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James Ballard

James F. Ballard (1851–1931), American entrepreneur and art collector


Alexander Brattell

Other important influences on Brattell’s work include the English proto-surrealist Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956), writers J. G. Ballard (1930–2009) and William S. Burroughs (1914–1997).

Andrew McKee

The destroyer USS Schenck (DD-159) was named for his maternal great-grandfather, Admiral James F. Schenck.

Bombardment of Qui Nhơn

United States naval forces under James F. Schenck went to Cochinchina to search for missing American citizens but were met with cannon fire upon arriving.

Charles S. Roberts Award

James F. Dunnigan Award, To a Game Designer, Developer, Graphic Artist or Game for outstanding achievement—Ananda Gupta and Jason Matthews, Twilight Struggle (GMT Games LLC)

Curtis Weston

In only his second appearance for Millwall's first team, he replaced player-manager Dennis Wise in the 89th minute of the 2004 FA Cup Final against Manchester United to become the youngest FA Cup finalist at the age of 17 years 119 days, beating the 125-year old record of James F. M. Prinsep.

David W. Ballard

The territory was still reeling from the mismanagement of Ballard's predecessor, Caleb Lyon, deeply divided over the controversial decision to move the capital from Lewiston to Boise, and nearly broke because former territorial secretary Horace C. Gilson had embezzled most of the territory's funds while serving as acting governor between Lyon and Ballard's administrations.

Democratic vice presidential nomination of 1944

Among the possible candidates were James F. Byrnes, Roosevelt's "assisting president," who initially was the prominent alternative, Associate Justice William O. Douglas, U.S. Senators Alben W. Barkley and Harry S. Truman as well as the Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn.

Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum/James F. Byrnes Institute

-Byrnes-Institut (English German American Centre/James F. Byrnes Institute) in Stuttgart, Germany was founded in 1995 as the successor institution to the Stuttgart Amerika Haus, which was closed that year.

Donald E. Ballard

Sent to Vietnam, Ballard served as a corpsman in the Quang Tri province with Company M, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (Mike 3/4) of the 3rd Marine Division.

Gideon Stargrave

The character is based on J. G. Ballard's "The Day of Forever" and Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius, which led to accusations of plagiarism from Moorcock.

James Calvert

James F. Calvert (1920–2009), United States Navy officer and nuclear submarine commander

James F. Amos

General Amos graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia and the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

James F. Boccardo

He was a defense contractor during World War II, organizing the San Jose Manufacturers, a non-profit coalition of small machine shops that produced 105-mm gun carriages for the U.S. Army in San Jose.

James F. Calvert

Skate surfaced at the North Pole on 17 March 1959 to commit the ashes of the famed explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins to the Arctic waste.

James F. Carberry

Among them was a story of how executives of Mattel Co., the world's biggest toy maker, were so taken with the company’s success that they overlooked mounting internal problems that eventually resulted in millions of dollars in losses—and a loss of credibility with investors.

James F. Checchio

In 2004 Checchio earned a master's degree in business administration from La Salle University in Philadelphia.

James F. Colaianni

They are the parents of Karen (Colaianni) Johnson, founder/director, KJPRPublicity.com, Janice Sosebee, former radio newscaster/ now federal disaster relief worker, Pamela Colaianni (deceased), James F. Colaianni, Jr., publisher/author, Louis Colaianni, author/voice coach, and John Colianni, jazz pianist.

James F. Conant

Hacker, as well as others like Ian Proops and Michael Forster have in turn criticized Conant's representation of them.

James F. Curtis

James Freeman Curtis II (1825–1914), 49er, Vigilante leader in San Francisco, its first Chief of Police, officer in the California militia and Volunteers in the American Civil War.

James F. Gennaro

In the 2008 New York state elections, Gennaro was the Democratic candidate for the New York State Senate; his opponent was the Republican incumbent, Frank Padavan.

James F. Masterson

Most closely associated with the British psychoanalysts Donald Winnicott and Melanie Klein, object relations theory centers on infants' early attachment to their mothers.

James F. McDowell

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress.

James F. O'Connor

He served as chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs (Seventy-eighth Congress).

