| Name | Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Official name | City of Hamilton |
| Motto | Together Aspire - Together Achieve |
| Settlement type | City |
| Imagesize | 250px |
| Map caption | Location in the province of Ontario, Canada |
| Flag link | Flag of Hamilton |
| Image shield | Hamilton Coat of Arms.PNG |
| Coordinates region | CA-ON |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision name | Canada |
| Subdivision type1 | Province |
| Subdivision name1 | Ontario |
| Leader title | Mayor |
| Leader name | Bob Bratina |
| Leader title1 | City Council |
| Leader name1 | Hamilton City Council |
| Leader title2 | MPs |
| Leader name2 | |
| Leader title3 | MPPs |
| Leader name3 | |
| Established title | Incorporated |
| Established date | June 9, 1846 |
| Area footnotes | Nathaniel Hughson, a property owner to the north, cooperated with George Hamilton to prepare a proposal for a courthouse and jail on Hamilton's property. Hamilton offered the land to the crown for the future site. Durand was empowered by Hughson and Hamilton to sell property holdings which later became the site of the town. As he had been instructed, Durand circulated the offers at York during a session of the Legislative Assembly and a new Gore District was established of which the Hamilton town site was a member. |
| North | Milton |
| Northeast | Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington |
| Northwest | Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph |
| West | London, Brantford, Woodstock |
| Center | Hamilton |
| East | Grimsby, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls |
| South | Caledonia |
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| Name | Lewis Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | January 07, 1985 |
| 2010 team | McLaren–Mercedes |
| 2010 car number | 2 |
| 2011 team | McLaren–Mercedes |
| 2011 car number | 3 |
| Races | 71 |
| Championships | 1 () |
| Wins | 14 |
| Podiums | 36 |
| Poles | 18 |
| Points | 496 |
| Fastest laps | 8 |
| First race | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2007 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2010 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last race | |
| Last season | 2010 |
| Last position | 4th (240 points) |
Hamilton's relationship with McLaren team boss Ron Dennis dates back to 1995,
The tensions within the team surfaced again at the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix. During the final qualifying session for the race Hamilton was delayed in the pits by Alonso and thus unable to set a final lap time before the end of the session. McLaren pointed out that Hamilton had disobeyed an earlier instruction to let Alonso pass in qualifying. After the race the rules were clarified by stewards to only allow a driver to weave once even if they are only trying to break a tow.
Hamilton qualified in sixth position in Shanghai, making up four places in the race and achieving a second place finish, behind teammate Jenson Button. This completed the team's first 1–2 finish since the 2007 Italian Grand Prix. The race saw multiple brief periods of rain, and two safety car periods, which upset the order and resulted in many overtaking manoeuvres. Hamilton was involved in a pit lane incident with Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, for which both later received a reprimand from race stewards, Hamilton for his second consecutive race after the Petrov incident in Malaysia. Hamilton qualified third for the , and by the end of the race he was running in second behind Mark Webber and set the fastest lap of the race on the third last lap. The next lap, he speared off into the gravel trap and came in contact with the wall, destroying the left front suspension and putting him out of the race. It appeared that his front left tyre received a puncture and blew out but it was later confirmed by McLaren that the wheel rim had failed and destroyed the tyre, sending Hamilton into the barrier. Despite running in the top three for most of the race, he was classified outside the points.
The next weekend at Monaco Hamilton qualified and finished 5th. For the , Hamilton qualified a season's best 2nd, behind Mark Webber. He was overtaken by 3rd placed Sebastian Vettel, but managed to reclaim the place soon after. Hamilton was then promoted to 1st after Vettel and Webber collided with each other on Lap 40. Hamilton's teammate, Jenson Button was then in 2nd behind him and later overtook Hamilton, but Hamilton retook the lead in the first corner after a few near collisions. Both drivers held back then and cruised to a the finish, with Hamilton taking his first victory of the 2010 season, promoting him to 3rd in the Drivers Championship.
Prior to the Turkish Grand Prix in 2010, Hamilton evidently had both of his ears pierced, as he was sporting black studs in each ear on the grid before the race, however despite FIA policy prohibiting the wearing of earrings and jewellery at grand prix, the FIA stated that they had no issue with Hamilton's freshly pierced ears.
