In his early years he played with the camel foals and goats, and his love for camels earned him the nickname " Abu Bakr ", the father of the foal of the camel.

He had a humble background, and appears to have earned a living as a porter at the docks of Alexandria, hence his nickname of " Sack-bearer " ( Sakkas for sakkophoros ).

After the Soviet occupation of 1979, his role as an insurgence leader earned him the nickname of " Lion of Panjshir " ().

Its design style and excellent cross-country performance earned it the nickname of ' Greyhound '.

Managed by Harry Wright, Cincinnati adopted a uniform with white knickers and red stockings, and earned the famous nickname, a year or two before hiring the first fully professional team in 1869.

His torrid strikeout numbers earned Wood the nickname " Kid K ," and ultimately earned him the 1998 NL Rookie of the Year award.

The young Gaius earned the nickname Caligula ( meaning " little soldier's boot ", the diminutive form of caliga, n. hob-nailed military boot ) from his father's soldiers while accompanying him during his campaigns in Germania.

His constant demands for Western support and funding also earned him the nickname of " General Cash-My-Check ".

This corner is reportedly named after a local character who had earned the nickname of Tarzan and only wanted to give up his vegetable garden in the dunes if the track's designers named a nearby corner after him.

His aggressive driving style earned him the nickname " The Intimidator ".

In the 1987 season, Earnhardt earned his nickname " The Intimidator " after spinning out Elliott in the final segment of " The Winston ", a non-points event now known as the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

In the Convention, David soon earned a nickname " ferocious terrorist ".

It earned the nickname " Lighthouse of the Pacific " because it was the most active volcano in Central America.

The following year, his squadron was based on the as a member of Air Group 51, where his lanky physique earned him the nickname ' Skin '.

" It earned this nickname from the troubles that couples have to endure while trying to navigate the many locks by themselves.

A characteristic mannerism in Rossini's orchestral scoring is a long, steady building of sound over an ostinato figure, creating " tempests in teapots by beginning in a whisper and rising to a flashing, glittering storm ," which earned him the nickname of " Signor Crescendo ".

His unconditional loyalty and efforts to please Hitler earned him the nickname of der treue Heinrich (" the faithful Heinrich ").

Menzies recalled Holt from the army, appointing him Minister without Portfolio assisting the Minister for Trade and Customs, and his recall earned him the ironic nickname " Gunner Holt.

During this period, Bagwell, Biggio, Derek Bell earned the collective nickname " The Killer Bs ".

So great was his zeal in encouraging patients to read the book that he earned the nickname " Doctor My-Book ".

It has earned the praise of Pope Benedict XVI and the nickname " The Pope's Favorite Rabbi ".

After naval studies in England between 1871 and 1878, Togo's role as Chief Admiral of the Grand Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War made him a legend in Japanese military history, and earned him the nickname ' Nelson of the Orient ' in Britain.

KSR called their cache-only memory architecture ( COMA ) by the trade name Allcache ; reliability problems with early systems earned it the nickname Allcrash, although memory was not necessarily the root cause of crashes.

" which earned him the nickname " Uncle Louis " in the media ( Papa Louis in Quebec ).

Becker's game was based on a fast and well-placed serve, that earned him the nicknames " Boom Boom ", " Der Bomber " and " Baron von Slam ", and great volleying skills at the net.

The spot the song reached was the highest peak yet of their career in the U. S. ( this was later broken when " Boom Boom Pow " peaked at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 ) and earned them another Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

It was during his time at the Central Flying School that Trenchard earned the nickname " Boom " either for his stentorian utterances or for his low rumbling tones.

His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname " Boom Boom Afridi ".

They seem to feel that because they fought on the right side during the Civil War, and won, they have earned the right merely to deplore what is going on in the South, without taking any responsibility for it ; ;

but all the same he thought now, uneasily, of the way in which Angelo earned his living -- and paid for his own stuff -- and eyed the soft smile, and the spaniel-like dark eyes, and he felt a little ill.

He was heralded as `` Sportsman of the Year '' by Sports Illustrated, and last night was acclaimed in Rochester as the `` Professional Athlete of the Year '', a distinction that earned for him the $10,000 diamond-studded Hickok Belt.

Polo's travels took him across such a diverse human landscape and his accounts of the peoples he met as he journeyed were so detailed that they earned for Polo the name " the father of modern anthropology.

In September 2009 criticism over the seven-figure salaries earned by various coaches at Arizona's public universities ( including ASU ) prompted the Arizona Board of Regents to re-evaluate the salary and benefit policy for athletic staff.

Carnegie spent energy and resources lobbying congress for a continuation of favorable tariffs from which he earned millions of dollars a year.

Napoleon earned the hatred of the Paolists by pretending to support Paoli and then turning against him ( payment, one supposes, for Sardinia ).

During its first two seasons, it was the number one program in the U. S. During its second season, it earned some of the highest ratings ever recorded for a half-hour sitcom.

The film earned over $ 60 million at the domestic box office, a strong return for a film that cost only $ 5 million to produce.

* ERA +— Adjusted ERA +: earned run average adjusted for the ballpark and the league average

In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable ( i. e., the run scored as a result of normal pitching, and not due to a fielding error or a passed ball ).

To determine whether a run is earned, the official scorer must reconstruct the inning as it would have occurred without the errors ( for purposes of this rule, the " errors " also include passed balls ).

A runner who reaches on catcher's interference and subsequently scores with two outs scores an unearned run, but baserunners who subsequently score after the runner who has reached on catcher's interference exclusively on clean plays score earned runs ; the baserunner cannot be assumed to have been put out except for the error.

Neither the use of a pinch-runner to replace a baserunner who represents an unearned run nor the use of a pinch-hitter to continue the turn at bat of a batter who would be out except for an error transforms a run scored by such a person or his successors on base from an unearned run to an earned run.

Franklin earned the title of " The First American " for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity ; as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies, then as the first United States Ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation.

It was for his theological writings that he earned the title of Doctor Anglorum, and why he was made a saint.

On September 21, closer Jim Johnson earned his 46th save of the season, setting a new Orioles franchise record for saves by one pitcher in a single season.

Aged 14, he amassed 745 runs in the schoolboys ' league, with an average of 126. 16 per innings, which earned him selection for the Trinidad national under-16 team.

All were licensed by Frederick Warne & Co. and earned Potter an independent income as well as immense profits for her publisher.

Lancaster sought demanding roles, and if he liked a part or a director, he was prepared to work for much lower pay than he might have earned elsewhere.