question: who sang smoke gets in your eyes first

answers: Gertrude Niesen

answers: Tamara Drasin

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: Orchestra recorded the song. That version appears on "70 Years of Broadway, Vol. 1: 1924–1935". Kurt Elling covered the song on his 2000 live album "Live in Chicago"; the album was nominated for a Grammy the following year for Best Vocal Jazz Album. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was translated to Lithuanian by around 2003; in Lithuanian the song is ""Žiedų Pūga"". Alison Jiear recorded a version of the song with orchestral arrangements by Mychael Danna in 2004 for the film "Being Julia". Smoke Gets in Your Eyes "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: No. 3 on the Rhythm and Blues chart. The song spent 20 weeks on the UK charts, peaking at Number 1 for one week on 20 March of that same year. Buck Ram, the producer, said that Harbach praised them "for reviving his song with taste." But the widow of composer Jerome Kern disliked the recording so much she considered legal action to prevent its distribution. Margaret Whiting released the song on her 1960 album "Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook". On February 2, 1964, Judy Garland performed the song comically on "television show". She sat at a small

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: song, Polly Bergen performed the song during the series premiere of her variety show "The Polly Bergen Show", originally airing September 21, 1957. In 1958 Sarah Vaughan released her rendition on her album, "No Count Sarah". Eartha Kitt recorded "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" with the Henri Rene Orchestra in 1952. These sessions also yielded her hit single "Santa Baby". "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was recorded in 1958 by The Platters for their album "Remember When?". The group's version became a number one hit in the U.S. on the "Billboard" Hot 100 music chart. In 1959 it peaked at

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: 1934. The song was reprised by Irene Dunne, who performed it in the 1935 film adaptation of the musical co-starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Randolph Scott. The song was also included in the 1952 remake of "Roberta", "Lovely to Look At", in which it was performed by Kathryn Grayson, and was a number 1 chart hit in 1958 for The Platters. Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra performed the song with vocals by Bob Lawrence. This version of the song topped music charts in 1934. The Tommy Dorsey orchestra released their version in 1938. The B-side to Dorsey's single was

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: "Night and Day". During the mid-to-late 1930s Larry Adler and Henry Hall recorded live radio performances of the song on BBC Radio. Adler's rendition was a syncopated, harmonic arrangement. Hall's was with the BBC orchestra with vocals by Dan Donovan. Hall's version was released as a 10" single. Pianist Art Tatum said in an introduction in 1955 that he performed "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in the 1930s. In 1941 the Benny Goodman Orchestra played the song on the radio with Helen Forrest. Forrest left the ensemble during the early part of 1941. Goodman replaced her with Peggy Lee. Her

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: saxophonist Zoot Sims. This was one of Belafonte's first recordings. Sims' performance was parodied on December 10, 1977 on "The Muppet Show" by the character he inspired. In 1950 Charlie Parker and Jo Stafford each released versions of the song on their respective albums, "Bird at St. Nick's" and "Autumn in New York". Dinah Washington released the song in 1956, on her album "Dinah!". Jeri Southern named her 1957 album "When Your Heart's On Fire" after a lyric from the song; the album features her version of the song. The same year as Nat King Cole's televised performance of the

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: table, singing longingly while the house burns and firefighters break down the door. While they carried her out, she continued singing. Bryan Ferry, of the band Roxy Music, released a cover version on his album "Another Time, Another Place" in 1974. A remake of the song by British band Blue Haze, formed by Johnny Arthey and Phil Swern, Penny McLean, of the West German band Silver Convention, released a solo version in 1975 on her album "Lady Bump"; her version reached No. 6 on the "Billboard" Disco Singles chart. In 1994, the Ralph Dunnegan All Stars with the Adam Mansell

title: Frank Fairfax

text: "Smoke gets in Your Eyes" in this fashion. If nothing else, a few weeks of this would give you control of your ax (your horn, or whatever you were playing). A year of this with frequent rehearsals and gigs would put anybody at the top of his game. This band did not play stock arrangements; we played only our own written or "head arrangements." With head or ear arrangements, we built up a repertoire in which no written music would be in sight... What we usually got was a crowd-pleaser. We gave them titles like "The Uptown Breakaway," "The Broadway

title: Smoke and Fire (Sabrina Carpenter song)

text: inspiration from a subject that was not good and turned it into something that was. She says she chose this as the expected first single because she felt that it was a great transition and development from "Eyes Wide Open". Carpenter helped choose the sound for the song and co-wrote it with Ido Zmishlany. She states that there are lots of elements in "Smoke and Fire" that set the sound and tone for the rest of the then-upcoming album. While fans had high hopes for "Smoke and Fire" to be on Carpenter's upcoming album, Carpenter released "On Purpose" in late

title: Smoke (Lisa Lois album)

text: enough. It was hard labour, but it got me a beautiful album and three new friends." The albums' ten tracks were written by notable songwriters, such as Pixie Lott and Phil Tornalley, who has written for Natalie Imbruglia. "Hallelujah" is the album's lead single. It went platinum and topped The Dutch Mega Single Top 100 and The Dutch Top 40. It was released May 8, 2009. Two music videos have also been released; one supporting the original version, one the acoustic. "No Good for Me" is the second single of the album. It was released November 13, 2009. In charts,

title: Smoke (Lisa Lois album)

text: blowing away people with my voice, but on this album I wanted to show I'm also able to sing quite modest, more like telling a story." After gaining a #1 spot in the Dutch charts with a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", Lois moved from her hometown Wageningen to London, England to work on her debut album. She hired Tom Barnes, Peter Kelleher and Ben Kohn (production trio TMS) to produce her debut, commenting: "TMS is a brand that has not yet been established, like me. It feels good to work with such a small team, we became familiar soon

title: Gertrude Niesen

text: On old-time radio, Niesen was the featured singer on "The Ex-Lax Big Show" (1933-1934) on CBS and host of "The Show Shop" (1942), on NBC-Blue. She recorded for Victor, Columbia, and Brunswick in the 1930s, and in 1933 was the first to record the song "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach. She appeared in the Broadway musical "Calling All Stars" in 1934 and in the "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936". Her Broadway credits also include "Follow the Girls" (1944) and "Take a Chance" (1932). She also began to appear regularly in movies, including "Top of the

title: Smoke and Fire (Sabrina Carpenter song)

text: her second album. When asked what influenced her to write "Smoke and Fire," Carpenter said that she thought it was just "natural maturity" and that the style of music on her previous album, "Eyes Wide Open", gave her the ability to be more free with what she eventually would fall into for future albums because she believed music was all about evolving, changing, growing up, and trying different things. She doesn't see "Smoke and Fire" as an extremely personal song, but rather that she hopes it will uplift anyone who listens to it. She felt as though she took the

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: recording for a Mutual broadcast was released on the album "Benny and Sid Roll 'Em". Glenn Miller conducted his rendition of the song at Abbey Road Studios in 1944, but due to his death later that year, his version was unreleased until 1995. On October 30, 1946 Nat "King" Cole recorded the song in his trio with Oscar Moore on guitar and Johnny Miller on double bass during a live broadcast from New York City. Cole performed it on television in 1957 for "The Nat King Cole Show". Harry Belafonte made a recording of the song in 1949 with jazz

title: Smoke and Fire (Sabrina Carpenter song)

text: on March 17, 2016 performing "Smoke and Fire" on Live with Kelly and Ryan. The song was performed on Disney Channel 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards and on Musikfest 2016. Carpenter performed the song on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater LA along with some covers and songs from her first and second album. The song was part of her debut headline tour, being the first song to be performed. The song was included on The De-Tour being the second song to be performed. Credits adapted from Tidal notes. Smoke and Fire (Sabrina Carpenter song) "Smoke and Fire" is

title: Caitlin Doughty

text: of her goals. The book is named for the 20th-century pop song "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", in reference to both the literal smoke of cremation and the associated emotions. W. W. Norton's Tom Mayer outbid seven other publishers for the worldwide rights to "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in 2012. The book debuted at #14 on "The New York Times" and at #10 on the "Los Angeles Times" bestseller lists of hardcover nonfiction for the week ending October 5, 2014. Doughty's intention with the book was to combine "memoir, science, and manifesto" in an entertaining way that would attract

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Mad Men)

text: Award nomination in Best Sound Editing - Dialogue and ADR for Short Form Television for Jason George (supervising sound editor), Jed M. Dodge (supervising dialogue editor), Julie Altus (ADR editor), Dale Chaloukian (dialogue editor), and Charlie Kolander (dialogue editor). Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Mad Men) "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is the first episode of the first season of the American period drama television series "Mad Men". It first aired on July 19, 2007, in the United States on AMC, and was written by creator Matthew Weiner and directed by Alan Taylor. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was budgeted

title: Smoke (Lisa Lois album)

text: Smoke (Lisa Lois album) Smoke is the debut album by Dutch singer Lisa Lois. It was released November 27, 2009, following Lois' victory on the Dutch version of X-Factor. The album was produced by London-based production group TMS. Songs have been written by notable songwriters such as Pixie Lott, Phill Tornalley and Jessie J. The album debuted at #6 at the Dutch Albums Chart. It has so far peaked at #4 and has sold over 25,000 copies within the Netherlands. Lois' website states that the singer's predilection for pop, soul and blues finds its way into the record in the

title: 1900 Yesterday

text: on "Billboard"s year-end ranking of 1971's "Top Easy Listening Singles". The lines that precede the song's title -- "Like smoke from a cigarette/Dreams that you soon forget" -- appear in the 1966 song "Fading Away," written by Smokey Robinson, Warren "Pete" Moore, and Bobby Rogers of the Motown act The Miracles, and first recorded by The Temptations for their 1966 album "Gettin' Ready". 1900 Yesterday "1900 Yesterday" is a song released in 1970 by Liz Damon's Orient Express. It was originally released on the Hawaii based Makaha label, before White Whale acquired the worldwide distribution rights in December 1970. In

title: Sebastian Schneider

text: finish the second half of the album, and by June it is ready for release. It consists of eight songs, which give the full project a total of fourteen. This album marks the first time Schneider releases English songs. Two of them, "Not better" and "4 A.M." are of his own authorship, while "Smoke gets in your eyes" is a cover inspired on the popular The Platters version. The release concert was held on August 28 on a major Buenos Aires Venue: Luna Park. After this concert, Sebastian takes a break to return to stage in Early 2011. Schneider's mother

