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Some Kind of Kick

Some kind of kick is the debut album from Dublin rock band The Things, released in 2008.


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Alan Perlis

In 1982, he wrote an article, Epigrams on Programming, for ACM's SIGPLAN journal, describing in one-sentence distillations many of the things he had learned about programming over his career.

Anne Ursu

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen," Breadcrumbs is a story of the struggle to hold on, and of the things we leave behind.

Broadway Books

Notable memoirs include Eric Clapton’s Clapton, the bestselling rock autobiography of all time, the New York Times bestsellers Escape by Carolyn Jessop and No Shortcuts to the Top by climber Ed Viesturs, as well as Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom and Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried.

Burnistoun

Characters include Kelly McGlade; Burnistoun's answer to Beyoncé; Paul and Walter, the disturbingly odd brothers that run an ice cream van; Jolly Boy John, who tells the things that make him "For Real" to the accompaniment of a happy hardcore soundtrack ; McGregor and Toshan (the "quality polis"), best friends Scott and Peter and the Burnistoun Butcher, a serial killer who is unhappy with the way he is being portrayed by the media.

Changer les Choses

Changer les choses (Change the Things) is the official debut album by the France-born R&B singer Nâdiya.

Christopher Robin Milne

Milne gave the original stuffed animals that inspired the Pooh characters to the books' editor, who in turn donated them to the New York Public Library; Marjorie Taylor (in her book Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them) recounts how many were disappointed at this, and Milne had to explain that he preferred to concentrate on the things that currently interested him.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook

Awarded four and a half stars by Down Beat Magazine in 1963, this album contains a fine selection of Jazz standards, with All the Things You Are, (named by Tony Bennett as his favourite song), a wistful Oscar winning The Way You Look Tonight, which contrasts beautifully with Sinatra's more famous swinging version from his 1964 album Sinatra Sings...Academy Award Winners, and A Fine Romance from Astaire and Roger's Swing Time.

Finitary

In the words of David Hilbert (referring to geometry), "it does not matter if we call the things chairs, tables and beer mugs or points, lines and planes."

Gil Aires

He was an honoured man and a much honoured Knight at the time of King John I of Portugal and an Escrivão da Puridade (Notary/Registrar of the Purity/Secret, furthermore, a Secretary) of the 2nd Constable of Portugal Nuno Álvares Pereira, and some say also his relative, in 1422, and Vedor (Overseer) of the things belonging to Ceuta in 1423.

Herwin Novianto

It followed three youths from the village who, unable to buy the things they want owing to omnipresent poverty, agree to find a flash drive for a local thug.

Hit Parader

The magazine is mentioned in the Guns N' Roses song "Get in the Ring", where it is criticized for "printin' lies instead of the things we (Guns N' Roses) said" and "rippin' off the fuckin' kids while they be paying their hard earned money to read about the bands they wanna know about, printin' lies, startin' controversy."

I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus

Many of the things the computer said were based on ELIZA, a computer program which simulated a Rogerian psychotherapist.

I'm Interested in Apathy

Among the things the main claims to know or be able to do are: drilling for oil in the Bass Strait, being able to prove Einstein's theory wrong, predicting mankind's fate and knowing what really happened in regards to Marilyn Monroe's death.

Jack Lowe, Sr.

The things she did for her son, besides offering more or less constant moral support, instruction and encouragement, centered around feeding and clothing him, and putting him through college during the heart of the Great Depression.

John F. Rider

The other and probably the best reason that force the end of John F. Rider, Publisher Inc, was that Howard W. Sams Publishing or SAMS Publishing of Indianapolis, IN developed and copyrighted the PhotofactTM service folder that had all the things that Rider provided but added large photographs to identify the parts along with much better written servicing instructions.

Karachi Airlines Gymkhana cricket team in Bangladesh in 1992–93

Needing only 3 runs from the last over, Abahani batsman, Akram Khan miscalculated the things, and took a single of the 1st devlivery, exposing tailender Anisur Rahman to the bowling.

Loraxichthys lexa

The Lorax was a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss who had tried to protect the environment from industrial devastation by speaking for the things that couldn't speak.

Lucky duckies

One of the things that has fascinated me about The Wall Street Journal editorial page is its occasional capacity to rise above the routine moral callousness of hack conservative punditry and attain a level of exquisite depravity normally reserved for villains in James Bond movies.

National Geographic Kids

It featured a "Top 25" list of the things readers most enjoyed (the magazine covers were #1) a collection of cards people had sent to the magazine, and a special "Kids Did It" column that featured updates on the lives of celebrities who had been featured in the magazine when they were children, such as Michelle Kwan.

