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Vuk Rađenović Vuk Radjenovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Рађеновић) (born June 7, 1983 in Ključ, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is an Germany-resident Serbian bobsledder who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was 11th in a four-men event at Igls in 2013. That was considered as a remarkable performance by Vuk and his team due to financial struggles of his national federation. Vuk and the Serbian Bobsleigh Team became known as people that "create a lot with nothing".His best two-man World Cup result is 18th in Igls in 2012. Rađenović finished 2012/13 World Cup season in 26th place of Men's Four-Man with 352 . He was selected to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the four-man event where he finished 18th. His best world cup results are 2010: 2man in Lake Placid, NY, USA, 16th place; and 2012: 2man in St Moritz Switzerland, 18th place.
Nadzeya Vysotskaya Nadzeya Vysotskaya (Belarusian: Надзея Высоцкая ; born September 18, 1988) is a Belarusian artistic gymnast. She was a member of the national elite team in 2004, competing at the European Championships in Amsterdam. She competed at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, where she earned 21st place on the vault (8.693 points), 32nd place on balance beam (8.262), 35th place on floor exercise (8.425), and 60th place in the all-around (total of 25.749 points). The following year, in 2006, Vsotskaya competed at the European Championships in Volos, Greece. Her best single score, 13.562 on vault, placed her 16th in that event. She also earned 47th place on floor exercise (12.875) and 49th place on balance beam (13.050), and her all-around score was 39.700 placing her in 60th place once again. Vsotskaya's scores contributed to the Belarusian team's total of 157.650, which earned them 14th place.
Billy Roe Billy Roe (born May 7, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997–1998 and 2000–2002 seasons with 16 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500. His best IRL finish was a 12th place at Nashville Speedway in 2001. In the 1997 Las Vegas Motor Speedway race, he fielded his own car. Prior to racing in the IRL he competed in Toyota Atlantic from 1991 to 1995, however, he never competed in more than 3 races in a single season. He also competed in 2 Indy Lights races in 1992. After racing in the IRL he competed in the 2003 and 2004 seasons of the Infiniti Pro Series, finishing 16th and 10th in points.
Dancing Rain Dancing Rain (foaled on 24 April 2008) is a retired Thoroughbred mare that was bred in Ireland and raced in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Japan. Dancing Rain was the unanticipated winner of the 2011 Epsom Oaks and won the Preis der Diana in the later part of her three-year-old season. Her form faltered late in her three-year-old year, finishing 16th out of a field of 19 horses in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup in Japan. Her four-year-old season was plagued with injury and she did not run in a race until late October 2012. Retired at the end of 2012, Dancing Rain became a broodmare at Clairemont Stud in Hampshire and was subsequently sold to Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for £4.2m while in foal to Frankel.
2014–15 Udinese Calcio season The 2014–15 season was Udinese Calcio's 35th in Serie A, and their 20th consecutive season in the top-flight. Having missed out on European football for the first time since the 2010–11 season, the club competed domestically in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia, finishing 16th and being eliminated in the round of 16, respectively.
Janet Beer Janet Beer (b. 1 August 1956) is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool. She took over from Howard Newby in February 2015, having previously been Vice-Chancellor at Oxford Brookes University and Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of Humanities, Law and Social Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Eric Sunderland Eric Sunderland, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (18 March 1930 – 24 March 2010) was a Welsh anthropologist and academic. He served as Principal and then Vice-Chancellor of the University College of North Wales from 1984 to 1995, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales from 1989 to 1991. He had previously taught at the University of Durham, where he had risen to be Professor of Anthropology (1971 to 1984) and Pro Vice-Chancellor (1979 to 1984). In retirement, he held a number of royal appointments: he served as High Sheriff of Gwynedd for 1998/1999, and as Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd from 2000 to 2006.
Mohd Noh Dalimin Professor Dato Dr. Mohd Noh Dalimin, BSc (Gadjah Mada University), MSc PhD (Lond), DIC (Imperial College), DSDK, PGDK, ASDK, is a Professor of Physics (Energy and Materials). He is the second Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) , from October, 2008 until October 2016 replacing Prof. Dato. Dr. Ismail Hj. Bakar. Prior to that, he was the Vice-Chancellor of University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) between 2005 and 2008, and a Deputy Vice-Chancellor between 1998 and 2005, in the same university.
Zameer Uddin Shah Zameer Uddin Shah (born 15 August 1948) is a retired Indian Army general. He is an alumnus of St Joseph’s College, Nainital. He last served as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning & Systems), Indian Army. After retirement, he served for some time as an administrative member on the bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal. He is the Ex Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. He assumed the appointment of Vice-Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University on 17 May 2012 and his term ended on 16th May 2017. The Vice- Chancellor, despite having spent more than 40 years in the Army, has had considerable experience in the fields of education, judiciary and diplomacy. He is the former Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University who had promised AMU to make it the no. 1 university of the country by the end of his 5 year tenure. He lived up to his promise as AMU has been ranked as the no. 1 university of India by The Times Higher Education Ranking dated Sept 2017. He was highly speculated to be the vice president of India in 2017.
Universities UK Universities UK is an advocacy organisation for universities in the United Kingdom. It began life as the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP) in the nineteenth century when there were informal meetings involving vice-chancellors of a number of universities and principals of university colleges. The current president is Janet Beer, vice-chancellor of the University of Liverpool. The current Chief Executive is Alistair Jarvis, who took up this role in August 2017.
