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The Choir The Choir is an atmospheric alternative Christian Rock band, led by Derri Daugherty on guitar and vocals, Steve Hindalong on drums--who also writes most of the band's lyrics--as well as Tim Chandler on bass, Dan Michaels on lyricon, electric flute and saxophone and Marc Byrd on guitar, the latter of whom is a relatively recent addition to the band's lineup.
The Choir (garage rock) The Choir were a garage rock band largely active in the greater Cleveland area from the mid 1960s into the early 1970s. Their largest commercial success came in the spring of 1967 when "It's Cold Outside" peaked at #68 on the Billboard Charts and #55 on the Cash Box charts.
The Choirboys (book) The Choirboys (ISBN 0-440-11188-9), is a controversial 1975 work of fiction written by Los Angeles Police Department officer-turned-novelist Joseph Wambaugh. In 1995 the novel was selected by the Mystery Writers of America as Number 93 of The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time.
The Choral Project Based in San Jose, California, The Choral Project is a mixed-voice choir founded in 1996 by artistic director and conductor Daniel D. Hughes The group's vision is "to heal our world through music and words", while their mission is "to connect to one another through choral theater, education and musical excellence.
The Chords The Chords were a 1970's British group commonly associated with the mod revival, who had several hits in their homeland before the decline of the trend and their preciptuous break-up. They were one of the most successful groups to emerge in the revival, which inundated the UK in 1979 thanks in large part to The Jam's massive popularity (and their obvious affection for mod music and styles) and the theatrical release of The Who's Quadrophenia, a rock opera centred around the mod subculture of the 1960's.
The Chosen Family The Chosen Family was a Canadian comic strip, written and drawn by cartoonist Noreen Stevens. The strip, which first appeared in 1988, was based on Stevens' own life, revolving around a lesbian couple named Weed and Kenneth-Marie.
The Chosen Ones The Chosen Ones is a compilation album by the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius. It is an official compilation album released by Noise Records after Stratovarius changed labels and signed with Nuclear Blast.
The Chosun Ilbo Chosun Ilbo is one of the major newspapers in South Korea, with a daily circulation of 2,380,000 - the largest newspaper in the country. Chosun Ilbo has been undertaken annual inspections since Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993.
The Chris Farley Show The Chris Farley Show was a sketch from the American comedy Saturday Night Live, which involved comic actor Chris Farley interviewing various celebrities. He would invariably act nervously, often describing scenes from a film in which an actor appeared.
The Christian Community The Christian Community (German: Die Christengemeinschaft) is a worldwide Movement for Religious Renewal. It was founded in 1922 in Switzerland by the Lutheran theologian and minister Friedrich Rittelmeyer, inspired by Rudolf Steiner, the Austrian mystic and founder of Anthroposophy.
The Christian Science Monitor The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is an international newspaper published daily, Monday through Friday. Started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, the paper does not usually use wire services and instead relies largely on its own reporters in bureaus in eleven countries around the world.
The Christian Year The Christian Year is a series of poems for every day of the year for Christians written by John Keble in 1827. The book is the source for several hymns, and the work was extremely popular in the 19th century.
The Christmas Album (Stiff Little Fingers) The Christmas Album is a bootleg album featuring the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music), although later released as an official live album as Live in Sweden 1991 (see 1991 in music).
The Christmas Box The Christmas Box is an American book written by Richard Paul Evans and self-published in 1993. A Christmas story written for his children, the book sold by word of mouth with such success that it soon got the attention of the big publishing houses.
The Christmas Invasion The Christmas Invasion is a 60-minute special episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It began production in July 2005, and was broadcast on Christmas Day 2005 in the United Kingdom and on Boxing Day 2005 in Canada.
The Christmas Song "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" is the name of a classic Christmas song, written in 1944 by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. The chord structure was inspired by the composition of World War II Marine Earle Warren Zaidins whom Tormé met up with while touring with the troops during the war.
The Christmas Special Christmas Special The Christmas Special Christmas Special is a television program examining the history of Christmas specials, and featuring interviews with many people associated with them. Produced by the company World of Wonder, it originated on Trio, but it has also turned up on the Ovation Channel.
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) is a program of the Christopher Reeve Foundation formed through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and assisted by the Paralysis Task Force.
The Christophers The Christophers are a Christian inspirational group that was founded in 1945 by Father James Keller. The name of the group is derived from the Greek word "christopher", which means "Christ-bearer".
The Christy Miller series The Christy Miller Series is a Christian series of books for teenage girls by Robin Jones Gunn. It is about Wisconsin teen Christy Miller who is unconfident and shy until she goes to California to visit her wealthy Aunt Marti and Uncle Bob.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a biweekly newspaper that covers the nonprofit world. Based in Washington, DC, it is the top news source for charity leaders, foundation executives, fund raisers, and other people involved in philanthropy.
The Chronicles of Israfel The Chronicles of Israfel is a progressive, experimental metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is Dominic Cifarelli's debut solo album (former guitar player for Pulse Ultra)and is based on a fictional story he wrote.
The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy films from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media that released from 2005 onwards, produced by Mark Johnson, based on the series of novels, The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S.
The Chronicles of Prydain The Chronicles of Prydain is a five-volume series of children's fantasy novels by author Lloyd Alexander. The stories detail the adventures of a young man named Taran, who is awarded the honorific of Assistant Pig-Keeper but dreams of being a grand hero, and his companions Princess Eilonwy, Fflewddur Fflam the wandering bard and king, a hairy yet gentle creature called Gurgi, and a diminuitive dwarf named Doli.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury is a made-for-DVD animated movie set between the films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. It was directed by Peter Chung, and features Vin Diesel performing the voice of Richard B.
The Chronicles of the Manslaves The Chronicles of the Manslaves (CotMS) is a Battlefield 2 online fancomic animated and drawn by Anthony Zonaga, AKA Anfronio. The whole webcomic is made using Macromedia Flash, and is different from most webcomics in the sense that the comic strip isn't on a single image file.
The Chrysanthemums The Chrysanthemums is a short story by John Steinbeck, written in 1937, about the happenings of one day in the life of a thirty-five year old woman named Elisa Allen. Elisa and her husband Henry Allen live peacefully on their farm but lack an affectionate relationship; he is busy with his orchard and steers and she with her housekeeping and flower garden.
The Chrysanthemums (band) The Chrysanthemums were an English pop group active between 1987 and 1998. The project began as a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Terry Burrows (known in the band as "Yukio Yung") and Alan Jenkins, the guitarist with The Deep Freeze Mice.
The Chthonic Chronicles The Chthonic Chronicles is Bal-Sagoth's sixth album, the first in five years since 2001's Atlantis Ascendant. It is rumoured to be their last album; their first album's introduction song is called Hatheg-Kla and the final song on The Chthonic Chronicles is called Return to Hatheg-Kla, perhaps making their vision of an epic Hexalogy come full circle.
The Chuck Swirsky Show The Chuck Swirsky Show is a radio sports talk show hosted by Chuck Swirsky on The Fan 590, a sports talk radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The three hour program talks about the big sports issues of the day, takes listener telephone calls on air, and interviews various people in the world of sports.
The Chumps Without a Net The Chumps Without a Net was a half-hour sketch comedy show aired on CBC Radio One, initially broadcast Saturday afternoons during the third hour of Definitely Not the Opera starting in 1996 and running until 1997.
The Chumscrubber The Chumscrubber is a 2005 dark comedy film directed by Arie Posin and written by Posin and Zac Stanford. It stars Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Lauren Holly, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Rory Culkin, Thomas Curtis, and Lou Taylor Pucci.
The Church The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with New Wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of "prog rock", featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay.
The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark (Danish: Kirkelig Forening for den Indre Mission i Danmark) in daily usage simple called Inner Mission (Danish: Indre Mission) is a conservative Lutheran Christian organisation, founded September 13, 1861 in the city of Stenlille, on Zealand in Denmark, and is believed to be the largest revival movement within the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Church House The Church House is a fine two-storey granite building in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, dating from 1537, which stands alongside the church, overlooking the tiny village square. It is a National Trust property.
