query: Kevin Costner has won more than one award.

positive: Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner ( born January 18 , 1955 ) is an American actor , director , producer , and musician . His accolades include two Academy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , and one Emmy Award .   Costner has played Eliot Ness in The Untouchables , Crash Davis in Bull Durham , Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams , Lt. John J. Dunbar in Dances with Wolves , Jim Garrison in JFK , Robin Hood in Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves , Frank Farmer in The Bodyguard , Roy McAvoy in Tin Cup , Jonathan Kent in the DC Extended Universe , and the Mariner in Waterworld . He directed , produced , and starred in The Postman .   In television , Costner won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Miniseries or Television Film , and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for his role as Devil Anse Hatfield in Hatfields & McCoys ( 2012 ) .

negative: Kevin Costner & Modern West Kevin Costner & Modern West is a rock/country band which the actor Kevin Costner founded with the encouragement of his wife Christine . He began a worldwide tour with the band in October 2007 , which included shows in Istanbul and Rome . It also performed at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway and Lowe 's Motor Speedway in Concord , North Carolina .   The band released its first country album , Untold Truths , on November 11 , 2008 , on Universal South Records . It peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 35 on the Top Heatseekers chart . Three singles ( `` Superman 14 '' , `` Long Hot Night '' and `` Backyard '' ) have been released to radio , although none have charted . Videos were made for the songs `` Superman 14 '' , `` Backyard '' and `` Hey Man What About You '' .   In 2009 , Costner went on tour with the band and special guests The Alternate Routes . In August , at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose , Alberta , Costner and the band were scheduled next on stage when a severe thunderstorm struck , causing the stage and stands on the main stage to collapse . One person was reported dead and forty wounded . Later , an auction was held to raise money for the two young sons of the woman killed . A dinner with Costner was auctioned for $ 41,000 . Two guitars , one autographed by Costner , helped raise another $ 10,000 each .   In February 2010 , Kevin Costner & Modern West released their second album , Turn It On , only in Europe . To support the album the band toured Europe , with Turn It On reaching the album charts in Germany , Austria , Switzerland and Greece . The first single from the album , `` Let Me Be the One '' , with special guest Sara Beck singing with Costner , was also made as a music video . A third album , From Where I Stand , was released in 2011 and included vocals from the German pop singer Nena . In April 2012 , the band played a benefit gala for the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami , Florida .

negative: David Brin Glen David Brin ( born October 6 , 1950 ) is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction . He has received the Hugo , Locus , Campbell and Nebula Awards . His Campbell Award-winning novel The Postman was adapted as a feature film and starred Kevin Costner in 1997 . Brin 's nonfiction book The Transparent Society won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and the McGannon Communication Award .

negative: Dances with Wolves Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film directed by , produced by , and starring Kevin Costner . It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake and tells the story of a Union Army lieutenant who travels to the American frontier to find a military post and his dealings with a group of Lakota Indians .   Costner developed the film with an initial budget of $ 15 million . Dances with Wolves had high production values and won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Drama . Much of the dialogue is spoken in Lakota with English subtitles . It was shot in South Dakota and Wyoming , and translated by Albert White Hat , the chair of the Lakota Studies Department at Sinte Gleska University .   The film is credited as a leading influence for the revitalization of the Western genre of filmmaking in Hollywood . In 2007 , Dances with Wolves was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .

negative: Dances with Wolves (soundtrack) Dances with Wolves is the original soundtrack of the 1990 Academy Award and Golden Globe winning film Dances with Wolves produced , directed , and starring Kevin Costner . The original score and songs were composed and conducted by John Barry .   John Barry won the 1991 Academy Award for Best Original Score and the 1992 Grammy Award for `` Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television . '' Barry was also nominated for the 1991 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score ( lost to the score of The Sheltering Sky ) and the 1992 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music ( lost to the score of Cyrano de Bergerac ) .

negative: List of accolades received by Dances with Wolves Dances with Wolves is an American epic Western war film directed by and starring Kevin Costner , who co-produced the film with Jim Wilson . The screenplay was written by Michael Blake as an adaptation of his 1988 novel of the same name . The film focuses on a former Union Army lieutenant ( Costner ) , who travels to a military post on the American frontier , before meeting a group of Lakota Sioux , with whose culture he becomes fascinated . The film features Mary McDonnell , Graham Greene , and Rodney A. Grant in supporting roles .   The film received its world premiere at the Uptown Theater in Washington , D.C. on October 19 , 1990 . Orion Pictures gave the film a limited release on November 9 , 1990 before a wide release on November 23 , 1990 . The film grossed over $ 424 million worldwide on an estimated $ 22 million budget , becoming the highest-grossing Western of all time . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 66 reviews and judged 82 % of them to be positive .   Dances with Wolves received awards and nominations in a variety of categories , with praise particularly going to Costner 's direction , the lead and supporting acting performances , and the screenplay by Michael Blake as well as the film 's cinematography , musical score , and editing . It was nominated for twelve awards at the 63rd Academy Awards , winning seven , including the Academy Award for Best Picture , Best Director , and Best Adapted Screenplay , in addition to a variety of technical awards . At the 48th Golden Globe Awards , Dances with Wolves received six nominations , winning three for Best Motion Picture -- Drama , Best Director , and Best Screenplay .   The film garnered nine nominations for the 45th British Academy Film Awards , including Best Film ; However , it did not win in any categories . It was also awarded by other organizations : Costner received a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival , while the film received the National Board of Review Award for Best Film , Best Theatrical Motion Picture from the Producers Guild of America , and Best Adapted Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America .

negative: Kevin's Gate The humorous epithet `` Kevin 's Gate '' ( named after the film Heaven 's Gate ) has been applied to two films by Kevin Costner :  Dances with Wolves  Waterworld

negative: Michael Costigan (film producer) Michael Costigan is a film producer and an executive producer . Costigan graduated from Brown University in 1990 . He was a production executive at Columbia Pictures at Sony Pictures Entertainment , where he worked for nine years on films including Bottle Rocket ( 1996 ) , The People vs. Larry Flynt ( 1996 ) , Gattaca ( 1997 ) , Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) , and Charlie 's Angels ( 2000 ) . He left Sony and worked as executive producer on Brokeback Mountain ( 2005 ) . Costigan started a production company , Corduroy Films , in 2002 . He then became president at Scott Free Productions from 2005 to 2012 . Costigan left Scott Free to work full-time as a film producer . He started the production company COTA Films and signed a two-year deal with Sony .

negative: Academy Award for Best Actor The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) . It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry .   The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Emil Jannings receiving the award for his roles in The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh . Currently , nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS ; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy .   In the first three years of the awards , actors were nominated as the best in their categories . At that time , all of their work during the qualifying period ( as many as three films , in some cases ) was listed after the award . However , during the 3rd ceremony held in 1930 , only one of those films was cited in each winner 's final award , even though each of the acting winners had two films following their names on the ballots . The following year , this unwieldy and confusing system was replaced by the current system in which an actor is nominated for a specific performance in a single film . Starting with the 9th ceremony held in 1937 , the category was officially limited to five nominations per year .   Since its inception , the award has been given to 79 actors . Daniel Day-Lewis has received the most awards in this category with three Oscars . Spencer Tracy and Laurence Olivier were nominated on nine occasions , more than any other actor . As of the 2017 ceremony , Casey Affleck is the most recent winner in this category for his role as Lee Chandler in Manchester by the Sea .

negative: Costner Costner is a surname of several individuals , as well the surname of several fictional characters as well .   Brandon Costner ( born 1987 ) , basketball player  Chris Costner Sizemore ( born 1927 ) , multiple personality disorder sufferer  George Costner ( 1923 -- 2002 ) , boxer  Kevin Costner ( born 1955 ) , actor and director  Michael Costner , fictional character   ru : Костнер

negative: Kostner Kostner is a German and Dutch surname and also a germanised version of the Ladin surname Costa .   Kostner :   Kostner ( CTA ) , a station on the Chicago Transit Authority 's ` L' system  Kostner ( CTA Congress Line ) , an abandoned rapid transit station in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago , Illinois  Carolina Kostner ( born 1987 ) , an Italian figure skater  Isolde Kostner ( born 1975 ) , an Italian Alpine skier  Kevin Costner ( Kostner )  Michael Kostner ( born 1969 ) , a German football coach and a player  Norbert Kostner ( born 1945 ) , an Italian chef , Grand Chamberlain of His Majesty the King of Thailand  Walter Kostner ( born 1947 ) , an Italian artist   Costner :   Brandon Costner ( born 1987 ) , basketball player  Chris Costner Sizemore ( born 1927 ) , multiple personality disorder sufferer  George Costner ( 1923 -- 2002 ) , boxer  Kevin Costner ( born 1955 ) , actor and director  Michael Costner , fictional character

negative: List of awards and nominations received by Kevin Spacey The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Kevin Spacey . Over his decade-spanning career , Spacey has won two Academy Awards , including Best Actor for American Beauty , a Tony Award , a Golden Globe , and was nominated for a Grammy as well as nine Primetime Emmy Awards . Additionally , he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in motion pictures in 1999 , and was named an honorary Commander and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2010 and 2015 respectively .

