Bellaire is usually referred as the best public high school in greater Houston area. The school ranked number 83 (2003) and 112th [1] (2005) in Newsweek's 2003 and 2005 lists of the top high schools in the United States. The Challenge Index ranks schools by the number of AP and IB tests taken by students at a school in 2002 divided by the number of graduating seniors. 323 students at Bellaire HS in the 2004-2005 academic year earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional ...

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The movie made USD $11 million compared to the original's USD $39 million gross at the box office. The character of Peter Blunt, played by Randy Quaid, is widely regarded as one of the stupidest characters in the history of motion pictures. Blunt spends the greater part of the film ambling about and shouting in the faces of the other characters. ...

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Alba had expressed interest in becoming an actress since the age of five, took her first acting class at age twelve, and was signed by an agent nine months later. Alba's first appearance in film was a small role in the 1994 feature Camp Nowhere, as Gail. She was originally hired for two weeks but her role soon turned into a two month job when the actress in one of the more prominent roles in the film dropped out, and Alba was picked to replace her because ...

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The movie starts with Jake Wyler (Chris Evans), the school jock/Mr. Popular, being dumped by his girlfriend Priscilla (Jaime Pressly), the bitchy cheerleader. After he is dumped, he ends up making a bet with his friends that he can make Janey Briggs (Chyler Leigh) into prom queen but inadvertently falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Ricky (Eric Jungmann) Janey's best friend who is also in love with her, tries to fight for her affection. In the end, Jake turns Janey into the "perfect girl" but she finds out about his bet and runs away. Both Ja ...

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Ellen: What are you looking at? Clark: Oh, the silent majesty of a winter's morn...the clean, cool chill of the holiday air...an asshole in his bathrobe, emptying a chemical toilet into my sewer... Eddie: (shouting from outside) Merry Christmas. Shitter was full! Clark: Ah, yeah. You checked our shitters, honey? Ellen: Clark, please. He doesn't know any better. Clark: He oughta know it's illega ...

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Since joining SNL in 1999 as a featured player and becoming a Repertory Player in 2001, Dratch has imitated many people, both real and fictional, including Calista Flockhart, Nicole Richie, Barbara Walters, Jane Eyre, Jenny Jones, Harry Potter, and the recurring characters Sheldon Green, Denise "Zazu" McDonough, and Debbie Downer. One of the best Rachel Dratch moments was the debut of the Debbie Downer character on a May 2004 broadcast of Saturday Night Live. It was considered a fan favorite due to the fact that none of ...

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Dennis was born to William Rudy Quaid and Juanita Bonniedale Jordan in Houston, Texas. He studied drama at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and later in college. He dropped out of the University of Houston before graduating and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. Dennis initially had trouble finding work but began to gain notice when he appeared in Breaking Away (1979) and earned good reviews for ...

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Four friends who are amatuer skaters spend the summer after graduating high school trying to get noticed and become professional skaters. There is Eric (Vogel), determined to become a pro skater at any cost. Then there are his friends Dustin (Brody), a goal-oriented workaholic, and Matt (Vieluf), a misfit slacker. The three of them recruit the laid-back ladies man, Sweet Lou, to be the fourth man on their skating team. The four of them travel around from skate demo to skate demo, hoping to get noticed by Jimmy Wilson (London) and his ...

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The title of the story refers to a line in the Scots poem To a Mouse by the national poet of Scotland Robert Burns: "The best-laid schemes o mice an men, Gang aft agley" (Eng: "Often go awry"). Lennie is a large strong man with the mind of a child, and George is a small man with a quick wit who cares for him. Lennie loves to pet soft things and one day, he accidentally pulls on a girl's dress, forcing them to go on the run. They find new work at a ranch near Soledad, California. George and Lennie hope to escape th ...

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1950 - January. January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the U.S. January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. January 11 - Huk guerrillas attack the town of Hermosa in Bataan, Philippines. January 12 - Huk guerillas attack ...

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The Wagonqueen Family Truckster was a station wagon created specifically for the film. It was nothing more than a Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon with a modified front end and a "metallic pea" paint job, based on the Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare line, which, due to rushed production, suffered much wear in a relatively short period of time. The production staff intentionally styled the Truckster to be ugly and ridiculous, with the following features: "Metallic Pea" paint overdone wood paneling eight ...

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The film was directed by David S. Ward, who also directed the first installment of the Major League series, in addition to other films, such as The Program and Down Periscope. In addition to Sheen, Berenger, Bernsen, Epps, Keith, and Ishibashi, Major League II has an additional cast of Dennis Haysbert, James Gammon, Bob Uecker, and Margaret Whitton. The film touches on the follow up season of the Cleveland Indians successful season in the first film. It is revealed that the team and many of its players have ...

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A small town has been harassed by a group of drag racers for months unopposed. Then a mysterious black car shows up, and challenges members to a race; killing them afterwards. Neither the gang nor the police can catch the car, and the driver's identity remains unknown. The driver is in fact Jake (played by Sheen), who was killed by the gang and has returned as "The Wraith" in order to exact his revenge. Tag ...

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The real Holliday was more complex than Wyatt's summary. Holliday may have been quick with a pistol, but his accuracy was not perfect, and in his four known pistol uses in single combat, he shot one opponent in the arm (Billy Allen), one across the scalp (Charles White), and missed one man (a saloon keeper named Charles Austin) entirely. In an incident in Tombstone in 1880, a drunken Holliday managed to shoot Oriental Saloon owner Milt Joyce in the hand, and his bartender Parker in the toe (neither was the original intended target). For this ...

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[3] Parton is perhaps the most-honored female country performer of all time. She holds 25 U.S. gold, platinum and multi-platinum honors from the RIAA. She has seen 24 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 41 career top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 110 career charted singles over the past 40 years. All inclusive sales of singles, albums, hit's collections, paid digital downloads and compilation usage during Parton's career have reportedly reache ...

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Student traditions thrive at the University of Houston. Cougar First Impressions takes place every year on the first two days of classes, when faculty and staff turn out to welcome new and returning students. Activities range from Homecoming to the unique Frontier Fiesta. Frontier Fiesta is a re-creation of a 19th-century western town, with music, food and living historical exhibits, and is a major event on campus each spring semester. Throughout the year, brightly painted Bleacher Creatures roam the stands during ...

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Steinbeck originally intended the story to be a play, and it has been produced as one. In many ways, the story is structured as a play, with several long, stationary scenes, stage direction-like descriptions, and large amounts of dialogue. Steinbeck wrote this book, along with The Grapes of Wrath, in what is now Monte Sereno, California, in his home at 16250 Greenwood Lane. The novel was banned from various American school libraries or curricula in 1993 and 1994 for "promoting euthanasia" but remains required reading in many other Ame ...

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63rd Golden Globe Awards nominees - Best Series - Drama. Commander in Chief ABC, Touchstone Television Grey's Anatomy ABC, Touchstone Television Lost ABC, Touchstone Television Prison Break FOX, Original Film And Adelstein/Parouse Prods. Rome HBO, Hbo Entertainment I.A.W. BBC 63rd Golden Globe Awards nominees - Best Actress in a Drama Series. Patricia Arquette in Medium ...

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The principal characters in Of Mice and Men are George, a shrewd and tough farmhand, and Lennie, who is mentally retarded but incredibly strong. George is a man who takes care of Lennie, and constantly bemoans this fact. "If it wasn't for you, I could live so easily" However, we get the impression that their relationship is more symbiotic than that as the book moves on. The two dream of getting a place of their own. This dream includes a hutch full of rabbits, which Lennie will get to tend. ...

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Rachel has also been in a number of movies, including Martin & Orloff; The Hebrew Hammer; Down with Love; and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, to name a few. She also has joined fellow SNL cast members on A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv which aired September 7, 2005, on the Bravo channel. Dratch has also made television appearances on NBC's Third Watch and in a recurring role on King of Queens. Dratch wrote, directed and performed in the short film "The Vagina Monologues Monologues," which premiered at the New York Comedy Film Festival in 2001. Rachel graduated from Dartmouth College in 1988 wh ...

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The University of Houston campus is located southeast of Downtown Houston at the intersection of Interstate 45 and Texas Highway 35 (also known as Texas Spur 5). The 560-acre campus includes lush greenery, fountains, and sculptures. The mascot of the University of Houston is the Cougar. The official student newspaper on campus is The Daily Cougar, which is the second largest English-language daily newspaper in Houston. Another student publication is The Houstonian, the official University of Houston yearbook. See also:

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