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unusual facts about Willie O'Ree


New Haven Nighthawks

Notable players for the Nighthawks include former New York Islanders great Bobby Nystrom; Willie O'Ree; Tom Colley, the franchise's career leader in games (534), goals (204), assists (281) and points (485); ex-Boston Bruin Billy O'Dwyer; career penalty minute leader (688) Al Tuer; ex-WHA star Bobby Sheehan, Bernie Nicholls, Blaine Stoughton and Mike Rogers.


Chih Ree Sun

Chih Ree Sun (May 6, 1923 – January 5, 2007) was a Chinese American physicist most noted with breaking new ground in modern physics as a professor at the State University of New York in Albany, he danced his way through life and spent time writing Chinese poetry after he retired.

Damizza

The LA BLUES ALLIANCE is a supergroup of blues and rock musician's including Snuffy Walden, Keb' Mo', Mike Finnigan and others working with mega producer Mike Post. Their first CD, "What a Life," hit stores June 26, 2007 on Baby Ree, distributed through Universal/Fontana.

Des'ree

Des'ree has also performed various duets, including "Fire" with Babyface (part of the soundtrack for the independent film, Hav Plenty), "Plenty Lovin" with Steve Winwood and "Delicate" with Terence Trent D'Arby.

Gang of 22

As well as O'Malley and McCreevy, the Gang of 22 also included David Andrews, Sylvester Barrett, Séamus Brennan, Ben Briscoe, George Colley, Jim Gibbons, Mary Harney, Bobby Molloy, Ciarán Murphy, Willie O'Dea, Martin O'Donoghue, Joe Walsh and Pearse Wyse as members.

KREEP

KREEP, an acronym built from the letters K (the atomic symbol for potassium), REE (Rare Earth Elements) and P (for phosphorus), is a geochemical component of some lunar impact breccia and basaltic rocks.

Murder of Shane Geoghegan

Local TD and Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea, came under pressure to secure changes to the law and greater resources to tackle Limerick city's gangland crime.

Peter Gallo

His “improvisatory” style has been compared to that of Ree Morton, Joy Division and Forrest Bess.

Ree Heights, South Dakota

Riley Gardner, a noted American psychologist; born in Ree Heights.

Riga, New York

Locally, the town's name is pronounced RYE-ga, instead of REE-ga like the capital of Latvia.

Stanley Rogers Resor

Born in New York City, he was the son of Helen Lansdowne Resor and Stanley B. Resor (pronounced REE-zor), president of the J. W. Thompson advertising agency and one of the originators of the modern advertising industry.

The Space Between Us

"Balcony Scene" is a reworked version of "Time Stands Still," from the score of the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet; it contains elements of "Kissing You" by Des'ree, as well as a quote from the film.

Tracy Wormworth

She is credited as a bass player on the Lena Horne album We'll Be Together Again (1994), I Ain't Movin' (1994) by singer-songwriter Des'ree, and Head over Heels (1995) by Paula Abdul.

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

The series focuses on Wheelie, a red Volkswagen Beetle, and his girlfriend Rota Ree (a pun on both the "rotary engine" and Ruta Lee).

Willie O'Dea

However, Green Party Chairman Senator Dan Boyle wrote on Twitter, that he has "no confidence" in O'Dea and declaring him to be "compromised".

Three main issues have dominated his recent pronouncements on Limerick: Shannon Airport, Dell and gangland crime.

On 10 March 2009, O'Dea alleged in an interview with the Limerick Leader that a brothel had been operating in a house owned by Nessan Quinlivan, brother of Maurice Quinlivan, a Sinn Féin candidate in Limerick for the upcoming June 2009 local elections.

Willie O'Dea affidavit controversy

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy will decide soon whether to investigate the affair.

Limerick rap duo The Rubberbandits achieved success online with their lampoon record "A Song for Willie O'Dea".

Former RTÉ 2fm dic jockey and friend of O'Dea Michael McNamara described O'Dea's departure as "a bad day for Limerick".

Fine Gael Senator Eugene Regan brought the matter to the attention of the Oireachtas and stated that O'Dea ought to resign from office.

The apartment had been rented out to them by Nessan Quinlivan, a former Provisional IRA volunteer and the brother of Sinn Féin candidate for Limerick City Council Maurice Quinlivan.


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