Neutopia

He said that gameplay and backgrounds remain varied and that "the fire rod weapon is especially fun to wield", but he noted that the things that keep the game from being better than Zelda were repetitive and frustrating dungeon exploring, boring boss battles, long passwords (for those who do not own a TurboGrafx-CD), and several "head-scratching moments" which include references to Judaism and Islam as well as quotes from Star Wars.

Randall Kennedy

"One of the things they critics find disconcerting is that I ask questions," Kennedy told Lawrence Donegan in the London Observer.

Robert Lostutter

In 1964 Lostutter illustrated "The Things That Are", a book of poems for children by Adrien Stoutenburg, published by the Reilly & Lee Company of Chicago.

Roland Lethem

Influenced at his beginnings by Buñuel, Cocteau, the surrealists and by the Japanese cinema (Seijun Suzuki, Ishirō Honda, Kōji Wakamatsu, Yoko Ono), stunned by the Festival of the film expérimental of Knokke in 1967 and by May 1968, Roland Lethem wants to push the people to look at the things of which they say they are freed, it's to say to place them in front of their responsibilities.

Room 101

One sketch on That Mitchell and Webb Sound involved the hapless residents of room 102, the telescreen repair centre, who could not ignore the things happening in the next room.

Roxx Gang

In 2006, two of its songs off of the Things You've Never Done Before album, "Ball 'N Chain" and "No Easy Way Out" were featured in the THQ action-adventury video game Saints Row.

Rudy Giuliani: Urban Legend

In the video, New York City Uniformed Firefighters Association president Stephen Cassidy said, "The things that we needed to do our jobs even better, we didn't have, because of his administration." He added, "On the heroic memory of 343 dead firefighters, he wants to run for president of the United States. It's a disgrace."

Shen Wansan

With his rich experience and strong suit, he transported the things peculiar to the South of the River to Tibet, India, Burma and other places.

Songs to Scream at the Sun

Casey Boland of Alternative Press had a similar review, noting that while the band's influences were obvious on 2006's The Things We Carry, "they now stir them into a unique sound."

Spurgeon Tucker

He was primarily known for his portraits of Hollywood celebrities, but many would contend that his finest works were of the things he loved most: his family, everyday items from his Long Island home and quiet countryside scenes.

Stanley Kubrick's political and religious beliefs

In the documentary Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Herr says "…he also accepted that it was perfectly okay to acknowledge that, of all the things war is, it's also very beautiful."

Thanks for the Memory

Marilyn Monroe's performance of "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1962 was followed by an additional verse sung to the tune of "Thanks for the Memory": "Thanks, Mr. President/For all the things you've done/The battles that you've won/The way you deal with U.S. Steel/And our problems by the ton/We thank you so much."

The 18 Martial Arts

The album was nominated for three awards at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011: Best Song of the Year for "你不知道的事" (All The Things You Never Knew), Best Mandarin Album and Best Male Mandarin Artist for Wang for his work on this album.

The People Next Door

Set in Covington, Ohio, The People Next Door starred Jeffrey Jones, previously regarded as a character actor, as cartoonist Walter Kellogg, a man whose imagination was so vivid that many of the things which he imagined materialized immediately.

The Promised

It omits "Love Song", "All the Things She Said", and "Ghost Dancing" but includes "New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84)" and their two most recent singles from Good News from the Next World which was their final album for Virgin Records.

The Things That You Do

"The Things That You Do" is a song performed by American R&B singer Gina Thompson from her debut album, Nobody Does It Better (1996).

The Things We Did Last Summer

"The Things We Did Last Summer" is a popular song from 1946.

The Things We've Grown to Love

The Things We've Grown To Love is indie rock band All the Day Holiday's debut album released on August 4, 2009 by Linc Star Records.

The Things Within

"The Things Within" is a song by the French metal band Dagoba, released on their second album, What Hell Is About, as track #8.

To the core

It totals to 1:33 minutes long, and the song is about a person's (Presumably Tim McIlrath) anger on how promises are made to change the way things in this world are (I stand behind the things I say/You type the words you won't say to my face) and the uselessness of this (I watch you point and click/your life away).

Valerie Phillips

Valerie's biggest influences remain the things she loved as a kid: outer space, gymnastics, skateboarding and the paintings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Warpcon

signed first-edition or pre-publication books, slots to appear as drawn by John Kovalic in a Steve Jackson Games card game or in Dork Tower, rare collectible cards, Jayne Cobb's hat (as worn by Adam Baldwin from the TV show Firefly), and even the first ever My Little Cthulhu toy and more are among the things sold in auctions.

WorkCover Authority of New South Wales

Some of the things work cover ensures when it inspects work places is that all employees are properly trained, have the correct and appropriate Personal protective equipment (PPE) and have the correct equipment to use.