query: Who invented the slinky?

title: Slinky

text: Slinky A Slinky is a toy precompressed helical spring invented by Richard James in the early 1940s. It can perform a number of tricks, including travelling down a flight of steps end-over-end as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum, or appear to levitate for a period of time after it has been dropped. These interesting characteristics have contributed to its success as a toy in its home country of the United States, resulting in many popular toys with slinky components in a wide range of countries. The Slinky was invented and developed

title: Slinky

text: Hawaii, hosted an interactive traveling exhibit developed by the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, called "What Makes Music?" Among other things, visitors could examine what makes musical sound by creating waves on an eight-foot-long version of a Slinky toy. Slinky A Slinky is a toy precompressed helical spring invented by Richard James in the early 1940s. It can perform a number of tricks, including travelling down a flight of steps end-over-end as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum, or appear to levitate for a period of time after it has been dropped. These

title: Slinky

text: ninety minutes. In 1946, Slinky was introduced at the American Toy Fair. Richard James opened shop in Albany, New York, after developing a machine that could produce a Slinky within seconds. The toy was packaged in a black-lettered box, and advertising saturated America. James often appeared on television shows to promote Slinky. In 1952, the Slinky Dog debuted. Other Slinky toys introduced in the 1950s included the Slinky train Loco, the Slinky worm Suzie, and the Slinky Crazy Eyes, a pair of glasses that uses Slinkys over the eyeholes attached to plastic eyeballs. James Industries licensed the patent to several

title: Slinky

text: on her patent for the Slinky pull-toy idea, but never visited the plant. In 1995 the Slinky Dog was redesigned for all of Pixar’s "Toy Story". James Industries had discontinued their Slinky Dog a few years previously. Betty James approved of the new Slinky Dog, telling the press, "The earlier Slinky Dog wasn’t nearly as cute as this one." The molds used in manufacturing the new toy created problems for James Industries, so the plastic front and rear ends were manufactured in China with James Industries doing the assembly and packaging. The entire run of 825,000 redesigned Slinky Dogs sold

title: Slinky

text: is sung in full by Emile Hirsch, and is sung by Eddie Murphy as part of the final routine in the stand-up comedy film "Eddie Murphy Raw". Early in the history of James Industries, Helen (Herrick) Malsed of Washington State sent the company a letter and drawings for developing Slinky pull-toys. The company liked her ideas, and Slinky Dog and Slinky Train were added to the company's product line. Slinky Dog, a small plastic dog whose front and rear ends were joined by a metal Slinky, debuted in 1952. Malsed received royalties of $60,000 to $70,000 annually for 17 years

title: Slinky

text: out well before Christmas 1995. Plastic Slinkys are also available. They can be made in different colors. Many of them are made with the colors of the rainbow in rainbow order. They were marketed in the 1970s as a safer alternative to metal slinkys as they did not present a hazard when inserted into electrical sockets. The plastic spring toy, known as the Plastic Slinky was invented by Donald James Reum Sr. of Master Mark Plastics in Albany, Minnesota. Reum came up with the idea as he was playing with different techniques to produce a spiral hose for watering plants.

title: Slinky

text: a Slinky postage stamp. The Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2000 in their Celebrate the Century stamp series. A bill to nominate the slinky as the state toy of Pennsylvania was introduced by Richard Geist in 2001 but not enacted. The same year, Betty James was inducted into the Toy Industry Association's Hall of Fame. In 2003, Slinky was named to the Toy Industry Association's "Century of Toys List", a roll call of the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the twentieth century. High school teachers and college professors have used Slinkys

title: Slinky

text: by BTS Richard T. James in 1943 and demonstrated at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia in November 1945. The toy was a hit, selling its entire inventory of 400 units in ninety minutes. James and his wife Betty formed James Industries in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania to manufacture Slinky and several related toys such as the Slinky Dog and Suzie, the Slinky Worm. In 1960, James's wife Betty became president of James Industries, and, in 1964, moved the operation back to Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. In 1998, Betty James sold the company to Poof Products, Inc. Slinky was originally priced at $1, but

title: Slinky

text: 1998 James Industries was sold to Poof Products, Inc. of Plymouth, Michigan, a manufacturer of foam sports balls. Slinky continued production in Hollidaysburg. In 2003, James Industries merged with Poof Products, Inc., to create Poof-Slinky, Inc. Betty James died of congestive heart failure in November 2008, age 90, after having served as president of James Industries from 1960 to 1998. Over 300 million Slinkys have been sold between 1945 and 2005, and the original Slinky is still a bestseller. The rules that govern the mechanics of a slinky are Hooke's law and the effects of gravitation. Due to simple harmonic

title: Slinky

text: many paid much more due to price increases of spring steel throughout the state of Pennsylvania; it has, however, remained modestly priced throughout its history as a result of Betty James' concern about the toy's affordability for poor customers. Slinky has been used other than as a toy in the playroom: it has appeared in the classroom as a teaching tool, in wartime as a radio antenna, and in physics experiments with NASA. Slinky was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 2000. In 2002, Slinky became Pennsylvania's official state toy,

title: Slinky

text: collapsing. With a US$500 loan, the couple formed James Industries (originally James Spring & Wire Company), had 400 Slinky units made by a local machine shop, hand-wrapped each in yellow paper, and priced them at $1 a piece. Each was 2" tall, and included 98 coils of high-grade blue-black Swedish steel. The Jameses had difficulty selling Slinky to toy stores but, in November 1945, they were granted permission to set up an inclined plane in the toy section of Gimbels department store in Philadelphia to demonstrate the toy. Slinky was a hit, and the first 400 units were sold within

title: Slinky Wizard

text: Wizard has been joined by Simon Posford, James Monro, Dick Trevor, Matt Evans, and Jules Evans. Slinky Wizard Slinky Wizard was a Goa trance musical group from the UK. Musicians included Adam Boyd (1967–1994), Dominic Lamb, George Barker, Ronnie Biggs, and Gus Till. Adam Boyd and Dominic Lamb wrote Slinky Wizard’s first track titled "The Rising" in 1992. Soon after George Barker and Ronnie Biggs joined the group. With help from Simon Posford they produced Flying Rhino Records' first release, the "Slinky Wizard" EP. Adam Boyd died in an accident in the summer of 1994. In early 1996 Gus Till

