Sen. Charles W. Sandman, R-Cape May, said today Jones will run well ahead of his GOP opponents for the gubernatorial nomination.

Simon Frith identifies the origins of the power ballad in the emotional singing of soul artists, particularly Ray Charles and the adaptation of this style by figures such as Eric Burdon, Tom Jones and Joe Cocker to produce slow tempo songs often building to a loud and emotive chorus backed by drums, electric guitars and sometimes choirs.

Colonel Charles Edward (" Chuck ") Jones ( November 4, 1952 – September 11, 2001 ) was a United States Air Force officer, a computer programmer, and an astronaut in the USAF Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program.

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Charles Martin " Chuck " Jones ( September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002 ) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio.

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Avco-Embassy Pictures, the film's financial backer, preferred either Charles Bronson or Tommy Lee Jones to play the role of Snake Plissken to Carpenter's choice of Kurt Russell, who was trying to overcome the " lightweight " screen image conveyed by his roles in several Disney comedies.

For his appearance on the heavily collaborative track " Back on the Block ", a composition by jazz musician Quincy Jones that " attempt to bring together black musical styles from jazz to soul to funk to rap ", Ice-T won a Grammy Award for the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, an award shared by others who worked on the track including Jones and fellow jazz musician Ray Charles.

* 1896 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The Settlers consisted of eight families ; Heinrick Stief ( Steeves ), Jacob Treitz ( Trites ), Matthias Sommer ( Somers ), Jacob Reicker ( Ricker ), Charles Jones, George Wortmann ( Wortman ), Michael Lutz ( Lutes ) and George Koppel ( Copple ).

A subsequent investigation led by the District Attorney of New York resulted in the arrests of Patrick and of Rice's butler and valet Charles F. Jones, who had been persuaded to administer chloroform to Rice while he slept.

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His valet, Charles F. Jones, had worked for him for a number of years.

On September 24, 1900, James Baker received a telegram from the valet, Charles Jones, stating:

Charles Jones was given freedom, and remained in seclusion until November 16, 1954.

On September 23, 1900, Rice was found dead by his valet, Charles F. Jones.

A subsequent investigation led by the District Attorney of New York resulted in the arrests of Patrick and of Rice's butler and valet Charles F. Jones, who had been persuaded to administer chloroform to Rice while he slept.

* December 4 – Charles Dow, American journalist, co-founder of Dow Jones & Company ( b. 1851 )

* May 26 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Ross has also worked with John Lee Hooker, Lightnin ' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Rush, Dr. John, Bobby Lewis, Pinetop Perkins, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville, Big Mama Thornton, Louisiana Red, J. B. Hutto, Eddie Kirkland, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, and many other blues greats.

Notable practitioners of Bikram Yoga include Dan Hardy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, David Beckham, Lady Gaga, Ashton Kutcher, Robbie Williams, Andy Murray, Charles Barkley, Jennifer Farley, Lacey Turner, Madonna, Elton Brand, Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, Brooke Shields, Bruce Bowen, John McEnroe, Beyonce Knowles, Demi Moore, Tommy Smothers, George Clooney, David Robinson, Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Bridges, Toby Jones, Lea Michele, and Kiran Chetry.

* 1989 – Charles Jenkins, American basketball player

* 1942 – Charles Acton, American basketball player

The 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team, the first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael Jordan as the anchor, along with Bird, Magic, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, Charles Barkley, and Christian Laettner.

At Spring Woods High School, Clemens played baseball for longtime head coach Charles Maiorana and also starred in football and basketball.

* February 20 – Charles Barkley, American basketball player

** Charles Oakley, American basketball player

* Professional basketball players Steve Nash ( who was an award winning player " MP3 " according to Ali G and unable to speak proper English due to being Canadian ), Ben Wallace ( who he accuses of " playa-hating "), Shaquille O ' Neal ( who he argued with about the meaning of the NBA, Ali thinking it stood for Nationwide Basketball Society ), Tim Duncan ( from whom tried to get a pair of free sneakers ), Robert Horry, Dwyane Wade ( who he didn't realise was an NBA player, claiming he had snuck in to " hang with mah man Shaquille O ' Neal "), Richard Jefferson ( whom he called Thomas Jefferson his son ), Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller

* Charles Jones ( basketball, born 1957 ) known as " Gadget " Jones, U. S. basketball player with Washington Bullets ( 1985 – 93 ) and Houston Rockets

* Charles Jones ( basketball, born 1975 ), U. S. basketball player with Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers

Alexandra Park on King Charles Road has a basketball court, as featured on the basketball website.

* Local parks managed by the Weed Parks and Recreation District include: Lincoln Park ( renamed Charles Byrd Community Park in 2004 ) which is an park with restrooms, a playground, basketball courts, and is the home to the Weed Skatepark ; as well as Bel Air Park, adjacent to College of the Siskiyous and home to the community swimming pool.

* Charles Jerome " Chuck " Daly ( July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009 ) was an American basketball head coach.

Then in 1921, a basketball player named Charles H. " Chuck " Taylor walked into Converse complaining of sore feet.

* Charles " Chuck " Cunningham ( Gavan O ' Herlihy, Randolph Roberts )-Elder son, college student and basketball player.

* Charles Lee ( basketball ) ( born 1984 ), American basketball player

Following them have included NBA basketball superstar Dwyane Wade, Basketball Hall of Fame player Charles Barkley, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon, comedian Jimmy Kimmel ( whose opening words to Joe Theismann were " how's the leg?

* Lorenzo Charles ( born 1963 ) nicknamed Zo, a basketball player born in New York

* Charles Barkley, a professional basketball player

Charles Koch Arena at Wichita State University, is home to the Wichita State Shockers men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams.