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Christmas with the Kranks


Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American Christmas comedy film based on the 2001 novel "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham. It was directed by Joe Roth and written and produced by Chris Columbus. It stars Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis as a couple who decide to skip Christmas one year since their daughter is away, much to the chagrin of their neighbors. This was Tom Poston's final film before his death in 2007. After Riverside, Illinois couple Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis
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Press" featured it on their list of top 10 Christmas movie soundtracks. The film was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 5% based on 131 reviews with an average rating of 2.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A mirthless movie as fresh as last year's fruit cake, "Christmas with the Kranks" is a coarse, garish comedy that promotes conformity." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 22 out of 100 based on 33 critics,
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the Kranks". According to DeSanto, "I was looking for a project that was really textural, and maybe a bit nostalgic. I saw "Christmas with the Kranks" like a Christmas card, a beautiful Christmas memory of how we wish the holiday to be. So a lot of the fabrics I chose were not so much high-tech bright colors, but wools, plaids and mixing patterns. Joe [Roth] was specific about what he wanted, but within that, he allowed me a great deal of
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]. The following Monday morning we started pre-production." "Christmas with the Kranks" takes place mostly in the Kranks' neighborhood of Hemlock Street in Riverside, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, over the course of four weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. Production designer Garreth Stover originally looked for locations with the right weather conditions and suburban ambience for Hemlock Street, as described specifically in Columbus's script of the film. He was scouting from the metropolitan area of Chicago to Minnesota, but due to the extreme
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freedom to express myself." DeSanto viewed that all the characters in "Christmas with the Kranks" would wear dresses that are supposed to serve as their "accents" rather than overtly defining them. Luther Krank is seen wearing the same-colored shirt and suit at work all the time, and according to DeSanto, this "tells that Luther's a punch-the-clock kind of guy, so the whole idea of skipping Christmas and going off on a tropical vacation is completely averse to anything he's ever done
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to the church and Children's Hospital. Luther tries to refuse but finally agrees and they begin planning the trip. The Kranks are amazed to discover they are considered pariahs as a result of their decision. Luther's co-workers think he has become Ebenezer Scrooge when he gives all his employees letters that announce his Christmas boycott, local stationer Aubie is distressed to lose the couple's order for their engraved greeting cards and Christmas Eve party invitations, the Boy Scout troop is upset and angered when the Kranks refuse to purchase one
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the unlit Krank house and states that the Kranks' street has lost the prize and won sixth place because of how Luther and Nora refused to decorate their house. Still, Luther and Nora continue to stand their ground. The two are in the process of packing on Christmas Eve morning when they receive a call from Blair, who announces she's at Miami International Airport, en route home with her Peruvian fiancé as a surprise for her parents. She's anxious to introduce Enrique to her family's holiday traditions, and when
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. To the couple's amazement, their neighbors on Hemlock Street strongly object to their decision to boycott the holiday, because the Kranks' decision not to decorate their home will jeopardize the block's chances at winning the coveted prize for best decorated block in the neighborhood. Vic Frohmeyer, the unelected "top man" of the neighborhood, leads the townspeople in taunting Luther and Nora about Christmas celebrations by extending a perimeter of people around their lawn, asking a group of Christmas carolers to sing carols on the Kranks' lawn,
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Skipping Christmas


Skipping Christmas is a comedy novel by John Grisham. It was published by Doubleday on November 6, 2001 and reached #1 on "The New York Times" Best-Seller List on December 9 that year. The book was adapted for the film "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004) by screenwriter Chris Columbus, recorded by actor Dennis Boutsikaris, and released as a 4-CD audiobook by Random House Audio Publishing Group in October 2006. The story focuses on how Luther and Nora Krank try to avoid the frenzy traditionally experienced
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Claus, flying off from the neighborhood in his sleigh wishing everyone a merry Christmas. Joe Roth knew about John Grisham's "Skipping Christmas" before it was even published in 2001. He was asked by Grisham to read the book in galley form, assuming he could direct a movie based on it. Roth recalls: "It turns out he was right. Even while I was reading it, all I could think was that this would make a great Christmas movie. It had humor, it had wonderful characters and it
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indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. "Christmas with the Kranks" was released on DVD and VHS on March 8, 2005, and on UMD Video for PSP on November 8, 2005. It was released in November 14, 2005 in the UK. On its opening weekend, it earned $21,570,867 on 3,393 screens, ranking #3 behind "National Treasure" and "The Incredibles". It eventually grossed
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calling repeatedly to demand that they decorate their house for Christmas, and picketing with signs, "et cetera". Luther stops the protest by freezing his sidewalk to prevent the carolers from singing there. The charities also are upset with the couple: the local Boy Scout troop is dismayed when the Kranks refuse to support them by purchasing a tree, the police are angered when they decline to buy a calendar, the fruitcake salesmen are shocked to learn the Kranks will not be buying a fruitcake this year, and the stationer is
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in commercials for CarMax. Daly has appeared in numerous films, most notably as courtside announcer Dick Pepperfield in the 2008 film "Semi-Pro" starring Will Ferrell. In 2004, Daly appeared in the movie "Christmas with the Kranks" as a shopper who is bribed by Jamie Lee Curtis' character Nora Krank into giving her a Christmas ham. In 2010, Daly co-starred as Mayor Brown in the 3D live action/CGI film version of "Yogi Bear" and appeared in "She's Out of My
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of their Christmas trees to help the scouts make enough money for a camporee, and the police are stunned to discover they won't be buying this year's calendar from them. Most vocal in their objections are neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh). Vic, who's the unelected leader of the street, organizes a campaign to force the Kranks to decorate their home so Hemlock Street won't lose the coveted award for best decorations. Vic has political and bureaucratic connections in Chicago.
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In the next 12 weeks, hundreds of carpenters, plasterers and painters had built what would become the largest exterior set ever for a movie, being more than 700 feet long and including 16 houses. What Stover called "the core five" were the houses of the Kranks, the Frohmeyers, the Scheels, the Beckers and Trogdons, which he claimed had "full ground floors that are dressed and you can see into." He also said that the second floor of the Kranks' was built on a soundstage. Producer
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Walt doesn't seem to like Luther, so his efforts are primarily personal. However, it is revealed that Walt's wife Bev is suffering from cancer, perhaps dampening his holiday spirits. Children picket, led by Vic's son Spike (Erik Per Sullivan), neighbors constantly call, and Christmas carolers try to revive the Kranks' holiday spirit by singing on their lawn, which Luther stops by freezing his front lawn. Even the newspaper gets into the act by publishing a front-page story complete with a photograph of
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Michael Barnathan claimed that the set would later be available for other movies, TV series and commercials to use. However, due to both health complaints from the locals over toxic residues and a lack of profit, the studio closed in 2012 and was razed to build a mall. The scenes involving Nora Krank's excursion to the supermarket to procure a "Mel's Hickory Honey Ham" were filmed at Cordons Ranch Market, located at 2931 Honolulu Ave, Glendale, California. Susie DeSanto handled the costume design of "Christmas with
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M. Emmet Walsh


occasional guest appearances on "Home Improvement" as Tim Taylor's father-in-law. In 1992, he appeared as a powerful U.S. Senator in David Winning's "Killer Image". In "Christmas with the Kranks", he played one of the Kranks' neighbors. He also appeared as Alex Lembeck, a motorcycle cop who appointed himself as Sandy Stockton's chaperone and protector on "The Sandy Duncan Show" in 1972. He appeared in an episode of the NBC drama series "Gibbsville" in 1976 and
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. He entered a rehabilitation clinic for alcohol abuse as part of his court obligation. In 2002, he reprised his role as Scott Calvin in "The Santa Clause 2". Two years later, he starred as Luther Krank in "Christmas with the Kranks". In 2006, "Zoom" was released, starring Allen as Jack Shepard. The same year, he also starred in "The Shaggy Dog" and "The Santa Clause 3". Allen began narrating the "Pure Michigan" television and radio commercials for
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Peter Kranke


analgesia, quality of recovery and patient safety. Among others, Kranke's interest was in evaluating alternative methods for the provision of labour analgesia and its safe implementation in clinical practice. Very early, and based on results of conducted systematic reviews, Kranke and colleagues highlighted the suspicious trial results published by Fujii and colleagues. Findings, that were negated for a long time, but finally reconfirmed by subsequent, comprehensive analyses. Since 2010 Kranke is editor of the "European Journal of Anaesthesiology", member of the expert panel of the
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"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Billy May & His Orchestra with vocal by Alvin Stoller; "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Eddie Dunstedter; "White Christmas" by Dean Martin; "Frosty the Snowman" by Steve Van Zandt; "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley; and "The Christmas Song" by Ella Fitzgerald. Unlike the movie, the soundtrack received generally favorable reviews, with many critics appreciating the use of garage rock as a "fresh take" on Christmas music. "Houston
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The View" (ABC, 2015-present), where it has continued during its last edition before Christmas in the years since. The song has been used in several movies – including during the main titles of "Gremlins", in a scene in "GoodFellas" in which some of the characters spend money from the Lufthansa Heist on lavish gifts, in "Christmas with the Kranks", in the 2012 ABC Family TV movie "The Mistle-Tones", and most recently in the 2017 Hallmark Channel TV movie "Christmas
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Jean Beauvoir


", "Christmas with the Kranks", where he produced and arranged the song Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight), and performed, produced and wrote the end title song Merry Christmas To All Of The World, "The Guilty", "Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever", "Berlin Nights", "RV", "Unthinkable", and "Why Him"?. Beauvoir founded and serves as CEO/President of Voodoo Island Entertainment Group whose divisions included Voodoo Island
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." She described Nora as "tasteful and kind of folksy, a middle-American woman approaching middle age. In our first meeting, Jamie Lee Curtis was totally prepared. She wanted to look like a real Midwestern woman who lives in the suburbs of Chicago and is as obsessed with Christmas as everyone around her. Nora dresses for the seasons and I found out by speaking to people at Marshall Field's in Chicago that the Christmas sweater is a big deal. And Jamie wears it so well." As for Vic
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Peter Kranke


Peter Kranke (born 10 July 1973, Würzburg) is anesthetist and professor of anesthesiology at the University of Würzburg, Germany. Kranke is known for the design and conduct of clinical studies and for performing systematic reviews in the context of perioperative medicine. He published numerous papers on research focussed on evidence-based medicine and interventional and observational trials on postoperative nausea and vomiting and other issues in conjunction with perioperative medicine and associated topics. The area of his clinical responsibility and interest, among others, is the safe provision of anesthesia and
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upset when he loses their annual order of engraved greeting cards. A newspaper even gets in the act by asking Luther's #1 rival, Walt Scheel, to film the Kranks' house for the story. Luther and Nora find themselves the objects of derision and anxiously await their departure on Christmas Day. Without warning, Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce she's at Miami International Airport, "en route" home with her Peruvian fiancé to surprise her parents. She's anxious to introduce Enrique to her family's holiday
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the 1990s. "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" was later included in the film "Christmas With The Kranks". "I Believe in Miracles" was covered by Eddie Vedder and Zeke for the "We're a Happy Family—A Tribute to the Ramones" album and is frequently covered by Pearl Jam at their shows. "Pet Sematary" was performed live by German industrial metal band Rammstein (in conjunction with Clawfinger) and was released as a b-side to their single "
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had heart." With the rights of the book received and the May 2000 founding of Revolution Studios, he stated that "as a start-up company, there was a great deal of work to do in order to get up and running." Later, filmmaker Chris Columbus, who also bought the rights to "Skipping Christmas" and had written a screenplay, called Roth about directing the adaption. As Roth explains: "Naturally, I thought he was going to direct it. But he said, 'No
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Charlie Krank


Krank stepped up as the new president of Chaosium. Chaosium almost went out of business in 2003, and for a time afterward it was run out of president Krank's house with no paid staff. On September 11, 2008, Krank informed the public that his friend and fellow long-time Chaosium employee Lynn Willis had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Krank later reported that Willis died on January 18, 2013. In a forum posting of 3 June 2015, Sandy Petersen announced that Krank was no longer President of Chaosium
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of their cat, Muffles. At first Walt and Bev decline, but ultimately decide to accept his generosity; as a result, Luther, whose holiday spirit has been renewed, realizes skipping Christmas wasn't as good an idea as he had originally thought. Nora, in response, suggests doing it again the next year, much to Luther's perplexment. The film ends with Luther and Nora standing in their street watching the party with delight, as the camera zooms out to reveal party guest Marty, revealed to be Santa
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to transport it across the street, but the neighbors notice and mistakenly think Luther is stealing it, so they phone the police, resulting in Luther's barely escaping arrest. Luther attempts to set up a Frosty the Snowman decoration on his roof but fails, and after a series of events ends up hanging by his leg. Scheel reluctantly calls 9-1-1, and Luther is rescued. The Kranks then admit their dilemma and are rescued by everyone they've alienated, with the neighbors pulling together and providing the Christmas
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Cheech Marin


as "Officer Salino" in the film adaptation of John Grisham's holiday novel "Skipping Christmas", under the title "Christmas With the Kranks", starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. Marin appeared in the Fox sitcom Married… with Children as the voice of the Bundy’s Briard dog, Buck; he voiced the character in three episodes: Look Who's Barking, Change for a Buck and Assault and Batteries. Marin made the transition to full-time television work when he co-starred on the short
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) see their daughter, Blair (Julie Gonzalo), depart for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, empty nest syndrome sets in. Luther calculates the couple spent $6,132 during the previous year's holiday season and, not looking forward to celebrating Christmas without their daughter, he suggests they invest the money usually spent on decorations, gifts, and entertainment and treat themselves to a ten-day Caribbean cruise instead. Skeptical at first, Nora finally agrees under the condition that they still give a donation
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only for the neighbors to confuse this with Luther stealing the family's Christmas tree and calling the police. Spike comes to Luther's rescue by showing the neighbors and officers that Luther has Trogdon's keys and thus was given permission to borrow the tree. Nora comes home, having only been able to obtain smoked trout to replace the honey ham, and orders Luther to put up a Frosty decoration on the roof of their house, which fails miserably. Once it is established why Luther is trying frantically to decorate his home,
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of television shows, such as "Malcolm in the Middle", "Veronica Mars", "", "Criminal Minds", "Bones", "Dharma & Greg", "Parks and Recreation", "The Nine", "The West Wing", "", "Castle", "Monk". In film, Friedericy appeared in "Christmas with the Kranks", "Alien Raiders", "Paranormal Activity 3", and "The Lords of Salem". From 2007 to 2012
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Charlie Krank


Charlie Krank is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Charlie Krank was born in 1957 in San Francisco. Charlie Krank, an employee of the San Francisco game store Gambit, started volunteering to help Chaosium playtest in 1978 and became a paid employee two years later. Krank designed the collectible card game "Mythos", which won the 1996 "Best Card Game" award at Origins. When Greg Stafford founded Issaries, Inc. and left Chaosium after 25 years, long-time employee and part owner
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Peter Kranke


analgesia in obstetrics and gynecology. Kranke studied medicine at the University of Würzburg from 1994 to 99, followed by a practical year (PJ) at the University of Heidelberg and at the Cantonal Hospital of Baden Switzerland. In 2000 he was promoted to doctor of medicine ("magna cum laude"). In 2005 he was approved as medical specialist in anesthesiology (consultant anesthetist) and was habilitated in the same year with a work on the application of evidence-based medicine in the perioperative period with special focus on postoperative nausea
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Tim Allen


For Richer or Poorer" (1997), "Jungle 2 Jungle" (1997), "Galaxy Quest" (1999), "Big Trouble" (2002), "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004), "The Shaggy Dog" (2006), "Wild Hogs" (2007), "Redbelt" (2008), and "Crazy on the Outside" (2010). Allen was born in Denver, Colorado, to Martha Katherine (née Fox), a community-service worker
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on "" (2007), "Across the Universe" (2007), "Freedomland" (2006), "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004), "Peter Pan" (2003), "Maid in Manhattan" (2002), "The One" (2001) and "America's Sweethearts" (2001). Before joining Revolution Studios, Newirth produced the popular Robin Williams hit "Patch Adams" (1998), "Home Fries" (1998) starring Drew Barrymore, and the
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Krank (song)


"Krank" is a song by industrial rock group KMFDM, the first single from their seventeenth studio album, "WTF?!". It was released in North America on March 8, 2011, on the KMFDM and Metropolis record labels, and in Europe on March 11, 2011 on the Dependent label. None of the tracks on the "Krank" release are on the album, as the album features a different version of "Krank", and does not feature any version of "Day Of Light".
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Peter Kranke


journal "Anästhesiologie Intensivmedizin Notfallmedizin Schmerztherapie" and has had several positions within the "European Society of Anaesthesiology" (member and later chairman of the Scientific Committee for Evidence Based Medicine and Quality Improvement, member of the Scientific Committee on Obstetric Anaesthesia, Member of the Patient Safety and Quality Committee). Kranke is co-author of the recommendations by the international consensus conferences for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) including their regular updates as well as European recommendation for preoperative fasting and the S3-guidelines on fluid management in the
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Teacher's Pet (2004 film)


Ivan Krank"") and turns the machine on Spot. Spot wakes up to find that he is indeed human—but not a boy as he expected, but rather a fully-grown man (he had forgotten to factor in dog time). Still, he is happy to be human, but the happiness quickly fades when Krank tells him that he will have to travel around with him forever to prove that Krank is not a wacko. Krank locks Leonard and "Scott" up, and hope seems lost until
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The City of Lost Children


almost killed by Martha, but the diver harpoons her. She then finds Denree asleep in Krank's dream-extracting machine, and Irvin tells her that to release him she must enter the machine herself. In the dream world she meets Krank and makes a deal with him to replace Denree as the source of the dream; Krank fears a trap but plays along, believing himself to be in control. Miette then uses her imagination to control the dream and turn it into an infinite loop, destroying Krank's mind. One
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department, and Krank was a student worker. The two men met a second time at Ellerbe Architects in 1959. In 1960, Krank started working for Victor Gruen Associates, the creators of the regional mall concept, and acquired his shopping mall experience. In 1968, Korsunsky and Krank decided to form a partnership. While working on the Point of France Condominiums in 1973, Ron Erickson answered an ad for a key project manager. Korsunsky and Krank liked that Erickson was artistic (he showed them his water colors) and had
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Peace Corps


. Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention have a song named "Who Needs the Peace Corps?" on their 1968 album "We're Only in It for the Money". In popular culture, the Peace Corps has been used as a comedic plot device in such movies as "Airplane!", "Christmas with the Kranks", "Shallow Hal", and "Volunteers" or used to set the scene for a historic era, as when Frances "Baby" Houseman tells the audience she plans to join
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Jake Busey


Frighteners" and "Road House 2". Busey played the role of "Backfire" in Patrick Durham's movie "Cross" which was released directly to DVD and download in May 2011, and stars in the independent film "Don't Pass Me By". He has also had minor parts in films like "Windrunner: A Spirited Journey" starring Jason Wiles, "Christmas with the Kranks" starring Tim Allen, "I'll Do Anything", "Enemy of the State", "The Killing Jar"
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Caroline Rhea


and in "Christmas with the Kranks." In 2005, Rhea appeared in "The Perfect Man", playing a co-worker of Jean (Heather Locklear) and had a recurring role on the hit Disney Channel Original Series, "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" as Ilsa Shickelgubermeiger-Von Helsing der Keppelugerhofer, an inspector turned manager of the rival hotel. In 2007, she starred in the original Lifetime Television movie "To Be Fat Like Me" opposite Kaley Cuoco and in the Fox animated series "
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Felicity Huffman


as Kate Hudson's character's older sister, and "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004), as the best friend of Jamie Lee Curtis's character. After a recurring role on the NBC sitcom "Frasier", Huffman landed a leading role in an ABC comedy series "Desperate Housewives", co-starring with Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, and Eva Longoria. Huffman won an Emmy Award for her work on "Desperate Housewives" (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) in 2005, as well as
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Julie Gonzalo


Julieta Susana "Julie" Gonzalo (; born September 9, 1981) is an Argentine actress and producer. She starred as Pamela Rebecca Barnes in the TNT drama series "Dallas" (2012–14). Gonzalo is also known for her roles in films, including "Freaky Friday", "A Cinderella Story", and "Christmas with the Kranks", and on television series "Veronica Mars" and "Eli Stone". Gonzalo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and raised in Miami, Florida, where she began
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David Lander


of a minor league baseball radio announcer in the film, "A League of Their Own" and a bit part of the minister officiating the marriage ceremony in "Say It Isn't So". He also played "Tanning Intruder" in "Christmas with the Kranks". Lander created the starring role of the demented fast food franchise clown Bruce Burger in the cult film "Funland" directed by Michael A. Simpson. Lander also has experience as a voice actor, with a resume dating back to 1969 where he "dramatically
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26th Young Artist Awards


Isen - "Atomic Betty" - Cartoon Network ★ "Miracle Run" - Lifetime ★ ""'Jack & Bobby" - WB ★ "Reba" - WB ★ "" - AFI ★ "In Oranje" - Netherlands ★ "The Incredibles" - Disney/Pixar ★ "Christmas with the Kranks" - Columbia ★ "Finding Neverland" - Miramax ★ Antonio Pontarelli - Rock Violinist (California) ★ Angela Riccio - Journalist / Feature Writer ★ - 'Young Patrick' in "Auntie Mame" ★ The Polar
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Rene Lavan


in the film "" (2004). He also appeared in "Christmas with the Kranks" (2004) alongside Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. He has also co-hosted programs such as the "Latin Billboard Music Awards", "the Latin Grammy's", among others. He also debuted on Broadway with the long running "Latinologues" along with Rick Najera and Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez. He is a producer working on various independent projects including music videos and Latin culture-themed films. Additionally,
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sales went big and rapid. Luther agrees to purchase the remaining tree in order to save face with the Boy Scouts, but it unfortunately loses its last few needles on the drive home. An annoyed Luther then arranges to borrow the tree of neighbor Wes Trogdon (who is going away for a week with his kids and wife to close relatives) with the warning that he is not to break a single ornament or damage it. Luther enlists Spike's help to transport it across the street on Spike's Radio Flyer wagon,
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. When Nora confronts him for this, he tries to convince her to still go on the cruise, but she refuses, disgusted that he isn't happy Blair is home. Having a change of heart, Luther sadly slips out of the house and goes across the street to the Scheel home. Bev's cancer, once in remission, has returned and, knowing this may be their last holiday together, Luther insists they take the cruise in place of him and Nora, going so far as to offer to take care
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Frohmeyer, she saw him as "a sort of commander-in-chief of the neighborhood, so I wanted something with a bit of a military flair. Since he's also a college professor, we cut the pattern from a general's jacket and made it professorial by using a vintage tweed mixed with corduroy." The soundtrack was produced and supervised by American musician Steven Van Zandt, who arranged and produced 6 of the tracks. It features many holiday standards, including "Jingle Bell Rock" by Brenda Lee;
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Julie Gonzalo


following year in the romantic comedy "A Cinderella Story", opposite Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray, and also appeared in "" and "Christmas with the Kranks", as Jamie Lee Curtis' character's daughter. In 2005, she had supporting role in another romantic comedy, "Must Love Dogs". Her other credits including 2007 thriller "Cherry Crush" and the lead role in the 2013 comedy horror movie "Vamp U". In 2006, Gonzalo was cast in a series regular role as Parker Lee
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Downey Studios


The Downey Studios was a production studio in Downey, California. The studio featured of indoor and outdoor production space including a building and a building which was home of the largest indoor water tank in North America. A suburban residential street backlot built especially for "Christmas with the Kranks" , with 5 complete homes and 11 facades, was also available at the studio. The studios were created out of the former Rockwell International plant where the Space Shuttle orbiters as well as some vehicles for the Apollo space program were assembled. The
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, you should direct it.' It turns out I was getting ready to direct another project. But when I read Chris's script, I knew I had to at least try to direct it. I promised myself that if I could get the right cast in place, I would do it." Producer Michael Barnathan said, "Joe read the script on a Sunday, bought it on Monday, decided he wanted to direct it on Tuesday and by Friday had cast Tim [Allen] and Jamie Lee [Curtis
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conditions of this part of the United States at the time, the filmmakers felt it was better to set up the neighborhood in an empty location instead of finding one. When looking for a place to build the set 15 weeks before filming began, Stover chose a parking lot of a former Boeing aircraft factory in Downey, California, about 15 miles away from downtown Los Angeles and in the midst of Downey Studios. The rest of the first three weeks were spent on designing the houses with assistance from construction coordinator David Elliott.
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followed through distributors such as Atari. After a series of earthquakes, a drill-shaped vehicle emerges from the ground, the Krank Tank. It is commanded by the Krank Brothers, who intend to conquer the Earth. Pixie, Madboy and Rex use the Kore Suit, invented by scientist Dr. Samuelsen, to stop the Kranks. The game was originally conceived by designer Klaus Lyngeled, formerly of Shiny Entertainment. He quit his job at Shiny to found his own company, Zoink, in order to be able to work full
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Teacher's Pet (2004 film)


and Scott can be together is for him to go to Krank and have him turn him into a dog. (""A Boy Needs a Dog (Reprise)""). Scott arrives moments after Leonard leaves, and after getting over the shock of seeing Spot as a human, Pretty Boy and Jolly tell him that Leonard has gone to Krank's lab. Krank plans to turn Leonard into a dog and use him as bait to get Scott back, and then he will have both the boy-dog and
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she asks if they're having their usual party that night, a panicked Nora says yes. Comic chaos ensues as the couple finds themselves trying to decorate the house and coordinate a party with only twelve hours to spare before their daughter and future son-in-law arrive. While Nora scrambles to find food, especially Blair's favorite honey glazed ham ("Mel's Hickory Honey Ham"), Luther goes to buy a tree from the Boy Scouts but they only have one worthless non-green tree left since their
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the neighbors, led by Vic, come out full force to help him and Nora ready it for Blair. Blair calls to say she landed from Miami, and the neighbors send the police to pick her up and stall long enough to let everyone finish setting up. The party starts off strong, with Blair having no idea of the earlier drama. Enrique thanks everyone for the warm welcome, and Nora thanks her neighbors for being a strong community. Luther, to everyone's disappointment, offers only a half-hearted toast
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Peter Kranke