title: Slinky

text: However, as it came off the assembly line, according to his children, it looked more like a "Slinky." He worked at it until it came out perfectly and then went to Betty James with his prototype. Reum manufactured the Plastic Slinky for Betty James for several years. Eventually Betty James decided to manufacture the product exclusively through James manufacturing, effectively ending the production of the toy by the small Minnesota company. Reum’s patent number, 4120929 was filed on Dec 28, 1976 and issued by the US Patent Office on Oct 17, 1978. In 1999, the United States Postal Service issued

title: Slinky

text: in 1974. The company and its product line expanded under Betty James’s leadership. In 1995, she explained the toy's success to the Associated Press by saying, "It's the simplicity of it." Betty James insisted upon keeping the original Slinky affordable. In 1996, when the price ranged from $1.89 to $2.69, she told "The New York Times": “So many children can’t have expensive toys, and I feel a real obligation to them. I’m appalled when I go Christmas shopping and $60 to $80 for a toy is nothing.” In 2008, Slinkys cost $4 to $5, and Slinky Dogs about $20. In

title: Slinky

text: later recalled, "He came home and said, 'I think if I got the right property of steel and the right tension; I could make it walk.'" James experimented with different types of steel wire over the next year, and finally found a spring that would walk. Betty was dubious at first, but changed her mind after the toy was fine-tuned and neighborhood children expressed an excited interest in it. She dubbed the toy Slinky (meaning "sleek and graceful"), after finding the word in a dictionary, and deciding that the word aptly described the sound of a metal spring expanding and

title: Slinky

text: and, in 2003, was named to the Toy Industry Association's "Century of Toys List." In its first 60 years Slinky sold 300 million units. In 1943, Richard James, a naval mechanical engineer stationed at the William Cramp & Sons shipyards in Philadelphia, was developing springs that could support and stabilize sensitive instruments aboard ships in rough seas. James accidentally knocked one of the springs from a shelf, and watched as the spring "stepped" in a series of arcs to a stack of books, to a tabletop, and to the floor, where it re-coiled itself and stood upright. James's wife Betty

title: Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945)

text: semi-bituminous and bituminous coal only inside the steam locomotives. Sadly, this invention lasted until 1960 when Diesel's fully replaced American railroads. 1943 Slinky A Slinky or "Lazy Spring" is a toy consisting of a helical spring that stretches and can bounce up and down. It can perform a number of tricks, including traveling down a flight of steps end-over-end as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum. The Slinky was invented in 1943 by American engineer Richard T. James while working in his home laboratory to invent a set of springs that could

title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World

text: After Great Britain lost the American colonies, a second generation of Scottish intellectuals saved Britain from stagnation and reinforced a self-confidence that allowed the country to manage a world empire during the Victorian era. Scots in India, like James Mill, led the British idea of 'liberal' imperialism, that they had to take over indigenous cultures and run their society for their own good, the white-nationalist euphemism "the white man's burden". Herman claims that Sir Walter Scott invented the historical novel, giving modernity a "self-conscious antidote", and gave literature a "place as part of modern life". In science and industry Herman

title: Betty James

text: Betty James Betty M. James (February 13, 1918, Altoona, Pennsylvania – November 20, 2008, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was an American businessperson who came up with the name for the Slinky her husband Richard T. James invented. She ran James Industries, the firm that manufactured the toy, by herself starting in 1960 after her husband left the firm and the family. She was born as Betty Mattas on February 13, 1918 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. She attended Altoona Area High School and then Pennsylvania State University, leaving when she was married to James. Her husband, an engineer, conceived of the toy in 1943

title: Betty James

text: been sold in her lifetime. She was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 2001. Betty died at age 90 on November 20, 2008 of congestive heart failure at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She had lived in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, where James Industries was headquartered. Betty James was buried in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Betty James Betty M. James (February 13, 1918, Altoona, Pennsylvania – November 20, 2008, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was an American businessperson who came up with the name for the Slinky her husband Richard T. James invented. She ran James Industries, the firm that

title: Slinky

text: motion the period of oscillation of a dangling slinky is Where "T" is the time of the period of oscillation, "m" is the mass of the slinky and "k" is the spring constant of the slinky. In the state of equilibrium of a slinky, all net force is cancelled throughout the entire slinky. This results in a stationary slinky with zero velocity. As the positions of each part of the slinky is governed by the slinky's mass, the force of gravity and the spring constant, various other properties of the slinky may be induced. The length of an idealized slinky

title: Slinky

text: extended under its own weight, assuming the fully compressed length is negligible, is Where "L" is the length of the slinky, "W" is the weight of the slinky, and "k" is the spring constant of the slinky. Due to the effect of gravity, the slinky appears bunched up towards the bottom end, as governed by the equation Where "n" is a dimensionless variable, 0 ≤ "n" ≤ 1, with "n" = 0 corresponding to the top of the slinky and "n" = 1 being the bottom. Each intermediate value of "n" corresponds to the proportion of the slinky's mass above

title: Slinky Wizard

text: Slinky Wizard Slinky Wizard was a Goa trance musical group from the UK. Musicians included Adam Boyd (1967–1994), Dominic Lamb, George Barker, Ronnie Biggs, and Gus Till. Adam Boyd and Dominic Lamb wrote Slinky Wizard’s first track titled "The Rising" in 1992. Soon after George Barker and Ronnie Biggs joined the group. With help from Simon Posford they produced Flying Rhino Records' first release, the "Slinky Wizard" EP. Adam Boyd died in an accident in the summer of 1994. In early 1996 Gus Till joined the group. Slinky Wizard has not produced any music since 2001. Over the years, Slinky

title: Slinky

text: that point "n", and "p"("n") gives the position that "n" is above the bottom of the slinky. This quadratic equation means that rather than the center of mass being at the middle of the slinky, it lies one quarter of the length above the bottom end, When set in motion on a stepped platform such as a stairway, the slinky transfers energy along its length in a longitudinal wave. The whole spring descends end over end in a periodical motion, as if it were somersaulting down one step at a time. When the top end of the Slinky is dropped,

title: Slinky Thing

text: about older men seeking relationships with younger women. Slinky Thing "Slinky Thing" is a song by Donald Fagen, appearing as the first track from his album, "Sunken Condos." Telling the story of an older man seeking the affection and companionship of a significantly younger woman, the song details the events surrounding the two as they spend time together and endure comments made by others, who advise the narrator to "hold on to that slinky thing." The narrator himself thinks about if "she (the younger woman) needs somebody who's closer to her own age." The song draws similarities with the Steely

title: Slinky Thing

text: Slinky Thing "Slinky Thing" is a song by Donald Fagen, appearing as the first track from his album, "Sunken Condos." Telling the story of an older man seeking the affection and companionship of a significantly younger woman, the song details the events surrounding the two as they spend time together and endure comments made by others, who advise the narrator to "hold on to that slinky thing." The narrator himself thinks about if "she (the younger woman) needs somebody who's closer to her own age." The song draws similarities with the Steely Dan songs Hey Nineteen and Janie Runaway, also

