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Everest (2015 film) Everest is a 2015 British-American biographical adventure film directed and co-produced by Baltasar Kormákur, co-produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nicky Kentish Barnes, Tyler Thompson and Brian Oliver and written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy, adapted from Beck Weathers' memoir "Left for...
La vacanza La vacanza (AKA Vacation) is a 1971 Italian drama film by Tinto Brass. It stars Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September 1971 where it was awarded the 'Best Italian Film' prize. This was followed by a theatrical release in Italy on 5 April 1972. A year earlier...
Figaro (Disney) Figaro is a fictional character who first appeared in Disney's "Pinocchio".
Sylvester the Cat Sylvester J. Pussycat Sr., usually called Sylvester, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic, 40, 50, or 60-Inch tall Tuxedo cat in the "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" series of cartoons. Most of his appearances have him often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonza...
Jiminy Cricket Jiminy Cricket is the Walt Disney version of The Talking Cricket (Italian: "Il Grillo Parlante" ), a fictional character created by Carlo Collodi for his children's book "The Adventures of Pinocchio", which Disney adapted into the animated film "Pinocchio" in 1940. Originally an unnamed, minor character ...
Donald Duck Donald Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is most famous for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous and temperame...
Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008), known as Bill Melendez, was a Mexican American character animator, film director, voice artist and producer, known for his cartoons for Walt Disney Productions (working on four Disney films "Pinocchio", "Fantasia", "Dumbo" and "Bambi"), War...
Donald's Quack Attack Donald's Quack Attack is an American television series which ran on The Disney Channel and was later rerun on Toon Disney. It premiered on November 2, 1992, along with "Mickey's Mouse Tracks", on The Disney Channel. It featured Disney animated short films, especially those with Mickey Mouse, Donal...
TaleSpin TaleSpin is an American animated television series based in the fictional city of Cape Suzette, that first aired in 1990 as a preview on The Disney Channel and later that year as part of "The Disney Afternoon", with characters adapted from Disney's 1967 animated feature "The Jungle Book", which was theatricall...
Mickey's Mouse Tracks Mickey's Mouse Tracks is an American animated television series on The Disney Channel which ran from 1992 to 1995, and featured Disney cartoons and animated short films, dating from before the advent of The Disney Channel. A similar show was "Donald's Quack Attack". The show premiered on November ...
The Mouse Factory The Mouse Factory is an American syndicated television series produced by Walt Disney Productions and created by Ward Kimball, that ran from 1972 to 1973. It showed clips from various Disney cartoons and movies, hosted by celebrity guests (credited as being "Mickey's Friend"), including Johnny Brown, ...
Humphrey the Bear Humphrey the Bear is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney studio in 1950. He first appeared in the Goofy cartoon "Hold That Pose", in which Goofy tried to take his picture. After that he appeared in four classic Donald Duck cartoons: "Rugged Bear", "Grin and Bear It", "Bearly Asleep", and "B...
1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1979 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial S...
1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923. The tea...
1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games si...
1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1981 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Barry Switz...
List of Oklahoma Sooners head football coaches The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma. The team has had 22 head coaches since organized football began in 1895. The Sooners have played in more than 1,200 games in its 121 seasons. In those seasons, eigh...
1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1978 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it...
Barry Switzer Center The Barry Switzer Center, on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Oklahoma, houses football offices, the football locker room, equipment room, the Siegfried Strength and Conditioning Complex, the Freede Sports Medicine Facility and the Touchdown Club Legends Lobby. The Center is located at ...
1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1984 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1984 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial S...
1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923. The tea...
1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma participated as members of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home ...
Monster Magnet (EP) Monster Magnet is a self-titled debut EP released by Monster Magnet in 1990. It was released on both CD and vinyl through Glitterhouse Records of Germany. "Snake Dance" and "Nod Scene" would later be rerecorded for their first album, "Spine of God", which was released in the following year. "Tractor...
Greatest Hits (Monster Magnet album) Greatest Hits is the title of New Jersey stoner rock band Monster Magnet's 2003 greatest hits album released by A&M Records. The first disc contains Monster Magnet's best known material, and contains tracks from 1991's "Spine of God" (albeit re-recorded) up until their 2000 effort, ...
Monster Magnet Monster Magnet is an American rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf (vocals and guitar), John McBain (guitar) and Tim Cronin (vocals and drums). The band first went by the names "Dog of Mystery", "Airport 75", "Triple Bad Acid" and "King Fuzz" before finally ...
X-ray specs X-ray specs are American novelties, purported to allow users to see through or into solid objects. In reality, the spectacles merely create an optical illusion; no X-rays are involved. The current paper version is sold under the name "X-Ray Spex"; a similar product is sold under the name "X-Ray Gogs".
Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol is the tenth studio album by the American stoner rock band Monster Magnet. According to the band's frontman Dave Wyndorf, the album is a "reimagined" version of their previous album, 2013's "Last Patrol", featuring four ne...
Dave Wyndorf David Albert Wyndorf (October 28, 1956) is the songwriter, lead vocalist, and a guitarist for the American rock group Monster Magnet. He is the frontman and only remaining original member of the band.
Poly Styrene Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was a British musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex.
Love Monster (EP) Love Monster is an EP released by the band Monster Magnet, although all songs on the album were recorded by the lead singer, Dave Wyndorf, in 1988, a year before the band was formed. Only 3,000 copies of "Love Monster" were released, making it Monster Magnet's rarest material.
Translucence (Poly Styrene album) Translucence is a 1981 post-punk album by Poly Styrene.
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" is a Frank Zappa composition, performed by The Mothers of Invention, released on the Mothers' debut album, "Freak Out!". It is the longest song on the album, at 12:17, consisting of 2 parts: "Ritual Dance Of The Child-Killer", and "Nullis...
2011 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2011 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 87th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place in Baltimore, Maryland on May 14, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Jose Lezcano, Royal Delta won the race by two and a half lengt...
2014 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2014 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 90th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 16, 2014, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, Stopchargingmaria won the race by a scant neck over runner-up Vero...
Maryland Jockey Club The Maryland Jockey Club is a sporting organization dedicated to horse racing, founded in Annapolis in 1743. The Jockey Club was founded more than 30 years before the start of the Revolutionary War and is chartered as the oldest sporting organization in North America. After 267 years it remains the...
2016 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2016 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 92nd running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 20, 2016, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Luis Saez, Go Maggie Go won the race by a two and one-half lengths over runner-up Ma ...
2007 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2007 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 83rd running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place in Baltimore, Maryland on May 18, 2007, and was televised in the United States on the Bravo TV network owned by NBC. Ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, Panty Raid, won the race by one and on...
2015 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2015 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 91st running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 15, 2015, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Javier Castellano, Keen Pauline won the race by a two and three-quarter lengths over ...
2017 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2017 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 93rd running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 19, 2016, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Nik Juarez, Actress won the race by a head over runner-up Lights of Medina. Approxima...
2013 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2013 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 89th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 17, 2013, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network. Ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, Fiftyshadesofhay won the race by a scant neck over runner-up Marathon L...
2010 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2010 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 86th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place in Baltimore, Maryland on May 14, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the Bravo TV network owned by NBC. Ridden by jockey Jose Lezcano, Acting Happy, won the race by one and...
2006 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes The 2006 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 82nd running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place in Baltimore, Maryland on May 19, 2006, and was televised in the United States on the Bravo TV network owned by NBC. Ridden by jockey Ramon Dominguez, Regal Engagement, lost the race by...
Special Correspondents Special Correspondents is a 2016 British-Canadian-American satirical comedy film written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais. The film is a remake of the , and stars Gervais, Eric Bana, Vera Farmiga, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, Benjamin Bratt, America Ferrera and Raúl Castillo. The film ha...
Shaun Micallef Shaun Patrick Micallef (born 18 July 1962) is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993. He first gained recognition as a cast member of the sketch comedy show "...
John Walker (Australian actor) John Walker is an Australian actor noted for his role in the sketch comedy show "Full Frontal" (1994–97) and its successor "Totally Full Frontal" (1998–99). His most notable characters in the series was sleazy news presenter Ian Goodings, as well as impersonating John Howard, the Prime Mi...
David Brent: Life on the Road David Brent: Life on the Road is a 2016 British mockumentary comedy film written, directed, and produced by Ricky Gervais and released by Entertainment One. The film stars Gervais as David Brent, a character he played in the BBC television comedy series "The Office", who has a film crew th...
List of The Ricky Gervais Show episodes The following is an episode list for "The Ricky Gervais Show", which is credited as the most downloaded podcast ever, with "nearly 8 million" downloads according to the BBC. The series stars Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant of "The Office" and "Extras" fame, as well as Karl Pil...
The Ricky Gervais Show The Ricky Gervais Show is a comedy radio show in the UK starring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington, later adapted into a podcast and a television series. Despite being named after the more famous Gervais, it mostly revolves around the life and ideas of Pilkington. The show star...
