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Tumbleweed Tex Mex Grill & Margarita Bar Tumbleweed Tex Mex Grill & Margarita Bar (formerly Tumbleweed Southwest Grill) is a chain restaurant based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited engineers, manufactures and distributes luxury automobiles and automobile parts worldwide. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW established in 1998 after BMW was licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce PLC and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grill shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited operates from purpose-built administrative and production facilities opened in 2003 across from the historic Goodwood Circuit in Goodwood, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom. Rolls-Royce Motors Cars Limited is the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce branded motor cars since 2003.
NTN Buzztime NTN Buzztime is a company that produces interactive entertainment across many different platforms. Its most well-known product, simply called Buzztime, and formerly known as the NTN Network, since 1985, broadcasts trivia and other games via broadband over a national network to over 3,800 bars and restaurants in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Operations in the UK were discontinued in 2008. Typically, independently owned bars and restaurants offer Buzztime. It is, however, offered by each outlet of two major U.S. chains, Buffalo Wild Wings and Damon's Grill. It is also carried at limited T.G.I. Friday's and Applebee's locations. Buzztime offers several different kinds of trivia games based on a variety of subjects, including pop culture, entertainment, world history, geography, sports and music, as well as general trivia games with questions in many categories.
St. Lars restaurant St. Lars is a grill-restaurant in the borough Bislett in Oslo, Norway. It is owned by international TV-chef Andreas Viestad, Face2Face communications agency founder Per Meland and Stargate-producer Tor Erik Hermansen. The restaurant is known for using meat from horses and bear, and even pigs from Bygdø Royal Farm's petting zoo. Everything apart from their horse tartar has been cooked on a custom made grill. The cuisine is based on serving raw or grilled food with an emphasis on Norwegian produce and unusual cooking techniques. The owners have tried to bring some of the ambience from the New York-restaurant The Spotted Pig, owned by Hermansen's StarRoc partner Jay-Z, to their restaurant.
2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games The 2005 Special Olympics Winter World Games were hosted at Nagano in Japan and were the first Special Olympics World Games held in Asia. Nagano became the first city in the world to host the Olympics, Paralympics and Special Olympics World Games.
World Games The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are organised and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA), recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The World Games are held every four years, one year after the Summer Olympic Games. After the World Games in Wrocław, Poland, in July 2017, the next host city will be Birmingham (Alabama), USA.
Casting at the 1981 World Games The sport casting events of World Games I were held on July 29–August 2, 1981, at Gunderson High School in San Jose, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara. The World Casting Championships were held simultaneously and included women, juniors and pros. The only World Games casting events were these 11 men’s contests. Casters from the United States won 18 of the 33 medals awarded, with Steve Rajeff collecting four gold medals.
David Lloyd Leisure David Lloyd Leisure is a British sports, health and leisure business that runs health clubs and gyms across Europe.
1985 World Games The 1985 World Games, the second World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in London, the capital city of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Three main venues were used, the main one being the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre.The opening ceremony was held at the Wembley Conference Centre. The master of ceremonies was television commentator Ron Pickering. Competitors were addressed by World Games Association President Dr Un Yong Kim,Games Patron Ryoichi Sasakawa and British Olympic Association Chairman Charles Palmer. Sports included , field archery, taekwondo, karate, sambo, powerlifting, finswimming, roller sports, casting, korfball, water skiing, speedway, faustball, softball and netball. The netball results reversed the results of its recent world cup, with New Zealand winning gold to Australia's silver. Similarly, 3rd and 4th places were reversed, with Jamaica winning bronze against England.
Nitro World Games The Nitro World Games, first held in 2016, is an international action sport event that is hosted by Salt Lake City at the Rice-Eccles Stadium every year. In each World Games event, gold medals are awarded for first place, silver medals are awarded for second place, and bronze medals are awarded for third. After Nitro Circus was created in the U.S. state of Utah, the creators of the show agreed the World Games would be located and hosted by Salt Lake City annually every year.
2017 World Games The 2017 World Games, officially called the X World Games and commonly known as Wrocław 2017, was a major international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that were not contested in the Olympic Games, held from 20 to 30 July 2017 in Wrocław, Poland. The World Games were organized by the Wrocław Organizing Committee. Wrocław was selected as the host city in January 2012 in Lausanne, over Budapest, Hungary. It was the first World Games in Poland.
Air sports at the World Games Air sports with the discipline parachuting were introduced as World Games sports at the World Games 1997 in Lahti. At World Games 2013 in Cali also paragliding were introduced.
Bodybuilding at the World Games Bodybuilding was part of all World Games until 2009. In 2009 Fitness events were added. After violations against the Anti-Doping Rules at the 2009 games, the International World Games Association decided to suspend the sport from participating in the 2013 World Games and subsequent World Games.
India at the 1981 World Games The 1981 World Games were the first World Games and were held in Santa Clara, California in the United States. The games featured sports that were not included in the Olympics.India competed at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara and won one Bronze medal in Badminton Men's Singles.
Live in Old Smokey Live in Old Smokey is a live CD by English singer/songwriter Linda Lewis recorded at Ronnie Scott's in London and issued in 2006.
