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John Smiley (other)
John Smiley may refer to: *John Smiley (baseball) (born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher * John Smiley (author), technology author and teacher *John S. Smiley John Stanley Smiley (January 20, 1885 – August 21, 1945) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1937. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ... (1885–1945), Canadian politician in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly See also * John Smillie (other) {{hndis, Smiley, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smiley (baseball)
John Patrick Smiley (born March 17, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ... and the Cleveland Indians in a twelve-year career from to . Early life Smiley graduated from Perkiomen Valley School District, Perkiomen Valley High School in 1983, where he played sports as a baseball pitcher, basketball point guard, and football quarterback. Career Despite never playing minor league baseball higher than Class A, Smiley entered spring training before the 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season, 1987 season with a relief pitcher role already in place, with manager Jim Leyland saying he would have to "pitch his way off the club". In Smiley's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smiley (author)
John Smiley is an American computing author and teacher known for basic programming classes and books. He is also president of John Smiley & Associates. Smiley has authored books on Visual Basic, C#, C++ and Java. His first book was published in 1998 by Wrox Publishing (ActivePath). He wrote 3 more books for Wrox before Wrox declared bankruptcy in 2001. In 2002, parts of his book series were picked up by Osborne/McGraw Hill Publishing, Apress Publishing, and Muska and Lipmann (now Course Technologies.) In 2004, when the market for Introductory programming books fizzled, he negotiated and obtained the rights to the books and began self-publishing them through Lulu Press in 2006. Since then, he has self-published his new books under the Smiley Publishing imprint. Many of his books have been translated into major foreign languages. In addition to his 'Learning to Program' type books, he has written a book on the worldwide Stair Climbing phenomenon. He teaches classes online, fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |