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Stark (other)
Stark or Starke may refer to: Places Antarctica and vicinity * Stark Point, James Ross Island * Stark Ridge, Churchill Mountains * Stark Rock, south of the Crulls Islands United States * Stark, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Stark, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Stark, Kansas, a city * Stark, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Stark, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Stark, New Hampshire, a town * Stark, New York, a town * Stark, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Stark, Wisconsin, a town * Stark City, Missouri * Stark County, Illinois * Starke County, Indiana * Stark County, North Dakota * Stark County, Ohio * Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota * Starke, Florida, a city Elsewhere *Stark (crater), on the Moon People with the name * Stark (surname), including Starke, and fictional characters *Stark Young (1881–1963), American teacher and writer Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Stark (''The Longest Journey'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark Point
Stark Point () is a rocky point on the east side of Croft Bay, northern James Ross Island. It is formed by almost vertical cliffs which rise from the sea to 285 meters. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in August 1953. The descriptive name was applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC). Headlands of James Ross Island {{JamesRossIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark Township, Brown County, Minnesota
Stark Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 384 as of the 2000 census. History Stark Township was organized in 1868. It was named for August Starck, an early settler and native of Germany. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 km), of which 35.6 square miles (92.2 km) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.4 km) (1.50%) is water. The Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood Rivers flow through the township. Unincorporated communities * Iberia at * Stark at Major highway * Minnesota State Highway 4 Lakes * Bachelor Lake * Gilman Lake * Zanders Lake (west three-quarters) Adjacent townships * Home Township (north) * Milford Township (northeast) * Sigel Township (east) * Albin Township (south) * Mulligan Township (southwest) * Leavenworth Township (west) * Prairieville Township (northwest) Demographics As of the census of 2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark Brothers Nurseries And Orchards
Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co. is a horticultural company based in Louisiana, Missouri, that specializes in growing and selling fruit trees to home gardeners and commercial orchardists. The company was the original marketer of the Red Delicious and Golden Delicious apples. History In 1816, James Hart Stark moved from Kentucky to Louisiana, Missouri. He brought with him a bundle of apple scions. From his bundle he started a nursery business, which was officially incorporated in 1889. In 1893, Stark Bro's held their first International New Fruit Fair. Jesse Hiatt, who owned an orchard in Peru, Iowa, sent samples of his fruit to compete in the contest for the best new fruit. Hiatt's apples won the judging, but his nametag could not be found. He submitted samples of the same apple the following year and won again. This, time there was a nametag and the apples could be identified. The Stark brothers traveled to the Hiatt farm and bought the rights to the Red Delicious apple in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å tark
Štark (pronounced: Shtark; full legal name: ''Soko Štark d.o.o.'' ) is a food manufacturing company based in Belgrade, Serbia. The main products of the company include candies, biscuits and chocolates. One of its hallmark products is ''Najlepše Želje'' a chocolate bar that means "Best Wishes" in Serbian. History The factory dates back to 1922 when a French soldier founded it under the name "Louit" after returning from the Thessaloniki front in World War I. He later changed it to ''La Cigogna''. The firm grew over time into a large factory. It witnessed many political upheavals, starting as a privately owned enterprise and finally being nationalized by the state. It was joined with other smaller companies, creating one large food company in 1966 and changing the name to "Soko Štark". While it was in socialist Yugoslavia, the company was managed by the worker's organization, with workers themselves having a say in the way the company was run. In 2001, the company changed its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Douglass
Gregory Douglass (born December 19, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Douglass plays lead guitar and piano. Background Douglass was born and raised in rural Vermont, performing in musical theater and winning local talent shows in his early teens. He taught himself to play the piano and guitar by age 14, and began writing his own original songs throughout junior high. While attending Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Douglass composed and recorded the material for his first two albums. On graduation day, the schools' Headmaster presented him with a music award and publicly announced that Douglass was the first student he would ever encourage ''not'' to go to college, advice that convinced him to immediately pursue music full-time. Douglass has also been involved in theatre work, both at the amateur and professional levels. His roles included "Hero" in ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'', alongside actor Topher Grace who played "Pseudolus", while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark (novel)
''Stark'' is a 1989 novel by comedian Ben Elton. It was commercially and critically successful in the United Kingdom and Australia. It was Elton's first novel, and launched his writing career. ''Stark'' was reprinted 23 times in its first year, and ultimately sold well over a million copies, making Elton one of a small number of novelists to sell more than a million copies of their first book. The novel was adapted into '' Stark'', a television miniseries. It is a comedy with environmental themes. The comedy style has been compared with the literary works of Douglas Adams and Grant Naylor. It is set mainly in Australia, in a dystopian near-future, and the lead protagonist is an expat Englishman. The story is told from the point of view of a large number of characters, and the point of view often temporarily shifts to that of an animal. Much of the early plot takes place in Carlton, a fictional town south of Perth, Western Australia. Most of the rest of the novel takes place in K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark (miniseries)
''Stark'' is a 1993 British-Australian television serial, based on the bestselling 1989 novel '' Stark'' by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international coproduction between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It starred Ben Elton and Jacqueline McKenzie. Production The budget for the series was A$7 million, with most of the money coming from the BBC. Elton wrote the script adapted from his own novel, as well as taking the starring role as the " whinging Pom", CD.''An Interview with Ben Elton'', ''Stark'' DVD, July 2007. Cast * Ben Elton as CD (Colin Dobson) * Jacqueline McKenzie as Rachel O'Donoghue * Colin Friels as Sly Morgan * Deborra-Lee Furness as Chrissie * Derrick O'Connor as Zimmerman * Bill Wallis as Walter * Bill Hunter as Ocker Tyron * John Neville as Lord De Quincey Locations Although ''Stark'' is primarily set in Western Australia, the series was filmed in two othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The character made his first appearance in ''Tales of Suspense'' #39 (cover dated March 1963), and received his own title in ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' #1 (May 1968). In 1963, the character founded the Avengers (comics), Avengers superhero team with Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Hank Pym, Ant-Man, Wasp (comics), Wasp and the Hulk. A wealthy American business magnate, playboy (lifestyle), playboy, Philanthropy, philanthropist, inventor and ingenious scientist, Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping. When his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction, he instead creates a Iron Man's armor, mechanized suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. Later, Stark develops his suit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Stark
George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty. The Great Houses of Westeros represent the Seven Kingdoms which exist on the continent: the North, the Iron Islands, the Vale of Arryn, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, and Dorne. A massive wall of ice and old magic separates the Seven Kingdoms from the largely unmapped area in the most northern portion of the continent. Each chapter is narrated in the third-person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character. Beginning with nine POV characters in ''A Game of Thrones'' (1996), a total of thirty-one such characters have narrated over the course of the first five volumes of the series. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Forward
''Only Forward'' is a science fiction novel by English writer Michael Marshall Smith; his debut novel, it was first published in 1994 by HarperCollins. It was the winner of the August Derleth Award (1995) and Philip K. Dick Award (2000). Plot The protagonist, Stark, lives in an unidentified large city, referred to only as The City, several centuries in the future. The City comprises a variety of Neighbourhoods that enforce their own rules on residents. Stark's Neighbourhood is Colour, which has an entry requirement of an appreciation of colour, and a central computer that changes the colours of its streets. Other Neighbourhoods include the Action Centre, where |
Stark (The Longest Journey)
''The Longest Journey'' ( nb, Den Lengste Reisen) is a magical realist point-and-click adventure video game developed by Norwegian studio Funcom for Microsoft Windows and released in 1999. The game was a commercial success, with sales in excess of 500,000 units by 2004, and was acclaimed by critics. An iOS version was released on October 28, 2014. Gameplay ''The Longest Journey'' is a point-and-click adventure game where the player interacts with objects on the screen to solve puzzles and advance the story. The game features expansive recorded dialogue, most of which is non-essential to completing the game but contributes to the setting. Plot The game takes place in the parallel universes of magic-dominated Arcadia and industrial Stark. The protagonist, April Ryan, is an 18-year-old art student living in Stark, identified as a 'Shifter' capable of movement between these worlds, and tasked with restoring their essential Balance. The story begins in Stark, where a sleeping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stark Young
Stark Young (October 11, 1881 – January 6, 1963) was an American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic, translator, and essayist. Early life Stark Young was born on October 11, 1881 in Como, Mississippi. His father, Alfred Alexander Young, was a physician. His mother, Mary Clark Starks, was a direct descendant of the McGehees, an old planter family; she died when he was nine years old. Shortly after her death, Young was sent to live at the McGehee Plantation in Senatobia, Mississippi. Young entered the University of Mississippi at the age of 15 and graduated from that institution in 1901. He completed his Master's Degree at Columbia University in New York in 1902. Career Young taught at the University of Mississippi in 1905-1907, and then moved to the University of Texas at Austin. There he established the ''Texas Review'' and became involved with theater. In 1915 he moved to Amherst College in Massachusetts, where he taught English until 1921. He r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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