Wikipedia:Articles for creation/2006-08-04
Bendy's Farm
Bendy's Farm is a series of animations created by Jewish Turtle Studios , a five-piece group consisting only of students from Newcastle, England. The series is loosely based on a teacher that attends the students' high school, Burnside Business and Enterprise College.
Each animation revolves around Bendy, a teacher-turned-farmer that gets into all sorts of mayhem whilst learning how to tend for his animals. Various other characters have appeared in the animations, with small cameos going to a wide variety of people including George W. Bush, Joseph Stalin, Mr. T and Chuck Norris, to name but a few.
There are currently two official Bendy's Farm animations in circulation on newgrounds. The first in the series [1], in which Bendy tackled the difficulty of tending a chicken, met with a lukewarm and rather mixed reaction from the Newgrounds community. Whilst many rendered it useless and rather tasteless, others found it rather amusing, and an above-average score of 2.63 (out of 5) was awarded.
A sequel was shortly produced and aptly titled Bendy's Farm: Episode 2 [2], and featured another teacher getting involved, this time with a combine harvester. This episode was very well recieved amongst the Newgrounds community, scoring a very respectable 3.49.
Bendy's World Cup
To commemorate the World Cup, a special edition Bendy's Farm was created [3]. It featured the main protagonist Bendy taking charge of England's World Cup squad, and attempting to lead them to the final. Released just in time for the World Cup final, this garnered a poorer response from viewers. Many people were overly critical of the humourous parodies of American idols, such as George W. Bush in a tank on the pitch. A lower score of 2.74 was awarded, though many hardcore fans feel that this was significantly due to Newgrounds being a largely American community.
Basis of Bendy's Farm
The main character in Bendy's Farm is based rather loosely on a high school teacher called Mr. Henderson, who was nicknamed Bendy by his students for his rather supple body structure. He also lives in a farm located miles away from the school he teaches at. The character was developed around him, although most of the tasks that "Bendy" will carry out are purely fictional.
Cast
Animation - Craig Dobson
Narration - Alex Ogilvie
Scripts - Craig Dobson
Ideas - James Irving, Craig Dobson, Alex Ogilvie, Stuart Bradwel, Nicholas Gibson
Sources
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/314524
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/316301
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/323466
84.13.251.128 00:56, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Luke N. Murry
Latin Mass Society of Australia
Satelliteguys
Satelliteguys.us is a website that was started in 2003 by Scott Greczkowski. It's purpose is to bring its members the latest in Satellite and CableTV news, and to offer help for the two main satellite companies and various cable companies.
Sources
69.149.40.175 01:37, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Sources
The Colbert report
130.194.13.105 01:43, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
the african elephant population has tripled in the last six monthes
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NecroTech Industries
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Mini Putt
Mini Putt is a widely successful flash game that is hosted on a variety of websites devoted to games. The creator of Mini Putt is Psycho Goldfish, who went on to make Mini Putt 2 and 3. The game is played by a series of putts made by clicking the mouse at a place that selects the ball's direction of travel, and also its speed. There are 18 holes and it is possible to get a hole in one on every single one.
Sources
http://mini-putt.freeonlinegames.com/
72.155.28.32 03:13, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Shiawassee River
The Shiawassee River is located within Northern Oakland County in Michigan and is approximately 100 miles long. It has historical significance as a former trading route for local Indian tribes. Sections of the Shiawassee River were used by lumber and grain mills to generate power. One notable section of 7 miles between Holly,Michigan and Fenton,Michigan is used each year for a well attended canoe/kayak race.
Sources
http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/basin.html
http://www.oakgov.com/drain/program_service/ws_shiaw.html
http://bartleby.com/69/18/S10318.html
http://www.glhabitat.org/grants/juli2001.html
http://www.shiawasseeccd.org/watershed.htm
http://community.webshots.com/album/547204034BrRPch
http://oaspub.epa.gov/tmdl/waters_list.control?region=5&huc=04080203
"Army keeps Shiawassee River clean"
By Jennifer Brooks / The Detroit News Friday May 25, 2001
You can reach Jennifer Brooks at (248) 647-8825 or jbrooks@detnews.com.
Willi G Gutmann
Dragon Slayer IV : Drasle Family, a Nihon Falcom origial game, was also realeased through Broderbund for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as Legacy of the Wizard. It is a side scrolling adventure game with action and role-playing elements. Players assume different roles of a five member family- including their pet- in order to uncover their history and defeat the dragon whose minions are terrifying their land. The game is unique for its different characters, members of the game's central family and each of whom must be used to complete the game. Each one- the father, mother, son, daughter and pet- has their strengths and weaknesses and special abilities. Only certain characters may use special items or their abilities to reach certain areas of the game's labyrinthine main dungeon. The game has Falcom's familiar graphic style and incorporates other elements from the Dragonslayer / Socerian series to make it a forgotten gem amongst the better Japanese role-playing and adventure titles.
Sources
http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/nes/lotw/ http://www.mobygames.com/game/legacy-of-the-wizard
68.105.112.148 03:41, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Sources
151.203.159.213 03:55, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
elephant population tripled
La Curacao
Jenner, California Double-Murder of 2004
Introduction
On August 18, 2004, the bullet-riddled bodies of Lindsay Cutshall, 23, and her fiance Jason Allen, 26, were found on Fish Head Beach in the small coastal hamlet of Jenner, California. Both Cutshall and Allen were killed with a .45-caliber Marlin rifle as they slept in their sleeping bags on the beach. The Sonoma County Coroner's Office estimated that the couple was slain on either the night of August 16, 2004 or in the early morning hours of August 17, 2004. In the days following the murders, the case received considerable attention from the national media.
