The earliest academic studies of contemporary Paganism were published in the late 1970s and 1980s by scholars like Margot Adler, Marcello Truzzi and Tanya Luhrmann, although it would not be until the 1990s that the actual multidisciplinary academic field of Pagan studies properly developed, pioneered by academics such as Graham Harvey and Chas S. Clifton.

Clifton would often attempt to improvise comical lyrics that were intentionally unfunny before giving up entirely without seeming to care.

News programs interviewed Clifton as Kaufman's opening act, but the interviews invariably would turn ugly whenever Kaufman's name came up.

Promoters who thought they had caught on to the joke would hire Clifton because he was cheaper than booking Kaufman.

It was announced on May 16, 2008 that Comic Relief, in recognition of the 24th anniversary of Andy Kaufman's departure, would present " The Return of Tony Clifton ", with his Katrina Kiss My Ass Orchestra.

Clifton decided to bring Bow with him and offered her $ 50 a week, but added he couldn't say whether or not she would " fit the part ".

Clifton Springs, Australia, was also named for its local mineral springs, which would be found around Fairy Dell, if it were not closed due to possible landslips.

On reaching Penrith, the advanced portion of his army was repulsed on Clifton Moor in December 1745, and Cumberland became aware that an attempt to overtake the retreating Highlanders would be hopeless.

Actor Robert Wagner, who co-starred with Webb in the movies Stars and Stripes Forever and Titanic and considered the actor one of his mentors, stated in his memoirs, Pieces of My Heart: A Life, that " Clifton Webb was gay, of course, but he never made a pass at me, not that he would have.

" Clifton Chenier, Rockin ' Sidney and Queen Ida all garnered Grammy awards during this pivotal period, opening the door to emerging artists who would continue the traditions.

Clifton and Frank Sherman founded Dominion Foundries and Steel in 1912, creating a giant that would bring prosperity and identity to the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

Wagons would in future be exchanged at Yeovil Town, but the GWR had to build a road for Mr Paul, the owner of a private siding which had connected with their line, so that he could bring his goods to the Clifton Maybank platform instead which was still served by the SR.

The comic book hero Colonel Clifton, who is retired from the RAF, is an example of this — his proper rank would be that of Group Captain.

In 1928, Lawrence returned to Broadway opposite Clifton Webb in Treasure Girl, a Gershwin work she was confident would be a huge hit.

In the 1850s, the land that would become Clifton Hill was crown land, but unincorporated, serviced by unsurveyed tracks leading to Northcote and bounded by the surveyed roads of Heidelberg Road and Hoddle Street, which provided access to private quarries in the area, which is between Ramsden and Roseneath Streets, Clifton Hill now days, as well as the City of Melbourne quarry, located between Yambla Street and the Merri Creek.

Henry Groom, a City of Melbourne Councillor, declared, not surprisingly, " The freeholders of Clifton Hill have no desire to depreciate the value of their property by suffering it to be annexed to a swamp which to drain itself would drain our resources.

In some passages characters debate whether Clifton could ever become viable and whether investment in real estate there would not be too risky-questions which were evidently quite relevant at the time though to the modern reader the answers are obvious.

The assistant charity commissioner proposed a scheme that would reorganise the objectives of the endowed schools and secure funding for the Grammar School and the new Clifton High School for Girls.

The locomotive would then have to change ends and the train return to Clifton Hill station, where it diverged east on the line to Heidelberg.

She was a contestant on the Dick Clark-hosted $ 25, 000 Pyramid and would later appear as a panelist on Super Password, including Nathan Cook, Richard Kline, Jamie Farr, Tom Villard, Dick Gautier, Edwin Newman, Nichelle Nichols, Clifton Davis, Stephen Furst and Bert Convy.

" Clifton told the national press that while he and the reporters involved in the story were willing to be jailed for not revealing sources, the legal department of the Plain Dealer Publishing Company was worried that the newspaper itself would be sued and strongly opposed the printing of the stories.

After much speculation it was announced in December 2011 that the Titans would remain at Clifton Lane for the foreseeable future due to the deal falling through.

Prior to the construction of the Eden Valley Railway, in the 1840s, several schemes had been proposed which would have run to the Eden Valley ; one was the York & Carlisle Junction Railway, backed by the Great North of England Railway, which would have run from Northallerton to Barnard Castle then across the Pennines to Kirkby Stephen, after which two branches would have been formed to connect with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway ; one to Tebay and the other to Clifton.

Some felt that the adoption of this report provided for a clear local option mentioned, while the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, Clifton Kirkpatrick went on record as saying, " Our standards have not changed.

Other traditions of working class entertainment survive on Shoreditch High Street where the music halls of yesteryear have been replaced by the greatest concentration of striptease venues in London ( Clifton 2002 ).

It has two sections, an east – west alignment running from U. S. Route 1 / 9 Truck in Jersey City to Route 21 in Belleville, and a north – south alignment running from the Newark / Belleville to the Nutley / Clifton border, and is one of two state highways in New Jersey to have an intentional discontinuity ( New Jersey Route 440 is the other ).

Two famous actors have listed Beech Grove as their birthplace — Clifton Webb ( November 19, 1889 – 1966 ) and Steve McQueen ( March 24, 1930 – 1980 ).

Sporadic 2nd century Roman occupation material and fragments of streets indicate that by that time expansion may have begun in Clifton.

Among the players who have been Globetrotters are NBA greats Wilt " The Stilt " Chamberlain, Connie " The Hawk " Hawkins, Nat " Sweetwater " Clifton, as well as Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon, Jerome James, Reece " Goose " Tatum and Hubert " Geese " Ausbie.

Among the significant Irish poets to have emerged in recent years are: Pat Boran, Mairéad Byrne, Ciarán Carson, Patrick Chapman, Harry Clifton, Tony Curtis, Padraig J. Daly, Colin Dardis, Gerald Dawe, Greg Delanty, Séan Dunne, Paul Durcan, Eamon Grennan, Vona Groarke, Kerry Hardie, Randolph Healy, Seamus Heaney, John Hughes, Pat Ingoldsby, Trevor Joyce, Brendan Kennelly, Derek Mahon, Thomas McCarthy, Hugh McFadden, Paula Meehan, Billy Mills, Sinéad Morrissey, Paul Muldoon, Gerry Murphy, Bernard O ' Donoghue, Conor O ' Callaghan, Caitriona O ' Reilly, Justin Quinn, Maurice Riordan, Maurice Scully, Michael Smith, Geoffrey Squires, William Wall, Catherine Walsh.

Thomas was educated at Manila Hall, Clifton, Bristol, before going up to Cambridge University Initially, Thomas was to have gone to Jesus College on a scholarship originally intended for the sons of Anglican Ministers.

and the confrontational aspects of his act have drawn cursory comparisons to Tony Clifton.

Remnants of several fortified camps, otherwise known as hillforts, thought to have been occupied by the Dobunni can be seen in the Bristol area at Maes Knoll, Clifton Down, Burwalls and Stokeleigh-all overlooking the Avon Gorge-and at Kingsweston Down and Blaise Castle.

Shortly before a gang battle, Carl receives a call from his sister Kendl ’ s boyfriend Cesar Vialpando ( Clifton Collins, Jr .), a leader of the smaller Hispanic street gang " Los Aztecas ", who shows Carl a green " Sabre " ( the vehicle long-rumored to have been involved in his mother ’ s shooting ) being escorted by Big Smoke, Ryder, a group of Ballas, and Tenpenny.

A Japanese surface force of battleships and cruisers, battered earlier in the larger battle and thought to have been in retreat, instead turned around unobserved and stumbled upon the northernmost of the three groups, Task Unit 77. 4. 3 (" Taffy 3 "), commanded by Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague.

DAB radio signals have come from the Bauer South Yorkshire 11C multiplex from the transmitters at Clifton ( next to the M18 east of Rotherham ) and Tapton Hill ( Sheffield ) since November 2000.

Clifton based community groups like the Staten Island Liberian Community Association ( SILCA ) have become politically active in defending the estimated 3, 600 Liberians across the country who are on DED status.

The Clifton neighborhood consists mostly of one family houses, however, in the past decade many duplexes and attached houses have been developed on property previously zoned for commercial use.

A number of films have also been set in Clifton, including The Truth About Love ( 2005 ) starring Dougray Scott and Jennifer Love Hewitt, The Foolish Things ( 2005 ), starring Lauren Bacall and Anjelica Huston, and Starter for 10 ( 2006 ), starring James McAvoy and produced by Tom Hanks, which was filmed largely on Royal York Crescent.

Historically, like many other Massachusetts neighborhoods, some residents of the area have identified themselves as being from " Clifton, Mass.

There are a number of associations that serve to preserve and improve these neighborhoods: Clifton Improvement Association and Clifton Heights Improvement Association are of particular note for the work they have done.

* Since the race became a non-championship heat race in 1971, two drivers who did not win a Cup race, Clifton " Coo Coo " Marlin and Mike Skinner, have won the race.

Other recent awards have included a " 2003 Editor of the Year " honor for Doug Clifton, given by Editor & Publisher, the industry newsletter.