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The Shooting The Shooting is a 1968 western film directed by Monte Hellman, with a screenplay by Carole Eastman (using the pseudonym "Adrien Joyce"). It stars Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, and Jack Nicholson, and was produced by Nicholson and Hellman.
The Shooting Star The Shooting Star (L'Étoile mystérieuse) is the tenth of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. It depicts Tintin travelling to the Arctic Ocean to recover a meteor that is composed of Phostlite, an unknown metal.
The Shop The Shop is a reality show on MTV about a barbershop located in the heart of Jamaica, Queens. The shop is owned by music producer Cory Rooney, who has produced for some of the big names out there like hits for Mary J.
The Shop Around the Corner The Shop Around the Corner (1940) is a romantic comedy film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. It appears to have been inspired by Parfumerie (1937), a Hungarian play written by Miklós László.
The Shop Assistants The Shop Assistants were an indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1984, initially as Buba & The Shop Assistants. The original line-up was Aggi on vocals, David Keegan (guitar), Sarah Kneale (bass), Laura MacPhail (drums) and Ann Donald (drums), this line-up releasing one single, the highly-collectable 'Something To Do' which was produced by Stephen Pastel who also contributed backing vocals.
The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes is a 412,000 square-foot lifestyle center located in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The mall was designed by Opus Northwest in collaboration with Red Development and opened September 12, 2003.
The Shoppes at Chino Hills The Shoppes at Chino Hills will be a new shopping mall in Chino Hills, California that will include restaurants and stores. Originally there were plans for the mall to be anchored by a Robinsons-May store, then owned by May Department Stores.
The Shopping Bags The Shopping Bags is a weekly Canadian television series, which airs on the W Network in Canada and Fine Living in the United States. Launched in 2001, the series focuses on consumer affairs and better shopping.
The Shops at La Cantera The Shops at La Cantera is an upscale open-air regional shopping mall located in northwest San Antonio, Texas, USA, near the Loop 1604 and Interstate 10 interchange. The initial phase of the project opened on September 16, 2005.
The Shops at Riverside The Shops at Riverside is a two-level enclosed shopping mall, located in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, off of Route 4, along the Hackensack River. The "lavishly appointed" mall opened on March 10, 2006.
The Shops at Tanforan The Shops at Tanforan is a shopping mall and business area in San Bruno, California, in the Peninsula area of the Bay Area, 10 miles south of San Francisco. It is served by the adjacent San Bruno BART subway station and is served by several local SamTrans bus lines.
The Shore The Shore is an American rock group founded in Silver Lake, CA by current frontman Ben Ashley. The Shore are heavily influenced by psychedelic bands like The Byrds, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys as well as Britpop groups Oasis and The Verve.
The Short Films of David Lynch The Short Films of David Lynch (2002) is a DVD collection of the early student and commissioned film work of American filmmaker David Lynch. As such, the collection does not include Lynch's later short work, which are listed in the filmography.
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway set in Africa published in 1936 concurrently with "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." It can be viewed thematically as a depiction of the last phase of initiation of the Hemingway code hero, a notable development also in other Hemingway works including For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea, and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," another of Hemingway's famous African stories.
The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez is a documentary film by Heidi Specogna (Germany / Switzerland 2006) about the first soldier who died for the USA during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Gutierrez came from Guatemala and was a so called 'green card soldier' i.
The Short Night The Short Night was a film planned by Alfred Hitchcock as a follow-up to Family Plot. An espionage picture, the script was based on both a same-titled novel by Ronald Kirkbride, and the case of real-life double agent George Blake.
The Short Victorious War The Short Victorious War is the third Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. Its title comes from a quote by Vyacheslav von Plehve in reference to the Russo-Japanese War: "What this country needs is a short, victorious war to stem the tide of revolution.
The Shortwave Set The Shortwave Set are a British alternative pop band who combine samples and songs to create a sound the group describe as "Victorian Funk". Their debut album, The Debt Collection, was released in 2005 on Independiente/Sony.
The Shot (Valparaiso University) For supporters of Valparaiso University in Indiana, USA, "The Shot" refers to a play that happened in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. In the Midwest Region, 13-seed Valparaiso was facing 4-seed Ole Miss in the first round.
