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Crain
Crain may refer to: People * Crain (surname) Places * Crain, Yonne, a commune in the region Bourgogne, France Other * Crain (band), an indie rock band * Crain Communications, an American publishing conglomerate * ''Crain crain'', the common name of the leafy vegetable ''Corchorus ''Corchorus'' is a genus of about 40–100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. Different common names are used in different contexts, with jute applying to the f ...'' in Sierra Leone. See also * Crane (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crain Communications
Crain Communications Inc is an American multi-industry publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan, United States, with 13 non-US subsidiaries. History Gustavus Dedman (G.D.) Crain, Jr. ( Gustavus Demetrious Crain, Jr.; 1885–1973), previously the city editor of the ''Louisville Herald'' newspaper, founded Crain Communications in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1916, publishing two papers: ''Class'' (which later became ''BtoB'') and ''Hospital Management'' (sold in 1952)."G.D. Crain Jr. Dies at 88; Published Advertising Age" '''', December 17, 1973. The staff moved to Chicago later in 1916. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crain (surname)
Crain is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Rance Crain (born 1938) publisher, Crain Communications, Inc.. *Clayton Crain, comic book artist * Dunham Jones Crain (1831–1908), New York politician and diplomat * Floyd H. Crain (born 1929), American politician * Hartwell Crain (1900-1981), American politician *Jeanne Crain (1925–2003), actress *Jesse Crain (born 1981), baseball player * Joel Burditt Crain (1813–1887), Sergeant Major to Sam Houston * John L. Crain, president of Southeastern Louisiana University *Kurt Crain (1964–2012), American football player * Oleta Crain (1913–2007), African-American military officer, federal civil servant *Robert Crain (1865–1928), American lawyer and farmer *Samantha Crain Samantha Crain (born August 15, 1986) is a Choctaw Nation songwriter, musician, producer, and singer from Shawnee, Oklahoma, signed with Ramseur Records (North America) and Real Kind Records (an imprint of Communion Records) and Full Time Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crain (band)
Crain was an indie band from the late 80s and early 90s from Louisville, Kentucky. The band was similar to Slint and Rodan, as a part of the math rock and post-rock genres. They were formed after the demise of the Louisville band, Cerebellum. Crain released two full-length albums and a handful of 7" records. Their first record, that Steve Albini produced, ''Speed'' was an early blueprint for releases that would follow in the post-rock and math rock Math rock is a style of progressive and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush as well as 20th-century minimal music composers such as Steve Reich. It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (includi ... movements. The lineup at that time included Jon Cook (bass, vocals), Joey Mudd (guitar, lead vocals), Tim Furnish (guitar, vocals on "King Octane") and Will Chatham (drums). The songs from ''Speed'' were written by Cook, Mudd and Furnish. Several line-up changes occurred during the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crain, Yonne
Crain () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Yonne {{Yonne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corchorus
''Corchorus'' is a genus of about 40–100 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. Different common names are used in different contexts, with jute applying to the fiber produced from the plant, and jute mallow leaves for the leaves used as a vegetable. Description The plants are tall, usually annual herbs, reaching a height of 2–4 m, unbranched or with only a few side branches. The leaves are alternate, simple, lanceolate, 5–15 cm long, with an acuminate tip and a finely serrated or lobed margin. The flowers are small (2–3 cm diameter) and yellow, with five petals; the fruit is a many-seeded capsule. Taxonomy The genus ''Corchorus'' is classified under the subfamily Grewioideae of the family Malvaceae. It contains around 40 to 100 species. The genus ''Oceanopapaver'', previously of uncertain placement, has recently been synonymized under ''Corchorus''. The name was established b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
