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Malefactor (film)
Benefactor may refer to: * ''Benefactor'' (album), a 1982 album by Romeo Void * Benefactor (law) for a person whose actions benefit another or a person that gives back to others * Benefication (metallurgy) in extractive metallurgy * ''Benefactors'' (play), a 1984 play * ''Benefactor'' (video game), a 1994 video game * ''The Benefactor'' (TV series), a 2004 reality TV series * ''The Benefactor'' (2015 film), a 2015 film * ''The Benefactor'' (1942 film), a 1942 French drama film See also *A Malefactor "A Malefactor" (russian: Злоумышленник, translit=Zloumyshlennik) is an 1885 short story by Anton Chekhov.Shub, E. M. Commentaries to Егерь. The Works by A.P. Chekhov in 12 volumes. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura. Moscow, 1960. Vol ... * Malefactor, Ade {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benefactor (album)
''Benefactor'' is the second studio album by American new wave band Romeo Void, released in 1982. It was released on CD in 2006 by Wounded Bird Records, with their '' Never Say Never'' EP as four bonus tracks. The version of the song " Never Say Never" is a shorter, "clean" edit suitable for general radio broadcast. Track listing All songs written by Benjamin Bossi, Larry Carter, Debora Iyall, Peter Woods, and Frank Zincavage, except where noted. # " Never Say Never" – 3:27 # "Wrap It Up" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) – 3:15 # "Flashflood" – 4:55 # "Undercover Kept" – 6:05 # "Ventilation" – 3:55 # "Chinatown" – 3:18 # "Orange" – 4:15 # "Shake the Hands of Time" – 3:19 # "S.O.S." – 5:30 Bonus tracks (2006 reissue; taken from "Never Say Never EP") # "Never Say Never" – 6:06 # "In the Dark" – 4:33 # "Present Tense" – 5:47 # "Not Safe" – 3:57 Personnel * Debora Iyall – vocals *Peter Woods – guitar *Benjamin Bossi – saxophone *Frank Zincavage – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benefactor (law)
A benefactor () is a person who gives some form of help to benefit a person, group or organization (the beneficiary), often gifting a monetary contribution in the form of an endowment to help a cause. Benefactors are humanitarian leaders and charitable patrons providing assistance in many forms, such as an alumnus from a university giving back to a college or an individual providing assistance to others. See also * Patronage * Sponsor (commercial) Sponsoring something (or someone) is the act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. The individual or group that provides the support, similar to a benefactor, is k ... References Personal finance Philanthropy {{econ-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benefication (metallurgy)
In the mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ... industry or extractive metallurgy, beneficiation is any process that improves (benefits) the economic value of the ore by removing the gangue minerals, which results in a higher grade product (ore concentrate) and a waste stream (tailings). There are many different types of beneficiation, with each step furthering the concentration of the original ore. History Iron beneficiation has been evident since as early as 800 BC in China with the use of bloomery. A bloomery is the original form of smelting and allowed people to make fires hot enough to melt oxides into a liquid that separates from the iron. Although the bloomery was promptly phased out by the invention of the blast furnace, it was still heavily relied on in Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benefactors (play)
''Benefactors'' is a 1984 play by Michael Frayn. It is set in the 1960s and concerns an idealistic architect David and his wife Jane and their relationship with the cynical Colin and his wife Sheila. David is attempting to build some new homes to replace the slum housing of Basuto Road and is gradually forced by circumstances into building skyscrapers despite his initial aversion to these. This is set against the backdrop of 1960s new housing projects. Sheila becomes his secretary but it is unclear if she is helping him or the other way around. As the title of the play suggests it is about helping people and explores some of the difficulties inherent in this or in being helped. Awards and nominations ;Awards * 1984 Evening Standard Award for Best Play * 1984 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play * 1984 Plays and Players London Theatre Critics Award for Best Play * 1986 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play ;Nominations * 1986 Drama Desk Award for Best Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benefactor (video Game)
''Benefactor'' is a video game for the Amiga developed by the Swedish team Digital Illusions CE (DICE) and published in 1994 by Psygnosis. Gameplay ''Benefactor'' is a mix between a puzzle game and a platform game. It has a similar concept to Psygnosis's earlier, very successful ''Lemmings''. The player plays Ben E. Factor, who has resigned from the military to become an overall all-around good guy. Factor's mission is to save a group of "Merry Men", who have been kidnapped from their home planet and imprisoned over 60 levels. Ben E. Factor is controlled directly, like a platform game character. Factor has to avoid all enemy creatures (hitting them would reduce health), and pull switches to extend the land, or many other things. Factor can find keys on the level to open the locks in the Merry Men's cells. When freed, a Merry Man automatically proceeds on a pre-set mission, with the aid of helping Factor to free the other Merry Men and complete the level. Once all Merry Men on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Benefactor (TV Series)
''The Benefactor'' is an American reality television show broadcast on ABC starting on September 13, 2004. The premise involved 16 contestants vying to win US$1 million from billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. In late March and early April 2004, ABC held open auditions for the show in Atlanta, Boise, Boston, Dallas and Las Vegas and also accepted auditions by mail. The show and its format were kept tightly under wraps during its filming, which began on April 30, 2004 in Dallas, Texas. Mark Cuban purposefully kept details about the show to a minimum, revealing only a small bit of information about the show on his personal blog during filming. Dallas journalists, eager to learn what was going on, routinely compiled sightings of ''Benefactor'' film crews around town. However, the show proved to be extremely unpopular and suffered from very low ratings, despite leading into the popular ''Monday Night Football''. The show also suffered from ABC stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Benefactor (2015 Film)
''The Benefactor'' (originally titled ''Franny'') is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Andrew Renzi. Starring Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning, Theo James, and Clarke Peters, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2015. It was released in the United States on January 15, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Synopsis A wealthy man (Richard Gere) feels responsible for the deaths of two married friends, leading him to ingratiate himself into the lives of their daughter (Dakota Fanning) and her husband (Theo James). But their friendship takes a dark turn when he grows obsessed with the couple. Cast * Richard Gere as Francis "Franny" Watts * Dakota Fanning as Olivia * Theo James as Luke * Clarke Peters as Dr. Romano * Brian Anthony Wilson as Jesse * Dylan Baker as Bobby * Cheryl Hines as Mia * Dennisha Pratt as Sharon * Lyssa Roberts as Molly * Roy James Wilson as Charlie * Tibor Feldman as Dr. Sam * Mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Benefactor (1942 Film)
''The Benefactor'' (French: ''Le bienfaiteur'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raimu, Suzy Prim and Pierre Larquey.Hayward p.240 The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. Synopsis This film portrays a man who leads a double life. In his home town in the provinces he is a respected citizen, but in Paris he is an underworld gang leader. Cast * Raimu as Monsieur Moulinet * Suzy Prim as Irène Berger * Pierre Larquey as Noblet * Lucienne Delyle as La chanteuse * René Bergeron as Le conservateur des hypothèques * Yves Deniaud as Vinchon * Alexandre Rignault as Le patron * Héléna Manson as Gertrude, la bonne * André Fouché as Claude de Vitrac * Pierre Jourdan as Le type du bar * Louis Salou as Deltouche - le bijoutier * Marguerite Ducouret as Madame Noblet * Rosine Luguet as Noémie * Anne Vandène as Simone * Made Siamé as Madame Barraton - la patronne du bar * Georges Jamin as Gras-Double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Malefactor
"A Malefactor" (russian: Злоумышленник, translit=Zloumyshlennik) is an 1885 short story by Anton Chekhov.Shub, E. M. Commentaries to Егерь. The Works by A.P. Chekhov in 12 volumes. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura. Moscow, 1960. Vol. 3, p. 508-509 Publication "A Malefactor" was first published in the 7 August (o.s. 24 July) 1885 (No. 200) issue of ''Peterburgskaya Gazeta'', in its Fleeting Notes section, subtitled "A Little Scene" (Сценка) and signed A. Chekhonte (А. Чехонте). The story was included into the 1886 collection ''Motley Stories'' (Пёстрые рассказы), to be reproduced unchanged in all of its 14 editions, and later into Volume 3 of the original edition of the Collected Works by A.P. Chekhov, published by Adolf Marks in 1899–1901. Background Vladimir Gilyarovsky maintained that the prototype for the character of Denis Grigoryev was a peasant named Nikita Pantyukhin, from the village Kraskovo in Moscow Governorate.V. Gilyar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |