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Pass Road
Pass, PASS, The Pass or Passed may refer to: Places *Pass, County Meath, a townland in Ireland *Pass, Poland, a village in Poland *El Paso, Texas, a city which translates to "The Pass" * Pass, an alternate term for a number of straits: see List of straits *Mountain pass, a lower place in a mountain range allowing easier passage Permissions * Pass (military), permission for military personnel to be away from their unit *Backstage pass, allows admission to backstage areas of a performance venue *Press pass, grants special privilege or access to journalists *Season ticket, or season pass *Ticket (admission), also called a pass *Transit pass, permitting travel, including: **Boarding pass, allows a passenger to board an aircraft **Continent pass, a pass allowing air travel within a continent People * A Pass (born 1987), Ugandan musician * Frank Alexander de Pass, English soldier, first Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I *Joe Pass (1929–1994), American jazz mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pass (engraver)
John Pass or Paas (c.1783–1832) was an English engraver and murder victim. Life Pass was an established copper plate engraver in Pentonville, London. He made plates for ''The History, Civil and Ecclesiastical, and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester'' (1798–1801) by John Milner. John Wilkes the London bookseller, who was from Winchester, knew him at the end of the 18th century, and took him on for illustrations of his ''Encyclopaedia Londoniensis''. Pass produced plates for volume 13 of the work. John Paas (name used legally) was murdered in Leicester by James Cook, in a criminal case that attracted wide attention. He was aged 49, a partner in the firm Paas & Co. of High Holborn, London, engravers. He was in Leicester as a travelling salesman of specialist hardware. Cook, a printer and bookbinder, was exhibited on a gibbet Gibbeting is the use of a gallows-type structure from which the dead or dying bodies of criminals were hanged on public display to deter other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pass Labs
Pass Labs is a high-end audio company based in Auburn, California, United States founded by Nelson Pass in 1991. Pass Labs makes amplifiers, preamplifier and speakers. History Nelson Pass founded Pass Labs in 1991 and was based in Foresthill, California. Products The Pass labs Aleph series of amplifiers operated pure class A and contained internal circuitry using MOSFETs. The Aleph amplifiers had a unique appearance, a cube with heat sinks on all four sides, a practical solution to the heat generated by the class-A design. After the Aleph series of amplifiers was discontinued, a separate entity Volksamp was licensed to continue to produce a similar product. Aleph 30 and 60 Amplifiers were made by Volksamp until production ceased in 2003. Manufacture of the Aleph series of amplifiers is to be continued by First Watt, an amplifier company founded by Nelson Pass in 2004. First Watt initially produced power trans-conductance amplifiers (or technically a power current source) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pass Casino
The Pass Casino, formerly the Eldorado Casino, is a casino in the Water Street District, located in downtown Henderson, Nevada. It is owned and operated by DeSimone Gaming. First opened in 1961, it was owned by Boyd Gaming from 1993 to 2020. The casino has over 350 slot machines, 6 table games, and a sportsbook. History The property opened as the Wheel Casino on February 15, 1961. By 1962, the Wheel was closed, and Paul Perry agreed to buy it. Attorney Bill Boyd represented him in the transaction, in exchange for a stake in the property. Boyd brought in other investors: a fellow lawyer, his aunt, and his father, Sam Boyd, general manager of the Mint Mint or The Mint may refer to: Plants * Lamiaceae, the mint family ** ''Mentha'', the genus of plants commonly known as "mint" Coins and collectibles * Mint (facility), a facility for manufacturing coins * Mint condition, a state of like-new .... They reopened it as the Eldorado Casino on July 1. Around 1965, they ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro-Am Sports System
The Pro-Am Sports System (better known as PASS Sports or simply PASS) was an American regional sports network that operated from 1984 to 1997. It also served as an affiliate of the Prime Network from 1988 to 1996. Based in Detroit, the channel broadcast regional coverage of sports events throughout Michigan, mainly covering professional, collegiate and high school sports in the Metro Detroit area and throughout Michigan. After it lost coverage rights to all major Detroit teams to the new Fox Sports Detroit, it was permanently shut down in 1997. History The network launched on April 17, 1984, as one of the first regional sports networks in the United States. PASS was owned by John Fetzer, the Principal owner of the Fetzer broadcast station group. Fetzer was also the previous owner of the Detroit Tigers, having just sold the team months earlier to Domino's Pizza owner Tom Monaghan. For its inaugural year, PASS carried 80 Tigers games (64 home and 16 away) as part of a seven year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pass (2016 Film)
''The Pass'' is a 2016 film starring Russell Tovey and Arinze Kene. It was directed by Ben A. Williams, based on a play by John Donnelly. The film is about a relationship between two men who are English football players, and how their lives unfold over the course of a decade. The film was nominated at the 2017 BAFTA Awards, in the category of Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for John Donnelly and Ben Williams. Plot Nineteen-year-olds Jason and Ade have been in the Academy of a famous London football club since they were eight years old. It's the night before their first-ever game for the first team – a Champions League match – and they're in a hotel room in Romania. They should be sleeping, but they're over-excited. They skip, fight, mock each other, prepare their kit, watch a teammate's sex tape. And then, out of nowhere, one of them kisses the other. The impact of this 'pass' reverberates through the next ten years of their lives – a decade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pass (1988 Film)
