Bravo 2 was a television channel in the UK, that originally launched as Player on 2 March 2006. It was originally a spin-off of Challenge. On 28 September 2006, Player was rebranded as Bravo 2, and became a sister channel of Bravo.
On 15 September 2010, BSkyB announced that it will close Bravo 2 as well as sister channels Bravo and Channel One. The Bravo channels closed on 1 January 2011, with the most popular programmes moved to the other Sky channels. The last image seen on Bravo 2 was the Bravo 2 logo with the words "Bravo 2 doesn't do regret".
The channel's programming consisted of gambling and sport-related programmes. The ident for Player was the same as that of its original late night slot on Challenge, except with yellow colouring and without the famous club.
As Player, they added exclusive coverage of the FIA GT Championship to its portfolio of sports events. The channel also carried a limited amount of Serie A matches under the production of Bravo.
Bravo 2 also showed programs from their sister channel Bravo such as The Unit, Street Crime UK and The Real Football Factories.
Player is an American rock band that made their mark during the late 1970s. The group scored a few US Hot 100 hits, three of which went into the Top 40; two of those single releases went Top 10, including the No. 1 hit "Baby Come Back", written by group members Peter Beckett and J.C. Crowley.
Player first came together in Los Angeles, California. The original members included Peter Beckett (lead vocals, guitar), John Charles "J.C." Crowley (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Ronn Moss (bass, vocals), and John Friesen (drums).
Beckett, a transplanted Englishman, had been in a group called Skyband with Australian Steve Kipner (who had also played with the Australian band Tin Tin). After Skyband broke up in 1975, Beckett was in Los Angeles and met Crowley at a party. He and Crowley teamed up in a new band called Riff Raff, which soon changed its name to Bandana and released a single, "Jukebox Saturday Night", on Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter's Haven label. Steve Kipner and former Grass Roots guitarist Reed Kailing were also members of Riff Raff/Bandana, but Kipner was gone before the single's recording and Kailing was aced out after its release, though some of the Bandana tracks with Kailing's playing and co-writing later appeared on Player's debut.
A political player is a participant in politics who has or is perceived to have influence or power, although usually on a smaller level than a global power elite. The phrase may refer to an individual who is a candidate or elected or appointed official, but more commonly refers to someone who is not in office but still wields power or influence, such as a lobbyist, a fundraiser or contributor, a whistleblower, a political consultant, a labor union or labor leader, a corporation, or even an entire industry. More recently, with the rise of the Internet, web-based groups such as Moveon.org and online organizations, like ActBlue, have become political players as well.
"P.I.M.P." is a song by American hip-hop artist 50 Cent, recorded for his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). The song features production from Shady label-mate, Mr. Porter and Brandon Parrott. A remixed version of the song, featuring fellow rappers Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, was released as the album's third official single on August 12, 2003, although the remix was not initially part of the track listing: it was later added as a bonus track to some digital editions of the album.
Upon its release, the song was a significant commercial success, especially in the United States, where it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten of many national charts worldwide. The song was later certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000+ copies.
Musically, the song is based on a highly steel-drum-prominent production from Brandon Parrott and Porter, and although it is predominantly a rap song, features elements of other genres, especially reggae, or music similar to that of the Caribbeans, within the steel drum-based production. Lyrically, the song glorifies 50 Cent's supposed involvement in the 'pimp' lifestyle.
M-113 – a Class M planet featured in TOS episode "The Man Trap". The planet is also called Crater's World, and also known as Fotialla by the extinct natives that once lived there.
M'kemas III – Tzenkethi settlement attacked by Ambassador Krajensky (a disguised changeling) who commandeered the USS Defiant in an attempt to start a war with the Federation.
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M-Zed V – Mentioned in TNG episode "Heart of Glory". It is an outpost possibly under Klingon control. It was claimed as the destination of Korris and his fugitive Klingons. Note: It may simply be spelled as M-Z-V as "Zed" is the typical British/Canadian pronouncement of the letter "Z" instead of "zee".
Mab-Bu VI – Gas giant planet with a Class M moon. In the 19th century, criminals from the Ux-Mal system were exiled to the moon where their consciousness was separated from their physical bodies by the planet's electromagnetic fields. Some time in the 2160s, the prisoners attempted to escape by inhabiting the bodies of crew members of the Federation starship USS Essex but the plan failed when the ship crashed on to the surface. The beings later take possession of Data, Troi, and O'Brien to hijack the Enterprise-D.
Praxis is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in Italy in July 1968 and released on the Greek Praxis label as a double LP. It features the first solo piano performance released by Taylor but has yet to be released on CD.