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"Numbers Between One and Ten"", drawing humor from the silliness of ranking such mundane items. Letterman's top ten skit was thought of when Steve O'Donnell was head writer of the ""Late Night With David Letterman"" show. According to O'Donnell, the Top Ten List was an ""almost simultaneous inspiration arriving from staffers Jim Downey, Randy Cohen and Robert “Morty” Morton — largely prompted by the ridiculous 'eligible bachelor' lists in a local New York paper that included the 84-year-old Bill Paley. 'Why, we can put such nonsense together ourselves!' we exclaimed. And we did."" On September 18, 1985, the very first"
"in 1694 during the War of the Grand Alliance as it was transporting 10 tons of gold coins to buy the allegiance of the Duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus II, against France. In September 2002, Odyssey reached an agreement with the British government on a formula for sharing any potential spoils, under which Odyssey would get 80 percent of the proceeds up to $45 million, 50 percent from $45 million to $500 million and 40 percent above $500 million. The British government would get the rest. The company was poised to start the excavation in the late summer of 2003,"
"Odyssey The Odyssey (; ""Odýsseia"", in Classical Attic) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the ""Iliad"", the other work ascribed to Homer. The ""Odyssey"" is fundamental to the modern Western canon; it is the second-oldest extant work of Western literature, while the ""Iliad"" is the oldest. Scholars believe the ""Odyssey"" was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia. The poem mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths), king of Ithaca,"
"impact of Sea Odyssey concluded it was the most successful event in Liverpool’s history. The report showed that 800,000 people took part in the event, which resulted in an economic impact of £32 million. The event, staged to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"", was inspired by a letter written by a 10-year-old girl, May McMurray, in 1912 to her father William, a bedroom steward on the Titanic who did not survive the sinking. The letter did not arrive until after the Titanic sailed, and was returned to the sender and is now on display"
"directly displayed via modification of a video signal; it was also the first video gaming device to be displayed in a television commercial. It sold for US$100 and shipped with several games, including ""Table tennis"", which Bushnell had seen a demo of and which ""Pong"" had been based on. The Odyssey sold over 100,000 units in 1972, and more than 350,000 by the end of 1975, buoyed by the popularity of the table tennis game, in turn driven by the success of ""Pong"". ""Pong"" and the Odyssey kicked off a new era of video gaming, with numerous other competitors starting"
"video game in 1966 that was later licensed to Magnavox and called the Odyssey. While very simplistic, and requiring fairly inexpensive electronic parts, it allowed the player to move points of light around on a screen. It was the first consumer computer graphics product. David C. Evans was director of engineering at Bendix Corporation's computer division from 1953 to 1962, after which he worked for the next five years as a visiting professor at Berkeley. There he continued his interest in computers and how they interfaced with people. In 1966, the University of Utah recruited Evans to form a computer"
"what remains one of the worst disasters in the history of the Royal Navy. Between 1998 and 2001, the American Company ""Odyssey Marine Exploration"" searched for the ""Sussex"" and claimed that it had located the shipwreck at a depth of 800 metres. In October 2002, Odyssey agreed to a deal with the ship's rightful owner, the British government, on a formula for sharing any potential spoils. Odyssey would get 80 percent of the proceeds up to $45 million, 50 percent from $45 million to $500 million and 40 percent above $500 million. The British government would get the rest. The"
"Japanese program includes hosting Japanese exchange students each autumn, followed by a three-week trip to Japan at the end of eighth grade, in which students stay at temples and Japanese homes. Odyssey students have won a variety of prizes in outside academic competitions. These include a first place in Notre Dame High School's 2009 Middle Math Contest (out of 190 contestants), and a first place in the 2008 Japanese speech contest of the Japanese Consulate General. Odyssey's programs for helping students cope with stress have attracted regional attention. Many Odyssey graduates attend college-preparatory schools such as San Francisco University High"
"Odyssey (children's magazine) Odyssey was a monthly science magazine for children ages 9–14, created by Richard Berry, editor of ""Astronomy"". The magazine was published between 1979 and 2015. It was based in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The magazine was also headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ""Odyssey"" debuted in 1979 with Nancy Mack as its founding editor and was published by AstroMedia Corp until it was acquired by Kalmbach Publishing. Kalmbach published the magazine from 1985 to 1991. ""Odyssey"" focused on astronomy and featured a robot named Ulysses 4-11 as its mascot. Ulysses would answer questions from readers and had his own comic,"