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""The Man Who Invented Christmas" adds holiday magic to the writing of "A Christmas Carol", putting a sweetly revisionist spin on the story behind a classic yuletide tale." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score 60 out of 100, based 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Man Who Invented Christmas (film) The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same

title: Slinky Dog Dash

text: ever audio-animatronic of Wheezy the Penguin who serenades guests at the Big Finale on the final brake run. Wheezy's singing voice on the ride was voiced by actor Sean Kenin, impersonating the late Robert Goulet. Slinky Dog Dash Slinky Dog Dash is a roller coaster attraction located within Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It opened on June 30, 2018. Slinky Dog Dash is one of two new rides in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios, the other being Alien Swirling Saucers. The story of the ride is that Andy has built a roller coaster using his "Dash

title: Slinky Pictures

text: its final film Bad Night for the Blues Slinky Pictures Slinky Pictures was a London based film and television production company. The company was created in 2000 by Maria Manton and Chris Shepherd and closed on its tenth anniversary in 2010. It animation and hybrid output included commercials, short films, pop promos and television shows. Directors include: Chris Shepherd, Lucy Izzard, Suzanne Deakin, Emily Skinner, Leigh Hodgkinson, Andy Ward, Rebecca Manley, Laura Heit and Joe King. Notable credits include animation for Monkey Dust, Nathan Barley and U2, and films such as Dad's Dead, Who I Am And What I Want,

title: Slinky Pictures

text: Slinky Pictures Slinky Pictures was a London based film and television production company. The company was created in 2000 by Maria Manton and Chris Shepherd and closed on its tenth anniversary in 2010. It animation and hybrid output included commercials, short films, pop promos and television shows. Directors include: Chris Shepherd, Lucy Izzard, Suzanne Deakin, Emily Skinner, Leigh Hodgkinson, Andy Ward, Rebecca Manley, Laura Heit and Joe King. Notable credits include animation for Monkey Dust, Nathan Barley and U2, and films such as Dad's Dead, Who I Am And What I Want, Silence Is Golden, Moo(n), The Lucky Dip and

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film) The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens (Stevens) at the time when he wrote "A Christmas Carol", and how Dickens' fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge (Plummer) was influenced by his real-life father, John Dickens (Pryce). It was released by Bleecker Street in the United States on 22 November 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 1 December

title: Slinky Dog Dash

text: Slinky Dog Dash Slinky Dog Dash is a roller coaster attraction located within Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It opened on June 30, 2018. Slinky Dog Dash is one of two new rides in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios, the other being Alien Swirling Saucers. The story of the ride is that Andy has built a roller coaster using his "Dash & Dodge Mega Coaster Kit" and decided to use Slinky Dog as the ride vehicle. The ride can accommodate up to four trains at a time. This attraction concludes with a performance by the first

title: Slinky

text: the information of the tension change must propagate to the bottom end before both sides begin to fall; the top of an extended Slinky will drop while the bottom initially remains in its original position, compressing the spring. This creates a suspension time of ~0.3 s for an original Slinky, but has potential to create a much larger suspension time. A suspended Slinky's center of mass is accelerating downward at 16 feet per second (i.e. g); when released - the lower portion moves up toward the top portion with an equivalent, constant upward acceleration as the tension is relieved. As

title: Slinky

text: garde work called "Sounds of Venice" scored for (among other things) a piano, a slab of marble and Venetian broom, a birdcage of canaries, and an amplified Slinky. In 1985 in conjunction with the Johnson Space Center and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Discovery astronauts created a video demonstrating how familiar toys behave in space. "It won't slink at all," Dr. M. Rhea Seddon said of Slinky, "It sort of droops." The video was prepared to stimulate interest in school children about the basic principles of physics and the phenomenon of weightlessness. In 1992, the Bishop Museum in Honolulu,

title: Slinky

text: to simulate the properties of waves, United States troops in the Vietnam War used them as mobile radio antennas (as have amateur radio operators), and NASA has used them in zero-gravity physics experiments in the Space Shuttle. Slinkys and similar springs can be used to create a 'laser gun' like sound effect. This is done by holding up a slinky in the air and striking one end, resulting in a metallic tone which sharply lowers in pitch. The effect can be amplified by attaching a plastic cup to one end of the Slinky. In 1959, John Cage composed an avant

title: Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin

text: Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin (also known as Slinky Dog Spin) is a Caterpillar-style ride at Walt Disney Studios Park in France, Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland Park. The ride is part of the Toy Story Playland in France, and Toy Story Land in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The France ride opened on August 17, 2010, with the Hong Kong installation opening on November 17, 2011 and the Shanghai ride opened on April 26, 2018. At the heart of Toy Story Playland is the land's oldest character toy: an authentic "Collector's Edition" Slinky Dog, complete with

title: Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin

text: bones and Andy's baseball. It builds up enough speed to provide a mild, fun thrill which, combined by the quick rise and descent, actually provides a ride not too dissimilar to Dumbo the Flying Elephant. The layout takes advantage of the land's sloping elevation to provide perhaps the most convincing feeling of being shrunk, especially when standing at the foot of the ride, its enormous box towering above, surrounded by oversized grass. Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin (also known as Slinky Dog Spin) is a Caterpillar-style ride at Walt Disney Studios Park in France, Hong Kong Disneyland

title: Slinky

text: masses (which have approximately linear tension distributions), different mathematics would be needed to explain the phenomenon. The famous jingle for the Slinky television commercial was created in Columbia, South Carolina in 1962 with Johnny McCullough and Homer Fesperman writing the music and Charles Weagly penning the lyrics. It became the longest-running jingle in advertising history. The jingle has itself been parodied and referenced in popular culture. It is seen in the "Log" commercial on "The Ren & Stimpy Show" and sung by actor Jim Carrey in "". The song is also referenced in the movie "Lords of Dogtown", where it

title: Invented (album)

text: during its opening week, and debuted at number five on the "Billboard" Rock Albums chart and number eleven on the "Billboard" 200. All songs written and composed by Jimmy Eat World. The following personnel contributed to "Invented": Invented (album) Invented is the seventh studio album by American rock band Jimmy Eat World, released on September 28, 2010 through Interscope Records. Recorded primarily at the band's home-based studio, the album was co-produced by Mark Trombino, who had previously worked on the band's earlier material; "Static Prevails" (1996), "Clarity" (1999) and "Bleed American" (2001). The album was preceded by the single "My

title: We Invented the Remix

text: album on sale or at a comparable price it's just not a good investment. The only thing P. Diddy "Invented" here was a mediocre album." We Invented the Remix We Invented the Remix is a remix album by P. Diddy and The Bad Boy Family, released on May 14, 2002. It features remixes of hit singles by artists from P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records record label. The album reached number one of the U.S. "Billboard" 200 albums chart for a week and was later certified Platinum for shipments of over one million copies. The album also reached number 17 on

title: Invented here

text: employees. One quotation that sums up the philosophy of "Invented Here" is "Gee, it can't be worth much if someone local thought of it first." Invented here Invented here is an opposite of "not invented here" and occurs when management of an organisation is uncomfortable with innovation or development conducted in-house. Reasons this might be the case are varied, and range from a lack of confidence in the staff within the organisation to a desire to have a third party to blame in the event that a project fails. One effect of this version of "invented here" is that detailed

title: Invented (album)

text: Invented (album) Invented is the seventh studio album by American rock band Jimmy Eat World, released on September 28, 2010 through Interscope Records. Recorded primarily at the band's home-based studio, the album was co-produced by Mark Trombino, who had previously worked on the band's earlier material; "Static Prevails" (1996), "Clarity" (1999) and "Bleed American" (2001). The album was preceded by the single "My Best Theory", released on digital download on August 10, 2010. Lyrically influenced by the photographic works of Cindy Sherman and Hannah Starkey, vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Jim Adkins states that each song is its own "closed narrative,"

title: I Invented Sex

text: just the thing to boost the already-substantial sales of Songz' third album." In the song's remix, Songz makes references to Tiger Woods, as he also refers to "going in like a Lil Wayne-Drake song." "DJBooth" said that Songz sings alongside, "Usher, who basically invented the modern sexual r&b blueprint that Songz is following, and Hilson, who more than holds her own alongside the boys with some scintillating vocals and hilarious 'soldier at attention' sexual entendres." The review goes on to state, "These three may not have invented sex, but they sure make listening to music while having sex more enjoyable."

title: Invented here

text: Invented here Invented here is an opposite of "not invented here" and occurs when management of an organisation is uncomfortable with innovation or development conducted in-house. Reasons this might be the case are varied, and range from a lack of confidence in the staff within the organisation to a desire to have a third party to blame in the event that a project fails. One effect of this version of "invented here" is that detailed knowledge of the innovation or development never passes to permanent employees, resulting in recurring additional expenditure and a lack of goodwill and bankable experience by

title: Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin

text: original 1950s cardboard box. This powered roller coaster is the tamest attraction in the land, simply offering a continuous, circular ride up and down a relatively gentle incline. Aimed primarily at a younger age group, it nevertheless provides enough fun and kitsch design to be appreciated by a wide demographic of visitors. Entering a queue line formed out of Lincoln Logs building blocks, you eventually step inside the giant box itself, which even has a retro-styled boardgame printed on its inside. The giant Slinky Dog train is connected end-to-end, travelling in a loop around a dog bowl filled with rubber

title: We Invented the Remix

text: We Invented the Remix We Invented the Remix is a remix album by P. Diddy and The Bad Boy Family, released on May 14, 2002. It features remixes of hit singles by artists from P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records record label. The album reached number one of the U.S. "Billboard" 200 albums chart for a week and was later certified Platinum for shipments of over one million copies. The album also reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. The album featured the hit singles "I Need a Girl (Part 1)", which reached number two in the U.S., and "I

title: Invented (album)

text: think it's our best work so far. I have little complaints about it." On August 10, 2010, "My Best Theory" was released as a single, and released to radio on August 17. "Invented " was released on September 28 through Interscope Records. Upon release, "Invented" included four individual pictures, designed to look like instant camera photographs, outwith the album's standard CD artwork. "Coffee and Cigarettes" was released to radio on November 23. In May and June 2011, the group went on a headlining tour of the US. Following this, the group appeared at Glastonbury Festival in the UK. "Invented" received

title: Invented (album)

text: swallowed by impactful percussion that are engulfed by storm clouds of dynamic guitar work and melody." Kyle Ryan of "The A.V. Club" was also favorable in his review and gave the album a "B+" grade. He wrote, "songs boast huge-sounding guitars, like “Evidence,” “Invented,” and “My Best Theory,” whose thick fuzz recalls Smashing Pumpkins. But the seven-minute “Invented” spends more time exploring a sparser mood, as does the six-minute-plus closer, “Mixtape”. In the end, Jimmy Eat World strikes a balance between its basics (big guitars and catchy sing-alongs) and the musical growth of the past 16 years. "Invented" is less

title: Not invented here

text: series of projects to update the GNOME desktop in the early 2000s. The similar term "Invented Here, But Let's Reinvent It Anyway" (IHBLRIA) was coined by Alex Papadimoulis in an article for The Daily WTF in 2004. Not invented here Not invented here (NIH) is a stance adopted by social, corporate, or institutional cultures that avoid using or buying already existing products, research, standards, or knowledge because of their external origins and costs, such as royalties. Research illustrates a strong bias against ideas from the outside. The reasons for not wanting to use the work of others are varied, but

title: I Invented Sex

text: Invented Sex" was sung at the 2010 BET Honors on February 1, 2010. He performed the song once again on "106 & Park" on February 11, 2010 for "Love Week" with a medley of "Neighbors Know My Name", and "Say Aah". He again performed it in March 2010 at MTV's Spring Break 2010, in Acapulco, Mexico. Keri Hilson and Usher joined Songz to perform the official remix at WHTA's Jingle Ball in December 2009. Source I Invented Sex "I Invented Sex" is a song by American R&B singer Trey Songz, and features Canadian recording artist Drake. Together, they wrote the