Michael Veitch Michael Veitch (born 29 November 1962) is an Australian author, actor and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows "The D-Generation", "Fast Forward" and "Full Frontal", as well as for his books on World War II aviation, marine science and travel.
Carrott's Lib Carrott's Lib is a British satirical comedy series broadcast between 9 October 1982 and 30 December 1983. It starred Jasper Carrott and a cast of many comedians. The show was not just a satirical comedy, it was also a sketch show with many comedians of the future, most famously Chris Barrie ("Red Dwarf", ...
Full Frontal (Australian TV series) Full Frontal was an Australian sketch comedy series which debuted in 1993. The show first aired on the Seven Network on 13 May 1993, and finished on 15 September 1997. "Full Frontal" is also known for launching the television careers of Eric Bana and Shaun Micallef.
Eric Bana Eric Banadinović (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana, is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series "Full Frontal" before gaining critical recognition in the biographical crime film "Chopper" (2000). After a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and ...
Skilly Williams Reginald George "Skilly" Williams (4 January 1890 – 19 June 1959) was an English association football player. Born in Watford, he played primarily as a striker during his amateur career, but later switched to become a goalkeeper. After playing for Leavesden Mental Hospital's football team, as well as fo...
List of Millwall F.C. seasons This is a list of all seasons played by Millwall Football Club from their early beginnings in the Southern League, to their inaugural season in 1920–21 in the English Football League and up to their last completed season. It details their record in the FA Cup, the League Cup and other majo...
1946–47 Colchester United F.C. season The 1946–47 season was Colchester United's fifth season in their history and their fifth in the Southern League. Alongside competing in the Southern League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Southern League Cup. New manager Ted Fenton began to assemble a team of professi...
1919–20 Watford F.C. season Watford Football Club is a association football team from the county of Hertfordshire, England. The 1919–20 season was their twentieth season of league football, and their first since 1914–15 due to the outbreak of the First World War. It was also their final season in the Southern League, h...
Poole Town F.C. Poole Town Football Club is a football club based in Poole, Dorset, England. They currently compete in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after being promoted as champions of the Southern League Premier Division in the 2015–16 season. They were established in 1880 and joined ...
Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover F.C., whose place in th...
List of Plymouth Argyle F.C. seasons Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English association football club based in Plymouth, Devon. They compete in Football League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, as of the 2012–13 season. The club was founded in 1886 as "Argyle Football Club". At this time,...
1896–97 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season The 1896–97 season was the twelfth since the foundation of Southampton St. Mary's F.C. and their third in league football, as members of the Southern League. The season was the most successful yet, with St. Mary's claiming the Southern League title for the first time and reach...
1914–15 Watford F.C. season Watford Football Club are an association football team from the county of Hertfordshire, England. The 1914–15 season was their nineteenth season of league football, since joining the Southern League as West Hertfordshire for the 1896–97 season. Watford finished the season as champions of the...
List of Watford F.C. players Watford Football Club is an English association football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. Formed as Watford Rovers in 1881, and renamed West Hertfordshire in 1893, the team joined the Southern League in 1896. West Hertfordshire merged with local rivals Watford St. Mary's for the start ...
Seven Churches (album) Seven Churches is the debut album by American death metal band Possessed. The title of the album refers to the Seven Churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation. "The Exorcist" begins with producer Randy Burns' version of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells", arranged and performed as it was ...
The UB40 File The UB40 File is a compilation album of all of UB40's 1980 Graduate recordings. The album first appeared as a double vinyl LP in 1985 and features all the tracks from "Signing Off" on Record One, the 3 tracks from the 12" single that accompanied "Signing Off" on the first side of Record Two with the track...
The Butcher and the Butterfly The Butcher and the Butterfly is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Queenadreena, released in May 2005 though One Little Indian and Imperial Records. The album features writing from frontwoman KatieJane Garside, guitarist Crispin Gray, and drummer Pete Howard, as well ...
Generationals Generationals are an American new wave duo formed in New Orleans, Louisiana. The duo, consisting of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer, released their debut album, "Con Law", in July 2009. An EP, "Trust", followed in November 2010. Their second full-length album, "Actor-Caster" was released on March 29, 2011. Th...
Edward (EP) Edward is an EP from London singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss, better known as Emmy the Great, released on August 10, 2009 on UK indie label Close Harbour Records. It is a collection of songs written before the release of her debut album First Love but not recorded in the album sessions. Moss stated on her My...