"team members. In the United States, each participating state has its own Odyssey association. Most states are further broken down into regions. Teams compete at the regional level first. The highest-scoring teams progress to the state level. In the U.S. there is no national level. State-winning teams go directly to the World Finals, which have always been held in the U.S., usually at the end of May. There are five categories of problems that participants can solve: However, the different aspects of each of the five categories are not exclusive within that category; acting is prevalent in solutions to all"
"School, Woodside Priory School, Crystal Springs Uplands School, and Menlo School. Others go on to local public high schools. Odyssey graduates later continue their studies at four-year colleges and universities such as UC-Berkeley, Cornell, Occidental, Reed, and Carnegie Mellon. Odyssey was founded in 1998. Odyssey's founding Head of School, Stephen K. Smuin, has been a teacher and school administrator for many years. He had been head of the middle school at the Nueva School, a private elementary and middle school in Hillsborough, California. He is the author of three books on writing technique, including ""More than Metaphors: Strategies for Teaching"
"In April 2015, ""Odyssey"" merged with another Cricket Group magazine ""Muse"", and subscribers now receive editions of ""Muse"". Odyssey (children's magazine) Odyssey was a monthly science magazine for children ages 9–14, created by Richard Berry, editor of ""Astronomy"". The magazine was published between 1979 and 2015. It was based in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The magazine was also headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ""Odyssey"" debuted in 1979 with Nancy Mack as its founding editor and was published by AstroMedia Corp until it was acquired by Kalmbach Publishing. Kalmbach published the magazine from 1985 to 1991. ""Odyssey"" focused on astronomy and featured a"
"Odyssey (Magic: The Gathering) The Odyssey is a expert-level block. It consists of a trio of : Odyssey (September, 2001), Torment (February, 2002) and Judgment (May, 2002). The storyline of ""Odyssey"" leaps forward 100 years after the events in the set Apocalypse on the remote continent . ""Odyssey"" 's protagonist is Kamahl, a formidable fighter-mage skilled in both throwing fireballs and melee combat. Kamahl has a close friend Chainer, a cabalist, and a cool-headed sister Jeska. The antagonist is Laquatus, a sly merfolk who uses trickery and mind control to bend others to his will. Other characters include the cephalid"
"Odyssey Moon On 6 December 2007, Odyssey Moon was the first team to register for the Google Lunar X Prize competition, an event that hopes to rekindle the efforts of humans to return to the moon. The competition is referred to as ""Moon 2.0"" and is composed of other private organizations like Odyssey Moon Limited, the commercial lunar enterprise that makes up this team. Each team will be competing for a $20 million first prize, a $5 million second prize, and additional $5 million in (potential) bonuses. Odyssey Moon Limited is based on The Isle of Man, and is the"
"same set, giving players more incentive to use unusually large decks. Eventually the ""library-eating"" ability was replaced with its current discard ability. With the focus on black within the set all the theme decks for the Torment set featured black paired with another color. Odyssey (Magic: The Gathering) The Odyssey is a expert-level block. It consists of a trio of : Odyssey (September, 2001), Torment (February, 2002) and Judgment (May, 2002). The storyline of ""Odyssey"" leaps forward 100 years after the events in the set Apocalypse on the remote continent . ""Odyssey"" 's protagonist is Kamahl, a formidable fighter-mage skilled"
"in the ""Sussex"" expedition, the company began operations on the ""Black Swan"" salvage (see below) and since then, Spain has rescinded all cooperation with the company. In May 2007, the company announced the salvage of 17 tons of mainly silver and some gold coins from a wreck in an undisclosed location ""in international waters"". The shipwreck was later proved to be that of the Spanish frigate ""Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes"", which blew up and sank in the Action of 5 October 1804. Following the discovery, Odyssey brought the coins and artifacts recovered into the jurisdiction of the United States"
"Odyssey (tanker) Odyssey, which previously went by the name ""Oriental Phoenix"", was an oil tanker in operation from 1971 to November 10, 1988, when an explosion caused it to sink in the North Atlantic off the coast of Canada. The resulting spill remains one of the largest oil spills in world history. The tanker was off the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia when it sank and released 132,157 tons (43 million gallons) of oil into the ocean. By way of comparison, 4.3 times as much oil was spilled by the ""Odyssey"" as from the much more famous"
