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Thane (name)
Thane is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Surname * Amanda Thane (1953–2012), Australian operatic soprano * Bartlett L. Thane (1877–1927), American mining engineer, namesake of the Juneau neighborhood * Elswyth Thane (1900–1984), American romance novelist * Lucy Thane (born 1967), British documentary filmmaker, event producer and performer * Pat Thane (), British history professor Given name * Thane Baker (born 1931), American former sprinter * Thane Bettany (1929–2015), English actor * Thane Campbell (1895–1978), Canadian politician and jurist, 19th premier of Prince Edward Island * Thane Camus (born 1970), French-American screen actor * Thane Gash (born 1965), American former National Football League player * Thane Gustafson (born 1944), political scientist * Thane Houser (1891–1967), American race car driver * Thane Maynard, American zookeeper * Thane K. Pratt (born 1950), American wildlife biologist * Thane Rosenbaum (born 1960), American noveli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Thane
Amanda Louise Thane (18 December 1953 – 1 September 2012) was an Australian operatic soprano known for her interpretations of roles such as Violetta in Verdi's ''La traviata'', Liù in Puccini's ''Turandot'', Eva in Wagner's ''Die Meistersinger'', and the title role in Donizetti's ''Maria Stuarda''. Australian Opera performance of ''Maria Stuarda'', starring Amanda Thane as Maria Stuarda and Rodney Macann as Talbot, July 1992, National Library of Australia She sang at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1991 to 2000, including leading roles in ''Les Huguenots'', ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' and ''La bohème''."Media Notes Order of Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thane Gustafson
Thane Gustafson (born 1944) is a professor of political science at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States. He specializes in comparative politics and the political history of Russia and the former USSR. Gustafson holds degrees in both political science and chemistry from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from Harvard University. He is a former professor at Harvard, and a former analyst for RAND Corporation. He is Senior Director of Russian and Caspian Energy for IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA). Gustafson is the author of ''Capitalism Russian Style'', ''Crisis amid Plenty: The Politics of Soviet Energy under Brezhnev and Gorbachev'' (which was awarded the Marshall Shulman Book Prize as the best book on Soviet affairs), coauthor (with Daniel Yergin Daniel Howard Yergin (born February 6, 1947) is an American author, economic historian, and consultant within the energy and economic sectors. Yergin is vice chairman of S&P Global. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Effect 2
''Mass Effect 2'' is a 2010 action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Microsoft Game Studios and Electronic Arts. It was released for Windows and the Xbox 360 in January 2010, as well as the PlayStation 3 the following year. It is the second installment in the ''Mass Effect'' series and a sequel to the original ''Mass Effect''. The game takes place within the Milky Way galaxy during the 22nd century, where humanity is threatened by an insectoid alien race known as the Collectors. The player assumes the role of Commander Shepard, an elite human soldier who must assemble and gain the loyalty of a diverse team to stop the Collectors in a suicide mission. Using a completed saved game of its predecessor, the player can impact the game's story in numerous ways. For the game, BioWare changed several gameplay elements and further emphasized third-person shooter aspects, including limited ammunition and regenerable health. In contrast to the exclusive focus on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thane Krios
Thane Krios is a fictional character in BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' franchise, who first appeared in ''Mass Effect 2'' as a party member (or "squadmate"). The character is a drell, a race of extraterrestrial reptilian humanoids who form a sociopolitical alliance with the hanar, a sentient species of jellyfish-like entities. Thane Krios is voiced by Keythe Farley in the video game series. A notorious professional assassin, Thane may be recruited by Shepard in the planet Illium for a "suicide mission" to stop the abduction of human colonists by a mysterious species known as the Collectors. He candidly reveals to Shepard during their first meeting that he is dying of Kepral's Syndrome, a genetic respiratory disease that will ultimately lead to lung failure, but willingly joins the suicide mission. The character also appears in ''Mass Effect 3'', the final game in the trilogy, where his condition has worsened. Thane makes further appearances in two issues of the ''Mass Effect: Founda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
