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Glasgow Smile
A Glasgow smile (also known as a Chelsea grin/smile, or a Glasgow, Smiley, Huyton, A buck 50, forced smile or Cheshire grin) is a wound caused by making a cut from the corners of a victim's mouth up to the ears, leaving a scar in the shape of a smile. The act is usually performed with a utility knife or a piece of broken glass, leaving a scar which causes the victim to appear to be smiling broadly. The practice is said to have originated in Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1920s and 30s. Notable victims * Fang Xiaoru (1357–1402), Chinese scholar-official * Agustín Lara (1897–1970), Mexican composer * William Joyce (1906–1946), American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during World War II * Elizabeth Short (1924–1947), also known as Black Dahlia, an American woman found murdered in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California * Lee Seung-bok (1959–1968), a nine-year-old South Korean boy murdered by North Korean commandos * Tommy Flanagan (born 1965), a Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Flanagan March 2012 (cropped)
Tommy may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tommy (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army * Tommy Giacomelli (born 1974), Brazilian former footballer also known as simply Tommy Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 film), a British operetta film based on the Who's album ''Tommy'' * ''Tommy'' (2015 film), a Telugu drama film * ''Tommy'' (TV series), a 2020 American drama series Music * ''Tommy'' (The Who album), 1969 ** ''Tommy'' (London Symphony Orchestra album), 1972 ** ''Tommy'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack to the 1975 film ** ''The Who's Tommy'', a stage production, premiered 1992 * ''Tommy'' (The Wedding Present album), 1988 * ''Tommy'' (Dosh album), 2010 * ''Tommy'' (EP), a 2017 EP by Klein * ''Tommy'', a 2022 EP by Kiesza * ''Tommy'', a 1965 album by Tommy Adderley * ''Tommy'', a 1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Culture In The United Kingdom
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Youth is also defined as "the appearance, freshness, vigor, spirit, etc., characteristic of one, who is young". Its definitions of a specific age range varies, as youth is not defined chronologically as a stage that can be tied to specific age ranges; nor can its end point be linked to specific activities, such as taking unpaid work, or having sexual relations. Youth is an experience that may shape an individual's level of dependency, which can be marked in various ways according to different cultural perspectives. Personal experience is marked by an individual's cultural norms or traditions, while a youth's level of dependency means the extent to which they still rely on their family emotionally and economically. Terminology and definition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Glasgow
This article deals with the history of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Founding of the city The present site of Glasgow has been settled since prehistoric times, being the furthest downstream ford (crossing), fording point of the River Clyde, at its confluence with the Molendinar Burn. The Roman Empire, Romans built outposts in the area and constructed the Antonine Wall to keep Roman Britannia separate from Celts, Celtic and Picts, Pictish Caledonia. Items from the wall, such as altars from Castra, Roman forts, including Balmuildy, can be seen in the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Hunterian Museum. After the Romans withdrew from Caledonia, the village was part of the large Kingdom of Strathclyde, whose capital was at Dumbarton downstream. It merged in the 9th century with other regions to create the united Kingdom of Scotland.The City of Glasgow – The Third Statistical Account of Scotland, published 1958 The origins of Glasgow as an established city derive from its medie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangs In The United Kingdom
Gang-related organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region, south coast and northern England, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. With regard to street gangs the cities identified as having the most serious gang problems, which accounted for 65% of firearm homicides in England and Wales, were London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. Glasgow in Scotland also has a historical gang culture with the city having as many teenage gangs as London, which had six times the population, in 2008. In the early part of the 20th century, the cities of Leeds, Bristol, Bradford, and more prominently Keighley, and Nottingham all commanded headlines pertaining to street gangs and suffered their share of high-profile firearms murders. Sheffield, which has a long history of gangs traced back to the 1920s in the book "The Sheffield Gang Wars", along with Leicester is one of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangs
A gang is a group or society of associates, friends, or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior, with such behavior often constituting a form of organized crime. Etymology The word ''gang'' derives from the past participle of Old English , meaning . It is cognate with Old Norse , meaning . While the term often refers specifically to criminal groups, it also has a broader meaning of any close or organized group of people, and may have neutral, positive or negative connotations depending on usage. History In discussing the banditry in American history, Barrington Moore, Jr. suggests that gangsterism as a "form of self-help which victimizes others" may appear in societies which lack strong "forces of law and order"; he characterizes European feudalism as "mainly gangsterism that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slashing (crime)
