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The Executioner is a monthly action-adventure paperback book series created by American author Don Pendleton.Every other month the series was complemented by the release of a "Super Bolan", titles that were twice the length of a standard Executioner novel.
Scaphism (from Greek σκάφη, meaning "boat"), [1] also known as the boats, is reported by Plutarch in his Life of Artaxerxes as an ancient Persian method of execution.He describes the victim being trapped between two small boats, one inverted on top of the other, with limbs and head sticking out, feeding them and smearing them with milk and honey, and allowing them to fester and be ...
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [1] [2] [3]
"The Art of Reckoning" marked series regular Peter MacNicol's return to Numb3rs after wrapping up "24". [4] During the filming of season three, writers and producers learned that MacNicol would return to Numb3rs. [5] Writers then wrote a story which explored Larry's new attitude since his mission. [3]
Robert Greene Elliott (January 27, 1874 – October 10, 1939) [1] was the New York State Electrician (i.e., executioner) – and for those neighboring states that used the electric chair, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Massachusetts – during the period 1926–1939.
A Place of Execution is a crime novel by Val McDermid, first published in 1999. The novel won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the 2001 Dilys Award , was shortlisted for both the Gold Dagger and the Edgar Award , and was chosen by The New York Times as one of the most notable books of the year.
Earth's Birthday Project still puts butterflies into the hands of children, through programs in schools and individually to families. [9] [10] The organization also promotes the teaching of environmental issues as part of school science curriculum. Earth's Birthday Project rebranded as Celebrate Planet Earth in 2019. [11]
Last Words of the Executed is a book by Robert K. Elder published in 2010. Studs Terkel contributed a foreword. The book documents the final words of death row inmates in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present day. The chapters are organized by era and method of execution.