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Big Sky (The Isaacs Album)
Big Sky may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * Big Sky (film), ''Big Sky'' (film), a 2015 film directed by Jorge Michel Grau * The Big Sky (film), ''The Big Sky'' (film), a 1952 film by Howard Hawks, adapted from the novel Music Albums * ''Big Sky'', a 2000 album by Highway 101 * Big Sky (Brett Garsed album), ''Big Sky'' (Brett Garsed album), a 2002 album by Brett Garsed * Big Sky (One More Girl album), ''Big Sky'' (One More Girl album), a 2009 album by One More Girl * Big Sky (The Warratahs album), ''Big Sky'' (The Warratahs album), a 1993 album by The Warratahs Songs * Big Sky (song), "Big Sky" (song), from the Kinks' 1968 studio album ''The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society'' * "Big Sky", a 2004 song by Probot, from their Probot, self-titled debut album * "Big Sky", a 1999 song by Runrig, from their album In Search of Angels * The Big Sky (song), "The Big Sky" (song), a 1986 song by Kate Bush Other arts and entertainment * Big Sky (Australian TV series), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky (film)
''Big Sky'' is a 2015 American drama thriller film directed by Jorge Michel Grau and starring Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgwick, Frank Grillo, and Aaron Tveit. It was produced by The Archive and Papagjika Salloway Productions. Entertainment One gave it a limited release on August 14, 2015. The film received negative reviews from critics with criticism for the screenplay and Thorne's performance. Plot After their daughter Hazel turns 18, Dee's ex-husband threatens to cut off child support unless Hazel will get treatment for her crippling agoraphobia. Forced to take a van ride to the treatment center, Hazel struggles to enter the van. Though they have clashed over Dee's hard-living lifestyle and Hazel's neuroses, Hazel is comforted when her mother offers to come with her. To accommodate Hazel's fears, the treatment center allows her to travel in a box, where Hazel will be able to isolate herself from others and her environment. While traveling through the desert, half-brothers Pru and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky (novel)
''Big Sky'' is a novel by British author Kate Atkinson published in 2019 by Doubleday. It is the 5th novel featuring private investigator Jackson Brodie, but it has been nine years since he last appeared in the novel series. Plot Jackson has separated from his partner Julia and now lives in a village on the coast of North Yorkshire with the occasional company of his teenage son Nathan and an ageing Labrador Dido. He is still a private investigator, mostly his clients asking him to investigate suspicious spouses. He then has a chance rescue of a man on a clifftop. Jackson is then involved in a plot involving human trafficking and murder. With several of the characters from previous outings making appearances in the new novel. Reception * Sam Leith writing in ''The Guardian'' is general positive: "It's a credit to Atkinson’s dexterity that despite these clashes of tone and register the novel manages to hang together, even though the subject matter – child sexual abuse, huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eight states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Four affiliate members each participate in one sport: two from California are football–only participants and two from the Northeast participate only in men's golf. History Initially conceived for the Big Sky was founded on July 1, 1963, with six members in four of the charter members have been in the league from its founding, and a fifth returned in 2014 after an 18-year absence. The name "Big Sky" came from the popular 1947 western novel by A. B. Guthrie Jr.; it was proposed by Harry Missildine, a sports columnist of the '' Spokesman-Review'' just prior to the founding meetings of the conference in Spokane in February 1963, and was adopted w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky Airport
Big Sky Airport (also known as Ennis Big Sky Airport) is a county-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (7 mile, mi, 11 kilometre, km) southeast of the central business district of Ennis, Montana, Ennis, a town in Madison County, Montana, Madison County, Montana, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which FAA airport categories, categorized it as a ''general aviation'' airport. Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA and International Air Transport Association, IATA, this facility is assigned EKS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. Facilities and aircraft Big Sky Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with an Asphalt concrete, asphalt surface measuring 6,600 by 75 feet (2,012 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 16, 2009, the airport had 11,000 aircraft operations, an average of 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky, Montana
Big Sky is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin and Madison counties in southwestern Montana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,308. It is southwest of Bozeman. This unincorporated community straddles both counties, is not considered a town, and does not have a town government. The primary industry of the area is tourism. Geography Big Sky is located at (45.269940, -111.299725), approximately midway between West Yellowstone and Bozeman on U.S. Highway 191 and from the northwestern border of Yellowstone National Park. The "Meadow" area of Big Sky lies in an alpine valley formed during the Cretaceous period. Initially called the "Gallatin Canyon Basin", the Meadow is braided with small rivers that channel mountain snow run-off. Fishing is permitted on all of these Gallatin feeders. Two ponds are found on the Middle Fork of the Gallatin River that bisects the Meadow, and fishing there is permitted for those 16 and younger. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Mane
Daryl Karolat (born December 8, 1966) is a Canadian character actor and retired professional wrestler, better known by the name Tyler Mane. He is known for playing Sabretooth in ''X-Men'', Ajax in ''Troy'', and Michael Myers in the remake of ''Halloween'' and its sequel '' Halloween II''. He appeared as supervillain Blackstar in the 2021 Netflix limited series '' Jupiter's Legacy''. Professional wrestling career Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan he graduated from City Park Collegiate Institute. As a teenager, Karolat travelled to Calgary, where he trained briefly with Stu Hart. He later began training with Red Bastien in 1986, and completed further training with Mando Guerrero. Mane began his career in 1986 under the name "Skywalker Nitron" in his native Canada. In 1987 he wrestled as Skyhigh Lee in Pacific Northwest Wrestling (Portland), billed from California. In 1987, he wrestled in South Africa, which resulted in an invitation to wrestle for Joint Promotions in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tye Fields
Walter Tyeson "Tye" Fields (born February 8, 1975) is an American former professional boxer who held the USBA heavyweight title. Boxing career Tye Fields grew up in Beaverton, Oregon. Fields played college basketball and was a starter at forward for San Diego State University. Fields never was an amateur. Standing at 6 feet and 8 inches and weighing around 275 lbs (125 kg), the southpaw Fields was considered large even for the heavyweight division. In his professional career he has beaten some notable opponents such as Andy Sample, Saul Montana, Bruce Seldon, Sedreck Fields, Sherman Williams, Maurice Harris, Konstantin Airich, Raphael Butler and Michael Sprott. He started his career with a streak of 17 consecutive KO victories (16 of them coming in the first round) before he suffered his first loss to Jeff Ford via a 1st-round KO. He would later avenge this defeat by knocking out Ford in a rematch, also in the 1st round. In total Fields has 26 first-round k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky Resort
Big Sky Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located in southwestern Montana in Madison County. An hour south of Bozeman via U.S. Highway 191 in Big Sky, Montana, it is the second-largest ski resort in the United States by acreage. Opened in late 1973, Big Sky Resort has more than of terrain and a vertical drop of . In July 2013, Big Sky Resort acquired on Spirit Mountain, which were previously owned by Spanish Peaks, a private club. In October of the same year, Big Sky Resort acquired the terrain and facilities of Moonlight Basin, a neighboring resort that shared the northern exposure of Lone Mountain. Big Sky Resort also offers meeting space for conferences, weddings, and corporate retreats. Resort history The resort was founded by Montana native Chet Huntley, the retired co-anchorman of ''The Huntley–Brinkley Report'' of NBC News. Big Sky opened in December 1973, with its main base area at an elevation of above sea level, on the eastern face of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky Credit Union
Big Sky Credit Union (BSCU) was an Australian based credit union formed by the current or ex-employees, contractors or service providers of BHP, BP and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and their subsidiaries, affiliated or divested companies. Big Sky became part of Australian Unity in 2012 and was merged with Australian Unity's subsidiary ''Lifeplan Australia Building Society'' which was subsequently renamed ''Big Sky Building Society''. Since 2016, Big Sky's operations, services and website has been increasingly integrated into Australian Unity. History The organisation started at the BHP Employee's Credit Co-operative in the 1970s. As part of a round of consolidation in the Australian Credit Union industry the Big Sky and BP Credit Unions merged on 1 September 2003. The operations of the BP Credit Union were effectively taken over by the management of Big Sky. In the 2006 financial year, the RACV Credit Union transferred its business to Big Sky, including all 2,364 members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky Brewing Company
Big Sky Brewing Company is a brewery and taproom located in Missoula, Montana. It is owned by three partners, Bjorn Nabozney, Neal Leathers, and Brad Robinson. It is Montana's largest brewery. It first opened its doors in 1995 on 120-A Hickory Street, but eventually moved to its current location at 5417 Trumpeter Way.Bjorn. Nabozney. Oral Interview, April 19th, 2018, by Haley Wynne and George Krumm at Big Sky Brewing Company in Missoula, Montana. Digital recording and transcription in possession of Kyle. G. Volk. The brewery features both seasonal and regular ales and has continued to function under the same owners for twenty-three years. History Big Sky Brewery began when Neal Leathers and Brad Robinson moved to Missoula, Montana from Michigan in 1990. This is where they met their future business partner Bjorn Nabozney, a native Montanan. Brad and Neal began work on starting a brewery. Bjorn created a business plan while studying at the University of Montana for a brewery that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky Airlines
Big Sky Airlines was an American commuter air carrier that operated from 1978 to 2008. Headquartered in Billings, Montana, United States. Big Sky was wholly owned by Big Sky Transportation Company, which in turn was a wholly owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings. Big Sky operated scheduled commuter passenger services to ten cities and maintained a hub at Billings Logan International Airport in Billings, Montana, from which the airline flew more of its nonstop routes than it did from any other airport. The airline was a crucial air link within the state of Montana, serving as the primary (and in some cases, only) commercial air carrier to several small airports in the state. The airline also began and ended service to a number of other locations over the years, often operating as a contract carrier under the federal government's Essential Air Service (EAS) program. History The airline was established in 1978 and started operations on September 15, 1978, initially operating to a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Sky (novel)
''The Big Sky'' is a 1947 Western novel by A. B. Guthrie Jr. It is the first of six novels in Guthrie's sequence dealing with the Oregon Trail and the development of Montana from 1830, the time of the mountain men, to "the cattle empire of the 1880s to the near present." The first three books of the six in chronological story sequence (but not in the sequence of publishing) — ''The Big Sky'', ''The Way West'', and '' Fair Land, Fair Land'' — are in themselves a complete trilogy, starting in the 1830s and ending in the 1870s. Plot Boone Caudill is a young man who lives in Kentucky with his family as people are pushing further and further west in the Americas. (Boone is supposedly named after Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ..., who is credited wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
