketball at the University of Kansas where he was a three-time Academic All-American and was a member of the 1980 Summer Olympics mens basketball team. ... Dave Valentine was an English Rugby League player for Huddersfield in the English domestic competition, his position of choice was at Loose forward. ... Richard Bryce, born in London on November 4, 1929, and commonly known under his stage name of Dickie Valentine, was a popular singer of the 1950s. ... Don Valentine founded Sequoia Capital in 1972 and was one of the original investors in Apple Computer (AAPL), Atari, LSI Logic (LSI), Oracle (ORCL) and Electronic Arts (ERTS). ... Edward Virginius Valentine (b. ... Edward Kimble Valentine (b. ... Ellis Clarence Valentine (born July 30, 1954 in Helena, Arkansas) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Emery (or Emory) Valentine (1858 - September, 1930) was an Alaskan politician and the sixth mayor of Juneau, Alaska, from 1908 to 1912 and from 1917 to 1919. ... For original Blondie songwriter/bass player, see Gary Valentine Lachman. ... Gary (Valentine) Lachman (born December 24, 1955 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States) is a writer and musician. ... John Anthony Wisniski Jr. ... Hilton Valentine (born Hilton Stuart Patterson Valentine, on 21 May 1943) in North Shields, Northumberland, England, is a British musician who was the original guitarist in the band The Animals. ... Howard V. Valentine (1881 - June 25, 1932) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 800 meters. ... Information Gender Male Family Craig Valentine Relatives Scarlett Valentine (sister) Portrayed by Calum Gittans Jake Valentine was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. ... James Burgon Valentine (born October 5, 1978 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an American musician. ... As a musiscian, James Valentine has worked with Australian artists such as Kate Cebrano and Jo Camelleri. ... James W. Valentine is an American evolutionary biologist and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. ... Jean Valentine (b. ... Charlotte Armstrong Lewi (b. ... Josephine Clare Valentine, known as Jo Valentine sits on the boards of several organisations in the United Kingdom. ... John Nugent Valentine (born 20 September 1954 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian cricketer, a left-arm medium-pace bowler whose main claim to fame is that of being the first player to take a wicket for Canada in a One-Day International. ... Johnny Valentine (born John Wisniski, September 29, 1929 – April 24, 2001) was a professional wrestler with a career spannig almost three decades, ending prematurely due to an airplane accident in 1975 which left him crippled. ... Josh Valentine (born 22 February 1983 in Newcastle in New South Wales) is an Australian rugby union footballer. ... Judy Valentine (née Norma Baker), American singer and actress. ... Actress Karen Valentine starred as Alice Johnson in the ground-breaking 1969 TV series Room 222. ... Kathy Valentine (born January 7, 1959) is the bassist for the legendary all-girl punk/pop band The Go-Gos. ... Thomas Valentine, commonly known as Kid Thomas (3 February 1896 - 18 June 1987) was a jazz trumpeter and bandleader. ... Kym Valentine (born May 24, 1977 in Blacktown, Australia) is a Maltese-Australian actress who began her acting career in a McDonalds fast food advertisement at age five. ... Lewis Valentine (1893-1986) was a Baptist pastor, author, editor and political activist. ... Penny Valentine (1947 - 2004) was a British music journalist, rock critic, and occasional television personality, probably best known as a regular on Juke Box Jury in the mid-1960s, in which she established her fame. ... Conservative talk radio show host in Nashville, TN. Known for protesting against raising taxes and leading anti-illegal immigration rallies. ... Rob Valentine is the Current Lord Mayor of Hobart, in the state of Tasmania, Australia. ... Ryan Valentine is a football player who currently plays for Wrexham. ... Scott Valentine (June 3, 1958 in Saratoga Springs, New York) is an American actor. ... Stacy Valentine (born Stacy Baker on August 9, 1970 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a American porn star, now retired from the pornographic business. ... Steve Valentine (born October 26, 1966) is a British actor from London who has performed on stage and screen, but who is best known for his role as the eccentric Nigel Townsend on NBCs crime drama Crossing Jordan. ... Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. ... David, Jo, Nick, Tsakane & Geoff (L to R )during the 2004 Opera Band Tour Tsakane Valentine has been described as one of South Africas most cherished exports, with her beautiful personality, happy exterior and all around amazing talent, she never fails to impress. ... Vincent Adolphus Valentine (born April 4, 1908, Portland, Jamaica, died July 6, 1972, Kingston, Jamaica) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1933. ... William Orison Valentine (1862 – 1928) was an innovative educator and missionary in service of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. ... Archibald Thomas Pechey, often credited simply as Valentine, was a British lyricist and novelist. ...

