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As The Crow Flies (comics)
'' As the crow flies'' is an idiom for the shortest distance between two points. As the Crow Flies may also refer to: * ''As the Crow Flies'' (album), by The Advisory Circle * "As the Crow Flies" (comics), a ''Batman'' story arc * ''As the Crow Flies'' (novel), by Jeffrey Archer * ''As the Crow Flies'' (play), by David Henry Hwang * ''As the Crow Flies'', a children's book by Elizabeth Winthrop * ''As the Crow Flies'', a webcomic by Melanie Gillman Melanie Gillman is an American queer Genderqueer, non-binary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer, specializing in LGBT comics, LGBTQ comics for Young Adult fiction, Young Adult readers, including the webcomic ''As the Crow Flies.'' Their comics ... * ''As the Crow Flies'', an orbital launch by Rocket Lab See also * '' Three Days as the Crow Flies'', a novel by Danny Simmons {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Crow Flies
__NOTOC__ The expression ''as the crow flies'' is an idiom for the most direct path between two points, rather similar to "in a beeline". This meaning is attested from the early 19th century, and appeared in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'': Crows do conspicuously fly alone across open country, but neither crows nor bees (as in "beeline") fly in particularly straight lines.Villazon, Luis.“Do crows actually fly in a straight line?” BBC Focus (August 30, 2017). While crows do not swoop in the air like swallows or starlings, they often circle above their nests. One suggested origin of the term is that before modern navigational methods were introduced, cages of crows were kept upon ships and a bird would be released from the crow's nest when required to assist navigation, in the hope that it would fly directly towards land. However, the earliest recorded uses of the term are not nautical in nature, and the crow's nest of a ship is thought to derive from its sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Crow Flies (album)
''As The Crow Flies'' is the third album by Cate Brooks, under the pseudonym of The Advisory Circle. It was preceded by the album Other Channels. The album was released on 8 July 2011 on the Ghost Box Music label. The CD sleeve notes and bonus digital booklet contains an introduction by professor Ronald Hutton, as well as a paragraph quoted from his book, ''The Stations of the Sun''. Track listing References External links Ghost Box Music pageAlbum review- Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agricultural tool with a long handle and two to five tines used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to th ... BBC Music review {{Authority control The Advisory Circle albums Ghost Box Music albums 2011 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Crow Flies (comics)
'' As the crow flies'' is an idiom for the shortest distance between two points. As the Crow Flies may also refer to: * ''As the Crow Flies'' (album), by The Advisory Circle * "As the Crow Flies" (comics), a ''Batman'' story arc * ''As the Crow Flies'' (novel), by Jeffrey Archer * ''As the Crow Flies'' (play), by David Henry Hwang * ''As the Crow Flies'', a children's book by Elizabeth Winthrop * ''As the Crow Flies'', a webcomic by Melanie Gillman Melanie Gillman is an American queer Genderqueer, non-binary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer, specializing in LGBT comics, LGBTQ comics for Young Adult fiction, Young Adult readers, including the webcomic ''As the Crow Flies.'' Their comics ... * ''As the Crow Flies'', an orbital launch by Rocket Lab See also * '' Three Days as the Crow Flies'', a novel by Danny Simmons {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman (comic Book)
''Batman'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Batman as its main protagonist. The character, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #27 (cover dated May 1939). Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. It was first advertised in early April 1940, one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick, Robin (character), Robin the Boy Wonder. Batman comics have proven to be popular since the 1940s. Though the ''Batman'' comic book was initially launched as a quarterly publication, it later became a bimonthly series through the late 1950s, after which it became a monthly publication and has remained so ever since. In September 2011, ''The New 52'' rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, the original ''Batman'' series ended and was relaunched with a new first issue. In 2016, DC Comics began a second relaunch of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Crow Flies (novel)
''As the Crow Flies'' is a novel by Jeffrey Archer. The novel was originally published in hardback by HarperCollins in May 1991. HarperCollins and Random House both published paperback version of this book in 1992. Plot The story tells the tale of the Trumper retail empire, through the often overlapping points of view of several of the main characters. The story begins with Charlie, grandson of a barrow costermonger. When his father is killed in World War I, Charlie enlists to take his place, leaving instructions to Rebecca to sell everything and keep his share secure for when he returns. After the troops are demobilized, Charlie returns to London. He makes enquiries and is led to a shop in Chelsea. He is astonished to see a greengrocer shop bearing the words "Trumper, The Honest Trader, Established 1823." Charlie goes about the business of costermonger, rearranging the shop and doing great business. He marries Rebecca Salmon, who leaves her fiance Guy Trentham for Charlie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As The Crow Flies (play)
''As the Crow Flies'' is a 1986 play by United States, American playwright David Henry Hwang. The play depicts an African-American maid living in a Chinese home in Los Angeles and her double life. The play premiered at the Los Angeles Theatre Center on February 16, 1986, on a double bill with Hwang's ''The Sound of a Voice''. It was directed by Reza Abdoh and featured Nobu McCarthy in the cast. It is published as part of ''Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays'' by Theatre Communications Group. References Plays by David Henry Hwang 1986 plays Plays set in Los Angeles Plays about race and ethnicity {{AsianAmerican-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Winthrop
Elizabeth Winthrop ( Alsop; born September 14, 1948) is an American writer, the author of more than sixty published books, primarily children's fiction. She is best known for the classic middle-grade novel, '' The Castle in the Attic'' and its sequel, ''The Battle for the Castle'', which, together, have been nominated for 23 state book awards and are considered children's classics. Life Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop was born in Washington, D.C. She is a daughter of the newspaper columnist and political analyst Stewart Alsop and Patricia Alsop, a retired American Red Cross medical research technologist. One of her siblings is investor and pundit Stewart Alsop II. Her uncle was Joseph Alsop. Her grandfather was Joseph Alsop IV (1876–1953), who married Corinne Douglas Robinson (1886–1971). She is a great grandniece of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and first-cousin twice removed to Eleanor Roosevelt. Her great-grandmother was Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. Winthrop graduated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Gillman
Melanie Gillman is an American queer Genderqueer, non-binary cartoonist, illustrator, and lecturer, specializing in LGBT comics, LGBTQ comics for Young Adult fiction, Young Adult readers, including the webcomic ''As the Crow Flies.'' Their comics have been published by Boom! Studios, Iron Circus Comics, Lion Forge Comics, Slate (magazine), Slate, Vice Media, VICE, Prism Comics, Northwest Press, and The Nib. Education Gillman received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Master of Fine Arts from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Career Teaching Gillman began teaching Professional Practices at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in 2015, and was later appointed Senior Lecturer in Comics. They teach courses at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and the Art Students' League of Denver and have been a writing fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship program since 2017. Publications Gillman's first graphic novel ''Smbitten'' – about le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Electron Launches
Electron is a two-stage small-lift launch vehicle built and operated by Rocket Lab. The rocket has flown 32 times with 29 successes and 3 failures. The first flight, known as "It's a Test", launched on 25 May 2017. The mission failed due to a glitch in communication equipment on the ground. Successful follow-on missions, including "Still Testing", "It's Business Time" and "This One's For Pickering", delivered multiple small payloads to low Earth orbit. The 13th mission, "Pics Or It Didn't Happen", failed during flight. Rocket Lab subsequently returned to flight, launching the 14th mission two months later. The 20th mission, dubbed "Running Out Of Toes", experienced a failure just right after second stage ignition. Flight 26 was the first Electron flight to attempt a full catch recovery using a mid-air helicopter catch. Launch statistics Launch outcomes Launch sites Booster tests and recoveries Rocket configurations Past launches 2017–2018 Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
