query: who wrote hard habit to break by chicago

pos: Hard Habit to Break Hard Habit to Break "Hard Habit to Break" is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, produced and arranged by David Foster and recorded by the group Chicago for their album "Chicago 17" (1984), with Bill Champlin and Peter Cetera sharing lead vocals. Released as the second single from the album, it reached on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was prevented from any more chart movement by "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" by Billy Ocean and "I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder. "Hard Habit to Break" also peaked at

pos: Hard Habit to Break Hard Habit to Break "Hard Habit to Break" is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, produced and arranged by David Foster and recorded by the group Chicago for their album "Chicago 17" (1984), with Bill Champlin and Peter Cetera sharing lead vocals. Released as the second single from the album, it reached on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was prevented from any more chart movement by "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" by Billy Ocean and "I Just Called To Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder. "Hard Habit to Break" also peaked at

pos: Chicago (band) RIAA in 1997 as six times multi-platinum. The album produced two more Top Ten (both No. 3) singles, "You're the Inspiration", written by Cetera and David Foster, and "Hard Habit to Break", written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker. The single, "Hard Habit to Break", brought two more Grammy Award nominations for the band, for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The album included two other singles: "Stay the Night" (No. 16), another composition by Cetera and Foster; and "Along Comes a Woman" (No. 14), written by Cetera and Mark

pos: Hard Habit to Break on the Adult Contemporary chart. Overseas it peaked at on the UK Singles Chart. The record was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices, and won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s). Puerto Rican singer Glenn Monroig recorded a Spanish-language cover version entitled "El Vicio Que No Puedo Romper" for his album "Apasionado" (1986). All-4-One also recorded a cover version on their compilation album "Greatest Hits" (2004). Additional personnel Hard Habit to Break "Hard Habit to Break" is a song written by Steve Kipner and

pos: Steve Kipner Steve Kipner Steve Kipner (born Steven Alan Kipner, 1950) is an American-born Australian multi-platinum-selling songwriter and record producer, with hits spanning a 40-year period, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", Chicago's Grammy-nominated "Hard Habit to Break", "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera, for which he won an Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of the Year, Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words", "The Hardest Thing" by 98 Degrees, "He Loves U Not" by Dream, "Stole" by Kelly Rowland, The Script's "Breakeven" and "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", and most recently, "American Idol" Season 8 Kris Allen's first top

pos: Steve Kipner 98 Degrees, "Potential New Boyfriend" by Dolly Parton, "Moonlight on Water" by Laura Branigan, "Heart Attack" and "Twist of Fate" by Olivia Newton-John, and "Impulsive" by Wilson Phillips. Steve Kipner Steve Kipner (born Steven Alan Kipner, 1950) is an American-born Australian multi-platinum-selling songwriter and record producer, with hits spanning a 40-year period, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", Chicago's Grammy-nominated "Hard Habit to Break", "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera, for which he won an Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of the Year, Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words", "The Hardest Thing" by 98 Degrees, "He Loves U

neg: Peter Cetera summer of that year. When "Chicago 17" was released in 1984, it became the veteran band's most successful selling album in their history, eventually going on to sell over six million copies in the United States alone. All four singles released from the album were sung by Cetera, including three which he co-wrote, and all of them charted in the top twenty: "Stay the Night" (number sixteen), "Hard Habit to Break" (number three), "You're the Inspiration" (number three) and "Along Comes a Woman" (number fourteen). With the advent of the music video and the growing popularity of MTV, Cetera became

neg: Bill Champlin and "Remember the Feeling"), and sang (with Cetera) the hit single "Hard Habit to Break". In 1988 Champlin's voice appeared prominently on several major hit singles from "Chicago 19": "Look Away", "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love", and "You're Not Alone". That year he also sang the theme to the television show "In the Heat of the Night". In 1990 Champlin wrote, produced, and sang lead on "Hearts in Trouble", a song for the movie soundtrack of "Days of Thunder". Originally a solo song, the producers of the movie decided, for marketing purposes, that it be released under the

neg: Chicago 17 exists a demo version of "Hard Habit to Break". All information in this section from except as noted. Additional personnel Chicago 17 Chicago 17 is the fourteenth studio album by American band Chicago, released on May 14, 1984. It was the group's second release for Full Moon/Warner Bros. Records, their second album to be produced by David Foster and their last with founding bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera. Four singles were released from the album, all of which placed in the top 20 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The success of the singles propelled "Chicago 17" to achieve an RIAA certification

neg: Tin Tin (band) Turkey" (1972), "I'm Afraid" and "It's a Long Way to Georgia" (both 1973) followed but did not chart. Another single, "Strange One", was released under the name Quire, also on the Polydor label, but had very little success. After Tin Tin disbanded in 1973, Kipner went on to write and produce songs for Chicago ("Hard Habit to Break"), Olivia Newton-John ("Physical" and "Twist of Fate"), Christina Aguilera, 98 Degrees and Dream. In 1975, Groves returned to Australia and worked as a singer-songwriter, co-writing (with Brian Dawe) "On the Loose (Again)", which was performed by Marty Rhone to win the Australian

neg: Chicago 17 Grammy Awards. David Foster won for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (tied in this category with Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael), Humberto Gatica won for Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical, and David Foster and Jeremy Lubbock won for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) for "Hard Habit to Break" which was also nominated for Record of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals and Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices. In 2006, Rhino Entertainment remastered and reissued the album, using the original analog versions of "Please Hold On" (which was co-written with Lionel

neg: I Love the '80s Strikes Back LeVar Burton, Simon of Alvin & The Chipmunks The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1983: The Beach Boys were banned from playing the July 4th Celebration. Ending Music Video: "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats Breakup Songs of 1984: Night Ranger "Sister Christian"; Chicago "Hard Habit to Break"; Steve Perry "Oh Sherrie" Nerds of 1984: Ed Grimley, Alex Trebek, Long Duk Dong of "Sixteen Candles" PSA Of 1984: McGruff: Take A Bite Out Of Crime (subject: getting into cars with strangers) The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1984: Ronald Reagan jokes that he has just signed legislation which outlaws

neg: Greatest Hits 1982–1989 the band's 20th release overall – is also notable for being Chicago's last release before the departure of founding drummer Danny Seraphine and the home to a remixed version of the hit, "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" originally released on "Chicago 19". Unlike the 2 previous "Greatest Hits" releases, all of the songs were released in their album lengths, except "What Kind of Man Would I Be?". Some US copies on vinyl, and possibly CD copies as well, list "Along Comes a Woman" but actually contain "Remember the Feeling" (originally the flipside of "Hard Habit to Break"). Greatest

neg: Bad habit have become established. One good one is to go for between 21 and 28 days try as hard as possible not to give in to the habit then rewarding yourself at the end of it. Then try to go a week, if the habit remains repeat the process, this method is proven to have a high success rate. Bad habit A bad habit is a negative behaviour pattern. Common examples include: procrastination, overspending, nail-biting and spending too much time watching television or using a computer. There is a theory that it takes an average of 66 days to break a

neg: Habit Habit A habit (or wont) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. The "American Journal of Psychology" (1903) defines a "habit, from the standpoint of psychology, [as] a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience." Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. Habits are sometimes compulsory. New behaviours can become automatic through the process of habit formation. Old habits are hard to break and new habits

neg: Warner Bros. Records Say I'm Sorry". Their second Warner album, "Chicago 17", became the biggest seller of their career—it reached #4 in the US and produced four US Top 20 singles including the Top 5 hits "Hard Habit to Break" (#3) and "You're the Inspiration" (#3) and is currently accredited at 6× Platinum. Lead singer Peter Cetera left the group after this album but had continued success as a solo artist for Warner, scoring a #1 hit in 1986 with "Glory of Love" (from the movie "The Karate Kid Part II"), which was also nominated for a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award,

neg: Apple Venus Volume 1 easily ranks as one of XTC's greatest works". Conversely, Robert Christgau wrote that "Studio rats being studio rats, the lyrics aren't as deep as Andy and Colin think they are, but at least irrelevant doesn't equal obscure, humorless, or lachrymose." The "Chicago Tribune"s Greg Kot warned that the album could be "perhaps too radical [of a] departure" for veteran fans. "The Daily Telegraph"s Alexis Petridis commented that while it is a "minor quibble", the album's "worst excess" may be its "whimsy". "NME"s Jim Wirth wrote that even though Partridge and Moulding have a "nasty habit of hammering really hard on

neg: Habit (1995 film) Habit (1995 film) Habit is a 1995 vampire horror film starring Larry Fessenden, who also wrote and directed the film. It received rave reviews at the Chicago and Los Angeles International Film Festivals. It is a remake of Fessenden's 1985 film of the same title. Sam is a self-destructive, vaguely artistic New York bohemian who has recently lost his father and his long-time girlfriend. At a Halloween party he meets a mysterious, beautiful, androgynous woman named Anna. He embarks on a kinky, sex-charged relationship with her; but soon he suffers from a mysterious illness, and eventually comes to believe that

neg: Habit (1995 film) Anna is a vampire. Habit (1995 film) Habit is a 1995 vampire horror film starring Larry Fessenden, who also wrote and directed the film. It received rave reviews at the Chicago and Los Angeles International Film Festivals. It is a remake of Fessenden's 1985 film of the same title. Sam is a self-destructive, vaguely artistic New York bohemian who has recently lost his father and his long-time girlfriend. At a Halloween party he meets a mysterious, beautiful, androgynous woman named Anna. He embarks on a kinky, sex-charged relationship with her; but soon he suffers from a mysterious illness, and eventually

neg: Smoking ban Among other things, Sen argued that while a person may be free to acquire the habit of smoking, they thereby restrict their own freedom in the future given that the habit of smoking is hard to break. Sen also pointed out the heavy costs that smoking inevitably imposes on every society which grants smokers unrestricted access to public services (which, Sen noted, every society that is not "monstrously unforgiving" would do). Arguments which invoke the notion of personal liberty against smoke-free laws are thus incomplete and inadequate, according to Sen. In New Zealand, two psychiatrist patients and a nurse took

neg: Worker-Priest with the modern world. On the advice of his mentor Cardinal Sapieha, Karol Wojtyla (future Pope John Paul II) and a fellow Polish priest studying in Italy, Stanislaw Starowieyski, travelled to France and Belgium to acquaint themselves with the worker-priest movement. Wojtyla, who had also performed hard labor during his time as a seminarian, reportedly admired the worker-priests. On his return in 1947, Wojtyla wrote a piece on the worker-priests for the "Tygodnik Powszechny". Wojtyla wrote: "Father Loew came to the conclusion that the [Dominican] white habit by itself does not say anything any more today." A similar movement emerged

neg: Hard Target that "John Woo is a good filmmaker ... Van Damme is pretty wooden ... You notice the style in the film because there is not much substance". Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" wrote that "Van Damme has still not broken the habit of his own blank-faced posturing, although Mr. Woo films him in the most aggrandizing style imaginable". In "Variety", Emanuel Levy wrote that "Hard Target" was "a briskly vigorous, occasionally brilliant actioner starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. However, hampered by a B-script with flat, standard characters, and subjected to repeated editing of the violent sequences to win an

neg: Bruce Schneier law is phrased as: He attributes this to Bruce Schneier, who wrote in 1998: "Anyone, from the most clueless amateur to the best cryptographer, can create an algorithm that he himself can't break. It's not even hard. What is hard is creating an algorithm that no one else can break, even after years of analysis." Similar sentiments had been expressed by others before. In "The Codebreakers", David Kahn states: "Few false ideas have more firmly gripped the minds of so many intelligent men than the one that, if they just tried, they could invent a cipher that no one could

neg: The Keep (Egan novel) film. The Keep (Egan novel) The Keep (2006, ) is a novel by American writer Jennifer Egan. It became a National Bestseller, a New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book, and a Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Star, and Rocky Mountain News Best Book of the Year. "The Keep" is a story about two cousins involved in a haunting business venture that evokes a horrifying tale from their past. Danny is an aging hipster in New York City who has fallen on hard times. He does not have a real career, and he has a habit of burning bridges

neg: The Keep (Egan novel) The Keep (Egan novel) The Keep (2006, ) is a novel by American writer Jennifer Egan. It became a National Bestseller, a New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book, and a Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Star, and Rocky Mountain News Best Book of the Year. "The Keep" is a story about two cousins involved in a haunting business venture that evokes a horrifying tale from their past. Danny is an aging hipster in New York City who has fallen on hard times. He does not have a real career, and he has a habit of burning bridges with

neg: King Kelly a major leaguer. After playing in Cincinnati for two years as an outfielder and backup catcher, Cincinnati and Chicago White Stockings players went on a tour of California. While there, Chicago secured him for 1880, then-Chicago Secretary Albert Spalding doing the signing. Later from San Francisco, Kelly wrote Spalding, who was back in Chicago, "Cincinnati Club has gone back on us. Please send expenses. Am broke." Cincinnati had fallen on hard times by 1879 and released all their players at the end of that season to save having to pay them a last paycheck. As of 1879, Chicago was the

neg: Bad habit Bad habit A bad habit is a negative behaviour pattern. Common examples include: procrastination, overspending, nail-biting and spending too much time watching television or using a computer. There is a theory that it takes an average of 66 days to break a habit. The amount of time it takes to break a habit is generally between 18 and 254 days. This should often be repeated once or maybe twice depending on what the habit is, something small like chewing fingernail should only have to be done once. Larger habits like smoking should be repeated at twice but every one is

neg: Walter S. Kennedy Maroons football team. At the time of his election as team captain, the "Chicago Daily Tribune" wrote: "In guarding the men who carry the ball and in breaking up the interference of the opposing team he is unsurpassed in the West, and is a hard man to stop when he himself advances the ball." For the 1898 and 1899 seasons, Kennedy was moved to the quarterback position. In November 1898, questions were raised as to Kennedy's eligibility to play college football. An individual formerly associated with Chicago football, who was then coaching in Iowa, wrote a letter to the University

neg: Brian Twyne to one historian of the university, by "violent antipathy towards townsmen"; Twyne wrote that they were "too near engrafted into the university to be a body of themselves". As a result, his actions in rejecting even minor claims by the local inhabitants sometimes led to worthless litigation. Knowledge of Twyne's private life is derived from his frugal habit of reusing blank sides of letters that he received for making notes upon: in this way, some letters to and from his father between 1596 and 1613 have survived. As a student, Twyne wrote assuring his father that he was working hard,

neg: Paul Veeder Chicago football expert Walter Eckersall later wrote that Veeder was one of the finest football players to come from Chicago:"Of the recent players who have made names for themselves on Eastern College teams none is so conspicuous as Paul Veeder. This remarkable football player is a product of the Chicago Latin School. He went to Yale at the conclusion of his prep course, and after two years of hard work finally managed to make the team. He was placed at full back and was pronounced by Walter Camp as one of the best backs that ever represented Yale on the

neg: Bert Carr and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 266 to 14. Following the 1895 season, the team's manager Charles A. Baird wrote: "At center was the broad-shouldered Carr who has not let a man through him this year and who plays always for the success of the team and not for individual glory." In September 1896, the "Chicago Daily Tribune" wrote: "Bert Carr, who was easily the best center in the West last year, will be found in his old position this fall. Carr is a large, powerful man, a hard worker, and an invaluable man to the team."

neg: History of masturbation bandaging or tying their hands, covering their genitals with patented cages, sewing the foreskin shut and electrical shock, and circumcision without anesthesia, which would break the habit. In order to prevent it, he advised parents first to teach children to avoid handling their genitalia, and as they get more mature, to inform them "of the evil consequences". He also warned parents against "evil associations", servants, and "wicked or ignorant" nurses who would masturbate children in order to quiet them. Sigmund Freud wrote of the "disease of masturbation". "He was suffering from the effects of masturbation." In the 1990s, Abd al-Aziz

neg: Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk. A breakthrough arrived in 1954 when he recorded his famous compositions "Oleo", "Airegin", and "Doxy" with a quintet led by Davis that also featured pianist Horace Silver. In 1955, Rollins entered the Federal Medical Center, Lexington, at the time the only assistance in the U.S. for drug addicts. While there, he volunteered for then-experimental methadone therapy and was able to break his heroin habit, after which he lived for a time in Chicago, briefly rooming with the trumpeter Booker Little. Rollins initially feared sobriety would impair his musicianship, but then went on to greater success. Rollins briefly

neg: Retro Active Retro Active Retro Active is a compilation album by the English hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993. The album features touched-up versions of B-sides and previously unreleased recordings from the band's recording sessions from 1984 to 1993. The album charted at number 9 on the "Billboard" 200 and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. After releasing only five albums over the course of a twelve-year period, Def Leppard used "Retro Active" to break that habit, provide a treat for diehard fans, and close the door on the "Steve Clark" era of the band. According to singer Joe

neg: William Murphy (tennis) Bill beating Northwestern's Harry O'Neil, 6–0, 6–3. At the National level, the Murphy brothers were ranked as the #10 Doubles pair by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in 1938. In May 1939, when the Murphy brothers led the University of Chicago to its third straight Big Ten Conference Tennis Championship, the Associated Press wrote: "The University of Chicago, where the athletic habit of recent years has leaned toward defeat, now has a new complex well established – tennis championships." The Murphy brothers won their second consecutive Doubles Championship, and Chet won the No. 1 singles. Bill Murphy qualified to

neg: Needle exchange programme in risk behavior and HIV incidence. Multiple examples can be cited showing the relative ineffectiveness of needle exchange programs alone in stopping the spread of blood-borne disease. Many needle exchange programs do not make any serious effort to treat drug addiction. For example, David Noffs of the Life Education Center wrote, "I have visited sites around Chicago where people who request info on quitting their habit are given a single sheet on how to go cold turkey -- hardly effective treatment or counseling." A 2013 systematic review found support for the use of NEPs to prevent and treat HIV and

neg: Heart of the Night (song) in Chicago." Cotton had previously focused on New Orleans in his song "Down in the Quarter" introduced on the 1975 Poco album "Head Over Heels", and has stated that he wrote "Break of Hearts", a track from the 1982 Poco album "Ghost Town", as a followup to "Heart of the Night" (although "Break of Hearts" contains no regional references). "Heart of the Night" is highlighted by an alto sax solo by Phil Kenzie who had similarly and memorably contributed to the Al Stewart 1976-77 hit "Year of the Cat": Kenzie had become acquainted with Cotton and Young as a result

neg: The Window (film) even more dangerous). This film noir thriller exploits the meaning of the American dream to work hard for all the material things that were becoming available and ultimately find a utopia in the suburbs, as it cries out for the children left to their own devices to survive in such harsh surroundings as their parents have become too busy to raise them properly." "TV Guide" praised the film and wrote in a review of the film, "...this incredibly tense nail-biter stars Driscoll as a young boy who has a habit of crying wolf..."The Window" presents a frightening vision of helplessness,

neg: Hard (Rihanna song) wrote that the song is "a strutting statement of power". Greg Kot of the "Chicago Tribune" said that Rihanna lashes out on the song, with "help from an even harder-edged MC, Young Jeezy." Monica Herrerra of "Billboard" magazine wrote: "Rihanna effectively assumes the hip-hop posture and even recruits the ultimate street cred booster in rapper Young Jeezy, who provides the thrust needed to send a song with a somewhat inert chorus home". Herrerra continued, "Though 'Hard' doesn't find Rihanna in her typical comfort zone, the atypical is precisely what she has aimed for with her new material—and it works". Alexis

