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Stafanie Taylor Stafanie Roxann Taylor, OD (born 11 June 1991) is a Jamaican cricketer who is current captain of West Indies women's cricket team. She has represented West Indies women's cricket team over 80 times since her debut in 2008. A right-handed batsman and off break bowler, Taylor was selected as the 2011 ICC ...
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final The 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy (officially known as Wills International Cup, also known as Mini World Cup) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Bangladesh. It was the first tournament apart from the World Cups to involve all Test playing nations. The winners of the K...
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya (which helped to booster cricket in Kenya). New Zealand were crowned champions and cashed the winner's cheque of US$250 000. It was their first win in a major ICC tournament. Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and ...
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy squads These were the nine squads (all Test nations) picked to take part in the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first installment of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. The tournament was held in Bangladesh from 24 October to 2 November 1998. Teams could name a preliminary squad of 30, but o...
Peter Kingston-Davey Peter William Kingston-Davey (22 October 1940) is a former English cricket umpire from Tiverton, Devon. In 1995, Kingston-Davey first stood as an umpire in a Minor Counties Championship match between Dorset and Wales Minor Counties. Two years later he stood in his first MCCA Knockout Trophy match, ...
Emmanuel Chabrier Alexis Emmanuel Chabrier (] ; January 18, 1841September 13, 1894) was a French Romantic composer and pianist. Although known primarily for two of his orchestral works, "España" and "Joyeuse marche", he left an important corpus of operas (including "L'étoile"), songs, and piano music. He was admired by...
Capriccio (opera) Capriccio, Op. 85, is the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss, subtitled "A Conversation Piece for Music". The opera received its premiere performance at the Nationaltheater München on 28 October 1942. Clemens Krauss and Strauss wrote the German libretto. However, the genesis of the librett...
Loona discography The discography of Loona, a Dutch recording artist, consists of 7 studio albums, three compilation albums, two extended plays, 37 singles, including 12 as featured artist, 8 promotional singles, and 42 music videos, including 12 as featured artist. Loona was first featured on numeous of singles by DJ ...
Die Nacht… Du bist nicht allein Die Nacht… Du bist nicht allein (English: The night… You are not alone) is the first single from the 2005 Schiller album Tag und Nacht with vocals by German singer Thomas D. and his wife Tina Dürr. The single was officially released on 14 October 2005 and was peaking at number 24 on Germ...
An Alpine Symphony An Alpine Symphony ("Eine Alpensinfonie"), Op. 64, is a tone poem written by German composer Richard Strauss in 1915. Though labelled as a symphony by the composer, this piece forgoes the conventions of the traditional multi-movement symphony and consists of twenty-two continuous sections of music. T...
Allerseelen (Strauss) "Allerseelen" ("All Souls' Day") is an art song for voice and piano composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm from his collection "Letzte Blätter " (Last Pages). It is the last in a collection of eight songs which were all settings of Gilm poems from...
The Flight in the Night The Flight in the Night (German:Die Flucht in die Nacht) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Conrad Veidt, Robert Scholz and Angelo Ferrari. It was based on the play "Henry IV" by Luigi Pirandello. The art direction was by Hermann Warm. It was shot on location in...
Best Of – LaFee Best Of – LaFee is the first greatest hits compilation from German rock singer LaFee. The album was released on 27 November 2009 by Capitol Records and EMI. The release will be in two different editions, "Die Tag Edition" and "Die Nacht Edition". "Die Tag Edition" will feature one CD of all singles as w...
Die Nacht (Strauss) "Die Nacht " ("The Night") is an art song composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm. It was included in the first collection of songs Strauss ever published, as Op. 10 in 1885 (which included also "Zueignung"). The song is written for voice and piano.
List of operas by Richard Strauss This is a complete list of the operas by the German composer Richard Strauss (1864–1949).
Mikael Stanne Bengt Mikael Stanne (born 20 May 1974) is the vocalist & one of the lyricists (also previously rhythm guitarist) for the Swedish melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquillity and the ex-vocalist for Swedish power metal band HammerFall.
