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Hanger Lane Hanger Lane is a stretch of the North Circular Road in the Ealing and Park Royal areas of London. It takes its name from nearby Hanger Hill Park, whose name comes from the Old English word hangra, meaning a wooded slope features that are named after it include:
Hanger Lane Gyratory System The Hanger Lane Gyratory System is a vast, complex roundabout system at the intersection of Western Avenue (A40), the North Circular (A406) and Hanger Lane in the borough of Ealing in west London. It covers an area of about 30 000 square metres.
Hangfire Hangfire is the sixth novel of the military science fiction StarFist Saga, written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. This installment of Starfist contains three significant and independent plots, one involving members of third platoon, Company L, and the second involves Brigidier Sturgeon, the FIST commander.
Hangin' Tough (song) "Hangin' Tough" is a 1989 single from New Kids On The Block. The fourth single from the groups sophomore album of the same name — it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on September 9.
Hanging bowl The hanging bowls are among the most beautiful and enigmatic artefacts of the British Dark Ages, that is, the period between the departure of the Roman government and military in c. 410 AD and the emergence of the Christian Anglo-Saxon kingdoms during the 7th century.
Hanging by a Moment "Hanging by a Moment" is the single that catapulted rock group Lifehouse to fame, peaking at number 2 in the US Singles Chart. Some people speculate that this song, as well as the band, refreshed the power ballad genre in the mainstream charts, with bands like Nickelback (with "How You Remind Me") and 3 Doors Down (with "Here Without You") following closely after in the next few years, along with many others.
Hanging Cloud Hanging Cloud (Ojibwa name Ahshahwaygeeshegoqua) was an Ojibwa woman who was a full warrior among her people, and was the only woman to ever become one. She wore war paint, carried full weapons, and took part in battles, raids and hunting parties.
Hanging Garden (Japanese Film) Hanging Garden (空中庭園 - Kûchû Teien) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Toshiaki Toyoda. The film is a family drama concerning the Kyobashi's, whose house rule is to not keep secrets from each other when asked a question directly.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) and the walls of Babylon (present-day Iraq) were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. They were both supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC.
Hanging Gardens of Mumbai The Hanging Gardens, Mumbai, in Mumbai, India, also known as Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens, are terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill, on its western side, just opposite the Kamala Nehru Park. They provide lovely sunset views over the Arabian Sea and feature numerous hedges carved into the shapes of animals.
Hanging Hills The Hanging Hills are a 1,000 foot high broken escarpment of traprock where Metacomet Ridge bends eastward across the Central Valley, just north of Meriden, Connecticut. Scour by moving glacial ice has plucked away the basalt from the steep southern end of the crest of the broken ridge, creating the overhanging cliffs.
Hanging in NDH Systematic hanging in NDH was a particularly characteristic part of the World War II genocide against the Serbs. It was applied against priests and political opponents, in order to humiliate them, and bodies were left to hang for days in public.
Hanging Judge Hanging Judge is an unofficial term for a judge, whether legally mandated or not (in which case he may rather preside over a lynching), who has gained renown for eagerness to hand out harsh sentences, especially death by hanging.
Hanging miniature Hanging miniature is an in-camera special effect similar to a matte shot where a model, rather than a painting, is placed in foreground and the action takes place in the background. It is thus a specific form of forced perspective.
Hanging Maw Hanging Maw was the leading chief of the Cherokee from 1780 to 1792. He became chief following the death of Oconostota, during the troubled period following the destruction of the tradition capital at Chota (also Echota, Chote, Chota-Tanasi, Chota-Tenase).
Hanging on the Telephone "Hanging on the Telephone" is a song originally performed by The Nerves, but popularized by Blondie, who put it as the lead-off track on their 1978 breakthrough album, Parallel Lines. The original is so obscure that many are unaware that Blondie is not the original artist, but it was written by Jack Lee and first performed by Lee's short-lived West Coast power pop trio The Nerves, who also placed it as the lead-off track on their 1976 EP, the band's only release.
Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark is a one-acre site in Wabash County, Indiana that was designated a National Natural Landmark in May, 1986. The site, located on the southern bank of the Wabash River near the town of Lagro, contains an impressive natural exposure of fossilized coral reef dating from the Silurian Period some 400 million years ago.
Hanging Rock, Victoria Hanging Rock (originally called Mount Diogenes) is a volcanic formation of solvsbergite in Victoria's Mount Macedon area, located between the two small townships of Newham, Victoria and Hesket. It is also the setting for the fictional book and film Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Hanging Rocks The Hanging Rocks are perpendicular cliffs rising nearly 300 feet above the South Branch Potomac River in Hampshire County, West Virginia, four miles north of Romney at Wappocomo on West Virginia Route 28. Hanging Rocks should not be confused with the singular "Hanging Rock" on the Northwestern Turnpike (U.
Hanging scroll A hanging scroll, wall hanging, or wall scroll (Traditional Chinese: 掛軸, Simplified Chinese: 挂轴, Japanese: 掛軸, kakejiku, or 掛物 kakemono), is a type of traditional scroll, with rods on the top and bottom, usually hung on walls.
Hanging Up Hanging Up is an 2000 American (Comedy/Drama) film about a trio of sisters who bond over their ambivalence toward the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them was particularly close. This film features Diane Keaton (who also directed), Meg Ryan, and Lisa Kudrow as the three sisters, and Walter Matthau (in his final film appearance) as the father.
Hanging valley A hanging valley is a tributary valley with the floor at a higher relief than the main channel into which it flows. They are most commonly associated with U-shaped valleys when a tributary glacier flows into a glacier of larger volume.
Hanging Wood Hanging Wood was a former woodland area now located in south London, which covered a geographical area between Woolwich Common and Charlton. Hanging Wood was a hideout for the highwaymen, who operated on Shooter's Hill and Blackheath.
Hanging, drawing, and quartering To be hanged, drawn, and quartered was the penalty once ordained in England for treason. It is considered by many to be the epitome of "cruel" punishment, and was reserved for treason as this crime was deemed more heinous than murder and other capital offences.
Hangiri In Japanese cuisine, a hangiri (半切) is a round, flat-bottom wooden tub or barrel used in the final steps of preparing rice for sushi. Traditional hangiri are made from cypress wood bound with two copper bands.
Hangman Island Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further 5 acres.
Hangman's knot The hangman's knot or hangman's noose (also known as a collar during Elizabethan times) is a well-known knot most often associated with its use in hanging. For a hanging, the knot of the rope is typically placed under or just behind the left ear.
Hangnail A hangnail or agnail is a small, loose strip of torn skin near a fingernail or toenail. Hangnails are usually caused by dry skin or (in the case of fingernails) nail biting, and may be prevented with proper moisturization of the skin.
Hangover A hangover (veisalgia) describes the sum of unpleasant physical effects following heavy consumption of alcohol. The most common reported characteristics of a hangover are headache, nausea, lethargy, sensitivity to light and noise, and thirst.
Hangseshwari temple Hangseshwari temple is a temple of goddess kali in the town of Banshberia in Hooghly District of the Indian state of West Bengal. The temple complex has another temple — Ananta Basudeba temple — besides the main temple.
Hangu (Pakistan) Hangu (Urdu: ہنگو) is a town in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is located in the district of Hangu, which gets its name after this town۔ Hangu is situated in the upper Miranzai Valley bordering the Samana Range.
Hangu Pass Hangu Pass (Traditional Chinese: 函谷關; pinyin: Hángǔ Guān) was a strategic pass in ancient China just south of the great eastern bend of the Yellow River in today's Lingbao County, Henan Province. The State of Qin built the pass in 361 BC as its eastern gate.
Hangul consonant and vowel tables The following are tables on the jamo of Hangul consonants and vowels, with the original forms in blue at the first row, and their derivatives (in form and having additional sounds) in the following rows. They are separated into tables of initials, vowels and finals.
Hangul Day Hangul Day — also called Hangul Proclamation Day or Korean Alphabet Day — is a Korean national commemorative day marking the invention and the proclamation of Hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language, by King Sejong the Great. It is observed on October 9 in South Korea and on January 15 in North Korea.
Hangul orthography Hangeul machumbeop, often romanized to Hangul Matchumbeop, could be translated to "Korean orthography (rules)". It often appears as the title of spelling dictionaries or other publications of orthographic guidelines.
Hangzhou Bay Bridge The Hangzhou Bay Bridge or "Great Trans-oceanic Hangzhou Bay Bridge" (杭州湾跨海大桥), is a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction across Hangzhou Bay off the eastern coast of China. When completed, it will connect the municipalities of Shanghai and Ningbo, Zhejiang province, and will be the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world, although it will not have the longest cable-stayed main span.
Hangzhou dialect The Hangzhou dialect () is spoken in the city of Hangzhou and its immediate suburbs, but excluding areas further away from Hangzhou such as Xiāoshān 蕭山 Yúháng 余杭. The number of speakers of the Hangzhou dialect has been estimated to be about 1.
Hanharr Hanharr is a Wookiee in the PC and Xbox game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and can play different roles within the game, depending on the alignment of the player character. Hanharr is a psychotic bounty hunter, whom many fans disliked, since he is the first 'evil Wookiee' to be used in a game (although he was preceded by Chuundar in the first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game), and a strong contrast with the courageous Zaalbar who travelled with Revan.
Hanhwa Constructions Hanhwa Construction (Hangul: 한화건설 Hanja: 韓火建設) is a Korean construction company founded and established in 1962 as previous name is Joongang Construction Agency Co, Ltd. (hangul: 중앙건영), and company sold as Hanwha in 1996.
Hanhwa Eagles The Hanhwa Eagles (한화 이글스) are a professional baseball team based in Daejeon City, South Korea. Founded in 1986, they are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship.
Hanchongryun Hanchongryun, also known as the South Korean Federation of University Students Councils, is a leftist student organization in South Korea. It campaigns against perceived foreign (particularly American) aggression and misbehavior towards Korea, as well as what it considers to be the resurgence of Japanese imperialism.
Hani (producer) Hani (Albader) is a much in-demand male producer and remixer from New York City, New York whose restructuring of hits ranging from Toni Braxton to Alicia Keys have went on to become club classics. He also scored a hit as well: In 1999 he reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Baby Wants To Ride.
Hani Al Hassan Abu Tarek, Abu-l-Hasan was a fatah leader. born in 1939, Haifa; refugee in Yarmuk camp, nearr Damascus, where he organised an Islamist slate, Shabab al-Aqsa, to compete in student elections; & joined Muslim Brotherhood in early50s.
Hani Hanjour Hani Saleh Hanjour, (Arabic: هاني صالح حنجور) (August 13 1972 – September 11 2001) was one of five men named by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. The FBI believes that he piloted the plane and crashed it into the Pentagon.
Hani language The Hani language (Hani: Haqniqdoq; ; Vietnamese: Tiếng Hà Nhì) is a language of the Loloish (Yi) branch of the Tibeto-Burman linguistic group spoken in China, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), and Vietnam by the Hani people. In China, Akha and other related languages are considered dialects of Hani.
Hani Miletski Hani Miletski (1962 - ) is a sexologist, and sex therapist living in Bethesda Maryland USA. She specializes as a trainer and supervisor in the field, addiction, and also works within the criminal justice system.
Haniel Haniel (Heb. הניאל "Joy of God" or חניאל "Grace of God"), also known as Anael, Hanael or Aniel, is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels.
Hanif Mohammad Hanif Mohammed (Urdu: حنیف محمد) (born 21 December 1934 in Junagadh, Gujarat, British India) was one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers, playing for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between 1952/53 and 1969/70 and averaging a fine 43.98, with twelve hundreds.