neg: David Brooks (commentator) Brooks graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in history. His senior thesis was on popular science writer Robert Ardrey. As an undergraduate, Brooks frequently contributed reviews and satirical pieces to campus publications. His senior year, he wrote a spoof of the lifestyle of wealthy conservative William F. Buckley Jr., who was scheduled to speak at the university: "In the afternoons he is in the habit of going into crowded rooms and making everybody else feel inferior. The evenings are reserved for extended bouts of name-dropping." To his piece, Brooks appended the note: "Some would say I'm envious

neg: Envy If a child is showing signs of unhealthy envy, it is best to teach the child productive ways to handle these emotions. It is much easier to teach a child how to control their emotions while they are young rather than allowing them to develop a habit that is hard to break when they are older. The things that drive people mad with envy changes throughout their lifetime. Studies have shown that the younger the person, the more likely they are to be envious of others. Adults under the age of 30 are more likely to experience envy compared to

neg: Charles Duhigg one of a team of "New York Times" reporters who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a series of 10 articles about the business practices of Apple and other technology companies. Duhigg wrote or co-wrote the series "Toxic Waters", "Golden Opportunities", and was part of the team that wrote "The Reckoning". Duhigg's book about the science of habit formation, titled "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business", was published by Random House on February 28, 2012. An extract was published in "The New York Times" entitled "How Companies Learn Your

neg: Fred Barnes (performer) which he inherited led him to begin spending extravagantly – a habit he found hard to break when he was no longer earning any money. But it was drinking which was to ruin Fred's career. He missed performances, went on stage incapable of singing or dancing and generally put less and less care into his performances. This led to his being moved down the bills until he was finally back at first turn. Managers grew wary of him and soon his outstanding contracts were paid off and he was without work altogether. He experienced extremes of success and failure, and

neg: Sexuality and Mormonism impure for married couples. An LDS magazine published a bishop's teaching in 2013 that oral sex was forbidden. Two BYU graduate Mormon sex therapists, however, publicly stated in 2013 that oral sex was okay for married couples as did another LDS therapist in 2014. LDS church leaders have repeatedly condemned the use of sexually arousing literature and visual material for decades. They have compared pornography to a plague or epidemic that is overpoweringly addictive like hard drugs such as cocaine on multiple occasions. They've also stated that viewing erotic material can become a habit that's "almost impossible to break" which

neg: Chris Rodriguez with Don Moen and new artist Jessica Ridley. In 2012, Rodriguez played rhythm guitar for Faith Hill and Kelly Clarkson on tour. Rodriguez performed backing vocals on several Megadeth albums, including "The System Has Failed" (2004), "United Abominations" (2007), "Endgame" (2009), "Thirteen" (2011) and "Dystopia" (2016). From 2015, Rodriguez has been a touring member with Peter Cetera. He also performed some duets with Cetera, such as "Hard Habit to Break". Chris Rodriguez Chris Rodriguez is an American Contemporary Christian musician and singer/songwriter. Rodriguez was born in The Bronx on March 7, 1960, and moved to Nashville, becoming a veteran of

neg: Leung Kwan smoker; the monk advised him to break the habit and train in the pole technique instead. But he pushed himself too hard for his age, fell ill and died around the age of 70. Leung is best known for his "Iron Bridges" and the fist form Iron Wire Fist. His Iron Wire Fist is the highest level in most Hung Ga schools and his work is very important to the current Hung Ga system. Leung Kwan Leung Kwan (; 1815–1887), popularly nicknamed "Iron Bridge Three" or "Tit Kiu Sam", was known as 'the great master of the Hong Fist' and

neg: Memphis Minnie their "home club," Chicago's popular 708 Club, where they were often joined by Broonzy, Sunnyland Slim, or Snooky Pryor, and also played at many of the other better-known Chicago nightclubs. During the 1940s Minnie and Lawlars performed together and separately in the Chicago and Indiana areas. Minnie often played at "Blue Monday" parties at Ruby Lee Gatewood's, on Lake Street. The poet Langston Hughes, who saw her perform at the 230 Club on New Year's Eve, 1942, wrote of her "hard and strong voice" being made harder and stronger by amplification and described the sound of her electric guitar as

neg: Bill Veeck innovations and contributions to baseball. Finding it hard to financially compete, Veeck retired after the 1980 Chicago White Sox season. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. Bill Veeck was born on February 9, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois. While Veeck was growing up in Hinsdale, Illinois, his father, William Veeck Sr., became president of the Chicago Cubs. Veeck Sr. was a local sports writer who wrote several columns about how he would have run the Cubs differently, and the team's owner, William Wrigley Jr., took him up on it. While growing up, the younger Veeck worked

neg: U + Me (Love Lesson) lyrics: "Gotta keep on pushin' / Love myself through the hard times." "U + Me (Love Lesson)" was praised by critics, primarily for its approach to a break-up. Kyle Eustice wrote that Blige "has turned that pain into art" with the single. It was described as a "therapeutic anthem to anyone going through a bad break up or tough times with a loved one" by Michael Saponara. A writer for "Jet" responded positively to the song for its relatable lyrics, and wrote that Blige "g[ave] listeners another vocal peak". Praising the song's composition as "refreshing", Ammar Kalia praised how the

neg: Dave Godin 10.Gladys Knight & the Pips - "Giving Up" 11.Arthur Conley - "I'm A Lonely Stranger" 12.Jackie Lee - "I Love You" 13.The Miracles - "The Tracks Of My Tears" 14.Roosevelt Matthews - "You Got Me Diggin' You" 15.Doris Duke - "I Don't Care Anymore" 16.Lawrence & Jaibi - "You Make Me Feel Good" 17.Barbara Brown - "Can't Find No Happiness" 18.Garnet Mimms - "My Baby" 19.The Webs - "It's So Hard To Break A Habit" 20.Irma Thomas - "Time Is on My Side" 21.Tony Owens - "This Heart Can't Take No More" 22.Jaibi - "It Was Like A Nightmare" 23.Roy

neg: You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" is a 1932 popular song with music by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Al Dubin, which became a standard. The lyrics of the song were noted for its references to addiction. It appears in the Warner Brothers musical film "42nd Street" for which Warren and Dubin wrote three songs together. The song was inspired by one of the women working at the Warner Brothers studio, who when asked why she was still dating a certain man, said that he was getting to be

neg: Elwin Ransom life. Nor does he have many male friends, either; when first introduced, he is in the habit of spending his university holidays hiking alone through the British countryside (which facilitates Weston's kidnapping him). By the end of the series, the wound sustained at Perelandra would preclude his continuing this habit. In the introductory chapters of "Perelandra", however, it is revealed that Ransom regularly provides help to a large number of neighbors and acquaintances who have fallen on hard times. He is a philologist by profession (like Tolkien), which gives him a unique aptitude for learning languages. He speculates that this

neg: Good People (play) as an example of how choices can make or break us, and the smallest twists of fate determine our path." In a negative review, Terry Teachout ("The Wall Street Journal"), wrote, "I doubt it's a coincidence that they are exactly the kinds of people who fit into the familiar sociological narrative that permeates every page of this play. In Mr. Lindsay-Abaire's America, success is purely a matter of luck, and virtue inheres solely in those who are luckless. So what if Mikey worked hard? Why should anybody deserve any credit for working hard? Hence the crude deck-stacking built into the

neg: Chicago-style politics Chicago-style politics Chicago-style politics is a phrase which has been used to refer to the city of Chicago, regarding its hard-hitting sometimes corrupt politics. It was used to refer to the Republican machine in the 1920s run by William Hale Thompson, as when "TIME" magazine said, "to Mayor Thompson must go chief credit for creating 20th Century Politics Chicago Style." The phrase has often been used to refer to the Democratic Party-dominated machine, or "boss," politics of Chicago during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Political scientist Harold Gosnell wrote the most detailed analysis in "Machine Politics: Chicago Style"

neg: Ford Taunus P2 239,978 Taunus P2s. 45,468 of these were station wagons. This provided a welcome boost to the company’s domestic market share at a time when its only other mainstream model, the Ford Taunus P1 was lagging badly in the marketplace. However, during the same three-year period Opel produced 817,003 of their Opel Olympia Rekord model which competed in almost the same class. Coming second to General Motors in the high volume market segments in West Germany (which would soon be Europe’s largest national auto-market) became a habit that Ford would find hard to break in the ensuring decades. Around the time

neg: Bad Habit (album) Bad Habit (album) Bad Habit is the second studio album recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Alee and first to be distributed by a record label. It was released April 21, 2017 through Wax Records and Universal Music Canada. The album includes the top 50 single, "When I Do", as well as three singles previously released from Alee's 2015 EP, "Say Hello to Goodbye". Alee co-wrote all nine tracks. RJ Frometa of "Vents Magazine" wrote that "Bad Habit" "runs the emotional gamut from bold and energetic crowd pleasers to Alee's signature blend of sweet but heartbreaking melodies," and called the

neg: Guidance (album) prophetic portrait conjuring apocalyptic dimensions in the minds of those who listen". Kate Hutchinson of "The Guardian" wrote that "doom has never sounded so good." Jason Heller of "Pitchfork" said, "There's an organic and unforced feel to the latest album by Chicago-based post-rock trio Russian Circles, as if songs were allowed to grow wild rather than carefully cultivated." Brice Ezell of "PopMatters" wrote a slightly less glowing review, saying that the album occasionally stumbles, but that "when [it] hits, it hits hard." Guidance (album) Guidance is the sixth studio album by American instrumental rock band Russian Circles, released on August

neg: Phil Douglas (baseball) Phil Douglas (baseball) Phillip Brooks Douglas (June 17, 1890 – August 1, 1952) was an American baseball player. He was known as "Shufflin' Phil", most likely because of his slow gait from the bullpen to the mound. Douglas originally signed with the Chicago White Sox in 1912, but soon landed with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1915, he was traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers, then to the Chicago Cubs. Douglas' short stints with these and future teams stemmed from their frustrations with his well-documented alcoholism, about which a contemporary journalist wrote, "Drinking was not a habit with Douglas—it was a disease."

neg: Lawrence (musician) co-wrote the first single by Shampoo, "Blisters and Bruises", released in 1993. 1999 saw the full-length debut of Lawrence's current project, Go-Kart Mozart, released through his personal imprint, West Midlands Records and distributed by Cherry Red. The 2005 follow-up was titled "Tearing Up The Album Chart" – a wry comment on his failure to achieve commercial success, a habit the album itself did nothing to break. "UNCUT" awarded Lawrence the dubious honour of being "one of the stars fame forgot." In 2006, Lawrence began working on a new Go-Kart Mozart album entitled "On the Hot Dog Streets" that was eventually

neg: Walter Eckersall reneged on a $20 debt and was later featured in a national ad campaign for cigarettes—a habit Stagg regarded as sinful. In March 1930, Eckersall was hospitalized for illnesses associated with his hard living, Stagg came to his bedside with the firm advice to "turn over a new leaf." "Eckie" promised his old coach that he would; however, the former football star died of cirrhosis of the liver and pneumonia on March 24 at the age of 43. The cause of death was reported as a heart attack in the "Chicago Tribune" the next day. Eckersall's funeral on March 27

neg: Tara Betts Tara Betts Tara Betts is the author of two full-length poetry collections "Break the Habit", which was published in October 2016 with Trio House Press, and her debut collection "Arc & Hue" on the Willow Books imprint of Aquarius Press. In 2010, "Essence Magazine" named her as one of their "40 Favorite Poets". Betts was born in Kankakee, IL and is the oldest of three siblings. Her first job was at the Kankakee Public Library. Betts received her B.A. in Communication at Loyola University, Chicago. She received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from New England College in 2007. Betts worked

neg: Walter Pater pulsations as possible into the given time": "To burn always with this hard, gem-like flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life." Forming habits means failure on our part, for habit connotes the stereotypical. "While all melts under our feet," Pater wrote, "we may well catch at any exquisite passion, or any contribution to knowledge that seems by a lifted horizon to set the spirit free for a moment, or any stirring of the senses, or work of the artist's hands. Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us in the brilliancy of their gifts

neg: Allusion habit of referring to names, places or images that may only make sense in the light of prior knowledge. This technique can add to the experience, but for the uninitiated can make Eliot's work seem dense and hard to decipher. The most densely allusive work in modern English may be "Finnegans Wake" by James Joyce. Joseph Campbell and Henry Morton Robinson wrote "A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake" (1944) that unlocked some of Joyce's most obscure allusions. Allusion Allusion is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It

neg: Self-regulation theory therefore, failure to exert would be explained by a lack of skill. They found that self-regulation as a strength is the most feasible model due to studies that have suggested self-regulation is a limited resource. Dewall, Baumeister, Gailliot, and Maner performed a series of experiments instructing participants to perform ego depletion tasks to diminish the self-regulatory resource in the brain, that they theorized to be glucose. This included tasks that required participants to break a familiar habit, where they read an essay and circled words containing the letter 'e' for the first task, then were asked to break that habit