(phase II to IV). The working group "clinical studies" and trial management, headed by Kranke, compiles systematic reviews on interventions in health care with associated economic benefit assessment according to the criteria of the cochrane collaboration, other systematic reviews and has a coordinating role with respect to clinical trials. The main area of expertise and emphasis of Kranke's scientific work was in the area of observational and interventional trials on risk factors for PONV as well as investigator initiated trials and industry-driven trials to investigate interventions aiming at
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Peter Kranke


the prevention or treatment of PONV. Among these trials, many studies were aiming to get a label for the indication of PONV prevention (phase II and III trials). Further, Kranke´s group conducted numerous systematic reviews on interventions in conjunction with the perioperative period, amongst other, various antiemetics. In addition, Kranke has set up and validated many tools and prognostic instruments with respect to the prediction of PONV and other adverse events in the perioperative phase, such as PONV and shivering. An additional emphasis was put on the pharmacoeconomic
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Teacher's Pet (2004 film)


the dog-man. Scott arrives at the lab just as Leonard is being strapped to the table. Dennis detains Scott, Pretty Boy and Jolly, but they escape by tickling him. Scott unties Leonard and destroys Krank's machine by inserting the nickel that Krank had given him earlier into a slot on the machine marked "Quarters Only". The machine starts firing at random, turning Krank into a mouse and seemingly killing Scott, turning him into a pile of blue dust. Leonard angrily beats the machine and it fires
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Signal Transfer Point


A Signal Transfer Point (STP) is a router that relays SS7 messages between "signaling end-points" (SEPs) and other signaling transfer points (STPs). Typical SEPs include "service switching points" (SSPs) and "service control points" (SCPs). The STP is connected to adjacent SEPs and STPs via signaling links. Based on the address fields of the SS7 messages, the STP routes the messages to the appropriate outgoing signaling link. Edge STPs can also route based upon message body content using
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United States hydrogen policy


programs. Each states energy office gets SEP funding and manages all SEP funded projects. For more information about the SEP, including project descriptions, visit the SEP website. Clean Ports USA is an incentive-based program designed to help reduce emissions by encouraging port authorities to redesign and replace older diesel engines with new technologies and cleaner fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign offers funding to port authorities to help them overcome the obstacles that prevent the adoption of cleaner diesel technologies. Clean Construction USA promotes the reduction
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Richard Mattern Montgomery


staff. Sep 1956-Aug 1959 In 1956 he was assigned as deputy commander of the 2d Air Force (SAC). Following this two-year tour, he became commander of the 3d Air Division at Guam, with responsibility for SAC Forces West of the 180th meridian. Sep 1952-Sep 1956 The assignment which did most to shape his subsequent career was that of chief of staff, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in September 1952, a post he held until September 1956. As a principal staff
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List of RuneQuest supplements


; Boxed ; Dickinson, Oliver ; Krank, Charlie ; "Perrin, Steve" ; "Petersen, Sandy" ; Rolston, Ken ; "Stafford, Greg" ; Swenson,Anders ; Trout, Michael ; "Willis, Lynn" ; Willner, M.B. ; Map: Chodak, Yurek ; Krank, Charlie ; "Willis, Lynn" ; Illustration: Cover: Blum, Michael ; Foster, Brad W. ; Interior: Blum, Michael ; Foster, Brad W. ; Perenne (Perrin), Luise ; booklet:
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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The City of Lost Children


Krank's oil-rig, Irvin gets one of the clones to release a plea for help in the form of a bottled dream telling the story of how they were created. It reaches One, Miette, and the diver, and the latter remembers that he was the scientist who made them, and that the oil-rig was his laboratory before Krank and Martha pushed him off to take it for themselves. They all converge on the rig; the diver to destroy it and the duo to rescue Denree. Miette is
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List of RuneQuest supplements


Stafford, Greg" ; Krank, Charlie ; Kaufer, Ken ; Swenson, Anders ; Natzke, John ; "Petersen, Sandy" ; Summers, Sean ; Jaquays, Paul ; Kraft, Rudy ; Illustration: Map: Krank, Charlie ; Cover Painting: Jaquays, Paul ; Interior : Jaquays, Paul ; Becker, Richard ; 96 pages, May 1981. 4015-X - ""Borderlands"" ; Boxed ; Boyle, John E. ; Chodak, Yurek ; Fiorito, Tony ; Free, Lisa A. ; Hoffman,
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19th Air Refueling Squadron


The 19th Air Refueling Squadron (19 ARS) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. At the time of its inactivation, it was based at Otis Air Force Base. On 19 Sep 1985 the 19th Air Refueling Squadron,(Medium), was consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron, a unit that was last active 31 Mar 1944. This action was directed by Department of the Air Force Letter DAF/MPM 662q Attachment 2 (Inactive Units), 19 Sep 1985. The Consolidated Unit will retain the Designation of 19th
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Krank (song)


video for the song, their first in nine years, and first official video since 1997's "Megalomaniac" video. The video, which was simultaneously recorded in Seattle, Hamburg, and Portland, Oregon, was produced by Kelly Raine. The band released a teaser for the video a few weeks before the release of the single, which was then temporarily sold out on the band's website due to high demand. "Krank" has been generally well received. The song was described as "adrenalin-pumping" and
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The Kore Gang


and combine their abilities to solve puzzles. The story revolves around the Krank Brothers, evil rulers of a civilization that exists in the center of the Earth. The player, with the help of the three playable characters Pixie, Madboy, and Rex, must stop the Kranks from carrying out their plan to conquer the surface of the planet as well. The plot alludes to the subtitle, "Outvasion from Inner Earth". After being released in August 2010 in Germany through the now-defunct publisher Pixonauts, general international releases
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Peter Kranke


and vomiting (PONV). He also holds an MBA since 2005. In 2007 he was named senior physician at the Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Würzburg. There he heads the clinical research since 2008. In 2009 he was named full professor of anesthesiology at the University of Würzburg. Kranke also holds special titles for intensive care medicine, pain management palliative care, emergency medicine, acupuncture and medical quality management (Bavarian chamber of physicians) as well as qualifications with respect to the conduct of clinical trials
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Teacher's Pet (2004 film)


