On March 25, 2011, Sweeney retired from baseball.

A supporter of the U. S. military, Sweeney founded a website Lettersfromhollywood. army. mil to get messages of support to active duty and retired military.

Sweeney retired as President of the AFL-CIO on September 16, 2009.

The five-string banjo was popularized by Joel Walker Sweeney, an American minstrel performer from Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

In Britain rhyming slang had a resurgence of popular interest beginning in the 1970s resulting from its use in a number of London-based television programmes such as Steptoe and Son, Mind Your Language, The Sweeney ( the title of which is itself rhyming slang —" Sweeney Todd " for " Flying Squad ", a rapid response unit of London ’ s Metropolitan Police ), Minder, Citizen Smith, Only Fools and Horses, and EastEnders.

He continues to appear in live stage shows, including Barbra Streisand's memorable birthday party for Stephen Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, in which he appeared with Angela Lansbury, performing selections from Sweeney Todd.

The 26 founding members came from the group of 32 members who had paid dues by March 13, including strip cartoonists Wally Bishop ( Muggs and Skeeter ), Martin Branner ( Winnie Winkle ), Ernie Bushmiller ( Nancy ), Milton Caniff, Gus Edson ( The Gumps ), Ham Fisher ( Joe Palooka ), Harry Haenigsen ( Penny ), Fred Harman ( Red Ryder ), Bill Holman ( Smokey Stover ), Jay Irving ( Willie Doodle ), Stan MacGovern ( Silly Milly ), Al Posen ( Sweeney and Son ), Clarence Russell ( Pete the Tramp ), Otto Soglow ( The Little King ), Jack Sparling ( Claire Voyant ), Raeburn Van Buren ( Abbie an ' Slats ), Dow Walling ( Skeets ) and Frank Willard ( Moon Mullins ).

Two calls from these flights were recorded, placed by flight attendants Madeleine Sweeney and Betty Ong on Flight 11.

* Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) a film directed by Tim Burton, adapted from Sondheim's musical.

Flight attendant Robert Fangman, as well as two passengers ( Peter Hanson and Brian David Sweeney ) made phone calls from United Airlines Flight 175, using GTE airphones, from the rear of the aircraft.

" Heaney's first translation came with the Irish lyric poem " Buile Suibhne ", published as Sweeney Astray: A Version from the Irish ( 1984 ), a character and connection taken up in Station Island ( 1984 ).

* 1983: Sweeney Astray: A version from the Irish, Field Day

He has been nominated for top awards many times, winning the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globes for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and from the Screen Actors Guild for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Other regular performers from the British version include a variety of British, American, and Canadian comedians such as Greg Proops, Tony Slattery, Mike McShane, Stephen Frost, Brad Sherwood, Chip Esten and Jim Sweeney.

Aside from sitcoms, she played the role of H. Sweeney on the NBC afternoon soap opera The Doctors from 1978-1979.

( 1977 ) itself spun off from the hugely popular British TV show The Sweeney, and the first episode of Minder, Gunfight at the O. K.

The current Bartholomew County courthouse was built from 1870 to 1874 by McCormack and Sweeney of Columbus at a cost of $ 225, 000.

In between pitches, Sweeney asked the home plate umpire if Weaver could be asked to move the rosin bag from the top of the mound.

After returning from the disabled list on August 8, Sweeney hit. 293 with six homers and 26 RBI, but missed another five games with a sore side.

While still recovering from the attack, Derek is visited by his black former English teacher Dr. Bob Sweeney ( Avery Brooks ), whom he asks for help to be paroled.

The morning Derek is due to be released from prison, Danny's history teacher, Murray, reports Danny to the now-principal Dr. Sweeney on account of Danny's history paper on Mein Kampf.

The role of flight attendants received heightened prominence after the September 11 attacks when flight attendants ( such as Sandra W. Bradshaw and CeeCee Lyles of United Airlines Flight 93, Robert Fangman of United Airlines Flight 175, Renee May of American Airlines Flight 77 and Betty Ong and Madeline Amy Sweeney of American Airlines Flight 11 ) actively attempted to protect passengers from assault, and also provided vital information to air traffic controllers on the hijackings.

