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= = = Gold Key Lake, Pennsylvania = = =
Gold Key Lake is a census-designated place located in Dingman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located north of Pennsylvania Route 739 in eastern Pike County surrounding its namesake, Gold Key Lake. It is located between, and borders the CDP communities of Sunrise Lake and Pocono Woodland Lakes. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,830 residents.
= = = List of nightclub fires = = =
This is a list of notable nightclub fires at indoor and outdoor venues. Many involve pyrotechnic failures.
= = = Redemption (2012 film) = = =
Redemption is a 2012 short documentary film directed by Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill. The film, which details the lives of New York City's "canners," people who survive by redeeming bottles and cans for money, was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
After being nominated for an Academy Award the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD.
= = = MythBusters (2013 season) = = =
The cast of the television series "MythBusters" perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments (the myth is Busted, Plausible, or Confirmed). The 2013 season premiered on May 1, 2013, returning to its Wednesday time slot.
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This was the first of two "10th Anniversary" episodes.
This episode aired out of order on Discovery Channel in the United States, as the small-scale test for "Killer Loop" briefly referenced the small-scale test for "Crash Cushion".
For all three myths, Adam, Jamie, Tory, Kari and Grant were joined by two "Deadliest Catch" captains - "Time Bandit" captain Johnathan Hillstrand and "Seabrooke" captain Scott "Junior" Campbell.
Inspired by Bering Sea crab boat shifts lasting as long as 30 hours, which leads to some captains swearing by this myth.
This segment was cut from the episode when it aired in the United States.
The Build Team does not appear in this episode.
In this spiritual successor to Duct Tape Island, Adam and Jamie are stranded in a barren wasteland near Desolation Canyon, Utah with only duct tape, bubble wrap and a few other basic staples (e.g. food, water and a knife), and must depend on these limited resources to cross the canyon and reach civilization. Features a cameo appearance by Nik Wallenda to promote the Discovery Channel special "Skywire Live", which aired the weekend following the original airing of this episode.
Adam and Jamie's goals were to...
This was the second of two "10th Anniversary" episodes.
Adam and Jamie decided to revisit the myth of "Painting with Explosives", based on the episode "Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean" of the British comedy series "Mr. Bean" starring Rowan Atkinson. They tested to find out if a small room could be painted with explosives using...
This episode features myths drawn from the AMC drama series "Breaking Bad", which had been teased since it was reported as early as the year before by "Entertainment Weekly". Guesting in this episode are show creator/producer Vince Gilligan and co-starring actor Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman).
The episode had already been aired in several international markets (such as on SBSOne on July 15, 2013 and on Discovery Channel Southeast Asia on July 22, 2013) before making its US debut on August 12, 2013. The late US airing was timed to coincide with "Breaking Bad"'s final season (second half) premiere the night before.
As a postscript, in the 2015 episode "Blow It Out of the Water", Adam and Jamie – with Gilligan present – also tested the viability of Walter's jury-rigged car trunk machine gun trap in "Felina", the "Breaking Bad" series finale, and found it plausible.
This special episode was timed to air in the US immediately following the Discovery Channel special "Apocalypse Preppers" and in the same week as the season 4 premiere of "The Walking Dead". Features a special guest appearance by Michael Rooker, who portrayed Merle Dixon in seasons 1–3 of "The Walking Dead".
= = = Open Heart (film) = = =
Open Heart is a 2012 short documentary film directed by Kief Davidson about eight Rwandan children who leave their families to receive heart surgery. The film was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
After being nominated for an Academy Award the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD.
= = = Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 55 kg = = =
The women's freestyle 55Β kg wrestling competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held on 11 December 2006 at the Aspire Hall 4.
This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who lost to one of the two finalists moved into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Each bout consisted of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scored more points in each round was the winner of that rounds; the bout finished when one wrestler had won two rounds (and thus the match).
= = = Bad Boys (1961 film) = = =
= = = Pictures (film) = = =
Pictures is a 1981 New Zealand drama film directed by Michael Black. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
= = = Mondays at Racine = = =
Mondays at Racine is a 2012 short documentary film directed by Cynthia Wade, about two sisters who open their Long Island hair salon to women diagnosed with cancer, every third Monday of the month. The film was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
After being nominated for an Academy Award the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD.
= = = Kings Point (film) = = =
Kings Point is a 2012 short documentary film about five seniors living in a retirement resort in Kings Point, Florida, directed by Sari Gilman. The film was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
After being nominated for an Academy Award the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD.
= = = 1884 Missouri gubernatorial election = = =
The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1884 was Missouri's 21st gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 4, 1884 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Confederate general John S. Marmaduke, over the Republican candidate, former Congressman David Patterson Dyer, and Populist nominee John A. Brooks.
Marmaduke died in 1887 and was replaced for the remainder of this term by Lt. Gov. Albert P. Morehouse.
= = = Pine Ridge, Pennsylvania = = =
Pine Ridge is a census-designated place located in Lehman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located near U.S. Route 209 close to the New Jersey line. Pine Ridge is just to the south and shares a northern border with another CDP, Pocono Mountain Lake Estates. As of the 2010 census the population of Pine Ridge was 2,707 residents.
= = = Michael McLaughlin (author) = = =
Michael McLaughlin (1948/9 – c. June 25, 2002) was an American food writer and cookbook author.
Born in Wray, Colorado, he moved to New York City in 1981 to pursue a career as a food writer. Working at a local gourmet shop on the Upper West Side, he worked with the shop's owners, Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins, to publish "The Silver Palate Cookbook" in 1983. The book has sold in excess of 2 million copies. One year later, he opened his own restaurant in Greenwich Village, the Manhattan Chili Company, emphasizing innovative Southwest fare.
Later, he began writing about food, and was a regular contributor to Gourmet, Bon Appetit, and Food & Wine magazines. He also wrote or co-wrote more than 20 cookbooks during his career, including "The Manhattan Chili Company Southwest American Cookbook", "The New American Cookbook", "The Back of the Box Gourmet" #1 and #2, "The El Paso Chili Company's Texas Border Cookbook", "Fifty-two Meat Loaves", "Cooking for the Weekend", "The Mushroom Book", "The Little Book of Big Sandwiches" and "The Jimtown Store Cookbook".
McLaughlin lived and wrote for many years at his home in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York, before relocating to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he continued writing and working as a book buyer for a local housewares retailer.
McLaughlin died of natural causes, aged 53, at his home in Santa Fe.
= = = Trachicephalus = = =
Trachicephalus uranoscopus, the star-gazing stonefish, is a species of stonefish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is found on muddy bottoms in estuaries. This venomous species is also a minor component of local commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Trachicephalus.
= = = The Big Time (album) = = =
The Big Time is the fifth album by Robin Holcomb, released on June 18, 2002 through Nonesuch Records.
= = = Inocente = = =
Inocente is a 2012 short documentary film directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix. The film received the 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). The film is an inspiring coming-of-age story of a 15-year-old girl in California. Though homeless and undocumented, she refuses to give up on her dream of being an artist, proving that the hand she has been dealt does not define her – her dreams do.
The film was partially financed by the crowdfunding website Kickstarter and was the first crowdfunded film to win an Oscar.
After being nominated for an Academy Award, the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD. The film is also available for communities and schools along with companion arts workshops developed by Shine Global and partners.
= = = Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, Pennsylvania = = =
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates is a census-designated place located in Lehman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located near U.S. Route 209, and is between and shares borders with two other CDP's, Pine Ridge and Pocono Ranch Lands. As of the 2010 census the population was 842 residents.
= = = Adrian Regnier = = =
Adrian E. Regnier (August 28, 1889 – March 2, 1956) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Brown University at the halfback and end positions from 1907 to 1909. He was the captain of the 1909 Brown Bears football team and was selected as a consensus All-American at the end position in 1909. Regnier also played baseball and basketball and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He graduated from Brown in 1910.
In April 1910, he was hired as the football coach at Union College. He served one year as the head coach of the Union Dutchmen football team, compiling a record of 2–4–1.