Background
Both Cutshall and Allen grew up in the mid-western United States. Cutshall was from Fresno, Ohio and Allen was from Zeeland, Michigan. The couple had met in 2002 while Cutshall was a student at Appalachian Bible College in West Virginia. Prior to their murders, Cutshall and Allen had been working as counselors at Rock-N-Water, a Christian summer camp in El Dorado County, California. According to acquaintances at Rock-N-Water, Cutshall and Allen had left the camp on a road trip several days before they were killed. Credit card receipts placed the duo at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco on August 14, 2004. Witnesses also reported seeing Cutshall's 1992 red Ford Tempo in the towns of Guerneville, Sebastapol, Forestville, and Jenner before the murders.
Investigation
Homicide detectives from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department launched an investigation into the deaths of Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen. The detectives quickly eliminated murder-suicide as an explanation to the killings. They also confirmed that none of Cutshall's or Allen's belongings had been taken, and that neither of the campers had been sexually assaulted.
Camping is prohibited on the rural stretch of beach where Cutshall and Allen met their deaths, but drifters and hitchhikers on California Highway 1 (which runs alongside Fish Head Beach) are known to use the oceanfront site for sleeping. It was originally postulated that a drifter had murdered the young couple and then left the area. Despite an exhaustive effort by detectives, this avenue of the investigation never yielded any solid leads.
In the weeks following the murders of Cutshall and Allen, similar cases in the United States and Canada came to the attention of detectives. On October 19, 2003, Brandon Rumbaugh, 20, and Lisa Gurrieri, 19, were shot to death in their sleeping bags while camping in Yavapai County, Arizona. No suspects were ever identified in this case. Additionally, detectives looked into a double-murder which occurred on Vancouver Island, British Columbia in 1973. While a suspect was identified in the British Columbia case, he was eventually ruled out as the killer of Cutshall and Allen. Perhaps the most tantalizing theory on the Jenner murders is that they were the work of the infamous Zodiac killer. Between 1966 and 1969, the Zodiac was responsible for seven murders in northern California and one murder in southern California. In addition, the Zodiac killer was believed to be responsible for other unsolved homicides in the San Francisco Bay Area. During his reign of terror, the Zodiac wrote numerous letters to the media, taunting them with his willingness to kill and the ineptitude of the law enforcement agencies which were pursuing him. Despite an investigation which spanned decades, the Zodiac killer was never brought to justice. To this day, the identity of the Zodiac remains a mystery. However, because the Zodiac often targeted young couples in isolated, rural areas and sometimes killed with a firearm, he was identified as a possible suspect in the Jenner double-murder of 2004.
Clues
In May of 2006, twenty months after Cutshall and Allen were slain, Sonoma County Sheriff's detectives released new evidence in the case, which they hoped would generate new leads. Several pieces of evidence were released, including poems which were found near the crime scene, a hat which was found on Highway 1, an empty 40-ounce bottle of "Camo" beer, and drawings which were inked onto pieces of driftwood near the site of the killings. Besides these pieces of evidence, detectives also disclosed that a possible DNA sample from the killer had been recovered from the crime scene. Nevertheless, this promising piece of evidence had been tested against California's database of DNA samples (which are taken from people who are convicted of felonies in the Golden State), but no match was made.
Aftermath
The murders of Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen have never been solved. Cutshall's father, who is an evangelical minister in Ohio, believes that the devil was responsible for the deaths of his daughter and her soon-to-be-husband. In a 2006 interview, Reverend Chris Cutshall stated that he believes the murders are linked to satanic activity. As of this writing, however, no substantive evidence links the murders of Lindsay Cutshall and Jason Allen to satanists.
Sources
San Francisco Chronicle May 3, 2006 "Tantalizing Clues In Pair's Slaying" Jim Doyle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/03/MNGP7IJU501.DTL&hw=Lindsay+Cutshall&sn=005&sc=453
San Francisco Chronicle
August 29, 2004
"Retracing Doomed Couple's Steps"
Demian Bulwa
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/29/MNG0Q8D3O631.DTL&hw=Lindsay+Cutshall&sn=001&sc=1000
San Francisco Chronicle
August 22, 2004
"Link Between Jenner Slayings, Arizona Sought"
Bill Wallace
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/22/BAG998CID91.DTL&hw=Lindsay+Cutshall&sn=006&sc=307
San Francisco Chronicle
September 4, 2004
"Weapon ID'd, But Not Found, In Jenner Slayings"
Peter Fimrite
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/15/BAG788P3HH1.DTL&hw=Lindsay+Cutshall&sn=010&sc=222
Zodiac
Robert Graysmith
Berkley Books, New York, NY
1986
66.214.41.196 04:06, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
8mm Overdose
8mm Overdose, Band Biography
Band Formed- 1993
Hometown - Oahu, Hawaii
With 10 years of live shows, 4 previous releases, an impressive list of corporate sponsors and the distinction of being the only American metal band ever to extensively tour mainland China, 8mm Overdose continues to electrify audiences in the US, Japan and Europe without any hint of slowing down. Their growing success has one explanation: constant and shameless self promotion with an unparalleled work ethic. For years, the band has accomplished what few have done without the support of a record label & in an industry as competitive as the music industry, it is survival of the fittest.
8mm Overdose has built on their touring musical success with unconventional methods and the use of sponsors. Since their inception in the mid 90's (then known as MACHINE), the band has persisted with a vengeance in maintaining their old-school roots. Critics have long hailed the band's musical assault as a sonic wall of aggression, mixing the simplicity and brutal riffs of the early 80's hardcore sound with percussion and vocals of thrash metal. Simply stated by the sound engineer on Slayer's 2004 Jägermeister Music Tour after 8mm Overdose's opening set, "Finally! A band opening for Slayer that sounds like they should be playing with Slayer!"
Fans of all styles are drawn to 8mm Overdose & their intense live performance. Throughout the years, 8mm Overdose has shared the stage with other icons such as Slayer, Sepultura, Suicidal Tendencies, Pennywise, the Deftones, Mortician and Flotsam and Jetsam. In addition, working closely on film/soundtrack projects with adult film maker Max Hardcore in his "Harder Than Hardcore" series of films has opened doors previously unavailable to bands of this genre. While songs such as "Fister" are potentially unsettling, the honesty and real life rawness of the band and their subject matter has an attraction that definitely cannot be ignored. As an indication of their widespread notoriety, companies such as Metal Mulisha, Transworld Productions, Board Stories, Hawaii Extreme Sports and countless other extreme sporting movies and TV shows have licensed the use of their music.
2006 will see the release of their most brutal recording to date, "Execution Style", along with tours of China, Japan, the US, Europe and shows in Hawaii such as headlining the state's biggest metal festival "The Hell Awaits Metalfest". Having earned their current status through years of work, continual networking with sponsors, endless street level self-promotion and pursuing non-conventional approaches to the music industry, like a punch in the face, 8mm Overdose is hard to ignore.
Sponsors/Endorsements:
Jägermeister - Monster Energy Drink - Ampeg Amplification - Ernie Ball - VHT Amplification - Eminence Speakers - EMG Pickups - Vic Firth - Jim Dunlop - Dirtbag Clothing - Durex - Coffin Cases - Metal Mulisha - Oasis Skateboards - Halo Guitars - Tube Depot - Dragon Optical - BC Rich Guitars - Taye Drums
Discography
1996: White Knuckled Embryo (released as "Machine") - 1998: Evil Gods (Japan only- released as "Machine") - 2000: Harder than Hardcore (CD) - 2001: Harder than Hardcore (video soundtrack) - 2004: Execution Style (EP- "European Tour" pre- release) - 2004: Harder than Hardcore 2 (video soundtrack) - 2006: Execution Style (CD)
Sources
http://www.eminence.com/artists_robgraves.asp
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=14728
http://www.midweek.com/content/story/theweekend_coverstory/hawaiis_metal_ambassadors_do_china/
http://forum.smartchina.com/thread/9726/page=1
67.58.145.42 04:24, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Jayne Hayden
Jayne Hayden (born: July 8, 1968 in New York, New York) is a former operative for the Central Intelligence Agency. She posed nude for Playboy magazine after leaving the top-secret spy agency in 1996. Her photo pictoral appeared in the February 1997 edition of Playboy. To date, Hayden is the first and only former-CIA agent to appear naked in a men's magazine.
Before entering the CIA, Hayden earned dual bachelor's degrees in Chinese and Political Science. According to a quote in Playboy, Hayden decided to disrobe for the magazine to demonstrate that "...a woman can be professionally capable without sacrificing her sexuality."
Sources
Playboy, February 1997.
The Secrecy News, July 2001 http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2001/07/072401.html
66.214.41.196 04:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Sharon Jaklofsky
Sharon Jaklofsky was a successful heptathlete and long-jumper through the 1990s. Born September 30, 1968, she grew up in Australia. She made her debut in the Australian athletics team at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. In 1990 she won silver at the Commonwealth Games in the hetathlon (scoring 6115 points). She attended Louisiana State University from 1991 to 1993. She won the 1991 NCAA heptathlon title (5732 points). She still holds the school Indoor pentathlon (4212 points) and outdoor heptathlon records (6013 points).
Jaklofsky competed at the 1991 World Championships for Australia, finishing 19th in the heptathlon (5992 points). By 1995 she had shifted her allegiances to the Netherlands, finishing 12th in the heptathlon (in a lifetime best 6148 points). In 1996 she finsihed 12th in the Olympic Long Jump (with a lifetime best and still Dutch record 6.75m). She folowed this up with an 11th in the 1997 World Championships.
Sources
http://www.athletics.org.au/history/athletes/athlete213.htm
http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete=63166/
128.250.249.117 04:48, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Timeline of Final Fantasy VI
5400 years prior: Mt. Koltz forms in a large volcanic eruption. To the best knowledge from the few surviving records, it has only erupted once. Mt. Koltz establishes itself as the highest peak of the world.
1200 years prior: The eastern country Doma successfully functions as a state, or this is what they claim at any rate.
1000 years prior: End of the War of the Magi. The Espers are not seen from this point onward. Mage Warriors are persecuted; the survivors form Thamasa. The Goddesses turn themselves to stone; the Statues are guarded by the Espers as per the Goddesses' demand.
980 years prior: Doma's historical record "A Faithful Account of the War of the Magi" is lost. The cause of the loss remains a mystery.
735 years prior: Opening of the World Peace Council. The council leader proclaims the "Esper Eradication".
685 years prior: The Empire is founded as a military state with the goal of policing the world.
600 years prior: "Samurai" are first officially appointed as warriors in Doma.
208 years prior: An Industrial Revolution and cultural renaissance successively flourish.
202 years prior: In the country Figaro on the north continent, Figaro Castle is completed.
199 years prior: Discovery of large deposits of coal. People dreaming of making fortunes gather; industrial states form.
150 years prior: Narshe starts an independent political organization with the intent of commercial solidarity. Transforms from a small state with ceaseless conflicts to a nation with a stable, unified self-government.
120 years prior: Rumors spread that hidden Figaro treasures lay in Mt. Koltz, drawing treasure-hunters into the region. In the end, the existence of the treasure was never confirmed.
84 years prior: After the industrial revolution, the mechanization of Figaro Castle proceeds.
74 years prior: Gestahl of the Empire is born as the heir of line of military officers. Figaro Castle's first submerge attempt fails catastrophically. A temporary royal palace is built in South Figaro.
70 years prior: Strago Magus is born.
68 years prior: Figaro appoints large numbers of engineers to improve the mechanisms in Figaro Castle. It successfully submerges on it's third attempt, and later comes to be feared as the phantom mechanical castle.
59 years prior: A coup d'etat occurs in the Empire. Gestahl's father is heavily involved.
54 years prior: Banon is born.
50 years prior: Cyan Garamonde is born.
46 years prior: Cid del Norte Marguez is born.
38 years prior: Armament stockpiling proceeds in the Empire to increase influence. In the same year, Vector is completed.
30 years prior: Leo Christophe is born.
27 years prior: Edgar Roni Figaro, Sabin Rene Figaro and Setzer Gabbiani are born.
25 years prior: Locke Cole is born.
20 years prior: Gestahl is elevated to Emperor at the age of 52, demonstrating almost superhuman charisma. In response to the Empire's aggression, Narshe's weapons trade comes to rival it's coal trade. The two states enter a mutual peace accord that could in fact be called a nonagression treaty. Henceforth Narshe takes a position of neutrality, siding neither with the Empire, nor with rebel organizations.
18 years prior: Terra Branford and Celes Chere are born.
16 years prior: First Imperial expeditionary campaign. The Empire claims the southeast continent, and also opens the Imperial MagiTek Research Facility. Terra Branford is taken, along with several other Espers. Terra's mother, Madonna, is killed by Emperor Gestahl.
13 years prior: Gau is born and subsequently tossed onto the Veldt by his father. His mother dies giving birth.
12 years prior: Reorganization of the Imperial military by Leo Christophe, Kefka Palazzo and others completes. The first results from the Imperial MagiTek Research Facility are announced in the Empire.
11 years prior: Mog is born.
10 years prior: Relm Arrowny is born.
8 years prior: Second Imperial expeditionary campaign. Immediately after the MagiTek Armor field tests, conquest of the southern continent begins. Figaro forges an alliance with the Empire. In South Figaro, a minor riot, most likely the work of the Returners, occurs in response to the alliance with the Empire.
7 years prior: Stewart Remy Figaro, King of Figaro, is covertly killed by the Empire. His successor, Edgar Rene Figaro, upkeeps alliance with the Empire out of necessity. He would later secretly aid the Returners.
3 years prior: Doma commences small skirmishes with the Empire.
2 years prior: The Empire begins it's third campaign, with eastern Doma as it's starting point.
Discovery of the frozen Esper in the deepest section of Narshe's coal mines. Somehow, this highly sensitive information is leaked...
End of timeline.
Sources
Final Fantasy VI Official Game Guide (Japan)
Benjamin A. Dzuricky
Tears and Rain
Melfice
Melfice is Ryudoo's older brother in Grandia II. Melfice betrayed his brother, his family, and his village. He was possessed by the horn's of Valmar.
Sources
http://guides.ign.com/guides/11012/page_3.html
69.139.114.159 05:07, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
IPTVboards
Iptvboards.com is a site devoted to bringing together users and allow them to openly discuss and promote the IPTV community. The shows are broken down into sections i.e. Tech related and Gaming related. The main focus of the site is to allow the viewers to discuss the shows they like or dislike, what they would change or like to see on the show. And by doing this allowing the owners of the shows to better understand what the users would like to see. Also the shows producers are allowed to promote their show by posting links and opening up discussions of their own.
Sources
74.134.154.7 05:18, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Windish March
The Windish March is the area which currently corresponds to the Slovene province of Prekmurje. This area was transferred to Duke Leopold III Habsburg by the Treaty of Neuberg in 1379. The population, while ethnically Slovene, is mostly Lutheran rather than Catholic. Because of this difference and because of its placement as a border land between Austrian territory and Hungarian territory, it was given the name "March" (typical of many border areas). The term Windish is derived from the same root as the word "Wend" (q.v.), a Slavic tribe of ancient origin which, when driven West by invading tribes from the East during the Migration Period, settled not only in the region between the Elbe and Oder Rivers, but were also driven South by the advancing Huns into Prekmurje. The term "Windish" (as used by Hungarians) became a pejorative term, and when many of the Lutheran Slovenes from Prekmurje settled in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, one of their first local clergymen was of Hungarian origin. Thus, the Slovene settlers of that area came to be known as "Windish" because their clergyman referred to them as such.