The Tower of Bray is also referenced in the song Parlour Songs in the Stephen Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd, although the song has been removed from more recent performances of that musical.

Sobule is a prolific collaborator, writing and performing both with other musicians and with artists from nonmusical disciplines, including blogger Ariana Huffington, television producer Sue Rose and comedienne Julia Sweeney.

In 2006, Sobule met Julia Sweeney, the actress, writer and comedienne, and started performing the " Jill and Julia Show ", a compilation of songs and stories.

Although Gray is no longer performing on a regular basis, he occasionally makes appearances on the independent wrestling circuit, including an appearance at Chikara's King Of Trios 2008, teaming with Demolition, where they lost to the Fabulous Three of Larry Sweeney, Mitch Ryder, and Shayne Hawke On March 28, 2009.

Sweeney has been involved with the Comedy Store's Comedy Store Players team since 1992, performing with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Neil Mullarkey, Lee Simpson, Andy Smart and Richard Vranch.

The 2008 season began with the release of fan favorite Mike Sweeney and the trade of Angel Berroa to the Dodgers.

* Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls: an Audio Melodrama in Three Despicable Acts ( 2007 ), an audio play by Yuri Rasovsky, won three 2008 Audie Awards for best audio drama, best original work and for achievement in production.

* Robert Mack ( 2008 ) The Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd: The Life and Times of an Urban Legend.

At the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, he won the award for " Best Villain " for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd and " Best Comedic Performance " for Jack Sparrow.

Depp has been nominated for three Academy Awards, in 2004 for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, in 2005 for Finding Neverland, and in 2008 for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Depp won his first Golden Globe for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in 2008.

* Sweeney, Kathleen ( 2008 ).

In 2008, he defeated Republican challenger Joseph Sweeney.

Sweeney has guest-starred on various TV series, including House ( 2006 ) as Crandall, an ex-bandmate of Dr. Gregory House ; Jericho as John Goetz ( 2006 – 2008 ); Castle as an LA detective ( 2011 ), and more.

On May 4, 2008, Sweeney flew with the helicopter squadron HMM-364, " The World Famous Purple Foxes ", in a CH-46E while in Iraq visiting with service members and promoting his new film, Two Tickets to Paradise.

Anonymous Venezuelan defense sources say that president Hugo Chavez “ wants to replace his army's obsolete AMX-30 main battle tanks with between 50 and 100 Russian-built T-90 main battle tanks ,” according to an October 2008 article by analyst Jack Sweeney.

John Sweeney in October 2008

Sobule and Sweeney originally met at a TED ( conference ) and performed together at TED in 2008.

* TeamXbox interview with Tim Sweeney ( February 28, 2008 )

* TG Daily interview with Tim Sweeney ( March 10, 2008 )

* Ars Technica interview with Tim Sweeney ( September 14, 2008 )

In the fall of 2008, Merrill Hall was added as a co-ed residence hall, leaving Sweeney Hall to be the only same gender hall on campus.

Sweeney and Sobule originally met at a Technology Entertainment and Design ( TED ) conference and performed together at TED in 2008.

On June 28, 2008, in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, he made a special guest appearance for Ring of Honor with the storyline that " Sweet N ' Sour " Larry Sweeney had brought him on board with his Sweet N ' Sour Inc. faction.

In November 2008, Sweeney acknowledged that the company had not complied with rules on Sunday premiums before an intensive campaign by the National Employment Rights Authority in the catering industry.

In 2008 Sylvia Sweeney was the Executive Producer of the Marriage of Excellence Concert Series which was broadcast in Wuhan China.

On May 17, 2008, Lynn defeated Sweeney to officially become IWC Super Indy Champion.

In 2008, the school ( in association with Lady Eleanor Holles ) performed Stephen Sondheim's " Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ".