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The Cremation of Sam McGee


"The Cremation of Sam McGee" is among the most famous of Robert W. Service's (1874–1958) poems. It was published in 1907 in "Songs of a Sourdough". (A "sourdough", in this sense, is a resident of the Yukon.) It concerns the cremation of a prospector who freezes to death near Lake Laberge, (spelled "Lebarge" by Service), Yukon, Canada, as told by the man who cremates him. The night prior to his death the title character,
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he died in 1940 of a heart attack. On 17 August 1976, Canada Post issued "Robert W. Service, Sam McGee" as an 8¢ stamp designed by David Charles Bierk. Johnny Cash's reading of the poem was National Public Radio's song of the day on May 9, 2006. Cash's "The Cremation of Sam McGee" was released along with a vast collection of personal archive recordings of Johnny Cash on the two-disc album "Personal File." Some believe Cash misreads the occasional word (such
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who is from the fictional town of Plumtree, Tennessee, asks the narrator "to swear that, foul or fair, you'll cremate my last remains". The narrator knows that "A pal's last need is a thing to heed", and swears he will not fail to cremate him. After McGee dies the following day, the narrator winds up hauling the body clear to the "marge [shore, edge] of Lake Lebarge" before he finds a way to perform the promised cremation aboard a derelict steamer
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traveled south of the Yukon to build roads, including some in Yellowstone National Park. Eventually, McGee and his wife moved to live with their daughter outside of Beiseker. However, in 1930 McGee returned to the Yukon to try prospecting along the Liard River, but met with no success. He did however return with an urn that he had purchased in Whitehorse. The urns, said to contain the ashes of Sam McGee, were being sold to visitors. McGee spent the rest of his life at his daughter's farm where
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a road builder but did indulge in some prospecting. Like others, McGee was in San Francisco, California, at the time of the Klondike Gold Rush and in 1898 left for the Klondike. In 1904, Service, who was working in the Canadian Bank of Commerce (the predecessor of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) branch in Whitehorse, saw McGee's name on a form. He talked to McGee about using his name and received permission, which is confirmed by correspondence between McGee and his family. In 1909 McGee
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. It was abandoned after it struck a rock near Tagish, which is about 50 kilometres south of Lake Laberge. Dr. Sugden used its firebox to cremate the body of Cornelius Curtin (who had died of pneumonia). The remains were then shipped to his family for burial. (Although a boat named "Alice May" sank on Lake Laberge, that happened a decade after the publication of the poem.) William Samuel McGee (b 1868, Lindsay, Ontario, - d 1940, Beiseker, Alberta) was primarily
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called the "Alice May". Much to the narrator's horror, he later discovers Sam's ghost in the makeshift crematorium, enjoying the warmth. Robert Service based the poem on an experience of his roommate, Dr. Leonard S. E. Sugden, who had cremated a corpse in the firebox of the steamer "Olive May". A success upon its initial publication in 1907, the poem became a staple of traditional campfire storytelling in North America throughout the 20th century. An edition of the poem, published in 1986 and illustrated
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last years, publishing six books of verse from 1949 to 1955. A book he had written in 1956 was published posthumously. In the spring of 1958, not long before Service died, Canadian broadcaster Pierre Berton recorded many hours of autobiographical television interview for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in Service's Monte Carlo flat. At this occasion, Service recited The Shooting of Dan McGrew and The Cremation of Sam McGee Service lived in Monaco from 1947 to 1958. He wrote two volumes of autobiography – "Ploughman of the Moon" (
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was in the bag." Similarly, when he wrote "The Cremation of Sam McGee", the verses just flowed: "I took the woodland trail, my mind seething with excitement and a strange ecstasy... As I started in: There are strange things done in the midnight sun, verse after verse developed with scarce a check ... and when I rolled happily into bed, my ballad was cinched. Next day, with scarcely any effort of memory I put it on paper." In 1926, Archibald MacMechan,
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the Teslin River, which has a larger flow when it reaches the Yukon at Hootalinqua. The upper end of the Yukon River was originally known as the Lewes River until it was established that it actually was the Yukon. North of Whitehorse, the Yukon River widens into Lake Laberge, made famous by Robert W. Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee". Other large lakes that are part of the Yukon River system include Kusawa Lake (into the Takhini River) and Kluane Lake (into the Kluane and then White River
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List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars


, Mr. Cornelius Curtin (1855-1900) died of pneumonia at White Horse Rapids. His attending physician was Dr. Leonard S. E. Sugden. Dr. Sugden then transported Mr. Curtin’s body to Tagish, where he cremated it in the firebox of the steamer "Olive May". Dr. Sugden’s subsequent recount of this peculiar event to Robert W. Service led to the fanciful poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee". Red Line (Car #5) was named for the stage and boat line which operated between White Pass,
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next morning "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" was complete. "A month or so later he heard a gold rush yarn from a Dawson mining man about a fellow who cremated his pal." He spent the night walking in the woods composing "The Cremation of Sam McGee", and wrote it down from memory the next day. Other verses quickly followed. "In the early spring he stood above the heights of Miles Canyon... the line 'I have gazed on naked grandeur where there’s nothing else to gaze
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as ""toil" for gold" instead of ""moil" for gold") and accidentally a few lines, but there are printed versions of the poem with "toil" used in place of "moil". Canadian folksinger/songwriter Stompin' Tom Connors created an uptempo song summarizing the tale in the early 1970s on his album "Stompin' Tom Meets Big Joe Mufferaw". The poem was anthologized in the "Oxford Book of Narrative Verse" (1983). The NFB (National Film Board of
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of being a 'journalist' appealing only to the commonest collective emotion," and "the charge of writing jingles." All those charges, and more, could be levelled against Service's best known and best loved works. Certainly Service's verse was derivative of Kipling's. In "The Cremation of Sam McGee", for instance, he uses the form of Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West". In his E. J. Pratt lecture "Silence In the Sea," critic Northrop Frye argued that
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Songs of a Sourdough


