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Eagle Family Foods Incorporated Eagle Family Foods Incorporated is a Gahanna, Ohio based company specializing in condensed milk products. The company's name is derived from the product created by Gail Borden and sold under Borden Milk Products from 1856 to 1997.
Eagle Farm railway station, Brisbane Eagle Farm railway station (also formerly known as Airport railway station) was a railway station on the now-closed Pinkenba railway line. It was the station serving the old Brisbane Airport site at Eagle Farm before the Airport moved to its current location at the former suburb of Cribb Island.
Eagle Farm, Queensland Eagle Farm is a largely industrial suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, situated around six kilometres from the centre of the city. It is also located at the former site of Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane's main airport until the opening of the current airport.
Eagle Forum The Eagle Forum is a conservative organization founded in 1972 and led by Phyllis Schlafly. Primarily focused around social issues, it describes itself as pro-family, although others have described it as anti-feminist and socially conservative.
Eagle Harbor High School Eagle Harbor High School is an alternative high school that is part of the Commodore Options school. The high school, like most, offers ninth through twelfth grade instruction and classes (although AP classes are not offered).
Eagle Harbor Light Eagle Harbor Light is on the Keewenaw Peninsula jutting from Northern Michigan up into Lake Superior. This area of Michigan is often referred to as Copper Country and that industry is what created the interest in the harbor.
Eagle Hill Middle School Eagle Hill Middle School is a New York public middle school on Enders Road in the Town of Manlius, serving grades 5-8 in the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District. The school was first opened in 1972 and received a massive addition in 2003.
Eagle in the Snow Eagle in the Snow (ISBN 1-59071-011-8) is a modern classic of historical fiction. Written in 1970 by Wallace Breem, the novel is set in Britannia and Germania in the late 4th and early 5th Century, and centers on the Roman general Paulinus Maximus, a pagan in an age of Christianization.
Eagle Insurance Eagle Insurance is a vehicle insurance agency which has been serving residents of the Chicago area since 1961. It is best known for its unusual, low-budget television commercials featuring “Eagle Man,” an actor in a bald eagle costume.
Eagle Island (Queensland) Eagle Island is in a national park in Queensland (Australia), 692 km northwest of Brisbane and the island is part of the Lizard Island Group and is South of Lizard Island situated 270 km north of Cairns, Queensland.
Eagle Island State Park Eagle Island State Park is on the outskirts of the City of Eagle in the state of Idaho approximately 14 miles west of the state capital, Boise. The park is a day-use park with swimming beach, a picnic area, more than five miles of equestrian trails, and a waterslide.
Eagle Islands Eagle Islands are a group of two or three islands on the central western rim of the Great Chagos Bank, which is the world's largest coral atoll structure, located in the Chagos Archipelago. With a land area of 2.
Eagle Lake (California) Eagle Lake is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Eagle Lake trailhead on HWY 89 at Emerald Bay State Park.
Eagle Medallion The Eagle Medallion was a rebadged version of the Renault 21 that was sold in North America. The Medallion was originally built by American Motors (AMC) and was briefly badged as a Renault until the Chrysler Corporation bought out American Motors in 1987.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District is located in the northwest corner of Tarrant County, Texas (USA) and includes 73 square miles of land in Saginaw, Blue Mound and several housing additions in the City of Fort Worth, near Eagle Mountain Lake. Serving more than 12,500 students (a 17% increase over last year), the district consists of nine elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, an alternative discipline center/learning center, and the Weldon Hafley Development Center.
Eagle on the Hill, South Australia Eagle on the Hill is a suburb of Adelaide in the Adelaide Foothills. Located on Mount Barker Road, which was the only connection from Adelaide to the South Eastern Freeway before the Heysen Tunnels were opened in 2000, it is now a relic of its former self.
Eagle Palms Eagle Palms are the final step in the advancement trail for Scouts who have attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. While Palms are not themselves ranks, they represent recognition for a young man who stayed active in Scouting and continued to work on merit badges after earning his Eagle.
Eagle ray Eagle rays (the Myliobatidae family of fish) are a family of mostly large rays living in the open ocean rather than at the bottom of the sea. They are excellent swimmers and able to jump several metres above the surface.
Eagle Rare Eagle Rare is an ultrapremium brand of bourbon whiskey distilled and distributed by the Buffalo Trace Distillery as part of its "Antique Collection". Two basic varieties are sold: the first is aged for 10 years in charred oak barrels, producing a smooth and very well-balanced whiskey, with strong vanilla and nutty flavors; the second variety is aged 17 years in charred oak barrels, an unusually long period of time, even for an ultrapremium brand of whiskey; this is done to give the whiskey more flavor and a smoother finish.
Eagle Ridge Junior High School Eagle Ridge Junior High School is a school located in Savage, Minnesota and is part of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District (Independent School District 191). It currently has around 850 students and around 40 teachers.
Eagle Rock (song) Eagle Rock is a classic Australian song, released by Daddy Cool in May 1971. It went on to become the best selling Australian single of the year, achieving gold status in eleven weeks, and remaining at #1 on the national charts for a (then) record ten weeks.
Eagle Rock Entertainment Eagle Rock Entertainment Limited was founded in April 1997 by three former colleagues at Castle Communications (Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin and Julian Paul) and is based in Aldershot in Hampshire with offices in Hamburg, Paris, and New York.
Eagle squadron The Eagle Squadrons were fighter squadrons formed during World War II with volunteer pilots from foreign countries. Initially they were Royal Air Force fighter squadrons made up of pilots from the United States of America, similar to the model set by the Polish 303 Squadron (see Battle of Britain Foreign Contributions).
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of the Philippines) Eagle Scout is the highest rank awarded to a Boy Scout or a Senior Scout in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). To be awarded the rank, a Scout must lead in planning and doing two community service projects and earn a total of 21 merit badges consisting of 15 required merit badges and 2 specialist ratings (a specialist rating involves 3 related merit badges and a community service project).
Eagle Scout Association of the Philippines The Eagle Scout Association of the Philippines (ESAP) is the national fellowship and service association of men who have received the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). The association also accepts into membership Eagle Scouts from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) who are of Filipino lineage or nationality.
Eagle Summit The Eagle Summit joined the Dodge Colt and Plymouth Colt in Chrysler's Mitsubishi Mirage clone club starting in 1989, coinciding with the release of the Mirage's third generation. It lasted through the extent of the Mirage's fourth generation, which ended in 1996.
Eagle Supermarkets Eagle Supermarkets was a grocery chain in Houston, Texas that operated until March 1985. The chain was owned by California-based Lucky Stores, and it held a 6 percent market share and had 1,100 employees before leaving the area.
Eagle Times The Eagle Times is a daily newspaper based in Claremont, New Hampshire on River Road, serving numerous communities in the Connecticut River valley in the Claremont, New Hampshire and Springfield and Bellows Falls, Vermont area.
Eagle Vale, New South Wales Eagle Vale (also often incorrectly spelt as one word, 'Eaglevale') is a suburb forming part of the City of Campbelltown local government area, located around 56 km from the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered by the suburbs of Eschol Park, Kearns, Raby, Blairmount, Woodbine, St Andrews and Claymore.
Eagle Vision The Eagle Vision was a large four-door, full-size, front-wheel drive sedan. Produced by Chrysler from 1993 to 1997 as the replacement to the AMC/Renault-designed Eagle Premier (which the Vision was derived from), it was very similar to the first generation Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS, Chrysler New Yorker, and Dodge Intrepid.
Eagle Vision (company) Eagle Vision is an independent film and TV production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is an Aboriginally-owned production company founded in 1999 by Lisa Meeches, President of Meeches Video Productions Inc.
Eagle warrior Eagle warriors or eagle knights (Classical Nahuatl: cuÄuhtli) were a special class of infantry soldier of the Aztec army. Like the Jaguar warriors, Eagle warriors were special forces whose positions were restricted to nobility.
Eagle Web platform EAGLE is a Web application server which provides direct, secure, high performance Internet access to mainframe computer data and transactions without middleware or external gateways. EAGLE applications access and manipulate mainframe data using real-time transaction processing.
Eagle Wing Eagle Wing (otherwise known as Thirteen Down) is a solitaire card game which is played with a deck of 52 playing cards. The game takes its name from the tableau which depicts a bird, particularly an eagle, spreading its wings in flight.
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Eagle's Landing Christian Academy is a large private Christian school about 20 miles south of Atlanta in McDonough, Georgia. ELCA ranks sixth in the Atlanta Business Chronicle of Atlanta's 75 Largest Private Schools.
Eagle's Nest (Ontario) The Eagle's Nest, at a height of over 200 feet, is a scenic look-out cliff overlooking the York River, the historic hamlet of Bancroft, Ontario, and other densely forest-covered ridges that surrond and consequently isolate Bancroft. 40 foot icicles dangle from its largest and most massive cliff in the winter and conceals parts of it entirely.
Eagle's Nest Tunnel Eagle's Nest Tunnel (尖山隧é“) is a tunnel under construction between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin Valley through Eagle's Nest in Hong Kong. It will link south to Stonecutters Bridge and Nam Wan Tunnel, and north to Sha Tin Heights Tunnel to form a series of highways.
Eagle, Lincolnshire Eagle is a small, quiet 'X' shaped village south west of Lincoln, close to the A46 road. There is a pub, called 'The Struggler', and during the summer there is a car boot sale on the village playing field every month.
Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President is a political seinen manga by Kaiji Kawaguchi. Its plot, following a Japanese-American senator as he runs for president of the United States, was thoroughly researched by Kawaguchi during months of travel in the US.
Eaglebrook School Eaglebrook School is an independent junior boarding school for boys in Deerfield, Massachusetts. It is located on Pocumtuck Mountain near Deerfield Academy and sited on a 750-acre campus which is also preserved by the Deerfield Wildlife Trust.
Eagleby, Queensland Eagleby is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Australia located on the southern bank of the Logan River at the juncture with the Albert which forms the southern and eastern boundary. Eagleby is northeast of Beenleigh, and was originally a suburb of Beenleigh.
Eagles The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. With five number-one singles and four number-one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s.
Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal (sometimes written as "EODM") is an American garage rock band formed by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. While Hughes is the leader of the band, Homme is its best known member due to his history as leader of Queens of the Stone Age and as a member of Kyuss.
Eagles TV Eagles TV, which produces the morning news program "Eagles Live," is a local television station available to cable subscribers of Grays Harbor County, Washington. The television station, as well as "Eagles Live," are both ran and maintained by the students at Elma High School.
Eaglescliffe railway station Eaglescliffe railway station serves the town of Eaglescliffe in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham. It is located on the Tees Valley Line and operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Eaglesham Amateur F.C. Eaglesham Amateur Football Club are a football (soccer) club from the town of Eaglesham in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. They were formed in 1926, winning the Newlandsfield and District Cup some six years later in 1932.
Eagleson Station (OC Transpo) Eagleson "Eva James" Transitway Station, with a large park and ride facility, is a station on Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's transitway served by OC Transpo buses. It is located in the western transitway section at Eagleson Rd.