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Mad Men)

text: so close they're almost touching, so they create a single source that doesn't cast multiple shadows. Over time, we built housings for them with channels into which you can slide diffusion frames or egg crates. We call them 'Whiteys' because the guy who knocked these shells out of tin back in New York was named Whitey; I used them extensively on "The Sopranos" and felt they suited the homes in "Mad Men" as well." In the days leading to the "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" premiere, the watchdog group Commercial Alert filed a complaint against producers to the Distilled Spirits

title: J. D. Souther

text: radio in 1981. In 1987, he contributed, performed, and did the vocal arrangements for the "" concert and video, sang the Platters' "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" in Steven Spielberg's 1989 film "Always", and wrote the theme song to the 1989-1992 sitcom "Anything But Love". He wrote the song "Wishing on Another Lucky Star", featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Permanent Record". Souther co-wrote "Doin' Time For Bein' Young", a song performed by James Intveld for the soundtrack of the 1990 Johnny Depp movie "Cry-Baby". On October 14, 2008, Souther released "If the World Was You", his first new

title: Tex Williams

text: Tex Williams Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician from Ramsey, Illinois. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", which held the number one position on the "Billboard" charts for sixteen weeks in 1947. "Smoke" was the No. 5 song on "Billboard's" Top 100 list for 1947, and was No. 1 on the country chart that year. It can be heard during the opening credits of the 2006 movie "Thank You for Smoking". Williams started out in the

title: Johnny Arthey

text: by Bob and Marcia, and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" by Desmond Dekker. Through his string arrangements, added to Jamaican recordings, he helped reggae artists such as The Pioneers trying to force a breakthrough on the British market. He also arranged the Piglets' hit "Johnny Reggae", and led a recording outfit called The Reggae Strings. In 1972, he formed the studio group Blue Haze with Phillip Swern; their reggae cover version of "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" reached no.32 on the UK Singles Chart. With his Johnny Arthey Orchestra, he released a string of instrumental recordings of

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

text: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 musical Roberta. The song was sung in the original Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. Its first recorded performance was by Gertrude Niesen, who recorded the song with orchestral direction from Ray Sinatra, Frank Sinatra's second cousin, on October 13, 1933.  Niesen's recording of the song was released by Victor, catalog# VE B 24454, with the B-side, "Jealousy", featuring Isham Jones and his Orchestra.

title: Blowin' Smoke

text: Blowin' Smoke "Blowin' Smoke" is a song recorded by country music singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves. The song is featured on her major label debut album, "Same Trailer Different Park". It was released April 1, 2013 as the album's second single. It was written by Musgraves, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally. As of July 10, 2013, the single has sold 135,000 copies in the United States. The song is about a waitress who is "down on her luck" and aspires to do better, but is "just blowin' smoke". The title is a double meaning, referencing the fact that the waitress is smoking

title: E.C. Scott

text: and R&B once her backing band, named Smoke, were in place. She performed around San Francisco, including a spell as the house band at a nightclub called Slim's. Scott released her debut single in 1988 and built up a local fan base. She appeared at a number of blues festivals, and performed at Grand Openings for the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Ballet, and the San Francisco Opera, before signing a recording contract with Blind Pig Records in 1994. Her first album, "Come Get Your Love" was released in 1995. "Living Blues" noted that "E.C. Scott must be ranked

title: Smoke Break

text: Smoke Break "Smoke Break" is a song recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album, "Storyteller". It was released on August 21, 2015, through Sony Music Nashville, as the album's lead single. It was written by Underwood, Chris DeStefano, and Hillary Lindsey, and was produced by Jay Joyce. Musically, it has lyrics about escaping life's many stresses. "Smoke Break" was met with critical acclaim, with music critics describing it as "a homage to hard working people in need of a breather". It quickly became a commercial success, setting an all-time record for the largest first-week

title: On Top of Old Smoky

text: On Top of Old Smoky "On Top of Old Smokey" is a traditional folk song of the United States. As recorded by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414. In one version the first verse is the following; for more on the words see below. It is unclear when, where and by whom the song was first sung. In historical times folksongs were the informal property of the communities that sang them, passed down through generations. They were published only when a curious person took the

title: Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

text: Cigarette)" was produced by Lee Gillette, and featured Johnny Weis, electric lead guitar; Eugene "Smokey" Rogers, acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocal; Earl "Joaquin" Murphey, steel guitar; Manny Klein, trumpet; Paul "Spike" Featherstone, harp; Andrew "Cactus" Soldi, Harry Sims, Rex Call, fiddles; Ossie Godson, piano; Deuce Spriggens, bass fiddle, harmony vocal; Milton "Muddy" Berry, drums; and Larry "Pedro" DePaul, accordion. A cover version performed by Phil Harris stayed on the charts for 4 weeks, reaching number 8 on the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart. Williams made a stereophonic re-recording of the song for Capitol in 1960 on the album, "Smoke! Smoke!

title: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

short_answers:
Gertrude Niesen
Tamara Drasin


question: who is the owner of the mandalay bay in vegas

answers: MGM Resorts International

title: Mandalay Resort Group

text: Mandalay Resort Group Mandalay Resort Group (formerly Circus Circus Enterprises) was a hotel-casino operator based in Paradise, Nevada. Its major properties included Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur and Circus Circus, as well as half of the Monte Carlo. In terms of market capitalization, it was one of the largest casino operators in the world. Its stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol "CIR" and "MBG". The company was originally known as Circus Circus Enterprises and originated with Jay Sarno's 1968 opening of the Circus Circus as well as a Circus Circus in Reno, which opened in

title: Charlie Palmer Hotel

text: included Marvin Lipschultz, the owner of the property; Bill Richardson, the owner of W.A. Richardson Construction and a former executive for Mandalay Resort Group; and Dan Juba, the principal of the locally based Klai Juba Architects. Adam Tihany, who designed the interior for Palmer's Aureole restaurant in Las Vegas, was also involved in the new project. Palmer said the project would not include a casino or gambling: "Our focus is on the guest experience, not walking them through a casino and getting them to game." The hotel was to have a sky lounge, event space on the top floor, a

title: Jesse Waits

text: the Wynn properties to help develop the Alon Las Vegas project, a forthcoming gaming resort located on the Las Vegas Strip. Jesse Waits Jesse Waits is an American entrepreneur and nightclub owner based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Waits grew up Hawaii and Southern California, and moved to Las Vegas in 1996. He began his nightlife career in 1997 at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay, where he created themed event nights like “Thursday Night Fever” and “House of Blues Sundays”. He was then chosen to open and manage the Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay. After working at Light nightclub

title: Mandalay Bay Tram

text: by Richard Ryer Incorporated. The tram runs during the hours of 7:00 am and 12:30 am. Mandalay Bay Tram The Mandalay Bay Tram is a people mover that opened on April 9, 1999 on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was constructed to connect three gaming hotels belonging to the MGM Mirage Group. The line carries passengers from the major Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, via the Excalibur Hotel and Casino and Luxor Hotel to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at the southern end. The dual-track system is cable driven and free for the public to

title: Mandalay Bay Tram

text: Mandalay Bay Tram The Mandalay Bay Tram is a people mover that opened on April 9, 1999 on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was constructed to connect three gaming hotels belonging to the MGM Mirage Group. The line carries passengers from the major Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, via the Excalibur Hotel and Casino and Luxor Hotel to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at the southern end. The dual-track system is cable driven and free for the public to use. The eastern track has intermediate station stops. The western track only has stops at either

title: Mandalay Resort Group

text: two companies' properties. Michigan law, however, forbade one company from owning multiple casinos, requiring the sale of either the MGM Grand Detroit or Mandalay's 54% stake in the MotorCity Casino. After some vacillation about which property to sell, Mandalay accepted a $525-million offer for its interest in MotorCity from Marian Ilitch, the casino's second largest shareholder. Mandalay Resort Group Mandalay Resort Group (formerly Circus Circus Enterprises) was a hotel-casino operator based in Paradise, Nevada. Its major properties included Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur and Circus Circus, as well as half of the Monte Carlo. In terms of market capitalization, it was

title: Delano Las Vegas

text: Echelon project on the Las Vegas Strip. Mandalay Bay president and chief operating officer Chuck Bowling said that while people enjoyed THEhotel, it "in many cases, was a tower of Mandalay Bay. What we really want to do at Delano is create its own spirit, its own energy." Because the design phase took longer than expected, MGM announced in September 2013 that the property's renovation would be delayed several months. It was announced the following month that design plans had been finalized and that construction for the hotel's conversion was expected to begin in March 2014, for an opening in

title: Mandalay Bay

text: has played host to the Latin Grammy Awards several times, and the Miss Universe pageant. This facility is one of the largest privately owned convention centers in the world. It has several ballrooms ranging in size up to , and can support up to 75 breakout sessions. The Shoppes at Mandalay Place is a - long retail sky bridge on the north side of the property that connects to the Luxor. There are 24 restaurants at the resort. Michael Mina, Alain Ducasse, Rick Moonen, Charlie Palmer, Hubert Keller, Wolfgang Puck, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger are all associated with