Boy assures him that they can be tough despite their size (""Small But Mighty"") Upon arriving in Florida, Mrs. Helperman goes directly to the Teacher of the Year finals, and Leonard is all ready to play fetch, but Spot has other ideas. He reveals to Leonard the real reason he came to Florida, to become a real boy. Leonard is skeptical, but accompanies Spot to Krank's lab, where Krank has just unsuccessfully tried to turn a frog human. He is ready to destroy his
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Teacher's Pet (2004 film)


machine when Spot and Leonard show up. Spot tells him that his machine can't work with a frog because it's a lower life form, like his other two creatures, Dennis (an alligator-man) and Adele (a mosquito-girl), and that he needs a mammal, like a dog. Krank agrees to turn Spot human, and gives him a nickel as payment for being his test subject. Krank explains that, throughout his entire life, people have mocked his ideas (""I,
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Teacher's Pet (2004 film)


Ian, Krank's nephew and Leonard and Spot's classmate, shows up and sets them free. Krank grounds Ian and sends Dennis and Adele off to find his "dog-man". Leonard and Scott, meanwhile, are hungry, and Scott's clothes from when he was a dog disguised as a boy do not fit his adult body. They see a sign advertising a $100 reward for a lost dog. Scott uses the Twilight Bark to locate the lost dog, along with her four puppies that had been
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University of Montana Western


the Year in 1997; and received an honorable mention for Teen Ink Magazine's Educator of the Year in 2001-2002. Julie Bullard, Ph.D. – Professor of Early Childhood Education. Carnegie Foundation's 2011 Montana Professor of the Year. Sarah Glasgow, Ph.D. – Professor of Political Science. Carnegie Foundation's 2013 Montana Professor of the Year. Mark Krank, Ph.D. - Professor of Psychology. Dr. Krank conducted the analysis of a large data set on Experience One scheduling when Montana Western implemented the program on a pilot basis from 2002
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The Beeps


Sapphire Stream S2/Ep45 Apr. 29 Wash Those Socks! S2/Ep46 Dec. 12 The Bumps SEASON 3: S3/Ep1 Aug. 30 Up Down Hill S3/Ep2 Aug. 31 Caravan S3/Ep3 Sep. 6 Secret Garden S3/Ep4 Sep. 7 Bounceflower Tea S3/Ep5 Sep. 13 The Whale S3/Ep6 Sep. 14 Soggy Sockroaches S3/Ep7 Sep. 20 Stinkroots S3/Ep8 Sep. 21 Sing-a-long-a-beeps S3/Ep9 Sep. 27 History Book S3/Ep10 Sep. 28 What Goes Splat? S3
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Signal Transfer Point


. SEPs send signaling messages to other SEPs, but the messages are normally routed via the SEP's adjacent STPs. An STP's main function is to identify the best path for two SEPs to communicate. A typical application would be for two SEPs to agree on the use of a shared data path (e.g., using ISUP to initiate a voice call between a user on one SEP and a user on the second SEP). In this way, STPs route signaling messages (for starting, maintaining or finishing any kind of
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Signal Transfer Point


calls originated by the SEPs' attached users) while avoiding disabled intermediary STPs. A signaling message typically never goes directly from a given SEP to the destination SEP: the message would normally have to pass through the initiating SEP's adjacent STP so that it can be routed to the destination SEP. In some applications, however, SEPs might be directly connected with signaling links; this would typically be done to enhance robustness or performance between two critical SEPs. Such mesh network configurations are also common in Europe, where STPs have not
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Lehtoniemi (company)


boilers, steam engines and pumps. A large part of the customers were from Imperial Russia and later Soviet Union. Oy Lehtoniemi Ab was discontinued in 1930 and itse premises were sold to A. Ahlström Oy. The facility was closed down in 1951. Start of shipbuilding in Lehtoniemi dates back to late 1880s, when engineer Torsten Forstén bought a piece of land and started building ships together with his business partner Albert Krank. Krank had already started his business in 1886 in a leased area next to Taipale channel. The company name became
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The Beeps


/Ep20 Sep. 19 Bouncy Bouncy Beep Beep S2/Ep21 Sep. 19 Big Beepday Bash S2/Ep22 Sep. 20 Yuk Says No S2/Ep23 Sep. 24 Wheely Helpful S2/Ep24 Sep. 25 Teeny Beep Takes Off S2/Ep25 Sep. 26 Carnival S2/Ep26 Sep. 27 Peas and Beeps S2/Ep27 Apr. 25 Stuck on You! S2/Ep28 Dec. 9 Hole Lot of Trouble S2/Ep29 Dec. 15 A Little Adventure S2/Ep30 Dec. 16 The Lost Houses S2/Ep31 May 1 Bounceberry Pie S2/Ep32 Dec. 23
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The Faithful Hussar


in the later verses. Since nowadays almost always only the first verse – usually in a happy mood drinking – is sung in Germany, the sad love story is usually not perceived. poem lang="fr" style="float:left;"Es war einmal ein treuer Husar, Der liebt' sein Mädchen ein ganzes Jahr, Ein ganzes Jahr und noch viel mehr, Die Liebe nahm kein Ende mehr. Der Knab' der fuhr ins fremde Land, Derweil ward ihm sein Mädchen krank, Sie ward so krank bis auf den Tod, Drei Tag, drei
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Barbara Grunes


Healthy Low-Fat Recipes for America's Favorite Fun Food" (The Popular Skinny Cookbook Series) by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Mar 1996) "The Ultimate Cookie Cookbook" by Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt (Hardcover – Oct 12, 1999) "Very Merry Cookie Party: How to Plan and Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange" by Virginia Van Vynckt, Barbara Grunes (Paperback – Sep 29, 2010) "Grill it in!: Recipes for the Burton Stovetop Grill" by Barbara Grunes (Paperback – 1991
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Tokyo International Players


directed by Hamilton Armstrong Mar 1995: "The Tinker's Wedding" & "In the Shadow of the Glen" by John Millington Synge, directed by Geraldine Twilley (studio production) May 1995: "The Foreigner" by Larry Shue, directed by Judy Fisher Sep 1995: "Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Neil Simon, directed by Scott Sullivan Dec 1995: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, directed by Hank Roberts Feb 1996: "The Amorous Flea" by Jerry Devine, directed by Judy Fisher Apr 1996
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Peter Kranke


assessment and analysis and implementation studies and analyses on the impact of algorithms with regard to the quality of care. The focus on evidence-base medicine in anaesthesia soon led to the conduct of Cochrane Reviews and their regular update in the field of perioperative medicine and associated topics, a topic that still constitutes a main focus of the group. This expertise and focus has led to the participation in many consensus and guideline development groups. Apart from perioperative medicine in general, another area of research is in the field of obstetric anaesthesia and
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Mythos (card game)


Mythos is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) published by Chaosium. It is based on the Cthulhu Mythos stories of the horror author H. P. Lovecraft, as well as on Chaosium's own "Call of Cthulhu" role-playing game. In 1996, Chaosium decided to join the ongoing CCG-boom and published "Mythos", designed by Charlie Krank. It received critical acclaim, winning the 1996 "Best Card Game" award at Origins and initially sold well. Later expansions however, most
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Special Operations Volunteer Force


, although a military one, was controlled by the Special Branch. It was formed from surrendered communist insurgents. The goal was to put the guerrilla's experience to work for the British. SEP/CEP volunteers to the SOVF committed to serving for 18 months. They were paid at the same rate as the junior police officers and were based in the same police compounds from which other government forces operated. SEP/CEP volunteers were formed into platoons and placed under the command of a British police officer. At the start of
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Sufficiency economy


Sufficiency economy is the name of a Thai development approach attributed to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's "sufficiency economy philosophy" (SEP). It has been elaborated upon by Thai academics and agencies, promoted by the Government of Thailand, and applied by over 23,000 villages in Thailand that have SEP-based projects in operation. Soon after ascending to the throne in 1946, King Bhumibol toured the country and became aware of the hardships facing Thai farmers. At that time, the per capita GDP was about US$200. He
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Karl P. Cohen


Ortho‐ and Paradeuterium" "A Re-Examination of the McMahon Act," Karl Cohen, Pages 7–10 | Published online: 15 Sep 2015 "Atomic Power as a Risk Venture," Karl Cohen, Pages 305-308 | Published online: 15 Sep 2015 Astrophysicist Gregory Benford’s 2017 alternative history novel, "The Berlin Project", is based on Urey and Cohen's centrifuge method for uranium separation, promoting their view that it was a more effective method than the gaseous diffusion method adopted by the government, and offered
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Mont Cenis Pass Railway


up the company and J. A. Longridge was appointed provisional liquidator. The railway continued to run but trade was hampered by the Franco-Prussian War and the revolution in September. Paris was a major source of traffic and the siege of Paris reduced traffic by two thirds. The tunnel breakthrough took place on Christmas Day 1870. The first train ran through the tunnel on 16 Sep 1871. The tunnel service started on 16 October 1871 and the MCR service ended on the previous day. The MCR began to run at a loss in
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Lesley Garrett


presented the Sunday morning BBC1 programme "Christmas Voices". In November 2010 she joined a long line of panellists on Five's "The Wright Stuff". Along with Larry Lamb, Garrett presented a short BBC series entitled "When Royals Wed" to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April 2011. On 30 May 2014 she made her return to the ITV daytime show "Loose Women". It was announced on the programme that she would become a regular panellist again. On 10 Sep 2017 she
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Tokyo International Players


production) Sep 2009: "If the Shoe Fits" by Matt Thompson, Matt Chiorini, and Dana Vermette, directed by Bob Werley (Second Stage production) Oct 2009: "Little Shop of Horrors", music by Alan Menken, book by Howard Ashman, directed by Jonah Hagans Dec 2009: "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge" by Christopher Durang, directed by Ron Scott Feb 2010: "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck, directed by Rachel Walzer May 2010: "Pippin", music
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Tokyo International Players


Barer and Dean Fuller, directed by Jon Reimer Sep 2011: "Metamorphosis" by Steven Berkoff, directed by Davina McFadyen Dec 2011: "A Kabuki Christmas Carol" by Gary Perlman, directed by Jon Reimer (WORLD PREMIERE) Mar 2012: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, directed by Ed Gilmartin May 2012: "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, book by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, directed by Jonah Hagans June 2012; "Intimate Apparel" by
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