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The Innocence Mission The Innocence Mission (stylized as the innocence mission on all releases since 1995) is an American folk rock band centered on husband-and-wife singer-songwriters Karen and Don Peris. The group, including Mike Bitts (bass guitar) and Steve Brown (drums), was formed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in th...
Hello I Feel the Same Hello I Feel the Same is the ninth studio album by American alternative band The Innocence Mission. It was released on October 16, 2015, via Korda Records, a cooperative record label founded by The Ocean Blue, a band with whom the Innocence Mission formed a "long and deep friendship that goes back...
Joy Electric Joy Electric is the brand label for a series of electropop/synthpop productions by Ronnie Martin. Martin began producing music under the Joy Electric name in 1994, after the demise of Dance House Children, a band Ronnie was in with his brother Jason Martin of Starflyer 59. Starflyer 59 bass player and Velv...
Old (Starflyer 59 album) Old, the seventh full-length album released by Starflyer 59, was released on Tooth & Nail Records in 2003. It is often considered one of the best albums by Starflyer 59 , as it reintroduces the band's rock oriented sound. Many of the lyrics of the songs on this album revolve around the theme of...
The Fashion Focus The Fashion Focus was the fourth full-length album released by Starflyer 59. This release marked a significant change in the band's sound. Where previous albums had focused on loud guitars in the style of shoegazer bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Ride, "The Fashion Focus" had a softer sound, wit...
Starflyer 59 Starflyer 59 is an alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band has included a number of different musicians over the years, including Jeff Clo...
Silver (Starflyer 59 album) Starflyer 59, usually known as Silver, is the self-titled debut album of rock band Starflyer 59, released in 1994 on Tooth & Nail Records. It has acquired the name "Silver" due to its cover art.
Calico Sunset Calico Sunset is a Bakersfield, California-based electropop band, comprising Joseph and Jenny. Calico Sunset is signed to Jeff Cloud's (Starflyer 59 and Joy Electric) Velvet Blue Music. Calico Sunset's debut album on VBM, "Deep Deep Paranoia," was produced by and featured Frank Lenz (Starflyer 59, Pedro t...
Bella (Canadian band) Bella is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver, who formed in 2003, and have released two full-length albums. The band signed to Vancouver's Mint Records in 2006 and released the full-length "No One will Know" featuring guest musicians Roddy Bottum (Faith No More), Will Schwartz (Imperial Teen)...
King Kennedy King Kennedy is an upcoming drama thriller film set in the 1960s made entirely from archive material. The film stars some of the most prominent characters from 1960s America, including US President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, the civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King, convicted assassins ...
Mark Shaw (photographer) Mark Shaw (June 25, 1921 – January 26, 1969) was an American fashion and celebrity photographer in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked for "Life" magazine from 1952 to 1968, during which time 27 issues of "Life" carried cover photos by Shaw. Shaw's work also appeared in "Esquire", "Harper's Bazaar",...
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. ( ; born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 – February 28, 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. The son of the influential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. and a specialist in American history, much of Schlesinger's...
Peter Janney Peter Janney (born 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American writer, psychologist and lecturer based in Beverly, Massachusetts. He is best known for his book "Mary's Mosaic: The CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace", in which he makes a detaile...
Pedro Rubens David Pedro R. David was born in Villa Clodomiro Hileret, Tucumán, Argentina on 21 July 1929. He is currently first deputy-president of Courtroom II of the Federal Court of Criminal Appeals (Cámara de Casación). He is a lawyer (UNT – University of Tucumán), doctor in sociology (Indiana University Bloomingt...
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in W...
True Compass True Compass is the posthumous memoir of United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy that was released September 14, 2009, by Twelve, a division of the Hachette book group.
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery. The permanent site replaced a temporary grave and eternal flame used during President Kennedy's funeral on November 25, 1963. The site was design...
David Powers David Francis Powers (April 25, 1912 – March 27, 1998) was Special Assistant and assistant Appointments Secretary to President of the United States John F. Kennedy. Powers served as Museum Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum from 1964 until his retirement in May 1994. Powers was a military ve...
Ted Kennedy Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts for over forty years from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he...
Waterloo Bridge Waterloo Bridge ( ) is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, the Dutch and the Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the ...
London Eye Pier The London Eye Pier (or Waterloo Millennium Pier) is directly in front of the London Eye Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in Central London, England.
Waterloo Bridge (play) Waterloo Bridge: A play in two acts is a 1930 play by Robert E. Sherwood. It premiered on Broadway January 6, 1930 and ran until March 1930. It was the basis for three separate films: "Waterloo Bridge" (1931), "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), and "Gaby" (1956). It is based on the author's experiences du...
