Little

Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little". In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296. The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán". Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little"), especially the German name Klein during World War II.

People

  • Andrew Little (disambiguation), several people
  • Angela Little (disambiguation), several people
  • Ann Little (1891–1984), American silent film actress
  • Anna Little (disambiguation), several people
  • Annie Little, American singer
  • Little (automobile)

    The Little was two automobiles built in Flint, Michigan, from 1912  15 and the company, Little Motor Car Company, founded by William H. Little and William C. Durant that built them.

    Company

    Little Motor Car Company was an automobile manufactured founded primarily by William H. Little and William C. Durant that operated from 1911 to 1913.

    After the Panic of 1910–11 and lack of cash from overexpansion that led to General Motors's Board to oust Durant, Durant began forming other car companies including Chevrolet and Mason Motors. Durant purchased the failing Flint Wagon Works and used the assets to set up the Little Motor Car Company and Mason. The Little Motor Car Company was incorporated on October 19, 1911, by Charles Begole, William Ballenger, William H. Little, and Durant. A.B.C. Hardy was appointed to manage the Little plant. The Little company was charged with building a small car to fill the void left by Buick Motor's discontinuing the Model 10 and compete with the Ford.

    Little 500

    The Little 500 (also known popularly as the "Little Five"), is a bicycle race held annually during the third weekend of April at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is attended by more than 25,000 fans each April. The race was founded in 1951 by Howdy Wilcox Jr., Executive Director of the Indiana University Student Foundation, who modeled the race after the Indianapolis 500, which his father had won in 1919. Racers compete in teams of four, racing relay-style for 200 laps (50 miles) along a quarter-mile (440 yards) cinder track. Thirty-three teams are selected in qualifications trials to compete in the main race. Money raised by the event goes towards a scholarship fund for working IU students.

    Events surrounding the race

    Billed as "The World's Greatest College Weekend," the race has expanded into a whole week of activities since its original founding; the Women's Little 500 (100 laps, or 25 miles) was first held in 1988 and continues to be run each year, and other events such as the Little Fifty Running Relay Race and Alumni Races add to the festivities. Infamous cyclist Lance Armstrong said that the race was "the coolest event I ever attended." During his run for presidency the then senator Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the Little 500 woman's race in 2008. The race has raised more than $1 million in scholarship money over the years.

    Raise

    Raise may refer to:

  • To bring up, see parenting
  • Raise borer, a raise is a shaft in a mine which joins two levels by definition mined upwards (raised)
  • Raise, a term used in poker
  • Raise (mining), an underground passageway in mines
  • An increase in salary
  • A term used in magic, meaning: to summon or conjure
  • Raise!, the name of a 1981 album by Earth, Wind and Fire
  • Raise (album), the name of a 1991 album by Swervedriver
  • R@!SE, a group created by Integrated Software Engineering students of Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri.
  • Raise, Cumbria, England
  • Raise (Lake District), the name of the 12th highest mountain in the Lake District on the north-west coast of England
  • RAISE, Rigorous Approach to Industrial Software Engineering, a formal specification language called RSL and a set of tools based on it
  • RAISE, Redundant Array of Independent Silicon Elements, a data integrity feature in SandForce-based SSDs
  • raise - a PL/SQL error-handling command
  • See also

  • Raising (disambiguation)
  • Raise (Lake District)

    Raise is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between Thirlmere and Ullswater.

    Topography

    The Helvellyn range runs broadly north-south for about 7 miles (11 km), remaining above 2,000 ft (600 m) throughout its length. Raise is near the centre of this ridge, with Stybarrow Dodd to the north and White Side to the south. As with many of these fells, Raise displays smooth grassy slopes on the west and rougher ground to the east. Here however the contrast is much less marked than further south around Helvellyn and Nethermost Pike.

    Unusually for such a high fell, the slopes of Raise do not have a toehold at valley level on either side. In the west the boundary streams of Sticks Gill (West) and Brund Gill meet just below White Side's Brown Crag. As Fisherplace Gill they descend a further thousand feet to the valley, and originally turned north to join St John's Beck. All of this changed as part of the Thirlmere reservoir scheme in 1894, when a water race was constructed to carry most of the water into the lake. To the east the fell is also squeezed out at height by its neighbours, failing to reach the shore of Ullswater. Raise has a short eastern ridge, Stang, descending between Sticks Gill (East) and Glenridding Beck, but these streams combine above the site of the old Greenside Mine to leave Sheffield Pike and Birkhouse Moor overlooking Glenridding.

    Raise (mining)

    In underground mining a raise refers to a vertical or inclined excavation that leads from one level, or drift, to another. A raise may also extend to surface. There are four excavation methods for raises:

  • Conventional or open raise
  • Long-hole or drop raise
  • Alimak
  • Raise boring
  • Raises serve a number or purposes including:

  • Transportation of ore and waste rock
  • Ventilation
  • Creating a free face for mining
  • Movement of workers via manway ladders
  • References

    Hell (Father Ted)

    "Hell" is the first episode of the second series of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, and the seventh episode overall.

    In this episode, Graham Norton makes his first of three appearances as Father Noel Furlong.

    Plot

    The episode begins as Ted struggles to remember why the day, 19 July, feels important to him. He and Dougal think for several minutes, before Jack emerges in swim wear and flip-flops. They realize it is time for their annual holiday. They decide to go on to Kilkelly Caravan Park, staying in the caravan of a friend. When Dougal protests, Ted reminds him that the caravan they're using this year is different from the one they used last year. Approaching the park, they see a large, luxurious caravan which they mistake as theirs. In fact, it belongs to a young couple who are showering as the priests enter. The priests are reported and are soon in trouble with the gardaí. Dougal wonders which caravan is theirs, with Ted realizing it is the small, squalid model at the other end. There is barely enough room for the three priests.

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    Raise A Little Hell

    by: Life, Sex And Death

    Well the black man
    Workin' on the chain gang
    He don't know what evil left behind
    We all need to raise a little hell
    Before we get to Heaven
    Well the farm man pullin' tractors through the sand
    He should plow his governmental man
    Well the green man he don't understand
    Everywhere you go people all around are sinkin' low
    Sinkin' low
    We all need to raise a little hell
    Before we get to Heaven




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