The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) The Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) is a holiness body of Christians with roots in the holiness movement among Baptists in the late 19th century. The Church is often designated The Church of God (Charleston, Tennessee) to distinguish them from a similar body usually called the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee).
The Church of Google The Church of Google is a satirical site, allegedly dedicated to the worship of the Google search engine, founded by Matt MacPherson, Ontario, Canada, in 2006. The notion of Google being a supreme deity is founded on a list of arguments known claimed to be Proof That Google Is God, mentioning for example that Google is all-knowing, as it is able to provide the answer to almost everything, and omnipresent, proportional with the omnipresent nature of the internet.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Membership history The Deseret Morning News LDS Church Almanac gives the following information on historical membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first date should really be April 6, 1830, but for purposes of the graph, it was called 1829.
The Church of Nails The Church of Nails (subtitled "One Nation Under God") is a developing Christian website. Although it is still in development, the site plans to feature news covering just about every subject, artwork, videos, and Mp3s from developing Christian bands.
The incident at Petrich The incident at Petrich, named after the Bulgarian border town Petrich, which was shortly occupied by Greek forces, occurred on 22 October 1925. It allegedly started when a Greek soldier ran after his dog, which had strayed across the border from Macedonia; thus, it is some times speculatively referred as the War of the Stray Dog.
The industrial plans for Germany The industrial plans for Germany or Level of Industry plans for Germany were the plans to lower German industrial potential after World War II. At the Potsdam conference, the victorious Allies decided to abolish the German armed forces as well as all munitions factories and civilian industries that could support them.
The iron sword of Inariyama Kofun The iron sword of Inariyama Kofun(ja: Inariyama Kofun Shutsudo Tekken稲荷山古墳出土鉄剣 or Kinsakumei Tekken金錯éŠé‰„剣) is a sword uncovered from Inariyama Kofun, the second biggest tombs of Sakitama ancient tombs area located in Saitama Prefecture of Japan. The sword unearthed in 1968 is one of the national treasures of Japan.
The itis The itis is a Caribbean term in Black American Vernacular English to describe a condition of sleepiness associated with eating meats and sauces, a real human phenomena known as food coma. The term "itis" or "The itis" actually derives from its racial(ist) connotation "niggeritis" with the racist word later being dropped as usage of the term came to the U.
The I Tatti Renaissance Library The I Tatti Renaissance Library is a book series published by the Harvard University Press, which aims to present important works of Renaissance Latin Literature to a modern audience by printing the original Latin text on each left-hand leaf, and an English translation on the facing page. Its goal is to be the Renaissance version of the Loeb Classical Library.
The Icarus Line The Icarus Line is a rock band from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The band is known for playing a very abrasive form of rock music both compliant and contrary to music trends from the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The Ice Break The Ice Break is an opera by Michael Tippett, to an original English libretto by the composer. It was first produced at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on July 7, 1977, conducted by Colin Davis (its dedicatee).
The Ice Harvest The Ice Harvest is a 2005 neo-noir/comedy-drama film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the novel of the same name by Scott Phillips. It is distributed by Focus Features.
The Ice House The Ice House Comedy Club is located at 24 Mentor Avenue in Pasadena, California. Opened in 1960 when folk music was in its prime, The Ice House was one of America's top folk clubs with acts coming from around the country to perform.
The Ice Sports Forum The Ice Sports Forum is the official practice facility of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the Stanley Cup in 2004. The forum contains two NHL regulation rinks and a state-of-the-art laser tag arena.
The Ice Warriors The Ice Warriors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from November 11 to December 16, 1967. This serial marked the debut of the Ice Warriors.
The Iceland Summit The Iceland Summit was an official meeting between Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and US president Ronald Reagan held in the famous house of Höfði in ReykjavĂk, the capital city of Iceland on October 11 and 12, 1986.
