query: who does billy beane work for now?

title: Billy Beane

text: Tigers' opening-day roster that season as an injury fill-in, and was optioned in late April to Toledo, now serving as Detroit's Class-AAA affiliate, where he spent most of the season. During this time, he played in the same outfield as another player with nearly the same name – Billy Bean – and also had a teammate with the name Rice. Beane appeared in six games for the 1988 Tigers. Granted free agency after the 1988 season, Beane signed with the Oakland Athletics, appearing in 37 games with the 1989 Athletics, batting .241 in 79 at bats. Beane spent most of

title: Billy Beane

text: Billy Beane William Lamar Beane III (born March 29, 1962) is a former American professional baseball player and current front office executive. He is the executive vice president of baseball operations and minority owner of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB); he is also minority owner of Barnsley FC of EFL League One. From 1984 to 1989 he played in MLB as an outfielder for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Oakland Athletics. He joined the Athletics' front office as a scout in 1990, was named general manager after the 1997 season, and was promoted

title: Bill James

text: of Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics' unlikely success. James made a guest appearance on "The Simpsons" episode "MoneyBART". He claimed "I've made baseball as fun as doing your taxes." Steven Soderbergh's planned film adaptation of "Moneyball" would have featured an animated version of James as a "host". This script was discarded when director Bennett Miller and writer Aaron Sorkin succeeded Soderbergh on the project. Ultimately, the film as produced mentions James several times. His unlikely bio is briefly recapped, and Billy Beane is depicted telling John Henry that Henry's hiring of James is the reason Beane is interested in

title: Mike Venafro

text: with the Rangers on April 24, . Venafro is often referenced in the best selling book titled "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis, which details the financial aspects of the Oakland Athletics during the time Venafro played for them. He is also referred to in the 2011 film of the same name during a scene where Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) offers him to the San Francisco Giants to drive down interest in Ricardo Rincón, who Beane is attempting to acquire from Cleveland at the trading deadline. Venafro played with three teams in postseason major league baseball including; the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland

title: Billy Beane

text: him to be successful despite his financial constraints. The book and Beane's methods have influenced the way many think about the game of baseball, including other teams and players. Brad Pitt played the role of Beane in the 2011 film "Moneyball". Pitt was nominated for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance. Twice married, Beane has a daughter Casey from his first marriage and twins Brayden and Tinsley from his current marriage. He attended the University of California, San Diego during the baseball offseasons of his playing career. Billy Beane William Lamar Beane

title: Billy Beane

text: Beane on a joint baseball–football scholarship as the quarterback who would replace then-sophomore John Elway for the Stanford Cardinal football team. The New York Mets, who had the first overall selection of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft, were enamored of Beane's talent and considered choosing him with the first pick. Because many teams believed Beane would attend Stanford and not sign with a professional team, Beane fell to the 23rd pick, where he was taken by the Mets, who had two other first-round picks that year, allowing them to risk Beane not signing. After visiting the Mets clubhouse, Beane

title: Billy Beane

text: 2019. From their 2006 playoff appearance until 2012, the Athletics did not make the playoffs or finish above .500, which triggered criticism of Beane and his approach in some quarters, especially in 2009. Beane largely dismisses criticism of his approach, indicating that his philosophy revolves around research and analysis. Many other general managers have followed Beane's strategy and now use similar approaches. "Moneyball" has changed how players are valued, and Beane had begun concentrating on high school players, a group he once largely ignored, in the MLB draft, considering them to be heavily undervalued. He and other like-minded GMs also

title: Billy Beane

text: to executive vice president after the 2015 season. A first-round pick in the MLB draft by the Mets, Beane failed to meet the expectations of scouts, who projected him as a star. In his front-office career, Beane has applied statistical analysis (known as sabermetrics) to baseball, which has led teams to reconsider how they evaluate players. He is the subject of Michael Lewis's 2003 book on baseball economics, "Moneyball", which was made into a 2011 film starring Brad Pitt as Beane. Beane grew up in Mayport, Florida, and San Diego, California, the child of a career military family. His father,

title: Billy Beane

text: injuries and ineffectiveness. Beane appeared in 80 games for the 1986 Minnesota Twins, batting .216. He also appeared in 32 games for the Toledo Mud Hens of the International League. The Twins sent Beane to their new Class-AAA affiliate, the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), after spring training in 1987. After batting .285 for Portland, Beane received a call-up to the Twins after the September 1 roster expansion. He appeared in 12 games for the 1987 Minnesota Twins. The Twins traded Beane to the Detroit Tigers for Balvino Gálvez during spring training in 1988. He made the

title: Billy Beane

text: returned to the playoffs in 2013 by winning the American League West division title again, the team's first back-to-back division championships since the 2002 and 2003 seasons. In December 2009, "Sports Illustrated" named Beane #10 on its list of the Top 10 GMs/Executives of the Decade in all sports. On October 5, 2015, the Athletics announced that Beane had been promoted to executive vice president of baseball operations. Assistant GM David Forst assumed the job of general manager. When the Athletics ownership group agreed to purchase the reincarnation of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, Beane, who has

title: Billy Beane

text: .210. He was unable to make the adjustments necessary when playing tougher competition. The Mets promoted Beane to the Lynchburg Mets of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 1981. After a solid season, he was promoted to the Jackson Mets of the Class AA Texas League in 1982. While Strawberry was the league's most valuable player, Beane batted .220. Beane began questioning himself, while his new roommate, Lenny Dykstra, succeeded with unwavering confidence and superior mental focus. Beane remained in Jackson until 1984, when he received his first promotion to MLB, appearing in five games for the 1984 New York

title: Billy Beane

text: decided to sign with the Mets for a $125,000 signing bonus ($ in current dollar terms). Beane called his decision to sign with the Mets instead of going to Stanford as the "only decision he would ever make in his life about money." Believing Beane to be a more refined player than their top first-round pick, Darryl Strawberry, the Mets assigned Strawberry to play rookie ball with other high school draftees while Beane was assigned to the Little Falls Mets of the Class A New York–Penn League, with players drafted out of college. Beane struggled in his first season, batting

title: Billy Beane

text: a naval officer, taught him how to pitch. Beane attended Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego, where he excelled at baseball, football, and basketball. The high school coach added Beane to the varsity baseball team for the last game of his freshman season. Beane batted .501 during his sophomore and junior years of high school. In his senior season, his batting average dropped to .300. Despite the decrease in batting average, scouts were enamored with Beane's talent. Beane gave up football to avoid an injury that could prematurely end his baseball career. Despite this, Stanford University tried to recruit

title: Billy Beane

text: Mets. In 1985, Beane spent most of the season with the Tidewater Tides of the Class AAA International League, getting called up to the 1985 Mets for eight games. He batted .284 for the Tides in 1985, leading the team with 19 home runs and 77 runs batted in. Following the season, the Mets traded Beane with Joe Klink and Bill Latham to the Minnesota Twins for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby, a minor league player. The Twins entered spring training prepared to give Beane the job as their starting left fielder over incumbent Mickey Hatcher, but he dealt with

title: Billy Beane

text: Comolli and Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke allowed him to delve deep into the world of English football. In March 2015, the Dutch football club AZ Alkmaar, under general director Robert Eenhoorn, a former Major Leaguer, hired Beane as an advisor. On December 19, 2017 Beane became part of a consortium to purchase Barnsley Football Club, which is based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England and plays football in League One, the third tier of the English football league. On January 4, 2007, the software company NetSuite named Beane to its board of directors. NetSuite co-founder Evan Goldberg cited Beane's ability to

title: Billy Beane

text: Series. Other low-payroll teams, such as the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins and the 2008 American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays, have appeared in the World Series, with the former winning it in 2003. After the 2002 season, the Boston Red Sox made Beane an offer of $12,500,000 to become their GM, but he declined. On April 15, 2005, Beane received a contract extension to remain with the Athletics as its general manager through 2012, and new team owner Lewis Wolff awarded Beane a small portion of the team's ownership. In February 2012, the Athletics extended Beane's contract through

title: Billy Beane

text: expressed a passion for soccer, began developing a system for objectively analyzing soccer players. He has agreed to help the Earthquakes front office develop a method for building a cost-effective team, as the salary cap in MLS is even more restrictive than the Athletics status as a small-market team in Major League Baseball. However, a system has yet to be implemented. Beane has regarded Arsenal's former manager Arsène Wenger as a personal idol. Beane has held discussions with Wenger, former Manchester United F.C. manager Sir Alex Ferguson, and Liverpool F.C. owner John W. Henry. His friendship with ex-Arsenal scout Damien

title: Billy Beane

text: the season with the Class-AAA Tacoma Tigers of the PCL. He re-signed with the Athletics for the 1990 season, and was sent down to the minor leagues at the end of spring training. Weary of the lifestyle of a minor-league player, Beane approached Athletics GM Sandy Alderson a day after he was reassigned to minor league camp in April 1990 for a job as an advance scout. Beane held that position through 1993, when he was promoted to assistant GM of the Athletics, tasked with scouting minor-league players. Under the ownership of Walter A. Haas, Jr., the Athletics appeared in

title: Billy Beane

text: combine facts with instinct as an important factor in the decision to involve him in the company. Beane also served as a consultant for, and also appears in, the video game "MLB Front Office Manager". Because of his team's success despite its low payroll, Beane was the subject of author Michael Lewis's 2003 best-selling book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game". The book discusses Beane's methods as the GM of the Athletics and how he, along with Harvard-educated statistician Paul DePodesta, used sabermetric principles to run his team in a cost-effective way. According to the book, this allowed

title: Billy Beane

text: three consecutive World Series from 1988 through 1990, and had the highest payroll in baseball in 1991. Haas died in 1995, and new owners Stephen Schott and Ken Hofmann ordered Alderson to slash payroll. To field a competitive roster on a limited budget, Alderson began focusing on sabermetric principles to obtain undervalued players. He valued on-base percentage among hitters. Alderson taught Beane to find value that other teams did not see using sabermetrics. Beane succeeded Alderson as GM on October 17, 1997. He continued Alderson's crafting of the Athletics into one of the most cost-effective teams in baseball. For example,

title: Douglas Carter Beane

text: Douglas Carter Beane Douglas Carter Beane is an American playwright and screenwriter. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Beane now lives in New York. His works include the screenplay of "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar", and several plays including "The Country Club" and "The Little Dog Laughed", which was nominated for the 2007 Tony Award for Best Play and "As Bees in Honey Drown", which ran at New York's Lucille Lortel Theatre in 1997. Beane often writes works with sophisticated, "drawing room" humor. Beane wrote the book for "Xanadu", a stage musical adaptation of

title: Fenner & Beane

text: potential merger. The merger was completed in August 1941 creating Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. The length of the name prompted outsiders to label the new firm "We the people" or "The thundering herd". Alph Beane's son had come to work at Fenner & Beane in 1931 and would spend more than 25 years at the firm and later at Merrill Lynch before founding his own firm, which was later acquired by Reynolds & Company. Fenner & Beane Fenner & Beane was a brokerage firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as Fenner Gatling & Beane in 1916, the

title: Douglas Carter Beane

text: American Academy of Dramatic Arts' New York campus in 1980. He is very involved with his alma mater, workshopping new pieces with the students. Beane is married to his frequent collaborator, composer Lewis Flinn, and the two are parents to two adopted children, Cooper and Gabrielle. Douglas Carter Beane Douglas Carter Beane is an American playwright and screenwriter. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Beane now lives in New York. His works include the screenplay of "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar", and several plays including "The Country Club" and "The Little Dog Laughed", which

title: Suzuki Beane

text: considered collectibles and are frequently traded for high prices on the Internet and at antique book stores. David Teague purchased the rights to "Suzuki Beane" from Scoppettone and has written and illustrated sequels to the original book. Fitzhugh, who would later be notable for her book "Harriet the Spy", died in 1974. Suzuki Beane Suzuki Beane is a humor book written in 1961 by Sandra Scoppettone and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh. The novel is a downtown satire on Kay Thompson's "Eloise" series (1956–59). First published in hardcover by Doubleday & Company, "Suzuki Beane" reappeared as a McFadden Books paperback that

title: Beane Air Force Base

text: Beane Air Force Base Beane Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean Sea. It is now the site of Hewanorra International Airport. The base was probably named for James Beane, a US Army Air Force World War I flying ace. Beane Field was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force during World War II. Construction was completed on 15 Nov. 1942, with a mission to defend the Panama Canal. The 5th Bombardment Squadron (9th Bombardment Group) and 59th Bombardment Squadron

title: Billy Beane

text: changed their draft strategies to focus more on defensive skills, which became undervalued in the years immediately after the "Moneyball" revolution. This new emphasis on defense was displayed in the 2010 season; although the Athletics finished at .500 and again missed the playoffs, they led MLB in defensive efficiency, measured as the percentage of balls put into play by opponents that resulted in outs, and allowed the fewest runs in the AL. In the 2012 season the Athletics again made the playoffs under Beane, winning the American League West title on the last day of the regular season. The Athletics

title: Billy Beane

text: in the 2006 MLB season, the Athletics ranked 24th of 30 major league teams in player salaries but had the 5th-best regular-season record. The Athletics reached the playoffs in four consecutive years from 2000 through 2003, losing in the American League Division Series each year. In 2002, the Athletics became the first team in the 100+ years of American League baseball to win 20 consecutive games. They won their first playoff series under Beane in 2006 when they swept the Minnesota Twins in the American League Division Series, but were swept by the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship

title: Violett Beane

text: Though Beane always felt like she was meant to perform in some way, it was not until her senior year of high school that she turned her focus towards pursuing acting professionally and found an agent in Austin. In 2015, Beane landed a recurring role in season 2 of HBO series, "The Leftovers". Beane played Taylor Truitt, a local girl in Jarden, Texas, who went missing along with two other girls. Following "The Leftovers", Beane was cast in The CW's hit superhero drama "The Flash" as Jesse Wells (nicknamed "Jesse Quick"), the daughter of Earth-2 Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh). Jesse

title: Fenner & Beane

text: Fenner & Beane Fenner & Beane was a brokerage firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as Fenner Gatling & Beane in 1916, the firm was renamed in 1919. The firm was founded by the Beane Brothers, New Orleans cotton merchants, to manage their exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices. In 1941, Fenner & Beane merged with what was then known as Merrill Lynch, E.A. Pierce and Cassatt to become Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane. In 1957, Merrill discontinued the use of the name Beane, replacing it with Smith in recognition of Winthrop H. Smith a longtime chief of

title: Violett Beane

text: in theaters on April 13, 2018. Beane has starred in the CBS television series "God Friended Me" opposite Brandon Micheal Hall. Beane is vegan and posed nude for PETA in support of that lifestyle. Beane currently resides in New York to film her series "God Friended Me". Violett Beane Violett Beane (born May 18, 1996) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jesse Wells / Jesse Quick in The CW's "The Flash", as well as Markie Cameron in the 2018 horror film "Truth or Dare". Since 2018, she has starred as Cara Bloom in the CBS television

title: Fenner & Beane

text: the firm. The firm's predecessor, Beane Brothers was founded in early 1900s by Alpheus Crosby ("Alph") Beane and his brothers Frank E. Beane, Jr and William Sterling Robert Beane. The firm traded primarily in cotton with offices in Columbus, Georgia, and New Orleans. Beane Brothers was dissolved about 1915, and in 1916 Alph Beane entered into a new brokerage firm Fenner, Gatling & Beane. Beane's partner, Charles E. Fenner, Jr., came from a distinguished New Orleans family, as his father was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Confederate president Jefferson Davis died in the Fenner home in New Orleans

title: Beane Air Force Base

text: the military airfield. It is in poor condition. In 1966, St. Jude's Hospital was founded in the abandoned medical facility of the base by a nun from Kansas, Mary Irma Hilger of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. The hospital served the 70,000 residents of the southern end of the island until destroyed by fire in 2009. Beane Air Force Base Beane Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean Sea. It is now the site of Hewanorra International Airport. The base was probably named for James Beane, a

title: He who does not work, neither shall he eat

text: fault for their condition. The elderly, in particular, had worked during their youth, and so could not be denied life's basic necessities. The Soviet state would then, at least theoretically, provide a basic level of social security. The principle was enunciated in the Russian Constitution of 1918. Leon Trotsky wrote that: "The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced with a new one: who does not obey shall not eat." The context of this statement was a criticism of the Stalinist regime that Trotsky opposed, not a prescription for society. He who does not work,

title: Carl Beane

text: in Holland, Massachusetts. Carl Beane Carleton E. "Carl" Beane (September 18, 1952 – May 9, 2012) was a sports radio broadcaster from 1972 until 2012, and was best known as the public address announcer for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. From 2003 until 2012, Beane was behind the microphone of every home game at Fenway Park, including Games 1 and 2 of the 2004 and 2007 World Series, opening each game with the words "Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Welcome To Fenway Park". During his career, Beane was a broadcaster for many outlets, including ESPN Radio,

title: Carl Beane

text: Carl Beane Carleton E. "Carl" Beane (September 18, 1952 – May 9, 2012) was a sports radio broadcaster from 1972 until 2012, and was best known as the public address announcer for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. From 2003 until 2012, Beane was behind the microphone of every home game at Fenway Park, including Games 1 and 2 of the 2004 and 2007 World Series, opening each game with the words "Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Welcome To Fenway Park". During his career, Beane was a broadcaster for many outlets, including ESPN Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio,

title: Violett Beane

text: Violett Beane Violett Beane (born May 18, 1996) is an American actress, best known for her role as Jesse Wells / Jesse Quick in The CW's "The Flash", as well as Markie Cameron in the 2018 horror film "Truth or Dare". Since 2018, she has starred as Cara Bloom in the CBS television series "God Friended Me". Beane was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. At ten years old, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she grew up and considers her hometown. After moving to Austin, Beane fell in love with performing and took theatre all throughout middle and high school.

title: Douglas Carter Beane

text: the book for the musical "Sister Act" Beane wrote the book for the musical "Lysistrata Jones" and rewrote the book for a new adaptation of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" which opened on Broadway in 2013. Also opening in 2013 was his new play for Lincoln Center, "The Nance", starring Nathan Lane and directed by Jack O'Brien. Beane has revised the libretto for the Metropolitan Opera's new production of the operetta" Die Fledermaus" which was performed in 2013- 2014. Beane is the artistic director of the Drama Dept. Theater Company in New York. Beane trained as an actor, graduating from the

text: He who does not work, neither shall he eat He who does not work, neither shall he eat is a New Testament aphorism originally by Paul the Apostle, later cited by John Smith in Jamestown, Virginia, and by Lenin during the Russian Revolution. The aphorism is found in the Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle (with Silvanus and Timothy) to the Thessalonians, in which Paul writes: that is, The Greek phrase means "is not willing to work". Other English translations render this as "would" or "will not work", which may confuse readers unaccustomed to this use of the verb "will"

title: River Beane

text: as the River Lea's catchment area as a whole is under pressure. Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) has launched a circular trail at Waterford, which includes some scenic sections of the River Beane. River Beane The River Beane is a short river in the county of Hertfordshire, England. A tributary of the River Lea, it rises to the south-west of Sandon in the hills northeast of Stevenage and joins the Lea at Hartham Common in Hertford. In medieval times there were a number of watermills along the course of the Beane. A few of the buildings and mill races

title: Violett Beane

text: is a bright college student who gets caught in the battle between The Flash (Barry Allen) and Zoom. In the Flash comics, Jesse Quick is a speedster who becomes the partner of Wally West (currently played on "The Flash" by Keiynan Lonsdale). Beane returned as Jesse in season 3 of the show. Beane recurred in the Fox medical drama series "The Resident" as Lily, a cancer patient under the care of Dr. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) and Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal). Abandoned by her fiancé and far from home, Lily inspires the hospital staff to be protective and emotionally

title: River Beane

text: Framework Directive). One possible approach to the restoration of the upper Beane which was discussed was to use recycled water from sewage treatment works. Sewage from the Stevenage area bypassed the river, being pumped down the Beane valley to Rye Meads near Hertford for treatment and eventual discharge into the River Stort. However, the water could theoretically have been discharged into the Beane if treated further upstream. In the event another option was chosen. Affinity Water was told to take less water from its pumping station near Aston, even though obtaining water from a less environmentally damaging source was difficult

title: River Beane

text: River Beane The River Beane is a short river in the county of Hertfordshire, England. A tributary of the River Lea, it rises to the south-west of Sandon in the hills northeast of Stevenage and joins the Lea at Hartham Common in Hertford. In medieval times there were a number of watermills along the course of the Beane. A few of the buildings and mill races survive. For example, Walkern Mill, which was rebuilt in the 19th century, is a grade II listed building. Perhaps the most noteworthy site is Sele Mill, upstream of Hertford. It was mentioned in the

title: Violett Beane

text: involved in her outcome. The course of her treatment was determined by famous oncologist, Dr. Lane Hunter (Melina Kanakaredes). Beane's film credits include the indie horror film "Flay", "Slash", and the documentary "Tower", which focuses on the University of Texas at Austin shooting in 1966, which was the first mass school shooting in the United States. In "Tower", Beane portrays Claire Wilson, who was eight months pregnant during the shooting and lost her unborn baby and boyfriend that day. In May 2017, Beane was cast as Markie Cameron in the Blumhouse supernatural thriller film "Truth or Dare", which was released

title: Suzuki Beane

text: Suzuki Beane Suzuki Beane is a humor book written in 1961 by Sandra Scoppettone and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh. The novel is a downtown satire on Kay Thompson's "Eloise" series (1956–59). First published in hardcover by Doubleday & Company, "Suzuki Beane" reappeared as a McFadden Books paperback that same year. The story, sometimes described as "the "Eloise" of Greenwich Village", is told from the viewpoint of a young child of Bleecker Street beats. Little Suzuki encounters a different lifestyle when she becomes friends with Henry Martin, a rich kid from the Upper East Side. The two learn about life, love

title: James Dudley Beane

text: James Dudley Beane Lieutenant James Dudley Beane (January 20, 1896 – October 30, 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He was born on January 20, 1896. Beane attended Concord High School. He was employed in Boston before joining the Ambulance Service. He spent a year's duty on the Verdun front, from July 1916 though July 1917. He volunteered for aviation and trained with the Lafayette Escadrille. He was then assigned to Escadrille 69. In February 1918, he took a commission with American aviation but maintained his status with Escadrille 69 for a while.

title: Carl Beane

text: and the Career Academy School of Broadcasting in 1972. He was a national spokesman for the American Diabetes Association, and a narrator for Talking Books at the Perkins School for the Blind. Beane had one biological daughter named Nicole Ashley, born in 1986. On May 9, 2012, Beane suffered a heart attack while he was driving in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. His car crashed into a tree and a rock wall. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The following day's Red Sox game was played with no PA announcements, as a tribute to him. He was buried in Holland Cemetery

title: River Beane

text: enough to power a watermill and to support watercress beds. The lower Beane is more robust and there has continued to be regular flow through Watton-at-Stone, Stapleford and Waterford until the confluence with the River Lea. However, overall the river has performed badly in assessments by the Environment Agency of flow level. The state of the upper Beane resulted in calls for the river´s restoration. The management plan for the river includes the objective that there is adequate flow along the length of the river to support a ‘good status’ chalk stream ecology (as defined by the European Union's Water

title: River Beane

text: in the second half of the twentieth century, and the consequent demand for water has affected rivers such as the Beane and the Mimram. In the case of the Beane, a licence was given to abstract water near Aston for Stevenage's water supply. The river has since been adversely affected by over-exploitation of the chalk aquifer in its upper reaches. The photo shows a dry section south of Walkern where from the 1990s until about 2014 there was only seasonal flow. An indication of the scale of the decline in flow is that the section at Walkern was once big

title: James Dudley Beane

text: He then transferred into the 22nd Aero Squadron. Between September 26 and 29 October 18, he scored six aerial victories, though he shared one with Arthur Raymond Brooks and Clinton Jones, and another with Remington Vernam. He was killed in action on October 30, 1918. "American Aces of World War 1" Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. , . James Dudley Beane Lieutenant James Dudley Beane (January 20, 1896 – October 30, 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He was born on January 20, 1896. Beane attended Concord High School. He was employed in

title: Carl Beane

text: Westwood One, and the Associated Press. He also taught sports broadcasting at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting's campus in Needham, Massachusetts, until it was closed in 2009. In 2003, the Boston Red Sox hired Beane to replace Ed Brickley as the PA announcer at Fenway, the position he would hold for the remainder of his life. As the Red Sox' PA announcer, Beane's voice was featured in the 2005 film "Fever Pitch". and in an exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, A native of Agawam, Massachusetts, Beane graduated from Agawam High School in 1971

title: Fenner & Beane

text: in 1889. The firm expanded quickly through the Southern states and Midwestern U.S. through the 1920s, focusing primarily on the trading of commodities, particularly futures contracts for grain and cotton. The firm was a member of the various commodity exchanges in New Orleans, Chicago, and Memphis, Tennessee. By the 1930s, Fenner & Beane had established itself as the second largest brokerage firm in the U.S. However the firm was suffering from decreased trading volumes caused by the Great Depression. Following the death of Alph Beane in 1937, Charles Fenner and Alpheus Beane's son began discussions with Merrill Lynch about a

title: Suzuki Beane

text: and how to deal with prejudice in the early 1960s. The pair finally decide to "run away from home and start a village where a Square can be a square and a swinging cat can swing in peace". Desilu purchased the rights in 1962 for a possible adaptation of the characters for development and inclusion into a live-action television series starring comedian-musician Victor Borge. A television pilot was made, with Katie Sweet as Suzuki and Jimmy Garrett as Henry, but the series was not picked up. The "Suzuki Beane" book continued to sell. Original copies of the books are now

text: thirty or forty honest and industrious men shall not be consumed to maintain a hundred and fifty idle loiterers. According to Vladimir Lenin, "He who does not work shall not eat" is a necessary principle under socialism, the preliminary phase of the evolution towards communist society. The phrase appears in his 1917 work, "The State and Revolution". Through this slogan Lenin explains that in socialist states only productive individuals could be allowed access to the articles of consumption. In accordance with Lenin’s understanding of the socialist state, article twelve of the 1936 Soviet Constitution states: In Lenin’s writing, this was

title: Douglas Carter Beane

text: the 1980 film of the same name, adding new plot twists and humor parodying the original movie. The musical was workshopped in 2006 and early 2007 with director Christopher Ashley and actors Jane Krakowski, Tony Roberts, and Cheyenne Jackson. The musical opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on July 10, 2007, with a budget of $5 million. Kerry Butler and Cheyenne Jackson were the Broadway leads. Beane won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. In 2011, Beane was hired to "doctor"

title: Where Does My Heart Beat Now

text: 1994. Dion is also performing "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" in her current Las Vegas residency show, "Celine". On 13 May 1992, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" received an ASCAP Pop Award for the most-performed ASCAP song during the 1991 survey year (1 October 1990 – 30 September 1991). Additionally, Dion's performance of "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" at the Juno Awards of 1991 was nominated for the Gemini Award in category Best Performance in a Variety Program or Series. Where Does My Heart Beat Now "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" is a song performed by

title: Who Then Now?

text: in its entirety on DVD on July 14, 2009. It does not include any new extra features. Who Then Now? Who Then Now? is a platinum-certified biographical video released by the band Korn on March 18, 1997. It features interviews with the band up to the recording of "Life Is Peachy", and music videos for "Blind", "Shoots and Ladders", "Clown" and "Faget". The last video, "Faget", like "Good God", was never released. The original VHS is out of production, but it can be found in its entirety on the follow-up release, "Deuce", which effectively picks up where "Who Then Now?"

title: Lightning Does the Work

text: Lightning Does the Work "Lightning Does the Work" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Chad Brock. It was released in March 1999 as the third and final single from his self-titled debut album. The song reached 19 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Brock, John Hadley and Kelly Garrett. The music video was directed by Steven T. Miller, and premiered in March, 1999. It features Brock wearing a ball cap, as he uses a tool to make the metal in his barn for the lightning, and driving

title: Beane Air Force Base

text: of the 24th Composite Wing, headquartered at Ramey AFB (now Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen), Puerto Rico. The facility was renamed Beane Air Force Base in 1948. It was closed on 28 May 1949, as a result of budgetary cutbacks, with right of re-entry retained by the United States. Agreements for the base's disposition were subsequently reached with the United Kingdom and, later, the Saint Lucia government upon that state's independence. The former USAF base was then refurbished and converted into Hewanorra International Airport. There remains a disused northeast/southwest runway, north of the main east-west runway, that was part of

title: Where Does My Heart Beat Now

text: a top ten hit there. It did even better on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks peaking at number two. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" reached also top ten in Norway and Canada, peaking at numbers four and six respectively. Two accompanying music videos for the song were filmed. Dion performed "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" during many of her tours. In 1989, Dion was recording her first English-language album, "Unison". One of the songs chosen for the album was "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" written by Robert White Johnson and Taylor Rhodes, and produced by Christopher Neil.

title: Where Does My Heart Beat Now

text: handles this stirring ballad." AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine picked it as album standout together with "(If There Was) Any Other Way." "Chicago Tribune" editor Jan De Knock wrote: Dion shines brightest on torchy love songs, including her current hit "Where Does My Heart Beat Now." In Canada, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" entered the charts in October 1990 and reached number six on "The Record" Retail Singles Chart on 8 April 1991. It also topped the "RPM" Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks in February 1991. In the United States, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" debuted

title: Lightning Does the Work

text: a pickup truck. Scenes also feature him singing the song in a dark room full of blue smoke. During the instrumental break, Brock puts his goggles on as he watches the lightning kick into the back of the truck, and driving his pickup truck again. He stands outside, and the video ends. Lightning Does the Work "Lightning Does the Work" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Chad Brock. It was released in March 1999 as the third and final single from his self-titled debut album. The song reached 19 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles

title: Where Does My Heart Beat Now

text: Where Does My Heart Beat Now "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" is a song performed by Canadian singer Celine Dion, taken from her first English-language studio album, "Unison" (1990). It was released by Columbia Records as the third single in Canada on 1 October 1990. It was also issued as the first single in the United States in late 1990, and in other parts of the world in early 1991. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" was written by Robert White Johnson and Taylor Rhodes in 1988 and recorded by Dion one year later. It was produced by Christopher

title: Where Does My Heart Beat Now

text: Kingdom. Three versions of the music video exists: black-and-white Canadian version for the Canadian market (released in October 1990), color performance version for the US promotion (November 1990) directed by David Phillips and black-and-white version mixed with performance version made for the "Unison" home video (July 1991). Dion first performed "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, along with the previous year winning song, "Ne partez pas sans moi." She also sang "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" on various Canadian and US television shows in 1990 and 1991, like "The Tonight Show", "Good Morning

title: River Beane

text: Domesday Book. Its main claim to fame is that it was temporarily converted for use as a paper mill and was, as far as is known, the earliest paper mill in England. It is not clear when paper production began there, although 1488 has been suggested, but it was certainly underway in the 1490s. Paper from Sele Mill was used in publications from that decade, and the mill was visited by Henry VII. Despite this sign of royal favour, paper production did not continue there for long. The Beane valley remains mainly rural in character. However, Hertfordshire's population increased substantially

title: Billy West

text: Billy West William Richard Werstine (born April 16, 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor, singer, musician, and songwriter who is known for his voice-over work in a number of television series, films, video games and commercials. He has done hundreds of voice-overs in his career such as Ren (season 3 to season 5) and Stimpy on "The Ren & Stimpy Show"; Doug Funnie and Roger Klotz on "Doug"; and Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan and a number of others on "Futurama". He does voices for commercials and is the current voice

title: Billy Connors (comics)

text: and Grim Hunt" storyline, Lizard finally devoured Billy resulting in Lizard becoming a creature called the Shed. In a lead-up to the "" storyline, Billy was revived by Miles Warren, along with Martha, so that Curt could have a reason to work for him. When New U Technologies suddenly breaks out in a melee, Billy and Martha are taken away by Curt who claims that he can cure them of the Carrion Virus. Billy and Martha are injected with the lizard formula, turning Billy back into Lizard Jr., saving their lives, but now making them lizard-human hybrids. In the Ultimate

text: in the archaic sense of "want to, desire to". In the spring of 1609, John Smith cited the aphorism to the colonists of Jamestown: Countrymen, the long experience of our late miseries I hope is sufficient to persuade everyone to a present correction of himself, And think not that either my pains nor the adventurers' purses will ever maintain you in idleness and sloth... ...the greater part must be more industrious, or starve... You must obey this now for a law, that he that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled). For the labors of

title: Work for hire

text: person who actually creates a work is the legally recognized author of that work. According to copyright law in the United States and certain other copyright jurisdictions, if a work is "made for hire", the employer—not the employee—is considered the legal author. In some countries, this is known as corporate authorship. The entity serving as an employer may be a corporation or other legal entity, an organization, or an individual. Accreditation has no impact on work for hire in the US. The actual creator may or may not be publicly credited for the work, and this credit does not affect

title: 2002 Oakland Athletics season

text: Boston Red Sox, and closer Jason Isringhausen to the St. Louis Cardinals. Faced with a number of significant roster holes, general manager Billy Beane sought to replace Damon and Giambi with free agent hitters Scott Hatteberg, David Justice, and Ray Durham (among others). Beane also made a number of key pitching acquisitions; most notably, he traded for Toronto Blue Jays reliever Billy Koch. Koch ultimately succeeded Isringhausen as the team's closer. Beane also traded for then-unheralded starter Ted Lilly. Additionally, the season saw the MLB debuts of second baseman Mark Ellis and eventual starter Aaron Harang. The new-look Athletics experienced

title: Big City (Billy Crawford album)

text: Big City (Billy Crawford album) Big City is the third studio album from Philippine pop and R&B singer, Billy Crawford. The album was originally released in 2004. After the success of his single "Trackin'" selling an excess of 500.000 copies in France and reaching number one in the Netherlands; Billy began work on the "Big City Project". The album was made in collaboration with composers who worked for Usher, Whitney Houston, Tyrese, Britney Spears and Metallica. "I'm tired of people thinking I'm a good boy", explains Billy. "Now it's time to step into something different". It's the start of the

title: Billy Hopwood

text: Sugden (Clive Hornby) do not approve. While Daz what Jack appreciates has done for him, Billy is his actual father and meets with him. Tittensor added that Jack is "scared" that he might lose Daz to Billy, but he cannot stop him. Daz wants Billy around and "the more people go against Billy, the more likely Daz is to side with his dad" because he does not believe that Billy is as bad as everyone says he is. Billy seems "very genuine" and does not have a hidden agenda. Billy has an affair with Jack's wife Diane (Elizabeth Estensen), which

title: Beane Air Force Base

text: (25th Bombardment Group) operated B-18 Bolo bombers from the airfield from 28 Sept. 1941 - 24 Mar. 1944 flying antisubmarine patrols. With the end of World War II, Beane Field was reduced to a skeleton staff. Its primary mission was with the Military Air Transport Service, acting as a weather reporting station and as a military airfield for transport aircraft. The airfield's control tower was closed on 14 January 1946 for a brief period, but was reopened on 23 July 1946. The airfield's primarily unit was the MATS 6th Weather Squadron (Regional), with overall command of the base being that

title: Who Can It Be Now?

text: Who Can It Be Now? "Who Can It Be Now?" is a song recorded by Australian band Men at Work. It was first released as a single in Australia in June 1981, prior to the recording of their 1981 debut album "Business as Usual", on which the track was later included. "Who Can It Be Now?" reached No. 2 on the Australian singles chart in August that year, and also hit No. 45 in New Zealand. Released in Canada in early 1982, the track peaked at No. 8 in late July. This spurred an American release of the song, and

title: Who Do You Love Now?

text: work and the then upcoming "Neon Nights" album. The single would be the first of a string of consecutive Top 20 hits in her home country, Australia, and the United Kingdom. These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Who Do You Love Now?". This CD also contains the video in a DVD-friendly .mpeg format. Who Do You Love Now? "Who Do You Love Now?" is a song performed by Australian singer Dannii Minogue and Dutch dance DJs Zki & Dobre, performing under the group name Riva. The track began originally as an instrumental-only called "Stringer"

title: Billy Kessler

text: Billy recognizes Cobra Commander as his father as well. Despite this familial tie, Billy is put on trial and subjected to the Brainwave Scanner. Billy does not reveal who helped him plan the assassination. Storm Shadow is impressed and decides to defect from Cobra, freeing Billy and fleeing to New York. Storm Shadow and Billy come to live and train in a dojo hidden in a water tower. Billy decides to one day head back to Springfield to confront his father. He ends up riding in a car with an intoxicated driver, and Candy Appel, the girlfriend of Joe member

title: Who Then Now?

text: Who Then Now? Who Then Now? is a platinum-certified biographical video released by the band Korn on March 18, 1997. It features interviews with the band up to the recording of "Life Is Peachy", and music videos for "Blind", "Shoots and Ladders", "Clown" and "Faget". The last video, "Faget", like "Good God", was never released. The original VHS is out of production, but it can be found in its entirety on the follow-up release, "Deuce", which effectively picks up where "Who Then Now?" left off and follows the band up to the recording of "Untouchables". Korn re-released "Who Then Now?"

title: Billy Frankenstein

text: Billy Frankenstein Billy Frankenstein is a 1998 horror-comedy movie directed by Fred Olen Ray and written by his wife Kim Ray. "Billy Frankenstein" tells the story of a kid named Billy Frank (Jordan Lamoureux), who is related to the distant Victor Frankenstein, along with his artistic mother, Sandy (Melissa Williamson) and workaholic father George (Daran Norris). Meanwhile, a man named Bloodstone (Peter Spellos) dreams of bringing the Frankenstein monster to life, but is now unable to because the Frankenstein castle is up for auction. He invites the Franks to move into the castle in the hopes of using Billy (who

title: Billy Bathgate

text: offer to potentially come and work for him one day. The next year, a messenger from Drew arrives at Billy's home with an infant son, the product of his and Drew's time in Saratoga Springs. Now a father, Billy decides to use Schultz's money to fulfill Berman's dream of organized criminals becoming legitimate businessman, and founds a corporation that enjoys financial success into the 1980s. Billy Bathgate Billy Bathgate is a 1989 novel by author E. L. Doctorow that won the 1989 National Book Critics Circle award for fiction for 1990, the 1990 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 1990 William

title: Kevin Youkilis

text: physique that led many observers to underestimate his athletic ability. He was called "roly-poly" by his high school coach, "pudgy" by his college coach, a "fat kid" by general manager Billy Beane, and a "thicker-bodied guy" by the Red Sox scout who recruited him. As Jackie MacMullan wrote for the "Boston Globe": "He does not look like an MVP candidate; more a refrigerator repairman, a butcher, the man selling hammers behind the counter at the True Value hardware store." Youkilis was named to the "Sporting News" list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball, ranking No. 36 on the

title: Billy Sanders

text: ashes were flown back to Australia where they are buried in Sydney. The inaugural "Billy Sanders Memorial" was held on 20 February 1988 at the Sydney Showground Speedway. Bruce Penhall, who retired from racing after winning the 1982 World Final, came out of retirement for the meeting for a series of match races with legendary six time World Speedway Champion Ivan Mauger. The winner of the Australian Solo Championship now receives the Billy Sanders Memorial Trophy. Billy Sanders William Robert "Billy" Sanders (9 September 1955 – 23 April 1985) was an Australian international Speedway rider who won six Australian Championships

title: Billy Frankenstein

text: Bloodstone, who introduces himself as the caretaker of the house. Billy discovers one of Dr. Frankenstein's books about life and death and finds a map of the castle inside the book which leads him into the basement where he discovers the inanimate Frankenstein monster. When Billy falls asleep in the basement, the monster comes to life. Rather than being scary and threatening, the monster turns out to be friendly and confused. Billy wakes up later to discover the monster had gotten loose and goes out to find him, as does Bloodstone, who hires Sloane's lawyer (who announced the house repossession)

title: Who Does She Think She Is

text: 65 from all over the United States as they chart a path to create their individual type of art while balancing the demands of motherhood and societal expectations. By following the lives of these five artists, the film explores the intersections of motherhood and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art, parenting and work. "Who Does She Think She Is?" looks at “the under-representation of mothers in the arts and other creative fields.” In an interview with "The Wall Street Journal", Boll says that a main theme connecting the women was the “idea of giving yourself permission to do that

title: Billy May (footballer)

text: 1895 Billy May moved again, back to Staffordshire, back to Burton Swifts who were now members of the Football League Second Division. Billy May was now 30 years old and was very much a reserve player at Burton Swifts. His only chance for League football, his last ever League game was played on 29 February 1896 against Liverpool. The venue was Peel Croft, Burton-upon-Trent and Billy May finished his Football League career having never won a game as Liverpool slaughtered Burton Swifts 7-0. In 1896 Billy May left Burton Swifts and moved across town to play for Burton Ivanhoe F.C.

title: The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

text: up waiting for him, not wanting him to be alone in his current condition. She relents after Billy explains to her that he intends to go back home and straighten things out with his mother. On his way back, Billy stops at a diner, where he suddenly falls ill and ducks behind the building to throw up. The diner's fry cook assists him...it's his father, who has been living a hand-to-mouth existence and suffers from alcoholism. Billy's father does not recognize his son nor does Billy disclose his relationship to the man. Billy returns home and passes Nancy on an

title: Moneyball (film)

text: dismiss the new method as a failure. Brand argues their sample size is too small to conclude the method does not work, and Beane convinces the owner to stay the course. He trades away the lone traditional first baseman, Carlos Peña, to force Howe to use Hatteberg, threatening to make similar deals if Howe does not cooperate. The Athletics win 19 consecutive games, tying the longest winning streak in American League history. Though Beane does not watch games, his young daughter persuades him to attend the next game, against the Kansas City Royals, when Oakland is leading 11–0 after the

title: Billy Ray Thunder

text: Billy Ray Thunder Billy Ray Thunder (born William Ray Higginbottom) is a bull rider and bareback bronc rider who has been active for nearly 30 years. He is nicknamed "The Living Legend". He is a Black Indian. Thunder is 6'3", 225 pounds, and over 60 years old. This doesn't make him the oldest, active, professional rodeo cowboy, but it does put him in the senior category. Many rodeo cowboys don't continue to compete professionally beyond their 30s, when Thunder started. As with jockeys, the majority of bull riders and bareback bronc riders are much smaller than Billy Ray. Billy Ray

title: Does He Love You

text: Does He Love You "Does He Love You" is a song written by Sandy Knox and Billy Stritch, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. It was released in August 1993 as the first single from Reba's album "Greatest Hits Volume Two". It is one of country music's several songs about a love triangle. "Does He Love You" was written in 1982 by Billy Stritch. He recorded it with a trio in which he performed at the time, because he wanted a song that could be sung by the other two members

title: Balzac Billy

text: other Groundhog Day mascots, Balzac Billy is a man in a costume. Balzac Billy Balzac Billy, the "Prairie Prognosticator", is a "groundhog" mascot who prognosticates weather on Groundhog Day. He lives in Balzac, Alberta, 8 km north of Calgary, Alberta. According to the legend of Groundhog Day, the groundhog's behavior is a way of forecasting the weather. If the groundhog pops out from its burrow, sees his shadow, and then disappears again, it will mean that winter is to continue for six more weeks. But if the groundhog does not see its shadow, then it will not be scared to

title: Cry for Me, Billy

text: them to run. Billy and Flower keep their march together in the wilderness using only Billy's horse, until they found a wild horse that Billy domesticates. They fall in love soon after and make love. Then they're found by the Sergeant and his men who were alerted of their whereabouts by the cabin owners. They beat-up Billy and tied him to a trunk, kill the wild horse, then proceed to gang-rape Flower, and steal the remaining horse. After they leave, Flower releases Billy of his bindings, but when he separates from her temporary she commits suicide. Heartbroken, Billy buries Flower

text: not so much directed at lazy or unproductive workers, but rather the bourgeoisie. Marxist theory defines the bourgeoisie as the group of those who buy the labor-power of workers and engage it in the process of production, deriving profits from the surplus value thus expropriated. Once communism was realised, that is, after the abolition of property and the law of value, no one would live off the labor of others. Neither did the principle apply to those rendered incapable of work by old age or disability. These groups would have a right to society's products because they were not at

title: Where Does My Heart Beat Now

text: On 6 May 1989, Dion performed "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" for the very first time during the Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne, Switzerland. The song was released as the third single in Canada on 1 October 1990. It was also issued as the lead single from "Unison" in late 1990 in the United States and in early 1991 in the rest of the world. Dave Sholin from the "Gavin Report" wrote about the song: "Climbing the Adult Contemporary chart this French Canadian only learned to speak English three years ago—a surprising fact in light of the way she

title: Taboo (musical)

text: him but after George felt Billy picked Kim over him George isn't so forthcoming. Eventually George lets Billy take his picture and Billy flirts outrageously, but it appears he is just using George. George runs into Jane who used to work for ID magazine now works for the Sun, Jane never used to give him any attention in ID magazine but now hes a star she's begging him for an interview. Jane storms out and as she does Billy bumps into her and tells her hes got some pictures of George and asks if the paper would buy them. Jane

title: Who Does She Think She Is

text: Who Does She Think She Is Who Does She Think She Is? is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Pamela Tanner Boll about the societal push for women to choose between art and motherhood and the struggle five female artists (Maye Torres, Angela Williams, Camille Musser, Mayumi Oda and Janice Mars Wunderlich) face in reconciling both parts of their lives. Boll was the co-executive producer of the 2005 Academy Award-winning documentary, "Born Into Brothels". The film follows five diverse women artists; Maye Torres, Mayumi Oda, Camille Musser, Angela Williams and Janice Mars Wunderlich, ranging in age from 27 to

title: The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

text: The Three Wishes of Billy Grier The Three Wishes of Billy Grier is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Ralph Macchio and directed by Corey Blechman. It was originally broadcast on ABC on November 1, 1984. While this movie is a fictional work, it is prefaced by a note accounting that a condition such as the main character's does exist, and that the film imagines the life of such a victim. Ralph Macchio plays Billy Grier, the 15-year-old victim of a rare degenerative disease that speeds up the aging process. After Billy suddenly becomes ill, a series of tests

title: Billy Elliot the Musical

text: in his support. Now drained of hope, Tony dismally ponders whether there's a point for anything anymore, and runs off. Billy and his father arrive at the Royal Ballet School for the audition. While Jackie waits outside, an upper-crust Londoner highlights the contrast between the Elliots and the families of the other applicants. Jackie meets a dancer with a thick Northern accent. The dancer confesses that his father does not support his ballet career. He sharply advises Jackie to "get behind" his boy. Billy nervously finishes the audition with a sinking feeling that he did not do well. As he

title: Lenny Dykstra

text: the Carolina League's MVP, and soon emerged as one of the Mets' prized prospects. While playing in Double-A in 1984 he befriended fellow outfielder and teammate Billy Beane, who later said that Dykstra was "perfectly designed, emotionally" to play baseball and that he had "no concept of failure." According to Beane, his first comments on seeing Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Carlton warming up were, "Shit, I'll stick him." In 1985 Dykstra, deemed ready for the major leagues, was promoted to the Mets when the team's starting center fielder, Mookie Wilson, was placed on the disabled list. The rookie's play

title: History of the Oakland Athletics

text: despite having to start on the road and losing second baseman Mark Ellis, who sustained a broken finger after getting hit by a pitch in the second game. Their victory was short-lived though, as the A's were swept 4–0 by the Detroit Tigers. Manager Ken Macha was fired by Billy Beane on October 16, four days after their loss in the 2006 American League Championship Series. Beane cited a disconnect between him and his players as well as a general unhappiness among the team as the reason for his sudden departure. Macha was replaced by bench coach and former major

title: Billy Goldberg

text: we think, when we hear, when we smell, when we eat — there are these processes that are happening that we don’t understand. You can’t escape from having these moments thinking, "how does it work?"" Billy Goldberg Billy Goldberg (born April 10, 1966) is a New York City emergency medicine physician at the NYU School of Medicine (Bellevue Hospital and New York University (NYU) Medical Center), where he is also an Assistant Professor and an Assistant Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine. He graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1992. He has collaborated with writer Mark

title: Billy Mitchell (EastEnders)

text: improved. Fenwick adds, " Now it's great — people really like Billy and shout out: "All right, Billy boy, how's it going?". According to Methven, "The turning point for Billy's popularity came when viewers learned his nasty streak was a result of him having been abused and bullied while growing up in a children's home" The character of Billy Mitchell has been spoofed in the cartoon sketch show "2DTV". Billy appears in series 2 of the spin-off series "". Billy Mitchell (EastEnders) Billy Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera "EastEnders", played by Perry Fenwick, who made

title: Billy Ray Thunder

text: American cowboy tradition and the history of the American West. Wherever he goes Billy Ray counsels and mentors youth about all the ways they can begin to be involved in the continuation of an American tradition and earn college scholarships. Billy Ray Thunder Billy Ray Thunder (born William Ray Higginbottom) is a bull rider and bareback bronc rider who has been active for nearly 30 years. He is nicknamed "The Living Legend". He is a Black Indian. Thunder is 6'3", 225 pounds, and over 60 years old. This doesn't make him the oldest, active, professional rodeo cowboy, but it does