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Johnny Jack Nounes Johnny Jack Nounes, also known as the "Beau Brummell of Galveston", was an organized crime boss in Galveston, Texas, United States, during the early 1900s. He, with one-armed George Musey, led the Downtown Gang, one of the two gangs which controlled most of the Galveston Crime Syndicate until the early 1930s. They fought for control of the island against the rival Beach Gang led by Ollie Quinn and Dutch Voight. As the prohibition era began, his gang came to be one of the dominant forces in the Galveston Crime Syndicate. Galveston became the main port of entry for liquor supply in Texas and many parts of the Midwest.
Hoodlum (soundtrack) Hoodlum is the soundtrack to the 1997 American crime drama film "Hoodlum". It was released on August 12, 1997 by Interscope Records and consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music. The soundtrack peaked at 94 on the "Billboard" 200 and 23 on the Top R&B Albums and contained Mobb Deep's single "Hoodlum" which went to 29 on the Hot Rap Singles.
Joseph Todaro Jr. Joseph "Big Joe" Todaro Jr. (born 1945 or 1946) is a Buffalo, New York businessman and former organized crime figure involved in labor racketeering, loansharking, illegal gambling, narcotics, and murder for hire. Joe Todaro Jr. became a business agent for the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 210. In 1984, Joe Todaro Jr. allegedly became the underboss of the Buffalo crime family after his father became the new head of the crime family, upon the retirement of his predecessor Samuel "Sam the Farmer" Frangiamore. In 1990, Joe Todaro Jr. resigned as business agent following investigations on the local's alleged ties to organized crime. Outside of organized crime, Todaro operates La Nova Pizzeria, a popular pizza restaurant in Buffalo.
James Marcello James J. Marcello (born December 13, 1943), also known variously as Little Jimmy, Jimmy Light and as Jimmy the Man Marcello, is an imprisoned crime boss who was a front boss for the Chicago Outfit criminal organization in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Organized crime observers identified Marcello as a figurehead during that period while the organization's day-to-day operations actually were run by John “No Nose” DiFronzo, Joseph “Joey the Clown” Lombardo, Joseph “Joe the Builder” Andriacchi and Angelo J. LaPietra. Marcello is the Cousin of Michael Hayes Marcello, and a cousin of Robert Urbinatti. He is also the father of Rocco Marcello.
Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum (lit. "My Brother is a Hoodlum") is a Filipino drama series developed for TV5 created by Deo J. Fajardo. It stars JC de Vera and Jasmine Curtis-Smith. It is a remake of the original movie where Robin Padilla played the role of Ben, a hoodlum, and Vina Morales, as Bing. The movie was first released in 1991, then a sequel entitled "Miss na Miss Kita: Ang Utol Kong Hoodlum 2" was made the following year. It is produced by Vic Del Rosario Jr., and Manuel V. Pangilinan and it also marks as the first primetime series produced by Viva Television for TV5 after a decade.
St. John Cemetery (Queens) St. John Cemetery is an official Roman Catholic burial ground located in Middle Village in the Queens borough of New York City. It is one of nine official Roman Catholic burial grounds in the New York Metropolitan Area. St. John, along with St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale, Long Island, is among the largest cemeteries in New York State. Since its opening, St. John has been the resting place of various famous and infamous people in New York City society, such as Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), Governor of the state of New York from 1983–1995, John F. Hylan (1868–1936), mayor of the city of New York from 1918–1925, Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), the first female Vice Presidential candidate representing a major American political party, Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States, and John J. Gotti (1940–2002), the head of the New York City based Gambino crime family from 1985–2002.
Lucky Luciano Charles "Lucky" Luciano ( ; born Salvatore Lucania November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was an Italian-American mobster and crime boss. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for the establishment of the first Commission. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family. He was, along with his associates, instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate.
Carl DeLuna Carl Angelo "Tuffy" DeLuna (April 30, 1927 – July 21, 2008) was an organized crime figure who was once the powerful underboss of the Kansas City crime family (the family). He was also brother-in-law to Kansas City crime boss Anthony Civella.
Still at Large Still at Large is the third and final album released by Crime Boss. Following the release of his successful second album, "Conflicts & Confusion", Crime Boss left Suave House Records and formed his own independent label called Crime Lab Records and released "Still at Large" through it. Though his previous two albums were produced by Suave House's T-Mix, Crime Boss himself handled a majority of the album's production. '
Frank Colacurcio Francis Colacurcio, Sr. (June 18, 1917 – July 2, 2010) was an American businessman and boss of the Seattle crime family known for running strip clubs in Seattle, Washington. He gained notoriety as a subject of ongoing federal investigations into organized crime in the city and was suspected of being an organized crime boss.
Auli'i Cravalho Auliʻ i Cravalho ( ;) is an American actress. She made her acting debut as the title character in the 2016 film "Moana".
Encounters of the Spooky Kind Encounters of the Spooky Kind () is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the lead role. The film was produced by Hung's production company Bo Ho Film Company. It was released as "Spooky Encounters" in the US. It is sometimes listed as "Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind", more blatantly mimicking the title of the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977). The film was the progenitor of the jiangshi film genre and one of Hong Kong's first kung fu horror comedies.
Auli Mantila Auli Mantila (born 27 May 1964) is a Finnish film director, writer, producer and actress.