Slashing is a crime intended to cause bodily harm to a victim. A slashing is typically performed with a knife or other type of bladed or sharp object. Slashing of the throat Cutting of the throat as to render the victim unable to breathing, breathe. Severing of the common carotid artery or jugular vein is lethal by causing hypovolemic shock and leads to death by exsanguination. Slashing of the face A street crime where a perpetrator permanently disfigures a victim by slicing into their face with a blade. Boxer Teddy Atlas was involved in a street fight in Stapleton, Staten Island in which his face was severely slashed with a "007" flip-knife. The wound took 400 stitches in total to close, with 200 on the outside of his face and 200 on the inside. He is left with a scar that stretches from top to bottom along his left cheek. Actress and comedian Tina Fey has a scar a few inches long on the left side of her chin and cheek, the cause of which remained unexplained to the public unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuchisake-onna
is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or ''onryō'', of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman of about 175-180cm, however, some people believe she is up to 8 feet tall, having long, straight black hair, white hands, pale skin, and otherwise being considered beautiful (except for her scar). She has been described as a contemporary ''yōkai''. According to popular legend, she asks potential victims if they think she is beautiful. If they respond with "no", she will either kill them with her long medical scissors on the spot or wait until nightfall and murder them in their sleep. If they say "yes", she will reveal that the corners of her mouth are slit from ear to ear, and she will then repeat her question. If the individual responds with "no", she will kill them with her weapon, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (The Dark Knight)
The Joker is a character portrayed by Heath Ledger and the main antagonist in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film '' The Dark Knight''. Based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name, he is depicted as a psychopathic criminal mastermind with a warped, sadistic sense of humor who defines himself by his conflict with the vigilante Batman. In the film, the Joker tests how far Batman will go to save Gotham City from descending into chaos by targeting the Caped Crusader's allies, including police lieutenant James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent. Ledger's portrayal of the Joker as an avatar of anarchy and chaos was specifically influenced by the graphic novels '' Batman: The Killing Joke'' and '' Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth''. He wears the character's traditional purple and green color palette, while his disfigured clown-like appearance is the result of smeared makeup that covers the facial scars of a Glasgow smile (rather than bleached whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headbutt
A headbutt or butt is a targeted strike (attack), strike with the head, typically involving the use of robust parts of the headbutter's Skull#Humans, cranium as the area of impact. The most effective headbutts strike the most sensitive areas of an opponent, such as the Human nose, nose, using the stronger bones in the forehead (frontal bone) or the back of the skull (occipital bone, occipital or parietal bone). The word is both a noun and a verb. Mechanics Headbutts can be used from close range such as from the grappling position#Stand-up grappling position, clinch, or on the grappling position#Ground grappling position, ground. They are typically applied to the head of the opponent, since the head is often a readily available target and has several sensitive areas, but can be delivered to any part of the body. It is considered a quick, very effective but risky maneuver, as a misplaced strike can also cause injury to the person delivering the headbutt. An effective headbutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow Razor Gangs
The Glasgow razor gangs were violent gangs that existed in the East End and South Side of Glasgow, Scotland in the late 1920s and 1930s and were named after their weapon of choice. H. Kingsley Long's novel '' No Mean City'' (1935) contains a fictionalised account of these gangs. History The tradition of gang formation in Glasgow stretched back at least to the 1880s, and gang rivalries appear to have derived a momentum of their own during the late-nineteenth century, irrespective of short-term economic trends, both in Glasgow and in other British municipalities. One of the original gangs to coin the Glasgow smile was the St Mungies Warriors in 1925. Religious sectarianism had been rife in Scotland for centuries; however, the centre of it all was in Glasgow. Originally, Glasgow had been mainly Protestant, but in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, large numbers of Roman Catholic Irish immigrants came to the west coast of Scotland; drawn by jobs in the local industries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dueling Scar
Dueling scars () have been seen as a "badge of honour" since as early as 1825. Known variously as " scars", "the bragging scar", "smite", "", or "", dueling scars were popular amongst upper class Germans and Austrians involved in academic fencing at the start of the 20th century. Being a practice amongst university students, it was seen as a mark of their class and honour, due to the status of dueling societies at German and Austrian universities at the time.DeMello, Margo (2007). ''Encyclopedia of body adornment'' Greenwood Publishing Groupp. 237 . The practice of dueling and the associated scars was also present to some extent in the German military. History Foreign tourists visiting Germany in the late 19th century were shocked to see the students, generally with their , at major German universities such as Heidelberg, Bonn, or Jena with facial scars – some older, some more recent, and some still wrapped in bandages. The sport of academic fencing at the time was very diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