Songs of a Sourdough is a book of poetry published in 1907 by Robert W. Service. In the United States, the book was published under the title "The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses". The book is well known for its verse about the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon a decade earlier, particularly the long, humorous ballads, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee." "Songs of a Sourdough" has sold more than three million copies. Service, an
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first French-Canadian to explore the Yukon in 1866. It was well-known to prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, as they would pass Lake Laberge on their way down the Yukon River to Dawson City. Jack London's "" (1900) and "The Call of the Wild" (1903), and Robert W. Service's poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee" (1907) mention the lake. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, after-winter steamers carrying goods on
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The Shooting of Dan McGrew


with the lives and landscapes of the Canadian Northwest where he went to work. Along with "The Cremation of Sam McGee", this poem was arguably his best known. It was the basis of a 1998 novel, "The Man From the Creeks", by Robert Kroetsch, a longtime admirer of Service's works. It was also the inspiration for the 1949 song "Dangerous Dan McGrew" by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. Also it has been recalled in the fourth strophe of the song "Put the Blame
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(b 1868, Lindsay, Ontario - d 1940, Beiseker) lived for several years on a farm with his wife and daughter just outside Beiseker and is buried in the area. His name was to be the inspiration for the poem The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service. Several locations in and around Beiseker were featured in the filming of Ang Lee's Academy Award-winning film "Brokeback Mountain", including the site of the 'Twist Ranch' that figures importantly in the penultimate scene of the film.
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by Ted Harrison, is read widely in Canadian elementary schools. Although the poem was fiction, it was based on people and things that Robert Service actually saw in the Yukon. Lake Laberge is formed by a widening of the Yukon River just north of Whitehorse and is still in use by kayakers. The "Alice May" was based on the derelict stern-wheeler the "Olive May" that belonged to the Bennett Lake & Klondike Navigation Co. and had originally been named for the wife and daughter of Albert Sperry Kerry Sr
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Narrative poetry


"The Canterbury Tales". So sagas include both incidental poetry and the biographies of poets. An example is "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert Service. The oral tradition is the predecessor of essentially all other modern forms of communication. For thousands of years, cultures passed on their history through the oral tradition from generation to generation. A clear example of this – and the oldest one – comes from Ancient India, the Vedic Chant, which is often considered the oldest unbroken oral tradition in existence today. In
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first: selection for the International Children’s Book Exhibition in Bologna, Italy. One of his illustrations is of the Robert Service poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee". He often assigned unfamiliar tone to depicted features. In 1987 Harrison was made a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian culture. He also held honorary doctorates from Athabasca University (1991), the University of Victoria (1998) and the University of Alberta (2005). He was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of
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of the subject matter of the poems, including The Shooting of Dan Mcgrew, and The Cremation of Sam McGee. In 2004 he recorded a live album at the Grafton Town Hall called "Once Upon a Time", which was released in 2013. He essentially retired from music and has since become a full-time arts administrator. In 2002 he conceived of a tribute event called The Way We Feel as an annual event to celebrate the work of Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot. In 2003 he returned to Grafton Ontario to found
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Robert de La Berge


, also known as Lake Lebarge in some early documentation, was the setting for Robert W. Service's famous poem, The Cremation of Sam McGee. Jean Baptiste LaBerge (1804–1883) - Leader of Rebellion of 1838, also called Lower Canada Rebellion in Beauharnois, Quebec. For his part in the uprising, Jean-Baptiste Laberge was imprisoned in Montreal on November 16, 1838 and received the death sentence on January 26, 1839. The sentence was changed to deportation and he was exiled to Australia, arriving in February 1840.
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Cultural legacy of the Klondike Gold Rush


Gates. Part I of Jack London's 1910 novel "Burning Daylight" is centered on the Klondike Gold Rush. Another literary luminary connected with the rush, and whose cabin still stands in Dawson City, was folk-lyricist Robert W. Service, whose short epics The Shooting of Dan McGrew and other works describe the fierce grandeur of the north and the survival ethic and gold fever of men and women in the frozen, gold-strewn north. Service's best-known line is the opening of The Cremation of Sam McGee
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McGee Brothers


The McGee Brothers were an American old-time performing duo of brothers Sam McGee (b. Samuel Fleming McGee, May 1, 1894, d. August 28, 1975) and Kirk McGee (b. David Kirkland McGee, November 4, 1899, d. October 24, 1983). Sam typically played guitar and Kirk usually played banjo or fiddle, although they were both proficient in multiple string instruments. The McGee Brothers were one of the most enduring acts on the Grand Ole Opry during the show's first fifty years. They made
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Carry On Regardless


to the venue, Dan is terrified by his opponent, Mickey McGee, so pretends that he has sprained his finger. The fight is off until Gabriel takes on McGee instead. Sam is excited over his next job. Due to a mix-up, he thinks he is on a top secret spying mission to the Forth Bridge when all that is required of him is to make up a fourth in a game of bridge. When Sam gets back, he learns that the whole of Helping Hands have been engaged to demonstrate
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One Week (2008 film)


also appear in the movie as actors. LIST OF TRACKS: Performed by Hugh and Rosie Courtesy of Noodily Wow Records Written by T.Dekker/Great Lake Swimmers Published by Harbour Songs / (weewerk) Courtesy Great Lake Swimmers / (weewerk) Performed by T. Dekker/Great Lake Swimmers Written and Performed by Sam Roberts Courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group Canada Performed by Selina Martin Lyrics and music by Selina Martin Performed by Stars Courtesy of Arts & Crafts International Written by Amy Millan, Chris Seligman, Torquil Campbell, Patrick McGee, Evan
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McGee Brothers


