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The Professional
A professional is someone who is skilled in a profession. Professional or professionals may also refer to: * Professional sports Music *The Professionals (band), a British punk rock band formed in 1979 * ''The Professionals'' (The Professionals album), a 1980 album by hard rock band The Professionals * The Professionals (Madlib and Oh No album) * ''The Professional'' (album), a 1998 DJ Clue album *''The Professional 2'', a 2000 DJ Clue album *"The Professional" (1988 song), a song by DJ Clue from his 1998 album '' The Professional'' *"The Professional" (2000 song), a song by Sleater-Kinney from their 2000 album '' All Hands on the Bad One'' *"Professional" (2013 song), a song by ''The Weeknd'' from his 2013 album ''Kiss Land'' Film * ''The Professionals'' (1960 film), a British crime thriller * ''The Professionals'' (1966 film), an American western film * ''The Professional'' (1981 film), a French action film * '' Léon: The Professional'', a 1994 French thriller * ''The Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations. Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely recognized professional associations, such as the IEEE. Some definitions of "professional" limit this term to those professions that serve some important aspect of public interest and the general good of society.Sullivan, William M. (2nd ed. 2005). ''Work and Integrity: The Crisis and Promise of Professionalism in America''. Jossey Bass.Gardner, Howard and Shulman, Lee S., The Professions in America Today: Crucial but Fragile. Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professionals (1966 Film)
''The Professionals'' is a 1966 American Western film written, produced, and directed by Richard Brooks and starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Woody Strode, with Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale and Ralph Bellamy in supporting roles. The script was adapted from the 1964 novel '' A Mule for the Marquesa'' by Frank O'Rourke. The film received three Oscar nominations and an enthusiastic critical reception. Plot In the final years of the Mexican Revolution, American rancher J.W. Grant hires four men, who are all experts in their respective fields, to rescue his kidnapped wife, Maria, from Jesus Raza, a former revolutionary leader-turned-bandit. Henry "Rico" Fardan is a weapons specialist, Bill Dolworth is an explosives expert, Hans Ehrengard is the horse wrangler, and Jake Sharp is a traditional Apache scout, skilled with a bow and arrow. Fardan and Dolworth, having both fought under the command of Pancho Villa, have a high regard for Raza as a soldier. But as cyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professionals Australia
Professionals Australia, formerly the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA), is an Australian trade union registered under state and federal industrial relations acts. It is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Its membership is drawn from diverse professions, including such as engineers, managers, architects, IT professionals, pharmacists, and collieries staff, and is organised along occupational lines. History Professionals Australia offer assessment in the areas of Civil, Electrical, Information, Technology and Telecommunications, Management, Mechanical and Structural Engineering. Description and functions Professionals Australia organises workers across a broad range of workplaces and industries. It also performs many of the functions of a professional association as providing registration services for professional Engineers. Professionals Australia is not affiliated to either major political party. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHK World-Japan
NHK World-Japan (formerly and also known simply as NHK World) is the international arm of the Japanese state-controlled public broadcaster NHK. Its services are aimed at the overseas market, similar to those offered by other national public-service broadcasters, such as the British BBC (BBC World Service, BBC World News, etc.), France 24, or the German DW. Contents are broadcast through shortwave radio, satellite, and cable operators throughout the world, as well as online and through its mobile apps. NHK World-Japan is also available on DirecTV channels 322 and 2049. It is headquartered in Tokyo. NHK World-Japan currently provides three main broadcast services: an English-language current affairs TV channel of the same name, a multilingual radio service ( NHK World Radio Japan), and a Japanese-language general/entertainment TV service (NHK World Premium). NHK World-Japan also makes most of its programming available through its website (either live or on demand). A Chinese ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professional (novel)
''The Professional'' is the 38th book in Robert B. Parker Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. AB ...'s Spenser series and first published in 2009. Spenser investigates a man who is blackmailing the wives of Boston's wealthiest men. References 2009 American novels American detective novels Spenser (novel series) Blackmail {{2000s-crime-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professionals (TV Series)
''The Professionals'' is a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mark1 Productions for London Weekend Television (LWT) that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon Jackson as agents of the fictional "CI5" (Criminal Intelligence 5, alluding to the real-life MI5 and CID). ''The Professionals'' was created by Brian Clemens, who had been one of the driving forces behind '' The Avengers''. The show was originally to have been called ''The A-Squad''. Clemens and Albert Fennell were executive producers, with business partner Laurie Johnson providing the theme music. Sidney Hayers produced the first series in 1977, and Raymond Menmuir the remainder. Outline CI5 - or Criminal Intelligence 5, is a British law enforcement department, instructed by the Home Secretary to use any means to deal with crimes of a serious nature that go beyond the cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professional (2003 Film)
''The Professional'' ( sr, Професионалац / ''Profesionalac'') is a 2003 Serbian comedy/drama film, written and directed by Dušan Kovačević and based on his 1990 play of the same name. The film enjoys cult status and is a dark comedic retrospect of the relationship between dissenters and the State Security Service under the regime of Slobodan Milošević. It was nominated for seven awards of which it received five. Plot In 2001, former professor of literature at Belgrade University, Teodor "Teja" Kraj is now a manager of a big publishing house. His workers are just about to go on strike, protesting against the privatization of the company, led by a man named Jovan. Teja satirically brushes off the workers' demands and continues to plan for a meal with his secretary and lover, Marta, to celebrate his 48th birthday. A strange man shows up at Teja's office carrying a briefcase and a large suitcase and insisting to speak with him. Teja reluctantly accepts, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professional
A professional is someone who is skilled in a profession. Professional or professionals may also refer to: * Professional sports Music * The Professionals (band), a British punk rock band formed in 1979 * ''The Professionals'' (The Professionals album), a 1980 album by hard rock band The Professionals *The Professionals (Madlib and Oh No album) * ''The Professional'' (album), a 1998 DJ Clue album *'' The Professional 2'', a 2000 DJ Clue album *"The Professional" (1988 song), a song by DJ Clue from his 1998 album '' The Professional'' *"The Professional" (2000 song), a song by Sleater-Kinney from their 2000 album ''All Hands on the Bad One'' *"Professional" (2013 song), a song by ''The Weeknd'' from his 2013 album '' Kiss Land'' Film * ''The Professionals'' (1960 film), a British crime thriller * ''The Professionals'' (1966 film), an American western film * ''The Professional'' (1981 film), a French action film * '' Léon: The Professional'', a 1994 French thriller * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professional (1981 Film)
''The Professional'' (original title: ''Le Professionnel''; ) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on award-winning 1976 novel ''Death of a Thin-Skinned Animal'' by Patrick Alexander. The film was a commercial success upon its theatrical release and was the fourth most watched feature film in France in 1981 behind '' La Chèvre'', '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' and ''The Fox and the Hound'', selling 5,243,559 tickets. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone, and the main theme "Chi Mai" became an instrumental hit and subsequent classic. Plot French secret agent Josselin Beaumont is sent to kill Colonel Njala, the dictator of Malagawi, a fictional African country. However, before he manages to accomplish his mission, the political situation changes drastically and the French secret service resorts to handing over Beaumont to the Malagawian authorities. After a long, unfair t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Professionals (1960 Film)
''The Professionals'' is a 1960 British crime thriller, directed by Don Sharp. It screened on US television the following year as part of the ''Kraft Mystery Theatre'' series.Opens 'Kraft Mystery Theatre' Series By JACK GOULD. New York Times 15 June 1961: 87. It was one of a series of films Anglo-Amalgamated sold to US television for one million dollars. Premise A gang of criminals, Joe Lawson, Vince Clayton and Eddie Holden, rob a suburban bank. Lawson then wants to rob a city bank and enlists the services of safe cracker Philip Bowman, who is just out of prison and is about to marry his girlfriend, Ruth. The thieves manage to rob the bank but Inspector Rankin interrogates Holden about the earlier robbery. Holden confesses and the police arrest the gang just as Bowman marries Ruth. Cast * William Lucas as Philip Bowman * Andrew Faulds as Inspector Rankin * Colette Wilde as Ruth * Stratford Johns as Lawson * Vilma Ann Leslie as Mabel * Edward Cast as Clayton * Charles Vance as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Sports
In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance. Professionalism in sport has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations or teams can command large incomes. As a result, more sportspeople can afford to make sport their primary career, devoting the training time necessary to increase skills, physical condition, and experience to modern levels of achievement. This proficiency has also helped boost the popularity of sports.Andy Miah Sport & the Extreme Spectacle: Technological Dependence and Human Limits' (PDF) Unpublished manuscript, 1998 In most sports played professionally there are many more amateur than professional players, though amateurs and professionals do not usually compete. History Baseball Baseball originated before the American Civil War (1861–1865). First played on sandlots in particular, scoring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Land
''Kiss Land'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on September 10, 2013, through XO and Republic Records. The album was supported by six singles: "Kiss Land", "Belong to the World", "Love in the Sky", "Live For", "Pretty", and "Wanderlust". The album's production was primarily handled by DannyBoyStyles, the Weeknd himself and DaHeala, among others. ''Kiss Land'' received generally positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 95,000 copies in its first week. As of August 2015, the album had sold 273,000 copies in the United States. Background On March 17, 2013, the Weeknd announced his debut album would be titled ''Kiss Land''. In July 2013, Amazon revealed that the album would be released on August 27, 2013. On July 22, 2013, it was announced that the album would be pushed back from August 27, 2013, until September 10, 2013. In July 2013, during an interview with ''Complex'', the Weeknd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