neg: Thomas Hazzard Denison by a score of 6–0. Later in life, Hazzard wrote about his coaching philosophy. He stated he would lecture his player on how to play the game by telling his team stories of his playing days at Kenyon. On story was how he "...had a trick, a habit of putting the man opposite me out of business by jamming an elbow against his neck...a couple of hard ones got him a little timid." In the early 1900s Hazzard headed up the Episcopal Church in Sidney, Ohio. In 1900 he designed and built a new Church for the congregation. Hazzard's

neg: Hard Rain (band) end of the Seventies, in fact since we embarked on the preparations for our debut recording "Kingdom of Madness", not a single month had gone by in which I didn't work for Magnum, composed for the group, or at least thought of them permanently. For almost twenty years, all my thoughts had revolved around the band. I needed a break to clear my head and to be able to devote myself to the band again with renewed energy." — Tony Clarkin, 2002 During his sabbatical, Clarkin worked as a producer and wrote songs for other artists. Hard Rain (band) Hard

neg: Judex (1963 film) this form of pic but rather captures its essential simplicity, adventurousness and innocence." "Time" also wrote a positive review stating "Judex has too much low-key charm and seriousness to be wildly funny, but Director Franju seems content to woo a minority taste." "The New York Times" wrote a negative review, stating that "Judex" "suffers from several afflictions, one of which is ambiguity. It is hard to tell whether Georges Franju, who made it, wants us to laugh at it or take it seriously." Modern reception has been generally positive. Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader wrote that "Judex" was "one

neg: Habit (album) Christmas instrumental ("라스트 크리스마스 1397"). The title song, "Habit", was promoted as a tribute song for U;Nee, and a video in U;Nee's memory came along with it. ""습관 (Acoustic Ver.)"" Habit (album) Habit (also known as 3rd Album) is the third and last studio album by Korean pop singer, U;Nee. It was released on January 26, 2007, on Synnara Music, five days after her death. In late 2006, Korean media reported that U;Nee was hard at work on a brand new album, showing a snippet of the song "솔로판타지 (Sorrow Fantasy)" and U;Nee rehearsing a dance to it. The album

neg: Breaking the Habit (film) Public Instruction included "Breaking the Habit" in its list of prescribed films to be shown in schools to discourage smoking and creating awareness regarding medical issues caused by it. It was also screened at the 1st Chicago Film Festival held in 1965, the following year's Melbourne International Film Festival and won a Silver Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival. The soundtrack of the film was included in the album "The Wide Weird World of Henry Jacobs". , the Academy Film Archive was working on restoring the short film. Breaking the Habit (film) Breaking the Habit is a 1964

neg: Leroy Jethro Gibbs easily angered, which don't serve him well in his relationships. Leadership is Gibbs' best quality. On the outside, he is tough as nails, seemingly impossible to break. On the inside, he is a compassionate person, who is extremely supportive of his friends and family.</poem> In 2011, June Thomas from "Slate" magazine wrote, "Team leader Gibbs (Mark Harmon) is a coffee-slurping stoic, a former Marine often exasperated by his sometimes-silly underlings." She also discussed the show and its characters' appeal to conservatives: "They're intelligent, hard-working, and devoted...Gibbs is an old-fashioned man: strong and silent, a skilled woodworker who doesn't lock his

neg: Religious views on masturbation factory" and counseled adolescent boys to avoid "tamper[ing] with that factory" through masturbation; he also offered advice on how a man could break a masturbation habit. Packer's sermon was printed as a pamphlet and is distributed by the LDS Church. In 2014, general authority Tad R. Callister wrote, "The Lord condemns self-abuse. Self-abuse is the act of stimulating the procreative power of one's own body." Ellen G. White, one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in the mid-19th century said she had spiritual visions from God that gave her guidance on the Christian life. She warned against overly-stimulating

neg: The Infamous hard-edged rhymes paint a chilling picture of life on their mean streets, New York City's Queensbridge Housing Projects. Underground rap-heads, and those who can break away from Jeep beats will rejoice." "The Source" Dimitry Leger stated, "Mobb Deep earn credibility, winning the crucial battle between style and substance, who's real and who's a move-faker. Havoc and Prodigy simply report what they know." Elliott Wilson from "Vibe" wrote a favorable review of the album as well, and stated "Each song is a different chapter in the hard street life Havoc and Prodigy have experienced in their Queensbridge neighborhood ... While describing

neg: Tara Betts After winning Guild Complex’s Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award, she represented Chicago twice at the National Poetry Slam in 1999 and 2000. Betts has also been a freelance writer for publications including "XXL", "The Source", "BIBR", "Mosaic Magazine" and "Black Radio Exclusive". She has written fictional blog posts in the voice of character named Madeline "Maddy" James for "Any Resemblance"-a multimedia dance show with serial webisodes in June 2013. Full-length poetry collections In Anthology Reviews Interviews Audio/Video Links Tara Betts Tara Betts is the author of two full-length poetry collections "Break the Habit", which was published in October 2016 with

neg: George V of Denmark) and other members of the extended Russian imperial family were rescued from Crimea by a British warship. Two months after the end of the war, the King's youngest son, John, died at the age of 13 after a lifetime of ill health. George was informed of his death by Queen Mary, who wrote, "[John] had been a great anxiety to us for many years ... The first break in the family circle is hard to bear but people have been so kind & sympathetic & this has helped us much." In May 1922, the King toured Belgium and

neg: Long Hard Road Out of Hell Is Dead" (1998) and "The Love Song" (2000). Dowd also noted that the lyrics of the song could be seen as referring to the life of the film's title character – an assassin who is murdered, brought back to life, and given super-powers through a Faustian bargain – as Spawn's "road out of hell [was] long and hard". Dowd viewed the track as one of the few songs on the soundtrack which "feel[s] specifically catered...to the "Spawn" mythos." In his review of "Lest We Forget: The Best Of", "The Chicago Maroon" Matt Zakosek wrote that "every time you're ready to

neg: Classic Arts Showcase channel." He wrote further, "Classical-music lovers will find it hard not to get roped in by the mix of ballet, operatic singing and instrumental pieces, most of them culled from old film stock or European music videos." American art critic Alan Klevit, in a chapter of his book "The Art Beat", praises the programming available on Classic Arts Showcase, and, having the television channel in mind, explains that his "favorite show is not a show," but is, in fact, "a montage of videos spanning the arts." Klevit quips that CAS is "habit-forming", and confides that he is often "unwilling to