William Henry Bateson William Henry Bateson (1812, Liverpool, Lancashire – 1881 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British scholar and, from 1857 until 1881, Master of St John's College, Cambridge. In 1858 Bateson held the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He was the father of the geneticist William Bateson and Margaret Bateson, and the grandfather of cyberneticist Gregory Bateson.
Pontifical Gregorian University The Pontifical Gregorian University (Italian: "Pontificia Università Gregoriana" ; also known as the Gregoriana) is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy. It was originally a part of the Roman College founded in 1551 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and included all grades of schooling. The university division of philosophy and theology of the Roman College was given Papal approval in 1556, making it the first university founded by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1584 the Roman College was given a grandiose new home by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was renamed. It was already making its mark not only in sacred but also in natural science.
V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai (; born 20 October 1949) is President of Mewar University, Chiittorgarh, Rajasthan, India. Concurrently he serves as the Honorary President of the Human Development Foundation India, a Civil Society Organisation in the National Capital Region, New Delhi. He was Executive Vice-President of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment, Govt of Kerala during the period 2011-2014. Simultaneously he held positions as the Principal Secretary, Science & Technology Dept of the Govt of Kerala, Chairman of the Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority and the Kerala Biotechnology Commission. Prior to that Prof. Pillai was the Vice-Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ), New Delhi ( 2006-2011) holding simultaneously the position of the Chairman, Distance Education Council, Govt of India. He served as Vice-Chairman & Chairman of the University Grants Commission, Govt of India, New Delhi during the period 2003-2006. He was the Executive Director of the National Assessment and Accreditaition Council ( NAAC), Govt of India, during the period 2000-2003. Prior to that Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai was the Vice-Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Govt of Kerala and held additional charge of the Cochin University of Science and Technology (1996-2000). In 2000 he was on a Visiting Research Professor assignment in the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. From 1983 to 1986, Dr. Pillai worked in various academic and research executive positions in the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam such as the Founder Professor and Director of the School of Chemical Sciences, Dean of Faculty of Science, Founder Director of the School of Professional Distance Education, Director, College Development Council and Controller of Examinations of the University. During the period 1977-1983, Dr. Pillai worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, on deputation from Calicut University, Kerala, in the Universities of Tubigen and Mainz, Germany. From 1971 to 1983, he worked in the Universities of Kerala and Calicut University as UGC/CSIR Junor and Senior Research Fellow, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the area of Chemical Sciences. Professor Rajasekharan Pillai is an Elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Distinguished Fellow of the Kerala Academy of Sciences, and an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers ( IETE), New Delhi. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and an Honorary Senior Fellow of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banaglaore.
University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is an ancient university founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen, petitioned Pope Alexander VI on behalf of James IV, King of Scots to establish King's College, making it Scotland's third-oldest university and the fifth-oldest in the English-speaking world. The university as it is today was formed in 1860 by a merger between King's College and Marischal College, a second university founded in 1593 as a Protestant alternative to the former. Today, Aberdeen is consistently ranked among the top 200 universities in the world and is one of two universities in the city, the other being the Robert Gordon University.
Jagan Nath University, Jaipur Jagan Nath University, Jaipur, Village Rampura, Tehsil Chaksu, Jaipur (Rajasthan) is a private university founded in 2008 in Rajasthan. Prof. V. K. Agarwal is Vice-Chancellor of the University. Prof. Mahendra Tiwari is Head & Dean of the Department of Law. UGC has approved the University after submission of compliance.
Cash-Landrum incident The Cash-Landrum Incident was a highly reported unidentified flying object sighting from the United States in 1980, which witnesses insist was responsible for damage to their health. It is one of very few UFO cases to result in civil court proceedings.
Unidentified submerged object An unidentified submerged object or USO is an unidentified object submerged in water. The term is not necessarily paranormal.
1976 Tehran UFO incident The 1976 Tehran UFO Incident was a radar and visual sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) over Tehran, the capital of Iran, during the early morning hours of 19 September 1976. During the incident, two F-4 Phantom II jet interceptors reported losing instrumentation and communications as they approached the object. These were restored upon withdrawal.
Right Said Fred (song) "Right Said Fred" is a novelty song written by Ted Dicks, and Myles Rudge, famously recorded as a single by Bernard Cribbins in 1962. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart. It is about three men (the narrator, "Fred", and "Charlie") working as manual labourers who are trying to move an unidentified object (although it is clarified that it has feet, a seat, handles and candleholders) in a building without success, eventually failing and giving up after having dismantled said object, part-demolished the building (including removing a door, wall and the ceiling) and taking numerous tea breaks. The lyrics do not specify whether Fred recovers from "half a ton of rubble falling on his dome" prior to the others having a final teabreak and going home.
Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting The Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting occurred on June 24, 1947, when private pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed that he saw a string of nine, shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at speeds that Arnold estimated at a minimum of 1,200 miles an hour (1,932 km/hr). This was the first post-War sighting in the United States that garnered nationwide news coverage and is credited with being the first of the modern era of UFO sightings, including numerous reported sightings over the next two to three weeks. Arnold's description of the objects also led to the press quickly coining the terms "flying saucer" and "flying disc" as popular descriptive terms for UFOs.