The Show (Major League Baseball) The Show is a term used in American baseball to refer to the American and National Leagues of Major League Baseball. It is considered the pinnacle of baseball where the elite players have the opportunity to play against one another.
The Show Must Go Off The Show Must Go Off is a DVD concert series by Kung Fu Films. Starting in July 2002 with Kung Fu Records owner Joe Escalante's own band The Vandals, the series has quickly grown to 19 episodes as of October 2005.
The Show Must Go On (Three Dog Night song) The Show Must Go On, a song by Three Dog Night, was released in 1974, when it became a hit in the United States. It was written by Leo Sayer, whose original version was released in the United Kingdom in 1973, reaching its chart peak early the following year.
The Show Place Arena The Show Place Arena is a 5,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. It was home to the Chesapeake Icebreakers ice hockey team and in 2007 will be home to the Chesapeake Tide indoor football team.
The Show Where Diane Comes Back "The Show Where Diane Comes Back" is the title of the fourteenth episode of the third season of the American television sitcom Frasier. It is notable as being one of a few episodes in which Shelley Long reprises her role as Frasier's love interest and ex-fiance, Diane Chambers, from Cheers.
The Shrimp Dicks The Shrimp Dicks was created by Charles S. Dicks then digitally remastered into a band, coming from the Bedford, Ohio music scene, they have spiraled upwards into an online craze, signed by Zagat's Bir and Grall the band released the album "Dickin' with Our Shrimps Big", which was briefly inspired by the movie Back to the Future, mainly Doctor Emmet Brown and Marty McFly.
The Shriner's Daughter The Shriner's Daughter was a 1913 American silent short film starring Charlotte Burton, Violet Knights, Helen Armstrong, William Bertram, Edith Borella, Edward Coxen (as Ed Coxen), B. Reeves Eason, George Field, Winifred Greenwood, Ida Lewis, Nina Richdale and William Tedmarsh.
The Shrinking of Treehorn The Shrinking of Treehorn (ISBN 0823401898) is a book by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Edward Gorey and first published in 1971. The main character in the book is Treehorn, a young boy who begins shrinking in height after playing a strange board game.
The Shrouded Planet The Shrouded Planet is a 1957 science fiction novel published under the name "Robert Randall," but actually the collaborative work of two writers, Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett. It consists of three linked stories, each originally published separately in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction.
The Shrove Tuesday Football Ceremony of the Purbeck Marblers The Shrove Tuesday Football Ceremony of the Purbeck Marblers ceremony is a series of three events dating back many years. The events occur on the date that new apprentices are introduced to the Company of Marblers and Stonecutters of Purbeck.
The Shuffle Demons The Shuffle Demons are a Canadian jazz fusion band, who had a surprise Top 40 hit in Canada with their 1986 single "Spadina Bus". The song, from their debut album Streetniks, referred to the Toronto Transit Commission's Spadina Avenue bus in Toronto, Ontario.
The Shuttleworths The Shuttleworths was a comedy show that aired for 4 series on BBC Radio 4 - three between 1993 and 1997 and a fourth in 2003. It featured would-be musician and sometime philosopher John Shuttleworth, his wife Mary and friend Ken Worthington (all voiced by comedian Graham Fellows).
The Schizoid Man (The Prisoner) The Schizoid Man is an episode of The Prisoner in which Number 2 brings Number 12 to The Village, in order to impersonate Number 6. Number 12 has been made up or surgically altered to look exactly like Number 6.
The Schlechtst of Knorkator The Schlechtst of Knorkator is an album by the German Heavy Metal band Knorkator, released in 1998. The title is a pun on "The Best of" album titles, with schlecht being German for bad and schlechtest being worst.
The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show is an animated television series, created by Walt Disney Television, Games Animation and Savage Studios Ltd in 1995 as a spin-off of the show Raw Toonage. It was the first animated television series by Disney to not use a traditional "Disney" style.
The Scholars (Chinese novel) The Scholars (Traditional Chinese: 儒林外史 pinyin: rú lín wài shǐ; lit. "The Unofficial History of the World of the Literati") is a Chinese novel of the Qing Dynasty, authored by Wu Jingzi (吳敬梓) and completed in 1750.
