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Greenleaf And Cobb
Greenleaf may refer to: Places United States Inhabited places * Greenleaf, California, former name of Gregg, California * Greenleaf, Idaho * Greenleaf, Kansas * Greenleaf, Minnesota * Greenleaf, Oregon * Greenleaf, Wisconsin * Greenleaf Township (other) Other places in the US * Greenleaf at Cheltenham, an outdoor shopping center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Greenleaf Hut, an Appalachian Mountain Club hut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire * Greenleaf Peak, a mountain in the Cascade Range, Washington * Greenleaf Point, former name of Buzzard Point, Washington, D.C. * Greenleaf Lake (other) * Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area, Minnesota * Greenleaf State Park, Oklahoma Publishers * Greenleaf Book Group, a publisher and book distributor (founded 1997), Austin, Texas, US * Greenleaf Publishing, a publisher of academic and professional books and journals (founded 1992), Yorkshire, UK * Greenleaf Publishing (1950s–1970s), a publishing house found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg, California
Gregg (formerly, Greenleaf) is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad (San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad was a California rail line between Stockton and Bakersfield constructed in the late 1890s and very shortly thereafter purchased by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and became their Val ... line) south-southeast of Trigo, at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m). The Greenleaf post office operated from 1904 to 1905. The Gregg post office opened in 1917, closed for a period in 1928, and closed for good in 1931. References Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Madera County, California {{MaderaCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf Publishing
Greenleaf Publishing is a UK-based publishing imprint specializing in corporate responsibility, business ethics, environmental policy and management, future business strategy and practice, and sustainable development. Founded in 1992 as an independent publisher, the company became part of GSE Research Limited, an online scholarly publisher specializing in governance, sustainability and the environment, in 2012. In 2017, the company was sold to Taylor & Francis and became part of its Routledge imprint. Greenleaf has an existing catalogue of over 300 titles, including book series on stakeholder management, business education for sustainability, system innovation for sustainability, and responsible investment. The company also publishes academic journals, including: ''The Journal of Corporate Citizenship''; ''The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship''; ''The Journal of Sustainable Mobility''; ''Business, Peace and Sustainable Development''; ''Building Sustainable Legac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legolas
Legolas (pronounced ) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is a Sindar Elf of the Woodland Realm and one of the nine members of the Fellowship who set out to destroy the One Ring. He and the Dwarf Gimli are close friends. Commentators have noted that Legolas serves as a typical Elf in the story, demonstrating more-than-human abilities such as seeing further than anyone else in Rohan and sensing the memory of a long-lost Elvish civilisation in the stones of Hollin. Fictional history Legolas was the son of Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood,''The Fellowship of the Ring'', book 2, ch. 2 "The Council of Elrond" who appeared as "the Elvenking" in ''The Hobbit''.''The Hobbit'', ch. 8 "Flies and Spiders" Thranduil, one of the Sindar or "Grey Elves",''Unfinished Tales'', "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Appendix B: The Sindarin Princes of the Silvan Elves" ruled over the Silvan Elves or "Wood-elves" of Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf Music
Greenleaf Music is an independent music company directed by American trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas. In addition to recordings on CD, vinyl, and digital formats, Greenleaf Music houses sheet music and podcasts, as well as supporting tours by its community of artists. Founded in 2005 by Douglas and Mike Friedman (of Premonition Records), Greenleaf Music has released albums by Dave Douglas, Donny McCaslin, Nicole Mitchell, Harrison Bankhead, Hamid Drake, Kneebody, Michael Bates, Curtis Robert Macdonald, Linda May Han Oh, Matt Ulery, Ryan Keberle, Rudy Royston, Greg Ward and Mareike Wiening. The Greenleaf Music podcast, A Noise From The Deep, has produced over 70 episodes. The label operates in New York and is distributed by Redeye Worldwide. Greenleaf Music also has an independent subscription store through the Bandcamp platform. Discography * Curtis Robert Macdonald – ''Community Immunity'', 2011 * Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy – ''Spirit Moves'', 2009 * Dave Douglas & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctostaphylos Patula
''Arctostaphylos patula'' is a species of manzanita known by the common name greenleaf manzanita. This manzanita is native to western North America where it grows in coniferous forests at moderate to high elevations. Distribution The distribution of ''Arctostaphylos patula'' is one of the most widespread of the manzanitas, spanning most of western North America. Its northern edge is in Washington state, eastern edge in Colorado, western edge the North American coast, and southernmost edge in Baja California, Mexico. It spans in elevation from about 1,500 to 12,000 feet. Description This shrub reaches between 1 and 2 meters in height. It is low to the ground with some of the lower branches rooting in the soil and others extending more outward than upward. The stems are twisting and reddish-brown in color, and shiny due to glandular secretion. The petioles may sometimes have clear-to-glandular hairs. The leaves are oval-shaped to nearly round, and flat, shiny, and smooth. They a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf Friends Academy
