Pierce also appeared on an early episode of the hit 80's TV sitcom Designing Women as a steward on a cruise ship.

As a result, planes from the carriers and were sent to hit North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases and fuel facilities during Operation Pierce Arrow.

One of the most notable tornadoes of the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence was the one that hit in Pierce City.

An argument led to Kember attempting to hit Pierce and a scuffle ensued.

Pierce is best known for playing the psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the hit NBC sitcom Frasier, for which he won four Emmy Awards during the series ' run.

Amongst other highlights he was punched by Lily Allen, hit over the head with a guitar by Pete Doherty, called a " persistent little fat cunt flap " by Pierce Brosnan and snorted vodka with Ingrid Tarrant.

In game 3 of the first round between the Celtics and Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA Playoffs, Pierce hit a 21-foot jumper at the buzzer to beat Miami 100 – 98, and give the Celtics a 3 – 0 series lead.

In 1952 Hank Snow had a hit with her " The Gold Rush is Over " and in 1955 Webb Pierce had success with " I Don't Care ".

The injury she suffered to her right rib after Mary Pierce hit a shot at her in doubles, caused her the most serious injury of her career and also forced her to retire in her match against Vesnina the following week in Linz.

She also partnered with Webb Pierce the same year for two duet singles, including the Top 10 hit, " Oh So Many Years ".

Tillis wrote " I'm Tired ", a No. 3 country hit for Webb Pierce in 1957.

Even though the song was previously a hit by Webb Pierce, Tillis's version is the better-known version of the two.

Pierce manages to have Willy murdered before he can reveal the most crucial information, although their plans are now in danger of discovery by law enforcement agents who correctly fear that a major robbery is at hand.

In parallel to the efforts of Pierce, Silcott's lawyers requested access in November 1990 to his original interview notes, so that the seven pages from his crucial fifth interview — the notes he said were fabricated — could be submitted for an Electrostatic Document Apparatus ( ESDA ) test.

Low-flying planes will spread a granular-type chemical, heptachlor, over 30,000 acres in Troup, 37,000 acres in Pierce and 65,000 acres in Bulloch and Bryan counties.

She and Corina Morariu won the doubles semifinals over Hingis and Mary Pierce.

Unlike the earlier northern Idaho mining areas of Florence ( northeast of Riggins ) and Pierce, the Boise Basin mines provided good returns over a period of many years, the peak years being 1863-66, during and immediately after the Civil War.

With the encouragement of Davis, Pierce also appointed James Gadsden to negotiate with Mexico over the acquisition of additional territory.

The film was produced over a five-year period through the collaborative efforts of three directors: Jayne Loader, and brothers Kevin and Pierce Rafferty.

Kember and Pierce argued over the choice of song for their first single with Fire.

The Pierce Farm hill rises above sea level, and the Great Hill and Town Hill are both over.

The original host was Strom until early 1997 when Pierce took it over full-time.

A confrontation with Donald Pierce leaves Sebastian Shaw gravely injured, and Sunspot takes over as Lord Imperial, which was Tessa's plan all along.

* Lorne Pierce Medal for an achievement of special significance and conspicuous merit in imaginative or critical literature written in either English or French ( critical literature dealing with Canadian subjects has priority over critical literature of equal merit that does not deal with Canadian subjects )

Date reached the semi-final at Wimbledon after beating Mary Pierce in the quarter-final then battling Graf over two days in the semi-final.

When Pierce demands that they hand it over, Sinclair tells him that it is being repaired and cuts the connection.

The Minnesota State women's basketball team won the 2009 NCAA Division II national championship with a 103 – 94 win over Franklin Pierce University on March 27, 2009 in San Antonio.

Cross Purposes: Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the Struggle over Compulsory Public Education.

In 1995, Ward was passed over for a Bond girl role, learning that even though then-Bond Pierce Brosnan was 42, the casting director said " What we really want is Sela, but Sela ten years ago ".

In the semifinals, Pierce beat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport 7 – 6, 7 – 6 ; however, Pierce lost the final to Mauresmo in just over three hours.

In just her second tournament in over six months, Pierce played at the US Open.

Convinced that white settlers were cooperating with Leschi, Stevens declared martial law over Pierce County on April 2, 1856.

That year, Pierce Brosnan took over the role of James Bond and began wearing the Omega Seamaster Quartz Professional ( model 2541. 80. 00 ) in the movie GoldenEye.

Poor farms were the origin of the U. S. tradition of county governments ( rather than cities, townships, or state or federal governments ) providing social services for the needy within their borders ; the federal government did not participate in social welfare for over 70 years following the 1854 veto of the Bill for the Benefit of the Indigent Insane by Franklin Pierce.

Founded in 1888 as Miss Pierce ’ s School, today, the diverse student body of over 560 students comes from the Greater Boston to a 26-acre campus in Brookline, Massachusetts near Jamaica Pond.

However there may be some exaggeration involved-studio logs indicate during the filming of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ( 1948 ) the entire crew, including Chaney took a two hour break during the filming of a transformation and filmed the rest of the scene later that day ( though the makeup for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein had been greatly redesigned and streamlined by Bud Westmore over the original Jack Pierce makeup ).

Pierce also is one of only three Celtics, alongside Larry Bird and John Havlicek, who have scored over 20, 000 points in their career with the Celtics alone.

A commercial for the Air Force XXV included LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Rasheed Wallace, Tony Parker, Jermaine O ' Neal, Amar ' e Stoudemire, Chris Paul, and Paul Pierce, featuring the music of Juelz Santana ( the Second Coming ). This version featured a mismatched set of medallions to commemorate it's twenty fifth year anniversary.

Pierce has often played his best games against the best individual competition, such as LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, and Kobe Bryant.

Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics being defended by LeBron James.

By way of example, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Paul Pierce, Tracy McGrady, Kyle Korver, Jason Richardson, Vince Carter, John Salmons, Andre Iguodala, Danny Granger, Caron Butler, and Michael Jordan have spent considerable time at both positions.

Such NBA players are Kobe Bryant, Josh Howard, Andre Iguodala, Jason Richardson, LeBron James, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter, Shane Battier, and Tracy McGrady.

Notable players in the NBA today include Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Jason Kidd and Amar ' e Stoudemire.