The School Duel (1) The School Duel (Part 1) (Japanese: ＶＳ万丈目サンダー（前編） アームドドラゴンの脅威, VS Manjoume Thunder (Part 1) - Threat of Armed Dragon) is the 25th episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (Yu-Gi-Oh!
The School Duel (2) The School Duel (Part 2) (Japanese: ＶＳ万丈目サンダー（後編） アームドドラゴンＬＶ７, VS Manjoume Thunder (Part 2) - Armed Dragon Lv7) is the 25th episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (Yu-Gi-Oh!
The School of Athens The School of Athens is one of the most famous paintings by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1509 and 1510 as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms that are now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.
The School of Night The School of Night is a modern name for a cabal of men centered on Sir Walter Raleigh that was once referred to in 1592 as the "School of Atheism." The cabal supposedly included poets and scientists such Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman, Thomas Hariot, Richard Baines (who testified against Marlowe in his trial for atheism), and one of Marlowe's killers, Ingram Frizer.
The School of Panamerican Unrest The School of Panamerican Unrest (La Escuela Panamericana del Desasosiego) is a conceptual art project led by Mexican artist Pablo Helguera. The project involves a series of performances, discussions and screenings to seek connections between the different regions of the Americas.
The School of Toronto Dance Theatre The School of Toronto Dance Theatre is a Canadian dance school located in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The School was founded in 1968 by Patricia Beatty, David Earle, and Peter Randazzo, and is today among the foremost institutions of dance education in Canada.
The Schoolmaster's Assistant, Being a Compendium of Arithmetic both Practical and Theoretical The Schoolmaster's Assistant, Being a Compendium of Arithmetic both Practical and Theoretical was an early and popular English arithmetic textbook, written by Thomas Dilworth and published in America in the eighteenth century. The book reached from the introductory topics to the advanced in five sections:
The Sibley Guide to Birds The Sibley Guide to Birds is a guide for the identification of birds found in the North American region as defined by the American Birding Association. The region consists of the continent of North America north of Mexico, including the United States, Canada, and all adjacent islands, but excluding Hawaii, Bermuda, and Greenland.
The Sicilian The Sicilian is a novel written by American author Mario Puzo and published in 1984 by Random House Publishing Group (ISBN 0-671-43564-7). It is based on Puzo's most famous work, The Godfather, and is regarded as its literary sequel.
The Sick Child The Sick Child (or Det syke barn in Norwegian language) is an 1885 painting by Norwegian Symbolist painter and printmaker Edvard Munch (1863 - 1964). It is a portrait of his older and favorite sister Sophie (Johanne Sophie b.
The Sickness Unto Death The Sickness Unto Death (Danish Sygdommen til Døden) is a book written by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in 1849 under the pseudonym Anti-Climacus. It is about Kierkegaard's concept of despair, which he equates with the Christian concept of sin.
The Sideboard The Sideboard was a magazine published by Wizards of the Coast that covered Magic: The Gathering tournaments and expert play. After six years of publication, it ceased its print activities and much of the content from The Sideboard (along with the content from its website) was folded into magicthegathering.
The Siege The Siege is a 1998 film about a fictional situation where terrorist cells have made several attacks on New York City. Directed by Edward Zwick and starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Annette Bening, and Tony Shalhoub.
The Siege (DS9 episode) "The Siege" is the third episode of the second season of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Together with "The Homecoming" and "The Circle," it was the first three-part story arc in Star Trek history.
The Siege of the North "The Siege of the North" is the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. It was aired as a one-hour movie and is the Season One finale.
The Sigma Protocol The Sigma Protocol (2002) is the last book written completely by Robert Ludlum, and published posthumously. It is the story of the son of a Holocaust survivor who gets entangled in an international conspiracy by industrialists and financiers to take advantage of wartime technology.
The Sign of the Beaver The Sign of the Beaver is a historical fiction children's novel by author Elizabeth George Speare, which won numerous awards for its strong literary merit (list below). It was published in February 1983, and has become one of her classic and most popular works.