BG Geminorum BG Geminorum is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Gemini. It consists of a K0 supergiant with a more massive but unseen companion. The companion is likely to be either a black hole or class B star. Material from the K0 star is being transferred to an accretion disk surrounding the unidentified object.
McMinnville UFO photographs The McMinnville UFO photographs were taken on a farm near McMinnville, Oregon, United States, in 1950. The photos were reprinted in "Life" magazine and in newspapers across the nation, and are often considered to be among the most famous ever taken of a UFO. Most UFO skeptics have concluded that the photos are a hoax, but many ufologists continue to argue that the photos are genuine, and show an unidentified object in the sky.
World UFO Day World UFO Day is an awareness day for people to gather together and watch the skies for unidentified flying objects. The day is celebrated by some on June 24, and others on July 2. June 24 is the date that aviator Kenneth Arnold reported what is generally considered to be the first widely reported unidentified flying object sighting in the United States, while July 2 commemorates the supposed UFO crash in the 1947 Roswell UFO Incident.
Nash-Fortenberry UFO sighting The Nash-Fortenberry UFO sighting was an unidentified flying object sighting that occurred on July 14, 1952, when two commercial pilots (William B. Nash and William H. Fortenberry) claimed to have seen eight UFOs flying in a tight echelon formation over Chesapeake Bay in the state of Virginia.
Kenneth Arnold Kenneth A. Arnold (March 29, 1915 – January 16, 1984) was an American aviator and businessman. He is best known for making what is generally considered the first widely reported unidentified flying object sighting in the United States, after claiming to have seen nine unusual objects flying in tandem near Mount Rainier, Washington on June 24, 1947.
St. George, Lauderhill, Florida St. George was a census-designated place (CDP) in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,450 at the 2000 census. It now serves as a neighborhood of Lauderhill, Florida.
Boyd H. Anderson High School Boyd H. Anderson High School (also called "Boyd Anderson", or "B.A.", located in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida) is an suburban high school in Broward County. Boyd H. Anderson serves Lauderdale Lakes, and parts of Tamarac, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale and Lauderhill. Boyd H. Anderson High School is located in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. We serve 1900 students who have the opportunity to enroll in one of our two Magnet programs. The International Baccalaureate (IB), which houses the Middle Years Programme, the Career-related Programme, as well as the Diploma Programme, gives students the opportunity to engage in a curriculum that gives a global perspective, while preparing them for exams that will earn them up to 4 semesters of college credits and the possibility of a guaranteed Bright Futures Academic Scholarship. The school also has a Health and Wellness Program, which, prepares students to get State certified in Electrocardiogram (EKC), Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA), and Personal Training. The Culinary program prepares students to gain certification in Self Serve and Prostart, which enables students to apply for jobs in local restaurants and hotels.
Perry E. Thurston, Jr. Perry E. Thurston, Jr. (born January 30, 1961) is a Democratic politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2016. He currently represents the 33rd district, which encompasses Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, North Lauderdale, Margate, Oakland Park, and surrounding areas in Broward County. He previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Fort Lauderdale area from 2006 to 2014, and was the House minority leader in his final term. Thurston was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General of Florida in 2014.
Morrie Elis Morris "Morrie' Elis (August 28, 1907 – May 31, 1992 in Lauderhill, Florida) was an American bridge player. Elis was from Lauderhill, and was a graduate of New York University.
Flatline (B.o.B song) "Flatline" is a song by American rapper B.o.B, initially released on SoundCloud in January 2016. "Flatline" is a diss song aimed at physicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, who he had gotten into an argument with on Twitter, over B.o.B's stated belief that the earth is flat. In addition to dissing Tyson and expressing belief in a flat earth, the song's lyrics also include other conspiracy theories, including Holocaust denial, "mirror lizards", and the belief that Freemasons are indoctrinating young people. The lyrics to the song refer to science as a cult. Following criticism, B.o.B removed the song from his SoundCloud account, but it survives on YouTube and other sites where it was reposted. In April 2016, B.o.B included the song on a mixtape titled "E.A.R.T.H. (Educational Avatar Reality Training Habitat)", but the song lyrics had been rewritten as titled as pt. 2.
XXXTentacion Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy (born January 23, 1998), known professionally as XXXTentacion (stylized as XXXTENTACION and xxxtentacion) , and often referred to as X; is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Lauderhill, Florida. He is known for his distorted production and violent lyrics.
Lauderhill, Florida Lauderhill, officially the City of Lauderhill, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 66,887. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. Its sister city is Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago.
Escapades (Azealia Banks song) "Escapades" is a song recorded by American rapper Azealia Banks for her upcoming sophomore album, "". Production of the song was handled by O/W/W/W/L/S, while the song was penned by Banks alone. The original version of the song was released as a free streaming single, on June 26, 2017, to Banks' SoundCloud. The "Radio Edit" of the song was released to SoundCloud on August 9, 2017. On September 1, 2017, Banks released the final version of the song to iTunes.
Soundcloud rap Soundcloud rap is a genre mixing lo-fi music with hip hop music that had originated on Soundcloud. DLBCovers, Playboi Carti, Lil Pump, and Denzel Curry are often cited as examples as well as XXXTentacion with heavy metal influence.
Fuck Ugly God "Fuck Ugly God", censored as "F*ck Ugly God" is a single by American rapper Ugly God. The song was released on June 27, 2017 on Ugly God's SoundCloud account and on the same day it was released for digital download as a single by Asylum Records. It is the second single from his debut mixtape "The Booty Tape" after "Water". The track was produced by ParisVVS. The song currently has over 7 million plays on SoundCloud.
