Jarvis is a surname and, less frequently, a male given name.

• Ann Jarvis (1832 - 1905), social activist, founder of Mother's day holiday.
• Anna Jarvis (1864 - 1948), daughter of Ann Jarvis.
• Jarvis Cocker (b. 1963) is a British musician and frontman for the band Pulp.
• Jarvis "Joe" Deane was a photographer who lost an eye in the 1896 Crash at Crush.
• Gregory Jarvis (1944 - 1986), was a NASA astronaut killed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
• Jeff Jarvis (b. 1954), an American journalist.
• Matt Jarvis (b. 1986), an English footballer who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
• Howard Jarvis (1903 - 1986), an American businessman, lobbyist, and politician.
• D. C. Jarvis (1881 - 1966), an American physician from Vermont

"Jarvis" can also refer to:

In fictional characters:

• Edwin Jarvis, fictional Marvel Comics butler
  • JARVIS, the AI personality inspired by that character, voiced by Paul Bettany in the Iron Man films
• "'Jarvis Lorry"', a secondary character in the A Tale of Two Cities novel
• Jarvis, the 20th ghost that Luigi encounters in Luigi's Mansion
• Jarvis McBallsy, the main character in the PlayStation 3 video game PAIN
• Jarvis is the mascot of American Science & Surplus

In places:

• Jarvis, Ontario, Canada, a small town near Lake Erie in Haldimand County, Ontario
• Jarvis Island, a territory of the U.S., located in the South Pacific

In other uses:

• Jarvis, debut solo album by Jarvis Cocker
• Jarvis Algorithm, also known as the gift wrapping algorithm
• Jarvis (CTA), a rapid transit station in Chicago, Illinois
• Jarvis Collegiate Institute, a high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Jarvis PLC, United Kingdom public sector contractor
• USS Jarvis, a series of three ships with the name
• 3353 Jarvis, an asteroid named after Gregory Jarvis
• Jarvis (rocket), a launch vehicle named after Gregory Jarvis

See also[link]

• Jervis (disambiguation)

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Graham Jarvis (August 25, 1930 – April 16, 2003) was a Canadian character actor in American films and television from the 1960s.

Born in Toronto, Jarvis attended Williams College before moving to New York to pursue a career in theater. Jarvis appeared on such television programs as Naked City, Route 66, N.Y.P.D., All in the Family, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, M*A*S*H, Mork & Mindy, Starsky and Hutch, Cagney and Lacey, Fame, Married... with Children, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X Files, ER, and Six Feet Under. He also played character roles in many films. His last major part was as "Charles Jackson", father of Annie Jackson Camden in the Warner Brothers TV drama 7th Heaven, a role that he filled until his death.

Jarvis acted in the role of Elliot Sinclair in the Journeyman Project trio of video games and was also the narrator in the first American production of The Rocky Horror Show at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, playing alongside Meat Loaf and Tim Curry.

He lived in Los Angeles with his wife Joanna Jarvis, and two sons Alex and Matt. Jarvis was also the uncle of former AIMR President Peter Jarvis. In 2003, he died from multiple myeloma. He was interred at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California.

Selected Filmography[link]

• Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
• Alice's Restaurant (1969)
• The Out-of-Towners (1970)
• Cold Turkey (1971)
• Prophecy (1979)
• Silkwood (1983)
• Tough Guys (1986)
• Misery (1990)
• Last of the Dogmen (1995)

External links[link]

Biography portal

• Graham Jarvis at Find a Grave
• Graham Jarvis at the Internet Movie Database
• Graham Jarvis at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis (born September 1, 1989), better known by his stage name Cosmo Jarvis, is an English singer-songwriter and filmmaker. In early 2008 he signed to indie label Wall of Sound and his debut album Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch was released on 16 November 2009. His first official single "She's Got You" received airplay on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 as well as being amongst NME's "10 Tracks You Have to Hear This Week".^[1] Stephen Fry called "Gay Pirates", Jarvis' fourth single, "wonderful" and put a link to its video on his Twitter feed.^[2] Between 2008 and 2010 he performed shows alongside acts including Muse, Gabriella Cilmi, Gym Class Heroes, Panic at the Disco, The Sunshine Underground, Reverend and the Makers and The Holloways.

Early life[link]

Born in New Jersey, United States As a child, Cosmo moved to Devon, United Kingdom with his family. In his own words he has stated that he has no affiliation to New Jersey, except that "Kevin Smith was born there and I love his work". Cosmo first started writing and recording music in his bedroom where he also began making his first films on VHS when he was barely twelve. His storytelling demonstrated an advanced level of sophistication, as was clear from the lengths that he would go to tell his tales; film the television and then film out of the window because that way he knew that he was telling a story.^[3] Cosmo released his self-titled debut album aged nineteen, having left education at Ivybridge Community College at sixteen to pursue a career in music and film, instead of choosing to attend a sixth form.

[edit] 2010-present: Is the World Strange or Am I Strange?

