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Goon (other)
Goon may refer to: Slang * Humans: ** People noted for brutality, or otherwise as targets of contempt: *** A guard in a prisoner of war camp (British World War II usage) *** An enforcer (ice hockey) *** A hired thug, in a goon squad ** Alternative name for the character in " Kilroy was here"-style graffiti ** Goons, members of the Something Awful user forums * Box wine, as Australian slang Specific persons * The Goons, performers in ''The Goon Show'' * Bill Irwin (wrestler), briefly known by the ring name "The Goon" Books and comics * ''The Goon'', comic book series created by Eric Powell * One of a fictional race of creatures living on Goon Island in the ''Popeye'' cartoon series (see Alice the Goon) * Mr Goon, oafish local policeman in Enid Blyton's ''Five Find-Outers'' series of children's books Radio, film and TV * ''The Goon Show'', a British radio comedy programme * ''Goon'' (film), a 2011 comedy film starring Seann William Scott ** '' Goon: Last of the Enforcer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner Of War Camp
A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war. There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons. Purpose-built prisoner-of-war camps appeared at Norman Cross in England in 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars and HM Prison Dartmoor, constructed during the Napoleonic Wars, and they have been in use in all the main conflicts of the last 200 years. The main camps are used for marines, sailors, soldiers, and more recently, airmen of an enemy power who have been captured by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. Civilians, such as merchant mariners and war correspondents, have also been imprisoned in some conflicts. With the adoption of the Geneva Convention on the Prisoners of War in 1929, later superseded by the Third Geneva Convention, prisoner-of-war camps have been required to be open to inspection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Of The Enforcers
A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and high-density plastics. The term is derived from the Proto-Germanic *''laistaz'' ("track, trace, footprint"); cognates include Swedish ''läst'', Danish ''læste'', German ''Leisten''. Production Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations include simple one-size lasts used for repairing soles and heels, durable lasts used in modern mass production, and custom-made lasts used in the making of bespoke footwear. Though a last is made approximately in the shape of a human foot, the precise shape is tailored to the kind of footwear being made. For example, a boot last would be designed to hug the instep for a close fit. Modern last shapes are typically designed using dedicated compu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goon Squad (other)
A Goon squad is a group of thugs or mercenaries, commonly associated with anti-union or pro-union violence. Goon Squad may also refer to: * Goon Squad (band), a dance music group assembled by Arthur Baker in the mid-1980s * "Goon Squad", 1979 song from the Elvis Costello album '' Armed Forces'' * GOONs squad, Guardians of the Oglala Nation, a private paramilitary group active on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during the early 1970s * ''A Visit from the Goon Squad'', a 2010 novel by Jennifer Egan * "Goon Squad", a song by Deftones from their 2012 album '' Koi No Yokan'' * “The Goon Squad”, a virtual basketball team composed of The Brow, Wet-Fire, Chronos, Arachnneka, & White Mamba which are avatars of current NBA and WNBA players Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, Nneka Ogwumike, & Diana Taurasi from the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy See also * Goon (other) * Vigilante * Mercenary A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go-on
are one of the several possible ways of reading Japanese kanji. They are based on the classical pronunciations of Chinese characters of the then- prestigious eastern Jiankang (now Nanjing) dialect. ''Go-on'' preceded the readings. Both ''go-on'' and ''kan-on'' exhibit characteristics of Middle Chinese. History and uses ''Go-on'' readings were introduced into Japan during the 5th and 6th centuries, when China was divided into separate Northern and Southern dynasties. They may have been imported either directly from the Southern dynasty or from the Korean Peninsula. There was an influx of thinkers from China and Korea to Japan at that time, including practitioners of both Buddhism and Confucianism. However, there is no historical documentation to demonstrate that ''go-on'' readings are actually based on Southern Chinese. Shibatani has noted that ''go-on'' readings make up the first of three waves of Chinese loans to the Japanese language, the others being ''kan-on'' and ''tou- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guild Of One-Name Studies
The Guild of One-Name Studies is a UK-based charitable organisation founded in 1979 for one-name studies. History The Guild developed as an offshoot of the Federation of Family History Societies. The FFHS was founded on 8 June 1974. By 1977 one-third of the members of the FFHS were one-name societies, and a sub-committee was set up to address the needs of this group. Among its duties was the generation of a Register of Surnames which were being comprehensively studied. The first one-name conference was held at the Grand Hotel in Leicester from 13 to 14 May 1978. Sixty-six participants attended the inaugural conference. A formal resolution was carried unanimously to establish a Guild of individuals engaged in one-name research. The Guild was officially launched in Plymouth, Devon, on 1 September 1979 during a conference hosted by the family history societies of Devon and Cornwall. Within a few months, approximately 200 members had enrolled in the Guild. To qualify for registrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guardians Of The Oglala Nation
The Guardians of the Oglala Nation (GOONs) was a private paramilitary group established in 1972 by the elected tribal chairman, Dick Wilson under authority of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council. It operated on the Oglala Sioux Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during the early 1970s. It was disbanded after a new chairman was elected in 1976. Formation On November 10, 1972, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council passed several resolutions following the Bureau of Indian Affairs building takeover in Washington, DC, by members of AIM after the march across the US. One criticized the American Indian Movement (AIM) for the destruction of records in the building takeover, as this adversely affected many Native American tribes by the loss of land, leasing, and other financial records. Another resolution authorized the elected tribal president, Dick Wilson, "to take whatever action that he felt would be necessary to protect the lives and property and to insure the peace and dignity of the Pine Ridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colour Blind (Seaway Album)