Staying Power (album) Staying Power is the twentieth and final studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, released on July 27, 1999. The album was White's first release for five years, and his only recording for the Private Music label, with whom he had signed following a four-album deal with A&M which had culminated in 1994 with the acclaimed "The Icon Is Love", his most successful album since the 1970s.
Weathermaker Music Weathermaker Music is the record label owned by the American rock band Clutch and their manager Jack Flanagan. Weathermaker Music LLC was formed in June 2008. Weathermaker Music was mostly known to work with Clutch and their side project, the psychedelic jazz-rock alter ego The Bakerton Group. In 2012 Weathermaker signed and released product by The Company Band, and The Mob. Both groups include Weathermaker Music principal owners. On March 19th, 2013 Weathermaker Music released the Clutch record ” Earth Rocker” on CD and vinyl. At the end of 2013 Weathermaker Music released “Earth Rocker Live” which is a double 12 inch vinyl picture disc version of the “Earth Rocker” studio release on one LP, and the same track listing recorded live from various cities on their 2013 USA tour on the second LP. In 2013 Weathermaker Music signed Deep Swell, featuring Clutch member Tim Sult on guitar. Their record, “Lore of the Angler” was released October 15th, 2013. Weathermaker Music signed the Maryland-based group Lionize in 2013 as well. Entitled “Jetpack Soundtrack”, this Lionize record was released on February 18th, 2014 in North America, April 11th, 2014 in Europe, and February 14th, 2014 in the UK. The Lionize signing marks the label’s first signing of an independent artist to Weathermaker Music.
Chris Webby Christian Webster (born October 13, 1988), better known by his stage name Chris Webby, is an American rapper from Norwalk, Connecticut. Chris Webby has released many mixtapes such as the DJ Drama-hosted "Bars On Me" (2012) and his EP "There Goes the Neighborhood" (2011), which peaked at number 101 on the "Billboard" 200. He has worked with various artists such as Freeway, Mac Miller, Joell Ortiz, Big K.R.I.T., Method Man, Prodigy, Gatzby, Bun B, Tech N9ne, and Kid Ink. In 2013 he and his label Homegrown Music signed a deal with E1 Music. He then released "Homegrown", another EP, in November 2012. Webster released his debut studio album "Chemically Imbalanced" on October 27, 2014.
The Private Years The Private Years is a box set released by Private Music in 1999. It features five of Yanni's albums for Private Music: "Reflections of Passion", "In Celebration of Life", "Dare to Dream", "In My Time", and "Live at the Acropolis", as well as the DVD of his concert film, "Live at the Acropolis".
The Brilliance The Brilliance, stylized as the BRILLIANCE, are an American worship music duo of David Gungor and John Arndt. They come from various locations in the United States. The band started making music in 2010. Integrity Music signed the band. "Brother" is the first studio album by The Brilliance. This charted on the "Billboard" Christian Albums chart.
Black Cat Music Black Cat Music is a punk rock band from San Francisco Bay Area, California. They were formed in the summer of 1998 by former members of bands such as The Criminals and the Receivers. The music combined elements of punk & rock and roll with dark, poetic lyrics. After its formation, Black Cat Music released an EP & first full-length record on Cheetah's records. Soon thereafter, Black Cat Music signed to Lookout! Records. The band played live shows up and down the west coast, and on several national tours. In 2004, the band released a video for the song "the Jet Trash", directed by Vincent Haycock.
Hammock Music Hammock Music, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is the label imprint owned and operated by the band Hammock. The label is distributed by Redeye Worldwide. In 2015, Hammock Music signed Slow Meadow, an ambient music project by Matt Kidd, to their label imprint. Hammock Music released Slow Meadow's self-titled debut in August 2015.
Homemade Jamz Blues Band Homemade Jamz Blues Band is an American, Tupelo, Mississippi-based blues trio, consisting of siblings Ryan (vocal and guitar), Kyle (bass) and Taya (drums) Perry. In December 2007, the trio made music history as the youngest blues band to achieve a record deal: the Toronto-based NorthernBlues Music signed the band when Ryan was aged 16, Kyle was 14 and Taya was 9. Their debut album, "Pay Me No Mind," was released in June 2008.
Private Music Private Music was an American independent record label founded in 1984 by musician Peter Baumann as a "home for instrumental music." Baumann signed Yanni, Suzanne Ciani, Andy Summers, Patrick O'Hearn, Leo Kottke, and his former bandmates, Tangerine Dream. The label specialized in new-age music, but made a sharp turn to the mainstream, with signings of Taj Mahal, Ringo Starr, Etta James, and A. J. Croce. Its releases were distributed by then-emerging BMG (the label's earliest recordings having been distributed by RCA), which bought Private Music in 1996.
Interstate (Mike Burns & Mark Lewis) Interstate is an LA-based electronic music production duo made up of Mike Burns (born 1972 in Miami Beach) and Mark Lewis (born in South London). The production pair became known to fans and the industry back in 2005 when Armin Van Buuren's Netherlands based record label Armada Music signed them to a 3 track deal. Their breakthrough single "I Found U" was later featured on Paul Oakenfold's Grammy nominated Creamfields compilation. They have had releases on Paul Van Dyk's Vandit Records as well as System Recordings in the US.
