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Ryan, Michael W, (Nebraska Death Row Inmate)

Michael W Ryan, Born 08/03/1948 and recieved a Death Sentence on 09/12/1985. Ryan was the leader of a small, anti-government, and racially prejuiced religous cult that occupied a compound near Rulo, Nebraska in the early 1980's. Ryan & his group of followers had loose ties to Posse Comitatus. Ryan's teachings included the supremecy of the white race, the inherent evil of Jews (Anti-Semetic), and a distrust of all established earthly authority (governments). Ryan & his followers carried out months of burglary, by cover of night. Reselling the items obtained by theft they supported the activities of the group, and built up weapons & supplies they believed would be needed for the imminent battle of Armegeddon, which they assumed would occur in the form of a race war. Ryan was arrested in 1982 after reports and a criminal investigation indictaed that he had abused & killed 5 year old Luke Stice, and later killed fellow cult member James Thimm, after he had tortured him for several days. Ryan was tried, convincted and sentenced to Death. Ryan claims to have been in direct contact with God and vowed to spend his days in prison rewriting the Bible, but since has recanted on both. Ryan is currently in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, on Death Row awaiting execution.

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http://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/InmateDisplayServlet?DcsId=36546&showInmateImage=true http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/464317.html http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2004/10/30/nebraska/doc41831c8b3de9e890549651.txt http://www.religionnewsblog.com/4395/judge-lifts-ryans-stay-of-execution http://www.nytimes.com/top/news/national/usstatesterritoriesandpossessions/nebraska/index.html?s=oldest&offset=120&&&&&&&&&&&& http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/04/26/news/local/doc462fd822df307970162874.txt http://www.nadp.net/deathrow.htm http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?pid=757

Evil Harvest: The True Story of Cult Murder in the American Heartland by Rod Colvin Publisher: Addicus Books (November 2001)

65.31.230.85 02:41, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Hafiz Mohammed Patel

Hafiz Mohammed Patel Jr. (1988- ), is the grandson of the great Hafiz Mohammed Patel Sr. who currently resides in Savile Town Dewsbury United Kingdom. His grandfather has contributed to the field of Tabligh and has trained all of his 5 sons to become qualified Muslim Scholars (Ulema) He has one daughter who also bears the title of Hafiza (Hafiz) which literally means protector. Hafiz/Hafiza is the title given to a Male/Female who has memorized the Islamic holy book "Quran." Four of the five son's currently manage a Islamic bookstore which is very famous in the Tabligh world and is named Darul-Kutub which literally translates to place of books in Arabic. Hafiz Mohammed Patel Jr.'s father is Molana Abdul Rahman Patel (1967- ) who currently resides in Kissimmee, FL along with his son Hafiz Mohammed, 7 other children and wife. He has helped the work of Tabligh in North America in a similar fashion as his father has done for the work of Tabligh in the United Kingdom. From the 6 direct descendants of Hafiz Mohammed Patel Sr., he is notably the most active in terms of Tabligh and has dedicated more than fifty percent of his life to the field of Tabligh. Hafiz Mohammed Patel Jr. was born in Dewsbury, on July 10, 1988 and lived there for a total of two years until Feb 5, 1991. He then migrated at the age of two along with his mother, father, and younger brother to the United States. He lived in Lousiana for 6 years, returning to the U.K in 1997. He then moved to Kissimmee, Fl with his family on November 4, 1998. He went to John Young Elementary school, where he finished with straight A's from Mr. Sean Kemp's fifth grade class. He transferred to Hunter's Creek Middle school where he then completed 6th and half of seventh grade in a similar manner. He voluntarily transferred overseas to U.K to start his "Hafiz" studies. He became a Hafiz in less than two years under the supervision of Molana Mahmud Sacha graduating on July 16th, 2004. Molana Mahmud Sacha is a distant relative of renown Mufti Yusuf Sacha. He was instantly famous and was known as "MP" on campus at the world famous Institute of Islamic Education. He attempted to try the Alim course which would gain him the title of Molana, but he had his interests set in medicine. In addition, he finished his regular academic studies under the supervision of Aishah Azmi's father who later assumed the role of joint-headmaster and who was later fired. He taught Biology before becoming joint-headmaster at the Institute of Islamic Education. The Institute is joined by a bridge to headquarters of Tabligh in U.K which is better known as Markazi Masjid (Mosque) It is run by none other than Hafiz Mohammed Patel Sr. Hafiz Mohammed Patel Jr. returned the United States on June 5th, 2005. He had reached a decision-making point in his life. He decided to break all family tradition and pursue his desire of becoming a doctor. He took his high-school equivalency test and graduated with honors. He then enrolled in Valencia Community College, completing two semesters with a 4.0 GPA. He currently studies at Valencia Community College and will be on TV June 13, 2007 at 6PM (EST) to recive an award for winning a college-wide essay contest. He won first place from a possible 50,000 applicants. He has been a great insipiration for many students and promotes and positive image to many of his peers.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/382_6013.stm http://www.zmo.de/muslime_in_europa/ergebnisse/reetz/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aishah_Azmi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablighi_Jamaat http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=411748&in_page_id=1770 71.52.100.56 06:24, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Canon Advanced Print Technology