negative: List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Walken Christopher Walken ( born March 31 , 1943 ) is an American actor of stage and screen . He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows , including Annie Hall , The Deer Hunter , Sleepy Hollow , Brainstorm , The Dead Zone , A View to a Kill , At Close Range , King of New York , Batman Returns , True Romance , Catch Me If You Can , Wayne 's World 2 , Pulp Fiction , and Wedding Crashers , as well as music videos by recording artists such as Madonna and Fatboy Slim .   Walken 's films have grossed more than $ 1.8 billion in the United States , and he has received numerous awards for his performances and work . These include an Academy Award and Golden Globe for The Deer Hunter , an Oscar nomination for Catch Me If You Can , two BAFTA Awards , an Emmy Award , several Film Critic , and Screen Actors Guild Awards . Five films featuring Walken have won Oscars , and he has added to these with several prominent awards from the theatre .

negative: Field of Dreams Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy-drama sports film directed by Phil Alden Robinson , who also wrote the screenplay , adapting W. P. Kinsella 's novel Shoeless Joe . It stars Kevin Costner , Amy Madigan , James Earl Jones , Ray Liotta and Burt Lancaster in his final role . It was nominated for three Academy Awards , including for Best Original Score , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture .

negative: JFK (soundtrack) JFK is the original soundtrack of the 1991 Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning film , JFK , starring Kevin Costner , Tommy Lee Jones , Kevin Bacon , Joe Pesci and Sissy Spacek . The original score was composed by John Williams .   The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score ( lost to the score of Beauty and the Beast ) .

negative: American Flyers American Flyers is a 1985 American sports drama film starring Kevin Costner , David Marshall Grant , Rae Dawn Chong , Alexandra Paul , Luca Bercovici and Janice Rule about bicycle racing .   It was directed by John Badham and written by Steve Tesich ( who had previously won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for another film featuring a bicycle race , 1979 's Breaking Away ) .

negative: The War (1994 film) The War is a 1994 drama film directed by Jon Avnet and starring Elijah Wood , Kevin Costner , and Mare Winningham . It is a coming of age tale set in Mississippi in the 1970s . The film gained Wood a young actor 's award .

negative: Joe Arquette Joe Arquette ( born 1981 in El Paso , Texas ) is a Mexican-American actor .   He starred in the title role in the feature G.I. Jesus . The film won the grand jury prize at the 2006 CineVegas Film Festival . He also appeared in the Kevin Costner film The Guardian .

negative: Jim Wilson (producer) Jim Wilson is a film producer . He won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1990 for Dances with Wolves , which he shared with fellow producer Kevin Costner .

negative: Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. Sizzle Beach , U.S.A , ( a.k.a. Malibu Hot Summer ) is an independent film starring Kevin Costner , Terry Congie , Leslie Brander and Roselyn Royce . It was not released until 1986 after Costner became a celebrity . His biography says it was filmed between 1978 and 1979 .

negative: 83rd Academy Awards The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony , organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27 , 2011 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST ( 8:30 p.m. EST ) . During the ceremony , Academy Awards ( commonly called the Oscars ) were presented in 24 competitive categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , and produced by Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer , with Mischer also serving as director . Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony , marking the first time for each .   In related events , the Academy held its second annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 13 , 2010 . On February 12 , 2011 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Marisa Tomei .   Inception and The King 's Speech won four awards each , with the latter film winning Best Picture . Other winners included The Social Network with three awards , Alice in Wonderland , The Fighter , and Toy Story 3 , with two awards , and Black Swan , God of Love , In a Better World , Inside Job , The Lost Thing , Strangers No More , and The Wolfman with one . The telecast garnered almost 38 million viewers in the United States .

negative: Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks ( born July 9 , 1956 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . He is known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles , including Splash ( 1984 ) , Big ( 1988 ) , Turner & Hooch ( 1989 ) , A League of Their Own ( 1992 ) , Sleepless in Seattle ( 1993 ) , Philadelphia ( 1993 ) , Forrest Gump ( 1994 ) , Apollo 13 ( 1995 ) , Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , You 've Got Mail ( 1998 ) , The Green Mile ( 1999 ) , Cast Away ( 2000 ) , Road to Perdition ( 2002 ) , and The Da Vinci Code ( 2006 ) , as well as for his voice work in the animated films The Polar Express ( 2004 ) and the Toy Story series .   Hanks ' films have grossed more than $ 4.5 billion at U.S. and Canadian box offices and more than $ 9.0 billion worldwide , making him the third-highest-grossing actor in North America . Hanks has been nominated for numerous awards during his career . He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Philadelphia , as well as a Golden Globe , an Academy Award , a Screen Actors Guild Award , and a People 's Choice Award for Best Actor for his role in Forrest Gump . In 2004 , he received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) . In 2014 , he received a Kennedy Center Honor and , in 2016 , he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama , as well as the French Legion of Honor .   Hanks is also known for his collaborations with film director Steven Spielberg on Saving Private Ryan , Catch Me If You Can ( 2002 ) , The Terminal ( 2004 ) , and Bridge of Spies ( 2015 ) , as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers , which launched Hanks as a successful director , producer , and screenwriter . In 2010 , Spielberg and Hanks were executive producers on the HBO miniseries The Pacific ( a companion piece to Band of Brothers ) .

negative: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking .   In the last three decades ( 1990s -- 2010s ) , the NYFCC has agreed with the Academy Awards on seven occasions : Nicolas Cage for Leaving Las Vegas ( 1995 ) , Geoffrey Rush for Shine ( 1996 ) , Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland ( 2006 ) , Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood ( 2007 ) , Sean Penn for Milk ( 2008 ) , Colin Firth for The King 's Speech ( 2010 ) , and Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln ( 2012 ) .

negative: The Company Men The Company Men is an American drama movie , written and directed by John Wells . It features Ben Affleck , Kevin Costner , Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones .   It premiered at the 26th Sundance Film Festival on January 22 , 2010 and had a one-week run in December 10 , 2010 to be eligible for the year 's Academy Awards . The movie was released commercially in the United States and Canada on January 21 , 2011 .

negative: Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song The Billboard Music Award winners for Top Hot 100 Song : No one has won the award more than once .

negative: 32nd Academy Awards The 32nd Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1959 on 4 April 1960 .   The epic drama Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars and broke the all-time record of nine set the year before by Gigi . Ben-Hur remained the most honored motion picture in Academy Award history until Titanic equaled the feat in 1997 . The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King equalled the feat again in 2003 .   Ben-Hur was the third film to win both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor , a feat not repeated until Mystic River in 2004 . The director William Wyler became the third ( and most recent ) person to win more than two Best Director awards ( following Frank Capra and John Ford ) , as well as the only person to direct three Best Picture winners .

negative: Saturn Award for Best Actor The Saturn Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction , fantasy , and horror in film , television , and home video . The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed , who felt that films within those genres were never given the appreciation they deserved . The physical award is a representation of the planet Saturn , surrounded with a ring of film . The award was initially and is still sometimes loosely referred to as a Golden Scroll . The award for Best Actor was first introduced in 1976 for the 1974 and 1975 years , to reward a lead performance by a male actor in film .   The record for most awards is held by Robert Downey , Jr. with three wins , with Mark Hamill , Jeff Bridges , and Harrison Ford as the only others to have won more than once , each winning twice . Tom Cruise is the most nominated actor in the category with ten nominations , with Arnold Schwarzenegger being second with seven ( two of which for playing The Terminator ) and Harrison Ford ( all of them for playing either Han Solo or Indiana Jones ) and Robert Downey , Jr. ( three of which for playing Iron Man ) being tied for third with six nominations . Arnold Schwarzenegger also holds the record for most nominations without a victory . Anthony Hopkins and Martin Landau are the only actors to have won the Saturn Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award for the same role ; however , Landau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and not Best Actor .

negative: The Bodyguard (1992 film) The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film directed by Mick Jackson , written by Lawrence Kasdan , and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston . Costner stars as a former Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard who is hired to protect Houston 's character , a music star , from an unknown stalker . Kasdan wrote the film in the mid-1970s , originally as a vehicle for Ryan O'Neal and Diana Ross .   The film was Houston 's acting debut and was the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 1992 , making $ 411 million worldwide . The soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time , selling more than 45 million copies worldwide .