''The Pass'' () is a 1988 Soviet animated short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ..., directed by Vladimir Tarasov and written by Kir Bulychov. It is adapted from the first chapter titled ''The Pass'' from Bulychyov's novel ''The Settlement'' (printed in English as ''Those Who Survive''). Plot In a distant sector of the galaxy, a scientific spacecraft, *Pole*, from Earth makes an emergency landing on an uninhabited planet. Due to a radiation leak during the landing, the surviving crew is forced to abandon the ship quickly, leaving behind essential supplies like food and weapons. Over 17 years, the survivors establish a settlement far from the spacecraft, adapting to primitive methods to survive and using basic weapons to fend off local predators. The protagoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pass (song)
"The Pass" is the second single from Rush's 1989 album '' Presto''. The lyrics by drummer Neil Peart address teenage suicide and the tendency to romanticize it. The song peaked at 15 on the U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock is a music chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States. It is an administrative category that combines the " active rock" and " heritage rock" ... chart, and a music video was made for the song. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pass 1989 songs 1990 singles Rush (band) songs Atlantic Records singles Song recordings produced by Rupert Hine Songs about suicide Songs written by Neil Peart Songs written by Alex Lifeson Songs written by Geddy Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passed (band)
Passed is a Hungarian indie electronic pop band. Their influences include Gabor Szabo and Carlos Santana. The members are twins of Polish origin, singer Dorottya and harpist Fanni Nizalowski from Budapest, bassist Dávid Godzsák, an ethnic Hungarian from Királyhelmec, Slovakia, and producer Levente Szabó from Sárospatak. Godzsák left to pursue a career with other musical groups and was replaced by Áron Farkas. One of their main goals is to bring back the harp into modern popular culture. The band's first single was released in June 2015, ''On The Grind'', and was played on the radio. History The Nizalowski sisters began playing the harp in 2004. In 2014, they graduated from the József Záborszky-founded Zugló Szent István Music Secondary School. Their teachers include Katalin Nagy and Deborah Sipkay. Their favorite subjects were choir, folk music, music literature and music history, with their music theory proficiency having an effect on their songs. The twins perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Card Manipulation
Card manipulation, commonly known as card magic, is the branch of magic that deals with creating effects using sleight of hand techniques involving playing cards. Card manipulation is often used in magical performances, especially in close-up, parlor, and street magic. Some of the most recognized names in this field include Dai Vernon, Tony Slydini, Ed Marlo, S.W. Erdnase, Richard Turner, John Scarne, Ricky Jay and René Lavand. Before becoming world-famous for his escapes, Houdini billed himself as "The King of Cards". Among the more well-known card tricks relying on card manipulation are Ambitious Card, and Three-card Monte, a common street hustle also known as Find the Lady. History Playing cards became popular with magicians in the 15th century as they were props which were inexpensive, versatile, and easily accessible, plus sleight of hand with cards was already developed by card cheats. Card magic has bloomed into one of the most popular branches of magic, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pass (cards)
The following is a glossary of terms used in card games. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to Bridge (card game), bridge, Hearts (card game), hearts, Poker (card game), poker or rummy), but apply to a wide range of card games played with non-proprietary packs. It should not include terms solely related to casino or banking games. For glossaries that relate primarily to one game or family of similar games, see #Game-specific glossaries, Game-specific glossaries. A ; ace # The card with one pip in a pack of cards. Usually the highest card of a #suit, suit, #rank, ranking immediately above the #King, king. May also occupy the lowest rank. # Commonly refers to the #deuce, Deuce or Two in #German-suited pack, German-suited packs which don't have real Aces. Often the highest card of a suit. ; Acorns (card suit), acorns : One of the four #suit, suits in a #German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Pass
In the video game industry, a battle pass or rewards track is a type of monetization approach that provides additional content for a game usually through a tiered system, rewarding the player with in-game items for playing the game and completing specific challenges. Inspired by the season pass ticketing system and originating with ''Dota 2'' in 2013, the battle pass model gained more use as an alternative to subscription fees and loot boxes beginning in the late 2010s. Battle passes tend to offer free passes, which are available to all users, and premium passes that require annual or seasonal charges in exchange for enhanced items and cosmetics. Battle passes may be given different terms depending on the game. For example, '' Rocket League'' and '' PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'' offer a "Rocket Pass" and "Survivor Pass" respectively. Concept and design A battle pass may be offered free to a player, or may require the player to purchase it through microtransactions. Once o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