He confirmed his second album's title was Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? on his official Facebook page.^[4] The first single released from the album is "Gay Pirates", which was released on January 23, 2011. The single's music video,^[5] which was directed by Cosmo, was a viral hit and was popular among celebrity tweeters such as Stephen Fry and John Barrowman. The song was featured as Record of the Day^[6] and AOL's Spinner video of the day.^[7] Gay Pirates was voted number 85 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011, which aired on Australia day (26 January) 2012. The album itself was given a 8.5/10 rating from Soundblab album reviews.^[8] He announced in an interview with TNC that he had begun work on his first feature film called The Naughty Room.^[9]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

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Jeff Jarvis
Jeff Jarvis at the 2008 World Economic Forum.
Born	(1954-07-15) July 15, 1954 (age 57)
Occupation	Journalist, College Professor, Show host

Jeff Jarvis (born July 15, 1954) is an American journalist. Previously he was a television critic for TV Guide and People magazine, creator of Entertainment Weekly, Sunday editor and associate publisher of the New York Daily News, and a columnist on the San Francisco Examiner.

Career[link]

Jarvis was president and creative director of Advance Internet, the online arm of Advance Publications. He currently consults for Advance Internet. He has also consulted for the New York Times Company at About.com, where he worked on content development and strategy. In 2006 he became an associate professor at City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism, directing its new media program.^[1] He has a fortnightly column in the MediaGuardian supplement of the British newspaper The Guardian.

In 1974 Jarvis was an undergraduate at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University when he was hired by the Chicago Tribune. Jarvis first began his career in journalism writing for the Addison Herald-Register, a weekly newspaper, in 1972.

He was one of the first to report on the aftermath at the World Trade Center attacks, having just arrived on the last train from New Jersey as the first plane struck. Instead of running to safety, he chose to stay, talking with survivors and making notes, until he was caught up in the maelstrom of the South Tower falling. The experience was what spurred him on to his new "career" as a blogger.

Jarvis is the creator of the popular weblog BuzzMachine, which tracks developments in new media and chronicles some of the author's personal obsessions, such as the fortunes of radio host Howard Stern. He gained national notoriety when he wrote about his negative experiences in dealing with Dell Computer's customer support system on the website.

He is a co-host on This Week in Google along with Leo Laporte and Gina Trapani, a show on the TWiT Network which covers cloud computing and social networking.

Jeff Jarvis, 2008.

In 2009, Jarvis wrote a book called, What Would Google Do? In the book, he discusses how companies can become successful like Google, and talks about how Google, and other top websites, such as Facebook, Craigslist, Wikipedia, and Digg, have changed the business model. He gives advice on how companies can copy Google's success, and how other successful companies have already done so, such a Dell and Apple.^[2]

In 2011, Jarvis published, "Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live," in which he defends the openness of the Internet, discusses ways in which the Internet has made modern life public, and argues against regulations to protect privacy. "Public Parts" was reviewed scathingly by fellow internet scholar, Evgeny Morozov, in the November 3, 2011, issue of The New Republic.^[3]

Politics[link]

Jarvis describes himself as "a liberal: a centrist leaning left," claiming to have voted for Democrats in most elections. Nonetheless, he notes that he upsets some Democrats for not always agreeing with them and for linking to those with whom they disagree. Jarvis says that is why he likes the blogosphere so much: because it allows him to talk with people whose opinions do not align with his views.^[4] Jarvis also describes himself as "a post-9/11 hawk."

Personal life[link]

On Monday, August 10, 2009, Jarvis announced on his blog that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The cancer was detected at an early stage and was subsequently treated by robotic surgery. He was pronounced "cured" as the cancer was contained in the prostate and had not spread to other organs. His very public revelation and reporting of his condition was (according to Jarvis) aimed at encouraging others to, in his words "I also hope to be one more guy to convince you men to get your PSA checked: a small mitzvah in return for my luck."^[5]

Publications[link]

• What Would Google Do?, New York: Collins Business 2009, 272 pages, ISBN 0-06-170971-9.
• Public Parts, New York: Simon & Schuster 2011, 272 pages, ISBN 1-4516-3600-8.
• Gutenberg the Geek, Amazon 2012, 20 pages, ASIN B007EI62I0.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jeff Jarvis

• BuzzMachine.com
• Jeff Jarvis on Twitter
• Jarvis' audio account of his personal experience of the attack on the World Trade Center
• The World Trade Center Tragedy: An eyewitness account, Jarvis' written account of 9/11
• BusinessWeek podcast with Jarvis, about Recovery 2.0, September 2005
• Jeff Jarvis, On the Inside, Blogging Out, Washington Post article, May 2005
• Corante.com interview with Jarvis in The Future of Digital Media series, November 2004
• Criticism of Jeff Jarvis' credentials as "Web Guru," by Ron Rosenbaum, Slate, Nov. 11, 2008
• Cover story about Jeff Jarvis as a "Web Guru," by John Koblin, The New York Observer, Nov. 25, 2008
• Conversation with Jeff Jarvis, Intruders tv, May 5, 2009 Video
• Interview in Italian, Il Sole 24 Ore
• Interview with Jeff Jarvis: Social Media Challenges International Organizations by Joerg Wolf, Atlantic Community

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Pig Destroyer
Background information
Origin	Richmond, Virginia, United States
Genres	Grindcore,[1] death metal,[2] deathgrind[3]
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Relapse
Website	http://www.myspace.com/therealpigdestroyer
Members
J. R. Hayes Scott Hull Blake Harrison Adam Jarvis
Past members
John Evans Donna Parker Jessica Rylan Brian Harvey

Pig Destroyer is a grindcore band from Virginia, USA.

