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The System (2008)
The System may refer to: Literature * ''The System'', a book on chess by Hans Berliner * ''The System'', a comic book by Peter Kuper * ''The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football'', a 2013 book by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian Music * The System, an American record label in partnership with Warner Music. * The System (band), an American synth pop duo founded in 1982 and disbanded in 1989 * "The System", a song by punk band The Black Pacific * El Sistema (Sp., "The System"), publicly financed music-education program originating in Venezuela Film * ''The System'' (1953 film), an American crime film * ''The System'' (1964 film), a British film * ''The System'' (2014 film), a Pakistani action/drama film * ''The System'' (2022 film), an American action film Sports * The System (Gaelic football) * The System, a strategy in basketball devised by Paul Westhead * The System or Grinnell System, a fast-paced basketball strategy developed at Grinnell College * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Berliner
Hans Jack Berliner (January 27, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was an American chess player, and was the World Correspondence Chess Champion, from 1965–1968. He was a Grandmaster of Correspondence Chess. Berliner was a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He directed the construction of the chess computer HiTech, and was also a published chess writer. Early life Berliner was born January 27, 1929, in Berlin to a Jewish family. One of his classmates at school was future Estonian President Lennart Meri, whose father was serving as Estonia's ambassador to Germany. In 1937, Berliner's family moved to the United States to escape Nazi persecution, taking up residence in Washington, D.C. He learned chess at age 13, and "it quickly became his main preoccupation." Berliner is mentioned in "How I Started To Write", an essay by Carlos Fuentes, where he is described as "an extremely brilliant boy", with "a brilliant mathematical mind". "I shall always remember h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The System (Gaelic Football)
In Gaelic football, "The System" () is a style of play pioneered by the Donegal senior football team during the 2010s. It is regarded as having caused a revolution in the sport, with establishment counties unable to comprehend it or work out how to deal with it. The System was used during the managerial reign of Jim McGuinness with Donegal, who overcame traditionally stronger counties to win two Ulster Senior Football Championships and one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in the space of two years. Donegal's winning of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was described as "one of the great GAA managerial coups" in history. Prior to this, Donegal had had little success in the Championship since 1992. Admirers of "The System" from other sports reportedly included Europe's 2014 Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley and the soccer manager Neil Lennon. Joe Brolly said as early as 2011 that "Gaelic football has never seen anything like it." Malachy Clerkin, writing in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derren Brown
Derren Brown (born 27 February 1971) is an English mentalist, illusionist, and writer. He is a self-described "psychological illusionist" whose acts are often designed to expose the methods of those who claim to possess supernatural powers, such as faith healers and mediums. His live performances, which incorporate audience participation and comedy, often include statements describing how his results are achieved through a combination of psychology, showmanship, magic, misdirection, and suggestion. Brown began performing in 1992, making his television debut with '' Mind Control'' (2000). He has since starred in several more shows for stage and television, including '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (2006) and '' Svengali'' (2012) which won him two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment, as well as '' The Experiments'' (2011) which won him a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme at the 2012 awards. Brown made his Broadway debut with his 2019 stage show ''Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1 January 1927. It produced television programmes from its own studios from 1932, although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936. The BBC's domestic television channels have no commercial advertising and collectively they accounted for more than 30% of all UK viewing in 2013. The services are funded by a television licence. As a result of the 2016 Licence Fee settlement, the BBC Television division was split, with in-house television production being separated into a new division called BBC Studios and the remaining parts of television (channels and genre commissioning, BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer) being renamed BBC Content. History of BBC Television The BBC operates several television networks, television stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The System (TV Series)
The System may refer to: Literature * ''The System'', a book on chess by Hans Berliner * ''The System'', a comic book by Peter Kuper * ''The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football'', a 2013 book by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian Music * The System, an American record label in partnership with Warner Music. * The System (band), an American synth pop duo founded in 1982 and disbanded in 1989 * "The System", a song by punk band The Black Pacific * El Sistema (Sp., "The System"), publicly financed music-education program originating in Venezuela Film * ''The System'' (1953 film), an American crime film * ''The System'' (1964 film), a British film * ''The System'' (2014 film), a Pakistani action/drama film * ''The System'' (2022 film), an American action film Sports * The System (Gaelic football) * The System, a strategy in basketball devised by Paul Westhead * The System or Grinnell System, a fast-paced basketball strategy developed at Grinnell College * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNA Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by businessman Leonard Asper. Founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, following the end of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2001, the promotion was initially known as NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA) and was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body. The promotion dropped the "NWA" brand from its name in 2004, becoming Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. TNA continued to use the NWA World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships until this agreement ended in 2007; after which, the company would create its own World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships. The promotion was purchased by Anthem at the beginning of 2017. In March of that year, it was rebranded to Impact Wrestling after its weekly fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Systema
