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Stretch Conglomerate
Stretch can refer to: People *Stretch (surname), a list of people * Stretch (nickname), a list In music *Stretch Records, an independent record label *Stretch (band), a 1970s UK rock band *Stretch (rapper) (1968–1995), an American rapper and producer * ''Stretch'' (album), an album by Scott Walker * "The Stretch", a song by Liquid Tension Experiment from the album ''Liquid Tension Experiment'', 1998 Films * ''Stretch'' (2011 film), a French film directed by Charles de Meaux * ''Stretch'' (2014 film), an American film directed by Joe Carnahan Fictional characters * Stretch Armstrong, an action figure introduced in 1976 *Stretch, a purple toy octopus in the film ''Toy Story 3'' (see List of ''Toy Story'' characters) *Stretch, a member of the DC Comics superteam Hero Hotline *Stretch Cunningham, a recurring character in the TV series ''All in the Family'' *Stretch Emerson, a character created by Australian western writer Leonard Frank Meares * Stretch (''The Texas Chainsaw Massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stretch (surname)
Stretch is the surname of: * Bill Stretch (born 1935), Australian former politician *Billy Stretch (born 1996), Australian rules footballer * C.J. Stretch (born 1989), American ice hockey player *Charles Lennox Stretch (1797–1882), South African politician *Gary Stretch (born 1965), English actor, former boxer and former model *Jack Stretch (1855–1919), Australian Anglican bishop *Joe Stretch (born 1982), English writer *John Stretch (other) *Peter Stretch (1670–1746), American clockmaker *Richard Stretch (1952–2014), South African cricketer *Rudy Stretch Rudy "RJ" Stretch (born September 21, 1999) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Portland Pilots. Career Stretch was part of the Seattle Sounders FC academy, and appeared for their USL affiliate side Seattle Sounders FC 2 ... (born 1999), American soccer player * Steven Stretch (born 1964), former Australian rules footballer * Thomas Stretch (1697–1765), American clockmaker, son of Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Frank Meares
Leonard Frank Meares (13 February 1921 – 4 February 1993) was an Australian writer of western fiction. He wrote over 700http://www.benbridges.co.uk/riders3.html LEONARD F MEARES – THE MAN THEY CALLED MARSHALL GROVER Westerns for the Australian paperback publishers Cleveland and Horwitz using the pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individu ... "Marshall McCoy", "Marshall Grover" "Ward Brennan" and "Glenn Murrell". Among his most famous characters were "Larry & Stretch", Larry Valentine and Stretch Emerson. In the Nordic countries they were known as "Bill & Ben". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Meares, Leonard Frank 1921 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Australian novelists Australian male novelists Western (genre) writers 20th-century Australian male writers< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumblety-peg
Mumblety-peg (also known as mumbley-peg, mumblepeg, mumble-the-peg, mumbledepeg or mumble-de-peg) is an old outdoor game played using pocketknives. The term "mumblety-peg" came from the practice of putting a peg of about 2 or 3 inches into the ground. The loser of the game had to take it out with his teeth. Mark Twain's book '' Tom Sawyer, Detective'' recounts "mumbletypeg" as one of boys' favorite outdoor games. Overview Mumblety-peg is generally played between two people, with a pocketknife A pocketknife is a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle. They are also known as jackknives (jack-knife), folding knives, or may be referred to as a penknife, though a penknife may also be a specific kind of pocketknife. A ty .... In one common version of the game, two opponents stand opposite one another with their feet shoulder-width apart. The first player then takes the knife and throws it to "stick" in the ground as near his own foot as possible. The second p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stretch (TV Series)
''The Stretch'' is a two-part British television crime drama mini-series, created and written by Stephen Leather and directed by Frank W. Smith. The series, produced by Paul Knight Productions, first broadcast on Sky One on 12 November 2000, concluding the following week. The series follows career criminal Terry Greene (Leslie Grantham), who is sentenced to life for a murder he didn't commit. His wife Sam (Anita Dobson) has two choices - to walk away from the criminal empire he'd built up, or to take it over. The series was filmed between the UK and Spain in 1999,“Den and Angie team up again,” , 5 August 1999. and was billed as the channel's “Event of the Week” for the week endin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stretch (novel)
''The Stretch'' is a thriller written by Stephen Leather, published in 2000. The novel, his twelfth, was based on the script for his television miniseries of the same name. History Leather originally wrote ''The Stretch'' as a two-part miniseries for Sky One. Filmed in the United Kingdom and Spain in 1999, it aired in 2000.“Den and Angie team up again,” , August 5, 1999. His previous television experience was writing for the program ''''. Leather's editor at Hodder & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stretch Island
Stretch Island is an island in Case Inlet in the southern part of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It forms part of the unincorporated Mason County community of Allyn-Grapeview. The island has a land area of 1.2179 km2 (300.95 acres) and a population of 162 persons as of the 2010 census. On the island's north side, it has buoys for overnight mooring, and Stretch Point State Park, a small state park only accessible by boat. Stretch Island was named by the Wilkes Expedition in 1841 for crew member Samuel Stretch. From the 1870s to the 1920s, transportation needs for Stretch Island and other communities along Case Inlet were once served by a small flotilla of steamboats. The local community based monthly newspaper called the ''North Bay Review'', services Allyn Allyn is both a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: ;Given name: * Leigh-Allyn Baker (born 1972), American actress, director and voice artist * Allyn L. Brown (1883&nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBM 7030 Stretch
The IBM 7030, also known as Stretch, was IBM's first transistorized supercomputer. It was the fastest computer in the world from 1961 until the first CDC 6600 became operational in 1964."Designed by Seymour Cray, the CDC 6600 was almost three times faster than the next fastest machine of its day, the IBM 7030 Stretch." Originally designed to meet a requirement formulated by Edward Teller at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the first example was delivered to Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1961, and a second customized version, the IBM 7950 Harvest, to the National Security Agency in 1962. The Stretch at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, England was heavily used by researchers there and at AERE Harwell, but only after the development of the S2 Fortran Compiler which was the first to add dynamic arrays, and which was later ported to the Ferranti Atlas of Atlas Computer Laboratory at Chilton. The 7030 was much slower than expected and failed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limousine
A limousine ( or ), or limo () for short, is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment. A very long wheelbase luxury sedan (with more than four doors) driven by a professional driver is called a stretch limousine. In some countries, such as the United States, Germany, Canada, and Australia, a limousine service may be any pre-booked hire car with driver, usually but not always a luxury car. In particular, airport shuttle services are often called limousine services though they often use minibuses. __TOC__ Etymology The word ''limousine'' is derived from the name of the French region Limousin. However, how the name of the region transferred to the car is uncertain. One possibility involves a particular type of carriage hood or roof physically resembled the raised hood of the cloak worn by the shepherds there. An alternate etymology speculates that some early chauffeurs wore a Limousin-style cloa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitching Position
In baseball, there are two legal pitching positions: the windup, and the set. Colloquially, the set is often referred to as "the stretch", although this term actually only refers to one part of the pitching motion when pitching from the set. Definitions Windup A pitcher is in the windup when, with the ball, the pitcher stands on or directly in front of the pitching rubber, located at the top of the mound, with their feet pointing toward home plate. Prior to throwing a pitch, the pitcher has the option of taking one step back toward second base or to either side, using their free leg (left leg for a right-handed pitcher). During the delivery of the pitch, the pitcher must take one step forward, in the direction of home plate. Alternatively, the pitcher may step off the rubber with their pivot foot (the right foot, for right-handed pitchers) or step toward and throw or feign a throw to a base, subject to the balk rules. The balk rules do not apply if there are no runners on base. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debian Version History
Debian releases do not follow a fixed schedule. Recent releases have been made roughly biennially by the Debian Project. The most recent version of Debian is Debian version 11, codename "Bullseye". The next up and coming release of Debian is Debian 12 codename "Bookworm". Debian always has at least three release branches active at any time: "stable", "testing" and "unstable". The stable release is the most recent and up-to-date version of Debian. The testing release contains packages that have been tested from unstable. Testing has significantly more up-to-date packages than stable and is a close version of the future release candidate for stable. The unstable release (also known as sid) is the release where active development takes place. It is the most volatile version of Debian. When the Debian stable branch is replaced with a newer release, the current stable becomes an "oldstable" release. When the Debian stable branch is replaced again, the oldstable release becomes the "o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handy Manny
''Handy Manny'' is a CGI-animated children's television series that premiered with its first two episodes consecutively on Saturday, September 16, 2006, originally as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block. On Valentine's Day 2011, the series moved to the Disney Junior block, which served as Playhouse Disney's replacement. The titular character (as well as his counterpart from old Sheetrock Hills) are both voiced by Wilmer Valderrama. The show was created by Roger Bollen and Marilyn Sadler, and developed for TV by Rick Gitelson. The show's animation was produced by Canada-based Nelvana, and features the additional voice talents of Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kenny, Fred Stoller, Nika Futterman, Kath Soucie, Carlos Alazraqui, Grey DeLisle, and Nancy Truman. The theme song is performed by Los Lobos. Overview The series is set in the fictional town of Sheetrock Hills where the titular character, Manny (whose full name is Manuel Esteves Garcia III), owns a repair shop where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stretch (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)
This is a list of characters that appear in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' horror film franchise. Cast overview Continuity A (1974–1995) Platinum Dunes continuity (2003–2006) Continuity B (1974, 2013–2017) Killer families The Sawyers (renamed the Hewitts in the 2003 reboot and its 2006 prequel) are a large, Southern American family of cannibalistic butchers and serial killers in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' franchise, who live in the Texas backwoods, where they abduct, torture, murder, and eat stranded motorists. The family uses booby traps and man-traps, such as bear traps and spike traps, to capture or kill victims. The family also owns a gas station, where they sell the meat from the victims as barbecue and chili. It has been confirmed in the crossover comic book series, ''Jason vs. Leatherface'', that the Sawyer family did engage in inbreeding, something that was heavily implied in the third film. As seen in 1986's ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
