285

Business

285 a.k.a. Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H. P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House editions are noted for the quality of their printing and binding. The colophon for Arkham House was designed by Frank Utpatel.

• award: 1983 - World Fantasy Convention Award

Writings

"285" a.k.a. "The Resurrectionist" is a book by Thomas F. Monteleone.

• genre: Speculative fiction
• copyright: 1995

Film

285 a.k.a. The Campbells is a Scottish-Canadian television drama series, produced by Scottish Television and CTV from 1986 to 1990. The series starred Malcolm Stoddard as James Campbell, a Scottish doctor living in 1830s Upper Canada with his three children, Neil, Emma and John.

• begun on 4 April 1986 and completed on 1 September 1990 (25 years ago)
• 100 episodes of 30 minutes each
• countries: Canada, Scotland
• regular cast:
  • Cedric Smith
  • Malcolm Stoddard between 1986 and 1990 (4 years)
  • Sean McCann
  • John Wildman
  • Amber Lea Weston
  • Jeremy Ratchford
• genre: Drama
• some of the awards:
  • 1986
    • Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series nomination for John Delmage
    • Gemini Award for Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) nomination for Lawrence Shragge & Glenn Morley
    • Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role nomination for Malcolm Stoddard
    • Gemini Award for Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore), received by Glenn Morley & Lawrence Shragge
  • 1987
    • Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series nomination for George Bloomfield
    • Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series nomination for Michael Mercer
    • Gemini Award for Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) nomination for Lawrence Shragge & Glenn Morley
    • Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role nomination for Amber Lea Weston
    • Gemini Award for Best Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore), received by Glenn Morley & Lawrence Shragge
  • 1990
    • Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series nomination for Brian R.R. Hebb

Place

285 a.k.a. Tig'rr Coaster: Tig'rr is a classic steel roller coaster located at Indiana Beach. It is Indiana Beach's second roller coaster, and is one of only a few roller coasters built entirely on a pre-existing building. it has a maximum speed of 49 miles per hour and is 39 feet tall. It is one of only a handful of Anton Schwarzkopf "Jet Star" models still operating, and the only one still operating in North America. Of all the six coasters at Indiana Beach, Tig'rr is the only one with a height restriction of 54" height. That is because of the extreme turns the coaster takes. Tig'rr used to not run with any restraints, but retractable seat belts have since been added.

• also known as Tig'rr

Miscellanea

1. 285 a.k.a. Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in their hosts, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls due to food contamination. The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the gut, and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K₂, and preventing colonization of the intestine with pathogenic bacteria.
   • also known as E. coli
2. 285 a.k.a. angiopoietin 2 is a gene, chemical compound.
   • also known as angiopoietin-2, angiopoietin-2B, angiopoietin-2a, Tie2-ligand
3. 285 a.k.a. Maverick - Season 1 is a tv season.
4. 285 a.k.a. Other and unspecified anemias is an icd-9-cm classification.

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