Waterloo Helmet The Waterloo Helmet (also known as the Waterloo Bridge Helmet) is a pre-Roman Celtic bronze ceremonial horned helmet with repoussé decoration in the La Tène style, dating to circa 150–50 BC, that was found in 1868 in the River Thames by Waterloo Bridge in London, England. It is now on display at the Bri...
York Road, Lambeth York Road is a road in Lambeth, London, running between Westminster Bridge Road (south) and Waterloo Road (north). To the west is the old County Hall, Shell Centre, Jubilee Gardens and, beyond, the London Eye and the River Thames. Waterloo station is located on the road's eastern edge, as well as the...
Garden Bridge The Garden Bridge project was a private proposal for a pedestrian bridge over the River Thames in London, England. Consequent on an idea of Joanna Lumley, Thomas Heatherwick worked with Arup on a proposal by Transport for London (TfL) for a new bridge across the Thames between Waterloo and Blackfriars bri...
Savoy Place Savoy Place is a large red brick building on the north bank of the River Thames in London. It is on a street called Savoy Place and Savoy Street runs along the side of the building up to the Strand. In front is the Victoria Embankment, part of the Thames Embankment. Close by are Savoy Hill House (best known...
Nine Elms to Waterloo Viaduct The Nine Elms to Waterloo Viaduct is a large Victorian railway viaduct in south London. The viaduct is 2 mi in length and carries the South Western Main Line into Waterloo station. Initially constructed in 1848, the viaduct begins in eastern Battersea in Nine Elms and with an intermediate ...
Waterloo Bridge (1940 film) Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 American drama film also called "Waterloo Bridge", adapted from the 1930 play "Waterloo Bridge". In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by ...
Waterloo Road, London Waterloo Road is the main road in the Waterloo district of London, England straddling the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. It runs between Westminster Bridge Road close to St George's Circus at the south-east end and Waterloo Bridge across the River Thames towards London's West End district at t...
True North Square True North Square is a public plaza and series of multi-use towers currently under construction in Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a joint venture between James Richardson & Sons and True North Sports & Entertainment (TNSE). True North Square will be situated between Bell MTS Place and RBC ...
Richardson Square Mall Richardson Square Mall was an enclosed shopping center located in Richardson, Texas, United States. Richardson Square Mall demolition began in June 2007. Now located in its place is an outdoor retail center which goes by the name Richardson Square. The retail center includes Super Target with a S...
List of counties in South Carolina The U.S. state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties, the maximum allowable by state law. They range in size from 359 square miles (578 square kilometers) in the case of Calhoun County to 1,358 square miles (3,517 square kilometers) in the case of Charleston County. The least po...
Hastings Square Historic District The Hastings Square Historic District is a historic district that encompasses Hastings Square, a small city park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the residential properties that abut it. The houses that line the streets across from the park are among the finest Queen Anne houses in the...
Westfield Municipal Building Westfield Municipal Building is a historic building at 59 Court Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. It presently houses the Westfield city offices and the local district court. It was built in 1889 to house the state normal school (now Westfield State University), serving in that role until...
Victory Square, Minsk Victory Square (Belarusian: Пло́шча Перамо́гі , Russian: Пло́щадь Побе́ды ) — square in the centre of the City of Minsk located at the crossing of Independence Avenue and Zakharau Street. The square is located in the historic centre of Minsk nearby with the museum of the 1st Congress of RSDRP, Mai...
Richardson, Texas Richardson is a principal city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2015 American Community Survey, the city had a total population of 106,123. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and the Telecom Corridor® ...
Independence Square (Podgorica) Independence Square, formerly Republic Square or Square of the Republic (Montenegrin: Трг Републике / "Trg Republike") is the central town square of Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro. It is located in Nova Varoš (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Нова Варош; trans. "New Town"), the administr...
Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, often called "MSG" or simply "The Garden", is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Located in Midtown Manhattan between 7th and 8th Avenues from 31st to 33rd Streets, it is situated atop Pennsylvania Station. It is the fourth venue to bear ...
Dock Square (Boston) Dock Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts is a public square adjacent to Faneuil Hall, bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower. Its name derives from its original (17th-century) location at the waterfront. From the 1630s through the early 19th...
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan F.C. Chongqing Dangdai Lifan () is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Chongqing and their home stadium is the Chongqing Olympic Sports Center that has a seati...
Chinese Chongqing Dog The Chinese Chongqing Dog is a rare breed of dog native to the Chongqing city of China. In its early years, it was used for hunting wild boar and rabbits, but it's now used in China to protect families and belongings. They are an ancient, natural breed said to have existed for 2,000 years since th...
German Spaniel The German Spaniel, also known as the Deutscher Wachtelhund (German quail dog), is a breed of dog that was developed in Germany around 1890, and is used as a hunting dog. Descended from the old German breed, the Stoeberer (lit. "rummager"), which became popular with commoners following the Revolutions of...
Tugou Tugou (土狗, pinyin: "tǔ gǒu"), literally means Native Dog in Mandarin Chinese, is the general name for several dog breeds originated from China and still abundantly exists across the country today. Tugou includes the most popular Chinese dog breed - the Chinese Field Dog (, pinyin: "zhōng huá tián yuán quǎn"), Chi...
He Shu He Shu (Chinese: 何蜀; born 1948 in Chongqing) is a magazine editor and historian of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Barred from entering high school in 1964 because of his father’s ”rightism”, he ended up becoming a temporary contract laborer. In 1972, permanently employed as a worker in the Chongqing Steel Plan...
Wetterhoun The Wetterhoun (FCI No.221, translated into English as the Frisian Water Dog) is a breed of dog traditionally used as a hunting dog for hunting small mammals and waterfowl in the province of Fryslan in the Netherlands. The name of the dog comes from the West Frisian "Wetterhûn" meaning "water dog." Plural of...
Finnish Spitz A Finnish Spitz (Finnish language: "Suomenpystykorva") is a breed of dog originating in Finland. The breed was originally bred to hunt all types of game from squirrels and other rodents to bears. It is a "bark pointer", indicating the position of game by barking, and drawing the game animal's attention to...
South Mountain Botanical Garden South Mountain Botanical Garden () is the largest botanical garden in Chongqing. It is a major urban park of central Chongqing, and it is one of the 8 major civil projects of Chongqing Municipal. It is located on Tongluo Mountain, an anticline range in southeastern edge of central Chongq...
Kanni The Kanni, which means maiden, is a rare indigenous South Indian sighthound breed of dog found in the state of Tamil Nadu. The breed is used mainly for coursing game.
Pavle Delibašić Pavle Delibašić (Serbian Cyrillic: , born 30 November 1978) is a Serbian footballer. He had previously played for Spartak Subotica, Bosnian FK Leotar Trebinje, FK Čukarički Stankom, Chinese Chongqing Lifan and Greek Kallithea F.C., back in Serbia with FK Zemun and with Bulgarian Minyor Pernik and FK Ban...
Hideki Noda Hideki Noda (野田 英樹 , Noda Hideki ) is a professional racing driver from Japan. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, debuting in the 1994 European Grand Prix, but did not score any championship points. He replaced Yannick Dalmas in the Larrousse car for the last three Grands Prix of the season, ...
Italian Grand Prix The Italian Grand Prix (Italian: "Gran Premio d'Italia" ) is one of the longest running events on the Formula One calendar. The Italian and British Grands Prix are the only Formula One World Championship Grands Prix staged continuously since the championship was introduced in 1950, as the Monaco and ...
1948 Grand Prix season The 1948 Grand Prix season was the third post-war year for Grand Prix racing. It was the second season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grand Prix still used other formulas. There was no organised championship in 1948, although several of the more prestigious ra...
John Taylor (racing driver) John Malcolm Taylor (23 March 1933 – 8 September 1966) was a racing driver from England. He participated in five World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, and also participated in several non-championship Formula One races. His Formula One debut was on 11 July 1964, at the British Grand Pr...
1949 Grand Prix season The 1949 Grand Prix season was the fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing and the final year before the beginning of the Formula One World Championship. It was the third season of FIA Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grands Prix still used other formulas. Races were run ...
British Grand Prix The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire in England. The British and Italian Grands Prix are the only Formula One World Championship Grands Prix stage...
Formula One drivers from the United States There have been many Formula One drivers from the United States including two World Drivers' Championship winners, Mario Andretti and Phil Hill. Andretti is the most successful American Formula One driver having won 12 races, and only Eddie Cheever has started more grands prix...
Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher (] ; born 3 January 1969) is a retired German racing driver who raced in Formula One for Benetton and Ferrari, where he spent the majority of his career, as well as for Mercedes upon his brief return to the sport. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers, and rega...
1947 Grand Prix season The 1947 Grand Prix season was the second post-war year for Grand Prix racing. It constituted the first full season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing, though some Grand Prix still used other formulas. There was no organised championship in 1947, although several of the more prestigious races ...
List of Formula One polesitters Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The F1 W...
Alien Investigations Alien Investigations is a documentary examining four alien sightings from 2007 to 2012.