neg: Adam Eckersley Castle". Eckersley credited Alex Ferguson for helping him to stop gambling after Ferguson grew concerned about Eckersley's habit; Eckersley stopped playing poker after Ferguson told him a story about Keith Gillespie and his gambling habit. AC Horsens AGF Aarhus Hearts St Mirren Adam Eckersley Adam James Eckersley (born 7 September 1985) is an English footballer, who plays primarily as a full-back for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Richard Eckersley. He started his career with Manchester United in 2004, but failed to break into the first team in his four years there

neg: Bad Reputation (Glee) Crew." Gerrick D. Kennedy of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote that he hated the episode, similarly calling "Run Joey Run" his favorite song, but noting that that was "not hard considering the songbook that was offered". Kennedy deemed the "Ice Ice Baby" performance his least favourite moment of the entire series thus far. He concluded: "Each of the musical numbers felt about two minutes longer than they should have been. I love Newton-John’s walk-on cameo, but I don’t want them to fall into the habit of re-creating music videos frame by frame: It was cute - once. It sounds harsh,

neg: China painting and trivialized circumstances. It was an excruciating experience to watch enormously gifted women squander their creative talents on teacups." Chicago was criticized by other feminists for her condescending views on "women's crafts." One wrote that "Chicago the feminist wants to give the china painters their historic due. Chicago the artist is offended by the aesthetic of what they have done." China painting China painting, or porcelain painting, is the decoration of glazed porcelain objects such as plates, bowls, vases or statues. The body of the object may be hard-paste porcelain, developed in China in the 7th or 8th century, or

neg: Rudyard Kipling – as a traitor working to break up the United Kingdom. "Ulster" was first publicly read at an Unionist rally in Belfast, where the largest Union Jack ever was also unfolded. In his poem "Ulster", which Kipling admitted was meant to strike a "hard blow" against the Asquith government's Home Rule bill, he wrote: "Rebellion, rapine, hate, Oppression, wrong and greed, Are loosed to rule our fate, By England's act and deed". "Ulster" generated much controversy with the Conservative MP Sir Mark Sykes – who as a Unionist was opposed to the Home Rule bill – condemning "Ulster" in an

neg: Margin Call (film) Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film three and half stars out of four, and said: ""Margin Call" employs an excellent cast who can make financial talk into compelling dialogue." A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" wrote: "It is hard to believe that "Margin Call" is Mr. Chandor’s first feature. His formal command — his ability to imply far more than he shows or says and to orchestrate a large, complex drama out of whispers, glances, and snippets of jargon — is downright awe inspiring." Roger Ebert wrote: "I think the movie is about how its

neg: BONZIE of music she makes." Other reviews for "Zone on Nine" included VICE who wrote "Her intricately layered music taps into personal connections — the relationship you have with yourself, the connection between the body and the mind... [it has a] gorgeous sonic palette that's hard to pinpoint but instantly alluring". Paste Magazine wrote about the album ""The way certain notes bend on the Chicago songwriter's latest tune only draw you in closer as you wonder 'What's that sound?'". "Zone on Nine" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Album. A music video for the song "Crescent" shortly followed, featuring

neg: Mother Teresa convent in Darjeeling from Calcutta for her annual retreat. "I was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them. It was an order. To fail would have been to break the faith." Joseph Langford later wrote, "Though no one knew it at the time, Sister Teresa had just become "Mother" Teresa". She began missionary work with the poor in 1948, replacing her traditional Loreto habit with a simple, white cotton sari with a blue border. Teresa adopted Indian citizenship, spent several months in Patna to receive basic medical training at Holy Family Hospital and ventured into

neg: Kick Out the Jams August 8, 1970: People said "oh wow, 'kick out the jams' means break down restrictions" etc., and it made good copy, but when we wrote it we didn't have that in mind. We first used the phrase when we were the house band at a ballroom in Detroit, and we played there every week with another band from the area. [...] We got in the habit, being the sort of punks we are, of screaming at them to get off the stage, to kick out the jams, meaning stop jamming. We were saying it all the time and it became

neg: Magnus Karlsson (musician) Harnell, Rickard Bengtsson (former bandmate from Last Tribe), Mark Boals (who worked with Magnus in the project The Codex), Mike Andersson (who worked with Magnus in the project Planet Alliance) and other guests like David Readman (Pink Cream 69, Voodoo Circle), Rick Altzi (At Vance, Masterplan) and Herman Saming (A.C.T). Magnus also sings three tracks on the album himself and Daniel Flores (who also worked with Magnus in the project The Codex) recorded the drums. Magnus also wrote songs for the melodic hard rock project Place Vendome, 'My Guardian Angel' from the album "Streets of Fire", 'Break Out' from the

neg: Beck's Bolero adds drum flourishes, climaxing with a break. The second part begins with Moon's simultaneous drum break and scream and launches in different, hard rock direction. "It was my idea to cut off in the middle, Yardbirds-style", Beck commented, "Keith upped the tempo and gave it an extra kick. It's like a bit of the Who, a bit of the Yardbirds and a bit of me". The amply-distorted guitar provides "a thick-toned, descending riff", according to Power. He also describes the break, inspired by the Yardbirds' rave-up technique, as "eerily presag[ing] the coming era of hard rock and heavy metal". The

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) Atlantic" wrote that the 2017 film "feels particularly egregious, in part, because it's so slavishly devoted to the original; every time it falls short of its predecessor (which is quite often), it's hard not to notice". Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" said that the 2017 film "takes our knowledge and our interest in the material for granted. It zips from one number to another, throwing a ton of frenetically edited eye candy at the screen, charmlessly." Phillips wrote that the film featured some "less conspicuously talented" performers who are "stuck doing karaoke, or motion-capture work of middling quality", though

neg: Cinderella (1997 film) over" the film's "soaring, sentimental ballads"". Harlene Ellin of the "Chicago Tribune" wrote that, despite the production's aesthetics and color-blind casting, the film resembles "the fair maiden who lacks the requisite charm and spark required to snag the handsome prince", concluding that the production "doesn't capture the heart" despite its beauty. While praising the performances of Houston, Peters and Montalban, Ellin wrote that "Cinderella's glass slippers are far too big for Brandy to fill", criticizing her acting while saying that the singer "delivers her lines so timidly and flatly that it's hard to stay focused on the story when Brandy

