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Posse Cabinet
Posse is a shortened form of posse comitatus, a group of people summoned to assist law enforcement. The term is also used colloquially to mean a group of friends or associates. Posse may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Posse'' (1975 film), US Western film produced, directed and starring Kirk Douglas * ''Posse'' (1993 film), US revisionist Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles * " Posse (I Need You on the Floor)", a 2001 single by German band Scooter * Posse cut, a type of Hip Hop song with four or more rappers, in which each verse is sung by a different person * Posse mit Gesang, a form of German musical drama * Posse (band), an American indie rock band started in 2010 in Seattle Other uses * Posse (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Posse (surname), including a list of people with the name * Posse, Goiás, a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Goiás * Posse Foundation, a US nonprofit organization that identifies, recru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse Comitatus
The ''posse comitatus'' (from the Latin for "power of the county/community/guard"), frequently shortened to posse, is in common law a group of people mobilized by the conservator of peace – typically a reeve, sheriff, chief, or another special/regional designee like an officer of the peace potentially accompanied by or with the direction of a justice or ajudged parajudicial process given imminence of actual damage – to suppress lawlessness, defend the people, or otherwise protect the place, property, and public welfare (see also ethical law enforcement (police by consent etc.)). The ''posse comitatus'' as an English jurisprudentially defined doctrine dates back to ninth-century England and the campaigns of Alfred the Great (and before in ancient custom and law of locally martialed forces) simultaneous thereafter with the officiation of sheriff nomination to keep the regnant peace (known as " the queen/king's peace")Justus Caususis everpresently necessary in establishing, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse (1975 Film)
''Posse'' is a 1975 American Revisionist Western film in Technicolor and Panavision. It was produced and directed by Kirk Douglas who also starred. The screenplay was written by Christopher Knopf and William Roberts. The plot centers on a U.S. marshal with political ambitions leading an elite posse in pursuit of a notorious train robber to further his political career. The film premiered in New York City on June 4, 1975, and in June the same year in Berlin at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where Douglas was nominated for the Golden Bear. Plot Howard Nightingale (Douglas), a U.S. marshal, leads an elite uniformed posse to track down and capture infamous train robber Jack Strawhorn (Bruce Dern). He is doing so to further his political career, as he is running to become a U. S. Senator. When Nightingale captures Strawhorn, his election seems inevitable, but Strawhorn disrupts everything when he escapes, kidnapping Nightingale in the process. He demands a ransom of $4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse (1993 Film)
''Posse'' is a 1993 American Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film tells the story of a posse of African-American soldiers and one ostracized white soldier, who are all betrayed by a corrupt colonel. The story starts with the group escaping with a cache of gold, and continues with their leader Jessie Lee (Mario Van Peebles) taking revenge on the men who killed his preacher father. The story is presented as a flashback told by an unnamed old man (Woody Strode). The title of the film refers to a group of people who are summoned to help law enforcement officers. This film was the first film to be released by Gramercy Pictures. Melvin Van Peebles, the father of director Mario Van Peebles, recorded a new song, "Cruel Jim Crow", for the film. This marked his first music recording in 20 years, after his 1974 album '' What the....You Mean I Can't Sing?!'' It led to the production of a new album, ''Ghetto Gothic'', released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse (I Need You On The Floor)
"Posse (I Need You On The Floor)" is a song by German band Scooter. It was released on 21 May 2001 as the lead single from their eighth studio album '' We Bring the Noise!''.Posse(I Need You on the Floor): Scooter Amazon.de Following the success of "" and "", it was released in the United Kingdom in November 2002,Posse (I Need You on the Floor):Scooter Amazon.co.uk reaching number 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse Cut
A posse cut is a popular form of song in hip hop music that involves successive verses by four or more rappers.Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC'', Chicago Review Press, p. 221. Tracks described as posse cuts by ''Rolling Stone'' include A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario", "Tha Shit" by , "Doin' Our Own Dang" by , " Monster" and “ |
Posse Mit Gesang
''Posse mit Gesang'' ("farce with singing", plural: Possen) is a form of popular German-language music drama, that developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Early examples are sometimes called 'Possenspil' or 'Possenspiel'. It is also sometimes referred to simply as 'Posse' (farce). Associated with Vienna, and also Berlin and Hamburg, the Posse mit Gesang was similar to the Singspiel, but generally had more action and less music than the more operatic form. Viennese examples included Ferdinand Raimund's ''Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind'' of 1828 and many of the works of Johann Nestroy. Composers who contributed music for Posse included Wenzel Müller, Conradin Kreutzer, and Philip Jakob Riotte. Some 20th-century examples of posse written by Walter Kollo were '' Filmzauber'' (1912) and ' (1913). More specialized examples of the genre were 'Lokalposse' (daily life themes), 'Zauberposse' (magic), 'Charakterposse' (personalities), 'Situationsposse' (situations), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse (band)