title: Mandalay Resort Group

text: 1978. The company incorporated as Circus Circus Enterprises (CCE) in 1974 to purchase Circus Circus from Sarno at a time when the casino was experiencing financial difficulties. The original majority owners of CCE were William Pennington, a former oil lease speculator and William Bennett, a former furniture salesman and the manager of The Mint Las Vegas casino. Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the Silver City Casino and Slots-A-Fun Casino in 1979 for $30 million, then refurbished both the interior and exterior. The company went public in 1983 and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company's properties found success in

title: Mandalay Bay

text: which were constructed by Circus Circus Enterprises before its sale to MGM. In 1995, Circus Circus Enterprises bought the Hacienda for $80 million and an adjacent site for $73 million. They closed the Hacienda on December 1, 1996, and razed it a month later on New Year's Eve. Plans for the tropical-themed "Project Paradise" were revealed the same day, with an estimated budget of $800 million to $1 billion. In February 1998 the project was renamed Mandalay Bay to evoke the exotic tropical romanticism of the poem "Mandalay". Problems arose during construction because of excessive and uneven settling of the

title: Mandalay Resort Group

text: footprint, but toppling into its parking lot. The next day a wrecking crew was brought in to bring down the remaining parts. In March 1999, it was replaced by the Mandalay Bay. The group was also a partner with Mirage Resorts on the 1996 opening of the nearby Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. Circus Circus Enterprises closed the Silver City Casino on October 31, 1999. Following the completion of Mandalay Bay in 1999 the name of the company was changed to Mandalay Resorts Group. On December 14, 1999, MotorCity Casino Hotel opened. On May 23, 2002, the Mandalay Resort Group

title: Mandalay

text: by Frank Sinatra on "Come Fly With Me". The large hotel/casino/convention center Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas is named for the city, despite the fact that the city is 500 kilometers from the nearest bay, perhaps in reference to the line in Kipling's poem, "An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay! " George Orwell was stationed at Mandalay for a time while working for the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, and his first novel, "Burmese Days" (1934), was based on his experiences in Burma. He also wrote a number of short non-fiction essays and short

title: Mandalay Resort Group

text: total cost for the remodel was estimated to be $125 million. On March 20, 1995, Circus Circus Enterprises announced that it had agreed to acquire Gold Strike Resorts, a closely held budget casino owner and operator based in Jean, Nevada, in a deal valued at more than $600 million. At the time of the acquisition, Gold Strike Resorts owned the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall, Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino, Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino, and 50% of the under-construction Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. The acquisition did not include the original Gold Strike near Boulder City, because the

title: Delano Las Vegas

text: September 2002, and an opening expected for October 2003. The tower's cost was later increased to $250 million. In September 2003, Mandalay Resort Group announced that the tower's then-scheduled Thanksgiving opening would be delayed to late December 2003. The company also announced that the tower, located northwest of the main resort, would be named "THE hotel at Mandalay Bay". Mandalay Resort Group spokesman John Marz said, "We put some names out in front of the public and tested their response. THE hotel at Mandalay Bay is all about style. It's fresh and new." The tower would be marketed as a

title: Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay

text: Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay The Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay is a public aquarium located at and owned by the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its main tank is , one of the largest in North America. The facility is , and displays numerous different species of sharks, rays, fish, reptiles, and marine invertebrates. It also features a shark tunnel. The reef was developed in consultation with the Vancouver Aquarium. Shark Reef was built at a cost of $40 million, and was opened on June 20, 2000. In 2007, it underwent a re-branding campaign

title: The Cromwell Las Vegas

text: The Cromwell Las Vegas The Cromwell Las Vegas (formerly Barbary Coast and Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon) is a luxury boutique hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The property was the site of Empey's Desert Villa from 1952. In 1979, it became Barbary Coast. The casino was built by Michael Gaughan and opened on March 2, 1979 at a cost of $11.5 million. Over time, this property, along with others owned by Gaughan would become Coast Casinos Inc. Gaughan shared partnership in the Barbary Coast with

title: Delano Las Vegas

text: separate property from the Mandalay Bay, and would have its own porte-cochère, check-in area, restaurants, employee uniforms, and spa. The tower was topped off on October 17, 2003, and Mandalay Resort Group announced that the tower's name would be spelled "THEhotel at Mandalay Bay". The hotel hosted more than 100 local reporters for a media preview the night before its official opening on December 17, 2003. The hotel did not have gambling, but provided access to the nearby casino at the Mandalay Bay. Although the gold-paned, 43-story tower had the same exterior appearance as the main resort, its interior design

title: Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino

text: Belding, Mike Ensign and William Richardson. It was first owned by Gold Strike Resorts and in 1995 was sold to Circus Circus Enterprises. Circus Circus Enterprises became Mandalay Resort Group in 1999, and in 2004 was acquired by MGM Mirage. In February 2007, MGM announced plans to close the casino on April 18 and build a master-planned community on the it owned in the area, in a joint venture with American Nevada Corporation and the Cloobeck Companies. The community was to include affordable housing, commercial businesses, shops, and a new hotel-casino. The Gold Strike would remain open, at least until

title: Lake Las Vegas

text: Club founder Timothy Blixseth and his son Beau Blixseth who claim the Lake Las Vegas Joint Venture bankruptcy was caused by a "loan to own" scheme between the bank and resort developers. The golf course was purchased by Nevada South Shore LLC, a Hawaii-based corporation for $4.5 million on February 17, 2011. The Ritz Carlton, Lake Las Vegas, closed after 8 years of operation on May 2, 2010. The Ritz Carlton was then reopened by international boutique hotelier Dolce Hotels on February 11, 2011, as the Ravella at Lake Las Vegas. On April 30, 2013, Kam Sang Co. announced that

title: Mandalay Bay

text: for guests staying in the penthouses. Level 43 (numbered as 64) is the Foundation Room, a restaurant and bar. Five floors (floors 35–39) of the main hotel building are occupied by the five-star and AAA Five-Diamond Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. The resort's second tower, with 45 stories and 1,117 suites, previously operated as THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, now operates as Delano Las Vegas. Each suite is at least . A production of the classic Broadway musical "Chicago" debuted at Mandalay Bay's 1999 grand opening and ran for one year. "Storm", an original production show featuring Latin music, ran from

title: Delano Las Vegas

text: at the hotel were to be redesigned, along with new bars, lounges, restaurants and nightclubs. The renovations and name change were initially expected to be complete by late 2013, which was later changed to spring 2014. Although THEhotel had been financially successful, the decision to renovate and rename it was part of a transformation at the Mandalay Bay. In addition, there had already been plans to renovate the nine-year-old hotel tower prior to forming a partnership with Morgans Hotel Group, which had been expanding the Delano brand. Morgans Hotel Group previously planned to open a Delano hotel at the cancelled

title: Delano Las Vegas

text: was entirely different. The company stated, "While Mandalay Bay represents an idyllic tropical paradise, THEhotel embraces modern architecture, contemporary design and comfortable surroundings." The new tower employed approximately 700 people. The hotel included original artwork by Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and Arturo Herrera. Included in the hotel's public areas were pieces by Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra, Valérie Belin, and Donald Judd. In January 2005, the hotel was among other establishments to win AAA's Four Diamond Award. In 2006, the lettering at the top of the tower changed to "THEhotel" to distinguish the property. Formerly, the lettering was identical to the

title: Sheldon Adelson

text: Sheldon Adelson Sheldon Gary Adelson (pronounced ; born August 4, 1933) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, and is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited, which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He also owns the Israeli daily newspaper "Israel Hayom" and the American daily newspaper "Las Vegas Review-Journal". Adelson, a donor and philanthropist to a variety of causes, also founded the Adelson Foundation in 2007, at the

title: Las Vegas (Modern Family)

text: appear in this episode. All the family, except the kids, arrive at Las Vegas for the weekend. Jay (Ed O'Neill) sold the owner of Mandalay Bay, Burt (Ray Laska), some closet space and Burt gave him free access to the three main adult contingents at the hotel's platinum level rooms in return. Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) runs into an old boyfriend of his, Langham (Fred Armisen), who is there with his partner Tim (Jeffrey Nicholas Brown) for their bachelor party. The two of them invite Mitchell and Cam (Eric Stonestreet) to their party but Mitchell declines the offer since he

title: Mandalay Bay

text: Mandalay Bay is a 43-story luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International.  One of the property's towers operates as the Delano; the Four Seasons Hotel is independently operated within the Mandalay Bay tower, occupying 5 floors (35–39).

title: Delano Las Vegas

text: during renovations. The Delano held its grand opening ceremonies in September 2014. The hotel includes an Alain Ducasse restaurant called "Rivea" and a lounge called "Skyfall", both located at the top of the hotel. On May 23, 2002, the Mandalay Resort Group announced plans to build a 1,122-room all-suite hotel tower. The 41-story tower would connect to the company's Mandalay Bay resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The new tower's target clientele was attendees to the resort's Mandalay Convention Center, scheduled to open in January 2003. The tower would cost between $200 million and $225 million, with groundbreaking scheduled for

title: Alex Meruelo

text: Bros within the Southern California area. The group also owns a bank, a spanish-language independent television station KWHY-TV, The Grand Sierra Resort, and other businesses. The SLS Las Vegas (formerly the Sahara Hotel and Casino) in Las Vegas, Nevada, was purchased by the Meruelo Group on June 2017. Alex Meruelo Alex Meruelo is a Cuban-American businessman. Meruelo was born in New York City and moved to Los Angeles, California. He attended the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, CA and received his B.S. from California State University, Long Beach. He began his career in his father's tuxedo business. In 1985

title: Mandalay Resort Group

text: announced a second 1,122-room hotel tower, with a cost of at least $200 million. Construction began on the tower in September 2002. The name of the tower, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, was chosen in September 2003. The tower opened on December 17, 2003. On June 4, 2004, one of Mandalay's largest competitors, MGM Mirage, announced a bid to acquire it for $68 per share plus assumption of debt. The stock closed at $60.27 per share on June 4. Although the proposal was announced after the close of trading on June 4, the volume of trading in Mandalay Resort Group stock