"to the West Indies during the northern hemisphere winter season, and New York to Bermuda during the summer season. In preparation for the delivery of the new in 1982, Home Lines sold ""Doric"" to Royal Cruise Line in 1981. Under her new owners ""Doric"" was renamed ""Royal Odyssey"". Before entering service for Royal Cruise Line, she received a four-month refit at the Greek shipyards of Perama and Neorion, where her funnel was rebuilt, her topmost deck expanded and a bulbous bow added below the waterline. ""Royal Odyssey"" entered service for Royal Cruise Line on 25 May 1982, and was used"
"his restless adventuring. Nikos Kazantzakis aspires to continue the poem and explore more modern concerns in his epic poem """", which was first published in 1938 in modern Greek. In 2018, BBC Culture polled experts around the world to nominate the stories they felt had shaped mindsets or influenced history. ""Odyssey"" topped the list. This is a partial list of translations into English of Homer's ""Odyssey"". Odyssey The Odyssey (; ""Odýsseia"", in Classical Attic) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the ""Iliad"", the other work ascribed to"
"""Exxon Valdez"". Odyssey, built in 1971, was a 65,000-ton tanker operated by Polembros Shipping Ltd. of London, England, and registered in Liberia. On November 5, 1988, the tanker departed Sullom Voe Terminal in the Shetland Islands off Scotland, fully loaded with North Sea Brent Crude oil which was being transported to the Come By Chance Refinery at Come-by-Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador. When the ship was about 1000 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, a major North Atlantic storm arose, buffetting the ship with waves and 44-mile-per-hour winds. In response, the ship sent out a distress signal and kept heading"
"expanded, although it claims that books remain its primary focus. More recently, Odyssey has entered the areas of eyewear and luxury writing instruments with the launch of The Eyewear Store and Editions. Odyssey (bookstore) Odyssey is a chain of bookstores in India, headquartered in Adyar, Chennai. Apart from books, the stores also sell music, movies, multimedia, stationery, toys and gifts. As of May 2010, Odyssey operates 56 stores across the country, including in Bangalore, Calicut, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, and Trichy. Odyssey opened its first bookstore in Adyar, Chennai in 1995. Since then, the company"
"Ocean Odyssey (FIRST) Ocean Odyssey is the 2005-06 FIRST Lego League challenge theme. It centered on topics relating to the world's oceans and oceanography. The challenge was developed with the collaboration of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Teams were tasked with choosing an ocean activity or resource and research its impact on ocean health and productivity. From this, they would create an innovative solution to problems they encounter with the ocean. At competition, teams presented their research and solution to judges. The table performance portion of Ocean Odyssey is played on a 4"
"launch date of September 1972, and demonstrated it for months prior to Magnavox dealerships and media. Magnavox began advertising the Odyssey in mid-September 1972, including an appearance on the game show ""What's My Line?"" on October 16, 1972. As neither ""Pong"" nor the term ""video game"" existed, the company described the console as ""the new electronic game of the future"" and ""closed-circuit electronic playground"". After ordering 50,000 units, prior to release Magnavox increased its production capabilities and built a larger inventory, as market testing found an enthusiastic response to the console. The Odyssey was sold only through Magnavox dealers; the"
"ships at the Black Sea and the Danube was significant. Ithaca was annexed to Greek Kingdom with the rest of the Ionian islands in 1864. Since at least 1,228 BC, Ithaki has been identified as the home of the hero Odysseus (Odyssey). The word Odyssey is derived from “odos-zeus” and is a compound of two ancient Greek words: odos, meaning: way, and zeus, meaning: mind. In translation: ""Way of Mind."" The name, Odyssey is a metaphor for ones' life struggle. Odyssey was so named by his grandfather, Autolycos, because of the boy's precocious fearlessness, intelligence and stubbornness which would keep"
"in the Greece Central School District to offer the International Baccalaureate program. Odyssey Academy's past musical productions, dating back to 1994, have been Broadway Revue, Ransom of Red Chief, Wizard of Oz, Bye Bye Birdie, Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, Camelot, The Music Man, Kiss Me, Kate, , The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Seussical, The Wiz, Annie Get Your Gun, Once on This Island, Footloose, Rags, Cinderella, The Wedding Singer, South Pacific, Honk!, Grease, The Sound of Music, Barnum, and Big Fish. Odyssey Academy Odyssey Academy is a high/middle school in Greece, New York, United States. It is part of"