Cordelia Botkin Cordelia Botkin (1854 – March 7, 1910) was an American murderer who sent a box of poisoned candy to her ex-lover's wife. This was the first American prosecution for a crime which took place in two different jurisdictions, as Botkin had sent the poison from California, but it was received in Delaware.
The Escorts / The Do's & The Don'ts The Escorts (Later The Do's and The Don'ts) is a 24 track album featuring "the best of" or greatest hits by The Escorts (Later The Do's and The Don'ts) from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. These are original recordings of all 12 singles released by The Escorts, later known as The Do's & The Don'ts. "On Top of Old Smokey" and "Twelfth of Never" are covers. This CD features "I Wonder If She Loves Me" written by Roger Booth (Red Bird Records single #10-072), which was listed as a "spotlight single" in the July 2, 1966, issue of Billboard Magazine. Record World Magazine listed it among "singles coming up," reaching #35 in the August 20 & 27 issues. KIOA Des Moines listed it at #14 on July 4, 1966; WAKX Duluth listed it at #6 on August 5, 1966; and WEBC Duluth listed it at #5 on August 6, 1966.
Tuckaleechee Caverns Tuckaleechee Caverns ( ) a set of caverns and tourist attraction in Townsend, Tennessee and a short drive from Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Knoxville and Chattanooga. Tuckaleechee Caverns has a 5 star "GEM" attraction listing by AAA. These caverns were discovered in the mid-19th century and were opened to the public by Bill Vananda and Harry Myers in 1953. On one end of the Tuckaleechee Caverns tour, the "Big Room" is found, which is the largest cave/cavern room that is open to the public in the eastern United States. Many stalagmites reach over 24 feet tall with flow-stone formations over hundreds of feet in length and width. Tuckaleechee Caverns is proud to have the tallest underground waterfall in the eastern United States, named "Silver Falls", a 210 foot two-tier waterfall. Tuckaleechee Caverns is one of the most active or "alive" caves/caverns the public can visit on Earth and it is located under the Great Smokey Mountains, the oldest mountain range on the planet. Tuckaleechee Caverns is located in Dry Valley of Townsend, Tennessee. The Caverns are two miles away from Cades Cove, which is where the cavern actually originates (at White Oak Sinks in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park). The Caverns also host the most sensitive seismograph system on the planet and is monitored by the United States military Department of Defense and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Real-time, worldwide, earthquake and nuclear activity are displayed in the welcome center.   The cave is noted for its onyx formations, "Big Room," and high waterfalls. Tours are conducted along lighted walkways. Tuckaleechee Caverns in Townsend, TN., are known as the "Greatest Site Under the Smokies". Estimated to be between 20 and 30 million years old, the Caverns are rich in history and lore in recent years as well..
Old Sparky Old Sparky is the nickname of the electric chairs in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Old Smokey was the nickname of the electric chairs used in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Papo Newman Francisco 'Papo' Newman is a Puerto Rican who was convicted of murder, after allegedly participating in the murder of the Puerto Rican television entertainer Luis Vigoreaux on January 17, 1983. Newman was arrested, confessed to the crime, and testified against his accomplices in exchange for a reduced sentence. He identified David López Watts as his accomplice and Vigoreaux's wife Lydia Echevarría as the mastermind (in 1986, she was found guilty and sent to prison for 254 years). Newman stated that he was addicted to drugs and that he had taken drugs before committing the crime.
Old Smokey Old Smokey is a euphemistic name given to the state prison electric chair in New Jersey, which is on display at the New Jersey State Police Museum. The chair's most notorious victim was Richard Hauptmann, the man executed in the chair after being found guilty of abducting and killing Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. in 1932, the 20-month-old son of famous aviators Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh "(see Lindbergh kidnapping)".
John Skillern House The John Skillern House is a historic cabin located 25 mi northwest of Fairfield in Camas County, Idaho, near the confluence of the Big Smokey and Little Smokey creeks. The cabin was built in 1921-22 for John Skillern and his wife, who used it as a summer home and headquarters for John's large sheep ranching business. Skillern's wife based the cabin's rustic design off of the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park, which is reflected in the cabin's steep roof and covered front porch. The cabin's other significant rustic features include its sleeping lofts with pole railings, its horizontal log construction with exposed logs on the inner walls, and its stone chimney.
Go! (Common song) "Go!" is the third single from the Common album "Be". It is produced by Kanye West, who also performs backing vocals for the track alongside John Mayer. The track's percussion is handled by Num Amuntehu, while its scratches are provided by A-Trak. Its beat contains a sample from "Old Smokey" by Linda Lewis. Its lyrics deal with sexual fantasies.
On Top of Old Smoky "On Top of Old Smokey" is a traditional folk song of the United States. As recorded by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414. In one version the first verse is the following; for more on the words see below.
Ella Purnell Ella Purnell (born 17 September 1996) is an English actress, who has appeared in the films "Never Let Me Go" (2010), "Maleficent" (2014) and "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2016).
Kashchey the Deathless Kashchey the Deathless (Russian: Кащей бессмертный , "Kashchey bessmertnïy"), Kashchey the Immortal, is a one-act opera in three scenes (styled a "little autumnal fairy tale") by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by the composer, and is based on a Russian fairy tale about Koschei the Deathless, an evil, ugly old wizard, who menaced principally young women. A similar fairy tale was also used by Igor Stravinsky (Rimsky-Korsakov's pupil) and Michel Fokine to create their iconic ballet, "The Firebird".
Shrek Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy film loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book of the same name and directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debut. It stars the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow, and somewhat serves as a parody of other films adapted from numerous fairy tales, mainly animated Disney films.
WildLike Wildlike is a 2015 American feature film written and directed by Frank Hall Green, a multi-hyphenate film writer/director/producer, partner of Tom Heller at Catch & Release Films and producer at Greenmachine Film. Filmed in Alaska and starring Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty, Nolan Gerard Funk and Ann Dowd, "Wildlike" has 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and played over 150 film festivals and won over 100 festival awards.
The Fisherman and His Wife "The Fisherman and His Wife" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale no. 19. It is Aarne–Thompson type 555, the fisherman and his wife. Its theme was used in "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish", an 1833 poem by Aleksandr Pushkin. Virginia Woolf has her character Mrs. Ramsey in "To the Lighthouse" read a version of the story to her son, James. Günter Grass's 1977 novel, "The Flounder," is loosely based on the fairy tale, as are Emanuele Luzzati's version, "Punch and the Magic Fish," and Ursula LeGuin's novel "The Lathe of Heaven".
Very Blue Beard Very Blue Beard (Russian: Очень синяя борода , "Ochen sinjaja boroda") is a 1979 Soviet musical comedy animated film loosely based on the "Bluebeard" fairy tale by Charles Perrault. Directed by Vladimir Samsonov, screenplay by Arkady Arkanov. Cinematography by Vladimir Milovanov. Original music score by Gennady Gladkov. Lyrics by Yuliy Kim. Released by T/O Ekran
Scarlet (novel) Scarlet is a 2013 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. It is the second novel in "The Lunar Chronicles" series and the sequel to "Cinder". The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of "Little Red Riding Hood", similar to "Cinder", which was loosely based on "Cinderella".
Winter (Meyer novel) Winter is a 2015 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. It is the fourth and final book in "The Lunar Chronicles" series and the sequel to "Cress". The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of "Snow White", similar to its predecessors "Cinder", "Scarlet" and "Cress" which were loosely based on "Cinderella", "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Rapunzel" respectively. It was a "USA Today" and "Wall Street Journal" bestselling novel.
Cress (novel) Cress is a 2014 young adult science fiction novel written by American author Marissa Meyer and published by Macmillan Publishers through their subsidiary Feiwel & Friends. It is the third novel in "The Lunar Chronicles" series and the sequel to "Scarlet". The story is loosely based on the fairy tale of "Rapunzel", similar to its predecessors "Cinder" and "Scarlet" which were loosely based on "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood" respectively.
Ella Enchanted (film) Ella Enchanted is a 2004 fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Tommy O'Haver and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. Starring Anne Hathaway and Hugh Dancy, the film plays with the usual fairy tale genre.
Nota Nota Sports and Racing Cars is an automobile manufacturer in Australia. The company was founded by Guy Buckingham in 1952. He was an aircraft engineer and used his expertise to build triangulated spaceframed sportscars. Possibly Australia's first space-framed cars. In 1958 the company built a series of all-enveloping aluminium streamlined sports cars. First called "Streamliners", and later called "Mazengarbs". Up to 1960 eleven of those were made. In the late 1950s the company produced Formula Junior cars in both front and midengined formats. Nota also made a series of specialist monoposto racing cars for the track and hill climbing events. In 1963 the company made a series of Mini powered sports cars. In 1964 they started production of the Nota Sapphire an alloy bodied sports and coupe designs with Ford Fiat and Coventry Climax engines. In 1965 Nota started producing Formula Vee cars for Warrick Farm race track making 34 in the first year. In the 1960s the company formulised their "Sportsman", a Lotus 7 look alike, which they still build today and are now building in a midengined version for the modern day transverse engines which the major car manufacturers produce. In 1968 came the Nota Fang Chris Buckinghams first real design, a midengined sports car using a Cooper S engine power plant behind the driver but in front of the rear wheels, their most successful model with over 100 being made. Later the Fang was equipped with Lancia engines, then Toyota engines, finally being fitted with Toyota's V6 Quad cam supercharged engines with over 400BHP. In 1973 Nota started with their Marauder range of cars using the same mechanicals as the Nota Fang. At the same time they were making the Nota Levanti front engine twin cam coupe. In 1975 the supply of Leyland 1275 GT engines started to run out so Nota contacted FIAT and both Marauders and Fangs were made with the 2-litre twin cam FIAT/Lancia engine.
Land Rover Group Land Rover Group (LRG) was a division of British Leyland (BL) and later the Rover Group that was in existence between 1981 and 1987. LRG brought British Leyland's light commercial vehicle production under one management, consisting of the Land Rover utility 4x4 range, the Range Rover luxury 4x4 and the former Leyland Sherpa van range (re-branded Freight Rover to match the other group members in 1984). LRG operated two factories in the Birmingham area- the Solihull plant and the Freight Rover plant at Washwood Heath.
Leyland Motors Leyland Motors Limited was a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses. The company diversified into car manufacturing with its acquisitions of Triumph and Rover in 1960 and 1967, respectively. It gave its name to the British Leyland Motor Corporation, formed when it merged with British Motor Holdings in 1968, to become British Leyland after being nationalised. British Leyland later changed its name to simply BL, then in 1986 to Rover Group.
Nuffield Press Nuffield Press is a former part of the UK's automotive manufacturer Nuffield Organisation / BMC, then effectively becoming part of British Leyland in 1968. At its peak the Nuffield Press used more than 1,000 tons of paper a year producing sales literature, owners manuals, technical manuals, magazines, diaries and posters. Originally it produced technical publications for BMC, and later the wider remit of British Leyland's entire product range (as well as its successor companies Austin Rover Group and Rover Group), but also for external clients.
Austin Rover Group The Austin Rover Group (abbreviated ARG) was a British motor manufacturer. It was created in 1982 as the mass-market car manufacturing subsidiary of British Leyland (BL). Previously, this entity had been known as BL Cars Ltd (formerly Leyland Cars) which encompassed the "Austin-Morris" and "Jaguar-Rover-Triumph" divisions of British Leyland. After a major restructuring of BL's car manufacturing operations, Jaguar regained its independence (leading to its eventual de-mergeri in 1984) whilst the Triumph and Morris marques were retired. The new, leaner car business was rechristened as the Austin Rover Group and focused primarily on the Austin and Rover marques. The Morris and Triumph marques continued briefly within ARG until 1984 when both were dropped.
Giovanni Michelotti Giovanni Michelotti (6 October 1921 – 23 January 1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. His notable contributions were for Ferrari, Lancia, Maserati and Triumph marques. He was also associated with truck designs for Leyland Motors, and with designs for British Leyland (including the Leyland National bus) after the merger of Leyland and BMC.
Leyland National The Leyland National is an integrally-constructed British step-floor single-decker bus manufactured in large quantities between 1972 and 1985. It was developed as a joint project between two UK nationalised industries – the National Bus Company and British Leyland. Buses were constructed at a specially built factory at the Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington. Styling was carried out by the famed Italian vehicle stylist Giovanni Michelotti, well known to British Leyland, having worked for both Triumph (Herald, TR4, GT6, 2000/2500, 1300, Dolomite and Stag) and Scammell lorries (Routeman GRP cab).
British Leyland British Leyland was an automotive engineering and manufacturing conglomerate formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC), following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings. It was partly nationalised in 1975, when the UK government created a holding company called British Leyland, later BL, in 1978. It incorporated much of the British-owned motor vehicle industry, which constituted 40 percent of the UK car market, with roots going back to 1895.
Riley Motor was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890. Riley became part of the Nuffield Organisation in 1938 and was merged into the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968. ln July 1969 British Leyland announced the immediate end of Riley production, although 1969 was a difficult year for the UK auto industry and cars from Riley's inventory may have been first registered in 1970.
MG Cars MG, the initials of Morris Garages, is an English automotive marque registered by the now defunct MG Car Company Limited, a British sports car manufacturer begun in the 1920s as a sales promotion sideline within W R Morris's Oxford city retail sales and service business by the business's manager, Cecil Kimber. Best known for its two-seat open sports cars, MG also produced saloons and coupés. Kimber was an employee of William Morris.
Will Jacobs Will Jacobs (born 1955) is an American comics and humor writer. He was a coauthor with Gerard Jones on "The Beaver Papers", "The Comic Book Heroes", and the comic book "The Trouble with Girls" (1987–1993). He was a contributor to "National Lampoon magazine" and various DC Comics. Jacobs left professional writing in the 1990s to start a used and antiquarian book service, Avalon Books. He co-wrote with Jones "The Comic Book Heroes", a book dedicated to the history of the American comic book industry from the Silver Age to the present.
List of Dhruva enemies This is the list of fictional characters who have appeared in Raj Comics as the enemies of Raj comics superhero Super Commando Dhruva. Dhruva has one of the most recognisable rogues gallery in Indian comic book genre. Over the years, Dhruva has fought many villains ranging from normal human beings to costumed villains, from supervillains to aliens, comedic villains and tricksters to demons and god-like beings and sometimes even other superheroes who have gone rogue. Some of Dhruva enemies have subsequently turned towards the good side. On some occasions, Dhruva has also fought against supervillains who are arch foes of other Raj Comics superheroes.
Dark Empire Dark Empire is a "Star Wars" comic book metaseries produced by Dark Horse Comics. It consists of a six-issue limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy ("Dark Empire I"), followed by a second six-issue limited series by Veitch and Kennedy ("Dark Empire II") and a two-issue limited series written by Veitch and drawn by Jim Baikie ("Empire's End"). "Dark Empire" in particular, is notable for being one of the very first Star Wars comics to be produced by Dark Horse Comics, who had acquired the comic rights to the Star Wars franchise in the early 1990s.
Quattro (comics) Quattro are a group of comic book villains who first appeared in Malibu Comics' "The Solution" #1.
Comic Book Villains Comic Book Villains is a 2002 American black comedy film written and directed by James Robinson and starring DJ Qualls, Donal Logue, Michael Rapaport, Natasha Lyonne and Eileen Brennan.
Twelve Brothers in Silk The Twelve Brothers in Silk, also known as The Silk Brothers, is a group of fictional comic book villains, a family of killers that have fought the Birds of Prey in the DC Comics Universe. They were created by artist Joe Bennett and writer Gail Simone.
Boiled Angel Boiled Angel was an independent comic book by Florida-based underground comic book artist Mike Diana in the early 1990s. The comic contained graphic depictions of a variety of taboo and gory subject matters. It effectively became the first comic book in the United States to cause its creator to be convicted for artistic obscenity.
Deep Six (DC Comics) The Deep Six are a fictional team of half-humanoid comic book villains created by Jack Kirby as part of the Jack Kirby's Fourth World set of DC Comics titles. They first appeared in "The New Gods" #2 (April–May 1971).
List of X-Men video games The X-Men are a fictional superhero team in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The group debuted in 1963 in an eponymous comic book series. Beginning in 1989, the characters appeared in video game adaptations for home consoles, handheld game consoles, arcades, and personal computers. An earlier game was planned for home computers in 1985, but the developer went out of business before its launch. The first games were released on 8-bit home platforms, and the series expanded onto handheld consoles and arcades in the early 1990s. Most X-Men games, especially those released in the 2000s, were released on several platforms. Several companies have developed entries in the franchise, including Paragon Software, Software Creations, Konami, and Capcom. The titles are action games that pit the X-Men against Marvel supervillains, typically taking the form of beat 'em up and fighting games. Each game features different groupings of X-Men heroes and villains, and typically allows players to control multiple characters.
Fin Fang Foom Fin Fang Foom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as an extraterrestrial creature resembling a dragon. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series; toys; trading cards; and video games. IGN's List of Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Fin Fang Foom #99.
Tiv people Tiv (or Tivi) is an ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in West Africa. The group constitutes approximately 7% of Nigeria's total population, and number about 3.5 million individuals throughout Nigeria and Cameroon. The Tiv are the 4th largest ethnic group in Nigeria. The Tiv language is spoken by about 2.2 million people in Nigeria (as of 1991), with a few speakers in Cameroon. Most of the language's Nigerian speakers are found in Benue State of Nigeria. The language is also widely spoken in the Nigerian States of Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa and Cross River, as well as the FCT Abuja. It is part of the Southern Bantoid Tivoid family, a branch of Benue–Congo and ultimately of the Niger–Congo phylum. In precolonial times, the Fulani ethnic group referred to the Tiv as "Munchi", a term not accepted by Tiv people. They depend on agricultural produce for commerce and life.
Yevgeny Krylatov Yevgeny Pavlovich Krylatov (Russian: Евге́ний Па́влович Крыла́тов ; born 23 February 1934 in Lysva) is a Russian composer who wrote songs for over 120 Soviet and Russian movies and animated films.
Kamarinskaya Kamarinskaya (Russian: камаринская ) is a Russian traditional folk dance, which is mostly known today as the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka's composition of the same name. Glinka's "Kamarinskaya", written in 1848, was the first orchestral work based entirely on Russian folk song and to use the compositional principles of that genre to dictate the form of the music. It became a touchstone for the following generation of Russian composers ranging from the Western-oriented Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to the group of nationalists known collectively as The Five and was also lauded abroad, most notably by French composer Hector Berlioz.
César Cui César Antonovich Cui (Russian: Це́зарь Анто́нович Кюи́ ; 18 January [O.S. 6 January] 1835 13 March 1918) was a Russian composer and music critic of French, Polish and Lithuanian descent. His profession was as an army officer (he rose to the rank of Engineer-General (compared to full general) of The Russian Imperial Army) and a teacher of fortifications, and his avocational life has particular significance in the history of music. In this sideline he is known as a member of The Five, a group of Russian composers under the leadership of Mily Balakirev dedicated to the production of a specifically Russian type of music.
Symphony No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 is a symphony by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, written in 1906–07. The premiere was conducted by the composer himself in Saint Petersburg on 8 February 1908. Its duration is approximately 60 minutes when performed uncut; cut performances can be as short as 35 minutes. The score is dedicated to Sergei Taneyev, a Russian composer, teacher, theorist, author, and pupil of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Alongside his Piano Concerto No. 2 and Piano Concerto No. 3, this symphony remains one of the composer's best known compositions.
Julian Scriabin Julian Aleksandrovich Scriabin (born Yulian Aleksandrovich Schloezer; Russian: Юлиа́н Алекса́ндрович Скря́бин , 12 February 1908 – 22 June 1919) was the youngest son of Russian composer Alexander Scriabin and Tatiana de Schloezer. He was himself a promising composer and pianist, but he died at the age of eleven in mysterious circumstances. In the last year of his life he wrote four preludes in his father's style, the authorship of which is questioned by some researchers. Those preludes were published for the first time 95 years after his death by Edition Octoechos. Musicologists have described Julian Scriabin both as a successor of his father and as an early representative of the early Russian and Soviet avant-garde of the 1920s.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; 25 April/7 May 1840 – 25 October/6 November 1893), often anglicized as Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, was a Russian composer of the romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in Europe and the United States. Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884, by Emperor Alexander III, and awarded a lifetime pension.
Alexander Serov Alexander Nikolayevich Serov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Серо́в , Saint Petersburg, 23 January [O.S. 11 January] 1820 – Saint Petersburg, 1 February [O.S. 20 January] 1871 ) was a Russian composer and music critic. He is notable as one of the most important music critics in Russia during the 1850s and 1860s and as the most significant Russian composer in the period between Dargomyzhsky's "Rusalka" and the works of Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, and Tchaikovsky.
Alexander Alyabyev Alexander Aleksandrovich Alyabyev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Аля́бьев ; 15 August [O.S. 4 August] 1787 6 March [O.S. 22 February] 1851 ), also rendered as Alabiev or Alabieff, was a Russian composer known as one of the fathers of the Russian art song. He wrote seven operas, twenty musical comedies, a symphony, three string quartets, more than 200 songs, and many other pieces.
Alexander Radvilovich Alexander Yuryevich Radvilovich (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Радвилович ; born 1955) is a Russian composer, pianist and teacher from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) from which Conservatory he also graduated at which he was under guidance from Sergei Slonimsky. In 1992 and 1994 respectively he was the first ever composer of Russian origin to get education at the International New Music in Darmstadt. He is known for his symphonies of two of his own poems called "Legend About Violinist" and "Pushkin". At one time, after reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky he composed a string quartet called "The Boy at Christ’s New Year Celebration" and also designed a mini opera called "Let’s Write Fairy-tale". He also composed an opera called "Hindrance" which was based on Danii Kharms' poem "Ruin of the Gods". Currently he is a member of both Russian Composer’s and Saint Petersburg Composer's Unions and works as music pedagogue at the Humanitarian University of the Petersburg Conservatory. On occasion, he tours the world as composer, pianist and leader of the Sound Ways which he also founded back in 1989. His music is published by various labels in countries such as Russia, the Netherlands and the United States.
Eugene Webb Eugene Webb (born 1938) is Professor Emeritus in the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Webb holds a Ph.D., in Comparative Literature from Columbia University (1965), an M.A. in English Literature from Columbia University (1962) and also a B.A., in Philosophy from the University of California, Los Angeles (1960). Webb was a member of the faculties of both the Comparative Literature Department and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, where he served as Associate Director and chaired programs in both Comparative Religion and European Studies (1994). Webb was also the founder of those two programs: Comparative Religion in 1974, and European Studies in 1994. He retired from the University of Washington in 2000, where he now has the title Professor Emeritus of International Studies.
Claude J. Summers Claude J. Summers (born 1944) is an American literary scholar, and the William E. Stirton Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He taught at the university from 1970 until his retirement in 2002. He was promoted to associate professor in 1973 and to professor in 1977. He became the William E. Stirton Professor in Humanities in 1989, and became professor emeritus in 2002. He has published extensively on 17th and 20th century English literature.
Jack M. Guttentag Jack M. Guttentag (born December 9, 1923) is a professor emeritus of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a consumer advocate and creator of "The Mortgage Professor", a website that provides free and disinterested advice to consumers on mortgage-related issues.
Philip G. Hodge Philip Gibson Hodge, Jr. (November 9, 1920 – November 11, 2014) was an American engineer who specialized in mechanics of elastic and plastic behavior of materials. His work resulted in significant advancements in plasticity theory including developments in the method of characteristics, limit-analysis, piecewise linear isotropic plasticity, and nonlinear programming applications. Dr. Hodge was the Technical Editor of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Journal of Applied Mechanics from 1971-1976. From 1984 to 2000 he was the Secretary of the U. S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, its longest serving Secretary. In 1949 he became Assistant Professor of Mathematics at UCLA, then moved on to become Associate Professor of Applied Mechanics at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1953, Professor of Mechanics at Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) in 1957, and Professor of Mechanics at the University of Minnesota in 1971, where he remained until he retired in 1991. After retirement he was Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota and Visiting Professor Emeritus at Stanford University.
Emilio Moran Emilio F. Moran is an American anthropologist, currently the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Global Change Science at Michigan State University (MSU), and also a published author. He is also the Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Rudy Professor Emeritus at Indiana University. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. Two honorary achievements include delivering the Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture in 2011, and also obtaining an honorary degree from MSU.
Donald Burkholder Donald Lyman Burkholder (January 19, 1927 – April 14, 2013) was an American mathematician known for his contributions to probability theory, particularly the theory of martingales. The Burkholder–Davis–Gundy inequality is co-named after him. Burkholder spent most of his professional career as a professor in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After his retirement in 1998, Donald Burkholder remained a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a CAS Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
George A. Bray George A. Bray is an American obesity researcher. As of 2016, he is a University Professor emeritus and formerly the chief of the division of clinical obesity and metabolism at Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) in Baton Rouge. He is also a Boyd Professor emeritus at PBRC, and a professor of medicine emeritus at the Louisiana State University Medical Center.
