Mike Duncan

Robert M. "Mike" Duncan (born 1951 in Oneida, Tennessee) was the 60th chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was elected in January 2007, replacing Ken Mehlman, and served until January 30, 2009, when he withdrew from renomination to the chairmanship. He became the chairman of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority effective May 18, 2009. Duncan stepped down as TVA chairman in May 2010 to become the founding chairman of American Crossroads, a 527 Super PAC organization.

Career

Duncan is active in numerous professional and nonprofit organizations. He served as chairman of a state university and currently serves as chairman of the board of trustees at Alice Lloyd College, a private four-year liberal arts college in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. He has served as chairman for the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky, a $30 million state-of-the-art regional center emphasizing telecommunications, training, and development. President George W. Bush appointed him to the President's Commission on White House Fellows in 2001. Duncan is a former trustee of the Christian Appalachian Project, the fifteenth largest private social services agency in America. Duncan is also a former chairman and director of the Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program. His student-mentoring program, which began in 1979, was featured on CBS News Sunday Morning and in the Los Angeles Times.

History of Rome

The city of Rome originated as a village of the Latini in the 8th century BC. It was initially ruled by kings, but the Roman Republic was established in 509 BC. During the 5th century BC, Rome gained regional dominance in Latium, and eventually the entire Italian peninsula by the 3rd century BC. The population of the city at this point is estimated at about 300,000 people.

With the Punic Wars, Rome gained dominance over the Mediterranean, displacing Hellenistic Greece as the dominant regional power for the next five centuries. The Roman Empire was established under Octavian in 27 BC, after Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul, followed by a period of civil war. The city of Rome now surpassed a population of one million, likely the first city in history to reach this size (compared to world population of about 200–300 million at the time).

At the peak of Roman imperial power in the 2nd century, the population of the city numbered some 1.6 million, a size that it never attained again until its becoming the capital of the Republic of Italy in 1946; close to three percent of the population of the empire lived within its limits. Following the Crisis of the Third Century and the transfer of the imperial capital to Constantinople in AD 330, Rome entered a period of gradual decline.

Tiberius Gracchus

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (Latin: TI·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS; born c. 169–164 – c. 133 BC) was a Roman Popularis politician of the 2nd century BC, together with Gaius Gracchus, one of the Gracchi brothers. As a plebeian tribune, he caused political turmoil in the Republic with his reforms of agrarian legislation that sought to transfer wealth from the wealthy, patricians and otherwise, to the poor.

These reforms threatened the holdings of rich landowners in Italy. He was murdered, along with many of his supporters, by members of the Roman Senate and supporters of the conservative Optimate faction.

Background

Tiberius was born between 168 and 163 BC (his birthdate cannot be confirmed); he was the son of Tiberius Gracchus the Elder and Cornelia Africana.

His family, the Gracchi branch of the gens Sempronia, was one of the most politically connected in Rome. Tiberius' maternal grandparents were Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Aemilia Paulla, Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus' sister, and his own sister Sempronia was the wife of Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, another important general. Tiberius was raised by his mother, with his sister and his brother Gaius Gracchus. Later he married Claudia Pulchra, daughter of Appius Claudius Pulcher.

Roman Republic

The Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana; Classical Latin: [ˈreːs ˈpuːb.lɪ.ka roːˈmaː.na]) was the period of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire. It was during this period that Rome's control expanded from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world. During the first two centuries of its existence the Roman Republic expanded through a combination of conquest and alliance, from central Italy to the entire Italian peninsula. By the following century it included North Africa, Spain, and what is now southern France. Two centuries after that, towards the end of the 1st century BC, it included the rest of modern France, Greece, and much of the eastern Mediterranean. By this time, internal tensions led to a series of civil wars, culminating with the assassination of Julius Caesar, which led to the transition from republic to empire. The exact date of transition can be a matter of interpretation. Historians have variously proposed Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon River in 49 BC, Caesar's appointment as dictator for life in 44 BC, and the defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. However, most use the same date as did the ancient Romans themselves, the Roman Senate's grant of extraordinary powers to Octavian and his adopting the title Augustus in 27 BC, as the defining event ending the Republic.