Eagleview Middle School Eagleview Middle School (commonly abbreviated EMS or referred to simply as Eagleview) is a middle school located in northwestern Colorado Springs, Colorado serving grades 6 through 8. The school is one of the middle schools in Academy School District 20 (the others being Challenger Middle School, Mountain Ridge Middle School, and Timberview Middle School) and primarily serves students in northwestern Colorado Springs, even though students living elsewhere in the district can choose to attend Eagleview should their assigned schools not fit their needs.
Each Dawn I Die Each Dawn I Die (1939) is a gangster film featuring James Cagney and George Raft in their only movie together. The plotline involves a crusading reporter (Cagney) who is unjustly thrown in jail and befriends a famous gangster (Raft).
Each Time I Kill Each Time I Kill was the final film written and directed by Doris Wishman. It was shot in 2002 shortly before Wishman's death from lymphoma, and post-production on the teen horror thriller was completed in October 2006.
Each Way (bet) An Each Way bet is the collective bookmaker name for two bets covering one selection in which the first bet is for the selection to win, if the selection does not come first this part of the bet is lost. The second bet is for the selection to be "placed".
Eacham Shire Council Eacham Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The shire is located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns.
Eachy An Eachy is a name given to a species of lake monster from a variety of locations in northern England and Scotland. An Eachy was typically a large humanoid being of gruesome and slimy appearance seen to occasionally emerge from the lake.
Eaiea Eaiea is a constructed language, devised by Bruce Koestner. It is based on the western 12-step chromatic scale, and can thus be whistled or played on a musical instrument as well as spoken simultaneously with a philological language by a singer.
Eakins Oval At the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, just in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is Eakins Oval. The loop of road is usually host to a large volume of traffic as it connects the core of the city with Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ealdorman An ealdorman (modern alderman) was the prior magistrate of a British shire from 900 to the time of the Danes. The ealdorman, rendered in Latin as dux or (in early West Saxon charters) præfectus (which is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve), was the chief magistrate of a shire (county) in Anglo-Saxon England.
Eales disease Eales disease, also known as angiopathia retinae juvenilis, periphlebitis retinae, primary perivasculitis of the retina, is an ocular disease characterized by inflammation and possible blockage of retinal blood vessels, abnormal growth of new blood vessels (neovascularization), and recurrent retinal and vitreal hemorrhages.Cassin, B.
Ealing (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Ealing district of West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing Acton (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing Acton was a parliamentary constituency in London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Ealing Broadway station Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station in Ealing in west London. National Rail services are provided by First Great Western and Heathrow Connect and London Underground services are provided by the District and Central Lines.
Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing Central and Acton will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Ealing Common tube station Ealing Common is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line, and on the Ealing Broadway branch of the District Line. Eastbound the next station is Acton Town, westbound the next station is North Ealing on the Piccadilly Line and Ealing Broadway on the District Line.
Ealing East (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing East was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing parks and open spaces The London Borough of Ealing, one of the Outer London boroughs although not on the periphery, has over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundaries. These include allotments, cemeteries, playgrounds, and golf courses in addition to the larger open spaces such as nature conservation areas.
Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing South was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing West (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing West was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Ealing, New Zealand Ealing is a small, rural settlement on the bank of the Rangitata river in the region of Canterbury, New Zealand. It has a community hall, a small combined Protestant faith church and a rural fire unit based in the centre of the town.
Eames Lounge Chair The Eames Lounge Chair and ottoman, correctly titled Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671) were released in 1956 after years of development by designers Charles and Ray Eames for the Herman Miller furniture company. It was the first chair designed by the Eames intended for a high-end market.
Eames Lounge Chair Wood (LCW) Charles and Ray Eames are considered to be one of the most influential design teams of the Twentieth Century. The husband and wife pair created architecture, hundreds of short films, toys, museum exhibits, and graphic designs.
Eamon Broy Colonel Eamon BroySpelt Eamon, not Eamonn: see for example (or Edward Broy, often called Ned Broy) (1887-1972) was successively a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the Irish Army, and the Garda SĂochána of the Irish Free State. He served as Garda Commissioner from February 1933 to June 1938.
Eamon Burns Eamon Burns (Irish: Éamon Mac Conboirne) played for the Derry GAA Gaelic Athletic Association team, winning an All-Ireland Championship medal in 1993. He had massive promise at under-age level, and by the time he was 21 he had won almost everything in the game, including McCrory, Hogan, Sigerson and All-Ireland minor and senior medals.
Eamon Collins Eamon Collins, was a Provisional Irish Republican Army activist in the late 1970s and 1980s. He turned his back on the organisation in the late 1980s and later co-authored a book telling of his experiances in the IRA.
Eamon Kelly Eamon Michael Kelly is the President Emeritus of Tulane University, having served as its president for seventeen years. He was born in New York City and attended Fordham University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1958.
Eamon O'Carroll Eamon O'Carroll is a Rugby League player for Wigan Warriors. Eamon progressed through the Wigan academy at Wigan Warriors in after signing for the club in 2002 from Waterhead RL to eventually find himself used in the Prop position during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
Eamon O'Neill (wrestler) Eamon O'Neill is an Irish professional wrestler on the United Kingdom independent circuit who has wrestled for many promotions including Varsity Pro Wrestling (formerly Revolution British Wrestling), Catch Wrestling Council, Frontier Wrestling Alliance and Real Quality Wrestling.
Eamon Ryan Eamon Ryan (born 1963) is an Irish Green Party politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South and is currently Party spokesperson on Transport, Enterprise, Trade & Employment, and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
Eamonn Andrews Studios Eamonn Andrews Studio was founded by Broadcaster Eamonn Andrews famous for being the presenter with the big red book of This Is Your Life a British television programme. In the 1960's, the launch of television in Ireland brought him his most exciting and rewarding challenge as the Chairman of the RTE Authority.
Eamonn Campbell Eamonn Campbell has been a member of The Dubliners since 1985. He was also in the dubliners when they recorded their 25th anniversary show on the late late show hosted by Gay Byrne, he is known as a guitarist and has a very rough voice very similar to ex dubliner Ronnie Drew, he is still touring with The Dubliners.
Eamonn Roche One of late actor Eugene Roche's 9 children, Eamonn Roche, born in the year 1956, is an American actor, better known for small roles or cameo appearances. One of his most memorable scenes was a face-to-face argument with Jim Carrey on The Mask.
Eamonn Walker Eamonn Walker (born November 30 1959 in London) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He is best-known for playing Kareem Said in the American HBO television series Oz (for which he won a CableACE Award), Winston, the gay, black thorn in Alf Garnett's side in In Sickness and in Health and John Othello in the 2001 ITV1 production of Othello (for which he won a BFM film and television award He also appeared for a year in The Bill].
Eamus catuli Eamus Catuli appears on a sign on one of the rooftops behind Wrigley Field, home of the baseball team the Chicago Cubs. Because many Cubs' game are telecast on cable/satellite television, this notable sign is seen throughout the world.
Ean Schuessler Ean Schuessler is co-founder of Brainfood, a Dallas, Texas-based digital media consultancy. He is a long-time participant in the Debian project, and has maintained several Free Java packages and collaborated in the creation of the Debian Social Contract.
Eando Binder Eando Binder is a pseudonym for two brothers, Earl Andrew Binder (1904-1965) and Otto Binder (1911-1974), who were science fiction authors in the mid-20th century. The name is derived from their first initials ("E and O Binder") and should perhaps be regarded as a "parapseudonym".
Eanes Independent School District Eanes Independent School District (EISD) (pronounced EEN-ss) is a school district in West Lake Hills, Texas (USA), which is part of the Austin metropolitan area. Its enrollment is approximately 7,100, distributed between nine schools.
Eanfrith of Bernicia Eanfrith (died 634Bede's dates are usually taken as he gives them, but some historians have treated these dates as being one year earlier, based on the idea that Bede did not start his years at the same time as modern years are started, so by this interpretation Eanfrith would have died in 633, not 634, and would have begun to reign in 632, not 633.) was briefly King of Bernicia from 633 to 634.
Ear (rune) The Ear rune of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc is a late addition to the alphabet. It is, however, still attested from epigraphical evidence, notably the Thames scramasax, and its introduction thus cannot postdate the 9th century.
Ear Dagger An Ear dagger is a relatively rare and exotic form of dagger that was used during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is so named because the pommel of the dagger has a very distinctive shape, in some cases not altogether unlike a human ear.
Ear of Dionysius The Ear of Dionysius (Italian: Orecchio di Dionisio) is an artificial limestone cave carved out of the Temenites hill in the city of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily in Italy. Its name comes from its similarity in shape to the human ear.
Ear pick Ear picks (Chinese: 耳勺; pinyin: Ä›r sháo; Dutch: wattenstaafje; Japanese: 耳掻ăŤ, mimikaki), also called ear scoops or auriscalpium, are a type of curette used to clean the ear canal of ear wax (cerumen). These are traditionally made from bamboo or precious metals such as silver or gold but now also from stainless steel or plastic.
Ear piercing instrument An ear piercing instrument, commonly referred to as an ear piercing gun, is a device designed to pierce earlobes by forcing a sharpened starter earring through the lobe. Even though designed to only pierce earlobes, ear piercing instruments are commonly used to pierce ear cartilage, and sometimes to pierce non-ear body parts.
Ear tag Ear tags, also known as sheep tags or cattle tags, were first developed early in 1913 as a means to identify livestock, specifically cattle, when testing for tuberculosis. Today, ear tags in a variety of designs are used throughout the world on many species of animal to ensure traceability and disease control.
Ear training Ear training or aural skills is a process by which musicians learn to identify intervals, chords, rhythms, and other basic elements of music. Singing plays an important part in ear training, since one must be able hear music in one's head and match pitch before it is possible to sing it reliably.
Earache My Eye Earache My Eye is a comedy routine and song by Cheech and Chong which "features" Alice Bowie (one of Cheech Marin's characters). It first appeared on Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album (1974) and later on the greatest hits collections Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit (1981), and Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong, a double-CD anthology from 2002.
Earache Records Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992.
Earby Earby is a town in the North-West of England, near Barnoldswick and about five miles north of Colne. The town was an urban district from 1909 to 1974 when it became part of the Pendle district of the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire,
Eardley Peiris Eardley Peiris was a radio announcer with Radio Ceylon who joined the radio station in the late 1950s and enjoyed huge popularity with millions of listeners across South Asia. He presented some of the key radio programs like Holiday Choice, he also read the English news bulletins of Radio Ceylon.
Eardrum The tympanic membrane, colloquially known as the eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear.
Eardrum Records Eardrum Records is a record label owned by American comedian and actor George Carlin. Carlin formed the label in 1984 after buying out Little David Records, the comedy label that previously released his material.
Eardulf of Lindisfarne Eardulf of Lindisfarne (died 900) was Bishop of Lindisfarne for a forty six years between 854, following the death of his predecessor, and his own death in 900. He was chiefly responsible for removing the remains of St Cuthbert from Lindisfarne to protect them from Viking invasion, eventually resettling them in Chester-le-Street and temporarily running the see from there.
Eagle Farm railway station, Brisbane Eagle Farm railway station (also formerly known as Airport railway station) was a railway station on the now-closed Pinkenba railway line. It was the station serving the old Brisbane Airport site at Eagle Farm before the Airport moved to its current location at the former suburb of Cribb Island.
Eagle Farm, Queensland Eagle Farm is a largely industrial suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, situated around six kilometres from the centre of the city. It is also located at the former site of Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane's main airport until the opening of the current airport.
Eagle Forum The Eagle Forum is a conservative organization founded in 1972 and led by Phyllis Schlafly. Primarily focused around social issues, it describes itself as pro-family, although others have described it as anti-feminist and socially conservative.
Eagle Harbor High School Eagle Harbor High School is an alternative high school that is part of the Commodore Options school. The high school, like most, offers ninth through twelfth grade instruction and classes (although AP classes are not offered).
Eagle Harbor Light Eagle Harbor Light is on the Keewenaw Peninsula jutting from Northern Michigan up into Lake Superior. This area of Michigan is often referred to as Copper Country and that industry is what created the interest in the harbor.
Eagle Hill Middle School Eagle Hill Middle School is a New York public middle school on Enders Road in the Town of Manlius, serving grades 5-8 in the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District. The school was first opened in 1972 and received a massive addition in 2003.
Eagle in the Snow Eagle in the Snow (ISBN 1-59071-011-8) is a modern classic of historical fiction. Written in 1970 by Wallace Breem, the novel is set in Britannia and Germania in the late 4th and early 5th Century, and centers on the Roman general Paulinus Maximus, a pagan in an age of Christianization.
Eagle Insurance Eagle Insurance is a vehicle insurance agency which has been serving residents of the Chicago area since 1961. It is best known for its unusual, low-budget television commercials featuring “Eagle Man,” an actor in a bald eagle costume.
Eagle Island (Queensland) Eagle Island is in a national park in Queensland (Australia), 692 km northwest of Brisbane and the island is part of the Lizard Island Group and is South of Lizard Island situated 270 km north of Cairns, Queensland.
Eagle Island State Park Eagle Island State Park is on the outskirts of the City of Eagle in the state of Idaho approximately 14 miles west of the state capital, Boise. The park is a day-use park with swimming beach, a picnic area, more than five miles of equestrian trails, and a waterslide.
Eagle Islands Eagle Islands are a group of two or three islands on the central western rim of the Great Chagos Bank, which is the world's largest coral atoll structure, located in the Chagos Archipelago. With a land area of 2.
Eagle Lake (California) Eagle Lake is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Eagle Lake trailhead on HWY 89 at Emerald Bay State Park.
Eagle Medallion The Eagle Medallion was a rebadged version of the Renault 21 that was sold in North America. The Medallion was originally built by American Motors (AMC) and was briefly badged as a Renault until the Chrysler Corporation bought out American Motors in 1987.
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District The Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District is located in the northwest corner of Tarrant County, Texas (USA) and includes 73 square miles of land in Saginaw, Blue Mound and several housing additions in the City of Fort Worth, near Eagle Mountain Lake. Serving more than 12,500 students (a 17% increase over last year), the district consists of nine elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, an alternative discipline center/learning center, and the Weldon Hafley Development Center.
Eagle on the Hill, South Australia Eagle on the Hill is a suburb of Adelaide in the Adelaide Foothills. Located on Mount Barker Road, which was the only connection from Adelaide to the South Eastern Freeway before the Heysen Tunnels were opened in 2000, it is now a relic of its former self.
Eagle Palms Eagle Palms are the final step in the advancement trail for Scouts who have attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. While Palms are not themselves ranks, they represent recognition for a young man who stayed active in Scouting and continued to work on merit badges after earning his Eagle.
Eagle ray Eagle rays (the Myliobatidae family of fish) are a family of mostly large rays living in the open ocean rather than at the bottom of the sea. They are excellent swimmers and able to jump several metres above the surface.
Eagle Rare Eagle Rare is an ultrapremium brand of bourbon whiskey distilled and distributed by the Buffalo Trace Distillery as part of its "Antique Collection". Two basic varieties are sold: the first is aged for 10 years in charred oak barrels, producing a smooth and very well-balanced whiskey, with strong vanilla and nutty flavors; the second variety is aged 17 years in charred oak barrels, an unusually long period of time, even for an ultrapremium brand of whiskey; this is done to give the whiskey more flavor and a smoother finish.
Eagle Ridge Junior High School Eagle Ridge Junior High School is a school located in Savage, Minnesota and is part of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District (Independent School District 191). It currently has around 850 students and around 40 teachers.
Eagle Rock (song) Eagle Rock is a classic Australian song, released by Daddy Cool in May 1971. It went on to become the best selling Australian single of the year, achieving gold status in eleven weeks, and remaining at #1 on the national charts for a (then) record ten weeks.
Eagle Rock Entertainment Eagle Rock Entertainment Limited was founded in April 1997 by three former colleagues at Castle Communications (Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin and Julian Paul) and is based in Aldershot in Hampshire with offices in Hamburg, Paris, and New York.
Eagle squadron The Eagle Squadrons were fighter squadrons formed during World War II with volunteer pilots from foreign countries. Initially they were Royal Air Force fighter squadrons made up of pilots from the United States of America, similar to the model set by the Polish 303 Squadron (see Battle of Britain Foreign Contributions).
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of the Philippines) Eagle Scout is the highest rank awarded to a Boy Scout or a Senior Scout in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). To be awarded the rank, a Scout must lead in planning and doing two community service projects and earn a total of 21 merit badges consisting of 15 required merit badges and 2 specialist ratings (a specialist rating involves 3 related merit badges and a community service project).