More UB40 Music More UB40 Music is a compilation album of all of UB40's 1980 Graduate recordings. The album first appeared as a Dutch import on double vinyl LP (cat no. GRADLP 44) and cassette (cat no. GRADMC 44) in 1983 and features all the tracks from "Signing Off", the three tracks from the 12" single that accompani...
Skynyrd's First and... Last Skynyrd's First and...Last was the original name of the posthumous compilation album first released in 1978 by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The original 1978 version of the album is now out of print. In 1998, it was repackaged, renamed and re-released as Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle...
Berry Berry Singles Berry Berry Singles is an album by Nana Kitade, released in November 2007. It is her first compilation album, and it features the singles "Kesenai Tsumi", "Kiss or Kiss", and the single "Antoinette Blue", and more for nine songs total. Also features three bonus tracks including a reworking of "Kesen...
Daisy Chainsaw Daisy Chainsaw were an English alternative rock band, active between 1989 and 1995. They originally featured KatieJane Garside as lead vocalist and lyricist on the band's early EPs and debut album, "Eleventeen" (1992), before her departure in 1993. The band's live performances were noted for their wild h...
Funky Town (album) Funky Town (stylized FuNKYToWN) is the debut studio album by Kenyan alternative hip hop group Camp Mulla. It was released on September 29, 2012. News of the album first came out on the group's WordPress blog on 17 April 2012, the same day the music video for "Hold It Down", the first single from the ...
Ross Geller Dr. Ross Eustace Geller, Ph.D., is a fictional character from the NBC sitcom "Friends", portrayed by David Schwimmer. Ross is considered by many to be the most intelligent member of the group and is noted for his goofy, pathetic but lovable demeanor. He is a compulsive liar to avoid arguments or situations ...
Julie Maddalena Julie Maddalena is an American voice actress who has worked on dubs of Japanese anime, cartoons, and video games. Some of her voice roles are Silvia Maruyama from "Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan", Arusu from "Tweeny Witches", Hikaru Shido from "Magic Knight Rayearth", Tamaki Nakamura from "", Sakuya Kum...
Joey Tribbiani Joseph Francis "Joey" Tribbiani, Jr. is a fictional character from the NBC sitcoms "Friends" and its spin-off "Joey", portrayed by Matt LeBlanc. An Italian-American struggling actor, he lives in New York City with his roommate and best friend, Chandler Bing, and hangs out in a tight-knit group of friends...
The One with the Rumor "The One with the Rumor" is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the American television situation comedy "Friends", which aired on NBC on November 22, 2001. It continues the series' annual Thanksgiving-themed episode tradition, and guest-stars cast member Jennifer Aniston's then-husband Bra...
Meghan Markle Rachel Meghan Markle (born August 4, 1981), is an American actress, model and humanitarian from Los Angeles. Since 2011 she has portrayed Rachel Zane on the legal drama series "Suits" and is also known for her work as FBI special agent Amy Jessup in the sci-fi thriller "Fringe".
List of Friends characters Various characters appeared in the sitcom "Friends", which aired for ten seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004. It featured six main cast members: Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry), Ross Geller (David Schwimme...
List of Jennifer Aniston performances American actress Jennifer Aniston made her screen debut in the television series " Molloy" (1990). Her film career began in the horror film "Leprechaun" (1993). She gained worldwide recognition in the 1990s for portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom "Friends" (1994–2004),...
Zen Gesner Zen Brant Gesner (born June 23, 1970) is an American television and movie actor. He is perhaps most recognized for his roles as Sinbad in the syndicated television series "The Adventures of Sinbad", and was a regular cast member on the ABC daytime drama "All My Children" as bad boy and rapist Braden Lavery. ...
Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress, producer, and businesswoman. She is the daughter of Greek-born actor John Aniston and American actress Nancy Dow. Aniston gained worldwide recognition for portraying Rachel Green on the television sitcom "Friends" (1994–2004), a r...
Chandler Bing Chandler's best friend is Ross Geller from the college. He and Ross were in a band named Way/No Way during college. He met Ross's sister, Monica Geller, and her friend, Rachel Green, while celebrating Thanksgiving at Ross's House. Chandler was the first person to know about Ross's love for Rachel. He move...
2007 Miami Dolphins season The 2007 Miami Dolphins season was the 38th season for the team in the National Football League and 42nd season overall. The team nearly went winless for the season, but on December 16, the third to last game of the regular season, they beat the Baltimore Ravens, giving them a final record of...
