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  2. John C. Tibbetts - Wikipedia

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    John Carter Tibbetts [1] (born Paola, Kansas, October 6, 1946, and grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American film critic, historian, author, painter, and pianist. He is a retired a film professor at the University of Kansas .

  3. Roll, Jordan, Roll - Wikipedia

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    Powers found that the film's use of "Roll, Jordan, Roll" served as a counterpoint to "Run, Nigger, Run", a song of warning appropriated by the White overseer John Tibeats (portrayed by Paul Dano): where "Run, Nigger, Run" is used as a "taunt" to break the slaves' spirits, "Roll, Jordan, Roll" serves to reaffirm the character Northup's desire to ...

  4. Comparison of BitTorrent sites - Wikipedia

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    BitTorrent sites may operate a BitTorrent tracker and are often referred to as such. Operating a tracker should not be confused with hosting content. A directory allows users to browse the content available on a website based on various categories.

  5. The Pirate Bay - Wikipedia

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    In April 2007, a rumour was confirmed on the Swedish talk show Bert that The Pirate Bay had received financial support from right-wing entrepreneur Carl Lundström. This caused some consternation since Lundström, an heir to the Wasabröd fortune, is known for financing several far-right political parties and movements like Sverigedemokraterna and Bevara Sverige Svenskt (Keep Sweden Swedish).

  6. Above and Beyond (1952 film) - Wikipedia

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    Directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, it stars Robert Taylor as Tibbets and features a love story with Eleanor Parker as his wife. James Whitmore plays security officer William L. Uanna.The story of the dropping of the atomic bomb is treated as a docudrama, [3] with the film focusing on the relationship between Tibbets and his wife. [4]

  7. The Steam-Driven Boy and other Strangers - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export ... The Steam-Driven Boy and other strangers is a science fiction short story collection by John Sladek, ...

  8. Johnny Castaway - Wikipedia

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    Johnny Castaway is a screensaver released in 1992 by Sierra On-Line/Dynamix, and marketed under the Screen Antics brand as "the world's first story-telling screen saver". The screensaver depicts a man, Johnny Castaway, stranded on a very small island with a single palm tree. It follows a story which is slowly revealed through time.

  9. Run, Nigger, Run - Wikipedia

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    Kristian Lin of the Fort Worth Weekly wrote that, though the song had initially been used by black slaves to encourage escapees and warn them of the dangers involved, when performed by the character of Tibeats it became a taunt, "like a prison guard who jingles the keys for the prisoners to hear, reminding them of what they don't have". [7]