During the 2007 European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, Hamilton became the first driver to have his car recovered by a crane and put back on the track during an F1 race, although several drivers have been pushed back onto the circuit by the marshals without mechanical aids when judged to be in a dangerous position, such as Michael Schumacher during the 2003 European Grand Prix.
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| Name | Laird Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Birth date | March 02, 1964 |
| Birth place | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Residence | Maui, Malibu |
| Height | |
| Weight | |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Sponsors | Oxbow, Amway |
| Major achievements | Co-invented Tow-in surfing. August 17, 2000 at Teahupo'o heaviest wave ever ridden successfully. |
| Stance | Regular Foot |
| Quiver | Long boards |
| Favorite waves | Teahupo'o, Pipeline |
| Website | lairdhamilton.com |
The family later moved to a remote valley on Kauai island. Joann and Bill had a second son, Lyon, Laird's half-brother, who also became a surfer. Laird's mother died of a brain aneurysm in 1997.), started using inflatable boats to tow one another into waves which were too big to catch under paddle power alone. This innovation is chronicled in the documentary film, Riding Giants. The technique would later be modified to use personal water craft and become a popular innovation. Tow-in surfing, as it became known, pushed the confinements and possibilities of big wave surfing to a new level. Although met with mixed reactions from the surfing community, some of whom felt that it was cheating and polluting, Hamilton explained that tow-in surfing was the only way to catch the monstrous sized waves. Using tow-in surfing methods, Hamilton learned how to survive waves and carving arcs across walls of water.
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In 1995 Hamilton met women's professional volleyball player and New York fashion model Gabrielle Reece in Los Angeles, California after a television interview. They later married on November 30, 1997. In 1996, People magazine named Hamilton one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World, and in the same year Hamilton pushed for and took from his future wife the correspondent position for the syndicated cable series 'The Extremists'. In 1989 Reece had been named by Elle magazine as one of the Five Most Beautiful Women in the World.
By the late 1990s, Hamilton continued with windsurfing, waterskiing and kitesurfing. In 1996 Hamilton and Manu Bertin were instrumental in demonstrating and popularizing kitesurfing off the Hawaiian coast of Maui. In 1999 Hamilton sailed his windsurfer between the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Kauai, some fifty miles away, in just under six hours..
Hamilton has also experimented with the foilboard, an innovative surfboard which incorporates hydrofoil technology allowing a higher degree of precision and effectiveness of aerial techniques within the water. ]] In the filmed coverage of this event in the motion picture Riding Giants, Doerner said "I towed him onto this wave. And it was to the point where I almost said 'Don't let go of the rope,' and when I looked back he was gone."Hamilton is regarded by surfing historians as the "all time best of the best" at big wave surfing, regularly surfing swells of 35 feet (11 m) tall, and moving at speeds in excess of an hour and successfully riding other waves of up to high, at up to 50 mph (80 km/h). Hamilton prefers tow-in surfing the giant waves of Peahi reef (known as the Jaws surf break) on the north central shore of the Island of Maui.
In February 2008 Hamilton joined the board of directors of H2O Audio, a watersports music company in San Diego California. He had used H2O Audio products on many of his long distance paddling endeavors before joining the company. Later in 2008 he published a book which he describes as not an autobiography, but discussing his philosophy of life.
Despite being one of the best known surfers since the time of Duke Kahanamoku, the matured Hamilton avoids self-promotion. He serves as an ambassador of surfing and watersports and occasional lifeguard to other tow-in surfers.
Hamilton is also an environmental activist. He joined a protest in Malibu against a proposed plant that was to be built in the area, which would affect the quality of the water. Other celebrities attended the event including Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry and Ted Danson.
Hamilton and second wife Gabby Reece have two children together, daughters Reece Viola Hamilton (born in October 2003), and Brody Jo Hamilton (born January 1, 2008 in Hawaii). According to Reece, the Hamilton family splits time living in residences in Hawaii and California.
The popular press describes Hamilton and wife Gabrielle as part of the Malibu Mob, a celebrity group in the same vein as the Brat Pack. Other Malibu Mob members include Chris Chelios, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, John C. McGinley, Tony Danza, Justin Long, Ed O'Neill, Max Wright and tennis star John McEnroe.
Hamilton was a central figure in the 2004 documentary Riding Giants about giant wave surfing; and the opening sequence of the 2002 James Bond movie Die Another Day, as Pierce Brosnan's big-wave surfing double (shared with Dave Kalama). He appeared in Waterworld, as Kevin Costner's stunt double in numerous water scenes.
In October 2006, Hamilton and Dave Kalama biked and paddled the entire Hawaiian Island chain—more than 450 miles—in a week. The feat was featured on Don King's film, A Beautiful Son, in support of those afflicted with autism. He appeared on the cover of the Men's Journal April 2006 issue. In 2007, Hamilton, along with his wife Gabrielle Reece, appeared in the ABC reality television series , featuring a dozen celebrities in a stock car racing competition. In the first round of competition, Hamilton matched up against tennis star Serena Williams and former NFL quarterback John Elway. Hamilton was eliminated in episode 5.
He appeared in the Sundance Channel television show Iconoclasts with Eddie Vedder from the popular American rock band Pearl Jam.
Footage of Hamilton is used on the video for Dayvan Cowboy from Boards of Canada. In 2003, he was featured in Dana Brown's surf documentary Step Into Liquid. On January 13, 2010, Hamilton and wife Reece appeared as themselves on the episode "Gary Feels Tom Slipping Away" of the CBS television series Gary Unmarried.
He was a special guest star as himself in the animated television show Phineas and Ferb.
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| Name | Fernando Alonso |
|---|---|
| Caption | Alonso at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| Date of birth | July 29, 1981 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| 2010 team | Ferrari |
| 2010 car number | 8 |
| 2011 team | Ferrari |
| 2011 car number | 5 |
| Races | 159 (158 starts) |
| Championships | 2 (, ) |
| Wins | 26 |
| Podiums | 63 |
| Points | 829 |
| Poles | 20 |
| Fastest laps | 18 |
| First race | 2001 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2010 Korean Grand Prix |
| Last race | |
| Last season | 2010 |
| Last position | 2nd (252 pts) |
Alonso is married to Raquel del Rosario, lead singer of Spanish pop band .
The following season Alonso moved up to Formula 3000, which was often the final step for drivers before ascending to Formula One. Alonso joined Team Astromega and was the youngest driver in the series that year by eleven months. Alonso didn't score a point until the seventh race of the year, but in the final two rounds he took a second place and a victory, enough for him to end the season fourth overall behind Bruno Junqueira, Nicolas Minassian and Mark Webber.
Notable performances over the season earned him some attention from the faster teams. It was reported in September 2001 by some of the European press that Sauber were looking to replace outgoing Kimi Räikkönen with Alonso although he was facing competition for the seat from Felipe Massa and then Jaguar test driver André Lotterer. At the final round of the season at Suzuka he finished eleventh—five places outside the points but ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen's Prost, the BAR of Olivier Panis, the two Arrows and his team-mate Alex Yoong. Four years later, his team boss from the Minardi days, Paul Stoddart, described his race as "53 laps of qualifying". Briatore was criticised by the British media for the decision, but technical director Mike Gascoyne later insisted to F1 Racing that the decision was correct, since the team had been impressed with Alonso's work rate and talent during his season as test driver.
The Spaniard became the youngest driver to achieve a Formula One pole position at the . Alonso had a 180 mph crash at the , the result of missing the double yellow flags and Safety Car boards brought out by Mark Webber's earlier crash and colliding with the debris. Schumacher started 11th after receiving a similar penalty. by the stewards for impeding Felipe Massa's Ferrari, Alonso confirmed only having a Summer-2009 agreement with Ferrari for a start, which was later changed to 2010. At the first race in Bahrain, Alonso qualified third behind team mate Massa and pole sitter Sebastian Vettel. At the start, Alonso got ahead of Massa to move up to second and later on in the race, leader Vettel had an engine problem and dropped to fourth and Alonso won the race, becoming the fifth man to win on his debut for Ferrari after Juan Manuel Fangio in 1956, Mario Andretti in 1971, Nigel Mansell in 1989, and Kimi Räikkönen in 2007. Team mate Massa came second taking a 1–2 for Ferrari and Alonso's former McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton came through to finish third. which are coincidentally the same colors used by the Mild Seven Renault team between 2002 and 2006. After his championship win, a widely-visited exhibition of Alonso's racing gear was held in Oviedo.9 || SILEX |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| CAT15 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| NÜRRet |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| MON8 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| MAGRet |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| A1R6 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| HOCRet |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| HUN2 |bgcolor="#FFFFBF"| SPA1 ! 4th ! 17 |}
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| Name | David Banner |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Lavell William CrumpJackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Instrument | Sampler, Keyboards |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper, record producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label | Big Face, SRC, Universal Records |
| Associated acts | Crooked Lettaz, Lil Flip, Yung Wun, 9th Wonder |
| Url | www.david-banner.com |
Banner released his first major label album in 2003 with SRC and Universal. Mississippi included the hit single, "Like a Pimp", featuring Lil Flip. "Like a Pimp" peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #15 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and #10 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The third single was "Touching", featuring Jazze Pha; "Touching" reached #54 on the R&B; chart.
On July 15, 2008, Banner released his fifth studio album, The Greatest Story Ever Told.
He is the creator of the theme song to the game Saints Row. He worked with gospel duo Mary Mary in Superfriend.
He is credited with writing, producing and arranging an original song (with vocals by Blackstreet's Kermit Quinn) for Gatorade's 2010 "Gatorade Has Evolved" TV commercial.
2010 will see the release of the first fruits of a much anticipated collaboration between Banner and hip-hop producer 9th Wonder. The duo paired up to create an album entitled "Death Of A Pop Star", which was released on December 21, 2010. In an interview with HitQuarters, 9th Wonder talked about the inspiration behind the album saying, "We thought that in many ways the death of Michael Jackson meant the death of black music ... Not to say black music is dead all the way, but on the mainstream side there’s not really much of a focus on soul. There’s not a lot of people trying to redefine soul music."
Major national advertisement for Gatorade running still in July 2010 featuring Evolve, Written, produced and arranged by David Banner.Revolvution Ad's Full Song on YOUTUBE.
Recently, He contributed an original music for a commercial for the upcoming video game
On September 25, 2007, Banner testified in front of Congress at a hearing about African-American media stereotypes, which was aired nationally on C-SPAN2. He spoke about his lyrics and whether or not they were appropriate or stereotypical. Banner argued that his lyrics explain the pain blacks go through. In his opening statement, Banner was applauded by several in attendance for saying, "I can admit there are some problems in hip hop but it is only a reflection of what's taking place in our society. Hip hop is sick because America is sick."
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| Birth date | February 08, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Kauai, Hawaii, USA |
| Death date | |
| Nickname | B-Ham or Bethy |
| Height | |
| Weight | |
| Major achievements | 2004 ESPY Award |
| Favorite waves | |
| Favorite maneuvers | |
| Website | www.bethanyhamilton.com |
Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990) is an American surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to return to surfing.
With dreams of a career as a surfer, Hamilton began competing more seriously at the age of nine. She won the 1999 Haleiwa Menehune Championships 23rd annual contest. In February 2000, she placed 1st in the "11-under girls", 1st in the "15-under girls," and 2nd in the "12-under girls" division at the Volcom Puffer Fish contest. She picked up a sponsor, Rip Curl, which aided her with her plans of becoming a professional surfer. She competed in the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) circuit.
Despite the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to return to surfing. Less than one month after the incident, she returned to her board and went surfing again. Initially, she adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker which made it easier to paddle. She has observed that she has to kick a lot more to make up for the loss of her left arm. After teaching herself to surf with one arm, she has again begun surfing competitively. She is now back to using competitive performance short-boards again.
In July 2004 Hamilton won the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete of the Year. She was presented with a special courage award at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.
In 2005, with one arm, Hamilton took 1st place in the NSSA National Championships, a goal she had been trying to achieve since before the shark attack. In 2008, she began competing full-time on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS). In her first competition against many of the world's best women surfers, she finished 3rd.
In 2004, MTV Books published Hamilton's book, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board (ISBN 0-7434-9922-0), which describes her ordeal. Hamilton's story is also told in the 2007 short subject documentary film, Heart of a Soul Surfer, directed by Becky Baumgartner. Described as a "faith-based documentary", the film addresses Hamilton's courage in the aftermath of the shark attack, and follows her quest for spiritual meaning.
In 2011, AnnaSophia Robb will portray her in the upcoming film Soul Surfer. Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, & Carrie Underwood are set to co-star in the film.
She appeared on the May 16, 2010 episode of ABC's .
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