James F. Pastor

Dr. Pastor started his career with the Chicago Police Department where he served as a tactical police officer in the Gang Crime Enforcement unit combating Chicago gangs including the El Rukn, a group with ties to international terrorist groups.

James F. Randolph

He was reelected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses and served in office from December 1, 1828, to March 3, 1833.

James F. Reda

Reda regularly appears on business news segments and has been featured on Lou Dobbs Tonight, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Fox Business News, BBC World Radio Service, ABC News, Bloomberg TV, and the CBS Early Show.

James F. Sloan

Before assuming the role of head of Coast Guard Intelligence, James Sloan was the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from April 12, 1999.

James McGovern

James F. McGovern, United States Under Secretary of the Air Force, 1986–1989

James Moriarty

James F. Moriarty, United States diplomat and career foreign service officer

James Woodward

James F. Woodward American professor of physics and history, CSU Fullerton, California, USA

Paul 'Des' Ballard

After a change in the show's format, he presented a new Sunday morning slot called Roadhog where he would take a Volkswagen Camper Van, decorated with ears and orange spots, on the road to viewers homes and schools.

Philip Best

In 1998 Best published his doctoral thesis at Durham University entitled "Apocalypticism in the Fiction of William S. Burroughs, J.G. Ballard and Thomas Pynchon" and later received a doctorate in English literature.

RE/Search

The first issue had photographs by Ruby Ray and articles on Factrix, The Slits, conspiracies (written by Jay Kinney), Young Marble Giants, Boyd Rice's Non, Cabaret Voltaire, Sun Ra, flashcards, Japan, J. G. Ballard, Julio Cortázar, rhythm & noise, Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Throbbing Gristle, nuclear disaster, Situationism, Octavio Paz, and punk prostitutes.

Red Star, Winter Orbit

Science fiction critic Takayuki Tatsumi regards the story as a descriptive account of "the failure of the dream of space exploration", reminiscent of J.G. Ballard's "inner space/outer space" motif.

Robert A. Maxwell

On December 28, 1885, he was appointed as Superintendent of Insurance by Governor David B. Hill to take office on January 1, 1886, and remained in this office until February 1891 when he was succeeded by James F. Pierce.

Rory Lancman

On November 19, 2012, Lancman declared his run for the 24th City Council district, seeking to succeed James F. Gennaro in the 2013 election.

Solveig Nordlund

She also directed short films and documentaries about writers, such as Marguerite Duras, J.G. Ballard and António Lobo Antunes.

The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 2

The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 2 is a short-story collection by J. G. Ballard, published in 2006.

The History of the Runestaff

Yet other gods from the "tragic millennium" are based on 20th Century British Prime Ministers (Chirshil, the Howling God (Winston Churchill) and Aral Vilsn, the Roaring God (Harold Wilson), Supreme God) or writers: Bjrin Adass, the Singing God (Brian Aldiss); Jeajee Blad, the Groaning God (J. G. Ballard); Jh'Im Slas, the Weeping God (James Sallis).

The Ocean and the Sun

The title of the seventh track, The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, is taken from J. G. Ballard's Crash.

The Voices of Time

The Voices of Time (collection), a collection of science fiction short stories by J. G. Ballard

Thinking outside the box

:(b) negative— penetrating through to the "bottom of the box." James Bandrowski states that this could result in a frank and insightful re-appraisal of a situation, oneself, the organization, etc.

On the other hand, Bandrowski argues that the process of thinking "inside the box" need not be construed in a pejorative sense.

Tokyo Sogensha

It and its spin-off Sōgen SF Bunko since 1991, are Japan's oldest existing sci-fi bunkobon label, publishing over 600 books until April 2013 including the works of Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, J. G. Ballard, Philip K. Dick, Lois McMaster Bujold, Vernor Vinge, James P. Hogan, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert Charles Wilson, and Greg Egan.

William Parment

Prior to his work in the Assembly, he ran unsuccessfully in 1974 for New York's 39th congressional district seat, losing to incumbent James F. Hastings.

Wilson Stone

"Wilson Stuart Stone" by James F. Crow pages in 451-468 Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.


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