Hanil Bank Hanil Bank is a football club in South Korea. The side spent three unspectacular seasons in the K-League from 1984-1986, led by Kim Ho who would later go on to be extremely successful with Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
Hanina ben Pappa Hanina ben Pappa (Hebrew: חנינה בר פפא) was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora living in the Land of Israel, halakist, and haggadist who flourished in the 3rd and 4th centuries; a younger contemporary of Samuel b. Naḥman (Yer.
Hanish islands crisis The Hanish islands crises (or the Eritrean-Yemeni Border crises also know as the Odd War) took place over three days from 15 December and 17 December 1995 on the island of Greater Hanish, one of the largest in the then disputed Zukur-Hanish archipelago.
Hanjian In Chinese culture, a Hanjian () is a highly derogatory and pejorative term for a traitor, especially to the Han Chinese ethnicity. Literally, it means traitor who is a Han or one who betrays Han (people), and traces its roots back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).
Hanjin The Hanjin Group () is a Korean conglomerate, or Chaebol by Hanjin Group. The group is a holding company that includes a shipping company, Hanjin Shipping (including Hanjin Logistics), and Korean Air (KAL), which was acquired in 1969.
Hanjin-Senator Hanjin-Senator is achieved by combining the container fleets of Hanjin and Senator Lines, making Hanjin-Senator the eighth largest container shipping company in the world. Hanjin is Senator's majority shareholder; the two companies are run separately, but combine their fleet numbers for statistical purposes.
Hank Aaron Henry Louis Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama) is a retired American baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Aaron is best known for setting the Major League record for most home runs in a career (755), surpassing the previous mark of 714 held by Babe Ruth.
Hank Aaron Award The Hank Aaron Award is an annual award in Major League Baseball awarded to the top hitter in each league. It was introduced in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hank Aaron surpassing Babe Ruth's career home run mark.
Hank Aguirre Henry John "Hank" Aguirre (January 31, 1931 – September 5, 1994) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs. He began his first seven seasons as a relief pitcher until 1962, when Tigers manager Bob Scheffing used him as a starter.
Hank Bassen Henry "Hank" Bassen (b. December 6, 1932, Calgary, Alberta) was a back-up goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, and father of Bob Bassen who played in the NHL.
Hank Bender Hank Bender is a trucker and syndicated advice columnist based out of Irving, Texas published in entertainment magazines monthly. He is known primarily for his sexually descriptive articles and raunchy language.
Hank Bennett Hank Bennett is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Passions. Hank was played by both Dalton James from 20 August 1999 to 10 January 2001 and Ryan McPartlin from 24 April 2001 to 18 June 2004 before dropping off the canvas.
Hank Bergman Hank Bergman was an undefeated amateur boxer and a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II. Later, he invented the "Sling-Shot Punch" which was used by his son, Sherman Bergman, a professional kickboxer.
Hank Biasatti Henry Arcado Biasatti (January 14, 1922 – April 20, 1996) was a Canadian National Basketball Association player and a Major League Baseball first baseman. He is the only Canadian to play at the top professional level in both sports.
Hank Borowy Henry Ludwig (Hank) Borowy (May 12, 1916 - August 23, 2004) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1951, Borowy played for the New York Yankees (1942-45), Chicago Cubs (1945-48), Philadelphia Phillies (1949-50), Pittsburgh Pirates (1950) and Detroit Tigers (1950-51).
Hank Crawford Bennie Ross Crawford, Jr (born December 21, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an R&B and Soul jazz alto saxophonist known as "Hank Crawford." From 1958 to 1963 he worked in Ray Charles's backup band.
Hank Gastright Henry Carl Gastright (March 29, 1865 - October 9, 1937) was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher. He first played in the American Association, for the Columbus Solons (1889-1891), then moved to the National League.
Hank Gathers Eric "Hank" Gathers (February 11, 1967, in Philadelphia – March 4, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University who collapsed and died during a game. He originally played at the University of Southern California, but transferred with teammate Bo Kimble to LMU after his freshman year.
Hank Gowdy Henry Morgan Gowdy (August 24, 1889 - August 1, 1966) was a catcher and a first baseman for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves. He made his major league debut for the Giants in the 1910 season and was traded to the Braves the next year.
Hank Greenberg Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American Hall of Fame 5-time All-Star and 2-time MVP first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball.
Hank Greenspun Herman "Hank" Milton Greenspun (August 27, 1909 - July 23, 1989) was the longtime, and often controversial, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He purchased the Sun in 1949, and served as its editor until his death.
Hank Greenwald Hank Greenwald (born June 26, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball announcer, best known for his two tenures as the lead play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. His first stint with the Giants began in 1979 and ended in 1986.
Hank Hall Hank Hall is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Showcase #75 as Hawk of Hawk and Dove. He later became the supervillain Monarch in the crossover event limited series Armageddon 2001.
Hank Hanegraaff Hendrik "Hank" Hanegraaff is an American author, radio talk-show host and advocate of evangelical Christianity. He is an outspoken figure within the Christian countercult movement where he has established a reputation for his criticisms of non-Christian religions, new religious movements or cults and perceived heresies within conservative Christianity.
Hank Hill Henry Rutherford "Hank" Hill is a fictional character, the protagonist of the animated series King of the Hill. In the cartoon, the Hill family (wife Peggy, son Bobby, and niece Luanne) has a central role in most story lines, which are set mostly in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas.
Hank Chapman Hank Chapman is an American comic book writer for Marvel Comics' two predecessors, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics, and later for DC Comics, where he specialized in war fiction. Though much of his Timely/Atlas work went unsigned, comics historians estimate that Chapman, a staff writer, penned several hundred or more stories.
Hank Cheyne Hank Cheyne (born August 13, 1964, in Santa Maria, California) is an American actor known for playing Ricardo Torres in the soap opera Sunset Beach. He also played the role of Scott LaSalle on Another World (1986-1988).
Hank Jones Henry "Hank" Jones (born July 31, 1918) was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, where he studied piano at an early age and came under the influence of Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum. By the age of 13 Jones was performing locally in Michigan and Ohio.
Hank Kaminsky Hank Kaminsky is a sculptor and peace activist living in Northwest Arkansas. Hank is a New York City native and studied at Queens College, the Art Students League of New York, The New School for Social Research, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Hank Ketcham Henry King "Hank" Ketcham (1920 – 2001) was an American cartoonist who created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, writing and drawing it from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from drawing the daily page and took up painting full time in his studio at his home. He received the Reuben Award for the strip in 1953.
Hank Kimball Hank Kimball was the fictitious county agent of the 1965-71 American television comedy Green Acres. The show was about a rich New York City couple who decide to buy and run a farm in the wacky and surreal town of Hooterville.
Hank Levy Hank Levy (September 27, 1927 - September 18, 2001) was an American jazz composer and saxophonist whose arrangements consistently employed unusual time signatures and harmonies. He served as an arranger for Stan Kenton and the Don Ellis Orchestra, as well as founder and long-time director of Towson University’s Jazz Program.
Hank Luisetti Angelo "Hank" Luisetti (June 16, 1916 in San Francisco, California - December 17, 2002 in San Mateo, California) was a college men's basketball player and one of the great innovators to the game. In an era that featured the traditional two-handed set shot, Luisetti developed the running one-handed shot.
Hank Majeski Henry Majeski (December 13, 1916 - August 9, 1991) born in Staten Island, New York was a Third Baseman for the Boston Bees/Boston Braves (1939-41), New York Yankees (1946), Philadelphia Athletics (1946-49 and 1951-52), Chicago White Sox (1950-51), Cleveland Indians (1952-55) and Baltimore Orioles (1955).
Hank Marvin Hank B. Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941, Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is the lead guitarist of the (mainly) instrumental group The Shadows, formed initially as a backing band for Cliff Richard.
Hank Mills Hank Mills (April 9, 1936—November 11, 2005) was the pen name taken by country songwriter Samuel Garrett. Mills authored a number of country and western hits of the 1960's and 70's, including 3 BMI award winners: "Girl on the Billboard" (written with Walter Haynes) was a #1 hit for Grand Ole Opry singer Del Reeves in 1965; "Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" (written w/ Dick Jennings), as performed by Dean Martin, reached #38 on Billboard's Top 40 charts in 1967;
Hank Mobley Henry (Hank) Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz.
Hank O'Day Henry Francis O'Day (July 8 1862 – July 2 1935) was an American right-handed pitcher, manager and – most significantly – umpire in Major League Baseball. He worked as a National League umpire for 30 years between 1895 and 1927.
Hank Penny Herbert Clayton Penny (born August 18, 1918 in Birmingham, Alabama; died April 17, 1992 in California of heart failure) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley.
Hank Sauer Henry John (Hank) Sauer (March 17, 1917 - August 24, 2001) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1941 through 1959, Sauer played for the Cincinnati Reds (1941-42, 1945, 1948-49), Chicago Cubs (1949-55), St.
Hank Severeid Henry Levai Severeid (June 1, 1891 - December 17, 1968) born in Story City, Iowa was a Catcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1911-13), St. Louis Browns (1915-25), Washington Senators (1925-26) and New York Yankees (1926).
Hank Sweeney Harry Leon Sweeney (December 28, 1915 - May 6, 1980) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1944. A native of Franklin, Tennessee, the 28-year-old rookie stood 6'0" and weighed 185 lbs.
Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf Henry Joseph Nasiff Jr. (April 20, 1962 – September 4, 2001), better known as Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, appeared numerous times on the Howard Stern Radio Show, beginning on August 16, 1996 when he entered the studio of radio station WXRK (K-Rock) in New York City.
Hank Thompson (baseball player) Henry Curtis Thompson (December 8, 1925 - September 30, 1969), best known as Hank Thompson, was an American player in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a third baseman. A left-handed batter, he played with the Kansas City Monarchs (1943, 1946-48), St.
Hank Van Sickle Hank Van Sickle Born December 31, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is an electric and upright bassist currently living and working in Los Angeles, California. His father Rodney Van Sickle is a classically trained double bassist who graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and played in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Hank Venture Henry Allen "Hank" Venture is one of the two titular Venture Brothers and a main character on the Adult Swim program of the same name, parodying boy detectives and adventurers. He is voiced by Christopher McCulloch.
Hank Von Helvete Hans Erik Husby, known by a few stage names such as Hertis or Hank Von Helvete, meaning Hank Von Hell, (born June 15, 1972) is the lead vocalist of Norwegian death-punk band Turbonegro. Husby's band is most well-known for their tongue-in-cheek humor dealing with homosexual aesthetics and punk rock antics, and the formation of a genre they label "death punk".
Hank Waring Hank Waring is a singer/songwriter/musician from Southern Ohio. He began recording country music as a teenager and fronted two successful bands in the 1980's and 1990's--The Whiskey River Band and Northern Express.
Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way Hank Williams The Roy Orbison Way is a music album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records that was released in August of 1970. It is a tribute album to the songs of Country Music Hall of Fame honky tonk singer Hank Williams.
Hank Wyse Henry Washington Wyse (March 1, 1918 - October 22, 2000) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Between 1942 and 1951, Wyse played for the Chicago Cubs (1942-47), Philadelphia Athletics (1950-51) and Washington Senators (1951).
Hank Zipzer Hank Zipzer: The World's Best Underachiever (formally Hank Zipzer: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever) is a series of books by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver published by Grosset & Dunlap. And it is planned to be a tv show on Nickelodeon eventually.
Hankang City Tower The Hankang City Tower is a cancelled supertall skyscraper that was proposed to be in Seoul, South Korea. The tower would have been 518 meters tall, have 120 floors and be mixed-use, containing commercial office and hotel space on its 120 floors.

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