negative: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) . It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry .   At the 9th Academy Awards ceremony held in 1937 , Walter Brennan was the first winner of this award for his role in Come and Get It . Initially , winners in both supporting acting categories were awarded plaques instead of statuettes . Beginning with the 16th ceremony held in 1944 , however , winners received full-sized statuettes . Currently , nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS ; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy .   Since its inception , the award has been given to 72 actors . Brennan has received the most awards in this category with three awards . Brennan , Jeff Bridges , Robert Duvall , Arthur Kennedy , Jack Nicholson , and Claude Rains were nominated on four occasions , more than any other actor . As of the 2017 ceremony , Mahershala Ali is the most recent winner in this category for his role as Juan in Moonlight .

negative: Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern ( born June 4 , 1936 ) is an American actor , often playing supporting villainous characters of unstable nature . He was nominated for two Academy Awards , including one for Best Supporting Actor for Coming Home ( 1978 ) and one for Best Actor for Nebraska ( 2013 ) . His other film appearances include The Cowboys ( 1972 ) , Black Sunday ( 1977 ) , Monster ( 2003 ) , and The Hateful Eight ( 2015 ) .

negative: Mr. Brooks Mr. Brooks is a 2007 American psychological thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner , Demi Moore , Dane Cook , and William Hurt . It was released on June 1 , 2007 . The film follows the eponymous character , a celebrated Portland businessman and serial killer ( Costner ) who is forced to take on a protégé ( Cook ) after being blackmailed , and has to contend with his bloodthirsty alter ego ( Hurt ) who convinces him to indulge his `` habit '' . His life grows even more complicated when a driven police officer ( Moore ) reopens the investigation into his murders .

negative: George Costner George `` Sugar '' Costner ( July 22 , 1923 -- October 29 , 2002 ) was a professional boxer . Costner was a major welterweight contender from 1944 to 1950 .   Costner was born in Cincinnati , Ohio . In 1950 , Costner fought Sugar Ray Robinson for the second time , having been knocked out by the great Sugar Ray at 2:55 of the first round on February 14 , 1945 . Costner , by the time of their second bout had taken to calling himself `` Sugar '' and stated in the weeks leading up to the fight that he was the rightful deserver of the name . However , Robinson , who is widely considered one of the greatest fighters in history disagreed . `` We better touch gloves , because this is the only round , '' Robinson said as the fighters were introduced at the center of the ring . `` Your name ai n't Sugar , mine is . '' Robinson then knocked Costner out in 2 minutes and 49 seconds . Afterward , Robinson reportedly told Costner , '' -LSB- n -RSB- ow go out and earn yourself the name . '' In his next fight Costner fought future Hall of Famer Kid Gavilan , and won in a controversial 10 round decision . After two more fights , including a 10-round , unanimous decision over future Hall of Famer Ike Williams , Costner retired in 1950 with a 73 -- 11 -- 4 record .

negative: List of awards and nominations received by Kevin Smith This is a list of awards and nominations received by American film director Kevin Smith .


query: Sky UK is a telecommunications company.

positive: Sky UK Sky UK Limited ( formerly British Sky Broadcasting and BSkyB ) is a telecommunications company which serves the United Kingdom . Sky provides television and broadband internet services , fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom . It is the UK 's largest  pay-TV broadcaster with 11 million customers as of 2015 . It was the UK 's most popular digital TV service until it was overtaken by Freeview in April 2007 . Its corporate headquarters are in Isleworth .   Formed in November 1990 by the equal merger of Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting , Sky became the UK 's largest digital subscription television company . Following Sky 's 2014 acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority 90.04 % interest in Sky Deutschland in November 2014 , its holding company British Sky Broadcasting Group plc changed its name to Sky plc. . The UK subsidiary 's name was changed from British Sky Broadcasting Limited to Sky UK Limited , and continues to trade as Sky .   Sky UK Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky plc , with its current company directors being Andrew Griffith and Christopher Taylor . Griffith acts as the Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) and the Managing Director for the commercial businesses division .

negative: Sky Television Sky Television may refer to :   Sky plc , a pan-European broadcasting company ( formerly British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB ) )  Sky UK , a television and radio platform run by Sky plc  Sky Ireland , a satellite television service in Ireland run by Sky plc  Sky Deutschland , a satellite television service in Germany run by Sky plc  Sky Italia , an Italian digital satellite television service run by Sky plc  Sky Television plc , a four-channel network launched by Rupert Murdoch in 1989 ; merged with British Satellite Broadcasting to form BSkyB  Sky Television ( New Zealand ) , a pay TV network in New Zealand  SKY Perfect JSAT Group  SKY PerfecTV ! , in Japan  Sky México , in Mexico  SKY Brasil , in Brazil  Sky Turk 360 , a Turkish television service  Sky ( cable company ) , a Philippines  iNews TV Palembang , an Indonesian television station formerly known as Sky News Palembang

negative: Vodafone UK Vodafone UK is a provider of telecommunications services in the United Kingdom , and a part of the Vodafone Group , the world 's second-largest mobile phone company . As of September 2016 , Vodafone UK has 18.01 million subscribers and is the third largest mobile telecommunications network nationally after EE and O2 .

negative: Sky Broadband Sky Broadband is broadband service offered by Sky UK in the United Kingdom . With the introduction of Sky Fibre , Sky Broadband now refers to ADSL broadband products .

negative: Sky and Space Global Sky and Space Global ( UK ) Ltd is a British public company planning a constellation of 200 nanosatellites in equatorial Low Earth orbit for narrowband communications that it expects will cost $ 160 million or less to complete in total . Satellites will feature inter-satellite links and the capability to autonomously monitor and manage satellite health and the in-orbit communications network . The company which is traded on the Australian Securities Exchange has branches in the United Kingdom , Israel and Poland .

negative: Sky (cable company) Sky Cable Corporation , commonly known as Sky , is a Filipino telecommunications company based in Diliman , Quezon City . It is the country 's largest cable television provider in terms of number of subscribers and the country 's largest pay TV provider in terms of revenue . It is a subsidiary of the media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation . Sky operates in Metro Manila , Metro Cebu , Metro Davao , Metro Naga , Baguio , and other key cities and municipalities throughout the country through its various subsidiaries .   Sky was founded on June 6 , 1990 by Benpres Holdings Corporation ( now Lopez Holdings Corporation ) as Central CATV , Inc. . Today it expanded to offer digital cable television , direct-broadcast satellite television , cable broadband internet , mobile internet , pay per view , and video on demand services to its one million subscribers nationwide , two hundred thousand of which are cable broadband internet subscribers .

negative: POP Telecom POP Telecom is a UK internet service provider ( ISP ) and telecommunications company . The company was initially founded in 1988 as Docklands Telecom Centre ( DTC ) and was later re-branded in 2014 as POP Telecom .

negative: Three UK Three UK is a telecommunications and internet service provider operating in the United Kingdom as a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa . The company launched in March 2003 as the UK 's first commercial video mobile network . It provides 3G and 4G services through its own network infrastructure .

negative: Sky News Radio Sky News Radio is the radio arm of the Sky News division of Sky UK . It has been operating since June 1999 , providing a news bulletin service for UK commercial radio stations operators across the UK and for a number of English-speaking radio stations across the world .

negative: Acetrax Acetrax is a video on demand company which was founded in the UK and Switzerland and incorporated as a Swiss company in Zürich in 2006  and which was bought by Sky .  The company provides over-the-top ( OTT ) content in Europe , for connected TVs . They claim to have their contents on TVs in 282 million households , in 48 countries .  It is understood that Sky 's acquisition of Acetrax in May 2012 will provide the Sky customers who do not currently subscribe to pay TV - with films and music . The move seen as part of the satellite broadcaster 's move into the internet TV market .   The gross assets of Acetrax stood at # 2.3 million as of December 31 , 2011 , according to Sky .   Acetrax will cease operation as of June 21 , 2013 .

negative: Sky Cinema Sky Cinema ( formerly Sky Movies ) is the collective name for the premium subscription television film channels operated in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland by Sky plc. . The UK and Ireland channels have over 5 million subscribers , via satellite , cable and IPTV . In addition to the television channels , it has an interactive ` red button ' service , a website ( sky.com/movies ) and in 2005 launched a 3G mobile service via Vodafone .   In 2016 , Sky plc rebranded its television film channel operations under one single Sky Cinema branding : on 8 July 2016 , the channels in the UK and Ireland were rebranded from Sky Movies to Sky Cinema ; on 22 September in Germany and Austria , the Sky Cinema brand ( originally used for the flagship channel ) was extended to other channels in the group formerly known as Sky Film ; the Italian Sky Cinema channels followed suit on 5 November by adopting the brand packages introduced in the UK and Ireland earlier .