High Rise (EP) High Rise is the first studio EP by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on October 8, 2013 through Play Pen, LLC. It is the first release by the band without former lead vocalist Scott Weiland, who was fired from the band in February 2013. It instead features Chester Bennington of Linkin Par...
Vengeance Descending (Nightrage album) Vengeance Descending is a double CD reissue by the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band, Nightrage. It was released by Century Media Records on November 19, 2010. The Sweet Vengeance disc features the bonus track "Gloomy Daydreams" which is a demo version from either their first...
The Hunting Party Tour The Hunting Party Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American alternative metal band Linkin Park. It was launched in support of Linkin Park's sixth studio album, "The Hunting Party" (2014). The tour was partially announced in May 2014 through a teaser released after the release of trailer of a...
The Gallery (album) The Gallery is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on November 27, 1995. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne.
Skydancer (Dark Tranquillity album) Skydancer is the debut studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band, Dark Tranquillity. This release was the last recorded output to feature vocalist Anders Fridén, later of In Flames, who was fired and replaced by then rhythm guitarist, Mikael Stanne. Incidentally, Mikael Stanne...
Niklas Sundin Niklas Sundin (born 13 August 1974 in Sweden), is a musician best known as the guitarist of bands Dark Tranquillity and Laethora. He is one of only two members (the other being drummer Anders Jivarp) to maintain a role as guitarist of Dark Tranquillity, unlike others in the band who have switched their ro...
Talking to Myself (song) "Talking to Myself" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song is the second single from their seventh studio album, "One More Light" and was released on July 25, 2017. The music video was released on July 20, 2017, the same day that Linkin Park's lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, w...
Damage Done Damage Done is the sixth full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. Here, the band returns to a more classic style while holding the new changes made in their albums "Haven" and "Projector", especially in the keyboards, but this is the first record since "Projector" ...
Of Chaos and Eternal Night Of Chaos and Eternal Night is an EP by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity. It includes a re-recorded version of the "Skydancer" track; "Alone", with Mikael Stanne's vocals instead of Anders Fridén's. The EP became a reissue as Skydancer/Of Chaos and Eternal Night. Fredrik ...
Liturgical Movement The Liturgical Movement began as a 19th-century movement of scholarship for the reform of worship within the Roman Catholic Church. It has developed over the last century and a half and has affected many other Christian Churches, including the Church of England and other churches of the Anglican Com...
Herbert Thorndike Herbert Thorndike (1598 – 11 June, 1672) was an English academic and clergyman, known as an orientalist and Canon of Westminster Abbey. He was an influential theological writer during the reigns of King Charles I and, after the Restoration, King Charles II. His work would be considered important in th...
Thomas Mozley Thomas Mozley (1806 – June 17, 1893), was an English clergyman and writer associated with the Oxford Movement.
Henry Bedford (educator) Henry Bedford MA(Cantab) (1816-1903) was an English Catholic convert formerly attached to the Oxford Movement, was an educator and writer of many Catholic leaflets. He was born in London on October 1, 1816. In 1835 he went to St. Peter's College, Cambridge where he obtained an MA in Arts and Sc...
List of Anglican devotional societies Since the time of the Oxford Movement in the Church of England, there have been organizations whose purpose is the propagation of the Catholic Faith within the Anglican Communion. Each of these societies champions one aspect of Ritualism and Anglican doctrine which otherwise is not...
Oxford Movement The Oxford Movement was a movement of High Church members of the Church of England which eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose original devotees were mostly associated with the University of Oxford, argued for the reinstatement of some older Christian traditions of faith and t...
Samuel Rickards Samuel Rickards (1796–1865) was a Church of England clergyman, opponent of the Oxford Movement, and writer of devotional literature.
John Keble Church, Mill Hill The John Keble Church is a Church of England parish church in Mill Hill, London Borough of Barnet. The church was completed in 1936 and is of a modernist design. It is the only church dedicated to John Keble, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. It is a Grade II listed building.
Tracts for the Times The Tracts for the Times were a series of 90 theological publications, varying in length from a few pages to book-length, produced by members of the English Oxford Movement, an Anglo-Catholic revival group, from 1833 to 1841. There were about a dozen authors, including Oxford Movement leaders John ...
James Anthony Froude James Anthony Froude {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ) (23 April 1818 – 20 October 1894) was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of "Fraser's Magazine". From his upbringing amidst the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, Froude intended to become a clergyman, but doubts about the d...
Tunnel Rats discography The combined discography of Tunnel Rats, a West Coast underground Christian hip hop collective founded in 1993 in Whittier, California, three studio albums, a collaborative compilation album, several compilation appearances, one guest appearance, one music video, and a collection of unfinished m...
Tunnel Rats (music group) Tunnel Rats is a West Coast underground hip hop collective founded in 1993 in Whittier, California. Named after the tunnel rats in the Vietnam war, the mixed-gender, multi-racial collective consists of some seventeen individual members and incorporates four affiliated groups, LPG, Future Shock...
Panda Bear (album) Panda Bear is the self-titled debut solo album by the Baltimore musician Noah Lennox who later became a founding member of Animal Collective. The album was the first use of the Panda Bear moniker which he later continued to use while performing with group. It was released on June 1, 1999 shortly befo...
Experienced (album) Experienced is a live CD and DVD set by Japanese electronica/rock duo Boom Boom Satellites. Released on February 23, 2011, the album consists of a recording of their performance at Chiba's Makuhari Messe, the last stop of their Japan Tour 2010 2nd Stage. The set list mainly features tracks from thei...
The Collective (band) The Collective were an Australian boy band consisting of members Trent Bell, Julian De Vizio, Zach Russell, Jayden Sierra and Will Singe. They were formed during the fourth season of "The X Factor Australia" in 2012 and finished in third place. The Collective subsequently signed with Sony Music Au...
Messe I.X-VI.X Messe I.X-VI.X is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian experimental collective Ulver and the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra with additional aid from composer Martin Romberg. Written and produced by Ulver, released on October 8, 2013, via Jester Records and Kscope. The album has been described as a "peace ma...
The Collective (The Collective album) The Collective is the self-titled debut mini album by Australian boy band The Collective, released on 14 December 2012 by Sony Music Australia. After finishing third in the fourth season of "The X Factor" in 2012, The Collective began recording the album in Melbourne. The album con...
X (Roll Deep album) X is the fifth studio album by London-based grime music collective Roll Deep, it was released on 30 September 2012. The album was named X to represent the group's ten years within the music industry. Two singles have been released from the album, "Picture Perfect" and "Can't Wait for the Weekend".
Bankroll Mafia Bankroll Mafia is an American hip hop collective from Atlanta, Georgia. The collective manifested in 2015, after southern rappers T.I.P., Young Thug and Shad da God began frequently and closely working together. Other Atlanta-based rappers also joined the collective, including Peewee Roscoe, Lil Duke and...
Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead is a Grateful Dead triple live album released in 2004. It was recorded April 24, 1972, at "Rheinhallen" (Halle Sechs der Messe Düsseldorf), in the German town of Düsseldorf, during the band's famous European tour of 1972. The complete con...
Creature (1985 film) Creature (also known as The Titan Find and Titan Find) is a 1985 American science fiction horror film directed by William Malone, starring Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, Lyman Ward, Robert Jaffe and Diane Salinger.
Going Under (1991 film) Going Under (also known as Dive!) is a 1991 comedy film starring Bill Pullman, Wendy Schaal, Chris Demetral, Tyrone Granderson Jones, Dennis Redfield, Lou Richards, Ernie Sabella, Elmarie Wendel, Ned Beatty, Robert Vaughn, and Roddy McDowall. The film was directed by Mark W. Travis and written b...
The 'Burbs The 'Burbs is a 1989 American comedy thriller film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their ecc...
Where the Boys Are '84 Where the Boys Are '84 (onscreen title: Where the Boys Are) is a 1984 American comedy film and a remake of the 1960 teen sex comedy film "Where the Boys Are", starring Lisa Hartman, Russell Todd, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal and Lynn-Holly Johnson. Directed by Hy Averback and produced by Allan Carr, ...
