The characters of this series of books were the Thornton family-principally the children Andrea, Dion, Lindsey and Peter.

* English footballer Dion Dublin, who has played for Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Coventry City, as well as the national team, lives with his wife and family in Stratford.

Some of the Italian groups who had national chart hits included Dion and the Belmonts in 1958 with " I Wonder Why ", The Capris with " There's A Moon Out Tonight " in 1960, The Demensions, The Elegants, The Mystics, The Duprees, Vito & the Salutations, The Gaylords, Johnny Maestro, and The Del-Satins.

Celine Dion then sang " God Bless America ", and later the Dixie Chicks sang the national anthem, " The Star-Spangled Banner ".

Between the bets and the celebrity smalltalk, there are musical performances by top-ranking artists like Coldplay, Kiss, t. A. T. u., Whitney Houston, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Aerosmith, Bryan Adams, Shakira, Britney Spears, Scorpions, Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf, Elton John, Tokio Hotel, Miley Cyrus, Ashley Tisdale, Joe Cocker, Lady Gaga, Luciano Pavarotti, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Robert Plant, Status Quo, Leona Lewis, David Bowie, Cher and Tina Turner.

Caesars has opened the Plaza, an open-air area with celebrity chef Bradley Ogden's eponymous restaurant and the Colosseum, where Céline Dion ( A New Day ...) and Elton John ( The Red Piano ) were regular performers.

Along with 1988 winner Celine Dion, ABBA are among the few Eurovision winners to achieve international superstar status.

As with Falling into You, Let's Talk About Love was a major success for Dion, reaching number-one all over the world, attaining platinum status in twenty-four sales territories, and becoming Dion's fastest selling album of her career.

Other Canadian artists with long-time international careers, like Anne Murray, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, and Shania Twain, have used recording studios in Canada specifically to maintain Cancon status.

Chuck Taylor of Billboard magazine wrote that the single " Beautiful Boy " was " an unexpected gem " and called Dion " a timeless, enormously versatile artist ", Chuck Arnold of People Magazine, however, labeled the album as excessively sentimental, while Nancy Miller of Entertainment Weekly opined that " the whole earth-mama act is just opportunism, reborn ".

He was also at the same time gaining practical experience as a safe breaker and highwayman, and learning how to shoot to kill from a Neanderthal convicted murderer named Gene Geary, later committed to Chester Asylum as a homicidal maniac, but whose eyes misted with tears when the young Dion sang a ballad about an Irish mother in his clear and syrupy tenor.

Dion had been approached to join the flight, although it is unclear exactly when he was asked.

Belle and Dion separate when Jack asks her to support him.

In Dion Fortune's novel The Winged Bull, the main character invokes the name of Iacchus when he is unsure what to call a particular god he wishes to summon.

There were several stages in their history, including the 1958 – 1960 period with Dion DiMucci, when the group was named Dion and the Belmonts.

Further success in Europe, Asia, and Australia came when Dion represented Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Ne partez pas sans moi ( Don't Go Without Me ) and won the contest by a close margin in Dublin, Ireland.

Those delegates ended up being pivotal in helping Dion pass Gerard Kennedy for third place on the first convention ballot, and eventually win the leadership when Kennedy swung his own support behind Dion after the second ballot.

Orchard's nomination fight was ultimately terminated on January 3, 2008 when Dion announced via a news release that Joan Beatty would be appointed as the candidate for that riding, a decision that was the subject of some controversy.

He was named Opposition House Leader by interim Liberal leader Bill Graham in 2006, and continued to serve in this role under the leadership of Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff until September 2010 when he was promoted to Deputy Leader.

Secondly, Dion underscores that without recognition by the Government of Canada and when opposed by a strong minority of citizens, a unilateral declaration of independence faces much difficulty in gaining international recognition.

In 1995 he survived controversy when he was caught and admitted to smoking marijuana with teammates Matthew Hart and Dion Nash while on tour at their hotel.