A Printer_Command_Language type language used in Canon LaserBase printers.

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http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0023675.asp

82.176.237.250 11:05, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

B.G. Sharma

B.G. Sharma, full name Bhanwar lal Girdhari lal Sharma[1], is an award-winning artist from Rajasthan, India, who is famous for his miniature devotional paintings and his rejuvenation and popularization of classic Rajasthan art, including the Mughal, Kishangarh, and Kangra styles[2][3].

Sharma was born August 5, 1924 in Nathdwara, a small town near Udaipur,[4]. Nathdwara is home to the Shrinathji Krishna temple complex, which supports an artists community[5], and Sharma's family had been artists for generations[6].

Sharma has exhibited internationally in London, Germany and the United States[7]. The Shri B.G.Sharma Art Gallery in Udaipur, near his home town, contains an extensive collection of his works[8].

Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, British monarch Queen Elizabeth II and former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser all commissioned portraits by Sharma[9][10]. His various awards include India's National Art Award for Master Craftsman[11][12].

note for reviewing editor – Could you simultaneously create a page at Bhanwar lal Girdhari lal Sharma that redirects to this one?

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1. Fodor's Rajasthan: B.G. Sharma Art Gallery in Udaipur retrieved June 1, 2007

2. Mandala Publishing: B.G. Sharma retrieved June 1, 2007

3. Amazon: Form of Beauty: The Krishna Art of B.G. Sharma by Swami Tripurari retrieved June 1, 2007

4. Udaipur Plus biography retrieved June 1, 2007

207.134.250.140 14:19, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Sextary

Sextary: A medieval Term refering to a quantity (one sixth). Sextary also refers to a one acre plot of land leased by an estate holder to a serf farmer. The term sextary refers to the produce tax on the use of the land. The serf would recieve one sixth of any agricultural produce grown on a rented farm plot.

Reference: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 123.3.50.93 14:26, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Mercedes Terrell

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Wivstar 15:16, 1 June 2007 (UTC) Mercedes Terrell is a Sicilian-Mexican model, she currently lives in the OC America, born to Mexican and SIcilian parents she is working as a model for various car magazines and websites, she was born June 2 1984 in Orange county american, meaning she is a American born Mexican-Sicilian, Although she is Sicilian it is sometimes classed as Italian. more information can be found on her site www.MercedesTerrell.com

El Paso Playhouse

The current El Paso Playhouse is the result of a merger of two separate community theaters during the summer of 1978. This merger combined the Upstairs Theater Downtown and the Festival Theater. The Upstairs Theater Downtown can trace its origin to the Playhouse Inc. established in 1951. The Festival Theater came into existence in late 1964 at 2501 Montana although its first production did not open until April 8, 1965. After the merger in 1978 the two theaters became what is now the El Paso Playhouse Inc.

The El Paso Playhouse is a non-profit organization and is staffed mostly with unpaid volunteers. These volunteers are the life blood of the theater.

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http://elpasoplayhouse.org/

71.40.16.229 17:54, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The Ugly Duckling And Me!

The film starts in a city. A brown rat named Ratso is trying vainly to impress a crowd of black rats by claiming he has working for him the longest worm in the world (which is in fact a tiny maggot called Wesley stuffed inside a straw). When his spoof is revealed, the rats jeer and leave. Wesley says he has had enough and tries to leave, but Ratso pleads with him. Ratso is planning to go to a carnival to show off the 'longest worm in the world' but Wesley is not willing to cooperate.

Ratso speedily traps him in a converted-matchstick-box-to-a-backpack, and is about to leave when he is confronted by a female grey rat called Phyllis and two of her muscle bound rat bodyguards. Phyllis gloats over finding him, and Ratso agrees that there is nowhere to run. Phyllis wants him for something, although it is not revealed. Ratso shoves her into the guards and runs for it.

Ratso manages to escape with Wesley and sits on the top of a train. Ratso sees the carnival but the train goes in the opposite direction. He and Wesley are thrown into a nest, where, because of a bouncing and hatching egg, Ratso is atapulted, with egg, into a duckyard, and Wesley is trapped in a dumped whisky bottle.

In the duckyard, an angry goose with the chicken inhabitants turns up, and is about to punsih ratso for entering, so Ratso tellsthem he is the father of the egg. The goose doesn't believe him until the hatchling emerges, showing to be an especially ugly duckling. The goose says, "He's the father alright."

Ratso is unhappy with his roll as 'mama,' and offers him to a white duck called Daphne who gains a crush on Ratso. The ugly duckling goes with the chickens and chicks to the waters edge, and they see three beautiful swans land in the pond. Some of the chicks bully him and drive him off.

Ratso digs a tunnel as escape, and evidence is uncovered. Ratso pretends he's staging a show on that very night, and dumps the duckling on stage. He catches up with Wesley after making his escape, and realises he could use the duckling as 'the ugliest duckling in the world.' He manages to take the chick out of show, where everyone is cracked up with laughter at his ugliness.

They come to some woods, and Ratso convinces him to dance. After finishing, a fox turns up, with a dead duck in its mouth. Ratso and the chick, nicknamed 'Ugly,' watch the duck in horror. Her eyes open, and she says, "Help me," before being dragged off by the fox. Ratso starts to run away, but Ugly runs after the fox, and there is a scuffle, in which the duck escapes thanks to Ugly and Ratso is left with the chick trying to persuade the fox not to eat them. When Ratso holds up the duckling, the fox reacts in disgust, saying, "Eurrrrrgh! I can't eat that!"

Phyllis turns up, and interrogates Wesley. She follows Ratso with her intention still unclear.

Ratso and Ugly sleep in an abandoned car, where Ratso tells him "Growing up doesn't happen overnight."

The very next morning, Ratso is shocked to find Ugly has become a moody teenager, and snaps at him often. When questioned on how a teenager acts, Ratso says, "Speak funny, be rude to me, and fall in love with the first girl wo smiles at you." At that moment, the female duck tunrs up; smiling. Ugly immediately is smitten. The duck reveals her wing was broken in the scuffle with the fox, and her name is Jessie. Ugly persuades Ratso to let her come along.

Phyliss finds the fox den, and finds one of Ugly's feathers. She carries on.

Ratso tries to cross a frozen river, and is nearly eaten by a huge pike. Ugly saves him, and is enjoying a tender moment with Jessie when Ratso asks, "If your wing is really broken, then how did you cross the river?" Jessie tells him she used the bridge a few metres away that Ratso had overlooked.