Wendy Schaal Wendy Schaal (born July 2, 1954) is an American actress. She is currently the voice of Francine Smith in the animated series "American Dad!"
Francine Smith Francine Lee Smith (née Ling; formerly Dawson) is a fictional character on the animated television series "American Dad!". She is the wife of the title character Stan Smith and the mother of Hayley and Steve. Francine is voiced by Wendy Schaal.
Jodie Resther Jodie Lynn Resther (born November 28, 1978) is a Canadian actress and singer. In the 1990s she played Kiki in the children's live-action show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", and has been involved in various dramas including "Extra! Extra!", "Vampire High", "Undressed", and "Fries With That". In cartoons, s...
The Wendy Williams Show The Wendy Williams Show (often shortened to Wendy) is an American syndicated infotainment talk show created and hosted by Wendy Williams. Produced by Debmar-Mercury and distributed by 20th Television, the show has aired since July 14, 2008 in select major U.S. markets and July 13, 2009 nationwid...
Wendy Testaburger Wendy Testaburger is a fictional character in the American animated series "South Park". The series' most prominent female character, she is best known for her on-again, off-again relationship with her boyfriend, Stan Marsh, and being more intelligent and mature than most children her age, which is ut...
Mabel Pines Mabel Pines is one of the lead characters of the Disney XD (formerly Disney Channel) animated series "Gravity Falls". The character is voiced by Kristen Schaal, and designed by the series creator, Alex Hirsch. She is inspired by Hirsch's own twin sister, Ariel Hirsch. Mabel first appeared on the unreleased,...
Miele (film) Miele is a 2013 Italian drama film directed by Valeria Golino. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it won a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury. It was also nominated for the 2013 Lux Prize.
Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in "Rain Man", "Big Top Pee-wee" and the "Hot Shots!" films. In addition to David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak and Italian Golden Globe awards, she is also o...
Nuts (2012 film) Nuts (French: Ouf ) is a 2012 French comedy film directed by Yann Coridian. Also known under the title "Nuts", it stars Éric Elmosnino, Sophie Quinton and Valeria Golino.
Mario's War Mario's War (Italian: "La guerra di Mario" ) is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by Antonio Capuano. Valeria Golino won the 2006 David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance as Giulia.
Blind Date (1984 film) Blind Date, also known as "Deadly Seduction", is a 1984 independent thriller by B-film maker Nico Mastorakis. It stars Kirstie Alley, Joseph Bottoms, Marina Sirtis and Valeria Golino, and Lana Clarkson.
Rain Man Rain Man is a 1988 American road comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of an abrasive, selfish young wheeler-dealer, Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dolla...
Texas (2005 film) Texas is a 2005 Italian drama film written and directed by Fausto Paravidino and starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Valeria Golino. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.
Big Top Pee-wee Big Top Pee-wee is a 1988 American comedy film and the sequel to "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (1985), and stars Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, with supporting roles done by Susan Tyrrell, Kris Kristofferson, and introducing Valeria Golino as Gina Piccolapupula. The original music score is composed by Dann...
Cash (2008 film) Cash (sometimes stylised as "Ca$h") is a French crime caper film from 2008, directed by Eric Besnard and starring Jean Dujardin, Jean Reno, Valeria Golino and Ciarán Hinds.
Piccoli fuochi Piccoli fuochi (also known internationally as "Little Flames") is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte and starring Dino Jaksic and Valeria Golino in her very first leading role. Golino won a Globo d'oro for Best Breakthrough Actress for her performance in the film.
Prick Up Your Ears (play) Prick Up Your Ears is a play by Simon Bent, based on the life of playwright Joe Orton. Produced by Sonia Friedman it opened at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End on 30 September 2009 following previews from 17 September. It starred Chris New as Joe Orton and Matt Lucas as Orton's lover an...
Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Bennett, based on the biography by John Lahr. The film stars Gary Oldman as Orton, Alfred Molina as Halliwell, Wallace Shawn as Lah...
What the Butler Saw (play) What the Butler Saw is a farce written by the English playwright Joe Orton. It was premièred at the Queen's Theatre in London on 5 March 1969. It was Orton's final play and the second to be performed after his death, following "Funeral Games" in 1968.