Moana (2016 film) Moana ( ) is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 56th Disney animated feature film. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, co-directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams, the film introduces Auli'i Cravalho as Moana and features the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk. The film features music written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i, and Mark Mancina.
Iso suomen kielioppi Iso suomen kielioppi (lit. ""the large grammar of Finnish"") is a reference book of Finnish grammar. It was published in 2004 by the Finnish Literature Society and to this date is the most extensive of its kind. It is a collaboration written by noted Finnish language scholars Auli Hakulinen, Maria Vilkuna, Riitta Korhonen, Vesa Koivisto, Tarja-Riitta Heinonen and Irja Alho.
The Collector (1997 film) The Collector (Finnish: Neitoperho ) is a 1997 Finnish drama film directed by Auli Mantila. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
List of accolades received by Moana (2016 film) "Moana" is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, with Don Hall and Chris Williams as co-directors. Starring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, the film focuses on the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of the chief in a Polynesian tribe, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with a goddess. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod, in the hope of saving her people. The film had its world premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 14, 2016 and was released to theaters on November 23, 2016. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 96% positive film-critic reviews, based on 218 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10 and Metacritic gave a score of 81 out of 100, based on 44 reviews.
How Far I'll Go "How Far I'll Go" is a song from Disney's 2016 animated feature film "Moana". It was written and produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The song was performed in the film by American actress and singer Auli'i Cravalho in her role as Moana. Canadian singer Alessia Cara also recorded the song for the "Moana" soundtrack. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards and Best Original Song at the 74th Golden Globe Awards but lost both to "City of Stars" from "La La Land."
Encounters of the Spooky Kind II Encounters of the Spooky Kind II is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film produced, choreographed, starring Sammo Hung. The film was produced by Hung's production company, Bojon Films Company Ltd. It was released as "Spooky Encounters 2" in the US. It is sometimes listed as "aka Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2 ". Despite the title, the film is not a sequel to "Encounters of the Spooky Kind". The film's Chinese title literally translates as "Ghost Bites Ghost".
Arms (song) "Arms" is a song by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. The song was written by Perri herself, and serves as the second single from her debut album "Lovestrong" (2011). The song debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 94. The song's accompanying music video debuted on April 28, 2011 on "VH1". "Arms" then made a comeback in 2017 reaching #36 on the iTunes chart passing Auli'i Cravalho's "How Far I'll Go" from the Disney movie "Moana" (2017).
Khaglan Wala Khaglan Wala (ڪھگلانواله) is a village and union council of Isakhel Tehsil of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Isa Khel Tehsil and is located at 32°37'60N 71°16'0E.It is located on the northern bank of Kurram River. It is one of the villages situated on the western borders of Punjab province adjacent to KPK province. Its population is about 3000 people . It is a comparatively developed village as basic facilities like electricity, telephone, metallic road, internet, schools, water supply system and sewerage system are provided to the inhabitants of this village. It is also a well-planned village situated on a 40 feet wide (18' metallic) road. A 30' main street runs east to west through the village by equally dividing the entire village into two parts. Three other streets run north to south crossing the main street at 90°. There are four mosques including a grand mosque (Jamae Masjid or Waddi Maseet) situated in this settlement. The scene of river Kurram alongside bela jungle give beautiful look to this historical village. Khaglanwala is a hub of different routs coming from various villages situated on other side of the River Kurram to reach Isa Khel city.
Irkut River Irkut (Russian: Ирку́т , Mongolian: Эрхүү гол Buryat: Эрхүү гол ) is a river in the Buryat Republic and Irkutsk Oblast of Russia. It is the Angara River's left tributary. It flows out of lake Ilchir which is situated 50 km away from the highest peak of the Eastern Sayan Mountains, Munku-Sardyk. The length of the river is 488 km . The area of its basin is 15000 km2 . The Irkut River freezes up in late October or mid-November and stays icebound until late April or early May. The city of Irkutsk is located at the mouth of the Irkut River on the Angara River.
Suifenhe Suifenhe () is a county-level city in southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, located situated where the former Chinese Eastern Railway crosses the border with Russia's town of Pogranichny, Primorsky Krai. In January 2014 Suifenhe became the only Chinese city in which trading with Russian Ruble is allowed.
Ram Fortress The Ram Fortress is situated on a steep slope on the right bank of the River Danube, in the municipality of Veliko Gradište, Serbia. Situated on a rock which is from the northeast side tilted towards the Danube River. It is assumed that the city was built on an opposite side of fortress of Haram, from which nothing was left today, and which is located on the other side of the Danube. The remains of the city are in good condition today.
Metopus magnus Metopus magnus is a species of metopid first found in soil from the Murray River floodplain, Australia. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by its large body size and the shape of the macronucleus; this species' micronucleus is located situated in a small macronuclear concavity.
Geography of Atlanta The Geography of Atlanta encompasses 132.4 sqmi , of which 131.7 sqmi is land and 0.7 sqmi is water. The city is situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, and at 1050 ft above mean sea level, Atlanta has one of the highest elevations among major cities east of the Mississippi River. Atlanta straddles the Eastern Continental Divide, such that rainwater that falls on the south and east side of the divide flows into the Atlantic Ocean, while rainwater on the north and west side of the divide flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Atlanta sits atop a ridge south of the Chattahoochee River, which is part of the ACF River Basin. Located at the far northwestern edge of the city, much of the river’s natural habitat is preserved, in part by the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
AS Dragons Amicale Sportive Dragons is a Congolese football club based in Kinshasa. As of the 2007/2008 season they play in the Linafoot league, the top level of professional football in DR Congo. Their home games are played at Stade 24 Novembre.
Stade 7 Novembre du Kef Stade 7 Novembre du Kef (Arabic: ملعب 7 نوفمبر بالكاف‎ ‎ ) Home ground of Olympique du Kef, located in the city of El Kef in northwest Tunisia, and it has the capacity of 9,000.
Dinajpur Dinajpur (] ; Bengali: দিনাজপুর ) is a city of Rangpur Division situated in northern part of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located in the Dinajpur District, near the capital city of Rangpur Division,413 km north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. It is situated in 25o37' N. latitude and 88o39' E longitude on the eastern bank of the river Punarvhaba. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi Bechapara, Pulhat, Koshba on the south, on the east of Sheikhupura and by the river Punarbhava on the west.
Stade 24 Novembre Stade 24 Novembre, formerly known as Stade Reine Astrid and today Stade Cardinal Malula, is a stadium located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It opened in 1937 and serves as the home of AS Dragons.
Brothers of a Feather: Live at the Roxy Brothers Of A Feather: Live At The Roxy is a live album by Chris and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes. It was released on July 10, 2007, and was later followed by a DVD release with extra tracks in September, 2007. The album features two new songs, some old Black Crowes songs, as well as some covers. The album is a compilation from several shows at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, California recorded during the 2006 Brothers of a Feather tour. The show features an intimate duet performance by the Robinson brothers, with most of the songs featuring only one or two guitars and vocals, with occasional accompaniment from Mona Lisa Young and Charity White, the Black Crowes' backing vocals duo, as well as a guest appearance by Tenor Saxophonist Dave Ellis of The Left Coast Horns.
Warpaint Live Warpaint Live is a live album by American southern rock band The Black Crowes, released on April 28, 2009. This is the first Black Crowes live album since "" in 2006 and it features live versions of the whole "Warpaint" album. Recorded live on March 20, 2008 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA. The double CD precedes the release of the live concert DVD later in 2009.
Johnny Colt Johnny Colt (born Charles Brandt; May 1, 1966) is an American bass guitar player who formerly played with the southern rock bands Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Black Crowes.
Trigger Hippy Trigger Hippy is an American rock band composed of Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, guitarist Guthrie Trapp, singer Joan Osborne and bassist Nick Govrik. Formerly of the group are Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring, former Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed, session guitarist Tom Bukovac and singer/songwriter and Black Crowes guitarist Jackie Greene.
Shake Your Money Maker (album) Shake Your Money Maker is the debut studio album by American rock band The Black Crowes, released in February 1990 on Def American Recordings. It is the only album by the band to feature guitarist Jeff Cease. The album is named after a classic blues song written by Elmore James. The Black Crowes have played the song live many times over the years, but it is not included on this album.
Chris Robinson Brotherhood Chris Robinson Brotherhood is an American blues rock band formed in 2011 by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson while The Black Crowes were on hiatus. The band has released four studio albums: "Big Moon Ritual", "The Magic Door", "Phosphorescent Harvest", and "Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel". The band consists of Robinson, guitarist Neal Casal, keyboardist Adam MacDougall, bassist Jeff Hill (who replaced original bassist Mark Dutton in 2016), and drummer Tony Leone (who replaced original drummer George Sluppick in January 2015).
Wiser for the Time Wiser for the Time is the fifth live album by American southern rock band The Black Crowes, released on March 18, 2013. This marks their return from hiatus and is the first Black Crowes live album since "Warpaint Live" in 2009. Recorded during a five-night run in New York City (NYC) in their supporting tour for the 2010 album "Croweology" and released as vinyl or download. It includes live recordings (15 acoustic & 11 electric) from the band's 2010 NYC performances and four covers: "Hot Burrito #1" and "Hot Burrito #2" from The Flying Burrito Brothers, Little Feat's "Willin" and Bob Dylan's "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You".
Marc Ford Marc Ford (born April 13, 1966), is an American blues-rock guitarist. He's a former lead guitarist of the rock and roll jam band The Black Crowes and the leader of his own bands: Burning Tree, Marc Ford & The Neptune Blues Club, Jefferson Steelflex, Fuzz Machine, Marc Ford & The Sinners. He is currently performing with other former Black Crowes members in The Magpie Salute.
Live at the Greek Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas is a double live album by Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes, released by musicmaker.com on 29 February 2000 and later by TVT Records on 4 July 2000. In October 1999, Page teamed up with The Black Crowes for a two-night performance of material from the Led Zeppelin catalogue and old blues and rock standards. Due to contractual problems with their record company, The Black Crowes were unable to release any of their own songs which were played at the Greek shows. These songs, on which Jimmy Page played with the Crowes, included: "Wiser Time", "No Speak No Slave", "Remedy", and "Hard to Handle". The double CD was released in stores by TVT Records on 4 July 2000, and featured a different track running order, an extra song, an enhanced QuickTime video and photographs taken during the concert. The Japanese version of the album also features "Misty Mountain Hop" and "In the Light", recorded in 2000.
The Magpie Salute The Magpie Salute is an American rock band formed in 2016 by former Black Crowes guitarist Rich Robinson. The band also includes former Black Crowes members Marc Ford and Sven Pipien as well as Rich Robinson band members Matt Slocum, Joe Magistro, Adrien Reju and Katrine Ottosen.
Bill Hopke William "Silent Bill" Hopke (November 2, 1881 – April 18, 1959) was an American professional baseball player. He played in the minor leagues from 1902 to 1914 with several teams. Hopke also played in the 1909 Cuban-American Major League Clubs Series for the Detroit Tigers, though he never played in a major league game for Detroit. He also played for the Almendares club in the Cuban League in 1911.
Brian Dubois Brian Andrew Dubois (born April 18, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Detroit Tigers for six games during the 1989 Detroit Tigers season and 12 games during the 1990 Detroit Tigers season.
Brian Maxcy David Brian Maxcy (born May 4, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers for two seasons. He pitched 41 games during the 1995 Detroit Tigers season, and pitched two more during the 1996 Detroit Tigers season.
Bernie DeViveiros Bernard John DeViveiros (April 19, 1901 – July 5, 1994) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Chicago White Sox in and the Detroit Tigers in . During his career, he took on various roles as a scout and coach, creating farm teams up and down the West Coast of the United States which started to feed players into the Major Leagues. He was a featured coach and talent every year at the Detroit Tiger Spring Training in Lakeland Florida. His most famous contribution was discovering and signing Mickey Lolich, who became a legend when he led the Detroit Tigers to a World Series win in 1968.
1915 Detroit Tigers season The 1915 Detroit Tigers won a then club-record 100 games and narrowly lost the American League pennant to the Boston Red Sox, who won 101 games. Though four other Tigers teams have won 100 games (1934, 1961, 1968, and 1984), only the 1934 Tigers had a better winning percentage. The 1915 Detroit Tigers team is remembered for its all-star outfield of Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Bobby Veach—who finished #1, #2, and #3 in the American League in both runs batted in and total bases. Baseball historian Bill James ranks the Tigers' 1915 outfield as the best in major league history.
Bill Marshall (American football) William H. Marshall was the founder and long-time head coach of the Detroit Heralds (renamed the Detroit Tigers in 1921) of the early National Football League. Marshall, as a student at the University of Detroit, founded the Heralds in 1905, as an amateur team, after the university didn't field a team that year due to financial issues. While the university's football team resumed play in 1906, the Heralds continued to play as an amateur team. In 1911, the team dropped its amateur status and became semi-professional and left the campus. The team would go on to regularly play teams from the "Ohio League", namely the Canton Bulldogs and Massillon Tigers. In 1920, the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football League in 1922) was established. While the Heralds didn't officially join the association, they are listed in league standings for the season. The Heralds, under Marshall, had a 1–3 record, while inclement weather eliminated their November schedule, financially devastating the team. In 1921, the Heralds were reorganized into the Detroit Tigers. Marshall remained the team's head coach, however financial issues caused that team to fold by year's end.
Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in 1901 . They are the oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in the AL The Tigers have won four World Series championships (, , , and ), 11 AL pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012), and four AL Central division championships (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). The Tigers also won division titles in 1972, 1984 and 1987 while members of the AL East. The team currently plays its home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit.
1934 Detroit Tigers season The 1934 Detroit Tigers season was the 34th season for the Detroit Tigers since entering the American League in 1901. The Tigers won the American League pennant with a record of 101–53, the best winning percentage in team history. The team made its fourth World Series appearance, but lost the 1934 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3.
Burns Park (Detroit, Michigan) Burns Park was a baseball park located in Detroit, Michigan that served two seasons as the exclusive Sunday home of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball. In 1901 and 1902, Burns Park was used to observe blue laws, which prevented Sunday games from being played at Bennett Park, the team's primary baseball park. Burns Park was named after the first Tigers' owner, James D. Burns, who built the ballpark on his own property. On April 28, 1901, the first game was played at the ballpark in which the Tigers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 12-11.
1968 Detroit Tigers season The 1968 Detroit Tigers won the 1968 World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals four games to three. The 1968 baseball season, known as the "Year of the Pitcher", was the Detroit Tigers 68th since they entered the American League in 1901, their eighth pennant, and third World Series championship. Detroit pitcher Denny McLain won the Cy Young Award and was named the American League's Most Valuable Player after winning 31 games. Mickey Lolich pitched three complete games in the World Series – and won all three – to win World Series MVP honors.
Rochefort Abbey The Trappist Abbey of Rochefort or Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy, which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Rochefort in the province of Namur (Wallonia, Belgium). The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery, which is one of few Trappist beer breweries in the world. Life in the abbey is characterised by prayer, reading and manual work, the three basic elements of Trappist life. The motto of the abbey is "Curvata Resurgo".
Martinus Dom Dom Martinus Dom, O.C.R., (24 December 1791 – 9 December 1873) was a Belgian Trappist monk. He served as the first abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle, where he founded the Westmalle Brewery.
Mariastern Abbey, Banja Luka Mariastern Abbey () is Trappist abbey in Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated near the country's second largest city Banja Luka. It consists of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the monastery of Trappist monks. It is the only Trappist monastery in Southeastern Europe. At the beginning of the 20th century, with 219 monks, the Abbey was the largest Trappist abbey in the world; today it is the smallest, with only two monks.
