The word
"godfather" typically refers to a man who serves as a mentor or protector to someone, often a younger person. It can also specifically mean the male sponsor or guardian of a child during a Christian baptism ceremony.
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The pair brought on Michael Brown, a sort of
godfather of tech finance in B.C,, and his Chrysalix venture capital firm.
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that Elvis Duran, nationally syndicated radio and digital personality and on - air host of iHeartMedia's top rated Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, will serve
as godfather of its newest ship, Norwegian Bliss.
Columbia TriStar weighs in with a 1.85:1 anamorphic DVD presentation of
Tokyo Godfathers that is, like Millennium Actress, marred by edge - enhancement, if much more vibrant - looking.
Despite last having held elected office in 1998, he remains the
political godfather of his native Long Island, with close ties to Mr. Flanagan and the rest of the dominant downstate wing of the State Senate GOP.
The latest
from godfathers of the intense geometry shooter is now enhanced on iOS with Metal.
Like Andy Cohen crossed with Dame Edna, Stanley Tucci is a scream as Caesar Flickerman, the telecast's
fairy godfather of an emcee, who essentially solves the film's expository problems while pointing a cheeky, meta finger at not just the in - text audience, but us too.
Personal finance expert Farnoosh Torabi interviews one of the
intellectual godfathers of behavioral economics, Professor David Laibson.
Paladino's remarks would have been appropriate had he been running
for godfather, but voters found them poorly suited for government.
By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI's Boston office and Whitey had
become godfather of the Irish Mob.
And no cool hand luke which is my # 1 tied
with godfather and goodfellas.
If you're a first - timer, you can book a private lesson with former world professional surfer Michael Barry
at Godfathers of the Ocean Surf School.
Gary Oldman stands out as Harry's
godfather Sirius Black, and one can see Yates's emphasis on human character in this wonderful performance.
The fallout from unintentional gene transfer could be decades away, but stalling on decisions that tackle issues like climate change and habitat loss also carries enormous risks, says George Church, the
unofficial godfather of biological engineering.
Butler was also one of the first gallerists to show the work of then - unknown conceptual art
godfather John Baldessari.
And who better to direct them than Jim Jarmusch, the
indie godfather who always seems to be ahead of the curve stylistically, speeding down the roadway we call cinema in his own lane?
Ginger is encouraged in her activism by her
gay godfathers Mark (Timothy Spall) and Mark Two (Oliver Platt) and their poet houseguest Bella (Annette Bening).
The little personalized bat charms are super cute!!!!! My daughters
godfather LOVED IT!
In conjunction with the Frankie Knuckles Shrine created by Theaster Gates in tribute to the
legendary godfather of House, Black Cinema House presents selected excerpts of films and home movies collected by our partners in the Gallery of the Stony Island Arts Bank: Chicago Film Archives • Excerpts from the Don McIlvaine Collection Chicago artist...
«They really had a big
godfather helping them out in Loblaws, when it came to Canada,» explains retail consultant Maureen Atkinson.
Reilly pleaded guilty to bribery - related charges and was given a three - year jail term, suspended for four years, after being accused of overseeing a «
criminal godfather» scheme to bribe doctors.
That's what value investing
godfather Benjamin Graham told the 1955 US Congressional Committee on Banking and Commerce when asked what causes a cheap stock to find its value.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the perpetual choice for Matt Levy at Threes Brewing in Brooklyn, N.Y., seconding the love for the de
facto godfathers of American craft.
Actually you are indeed delusional that is why you think with Arsenal's finances it can out - compete clubs like Chelsea and Man city which has unlimited funding from
millionaire godfathers!
we have sent horses heads
godfather style left it on his porto paedic 2000 mattress....
One of the first branches off of the air - raid tree — he played receiver for air raid father Hal Mumme and
godfather Mike Leach at Iowa Wesleyan in the early - 1990s — Holgorsen came to Stillwater from Houston, tasked with marrying air - raid principles to a Pat Jones core.
Here's another icon: punk -
rock godfather Iggy Pop, who gets the documentary treatment from Jim Jarmusch (who's also at Cannes with his fictional feature film «Paterson»).
Love, a protege of IP
godfather Mark Lemley, suggests changing the patent fee structure to create disincentives for hoarding the obsolete patents that trolls typically use to torment their targets.
Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel (Director: Alex Stapleton)-- Tracks the triumphant rise of Hollywood's most prolific writer - director - producer, the
true godfather of independent filmmaking.
The very first one in 1963 was developed by
Corvette godfather Zora Arkus - Duntov, who created the Z06 as a braking and handling package for track - happy customers.
And as I mentioned above, these kinds of events happen exponentially more often than they did in «value
investing godfather» Benjamin Graham's day, thanks to our technological advances!
She was wedged between the overpowering ideas of minimal art coming from the US and the influence of the Düsseldorf scene, with the highly influential
godfather Joseph Beuys and the rest of the Düsseldorf gang — from her former husband Gerhard Richter and his pals Sigmar Polke and Blinky Palermo to the then - upcoming generation of photographers, such as Candida Höfer and Thomas Struth at the famed Bernd and Hilla Becher school.
He calls it Survey, and in June, Doeringer re-created famous wall drawings by
Minimalist godfather Sol LeWitt, a spray - can blot by Lawrence Weiner, and stills from Andy Warhol's static, iconic experimental film Empire.
The scene was a shabby hotel room, where Gennady Zosimov (Ion Caramitru) in a blood - stained T - shirt with a presumedly - dead hooker on the bed, was desperate and distraught, speaking to
Russian godfather / mobster Anatoly.
Which really complicates things when Adamo gets called on the carpet by the New
York godfathers.
Having John
Carpenter godfather the reboot of the iconic franchise he helped create brings it full circle.
Some make change happen via government, such as General Data Protection
Regulation godfather Jan Philipp Albrecht and U.S. travel ban designer Donald Trump.
Productivity godfather Benjamin Franklin provides a bespectacled case study: As Green notes, the Founding Father enjoyed an air bath every morning, wherein he spent an hour of reading and writing whilst totally nude.
Keystone godfather TransCanada, on the other hand, wants to start building the southern leg of the pipeline, also linking Oklahoma to Texas.
Founded in 2006 by
resale godfather Ron Olson, NTY Franchise Company features five brands, all with a different focus: Clothes Mentor, Children's Orchard, Device Pitstop, New Uses and NTY Clothing Exchange.
Case in point, the
Scottish godfathers of soft, whispery indie music are in the middle of an American tour and accidentally left their drummer Richard Colburn in a North Dakota Walmart, clad in nothing but his jammies.
The
local godfather whom Baretta ferrets out is seen as the cause of society's ills rather than as a symptom of them.