negative: Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of sports television channels operated by the satellite pay-TV company Sky plc. . Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland . It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991 , sometimes playing a large role in inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts , most notably when it encouraged the Premier League to break away from The Football League in 1992 .   Sky Sports 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package . These channels are also available as premium on nearly every satellite , cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the UK and Ireland . Sky Sports News HQ and Sky Sports Mix are both provided as part of basic packages . The Sky Sports network is managed by Barney Francis .

negative: Sky News Sky News is a 24-hour international multimedia news company based in the U.K. Originally a 24-hour television news channel , Sky News currently provides news on television , online , and on a range of mobile devices . Sky News emphasises breaking news . John Ryley is the Head of Sky News , a role he has held since June 2006 .   Other versions of Sky News are operated as joint-ventures . These include Sky News Australia ( no longer directly owned by Sky News as of December 2016 ) and Sky News Arabia . A channel called Sky News International , with the same news content but without British adverts , is available in Europe , Africa , Asia and the United States . Sky News Radio provides national and international news to commercial radio stations in the UK and to other English-language stations around the world . Sky News also provides content to Yahoo! News . The channel is available on Apple TV , Roku and YouTube .

negative: Sky Ireland Sky Ireland Limited is a subsidiary of Sky plc and supplies television , internet and telephony services in Ireland .   Its corporate headquarters are in Dublin which were opened by Taoiseach Enda Kenny on 18 January 2013 . Sky 's broadband services have no cap and are unlimited .   Sky Ireland employs around 900 staff in Dublin .

negative: Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom are operated mainly by Arqiva . Arqiva operates the transmitters for UK terrestrial TV and most radio broadcasting , both analogue and digital . BT also operates a number of telecommunications towers in the UK .

negative: Sky Betting & Gaming Sky Betting & Gaming is a British-based gambling company , owned by CVC Capital Partners and Sky plc , with headquarters in Leeds , West Yorkshire and offices in Sheffield , London , Guernsey and Rome . Sky Betting & Gaming consists of five core brands : Sky Bet , Sky Vegas , Sky Casino , Sky Poker and Sky Bingo . Also under its umbrella is leading online betting odds comparison site Oddschecker . Sky Betting & Gaming also operates popular , free-to-enter football prediction game Soccer Saturday Super 6 and Sky Sports Fantasy Football .   On 4 December 2014 , it was announced that Sky would sell a majority stake in the company to CVC Capital Partners , valued at # 800 million . The sale was completed on 19 March 2015 , with Sky retaining a 20 % stake in the company and agreeing a long-term licence of the Sky brand .

negative: Disney Cinemagic Disney Cinemagic is a pay cable movie channel owned by Walt Disney Company Limited ( UK ) operating primarily in European markets by Disney Channels Worldwide . Additionally , there are similar channels , run by Sky UK , Sky Cinema Disney , in the UK and Foxtel , Foxtel Movies Disney in Australia .

negative: Fastweb Fastweb may refer to :  FastWeb , a free online scholarship search service  Fastweb ( telecommunications company ) , an Italian broadband telecommunications company  Fast Web Media , a UK-based Digital Marketing agency  FASTWeb , an online business documents and services portal , from the First American Corporation .

negative: Sky 1 Sky 1 is the British flagship channel operated and owned by Sky plc. . It is the general entertainment channel operated in the United Kingdom and Ireland .   Sky 1 launched across Europe on 26 April 1982 by founder Connor Baskey as Satellite Television and is the oldest non-terrestrial TV channel in the United Kingdom . In the UK , the channel is available via digital satellite on Sky , digital cable on Virgin Media , IPTV on TalkTalk TV and online via Sky Go . In Ireland , the channel is available via Sky Ireland , Virgin Media Ireland and eVision .   Sky 1 listings include some very popular broadcasts -- many imported from North America -- including 24 , Battlestar Galactica , Bones , Caprica , Fringe , Glee , House , Lie to Me , Lost , Prison Break , The Simpsons , Stargate ( SG-1 , Atlantis , and Universe ) , Touch , WWE Smackdown , and You , Me and the Apocalypse .

negative: List of telecommunications companies of Pakistan The following is the list of telecommunications companies of Pakistan .     Telecommunications  Category : Telecommunications companies of Pakistan  Telecommunications companies

negative: Sky Living Sky Living is a television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland , owned and operated by Sky plc. .   The channel was launched as UK Living on 1 September 1993 . It was known as simply Living from 1997 to 2002 , as Living TV from 2002 to 2007 , and again as Living from 2007 to 2011 . British Sky Broadcasting took over the channel in 2010 , and rebranded it as Sky Living on 1 February 2011 .   The channel 's programming was originally aimed mainly at women and young adults . More recently , with shows such as CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , Boston Legal and The Blacklist , the channel has broadened its audience reach to a wider range of demographics , including men aged 18 -- 45 .

negative: Vodafone New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand is a telecommunications company operating in New Zealand ; it is a subsidiary of the London-listed company Vodafone Plc. . It is New Zealand 's largest mobile phone operator , based in Auckland , and was formed in 1998 , after Vodafone purchased BellSouth 's New Zealand operations . The company employs over 3,000 people and has operations nationwide , with its main offices based in Auckland , Wellington and Christchurch . The company is part of New Zealand Telecommunications Forum .   The company has invested millions of dollars in its 3G network , improving capacity in congested urban areas . It has New Zealand 's first 4G LTE network and continues to maintain its 2G network . In February 2013 , Vodafone New Zealand launched their LTE network which is currently available in 54 centres in total . In June 2014 , Vodafone was ranked the fastest mobile network on the planet by speed-testing service Ookla .   In October 2006 , Vodafone bought ihug , New Zealand 's third largest Internet service provider and now provides Internet service under the Vodafone New Zealand brand name . In 2012 Vodafone also bought TelstraClear , making it NZ 's second largest ISP .   In June 2016 , Sky TV and Vodafone agreed to merge , with Sky TV purchasing 100 % of Vodafone NZ operations for a cash payment of $ 1.25 billion NZD and issuing new shares to the Vodafone Group . Vodafone UK will get 51 % stake of the company . However , the proposed merger was rejected by the commerce commission which saw a plunge in Sky TV 's shares .

negative: Sky Television plc Sky Television plc was a public limited company which operated a nine-channel satellite television service , launched by Rupert Murdoch 's News International on 5 February 1989 . Sky Television and its rival British Satellite Broadcasting suffered large financial losses and merged on 2 November 1990 to form British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB ) . Programming merger took effect on 1 December 1990 .

negative: Sky Deutschland Sky Deutschland AG , branded as Sky , is a German media company which operates a Direct Broadcast Satellite Pay TV platform in Germany , Austria and Switzerland ( through Teleclub ) offering a collection of basic and premium digital subscription television channels of different categories via satellite and cable television .   It was launched in 1991 as Premiere . The channel originally started as a single analogue channel on the Astra 1A satellite , showing films dubbed into German , as well as in original audio , live football matches from the German Bundesliga and Austrian Bundesliga ( and at one time the UEFA Cup ) , and documentaries and TV series . After the coming of the digital age , the service has since consisted of many channels with many new ones added over the years . On 4 July 2009 , the service and its channels were rebranded as `` Sky '' .   Sky Deutschland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sky plc. . The programming service itself is provided by its subsidiary Sky Deutschland Fernsehen GmbH & Co. . KG ( formerly Premiere Fernsehen GmbH & Co. . KG ) . It topped 3,000,000 subscribers by the end of 2011 . As of Q2 2014 , Sky Deutschland has more than 4 million subscribers .

negative: Sky+ Sky + , or Sky Plus , is a personal video recorder ( PVR ) service for Sky in the UK . Launched in mid 2001 , it allows the user to record , pause and instantly rewind live TV . The system performs these functions using an internal hard drive inside the Sky + set top box . Its chief competitors in the UK market are the Freeview + , Freesat + , BT Vision , and Virgin Media 's V + .   In the Republic of Ireland , Sky + competes with Virgin Media Horizon TV and Saorview . As of 30 September 2009 , there were 5.9 million customers with Sky + .   The # 10 per month subscription fee was discontinued for subscribers from 1 July 2007 , but will continue for Freesat from Sky use .

negative: Metaswitch Metaswitch Networks is a private UK-based company that designs , develops , manufactures , and markets telecommunications software to communication service providers , equipment manufacturers and large enterprises .

