infobox Book name Freddy and Simon the Dictator image File Freddy and Simon the Dictator.jpg 300px image caption Freddy crowns his old enemy Simon author Walter R. Brooks illustrator Kurt Wiese country U.S. language American English series Freddy the Pig genre Children s literature Children s novel , Comic novel publisher Knopf , The Overlook Press release date 1956 Knopf , 2003 Overlook media type Print hardback and paperback pages 243 pp. 2 244 isbn 1 58567 359 5 Overlook LCCN Permalink Knopf http lccn.loc.gov 56009933 preceded by Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars followed by Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans Freddy and Simon the Dictator 1956 is the 24th book in the generally humorous children s series Freddy the Pig written by American author Walter R. Brooks and illustrated by Kurt Wiese . It tells how animals in New York State rebel against humans, destroying property and taking control of farms. At the same time, Freddy s friend Mr. Camphor is pressured into running for governor. The situations collide when animals take over Camphor s estate, imprisoning the political figures there. Author Brooks was in ill health. There is an element of finality toward the end of the story, as Freddy s foe Mr. Garble encountered 13 books and 13 years before is at last jailed. All animals are given the right to vote in human elections. Uncharacteristically foretelling, Brooks writes that years later Freddy is elected mayor of Centerboro. p. 243 Elements of its plot are similar to George Orwell s 1945 novel Animal Farm . Plot summary The local rabbits have been much help to the Bean animals, so it is a surprise that some are vandalizing and stealing. Confronted, instead of apologizing, a rabbit criticizes Mrs. Bean, then gives ridiculous evidence that her husband was eaten by the Beans. Freddy and Jinx the cat investigate, discovering that the Grimby house in the woods ... Reflist DEFAULTSORT Freddy And Simon The Dictator Category 1956 novels Category American children ... more details
For other people named Titus Manlius Torquatus Titus Manlius Torquatus disambiguation Refimprove date December 2009 Titus Manlius Torquatus , son of Titus or Titus Manlius T. f. Torquatus , was Roman republic Roman Republican consul 235 BC and 224 BC , Censor ancient Rome censor 231 BC , and Roman dictator dictator 208 BC . Family background The Manlia gens Manlii were one of the oldest and most distinguished patrician gentes in the Roman Republic. One Gnaeus Manlius Cincinnatus had been chosen consul in 480 BC , four years after the first Fabius had become consul. Prominent consuls in the family included the early 4th century consul Marcus Manlius Capitolinus Marcus Manlius T.f. Capitolinus whose career was marked by his gens banning the use of the praenomen Marcus thereafter , and the 4th century consul Titus Manlius Torquatus 347 BC Titus Manlius L.f. Imperiosus Torquatus . Titus was descended from this last consul, notable not only for his military successes but also for executing his own son for an impetuous breach of military discipline. It is not clear if the consul Aulus Manlius Titus f. Torquatus Atticus was Titus s elder brother. Political career In his first consulship in 235 BC, with Gaius Atilius A.f. Bulbus as his co consul, he subjugated Sardinia , recently acquired from the Carthaginians . After this war, the temple of Janus mythology Janus was shut for the second time in Roman history Livy 1. 9 , meaning that Rome was at peace, not war. He was then elected censor with Quintus Fulvius Flaccus in 231 BC , and apparently did not complete the lustrum ritual cleansing of the Roman state , because new censors were elected in 230 BC . Torquatus might have fallen out with his colleague and resigned, or the omens might have been considered inauspicious, forcing both censors to resign . In 224 BC , he was elected consul again, this time with his censorial colleague Quintus Fulvius Flaccus Flaccus . In 216 BC , as one of the most senior senators then living, h ... more details
Infobox VG title Beach Head II The Dictator Strikes Back developer Bruce Carver Bruce and Roger Carver publisher Access Software 1985 in video gaming 1985 released 1985 in video gaming 1985 genre Shoot em up modes Single player video game Single player or Multiplayer video game Two player ratings platforms Amstrad CPC , Apple II , Atari 8 bit , Commodore 64 , ZX Spectrum media Compact audio cassette Cassette , Floppy disk input Keyboard computing Keyboard , Joystick Beach Head II The Dictator Strikes back is 1985 in video gaming 1985 computer game , a sequel to Beach Head video game Beach Head . It was video game developer developed and video game publisher published by Access Software . It was designed by Bruce Carver and his brother, Roger, and was released for the Amstrad CPC , Apple II , Atari 8 bit Atari 400 800 , Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum . The spelling of the game s name varies. The title screen spells it Beach Head , while the box said Beach Head . Gameplay Beach Head II featured the player pursuing the eponymous Dictator in several ways. There are four levels in the game. In the first level, called Attack, the player deploys soldiers along a path with walls to cover him from the dictator s gun. The objective is to destroy the gun. The second level involves rescuing the prisoners from deadly obstacles by clearing them with a gun. The third level s objective is to escape from the area by flying a helicopter with the prisoners out of the dictator s fortress. Finally the player and the dictator face off, on opposite cliffs, separated by water. To defeat him, the player ... his opponent will control the Dictator s forces. This game was notable for using synthesized speech ... 13 ref reflist References Reflist External links moby game id beach head ii the dictator strikes back ... from GameBase64.com DEFAULTSORT Beach Head Ii The Dictator Strikes Back Category 1985 video games Category ... 64 games Category ZX Spectrum games 8bitcomputer game stub de Beach Head it Beach Head II The Dictator ... more details
wiktionary Perpetuus is Latin for continuous, entire or universal , and can refer to People Saint Perpetuus , sixth bishop of Tours L. Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus II, a Roman consul see List of late imperial Roman consuls Titles Dictator perpetuus dictator perpetuo , Latin for dictator in perpetuity A parish priest of a particular type was called a perpetual curate curatus perpetuus Other Perpetuum mobile disambiguation Category Latin adjectives in current use bg ... more details
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Quintus Fabius Ambustus was the name of two Roman politicians of the 4th Century BCE Quintus Fabius Ambustus tribune , consular tribune in 390 BCE Quintus Fabius Ambustus dictator , dictator in 321 BCE hndis Ambustus, Quintus Fabius DEFAULTSORT Ambustus, Quintus Fabius ca Quint Fabi Ambust de Quintus Fabius Ambustus sh Kvint Fabije Ambust ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Saddam The Secret Life is a book by Con Coughlin . It tells the story of Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein , and his career. Category Saddam Hussein Bio book stub ... more details
Antonio de Salazar may refer to Antonio de Salazar composer c.1650 1715 , Mexican composer Ant nio de Oliveira Salazar 1889 1970 , Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal Hndis Salazar, Antonio ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Retrospective determinism is the logical fallacy that because something happened, it was therefore bound to happen the term was coined by the French philosopher Henri Bergson . For example When he declared himself dictator of the Roman Republic , Julius Caesar was bound to be assassinated. This argument gives no logical grounds to conclude Caesar s assassination was the only possible outcome, or even the most likely outcome of the circumstances. Simply asserting this is committing the fallacy of retrospective determinism. This type of fallacy is often used as a build up to a hasty generalization because something happened in given circumstances, it was not only bound to happen, but will in fact always happen given those circumstances. For example Caesar was assassinated when he declared himself dictator. Sic semper tyrannis this goes to show that all dictators will eventually be assassinated. This not only does not follow on logical grounds, but is false a dictator may be murdered by a political rival, killed in a war with a foreign power, or simply die by accident or natural causes. Discounting these possibilities, it still does not follow that any dictator, if they lived long enough, would be assassinated because Caesar was assassinated. While the conclusion is correct, the premise is faulty. Caesar s assassination does not predict the inevitable assassination of all other dictators. See also Historian s fallacy Post hoc ergo propter hoc DEFAULTSORT Retrospective Determinism Category Logical fallacies ... more details
orphan date December 2008 The Colombia Military Coup 1953 was the coup followed by seizing of power, by Colombia Colombia s commander in chief Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in 1953. He ruled as dictator until 1957. Sources http onwar.com aced chrono c1900s yr50 fcolombia1953.htm Colombia Coup 1953 Category History of Colombia Category Coups Colombia stub ... more details
