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Bryan Smith (writer)
Bryan Smith may refer to: *Bryan Smith, driver of a van that hit author Stephen King in 1999 **Bryan Smith, a character in Stephen King's '' The Dark Tower'' based on the driver of the van that hit him *Bryan Smith (American football) (born 1983), defensive end *Bryan Smith (footballer) (born 1970), Scottish footballer (soccer) with Clydebank and Clyde *Bryan Smith (motorcyclist), American motorcycle racer * Bryan G. Smith, American chess grandmaster *Bryan Smith, Canadian politician, Green Party candidate in Ontario 2003 election *Bryan Smith, former member of Deep Banana Blackout *Bryan Smith, presenter for the Australian television series '' Beyond Tomorrow'' *Bryan Smyth (rugby league), Irish rugby league player See also *Brian Smith (other) *Brian Smyth (other) Brian Smyth (born 1967) is an Irish figurative painter. Brian or Bryan Smyth may also refer to: *Brian Smyth (Gaelic footballer) (1924–2016), Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler * Bryan Smyth (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture, his books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 64 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.Jackson, Dan (February 18, 2016)"A Beginner's Guide to Stephen King Books". Thrillist. Retrieved February 5, 2019. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has also received awards for his cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Tower (series)
''The Dark Tower'' is a series of eight novels, one short story, and a children's book written by American author Stephen King. Incorporating themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror fiction, horror, and Western fiction, Western, it describes a "gunslinger" and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. The series, and its use of the Dark Tower, expands upon multiverse (Stephen King), Stephen King's multiverse and in doing so, links together many of his other novels. In addition to the eight novels of the series proper that comprise 4,250 pages, many of King's other books relate to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses. The series was chiefly inspired by the poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, whose full text was included in the final volume's appendix. In the preface to the revised 2003 edition of ''The Dark Tower: The Gun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Smith (American Football)
Bryan Smith (born November 29, 1983) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at McNeese State. Smith was also a member of the St. Louis Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars. Early years Smith was an All-district performer in both football and basketball and one of the top football players coming out of SE Texas in 2002. He earned four letters in both football and basketball and a high jumper in track and field and was third place in state high jump meet. College career As a senior in 2007, Smith recorded 10.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for a loss en route to his second consecutive little All-America nomination. In 2006, he was named SLC Defensive Player of the Year and was finalist for national Buck Buchanan award. He was also All-Louisiana and named to several First-team small college All-America squads. He had 13.5 sacks and 84 tackles, led SLC in tackles for a loss with 23 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Smith (footballer)
Bryan Smith (born 21 August 1970) is a Scottish former footballer. He was a defender. Smith began his career with hometown team Clydebank. He made 44 appearances for the ''Bankies'', before signing for junior side Shettleston. He returned to the senior game in 1998, being one of eleven junior players to sign for Clyde. He spent five and a half years at Clyde, before leaving in January 2003 to join Maryhill Maryhill ( gd, Cnoc Màiri) is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. Maryhill stretches over along Maryhill Road. The far north west of the area is served by Maryhill railway station. History Hew Hill, t .... Clyde FC Website - Retrieved January 7, 2008 He made 149 appearances in all competitions with Clyde, but failed to score a goal. References Externa ...
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Bryan Smith (motorcyclist)
Bryan Smith (born June 24, 1983) is an American professional motorcycle racer from Flint, Michigan. Career Smith has been racing for over fourteen years. In 2015, Smith competed in his first X Games, winning gold in the Flat-Track event. Smith has won five races at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, the latest being the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship. Early Career Began racing BMX at age six, then moved to Flat Track and Ice Racing at age seven. 2014 Smith looked to have the GNC1 championship in his grasp until a smoking bike led to a black flag at Calistoga. Smith didn't bring the bike into the pits and was later disqualified, forfeiting the points from a second place showing and putting himself just too far behind eventual champion Jared Mees. Smith's remarkable season included a series-best five victories, including Kawasaki's first ever Half-Mile win. Outside of the disqualification, Smith was in the top 10 in every race except for the opener at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Smith (chess Player)
Bryan Garrett Smith is an American chess grandmaster. Chess career Smith grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He earned the International Master title in January 2007. In May 2011, he earned a Grandmaster norm in the LIMPEDEA Cup in Romania by winning the tournament. In March 2013, he tied for first place with GM Mikheil Kekelidze in the open section of the 35th Annual Marchand held in Rochester, New York. He was awarded the Grandmaster title later in 2013. In November 2017, he won the 48th National Chess Congress held in Philadelphia. The event had 7 other Grandmasters, and Smith was rated over 200 points lower than the top seeded players. During the tournament, Smith defeated Alexander Shabalov in an upset and drew against Alexey Dreev Alexey Sergeyevich Dreev (, also transliterated as Aleksey or Alexei; born 30 January 1969) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989. Career While being a promising young chess talent, he was for a period . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of Ontario Candidates, 2003 Ontario Provincial Election
The Green Party of Ontario fielded 102 candidates in the 2003 provincial election in Ontario, Canada, none of whom were elected. The only riding which the party did not contest was Oakville. Zakaria Belghali had been selected as the GPO candidate, but did not collect enough signatures to have his candidacy validated by Elections Ontario. Ron Yurick ( Algoma—Manitoulin) From Chapleau, where he is a member of the Watershed Management Study Committee. He used to chair a Public Liaison Committee relating to the Adams Mine Landfall Proposal in Timiskaming. Testified before a Select Committee on Ontario in Confederation in 1991. Yurick supports the principle of bilingualism, opposes the British monarchy, and believes that Northern Ontario's concerns are often ignored by the Canadian government and business elit A member at large on the Green Party of Ontario council. Opposes sending garbage from Toronto to Kirkland Lake. Led the party's constitutional rewriting process in 2004. Rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Banana Blackout
Deep Banana Blackout is a funk rock band formed in the summer of 1995 when a group of like minded musicians hailing from New York and Connecticut joined forces to play Soul and R&B covers from the 60’s and 70’s for the pure love of that music. As the band members chemistry became apparent, all other projects fell to the wayside so that they could focus on writing and arranging original material. The band soon became a highly acclaimed musical force on the East Coast underground live music scene. This eight piece musical outfit, with full horn section and soulful groove embedded in the roots of funk, is notorious for weaving their own compositions involving extended improvisation with songs by Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, and Parliament/Funkadelic. In July 1997, DBB released their first studio effort entitled Live in the Thousand Islands. The album was recorded in Hartford, CT in the old Colt.45 building and was produced by the band members themselves. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Tomorrow (TV Series)
''Beyond Tomorrow'' is an Australian television series produced by Beyond Television Productions. It began airing in 1981 as ''Towards 2000'', then in 1985 was renamed ''Beyond 2000'', a name the show kept until its cancellation in 1999. It then started airing again in 2005 with the name ''Beyond Tomorrow''. ''Towards 2000'' and ''Beyond 2000'' ''Towards 2000'' debuted on the ABC in 1981 as a half-hour show dedicated to showcasing developments and inventions in science and technology. Original presenters were Jeffrey Watson, Sonia Humphrey and David Flatman. There were four series of the program (1981, 82, 83 and 84) and it was a popular and high rating success on the national broadcaster. After production finished on the 4th series, the ABC decided not to continue with ''Towards 2000'', and instead started up a new science program, named Quantum, under the newly appointed Dick Gilling from BBCTV. The ''Towards 2000'' reporters then spoke with Ted Thomas, General Manager of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Smyth (rugby League)
Bryan Smyth is a rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Illingworth ARLFC (in Halifax, of the Pennine League), as a . International honours Smyth won three caps for Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... while at Illingworth in 1995. References Living people English people of Irish descent English rugby league players Ireland national rugby league team players Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby league props Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-rugbyleague-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Smith (other)
Brian Smith may refer to: Academics and educators *Sir Brian Smith (chemist) (born 1933), British university administrator * Brian David Smith (born 1961), academic researcher, author and adviser in the area of strategic management *Brian Cantwell Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto * Brian K. Smith, associate professor of Information Sciences and Technology at Pennsylvania State University Arts and entertainment * Brian Smith (New Zealand musician) (born 1939), jazz saxophonist * Brian Smith (Canadian musician) (born 1949), guitarist of the rock band Trooper * Brian Smith (photographer) (born 1959), American sports and celebrity portrait photographer * Brian Reffin Smith (born 1946), British writer, artist and teacher * Brian Thomas Smith (born 1977), American actor and comedian * Brian J. Smith (born 1981), American actor * Brian Michael Smith (born 1983), American actor * Brian Smith (American musician) (born 1990), American musician wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