Scare Campaign Scare Campaign is a 2016 Australian horror film written and directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, and starring Meegan Warner, Ian Meadows, Olivia DeJonge and Josh Quong Tart.
When a Stranger Calls (2006 film) When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American horror film directed by Simon West and written by Jake Wade Wall. The film stars Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy and Clark Gregg. Camilla Belle plays a babysitter who starts to receive threatening phone calls from an unidentified stranger, played by both Tommy Flanagan and Lance Henriksen. The film is a remake of Fred Walton's 1979 horror film of the same name which became a cult classic for its legendary opening 20 minutes which this remake extended to a feature length film.
The Visit (2015 American film) The Visit is a 2015 American found footage horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn.
List of horror films of the 1930s A list of horror films released in the 1930s. The American horror film was properly created in the 1930s, most notably the Universal Horror film productions. "White Zombie" is considered to be the first feature length zombie film and has been described as the archetype and model of all zombie movies. A number of Hollywood actors made a name for themselves in horror films of this decade, in particular Bela Lugosi ("Dracula", 1931) and Boris Karloff ("Frankenstein", 1931). Fredric March won an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", 1931. Films of this era frequently took their inspiration from the literature of gothic horror and more often dealt with themes of science versus religion rather than supernatural themes.
The Village (2004 film) The Village is a 2004 American psychological horror film, written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, Bryce Dallas Howard, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, and Brendan Gleeson. The film is about a village whose inhabitants live in fear of creatures inhabiting the woods beyond it referred to as "Those We Don't Speak Of." Like other films written and directed by Shyamalan from the same time period, "The Village" has a twist ending.
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Andrew Monument, based on a book of the same name by Joseph Maddrey. The film is examines the appeal of the horror film genre to audiences and the relationship that the genre has to events in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries.
Hawa (film) Hawa (English translation - Wind) is a 2003 Hindi horror film starring Tabu. The film was an unofficial remake of the 1983 American horror film "The Entity" which starred Barbara Hershey. Hawa was later dubbed into Telugu as "Naa Intlo Oka Roju" and then in Tamil as "Raja Leelai".
Signs (film) Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and executive produced by Shyamalan, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Sam Mercer. A joint collective effort to commit to the film's production was made by Blinding Edge Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company. It was commercially distributed by Touchstone Pictures theatrically, and by Touchstone Home Entertainment in home media format. Its story focuses on a former Episcopal priest named Graham Hess, played by Mel Gibson, who discovers a series of crop circles in his cornfield. Hess slowly discovers that the phenomena are a result of extraterrestrial life. It also stars Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. "Signs" explores faith, kinship, and extraterrestrials.
The Houses October Built The Houses October Built is a 2014 American found footage horror film and the directorial debut of Bobby Roe, who also starred in the movie. It was produced by Zack Andrews (who also starred) and Steven Schneider, whose hits include "Paranormal Activity", "Insidious", "The Devil Inside" and M. Night Shyamalan's "The Visit" and "Split". The film was given a limited theatrical release on October 10, 2014 and was released to home video on January 6, 2015. Filming partially took place at several haunted house attractions, which Roe would later include in a list of "America's Scariest Haunted Houses" that he released as marketing material for the film.
Meet Me There Meet Me There is a 2014 American horror film directed by Lex Lybrand. The movie, written by Brandon Stroud and Destiny Talley, is based on true stories from Talley's childhood. It premiered on April 4, 2014 as part of the New Orleans Film Society's Film-O-Rama festival. Since then, the film has played in numerous film festivals across the U.S., including the Sunscreen Film Festival, Sioux Falls Indievents, Innovative Film Festival, Beta Film Festival, and Wizard World Chicago's inaugural Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival.
Relativity (Emarosa album) Relativity is the debut album by American post-hardcore band Emarosa released on July 8, 2008 through Rise Records. "Relativity" was produced by Kris Crummett, producer of other bands such as Drop Dead, Gorgeous and Fear Before, whom Jonny Craig worked with on Dance Gavin Dance's debut album the year before.
Anthony Rossomando Anthony Rossomando is an American writer-producer, composer, and guitarist. He along with Carl Barât was a founding member of Dirty Pretty Things. He previously stood in for Pete Doherty in The Libertines as a touring member. He has also been a live member of British New Rave band Klaxons. He was also a member of Boston-based band The Damn Personals. He also has co-written songs with D'angelo, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Cathy Dennis. Anthony Rossomando's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.
Up the Shambles – Live in Manchester Up the Shambles – Live in Manchester is a live DVD of the band Babyshambles. The DVD was released without the bands prior knowledge according to bassist Drew McConnell. The DVD was released around the time of the band's second album "Shotters Nation", but not only featured a much older version of the band, it was recorded prior to the release of the first album "Down in Albion". The set list features not only songs on the band's debut but B-sides, unreleased songs and songs by Pete Doherty's former band The Libertines.
The Libertines The Libertines are an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band, centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty, has also included John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums) for most of its recording career. The band was part of the garage rock revival and spearheaded the movement in the UK.
Stalking Pete Doherty Stalking Pete Doherty is a rockumentary assembled from footage shot by Max Carlish, a BAFTA Award–winning film director. As the title suggests, it is about both attempts by Carlish to interview Pete Doherty.
The Greatest of All Lost Arts The Greatest of All Lost Arts is the second album by the American post-hardcore band Lower Definition. The album was recorded in early 2008 with producer Kris Crummett and was released on July 8. The album contains 11 tracks, with Jonny Craig providing guest vocals on "Pueblo Cicada". The band hand-picked Kris Crummett as their producer. This album marks the last appearance by bassist Stefan Toler and founding member/drummer Valentino Arteaga.
Dirty Pretty Things (band) Dirty Pretty Things were an English band fronted by Carl Barât, a member of The Libertines. The formation of the band was announced in September 2005, after a dispute between Barât and Pete Doherty led to the breakup of The Libertines in 2004. Barât had worked with Vertigo Records and had previously revealed that his new project was with the label. Didz Hammond announced he was leaving the Cooper Temple Clause to join the band alongside Libertines drummer Gary Powell and guitarist Anthony Rossomando, who had filled in for Doherty following his departure from The Libertines. They played their first shows in October 2005 in Italy and Paris, France. They announced their split on 1 October 2008 and played their final shows during November.
Paul Roundhill Paul Nicholas Roundhill (born 25 March 1955 in London) is an English artist and writer based in the East End of London, England. He is best known for his association with musician Pete Doherty, acting as his self-styled literary agent and previously running the website balachada.com (Bala Chadha being street slang for crack cocaine from the Bengali translation of "good white"), which was closed by Doherty in May 2006.
Live at Bamboozle 2010 (Dance Gavin Dance album) Live at Bamboozle 2010 is the first live album released by the post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance. The album was released on October 18, 2010 and features a live recording of the band's performance at the 2010 Bamboozle Left in Angel Stadium on March 27, 2010. The live performances reunites former vocalist at the time, Jonny Craig and Jon Mess.
Books of Albion The Books of Albion, or Journals: The Collected Writings of Peter Doherty, is an anthology of the poetry and diary entries of English musician and poet Pete Doherty. He is also currently a member of the group Babyshambles but is most known for his time as front man of The Libertines. The book has writings from 1999 up until 2007 and was released on the 30 May 2007 by Orion Books.
NPO Best NPO Best is a television channel operated by Dutch public broadcaster KRO-NCRV and launched as HilversumBest on 1 December 2006. NPO Best presents highlights of more than sixty years of Dutch television history. The channel was founded by Han Peekel. In April 2009 HilversumBest renamed into Best24. On 10 March 2014 the channel changed its name into NPO Best
John Ranelagh John Ranelagh (John O'Beirne Ranelagh) is a television executive and producer, and an author of history and of current politics. He started his career in television with the British Broadcasting Company, first for BBC News and Current Affairs on "Midweek". As Associate Producer he participated in the making of "Ireland: A Television History". Later a member of the team that started Channel 4, he conceived the Equinox program, developed the "commissioning system", and served as Board Secretary. He was apparently the first television professional appointed to the Independent Television Commission (ITC), a government agency which licensed and regulated commercial television in Britain from 1991 to 2003.
The Greatest Event in Television History The Greatest Event in Television History is a mockumentary television series created by Adam Scott and Naomi Sablan. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim on October 12, 2012 and ended on January 23, 2014 with a total of four episodes. Each episode originally aired independently as a special presentation, several months apart.
Hearts and Souls "Hearts and Souls" is the fifth episode of the sixth season and 115th overall of the American crime drama "NYPD Blue". "Hearts and Souls" originally aired in the United States on ABC on Tuesday November 24, 1998, at 9:30 pm Eastern time as a 90-minute special. The episode was directed by Paris Barclay and written by Steven Bochco, David Milch, Bill Clark and Nicholas Wootton. It was the culmination of months of public speculation on the method of closure that would be employed to write Jimmy Smits's critically acclaimed Bobby Simone character out of the regular cast and clear the way for Smits' replacement, Rick Schroder. "Hearts and Souls" was a critical and commercial success, achieving both high ratings and positive critical feedback and is now regarded as one of the greatest television episodes in television history. It marked the second high-profile replacement of the partner for lead character, Detective Andy Sipowicz, played by Dennis Franz.
Jessica Biel Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress, model and producer. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family-drama series "7th Heaven", for which she achieved recognition. The series is the longest-running series that ever aired on The WB channel and is the longest-running family drama in television history. As of late summer 2017, she is the series lead, title character, and executive producer of USA Network's new limited-series-format murder mystery "The Sinner".
ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning over 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. "ER" follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the room's physicians and staff. The show became the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history. It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award, and received 124 Emmy nominations, which makes it the most nominated drama program in history. "ER" won 116 awards in total, including the Peabody Award, while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series.
General Hospital General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American daytime television medical drama. It is listed in "Guinness World Records" as the longest-running American soap opera in production and the second longest-running drama in television in American history after "Guiding Light". Concurrently, it is the world's second longest-running scripted drama series in production after British serials "The Archers" and "Coronation Street", as well as the world's second-longest-running televised soap opera still in production. "General Hospital" premiered on the ABC television network on April 1, 1963. Same-day broadcasts as well as classic episodes were aired on SOAPnet from January 20, 2000, to December 31, 2013, following Disney-ABC's decision to discontinue the network. "General Hospital" is the longest-running serial produced in Hollywood, and the longest-running entertainment program in ABC television history. It holds the record for most Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, with 13 wins.