negative: Sky Text Sky Text was the digital teletext service operated by British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB ) in the United Kingdom and Ireland . It was available on Freeview Channel 206 and Sky . The text service ceased on 30 October 2013 and skyinteractive.com , skytext.sky.com are no longer available to view .

negative: Freesat from Sky Freesat from Sky is a British satellite television service from Sky UK . It offers over 240 free-to-air ( FTA ) channels in its EPG . This is a greater number than its competitors , Freesat , which has 180 + , and Freeview , which has 50 + .  It also has up to six HD channels and Sky Active interactive data service .   Despite the benefits , Sky does not actively promote Freesat from Sky ( FsfS ) . Sky also has a pay TV service which is heavily promoted and is the UK 's most popular pay TV service .

negative: Oasis Systems Oasis Systems is a telecommunications company that is headquartered in Australia , with international offices in the UK , Malaysia and Thailand . Oasis primarily specializes in developing and managing carrier network software and systems .

negative: R.O.A.D. Entertainment R.O.A.D. Entertainment is a British multinational entertainment company headquartered in London , UK with operations specialising in the Entertainment and Training sectors of Music , Television , Publishing , Telecommunications / Internet and Video Games industries .

negative: Telus Sky Telus Sky is a 761,235 square foot office mixed-use tower that will incorporate office , retail and residential space . There will be 421,738 square feet of office space , of which 129,525 square feet will be for Telus , a Canadian telecommunications company . The building , set to open at the end of 2018 , is to be the third tallest building in Calgary , behind Brookfield Place ( Calgary ) and The Bow ( skyscraper )   The commercial office space is listed for lease with Colliers International .

negative: Sky Cinema (disambiguation) Sky Cinema may refer to :  Sky Cinema , a group of film channels on Sky UK and Ireland , formerly Sky Movies  Sky Cinema , the previous name of two Sky Movies channels on Sky UK and Ireland from 1998 to 2007  Sky Cinema ( Germany ) , a group of German film channels on Sky Deutschland , formerly Sky Film  Sky Cinema , a flagship channel of Sky Cinema Germany , formerly Premiere 1 , 2 and 3  Sky Cinema ( Italy ) , a group of Italian film channels on Sky Italia

negative: Now TV (UK) Now TV ( stylised as NOW TV ) is an internet television service owned by Sky plc. . It was first announced in February 2012 , and launched in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2012 offering only films at first , adding sports in March 2013 , and then entertainment channels in October 2013 . Now TV is a stand alone service and is not viewable via Sky 's digital satellite television service , or through the Sky Go Internet service . Now TV is designed for people who have no existing pay TV service .


query: Ed Gagliardi died on April 11, 2014.

positive: Ed Gagliardi Edward John ` Ed ' Gagliardi ( February 13 , 1952 -- May 11 , 2014 ) was an American bass guitarist , best known as the original bass player for the 1970s rock band Foreigner . He was a member of Foreigner from the beginning in 1976 . Gagliardi , most notably , played a red Rickenbacker bass guitar , left-handed even though he was naturally right-handed . It is widely known that he did so out of admiration , and devotion to Paul McCartney ( most often self-doctored from right handed basses , reengineered and played upside down , by Gagliardi himself ) . Gagliardi was on the albums Foreigner and Double Vision , but was fired from the band in 1979 .   In 1981 , Gagliardi formed the band Spys with former Foreigner keyboardist Al Greenwood , a band that set the tone for much of the 80 's synth-rock bands , and received acclaim within the musical community .   In the early 2000s , Gagliardi worked as a Service Department Writer at Rallye Lexus in Glen Cove , New York .   Gagliardi died of cancer on May 11 , 2014 , after battling cancer for eight years . Friends and family held a private ceremony .

negative: John Gagliardi For other persons of the same name see John Gagliardi ( disambiguation )   John Gagliardi ( -LSB- ɡəˈlɑrdi -RSB- ; born November 1 , 1926 ) is a former American football coach . He was the head football coach at Saint John 's University in Collegeville , Minnesota from 1953 until 2012 . From 1949 to 1952 , he was the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena , Montana . With a career record of 489 -- 138 -- 11 , Gagliardi has the most wins of any coach in college football history . His Saint John 's Johnnies teams won four national titles : the NAIA National Football Championship in 1963 and 1965 , and the NCAA Division III National Football Championship in 1976 and 2003 . Gagliardi was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 .

negative: John Gagliardi (lacrosse) John Gagliardi ( born June 11 , 1974 ) is a retired professional and All-World Team USA lacrosse player and current entrepreneur and investor from Manhasset , New York . He was a member of the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse before retiring in 2009 . He now lives in New York City . In June 2010 he sold his company Maverik Lacrosse to New York City private equity company Kohlberg & Co. . Kohlberg & Co also owns Bauer Hockey and 16 other companies .   Gagliardi graduated Manhasset High School in 1992 where he was an All-American lacrosse player and All-County football player . After high school , he attended college at University of Virginia before transferring to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore MD. . At Johns Hopkins , Gagliardi earned All-America honors twice , once as a third team in 1996 as a junior , and in 1997 as a senior as a first team All-American . In 2005 John was inducted into the Manhasset Lacrosse Hall of Fame . In 2012 John was inducted into the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame .   Gagliardi played professional Indoor Lacrosse for the New York Saints and Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League between 1998 and 2001 . In 1999 , he was selected to the US Lacrosse team , winning the Lacrosse World Cup that year while starting on Defense . In 2001 , Gagliardi joined the Long Island Lizards , and was a Major League Lacrosse All Star from 2000-2007 . John was also on the US National Men 's Lacrosse Team in 2006 where he earned All-World Honors on Defense in London , Ontario .   He is a founding member of the lacrosse equipment & apparel company Maverik Lacrosse & No Limit Lacrosse Camps . He is one of six original founders of Blue Buffalo Pet Foods . He is actively invested in several consumer goods brands .   On May 2nd , 2014 John Gagliardi launched Titan Tea in New York City . Titan Tea is a functional cold brewed tea with electrolytes and Ribose and is low in calories . Titan Tea is sold in healthy `` better for you '' natural stores in New York City and the Hampton 's .

negative: Roberto Gagliardi Roberto Gagliardi is an Italian-born art dealer based in London . He has a gallery in London and has founded as well as curated a temporary exhibition in Chelsea Old Town Hall called London Art Biennale . His art collection is housed in the Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme in Chianciano Terme , in Tuscany , central Italy ; which since 2009 has organised the Biennale di Chianciano in the town .   For many years , Gagliardi sold imported Italian furniture .   Gagliardi wished to found an art museum and , after considering other options , chose Chianciano Terme in Italy .   In 2016 , Gagliardi bought 10 vacant shops in Chianciano Terme to be used for the Chianciano Expo .

negative: Bernardino Gagliardi Bernardino Gagliardi ( Città di Castello , 1609 - Perugia , 1660 ) was an Italian painter .

negative: Gagliardi Gagliardi is an Italian surname . Notable people with the surname include :   Achille Gagliardi ( 1537 -- 1607 ) , Italian ascetic writer and spiritual director  Alejandro Gagliardi ( born 1989 ) , Argentine footballer  Alyssa Gagliardi , American-born women 's ice hockey player  Bernardino Gagliardi ( 1609-1660 ) , Italian painter  Ed Gagliardi ( 1952 -- 2014 ) , American bass guitarist  Filippo Gagliardi ( 1606 -- 1659 ) , Italian painter of the Baroque period  Francesco Gagliardi ( born 1974 ) , Italian film director , screenwriter and film producer  Frank Gagliardi ( 1931 -- 2011 ) , American jazz drummer and percussionist  Emmanuelle Gagliardi ( born 1976 ) , retired professional Swiss tennis player  John Gagliardi ( disambiguation ) , multiple people  Lee Parsons Gagliardi ( 1918 -- 1998 ) , federal judge for the United States District Court  Pat Gagliardi ( born 1950 ) , Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 through 1998  Peppino Gagliardi ( born 1940 ) , Italian singer  Richard Gagliardi , retired American ice hockey player and coach  Roberto Gagliardi , Italian-born art dealer based in London  Rosario Gagliardi ( 1698 -- 1762 ) , Italian architect  Sara Gagliardi ( born 1958 ) , legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado

negative: Tony Gagliano Tony Gagliano LL.D . ( born June 13 , 1958 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian-Italian businessman , entrepreneur and philanthropist . He is the Executive Chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications , Canada 's largest private communications company . St. Joseph is the publisher of many of Canada 's magazines including Toronto Life and Fashion . Gagliano is President of the Art Gallery of Ontario and is Co-Founder and Chair of Toronto 's Festival of Creativity & Arts , Luminato . In 2009 he was appointed onto the board of the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games .