. The brothers made their last major appearance as a duo on the Opry in 1974, although Kirk continued to appear regularly on the program until his death in 1983. Sam and Kirk McGee were born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, a town located just south of Nashville. Their father was a noted fiddler, and both Sam and Kirk learned to play banjo at a young age. As a teenager, Sam picked up slide-guitar and other blues techniques from African-American railroad workers and street musicians in his native
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Travis McGee


twice been translated to cinema and television; Rod Taylor played McGee in "Darker Than Amber" (1970), and Sam Elliott played him in the television movie of "The Empty Copper Sea", entitled "Travis McGee" (1983). The latter relocates McGee in California, eliminating the Florida locales central to the novels. In addition, Elliott kept his trademark brushy mustache, thoroughly distancing himself from the clean-shaven, brush cut look McGee maintains in the books. In the first film Meyer was played by
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later (Smith's "Dixieliner" recordings from the 1930s were accompanied by the Delmore Brothers, rather than the McGees). Sam and Kirk made several recordings during the 1930s as a duo, however, most notably "Brown's Ferry Blues," which they recorded in 1934. Sam also claimed to have been the first performer to play an electric guitar on the Opry, for which he was chided by Opry founder George D. Hay, who told him the electric guitar was not "down to Earth." The Dixieliners
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The Deep Blue Good-by


, but the film did not develop into a series. Other actors considered for the role were Jack Lord and Robert Culp. John McDonald's favourites were Steve McQueen or Vic Morrow. The 1983 TV movie "Travis McGee: The Empty Copper Sea" starred Sam Elliott. It relocated McGee to California, abandoning the Florida locales central to the novel. In 1967, author MacDonald refused permission for a television series about Travis McGee, believing that people would stop reading the novels were Travis McGee regularly on television. A film version
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Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy


anchor desk. Sam Donaldson contributed reports from the ABC bureau in Washington. NBC was also about to sign off in New York when anchor Frank McGee received a telephone call on camera, apparently informing him of the shooting. A visibly stunned McGee spent the next few minutes filling time until he was ready to inform viewers that Kennedy had been shot. NBC reporter Charles Quinn was one of the first to report from the scene of the shooting, telling viewers, "He's lying here on the floor. Senator Kennedy has been
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Sentinel 2099


Sentinel 2099 is a 1995 American apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Michael McGee. The cast includes Sam Bishop, Chris Carlson, Daniel Duff, Todd huffman, Leon Jester, Michael Mansfield, and Jodie Whitley. Director: Michael McGee. Starring: Sam Bishop, Chris Carlson, Daniel Duff, Todd Huffman, Leon Jester, Michael Mansfield, Judie Whitley. Released: 1995. Runtime: 75 minutes. Language: English. Country: United States. In the post apocalyptic world of the 21st century the Unified Commonwealth struggles to
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Book burning


, written in Ekavian version of Serbo-Croatian, written by the Serbs or by "unsuitable" Croats. In the Sikh religion, any copies of their sacred book, Guru Granth Sahib, which are too badly damaged to be used, and any printer's waste which bears any of its text, are cremated. This ritual is called an "Agan Bhet", and it is similar to the ritual which is performed when a deceased Sikh is cremated. In his 1821 play, "Almansor", the German writer
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Fibber McGee and Molly


Jim Jordan was recovering from a bout of pneumonia (this would be written into the show the following week, when the Jordans returned), and the story line involved Gildersleeve and nephew Leroy hoping to visit the McGees at home during a train layover in Wistful Vista, but finding Fibber and Molly not at home. At the end of the episode, Gildersleeve discovers the couple had left in a hurry that morning when they received "Gildy's" letter saying he would be stopping over in Wistful Vista. Marlin Hurt's "
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McGee Brothers


Sam played a banjo-guitar, providing rare early instances of this instrument being played effectively. While the McGee Brothers continued performing with Macon over the years, by 1930 their main focus had turned to performing as a duo and with fellow Opry pioneer "Fiddlin'" Arthur Smith. In 1931, the McGees and Smith formed the "Dixieliners," a string band named after the railroad where Smith worked. The group toured and made numerous appearances on the Opry, but didn't make any recordings until their reunion two decades
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Darker than Amber (film)


Darker than Amber is a 1970 film adaptation of John D. MacDonald's mystery/suspense novel, "Darker than Amber". It was directed by Robert Clouse from a screenplay by MacDonald and Ed Waters. The film starred Rod Taylor as Travis McGee, the protagonist of a series of successful novels by MacDonald. "Darker than Amber" and "The Empty Copper Sea" (adapted as the 1983 film "Travis McGee" starring Sam Elliott) remain the only McGee novels adapted to the big screen to date. The film
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Patrick D. McGee


" McGee gave up his Assembly position to run in the conservatively oriented Los Angeles City Council District 3 in the West San Fernando Valley, which included Woodland Hills, Encino, Tarzana, Northridge, Reseda and Canoga Park. He won an easy victory in the 1957 primary for a four-year term. In 1961, however, he did not campaign for reelection but instead ran for mayor; he came in third after Norris Poulson and Sam Yorty, who then met in a runoff election. As an Assembly member, McGee
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Travis McGee


-one novels featuring Travis McGee has a title that incorporates a color. The first three books in the Travis McGee series were published in quick succession, at the rate of one a month, a highly unusual publishing strategy. According to MacDonald, he had earlier written an introductory novel about McGee that he burned as being unsatisfactory. A longtime resident of Sarasota's Siesta Key, MacDonald said he placed McGee on the opposite side of the state to protect his privacy in case the series became popular. McGee has been called the
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American McGee's Grimm


American McGee's Grimm is a 23-part episodic video game series based upon "Grimm's Fairy Tales", designed by American McGee, developed by Spicy Horse and distributed online initially by GameTap starting July 31, 2008. "Grimm" was originally thought to resemble the warped fairy tale style of "American McGee's Alice", but the art style appears to be much more child-friendly and simplistic. "Grimm" is written and executive-produced by the same person as "American McGee's Alice", R. J.
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Mike McGee (gallery director)


Mike McGee is the gallery director for the CSUF Nicholas and Lee Begovich Gallery in Fullerton, CA He is the founder of the CSUF Grand Central Art Center and was interim acting director in 2011 for the CSUF Grand Central Art Center. McGee has been professor of the Masters program in Exhibition Design and Museum Studies at CSUF for the past 22 years. McGee has served as a board member for Arts Orange County, OCCCA, CSUF Grand Central Art Center and is an Arts Commissioner for the City of Santa Ana. McGee has written
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Timothy McGee


was. But now he's got to run with it. I'm sure success has just increased his level of anxiety." In the episode "Cover Story", Rock Hollow becomes a focus point in that the NCIS team are investigating two murders (both committed because their killer thought they had robbed a convenience store and killed the clerk, as it was written in the book), when McGee is pressured to, and reveals everything that has taken place has been part of the book he is currently writing. It
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Fibber McGee and Molly


in Kansas City. "Fibber McGee and Molly" originated when the small-time husband-and-wife vaudevillians began their third year as Chicago-area radio performers. Two of the shows they did for station WENR beginning in 1927, both written by Harry Lawrence, bore traces of what was to come and rank as one of the earliest forms of situation comedy. In their "Luke and Mirandy" farm-report program, Jim played a farmer who was given to tall tales and face-saving lies for comic
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Death and Cremation


Death and Cremation is an independent feature film starring Brad Dourif and Jeremy Sumpter, and is the first feature from Director Justin Steele. The film's supporting cast includes Scott Elrod, Daniel Baldwin, Debbon Ayer, Sam Ingraffia, Staci Keanan, Kate Maher, Blake Hood and Madison Eginton. "Death and Cremation" is a suburban-set thriller in which the character of Stan (Brad Dourif) operates a crematorium and occasionally seeks to mitigate typical suburban problems with his own macabre style. Stan frequently rejects potential clients, turning
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Shakma


creature less aggressive, but it ends up having the opposite effect and Sam must euthanize the animal. Sorenson wants to perform an autopsy, so orders Sam not to cremate the animal. Sam, fond of the beast, merely sedates him. In doing so, Sam injects the wrong drug into him. Afterwards Shakma remains alive, and highly aggressive, unbeknownst to all. That night, Sorenson organizes a live-action role playing game for Sam and his friends—Gary, Bradley and Richard—and love interest Tracy (
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Harold McGee


supervised by Harold Bloom at Yale University, graduating in 1978. McGee married his college girlfriend Sharon Rugel Long on July 7, 1979; they divorced in 2004. They had two children, son John (born 1986) and daughter Florence (born 1988). Before becoming a food science writer, McGee was a literature and writing instructor at Yale. McGee has also written for "Nature", "Health", "The New York Times", the "World Book Encyclopedia", "The Art of Eating"
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Barry Prudom


an "avid outdoorsman and firearms enthusiast" Prudom's knowledge of military survival skills learned while training with the SAS helped him evade capture for 18 days as he hid out in rural areas in the north of England. When eventually found, having been tracked by "Jungle" Eddie McGee, a former SAS instructor, Prudom committed suicide by firing a single shot to his head. It later transpired that Prudom had previously attended survival courses run by McGee, and had made extensive study of a manual on survival techniques written by the
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Creature from the Haunted Sea


a "sophisticated" spoof and it was going to be an inside joke, I was not ashamed of it. Later, when it didn't turn out to be that way, when it got off the track and got dumb, then I wished that I'd never heard of it." The film's musical score, written by Fred Katz, was originally written for "A Bucket of Blood". According to Mark Thomas McGee, author of "Roger Corman: The Best of the Cheap Acts", each
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Lewis McGee


a letter of condolence written to her by an officer of the 40th Battalion. Prior to his Victoria Cross action, McGee had been noted in the 40th Battalion for his leadership qualities, and had attained a "famous fighting record". In addition to his decoration, McGee had been recommended for a commission as a result of his actions at Broodseinde, with an officer in his battalion declaring "had he lived his commission would have been assured". His original company commander, Major Leslie Payne, noted McGee's "sterling
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Alan McGee


overall price that was staggered through the 1990s of around $30,000,000 (USD). Following Creation's closure, McGee became a property developer, buying houses, flats, a farm in Wales and even an office block in Primrose Hill. The dissolution of Creation Records led to McGee forming Poptones in 2000. The label's name is a homage to the Public Image Limited song. Although Poptones was written off by Paul Lester of "Uncut" after eight days of opening , McGee found platinum success within the second year with The
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Cremation


inhumation again becomes more common, but cremation persisted in the Villanovan culture and elsewhere. Homer's account of Patroclus' burial describes cremation with subsequent burial in a tumulus, similar to Urnfield burials, and qualifying as the earliest description of cremation rites. This may be an anachronism, as during Mycenaean times burial was generally preferred, and Homer may have been reflecting the more common use of cremation at the time the Iliad was written, centuries later. Criticism of burial rites is a common form of aspersion by competing religions and cultures
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McGee Brothers