Aliens (film) Aliens is a 1986 American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by James Cameron, produced by Gale Anne Hurd and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, William Hope, and Bill Paxton. It is the sequel to the 1979 film "Alien...
Red Lights (2012 film) Red Lights is a 2012 Spanish-American thriller film written and directed by Rodrigo Cortés and starring Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Toby Jones, Elizabeth Olsen, Joely Richardson and Leonardo Sbaraglia. The plot focuses on a physicist (Murphy) and a university psychology prof...
Heartbreakers (2001 film) Heartbreakers is a 2001 caper-romantic comedy film directed by David Mirkin. It stars Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, and Gene Hackman. Weaver was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for her performance in the film. The plot revolves around an elaborate con se...
The Modern Amazons The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women On-Screen (ISBN  ) by Dominique Mainon and James Ursini, published by Hal Leonard/Limelight Editions is a non-fiction book documenting the evolution of the female action hero in cinema, television and pop-culture. From "Barbarella" to "Barb Wire", the book surveys th...
Alien (franchise) Alien is a British-American science-fiction horror media franchise centered on the film series depicting Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as "the Alien", and depicting android David 8 (portrayed by Michael...
Ellen Ripley Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character and the protagonist of the "Alien" film series played by American actress Sigourney Weaver. The character earned Weaver world recognition, and the role remains her most famous to date. Ridley Scott, director of the first film in the series, made the decision to ...
Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and attacks the crew of a sp...
Sigourney Weaver Susan Alexandra Weaver (born October 8, 1949), known professionally as Sigourney Weaver, is an American actress and film producer. Following her film debut as a minor character in "Annie Hall" (1977), she quickly came to prominence with her first lead role as Ellen Ripley in "Alien" (1979). She reprise...
A Map of the World (film) A Map of the World is a drama released in the year 1999, based on the novel of the same name by Jane Hamilton. It was directed by Scott Elliott. The movie stars Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, and David Strathairn. Sigourney Weaver was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a...
Karen Quinton Karen Quinton is a Toronto-based Canadian pianist, organist, harpsichordist and music educator. She has performed as a soloist with many symphony orchestras in Canada, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. She has given recital tours throughout North America and...
No Name on the Bullet No Name on the Bullet is a 1959 American CinemaScope Eastmancolor Western film directed by Jack Arnold starring Audie Murphy, Charles Drake and Joan Evans. It is one of a handful of pictures in that genre directed by Jack Arnold, better known for his science-fiction movies of the era. Although it ...
Battle of Quinton's Bridge The Battle of Quinton's Bridge was a minor battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on March 18, 1778, during the British occupation of Philadelphia. New Jersey militia companies defending a bridge across Alloway Creek in Salem County, New Jersey were lured into a trap by British Lieut...
John Quinton Flight Lieutenant John Alan Quinton, GC, DFC (2 February 1921 – 13 August 1951) was a British navigator and pilot who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for an act of outstanding bravery where he unselfishly saved a young air cadet whilst losing his own life after the aircraft he was in was involved...
Amelia Stone Quinton Amelia Stone Quinton (July 31, 1833 – June 23, 1926) was an American social activist and advocate for Native American rights. In collaboration with Mary Bonney she helped form the Women's National Indian Association in 1883. She was the association's president from 1887 to 1904; during this time th...
Charlie Murphy Charles Quinton Murphy (July 12, 1959 – April 12, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, and writer. Murphy was best known as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series "Chappelle's Show". He was the older brother of comedian Eddie Murphy.
Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom Gillan and Quinton v United Kingdom was a decision by the European Court of Human Rights that ruled that the United Kingdom's stop and search powers without reasonable suspicion under the Terrorism Act 2000 were a violation of the right to privacy. The Court held that "the powers of ...
Charles H. Murphy Sr. House The Charles H. Murphy Sr. House in El Dorado, Arkansas, was built in 1925. The 2-1/2 story house was designed in Tudor Revival style by architect Charles L. Thompson, and built in 1925–26, during El Dorado's oil boom years. Charles Murphy was a major landowner, originally in the lumber busin...
Charles Walton (murder victim) Charles Walton (12 May 1870 – 14 February 1945), a native of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire, England, was found murdered on the night of 14 February 1945 at a farm known as The Firs, situated on the slopes of Meon Hill. Chief Inspector Robert Fabian was asked to lead the investigation into...
Irakli Mosidze Irakli Mosidze is a Georgian wrestler who participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. He won the bronze medal in the boys' freestyle 63 kg event, defeating Murphy Quinton of the United States in the bronze medal match.
United States declaration of war upon Italy On December 11, 1941, in response to Italy declaring war on the United States, four days following the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and three days after the United States declaration of war on the Empire of Japan, the United States Congress passed the Joint Resol...
