A mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet (1,760 yards, or about 1,609 metres). The mile of 5,280 feet is sometimes called the statute mile or land mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile (1,852 metres, about 6,076.1 feet). There have also been many historical miles and similar units in other systems that may be translated into English as miles; they have varied in length from 1 to 15 kilometres.
The exact length of the land mile varied slightly among English-speaking countries until an international agreement in 1959 established the yard as exactly 0.9144 metres, giving a mile of exactly 1,609.344 metres. The United States adopted this international mile for most purposes, but retained the pre-1959 mile for some land-survey data, terming it the US survey mile. In the US, statute mile formally refers to the survey mile, about 3.219 mm (⅛ inch) longer than the international mile (the international mile is exactly 0.0002% less than the US survey mile).
Use of the mile as a unit of measurement is now largely confined to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Hicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" (Moroccan Arabic: هشام الݣروج, born September 14, 1974, Berkane) is a Moroccan former middle distance runner. He is the current holder of the 1500 metres, mile and outdoor 2000 metres world records, as well as a double Olympic gold medalist. From about 1995 until his retirement from serious competition following the 2004 Olympics, he was the dominant middle distance runner of his day.
Hicham El Guerrouj's first international triumph was in 1992 at age 18, when he was 3rd in the 5000 metres of the 1992 Junior World Championships in Seoul, behind Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia.
In 1994, he was a member of the Moroccan team in the 1994 IAAF World Road Relay Championships, which won the race in world record time.
El Guerrouj rose to international prominence in the mid-1990s with near-record times in the 1500 metres and mile. At the age of 20 he finished second in the 1500 metres at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. In 1996 after setting a new personal best over 1500 metres in 3:29.59 in Stockholm, he was considered one of the favourites for the Olympic gold.
Milojko "Mile" Kitić (Serbian: Милојко "Миле" Китић ; born January 1, 1952 in Derventa, Yugoslavia) is a popular Bosnian turbo-folk singer.
He was popular in most parts of the former Yugoslavia. He is married to the Serbian singer Marta Savić.
He was born 'Milojko Kitić' on January 1, 1952 in the village of Donji Cerani, in Derventa, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian parents living in Bosnia.
When he was 13 years old, his family moved to Sarajevo. He graduated on May 15, 1970. His first single was "Čija si ljubav" (Whose love are you) in 1975. From 1974 to 1980 he played the electric guitar in his band “Prinčevi” (The Princes, derived from “Prince”).
In 1983 he started his first tour after completing his first studio album 'Moja Slatka Mala', touring around Sarajevo and Tuzla.
He joined the band “Južni Vetar” (Southern Wind) in 1984, with instant success with the album and single "Čaša Ljubavi". In this group he collaborated with fellow Yugoslav folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković.
Cam Joslin Gigandet ( /dʒiːɡɑːnˈdeɪ/; born August 16, 1982) is an American actor who has appeared in Twilight, The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque and Priest.
Gigandet was born in Auburn, Washington. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington in 2001, he moved to California, where he attended Santa Monica College, a community college, and took an acting class.
In 2003, Gigandet made his acting debut making a guest appearance in the crime television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2004 and 2005 Gigandet continued his television career making noticeable recurring roles in television shows such as The Young and The Restless and Jack and Bobby.
In 2006, Gigandet successfully auditioned for the role of Kevin Volchok on the Fox teen drama television series The O.C.. Gigandet portrayed the role of Kevin, a bad boy and rebellious competitive surfer who develops a casual relationship with the rich socialite Marissa Cooper portrayed by Mischa Barton. Gigandet became a major recurring character throughout the series' third season and his performance was complimented by critics. Gigandet returned at the start of the series' fourth and final season. Gigandet guest starred in 15 episodes.
Analeigh Christian Tipton (born November 9, 1988) is an American figure skater, actress, and fashion model, most noted for placing third on Cycle 11 of America's Next Top Model and for starring in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Analeigh Tipton was born on November 9, 1988 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When Tipton was 8, her family relocated to Sacramento, California, where she later attended St. Francis High School and the New York Film Academy's Film School program at Universal Studios, Los Angeles.[citation needed] She studied at Marymount College in Palos Verdes, California. Tipton was also a supporter of the Invisible Children.[citation needed] She participated in the Global Night Commute in the Cesar Chavez park.[citation needed]
Prior to America's Next Top Model, Tipton was signed to I Model & Talent in Los Angeles and walked in Los Angeles Fashion Week Fall 2008 for designer, Kelly Nishimoto for her Fall 2008 collection, Imasu.
Tipton began skating at the age of two and a half, and competed in four U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.[citation needed] Later, she and her pair partner, Phillip Cooke, became two-time regional champions, and competed at the U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships twice on the Juvenile level. She retired from competitive skating at 16 but continued to skate in charity ice shows for AIDS foundations and to rebuild a rink damaged in a fire.
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A gypsy drama created through three months of improvisations with local Roma's in North Zealand, Denmark. The young Gypsy Mile gets married to Simona and, as tradition calls for, the wedding is grand. But Mile's father has paid for the wedding with borrowed money, and when the debt catches up with him, he disappears and the father-in-law takes back his daughter. In the fight for his marriage, Mile finds out how much a boy is really worth without his father.
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The film consists of three parallel stories that are interwoven and played in Vozdovac. In the first story, Braca tries to seduce Iris, a model from the city center. Although they try not to be "two worlds" they certainly are. In another story, Dule i Somi, in the football match Ipswich - Manchester, they bet on Ipswich to win because it defends their classmate. The third story takes place on the roof of the skyscraper where Avaks and Hybrid, proponents of the philosophy of "most cost effective when I'm sitting in the house - no income, but no expenses", spending the day doing nothing, expecting something to happen. Something happened - an unusual occurrence Avaks saw in the sky ...
Keywords: beer, cinema, coca-cola, football, goalkeeper, rooftop, taxi, ufo, urination
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One week in a life of Branimir Mitrovic "Floyd", a young rally driver from the National Class (up to 785cc), dreaming of promotion to the higher category. He lives a carefree life of a Belgrade dandy boy, neglecting his girlfriend, avoiding his draft calls, and refusing to deal with any life responsibility in general. The decisive race on Saturday is only what he cares about.
Keywords: automobile-racing, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, con-man, drag-racing, driver, fiat, mud, on-the-run, rain
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Careless lives of few Belgrade youths are shattered when Nazis occupy their town in 1941. Soon they join the resistance movement and their activities bring their names to Gestapo's termination list. This movie inspired the series that would get cult status in former Yugoslavia.
Keywords: explosion, hospital, partisan, resistance, title-spoken-by-character, world-war-two