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"City of Big Shoulders" is a nickname coined by Carl Sandburg in his 1914 poem "Chicago," which describes the city as "stormy, husky, [and] brawling." It is the last of several nicknames in the poem; the others hint at the city's major industrial activities, for example, the meat-packing industry and railroad industry. [11]
"Chicago" is a poem by Carl Sandburg about the city of Chicago that became his adopted home. It first appeared in Poetry , March 1914, the first of nine poems collectively titled "Chicago Poems". It was republished in 1916 in Sandburg's first mainstream collection of poems, also titled Chicago Poems .
BoardGameGeek was founded in January 2000 by Scott Alden and Derk Solko, [6] and marked its 20th anniversary on 20 January 2020. [7]Since 2005, BoardGameGeek hosts an annual board game convention, BGG.CON, that has a focus on playing games, and where winners of the Golden Geek Awards are announced.
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Big Shoulders was a Chicago-based blues influenced rock and roll band, known for their bawdy renditions of popular folk tunes. They were active in the 1980s and 1990s. Their two albums were produced by Ken Saydak, the band's singer and keyboardist, and Larry Clyman, the band's guitarist, both former members of Lonnie Brooks's band.
The series follows on an 11-year-old boy named Johnny Test who goes on adventures with his talking dog, Dukey, as they cause chaos and mischief around the fictional city of Porkbelly. The show first aired on September 17, 2005, on Kids WB!, January 26, 2006, on Cartoon Network UK , October 28, 2006, on Teletoon and finally January 7, 2008, on ...
95. Binge-Watch a Movie Series. Lots of movies have prequels and sequels. Find one you'd like to see, and veg for several hours. 96. Find a New TV Show To Watch. Streaming has made this a popular ...
In 2002 MMP acquired The Gamers line of wargames, vastly increasing its list of titles including the popular Civil War Brigade Series and Operational Combat Series. MMP also continued publication of The Gamers' Operations Magazine as a "house organ" similar to Avalon Hill's The General , which had ceased publication with the demise of Avalon ...