Animals

  • Valentine (racehorse), a competitor who finished third in the 1840 Grand National and has a fence on the course named in his honour

DATE: Thursday March 5th 1840 COMPETITORS: 13 BETTING: 3/1 THE NUN 4/1 LOTTERY 6/1 SEVENTY FOUR 8/1 ARTHUR 16/1 JERRY 20/1 CRUICKSHANK: HASTY: THE SEA: SPOLASCO : COLUMBINE : THE AUGEAN : WEATHERCOCK 100/4 VALENTINE WINNER: JERRY, ridden by Bartholomew Bretherton SECOND: ARTHUR, ridden by Alan...

Fictional characters

Aubrey Valentine is an upcoming fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Rebecca Beka Valentine is a fictional character in the television series Andromeda, played by Lisa Ryder. ... Calvin Valentine is a fictional character on the long-running British Channel 4 television soap opera Hollyoaks. ... Esther Valentine (formerly Peterson) is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Kate Linder. ... Dick Valentine was a radio call-in show host played by actor and comic Richard Belzer on segments of the National Lampoon Radio Hour aired on some 600 U.S. radio stations between 1973 and 1975. ... The following is a list of major and minor characters, with biographical information, from the anime and manga series Cowboy Bebop. ... Isabella Ivy Valentine (イザベラ・バレンタイン - アイヴィー Izabera Barentain - AivÄ«) is a fictional character designed for the Soul series of fighting games. ... Jill Valentine is a video game character in the Resident Evil survival horror series. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Original run October 10, 2001 – January 16, 2002 Episodes 13 Hellsing ) is a Japanese animated television series based on on Kouta Hiranos manga series of the same name. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mai Kujaku (孔雀 舞 Kujaku Mai), known as Mai Valentine in the English anime and English video games, is a character in the manga Yu-Gi-Oh! and the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! (known as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters in Asia). ... Police Constable Roger Valentine is a character in the long-running ITV drama The Bill. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sonny Valentine (born 6 February 1989) was a fictional character on the long-running Channel 4 British television soap opera Hollyoaks. ... Thaddeus Valentine is a fictitious historian of London in the book Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve. ... Vincent Valentine ) is a secret playable character in the PlayStation RPG Final Fantasy VII and is in its CGI film sequel Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. ... Valentine Wiggin is a fictional character in Orson Scott Cards Enders Game series of novels. ... The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare from early in his career. ... Cover for Lord Valentines Castle. ...

Films

Valentine is a 2001 horror film directed by Jamie Blanks, who had directed Urban Legend. ... My Bloody Valentine is a low-budget Canadian horror film released in the wake of the rise of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1980s, considered an example of the low-budget copycat films attempting to rake in money off the success of Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th...

Music

My Funny Valentine is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms. ... This article is about the music group. ... Bullet for My Valentine are a four-piece metal band from Bridgend, Wales. ...

Others

The most numerous British manufactured tank of World War II, the Infantry Tank III Valentine was known mainly for its inexpensive cost and high reliability. ... Valentine is a chain of more than 100 privately owned restaurant franchises operating in the province of Quebec, Canada. ... Spoiler warning: In the Cosmic Era alternate universe of the fictional Gundam anime metaseries, the Bloody Valentine War is a war between the Earth Alliance, an alliance of four major governments on Earth; ZAFT, a nation of space colonies located at L5; and the Three Ships Alliance, an alliance of... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

  Results from FactBites:
 
Valentine One radar and laser detectors (174 words)
Valentine One has a patented warning system relying on both forward- and rearward-facing radar antennas (front and rear laser sensors too).
Valentine One is the only detector with two radar antennas -- one front and one rear -- to scan all around your car and precisely locate each radar threat.
Valentine One uses front and rear antennas reporting to an onboard computer to analyze and precisely locate every radar threat, either by direct reception from one antenna or triangulation between both antennas.
The History of Valentine's Day (987 words)
Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt.
Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages (written Valentine's didn't begin to appear until after 1400), and the oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British Museum.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.