Eagle Scout Association of the Philippines The Eagle Scout Association of the Philippines (ESAP) is the national fellowship and service association of men who have received the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). The association also accepts into membership Eagle Scouts from the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) who are of Filipino lineage or nationality.
Eagle Summit The Eagle Summit joined the Dodge Colt and Plymouth Colt in Chrysler's Mitsubishi Mirage clone club starting in 1989, coinciding with the release of the Mirage's third generation. It lasted through the extent of the Mirage's fourth generation, which ended in 1996.
Eagle Supermarkets Eagle Supermarkets was a grocery chain in Houston, Texas that operated until March 1985. The chain was owned by California-based Lucky Stores, and it held a 6 percent market share and had 1,100 employees before leaving the area.
Eagle Times The Eagle Times is a daily newspaper based in Claremont, New Hampshire on River Road, serving numerous communities in the Connecticut River valley in the Claremont, New Hampshire and Springfield and Bellows Falls, Vermont area.
Eagle Vale, New South Wales Eagle Vale (also often incorrectly spelt as one word, 'Eaglevale') is a suburb forming part of the City of Campbelltown local government area, located around 56 km from the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered by the suburbs of Eschol Park, Kearns, Raby, Blairmount, Woodbine, St Andrews and Claymore.
Eagle Vision The Eagle Vision was a large four-door, full-size, front-wheel drive sedan. Produced by Chrysler from 1993 to 1997 as the replacement to the AMC/Renault-designed Eagle Premier (which the Vision was derived from), it was very similar to the first generation Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS, Chrysler New Yorker, and Dodge Intrepid.
Eagle Vision (company) Eagle Vision is an independent film and TV production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is an Aboriginally-owned production company founded in 1999 by Lisa Meeches, President of Meeches Video Productions Inc.
Eagle warrior Eagle warriors or eagle knights (Classical Nahuatl: cuÄuhtli) were a special class of infantry soldier of the Aztec army. Like the Jaguar warriors, Eagle warriors were special forces whose positions were restricted to nobility.
Eagle Web platform EAGLE is a Web application server which provides direct, secure, high performance Internet access to mainframe computer data and transactions without middleware or external gateways. EAGLE applications access and manipulate mainframe data using real-time transaction processing.
Eagle Wing Eagle Wing (otherwise known as Thirteen Down) is a solitaire card game which is played with a deck of 52 playing cards. The game takes its name from the tableau which depicts a bird, particularly an eagle, spreading its wings in flight.
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Eagle's Landing Christian Academy is a large private Christian school about 20 miles south of Atlanta in McDonough, Georgia. ELCA ranks sixth in the Atlanta Business Chronicle of Atlanta's 75 Largest Private Schools.
Eagle's Nest (Ontario) The Eagle's Nest, at a height of over 200 feet, is a scenic look-out cliff overlooking the York River, the historic hamlet of Bancroft, Ontario, and other densely forest-covered ridges that surrond and consequently isolate Bancroft. 40 foot icicles dangle from its largest and most massive cliff in the winter and conceals parts of it entirely.
Eagle's Nest Tunnel Eagle's Nest Tunnel (尖山隧é“) is a tunnel under construction between Cheung Sha Wan and Sha Tin Valley through Eagle's Nest in Hong Kong. It will link south to Stonecutters Bridge and Nam Wan Tunnel, and north to Sha Tin Heights Tunnel to form a series of highways.
Eagle, Lincolnshire Eagle is a small, quiet 'X' shaped village south west of Lincoln, close to the A46 road. There is a pub, called 'The Struggler', and during the summer there is a car boot sale on the village playing field every month.
Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President is a political seinen manga by Kaiji Kawaguchi. Its plot, following a Japanese-American senator as he runs for president of the United States, was thoroughly researched by Kawaguchi during months of travel in the US.
Eaglebrook School Eaglebrook School is an independent junior boarding school for boys in Deerfield, Massachusetts. It is located on Pocumtuck Mountain near Deerfield Academy and sited on a 750-acre campus which is also preserved by the Deerfield Wildlife Trust.
Eagleby, Queensland Eagleby is a suburb of the Gold Coast, Australia located on the southern bank of the Logan River at the juncture with the Albert which forms the southern and eastern boundary. Eagleby is northeast of Beenleigh, and was originally a suburb of Beenleigh.
Eagles The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. With five number-one singles and four number-one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s.
Eagles of Death Metal Eagles of Death Metal (sometimes written as "EODM") is an American garage rock band formed by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. While Hughes is the leader of the band, Homme is its best known member due to his history as leader of Queens of the Stone Age and as a member of Kyuss.
Eagles TV Eagles TV, which produces the morning news program "Eagles Live," is a local television station available to cable subscribers of Grays Harbor County, Washington. The television station, as well as "Eagles Live," are both ran and maintained by the students at Elma High School.
Eaglescliffe railway station Eaglescliffe railway station serves the town of Eaglescliffe in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham. It is located on the Tees Valley Line and operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Eaglesham Amateur F.C. Eaglesham Amateur Football Club are a football (soccer) club from the town of Eaglesham in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. They were formed in 1926, winning the Newlandsfield and District Cup some six years later in 1932.
Eagleson Station (OC Transpo) Eagleson "Eva James" Transitway Station, with a large park and ride facility, is a station on Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's transitway served by OC Transpo buses. It is located in the western transitway section at Eagleson Rd.
Eagleview Middle School Eagleview Middle School (commonly abbreviated EMS or referred to simply as Eagleview) is a middle school located in northwestern Colorado Springs, Colorado serving grades 6 through 8. The school is one of the middle schools in Academy School District 20 (the others being Challenger Middle School, Mountain Ridge Middle School, and Timberview Middle School) and primarily serves students in northwestern Colorado Springs, even though students living elsewhere in the district can choose to attend Eagleview should their assigned schools not fit their needs.
