Encyclopedia - Man: Encyclopedia - Man
A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. The term man (irregular plural: men) is a term used to ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Man's A Man For A' That: Encyclopedia - A Man's A Man For A' That
The Scots song A Man's a man for a' that by Robert Burns is known for its expression of egalitarian ideas of society which may be seen as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man To Man Wargames: Encyclopedia Ii - Man To Man Wargames - Board Games
Below is a list of man-to-man wargames in the order in which they were introduced. Sniper!: (SPI, 1973) Patrol: (SPI, 1973) City Fight: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Man - Etymology
The term "man" (from Proto-Germanic mannaz "man, person") and words derived from it can designate any or even all of the human race regar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - What Is Man?: Encyclopedia - What Is Man?
"What is Man?", written by Samuel Clemens, is a dialogue between a young man and an older man jaded to the world. It involves ideas of de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medicine Man: Encyclopedia - Medicine Man
"Medicine man" is an English term used to describe Native American religious figures; such individuals are analogous to shamans. The term...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Behold The Man: Encyclopedia - Behold The Man
Behold the Man is a novella by Michael Moorcock, first published in 1966 by New Worlds S.F. It is the story of Karl Glogauer, a man who t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Best Man: Encyclopedia - Best Man
The best man is the name given to the male assistant to the bridegroom at a wedding. Usually the groom gives this honor to someone who is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ages Of Man: Encyclopedia - Ages Of Man
The Ages of Man are the stages of human existence on the Earth according to Classical mythology. In his Works and Days, the Boeotian poet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - God-man: Encyclopedia - God-man
Gode-man may refer to: The religious belief of incarnation in Christianity and other faith groups. The religious belief in avatars in Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boiler-man: Encyclopedia - Boiler-man
In steam railroading, a fireman or a boiler-man was the designation for someone whose job it was to tend the fire for running the steam e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Son Of Man: Encyclopedia - Son Of Man
The phrase son of man is a primarily Semitic idiom that originated in Ancient Mesopotamia, used to denote humanity or self. Son of man - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yip Man: Encyclopedia - Yip Man
Yip Man (葉問 in pinyin: ye4 wen4; in Jyutping: jip6 man6 aka 葉繼問 1893-1972) was the first master (sifu) to teach the martial ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blind Man's Bluff: Encyclopedia - Blind Man's Bluff
Blind man's bluff. Blind man's bluff is a children's game in which one player, designated as It, is either blindfolded or closes his or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Two-man Saw: Encyclopedia - Two-man Saw
A two-man saw is a saw designed for use by two men. While some modern chainsaws are so large that they require two men to control, two-ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Man: Encyclopedia - Animal Man
Cover to Animal Man #1. Art by Brian Bolland. Animal Man is a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. It is also the title of a comic bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wise Old Man: Encyclopedia - Wise Old Man
The Wise Old Man is an archetype as described by Carl Gustav Jung. It is also a classic literary figure, and may be seen as a stock chara...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amazing Man: Encyclopedia - Amazing Man
Amazing Man is a name used by several fictional characters, all of them superheroes. Amazing Man - Centaur Comics. The original Amazing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Man Statute: Encyclopedia - Dead Man Statute
A dead man statute is a statute designed to prevent perjury in a civil case by prohibiting a witness who is an interested party from test...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Le Mans: Encyclopedia - American Le Mans
The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races, founded in 1999 by Don Panoz, and sanctioned by IMSA. The American Le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zero Mega Man: Encyclopedia - Zero Mega Man
Zero is one of the main characters in the popular Mega Man X (in Japan, Rockman X) series and Mega Man Zero series of video games. In the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop Of Sodor And Man: Encyclopedia - Bishop Of Sodor And Man
The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York. The diocese covers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burning Man: Encyclopedia - Burning Man
Burning Man is a week-long festival with international draw, held annually on the week prior to and including Labor Day weekend (in early...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man To Man Wargames: Encyclopedia Ii - Man To Man Wargames - Computer Games
True "Man-to-Man" games on the computer are rare, unless one counts First Person Shooters (FPS). Most FPS games are not realistic simulat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicker Man: Encyclopedia - Wicker Man
A wicker man is burned as part of possibly traditional Gaelic or possibly neo-pagan festivities, especially Beltane, a rite of spring. Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Manning: Encyclopedia - David Manning
Sir David Geoffrey Manning, KCMG (born 5 December 1949) is the British Ambassador to the United States. David Manning - Biography. He a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Fall Of Man: Encyclopedia - The Fall Of Man
The fall refers to the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, as recorded in the biblical book of Genesis, and the consequenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wonder Man: Encyclopedia - Wonder Man
Cover to Wonder Man volume 2 #1 Jeff Johnson, artist This article is on the Marvel Comics character. For the DC character, see Wonder Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - That Man: Encyclopedia Ii - That Man - History
For a character intended to have no importance at all, a history is quickly built for That Man. He is one of the ACROSS Six, the governin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - That Man: Encyclopedia Ii - That Man - Powers
That Man is clearly an enhanced human, as he most notably possesses the ability to shoot destructive energy beams from his hands and righ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yip Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Yip Man - Source
Yip Man on the origin of Wing Chun A Chronicle of the Life of Yip Man www.Leungting.com ... See also:Yip Man, Yip Man - Source, Yip Man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marlboro Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Marlboro Man - Origin Of The Marlboro Man
Inspiration for the "Marlboro Man" icon came when the photograph and story of cowboy Clarence Hailey Long appeared in LIFE magazine in 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron Man - Alternate Iron Mans
Iron Man - Ultimate Iron Man. See also: Ultimate Iron Man for information on the two Ultimate Iron Man miniseries. The Ultimate Marvel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proto Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Proto Man - Cartoon Proto Man
Proto Man's first game appearance, Mega Man 3, was adaptated for animation in the Captain N: The Game Master episode "A Tale of Two Dogs"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man - In Popular Culture
Dewey Finn in the movie The School of Rock defines The Man thus: "The Man. Oh, you don't know The Man? The Man's everywhere: in the Whit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man-thing: Encyclopedia Ii - Man-thing - Man-thing In Comics
The character next appeared in a story by Conway and Morrow in Adventure into Fear #10 (1972) and continued in that series for nine more ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron Man - Bibliography
Iron Man - List of Iron Man titles. Tales of Suspense Issues 39-99 Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner (1968) Iron Man (1968 series) #1-332 (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Third Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Third Man - Plot
The Third Man - Overview. The story is set in a bomb-damaged Vienna, just after the Second World War, and is told from the point of vie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Third Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Third Man - Plot
The Third Man - Overview. The story is set in a bomb-damaged Vienna, just after the Second World War, and is told from the point of vie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man - History
The original use of the term "the Man" in the sense above dates back to about 1918, when it was commonly used as a code word for the ward...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Minus Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Minus Man - Story
The movie centers around a serial killer (Owen Wilson) who picks victims who seem to be unhappy with their lives, the first example being...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Third Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Third Man - Style
The atmospheric use of black and white expressionist cinematography (by Robert Krasker), with harsh lighting and distorted camera angles,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Invisible Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Invisible Man - Misc.
