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Act III
Act III may refer to: Companies, publications and brands * Act III Broadcasting, a defunct American television broadcasting company * Act III Theatres, an American movie theater chain acquired in 1998 by Regal Entertainment Group * Act III Publishing, a defunct American Trade Magazine publisher active 1985-1991 * Act III Communications, an American media and communications company * Wyeth ''Act-3'', a drug composed of 'ibuprofen'; see Ibuprofen brand names * LGP-30#ACT-III_programming_language, Librascope ACT-III programming language Music Albums * ''Act III'' (Death Angel album), 1990 * ''Act III'' (The Seldom Scene album), 1973 * '' Act III: Life and Death'', an album by The Dear Hunter, 2009 * ''Act Three'' (G4 album), an album by G4, 2006 See also * Act (drama), a division or unit of a drama * Act II (other) Act II or Act Two or Act 2 may refer to: Brands * Act II (popcorn), a brand of popcorn in North America Music * ''Act Two'' (Collabro album), 2014 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act III Broadcasting
Act III Broadcasting was a company that owned several television stations that started as independents, and later became Fox affiliates. The stations were located in medium-sized DMA's (markets) and were primarily UHF stations. Act III Broadcasting was in business from 1986 to 1995 when it was sold to ABRY Partners/Sullivan Broadcasting for $500 million. Television producer Norman Lear owned a controlling stake in Act III Broadcasting through his company Act III Communications. Early experience in broadcasting Prior to the formation of Act III, Lear had a history in television station ownership. Along with his longtime business partners Jerry Perenchio and Bud Yorkin, Lear acquired WNJU-TV, a UHF independent station in the New York City area. The station offered religious English-language programming in the mornings and Spanish programming weekday afternoons and evenings. On weekend afternoons, the station offered a variety of ethnic brokered programming. Under their ownership, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act III Theatres
Act III Theatres was an American company that owned movie theater multiplexes and screens principally located in the U.S. states of Texas, Oregon and Washington. The company was in business from 1986 to 1997, when it was sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). Television producer Norman Lear owned a controlling stake in Act III Theatres through his company Act III Communications. At the time of sale in 1997, Act III Theaters consisted of 124 multiplex theaters operating 793 screens located primarily in San Antonio and Austin, Texas and Portland, Oregon, and was the tenth-largest chain of cinemas in the United States. Formation of Act III Theatres Act III Theatres was launched in 1986 with the acquisition of Santikos Theatres in San Antonio. Scott C. Wallace, then a senior executive at AMC Theatres, brought the idea to Act III Communications' president Tom McGrath, having received a waiver from his current employer to pursue the transaction. The group expanded in 1988 by acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act III Publishing
Act III Publishing was a company that published a number of trade magazines that covered the Media, Publishing, Music and Television Industries. The company was in business from 1985 to approximately 1991/92 when the various titles were sold to a variety of other publishers and the remaining titles were shut down. Act III Publishing was owned by the famous TV producer/writer Norman Lear who held a controlling interest through his company Act III Communications. The company was based in New York City. Early Experience In Publishing - ''Channels'' Norman Lear acquired ''Channels'' magazine in 1985, prior to the formation of Act III. The title had been founded as a non-profit publication by well-known television industry writer and commentator Les Brown (1929-2013). The magazine was originally titled ''Channels of Communication''. It was started in 1981 and was funded by the John and Mary Markle Foundation until the acquisition by Lear. ''Channels'' was comprehensively re-design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act III Communications
Act III Communications is a media and entertainment company owned by TV producer Norman Lear. It was started in 1985 following Lear's sale of Embassy Communications to The Coca-Cola Company. In a Wall St. Journal interview in 1988, Lear explained the name by noting that in a Shakespeare play there are always more than three acts and that he expects there to be an Act IV and V. Act III is Lear's business vehicle and is unconnected to his other activities as a political activist and philanthropist. Act III notable investments and ventures Among the many activities of Act III Communications are a minority interest in Village Roadshow Pictures (VRP); an ownership interest in Concord Music Group (later merged with VRP to create Village Roadshow Entertainment Group); Act III Broadcasting; Act III Theatres; Act III Publishing; and Act III Television, a joint venture formed with Columbia Pictures Television in February 1989; and Act III Merchandising which handles the merchandising for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibuprofen Brand Names
The analgesic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) ibuprofen is sold under a wide variety of brand names across the world; the most common being its first registered trademark name of Brufen, along with Advil, Motrin, and Nurofen Nurofen is a brand name range of pain-relief medication containing ibuprofen made by the British multinational Reckitt. Introduced in 1983, the Nurofen brand was acquired following Reckitt Benckiser's acquisition of Boots in 2005. The brand is .... List of brands References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibuprofen Brand Names Lists of brands Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGP-30
The LGP-30, standing for Librascope General Purpose and then Librascope General Precision, was an early off-the-shelf computer. It was manufactured by the Librascope company of Glendale, California (a division of General Precision Inc.), and sold and serviced by the Royal Precision Electronic Computer Company, a joint venture with the Royal McBee division of the Royal Typewriter Company. The LGP-30 was first manufactured in 1956, at a retail price of $47,000, . The LGP-30 was commonly referred to as a desk computer. Its height, width, and depth, excluding the typewriter shelf, was . It weighed about , and was mounted on sturdy casters which facilitated moving the unit. Design The primary design consultant for the Librascope computer was Stan Frankel, a Manhattan Project veteran and one of the first programmers of ENIAC. He designed a usable computer with a minimal amount of hardware. The single address instruction set had only 16 commands. Magnetic drum memory held the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act III (Death Angel Album)
''Act III'' is the third studio album by the thrash metal band Death Angel, released in 1990 on Geffen Records. This is the band's final studio album to feature guitarist Gus Pepa, and their only recording on Geffen. It was also their last studio album before their ten-year hiatus from 1991 to 2001. Overview Regarded by many critics and fans as the band's finest effort, ''Act III'' was co-produced Max Norman (known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Savatage, Fates Warning and Loudness) and Tom Zutaut. This album once again presented a change in style for Death Angel, and is considerably much darker than its predecessors. While retaining some of the speed and thrash elements of their debut album ''The Ultra-Violence'' (1987), it also saw the band continuing the experimentation of ''Frolic Through the Park'' (1988), drawing elements and influences from a variety of musical styles such as funk, folk, progressive, traditional heavy metal, hard rock and punk rock. Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act III (The Seldom Scene Album)
''Act III'' is the third album by the progressive bluegrass Maryland band The Seldom Scene. The album features the band in their "classic" lineup. . Track listing # "Chim-Chim-Cher-Ee" (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman) – 1:20 # "Little Georgia Rose" (Bill Monroe) – 2:57 # "Another Lonesome Day" (Wendy Thatcher) – 2:04 # "Willie Boy" (Phil Rosenthal) – 2:57 # "Faded Love" (Bob Wills, John Wills) – 2:04 # "Rider" (Traditional; arranged by the Seldom Scene) – 5:23 # "Muddy Water" (Phil Rosenthal) – 3:00 # "Mean Mother Blues" (John Starling) – 3:00 # "Sing Me Back Home" (Merle Haggard) – 2:56 # "Hail to the Redskins" (Barnee Breeskin, Corinne Griffith) – 1:53 # "Don't Bother with White Satin" (John Duffey, Ann Hill) – 2:55 # "Heaven" (Boyd McSpadden, Helen McSpadden) – 2:56 Personnel ;The Seldom Scene * John Starling – vocals, guitar * John Duffey – mandolin, vocals * Ben Eldridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life And Death
Life and death is a fundamental concept in the game of Go. Life and death may also refer to: *Life and Death, opposite conditions that distinguish organisms from inorganic objects, i.e. non-life Music * ''Life and Death'' (album), a 2014 album by Confession *"Life and Death", a song by Iced Earth from their 1990 album, ''Iced Earth'' *"Life and Death", a song by Screaming Jets from their 1994 album, ''The Screaming Jets'' *"Life and Death", a song by Terror from their 2003 album, '' Lowest of the Low'' Film and television *Life and Death (1943 film) ''Life and Death'' (Swedish: ''På liv och död'') is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Nils Kihlberg, Birgit Tengroth and Hasse Ekman. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. Plot summar ..., a Swedish drama film * ''Life and Death'' (1980 film), a Norwegian film * "Life and Death" (''Dynasty''), an episode of the TV series ''Dynasty'' Other uses *'' Life & Death'', a comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act Three (G4 Album)
''Act Three'' was the third album to be released by ''X Factor'' runners-up G4. The album included a duet with Stephen Gately on the song " No Matter What", Gately having sung the lead on the original version of the song with his band Boyzone. This was the third album of rock, pop and traditional classics sung in operatic pop style by the group. Being released in the same week as the third album by the similar band, Il Divo, ''Act Three'' peaked at #21 in the UK charts with first week sales of 37,487. ''Act Three'' was also the last album with Matthew Stiff singing bass. Track listing # " Volare" # " Somebody to Love" # "Danny Boy" # "O Sole Mio" # "Amazing Grace" # " No Matter What" (with Stephen Gately) # "I Don't Like Mondays" # "Crazy" # "Cavatina" # " Toreador" # "Old and Wise" # "We'll Meet Again" # "Silent Night "Silent Night" (german: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", links=no, italic=no) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act (drama)
An act is a major division of a theatrical, theatre work, including a play (theatre), play, film, opera, or musical theatre, consisting of one or more Scene (drama), scenes. The term can either refer to a Consciousness, conscious division placed within a work by a playwright (usually itself made up of multiple scenes) or a unit of analysis for dividing a dramatic work into sequences. As applied, those definitions may or may not align. The word ''act'' can also be used for major sections of other entertainment, such as variety shows, television programs, music hall performances, cabaret, and literature. Acts and scenes An act is a part of a play defined by elements such as rising action, Climax (narrative), climax, and resolution. A scene (drama), scene normally represents actions happening in one place at one time, and is marked off from the next scene by a curtain, a black-out, or a brief emptying of the stage. To be more specific, the elements that create the plot (narrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