title: I Invented Sex

text: I Invented Sex "I Invented Sex" is a song by American R&B singer Trey Songz, and features Canadian recording artist Drake. Together, they wrote the song alongside Tony Scales and its producer, Los Da Mystro. It was released to urban airplay as the third single from Songz's third studio album "Ready" on October 13, 2009. The song features a sensual message, accompanied by heavy percussion. "I Invented Sex" received positive reviews, and reached number forty-two on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and became Songz's first song to top the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Its official remix features fellow R&B singers Keri

title: Invented tradition

text: traditions.' But where does his 'adaptability', or his colleague Ranger's 'flexibility' end, and invention begin? Given that all traditions change, is it possible or useful to attempt to discriminate the 'genuine' antiques from the fakes?" Another also praised the high quality of the articles but had qualifications. "Such distinctions" (between invented and authentic traditions) "resolve themselves ultimately into one between the genuine and the spurious, a distinction that may be untenable because all traditions (like all symbolic phenomena) are humanly created ("spurious") rather than naturally given ("genuine")." Invented tradition The invention of tradition is a concept made prominent in the

title: Invented tradition

text: Invented tradition The invention of tradition is a concept made prominent in the eponymous 1983 book edited by British Marxist intellectual E. J. Hobsbawm and T. O. Ranger. In their Introduction the editors argue that many "traditions" which "appear or claim to be old are often quite recent in origin and sometimes invented." They distinguish the "invention" of traditions in this sense from "starting" or "initiating" a tradition which does not then claim to be old. The phenomenon is particularly clear in the modern development of the nation and of nationalism, creating a national identity promoting national unity, and legitimising

title: Invented (album)

text: slowly uncurl themselves over the course of a few days and before you know it, it feels like Jimmy Eat World never went away." Sputnikmusic staff writer Mike Stagno awarded the album a "great" 3½ out of five grading. He explained that, ""Invented" reins in Jimmy Eat World after "Chase This Light". It still possesses the same inviting, feel-good sentiment, but it's expressed more personably, and in this regard it makes for a very rewarding listen." British rock magazine "Kerrang!" awarded an "excellent" four K! score and opined, ""Invented" is a return to the creative peaks of yore. It's a

title: Invented (album)

text: a bit by the numbers." Jonathan Keefe of "Slant" magazine gave the album two-and-a-half out of five stars and bemoaned its mastering, stating, "Unfortunately, "Invented" is yet another album to have lost the so-called loudness war. Every element of the album, from the lead guitars right down to the female harmony vocals on the title track, is pitched to be as loud as everything else, and the result is suffocating." Ash Dosanjh of "NME" said that the album "certainly doesn't veer very far from their past emotional sensibilities." Released to favourable reviews, "Invented" sold 34,594 units in the United States

title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World

text: formation of the Ku Klux Klan. The reviewer for "The National Interest" noted that Herman's study falls short of explaining why the Scottish Enlightenment ended and why "Scotland had declined into a backwater by the end of the 19th century". How the Scots Invented the Modern World How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (or "The Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots invention of the Modern World") is a non-fiction book written by American historian Arthur Herman. The book examines the origins of the Scottish Enlightenment

title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World

text: How the Scots Invented the Modern World How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (or "The Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots invention of the Modern World") is a non-fiction book written by American historian Arthur Herman. The book examines the origins of the Scottish Enlightenment and what impact it had on the modern world. Herman focuses principally on individuals, presenting their biographies in the context of their individual fields and also in terms of the theme of Scottish contributions to the world. The book was

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: invites her back. His wife suggests he do the same with his father, who is about to board a train to leave London. Reconnecting with his family, Charles submits the manuscript in time for publishing before Christmas. The film ends with the Dickens family celebrating the holidays, while a title text explains the overnight success of "A Christmas Carol", and its lasting impact on the Christmas holiday. The film was released in the United States in 500 theaters on 22 November 2017. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80% based on 153 reviews,

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: his servants, Tara, an Irish immigrant who is literate and able to provide advice. While writing his book, Charles is greeted by the arrival of his father, John Dickens (Jonathan Pryce), whom Charles views as immature and fiscally irresponsible. Charles' relationship with his family is increasingly strained as he struggles to finish the book in time, as he is unable to resolve Scrooge's story. Hearing that Charles intends to let Tiny Tim die, Tara suggests a resolution for Scrooge by having him save Tiny Tim instead. Charles rejects her help, and soon sends her away from his house in a

title: I Invented Sex

text: it. The video carries a parental advisory warning. A combination video was released for the clips of "I Invented Sex" and "Say Aah", as they were later released separately. Songz confirmed to "MTV News" that the previous would be a continuation of the latter. On the "I Invented Sex" clip, Songz said, "It's very sensual. The idea I had, it came from a banned Calvin Klein ad. It was a dude and two girls and they was touching and kissing. I was like, 'Man, I wanna do that.' We didn't go all the way there. I didn't have two girls

title: Not invented here

text: Not invented here Not invented here (NIH) is a stance adopted by social, corporate, or institutional cultures that avoid using or buying already existing products, research, standards, or knowledge because of their external origins and costs, such as royalties. Research illustrates a strong bias against ideas from the outside. The reasons for not wanting to use the work of others are varied, but some can include a desire to support a local economy instead of paying royalties to a foreign license-holder, fear of patent infringement, lack of understanding of the foreign work, an unwillingness to acknowledge or value the work

title: We Invented the Remix

text: Need a Girl (Part 2)", which reached number four, a rare occurrence of both parts of the same song both becoming big hits. This was the last album Bad Boy would release under the Arista Records label. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic praised the album for crafting a collection of top-notch producers and guest artists to create sure-fire hits that are better than those from "The Saga Continues...", concluding that "As a result, "We Invented the Remix" confirms Combs' return to the top of the urban music world after a few years of struggle." Wise Q of HipHopDX also praised the

title: I Invented Sex

text: On the week ending November 7, 2009, "I Invented Sex" debuted at number ninety on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The following week, it moved up to eighty, and eventually peaked at forty-two. It spent twenty weeks on the chart over 2009–10 eventually falling off the chart on the week ending March 10, 2010. The song also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, making it Songz's first number one on the chart. The music video was directed by Yolande Geralds, who also directed the video for "Say Aah". Jessica White appears in the video once again while Drake does not appear in