Achel Brewery Achel Brewery or Brouwerij der Sint-Benedictusabdij de Achelse Kluis is a Belgian Trappist brewery, and the smallest of the Belgian Trappist breweries. It is located in the Abbey of Saint Benedict in the Belgian municipality of Hamont-Achel. It brews five Trappist beers.
Zundert (beer) Zundert (] ) is a Trappist beer produced by De Kievit Trappist Brewery, part of the Trappist abbey Maria Toevlucht, from the town of Zundert in the Netherlands.
Westmalle Brewery Westmalle Brewery (Brouwerij der Trappisten van Westmalle) is a Trappist brewery in the Westmalle Abbey, Belgium. It produces three beers, designated as Trappist beer by the International Trappist Association. Westmalle Tripel is credited with being the first golden strong pale ale to use the term Tripel.
Trappist beer Trappist beer is a beer brewed by Trappist breweries. Eleven monasteries — six in Belgium, two in the Netherlands and one each in Austria, Italy and United States — currently brew beer and sell it as "Authentic Trappist Product".
St. Joseph's Abbey, Massachusetts St. Joseph's Abbey is a monastery of the Catholic Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.), popularly known as the "Trappists," located in Spencer, Massachusetts. It is known for its production and marketing of Trappist Preserves, a line of jams and jellies, which partially supports the abbey. On December 10, 2013 the abbey was certified by the International Trappist Association to become the first Trappist brewery in the United States and the first outside Europe.
Hamont-Achel Hamont-Achel (] ; Limburgish: "Haëmet-Achel" ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. It was founded in 1977 by a fusion of the city Hamont and the village Achel. On January 1, 2006, Hamont-Achel had a total population of 13,770. The total area is 43.66 km² which gives a population density of 315 inhabitants per km². The municipality houses the Trappist Abbey of Achel, part of which is Brouwerij de Achelse Kluis, one of the 11 Trappist breweries.
Achel Abbey The Trappist Abbey of Achel or Saint Benedictus-Abbey or also Achelse Kluis (which means hermitage of Achel), which belongs to the Cistercians of Strict Observance, is located in Achel in the Campine region of the province of Limburg (Flanders, Belgium). The abbey is famous for its spiritual life and its brewery, which is one of few Trappist beer breweries in the world. Life in the abbey is characterised by prayer, reading and manual work, the three basic elements of Trappist life.
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (Ojibwe language: Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag) is a Native American tribe of Ojibwa and Métis peoples, based on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. The tribe has 30,000 enrolled members. A population of 5,815 reside on the main reservation and another 2,516 reside on off-reservation trust land (as of the 2000 census). It is federally recognized and Wayne L. Keplin is the current Tribal Chairman elected for 2016 to 2018 term.
Almarwani Banu Marwan a clan of Juhaynah (Arabic: المراويين‎ ‎ ) "the people of manners". They are the leaders of Juhaynah tribe. Almarween are Sunni Tribe in the Arabian peninsula. There is no official tribe population count but it is estimated to be approximately one million in Saudi Arabia. The tribe Chief, Sheikh. Awdah bin Hamad ALMarwani ALJehani. The tribal lands extend from the Red Sea coast in Yanbu (Western Part of Saudi Arabia) to the heart of Najd in the central region of Saudi Arabia, and from North lands extend from Madinah (a holy city for Muslims) to Al Qunfudhah in the south.The tribe's reach extends to other countries like Qatar and reported the tribe family tree, that one of their descendants is an American individual, who was born in early nineties to white American mother from Kyle, Texas and Saudi Arabian father, who was a student at Lamar university during the child birth, which happened that the father was the son of Almarwani tribe leader, which makes this child the grandson of the tribe leader. However, there is no reports found if the blood line was continued by this American member or not.
Mahtotopa Mountain Mahtotopa Mountain (8677 ft ) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mahtotopa Mountain rises to the south above Saint Mary Lake midway between Red Eagle Mountain and Little Chief Mountain and can be easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road to the southwest of Rising Sun. Originally named "Four Bears Mountain" by George Bird Grinnell in 1885, the name was changed in 1932 to Mahtotopa. "Mahtotopa" is an incorrect spelling of "Mato-tope", the Mandan chief known as "Four Bears". Mato-tope was a grandfather of Joe Kipp, a hunting companion of Grinnell.
Al Uqaydat The Uqaydat tribe is a Sunni large Arab tribe which straddles Syria's eastern border with Iraq.made up of an alliance Arab clans in the Euphrates basin, constitute the mainstay clans Zubaid of the breed Amru bin Ma'adi Yakrib, the number of the tribe estimated at more than 4 million people, more than 2.7 million in Syria (Deir ez-Zor60%, Hasakah, Ras Al-Ayn) and the others in Iraq, GCC States and Turkey, the tribe formed a coalition of different clans in the descent, so the system presidential tribe like the Decentralization somewhat Each tribe had its own Sheikh in its areas of deployment, but everyone continued to chieftain of the tribe's main town Diban near Mayadin and the leadership of the tribe be Al Hevel family from Al Bukamil clan major clans nodules. s of 2012 its chief is Nawaf al-Fares, the former Syrian ambassador to Iraq.
Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb The Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The reported number of tribal members varies between approximately 3,000 and 3,276, many of whom reside within the town of Zwolle, where the tribal offices are based; the villages of Converse and Noble, and the unincorporated communities of Ebarb, where the tribe has a pow-wow ground; Blue Lake, and Grady Hill. This area is east of the Toledo Bend Reservoir and covers approximately 15 square miles.
La Democracia, Escuintla It is said that the first settlers to make home in this municipality were the people of the Pipil tribe that seem to have passed through Guatemala on their way to El Salvador where the members of the tribe currently reside. The exact date that this tribe was founded is not know, as it is quite ancient. Evidence of what occurred in the municipality of La Democracia can be found in archeological sites that can be found in many of its parts.
Mato-tope Mato-tope (also known as Ma-to-toh-pe or Four Bears, from "mato" "bear" and "tope" "four") (c.1784 - July 30, 1837) was the second chief of the Mandan tribe to be known as "Four Bears," a name he earned after charging the Assiniboine tribe during battle with the strength of four bears. Four Bears lived in the first half of the 19th century on the upper Missouri River in what is now North Dakota. Four Bears was a favorite subject of artists, painted by George Catlin and Karl Bodmer.
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBBOI) is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Odawa. A large percentage of the more than 4000 tribal members continue to reside within the tribe's traditional homelands on the northwestern shores of the state of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The historically delineated reservation area, located at , encompasses approximately 336 sqmi of land in Charlevoix and Emmet counties. The largest communities within the reservation boundaries are Harbor Springs (formerly known as "L'arbre Croche" in the French colonial era), where the tribal offices are located; Petoskey, where the Tribe operates the Odawa Casino Resort; and Charlevoix.
Snohomish people The Snohomish are a Lushootseed Native American tribe who reside around the Puget Sound area of Washington, north of Seattle. They speak the Lushootseed language. The tribal spelling of their name is "Sdoh-doh-hohbsh," which means "lowland people" according to the last chief of the Snohomish tribe, Chief William Shelton. Some commentators believe a more accurate spelling in the Latin alphabet would be Sdohobich.
Mahafzah Mahafzah, Mahafzeh or Mahaftha is a Jordanian tribe who reside in such places as Kufr Jayiz, Waqqas and Ghor al-Safi (al-Karak). It originated in the Karak area, where it participated in the battles of Hittin and `Ayn Jalut and were among those who aided in resisting the Tatar encroachments on Muslim lands, and in particular Jordan and Palestine. The Mahafzah were relied upon to help aid a wing of the Muslim armies. Several members of the Mahaftha tribe left the small town of Kufr Jayiz in search of education and a better life. Today some Mahaftha tribe members reside in Irbid, Amman, Karak, England, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the United States of America, the census of mahfzah members around 3000, Mahafzah tribe has common council in Kufr Jayiz called Mazafah, they meet there in social occasions.
Annie Jacobsen Annie Jacobsen is an American investigative journalist, author and 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist in history. She was a contributing editor to the "Los Angeles Times Magazine" from 2009 until 2012. Jacobsen writes about war, weapons, security and secrets. Jacobsen is best known as the author of the 2011 nonfiction book "", which "The New York Times" called "cauldron-stirring."
James Stanger James Stanger is a writer, technologist, security consultant, and open source advocate. He currently works at CompTIA, where he helps develop its certifications. He has worked closely in the open source movement with Jon "maddog" Hall, John H Terpstra, as well as with the Linux Professional Institute (LPI). He is best known as the author and editor of Information Technology books and manuals, and for creating Information Technology certifications. He was a contributing author of O'Reilly Media's "LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition", and lead author of Eselvier Press's "How to Cheat at Securing Linux", and many others. He has also participated in the writing of the 3rd edition of O'Reilly's "LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell".
L. K. Samuels L.K. Samuels (born December 7, 1951), also known as Lawrence Samuels, is an American author, classical liberal, and libertarian activist. He is best known as the editor and contributing author of "Facets of Liberty: A Libertarian Primer" and "In Defense of Chaos: The Chaology of Politics, Economics and Human Action." He coined the phrase "social chaology", which refers to the studies of complex, holistic, and self-organizing nature of society in relationship to the linear, predatory and "planned chaos" predispositions of government.
David France (writer) David France is an American investigative reporter, non-fiction author and filmmaker. He is a contributing editor for "New York" magazine, former "Newsweek" senior editor and published in magazines such as "The New Yorker", "The New York Times Magazine" and "GQ". France, who is gay, is best known for his investigative journalism on LGBT topics.
John Warren Kindt John W. Kindt, MBA, J.D., LL.M., SJD, is a gambling critic and a Professor of Business and Legal Policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 1990, Professor Kindt has probably been best known as one of the most well-published academics in issues relating to gambling. He has served as a senior editor, contributing author, and intermittent co-author of the "United States International Gambling Report" and "United States International Gaming Report" (also known as "U.S. Int’l Gambling Report"). Kindt's academic research and publications contributed to the enactment of the 1996 U.S. National Gambling Impact Study Commission, the U.S. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, and various other Federal and state statutes.