Charisma (horse) Charisma (1972 - 2003) was a horse ridden by New Zealander Mark Todd. Charisma won many competitions in the sport of eventing. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest event horses ever to have competed. He stood  hands .
2005 World Series of Poker The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. The conclusion of the Main Event on July 15 marked the close of play, and the largest prize in sports and/or television history at the time ($7,500,000) was awarded to the winner. ESPN's broadcast began July 19 with coverage of WSOP Circuit Tournaments, and coverage of the Main Event began October 11 and ended November 15.
Allan Wicks (Edward) Allan Wicks CBE (born 6 June 1923, Harden, West Yorkshire, died 4 February 2010) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Canterbury Cathedral for nearly 30 years. He was an early champion of the music of Olivier Messiaen and Peter Maxwell Davies. He also directed the specially-commissioned music for the 1951 revival of the York Mystery Plays, regarded as the greatest event in the Festival of Britain celebrations.
Diandra Tchatchouang Diandra Tchatchouang (born June 14, 1991) is a French basketball player currently playing in the French League for CJM Bourges Basket. She has played the Euroleague with Basket Lattes, and in June 2012 she made her debut for the French national team. She is 1.87 meters tall and plays as a forward.
List of France national football team captains The France national football team (French: "Equipe de France" ) represents the nation of France in international association football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (FFF) (French: "Fédération Française de Football" ) and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The team played its first official international match on 1 May 1904 against Belgium. Since its first competitive match, more than 800 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. Of them, 105 have served as captain of the national team. This list contains football players who have served as captain of the French national team and is listed according to their number of matches captained.
Yorick Treille Yorick Treille (born July 15, 1980) is a professional French ice hockey forward currently with Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble of the Ligue Magnus. Treille was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1999, but never played in the NHL. He went to university at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and has played for the Providence Bruins and Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, as well as teams in Finland, Switzerland, and Germany. Treille played for the French national team at the 2008 IIHF World Championship, where he had 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 games. His brother, Sacha Treille, also plays for the French national team.
Grégory Lamboley Grégory Lamboley (12 January 1982) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14, the top competition of rugby in France. Lamboley has also played for the French national team. His usual position is as a lock or a flanker. Prior to playing for Toulouse he played for Massy. He made his debut for the French national team in 2005 in a match against Scotland. He was educated at the Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux.
Franck Ribéry Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (] ; born 7 April 1983) is a French professional footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich. He is a former France national team player. He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side although being right-footed, and is known for pace, energy, skill and precise passing. Ribéry is described as a player who is fast, tricky and an excellent dribbler, who has great control with the ball at his feet. Since joining Bayern, he has been recognised on the world stage as one of the best French players of his generation. The previous talisman of the French national team, Zinedine Zidane, has called Ribéry the "jewel of French football".
Gilles Dumas Gilles Dumas is the coach of the Toulouse Olympique rugby league club. He is a former French international player (1985–1993). He previously coached the French team of Saint Gaudens in Elite 1 and the French national team (1998–2004). he has also been the manager of the French national team more recently (2005–2008), in particular during their 2008 World Cup campaign.
Virimi Vakatawa Virimi Vakatawa (born 1 May 1992) is a Fijian born rugby union player who plays for Racing 92 in the Top 14 and the French national team. His position is wing and centre. He joined the French 7s team in 2014 and in January 2016, he was included in the French national team for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.
Corinne Diacre Corinne Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football coach and former football defender. She played throughout her career for ASJ Soyaux in Division 1 as well as the French national team from 1993 to 2005. In August 2014, she became the first woman to coach a men's professional football team (Clermont Foot) in a competitive match in France. She is currently the head coach of the French women's national team.
List of French NBA players The following is a list of French players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside France but have represented the French national team.
Tahiti national football team The Tahiti national football team is the French national team of French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football. The team consists of a selection of players from French Polynesia, not just Tahiti, and has competed in the Oceania Football Confederation since 1990.
List of GetBackers episodes The episodes for the anime series "GetBackers" were produced by Studio Deen and based on the manga series of the same name written by Yuya Aoki and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. The series premiered on Tokyo Broadcasting System in Japan on October 5, 2002 and ran for forty-nine episodes until September 20, 2003 under direction of Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Keitaro Motonaga. The plot follows the "GetBackers", a group that retrieves anything that was lost. The team is primary composed by Ban Mido, a man born with the illusionary technique "Evil Eye", and Ginji Amano the former leader of a gang called "The VOLTS", a powerful group in the dangerous territory called the Limitless Fortress in Shinjuku.
Keitarō Urashima Keitarō Urashima (浦島 景太郎 , Urashima Keitarō ) is a fictional character and the protagonist from Ken Akamatsu's manga and anime "Love Hina". He is voiced by Yūji Ueda (Japanese) and Derek Stephen Prince (English). His name is inspired by Keitarō Arima as well as the mythological character Urashima Tarō
The Dream of Gerontius The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, is a work for voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Sir Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by John Henry Newman. It relates the journey of a pious man's soul from his deathbed to his judgment before God and settling into Purgatory. Elgar disapproved of the use of the term "oratorio" for the work, though his wishes are not always followed. The piece is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work, and some consider it his masterpiece.