The Icelandic Language Institute Founded in 1985, the Icelandic Language Institute (Íslensk Málstöð) is responsible for the planning and preservation of the Icelandic language. The Icelandic Language Institute is a department within the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture in Iceland, and its role is to officially answer questions regarding characteristics of the Icelandic Language, as well as to provide benchmarks and guidelines for educators of Icelandic.
The Icemark Chronicles The Icemark Chronicles is a trilogy of books consisting of The Cry Of The Icemark, Blade of Fire, and an as yet unnamed third title. The Author is thinking about writing a prequel based on he wars against the vampires and werewolves fought by Thirrins father King Redrought The books were written by Stuart Hill from Leicester.
The Iconfactory The Iconfactory is a small software and graphic design company that specializes in creating icons and software for creating and using icons. The company was founded in April 1996 by Corey Marion, Talos Tsui, and Gedeon Maheux.
The Iconography of Manhattan Island The Iconography of Manhattan Island is a six volume study of the history of New York City by Isaac Newton Phelps-Stokes, published between 1915 and 1928. The work comprehensively records and documents key events of the city's chronology from the sixth to the early twentieth century.
The Icons (Australia) The Icons are a rock band based in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally a cover band which performed under various names until settling upon "Icon" in 2000, they changed their name to "The Icons" and started writing original music in 2002, releasing their first album in 2003.
The ICRC hospital of Novye Atagi This hospital had been created in September 1996 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Novye Atagi Chechnya, Russian Federation. It was evacuated in December of the same year when 6 members of the expatriate team were assassinated during an early morning raid by an armed commando.
The Idiot (song) "The Idiot" is a song written by Stan Rogers, found on his albums Northwest Passage and Home In Halifax. On Home in Halifax, Rogers introduces the song by explaining that it is about the movement of people away from the Atlantic Provinces of Canada to the province of Alberta for work.
The Idiot Box (MTV) The Idiot Box was a sketch comedy show that aired on MTV for 6 episodes in 1991. Alex Winter would perform skits in between current videos, and occasionally have guest stars from the music world such as GWAR and Sinéad O'Connor participating in the skits.
The Idler (1758-1760) The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the Universal Chronicle between 1758 and 1760. It is likely that the Chronicle was published for the sole purpose of including The Idler, since it had produced only one issue before the series began, and ceased publication when it finished.
The Iguanas (Ann Arbor) The Iguanas was one of Iggy Pop's first bands. James Osterberg was the drummer while in high school, and in 1964 got his nickname Iggy from the name of this garage rock band formed during 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Illinois In 1956, Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high (5,280 feet) structure known as either Mile High Illinois, Illinois Sky-City, or simply The Illinois. The design, intended to be built in Chicago, was to have included 528 stories, with a gross area of 18.
The Illmoor Chronicles The Illmoor Chronicles is a series of fantasy books for children written by English author David Lee Stone. The books are all set in the world of Illmoor, a fictional world containing locations named after common illnesses.
The Illuminati Papers The Illuminati Papers is a collection of essays and other works by Robert Anton Wilson which was first published in 1980 (ISBN 1-57951-002-7). The book expands upon characters and themes from his earlier The Illuminatus!
The Illusionist The Illusionist is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 period drama written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, opened the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival, and was distributed in limited release to theaters on August 18, 2006, eventually expanding nationwide on September 1.
The Illustrated Man The Illustrated Man is a 1951 book of eighteen science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury that explores the nature of humankind. While none of the stories have a plot or character connection with the next, a recurring theme is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the intimacy of human nature.
The Illustrated Mum The Illustrated Mum is a children's book by the renowned British author (and now Children's Laureate) Jacqueline Wilson, and illustrated by Nick Sharratt, a long-time collaborator of Wilson's. It was published in 1999, and was subsequently made into a television drama under the same name.
The Image Works FZ LLC The Image Works FZ LLC (TIW), a Dubai - based web design & development company, offers internet media solutions. Web design, e-solutions, CD-ROM production, e-business, QTVR, virtual reality, e-commerce are the services offered by the company.