The Sign of the Four The Sign of the Four (1890) was the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring Holmes, whom many regard as the best-known literary character ever invented.
The Signature at MGM Grand The Signature at MGM Grand is a condo hotel built by a partnership of MGM Mirage and Turnberry Associates on the location of MGM Grand's closed theme park. When fully completed it will feature three identical 38-story towers consisting of 576 fully furnished units each.
The Significance of the Frontier in American History The Significance of the Frontier in American History is a seminal essay by the American historian Frederick Jackson Turner which advanced the so-called Frontier Thesis of American history. It was presented to a special meeting of the American Historical Association at the World's Columbian Exposition on July 12 1893, in Chicago, Illinois, and published later that year first in Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, then in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association.
The Silence (producer) The Silence is the hip-hop pseudonym for British music producer, writer and remixer Mark Maclaine. His most well-known project to date has been as producer for Second Person's 2004 debut release Chromatography and is currently producing their follow-up LP and a number of other projects besides.
The Silencers (film) The Silencers is the title of an American secret agent comedy motion picture produced in 1966 and starring Dean Martin as agent Matt Helm. It is only loosely based upon the novel of the same name by Donald Hamilton.
The Silent Cry The Silent Cry (Japanese 万延元年のフットボール; Man'en Gannen no Futtoboru, literally 'Football in the First Year of Man'en') is a novel by the Nobel Prize winning Japanese author Oe Kenzaburo, first published in Japanese in 1967 and awarded the Tanizaki Prize that year.
The Silent Enemy (film) The film The Silent Enemy was released in 1958, and starred Laurence Harvey as Lionel Crabb. The film depicts events in Gibraltar harbour during the World War II Italian frogman and manned torpedo attacks, although the film's depiction thereof is inaccurate: see Human torpedo#Movies and fiction.
The Silents The Silents are an alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. On April 15, 2006 their debut EP "Flicker & Flames" was released with Rubber Records nationally with the lead single "Nightcrawl" receiving large amounts of airplay on Australian alternative radio.
The Silhouette The Silhouette (founded circa 1930 or 1931) is a student newspaper at McMaster University, located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is published every Thursday during the academic year, and once during each summer month.
The Silhouettes The Silhouettes were an American doo wop/R&B group, best known for their single "Get A Job", which was a #1 hit on the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart and pop singles chart in 1958. The doo-wop revival group Sha Na Na derived their name from the song's lyrics.
The Silkie The Silkie was England's answer to American folk groups like Peter, Paul and Mary. The band was made up of students from Hull University and comprised Sylvia Tatler (vocals), Mike Ramsden (guitar and vocals), Ivor Aylesbury (guitar and vocals) and Kevin Cunningham (double bass).
The Silly Book The Silly Book is a children's book first published in 1961 and later published in 2004 (ISBN 0-7636-2256-7) by Stoo Hample. It includes silly songs, silly names (to call people and things), silly recipes, silly poems, silly things to say, and even silly nothings.
The Silver Branch (Sutcliff novel) The Silver Branch is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1957, with illustrations by Charles Keeping. Set in Britain in the last decade of the third century AD, it is the story of two cousins in the Roman legions who find themselves in the intrigue and battle surrounding the struggles between Carausius, a self-proclaimed emperor in Britain, Allectus, Carausius' treasurer, and Constantius, emperor in Rome.
The Silver Lining (game) The Silver Lining (TSL), originally titled King's Quest IX: Every Cloak Has A Silver Lining (KQIX), is an unofficial continuation to the King's Quest series created by fans, which was granted official legal permission from King's Quest copyright holder Vivendi Games, Inc. Under development by Phoenix Online Studios (POS), it claims to be one of the most professional fangames to date; it has grown to be one of the largest fangame projects when measured by team membership.
The Silver Mistress The Silver Mistress is the title of an action-adventure novel by Peter O'Donnell which was first published in the United Kingdom in 1973. It was the seventh book of adventures featuring O'Donnell's comic strip heroine, Modesty Blaise.
The Silver Spike The Silver Spike is a spin-off from Glen Cook's ongoing series, The Black Company. The story combines elements of epic fantasy and dark fantasy as it follows three former members of The Black Company down their own path after parting ways with the company after the events at the conclusion of The White Rose.