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'Mike Duncan' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

The Hammer (2007)

Actors: Adam Carolla (actor), Adam Carolla (producer), Jane Lynch (actress), Adam Carolla (writer), John Swihart (composer), John Enos III (actor), Ben Feldman (miscellaneous crew), Crystal 'Sue' McGraw (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Darga (actor), Erin Tambellini (miscellaneous crew), Constance Zimmer (actress), Matt Mariano (composer), Sam Alvelo (miscellaneous crew), Chris Stinson (producer), Alison Flierl (actress),

Plot: Jerry Ferro's 40th birthday has brought his life into sharp relief and it's not a pretty picture. A once-promising amateur boxer -- who quit so he wouldn't risk his perfect record of underachievement -- Jerry has been knocking around from one construction job to another and spinning his wheels in an unsatisfying relationship, all the while with an eye toward eventually getting his act together. His last connection to the fight game is the evening boxing class he teaches to middle-aged, middle class, middle management types at a gym in Pasadena, where he also works as a handyman. When venerable boxing coach Eddie Bell asks Jerry if he'd like to spar a couple of rounds with Malice Blake, an up-and-coming pro, Jerry reluctantly steps into the ring. Despite the ass-kicking Jerry otherwise receives, a one-punch knockdown of Blake convinces Jerry that it's time to make his return to competitive boxing. Thus ends a 20-year layoff and begins a hilarious fish-out-water quest for Olympic gold.

Keywords: atari, attorney, beach, birthday, black-eye, boxer, boxing, boxing-ring, boxing-trainer, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Sport,
Taglines: Some Guys Don't Know Their Destiny Till It Hits Them In The Face. You're never too old to go for the gold.

Quotes:

Jerry Ferro: Who hangs a heavy bag with toggle bolts?

Jerry Ferro: You guys sure seem to love Nicaragua except for the part where you risked your lives not to live there any more.

Oswaldo Sanchez: Jerry! Jerry! Wake up, man! You missing the tryouts, man!::Jerry Ferro: [sleeping] I'll do the Olympics next time...

Jerry Ferro: Do you have taquitos?::Roach Coach Lady: Taquitos?::Jerry Ferro: Hey, if you said spaghetti I wouldn't be confused. Taquitos!

Jerry Ferro: Look at these kids, they look pissed off cuz this weren't Disneyland. I would've sue my parents if they took me here.

Coach Bell: So what are you?::Jerry Ferro: Well, up until 2 hours ago, I was a carpenter.::Coach Bell: So you still have your amateur status?::Jerry Ferro: Not as a carpenter.

Jerry Ferro: What are you building?::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Storage shed.::Jerry Ferro: What are you siding it with?::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: T-111.::Jerry Ferro: ...You gotta be careful with that T-111. You wanna get the margins right, you know. They have a T&G; joint. Wanna get it just right.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: If by T&G; you mean tongue and groove, you're wrong. The T-111 has a shiplap seam.::Jerry Ferro: I'm pretty sure it's T&G.; I've worked with it a lot.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: No. No. It's shiplap.::Jerry Ferro: Well, let's talk foundation bolting. What are you holding the bottom plate down to the slab with.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Redheads.::Jerry Ferro: Oh, you're going with wedge anchors. Yeah, I'd go with J bolts. I'd put 'em in when the slab was wet. That way, I wouldn't have to bust out the roto hammer.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Well, if I was going with a footing, I'd use the J bolts but we have a 4-inch slab, so...::Jerry Ferro: [arrogantly] Cut corners, people get hurt.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: It's a tool shed. It's not an underground parking structure.::Jerry Ferro: [mock outrage] Okay. We're in earthquake country. I don't know if you heard.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: So what you building...::Jerry Ferro: ...I'm building a deck for my lady...::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: What you screwing it off with, deckers?::Jerry Ferro: No, using 16-penny galvanized common heads.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: Oh, you get a hell of a lot more grab with a core-stripped bugle head zinc drywall screw.::Jerry Ferro: I hit.690 in the Van Nuys Unlimited Arc League.::Woman Who Argues With Jerry: All-American, Arizona state.::Jerry Ferro: Ozzie!::Oswaldo Sanchez: Yeah?::Jerry Ferro: [Quietly] Let's get those uh... Let's get those drywall screws.

Jerry Ferro: [opening voice over] They say you should never let go of your dreams. But if your dream is to be a Mouseketeer, and you're 45, you may want to let that one go. On the other hand, if your dream is to be a Wal-Mart greeter, you can hang on to that baby until like a year after you die. Me? I don't even know what my dream is, but it's all right. I've got time. I won't be turning forty for another... [alarm clock begins beeping] Ugh! I just turned forty.

Jerry Ferro: That's good. Take that energy, take that hostility and harness it. Use it. You've got the Eye of the Asshole, my brother.

Operation Secret (1952)

Actors: Jack Lomas (actor), Dayton Lummis (actor), Roy Jenson (actor), Frank Jaquet (actor), Philip Carey (actor), Gregg Barton (actor), Thomas Browne Henry (actor), Len Hendry (actor), Philip Carey (actor), Don C. Harvey (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Charles Flynn (actor), Eddie Foster (actor), Wilton Graff (actor), George Magrill (actor),

Genres: Drama, War,
Taglines: A SECRET HUNT FOR THE MAN OF MYSTERY FOUR NATIONS HAD TO FIND! (original print ad - all caps)

Duncan, Mike Filmography

Play in Full Screen Java Heat

2013, role: actor , character name: Baron
Play in Full Screen Drift

2013, role: actor , character name: Derrick
Play in Full Screen Never Innocent

2013, role: actor , character name: The Interrogator
Play in Full Screen Birth of a Warrior

2012, role: actor , character name: Masaru Twin 2
Play in Full Screen Housos vs. Authority

2012, role: actor , character name: Cop Mike
Play in Full Screen Newton's 3rd Law

2011, role: actor , character name: Mike
Play in Full Screen Frame 137

2010, role: actor , character name: Twin - A-Steriod
Play in Full Screen Rebel Wessex

2009, role: actor , character name: Callum
Play in Full Screen False Witness

2009, role: actor , character name: Police Officer
Play in Full Screen Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

2009, role: actor , character name: Soldier 1
Play in Full Screen Scorched

2008, role: actor , character name: Water Patrol Officer # 2
Play in Full Screen The Informant

2008, role: actor , character name: Plumber #2
Play in Full Screen The List

2008, role: actor , character name: Scruffy Man
Play in Full Screen Nailed

2007, role: actor , character name: The Goon
Play in Full Screen The Lord Is My Shotgun

2006, role: actor , character name: Earl
Play in Full Screen Eastworld

2005, role: actor , character name: Bad Guy #2

Duncan, Mike Filmography

Play in Full Screen Side Effects

2013, role: composer

Duncan, Mike Filmography

Play in Full Screen Marriage Uncensored

2003, role: editor

Famous quotes by Mike Duncan:

"Looks like people are still on the road. We've been on the road for about four hours and it's pretty hectic, and looks like business as usual."

"The problem is, it's very hard to have all three. Only the cities that win these battles for development accomplish this. And when you have as many cities as St. Louis County does, it's just not realistic that everyone's going to be a winner."

"It's almost like the perfect storm of circumstances. Those circumstances have created a . . . war in which developers and a few communities come out on top. And the other communities struggle."

"They hired me to build a program. We have a lot of young kids and we progressed this year."

"I thought we really battled and never gave up. If we didn't dig ourselves a hole at the beginning it may have been a whole different ballgame."

"Get your business cards ready! What we're trying to do is get to know as many people as we possibly can."

"We put ourselves in the mode of having to fight back. We built ourselves a hole."

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