The Imaginary (Asimov) The Imaginary is a short story by science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov. It was intended as a sequel to Homo Sol, but was rejected by editor John Campbell who had requested it and eventually retired by the author.
The Imaginary (Sartre) The Imaginary is one of Jean-Paul Sartre's important but often overlooked works, which lays out Sartre's concepts of the imagination and what it says about the nature of human consciousness that we can imagine at all.
The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show (1994-1995) was a stand-up and sketch show by comedians Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. They were a double act in The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and they also featured in Canned Carrott, so they had plenty of experience working together.
The ImaginAsian The ImaginAsian is a movie theater in midtown Manhattan dedicated to exclusively showcasing Asian and Asian-American films. Located on 59th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, The ImaginAsian is owned by iaTV, which also operates ImaginAsian TV (a 24/7 cable network), ImaginAsian Radio, and iaLink, an online e-zine.
The Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception is the English translation by Lazer Lederhendler of Gaétan Soucy's French novel, L'Immaculée conception, first published in 1994. The novel was a finalist for the 2006 Canada Council for the Arts Governor General’s Literary Awards, one of five books shortlisted for the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize—Canada's largest annual prize for fiction—and was also one of four novels nominated for the 2006 ReLit Awards.
The Immigrant The Immigrant (also called Broke) is a 1917 short comedy film starring the Charlie Chaplin Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United States who is accused of theft on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, and befriends a young woman along the way. It also stars Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell.
The Immortal (Buffyverse) The Immortal is a fictional character from the Buffyverse, first 'appearing' in the Angel episode "The Girl in Question". The Immortal never appears onscreen throughout the entire episode and is only mentioned.
The Immortal (computer game) The Immortal is an isometric adventure game released for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS DOS based PCs, Apple IIgs, NES, and Mega Drive/Genesis. The main plot revolves around a wizard attempting to find his mentor in a large and dangerous labyrinth.
The Immortal Bard "The Immortal Bard" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. Like many of his stories, it is told as a conversation, in this case between two professors at a college faculty's annual Christmas party.
The Immortals (Belgian band) The Immortals are a band consisting of Belgian electronic musicians Praga Khan and Oliver Adams, best known for their work in the Lords of Acid. The sideproject was created for the first Mortal Kombat soundtrack, however it was also used for a set of remixes of the JX track "Close To Your Heart".
The Immortals (NCIS) The Immortals was the fourth episode of the television seriesNCIS. During this episode the NCIS team is sent to investigates when a seaman's body is found at the bottom of the sea in his dress whites, with a ceremonial sword.
The Immunity Syndrome (TOS episode) "The Immunity Syndrome" is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series first broadcast January 19, 1968 and repeated June 7, 1968. It is episode #47, production #48, written by Robert Sabaroff and directed by Joseph Pevney.
The Imp of the Perverse The Imp of the Perverse is a metaphor for the common tendency, particularly among children and miscreants, to do exactly the wrong thing in a given situation. The conceit is that the misbehavior is due to an imp (a small demon) leading an otherwise decent person into mischief.
The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime 'The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime" is a controversial paper by Steven Levitt of the University of Chicago and John Donohue of Yale University. The paper, published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 2001, offers evidence that the falling United States crime rates of the 1990s were in part caused by the legalization of abortion due to the Roe v.
The Impatient Alchemist El Alquimista impaciente (English language:The Impatient Alchemist) is a 2002 Argentine thriller film directed and written by Patricia Ferreira and written by Belisario GarcĂa Villar. The film starred Ingrid Rubio
The Impending Crisis of the South The Impending Crisis of the South is a book written by Hinton Rowan Helper in 1857. It was a book condemning the institution of slavery, but Helper did not take what he considered to be an ineffectually sentimental or moralistic abolitionist approach (as seen in Uncle Tom's Cabin etc.
The Imperial March "The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)" is a musical theme recurring in the Star Wars films. It was composed by John Williams, and first appeared in the film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
The Imponderables The Imponderables is a Canadian sketch comedy troupe, hailing from Hamilton, Ontario but now based mainly in Toronto. The troupe was featured in the 2005 CBC TV special Sketch with Kevin McDonald and won the 2005 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Sketch Troupe, which they were also nominated for in 2004 and 2006.
The Importance of Being Idle (book) The Importance of Being Idle is a 2001 book by author Stephen Robins, including a collection of essays and journal excerpts by Mark Twain, Bertrand Russell, Charles Dickens and Samuel Johnson, among others. The book emphasizes the benefits of giving yourself nothing to do in the modern world of stress and long working hours.
The Imports The Imports forged their unique brand of post-punk in the quiet and tree-lined neighborhood of Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago in the spring of 1980. Making up the core of the Imports were Ben Krug (vocals), Tom Krug (guitar) and Joe Strell (bass).
The Impossible Return The Impossible Return is the name often associated with the Cleveland Indians’ 15-14 win over the Seattle Mariners on August 5, 2001 at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field. Notably, the Indians tied a Major League Baseball record by erasing a 12-run Seattle lead.
The Impossible Virgin The Impossible Virgin is the title of the fifth novel chronicling the adventures of crime lord-turned-secret agent Modesty Blaise. The novel was published in 1971 and was written by Peter O'Donnell, who had created the character for a comic strip in the early 1960s.
The Impossible Voyage The Impossible Voyage (Voyage à travers l'impossible) is a 1904 silent film (produced by Star Film, France) by pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès. The film's time is about 20 minutes (nearly five times the length of the average film at that time), and probably was inspired by Melies' successful earlier film Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon).
The Impossibles (American band) The Impossibles (1994-2001) were an indie/ska band from Austin, Texas on the Fueled by Ramen label. They broke up at the end of 2001, and members Rory Phillips and Gabe Hascall subsequently went on to form the band Slowreader.
The Impressionable Jon Culshaw The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004) is a sketch show, created by David Albon, and starring the impressionist Jon Culshaw. A deal with ITV1 enabled Culshaw to make this while simultaneously starring in BBC Two's Dead Ringers.
The Impromaniacs First organized in 1989 and incorporated under the BC Society Act in April 1992, The Impromaniacs have a 17-year history of commitment to the Victoria, British Columbia arts, social, and business community. They have performed throughout the capital region in venues including Fernwood Community Association, The Belfry, La Boehme, Cinecenta, the Open Space Gallery, Mocambo's Café, The Diner, Floyd's Diner, Kaleidoscope Theatre and currently at the Victoria Event Centre.
The Improv The original Improv started in 1963 in New York City. Started by Budd Friedman, it was the place to see Richard Pryor, Robert Klein, Steve Landesberg, Bette Midler, Lilly Tomlin, Jay Leno, and others when they were just starting out.
The In-Flight Feature The In-Flight Feature is John McBain's debut solo effort. Released in 2006 on the Duna Records label, The In-Flight Feature was the result of material accumulated over several years, but McBain didn't think it was suitable for his then current band the Wellwater Conspiracy.
The Inclusion of the Other The Inclusion of the Other is a collection of essays by JĂĽrgen Habermas published in German in 1996 and English in 1998. The essays expand on the ideas on law and democracy first articulated in Habermas's Between Facts and Norms.
The Incoherence of the Philosophers The Incoherence of the Philosophers (Tahafut al-Falasifa) in Arabic (تهاŮŘŞ الŮلاسŮه) is the title of a landmark polemic in Islamic philosophy by the Sufi sympathetic Imam al-Ghazali of the Asharite school against the Islamic Neoplatonic school of thought. Philosophers like Ibn Sina and al-Farabi are denounced in this book.
The Incorruptibles The Incorruptibles: A Study of the Incorruption of the Bodies of Various Catholic Saints and Beati is a book by Joan Carroll Cruz, published in 1977. It provides brief biographies for over a hundred Catholic saints and beati whose bodies are reported to be incorrupt; that is, the bodies did not undergo any major decay after their burial and hence are considered to be under some form of divine protection.
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