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unusual facts about T. Austin-Sparks



Alice Tuan

Tuan has facilitated playwright workshops at all levels throughout the United States, including MFA candidates at both the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Austin, and the California Institute of the Arts.

Allen Ranch

He arrived at the young town of Harrisburg (modern east Houston) and soon after married into the Thomas family which had come to Texas as part of Stephen F. Austin's original colony.

Anthony DeGrate

DeGrate was born in Waco, Texas and played college football for Stephen F. Austin.

Beatrice Sparks

However, when journalist Aileen Pace Nilsen interviewed Sparks for School Library Journal in 1979, she was unable to find any confirmation of where or when Sparks earned her doctorate.

Beckwourth Pass

In 1850, James Beckwourth discovered Beckwourth Pass and developed his Beckwourth Trail from Truckee Meadows (what is now known as Sparks, Nevada) through the pass into California and on to Marysville.

Charles I. Sparks

Born on a farm near Ontario, in Jackson Township, Iowa, Sparks was educated in the rural schools and Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa.

CIÉ No. CC1

Spark arrestors were fitted at a later stage, along with a system for passing captured sparks back to the firebox.

Colonel John Henry Moore

Texan commander Stephen F. Austin ordered Moore to organize a cavalry company, who were outfitted with pistols and double-barreled shotguns.

Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments

Their only album Transmiticate was released on February 19, 2008 through SparksFly Records and produced by Ethan Allen and Donita Sparks.

Edward C. Reed High School

Edward C. Reed High School is a public secondary school in Sparks, Nevada and is one of three public high schools run by the Washoe County School District within the city of Sparks.

Eleanor Dare

But a 1941 article by journalist Boyden Sparks in The Saturday Evening Post attacked the story, pointing to improbabilities in the stones' account and producing evidence that the "discoverers" were hoaxers.

Eskimos and Egypt

Cundall left the band as they moved more into production (producing mixes for Moby, Sparks, Rammstein, The Tamperer, and produced and played instruments on 'Cruise control' an Australian and New Zealand number 1 single by New Zealand band The Headless Chickens.

Frank Austin

Frank P. Austin (1937–2002), interior designer and antique dealer

Geoffrey Warnock

Warnock and his co-editor J. O. Urmson performed an invaluable service to the development of "analytic" or "linguistic" philosophy by preparing for publication the papers of their friend and fellow Oxford linguistic philosopher J. L. Austin.

Hangman Books

Hangman Books has published poetry books and pamphlets by Billy Childish, Tracey Emin, Bill Lewis, Vic Templer, Joe Corkwell, Sexton Ming, Philip Absolon, Chris Broderick, Mark Lowe, Neil Sparks, Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Dan Melchior, Dan Belton, Alfie Howard, Simon Robson, Steve Prince, Joe Machine, Wolf Howard and Amanda Collier, among others.

Hidrogenesse

According to them, their most significant influences are The Smiths and Morrissey, The Associates (the Mac in Eres PC eres Mac stands for their lead singer, Billy Mackenzie), Sparks, The Magnetic Fields, Saint Etienne, Pet Shop Boys and British eccentrics like Lawrence, Jarvis Cocker and Luke Haines.

Hilly Michaels

Hilly Michaels was a New York based session drummer, who performed on the Sparks “Big Beat” album in 1976, which was produced by Rupert Holmes.

Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre

The centre was the ministry base for its founder, the British evangelist and writer, T. Austin-Sparks, who had previously been the minister of the Honor Oak Baptist Church from 1921 to 1926.

Jake T. Austin

In 2006, Austin landed the lead role of Angel Macias in his first live-action feature film, The Perfect Game based on a true story about the first non-U.S. team to win the 1957 Little League World Series, although the film wouldn't be released in the United States until more than three years after filming was completed, due to post-production financing difficulties.

Joanna Jeffrees

More recently Joanna has worked on the feature films - The World's End, Molly Moon, Cuban Fury, Sparks and Embers, StreetDance 2 and the new James Bond film Skyfall and can also be seen in an episode of the British TV series Misfits and Peep Show.

King Pu-tsung

King earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Taiwan's National Chengchi University, then studied abroad to earn a master's degree in mass communications from Texas Tech University and a Ph.D. in journalism from the University of Texas, Austin in United States.

Mateo Castellanos

This however sparks the wrath of her friends Donald and Jacqueline Stewart (Kenny Ireland and Janine Duvitski), who lure Mateo to their room and sexually assault him with a cucumber.

Maxwell's demon

The March 2011 issue of Scientific American features an article by Professor Mark G. Raizen of the University of Texas, Austin which discusses the first realization of Maxwell's demon with gas phase particles, as originally envisioned by Maxwell.