-up had shifted to include Macon's neighbor, fiddler Mazy Todd). At the same sessions, the McGees recorded several tracks as a duo, including "Old Master's Runaway," which was based on the American Civil War folk song, "Year of Jubilo." Sam also recorded "Chevrolet Car", which he had learned from a mechanic in Nashville, and tried unsuccessfully to sell it to the Chevrolet Corporation. On "Chevrolet Car" and on several tracks recorded with Macon in the late 1920s,
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Sam Rayburn Reservoir


the 1945 federal Rivers and Harbors Act, four reservoirs were originally approved for the Neches and Angelina Rivers Basin. They were designated as Dam A, Dam B, Rockland, and McGee Bend. The first to be built was Dam B, completed on the Neches River in 1953. The name was changed to Town Bluff Dam and B. A. Steinhagen Reservoir, but locals still refer to it as Dam B. In 1955, Congress approved the funding for McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir, and construction began in 1957. Congress changed the
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List of Supernatural characters


, Charlie's last act was to email Sam her notes on how to translate the Book, giving them the chance to finish what she started. In "The Prisoner", following her death, Sam and Dean cremate Charlie in hunter's tradition and Dean decides to slaughter the Styne's in revenge, telling Sam to stop the work on the Book. Sam initially does until he receives Charlie's email and decides to continue. Dean brutally slaughters the Styne family for what they did to Charlie and ultimately kills Eldon, avenging
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Albert Marchinsky


act was on a large scale. An article written after his death described it as follows: "When the curtain rose, the audience saw an Egyptian temple with flaming censers and turbaned assistants. Rameses presented an illusion called 'The Fire Goddess' which was the peak of his performance. It was a cremation illusion with additions that greatly enhanced the trick. A girl was apparently cremated in a standing position. Rameses took the ashes with him into a cabinet and almost instantaneously reappeared at the back of the auditorium. His place
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Sam Rayburn Reservoir


, hydroelectric power generation, and conservation of water. Construction costs, including those for recreation facilities, were estimated at about $66 million. It was known as McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir until 1963. In September of that year, the 88th Congress adopted a special resolution changing the name to "Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir" in honor of the recently deceased Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, a long-time champion of soil and water conservation. Dedication ceremonies were held on May 8, 1965. In accordance with
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Showdown (Cheers)


5000 Episodes and No Commercials", called Sam and Diane's first kiss at the end as one of "Cheers" greatest moments. Reviews of the season finale on "The A.V. Club" website were positive. Noel Murray praised the episode's four-act structure (two in each part) and its subplots. Ryan McGee cited the concealed appearance of Derek Malone, Sam and Diane's first kiss and their volatile confrontation. "TV Guide" and Amy Amatangelo of MSN Entertainment called Sam and Diane's first kiss one
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Patricia Ann McGee


educational center to preserve both the culture and language of the Yavapai. In 2006, McGee was nominated by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Patricia Ann Vaughn was born on July 9, 1926 in Holbrook, Arizona to Amy (née Jimulla) and Albert Vaughn. Her heritage was half Yavapai and half Hualapai. After her mother's death in 1940, Vaughan and her brother went to live with their grandparents, Sam and Viola Jimulla, chief and chieftess of the Yavapai
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Uncle Dave Macon


career with WSM lasted twenty-six years, but as he continued touring, he wasn't a regular performer in the years of the Grand Ole Opry. In early 1927, Macon formed the Fruit Jar Drinkers, composed of Macon, Sam McGee, Kirk McGee and Mazy Todd. The Fruit Jar Drinkers recorded for the first time on May 7, 1927. Although the group's repertoire was mainly traditional songs and fiddle numbers, they occasionally recorded religious songs, for which Macon would alter the group's name to the Dixie
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Timothy McGee


In "Hide and Seek", it is revealed that McGee's father is a naval officer, and stationed in California. In "The Penelope Papers", it is revealed that McGee's maternal grandmother, Penelope Langston (played by Lily Tomlin) is still alive and was close to McGee when he was young. While talking to Penelope, McGee reveals that he and his father have not spoken in seven years; Penelope and McGee agree that McGee's father is like Gibbs, in that both love McGee, but have
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee


A Sick Day for Amos McGee is a 2011 children's picture book written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin E. Stead. The book depicts a zookeeper who has bonded with the animals he cares for and who come and visit him one day when he gets sick. Phillip Stead wrote the book hoping his wife Erin would illustrate it after a period where she had become discouraged with her art. The book was well reviewed, and Erin won the 2011 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations. The book received praise for its woodblock
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Timothy McGee


one to show Ziva some ways to work from the area they live, and in return she gave him an apple – which Tony immediately stole before McGee was aware of the gift. Throughout season 7 as Ziva prepares to become an American citizen McGee supports her, even testing her, and attends her naturalization ceremony. When McGee was introduced in "Sub Rosa", Todd protested DiNozzo's apparent abuse of authority when he ordered McGee to stay on a crime scene until someone else can come to relieve him. Todd and McGee
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McGee Brothers


Williamson County, and he and Kirk subsequently adapted blues and ragtime styles to the string band format. Around 1923, Sam and Kirk met Uncle Dave Macon, who had recently gained regional fame as a banjoist and vaudeville performer. In 1926, Sam and Macon appeared together on the WSM "Barn Dance" (which later became the Grand Ole Opry) and recorded several sides, including Sam's guitar solos, "Buck Dancer's Choice" and "Knoxville Blues." Shortly afterward, a recording scout suggested Macon form a
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Robert W. Service


Sam McGee", which carried remarkable authenticity from an author with no experience of gold-mining, and enjoyed immediate popularity. Encouraged by this, he quickly wrote more poems on the same theme, which were published as "Songs of a Sourdough" (re-titled "The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses" in the US.), and achieved a massive sale. When his next collection "Ballads of a Cheechak" proved equally successful, Service could afford to travel widely and live a leisurely life,
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Fibber McGee and Molly


with Fibber, a bad pun. When someone told a man named Addison that McGee was a glib talker, McGee became known as "Ad Glib McGee". Or, when Fibber made expressions with his eyes, he was nicknamed "Eyes-a-muggin' McGee" (a play on the popular Stuff Smith swing tune "I'se A-muggin'"). From there Fibber jumps headfirst into a long, breathless and boastful description of his nickname, using an admirable amount of alliteration. Mentioned for a time
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Man-eater


are usually cremated completely, but when there is a bad disease epidemic, the death rate outruns the supply of cremation pyre wood and people burn the body a little and throw it over the edge of the burning ghat. In Asia, man-eating leopards usually attack at night, and have been reported to break down doors and thatched roofs in order to reach human prey. Attacks in Africa are reported less often, though there have been occasions where attacks occurred in daylight. Both Corbett and Kenneth Anderson have written that hunting
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Timothy McGee


that he went to get the word 'Mom' tattooed on his butt to impress Abby. In Season 5 McGee has issues with a girl who stole his heart and his credit, when he asks for help from Abby she tells him "I love you McGee and that should be enough". When in stressful or uncomfortable situations, as seen in the episode "Grace Period", while trying to deal with the death of a friend, McGee will often retreat to the forensics lab for reassurance from Abby. McGee owns
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Uncle Dave Macon


. He died three weeks later on March 22, 1952, at Rutherford County Hospital in Murfreesboro. He was buried at Coleman Cemetery near Murfreesboro. His funeral was visited by more than five thousand people and his pallbearers were George D. Hay, Kirk McGee, Roy Acuff, and Bill Monroe. He was inducted posthumously into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. A monument was erected near Woodbury. His son Dorris and several bandmates (often including Sam and Kirk McGee) made sporadic appearances on the Grand Ole Opry as
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The Last One Left


The Last One Left (1966) is a mystery novel by John D. MacDonald. The story largely takes place in southern Florida and the Bahamas, and is similar to many of the author's Travis McGee stories. The book is in fact dedicated to McGee "who lent invaluable support and encouragement," and a named runabout motorboat later appears in the McGee novel "Pale Gray for Guilt". The book's subtitle is "A story about money and dying", and it is written on several different levels. Throughout
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Geri McGee


Geraldine "Geri" McGee (May 16, 1936 – November 9, 1982) was an American model, socialite, and Las Vegas showgirl. Her involvement with criminal activity in Las Vegas, along with that of her husband Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, was chronicled in Martin Scorsese's film "Casino" (1995). The screenplay for "Casino" was written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, based on Pileggi's biography about McGee and Rosenthal titled "Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas". Sharon Stone
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McGee House (Aztec, New Mexico)


The McGee House in Aztec, New Mexico, at 501 Sabena St., was built in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a two-story home with a concrete first floor upon a concrete foundation, and frame above. In 1984 it was written that the house "was begun in 1917 by James McGee and occupied in 1923, but as his son, Cecil, who continues to live here today, is fond of pointing out, "we haven't finished it
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McGee Creek Reservoir


McGee Creek Reservoir is a reservoir in Atoka County, Oklahoma. It impounds the waters of McGee Creek and several smaller streams, including Potapo, Panther, Little Bugaboo, Bear, Blue, Mill, and Crooked creeks, all of which are tributaries of Muddy Boggy River. According to the Bureau of Reclamation (BuRec), the reservoir was designed to extend up McGee Creek and up Potapo Creek when the water is at "conservation level. McGee Creek Lake is bordered by the McGee Creek Wildlife Management Area, the McGee Creek
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Mary McGee


rode a 1962 CL72 250cc Honda Scrambler. The men promised McGee that the event would be easy, but she recalls it being anything but as she was exhausted and cold in the snow that fell. In 1966 McGee purchased a 250cc CZ and raced it through 1967 when she started racing Husqvarna motorcycles. In 1967 Mary started desert racing in Baja California events. McGee's career highlight racing bikes in Baja was in 1975, when she rode a 250 Husqvarna solo in the Baja 500, passing 17 two-man teams. McGee
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James A. McGee


Ottawa Aberdeens and the Ottawa Hockey Club 'Seconds'. Although he played for the senior Ottawa Hockey Club as early as 1900, he only fully made the club in 1903-04. The club had already won the Stanley Cup when McGee joined. McGee played in the CAHL regular season and in the Stanley Cup challenges held in 1904 against the Montreal Wanderers and Brandon Wheat Cities. McGee also played rugby football for the Ottawa Football Club. When he died, McGee was captain of the club and had played for the club
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Alan McGee


. In late 1999 it was announced that Creation Records would close. The final album released by the label was Primal Scream's 2000 release "XTRMNTR", which went gold in the UK. The final single was the third released from the album itself. Two books were written in the wake of Creation Records: One, by David Cavanagh, which McGee calls "the accountant's tale" and one by Paulo Hewitt. McGee closed Creation Records for good, selling the rest of the shares to Sony in 2000 for an
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The Empty Copper Sea


sea, hushed and waiting, as if the world had paused between breaths." The novel was adapted as the television movie "Travis McGee" (1983), starring Sam Elliott. The film abandoned the Florida locales in favor of California. A wealthy landowner/investor named Hub Lawless has disappeared off the west coast of Florida; supposedly fallen overboard during a storm and drowned. The captain of the boat, Van Harder, is blamed, having been found drunk and passed out when the boat returned to shore. But
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Woody Paul


Paul Woodrow Chrisman (born August 23, 1949), better known by his stage name Woody Paul, is an American singer, fiddler, and composer, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky. With the Riders, he is billed as "Woody Paul — King of the Cowboy Fiddlers". Chrisman began playing fiddle when he was 11 years old. He played with Sam McGee and others regularly at the Grand Ole Opry in the mid-sixties. He is also
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Michael McGee Jr.


a Blockbuster parking lot. The incident began when the Blockbuster store manager called the police concerned about a suspicious car in the store's parking lot after the store closed. Police officers responded and made contact with McGee. The officers explained why they were called and McGee responded that he understood the employees' concerns. The officers told McGee he was free to go, but as he left, McGee shouted an obscenity at the employees in the store. The police officers who were still on scene, then pulled McGee over. McGee
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Michael McGee Jr.


seeking to legally change his name from Michael Imanu Jackson to Michael Imanu McGee, the name he alleged he had used all his life. It was subsequently revealed the McGee had, in fact, frequently used the last name Jackson. For example, McGee had obtained a driver's license in the name of Jackson, which was subsequently suspended. Further, McGee was sued under the name of Jackson as a result of a traffic accident that occurred in 1996 when McGee was responsible for a three vehicle crash. McGee was subsequently investigated
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Michael McGee Jr.


. McGee allegedly demanded a bribe from an undercover FBI agent. Finally, after receiving approval from a federal judge, the FBI tapped McGee's phone. The wiretap uncovered evidence of far more criminal activities. This secret year-long federal investigation came to light over Memorial Day weekend in 2007 when agents monitoring the wiretap overheard McGee discussing a plan to harm a person suspected of burglarizing the home of a McGee friend. Concerned that McGee was plotting to murder this individual, the agents decided to arrest McGee and end their investigation.
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JaVale McGee


his career. McGee's series-high was 21 points in Game 5 against first-round opponent Los Angeles Lakers. McGee's numbers were up and down throughout the series, including Game 7, when he scored just 6 points on 1-7 shooting in 32 minutes of floor time. On July 18, 2012, McGee re-signed with the Nuggets on a four-year, $44 million contract. McGee's 2013–14 season was ended on February 20, 2014 when he underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture
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1988 English Greyhound Derby


Fearless Ace continued their good form winning on the way to the quarter finals. Make History won the first quarter-final with Sam Bridge finishing last and lame. Comeragh Boy won the second before Hit the Lid outpaced Bold Rabbit in the third. Stouke Whisper defeated Curryhills Gara and Fearless Ace in the last heat. Curryhills Gara won the first semi-final with second and third going to the John McGee pair of Hit The Lid and Irish Greyhound Derby finalist Gino who had moved to McGee from Meek. Fearless Ace and Bold
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Shine (Pat McGee Band album)


Shine is the second studio album and major label debut for the Richmond, VA based Pat McGee Band, released on April 11, 2000. On the heels of successful independent releases in "Revel" and "General Admission", the band inked an album contract with Warner Bros. subsidiary Giant Records. "Shine" was composed mostly of new material written for the record, though two previously recorded songs were reworked: "Haven't Seen for a While," which originally appeared on McGee's 1996 solo "From the Wood
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Slippy McGee (1948 film)


Slippy McGee is a 1948 American crime film directed by Albert H. Kelley, written by Jerome Gruskin and Norman S. Hall, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Dale Evans, Tom Brown, Harry Cheshire, James Seay and Murray Alper. It was released on January 15, 1948, by Republic Pictures. After he and a pair of accomplices, Al and Red, pull a $50,000 diamond heist, Slippy McGee separates from them and plans to hide out for a while in Middleton, a small town. A motorcycle
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Reaper (TV series)


came back as a spirit since his body was cremated. As the souls that Sam is sent to apprehend have already died once (along with the fact that they have various paranormal abilities), an attempt to capture or even kill them by a mere mortal could prove almost impossible. The Devil provides Sam with vessels to help him do his work. The vessel is usually sent for Sam to open in a wooden box which varies in shape per episode, sometimes inappropriate for the vessel they hold (i.e. a large box contained
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Noel Gallagher


. Gallagher has since claimed that he only had six songs written at the time, and has put his success in the interview down to "bullshitting". However, McGee believes that when they met, Gallagher had fifty or so songs written, and merely lied about how prolific he had been following the contract. Richard Ashcroft was so impressed with Oasis during the time, that he invited them to tour with his band the Verve as an opening act. Gallagher claimed to have written Oasis' first single, "Supersonic"
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McGee Airways


McGee Airways was an American airline, founded in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1932 by Linious "Mac" McGee. Starting with a single three seat Stinson airplane, the company grew and the fleet of aircraft expanded to seven Stinsons. Although McGee was an excellent manager, there were two major competitors in Anchorage: Star Air Service and Woodley Airways. There was not enough business to support the three companies, and they were all struggling financially. In 1937 McGee sold the company to Star Air Service. When Mac McGee sold the
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Howard S. McGee


1954. Upon reorganization of the Washington National Guard in April 1959, McGee was assigned as executive officer, 115th Artillery Brigade (AD). In June 1961 McGee was transferred to the 41st Infantry Division and assigned as division artillery commander. On 14 November 1961, McGee was promoted to brigadier general of the line. Upon conversion of the 41st Infantry Division to the ROAD concept in March 1963, McGee was assigned as assistant division commander. General McGee served in that assignment until 16 June 1965, when he was detailed as the
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Debbie McGee