title: Steve Wynn

text: news. Steve Wynn Stephen Alan Wynn ("né" Weinberg; born January 27, 1942) is an American real estate businessman and art collector. He is known for his involvement in the American luxury casino and hotel industry. Early in his career he oversaw the construction and operation of several notable Las Vegas and Atlantic City hotels, including the Golden Nugget, the Golden Nugget Atlantic City, The Mirage, Treasure Island, the Bellagio, and Beau Rivage in Mississippi, and he played a pivotal role in the resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1990s. In 2000, Wynn sold his company, Mirage

title: MGM Grand Las Vegas

text: States under the Airport Marina name. Southwest also planned to construct a casino that would operate separately from Fred Harvey. The 700-room Marina, located at 3805 South Las Vegas Boulevard, was built by Wiesner Investment Company and was opened in 1975. In 1989, Wiesner and his partners sold the Marina to Kirk Kerkorian, who also bought the Tropicana Country Club, located behind the Marina and across Tropicana Avenue from the Tropicana and San Rémo hotels to obtain the site that would become the home of the MGM Grand. Kerkorian saw the Marina as a stable and solidly built resort, and

title: Mandalay Bay


question: who votes in the baseball hall of fame

answers: or the Veterans Committee

answers: Veterans Committee

title: 1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: authority to select one from each of those two special ballots. It elected four people, the maximum number permitted: first baseman Orlando Cepeda from the 1960s, umpire Nestor Chylak, pitcher Smokey Joe Williams from the Negro Leagues, and manager Frank Selee from the 19th century. Bob Stevens received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring a baseball writer. (The award was voted at the December 1998 meeting of the BBWAA, dated 1998, and conferred in the summer 1999 ceremonies.) Arch McDonald received the Ford C. Frick Award honoring a baseball broadcaster. 1999 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the

title: 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: Isaacs (formerly of New York "Newsday"), Ted Patterson (historian) and Curt Smith (historian). The seven finalists chosen by the committee were: Billy Berroa, Ken Coleman, Dizzy Dean, Lanny Frattare, Tony Kubek, Graham McNamee and Dave Van Horne. Three additional candidates – Tom Cheek, Jacques Doucet and Joe Nuxhall – were selected from a list of 210 candidates through results of voting by fans conducted throughout September at the Hall's official website, with 145,138 ballots cast. On December 9 at baseball's winter meetings, it was announced that Tony Kubek would be the recipient. Kubek, who was a television analyst for NBC,

title: 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: was selected in a January vote by a committee composed of the 14 living recipients, along with six additional broadcasting historians or columnists: Bob Costas (NBC), Barry Horn ("The Dallas Morning News"), Stan Isaacs (formerly of New York "Newsday"), Ted Patterson (historian), Curt Smith (historian) and Larry Stewart ("Los Angeles Times"). The committee members voted by mail, and based the selection on the following criteria: longevity; continuity with a club; honors, including national assignments such as the World Series and All-Star Games; and popularity with fans. 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for

title: 1996 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: 1996 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1996 followed the system in use since 1995. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players but no one tallied the necessary 75% support. The BBWAA had petitioned the Hall of Fame Board of Directors on January 5, 1995, to reconsider the eligibility of Larry Bowa, Bill Madlock, Al Oliver and Ted Simmons, each of whom had failed to receive at least 5% of ballots cast in each of their first years of eligibility (Bowa and Oliver

title: 1996 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: century . Joe Durso received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring a baseball writer. Herb Carneal received the Ford C. Frick Award honoring a baseball broadcaster. 1996 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1996 followed the system in use since 1995. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players but no one tallied the necessary 75% support. The BBWAA had petitioned the Hall of Fame Board of Directors on January 5, 1995, to reconsider the eligibility of Larry Bowa, Bill Madlock, Al Oliver

title: 1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: Bob Montgomery, Tom Murphy, Bob Robertson, Wayne Twitchell, and Bobby Valentine. 1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1985 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected two, Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm. The BBWAA petitioned the Hall of Fame Board of Directors to reconsider the eligibility of Ken Boyer, Curt Flood and Ron Santo with the intention of restoring their names to the 1985 ballot. Each had failed to achieve 5% in their first

title: 2001 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: in bold italics; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in "italics". The 13 candidates who received less than 5% of the vote, thus becoming ineligible for future BBWAA consideration, are indicated with a *. José Rijo, who received only one vote, resumed his major league career in 2001-2002; he again became eligible on the 2008 ballot. Both selections, Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins and Dave Winfield of the New York Yankees, were late-1980s/early-1990s star hitters. Puckett is best known for leading the Twins to the World Championship before being forced to retire due to

title: 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: he was selected in a January vote by a 20-member committee composed of the 14 living recipients, along with six additional broadcasting historians or columnists: Bob Costas (NBC), Barry Horn ("The Dallas Morning News"), Stan Isaacs (formerly of New York "Newsday"), Ted Patterson (historian), Curt Smith (historian) and Larry Stewart ("Los Angeles Times"). Committee members are asked to base the selection on the following criteria: longevity; continuity with a club; honors, including national assignments such as the World Series and All-Star Games; and popularity with fans. 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for

title: 2003 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: leader (L), three general managers (GM), four managers (M), and two league officials (lg). Among 85 eligible voters, 79 cast ballots so 60 votes were the minimum to elect a candidate. Only umpire Doug Harvey tallied more than fifty percent support. ("Italics" mark those subsequently elected.) Hal McCoy received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award honoring a baseball writer. (The award was voted at the December 2002 meeting of the BBWAA, dated 2002, and conferred in the summer 2003 ceremonies.) Bob Uecker received the Ford C. Frick Award honoring a baseball broadcaster. 2003 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to

title: 1960 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: of Fame, in 1947. The next ballot for 1962 did not include a list of names. Twenty-six candidates who received at least one vote in 1960 may have been eligible for the final time: Edd Roush, Hank Gowdy, Bucky Harris, Dave Bancroft, Joe Sewell, Nick Altrock, Joe Judge, Howard Ehmke, Eddie Rommel, Wally Schang, Cy Williams, Bob Meusel, Joe Dugan, Babe Herman, Lew Fonseca, Mike González, Marty McManus, Jack Quinn, Bill Sherdel, Sparky Adams, Ray Blades, Heinie Groh, Bubbles Hargrave, Addie Joss, Freddy Leach and Hans Lobert. 1960 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to Baseball Hall of Fame for

title: Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame

text: for those whom they consider to have the merits sufficient enter the Salón de la Fama. After the Salón de la Fama receives the votes, the results are soon revealed, and any player who obtains a majority of votes will be considered a candidate for election and be placed on the year's election ballot. The election ballot, is sent back out to the "Comité Elector" - but only those with a "Cédula de Votación" (Voting Certificate). They will choose the two "exbeisbolistas inmortales" who will be enshrined in that year. From 2001 to 2006, three players were elected annually and

title: Lee Smith (baseball)

text: before Smith—has received greater support in each year from 2004 until his induction in 2008. To be eligible for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, a candidate needs to receive votes on 75 percent of the total ballots cast by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. However, if the candidate receives less than 5 percent, he is no longer eligible for future Hall of Fame consideration by the BBWAA. Smith was first eligible for the ballot five years after he retired, and was allowed to be on the ballot through 2017 if he continued to meet the minimum vote

title: 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates selected in subsequent elections, if any, will be indicated in "italics". Jack Morris was on the ballot for the 15th and final time. The newly eligible candidates included 28 All-Stars, 12 of whom were not on the ballot, representing a total of 83 All-Star selections. Among the candidates were 10-time All-Star and 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tom Glavine, 8-time All-Star and 4-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux, 6-time All-Star Moisés Alou, 5-time All-Star and 2-time MVP Award winner Frank Thomas, 5-time All-Star and 1-time MVP Award

title: 1991 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: also received the MVP Award the same year). Players eligible for the first time who were "not" included on the ballot were: Benny Ayala, Alan Bannister, Kurt Bevacqua, Steve Braun, Miguel Diloné, Doug Flynn, Tim Foli, Dan Ford, Kiko Garcia, Ed Glynn, Andy Hassler, Jay Johnstone, Duane Kuiper, Sixto Lezcano, Dan Meyer, Rick Miller, Dale Murray, Joe Nolan, Dan Spillner, Mike Squires, Bill Stein, Derrel Thomas, Rick Waits, and John Wockenfuss. 1991 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1991 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA)

title: 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1951 followed the same rules as 1950. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted once by mail to select from major league players retired less than 25 years. It elected two, Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott. Meanwhile, the Old-Timers Committee, with jurisdiction over earlier players and other figures, did not meet. The 10-year members of the BBWAA had the authority to select any players active in 1926 or later, provided they had not been active in 1950. Voters were instructed to cast votes for 10

title: 1948 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: 1948 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1948 followed the same procedures as 1947. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from players retired less than 25 years, with provision for a runoff in case of no winner. It elected two people on the first ballot, Herb Pennock and Pie Traynor. Meanwhile, the Old Timers Committee, with jurisdiction over earlier players, met on no schedule and not this year. Criticism continued that earlier players, as well as managers and other non-playing candidates, were being overlooked. The 10-year members

title: 1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: 1985 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1985 followed the system in place since 1978. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected two, Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm. The BBWAA petitioned the Hall of Fame Board of Directors to reconsider the eligibility of Ken Boyer, Curt Flood and Ron Santo with the intention of restoring their names to the 1985 ballot. Each had failed to achieve 5% in their first years on the ballot (Boyer, 1975–79, Flood, 1977–79 and Santo, 1980).

title: 1952 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: 1952 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1952 followed the same rules as 1951. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted once by mail to select from major league players retired less than 25 year and elected two, Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner. Meanwhile, the Old-Timers Committee, with jurisdiction over earlier players and other figures, did not meet. The 10-year members of the BBWAA had the authority to select any players active in 1927 or later, provided they had not been active in 1951. Voters were instructed to cast votes for 10

title: 2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: with six additional broadcasting historians or columnists: Bob Costas (NBC), Barry Horn ("The Dallas Morning News"), Stan Isaacs (formerly of New York "Newsday"), Ted Patterson (historian), Curt Smith (historian) and Larry Stewart ("Los Angeles Times"). The ballots were cast prior to the death of Curt Gowdy on February 20. The members voted by mail, and based the selection on the following criteria: longevity; continuity with a club; honors, including national assignments such as the World Series and All-Star Games; and popularity with fans. Hall of Fame publications (from the Internet Archive): 2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the

title: 1948 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: least 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in "italics": 1948 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1948 followed the same procedures as 1947. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from players retired less than 25 years, with provision for a runoff in case of no winner. It elected two people on the first ballot, Herb Pennock and Pie Traynor. Meanwhile, the Old Timers Committee, with jurisdiction over earlier players, met

title: 2009 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: 1943 and 1987; the committee members were: Dave Van Dyck ("Chicago Tribune"); Bob Elliott ("Toronto Sun"); Rick Hummel ("St. Louis Post-Dispatch"); Steve Hirdt (Elias Sports Bureau); Moss Klein (formerly Newark "Star-Ledger"); Bill Madden (New York "Daily News"); Ken Nigro (formerly "Baltimore Sun"); Jack O'Connell (MLB.com); Nick Peters ("The Sacramento Bee"); Tracy Ringolsby ("Rocky Mountain News"); and Mark Whicker ("The Orange County Register"). A six-member panel of Hall of Famers also met to independently select five players for consideration; these lists were merged to create a preliminary ballot of 21 names: Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, Bert Campaneris, Rocky Colavito, Mike Cuellar,

title: 1953 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: Wallace, and Harry Wright. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from recent players (no change) and elected two, Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons. The 10-year members of the BBWAA had the authority to select any players active in 1928 or later, provided they had not been active in 1952. Voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. A total of 264 ballots were cast in the Baseball Writers Election, with 2,525 individual votes for

title: 2006 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: Detroit Tigers for Michigan's Booth Newspaper Group; and Tracy Ringolsby, who has covered the Colorado Rockies for the "Rocky Mountain News" since 1993 and has written on baseball for 30 years. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to cast ballots in voting conducted by mail in November. On December 7, Tracy Ringolsby was announced as the recipient, having received 225 votes out of the 429 ballots cast, with Goddard receiving 128 votes and Plagenhoef receiving 76. Gene Elston received the Ford C. Frick Award honoring a baseball broadcaster. The Frick Award has been presented at the annual summer

title: 1962 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: to the Hall. A total of 78 players received votes; 160 ballots were cast, with 120 votes required for election. A total of 1,090 individual votes were cast, an average of 6.81 per ballot. Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Burleigh Grimes, Hack Wilson, Kiki Cuyler, Red Faber, Jim Bottomley, Lefty Gomez, Waite Hoyt, Heinie Manush, Goose Goslin, Lefty O'Doul, Tony Lazzeri, Chick Hafey, Freddie Lindstrom, Earle Combs, Jimmie Dykes, Jimmie Wilson, Earl Averill, Jesse Haines, Charlie Grimm, Firpo Marberry, Wes Ferrell, Freddie Fitzsimmons, Travis Jackson, George Kelly, Red Rolfe, Luke Sewell, Riggs Stephenson and Glenn Wright were eligible for the final

title: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

title: 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: Tom Lampkin, Darren Lewis, Mike Magnante, Dave Mlicki, Mike Morgan, Hipólito Pichardo, Armando Reynoso, Henry Rodríguez, Lee Stevens, Greg Swindell, Mike Trombley, John Valentin, Randy Velarde, Ed Vosberg, and Mark Wohlers. Of the newly-eligible candidates, the only one who amassed enough votes to remain on the BBWAA ballot was Raines. This contrasts with the 2007 voting, when Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn were inducted at the first opportunity, and two other newcomers, Mark McGwire and Harold Baines, received enough votes to remain on the ballot. McGwire, who received 128 votes in 2007, got the same number of votes in

title: 1937 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates, but were now discouraged from casting votes for active players (though some player-managers whose playing days were largely over, such as Rogers Hornsby, received votes). Any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall upon its opening in the sport's supposed centennial year of 1939. Again, individuals who had been barred from baseball were not formally ineligible; Hal Chase received some votes, though Shoeless Joe Jackson did not. A total of 201 ballots were cast, with 1,949 individual votes for 113 specific candidates,

title: 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: Heilmann, and Bill Terry. Popular hurler Dizzy Dean was sixth. 1951 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 1951 followed the same rules as 1950. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted once by mail to select from major league players retired less than 25 years. It elected two, Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott. Meanwhile, the Old-Timers Committee, with jurisdiction over earlier players and other figures, did not meet. The 10-year members of the BBWAA had the authority to select any players active in 1926 or later, provided they had not been active

title: 2008 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: of Fame writers" or words to that effect. Three final candidates, selected by a BBWAA committee, were named on July 10, 2007, in San Francisco in conjunction with All-Star Game activities: Nick Peters of "The Sacramento Bee", Dave Van Dyck of the "Chicago Tribune", and Larry Whiteside (1937–2007) of "The Boston Globe". All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to cast ballots in voting conducted by mail in November. On December 5 at baseball's winter meetings, Larry Whiteside was announced as the recipient, having received 203 votes out of the 411 ballots cast, with Peters receiving 119 votes and

title: 1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

text: BBWAA were eligible to vote. Any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. Votes were cast for 106 players; a total of 193 ballots were cast, with 145 votes required for election. A total of 1,599 individual votes were cast, an average of 8.28 per ballot. The two candidates who received 75% of the vote and were elected are indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been elected in subsequent elections are indicated in "italics". 1956 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame

long_answer: Players are currently inducted into the Hall of Fame through election by either the Baseball Writers' Association of America (or BBWAA), or the Veterans Committee, which now consists of four subcommittees, each of which considers and votes for candidates from a separate era of baseball. Five years after retirement, any player with 10 years of major league experience who passes a screening committee (which removes from consideration players of clearly lesser qualification) is eligible to be elected by BBWAA members with 10 years' membership or more who also have been actively covering MLB at any time in the 10 years preceding the election (the latter requirement was added for the 2016 election). From a final ballot typically including 25–40 candidates, each writer may vote for up to 10 players; until the late 1950s, voters were advised to cast votes for the maximum 10 candidates. Any player named on 75% or more of all ballots cast is elected. A player who is named on fewer than 5% of ballots is dropped from future elections. In some instances, the screening committee had restored their names to later ballots, but in the mid-1990s, dropped players were made permanently ineligible for Hall of Fame consideration, even by the Veterans Committee. A 2001 change in the election procedures restored the eligibility of these dropped players; while their names will not appear on future BBWAA ballots, they may be considered by the Veterans Committee. Players receiving 5% or more of the votes but fewer than 75% are reconsidered annually until a maximum of ten years of eligibility (lowered from fifteen years for the 2015 election).

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Veterans Committee
or the Veterans Committee


question: who played taylor on the bold and beautiful

answers: Hunter Tylo

answers: Sherilyn Wolter

answers: Sherilyn Wolter (1990)

text: who is usually resilient, falls into a tailspin: accidentally killing Darla Forrester (Schae Harrison) in a hit and run accident and lying about it, later being arrested for driving under the influence. Tylo confessed, "These were the kinds of stories I was begging for", as she thought "it was very believable". The actress also wanted to portray Taylor as less "serious". Taylor often loses out to Brooke, as Thorne (Ridge's brother) loses out to Ridge. When asked in 2011 where she would like her storyline to go, Tylo said: "I think we should see Thorne and Taylor get strong and

text: for that". The actress said, "I think it’s very cool that there is so much history behind the two characters. First of all, it does not seem like a sexually based relationship. So I think the audience can appreciate it and go, 'Wow. I can understand these two emotionally bonding,' and then let it grow into something that doesn’t look forced." In 2008, Taylor becomes involved with Brooke's son, the much younger Rick Forrester (Kyle Lowder), who was previously in a relationship with Phoebe. Lowder described playing the storyline as "challenging" and one that "stirs the pot". It began after

text: door open for her to return, which she did months later. During her absence, the character was presumed to be dead. In March 1996, following Taylor's decreased airtime and rumors circulating of her exit, it was confirmed that the actress was to leave "The Bold and the Beautiful" after her contract expired that June, to pursue a primetime role on the Fox television drama "Melrose Place". Taylor's final appearance was in May 1996. However, in July 1996, Tylo was controversially fired from "Melrose Place" on the grounds of being pregnant and was replaced by Lisa Rinna. In response, she sued

text: Aly (Ashlyn Pearce), now a teenager, heavily disapproves. Aly forgives Taylor for Darla's death and Taylor and Thorne return to Paris. After few months, Taylor returns to Los Angeles to visit some patients and tells Eric that she and Thorne broke up. Eric asks her to stay in Los Angeles, telling her that LA is the place where she has to live, but she refuses and returns to Paris. Before her leaving, Eric kisses Taylor on her cheek, still showing some feelings for her. In April 2018, Taylor returns to Los Angeles, where she confronts Bill for taking advantage of

text: with 9 Lives: Death is Not Forever in Soaps" after her airplane crash in 1994 resulted in her assumed death. Debashine Thangevelo of Independent Online observed, "Tylo is an actress who wields as much influence in the world of soaps as Taylor Hayes in "The Bold and the Beautiful". Having inhabited this role for almost two decades, barring a sabbatical, she has made an indelible impression on viewers." In 2008, Darren Lomas from Daytime Confidential wrote, "The back-from-death version of Taylor is a whole lot more horny than she was back in the day. Is it all because she never

text: the show's executive producer Bradley Bell had mutually agreed that the character was played out, and Taylor was subsequently killed off, last appearing that October. Tylo returned in 2004, reprising Taylor as a ghost. She returned on a permanent basis in April 2005, with the character revealed to be alive. Tylo exited "The Bold and the Beautiful" again in July 2013, but returned for multiple guest appearances in 2014. She returned again in April 2018 on a recurring basis until in December 2018 she was upped to a series regular. Described as a world-renowned psychiatrist based in Los Angeles, Taylor

text: the world of the beyond", leading fans to speculate whether either Macy Alexander (Bobbie Eakes) or Taylor would be returning. Taylor was revealed to be alive, with Tylo returning on-screen during the April 25, 2005 episode. She was said to be "having fun surprising her castmates" with her reappearance on set. The show's producers wanted to keep her on-screen return a secret, with Tylo wearing a wig when travelling to the set, and the character's name being changed on scripts. In May 2013, Tylo announced online that she was exiting the soap, possibly for good. In a post on her

text: set, she said: "It was just so out of the blue (...) They had me hidden away...I had a code name...They kept it quiet from everybody." On December 18, 2018 Tylo was added to the opening credits and she apparead as a series regular. Taylor is a globally renowned psychiatrist and works at the UCLA Medical Center. When she debuted, the character emerged as the "good girl" alongside other female characters, but still had a strong demeanor. Network Ten writes: "This Freudian Doc always seems to lose out to Brooke when it comes to matters of the heart. Taylor is

text: "Favorite Hottest Female Star" at the 1995 Soap Opera Digest Awards, however Kristina Wagner of "General Hospital" won. Tylo was nominated for the same award at the 1999 Soap Opera Digest Awards ("Days Of Our Lives" star Kristian Alfonso won that year). The actress received a Telvis Award for Foreign Female TV Performer (Finnish: Ulkomainen naisesiintyjä) in 2002 for the role. "Daily Mail" described the Brooke, Ridge and Taylor love triangle as "epic". Widely famed, the triangle was seen by "Soap Opera Digest" as one of the genre's greatest during the early 1990s. In 1991, John Goudas of "The Gadsden

text: is Ridge Forrester (Ronn Moss). The couple faces challenges at first, such as interference from their respective exes, Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Blake Hayes (Peter Brown), and Ridge's mother, Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery), initially disliking Taylor. By July 1991, John Goudas of "The Gadsden Times" wrote that Taylor was "hooked" by Ridge but was "no-nonsense". Taylor refuses to marry Ridge unless he was serious about the end of his relationship with Brooke; Goudas noted that Taylor wanted "insurance" and deemed her "upfront" approach as the "polar opposite" to that of Brooke. Ridge and Taylor ultimately marry in 1992.

text: returned to "The Bold and the Beautiful" for a number of guest appearances. She made a one-episode appearance which aired on February 28, 2014. The actress then made several guest appearances in April and May 2014, for a May sweeps story arc which revisited Taylor's accidental killing of Darla years earlier, with Darla's now teen daughter Aly (Ashlyn Pearce) struggling to deal with the issue of her mother's death. Tylo appeared again on November 5, 12 and 24 2014. Tylo made a surprise return to "The Bold and the Beautiful" on April 12, 2018. Discussing her secret return to the

text: as sophisticated and intelligent as they come, always able to analyze the problems of others, and sometimes even her own." The writers wanted Taylor to retain a "pristine" and "well-mannered" personality, according to Tylo, to contrast her from rival Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) who was "feisty and reckless", the different facets which attracted Ridge to each of them. However, Tylo criticized a storyline in 2000 where Ridge is tricked into sleeping with his mentally unstable high school lover Morgan DeWitt (Sarah G. Buxton), who becomes pregnant with his child. She said: "I just wish that Taylor would get a

title: Felisha Cooper

text: Felisha Cooper Felisha Cooper (born September 8, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Sasha Thompson on "The Bold and the Beautiful". Cooper was born on September 8, 1992 in Fayetteville, North Carolina to Kimberly Gibson (née Johnson), a culinary teacher and the late Gene Cooper, a drill sergeant for the United States Army. She has two siblings, an older sister, Paris and a younger brother, Bobby. With her first known television appearance being as a contestant on Celebrity Name Game, Cooper was discovered by manager Elaine Lively just three weeks after moving to Los

title: MacKenzie Mauzy

text: MacKenzie Mauzy MacKenzie Grace Mauzy (born October 14, 1988) is an American actress. Mauzy was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She played the role of Phoebe Forrester on CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" until December 2008 (she joined the cast on July 11, 2006). She also played Lizzie Spaulding on the CBS soap "Guiding Light" from October 2000 to August 2002. She has also guest starred on CBS's "", "" and NBC's "". Before launching her acting career, Mauzy worked in New York City, Virginia, and North Carolina in stage productions of

text: Carter (Kimberlin Brown) who is criminally insane has broken out of jail. She tries to warn Eric, but instead is shot by Sheila while shielding Brooke. Taylor survives emergency surgery but dies in Ridge's arms due to heart failure. In 2005, Taylor re-appears at Bridget Forrester (Ashley Jones) and Nick Marone's (Jack Wagner) wedding ceremony and is soon revealed to be alive. She had been removed from the hospital by Prince Omar after her apparent death and was kept alive in a coma before waking up. Taylor learns that Ridge is now married to Brooke and they share a son

text: try not looking so perfect so much." Between 2014 and 2018, the character was off-screen, said to be living in Paris, where Tylo felt that she was "declining", noting: "I think with all she’s been through, she would probably have no choice but to deteriorate." Reflecting on Taylor being revealed as Bill Spencer Jr.'s (Don Diamont) shooter, Tylo loved "the idea of a crazy psychiatrist", "I’ve always said that Taylor is the good doc who can’t take her medicine; that’s how I’ve always described her, and this story just gives her so many things to do." Taylor's major love interest

text: was introduced to facilitate social issues and act as a romantic lead. In her early years, the character was characterized as being "pristine" and the "good girl" of the show. Most of her history has revolved around her relationship with love interest Ridge Forrester. Tylo emerged as a fan favorite in the 1990s, with Ridge and Taylor considered a soap opera supercouple. Taylor rivaled Brooke Logan for Ridge's affections, with a love triangle between the three becoming a focus on the soap opera for many years. The rivalry between Brooke and Taylor has received considerable fan attention and divided audience

text: "chemistry is magnificent". Whip was previously involved with Brooke; Garret wrote: "Now he's in love with Brooke's mortal enemy Taylor Hayes Forrester... Hearst is magnificently suited for the role and fans want to see Whip and Taylor find happiness. At least for a few months." Of their romance, Tylo said: "I think Taylor has found true love with Whip. I think if she was a smart psychiatrist, and able to apply her knowledge in her own world, she would be with Whip. She would know this is a healthy relationship. But Taylor doesn’t see it. She still wants to fix

text: Taylor has been romantically linked to Ridge's half-brother Thorne (Winsor Harmon) multiple times. They were briefly involved from 1997 to 1998, when Ridge is in jail and urges Taylor to forget about him. Taylor also briefly lies about Thorne being Thomas' father. After accidentally killing Thorne's wife Darla in 2006, Taylor falls in love with Thorne, who is "forgiving and loving" towards her, even helping her attend AA. They nearly marry, but split up due to his then 4-year-old daughter Alexandria Forrester learning that Taylor killed Darla. Of working with Tylo, Harmon said, "I am so comfortable with Hunter. We

text: that Brad has decided to kill off the character Taylor. He feels the character is too good and has too much integrity to take her down other pathsin a word, played out." The actress confessed that she was unhappy with her character's direction at the time of her exit, saying: "I really felt like Taylor had lost the wind from her sails and was going nowhere." Tylo said that "It just seemed like everything had to do with whether or not there was a woman after her husband" and that she was "done with it", revealing that her unhappiness with

text: together. Ridge cannot decide between the two women, but after Stephanie fakes a heart attack and convinces him to choose Taylor, they renew their vows. Stephanie's lie is revealed; Taylor and Ridge work on their marriage, but after she kisses Hector Ramirez (Lorenzo Lamas) and confesses her infidelity with James years ago to Ridge, they divorce. Taylor becomes an alcoholic and while driving one night to Phoebe who is stranded on PCH, she accidentally hits Thorne's wife Darla Forrester (Schae Harrison) with her car. Darla dies from her injuries. Taylor bonds with Thorne and his daughter Aly, and they become

text: beginning of the relationship, Michael Idato of "The Sydney Morning Herald" wrote, "Taylor was Caroline's doctor, which made her affair with Ridge, as the bleep bleep machine was flatlining, slightly inappropriate. But then, nothing in daytime soap opera is ever appropriate." Their 1992 wedding was ranked at number 18 by "The Huffington Post" on a list of the "Top 20 Most Memorable Soap Weddings of All Time". Michael Fairman referred to Taylor and Thorne as "the screwed-over couple of B&B". Taylor Hayes (The Bold and the Beautiful) Taylor Hayes is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera "The

text: Forrester (Ronn Moss) and his wife Caroline Spencer Forrester (Joanna Johnson) when Caroline is diagnosed with leukemia. After Caroline's death, Ridge takes interest in Taylor, to the dismay of his ex Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang). Storm (Brian Patrick Clarke) and Taylor briefly date and he proposes to her at Christmas 1990 but she refuses. Ridge and Taylor begin a relationship which is temporarily broken up by Brooke; Ridge follows Taylor to St. Thomas Island and successfully wins her back. The couple marry in 1992; Taylor befriends Ridge's overprotective mother Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery). In 1993 while trapped in a

text: lung cancer. In 2013, Thomas loses out on the top position at Forrester Creations to Rick and wants to leave town; Taylor persuades Eric Forrester (John McCook) to help Thomas. Soon, Taylor and Eric become romantically involved and she moves into the Forrester mansion. Taylor discovers that Brooke slept with Katie's husband Bill Spencer Jr. (Don Diamont) which resulted in a pregnancy (and miscarriage). Taylor reveals Brooke's secret at her birthday party in front of everyone, and abruptly leaves town afterward. In 2014, Taylor is now living Paris and has reunited with Thorne. The couple return to Los Angeles, but

title: Hunter Tylo

text: several weeks story arc. In 1996, Tylo was cast in the primetime soap opera "Melrose Place" and opted to leave "The Bold and the Beautiful" to take the role. However, she was fired by "Melrose Place" producer Aaron Spelling prior to filming any episodes for the series, when she announced she was pregnant. The character she was to play, Taylor McBride, was recast, Lisa Rinna taking the role. Tylo quickly returned to "The Bold and the Beautiful". Tylo sued Spelling on grounds of discrimination for being pregnant and won $4.8 million from a Los Angeles jury. Spelling argued that Tylo's

text: got over Ridge, her one true love?" Chris Eades of "CBS Soaps In Depth" noted that "Fans were absolutely stunned" by the "all-too-rare surprise" of Taylor's 2018 return, writing: "With Steffy in desperate need of support, it was the perfect time for Taylor to return to town and offer her daughter some help." Reacting to Taylor being revealed as Bill's shooter, "Canyon News" wrote: "Tylo delivered some riveting scenes, as a mother concerned about her daughter’s well-being", stating that her return "causes all types of problems which make for interesting TV". For her portrayal of Taylor, Tylo was nominated for

title: Kim Matula

text: Kim Matula Kimberly Marie Matula (born August 23, 1988) is an American actress, best known for her role as Hope Logan in the CBS daytime soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful". Matula was born in Fort Worth, Texas to David and Karin Matula. She is of Norwegian ancestry. Matula has always dreamed of acting and created videos of her acting. She studied film at the University of Texas at Arlington, but dropped out because her acting career was taking off. In 2008, Matula appeared in the Lifetime movie "Queen Sized", and in next year moved to Los Angeles, then

text: revealed to be alive in 2005. After three years in the role, Tylo had become a fan favorite with viewers. Marla Hart of the "Chicago Tribune" noted that she fit in well with the show's "signature glamor casting". Discussing Tylo's 1994 temporary exit, Kathleen Sloan of the "Toronto Star" observed that "fans of the soap couldn't have been more open-mouthed" over the matter. In 2004, "Soaps In Depth" called Taylor "daytime's sexiest shrink". Tommy Garret of "Canyon News" described Taylor as being the "epitome of grace and dignity". The character appeared on the "Spartanburg Herald-Journal" in an article titled "Stars

title: Clyde Kaplan

text: Clyde Kaplan Clyde Kaplan is an American associate director of, and sound engineer for, "The Bold and the Beautiful". Previous television sound engineering credits of his include "Hollywood Squares". Having served as assistant engineer at A&M Studios from 1981 until 1986, Kaplan's sound engineering or mixing work includes Joni Mitchell's "Wild Things Run Fast", Barbra Streisand's "Yentl", The Carpenters' "An Old Fashioned Christmas", "", Vesta Williams' "Vesta", Johnny Gill's "Chemistry", and the "We Are The World" sessions. During this period, Kaplan also served as Engineer on The Rave-Ups' "Town & Country", the recording of which was recalled on September 19,

long_answer: Taylor Hayes is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, portrayed by Hunter Tylo. The character was created by William J. Bell and debuted during the episode dated June 6, 1990. Tylo appeared as a regular continuously until 1994 when she took a hiatus for a few months before being written back into the series. In 1996, she left the serial after being cast on Melrose Place, where she was soon fired on the grounds of being pregnant, and returned shortly after. In 2002, Tylo and the show's executive producer Bradley Bell had mutually agreed that the character was "played out", and Taylor was subsequently killed off, last appearing on October 30, 2002. Tylo returned in 2004, reprising Taylor as a ghost. She returned on a permanent basis in April 2005, with the character revealed to be alive. Tylo exited The Bold and the Beautiful again in July 2013, but returned for multiple guest appearances in 2014. She returned again in April 2018.


question: what do you call initials that stand for something

answers: acronym

answers: An acronym

title: Name-letter effect

text: name initials. No evidence was found, neither for a between-subjects effect (e.g. Judy did not like things starting with J, such as jam, more than Doug liked things starting with J), nor for a within-individuals effect (e.g. Judy did not like jam more than honey). The researchers did discover a small but reliable effect of initials on brand-name preferences within individuals (e.g. Hank did like Honda more than non-matching brands). They speculated that brand names are more likely to communicate identity to others than other everyday things. Stieger extended this research by looking at buying preferences for product names. He

title: Proper noun

text: and the like, some proper names contain no noun and are not formed as noun phrases (the film "Being There"; "Hi De Ho" as a nickname for Cab Calloway and as the title of a film about him). Proper names are also referred to (by linguists) as "naming expressions". Sometimes they are called simply "names"; but that term is also used more broadly (as in ""chair" is the name for something we sit on"); the latter type of name is called a "common name" to distinguish it from a "proper name". Common nouns are frequently used as components of proper

title: Hungarian orthography

text: some abbreviations created from lowercase words use the uppercase (e.g. "Ny < nyugat" ‘west’). Units of measurement are used in accordance with the international standard, depending on whether the sign comes from a common name "(m < méter)" or a proper name ("N < newton" after Isaac Newton). Standard forms of abbreviations are not to be altered even in full-capitalized inscriptions ("ÁRA: 100 Ft" ‘PRICE: 100 HUF’). Some abbreviations are written without a full stop, such as names of currencies, cardinal and ordinal directions, country codes of cars, codes of country names, chemical, physical, mathematicals symbols, symbols of units, etc.

title: Acronym

text: are familiar but are not pronounceable as words. ... Such terms are also called "initialisms"." A clearer distinction has also been drawn by Pyles & Algeo (1970), who divided "acronyms" as a general category into "word acronyms" pronounced as words, and "initialisms" sounded out as letters. There is no special term for abbreviations whose pronunciation involves the combination of letter names and words or word-like pronunciations of strings of letters, such as "JPEG" and "MS-DOS" . There is also some disagreement as to what to call abbreviations that some speakers pronounce as letters and others pronounce as a word. For

title: Abbreviator

text: Martin V their signature was essential to the validity of the acts of the Chancery. Over time they obtained many important privileges. Abbreviators make an abridgment or abstract of a long writing or discourse by contracting the parts, i. e., the words and sentences; an abbreviated form of writing common among the ancient Romans. Abbreviations were of two kinds: the use of a single letter for a single word and the use of a sign, note, or mark for a word or phrase. The Emperor Justinian forbade the use of abbreviations in the compilation of the "Digest" and afterward extended

title: Slang abbreviation

text: a documentary. The "F word" sometimes means "fuck", but is also the name of a cooking show, The F-Word, and sometimes has even been used to mean "feminism". The L Word is the name of a TV series, but has also been used to mean "love" This is strange because the word usually imposes a positive effect on those who hear it, but positive or negative, it's a strong word, and sometimes those emotions aren't wanted in the conversation. Slang abbreviation Offensive words are often abbreviated for politeness, or decency. This is not limited to slang, or words that are

title: Scribal abbreviation

text: runes were used in text written in the Latin alphabet, which are ᚠ for "fé" "cattle, goods" and ᛘ for "maðr" "man". Cappelli divides abbreviations into six overlapping categories: Suspended terms are those of which only the first part is written, and the last part is substituted by a mark, which can be of two types: The largest class of suspensions consists of single letters standing in for words that begin with that letter. A dot at the baseline after a capital letter may stand for a title if it is used such as in front of names or a

title: Hungarian orthography

text: account’). Acronyms are classified into two groups: those consisting only of initials ("betűszók" lit. ‘letter-words’), and those consisting parts of the original word ("szóösszevonások" ‘word contractions’). The first group is divided again by whether they denote proper names (written in uppercase, e.g. "ENSZ < Egyesült Nemzetek Szövetsége" ‘United Nations Organization’, note that both letters of the digraphs "SZ" are capitalized) or common names (written in lowercase, e.g. "vb < végrehajtó bizottság" ‘executive committee’, note that it is written as one word despite the two elements). Some acronyms created from common names are still written in uppercase, though, especially in sciences

title: NATO phonetic alphabet

text: Passenger Name Records (PNRs) internally, and in some cases, with customers. It is often used in a medical context as well, to avoid confusion when transmitting information. Several letter codes and abbreviations using the spelling alphabet have become well-known, such as Bravo Zulu (letter code BZ) for "well done", Checkpoint Charlie (Checkpoint C) in Berlin, and Zulu Time for Greenwich Mean Time or Coordinated Universal Time. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. government referred to the Viet Cong guerrillas and the group itself as VC, or Victor Charlie; the name "Charlie" became synonymous with this force. The final choice of

title: Theory of Deadly Initials

text: people who were born in a given year. Theory of Deadly Initials The Theory of Deadly Initials was an hypothesis published in the "Journal of Psychosomatic Research" in 1999, which proposed that there is a link between the lifespan of human males and their initials. The research, carried out by psychologists Nicholas Christenfeld, David Phillips and Laura Glynn, and published in the paper "What's in a Name: Mortality and the Power of Symbols", suggested that men with "negative" sets of initials (e.g. DIE or PIG) have, on average, a shorter lifespan than those with "positive" initials (e.g. ACE, VIP). The

title: Pseudonym

text: Ramones also had every member take the last name of Ramone. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., an American singer-songwriter used the stage name John Denver. The Australian country musician born Robert Lane changed his name to Tex Morton. Reginald Kenneth Dwight legally changed his name to Elton John in 1972. Pseudonym A pseudonym () or alias () is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which can differ from their first or true name (orthonym). Pseudonyms include stage names and user names, ring names, pen names, nicknames, aliases, superhero or villain identities and code names, gamer

title: NATO reporting name

text: conversation, and be easier to memorise. For fixed-wing aircraft, single-syllable words denoted piston-prop and turboprop, while multiple-syllable words denoted jets. Bombers had names starting with the letter "B" and names like "Badger" (2 syllables: jet), "Bear" (single syllable: propeller), and "Blackjack" were used. "Frogfoot," the reporting name for the Sukhoi Su-25, references the aircraft's close air support role. Transports had names starting with "C" (as in "cargo"), which resulted in names like "Condor" or "Candid". The initial letter of the name indicated the use of that equipment. The first letter indicates the type of aircraft, like "B"ear for a bomber

title: Epigraphy

text: spread hand, the fingers and so on. Apart from numerals, the use of initials in the place of complete words was not common in early times. It became, however, very frequent in Roman inscriptions, which sometimes are made up almost entirely of such abbreviations and can only be understood by those familiar with the formulae. A list of the commonest of these will be found under list of classical abbreviations. Compendia or monograms also occur in later Greek and Roman times, and become very common and very difficult to interpret in early Christian and Byzantine inscriptions. Some kind of punctuation

title: Nickname

text: pseudonym. A bardic name may also result from a nickname. Many writers have pen names which they use instead of their real names. Famous writers with a pen name go as far back as Plato (according to a late tradition) and Paul, and see also this List of pen names. It is not uncommon for sportspeople or a sports team to have nicknames. Some, such as those of sports clubs or athletic teams, are official while others are adopted over time. In the context of information technology, a nickname (usually called a nick) is a common synonym for the "screen

title: Å

text: by choice, usually in order to convey an impression of old-fashionedness or traditionality. The double A, representing a single sound, is usually kept in initials e.g. for people whose first, middle, and/or last name begins with the double A. Accordingly, a man named "Hans Aagard Hauge" would spell his initials "H. Aa. H." (not "H. A. H." or "H. Å. H."), while a woman named Aase Vestergaard would spell her initials "Aa. V." (not "A. V." or "Å. V."). Correct alphabetization in Danish and Norwegian places Å as the last letter in the alphabet, the sequence being Æ, Ø, Å.

title: American and British English spelling differences

text: pronounced as words are often written in title case by Commonwealth writers, but usually as upper case by Americans: for example, "Nasa / NASA" or "Unicef / UNICEF". This does not apply to abbreviations that are pronounced as individual letters (referred to by some as "initialisms"), such as "US", "IBM", or "PRC" (the People's Republic of China), which are virtually always written as upper case. However, sometimes title case is still used in the UK, such as "Pc" (Police Constable). Contractions where the final letter is present are often written in British English without full stops/periods ("Mr", "Mrs", "Dr", "St",

title: Acronym

text: subsidiary BMO Bank of Montreal. Another common example is "RAM memory", which is redundant because "RAM" ("random-access memory") includes the initial of the word "memory". "PIN" stands for "personal identification number", obviating the second word in "PIN number"; in this case its retention may be motivated to avoid ambiguity with the homophonous word "pin". Other examples include "ATM machine", "EAB bank", "CableACE Award", "DC Comics", "HIV virus", Microsoft's NT Technology, and the formerly redundant "SAT test", now simply "SAT Reasoning Test"). TNN (The Nashville/National Network) also renamed itself "The New TNN" for a brief interlude. Sometimes, the initials continue to

title: J. I. Albrecht

text: Albrecht has claimed over the years that his initials have stood for nothing. However, in an interview with the "Ottawa Sun" he revealed that they stand for Just Incredible. When he was born, he said, there were complications which led the delivering doctor to fear that he or his mother would die at his birth, and asked his father who he wanted to live, the baby or the mother. His father said "both." Both mother and son survived, and in commemoration the parents selected the unusual name. However, they were not allowed to use it on his birth certificate, and

title: Character (symbol)

text: or branded mark"). The word was used in the sense of letter or grapheme by William Caxton, referring to the Phoenician alphabet, "The Fenyces were the fyrst inuentours of dyfferencing that one fro that other, of whiche were fourmed lettres for to write" ("Eneydos" 6.25). As in Greek, the word was used especially for foreign or mysterious graphemes (such as Chinese, Syriac, or Runic ones) as opposed to the familiar "letters"; in particular of shorthand (in "David Copperfield" (chapter 38) sarcastically of shorthand, "a procession of new horrors, called arbitrary characters; the most despotic characters I have ever known"), and

title: Initial

text: Initials containing, typically, plant-form spirals with small figures of animals or humans that do not represent a specific person or scene are known as "inhabited" initials. Certain important initials, such as the Beatus initial or "B" of "Beatus vir..." at the opening of Psalm 1 at the start of a vulgate Latin psalter, could occupy a whole page of a manuscript. These specific initials, in an illuminated manuscript, also were called Initiums. The classical tradition was slow to use capital letters for initials at all; in surviving Roman texts it often is difficult even to separate the words as spacing

title: English alphabet

text: another word (for example, "résumé" (or "resumé") rather than "resume"), and, rarely, even added (as in "maté", from Spanish "yerba mate", but following the pattern of "café", from French). Occasionally, especially in older writing, diacritics are used to indicate the syllables of a word: "cursed" (verb) is pronounced with one syllable, while "cursèd" (adjective) is pronounced with two. "È" is used widely in poetry, e.g. in Shakespeare's sonnets. J.R.R. Tolkien uses "ë", as in "O wingëd crown". Similarly, while in "chicken coop" the letters "-oo-" represent a single vowel sound (a digraph), in obsolete spellings such as "zoölogist" and "coöperation",

title: Abbreviation

text: be avoided. This might be done to save time and space, and also to provide secrecy. Shortened words were used and initial letters were commonly used to represent words in specific applications. In classical Greece and Rome, the reduction of words to single letters was common. In Roman inscriptions, "Words were commonly abbreviated by using the initial letter or letters of words, and most inscriptions have at least one abbreviation." However, "some could have more than one meaning, depending on their context. (For example, "A" can be an abbreviation for many words, such as "ager", "amicus", "annus", "as", "Aulus", "Aurelius",

title: Monikers

text: of an unknown origin that may be based on the word monk because monks take names with their vows. •Decades before spray paint, hobos and railroad workers left their marks on freight trains. •A possible inspiration for monikers was an inspector who worked for the navy who wrote "Kilroy Was Here" and drew the Kilroy character on the ships to say that the ship passed inspection. •Hobos also used signs to indicate or give directions for things like if a person would give them a meal and a bed for the night or if a person didn't want them to

title: Polish alphabet

text: above, except as part of certain lexicalized abbreviations, such as Pekao (or PeKaO), the name of a bank, which represents the spoken form of the abbreviation P.K.O. (for "Polska Kasa Opieki"). Some letters may be referred to in alternative ways, often consisting of just the sound of the letter. For example, Y may be called "y" rather than "igrek" (from "Greek i"). When giving the spelling of words, certain letters may be said in more emphatic ways to distinguish them from other identically pronounced characters. For example, H may be referred to as "samo ha" ("H alone") to distinguish it

title: Acronym

text: An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components in a phrase or a word, usually individual letters (as in NATO or laser) and sometimes syllables (as in Benelux).

title: Nomenclature

text: family name; in Iceland the given name is used with the patronym, or matronym (a name derived from the given name of the mother), and surnames are rarely used. Nicknames (sometimes called hypocoristic names) are informal names used mostly between friends. The distinction between proper names and common names is that proper names denote a unique entity e.g. London Bridge, while common names are used in a more general sense in reference to a class of objects e.g. bridge. Many proper names are obscure in meaning as they lack any apparent meaning in the way that ordinary words mean, probably

title: Dash

text: named for a parallel/coordinate relationship between two people (for example, Bose and Einstein) and something named for a single person who had a compound surname, which may be written with a hyphen or a space but not an en dash (for example, the Lennard-Jones potential [hyphen] is named after one person (Mr. John Lennard-Jones), as are Bence Jones proteins and Hughlings Jackson syndrome [space]). Copyeditors use dictionaries (general, medical, biographical, and geographical) to confirm the eponymity (and thus the styling) for specific terms, given that no one can know them all offhand. The preference for an en dash instead of

title: Nomenclature

text: other special properties ("sting ray", "poison apple", "giant stinking hogweed", "hammerhead shark"). These noun-adjective binomials are just like our own names with a family or surname like "Simpson" and another adjectival Christian or forename name that specifies which Simpson, say "Homer Simpson". It seems reasonable to assume that the form of scientific names we call binomial nomenclature is derived from this simple and practical way of constructing common names - but with the use of Latin as a universal language. In keeping with the "utilitarianist" view other authors maintain that ethnotaxonomies resemble more a "complex web of resemblances" than a

title: Spelling alphabet

text: first names. Also, during the Vietnam war, soldiers used 'Cain' instead of 'Charlie' because 'Charlie' meant Viet Cong (Charlie being short for Victor Charlie, the International alphabet spelling of the initials VC). Spelling alphabet A spelling alphabet, word-spelling alphabet, voice procedure alphabet, radio alphabet, or telephone alphabet is a set of words used to stand for the letters of an alphabet in oral communication. A large number of spelling alphabets have been developed over the past hundred-plus years, with the first ones being used to overcome problems with the early wired telephone networks, and the later ones being focused on

title: Abbreviation

text: of the parts. A contraction of a word is made by omitting certain letters or syllables and bringing together the first and last letters or elements; an abbreviation may be made by omitting certain portions from the interior or by cutting off a part. A contraction is an abbreviation, but an abbreviation is not necessarily a contraction. Acronyms and initialisms are regarded as subsets of abbreviations (e.g. by the Council of Science Editors). They are abbreviations that consist of the initial letters or parts of words. Abbreviations have a long history, created so that spelling out a whole word could

title: Acronym

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