Several other attempts at "invisible" TV series, including an Invisible Woman, have not gotten past the pilot TV-movie stage. In 1984, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Mans: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Mans - Demographics
At the 1999 French census, there were 293,159 inhabitants in the metropolitan area (aire urbaine) of Le Mans, with 146,105 of these livin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beenie Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Beenie Man - Releases
Beenie Man - Jamacaican. Beenie Man released a series of early 1990s Jamaican hit singles, including "Praise him" and "World Dance", as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man With No Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Man With No Name - Characteristics
"The Man with No Name", as personified by Eastwood, embodies the archetypical characteristics of the American movie cowboy — toughness,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Third Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Third Man - Awards
The film won the 1949 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival, a British Academy Award for Best Film, and an Academy Award f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Third Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Third Man - Quote
In a famous scene, looking down upon the people beneath from his vantage point on top of the Riesenrad, the large Ferris wheel in the Pra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spider-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Spider-man - Bibliography
Spider-Man - On-going titles. Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15. After that, he was given his own series. Many followed,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spider-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Spider-man - Appearance
Spider-Man - Costumes. Although the details and proportions have changed somewhat over the years, with a few notable exceptions, Spider...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spider-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Spider-man - Bibliography
Spider-Man - Ongoing titles. Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15. After that, he was given his own series. Many followed, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron Man - Bibliography
Iron Man - List of Iron Man titles. Tales of Suspense Issues 39-99 Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner (1968) The Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Omega Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Omega Man - Plot
Colonel Robert Neville (Heston), was a researcher of biological weapons for the Army. As an apocalyptic war broke out, waged with biologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Wicker Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Wicker Man - Plot
Sergeant Neil Howie (Woodward), of the West Highlands Constabulary, is sent an anonymous letter recommending that he investigate the disa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Wolf Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Wolf Man - Legacy
It was The Wolf Man that introduced the concepts of werewolves being vulnerable to silver (in traditional folklore, it’s more effective...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demolition Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Demolition Man - Plot
The film is a story about two men, one an evil criminal and another a policeman. Although the initial scenes are set in a anarchic, dysto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spider-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Spider-man - Appearance
Spider-Man - Costumes. Although the details and proportions have changed somewhat over the years, with a few notable exceptions, Spider...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man With No Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Man With No Name - The Character
In three of Leone's most popular films, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Eastwood plays ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Mans: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Mans - History
First mentioned by Ptolemy (Geography 2.8.8), the Roman city Vindinium was the capital of the Aulerci, a client tribe of the Aedui. Their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Le Mans: Encyclopedia Ii - Le Mans - Miscellaneous
Le Mans - Motorsports. The city is best known for its connection with motorsports. There are actually two separate racing tracks at Le ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Wolf Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Wolf Man - Themes
As in most of Universal’s classic monsters, the appeal of the Wolf Man lies in the humanity beneath the horror. Lawrence Talbot was tor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reaper Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Reaper Man - Synopsis
The Auditors are beings who watch the Discworld from above to ensure everything obeys The Rules. As Death starts developing more of a per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Man Apart: Encyclopedia Ii - A Man Apart - Plot
Sean Vetter (Vin Diesel) and Demetrius Hicks (Larenz Tate), thugs-turned-cops, are members of the DEA working on the California/Mexico bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pac-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Pac-man - Successors
Pac-Man spawned numerous spin-off games. Its 'official' arcade lineage includes Ms. Pac Man, Super Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus, Jr. Pac Man, Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man-thing: Encyclopedia Ii - Man-thing - Film
A Man-Thing telefilm, directed by Brett Leonard and based loosely on a Gerber storyline involving the unscrupulous land developer F.A. Sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man On Fire: Encyclopedia Ii - Man On Fire - Plot
Man on Fire - 2004 Version. In Mexico City, kidnapping is a business. The wealthy and their families are targets for criminals looking ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mole Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Mole Man - History
Little is known of Mole Man’s past, save that he was shunned by the world because of his homeliness and was once a professional nuclear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pac-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Pac-man - Gameplay
Pac-Man is a maze game. The player maneuvers Pac-Man, a yellow circle with a mouth, to navigate a maze while eating pills and prizes. A l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Howling Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Howling Man - Synopsis
The story is told in flashback form by an American called David Ellington. While on a walking trip through post-World War I Europe, Ellin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marree Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Marree Man - The Artwork
The Marree Man is the largest manmade artwork in the world. The geoglyph depicts a man holding either a throwing stick once used to dispe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pac-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Pac-man - Ports
Pac-Man is one of the few games to been consistently re-released for over two decades. In the 1980s, it was released for the Atari 2600, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Piltdown Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Piltdown Man - The Exposure
The exposure of the Piltdown forgery in 1953 by workers at the British Museum and other institutions was greeted in many academic quarter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - No Man's Land: Encyclopedia Ii - No Man's Land - History
No man's land - World War I. In World War I and other later wars which involved trench warfare, the term no man's land indicated the la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pac-man: Encyclopedia Ii - Pac-man - Legacy
Marketers from the video game manufacturers were taken completely by surprise by the phenomenal success of Pac-Man in 1980. Interviews wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inside Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Inside Man - Synopsis
Inside Man is the story of a tough cop (Detective Frazier) who matches wits with a clever bank robber (Dalton Russell) in a tense hostage...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Animal Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Animal Man - 1980s
In the late 1980s, following the slate-cleaning Crisis on Infinite Earths event, DC began employing innovative writers - mostly young and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Running Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Running Man - Movie
A film based on the novel was released in 1987. Also titled The Running Man it was directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starred Arnold Sch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - People
Main article: Demographics of the Isle of Man According to the 2001 census, the Isle of Man is home to 76,315 people, of whom around 25,3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mungo Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Mungo Man - Age
The first estimate of Mungo Man's age was made in 1976, when the team of paleoanthropologists from the Australian National University (AN...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Running Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Running Man - Novel
The protagonist, Ben Richards, needs money for medicine for his gravely ill daughter. He walks into a TV studio where he can try to quali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Demolished Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Demolished Man - Synopsis
The story takes place in the 24th century in a society where telepaths guard the peace and order of things. Telepaths are formally known ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Demolished Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Demolished Man - The Landscape
The action takes place in a future New York City, one in which a major war has occurred, leaving behind some remarkable features. One loc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - He-man: Encyclopedia Ii - He-man - Overview
As with many parts of the Masters of the Universe story, He-Man's background and origins were somewhat revised in successive versions of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - He-man: Encyclopedia Ii - He-man - Overview
In the earliest series of minicomics released with the original toys, He-Man is a wandering barbarian on the world of Eternia, which is d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mega Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Mega Man - Background
Main article: Mega Man (character) The character Mega Man was created in 1987 by Keiji Inafune at Capcom of Japan as the protagonist in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asha'man: Encyclopedia Ii - Asha'man - Ranks
There are three official ranks of Asha'man: soldier, the lowest rank; they wear no decoration on their collars Dedicated, those who have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinderella Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinderella Man - Reaction
Although the movie received very good reviews from most critics (many described it as "Oscar-worthy") and audiences, it fared relatively ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Piltdown Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Piltdown Man - The Finding
The finding of the Piltdown skull was poorly documented, but at a meeting of the Geological Society of London held in December 1912, Daws...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rain Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Rain Man - Story
The film begins in the 1980s with Charlie Babbit, who is in the middle of an expensive deal involving five luxury sports cars. The deal i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Action Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Action Man - History
Action Man - Origins. Palitoy (a British subsidiary of General Mills) licensed a copy of GI Joe from Hasbro. Initially Action Man, his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peyton Manning: Encyclopedia Ii - Peyton Manning - Criticism
Despite the fact that his statistical output places him in the highest echelon of NFL quarterbacks, Manning has been criticized for being...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peyton Manning: Encyclopedia Ii - Peyton Manning - Records
Peyton Manning - Career individual. Manning holds a number of individual career records: Consecutive seasons with 4,000+ yards: 6, fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron Man - Character History
Iron Man - Origins. Stark entered the undergraduate electrical engineering program at MIT while only 15 years old and graduated at the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Invisible Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Invisible Man - Plot
In the beginning of the book, the narrator lives in a small Southern town. He is a model black student, and is named his high school's va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marathon Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Marathon Man - Film
In 1976, Marathon Man was made into a film starring Dustin Hoffman as Babe and Laurence Olivier as Dr Szell. Olivier was nominated for an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - History
Isle of Man - Ancient times to present. The Isle of Man became a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa AD 700 to AD 900. The Norse Kingdom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marree Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Marree Man - Discovery
Trec Smith, a charter pilot flying between Marree and Coober Pedy in the remote north of South Australia spotted the figure from the air ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Invisible Man: Encyclopedia Ii - The Invisible Man - 1975 - Invisible Man - David Mccallum
The second series, The Invisible Man, debuted in 1975 on NBC and starred David McCallum as a scientist (Daniel Westin). The initial movie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Government
Main article: Politics of the Isle of Man Isle of Man - Structure. The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. The head of st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asha'man: Encyclopedia Ii - Asha'man - Training
Asha'man training is much more militaristic and battle-oriented than the training of Aes Sedai. Training also proceeds at a much faster p...   » Read the article