Belinda

Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name Betlinde, which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".

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Belinda (film)

Belinda is a 1988 Australian film directed by Pamela Gibbons which stars Deanne Jeffs in the title role. The film was also known as Midnight Dancer.

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Sixteen-year-old Australian girl Belinda (Deanne Jeffs) wants to become a ballerina. To makes ends meet, she takes a job as an exotic dancer in a Sydney cabaret. Eventually, she is able to reach her goal, but not before experiencing humanity at best and worst of times.

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The movie was autobiographical for Pamela Gibbons. It was shot in Sydney August to October 1986.

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Belinda (moon)

Belinda (/bᵻˈlɪndə/ bə-LIN-də) is an inner satellite of the planet Uranus. Belinda was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986 and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 5. It is named after the heroine of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. It is also designated Uranus XIV.

Belinda belongs to the Portia group of satellites, which also includes Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Portia, Juliet, Cupid, Rosalind and Perdita. These satellites have similar orbits and photometric properties. Other than its orbit, radius of 45 km and geometric albedo of 0.08 virtually nothing is known about it.

The Voyager 2 images show Belinda as an elongated object with its major axis pointing towards Uranus. The moon is very elongated, with its short axis 0.5 ± 0.1 times the long axis. Its surface is grey in color.

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Serge (fabric)

Serge is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two-up, two-down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, great coats and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for linings. French serge is a softer, finer variety. The word is also used for a high quality woolen woven fabric.

Etymology and history

The name is derived from Old French serge, itself from Latin serica, from Greek σηρικός (serikos), meaning "silken". The early association of silk serge, Greece, and France is shown by the discovery in Charlemagne's tomb of a piece of silk serge dyed with Byzantine motifs, evidently a gift from the Byzantine Imperial Court in the 8th or 9th century AD. It also appears to refer to a form of silk twill produced in the early renaissance in or around Florence, used for clerical cassocks. A reference can be found in Don Quixote: "I am more pleased to have found it than anyone had given me a Cassock of the best Florentine serge" (The Curate, Book I, Chapter VI).

Serge (llama)

Serge the llama (born 29 June 2005, Saint-Nazaire) is a llama in the circus Cirque Franco-Italien of John Beautour and internet meme. Serge was named after the French singer Serge Lama, who described the choice of name as "genius".

During the night of 30 to 31 October, while the circus was performing in Bordeaux, the llama was taken from its cage by a group of five youngsters returning from a disco. They took the llama out for a walk, posted some pictures on social media, and took it on a tram. The five were arrested by the police and Serge was returned to his owner, unharmed.

Initially the circus director John Beautour pressed charges. However, the photos went viral on the internet, leading to a lot of publicity for the circus. Beautour subsequently dropped the charges.

The llama, now a celebrity, was bookable for parties at 1200 euros per event, and appeared as a mascot at soccer games.

A parody Stromae's song Papaoutai "Lamaoutai" was viewed more than 4 million times on YouTube. The parody was made with the cooperation of the circus and Serge himself.

Serge (name)

Sergius /ˈsɜːrdʒ/ is a male given name of Roman origin. Although it is highly infrequent in the English language, variants of Sergius are a common in various languages historically linked to Christendom and the Roman Empire. Examples are Sérgio in Portuguese, Sergiu in Romanian, Sergio in Italian and Spanish, Sergey / Sergei in Russian and Serge in French.

Etymology

The name originates from the Roman nomen (patrician family name) Sergius, and this from a more ancient Etruscan name.

Worldwide

The Armenian male given name Սարգիս (Sarkis) is descended from Sergius. Сергей (transliteration Sergey or Sergei pronounced [sʲɪrˈɡʲej]), is a male given name, very common in Russia because of the popularity of the Russian Orthodox saint Sergius of Radonezh. It is also used in Bulgaria. There is no corresponding female version of this name. The diminutive form of this name is Серёжа (transliteration Seryozha pronounced [sʲɪˈrʲɵʐə]). The name Сергей was especially popular in Russia in the 1980s, when it was second only to Aleksandr. Сергій (transliteration Serhiy, Sergiy, Sergii or Serhii pronounced [sɛrˈɦij]) is a male given name in Ukraine. The diminutive form of this name is Сергійко (transliteration Sergiyko or Serhiyko pronounced [sɛrˈɦijkɔ]). Сяргей (transliteration Siarhei pronounced [sʲarˈɣʲej]) is a male given name in Belarus. The diminutive form of this name is Сяргейка (transliteration Siarheika pronounced [sʲarˈɣʲejka]). Σέργιος (transliteration Sergios or Seryios) is the male name of Serge in the Greek language. It is not very well-known although it was being used mostly in the past years.