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In politics, a figurehead is a person who holds de jure (in name or by law) an important title or office (often supremely powerful), yet de facto (in reality) executes little actual power, most commonly limited either by convention or law. The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship. Commonly cited figureheads include Queen Elizabeth II, who is Queen of sixteen Commonwealth realms and head of the Commonwealth, but has no power over the nations in which she is not head of state and does not exercise power in her own realms on her own initiative. Other figureheads are the Emperor of Japan, the King of Sweden, or presidents in some parliamentary republics, such as the President of India, President of Israel, President of Bangladesh, President of Greece, President of Germany, President of Pakistan, and the President of the People's Republic of China (without CPC General Secretary and Chairman of CMC posts).
While the authority of a figurehead is in practice generally symbolic or ceremonial, public opinion and respect for the office or the office holder and access to high levels of government can give them significant influence on events. Sometimes a figurehead with reserve powers can be exploited in times of emergency. For example, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi used the figurehead President of India to issue unilateral decrees that allowed her to bypass parliament when it no longer supported her.
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970's with their debut album Three Imaginary Boys; this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980's, the band's increasingly dark and tormented music was a staple of the emerging gothic rock genre.
After the release of 1982's Pornography, the band's future was uncertain and Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had acquired. With the single "Let's Go to Bed" released the same year, Smith began to place a pop sensibility into the band's music and their popularity increased as the decade wore on, with songs like "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong" and "Friday I'm in Love". The band is estimated to have sold 27 million albums as of 2004 and have released thirteen studio albums, ten EPs and over thirty singles during their career.
Actors: John Kassir (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), James Belushi (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), Dan Castellaneta (actor), Pat Fraley (actor), Pat Fraley (actor), Pat Fraley (actor), Pat Fraley (actor), Jason Harris (actor), Jason Harris (actor), Jason Harris (actor), Jason Harris (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor),
Plot: In CASPER'S SCARE SCHOOL, Casper has a new assignment: get in touch with his spooky side and start scaring "fleshies" OR ELSE! It's a tough enough challenge for the world's friendliest ghost. But when he goes to Scare School to learn his craft, he uncovers a plot by Alder and Dash, the cruel, two-headed headmaster, to take over the world. With only himself and his misfit pals Ra, a mummy with "unraveling issues," and Mantha, a zombie who can't keep her limbs on, the odds are stacked against him. But what Alder and Dash don't realize is that the power of friendliness is greater than any evil plot, and when friends work together nothing can stop them.
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy,Actors: Barry Bernardi (producer), Melora Walters (actress), Ann Magnuson (actress), Chris Elliott (actor), Ricki Lake (actress), Russ Tamblyn (actor), Jim Cummings (actor), Brion James (actor), David Letterman (actor), Alfred Molina (actor), Brian Doyle-Murray (actor), Andy Richter (actor), Mike Starr (actor), James Gammon (actor), Tim Burton (producer),
Plot: Snobby school boy goes left, and mistakes the "Filthy Whore" for his millionaire dad's yacht. He joins four filthy fishermen for hijinx on the high seas.
Keywords: beer-can, boat, brunette, chum, cleavage, cupcake, giant, hallucination, idiot, implied-sexActors: Laszlo Bene (director), Laszlo Bene (editor), Nick Paonessa (actor), Cheryl Bricker (actress), Rizelle Mendoza (producer), Alvin Silver (actor), Robin Sheridan (actress), Darby O'Neill (actress), Lauren Drexler (actress), Catherine Carmichael (actress), Hervi Estrada (actor), Mary Louise O'Brien (miscellaneous crew), Todd Erlandson (actor), Chip 'Gopher' Jameson (actor), Ted Rajmi (actor),
Plot: In 2095, Donald Anderson is part of a program of uglification, in which people are deformed and required to make public appearances, and in return receive great wealth.
Keywords: biomedical-ethics, child-abuse, genetic-engineering, hospital, mutilation, suicide-attempt, uglySharp and open Leave me alone And sleeping less every night As the days become heavier and weighted Waiting In the cold light A noise A scream tears my clothes as the figurines tighten With spiders inside them And dust on the lips of a vision of hell I laughed in the mirror for the first time in a year A hundred other words blind me with your purity Like an old painted doll in the throes of dance I think about tomorrow Please let me sleep As I slip down the window Freshly squashed fly You mean nothing You mean nothing I can lose myself in Chinese art and American girls All the time Lose me in the dark Please do it right Run into the night I will lose myself tomorrow Crimson pain My heart explodes My memory in a fire And someone will listen At least for a short while I can never say no t...
Get the album on Bandcamp: http://lapfox.bandcamp.com/album/figurehead-remastered Okay technically not the whole album. Just the tracks that are mixed together. Copyright is of the Renard Queenston and Lapfox Trax variety. Tracklist: 0:00 Figurehead 4:30 I Control 7:55 The Answer 11:40 Humanoid 15:22 Quiet Man 19:53 Commuting 23:10 One Life (feat. Casey LaLonde ) 27:15 Koan 31:21 The Recurring 35:42 A Little Differently 38:25 I Never Wanted 41:25 Break Away 45:20 Going Back (feat. Casey LaLonde ) 49:15 The Story
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The cure - The Figurehead Live @ Launch 2004
Recorded at le Zenith, Paris, France 1992 Robert Smith - Voice and Guitars Simon Gallup - Basses Porl Thomson - Guitars Boris Williams - Drums All rights reserved to the Cure, i do not own any of the images or music contained in this video. No copyright infringement intended.
This is a guide for the Treasure Map located on Havana in Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag. Played on PS3 for Xbox 360, Xbox one, PS4, PC, Wii U and PS3. Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag Side Stuff playlist :- http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr2jljBBtVJ-XnwORf5D2aYQLavlDrMOl
we wish so hard to be seen
and pray at night to be heard
and yet we have nothing to show
but false words and broken dreams
I'm the figurehead on the ship of fools
a beacon for the liars in the dark
I'm the first and the last I claim this land
I'm the lost and the hungry I need this land
the inescapable face of truth
spins my head again
disturbingly to stand back
I'm going down
the undeniable sense of wonder
kicks my head in
disturbingly unable to escape
I dive to drown
we want so hard to be true
and claim the right to be good
and yet we never seem to know
how to reach the promised lands
we work so hard to be wise
and dream of light to be pure
we need brighter death to grow