neg: Habit (album) Habit (album) Habit (also known as 3rd Album) is the third and last studio album by Korean pop singer, U;Nee. It was released on January 26, 2007, on Synnara Music, five days after her death. In late 2006, Korean media reported that U;Nee was hard at work on a brand new album, showing a snippet of the song "솔로판타지 (Sorrow Fantasy)" and U;Nee rehearsing a dance to it. The album was expected to be released some time in 2007. However, on January 21, it was reported that U;Nee had committed suicide due to a bout with depression. Synnara Music then

neg: Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall and reallocation to rear-echelon duties, his demob and early years trying to break into the entertainment industry. In "", having been stung by a critic who called the biographies unreliable, Milligan wrote, "I wish the reader to know that he is not reading a tissue of lies and fancies, it all "really happened"." The presentation is an unusual format freely mixing narrative anecdotes, contemporary photography, excerpts from diaries, letters, rough sketches and performance programs, along with comic sketches and absurd fake memoranda from ranking Nazi officials; the hard facts are usually apparent. Milligan says in the preface: "All the salient

neg: How to Break a Terrorist How to Break a Terrorist How to Break a Terrorist: The US Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq is a book written by an American airman who played a key role in tracking down Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The interrogator who wrote the book published it under the pen name Matthew Alexander, for security reasons. The author wrote the book as a pseudonymous officer in the US Air Force who had served for fourteen years. Alexander's real name has been sealed by court order by the District of Columbia District Court. Alexander makes

neg: Pal (dog) first great collie, "Old Cockie". Because of his large eyes and the white blaze on his forehead, Pal was judged not of the highest standards and sold as a pet-quality dog. Howard Peck, an animal trainer, brought the eight-month-old collie to Hollywood animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax in order to break the animal of uncontrolled barking and a habit of chasing motorcycles. After working with the dog, Weatherwax gained control of the barking but was unable to break Pal of his motorcycle-chasing habit. Peck was disappointed with the results and gave the dog to Weatherwax in exchange for the money Peck

neg: Beck's Bolero claims that key features of the instrumental—the haunting melody line and the second part "hard-rock" break—are his. Beck adds that the break contains "the first heavy metal riff ever written and I wrote it". While not addressing the specifics, Page asserts "I wrote it, played on it, produced it ... and I don't give a damn what [Jeff] says. That's the truth", but adds "the slide bits are his". Beck later put it behind him, "No, I didn't get a songwriting credit, but you win some and lose some down the years". Over the years, he and Page have made

neg: Lucy Page Gaston haunted less reputable neighborhoods of Chicago, calling down boys for smoking and inducing them to sign the "Clean Life Pledge." Gaston also pressured merchants not to hire persons who smoked and admonished the Chicago Cubs baseball team over their use of tobacco. She promoted chewing the root of the gentian plant to reduce the craving for tobacco, and would regularly offer it to smokers trying to quit the habit. Gaston received support from a number of prominent organizations and persons. The Salvation Army and YMCA prominently opposed smoking. Montgomery Wards of Chicago and Wanamaker's Department Stores of Philadelphia refused to

neg: Jonny Quinn His cousin is Debbie Armstrong, wife of former Northern Ireland assistant manager Gerry Armstrong. Quinn had a habit of stage-diving, which resulted in many fractured limbs. After the band signed to Fiction/Interscope, he was asked to curb it, lest he break his arm. He proposed to his longtime girlfriend, industrial designer Mariane Røkke at Snow Patrol's homecoming show at Ward Park in 2007. He wrote "Marry me Mariane" on his drum kit, which was shown on the screens beside the stage. They tied the knot in Mariane's hometown Oslo on 16 August 2008. Jonny's brother Bradley Quinn was the best

neg: T. J. Jagodowski T. J. Jagodowski Thomas James "T. J." Jagodowski (born September 2, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, and improvisational performer who lives in Chicago. He has been a member of The Second City as well as a performer and teacher at iO Theater, formerly known as "Improv Olympic". He has appeared in movies such as "Stranger Than Fiction", "The Ice Harvest", "No Sleep Till Madison", "Get Hard" and the television show, "Prison Break". He is most recognizable from the long-running series of improvised Sonic Drive-In commercials featuring himself and Peter Grosz. Jagodowski was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. While in college

neg: Shrek Sarris of "The New York Observer" wrote "What gives "Shrek" its special artistic distinction is its witty and knowingly sassy dialogue, delivered by vocally charismatic performers whose voices remind us of their stellar screen personae in live-action movies." Lisa Alspector of the "Chicago Reader" wrote "This romantic fantasy complicates the roles of beauty and beast, making it hard to guess what form a sensitive resolution will take." Joe Morgenstern of "The Wall Street Journal" wrote "The charms of "Shrek", which is based on the children's book by William Steig, go far beyond in-jokes for adults." A mixed review came from

neg: Indestructible (Disturbed album) The single "Inside the Fire" was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category. After touring in support of the band's previous album, "Ten Thousand Fists", the band took a break. During this time, drummer Mike Wengren got married, and guitarist Dan Donegan had a child. In February 2007, after the break was over, the band went to Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois and began writing music. "Indestructible" is Disturbed's first self-produced effort, without Johnny K acting as producer, as he did on the band's previous albums, "The Sickness", "Believe", and "Ten Thousand Fists". The

neg: Cecil Gooding has been recognized as national champions by the National Championship Foundation. He contracted typhoid fever following a Thanksgiving Day game against the University of Minnesota in late November 1903. It was believed that he contracted the illness from drinking the water while in Chicago for the game. He died five weeks later. He was the first Michigan Wolverines football player to die while attending the school. Following his death, "The Michigan Alumnus" wrote: "He had striven conscientiously to perfect himself in the game and earned the respect of coaches, players and spectators. He was a reliable, hard-working guard who never

neg: Dan Muller in New York City in January 1917 and subsequently worked as a ranch hand while traveling by horseback from Mexico to Canada and back to the American West. He was in New York City again around 1929, then worked in Chicago from 1930 until about 1933. In 1933 Muller painted three 100 foot murals for the Travel and Transport exhibit of the Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair. That same year he wrote and illustrated an original short story titled "Break 'Em Gentle" for the premier October 1933 issue of Esquire Magazine- an issue which also featured works by Ernest

neg: Riding habit be a coat dress called a "riding coat" (borrowed in French as redingote) or a petticoat with a short jacket (often longer in back than in front). In France in the 17th century, women who rode wore an outfit called a devantiere. The skirt of the devantiere was split up the back to enable astride riding. By the early 19th century, in addition to describing the whole costume, a devantiere could describe any part of the riding habit, be it the skirt, the apron, or the riding coat. In his diary for June 12, 1666, Samuel Pepys wrote: Two and