Greenleaf Friends Academy is a private Christian school in Greenleaf, Idaho serving preschool through 12th grades. Located in the tranquil Boise Valley just 6 miles west of Caldwell, the academy has grown over the past century from a one-room schoolhouse into a facility consisting of classrooms, a gymnasium, elementary building, preschool building, cafeteria, athletic fields, and playgrounds. It was founded in 1908 by a group of Friends (Quakers) as a college preparatory high school for the Quaker-founded community of Greenleaf, Idaho. Junior High grades were added in the mid-1960s and Elementary grades added in the mid-1970s. Local professionals, representing various Friends churches, other supporting churches and the academy's alumni comprise the 11 member governing Board of Trustees. Greenleaf Friends Academy holds affiliation with Associated Christian Schools International (ACSI), Northwest Yearly Meeting, part of Evangelical Friends International and holds state recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In & Out (film)
''In & Out'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Bob Newhart, Shalom Harlow, and Wilford Brimley. It is an original story by screenwriter Paul Rudnick. Joan Cusack was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. The film was inspired by Tom Hanks's tearful speech when he accepted his 1994 Oscar (for his role in ''Philadelphia''), in which he mentioned his high-school drama coach Rawley Farnsworth, and his former classmate John Gilkerson, "two of the finest gay Americans, two wonderful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with." The film became one of mainstream Hollywood's few attempts at a comedic " gay movie" of its era, and was widely noted at the time for a 12-second kiss between Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck. Plot Howard Brackett is a well-liked English literature teacher, living a quiet life in the fictional town of Greenleaf, Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf (TV Series)
''Greenleaf'' is an American drama television series created by Craig Wright, and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Television. Clement Virgo also serves as an executive producer and director. It stars Keith David, Lynn Whitfield, and Merle Dandridge. ''Greenleaf'' premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on June 21, 2016. On November 23, 2018, OWN renewed the series for a fourth season. The fourth season premiered on September 3, 2019. On November 15, 2019, OWN confirmed the renewal of a fifth and final season of the series, which premiered on June 23, 2020. A spinoff of ''Greenleaf'' is in works on OWN, and will focus on Whitfield's character and her new role as senior pastor. Premise ''Greenleaf'' follows the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family with scandalous secrets and lies, their palatial family mansion compound, and their sprawling Memphis megachurch with predominantly African-American members. The series' lead characters are Bishop James Green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf (short Story)
"Greenleaf" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor published in 1956 in ''The Kenyon Review'', and later appeared in her short story collection ''Everything That Rises Must Converge'' that was published in 1965 after her death in August 1964. The work garnered the author's first O. Henry Award first prize in 1957. Plot summary Mrs. May owns a farm on which she hires Mr. Greenleaf to work because her sons are not interested in farm work. To her dismay, both live at home and are unmarried. One sells insurance to African Americans while the other is a scholar and teacher at a university. Both Mrs. May and Mr. Greenleaf's wife, Mrs. Greenleaf, consider themselves Christians. Mrs. May, however, has a somewhat smug morality based upon outward success, while Mrs. Greenleaf secretly practices faith healing and recognizes herself as a sinner. When no one is nearby, Mrs. Greenleaf prays aloud that Jesus "stab her in the heart," implying that she must change her sinful heart. The Greenleafs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf (name)
Greenleaf is a surname, and occasionally also a given name. People surnamed Greenleaf * Cat Greenleaf (born 1972), American TV reporter * Diunna Greenleaf (born 1957), American blues singer and songwriter * Elizabeth Bristol Greenleaf (1895–1980), American collector of folk songs * Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf (1681–1762), American apothecary * Frank Greenleaf (1877–1953), Canadian sports administrator * Halbert S. Greenleaf (1827–1906), U.S. Representative; spouse of Jean Brooks Greenleaf * James Greenleaf (1765–1843), important early American land speculator * Jean Brooks Greenleaf (1832–1918), American woman suffragist; spouse of Halbert S. Greenleaf * Ralph Greenleaf (1899–1950), American pocket billiard champion * Robert K. Greenleaf (1904–1990), founder of the modern Servant leadership movement * Stewart Greenleaf (1939-2021), American politician * Simon Greenleaf (1783–1853), American jurist * William Greenleaf (born 1948), American science fiction author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf (band)
Greenleaf is a Swedish rock band created as a side project in late 1999 by Tommi Holappa (Dozer), Daniel Lidén ( Demon Cleaner) and Bengt Bäcke (record producer/studio engineer; Dozer, Demon Cleaner, Lowrider). In 2003, Lidén joined Dozer, making three of the four Dozers members also members of Greenleaf, so the band took a back seat until 2007. Discography Greenleaf EP (2000) – Molten Universe *Peder Bergstrand (Lowrider) – vocals *Daniel Lidén – drums *Tommi Holappa – guitar *Bengt Bäcke – bass (ReviewStonerrock.com Revolution Rock (2001) – Molten Universe *Fredrik Nordin (Dozer) – vocals *Daniel Lidén – drums *Tommi Holappa – guita *Bengt Bäcke – bass (ReviewStonerrock.com Secret Alphabets (2003) – Small Stone Records *Fredrik Nordin – vocals *Daniel Lidén – drums *Daniel Jansson ( Demon Cleaner) – guitars *Tommi Holappa – guitar *Bengt Bäcke – bass (ReviewsStonerrock.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleaf (automobile)
The Greenleaf was an automobile manufactured in Lansing, Michigan by the Greenleaf Cycle Company in 1902. The Greenleaf was a light surrey that was powered by a two-cylinder horizontal engine that developed 10 hp at 700 rpm. References * Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Vehicles built in Lansing, Michigan Defunct manufacturing companies based in Michigan {{Veteran-auto-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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