Anna Lappé Anna Lappé is an author and educator, known for her work as an expert on food systems and as a sustainable food advocate. The co-author or author of three books and the contributing author to over ten others, Anna's work has been widely translated internationally and featured in "The New York Times", "Gourmet", "O, The Oprah Magazine", "Domino", "Food & Wine", "Body+Soul", "Natural Health", "Utne Reader", and "Vibe", among other outlets. With her mother Frances Moore Lappé, Anna co-founded the Cambridge-based Small Planet Institute, an international network for research and popular education about the root causes of hunger and poverty. The Lappés are also co-founders of the Small Planet Fund, which has raised nearly $1 million for democratic social movements worldwide, two of which have won the Nobel Peace Prize since the Fund's founding in 2002. Anna's research on sustainable agriculture has taken her from Brooklyn to South Korea, China, Bangladesh, India, Poland, France, Italy, Mali, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, and beyond.
Bill Muter Bill Muter (born June 8, 1984) is an American tuba player, educator, author and composer from South Florida. Muter is arguably best known for his music technique book titled "A Practical Approach: Brass Pedagogy Book." In the month of its release, A Practical Approach was one of the bestselling books on Apple's iBookstore Music Book Charts, topping the Beatles Songbook and the popular Real Book. A Practical Approach has also been fully translated into Japanese. In 2012, Muter toured to all 47 prefectures in Japan promoting his book in association with Blast!, Kyodo Tokyo and BrassTribe Magazine. Along with "A Practical Approach", Muter is also a contributing author of pedagogy materials to the International Tuba-Euphonium Association and has presented as a clinician and soloist at the ITEA Midwest Conference. Muter's works have also gained notoriety in Brass Musician Magazine and The New Times.
Todd Klick Todd Klick is an American author, screenwriter, director and producer based in Los Angeles. His book, "Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs To Know" became a #1 bestseller on Amazon.com for Screenwriting and Writing Skills. It is also a bestseller for his publisher, Michael Wiese Publications. Klick is also the author of the eBook "The Screenwriter's Fairy: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories (a very brief fable)", which has also been #1 on Amazon for Screenwriting., and is a contributing author for the #1 bestselling Tarcher-Penguin book, "Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: Speculative Genre Exercises from Today’s Best Writers and Teachers". Klick leads seminars at screenwriting conferences and symposiums and is a contributor to The Huffington Post and MovieMaker Magazine.
Dan Scalco Dan Scalco is an entrepreneur and author from Fair Haven, New Jersey. He is best known as a contributing author for "Inc. Magazine", "Huffington Post", and "Entrepreneur", as well as the founder and CEO of Digitalux, a digital marketing agency.
Blurt (magazine) Blurt is a music print magazine and online outlet originally based in Silver Spring, MD. The magazine was originally known as "Harp Magazine" for over 10 years, also based in Silver Spring, and was considered one of the best music magazines of the decade in the early 2000s. After "Harp" folded in March 2008 (at the behest of its parent company, which also owned JazzTimes, it declared bankruptcy), "Blurt" was founded by "Harp" owner Scott Crawford. Some of the main writers and editors for "Harp" also started "Blurt" with Crawford, including managing editor Fred Mills (of Asheville, NC, and also a contributing editor to "Stereophile", "Magnet" and other music industry publications and alternative weeklies), senior editor Randy Harward (also an editor for the Salt Lake City weekly paper), and senior editor Andy Tennille (a journalist and photographer, currently the photographer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers).
Pehchaan (1993 film) Pechchaan is a 1993 Indian Bollywood film directed by Deepak Shivdasani and produced by A.K. Abdul. It stars Sunil Shetty, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shirodkar and Madhoo in pivotal roles.
Julie 2 Julie 2 is an upcoming Hindi thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Deepak Shivdasani and produced by Vijay Nair. It features Raai Laxmi in the lead role which marks her debut in Hindi cinema. This is the sequel to Shivdasani's earlier film "Julie" (2004).
Julie (2004 film) Julie is an Indian Hindi erotic film produced by N.R.Pachisia and directed by Deepak Shivdasani. The film stars Neha Dhupia, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Yash Tonk, Sanjay Kapoor and Achint Kaur.To It is available on Rajshir Channel of YouTube
Kuni Mulgi Deta Ka Mulgi "Kuni Mulgi Deta Ka Mulgi" (Marathi: कुणी मुलगी देता का मुलगी , is a Marathi comedy film produced by Maa Mahalaxmi Entertainment and directed by Ashok Karlekar, Starring Ashutosh Kulkarni, Sheetal Maulik, its music is by Abhijit Pohankar. It’s for the 1st time in Marathi Film Industry that Rekha Bhardwaj will sing a Marathi song. Songs are choreographed by award-winning choreographer Phulwa Khamkar
Phulwa Khamkar Phulwa Khamkar also spelt as Phulawa Khamkar (born 17 September 1974) is an Indian choreographer and dancer, who works in Bollywood and Marathi films. She is the winner of India's first dance reality show Boogie Woogie, Season 1 in 1997 and was among 5 finalist in Dance India Dance Super Moms in 2013. She has choreographed Hindi and Marathi films like, Happy New Year (2014), Julie 2 (2016), Natarang (2010), Kuni Mulgi Deta Ka Mulgi (2012), and Mitwaa (2015).
Mr. Black Mr. White Mr. White Mr. Black is a 2008 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, starring Sunil Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Anishka Khosla, Rashmi Nigam, Sharat Saxena, Ashish Vidyarthi and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. The film also features foreign actresses Tania Zaetta and former Miss Thailand Ning.