Frederick Douglass Memorial The Frederick Douglass Memorial is a memorial commemorating Frederick Douglass, installed at the northwest corner of New York City's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial includes an 8-foot bronze sculpture depicting Douglass by Gabriel Koren and a large circle and founta...
USS Arizona Memorial The USS "Arizona" Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of...
Loos Memorial The Loos Memorial is a World War I memorial forming the sides and rear of Dud Corner Cemetery, located near the commune of Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France. The memorial lists 20,610 names of British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave who were killed in the area durin...
John Paul Jones Memorial Park John Paul Jones Memorial Park is a municipal park in the town of Kittery, Maine. The trapezoidal park, flanked by the lanes of United States Route 1 approaching the Memorial Bridge across the Piscataqua River, was established in 1926 and named for American Revolutionary War naval hero John...
Fallen Worker Memorial The Fallen Worker Memorial is a memorial commemorating workers killed on the job, installed outside the Oregon State Capitol, in Salem, Oregon, United States. The memorial, which was proposed by Oregon AFL–CIO, approved by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and dedicated in April 2009, f...
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 citizens of the United States who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pea...
Japan–United States relations Japan–United States relations (日米関係 ) began in the late 18th and early 19th century, with the diplomatic but force-backed missions of U.S. ship captains James Glynn and Matthew C. Perry to the Tokugawa shogunate being of particular importance. The countries maintained relatively cordial re...
Battle of Savanur The Battle of Savanur occurred between the forces of the Maratha Empire and the forces of the Kingdom of Mysore from September 1786 to October 1786. Maratha general, Haripant's army decided to move to Savanur due to growing illness and lack of resources amongst his Maratha troops. His army was pursued...
Thomas James Reeves Thomas James Reeves, born in Thomaston, Connecticut, December 9, 1895, was a US Navy radioman who became the namesake of the destroyer escort USS "Reeves" . Reeves was killed during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and posthumously received the Medal of Honor.
Gabe Hall Gabe Hall (born on October 1, 1983 in Lubbock, Texas) is a former American football offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He went undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft and signed as an undrafted free agent. Collegiately, Hall was an offensive lineman for the Texas Tech Red Ra...
John Korfas John Anthony Korfas (Greek: Τζον Κόρφας ; born August 21, 1962) is a retired [Greek American professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. A EuroLeague All-Final Four Team member in 1993, he won all three FIBA Europe continental trophies at the club level: the EuroLeague in 1996, the S...
Raimundo Saporta Raimundo Saporta Namías (December 16, 1926 in Constantinople, Turkey – February 2, 1997 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish basketball administrator. He was the head of the basketball section of Real Madrid, the basketball club Real Madrid Baloncesto in 1962-1978 and 1985-1991. He held numerous positions w...
Phillip Dillard Phillip Dillard (born December 10, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma, where he was rated as one of the nation's top high school linebackers, then played college...
Prospero's Books Prospero's Books is a 1991 British avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest", written and directed by Peter Greenaway. John Gielgud plays Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story characters. Stylistically, "Prospero's Boo...
Cobra Starship Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band created by former Midtown bassist and lead vocalist Gabe Saporta in 2006 in New York City, New York. After writing and recording the band's debut album "While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets" as a solo project, Saporta enlisted guitarist Ryland Blackinto...
Gabe Saporta Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta (born October 11, 1979) is an Uruguayan-American musician and entrepreneur. Through late 2015, he was a singer and the primary creative force behind the electronic pop group Cobra Starship. On November 10, 2015, after nearly ten years and two Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits, Sa...
Lip Lock Lip Lock is the fourth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Eve. The album, her first in eleven years, was released on May 14, 2013, by From The Rib and RED Distribution. The album features guest appearances from Gabe Saporta, Dawn Richard, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Chrisette Michele, Juicy J, an...
Giovanni Gavagnin Giovanni Gavagnin (15 September 1936 – 3 March 2013) was an Italian basketball player. He was part of Italian teams that won the 1969–70 FIBA Saporta Cup and finished fourth and fifth at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, respectively. In 2009 he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Cobra Starship discography Cobra Starship was an American pop punk band, formed by Gabe Saporta in 2005. Other members are guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, drummer Nate Novarro, and keytarist Victoria Asher, all of whom provide backing vocals. The group released their debut album, "While the City Sleep...
Songs of Innocence (U2 album) Songs of Innocence is the thirteenth studio album by Irish rock band U2. Released on 9 September 2014, it was produced by Danger Mouse, with additional production from Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Declan Gaffney, and Flood. The album was announced at an Apple Inc. product launch event and re...