title: Invented tradition

text: certain institutions or cultural practices. The concept and the term have been widely applied to cultural phenomena such as the Bible and Zionism, the martial arts of Japan, the "highland myth" in Scotland, and the traditions of major religions, to mention only a few. The concept was influential on the use of related concepts, such as Benedict Anderson's imagined communities and the pizza effect. One implication of the term is that the sharp distinction between "tradition" and "modernity" is often itself invented. The concept is "highly relevant to that comparatively recent historical innovation, the 'nation,' with its associated phenomena: nationalism,

title: Invented tradition

text: the nation-state, national symbols, histories, and the rest." Hobsbawm and Ranger remark on the "curious but understandable paradox: modern nations and all their impedimenta generally claim to be the opposite of novel, namely rooted in remotest antiquity, and the opposite of constructed, namely human communities so 'natural' as to require no definition other than self-assertion." Another implication is that the concept of "authenticity" is also to be questioned. One reviewer noted that the "'invention of tradition' is a splendidly subversive phrase," but it "hides serious ambiguities." Hobsbawm "contrasts invented traditions with what he calls 'the strength and adaptability of genuine

title: Invented (album)

text: of distortion." Joshua Khan of "Blare" magazine awarded a positive four stars out of five in his article about the album; ""Invented" proves age is simply a number that doesn’t force a group to falter but instead reinvents nostalgic butterflies and shapes an acoustic ballad destined to be the next stand-in-the-rain love plea." Ben Patashnik of "Rock Sound" awarded the album a score of eight out of ten. He did note the "varnished" production, making it "hard to fall in love with until repeated listens unleash its true charms." However, he also added, "‘Coffee And Cigarettes’ and the title track

title: Invented (album)

text: remarking that, "the album title, "Invented", refers to a song which I feel sums up the mood here, but could also be taken more literally as this album is the deepest into character writing we have tried so far." Jimmy Eat World first announced that they were working on their follow up to "Chase This Light" in June 2008. At around this time, Adkins began "randomly looking at photographs by people like Cindy Sherman and trying to take ten-fifteen minutes and write down everything that came to mind about the image and the character. Later on in the day I

title: Invented (album)

text: record rich with twinkling sonic subtleties, timeless melodies and characteristically layered, epic tunes." Other reviews were less receptive. In particular Andrew Leahey of Allmusic only awarded the album 2½ stars out of five and critiqued, ""Invented", as tuneful as it may be, still plays an odd role in Jimmy Eat World’s discography, since it can’t quite figure out how to transcend a genre - one that Jimmy Eat World helped invent." "Spin" magazine writer Mikael Wood awarded the album a lukewarm six out of ten and wrote that, "even the amped-up standouts (like "Coffee and Cigarettes") are beginning to feel

title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World

text: 80 weeks on "The Globe and Mail" bestseller list, peaking at #1. The British version re-titled the book "The Scottish Enlightenment: The Scots invention of the Modern World" and released in the UK market by Fourth Estate, a HarperCollins imprint. It was long-listed by the 2002 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. Regarding the title and thesis, that the people of Scotland invented the modern world, nearly every reviewer commented on it, some calling it "provocative", a "hyperbole", "absurd" and "pandering to prejudice". In "The Scotsman", Graham Leicester writes that the "overblown rhetoric invites a sceptical reaction. But I suggest we

title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World

text: just accept this extraordinary compliment graciously." It was likely influenced by Thomas Cahill's "How the Irish Saved Civilization" and the result of a marketing strategy. Several reviewers found that Herman was successful in proving that Scots did have a disproportionate impact on modernity. Herman continued this type of theme with his next book, "To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World", published in 2004. Critics found the book well-written and scholarly but with an over-reaching thesis. The reviewer for the "National Review" defended Herman's use of the word "invented", writing that it has "an older meaning:

title: Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)

text: the fifth single from "Dangerous" on August 31, 1992, by Jackson's record label, Epic Records. The lyrics of the song tell of a man who is left in despair when his lover suddenly leaves him. He learns that she was unfaithful to him and wants to know with whom she cheated. Several music critics compared "Who Is It" to Jackson's 1983 single "Billie Jean". Jon Pareles, a writer for "The New York Times", described "Who Is It" as an "imitation" of "Billie Jean". Chris Willman of the "Los Angeles Times" claimed that the track "recaptures some of the slinky, insinuating

title: Who I Am And What I Want

text: a herd of twats who are going to make me wear clothes and eat with a knife and fork."." "Who I Am And What I Want," a film by Chris Shepherd and David Shrigley. A Slinky Pictures Production. An animate! commission funded by Arts Council England and Channel 4. Who I Am And What I Want Who I Am And What I Want is a 7 minute animated short directed by Chris Shepherd and David Shrigley in 2005. The film is based on the 2003 David Shrigley book of the same title. Kevin Eldon voices the role of the film's

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: 2017. Two years after the success of "Oliver Twist", Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) is suffering financial hardship from the failure of his last three books. Rejected by his publishers, he sets out to write a new book to restore his finances. Seeing inspiration around London, most notably a rich man's funeral that is largely unattended, he begins writing "A Christmas Carol", due in six weeks in order to be published by Christmas. As Charles begins to develop his story, he interacts with the characters he is writing about, most notably Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer). Dickens is helped by one of

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: fit of rage. Additionally, Charles has a falling out with his father and sends him away upon learning that he has been selling Charles' signature. It is revealed that much of Charles' animosity towards his father is from his childhood embarrassment of working in a blacking factory after his family was taken to debtor's prison. Returning to the long-abandoned factory, Charles is forced to confront his own insecurities through Scrooge. Charles realizes that his story should be one of redemption, and races home to finish his manuscript. As he leaves to submit it to his illustrator, he encounters Tara, and

title: Not invented here

text: with the existing code base. In most cases, the primary impulse is a form of Not Invented Here regarding the work by the previous team, especially if there are few or no developers from the previous team in the new one. The 'cascade' refers to the tendency - found primarily, but not exclusively, in long-running software development projects - of teams with a high turnover to go through several cycles of rewriting, with the result that long-standing problems with the project get repeated, while previous learned lessons are lost. Zawinski coined the term in light of his experiences with a

title: I Invented Sex

text: Hilson and Usher. The accompanying music video, containing a parental advisory warning, is the follow-up to the "Say Aah" video. When speaking about the record with "MTV News", Songz said, "It's a groove record. It's got that knock at the same time. It's sexy at the same time. Conceptually, it's mind-blowing to tell a woman, 'You gonna think we invented sex when we're done.' That's where I am." The song was recorded at 11th Street Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. The official remix of the song features fellow American R&B singers Usher and Keri Hilson. Another remix features Willie Taylor of

