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  Escape from New York Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction action film directed and scored by John Carpenter.
When the aircraft carrying the US president crashes on the island, convicted criminal and one-eyed one-time hero Plissken is charged with rescuing the president (played by Donald Pleasence) and a vital tape he carries from the hands of the leader of the inmates, the "Duke of New York" (Isaac Hayes).
Also in the film are Lee van Cleef as the prison chief, Ernest Borgnine and Harry Dean Stanton as erratically helpful inhabitants of Manhattan and also Adrienne Barbeau, at that time wife of the director.
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 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Reconstruction in Georgia
In the gubernatorial race, the Republican candidate, Rufus Bullock, defeated the Democratic candidate John B. Gordon (83,527 to 76,356), with the new constitution approved by a vote of 88,172 to 70,200.
Governor Bullock, though a New York native, was not a carpetbagger, having moved to Augusta in 1859 and having served as a Confederate quartermaster officer.
Campbell, a New Jersey native, settled in McIntosh County after the war, organized an association of fl landholders along the coast, and registered fl voters.
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 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
The conflict brought national news headlines and federal intervention, and pulled local white businessmen to the negotiating table.
In 1966 some activists adopted the slogan "Black Power," which represented a new wave of militancy that, frustrated with persistent racism in American society, questioned the relevance and efficacy of nonviolence in addressing racial problems.
He also gained new insight about fl problems in the United States as the movement shifted from tackling segregation to confronting the problem of racial discrimination.
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Here you can explore the mountain ranges of the world, and network with other rock … Peakware is instituting a new program called the "Guardianship Program".
… The new Mersenne prime has 7 816 230 decimal digits, making it not only the largest Mersenne prime known, but also the largest known prime of any type.
In the United States, Canada, England, and many other countries around the world, New Year's Eve is a festive occasion marked by boisterous celebrations to …
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 New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock CE-CM
Still, "New York Times" (apparently a much older Broughton/Mason composition updated for vocals by Ward) is a stunning ballad with orchestral backing, while "Up In The Eighties" and "Machines" use synthesizers effectively to create a 1980's sound a year early.
Clepsydra is a new Swiss band in the neo-progressive vein, a-la Deyss et al.
Clepsydra are a new entrant into the field of neo-progressive bands, and serve up a more aggressive type of music, fronted by guitars and keyboards.
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 New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock HE-HY
I guess "new age" is the only term I can think of to describe the music itself, but bear in mind that that's a description of his compositions, not of the arrangement, which is usually solo guitar, occasionally with electric bass or a flute.
The synth sequence that he used in the last measure becomes a new one in this measure, or is echoed by guitar or vocals playing/singing something similar.
His next album, L was supposed to be his breakthrough into mainstream popularity, so he came to New York to record the album with Todd Rundgren as producer.
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 Bicycles - NYWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
NYCC - The New York City Cycle Club...
Bike New York This year: Sunday May 1, 2005
NYWiki is a collaborative community writing an encyclopedia of New York City written and edited by people like you.
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 The Great Escape : Home
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