Hortensius can refer to Quintus Hortensius dictator , dictator of Rome in 286 BC. Quintus Hortensius Hortalus 114 50 BC , Roman orator. Hortensius Cicero , a work of Cicero from 45 BC. The Netherlands Dutch astronomer Martin van den Hove 1605 1639 , also known as Martinus Hortensius . Hortensius crater Hortensius crater , on the Moon , which is named after this Dutch astronomer. Hortensius is the name of the Majordomo steward in the opera La fille du r giment , by Gaetano Donizetti . Hortensius is the name of a lost dialogue by Cicero , which Augustine of Hippo says in Confessiones turned him to the way of philosophy. disambig ko ... more details
depiction of dictatorship. Maximilian II was a brutal dictator overthrown by Thorne, played by Donald ..., he becomes a dictator outlawing dissent, putting his political enemies in concentration camps, and creating ... that fascism cannot happen in America hence the book s title . small align center Ex Soviet dictator align center Novistrana align center Republic The Revolution small Dictator of a fictional post ... align center Unknown country align center The Fairly OddParents Abra Catastrophe small Dictator of the world ... center Unknown country align center Channel Chasers small Dictator of the World small align center ... Boys small Dictator of the world small align center Sheen Estevez align center Unknown country align center List of Jimmy Neutron characters Sheens Brain small Dictator of the world small align center Ned Flanders align center Earth align center Treehouse of Horror V small Dictator of the World small ... Shredder Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sheredderville small Dictator of New York City small align ... Dictator of Petropolis small align center Darkwing Duck aka Darkwarrior Duck align center St Canard align center Darkwing Duck Time and Punishment small Dictator of St Canard small align center Heinz ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Impunity Game is a simple game in experimental economics , similar to the Dictator Game . The first player the proposer chooses between two possible divisions of some endowment such as a cash prize The first choice will be a very unequal division, giving most of the endowment to herself, and sharing little with the second player the partner or the responder . The second choice is a more even division, giving a fair proportion of the initial pie to the responder, and keeping the rest for herself. The second and final move of the game is in the hands of the responder he can accept or reject the amount offered. Unlike the ultimatum game , this has no effect on the proposer, who always keeps the share she originally awarded herself. This game has been studied less intensively than the other standards of experimental economics, but appears to produce the interesting result that proposers typically take the least fair option, keeping most of the reward for themselves, a conclusion sharply in contrast to that implied by the ultimatum or dictator games. ref GameTheoryBolton Notes note GameTheoryBolton 1998 Bolton, Katok, Zwick, International Journal of Game Theory, http lema.smeal.psu.edu katok 45K5E4WC73MJF1WQ.pdf page 285 for a dictator game comparison. Game theory Category Game theory ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Publius Cornelius Rufinus was a Roman dictator and consul. He was born in Italy during the time of the Roman Republic . He began his dictatorship in 333 BC . He renounced due to a defect in the religious procedures for his appointment. Start box s off Succession box title Roman dictatorDictator of the Roman Republic before Spurius Postumius Albinus and Titus Veturius Calvinus after Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus consul 332 BC Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus and Aulus Cornelius Cossus Arvina years 333 BC End box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cornelius Rufinus, Publius ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cornelius Rufinus, Publius Category Cornelii Rufinus, Publius Category Ancient Roman dictators Category 4th century BC Romans Ancient Rome bio stub bg ca Publi Corneli Ruf dictador es Publio Cornelio Rufino fr Publius Cornelius Rufinus it Publio Cornelio Rufino dittatore 333 a.C. la Publius Cornelius Rufinus hu Publius Cornelius Rufinus ru 333 . . sh Publije Kornelije Rufin uk ... more details
her and who desires her , Jael manages to find out that he has also treated the Dictator and that the Dictator s chest bears a heart shaped birthmark. In her desire to find and kill the Dictator, she ... disorder. Rioting breaks out on the streets, and in the absence of any advice from the Dictator, the public turn on him and denounce him. The Dictator finally responds by announcing that he can .... The country descends into chaos after the Dictator s departure. Further rioting ensues, and food ... that the lady bears the Dictator s birthmark and is, in fact, the Dictator. Clearly on the verge of death, the lady reveals that Michael who has also arrived on the scene has acted as her voice in the Dictator s announcements. She also begs Jael to take on the role of Dictator and restore order and hope to the people. The novel ends with Jael, seemingly having accepted the offer from the Dictator ... more details
The Uni n Patri tica can refer to the following The Spanish Patriotic Union , the political party created by the Spain Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera the Patriotic Union Colombia , the political party founded by Colombia n Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC guerrillas and the Colombian Communist Party in the 1980s. the Patriotic Union Panama disambig de Uni n Patri tica es Uni n Patri tica ... more details
Loulou was a pseudonym used by Enver Hoxha , Communist dictator of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985 Louise Leveque de Vilmorin Other uses Loulou film 1980 French film directed by Maurice Pialat Loulou von Brochwitz Retro Cheesecake and Pinup Model born 1985 in Switzerland LOU LOU Canadian magazine See also Lulu disambiguation disambig fr Loulou nl Loulou ... more details
Marcus Junius Pera was a Rome Roman politician during the Second Punic War . He was consul in 230 BC and censor with Gaius Claudius Centho in 225 BC . He was appointed Roman dictator dictator in 216 BC , rei gerundae causa , for the purpose of repelling the Carthage Carthaginian forces under Hannibal from Italy . In order to raise soldiers he armed not only slaves, but even criminals. He was the only dictator to serve a term simultaneously with another dictator, Marcus Fabius Buteo M. Fabius Buteo being appointed later that year to deal with constitutional matters in Rome. See also Junia gens References Livy , Ab Urbe Condita book Ab Urbe Condita , XXII.lvii and XXIII.xxiii. start box succession box title List of Roman Republican consuls Consul of the Roman Republic before Marcus Pomponius Matho and Gaius Papirius Maso after Lucius Postumius Albinus consul 234 and 229 BC Lucius Postumius Albinus and Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus years with Marcus Aemilius Barbula br 230 BC end box DEFAULTSORT Junius Pera, Marcus Category Ancient Roman dictators Category Roman Republican consuls Category Roman censors Category Junii Pera, Marcus Category 3rd century BC Romans Category 3rd century BC rulers bg ca Marc Juni Pera de Marcus Iunius Pera es Marco Junio Pera fr Marcus Iunius Pera it Marco Giunio Pera ja sh Marko Junije Pera ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Cornelia Postuma flourished 1st century BC was the only daughter of Roman Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla and his fifth wife Valeria wife of Sulla Valeria . Postuma was delivered after Sulla s death. DEFAULTSORT Postuma, Cornelia Category Ancient Roman women Category 1st century BC Romans bg ... more details
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Notability date July 2011 The Westerkamp family were active members of the Center for Legal and Social Studies in Argentina . Their studies focused on cases and methods of Political repression repression . Gustavo Westerkamp and Doctor Jos Westerkamp were both jailed by the early 1980s for the threat they posed to Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla . Sources Amnesty International by Jonathan Power , published by the McGraw Hill Company in 1981, United Kingdom Argentina stub Category Argentine families ... more details
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wiktionary shyster A shyster is generally a charlatan, a person practising quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money or advantage by pretense. Shyster may also refer to Sylvester Shyster , a fictional villain & dictator in the Mickey Mouse universe SS 3 Shyster, the NATO name for the Soviet R 5 missile during the Cold War Shyster, an enemy in Super Mario RPG , serving as Mack s bodyguard and Smithy s basic servants It is often applied as a derogatory term for a Hyster Fork Truck. David Samson baseball , the president of the Florida Marlins disambig ... more details
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