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Dempster is known for the invention of the Dempster-Dumpster, a now-commonly-used trash receptacle that can be mechanically emptied into garbage trucks. During the 1910s and 1920s, the Dempster Brothers Construction Company, operated by Dempster and his brothers, built a number of roads and railroads across the Southern Appalachian region. [ 2 ]
In America is a 2002 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan. The semi-autobiographical screenplay by Jim Sheridan and his daughters, Naomi and Kirsten , focuses on an immigrant Irish family's struggle to start a new life in New York City, as seen through the eyes of the elder daughter.
The word "dumpster", first used commercially in 1936, [5] came from the Dempster-Dumpster system of mechanically loading the contents of standardized containers onto garbage trucks, which was patented by Dempster Brothers in 1935. [6] [7] The containers were called Dumpsters, a blending of the company's name with the word dump. The Dempster ...
Taking a swipe at Trump, the 87-year-old referred to the “dumpster fire” metaphor, writing on X/Twitter: “In fairness, it’s not really a Trump garbage truck until it’s on fire.”
'Eleanor and I got into the dumpster. The music was blasting. She was dancing, and I was lip-syncing. Everyone was laughing and cheering us on'
In 1937, George Dempster invented the Dempster-Dumpster system in which wheeled waste containers were mechanically tipped into the truck. His containers were known as Dumpsters, which led to the word dumpster entering the language. In 1938, the Garwood Load Packer revolutionized the industry when including a compactor in the truck was ...
America: The Motion Picture is a 2021 American comedy film directed by Matt Thompson and written by Dave Callaham, who both also produce. It stars Channing Tatum (also a producer), Jason Mantzoukas , Olivia Munn , Bobby Moynihan , Judy Greer , Will Forte , Raoul Max Trujillo , Killer Mike , Simon Pegg and Andy Samberg .
Dive! premiered in October 2009 at the Gig Harbor Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice Award.It has gone on to win awards at many other film festivals, including Best Documentary at the DC Independent Film Festival and Best Film at the Dutch Environmental Film Festival.