Arima Haruzumi Arima Haruzumi (有馬 晴純, 1483 – March 19, 1566) was a Japanese feudal lord in the Sengoku era. Initially known as Arima Sadazumi, he held the title of "Shuri-dayu" and a position in the "shobanshu", the private guard of the Shogun. His tenure as lord had the Arima at the height of their power, controlling trade in the strategically important Shimabara Peninsula, near modern-day Nagasaki. Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the 12th Ashikaga shogun, recognizing his strategic importance and strength, allowed him to take a character from his name and call himself "Haruzumi."
Naru Narusegawa Naru Narusegawa (成瀬川 なる , Narusegawa Naru ) is a fictional character in the "Love Hina" series by Ken Akamatsu and one of the central characters in the franchise. Known for her fiery temper and tendency to use physical violence to punish central character Keitaro Urashima, she is the first female introduced in the series who is trying to pass the University of Tokyo entrance exams. Her studies along with her developing relationship with Keitaro is one of the focal points in the series. Her Japanese voice actress is Yui Horie and her English voice actor is Dorothy Elias-Fahn.
Prefectural Earth Defense Force Prefectural Earth Defense Force (県立地球防衛軍 , Kenritsu Chikyū Bōei Gun ) is a manga series by Kōichirō Yasunaga which ran in Shōnen Sunday Super beginning in 1983. The manga was written as a parody gag manga inspired by the tokusatsu series "Ultra Seven". An anime OVA based on the manga was released in 1986. The anime was released on DVD in North America by ADV Films on April 18, 2006.
William Henry Reed William Henry "Billy" Reed (29 July 18752 July 1942) was an English violinist, teacher, minor composer, conductor and biographer of Sir Edward Elgar. He was leader of the London Symphony Orchestra for 23 years (1912–1935), but is best known for his long personal friendship with Elgar (1910–1934) and his book "Elgar As I Knew Him" (1936), in which he goes into great detail about the genesis of the Violin Concerto in B minor. The book also provides a large number of Elgar's sketches for his unfinished Third Symphony, which proved invaluable sixty years later when Anthony Payne elaborated and essentially completed the work, although Reed wrote that in his view the symphony could not be completed.
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (あかね色に染まる坂 , lit. "The Hill Dyed Rose Madder") , also known in short as "Akasaka", is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Feng and first released for the PC as a DVD on July 27, 2007. A version without adult content was released under the title "Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Parallel" on July 31, 2008 by GN Software for the PlayStation 2. A port of this version of the game was released for the PlayStation Portable on December 17, 2009 under the title "Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Portable". The gameplay in "Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka" follows a plot line which offers pre-determined scenarios with courses of interaction, and focuses on the appeal of the six female main characters. Two light novels were produced in December 2007 and February 2008 written by different authors, and an Internet radio show began in April 2008. A manga adaptation began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen magazine "Comp Ace" on June 26, 2008 illustrated by Homare Sakazuki. An anime adaptation produced by TNK and directed by Keitaro Motonaga aired in Japan between October and December 2008.
Shamo (manga) Shamo (軍鶏 ) is a Japanese action manga series written by Izo Hashimoto and illustrated by Akio Tanaka. It was started to be serialized in "Weekly Manga Action" in 1998 and moved to "Evening" in 2004. It was discontinued in 2007 due to creative differences but returned in 2011 and ended in 2015. It tells a story of a boy who killed his parents and turned himself into a cold-blooded martial artist. The manga inspired a Hong Kong film adaptation that was released in 2007.
List of Love Hina episodes Love Hina (ラブ ひな , Rabu Hina ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was adapted into a 24 episode anime series by Xebec, which aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 19, 2000 to September 27, 2000. The opening theme was "Sakura Saku" (サクラサク ) and the closing theme was "Kimi Sae Ireba" (君さえいれば ) . Both songs were written by Ritsuko Okazaki and performed by Megumi Hayashibara. The two themes were released as a CD single, which debuted on the Oricon charts at Number 7. A 25th episode was later created and released as a DVD bonus. The series and bonus episode were directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, written by Shō Aikawa and featured character designs by Makoto Uno. After the series finished, Christmas and Spring specials followed, and finally a 3 part original video animation (OVA) series called "Love Hina Again". The series follows the daily life of Keitaro Urashima, the manager of an all-girls dorm, as he attempts to pass the Tokyo University entrance exams and to find the girl he promised to enter Tokyo U with when he was a child.
Madame Sin Madame Sin is a 1972 British thriller film directed by David Greene and starring Bette Davis, Robert Wagner, Denholm Elliott and Gordon Jackson. The screenplay was written by Greene and Barry Oringer.
Godspell (film) Godspell (also known as "Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew") is the 1973 musical film of the Off-Broadway musical "Godspell" created by John-Michael Tebelak with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Directed by David Greene with stars Victor Garber as Jesus and David Haskell as Judas/John the Baptist, the film is set in contemporary New York City. John-Michael Tebelak is credited as co-writer of the screenplay and served as the creative consultant, although director David Greene said Tebelak did not write the screenplay.
The People Next Door (1970 film) The People Next Door is a 1970 film directed by David Greene and starring Eli Wallach and Julie Harris. JP Miller adapted the screenplay from his 1968 "CBS Playhouse" teleplay.
The Dark Light (film) The Dark Light is a 1951 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Albert Lieven, David Greene, Norman Macowan. It was filmed at a rented country estate in Gilston and on location around Portsmouth.
Merrell Jackson Merrell Jackson (April 26, 1952 – February 23, 1991) was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film "Godspell" (1973). He sang "All Good Gifts".