Bhai (1997 film) Bhai is a 1997 Indian Hindi action film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, while written by Kader Khan. The film starred Sunil Shetty, Pooja Batra, Sonali Bendre and Ashish Vidyarthi in lead roles. A remake of the Telugu movie Anna starring Rajasekhar, Roja Selvamani and Gautami Tadimalla.The film which released on Diwali alongside Shahrukh Khan's and Yash Chopra 's Dil To Pagal Hai , Nana Patekar 's Ghulam-E-Mustafa and David Dhawan 's Deewana Mastana received above average reviews and became a surprise hit at the box office
Ladaai Ladaai (English: Feud) is a 1989 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Dimple Kapadia, Mandakini, Aditya Pancholi, Gulshan Grover, Satish Shah, Shakti Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Archana Puran Singh and Rohini Hattangadi.
Dadagiri (film) Dadagiri is a 1987 Bollywood film directed by Deepak Shivdasani, and starring Dharmendra, Govinda and Padmini Kolhapure. Dadagiri was successful movie of 1987
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke (Hindi: यह रास्ते हैं प्यार के ,English: These Are The Path Of Love ) is a 2001 Bollywood romantic drama film. It is a love triangle directed by Deepak Shivdasani.
The Curse of Downers Grove The Curse of Downers Grove is an American thriller film written by Bret Easton Ellis. The film is based on the 1999 novel "Downers Grove" by Michael Hornburg, the film stars Kevin Zegers, Bella Heathcote, Penelope Mitchell, Lucas Till, Zane Holtz, Helen Slater, and Tom Arnold. The film received a limited theatrical release on August 21, 2015 and a subsequent DVD/Blu-Ray release on September 1, 2015.
Camden College (fictional college) Camden College is a fictional liberal arts college, which appears in the works of Bret Easton Ellis, Jill Eisenstadt, and Jonathan Lethem. Whereas Ellis' Camden College is located in New Hampshire, Lethem's Camden is in Vermont, and is notable for being the most expensive college in America. All three of the writers attended Bennington College, which is really located in Vermont, and was at one time notorious for being the most expensive college in America. Bennington graduate Donna Tartt uses the same Bennington-inspired backdrop for her 1992 novel "The Secret History", but for her it is "Hampden" College. However, Eisenstadt and Lethem uses 'Camden' in "From Rockaway" (1987) and "The Fortress of Solitude" (2003), respectively.
Girl with Curious Hair Girl with Curious Hair is a collection of short stories by American writer David Foster Wallace, first published in 1989. Though the stories are not related, several reflect Wallace's concern with contemporary trends in fiction, including metafiction and the irony of postmodernism; and the cynical, amoral realism of "Brat Pack" writers such as Bret Easton Ellis. Others address society's fascination with celebrity, some with characters based on real people, including Alex Trebek, David Letterman and Lyndon Johnson. A novella, "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way", closes the book, as an extended response to John Barth's metafictional short story "Lost in the Funhouse".
Imperial Bedrooms Imperial Bedrooms is a novel by American author Bret Easton Ellis. Released on June 15, 2010, it is the sequel to "Less Than Zero", Ellis' 1985 bestselling literary debut, which was shortly followed by a film adaptation in 1987. "Imperial Bedrooms" revisits "Less Than Zero"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s self-destructive and disillusioned youths as they approach middle-age in the present day. Like Ellis' earlier novel, which took its name from Elvis Costello's 1977 song of the same name, "Imperial Bedrooms" is named after Costello's 1982 album.
Lunar Park Lunar Park is a mock memoir by American writer Bret Easton Ellis. It was released by Knopf in 2005. It was the first book written by Ellis to use past tense narrative. The title bears no relation to the public amusement locations known as Luna Park.
Bret Easton Ellis Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author, screenwriter, and short story writer. His works have been translated into 27 languages. He was at first regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney. He is a self-proclaimed satirist, whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. Ellis employs a technique of linking novels with common, recurring characters.
Patrick Bateman Patrick Bateman is a fictional character, the villain protagonist and narrator of the novel "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis, and its film adaptation. He is a wealthy, materialistic Wall Street investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer. Bateman has also briefly appeared in other Ellis novels.
The Informers (2008 film) The Informers is a 2008 American ensemble Hollywood drama film written by Bret Easton Ellis and Nicholas Jarecki and directed by Gregor Jordan. The film is based on Ellis' 1994 collection of short stories of the same name. The film, which is set amidst the decadence of the early 1980s, depicts an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, alcohol, and drugs. Filming took place in Los Angeles, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires in 2007.
PodcastOne PodcastOne is an advertiser-supported podcast network, founded by Norm Pattiz, also founder of radio-giant Westwood One. As of 2016 PodcastOne hosted in excess of 200 podcasts, including podcasts from a variety of notable people such as Adam Carolla, Shaquille O'Neal, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Heather Dubrow, Larry King, Jordan Harbinger, PFT Commenter, Vince Russo, and Bret Easton Ellis.
The Informers The Informers is a collection of short stories, seemingly linked by the same continuity, authored by American author Bret Easton Ellis. It was first published as a whole in 1994. Chapters 6 and 7, "Water from the Sun" and "Discovering Japan", were published separately in the UK by Picador in 2007. It displays attributes similar to Ellis' novels "Less Than Zero", "The Rules of Attraction," and, to a lesser extent, "American Psycho" . Like many of Ellis' novels, the stories here are set predominantly in California.