Bernard-Marie Koltès Bernard-Marie Koltès (] ; 9 April 1948 – 15 April 1989) was a French playwright and theatre director best known for his plays "La Nuit juste avant les Forêts" ("The Night Just Before the Forests", 1976), "Sallinger" (1977) and "Dans la Solitude des Champs de Coton" ("In the Solitude of Cotton Field...
Simon Bent Simon Bent is a British screenwriter and playwright, notable for work including BBC TV drama "" (2006), the screenplay for the feature film "Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry" (2000), and the Joe Orton biographical play "Prick Up Your Ears" based on John Lahr's book.
The Ruffian on the Stair The Ruffian On the Stair is a play by British playwright Joe Orton which was first broadcast on BBC Radio in August 1964. It is an unsympathetic yet comedic one-act portrayal of working class England, as played out by a couple and a mysterious young man who toys with their lives. It was based o...
David Bradby David Bradby (27 February 1942 – 17 January 2011) was a British drama and theatre academic with particular research interests in French theatre, Modernist / Postmodernist theatre, the role of the director and the Theatre of the Absurd. He wrote extensively on the theatre of Samuel Beckett, Roger Planchon, ...
Alan Schneider Alan Schneider (December 12, 1917 – May 3, 1984) was an American theatre director responsible for more than 100 theatre productions. In 1984 he was honored with a Drama Desk Special Award for serving a wide range of playwrights. He directed the 1956 American premiere of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godo...
Phase 3 Productions Phase 3 Productions is a Pittsburgh-based theatre company. Established in 2008, the theatre's mission is to include "relevant social awareness in everything produced." The company has produced theatrical classics like August Strindberg's "Miss Julie", as well as contemporary plays like Aaron Carter'...
Tabataba suivi de pawana Tabataba suivi de pawana is the title of two short stories "Tabataba" followed by "Pawana"("")in one book written in French by French Nobel laureate J. M. G. Le Clézio ."Tabataba" was written by Bernard-Marie Koltès and Hector Poullet.
São Gabriel Futebol Clube São Gabriel Futebol Clube, commonly known as São Gabriel, is a Brazilian football club based in São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul state. They competed in the Copa do Brasil once.
JPV Marikina F.C. Japan Philippines Voltes Marikina Football Club, formerly known as Manila All-Japan Football Club and commonly known as JP Voltes Football Club, is an association football club based in the city of Marikina, Philippines that currently plays in the Philippines Football League, the highest level of Phil...
Kyal Horsley Kyal Horsley (born 2 September 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he previously also played with the Kalgoorlie City Football Club in the Goldfields Football Lea...
History of Birmingham City F.C. (1875–1965) Birmingham City Football Club, an English association football club based in Birmingham, was founded as Small Heath Alliance in 1875, and from 1877 played home games at Muntz Street. It adopted professionalism in 1885, and three years later, as Small Heath F.C., became a limi...
Stoke City F.C. league record by opponent Stoke City Football Club is an English association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent. Founded as Stoke Ramblers Football Club in 1863, the club changed its name to Stoke Football Club in 1868 and then added the word "City" in 1927. During the 1888–89 season, Stoke joined th...
Stoke Gabriel A.F.C. Stoke Gabriel Football Club is a football club based in Stoke Gabriel, Devon, established in the early 1900s. The club competes in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division and currently plays at the G.J. Churchward Memorial Ground.
Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. FC Ifeanyi Ubah came into being from the acquisition of Gabros international Football Club by Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. The Club was formerly known as IYAYI football club of Benin City before its acquisition by Chief Gabriel Chukwuma and renamed Gabros International Football Club. FC Ifeanyi Ubah has ...
Pachanga Diliman F.C. Pachanga Diliman Football Club is a professional Filipino association football club based in Diliman, Quezon City that plays in the United Football League, the highest level of Philippine club football. It was founded in 1998 as Pachanga Football Club by then owner Alfredo Razon Gonzalez. In 2012,...
Gabriel Barbosa Gabriel Barbosa Almeida (born 30 August 1996), known as Gabriel or "Gabigol", is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Benfica, on loan from Italian club Internazionale, and the Brazil national team.
Cork City F.C. Cork City Football Club (Irish: "Cumann Peile Chathair Chorcaí" ) is an Irish association football club based in Cork. The club currently plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division. The club was founded and elected to the League of Ireland in 1984. It was one of the first clubs in Ireland (and the f...
Alexander Amini Alexander Amini (born April 29, 1995) is an American scientist from Dublin, Ireland, currently studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in America. He is the first prize winner of the 23rd European Union Contest for Young Scientists and the 47th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhib...
Rootare–Prenzlow equation The Rootare-Prenzlow Equation is named for Estonian-American scientist Hillar Rootare and American scientist Carl Prenzlow, first published in their 1967 paper, "Surface Areas from Mercury Porosimetry Measurements," Rootare, H.M., and Prenzlow, C.F., 71 J. Phys. Chem. p. 2733 (1967). The equat...
Joseph F. Holson Joseph F. (Joe) Holson, an American scientist, business executive, and educator in the disciplines of toxicology and product development, served as President of WIL Research Laboratories for 20 years (1988-2008). He is known for his contributions to the fields of developmental and reproductive toxicolo...
Global Open Access Forum The Global Open Access List (GOAL), until January 2012 the American Scientist Open Access Forum, is the longest-standing online discussion forum on Open Access (free online access to peer-reviewed research). It was created by the American Scientist, which is published by Sigma Xi, in September ...
Howard Bachrach Howard Lloyd Bachrach (May 21, 1920 – June 26, 2008) was an American scientist who made research contributions to the understanding of viruses such as foot-and-mouth disease and polio. Bachrach's work led to the first vaccination developed through genetic engineering techniques. He worked for the United...
James Taranik James Vladimir Taranik (April 23, 1940 – June 21, 2011) was an American scientist and educator who worked in the area of earth-observation satellite remote sensing. He was Chief of NASA's Non-Renewable Resources Branch and Program Scientist of the Space Shuttle's first scientific flights with cargo that i...
Neil Campbell (scientist) Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook "Biology". First published in 1987, the text is currently in its 11th edition (ISBN  , published 19 October 2016 by Lisa A. Urry, "et al".) The title is popular worldwide and is used...
Catherine Clarke Fenselau Catherine Clarke Fenselau (born 15 April 1939) is an American scientist who was the first trained mass spectrometrist on the faculty of an American medical school; she joined Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1968. She specializes in biomedical applications of mass spectrometry. She has been...
James Mease James Mease (1771–1846) was a prominent American scientist, horticulturist, and physician from Philadelphia who published the first known tomato-based ketchup recipe in 1812.
Subversive Proposal The "Subversive Proposal" was an Internet posting by Stevan Harnad on June 27 1994 (presented at the 1994 Network Services Conference in London ) calling on all authors of "esoteric" research writings to archive their articles for free for everyone online (in anonymous FTP archives or websites). It ...
Los Trigos Land Grant The Los Trigos Land Grant was established in the very early 19th century. The grant is situated on the Pecos River in San Miguel County, New Mexico about 29 miles south west of Santa Fe and 38 miles west of Las Vegas via I-25. The "communities" within the grant were Los Trigos itself, Pajarito and...
Pecos, Texas Pecos ( ) is the largest city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States. It is in the valley on the west bank of the Pecos River at the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas and just below New Mexico's border. The population was 8,780 at the 2010...
Langtry, Texas Langtry is an unincorporated community in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. The community is notable as the place where Judge Roy Bean, the "Law West of the Pecos", had his saloon and practiced law.
Horsehead Crossing Horsehead Crossing is a ford on the Pecos River in Crane County, southeast of Odessa, Texas. Historically, it was a major landmark on the trail west as one of a few fordable sections of the Pecos in West Texas, and as the first reliable source of water for about 75 miles on the route from the east.
Judge Roy Bean (TV series) Judge Roy Bean is a syndicated American western television series starring Edgar Buchanan as the legendary Kentucky-born Judge Roy Bean, a Texas justice of the peace known as "The Law West of the Pecos".