"Odyssey Marine Exploration Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. is an American company engaged in the salvage of deep-water shipwrecks. Odyssey salvaged the U.S. Civil War era shipwreck of the SS ""Republic"" in 2003 and recovered over 50,000 coins and 14,000 artifacts from the site nearly 1,700 feet deep. Odyssey has several shipwreck projects in various stages of development around the world, including the codenamed Black Swan Project. Between 1998 and 2001, Odyssey Marine Exploration searched for HMS ""Sussex"" and stated that it had located the shipwreck off Gibraltar at a depth of 821 metres. The English ship sank in a storm"
"The Odyssey (TV series) The Odyssey is a Canadian-produced half-hour adventure-fantasy television series for children, originally broadcast from 1992 to 1994 on CBC Television. It stars Illya Woloshyn as Jay Ziegler, Ashleigh Aston Moore as Donna/Alpha (credited as Ashley Rogers), Tony Sampson as Keith/Flash, Andrea Nemeth as Medea/Sierra Jones, Mark Hildreth as Finger/Mic, Ryan Reynolds as Macro, Janet Hodgkinson as Val Ziegler (Jay's mother), Devon Sawa as Yudo, and Jewel Staite as Labelia. In the series pilot, 11-year-old Jay tries to join a tree-fort club, led by the tough Keith. As per the prearranged agreement, Jay has brought something of"
"Mission Odyssey Mission Odyssey is a 26-part animated series about the adventures of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus. The series is a production of BAF Berlin Animation Film GmbH & Co. Produktions GmbH and Marathon Filmproduktion in co-production with M6. Character design was created by David Gilson. Distributional rights were acquired in 2009 by the Your Family Entertainment AG, which is now holding indefinite broadcast rights including ancillary rights for almost all countries. The German premiere took place on 22 February 2008 on KIKA. Starting with the victory over Troy, Odysseus' voyage home turns into a true adventure. The sea"
"to what Nintendo was able to offer in the Japanese toy market in 1970s"". The Odyssey was not very successful, although other companies with similar products (including Atari) had to pay a licensing fee for some time. For a time it was Sanders' most profitable line, even though many in the company had been unsupportive of game development. Early mainframe games in the United States were developed by individual users who programmed them in their spare time. In 1962, a group of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology programmed a game called ""Spacewar!"" on a DEC PDP-1. In 1970"
"Galactic Odyssey Galactic Odyssey is a science fiction novel by American writer Keith Laumer. It was first serialized in ""IF"" magazine (May–July, 1967) and first published in novel form in 1967. It was also known under the title Spaceman. Down-on-his-luck college dropout Billy Danger shelters from a sleet storm in what he thinks is a corn silo, but which turns out to be a spaceship containing a party of upper-class hunters from the planet Zeridajh, from half-way across the Milky Way. They take him on as a gun-bearer, and after landing on a desert world, the two men are both"
"The Odyssey (miniseries) The Odyssey is a 1997 American fantasy–adventure television miniseries based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, the ""Odyssey"". Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, the miniseries aired in two parts beginning on May 18, 1997 on NBC. The series won the award for ""Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special"". It was filmed in Malta, Turkey, parts of England, and many other places around the Mediterranean, where the story takes place. The cast includes Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Irene Papas, Isabella Rossellini, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts, Geraldine Chaplin, Christopher Lee and Vanessa Williams. Odysseus (Armand Assante),"
"""Ocean Odyssey"" spent the next several years as a rusting hulk in the docks of Dundee, Scotland. Her availability prompted Boeing to establish the Sea Launch consortium, for which she was bought in 1993 by Kværner Rosenberg of Stavanger, Norway, and renamed LP ""Odyssey"". From late 1995 to May 1997, Kværner extended the length of the platform and added a pair of support columns and additional propulsion systems. The upper deck — the location of the former drill floor — was rebuilt to accommodate the launch pad and launch vehicle service hangar. In May 1997, ""Ocean Odyssey"" arrived at Kværner"
"the NYC headquarters. Within each team are opportunities for executive positions, like a contributing editor, social outreach specialist, recruitment director, and more, all on a voluntary basis. Writers have the opportunity to receive compensation for their articles based on the amount of page views a contributor has. Odyssey was co-founded by Evan Burns and Adrian France, two students from Indiana University, in 2014 under the Odyssey Media Group, Inc. The platform's users consist mostly of university and college students in the age range of 18-28, and its viewers mostly come from each individual user's social media networks, such as Facebook"