The Silver Streak The Silver Streak was a 1934 film loosely based on the record-setting "dawn-to-dusk" run of the Pioneer Zephyr on May 26 1934. The original Zephyr trainset was used for the exterior shots in the film, while interior scenes were filmed on a soundstage in Hollywood.
The Simbul The Simbul, real name Alassra Silverhand, is a fictional character in the Dungeons & Dragons-based Forgotten Realms setting. Also known as the Witch-Queen of Aglarond, she is one of Seven Sisters, a chosen of Mystra, and one of the most powerful spellcasters in Faerûn.
The Simcoe Reformer The Simcoe Reformer is a newspaper circulating in Norfolk County, Ontario and Haldimand County, Ontario, both in Canada. The Reformer is published weekdays by Bowes Publishers Limited, subsidiary of Sun Media Corporation - a Quebecor Company.
The Simoqin Prophecies The Simoqin Prophecies (2004, Penguin India) is a fantasy novel in English written by Indian author Samit Basu, and is the first novel in the GameWorld trilogy. It has also been published in Swedish, German and Spanish
The Simple Art of Murder "The Simple Art of Murder" refers to both a critical essay and a collection of short stories written by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler. The essay was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in December 1944.
The Simple Things The Simple Things is a cartoon made by The Walt Disney Company in 1953 starring Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto. This was the final Mickey Mouse cartoon made during the what has been called the "Classic Disney Cartoon Era".
The Simplest Mathematics The Simplest Mathematics is the title of a paper by Charles Sanders Peirce, intended as Chapter 3 of his unfinished magnum opus, the "Minute Logic". The paper is dated January–February 1902 but was not published until the appearance of his Collected Papers, Volume 4 in 1933.
The Simpson House The Simpson House is a real life, exact replica of the 742 Evergreen Terrace home of the title family in the animated television program The Simpsons. In 1997, FOX and Pepsi joined Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation to build the house, which was to be given away in a contest to a person holding a winning ticket.
The Simpsons (season 10) The Simpsons' tenth season originally aired between August 1998 and May 1999, beginning on Sunday, August 23, 1998. "Lard of the Dance" was aired earlier than normal to promote the premiere of That '70s Show.
The Simpsons (season 11) The Simpsons' eleventh season originally aired between September 1999 and May 2000, beginning on Sunday, September 26, 1999 with "Beyond Blunderdome". The season contained four hold-over episodes from the season 10 (AABF) production line.
The Simpsons (season 17) The Simpsons' 17th season (September 2005 - May 2006) began on Sunday, September 11, 2005, breaking Fox's tradition of pushing its shows' season premieres back to November to accommodate the Major League Baseball games airing on the network during September and October of each year. FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates For the 2005-2006 Season at The Futon Critic, July 11, 2005.
The Simpsons (season 18) The Simpsons' 18th season (2006 - 2007) began on Fox on September 10, 2006 and will end on May 20, 2007. The series' 400th episode will air in May of that year, two months prior to the opening of The Simpsons Movie (produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox).
The Simpsons (season 7) The Simpsons' seventh season originally aired between September 1995 and May 1996, beginning on September 17, 1995. The season contained two hold-over episodes from the season 6 (2F) production line including the second half of "Who Shot Mr.
The Simpsons Cartoon Studio Though often coined as a game, The Simpsons Cartoon Studio was actually a design application for creating small cartoons using characters, sounds, music, and locals from the television show. The application came with hundreds of animations of many of the show's characters and allowed users to create and export cartoons that could be viewed by anyone who had the Simpsons Cartoon Player.
The Simpsons DVD boxsets The Simpsons DVD season boxsets have been released since 2001 in different regions all over the world. They have been released with Region 1 (North America), Region 2 (Europe) and Region 4 (Australia, Mexico and Latin America) encoding.
The Simpsons DVD commentaries In every season boxset so far of The Simpsons, there have been commentaries by Matt Groening and various writers, directors and voice actors on every episode. The following is a list of the season boxsets and their respective commentaries.