negative: Frank Gagliardi Frank Gagliardi ( November 16 , 1931 , Denver , CO -- February 6 , 2011 , Plano , TX ) was an American jazz drummer and percussionist , big band composer , arranger , director , and professor . He was the creator and director of the UNLV Jazz Ensemble from 1974 until 1996 . Prior to that , he worked as the drummer and percussionist at the Sands Hotel , accompanying such notable performers as Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis , Jr. , Patti Page , Lena Horne , Steve Lawrence , Eydie Gorme , Joe Williams , Marlena Shaw and Joey Bishop among many others .

negative: John Gagliardi (disambiguation) John Gagliardi is the name of :   John Gagliardi ( born 1926 ) , American college football coach  John Gagliardi ( Australian ) , businessman , public speaker , political lobbyist , founder of the Australian Christian Lobby ( ACL )  John Gagliardi ( lacrosse ) ( born 1974 ) , American lacrosse player

negative: John Gagliardi (Australian) John Gagliardi , is an Australian journalist , businessman , author and lobbyist .

negative: Ed Gagnier (baseball) Edward John Gagnier ( April 16 , 1882 in Paris , France -- September 13 , 1946 in Detroit , Michigan ) was an infielder in Major League Baseball in 1914 and 1915 . He played the majority of his 114 professional games at shortstop .

negative: Pat Gagliardi Patrick M. `` Pat '' Gagliardi was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 through 1998 . He served as Democratic floor leader from 1989 until he left the House .   Born in December 1950 in Bay City , Gagliardi graduated from Midland High School and pursued a degree in sociology from what was then called Lake Superior State College . While at LSSC , Gagliardi met Mitch Irwin . The two won elections in 1978 , Gagliardi to the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners and Irwin to the Michigan Senate .   Following his retirement from the Legislature , Gagliardi became head of the Lake Superior State University Foundation . Governor Jennifer M. Granholm appointed him to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission in 2003 , where he served until 2011 . His papers were deposited with Northern Michigan University .

negative: Ed Mock Ed Mock ( c. 1938 - April 25 , 1986 ) was a San Francisco-based dancer , teacher , and choreographer , whose style and teaching influenced future generations of dancers and artists . Most active through the 70s and 80s , Mock founded and ran the West Coast Dance Company ( 1974-1979 ) and Ed Mock Dancers ( 1980-1985 ) , as well as the Ed Mock Dance Studio .   Born in Chicago , Mock trained with dancers Jimmy Payne and Anna Nassif , and was later influenced by Lester Horton , Katherine Dunham , and a mix of jazz traditions . He became known both as a solo performer and as a choreographer . As a soloist , Mock specialized in improvisation , mixing modern dance with mime , storytelling , and voice .   In 1986 , Mock was elected to the Bay Area Dance Coalition Hall of Fame , and received the `` Dance Teacher of the Year Award . ''   On April 25 , 1986 , Mock died of an AIDS-related illness .   In 2013 , Amara Tabor-Smith , a Bay-Area choreographer who studied and danced with Mock from the age of 14 , created the multi-venue He Moved Swiftly But Gently Down the Not Too Crowded Street : Ed Mock and Other True Tales in a City That Once Was . The piece wandered through the city June 15 and June 21-23 .   In 2016 , Lynne Redding published a book of black and white photographs taken during 1980-1984 of Mock and his dance company in the studio , in rehearsal and in performance . Included in the book is an essay by Burr Snider .

negative: Germain Gagnon Joseph Adrien Germain Gagnon ( December 9 , 1942 -- October 26 , 2014 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 259 games in the National Hockey League . He played for the Montreal Canadiens , Chicago Black Hawks , Kansas City Scouts , and New York Islanders . The full name was found in his Baptism document . Gagnon return to Chicoutimi and died there after a long illness on October 26 , 2014 .

negative: Ed Fouhy Edward `` Ed '' Fouhy ( November 30 , 1934 - May 13 , 2015 ) was an American journalist and television news executive .

negative: Ed McGinley Edward Francis McGinley , Jr. ( August 9 , 1899 -- April 16 , 1985 ) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979 after a solid college career at the University of Pennsylvania .

negative: Sanggeun Sanggeun ( Korean : 상근이 ; born as Herbie , Korean : 허비 ; April 16 , 2004 - April 11 , 2014 ) was a South Korean dog actor . When Sanggeun first made his appearance on TV show 2 Days & 1 Night , he was named `` Sanggeun '' by Ji Sang-ryul . Ji Sang-ryul adopted Sangdon , Sanggeun 's son . Sanggeun died on April 11 , 2014 , five days before his 10th birthday .

negative: Gagliardi Trophy The Gagliardi Trophy was first presented in 1993 to the Outstanding Division III college football player of the year by the Jostens Company and the J-Club of Saint John 's University in Minnesota . Since that time , the award has become one of the leading collegiate football awards and is widely recognized as the premier individual award in Division III football , honoring excellence in athletics , academics and community service . The award is named for John Gagliardi , head football coach of Carroll College 1949 to 1952 and Saint John 's University in Minnesota from 1953 to 2012 . The trophy is presented by the Salem Rotary Club each year in Salem , Virginia .

negative: Ed Gagnier Ed Gagnier may refer to :   Ed Gagnier ( baseball ) , an infielder in Major League Baseball in 1914 and 1915 .  Ed Gagnier ( gymastics ) , an NCAA champion gymnast at the University of Michigan and gymnastics coach at Iowa State University from 1963

negative: Rosario Gagliardi Rosario Gagliardi ( 1698 -- 1762 ) was an Italian architect born in Syracuse . He was one of the leading architects working in the Sicilian Baroque . In spite of never leaving Sicily his work showed great understanding of the style , but was a progression from the style of baroque as deployed by Bernini . He worked mostly in the Sicilian Baroque beginning with the cathedral at Modica in 1702 .   When evaluating his work at San Giorgio in Modica , and the domed Basilica of San Giorgio in Ragusa ( designed 1738 , built 1744 -- 66 ) , it appears incredible that he was completely untravelled . As the Sicilian baroque style evolved so too did the accomplishment of his work . The Church of San Giorgio is thought to be the prototype for all the other churches in the region . Gagliardi was also responsible for numerous other churches and palazzi in Noto and other places on the island .   He died in Noto in 1762 aged 64 years old .

negative: Achille Gagliardi Achille Gagliardi ( 1537 -- 6 July 1607 ) was an ascetic writer and spiritual director ; and a member of the Society of Jesus ( Jesuits ) .   Gagliardi was born at Padua , Italy . After a brilliant career at the University of Padua Gagliardi entered the Society of Jesus in 1559 with two brothers younger than himself . He taught philosophy at the Roman college , theology at Padua and Milan , and successfully directed several houses of his order in Northern Italy . He displayed indefatigable zeal in preaching , giving retreats and directing congregations , and was held in great esteem as a theologian and spiritual guide by the Archbishop of Milan , St. Charles Borromeo , whom he accompanied on his pastoral visitations , and at whose request he published his popular handbook of religion , `` Catechismo della fede cattolica '' ( Milan , 1584 ) .   Gagliardi is the author of various works on asceticism and mysticism . Others were printed ; shortly after his death , appeared the `` Breve compendio intorno alla perfezione cristiana '' ( Brescia , 1611 ) , which has been translated into five languages , and more recently the valuable `` Commentarii in Exercitia spiritualia S.P. Ignatii de Loyala '' ( Bruges , 1882 ) , in which he explains very lucidly the author 's suggestions for distinguishing between the good and evil external influences or internal motives which inspire or control human conduct .   Gagliardi died at Modena .

negative: Emil A. Ciccotelli Emilio `` Emil '' Anthony Ciccotelli ( 1929 -- 1998 ) was a Deputy Chief and Chief of Detectives for the New York City Police Department . He also served for a time as Head of Security at Yankee Stadium , and as a professor of criminal justice at Iona College . He is most widely known for his role in the reduction of influence and power of the five major organized crime families in New York City in the 1980s and early 1990s , as well as his close work with future mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani in catalyzing a congressional investigation of organized crime syndicates . He died in August 1998 at the age of 69 . He is buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Westchester County , New York .

negative: Oliver Gagliani Oliver Gagliani ( 1917 -- 2002 ) was an American photographer , a master of large format photography , darkroom technique , and the Zone System .   Upon seeing a retrospective of Paul Strand 's work in 1945 at the San Francisco Museum of Art , he was convinced that photography could be considered fine art . Mostly self-taught , he is best known for his beautiful and haunting black-and-white photographs of ghost towns of the southwest .   Born in Placerville , California , Oliver studied under and worked with some of the greatest photographers of the 20th century including , Ansel Adams , Minor White , Paul Caponigro , Cole Weston , Paul Strand , Ruth Bernhard . and many others . He loved sharing his knowledge and in his later years conducted photographic workshops in Virginia City , Nevada .