John Carbon John A. Carbon, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1952 at the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry in 1955 from Northwestern University. He did basic research developing new anticancer drugs at Abbott Laboratories (North Chicago, IL) for 12 years (1956-1968). He joined the faculty of the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1968, and became Professor Emeritus in 1999. His research contributions include elucidation of the mechanism of genetic missense suppression in bacteria, the development of techniques to make genomic libraries using recombinant DNA, techniques for using yeast for DNA cloning, characterization of centromere DNA, and construction of the first artificial chromosomes. Many of his later research contributions were carried out in collaboration with his wife, Professor Louise B. Clarke. He was elected to membership in the United States National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1986. Carbon was among the founding scientific advisors of the Amgen Corporation. An endowed chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UC Santa Barbara was named for Carbon. The chair is currently held by Jamey Marth.
Criminology (journal) Criminology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Society of Criminology. The editor-in-chief is Wayne Osgood (professor emeritus of criminology and sociology at the Pennsylvania State University). The co-editors are Eric P. Baumer (professor of sociology and criminology at the Pennsylvania State University) and Rosemary Gartner (professor emeritus of criminology at the University of Toronto). The journal covers research in criminology, penology, and criminal justice and is the flagship journal of ASC.
Issac Koga Issac (Issaku) Koga was born on December 5, 1899 in Tashiro Village (now Tosu) in Saga Prefecture, Japan, the eldest of 7 children. In July 1920, at the age of 20 he started to study at the Department of Electrical Engineering of Tokyo Imperial University (later renamed University of Tokyo). After graduation in August 1925, he moved to the new Tokyo City Electrical Institute, which was established to develop and promote radio broadcasting technology under the directorship of Kujirai Kotaro, a pioneer of research and teaching of radio science. Initially an engineer, he became an assistant professor in 1929. Under the guidance of Prof. Kotaro he studied crystal oscillators, forming the basis of his PhD thesis, completed in April 1930, entitled "Characteristics of the crystal oscillator". This work included making the first quartz tuning forks in 1927. In 1929 he became an associate professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology and professor in 1939. He became a professor emeritus of Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1961. In 1944, he worked as a concurrent professor at University of Tokyo and later became a professor emeritus.
Liewe Heksie Liewe Heksie (Afrikaans for "Beloved Little Witch") is an Afrikaans work of fiction created by children's book author Verna Vels in 1961. It centres on Liewe Heksie, a rather incompetent and forgetful witch, who lives with her friends the elves in "Blommeland" and whose foolishness and lack of magic skills leads to many funny situations. The "Liewe Heksie" series started off as radio stories, followed by books and stories on vinyl record. "Liewe Heksie" made a television debut in 1978 as an Afrikaans language children's television programme, directed by well-known children's program writer and director Louise Smit. A second series of "Liewe Heksie" followed in 1981, for a total of 52 television programs.
Wilbooks Wilbooks is a children’s book educational publishing company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by children’s book author Bruce Larkin in 1996. The company publishes fiction, non-fiction, humor, and poetry books geared towards children from Pre-kindergarten to third grade. Wilbooks publishes leveled, educational books with a focus on teaching children how to read. In 2009 Wilbooks (through Bruce Larkin) donated over 500,000 books to schools, teachers, and literacy organizations throughout the United States.
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe is a 2016 stand alone British Christmas movie based on the Hank Zipzer series of books by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver and the TV series airing on CBBC. The film will be airing on CBBC on 12 December 2016. It is written by Joe Williams and is directed by Matt Bloom. The film is produced by Kindle Entertainment in association with Walker Productions and DHX Media with support from Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund. It is the fourth movie based on a CBBC programme after "", "Shaun the Sheep Movie" and "". It is the second movie based on a CBBC show, which has not been released in cinemas and only shown on TV after ""
An Na An Na (born 1972) is a South Korea-born American children's book author. Starting her career as a middle school English and History teacher, Na turned to writing novels after taking a young adult literature class while enrolled in an M.F.A. program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She gained success with her very first novel "A Step From Heaven", published by Front Street Press in 2001, which won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit". It was also a finalist for the National Book Award, Young People's Literature, and later found its way onto numerous "best book" lists. Na still makes frequent visits to middle schools to talk about her works and encourages young Asian-American students to become artists and harness their creativity. She cites Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" and Sandra Cisneros's "The House on Mango Street" among the influences on her writing and also admires the work of Madeleine L'Engle and of her first writing teacher, Jacqueline Woodson. She divides her time between Oakland, California and Warren, Vermont.
Pichilemu Blues Pichilemu Blues is a 1993 book written by Chilean politician Esteban Valenzuela. A movie based on the book was also released, starring Peggy Cordero, Ximena Nogueira and Evaristo Acevedo.
Charles Tazewell Charles Tazewell (June 2, 1900 – June 26, 1972) was a radio playwright and children's book author, whose work has been adapted multiple times for film.
Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero (born December 22, 1957 in Erath, Louisiana) is a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing, Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J. Romero was a Louisiana state trooper who trained American Quarter Horses and later, after a drunk driver crashed into his police car and permanently disabled him, he began training Thoroughbreds for flat racing. The 1978 movie "Casey's Shadow" is based on Lloyd Romero and his family. He was elected into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame May 27, 2010.
Gábor Nógrádi Gábor Nógrádi (born June 22, 1947, Nyíregyháza) is a Hungarian book author, screenwriter, playwright, essayist, publicist and poet who is best known for his children's novels such as the "Pigeon granny" and "The story of" "Pie ("original title PetePite")", a book which won the 2002 Children's Book of the Year award, was on the IBBY Honor List (International Board for Young People) and was ranked among the 100 most popular books in Hungary in the 2005 'Big Book' competition.
The Face on the Milk Carton (film) The Face on the Milk Carton is a 1995 made for television movie based on the book written by Caroline B. Cooney. The movie stars Kellie Martin as Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon, a 16-year-old girl who finds her face on the back of a milk carton and puts the pieces of her past together.
Kraft Suspense Theatre The Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American television anthology series that was produced and broadcast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como's "Kraft Music Hall" specials once monthly. Como's production company, Roncom Films, also produced "Kraft Suspense Theatre." (The company name, "Roncom Films" stood for "RONnie COMo," Perry's son, who was in his early twenties when this series premiered). Writer, editor, critic and radio playwright Anthony Boucher served as consultant on the series.
Gert Fram "Gert Fram" is the first short story that was published by American author Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection "Maps in a Mirror", but it originally appeared in the July 1977 fine arts issue of "Ensign" magazine under the pen name Byron Walley. It is Card's first published work.
The Tinker "The Tinker" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection "The Worthing Saga". Card first published "The Tinker" in the Vol. 1, No. 2 (1980) issue of "Eternity SF" magazine.
Second Chance (short story) "Second Chance" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections "Capitol" and "The Worthing Saga". Card first published it in the anthology "Destinies" (January–February 1979).
Unaccompanied Sonata "Unaccompanied Sonata" is a short story by American writer Orson Scott Card, first published in the March, 1979 issue of "Omni" magazine. It appears in his short story collections "Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories" and "Maps in a Mirror". It was nominated in 1979 for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story and in 1980 for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
Breaking the Game "Breaking the Game" is a short story by American writer Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections "Capitol" and "The Worthing Saga". Card first published it in the January 1979 issue of "Analog Science Fiction and Fact".
A Thousand Deaths (Card short story) "A Thousand Deaths" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections "Capitol" and "Maps in a Mirror". Card first published it in the December 1978 issue of "Omni" magazine.
The Fringe (short story) "The Fringe" is a science fiction short story by American writer Orson Scott Card, originally published in the October 1985 issue of "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction". It was later reprinted in his short story collection "The Folk of the Fringe" and in "Future on Ice", a short story collection edited by Card.
Killing Children "Killing Children" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections "Capitol" and "The Worthing Saga". Card first published it in the November 1978 issue of "Analog Science Fiction and Fact".
Lifeloop "Lifeloop" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collections "Capitol" and "The Worthing Saga". Card first published it in the October 1978 issue of "Analog Science Fiction and Fact".
List of Ender's Game series short stories There are various sources for short stories set in the Ender's Game series. One is the short story collection "First Meetings" by Orson Scott Card. This collection contains the original novelette "Ender's Game" plus three other stories. Another source is Card’s webzine "InterGalactic Medicine Show". The first four stories from Card's webzine: "Mazer in Prison," "Pretty Boy," "Cheater," and "A Young Man with Prospects," also appear in the paperback anthology "Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show". Reprints of short stories in the Ender's Game series can be found in other science fiction anthologies.
Oryza glaberrima Oryza glaberrima, commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown in West Africa, and was brought to the Americas by enslaved West African rice farmers. It is now largely a subsistence crop, rarely sold in markets even in West Africa.
Domestic rabbit A domestic rabbit or domesticated rabbit ("Oryctolagus"), more commonly known as simply a rabbit, is any of the domesticated varieties of the European rabbit species. Rabbits were first domesticated in the Middle Ages and are used as sources of food, fur, and wool, as research subjects, and as pets. The male is called a "buck" and the female is a "doe"; a young rabbit is a "kit" or "bunny".
Origin of the domestic dog The origin of the domestic dog is not clear. The domestic dog is a member of genus "Canis" (canines) that forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant carnivore. The closest living relative of the dog is the gray wolf and there is no evidence of any other canine contributing to its genetic lineage. The dog and the extant gray wolf form two sister clades, with modern wolves not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated. The archaeological record shows the first undisputed dog remains buried beside humans 14,700 years ago, with disputed remains occurring 36,000 years ago. These dates imply that the earliest dogs arose in the time of human hunter-gatherers and not agriculturists. The dog was the first domesticated species.
Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares The National Company of Popular Subsistences (Spanish: Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares, CONASUPO) was a Mexican parastatal in charge of developing actions related with the system of supply and the Mexican alimentary security. It was created in 1962 with the intention of guaranteeing the purchase and regulation of prices in products of the basic diet, particularly the corn.
List of potato dishes This is a list of potato dishes that use potato as a main ingredient. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop. It is the world's fourth-largest food crop, following rice, wheat and maize. The annual diet of an average global citizen in the first decade of the 21st century included about 33 kg of potato. The potato was first domesticated in the region of modern-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia between 8000 and 5000 BCE. It has since spread around the world and become a staple crop in many countries.
Liconsa Liconsa S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican parastatal company subsidized by the Federal government of Mexico depending on the Secretariat of Social Development. Created as part of a series of social support programs, its function is industrialize and commercialize premium grade milk bags at very low cost to feed, nurture and help the physical development and to improve the quality of life on people in extreme poverty and in social vulnerability.