Pieter Huistra Pieter Egge Huistra (] , born 18 January 1967) is a Dutch football coach and former winger, who currently serves as assistant manager at Pakhtakor Tashkent FK in Uzbekistan. Huistra played for the Scottish Premier Division club Rangers from 1990-95. He left there to play for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J....
1995 New York Jets season The 1995 New York Jets season was the 36th season for the team and the 26th in the National Football League. The Jets entered the 1995 season with their third different head coach in as many years as former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Rich Kotite was hired to replace Pete Carroll, who was f...
2008–09 Phoenix Suns season The 2008–09 Phoenix Suns season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was to be a promising one, filled with All-Star talent at several positions. It was believed over the offseason, the Suns would be able to better incorporate Shaquill...
2010–11 Real Valladolid season The 2010–11 Spanish football season is Real Valladolid's first season in the second level in Spanish football since the historical 2006–07 season, in which the team promoted to La Liga with 88 points. After the salvation attempt of the previous season, Javier Clemente was sacked on 23 Jun...
1977 New York Jets season The 1977 New York Jets season was the 18th season for the team and the 8th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 3–11 record from 1976 under new head coach Walt Michaels and beginning the post-Joe Namath era. However, the Jets struggled with their t...
2009–10 Luton Town F.C. season The 2009–10 season was the 124th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. Luton's 24th-place finish in Football League Two in 2008–09 meant that the club competed in the Conference Premier for the first time in its history, and in a division outside of the Football League for th...
Lisa Ryckbosch Lisa Ryckbosch is the current director of Professional, Corporate & Community Relations at DePaul University. She previously served as the head coach of the UIC Flames women's basketball team from 2002 to 2011 and holds the record for most wins in UIC women's basketball history. In her fifth season as he...
2010–11 Celtic F.C. season The 2010–11 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Celtic. New manager Neil Lennon made considerable changes to the Celtic team for the 2010-11 season. He sold Aiden McGeady for a then Scottish record £9.5 million along with captain Stephen McManus and fan favourite Artur Boru...
2015 Buffalo Bills season The 2015 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise’s 56th overall season as a football team, 46th in the National Football League, third under leadership of general manager Doug Whaley and first under new head coach Rex Ryan, who signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract on January 12, 2015 afte...
Girly Edition "Girly Edition" is the twenty-first episode in the ninth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 19, 1998. In the episode, Lisa and Bart Simpson must co-anchor a new news program, though when Bart is seen as a m...
Miranda de Souza Canavarro Miranda de Souza Canavarro (1849-1933) was a Portuguese noblewoman, notable as the first woman to convert to Buddhism on American soil (in 1897) and later a Buddhist nun in Ceylon. She became known as Sister Sanghamitta, while in America she was often known as Marie. She was the wife of the P...
Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series "The Simpsons". She is the middle child and most intelligent of the Simpson family. Voiced by Yeardley Smith, Lisa first appeared on television in "The Tracey Ullman Show" short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987. Cartoonist Matt Gro...
Lumbini Development Trust Lumbini Development Trust (1985) or (लुम्बिनी बिकाश कोष) was founded for the purposes of restoring the Lumbini Garden under the master plan of the government of Nepal. Lumbini is the traditional birthplace of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, who was born in the 7th or 6th century BC.Ac...
Navayana Navayana (Devanagari: नवयान, IAST: "Navayāna") means "new vehicle" and refers to the re-interpretation of Buddhism by B.R. Ambedkar. Ambedkar was born in a Dalit (untouchable) family during the colonial era of India, studied abroad, became a Dalit leader, and announced in 1935 his intent to convert from Hindui...
Buddhism in Bangladesh It is said that Lord Buddha once in his life came to this region East Bengal to spread Buddhism and he was successful to convert the local people of East Bengal to Buddhism. East Bengal what today known as Bangladesh was a Buddhist country before islamic invasion which came to force during 13th c...
Christmas Humphreys Travers Christmas Humphreys, QC (15 February 1901 – 13 April 1983) was an English barrister who prosecuted several controversial cases in the 1940s and 1950s, and later became a judge at the Old Bailey. He also wrote a number of works on Mahayana Buddhism and in his day was the best-known British co...
Religion in Thailand Religion in Thailand is varied. There is no official state religion in the Thai constitution, which guarantees religious freedom for all Thai citizens, though the king is required by law to be Theravada Buddhist. The main religion practiced in Thailand is Buddhism, but there is a strong undercurren...