KDFC's self-described approach to the classical format includes special programming and promotions such as the " KDFC World Tour " ( the music of a different country, every hour ); " History on Shuffle "; ( fantasy iPod sets of famous people through history ); and the " KDFC Classical Star Search " talent contest.

In the holiday special he invoked the name " Jesus " in what turned out to be an awkward moment for the characters and viewers, as Pappy was a self-described agnostic, but not an atheist.

A self-described " beach bum " who takes his retirement " in installments ", he prefers to take on new cases only when the spare cash ( besides a reserve fund ) in a hidden safe in the Flush runs low.

Peter Ferdinand Drucker ( November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005 ) was an influential writer, management consultant, and self-described “ social ecologist .”

DataFlex is a relational database management system, self-described as an applications development database, originated around 1980.

* Jonesy's Jukebox ( Mondays-Thursdays noon – 2 pm ) hosted by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, The premise of the show is that the self-described " Sire of Wilshire " can do whatever he wants ( within FCC rules ), with no direction from station management.

Garner was a self-described " scrounger " for his company in Korea, a role he later played in The Great Escape and The Americanization of Emily.

On further investigation, the India government learned that the consulting company Terra Research was run from the home of a self-described earthquake forecaster who had no telephone listing and maintained a website where he sold copies of his detection system.

Camille Paglia, a self-described " dissident feminist " who has often been at odds with other academic feminists, argues that the Marxist-inspired interpretation of misogyny so prevalent in second-wave feminism is seriously flawed.

Because of his self-described " amenable, conciliatory character " Michael Palin has been referred to as unofficially " Britain's Nicest Man.

A political conservative and self-described " right-winger ", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and " anti-Catholicism ", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as " a successful mismatch ", although both men did share some traits, i. e. both were practising Catholics from " ethnic " backgrounds ( Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent ).

Occasionally, the use of these terms in reference to " alternative " spirituality or in an occult context implies the use of violence to assert these changing religious views – for example, in the book Lords of Chaos a rash of church burnings across Scandinavia has been described as a part of this trend because many of the perpetrators were self-described " pagans " seeking to overthrow what they deemed to be centuries of religious oppression by Christianity.

Works such as Serenade No. 1, Piano Sonata No. 4, Songs of Experience and Eight Fragments from Shelley, written in 1948 showed a self-described desire " to disassociate myself from the passé modern schools of the last half-century, and to create a music for myself and those around me which has no fear of developed melody, real development itself, tonality, or other understandable forms.

Their genre of punk has been self-described as deathpunk.

While Libération still has a decidedly self-described left-wing progressive editorial line − generally supportive of causes such as anti-racism, feminism, and workers ' rights − Edouard de Rothschild's entrance in its capital ( 37 %) in 2005 and editor Serge July's campaign for the " yes " vote in the referendum establishing a Constitution for Europe the same year alienated it from a number of its left-wing readers.

Kate Clinton is a self-described " fumerist ," or feminist humorist, who has set out to prove that being lesbian can be, and often is, funny.

Another of his friends, Donald ( Frederick Combs ), a self-described underachiever who has moved from the city, arrives and helps Michael prepare.

Schwartz has won many major awards in his field, including three Oscars, four Grammys, four Drama Desk Awards, one Golden Globe Award, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater and a self-described " tiny handful of tennis trophies ".

In Texas, Dignan ( Owen C. Wilson ) " rescues " Anthony ( Luke Wilson ) from a voluntary mental hospital, where he has been staying for self-described exhaustion.

A republican, vegetarian, socialist, and self-described " radical lawyer ", he has participated in prominent and controversial court cases and inquests involving accused IRA bombers, the Bloody Sunday incident, and the deaths of Jean Charles de Menezes and Diana, Princess of Wales.

He has self-described as a " rooted conservative ".

He has an older brother, Chuck, and grew up as a self-described " blue-collar cowpoke " in Houston, Texas, and Kansas City.

" It has " gained a strong hold on the imagination of many ordinary " self-described orthodox Sunni though, thanks to Sufi preaching.

Ireland has had self-described community radio stations since the late 1970s, although it was not until 1995 that the first 11 licensed stations went on the air as part of an 18-month pilot project run by the Independent Radio and Television Commission.

After the IAEA Board of Governors reported Iran's noncompliance with its safeguards agreement to the UN Security Council, the Council demanded that Iran suspend its nuclear enrichment activities while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has argued that the sanctions are " illegal ," imposed by " arrogant powers ," and that Iran has decided to pursue the monitoring of its self-described peaceful nuclear program through " its appropriate legal path ," the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Although relatively insignificant in terms of the number of self-described adherents, Christian Reconstructionism has played a role in promoting the trend toward explicitly Christian politics in the larger U. S. Christian Right.

A self-described " citizen of the world ", Pasek has since traveled to Japan, Bali, Thailand, Egypt, Aruba, Ecuador, Peru, Cuba, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

* Andy Martin ( also known as Anthony Martin-Trigona ), a journalist and self-described consumer advocate has run for several local, state and federal offices dating back to at least 1977, including two runs for president and six runs for Senate.

Some are quick to point out that Carney is the self-described expert on the work of Cassavetes, and that he has a tendency to dismiss other opinions on the matter in toto.

Founded in 1991 as the Washington Hemp Expo, a self-described " humble gathering of stoners " attended by only 500 people, and renamed the following year as Hempfest, it has grown into a 3-day annual political rally, concert, and arts and crafts fair with attendance typically over 250, 000.

A self-described " world punk " band, Firewater incorporate many diverse elements of world music with punk rock rhythms, including cabaret, ska, jazz, folk and most notably Eastern European influences such as klezmer and gypsy music, which has led to their inclusion in the gypsy punk genre.

The New Adventures were self-described as being " stories too broad and deep for the small screen ," and purported to take Doctor Who into " previously unexplored realms of time and space ".

As detailed above, some carriers attempted to form a cartel of self-described Tier 1 networks, nominally refusing to peer with any networks outside the oligopoly.

" When Congressman Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, attempted to object, Cunningham said, " Sit down, you socialist.

The localism and occasional violence of this self-described " Wolf Pack " ( successors in this role to Da Hui ) are often criticized, but their intimidating presence provides an indispensable degree of crowd control and has been argued to prevented additional fatalities and injuries at Pipe.

Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, better known as Bricktop ( August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984 ) was an American dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.

The self-described " Gumbo Capital of the World ", Bridge City, Louisiana, holds an annual Gumbo Festival.

In New York City in 1857, a group of some 15 – 20 young, cultured journalists flourished as self-described " Bohemians " until the American Civil War began in 1860.

Zindler was also famed in Houston for his self-described Rat and Roach Report, where he read details from his controversial City of Houston Food Inspection Program restaurant reports on the air.

In New York City and other American metropolises in the late 1850s, groups of young, cultured journalists flourished as self-described " bohemians " until the American Civil War broke them up and sent them out as war correspondents.

Reid Mihalko and Marcia Baczynski, a pair of self-described " relationship coaches " in New York City, founded Cuddle Party in New York on February 29, 2004.

Carlson, a self-described conservative, served on the Minneapolis City Council as an Independent-Republican, and later as an Independent.