Wikipedia
Hoop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Gregor Hoop (born 1964), Liechtenstein alpine skier
- Imbi Hoop (born 1988), Estonian footballer
- Jesca Hoop (born 1975), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Josef Hoop (1895–1959), Liechtenstein politician
- Martin Hoop (1892–1933), German politician
- Ronald Hoop (born 1967), Dutch-Surinamese footballer
- Wyn Hoop (born 1936), German singer
Hoop may refer to:
- barrel
- Basketball, also referred to as Hoops
- Celtic F.C., nicknamed the Hoops
- Hoop (magazine), an American basketball magazine
- Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics) is one apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics
- Hoop (surname)
- Hooping, a modern subculture revolving around hoopdance by the The Rubens, 2015
- "Hoops" (song), a 1996 song by Ruby by The Rubens, 2015
- Hoops (video game), a 1989 basketball video game
- HOOPS 3D Graphics System, a 3D Graphics API, part of The HOOPS 3D Application Framework
- Queens Park Rangers, nicknamed the Hoops
- Shamrock Rovers F.C., nicknamed the Hoops
- Shamrock Rovers Hoops, an Irish basketball club
- Sphincter, a colloquial term for the anatomical structure, a circular muscle
A hoop is an apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics and may be made of plastic or wood, provided that it retains its shape during the routine. The interior diameter is from 51 to 90 cm, and the hoop must weigh a minimum of 300g. The hoop may be of a natural colour or be partially of fully covered by one or several colours, and it may be covered with adhesive tape either of the same or different colour as the hoop.
Fundamental requirements of a hoop routine include rotation around the hand or body and rolling, as well as swings, circles, throws, and passes through and over the hoop.
Many of the techniques of rhythmic gymnastics have been adopted by the modern hooping community.
HOOP is an official NBA publication, produced by Professional Sports Publications. The magazine features in-depth interviews with players, and also highlights the players' lives off the court.
Other popular sections include celebrity interviews and Dance Life. The magazine also profiles the latest in sneakers, basketball-related clothing, as well as music, DVDs and technology.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash answers readers' questions in his "Straight Shooter" column. Golden State Warriors guard Nate Robinson is the player video game editor and Miami Heat forward Shane Battier serves as Tech Editor and reviews products online for hoopmag.com.
HOOP also publishes international editions such as HOOP Japan, which features basketball English lessons from English, baby!
Alvarez or Alvares (sometimes Álvarez and Álvares) may refer to:
Álvarez (sometimes Alvarez) is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Álvaro". It may refer to several people:
- Al Alvarez, British author
- Felix Alvarez, Gibraltar human and civil rights activist and defender, recipient of the Queen's OBE award.
- any of several members of a prominent Spanish-American family:
- Luis F. Alvarez, U.S. physician
- Walter C. Alvarez, U.S. physician
- Mabel Alvarez, U.S. oil painter
- Luis Walter Alvarez, U.S. physicist and Nobel Laureate
- Walter Alvarez, U.S. geologist responsible for discovering the reasons behind Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event
- Onion News Network's Brooke Alvarez, played by Suzanne Sena
Hely is both a given name and a surname, and may refer to:
Usage examples of "hely".
Given that Conrad Helier is dead, he can't possibly be the Eliminators' real target-and if their promise that Silas Arnett will be released after he's given them what they want is honest, he isn't the real target either.
Recontextualized by the accusations which the anonymous judge had brought against Silas Arnett, it implied that Conrad Helier had thought of the transformer plagues as a good thing: an opportunity rather than a curse.
But I called a pal of mine in St Helier who works on the local rag and he reckons your man's at home.
What you did in the Crash was excusable, and we're very grateful to you for delivering the stability of the New Reproductive System, but what Conrad Helier is doing now has to be planned and supervised by all of us.
It isn't as if the sterility transformers would have put an end to the human race if Helier hadn't been around.
Karol was only thirty years short of the current world record for longevity, but he still thought of Conrad Helier as the product of an earlier generation: a generation that was now lost to history.