Bassia is a genus of tropical trees found in the East Indies and Africa. The genus is of the natural order Sapotaceae. One species (Bassia Parkii) is supposed to be the shea-tree of Park, the fruit of which yields a kind of butter that is highly valued, and forms an important article of commerce in the interior of Africa. There are several other species, of which Bassia longifolia, or Indian oil-tree, and Bassia butyracea, or Indian butter-tree, are well-known examples, yielding a large quantity of oleaginous or butyraceous matter. The wood is as hard and incorruptible as teak. Research Bassia
Poison Ivy is a thriller starring Drew Barrymore and Tom Skerritt in a story about a brooding teenager, neglected by her father, who strikes up a friendship with a brazenfellow student, only to find the new friend has sinister motives.
Poison Ivy was directed by Katt Shea Ruben in 1992. Research Poison Ivy
The Monitors is a comedy Sci-Fi adventure starring Guy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Larry Storch and Avery Schreiber in a story about an underground rebellion which occurs after the earth is invaded by benevolent aliens who behave like school prefects. The Monitors was directed by Jack Shea in 1969. Research The Monitors
The USS Shea was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Shea was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and ten 21 inch torpedo tubes arranged in two quintuplets. Research Shea
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