''Colour Blind'' is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Seaway and follow-up to 2013's ''Hoser''. Background and production In July 2014, it was announced that Seaway had signed a worldwide recording contract with California-based label Pure Noise. The band called the staff members at Pure Noise "some of the coolest, realest people" in the music industry. The group toured later in the year, before releasing the ''All in My Head'' EP in November. Alan Day of Four Year Strong and Derek Hoffman produced ''Colour Blind''. Hoffman engineered the recordings at Fox Sounds Studios. While recording, the band members agreed that "Freak" would be the first track from the sessions as it "embodies the fun, playful feel that we were going for" when they were composing and tracking ''Colour Blind''. Kyle Black mixed the album, while Brian "Big Bass" Gardner mastered it. The Fullblast vocalist Ian Stanger provides guest vocals on "The Day That She Left". Composition The band was credi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goon (Global Goon Album)
''Goon'' is an IDM/techno album by Johnny Hawk under the recording name of Global Goon. It is his debut album and first release on Rephlex Records Rephlex Records was a record label launched in 1991 in Cornwall by electronic musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge. The label coined the term ''braindance'' to describe the output of Aphex Twin and fellow artists .... It was released in 1996. Track listing # "St. Martin" – 3:30 # "Skip Glider" – 2:33 # "The Owl, Pussycat" – 4:32 # "Signpost" – 5:31 # "Pagan Relict" – 4:31 # "Moon Pool" – 3:29 # "Roller" – 2:57 # "Clapping Song" – 4:51 # "Metal Buffalo" – 3:30 # "Der Kipper" – 5:08 # "Chime Time" – 4:08 # "Synchropeet" – 7:28 # "Twiggy" – 5:29 References 1996 albums Global Goon albums Rephlex Records albums {{electronic-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goon (Tobias Jesso Jr
Goon may refer to: Slang * Humans: ** People noted for brutality, or otherwise as targets of contempt: *** A guard in a prisoner of war camp (British World War II usage) *** An enforcer (ice hockey) *** A hired thug, in a goon squad ** Alternative name for the character in " Kilroy was here"-style graffiti ** Goons, members of the Something Awful user forums * Box wine, as Australian slang Specific persons * The Goons, performers in ''The Goon Show'' * Bill Irwin (wrestler), briefly known by the ring name "The Goon" Books and comics * ''The Goon'', comic book series created by Eric Powell * One of a fictional race of creatures living on Goon Island in the ''Popeye'' cartoon series (see Alice the Goon) * Mr Goon, oafish local policeman in Enid Blyton's ''Five Find-Outers'' series of children's books Radio, film and TV * ''The Goon Show'', a British radio comedy programme * ''Goon'' (film), a 2011 comedy film starring Seann William Scott ** '' Goon: Last of the Enforcer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Price
Samuel Blythe Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader. Price's playing is dark, mellow, and relaxed rather than percussive, and he was a specialist at creating the appropriate mood and swing for blues and rhythm and blues recordings. Life and career Price was born in Honey Grove, Texas, United States. Price formally studied the piano with Booker T. Washington's daughter, Portia Marshall Washington (1883–1978). In the mid-1920s, when he was employed in a Dallas music store, Price wrote to Paramount Records recommending Blind Lemon Jefferson to the label. During his early career, he was a singer and dancer in local venues in the Dallas area. Price lived and played jazz in Kansas City, Chicago and Detroit. In 1938 he was hired by Decca Records as a session sideman on piano, assisting singers such as Trixie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Price's trio accompanied Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robotix
''Robotix'' is a 1985 American animated series based on the original Milton Bradley toyline of the same name featured on the '' Super Sunday'' programming block. The toyline is of the construction type that includes motors, wheels and pincers and similar to the Erector Set and K'Nex. The series follows the conflict between the peaceful, white Protectons and the warmongering, black Terrakors on the prehistoric alien world Skalorr V in an alternate universe in the distant future and two groups of humans who get caught up in it. The show was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and animated in Japan by Toei Animation, which also animated other cartoons featured on '' Super Sunday''. Characters Protectons *Argus Power (voiced by Arthur Burghardt): Leader of the Protectons. Before his transfer into his Robotix body, he was the chief-in-command of the Protectonian imperial spacecraft city Zanadon and had a romantic relationship with Nara. He is compassionate and brave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Sister (film)
Mister Sister is a 2021 Canadian-American dramedy film by the filmmaker Mars Roberge. It stars Jack James Busa, Princess Diandra and Debra Haden, along with the debut acting performance by Jim Sclavunos of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It was also the last film performance by Ari Gold before his passing. Plot A suicidal man from Milwaukee is given a second chance at life in NYC, working as a drag MC while learning the courage from the caring LGBTQ+ community to pursue his dreams, including a relationship with a tap dancing single mom. Cast ''Mister Sister'' has an extensive cast with 111 roles. Production Writing ''Mister Sister'' was written by Mars Roberge over the winter of 2018 as a way to get over the grief of the recent passing of his friend, glam rock singing legend Brett Smiley. During a Q & A at Winter Film Awards, Mars stated that "he rett Smileywas my inspiration for making the movie because I wanted that song Space Ace"in the movie so bad that I started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