Systema () is a Russian martial art, since 1993. There are multiple schools of systems that began appearing after the end of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, with teachers claiming their respective "systems" (usually named after themselves). Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training. Training involves drills and sparring without set ''kata ''Kata'' is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practiced in Japanese martial arts ...''. References {{Reflist Russian martial arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grinnell System
The Grinnell System, sometimes referred to as The System, is a fast-tempo style of basketball developed by coach David Arseneault at Grinnell College. It is a variation of the run-and-gun system popularized by coach Paul Westhead at Loyola Marymount University in the early 1980s. The Grinnell System relies on shooting three-point field goals, applying constant pressure with a full-court press, and substituting players frequently. Origin Arseneault in 1989 inherited a Grinnell program that had not had a winning season in 25 years. After a couple years of trying out traditional eight-player rotations, he felt Grinnell needed to change its basketball philosophy to rejuvenate the team and have more fun. Grinnell was a Division III school that did not offer athletic scholarships, and players that did not receive playing time were quitting. Arseneault developed the Grinnell System, which incorporated a dozen or more players in a game. According to his son, David Jr., who also playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Westhead
Paul William Westhead (born February 21, 1939) is an American former basketball coach. He was the head coach for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an assistant for four others, and also coached in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and Japan Basketball League (JBL). In his first year as an NBA head coach, he led a rookie Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers to the 1980 NBA Finals, which they won in six games for the team's first title in eight years. Westhead won titles in both the NBA and WNBA, and he is also remembered as the coach of the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) men's basketball team. Westhead is known for an unorthodox, run-and-gun style called "The System." He was nicknamed "The Professor" due to his former career as an English teacher prior to coaching and his tendency to quote Shakespeare and other literary sources while coaching. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The System (2022 Film)
''The System'' is an American action film written and directed by Dallas Jackson and produced by SkullCrusher Films starring Tyrese Gibson, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven and Lil Yachty. Synopsis Terry Savage is a former Marine whose daughter is in need of money for surgery. Desperate and unemployed, he robs drugs from a local gang but is apprehended. The police commissioner makes a deal with Terry to infiltrate a prison to investigate a corrupt prison warden suspected of illegal activities in exchange for release. To aid in the investigation, the commissioner sneaks in an encrypted smart phone for Terry’s use. It is revealed that the warden runs a pay-per-view fighting tournament called the Dungeon with prisoners as gladiators. Cast *Tyrese Gibson *Jeremy Piven *Terrence Howard *Lil Yachty Production The film was shot in Jackson, Mississippi. Release In August 2021, it was announced that Avenue acquired North American distribution rights to the film, which was released in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kuper
Peter Kuper (; born September 22, 1958) is an American alternative comics artist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations. Besides his contributions to the political anthology '' World War 3 Illustrated'', which he co-foundedNeil Gaiman, ed., The Best American Comics 2010 (Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010), 321 in 1979 with Seth Tobocman, Kuper is best known for taking over '' Spy vs. Spy'' for ''Mad'' magazine, which he both wrote and drew from 1997 to 2022. Kuper has produced numerous graphic novels which have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Slovenian and Greek, including award-winning adaptations of Franz Kafka's '' Give It Up!'' and ''the Metamorphosis''. Early life Peter Kuper was born in Summit, New Jersey, and moved to Cleveland, Ohio when he was six years old, where he graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1976. He lived in Israel with his parents in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The System (2014 Film)
''The System'' is a 2014 Pakistani Urdu-language action drama film, directed by Norway-based Shahzad Ghufoor,Ehtisham Abbasi(Bahawalpur) produced by Ghafoor Butt of Leo Productions (Pakistan). Nadeem Baig, Shafqat Cheema, Irfan Khoosat, and Nayyar Ejaz play the lead roles. The film is set in a neighbourhood in Lahore and telescopes out from the everyday lives of a middle-class family to expose local corruption. Plot The story is about a lower middle-class boy Haider Ali (Sheraz) who is the son of a Pesh Imam ( Nadeem Baig). He is in love with his neighborhood girl Sara (Kashaf Ali). Haider's uncle (Irfan Khoosat) is a normal government officer who does not consider taking bribes to be a sin. Haider gets hooked by the local SHO (Shafqat Cheema) in a mob firing case. Ultimately after getting away with this case, Haider's life takes a drastic change. Haider now sees the bigger and bitter picture of the current system, and how it affects everybody. He decides to do something abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