Posse were an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were made up of Paul Wittman-Todd (guitar/vocals), Sacha Maxim (guitar, bass, vocals) and Jon Salzman (drums) Their 2014 album ''Soft Opening'' received a 7.9 from Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork. History The band formed in 2010 after Paul met Sacha at a local lesbian bar. After bonding over music they added Jon on drums who used to play in one of Sacha's previous bands. The band continue to work their day jobs whilst making music and touring with Sacha Maxim working as a graphic designer at Microsoft, Paul Wittmann-Todd, working as an electrical engineer at Fluke Corp, which makes industrial testing equipment and Jon Salzman working with children affected by autism. In November 2017 the band released their final album before parting ways. In a review on Pitchfork, it was described as a 'Great parting gift'. Discography Albums * ''Horse Blanket'' (2017) * ''Soft Opening'' (2014) * ''Self Titled'' (2012) EPs * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse (horse)
Posse (15 May 1977–after 1991) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (horse), sire. He ran only six times, winning twice, in a racing career which lasted from October 1979 until July 1980. As a three-year-old he was promoted to second after a controversial race for the 2000 Guineas but showed his best form in summer when he established himself as one of the leading milers in Europe with wins in the St James's Palace Stakes and Sussex Stakes. He was retired to stud at the end of the year and had some success as a sire of winners. Background Posse was a chestnut horse with a white star (horse marking), star, bred in Kentucky by his owner Ogden Mills Phipps. His sire Forli was a champion in his native Argentina before becoming a successful breeding stallion in the United States. His best-known offspring was Forego, the three-time American Horse of the Year, but he was also successful in Europe with hores such as Thatch (horse), Thatch. His dam, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse (surname)
Posse is a German and Swedish surname. Notable people with the name include: * Abel Posse, Argentinian writer * Amelie Posse, Swedish writer * Arvid Posse, (1820–1901), Prime Minister of Sweden * Arvid Mauritz Posse, (1792–1850), Swedish Prime Minister for Justice and Marshal of the Realm * Knut Posse (chatelain) (died 1500), chatelain of the fief of Viborg * Knut Posse, Swedish Commander killed at the Battle of Brunkeberg * Knut Göransson Posse (ca 1645–1714), Governor of Stockholm * Konstantin Posse, (1847–1928), Russian mathematician, student of Pafnuty Chebyshev * Vladimir Posse (1864–1940), Russian socialist journalist * Hans Posse Dr. Hans Posse (6 February 1879 – 7 December 1942) was a German art historian, museum curator, and, for over three years, from June 1939 until his death, the special representative of Adolf Hitler appointed to expand the collection of pain ... (1879–1942), special envoy of the Führermuseum {{Surname, Posse German-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse, Goiás
Posse is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is located northeast of Brasília, 24 km from the state boundary with Bahia, on interstate highway BR-020 (Brasília-Salvador). History The town of Posse arose with the arrival of Northeastern migrants fleeing the drought in search of fertile lands in the mid-19th century. Among the pioneers there were many descendants of Argentinians and Portuguese and many of the streams and rivers had names remembering those far away lands—Rio Corrente, Rio Prata, and Porto Buenos Aires. The settlement was first called Buenos Aires, located below the joining of the Rio Corrente with the Rio Paranã. The town did not progress because it was hit by malaria and the first settlers went to the higher lands at the foot of Serra Geral, where they formed another settlement. Nazário da Silva Ribeiro, the founder had a chapel built in honor of Nossa Senora Santana. The new town received the name "Posse" (possession) because the inha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posse Foundation
The Posse Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that partners with select colleges and universities in the United States to provide student scholarships and leadership training. Posse connects a network of more than 10,000 scholars and alumni. History Posse was founded in 1989, first partnering with Vanderbilt University. After initially recruiting students solely from New York City, the program has expanded to serve students from more than 20 U.S. cities. The Posse Foundation's founder, Deborah Bial, received the MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2007 for her work with Posse. In March 2010, the Posse Foundation was one of ten organizations chosen by President Barack Obama to receive a portion of his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award money. In 2021, Posse announced the launch of the Posse Arts Program, a new initiative committed to supporting cohorts of students in the creative arts, conceived in collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr. and the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
POSSE Project
The Portable Open Source Security Elements (POSSE) project was a co-operative venture between the University of Pennsylvania Distributed Systems Laboratory, the OpenBSD project and others. It received funding through a grant from the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The project's goal was to increase the security of some Open-source model, open source projects, including Apache HTTP Server, Apache and OpenSSL. The project ran from 2001 to April 2003, when the grant from DARPA was prematurely terminated. Overview This was a security initiative directed by the University of Pennsylvania Distributed Systems Laboratory and paid for through the Composable High Assurance Trusted Systems programme. POSSE was a United States dollar, US$2,125,000 grant "to introduce advanced security features used in special-purpose government computers into standard office PCs." The United States government hoped to benefit from the availability of better security featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