On their journey, Ugly falls even more in love with Jessie, and shreds Ratso's blanket to make a sling for her. When he dances for her by a fire, she laughs, then realising he was serious. She is horrified she hurt his feelings, but Ugly thinks she just believes he is ugly and stupid.

Ugly uncovers the carnival, where Ratso says his cousin Ernie will help them. Phyllis shows up, and almost catches Ratso when a huge tomcat turns up and nearly eats them. Phyllis and Ratso and the two other rats go on a violent ride to escape, and the cat is about to eat Ratso when Ratso realises the cat is his supposed cousin Ernie.

Ernie immediately befriends him, Ugly and Jessie, as well as his handpuppet William who can talk independantly of his hand. ratso feels guilt for what he has brought Ugly to the carnival for, but Ugly dances nontheless. When the crowd is left in hysterics, Ugly realises what Ratso has been about the entire journey, and is heartbroken. He shares a comforting hug with Jessie, before Phyllis captures him and uses him as a ransom. If Ratso wants him back he has to go to the duckyard.

Ratso, with a newly healed Jessie, and saddled Ernie, go to the duckyard where Ernie fight off all the rats, but is hit with a sucker by Phyllis, and the game is lost. Ratso and Ugly are imprisoned in a pen on their own, Jessie with the geese and chickens.

In the morning, Ratso is taken away, and Ugly assumes he is going to be executed. As he hangs his head, convulsions go through his body, as he cries out in pain.

Ratso goes onto a platform with Phyllis, and a black rat with a book is seen. Ratso begins to plead, when a newly formed swan Ugly breaks out of his pen, much to the astonishment of Jessie, Ratso and the other rats.

Ugly runs to the platform, and finds Phyllis is trying to marry Ratso. Phyllis tells him that Ratso ran away a year ago in the middle of their wedding, but she doesn't really love him. She can only maryr him because there are no more unmarried rats in the city.

Phyllis reveals she isn't interested in love, and just wants the perks that come with marriage-the ring, the cake, flowers, and the gifts. When Ugly pleads Ratso not to do it, calling him dad, Phyllis realises she can't marry him because he has children.

Ugly smacks her into the cake, where it falls down on her.

ratso faints in relief, and as he comes to, he is tended by Daphne, the white duck.

Three swans turn up, and tell Ugly it is time to follow them and leave the others. Ugly goes with the swans, but the swans are rather full of themselves, thinking all there is to life is beauty and respect. Ugly knows he will never be happy, and flies back to the others, marries Jessie, and participates in a marriage party.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396042/

84.51.129.69 18:07, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Sphere 1

The Sphere 1 was one of the first PCs created. It was made in 1975 by Mike Wise, founder of Sphere Corporation. The Sphere 1 featured a Motorola 6800 CPU, ROM Monitor, 4 KB of RAM, and a keyboard.

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http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/BYTE/Oct1975/are_they_real.htm http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/reach/435/comphis2.html http://nwp.ampr2.net/jnos/ComputerSphere

71.213.45.125 18:31, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Park-Up.com

Park-Up.com, a new free service providing an online parking guide to Central London, UK, has been launched, created by a founder and managing director Norman Olaniran.

The service uses interactive mapping to locate the nearest on and off-street parking to the user's destination. The service covers an area incorporating 71,000 parking spaces and includes parts of London outside the congestion charge zone. The service enables parking spaces to be searched for via computer or Internet-enabled mobile device and at present covers Camden, City of London, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, the Royal Parks, Westminster, central parts of Hackney, Lambeth/Southwark and Tower Hamlets.

Park-Up.com enables the user to search for the least expensive parking spot available and is expected to benefit motorbike and scooter riders who currently park for free but will soon face a parking charge in Central London.

The service is also expected to benefit the environment by helping motorists to circulate less in search of a space, helping to minimise carbon monoxide emissions.

Hourly parking costs in London vary from GBP2.48 to GBP16.40 and more than 200,000 cars enter the congestion charge zone each day in Central London, looking for parking, while only 40,500 parking spaces are available.

source 1 : www.encyclopedia.com

172.214.27.227 19:28, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Campus Pride

Campus Pride represents the only national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBT students. The organization is a volunteer-driven network "for" and "by" student leaders. The primary objective of Campus Pride is to develop necessary resources, programs and services to support LGBT and ally students on college campuses across the United States.

Founded in the Fall of 2001 and launched a year later in October of 2002, Campus Pride started as an online community and resource clearinghouse under the name Campus PrideNet. The original founding partners were M. Chad Wilson, Sarah E. Holmes & Shane L. Windmeyer. In 2006, the organization broadened its outreach efforts and restructured as the current educational non-profit organization Campus Pride. As part of the restructuring process, the Lambda 10 Project for LGBT Fraternity & Sorority Issues (www.lambda10.org) became an educational initiative of Campus Pride. The executive director is national LGBT civil rights leader and campus pioneer Shane L. Windmeyer.

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www.shanewindmeyer.com

Shane L. Windmeyer recalls his "coming out" on a small rural campus in Kansas as difficult, frightening, lonely, emotionally complex and yet liberating – all at the same time. His commitment for LGBT issues comes from this inner strength and passion to help others coming out today and his desire to motivate college students, gay and straight, to stand up against prejudice, bigotry and hate against all people.

Windmeyer is a national leader in gay and lesbian civil rights and a champion for LGBT issues on college campuses. He is the founder and Executive Director of Campus Pride, the only national organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a safer college environment for LGBT students. Released in Fall 2006, Windmeyer is author of The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, the first-ever college guide profiling the “100 Best LGBT-Friendly Campuses.”

Windmeyer is often best-known for his pioneering work with the Lambda 10 Project – National Clearinghouse for GLBT Fraternity & Sorority Issues. His leadership with the Lambda 10 Project led to the publishing of his first book, the only one of it's kind and national bestseller Out on Fraternity Row: Personal Accounts of Being Gay in a College Fraternityand his second book Secret Sisters: Stories of Being Lesbian & Bisexual in a College Sorority. His third book titled Inspiration for LGBT Students & Their Allies came out in October 2002 published by Collegiate Empowerment Company, Inc. In October 2005, Windmeyer edited his fourth book, a much-anticipated sequel, titled Brotherhood: Gay Life in College Fraternities. In addition, Windmeyer currently serves as the coordinator of Stop The Hate, a national bias and hate crime prevention program. He led and developed this train the trainer initiative in 2001 with the Association of College Unions International, the Anti-Defamation League, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence and the Higher Education Center’s Drug, Alcohol and Other Violence Prevention Programs.

Windmeyer has been featured on IN THE LIFE TV and his work has been the focus of national attention from MSNBC’s The Situation with Tucker Carlson, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and TIME Magazine. His educational efforts also have been noted by national press such as OUT Magazine, The Advocate National Gay & Lesbian News Magazine, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Indianapolis Star, Salon Magazine, HERO Magazine, U. Magazine and the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Windmeyer graduated from Emporia State University with a bachelors degree in Communication and received his masters degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from Indiana University. He lives in Charlotte, N.C.

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www.campuspride.org/outspoken

70.10.219.43 19:46, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Stephen J. Alberts

Stephen J. Alberts Born 1960

Born in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the summer of 1960 (heretofore known as the summer of Glove) Stephen J. Alberts lived a quiet and uneventful childhood. That is until the fruits of his youth sent him into a tumultuous time culminating in his first legal run-in. It was 1973 Steve had just turned 13 and was caught eating his entrée with his salad fork. After spending 3 months in the Lower Detroit Etiquette Correction Facility Steve went on to attend the Garrison Keeler High School progressing rapidly to the top of his class of 4. The school’s unofficial motto was “Where the women are strong, all the men are good looking and the sheep are above average” [13]

From there he continued his educational endeavors at the Steve Martine Trade Academy School (SMTAS [14]), pursuing his dream of studying entomology. Unfortunate circumstances seemed to surround Steve Alberts, and have become a common theme in his life. After finishing his sophomore year at SMTAS the school he fell victim to a embezzlement scandal involving the Savings and Loan debacle of the time. (the full story has never been revealed due to legal settlements)[15]

Tragically for Steve his time spent as a SMTAS student was for naught. The faculty at SMTAS was neither trained nor certified to teach entomology. This experience left Steve a bitter and change man. After spending his 20th summer traveling through south-east Asia, an experience he still refuses to talk about, he made his way back to school. In September 1980 Steve enrolled as a freshman at the Entomology of Michigan University (EMU [16]) (affectionately known as EMU.). Unfortunately for him the school decided to change their mission due to low enrollment and drop entomology from their name and from their curriculum and rename the school Southern Michigan Technology of Assumptive Zoology School (SMTAZS). He was given 2 choices for switching his major Crypto Zoology ([17]) or Chemistry. Steve chose the latter believing career choices to be more forthcoming in Chemistry [18]. His assumption was correct but it was not to be. At the least, not after he started wearing glasses and drinking beer. The professional Chemists who hold sway over the industry are, arguably, too concerned with fashion and have no tolerance for drunkards to ever hire a beer drinker with glasses [19]. So Steve was again belted by the belt of unfortunate circumstances and relegated to the backwater of environmental chemistry. To this day he lives on the fringe of society. [[User:]] 19:50, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

The Aba Returns to Hawaii

Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that it will return to Honolulu, Hawaii this season after a two year hiatus.

"Hawaii has always been very supportive of an ABA team," said Joe Newman, ABA CEO. "The problem has been the cost of transportation to and from the mainland. That problem has been solved with a major airlines sponsorship that will make travel both ways as economical as traveling from Los Angeles to Sacramento. We are delighted to have Hawaii back and our players and coaches are thrilled with the idea of spending some winter days on the beautiful beaches of Hawaii."

The team will be owned and operated by Hawaii Basketball, Inc (HBI). Team President will be Andrew Moss. Prior to becoming HBI President, Andrew represented athletes as an agent in national and international basketball leagues as well as the NFL. A resident of Hawaii and a member of the Hawaii business community since 2003, Andrew has a proven record for success in creating business relationships, including the automotive and power equipment industries.

"Hawaii is such a tight community. The support for local sports is huge. This is a great market for the ABA," stated Moss. "We are really looking forward to this venture and hope to bring the ABA championship to Hawaii our first season."

The team Vice President and co-owner is Ira Harge, Jr. The ABA has been a part of his family since his childhood. He is the son of former ABA great Ira Harge, Sr. Ira, Jr. played college basketball at San Diego State and the University of Denver. After graduation, he played professionally in Europe. From Europe, he transitioned from basketball to business. Over the past nineteen years, he has worked in the banking, financial planning, wealth management industry.

"I have been looking for an opportunity to incorporate my love of the game with an investment opportunity of team ownership and found it in the ABA," added Harge. "I have fond memories of the ABA. It was and is still a big part of my life. My brother Joe won the ABA Championship in Little Rock in 2004."

"We have quite a few announcements to make - venue, coaches, tryout camps, dance teams, sponsors," commented Moss. "While we are just making our first announcement, we have been working long and hard to put this together and are confident that we will have a fabulous organization and a great reception here in Hawaii. We are ready to go."

For more information, call 808-585-0ABA (0222) or email Andrew_moss@hawaiihurricanes.com or call 775-287-7062. Or email Ira_harge@hawaiihurricanes.com or visit www.hawaiihurricanes.com.

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ABA NEWS, www.abalive.com Honolulu Advertiser, www.honoluluadvertiser.com 76.83.132.196 20:46, 1 June 2007 (UTC)