The theme song, "I Don't Wanna Wait" was written and performed by Paula Cole. For the first season, international broadcasts used "Run Like Mad", performed by Jann Arden, but switched to Cole's song for the remainder of the run. The producers originally planned to use Alanis Morissette's "Hand in My Pocket" for the theme (it was used in the original pilot) but she would not grant them permission and Cole's song was substituted. There were two soundtrack albums, the first selling far better than the second. (Though both albums carried sticker ...

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Dawson's Creek, Dawson's Creek - Origins and reaction, Dawson's Creek - Synopsis, Dawson's Creek - First season, Dawson's Creek - Second season, Dawson's Creek - Third season, Dawson's Creek - Fourth season, Dawson's Creek - Fifth season, Dawson's Creek - Sixth season, Dawson's Creek - Cast, Dawson's Creek - Principal cast, Dawson's Creek - Additional cast, Dawson's Creek - Notable guest stars, Dawson's Creek - Music, Dawson's Creek - Style, Dawson's Creek - Awards, Dawson's Creek - Spinoff, Dawson's Creek - DVD release, Dawson's Creek - Broadcast history, Dawson's Creek - United States, Dawson's Creek - International, Dawson's Creek - Trivia, Dawson's Creek - Credits, Dawson's Creek - Filming locations, Dawson's Creek - Production credits, Dawson's Creek - Writers, Dawson's Creek - Directors, Dawson's Creek - Bibliography and references, Dawson's Creek - Episodes, Dawson's Creek - Season 1 1998, Dawson's Creek - Season 2 1998-1999, Dawson's Creek - Season 3 1999-2000, Dawson's Creek - Season 4 2000-2001, Dawson's Creek - Season 5 2001-2002, Dawson's Creek - Season 6 2002-2003

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Since 1966, the Turing Award has been given by the Association for Computing Machinery to a person for technical contributions to the computing community. It is widely considered to be the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in the computing world. In 1994 a stretch of the Manchester city ring road was named Alan Turing Way. On 23 June 1998, on what would have been Turing's 86th birthday, Andrew Hodges, his biographer, unveiled an official English Heritage Blue Plaque on his childhood home in Warrington Crescent ...

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Alan Turing, Alan Turing - Childhood and youth, Alan Turing - College and his work on computability, Alan Turing - Cryptanalysis, Alan Turing - Work on early computers and the Turing Test, Alan Turing - Work on pattern formation and mathematical biology, Alan Turing - Prosecution for homosexuality and Turing's death, Alan Turing - Recognition, Alan Turing - Turing biographies, Alan Turing - Turing in fiction

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Paul Thomas Anderson has stated that the screenplay was written largely around the songs of Aimee Mann. Two songs were written expressly for the film: "You Do," which was based on a character later cut from the film, and "Save Me," which closes the film; the latter was nominated in the 2000 Academy Awards and Golden Globes and in the 2001 Grammys. Most of the remaining seven Mann songs were demos and works in progress; "Wise Up," which is at the center of a sequence in which all of the characters sing the song, was originally written for the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. The song of the film that plays in th ...

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Magnolia film, Magnolia film - Overview, Magnolia film - Themes, Magnolia film - Script vs Final Cut, Magnolia film - Music and Soundtracks, Magnolia film - Documentary, Magnolia film - Featured Cast, Magnolia film - Awards, Magnolia film - 2000 Academy Awards, Magnolia film - 2000 Golden Globe Awards, Magnolia film - 2000 Berlin Film Festival, Magnolia film - 2001 Grammy Awards

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James Dean is one of only five people to have been nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for their first feature role and the only one nominated twice posthumously. He is buried in Park Cemetery in Fairmount, Indiana. Two films from 1955, Rebel Without a Cause and Blackboard Jungle, are most often cited as having symbolized the growing post-war rebellion of 1950s teenagers along with playing a part in the emergence of Rock and Roll as a lasting cultural phenomenon. Many young people of that and later generations model ...

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James Dean, James Dean - Childhood and education, James Dean - Acting career, James Dean - East of Eden, James Dean - Rebel Without a Cause, James Dean - Giant, James Dean - Death, James Dean - Porsche 550 Spyder, James Dean - Legacy, James Dean - Sexuality, James Dean - Memorial, James Dean - Filmography, James Dean - Stage, James Dean - Television

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United Press International (UPI) is a global news agency headquartered in the United States filing news in English, Spanish and Arabic. With roots dating back to 1907, it was once one of the three biggest news agencies in the world, with the Associated Press and Reuters, but has dwindled in size and continues to redefine itself. Today, it is owned by News World Communications, which is owned by the Unification Church. United Press International - History. United Press International - U ...

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• United Press International - History
• United Press International - United Press Associations
• United Press International - Creating UPI
• United Press International - Decline and comeback
• United Press International - People of UPI
• United Press International - Milestones

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Although born in Carthage, New York, Carpenter was raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He attended Western Kentucky University (where his father was director of the music department) and later the University of Southern California, where the student film he co-wrote with John Longenecker, The Resurrection of Broncho Billy, won an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 1970. His first major film in a directing role, Dark Star (1974), was a sci-fi comedy written by Dan O'Bannon (who later went on to write Alien, ...

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John Carpenter, John Carpenter - Biography, John Carpenter - Apocalypse Trilogy, John Carpenter - Music, John Carpenter - Trivia, John Carpenter - Filmography as director

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Born in Emporia, Kansas, Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1961. Ermey was arrested several times as a teenager and the judge gave him a choice of the military or jail. He later joked that the Marine Corps "put a screeching halt to my unconventional manner". He spent two years as a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego, California from 1965 to 1967. In 1968, Ermey arrived in Vietnam where he served for 14 months with the Marine Wing Support Group 17. He then served two tours of duty in Okinaw ...

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R. Lee Ermey, R. Lee Ermey - Biography, R. Lee Ermey - Filmography

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See also List of Spanish language authors List of Hispanics - A–D. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581?–1639), dramatist. Rafael Alberti (1902–1999), poet, Cervantes Prize Laureate (1983). Vicente Aleixandre (1888–1984), poet, Nobel Prize Laureate (1977). Mateo Alemán (1547–c.1609), novelist. Isabel Allende (b. 1942), best selling novelist. Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), poet, Cervantes Prize Laure ...

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List of Hispanics, List of Hispanics - Actors, List of Hispanics - Artists, List of Hispanics - Architects, List of Hispanics - Explorers, List of Hispanics - Film directors, List of Hispanics - Leaders and politicians, List of Hispanics - Literature, List of Hispanics - A–D, List of Hispanics - E–H, List of Hispanics - I–L, List of Hispanics - M–P, List of Hispanics - Q–T, List of Hispanics - U–Z, List of Hispanics - Military, List of Hispanics - Musicians, List of Hispanics - Classical, List of Hispanics - Singers, List of Hispanics - Philosophers and humanists, List of Hispanics - Science and technology, List of Hispanics - Social scientists, List of Hispanics - Sports, List of Hispanics - Others, List of Hispanics - Lists by nationality

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Ernest Hemingway - Novels/Noveletta. (1925) The Torrents of Spring (1926) The Sun Also Rises (1929) A Farewell to Arms (1937) To Have and Have Not (1940) For Whom the Bell Tolls (1950) Across the River and Into the Trees (1952) The Old Man and the Sea (1962) Adventures of a Young Man (1970) Islands in the Stream (Hemingway) (1986) T ...

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Ernest Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway - Early life, Ernest Hemingway - First writing experiences, Ernest Hemingway - World War I until the Spanish Civil War, Ernest Hemingway - Literary aftermath of WWI, Ernest Hemingway - Early critical interplay, Ernest Hemingway - Key West, Ernest Hemingway - For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway - World War II and its aftermath, Ernest Hemingway - Later years, Ernest Hemingway - Death, Ernest Hemingway - Posthumous publications, Ernest Hemingway - Influence and legacy, Ernest Hemingway - Awards and honors, Ernest Hemingway - Trivia, Ernest Hemingway - Works, Ernest Hemingway - Novels/Noveletta, Ernest Hemingway - Nonfiction, Ernest Hemingway - Short story collections, Ernest Hemingway - Film, Ernest Hemingway - Notes

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Frank Herbert was born in 1920 in Tacoma, Washington. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be a writer, and in 1939 he lied about his age in order to get his first newspaper job on the Glendale Star. There was a temporary hiatus to his writing career as he served in the U.S. Navy as a photographer during World War II. He married Flora Parkinson in 1941, but later divorced her in 1945 after fathering a daughter. After the war he attended the University of Washington, where he met Beverly Ann Stuart at a creative wr ...

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Frank Herbert, Frank Herbert - Biography, Frank Herbert - Continuation of the series, Frank Herbert - Ideas and themes, Frank Herbert - Status and impact in science fiction, Frank Herbert - Controversies, Frank Herbert - Film adaptations, Frank Herbert - Bibliography, Frank Herbert - Fiction, Frank Herbert - Nonfiction, Frank Herbert - Other publications, Frank Herbert - Limited bibliography by universe, Frank Herbert - Books about Frank Herbert and Dune

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Surrealist philosophy emerged around 1920, partly as an outgrowth of Dada, with French writer André Breton as its initial principal theorist. In Breton's Surrealist Manifesto of 1924 he defines Surrealism as: Dictionary: Surrealism, n. Pure psychic automatism, by which one proposes to express, either verbally, or in writing, or by any other manner, the real functioning of thought. Dictation of thought in the absence of all control exercised by reason, outside of all aesthetic and moral preoccupation. < ...

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Surrealism, Surrealism - Philosophy, Surrealism - History of Surrealism, Surrealism - Interwar Surrealism: Centrality of Breton, Surrealism - Surrealism during World War II, Surrealism - Post World War II Surrealism, Surrealism - Surrealism in the arts, Surrealism - Surrealism in visual arts, Surrealism - Surrealism in literature, Surrealism - Surrealism in music, Surrealism - Surrealism in film, Surrealism - Surrealism in television, Surrealism - Impact of Surrealism, Surrealism - Critiques of Surrealism, Surrealism - Sources

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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) NYSE: UPS is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering over 14 million packages a day to over 200 countries around the world. It has recently expanded its operations to include logistics and other transportation-related areas. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. UPS is well-known for its brown trucks, internally known as package cars (hence the company nickname "Big Brown"). The brown color that UPS uses on its vehicles and uniforms is called Pullman brownIncluding:

• United Parcel Service - Other codes
• United Parcel Service - Trailer Codes
• United Parcel Service - Company History
• United Parcel Service - Just starting out -- the 1900s
• United Parcel Service - The Roaring '20s
• United Parcel Service - East Coast Bound -- the '30s
• United Parcel Service - UPS during World War II -- the '40s
• United Parcel Service - Introducing Common Carrier Service -- the '50s
• United Parcel Service - UPS calls New York City home -- the '60s
• United Parcel Service - The Golden Link and UPS International operations -- the '70s
• United Parcel Service - UPS expands throughout the world -- the '80s
• United Parcel Service - Corporate Office finds new home in Atlanta -- the '90s
• United Parcel Service - UPS wins China -- 2000 and beyond
• United Parcel Service - Chief executives
• United Parcel Service - System design
• United Parcel Service - UPS Airlines
• United Parcel Service - Trivia

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Chan was an Architecture major at University of Kingston in London before entering show business. At the age of 21, when coming back to Hong Kong for his summer vacation, Chan entered The 14th New Talent Singing Contest, held by TVB in 1995. His performance in the contest was superb - thanks to the 4-year formal musical training he had received in England. Finally, beating 2000 entrants, Chan won the first prize and The Best Individual Interpretation Performance Award with the song Gazing at the Moon (� ...

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Eason Chan, Eason Chan - Biography, Eason Chan - Chan's Talent for Music, Eason Chan - Discography, Eason Chan - Filmography, Eason Chan - Musical, Eason Chan - Trivia

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After some success in light Broadway comedies, he came to Hollywood in 1931, where he acquired the name "Cary Grant". In 1932 he met fellow actor Randolph Scott on the set of Hot Saturday, the two developed a close friendship, sharing a rented house for twelve years. The beach house they shared was known as "Bachelor Hall" and was frequently visited by women guests. However, rumors ran rampant at the time and continue to this day that Grant and Scott were actually lovers and that the name "Bachelor Hall" was made up by the studio to k ...

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Cary Grant, Cary Grant - Early life, Cary Grant - Hollywood, Cary Grant - Quotations, Cary Grant - Miscellaneous, Cary Grant - Filmography, Cary Grant - Outside Reading

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Bugs Bunny - A suggested early influence. A number of animation historians believe Bugs to have been influenced by an earlier Disney character called Max Hare. Max, designed by Charlie Thorson, first appeared in the Silly Symphony The Tortoise and the Hare, directed by Wilfred Jackson. The story was based on a fable by Aesop and cast Max against Toby Tortoise, and won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for 1934. Max also appeared in the sequel Toby Tortoise Returns and the Mickey Mo ...

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Bugs Bunny, Bugs Bunny - History, Bugs Bunny - A suggested early influence, Bugs Bunny - Proto-typical rabbits, Bugs Bunny - Bugs emerges, Bugs Bunny - Popularity during World War II, Bugs Bunny - After the war, Bugs Bunny - Greatest cartoon character, Bugs Bunny - Ace Bunny

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Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. Born Ruby Katherine Stevens in New York City to Byron Stevens (the son of English immigrants) and Catherine McGee (whose parents were Irish). Her mother died when she was four, not long before her father abandoned the family. She was raised by an elder sister but began working at age 1 ...

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In early 2005, Estefan participated in two charity concerts to aid the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami. She sang "There's Always Tomorrow" on a live NBC broadcast, "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope", with other superstar musical acts, that raised over $18 million dollars for the Red Cross International Response Fund. Estefan also raised $120,000 for tsunami relief efforts with her performance at a private benefit concert at financier Donald Trump's ...

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Gloria Estefan, Gloria Estefan - Biography, Gloria Estefan - Early years, Gloria Estefan - Miami Sound Machine, Gloria Estefan - 1990 tour bus crash in Pennsylvania, Gloria Estefan - Comeback, Gloria Estefan - On tour with Evolution, Gloria Estefan - Unwrapped, Gloria Estefan - Work as an author, Gloria Estefan - Fans, Gloria Estefan - Charity, Gloria Estefan - Discography, Gloria Estefan - Singles, Gloria Estefan - Filmography, Gloria Estefan - Videography, Gloria Estefan - Tours

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Releases with the Miami Sound Machine: Renacer (1977) Miami Sound Machine (1978) Imported (1979) MSM (1980) Otra Vez (1981) Rio (1982) A Toda Maquina (1984) Eyes of Innocence (1984) US: Gold Primitive Love (1986) US: 3x Platinum Let It Loose (1987) US: 4x Platinum Anything For YouSee also:

Gloria Estefan, Gloria Estefan - Biography, Gloria Estefan - Early years, Gloria Estefan - Miami Sound Machine, Gloria Estefan - 1990 tour bus crash in Pennsylvania, Gloria Estefan - Comeback, Gloria Estefan - On tour with Evolution, Gloria Estefan - Unwrapped, Gloria Estefan - Work as an author, Gloria Estefan - Fans, Gloria Estefan - Charity, Gloria Estefan - Discography, Gloria Estefan - Singles, Gloria Estefan - Filmography, Gloria Estefan - Videography, Gloria Estefan - Tours

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Signed to a record company at the age of sixteen, Grant's first, self-titled album (largely self-composed) in 1977, was a runaway success in terms of the Christian music market of the time. As an English major at Vanderbilt University, Grant made a few more albums before dropping out of college to pursue a career in music. These albums included 1979's My Father's Eyes (the title track written by Grant's future first husband, singer-songwriter Gary Chap ...

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Amy Grant, Amy Grant - Career, Amy Grant - Discography

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Guinness has a long history of marketing campaigns, from award-winning television commercials to beer mats and posters. Nigeria is the third largest and fastest-growing Guinness market in the world. However, as the cultivation of barley is restricted in Nigeria, the local version is made primarily from sorghum. Guinness - Advertising. Guinness uses the Brian Boru, or Trinity College Harp as their trademark. This circa 14th century harp which is still visible at Trinity College, Dublin has been used as a sym ...

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Guinness, Guinness - Composition, Guinness - Pouring and serving, Guinness - Sinking bubbles, Guinness - Varieties, Guinness - Marketing, Guinness - Advertising, Guinness - Merchandising, Guinness - History of ownership, Guinness - Book of Records, Guinness - The Lions Gate Bridge

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Literature for children has plenty of tales mentioning ogres and kidnapped princesses who were rescued by valiant knights and, sometimes, peasants. Ogres are also popular in fantasy fiction, such as C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, and in various fantasy games. The titular protagonist of the award-winning CGI film Shrek is an ogre. Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, and has a seemingly Scottish accent. The ogre Shrek is not depicted as a stereotypically hostile ogre. Shrek is not a villain, but an ogre that l ...

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Ogre, Ogre - Ogres in modern fiction, Ogre - Ogres in modern games, Ogre - Ogre as title or name

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2R is a pop group in Hong Kong. The group consists of Race Wong and Rosanne Wong, two sisters raised in Singapore. Rosanne is the older sister. They also have a younger sister Rhonda who is currently studying in the United States. Some critics have accused 2R of being an imitation of the popular Twins and have criticised their accented Cantonese. However, they do have a dedicated fan base and their second album “2R Revolution” has been reasonably successful. The motion picture “Ab-Normal Beauty” (死亡寫 ...

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• 2R - Biography
• 2R - A Tough Beginning
• 2R - Comparison to Twins
• 2R - Separate Success
• 2R - Future Uncertain
• 2R - Discography
• 2R - Filmography
• 2R - TV Appearences
• 2R - Pictorial
• 2R - Awards

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