All the materials he had to work with was a strip board nailed to the floor with a row of tallow candles It wasn ’ t until 1849, when Jefferson returned to New York that he began to earn both critical and financial success though not nearly to the extent he would earn later in life In 1861 due to his failing health and the death of his wife, he left to go to San Francisco and then on to Australia After spending four years in Australia, he left for London and met Dion Boucicault who would revise Rip Van Winkle, turning it from just a play in Jefferson ’ s repertoire to being “ a pronounced success and ran for one hundred and seventy nights .” Opening night on September 5, 1865 at the Adelphi Theatre in London sparked what would become one of the most celebrated characters of the stage in the 19th century.

His transfer to Aston Villa caused some rancour amongst City fans, who suggested a lack of loyalty from the No. 9, he was jeered by Coventry fans when Aston Villa played against Coventry during 1998 / 1999 season but today memories have mellowed and no City fan would deny the enormous contribution that Dion Dublin made to the club's fortunes.

Andie goes on to get Ben knocked out at a chick flick film, rapidly moves her stuff into his apartment, acts overly possessive and sensitive at all times, ruins boys poker night for him and his friends and takes him to a Celine Dion concert when he was under the assumption he was going to see a New York Knicks basketball game, which Andie had wanted.

We hear nothing of his life until the time when he accompanied his uncle Plato on his third journey to Syracuse, where he displayed considerable ability and prudence, especially in his amicable relations with Dion.

The creation process was born when Reo attended a family party thrown by his long-time friend Dion DiMucci, the lead singer of Dion and the Belmonts.

( One example of a defensive touchdown ending the game occurred on September 9, 2005 when Ohio defeated Pittsburgh 16 – 10 on an 85 yard interception return by Dion Byrum ; this occurred on the third play of overtime.

De Dion rear suspension was introduced in the mid-1980s and both geometries were on offer until 2002 when the live-axle option was phased out.

The next day Rae dropped out of the race and Ignatieff was acclaimed leader when Dion stepped down.

With the early resignation of Dion in December 2008, and the appointment of Ignatieff as leader of the party, McGuinty was named Environment and Energy critic when Ignatieff announced his shadow cabinet on January 22, 2009.

At the leadership convention, he supported Bob Rae, but then threw his support to Stéphane Dion when Rae was eliminated from the ballot.

Dion was also at KLSX when they played classic rock.

O ' Brien appeared on the 16 April 2011 episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's sports punditry programme Fighting Talk in celebration of National Record Shop Day ; also on the panel were Bob Mills, Dion Dublin, and Steve Lamacq.

In addition the new hit artist Ritchie Valens ,, J. P. " The Big Bopper " Richardson and Dion DiMucci, joined the tour to promote their recordings and to make an extra profit.

Cassius Dio reported that a group of one hundred men were sent as envoys from Egypt to make their case to the Romans against Ptolemy XII's restoration, but Ptolemy had their leader ( a philosopher named Dion ) poisoned and most of the other protesters killed before they reached Rome to plead their desires.

Then opposition leader Stéphane Dion argued that participation will allow Canadian firms to make " megatonnes of money ".

In 2005, Serneholt was ready to make music again, so she called Jörgen Elofsson, who had previously written for Britney Spears and Céline Dion.

Thus the six-year reign of the " Empire ", came to an end on November 30, 2002, after which the structure was razed to make room for a large concert hall created for singer Celine Dion.

The two-seater, three-wheeler featured an iron chassis, wheel steering, and a single-cylinder 6 hp engine of either their own make or at extra cost from De Dion.

He proceeded to make the following comment directed towards then-Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf, who was dating Avery's ex-girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert.

Current and recurrent CHR hits make up the bulk of the music the station plays ; virtually all music from before 1995 has been dropped, and the station no longer plays such traditional AC artists as Celine Dion, Elton John or Rod Stewart.

In the face of predictions that the decision would delay the cleanup and add to its cost, Dion directed the panel to complete its work by June 30, 2006, and not to make recommendations that would drive cleanup costs beyond the $ 400 million Ottawa and Nova Scotia had already committed.