Each Dawn I Die Each Dawn I Die (1939) is a gangster film featuring James Cagney and George Raft in their only movie together. The plotline involves a crusading reporter (Cagney) who is unjustly thrown in jail and befriends a famous gangster (Raft).
Each Time I Kill Each Time I Kill was the final film written and directed by Doris Wishman. It was shot in 2002 shortly before Wishman's death from lymphoma, and post-production on the teen horror thriller was completed in October 2006.
Each Way (bet) An Each Way bet is the collective bookmaker name for two bets covering one selection in which the first bet is for the selection to win, if the selection does not come first this part of the bet is lost. The second bet is for the selection to be "placed".
Eacham Shire Council Eacham Shire Council is a Local Government Area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The shire is located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns.
Eachy An Eachy is a name given to a species of lake monster from a variety of locations in northern England and Scotland. An Eachy was typically a large humanoid being of gruesome and slimy appearance seen to occasionally emerge from the lake.
Eaiea Eaiea is a constructed language, devised by Bruce Koestner. It is based on the western 12-step chromatic scale, and can thus be whistled or played on a musical instrument as well as spoken simultaneously with a philological language by a singer.
Eakins Oval At the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, just in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is Eakins Oval. The loop of road is usually host to a large volume of traffic as it connects the core of the city with Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ealdorman An ealdorman (modern alderman) was the prior magistrate of a British shire from 900 to the time of the Danes. The ealdorman, rendered in Latin as dux or (in early West Saxon charters) præfectus (which is also the equivalent of gerefa, modern reeve, from which sheriff or shire reeve), was the chief magistrate of a shire (county) in Anglo-Saxon England.
Eales disease Eales disease, also known as angiopathia retinae juvenilis, periphlebitis retinae, primary perivasculitis of the retina, is an ocular disease characterized by inflammation and possible blockage of retinal blood vessels, abnormal growth of new blood vessels (neovascularization), and recurrent retinal and vitreal hemorrhages.Cassin, B.
Ealing (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Ealing district of West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing Acton (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing Acton was a parliamentary constituency in London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Ealing Broadway station Ealing Broadway is a National Rail and London Underground station in Ealing in west London. National Rail services are provided by First Great Western and Heathrow Connect and London Underground services are provided by the District and Central Lines.
Ealing Central and Acton (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing Central and Acton will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Ealing Common tube station Ealing Common is a London Underground station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line, and on the Ealing Broadway branch of the District Line. Eastbound the next station is Acton Town, westbound the next station is North Ealing on the Piccadilly Line and Ealing Broadway on the District Line.
Ealing East (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing East was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing parks and open spaces The London Borough of Ealing, one of the Outer London boroughs although not on the periphery, has over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundaries. These include allotments, cemeteries, playgrounds, and golf courses in addition to the larger open spaces such as nature conservation areas.
Ealing South (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing South was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing West (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing West was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Municipal Borough of Ealing in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency) Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Ealing, New Zealand Ealing is a small, rural settlement on the bank of the Rangitata river in the region of Canterbury, New Zealand. It has a community hall, a small combined Protestant faith church and a rural fire unit based in the centre of the town.
Eames Lounge Chair The Eames Lounge Chair and ottoman, correctly titled Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671) were released in 1956 after years of development by designers Charles and Ray Eames for the Herman Miller furniture company. It was the first chair designed by the Eames intended for a high-end market.
Eames Lounge Chair Wood (LCW) Charles and Ray Eames are considered to be one of the most influential design teams of the Twentieth Century. The husband and wife pair created architecture, hundreds of short films, toys, museum exhibits, and graphic designs.
Eamon Broy Colonel Eamon BroySpelt Eamon, not Eamonn: see for example (or Edward Broy, often called Ned Broy) (1887-1972) was successively a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), the Irish Army, and the Garda SĂochána of the Irish Free State. He served as Garda Commissioner from February 1933 to June 1938.
Eamon Burns Eamon Burns (Irish: Éamon Mac Conboirne) played for the Derry GAA Gaelic Athletic Association team, winning an All-Ireland Championship medal in 1993. He had massive promise at under-age level, and by the time he was 21 he had won almost everything in the game, including McCrory, Hogan, Sigerson and All-Ireland minor and senior medals.
Eamon Collins Eamon Collins, was a Provisional Irish Republican Army activist in the late 1970s and 1980s. He turned his back on the organisation in the late 1980s and later co-authored a book telling of his experiances in the IRA.
Eamon Kelly Eamon Michael Kelly is the President Emeritus of Tulane University, having served as its president for seventeen years. He was born in New York City and attended Fordham University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1958.
Eamon O'Carroll Eamon O'Carroll is a Rugby League player for Wigan Warriors. Eamon progressed through the Wigan academy at Wigan Warriors in after signing for the club in 2002 from Waterhead RL to eventually find himself used in the Prop position during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
Eamon O'Neill (wrestler) Eamon O'Neill is an Irish professional wrestler on the United Kingdom independent circuit who has wrestled for many promotions including Varsity Pro Wrestling (formerly Revolution British Wrestling), Catch Wrestling Council, Frontier Wrestling Alliance and Real Quality Wrestling.
Eamon Ryan Eamon Ryan (born 1963) is an Irish Green Party politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South and is currently Party spokesperson on Transport, Enterprise, Trade & Employment, and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
Eamonn Andrews Studios Eamonn Andrews Studio was founded by Broadcaster Eamonn Andrews famous for being the presenter with the big red book of This Is Your Life a British television programme. In the 1960's, the launch of television in Ireland brought him his most exciting and rewarding challenge as the Chairman of the RTE Authority.
Eamonn Campbell Eamonn Campbell has been a member of The Dubliners since 1985. He was also in the dubliners when they recorded their 25th anniversary show on the late late show hosted by Gay Byrne, he is known as a guitarist and has a very rough voice very similar to ex dubliner Ronnie Drew, he is still touring with The Dubliners.
Eamonn Roche One of late actor Eugene Roche's 9 children, Eamonn Roche, born in the year 1956, is an American actor, better known for small roles or cameo appearances. One of his most memorable scenes was a face-to-face argument with Jim Carrey on The Mask.
Eamonn Walker Eamonn Walker (born November 30 1959 in London) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He is best-known for playing Kareem Said in the American HBO television series Oz (for which he won a CableACE Award), Winston, the gay, black thorn in Alf Garnett's side in In Sickness and in Health and John Othello in the 2001 ITV1 production of Othello (for which he won a BFM film and television award He also appeared for a year in The Bill].
Eamus catuli Eamus Catuli appears on a sign on one of the rooftops behind Wrigley Field, home of the baseball team the Chicago Cubs. Because many Cubs' game are telecast on cable/satellite television, this notable sign is seen throughout the world.
Ean Schuessler Ean Schuessler is co-founder of Brainfood, a Dallas, Texas-based digital media consultancy. He is a long-time participant in the Debian project, and has maintained several Free Java packages and collaborated in the creation of the Debian Social Contract.
Eando Binder Eando Binder is a pseudonym for two brothers, Earl Andrew Binder (1904-1965) and Otto Binder (1911-1974), who were science fiction authors in the mid-20th century. The name is derived from their first initials ("E and O Binder") and should perhaps be regarded as a "parapseudonym".
Eanes Independent School District Eanes Independent School District (EISD) (pronounced EEN-ss) is a school district in West Lake Hills, Texas (USA), which is part of the Austin metropolitan area. Its enrollment is approximately 7,100, distributed between nine schools.
Eanfrith of Bernicia Eanfrith (died 634Bede's dates are usually taken as he gives them, but some historians have treated these dates as being one year earlier, based on the idea that Bede did not start his years at the same time as modern years are started, so by this interpretation Eanfrith would have died in 633, not 634, and would have begun to reign in 632, not 633.) was briefly King of Bernicia from 633 to 634.
Ear (rune) The Ear rune of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc is a late addition to the alphabet. It is, however, still attested from epigraphical evidence, notably the Thames scramasax, and its introduction thus cannot postdate the 9th century.
Ear Dagger An Ear dagger is a relatively rare and exotic form of dagger that was used during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is so named because the pommel of the dagger has a very distinctive shape, in some cases not altogether unlike a human ear.
Ear of Dionysius The Ear of Dionysius (Italian: Orecchio di Dionisio) is an artificial limestone cave carved out of the Temenites hill in the city of Syracuse, on the island of Sicily in Italy. Its name comes from its similarity in shape to the human ear.
Ear pick Ear picks (Chinese: 耳勺; pinyin: Ä›r sháo; Dutch: wattenstaafje; Japanese: 耳掻ăŤ, mimikaki), also called ear scoops or auriscalpium, are a type of curette used to clean the ear canal of ear wax (cerumen). These are traditionally made from bamboo or precious metals such as silver or gold but now also from stainless steel or plastic.
Ear piercing instrument An ear piercing instrument, commonly referred to as an ear piercing gun, is a device designed to pierce earlobes by forcing a sharpened starter earring through the lobe. Even though designed to only pierce earlobes, ear piercing instruments are commonly used to pierce ear cartilage, and sometimes to pierce non-ear body parts.
Ear tag Ear tags, also known as sheep tags or cattle tags, were first developed early in 1913 as a means to identify livestock, specifically cattle, when testing for tuberculosis. Today, ear tags in a variety of designs are used throughout the world on many species of animal to ensure traceability and disease control.
Ear training Ear training or aural skills is a process by which musicians learn to identify intervals, chords, rhythms, and other basic elements of music. Singing plays an important part in ear training, since one must be able hear music in one's head and match pitch before it is possible to sing it reliably.
Earache My Eye Earache My Eye is a comedy routine and song by Cheech and Chong which "features" Alice Bowie (one of Cheech Marin's characters). It first appeared on Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album (1974) and later on the greatest hits collections Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit (1981), and Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong, a double-CD anthology from 2002.
Earache Records Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme music by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records, in the period 1988-1992.
Earby Earby is a town in the North-West of England, near Barnoldswick and about five miles north of Colne. The town was an urban district from 1909 to 1974 when it became part of the Pendle district of the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire,
Eardley Peiris Eardley Peiris was a radio announcer with Radio Ceylon who joined the radio station in the late 1950s and enjoyed huge popularity with millions of listeners across South Asia. He presented some of the key radio programs like Holiday Choice, he also read the English news bulletins of Radio Ceylon.
Eardrum The tympanic membrane, colloquially known as the eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the external ear from the middle ear. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear.
Eardrum Records Eardrum Records is a record label owned by American comedian and actor George Carlin. Carlin formed the label in 1984 after buying out Little David Records, the comedy label that previously released his material.
Eardulf of Lindisfarne Eardulf of Lindisfarne (died 900) was Bishop of Lindisfarne for a forty six years between 854, following the death of his predecessor, and his own death in 900. He was chiefly responsible for removing the remains of St Cuthbert from Lindisfarne to protect them from Viking invasion, eventually resettling them in Chester-le-Street and temporarily running the see from there.
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