McKenzie River Corporation

On August 14, 2006, Miller Brewing announced it had completed the purchase of Sparks and Steel Reserve brands from McKenzie River Corp. for $215 million.

Melvin Sparks

As part of the burgeoning soul-jazz scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Sparks often backed organists like Jack McDuff, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Charles Earland.

Mile End Stadium

It is famous for hosting a gig by Britpop band Blur in June 1995, where 27,000 fans saw the band supported by The Boo Radleys, Sparks, John Shuttleworth, Dodgy and The Cardiacs.

Much 'I Do' About Nothing

Georgina Sparks is supposed to be a part of the equestrian circuit, mentions having lasted longer than Lohan in rehab, and sold her show horse for money to buy cocaine.

Muslim Interscholastic Tournament

In February 2002, Siddiqi and her core team of volunteers at the University of Houston and alumni of the Muslim Students' Association at the University of Texas, Austin, implemented the first MIST with 118 students from Houston, Austin, and Dallas.

Neshamah

Sparks had sent a copy of his earlier CD Guitar Bazaar to avant-garde composer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist John Zorn who liked the Bartok "Rumanian Dances" arrangements on that CD.

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Patrick Michael Sparks, a professor of business, and Jill Emma Marie Sparks (née Thoene), a homemaker and an optometrist's assistant.

Nneka

Nneka Ogwumike, American basketball player with the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks

Percy Sparks

Born on March 7, 1880 in Ottawa, Canada, Sparks was the great grandnephew of Ottawa pioneer Nicholas Sparks.

Performative turn

The concept of performance has been developed by such scholars as Richard Schechner, Victor Turner, Clifford Geertz, Erving Goffman, John Austin, John Searle, Pierre Bourdieu, Stern and Henderson, and Judith Butler.

Philip E. Austin

He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal during his military duty.

Potosi, Missouri

Moses Austin came here in 1798 with his family, including his son Stephen F. Austin.

Powder keg

Powder keg is also used in literature as in the lyrics of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart: "We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks".

Radio Stars

The band undertook an extensive UK tour in 1978, which also featured Trevor White (a member of both Sparks and Jet) and Chris Gent (saxophone/backing vocals), but Gordon left soon after.

Randy Sparks

Randy Sparks (b. 29 July 1933, Leavenworth, Kansas) is a musician, singer-songwriter and founder of The New Christy Minstrels and The Back Porch Majority.

Richard G. Austin

After an honorable discharge he returned home and went back to work in one month.

Rick Buckler

In 1983, Buckler joined 'Time U.K.', featuring himself, Jimmy Edwards and Ray Simone, both formerly of 'MasterSwitch', Danny Kustow from the Tom Robinson Band and former Sparks/Radio Stars bassist Martin Gordon.

Robert Stewart Sparks

In 1925 he voted against a request by the Humane Animal Commission for funding of five additional inspectors: "You know how I stand about animals," said Sparks, a former president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Ron E Sparks

As with the name of American president Harry S. Truman, the "E" in "Ron E Sparks" does not stand for anything, and thus adding a dot after it to indicate abbreviation is arguably incorrect.

Sandra Laugier

Sandra Laugier extensively worked on J. L. Austin and L. Wittgenstein; she also introduced several aspects of American philosophy to French readers (Emerson, Thoreau, but above all Stanley Cavell).

Somos Distribution

The content is produced by in-house production organizations as well as European and American companies, such as Telecinco, Antena 3, Cadenatres, DeAPlaneta, Expressive, Wanda Films, Splash News, Sparks Networks and others.

Tahoe National Forest

The forest also serves as the water supply headwaters for the towns of Lincoln, Auburn, Rocklin, California, and Reno and Sparks, Nevada, which receive the water through elaborate canal systems that largely originated during the California Gold Rush and Comstock Lode eras.

Tryphena Sparks

Tryphena Sparks (20 March 1851 - 17 March 1890), born in Puddletown, Dorset, the youngest child of James and Maria Sparks, was Thomas Hardy's cousin and possible lover.

Watchman Nee

Through Barber, Watchman Nee was introduced to the writings of D.M. Panton, Robert Govett, G.H. Pember, Jessie Penn-Lewis, T. Austin-Sparks, and others.

William Bourne Oliver Peabody

Peabody wrote several biographies for Sparks's Library of American Biography, namely, those of David Brainerd, Cotton Mather, James Oglethorpe, and Alexander Wilson.

William Crump

Settling his family along the Brazos River east of Bellville, not far north of San Felipe, where Stephen F. Austin had earlier founded the headquarters of his first colony, Crump established a plantation.

Wythe County, Virginia

Wythe County is also home to the Austinville community which was founded by Stephen and his brother Moses Austin, father of the famous Stephen F. Austin.


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