title: Not invented here

text: of others, jealousy, or forming part of a wider turf war. As a social phenomenon, this philosophy can manifest as an unwillingness to adopt an idea or product because it originates from another culture, a form of tribalism. The term is normally used in a pejorative sense. The opposite predisposition is sometimes called "proudly found elsewhere" (PFE) or "invented elsewhere". In programming, it is also common to refer to the "NIH syndrome" as the tendency towards reinventing the wheel (reimplementing something that is already available) based on the belief that in-house developments are inherently better suited, more secure, more controlled,

title: I Invented Sex

text: — we simulated best we could, and it's more sensual than raunchy.". It ranked at number twenty-two on " Top 100 Videos of 2009" countdown. Songz performed "I Invented Sex" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on December 1, 2009 and on "106 & Park" on December 11, 2009. The song was then performed again with "Say Aah" on "It's On with Alexa Chung", and then on "The Mo'Nique Show" In January, both Songz and Drake appeared at West Hollywood's House of Blues to perform the song. As a part of a medley with one of his musical influences, Stevie Wonder, "I

title: I Invented Sex

text: R&B group Day26. R&B singer Chris Brown freestyled the song in his first mixtape, "In My Zone", with the title "Invented Head." Ajitpaul Mangat of Tiny Mix Tapes said the song, along with the intro, "Panty Droppa", were "swagga-oozing" and "expertly build the mood with chopped and screwed vocals and exploding percussion, respectively." Drake's closing rap has been described as "Best I Ever Had"-esque. David Jeffries of Allmusic noted the song as a standout track from "Ready". Complimenting the wide appeal of song's title, "DJBooth" said that, "With a high-caliber guest feature and a radio-ready sound, this single should be

title: Kip's Toyland

text: Slinky, board games, Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoy sets, Carrom Game Boards, and new toys as they were invented. FAO Schwarz opened up a short distance from Kip’s Toyland, but they went out of business and Kip’s Toyland is still flourishing. Kip's Toyland Kip’s Toyland, founded in 1945, is the oldest toy store in Los Angeles. Located in the Farmer’s Market, the store was the brainchild of Irvin “Kip” Kipper, a U.S. Air Force bomber pilot who, during World War II, was shot down in his B-17 over Bologna, Italy, on his 26th mission. Kipper spent more than seven months in Stalag

title: The Woman Who Did

text: promote women's rights. It certainly created an immediate popular sensation - Flora Thompson for instance describing how, in small-town Hampshire, "copies were bought and handed round until practically everyone of mature age in the village had read and passed judgement on it". However, the novel was also controversial right from the start, with conservative readers as well as feminists criticizing Allen for the heroine he had invented. For example, Victoria Crosse wrote her novel "The Woman Who Didn't" (1895) as a response to Allen's book and Mrs. Lovett Cameron wrote "The Man Who Didn't". Whereas Herminia Barton questions the institution

title: The Man Who Traveled in Elephants

text: where he meets with his dead wife and dog, and with the imaginary animals he and his wife invented as traveling companions, as well as a host of other friends. The tone is realistic, as are the descriptions of the narrator's life before he boards the Bus to the Fair. After consideration, it could be considered magic realism. The Man Who Traveled in Elephants "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" is a short story written in 1948 by Robert A. Heinlein. It was first published as "The Elephant Circuit" in the October 1957 issue of "Saturn Magazine". It later appeared

title: Who Will Remember the People...

text: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas reviewed the book for "The New York Times", and wrote that Raspail "seems rather critical of the Kaweskar, calling them seafarers who 'never even invented the sail,' having them perform unlikely, pointless acts (impotently throwing a stone in imitation of a cannonball, for example) and describing their food from a European viewpoint, which certainly makes it seem disgusting." Marshall Thomas was positive to the author's negative portrayal of Europeans, especially that of Charles Darwin: "Mr. Raspail's portrait of him deserves applause". The critic continued: "The victims and their oppressors seem equally squalid, ignorant, pathetic, as the two

title: Geothermal heat pump

text: The easiest way of picturing a slinky field is to imagine holding a slinky on the top and bottom with your hands and then moving your hands in opposite directions. A slinky loop field is used if there is not adequate room for a true horizontal system, but it still allows for an easy installation. Rather than using straight pipe, slinky coils use overlapped loops of piping laid out horizontally along the bottom of a wide trench. Depending on soil, climate and the heat pump's run fraction, slinky coil trenches can be up to two thirds shorter than traditional horizontal

title: Reinhold Marxhausen

text: art and perception. This program was titled "Do you see what I see?" and it was heavily promoted because of the attention it gave to Bankers Life Nebraska. His enlightening personality and artistic perspective won over his crowds during these travels. In 1977, Marxhausen started to focus on the need for people to relax and play. His answer to this problem was the "FLURRY," a slinky like toy of honeycombed paper sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard. The material and machine that made it were invented by Robert Geshwender, the president of a Lincoln, Nebraska manufacturing firm called Plumb Creek,

title: Irvin “Kip” Kipper

text: he added Slinky, board games, Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoy sets, Carrom Game Boards, and new toys as they were invented. FAO Schwarz opened up a short distance from Kip's Toyland, but they went out of business and Kip's Toyland is still flourishing. Irvin “Kip” Kipper Irvin S. "Kip" Kipper, (November 13, 1916 – April 21, 2016) was an American Air Force bomber pilot, prisoner of war, and the founder and namesake of Kip's Toyland, the oldest toy store in Los Angeles, located in the Farmer's Market since 1945. Irvin Kipper was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 13, 1916, and

title: The Tiger Who Came to Tea

text: - I wouldn't want to go there - but the point is he's a jokey tiger, but he is a tiger. (Michael Rosen) However, Kerr has stated more than once that the tiger represents nothing more than a tiger, and had nothing to do with the Nazis. Kerr first invented the story after visiting a zoo with her three-year-old daughter and told it many times before making it into a book. The book took a year to write and illustrate. "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" is one of the best selling children's books of all time. This book has

title: Frenet–Serret formulas

text: the meaning of the torsion and curvature. The slinky, he says, is characterized by the property that the quantity remains constant if the slinky is vertically stretched out along its central axis. (Here 2π"h" is the height of a single twist of the slinky, and "r" the radius.) In particular, curvature and torsion are complementary in the sense that the torsion can be increased at the expense of curvature by stretching out the slinky. Repeatedly differentiating the curve and applying the Frenet–Serret formulas gives the following Taylor approximation to the curve near "s" = 0: For a generic curve with

title: Derek Muller

text: 2012, "Mission Possible: Graphene" won the Cyberscreen Science Film Festival and was therefore featured on "Scientific American" as the video of the week. A video debunking the common misconception that the moon is closer than it is was picked up by CBS News. Two early successful "Veritasium" videos demonstrate the physics of a falling Slinky toy. The videos explain the following: when a slinky is held dangling vertically and then released, it can be observed in slow motion that the bottom end does not begin to move until the entire slinky has collapsed, making it look as if the slinky

title: The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye

text: delays, which irritate". The review in "USA Today" calls Salander a fascinating character, and warns potential readers the reviewer thought she was not present for too much of the novel. "Paste" magazine's review also noted the relative absence of Salander, asserting that Lagercrantz seemed to prefer focusing on new characters that he invented. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye (original title in , literally "The Man Who Chased His Shadow") is the fifth novel in the "Millennium" series, focusing on the characters Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. Written

title: Toy Story 3: The Video Game

text: Chuckles, Dolly and Trixie are the toys of a young girl named Bonnie Anderson. But among them, Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bullseye, Slinky, Rex, Hamm and the alien toys used to belong to a boy named Andy Davis. Hamm, Rex and Slinky tell the original toys of Bonnie about an adventure they had before they went to Bonnie and how they ended up as Bonnie's. It all starts when Andy is about to go off to college. The toys have not been played by Andy for years, so they make a plan to have Andy play with them one last time.

title: K9 (Doctor Who)

text: was unable to repair it as the replacement circuits would not be invented for several centuries. Another short story, "Tautology", by Glenn Langford ("Doctor Who Magazine" #194), suggests that K9 Mark III's motherboard will be passed down through Sarah's descendants and eventually end up in the hands of Professor Marius, who will use it to build the first K9, creating an ontological paradox. The Virgin New Adventures seventh Doctor novel "Lungbarrow" (written by former Doctor TV series writer Marc Platt) featured K9s Marks I and II meeting for the first time on Gallifrey during the events surrounding the disappearance of

title: Doctor Who

text: with his granddaughter and niece and other companions in a time machine he has invented. The Cushing version of the character reappears in both comic strips and a short story, the latter attempting to reconcile the film continuity with that of the series. In addition, several planned films were proposed, including a sequel, "The Chase", loosely based on the original series story, for the Cushing Doctor, plus many attempted television movie and big screen productions to revive the original "Doctor Who", after the original series was cancelled. Paul McGann starred in the only television film as the eighth incarnation of

title: Ernie Ball

text: product the "Ernie Ball Slinky." "Slinky" strings traveled the country with the pro musicians who used them and before long, Ball was receiving mail orders from individuals and stores. Still not a string company, he ordered separate strings in various sizes and displayed them in a makeshift case allowing musicians to experiment in creating their own sets. It took off, and in 1967 he sold the store and moved his string business to Newport Beach, California. Today Ernie Ball Slinkys are used by many world-famous guitar players including Jimmy Page, Paul McCartney, Angus Young, Keith Richards, and Joe Bonamassa. The

title: The Brian Conley Show

text: and dance number with a band and dancers. Each show also had a musical guest that'd perform after the commercial break. One of the show's stand-out features was its showcase of weird and wonderful variety acts. Many of these guests were magicians, although some were out of the ordinary. Notable guests include Octopus (which was essentially a human slinky), Christopher Hart who played Thing from The Addams Family movies, Christopher who would perform as all five members of the Village People, and a man whose costume played musical notes and drum beats. This feature was retained in the 2000 revival,

title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World

text: social sciences. The defeat of the 1745 Jacobite rising decimated the antiquated social structure based around clans lorded over by chieftains. This liberalized the Scottish way of life by allowing citizens to own land and keep the profits instead of giving all profits to the chieftains who owned all the land. Their literate foundation allowed the Scots to become economically literate and take advantage of trade. Edinburgh and Glasgow became epicenters of intellectual thought. There existed in Scotland a clergy who believed that a moral and religious foundation was required for, and compatible with, a free and open sophisticated culture,

title: My Happiness (Powderfinger song)

text: nights in a row in London, partly due to the success of the single. The music video for "My Happiness" starts at a railway station (Roma Street in Brisbane) with a boy and girl stepping off a train. As the pair leave the train, the boy turns and tries to reach for something, but the girl pulls him back. It is shown that he was reaching for a sentient slinky. The slinky leaves the train, and passes Middleton busking in the train station. The slinky ventures to find the boy, facing a range of challenges along the way; these include

title: My Happiness (Powderfinger song)

text: avoiding fruit falling on it and riding a skateboard. In the middle of the music clip, the slinky is shown making its way through a music room in which Powderfinger are performing "My Happiness". It rests on the bar and the band finishes playing, while the background music continues. As Powderfinger leaves, the slinky is picked up by Haug. He gets into a car and places the slinky on the car's dashboard, but it falls out the window as the car turns a tight corner. It lands outside the gate of a house and is picked up and brought inside

title: Somer Assault

text: Somer Assault Somer Assault, known as Mesopotamia in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Atlus in 1991 for the TurboGrafx-16. This side-scrolling action game features an unnamed pink slinky object/creature as the protagonist which can fire bullets from its sides, jump, and slink along walls in its quest to stop an evil sorceress. The title is a play on the word somersault, as the slinky somersaults around the stage while assaulting enemies. The slinky is able to move along the floor, walls, and the ceiling by slinking along them; it can also make a short jump to

title: Earl Slick

text: Rarities" in 2004. From 2006 he was a member of both The Eons with singer-songwriter Jeff Saphin and Slinky Vagabond. Slinky Vagabond were Glen Matlock, Clem Burke, and Keanan Duffty. Slinky Vagabond (the name comes from the lyrics to the David Bowie song "Young Americans") played their debut concert at the Joey Ramone Birthday Bash in May 2007. On February 11, 2011, UK-based Noble PR announced Slick had joined the New York Dolls for their March UK tour. New York Dolls' rhythm guitarist Sylvain Sylvain confirmed the report, "We made some calls and now we finally have got Earl Slick