" where her professional dance partner was Giovanni Pernice. The couple reached the final but were beaten by Joe McFadden and Katya Jones. In November 2017 she appeared alongside Chesney Hawkes in "Celebrity Antiques Road Trip". McGee continued to work alongside her husband in venues around the world. Also, according to the biography on her personal website, she has been writing a book for a long time. A cookery and party book written by McGee has appeared on WH Smith and Amazon websites called "Dine with Debbie", although
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Oliver McGee


Oliver George McGee III an American analyst, strategist, professor of engineering, and author in the United States. He has written about his switch from being a Democrat to a Republican and about being a Republican in the "age of Obama" in his book "Jumping the Aisle". He has provided public advocacy on capital, technology, and U.S. competitiveness strategies for several political campaigns including Hillary for President 2008, McCain-Palin 2008, Romney-Ryan 2012, and Trump-Pence 2016 campaigns. McGee graduated from Ohio
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Jack McGee (aviator)


Jack McGee (1885 – June 13, 1918) was a pioneer aviator. McGee was born in 1885 in Central Falls, Rhode Island to Robert McGee. His family moved to Pawtucket, Rhode Island when he was 15 in 1900. He was a boxer and worked as an elevator operator and auto mechanic before working as a chauffeur for James C. McCoy. McGee took flying lessons from Harry Atwood and Arch Freeman at Atwood Park in Saugus, Massachusetts. The school closed before McGee could finish his training, but he believed that
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Timothy McGee


. McGee tries to personally upgrade the network wiring since the union won't do it due to the heat. When Kate discovers him under her desk, she believes McGee is trying to look up her skirt and despite McGee's protests, drags him up from underneath by his ears. Seconds later, McGee tells Tony he didn't look and Tony says he believes him, only for him to ask if Kate is a "pantyhose or a thong girl" but McGee doesn't reply as Kate responds by elbowing DiNozzo in the
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Thomasine & Bushrod


Thomasine & Bushrod is a 1974 blaxploitation Western film directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., written by and starring Max Julien and Vonetta McGee and was released by Columbia Pictures. The title song was written by Arthur Lee and performed by his band Love. Vonetta McGee plays Thomasine and Max Julien plays Bushrod in a film intended as a counterpart to the 1967 film "Bonnie and Clyde". Thomasine and Bushrod go on a crime spree through the American south between 1911 and 1915, acting as Robin Hood type heroes who steal from rich
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Michael McGee Jr.


re-election. McGee is the eldest of nine children of former Milwaukee alderman and community activist Michael Imanu McGee Sr. McGee attended West Division High School but transferred to Bay View High School when West Division became the Milwaukee High School of the Arts and dropped its sports programs. At Bay View, McGee was a standout wrestler, taking third in the state in the 126-pound weight class in his senior year. McGee was popular and well-liked at Bay View High School, where he was elected Prom King. Upon graduating
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Michael McGee Jr.


by agents from the Social Security Administration regarding his use of two Social Security numbers. McGee later admitted that when his driver's license under the name McGee was suspended, he made up a Social Security number and got a license under the surname Jackson. On April 4, 2006, 23-year-old Kimley Rucker filed for a Domestic Abuse Restraining Order against McGee. The following day, McGee filed for a harassment restraining order against Rucker. At a hearing regarding the restraining order requests, McGee testified that he never had a "
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Timothy McGee


assists Abby Sciuto in the forensics lab when necessary. During the first few seasons, McGee was portrayed as timid and inexperienced. In the Season 3 episode "Probie", he was visibly shaken after killing his first victim, even though it was in self-defense and his teammates backed him in the subsequent investigation. When questioned about McGee's guilt, Gibbs commented that McGee "doesn't know how to lie". His character was almost entirely altered by episode 6.12 "Caged", evolving into a bolder and more
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2015 Chicago Bears season


; Gould eventually kicked a 19-yard field goal. In the second half, the Raiders punted on the first drive, though they reclaimed the ball after Stacy McGee recovered Matt Forte's fumble. Oakland eventually took the lead with Sebastian Janikowski's 29-yard field goal. Gould eventually gave the Bears the lead back with Gould's 54-yard kick, and reclaimed possession of the ball with Murray dropping a pitch and Sam Acho recovered. However, the Bears gave the ball back when Cutler's pass for Bennett fell short and was intercepted by Woodson
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Sam Sheppard


by a thiamine deficiency). He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Columbus, Ohio. His body remained there until September 1997 when he was exhumed for DNA testing as part of the lawsuit brought by his son to clear his father's name. After the tests, the body was cremated, and the ashes were inurned in a mausoleum at Knollwood Cemetery in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, along with those of his murdered wife, Marilyn. Sheppard's son, Samuel Reese Sheppard, has devoted considerable time and effort towards
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K. M. Cariappa


1991; he suffered from arthritis and heart problems. He died in his sleep on 15 May 1993, at the Bangalore Command Hospital where he had been receiving treatment for a few years. His mortal remains were cremated in Madikeri two days later. The cremation was attended by the three service chiefs along with Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. Cariappa's son, Nanda, lit the pyre while the Honour Guard reversed arms. According to biographer Vijay Singh, it was unheard of for Cariappa to use his power and status for personal purposes
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Sorority House Massacre II


with police officers after the movers found the bodies. They find Linda still alive, but now possessed by Hokstedter. Orville wakes up and shoots Linda dead before the police officers shoot Orville. He, however, survives and is rushed to hospital and later released after police could not pin the murders on him. An early draft of the film was written by Mark Thomas McGee. McGee had written a book about Roger Corman and told Corman he wanted to write a film for him. Corman paid him to write "Sorority House
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