negative: Alejandro Gagliardi Alejandro Fabián Gagliardi ( born 6 August 1989 ) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Patronato .   Before joining Morelia , Gagliardi played the first eight years of his career in his home country of Argentina where he played in various first and second division clubs .

negative: Edward Jancarz Edward ` Ed ' Jancarz ( born August 20 , 1946 in Gorzów Wlkp. , Poland - died January 11 , 1992 ) was an international speedway rider .

negative: Sara Gagliardi Sara Elizabeth Gagliardi ( born March 9 , 1958 ) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado . A career nurse , Gagliardi was first elected as a Democrat in 2006 to the Colorado House of Representatives . She represented House District 27 , which encompasses most of Arvada , Colorado , until her defeat in the 2010 election by Republican Libby Szabo . During her time with the House of Representatives , Gagliardi served as vice-chair for two legislative committees and successfully carried 22 bills into law , predominantly on health care , state services and education , and state fiscal issues . Following the recall attempt and subsequent resignation of Senator Evie Hudak in November 2013 , Gagliardi announced her intention to be appointed to the office by the Democratic vacancy committee . The committee ultimately appointed Rachel Zenzinger

negative: Ed Garvey Edward R. `` Ed '' Garvey ( April 18 , 1940 -- February 22 , 2017 ) was an American lawyer , politician and activist .

negative: Ed McCully Theophilus `` Ed '' McCully ( 1927 -- Jan. 8 , 1956 ) was an evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who , along with four other missionaries , was killed while attempting to evangelize the Auca people , through efforts known as Operation Auca .

negative: Filippo Gagliardi Filippo Gagliardi ( born c. 1606 , died 1659 ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period , active mainly in Rome . He collaborated with Filippo Lauri , Andrea Sacchi and Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione . He also helped in the renovation of San Martino ai Monti ( 1647 -- 54 ) . He contributed illustrated architectural perspectives to Ferrari 's Hesperides ( 1646 ) . He was a member of the Accademia di San Luca from at least 1638 and became principe in 1656 -- 58 . He was also a member of the Congregazione dei Virtuosi del Pantheon . He produced numerous architectural paintings showing grand structures in strong chiaroscuro , including a set of four in the Palazzo Rospigliosi-Pallavicini in Rome , with figure by the Genoese painter Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione , and two in the Musée de Peinture e de Sculpture , Grenoble ( inv . MG767 , 768 ) . He was also known as ` Filippo delle Prospettive ' . His works are sometimes confused with those by Viviano Codazzi . He also appears to confused with Giovanni Francesco Gagliardi .

negative: Ed Marinaro Ed Marinaro ( born March 31 , 1950 ) is a former American Football player and actor . In 1971 , he finished as a runner up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman Trophy , and from 2010 -- 2011 starred in the football comedy series , Blue Mountain State . He is best known as a regular cast member on `` Hill Street Blues '' , playing Officer Joe Coffey for five seasons , 1981-1986 .

negative: Ed Gustafson Edsel Warren Gustafson ( April 4 , 1922 -- November 18 , 2012 ) was an American football player . He was president of the Vita Plus Corporation from 1976-1986 .   Gustafson was born in Moline , Illinois . He was inducted into George Washington University Hall of Fame in 1992 .

negative: Eddie Andreini Eddie Andreini ( March 28 , 1937 -- May 4 , 2014 ) was an American aerobatic pilot based in Half Moon Bay , California .   On May 4 , 2014 , Andreini died while performing aerial acrobatics at an airshow in Travis Air Force Base in Solano County , California , when his Stearman biplane crashed into the ground . He was 77 .   In December 2013 , Andreini was entered into the International Council of Air Shows .

negative: Slutever Slutever is a punk rock band based in Los Angeles , California , consisting of Nicole Snyder and Rachel Gagliardi , both of whom are from Philadelphia . Gagliardi is also a member of Upset .


query: The Big Country's basis was a serialized magazine novel.

positive: The Big Country The Big Country is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck , Jean Simmons , Carroll Baker , Charlton Heston and Burl Ives . The supporting cast features Charles Bickford and Chuck Connors . The picture was based on the serialized magazine novel Ambush at Blanco Canyon by Donald Hamilton . and was co-produced by Wyler and Peck . The opening title sequence was created by Saul Bass . The film is one of very few pictures in which Heston plays a major supporting role instead of the lead .   Ives won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his performance as well as the Golden Globe Award . The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for the musical score by Jerome Moross .

negative: Tono-Bungay Tono-Bungay -LSB- ˌtɒnoʊˈbʌŋɡi -RSB- is a realist semiautobiographical novel written by H. G. Wells and published in 1909 . It has been called `` arguably his most artistic book '' . It was originally serialized in The English Review beginning in the magazine 's first issue in December 1908 . It was serialized in the United States in The Popular Magazine beginning in the September 1908 issue .

negative: Sandy (novel) Sandy is the third book written by Alice Hegan Rice , and was the second best-selling novel in the United States in 1905 . It was originally published in serial form in The Century Magazine from December 1904 through May 1905 , and first appeared in novel form in April 1905 .   The novel is based on the boyhood stories of S. S. McClure , publisher of McClure 's magazine , and his upbringing in Ireland and early struggles in the United States .

negative: Double Indemnity (novel) Double Indemnity is an influential 1943 crime novel , written by American journalist-turned-novelist James M. Cain . It was first published in serial form in Liberty magazine in 1936 and then was one of `` three long short tales '' in the collection Three of a Kind . The novel later served as the basis for the classic film of the same name in 1944 , adapted for the screen by the novelist Raymond Chandler and directed by Billy Wilder .

negative: The Man with My Face The Man with My Face is a 1948 mystery novel by Samuel W. Taylor , which was the basis for the 1951 film of the same title . It was first serialized , in Liberty magazine . Taylor wrote the screenplay for the film , with others including Edward Montagne .

negative: Daniel Wallace (author) Daniel Wallace ( born 1959 ) is an American author , best known for his 1998 novel Big Fish : A Novel of Mythic Proportions , the basis for the Tim Burton film Big Fish and the Broadway musical of the same name . His other books include Ray in Reverse and The Watermelon King . His stories have also been published in a number of anthologies and magazines , including The Year 's Best Fantasy and Horror .

negative: Cosmos (serial novel) Cosmos is a serial novel consisting of seventeen chapters written by seventeen authors . The novel appeared in issues of the science fiction fan publication Science Fiction Digest ( later Fantasy Magazine ) published from July , 1933 through January , 1935 .   Cosmos has been described variously as `` the world 's most fabulous serial , '' `` one of the unique stunts of early science fiction , '' and `` a failure , miserable and near-complete . ''

negative: The Caxtons The Caxtons : A Family Picture is an 1849 Victorian novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that was popular in its time .   The book was first serialized anonymously in Blackwood 's Magazine from April 1848 to October 1849 , and first published in novel form ( in three volumes ) in Britain in 1849 . In the United States , it was serialized in Harper 's Magazine ( 1850 -- 53 ) and Littell 's Living Age ( 1850-52 ) .   The novel was `` instantly popular '' in Britain and also sold 35,000 copies within three years of its release in the United States .

negative: Goblin Slayer is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatuki . A manga adaptation by Kōsuke Kurose is serialized in the Monthly Big Gangan magazine . Both have been licensed by North American publisher Yen Press . An audio drama CD will be bundled with the fourth light novel .

negative: Menacing Dog's is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shaa , the same illustrator of the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu light novel series . The manga was originally serialized in MediaWorks ' Dengeki Teioh magazine , but after the magazine became defunct , it began serialization in Dengeki G 's Festival ! Comic , renamed . The manga was serialized in the two magazines between the November 2005 and January 2012 issues . A total of four tankōbon volumes were published under the Dengeki Comics imprint . Infinity Studios licensed Menacing Dog 's in North America , and Menacing Dog 's : Another Secret '' chapters are digitally serialized in English on Kadokawa 's Comic Walker website .

negative: The Mystic Archives of Dantalian is a Japanese light novel series written by Gakuto Mikumo and illustrated by G-Yuusuke . The series started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten 's light novel magazine The Sneaker on February 29 , 2008 . A manga adaptation by Chako Abeno started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten 's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Ace on March 26 , 2010 . Another manga adaptation by Monaco Sena started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten 's seinen manga magazine Comp Ace on March 26 , 2010 . A 12-episode anime adaptation by GAINAX aired between July and October , 2011 .

negative: The Thirty-Nine Steps The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan . It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood 's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons , Edinburgh . It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay , an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations .   The novel formed the basis for a number of film adaptations , notably : Alfred Hitchcock 's 1935 version ; a 1959 colour remake ; a 1978 version which is perhaps most faithful to the novel ; and a 2008 version for British television .

negative: Gringo (manga) is a manga series by Osamu Tezuka that began serialization in 1987 in the Shogakukan manga magazine Big Comic .

negative: Make Room! Make Room! Make Room ! Make Room ! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society .  It was originally serialized in Impulse magazine .   Set in a future August 1999 , the novel explores trends in the proportion of world resources used by the United States and other countries compared to population growth , depicting a world where the global population is seven billion , subject to overcrowding , resource shortages and a crumbling infrastructure . The plot jumps from character to character , recounting the lives of people in various walks of life in New York City ( population around 35 million ) .   The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green , although the film changed much of the plot and theme and introduced cannibalism as a solution to feeding people .

negative: The Helmet of Navarre The Helmet of Navarre is a historical novel by American writer Bertha Runkle published in 1901 . It first appeared in serial form in the magazine The Century Magazine in 1900 . Later , she adapted the novel for the stage .

negative: Benkei in New York is a one-volume manga written by Jinpachi Mori and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi . It is a collection of short stories revolving around a Japanese artist who moves to New York , but secretly works as a hitman in his spare time . It was originally serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Big Comic Original by Shogakukan between 1991 and 1996 . The manga was serialized in North America by Viz Media in its Pulp magazine in 2000 and later collected in graphic novel format . Critics have praised the series for its uniqueness compared to North American crime fiction as well as its execution of horror .

negative: The Big Rock Candy Mountain (novel) The Big Rock Candy Mountain is a 1943 semi-autobiographical novel by American writer Wallace Stegner . It follows the life of the Mason family ( Bo and Elsa with their sons Chester and Bruce ) during the early 20th century in the United States and Canada . The book is structured in ten sections .   The fictional family in the book , like Stegner 's family during his childhood , frequently moves to different cities in pursuit of various financial schemes that never work out . The novel also matches Stegner 's family history in some of the specific locations lived , including Saskatchewan and Salt Lake City . The novel is named after the folk song `` Big Rock Candy Mountain '' , which is about a mythical paradise .

negative: Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief Autobiography of a Pocket Handkerchief is a serial novel by James Fennimore Cooper first published by Graham 's Magazine in 1843 . The novel explores the upper crust of New York Society from the perspective of a woman 's handkerchief .   After the initial publication in Graham 's Magazine the novel was published by several other magazines , including Brother Jonathan . The novel was published in whole in 1843 by Cooper 's London publisher Richard Bentley under a separate title , The French Governess ; or , The Embroidered Handkerchief . In 1845 a German publisher also published the work in full .

negative: The Magic City (novel) The Magic City is a children 's book by Edith Nesbit , first published in 1910 . It initially appeared as a serial in The Strand Magazine , with illustrations by Spencer Pryse .

negative: So Big (novel) So Big is a 1924 novel written by Edna Ferber . The book was inspired by the life of Antje Paarlberg in the Dutch community of South Holland , Illinois , a Chicago suburb . It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1925 .

negative: Chrome Shelled Regios is a Japanese light novel series by Shūsuke Amagi , with illustrations by Miyū . A short story light novel series was serialized in Dragon Magazine . A manga adaptation drawn by Miyū is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure . A second manga adaptation drawn by Nodoka Kiyose is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age . A third manga adaptation drawn by Watari is serialized in Beans Ace magazine . A four-panel comic strip adaptation drawn by Masumi Futaba started serialization in Monthly Dragon Age on November 8 , 2008 . A science fiction light novel series titled Legend of Regios is set in the past world of Chrome Shelled Regios series , and published by Fujimi Shobo under its Style-F label . An anime adaptation produced by Zexcs aired on January 11 , 2009 to June 20 , 2009 and is licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment .

negative: List of Casey, Crime Photographer stories in Black Mask for more in depth information about the magazine see Black Mask ( magazine ) ''  The Casey franchise was started in 1934 by George Harmon Coxe in Black Mask ( magazine ) . A total of 22 stories were published in the magazine , plus two serialized novels .  Note the company these stories keep within the pages of Black Mask such as Raymond Chandler & E. Stanley Gardner . This magazine was an important part of the pulp magazine genre .   In addition to these stories , the two earliest novels were serialized over three issues each .

negative: It's a Big Country It 's a Big Country is a 1951 anthology film directed by 6 directors : Clarence Brown , John Sturges , Richard Thorpe , Charles Vidor , Don Weis , and William A. Wellman .

negative: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz `` The Diamond as Big as the Ritz '' is a novella by novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald . It was first published in the June 1922 issue of The Smart Set magazine , and was included in Fitzgerald 's 1922 short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age . Much of the story is set in Montana , a setting that may have been inspired by the summer that Fitzgerald spent near White Sulphur Springs , Montana in 1915 .   Orson Welles adapted the story into a radio play in 1945 and another version was presented three times on the program Escape between 1947 and 1949 .   A teleplay version was broadcast on Kraft Theatre in 1955 . The story 's sisters , Kismine and Jasmine , were portrayed by Lee Remick and  Elizabeth Montgomery , who were unknowns of 20 and 22 at the time .   Mickey Mouse no. 47 ( Apr. / May 1956 ) contains a retelling of Fitzgerald 's story under the title `` The Mystery of Diamond Mountain '' , scripted by William F. Nolan and Charles Beaumont and illustrated by Paul Murry .

negative: Drunkard's Walk (novel) Drunkard 's Walk is a science fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl . It was originally published in paperback by Ballantine Books in 1960 and early in 1961 by Gnome Press in a hardback edition of 3,000 copies . The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction .

negative: Big Nate: In a Class by Himself Big Nate : In a Class by Himself ( referred to as Big Nate : The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World in the United Kingdom & Ireland ) is a children 's fiction novel based on the Big Nate comic strip , written and illustrated by American cartoonist Lincoln Peirce . It is the first of the Big Nate novel series , followed by Big Nate Strikes Again . It was published on March 23 , 2010 by HarperCollins and was nominated in 2011 for a Children 's Choice Book Award by the Children 's Book Council .

negative: Sandemo-serien Sandemo-serie in Swedish and Norwegian ( in English Best Serials by Margit Sandemo ; this set of serials has not been translated into English ) is a 40-volume series of pulp fiction-novels by author Margit Sandemo . Those novels represent earliest works of Margit Sandemo . They were released in Norwegian women 's magazines before year 1982 .

negative: Mushi-Uta is a light novel series by Kyouhei Iwai , with illustrations by Ruroo . There is also a short story light novel series called Mushi-Uta bug that is serialized in The Sneaker magazine . A manga adaptation by Seijuro Miz is serialized in Shōnen Ace magazine . An anime television series adaptation directed by Kazuo Sakai began airing on July 5 , 2007 .

negative: Hattie Big Sky Hattie Big Sky is a book written by Kirby Larson . In 2007 the book was named a Newbery Honor book and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults . Hattie Big Sky was also an Illinois Rebecca Caudill nominee .   Hattie Brooks , a sixteen-year-old who has tired of being among relatives she hardly knows , receives a letter from her uncle , who has died . He leaves her all of his land , and Hattie travels to his farm in Montana to start life as a homesteader . In the book we learn about Hattie through her letters to her friend Charlie who is at war , and to her Uncle Holt .

negative: In the Heart of the Country In the Heart of the Country ( 1977 ) is an early novel by South African-born Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee . The book is notable for being one of Coetzee 's more experimental novels and is narrated through 266 numbered paragraphs rather than chapters .

negative: Big Nate: Strikes Again Big Nate Strikes Again is a realistic fiction novel by American cartoonist Lincoln Peirce . It is based on the comic strip and the second book in the Big Nate novel series . The book was released on October 19 , 2010 . It is aimed at children aged 8 to 12 . It was published by HarperCollins Publishers . The book has a 13,928 sale rank .

negative: A Zoo in Winter is a Japanese one-shot manga written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi . It was serialized in the Shogakukan seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original between 2005 and 2007 . The manga 's seven chapters were compiled into a single tankōbon and released on 28 March 2008 . A Zoo in Winter was translated into English and released by Fanfare/Ponent Mon on 23 June 2011 . It was nominated for the Outstanding Graphic Novel category in the 16th Ignatz Awards in 2012 .

negative: Old St. Paul's (novel) Old St. Paul 's , also titled Old Saint Paul 's : A Tale of the Plague and the Fire , is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth serially published in 1841 . It is a historical romance that describes the events of the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London . It was the basis for the silent film Old St. Paul 's .