Khan

Khan or KHAN may refer to:

Popular culture

The Secrets of Droon

The Secrets of Droon is a fantasy book series by Tony Abbott and cover illustration is done by Tim Jessel aimed at elementary school-age children. The first book The Hidden Staircase and Magical Carpet was published in June 1, 1999. On October 1, 2010, the final book of the series: Special Edition 8: The Final Quest was released, concluding its eleven-year run. The series consisting of 44 books (including Special Editions) are still published. The series was named by the American Booksellers Association among the top ten books for Harry Potter fans.

An audio version of the series is available from Listening Library, an imprint of the The Random House Audio Publishing Group.

Scholastic Inc., the publisher took huge efforts to popularize the series. In the official website of the series (created by Scholastic) various innovative factors were introduced like Droon game, Droon quiz, Droon timeline, Droon songs, Droon encyclopedia, Droon map etc.

The story is about Eric, Julie, and Neal who discover an enchanted stairway in Eric's basement, which turns out to be a portal to the magical and troubled world of Droon. It's a wondrous place where adventure is always close at hand. They take the help of various adult characters.

Khan (band)

Khan were an English progressive rock band of the Canterbury Scene during 1971-1972.

Formed by Steve Hillage from Uriel, the initial line-up was Steve Hillage (guitar), Nick Greenwood (bass guitar, from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), Dick Heninghem (organ) and Pip Pyle (percussion). Pyle quickly moved on to Gong and by the time the band played its first gig in June 1971 he had been replaced by Eric Peachey (from Dr. K’s Blues Band). In October 1971 Dick Heninghem left as well, replaced by Dave Stewart for the duration of the album sessions.

The album Space Shanty was released in June 1972, followed by a UK tour supporting Caravan, for which Canadian organist Val Stevens joined. The songs on Space Shanty have some of the most emotion-filled and gloriously picturesque lyrics and compositions out of the whole Canterbury scene/sound. Songs like "Stranded" and "Driving To Amsterdam" attempt atmospheres reminiscent of Uriah Heep's epic ballads (something not often done in a direct and dedicated way in the Canterbury scene - while Kevin Ayers may be comparable, a key difference is that Hillage's lyrics and compositions aren't detached or ironic).

Super 8

Super 8 or Super Eight may refer to:

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Super 8 film

Super 8 mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format.

The film is nominally 8 mm wide, exactly the same as the older standard 8 mm film, and also has perforations on only one side. However, the dimensions of the perforations are smaller than those on older 8 mm film, which allowed the exposed area to be made larger. The Super 8 standard also specifically allocates the border opposite the perforations for an oxide stripe upon which sound can be magnetically recorded.

Unlike Super 35, the film stock used for Super 8 is not compatible with standard 8mm film cameras.

There are several different varieties of the film system used for shooting, but the final film in each case has the same dimensions. By far the most popular system was the Kodak system.

Kodak Super 8 system

Super Eight (hockey)

The Super Eight is the common name of the boys high school ice hockey tournament that determines the state champion of Massachusetts. The tournament is officially called the Division I–A tournament.

Both public and private high schools from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association compete in this tournament. The Independent School League does not compete in the MIAA and has its own league and playoff tournament.

The Super Eight tournament is regarded as one of the premier high school hockey post-season tournaments in the country and the participating teams in the tournament are considered among the best high school hockey teams in the country. The tournament has produced numerous NHL players, several national championship teams, and has set several Massachusetts high school hockey attendance records since the tournaments inception.

The format of the Super Eight tournament was a round-robin in which the top eight Division I teams in the state compete against each other. Since 2001, there are actually 10 teams selected, with the bottom four seeds playing a play-in game. The winners of those games compete in the Super Eight Tournament with a single-elimination format, while the losers return to the respective Division I tournaments (e.g. Division I North tournament) and are seeded at the top of their respective tournaments.