The Simpsons Halloween episodes The Simpsons Halloween episodes are an annual tradition in which there is a special Halloween episode consisting of three separate, self-contained pieces. These pieces usually involve the family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting; they always take place outside the normal continuity of the show (and are therefore considered to be non-canon), and completely abandon any pretense of being realistic.
The Simpsons Movie The Simpsons Movie is an upcoming animated film based on the animated sitcom series The Simpsons. It is being produced by Gracie Films for 20th Century Fox with animation produced by Film Roman and Rough Draft Studios and is scheduled to be released worldwide on July 27 2007.
The Simpsons opening sequence The Simpsons opening sequence is one of the most memorable hallmarks of the American TV show The Simpsons. Almost every episode opens with the camera zooming in on the show's title while moving forwards through cumulus clouds.
The Simpsons shorts The Simpsons shorts is a series of one-minute short that ran on the variety show The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons, before the characters spun off into their own half-hour prime time show called The Simpsons. The shorts was created by cartoonist Matt Groening in the lobby of James L.
The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album (ISBN 0-06-096582-7) is a book, written by Matt Groening, that mimics a family album that the Simpsons television family would have. Among the things it reveals is the birth date of Bart Simpson (also the birthday of Hugo Simpson), as well as the family trees of the Bouvier (Marge Simpson's ancestors) and Simpson families.
The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family is a book published in 1997 by HarperCollins. It was edited by Ray Richmond and Antonia Coffman; Matt Groening receives credit as the creator of The Simpsons, the television series upon which the book is based, and for an introduction to the book.
The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff is the second "stuff pack" for The Sims 2. The first stuff pack was The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack, which contained various holiday decorations, such as Christmas and Halloween.
The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff/Mini Pack The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff (known as The Sims 2: Festive Holiday Stuff in the UK) is a "stuff pack" for The Sims 2. It is a re-release of Holiday Party Pack, however it will officially fall under the "stuff pack" line of The Sims 2 games, and will be available for sale from major video game outlets, unlike the Holiday Party Pack, which was only available for purchase exclusively via Electronic Arts's online store (in the US).
The Sims Online The Sims Online (TSO) is a massively multiplayer online real-life game variation of Maxis's highly popular computer game The Sims. It was published by Electronic Arts and released on December 17 2002 for Microsoft Windows.
The Sims: Livin' Large The Sims: Livin' Large, also called The Sims: Livin' It Up in the United Kingdom, is the first expansion pack released for the strategy/simulation computer game, The Sims. Livin' Large adds extra characters, new items and new jobs to the main game, although it does not add any new major gameplay features as later expansions did.
The Sims: Makin' Magic The Sims: Makin' Magic is the final expansion pack released for the strategy/simulation computer game, The Sims. It introduces a magical world to the game and allows Sims to cast spells and forge charms (at the risk of failure, however).
The Sims: Superstar The Sims: Superstar is the sixth expansion pack released for the strategy/simulation computer game, The Sims. This expansion allows the player's sims to become entertainment figures and includes representations of several famous Hollywood personalities.
The Simultaneous Man The Simultaneous Man is a 1970 science fiction novel by Ralph Blum, where brainwashing and psychosurgery techniques are used to create a copy of the experiences and memories of one person in the body of another.
The Sin of Madelon Claudet The Sin of Madelon Claudet is a 1931 film which tells the story of a wrongly-imprisoned woman who turns to theft and prostitution in order to support her son. It stars Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Cliff Edwards, Jean Hersholt, Marie Prevost, Robert Young, Karen Morley and Charles Winninger.
The Sinceros The Sinceros were a new wave/power pop band from England that recorded two albums for Epic Records. "The Sound of Sunbathing" (1979) and "Pet Rock" (1981) were released worldwide and achieved moderate commercial success.
The Singapore Scout Association The formation of the Singapore Scout Association (SSA) was one of the earliest youth movements in Singapore's history and remains one of only nine youth uniformed groups in Singapore schools. Scouting encourages the holistic physical, mental, spiritual and social development of youth with a strong emphasis on duty to God, duty to country, help other people as stated in the Scout Promise and Scout Law.

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