Biography[link]

The band formed in 1997 with vocalist J. R. Hayes (Enemy Soil), guitarist Scott Hull (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, ex-Anal Cunt), and drummer John Evans. Evans was later replaced by Brian Harvey. Sampler Blake Harrison joined prior to recording Phantom Limb.^[4]

In an interview, Scott Hull claims that they picked the band name on the criteria that it was insulting, yet somewhat more creative than the name of his last band, Anal Cunt. Deciding that "Cop Killer" or "Cop Destroyer" would be tactless, they eventually settled on "Pig Destroyer" ("pig" being a pejorative American slang term for the police). Derived from a non-musical source as extreme as the band's sound, Pig Destroyer's easily identifiable logo was created using the emblem from ANSWER Me! magazine as a template. However, the band has become less political in recent times.

Relapse Records signed the band and issued a split 7" with Isis on the label's Singles Series in July 2000. 38 Counts of Battery was a complete discography of Pig Destroyer releases up to the year 2000, which included split records with Gnob and influential screamo act Orchid, as well as their debut album, Explosions In Ward 6, and the demo that secured their record deal.

Prowler in the Yard, released in 2001, was the first of the band's records to really break through to what could contextually be considered the "mainstream." Garnering rave reviews from popular press such as Kerrang! and Terrorizer, the record earned Pig Destroyer headlining slots at the 2002 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival and the 2002 Relapse Records CMJ Showcase, as well as a high placing at 2003's Relapse Contamination Fest alongside scene legends High on Fire and The Dillinger Escape Plan (documented on the Relapse Contamination Fest DVD).

2004's Terrifyer boasted a much clearer sound than Prowler in the Yard or 38 Counts of Battery, as well as lyrics and prose from Hayes. The record came with an accompanying DVD soundscape entitled "Natasha", which was intended to be listened to in surround sound (although a more recent Japanese edition of the album has "Natasha" as an ordinary CD with four bonus tracks). Session guitarist Matthew Kevin Mills, Hull's former guitar teacher, recorded the lead guitar parts in the song "Towering Flesh".

A compilation of tracks from the split EPs with Gnob and Benümb is also available, entitled Painter of Dead Girls. The album features alternative versions of older songs from the 38 Counts era (such as "Dark Satellites"), a series of new songs (such as "Rejection Fetish" and "Forgotten Child"), and covers of bands who could be considered an influence (such as The Stooges and Helmet).

Pig Destroyer have stated that they would release a series of 9 split 7" EPs in 2006. Bands on the flipside include Orthrelm and Blood Duster; however, nothing has yet been released. The 7" series has been put on hold for the release of Phantom Limb.^[5]

2007 saw the release of album Phantom Limb via Relapse Records, complete with album artwork designed by John Baizley (Baroness, Torche).

At least three official promotional videos have been made of Pig Destroyer songs: "Piss Angel", from Prowler in the Yard, "Gravedancer", from Terrifyer, and "Loathsome", from Phantom Limb. All three have aired on MTV2's Headbangers Ball, with each video seeing more airplay than the one that was released before it.^[6] The video for "Piss Angel" debuted on the show on Aug. 14, 2004, and was directed by Kenneth Thibault and Nathaniel Baruch.^[7] The video for "Gravedancer" was directed by Vladimir Lik and released in 2007. The video for "Loathsome" was directed by David Brodsky and debuted in late 2007.

In 2011, Harvey was replaced by Misery Index drummer Adam Jarvis.^[8]

In September 2011, a low quality YouTube video surfaced of Pig Destroyer playing three new songs in Seattle, Washington. This adds speculation that the band are working on a new album due out in 2012.^[9]

Pig Destroyer will headline the Terrorizer stage at the Damnation Festival in Leeds in November 2012, marking their first United Kingdom show in eight years.^[10]

Influences[link]

Scott Hull has mentioned artist Matthew Barney, author Dennis Cooper, and noise musicians Whitehouse as influencing his music.^[11] Pig Destroyer is inspired by thrash metal, such as Dark Angel and Slayer, the sludge metal of The Melvins, and American grindcore as practiced by Brutal Truth.^[12]

Members[link]

Current members

• J. R. Hayes (Enemy Soil) – vocals
• Scott Hull (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, ex-Anal Cunt, ex-Japanese Torture Comedy Hour) – guitar
• Adam Jarvis (Misery Index) – drums
• Blake Harrison (Hatebeak) – electronics

Former members

• John Evans – drums (1997–2001)
• Donna Parker – electronics (2006)
• Jessica Rylan – keyboard (2006)
• Brian Harvey – drums (2001–2011)

Discography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Pig Destroyer at Relapse Records
• Pig Destroyer on Myspace
• Live Photos of Pig Destroyer at Blackened Music Series Event 2009