Sources
Source: Wikipedia article "Slovenians" (section entitled "Slovenians between the 18th century and the Second World War"), and interviews with Slovenes from Prekmurje as well as the Windish Lutheran minister of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
65.78.102.76 05:20, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
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59.162.244.247 06:07, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Kyle Cocchi
Kyle Cocchi is a American college student, Catholic Univerity politician, radio personality, and washington DC socialite.
As of April he was elected by a wide margin to become Catholic Univerity's Undergradate Student Government Legislative Vice President (LVP). This makes him a member of a five person exective board, and an outspoken member of CUA. Before LVP he was Sophomore Class President, and class of 2008 senator. He is known to be a key player on many legeslative branch bussiness issues
He is also known on the popular WCUA radio CuaPunkRadio, which is hosted by Ryan Smith. Kyle raps, sings, and talks about current events on campus.
Qoute:
"Hey guys, how you doing..... Hows your life going."
Sources
www.cua.edu http://usg.cua.edu/index.cfm http://www.myspace.com/cuapunkradio
67.82.221.21 06:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
United Øresundskyrkan
United Øresundskyrkan is a church with a dream of a new church for a new generation.
Sundays
They have two different services every Sunday in United Øresundskyrkan.
UNITED CHURCH: Sunday begins at 10:00 with United Church which is a service with focus on bibleteaching, worship and prayer. It is foremost for Partners and Leaders, but everyone that feels a need and longing after this form of service are welcome.
UNITED LIVE: At 16:00 they have United Live that is recommended for you that maybe doesn't usually attend church. You will experience good music, a wonderful atmosphere and listen to challenging teaching. After United Live they recommend you to enjoy good fellowship and good coffee in their café, United Coffee.
Visions
Location
Sources
193.217.195.96 06:33, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Nyatapol Technologies
Nyatapol Technologies Pvt Ltd. (NTECH), an IT company, delivers superior returns to client through its cost effective, high value service model. NTECH's core portfolio comprises of Information Technology services focusing on internet and intranet based solutions, services, maintenance support, software development, consultancy, and information technology transformation services. Within a short period of its establishment NTECH has helped majority of the banks, financial institutions, private organizations and leading organizations achieve more from their IT investment.
Sources
202.79.62.12 07:37, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Umuganda
Umuganda is the system of government-enforced community service in which Rwandan citizens are required to allocate one half day per month, the last Saturday of the month, for national community service.
See article "Over Frw230 million saved in community work" 23 July 2006 from The New Times (Rwanda's leading newspaper) at this web address: http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6325&Itemid=63
196.12.153.27 07:57, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Sources
203.114.137.10 08:01, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Pascal Nemirovski
French pianist, born in France in 1962. In 1981, he was admitted to The Juilliard School on full scholarship (Steinway & Freundlich Fund) and studied with Nadia Reisenberg, pupil of Joseph Hoffman and Adele Marcus, pupil of Joseph Lhevinne. Pascal Nemirovski settled in Paris in 1984 and pursued further studies with Alexis Weissenberg. He has given numerous concerts and master classes in Europe, the United States and Asia. These events were covered by French and foreign radios and televisions, including Alain Duault, on France 3, who devoted a 52-minute television broadcast to him, entitled “Pascal Nemirovski, un pianiste hors normes”.
In 1989, he created at the request of the violinist Vladimir Spivakov, the Master classes of the International Festival of Colmar, becoming the advisor and youngest of the 25 guest artists who included D. Bashkirov, G. Graffman, A. Knaisev, V. Krainev and Y. Menuhin and thus bringing together the greatest international institutions such as the Paris Conservatoire, Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia), Royal Academy of Music (London), Moscow Conservatory and Juilliard School (New York). This experience would mark him profoundly.
In 1995, following a triumphal recital given at the Louvre Auditorium in Paris, Pascal Nemirovski decided to devote himself mainly to studying the repertoire and thinking about teaching, which he considers ‘an infinite source of enrichment and knowledge, as well as an authentic artistic and human exchange’. He thus follows the thinking of Bernanos who wrote: “Every vocation is a calling (vocatus) that demands to be passed on”.
Since then, he has devoted himself to his students. A number of his pupils from France, Korea, the United States, Japan and Russia have won prizes in piano competitions among them Lise de la Salle.
In 2004, he has just released his first recording, unanimously acclaimed by the press devoted to Chopin, Prokofiev and Scriabin.
He is writing a book on Piano Technique and Pedagogy.
Pascal Nemirovski will join next september the staff of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Pascal Nemirovski is a Steinway Artist.
External links
203.114.137.10 08:10, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Alexis Blue
Alexis Blue are a rock/indie/pop band hailing from Wallasey, United Kingdom.
Members:
[Guitar + Vocals - Andeh Stewart]
[Bass + Backing Vocals - Tomasz McCarron]
[Drums + Backing Vocals - Mark Easton]
[Guitar + Backing Vocals- Paul Easton]
Sources
88.107.38.114 08:23, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
"The life of Alexander "Patch" Sturm"
Alex Sturm was a member of Palmerston North Boys High School community from 2003-2006 before his contract at the school was exterminated in his 6th form after ex Guidence counceller Stuart Leighton removed him from the community believing Alex was a threat to the lives of fellow students and himself. THe acalades of this young hero are endles, as stories of Alex have travelled from word and mouth, becoming exagerated to the point where Alex began to feel the pressures of bullying and tormenting. Alex's Achievments: 2003: Alex joined the Boys High community, at the College House Boarding Hostel, and actaully made a few friends. At this point he was reasonably safe from bullying. By term 3 of his 3rd Form year, Alex was a loner, thinking he was better then his peers (which of course he wasn't because he was a loser), and had little to do with other human life, prefering the company of the computers of QQ Internet cafe. This begun the downward spiral of Alex's life. Luke Whale another student of the school suceeded in making his life a living hell, bringing down our young hero to the point where Alex would cry himself to sleep (no exageration). Fortunatly for Alex, Luke was suspended indeffinatly for burning down one of the dorms at the hostel, and so Alex was able to enjoy what was left of his life. Alex ultimatly ended his year at College house on a very bad note. The third form student urinated in his bed, causing himself humiliation and complete isolation from any contact with human life. For Alex 2003 was a pretty bad year, however, for him it would get much, much worse.
2004: Alex should not have returned to school. Anyone with any common sence or and brains at all would know that returning would bring torment from peers and teachers alike. However, although Alex was an intellegent young man, he returned to face the fire of a new school year. Needless to say, Alex did not fare too badly through the first term of his 4th form, but QQ internet cafe became more of obsessive refuge on weekends and after school, and after a while, it became the new reason for his bullying. Crunch time occured when Alex ventured into the world of THIEVERY. (coming soon)
Sources
PNBHS Palmerstonian 2003-2005
www.l4boiz.co.nz (may still be under construction)
203.114.137.10 08:31, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
"The life of Alexander "Patch" Sturm"
Alex Sturm was a member of Palmerston North Boys High School community from 2003-2006 before his contract at the school was exterminated in his 6th form after ex Guidence counceller Stuart Leighton removed him from the community believing Alex was a threat to the lives of fellow students and himself. THe acalades of this young hero are endles, as stories of Alex have travelled from word and mouth, becoming exagerated to the point where Alex began to feel the pressures of bullying and tormenting. Alex's Achievments: 2003: Alex joined the Boys High community, at the College House Boarding Hostel, and actaully made a few friends. At this point he was reasonably safe from bullying. By term 3 of his 3rd Form year, Alex was a loner, thinking he was better then his peers (which of course he wasn't because he was a loser), and had little to do with other human life, prefering the company of the computers of QQ Internet cafe. This begun the downward spiral of Alex's life. Luke Whale another student of the school suceeded in making his life a living hell, bringing down our young hero to the point where Alex would cry himself to sleep (no exageration). Fortunatly for Alex, Luke was suspended indeffinatly for burning down one of the dorms at the hostel, and so Alex was able to enjoy what was left of his life. Alex ultimatly ended his year at College house on a very bad note. The third form student urinated in his bed, causing himself humiliation and complete isolation from any contact with human life. For Alex 2003 was a pretty bad year, however, for him it would get much, much worse.
2004: Alex should not have returned to school. Anyone with any common sence or and brains at all would know that returning would bring torment from peers and teachers alike. However, although Alex was an intellegent young man, he returned to face the fire of a new school year. Needless to say, Alex did not fare too badly through the first term of his 4th form, but QQ internet cafe became more of obsessive refuge on weekends and after school, and after a while, it became the new reason for his bullying. Crunch time occured when Alex ventured into the world of THIEVERY. (coming soon)
[edit] Sources PNBHS Palmerstonian 2003-2005
www.l4boiz.co.nz (may still be under construction)
Christopher Irons
Christopher Daniel Irons (born December 16, 1982), was the lead vocalist for the ska punk band Long Shot Hero. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ and raised throughout New Jersey, speding a majority of his childhood/teen years in East Brunswick, NJ. He attended West Chester University in West Chester, PA, which is where he met his bandmates.
He now fronts another ska punk band, yet to be named.
He is currently living in West Chester, PA
"REFRESHED" RASPBERRIES REUNION
"REFRESHED" RASPBERRIES REUNION
Smartut Kahol Lavan
Israeli hardcore-punk band from the Tel Aviv area. Formed in late 2002 by ex-members of other israeli hardcore-punk bands such as Nekhei Naatza, Sleep Furious, Dir Yassin & Amnon Itzhak, with two members currently playing also in Melachechei Ha'Pinka and one in Asura and Zman Ptziot. In 2004 they released the 11 song CD EP "Magnetic Storm" on Israel's Boshet Records(also released as a 7" single, minus one track, on the Lengua Armada label in 2006)and in 2005 a full length CD, "Spontaneous Violence", also on Boshet. Between the years 2003-2006 they played about two dozen shows in Tel Aviv, Kfar Saba, Jerusalem & Haifa along with other contemporary israeli hardcore-punk & garage bands such as Nikmat Olalim, Ha'Yehudonim (Los Kikes), Brutal Assault, The Astroglides, Kafa La'Panim Shel Limor Livnat, Monkey Son Of A Donkey, Hikokiri, Asura, Fearful Soon To Follow, Ha'Mashbir La'Agavot, The Girls & with dutch band Makiladoras during their israeli tour.
Smartut Kahol Lavan's 7" recieved an excellent review in the May 2006 issue of Maximum Rocknroll, making it to several of the staff's top 10's. the CD recieved a very good review as well in the August issue the same year. Suburban Voice magazine/ blog defined Smartut Kahol Lavan sound as "a pure, head-spinning barrage but also tightly focused and not following a predictable musical route". UK's Vendetta 'zine wrote that the band play "a particularly savage brand of thrash-hardcore", which is "intense and alien (...) not a band for the casual listener". Band members list as influences early/ mid 80's hardcore-punk bands, mostly north american, italian and dutch but also contemporary bands such as Fucked Up and Gorilla Angreb.
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Barricata Fanzine (France)#12 June 2004, Maximum Rocknroll #276 May 2006, Maximum Rocknroll #279 August 2006, http://www.gutzy.com/boshet/
Bjornkvist 08:44, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Pascal Nemirovski
Born in France in 1962. In 1981, he was admitted to The Juilliard School on full scholarship (Steinway & Freundlich Fund) and studied with Nadia Reisenberg, pupil of Joseph Hoffman and Adele Marcus, pupil of Joseph Lhevinne. Pascal Nemirovski settled in Paris in 1984 and pursued further studies with Alexis Weissenberg. He has given numerous concerts and master classes in Europe, the United States and Asia. These events were covered by French and foreign radios and televisions, including Alain Duault, on France 3, who devoted a 52-minute television broadcast to him, entitled “Pascal Nemirovski, un pianiste hors normes”.
In 1989, he created at the request of the violinist Vladimir Spivakov, the Master classes of the International Festival of Colmar, becoming the advisor and youngest of the 25 guest artists who included D. Bashkirov, G. Graffman, A. Knaisev, V. Krainev and Y. Menuhin and thus bringing together the greatest international institutions such as the Paris Conservatoire, Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia), Royal Academy of Music (London), Moscow Conservatory and Juilliard School (New York). This experience would mark him profoundly.
In 1995, following a triumphal recital given at the Louvre Auditorium in Paris, Pascal Nemirovski decided to devote himself mainly to studying the repertoire and thinking about teaching, which he considers ‘an infinite source of enrichment and knowledge, as well as an authentic artistic and human exchange’. He thus follows the thinking of Bernanos who wrote: “Every vocation is a calling (vocatus) that demands to be passed on”.
Since then, he has devoted himself to his students. A number of his pupils from France, Korea, the United States, Japan and Russia have won prizes in piano competitions among them Lise de la Salle.
In 2004, he has just released his first recording, unanimously acclaimed by the press devoted to Chopin, Prokofiev and Scriabin.
He is writing a book on Piano Technique and Pedagogy.
Pascal Nemirovski will join next september the staff of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Pascal Nemirovski is a Steinway Artist.
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83.200.100.129 08:48, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Parappa Gauroji
Parappa presently working in IGATE .He is best in J2EE.You cannot modify his code.
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208.255.152.227 08:57, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Post Development
Post development is an academic movement grown out of the discontent of conventional development theory. Abandoning previous stucturalist modes of though post development seeks to look outside of modernity to challenge traditional notions of development as an eurocentric, economic progress.
Ross procedure
The Ross procedure is a surgical procedure to replace a patient's diseased aortic valve with the patient's own pulmonary valve (an "autograft"). The pulmonary valve is then replaced with a donor graft from a diseased person (a homograft). The Ross procedure has the advantage that no anti-coagulation is necessary (as with mechanical valves), and it lasts longer than replacing the aortic valve with a homograft. The drawbacks are that the surgery is technically difficult and needs to be performed by a thoracic surgeon with considerable experience in the technique.
The technique was pioneered by Sir Donald Ross in England during the 1960s. Since then thousands of patients have undergone the replacement with excellent results. The procedure is done while the patient's heart is stopped and on a heart-lung bypass machine.
Patients who opt for the Ross procedure are usually young and wish to maintain an active lifestyle. The procedure is particularly useful for women of child-bearing age, since Coumadin is contrainicated in pregnancy (it is teratogenic during the first trimester).
Sources
The Ross Procedure (from USC Thoracic surgery department): http://www.cts.usc.edu/rossprocedure.html
Congenital Ross Procedure (Albany Medical Center): http://heart.amc.edu/ross_procedure.htm
213.114.26.158 09:44, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Pratahkal
Pratahkal is a popular hindi daily having editions from Udaipur and Jaipur in Rajasthan and Mumbai- the financial capital of India. It was started in 1979 by Suresh Goyal, currently its Chief Editor. It is read mostly by the Marwaris in Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
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rni.nic.in/latest/languagewise1.asp?currentpage=2392
www.agencyfaqs.com/resources/mediapub/data/452.html
www.exchange4media.com/industry/listing2.asp?orgid=1135&orgname=Pratahkal
business.vsnl.com/pratahkal/
Maheep Goyal
Saint Augustine's College
Saint Augustine's college is a single sex all boys boarding school in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. It has more than 500 students enroled as of present. It was founded in 1930 and it's current principal is Brother Michael Green. Saint Augustine's is a Catholic School run by the Marist Brothers. The Marist Brothers was started by Saint Marcellin Champagnat in France. The School's motto is "Tolle Lege" (pronounced tol-lay leg-ay) which means pick up and read. The school is located approxamately 100 metres from Cairns CBD and joins with an all girls catholic school (Saint Monica's College) in some sporting events to form the name "Saints". The School's main Warcry is the "Hoolipop"
A chode is a rather abnormally fat or large penis but is short
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www.pimpmygoogle.com www.brad.com www.meatspin.com
124.176.170.218 10:30, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Prodan Tishkov - Chardafon The Great
Chardafon (Чардафон) , real name Prodan Tishkov (Продан Тишков) is Bulgarian born in Golyamo Konare who took part in [Unification of Bulgaria].
pinkmetal.com
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70.58.72.97 10:56, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
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217.139.87.226 10:56, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Scott Johnson is a sucsessful British actor.
Facecage
Facecage is a metal band from [Des Moines, Iowa]. They are currently signed to [Corey Taylor]s record label [Great Big Mouth Records].
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[Hala, Sweden] 11:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
NASCAR Heat
Nascar Heat is a PC and console game produced by Hasbro. It's based on the 2002 NASCAR season and incldues all drivers from that series.
Jad Toukan
Jad Toukan was born January 1, 1989 in Windsor, Ontario to Michael Toukan and Suzanne Toukan. Jad lived most of his teen years in Palm Desert, California , but has also lived in Windsor, Ontario , Canada and Zurich, Switzerland. He attended High School at Palm Desert High School in Palm Desert, California. Known for his unconventional and outgoing lifestyle he is known by many.
Crimson Key Society
The Crimson Key Society was founded in 1948 by the Harvard Athletic Department as a way to make prospective athletic recruits feel welcome on campus. The original Crimson Key members shepherded the recruits to different events, introduced them to Harvard students, and even secured tickets to Boston shows. Today, the Key is no longer affiliated with the Athletic Department. The Crimson Key Society is a not for profit student group at Harvard University. They are responsible for creating and giving the official Harvard Tour - a free student led tour which leaves from the Harvard Events and Information office inside of the Holyoke center. Besides being tour guides, the Society is responsible for creating, running, and staffing freshman week. They greet incoming freshman, guide them to places on campus, answer questions to new students and parents, and set up activities such as the freshman ice cream bash, talent show, first chance dance, and Love Story screenings, among other activities. The Society is limited to 80 members, which means that the comp proccess is very selective. There are three rounds consiting of an application, an interview with one tour stop, and two full tours. The interviews and mock tours are completed by current members who evaluate the compers performance. over 140 people may comp in one year and only 20 or so are accpeted into the group.
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Guidebook to Harvard University.
140.247.152.14 12:39, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Romanian
"Dictatorul boxului/POVESTE. Fostul vicecampion mondial Alec Nǎstec isi reaminteste cum l-a cunoscut pe Fidel Castro la CM din 1974".
Grav bolnav, ultimul dictator veritabil al planetei i-a predat puterea fratelui sau dupa 47 de ani de domnie în Cuba. Idolatrizat de unii, înfierat de altii, Fidel Castro a avut o mare slabiciune: boxul.
“El lider Maximo” a iubit “nobila arta” din convingere, poate si datorita faptului ca boxul cubanez a urcat odata cu steaua sa. “Era capabil sa asiste si sapte-opt ore non-stop la o reuniune de box. Avea o loja speciala si traia cu intensitate fiecare partida”, povesteste antrenorul Alec Nastac, unul dintre cei mai valorosi “mijlocii” pe care i-a avut România. Multiplu medaliat la Europene, la Mondiale si la Jocurile Olimpice, Nastac l-a cunoscut pe Castro la prima editie a Mondialelor (Havana, 1974). “Tin minte ca si acum clipa în care am intrat în sala pentru gala finala. Am trecut prin multime, si când am ajuns în dreptul lojei în care se afla Castro am salutat. In finala am boxat cu Rufat Rîskiev. Rusul a fost declarat învingator la preferinta, însa toti au spus ca eu am fost câstigatorul moral. Chiar si Fidel Castro a tinut sa-mi transmita acest mesaj, asa ca imediat dupa meci, cum am coborât din ring, m-a invitat în loja lui. M-a îmbratisat, m-a felicitat pentru cum am luptat si mi-a spus ca se mai fac greseli chiar si la acest nivel. Apoi mi-a spus sa stau lânga el pâna la finalul galei. Am fost singurul boxer de la Mondiale care a avut aceasta cinste”, rememoreaza Nastac.
Fotografii s-au înghesuit atunci sa surprinda momentul, însa subit filmele lor s-au voalat. “Aveam arcada stânga ferfenita, plus ca eram plin de vânatai. Nu dadea bine la propaganda comunista ca sa apara Castro lânga un tip atât de tumefiat. Eram pur si simplu hidos, dar presedintele m-a apreciat. Mi s-a parut un personaj fascinant”, a afirmat fostul vicecampion mondial.
Dictatorul de la Havana nu se limita doar la a fi un simplu spectator, ci chiar lua decizii importante. Asa cum Ceausescu a retras echipa de gimnastica a României de la CE din 1977, si Castro a trimis avionul personal dupa boxerii sai la CM 1999 dupa o decizie strâmba a arbitrilor. “Când nu va mai fi Castro, nici boxul nu va mai fi la fel în Cuba”, a mai spus Nastac.
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www.prosport.ro
Baetu 13:22, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
UCE Life Magazine
Produced in an innovative, avant-garde format, UCE Life is an online, glossy magazine that focuses on bringing a richer lifestyle experience to the world through Fashion, Design and Culture.
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http://www.ucemag.com
http://www.ucelife.com
171.161.224.10 13:22, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
African Elephant Population
The population of the African Elephant has tripled in the last six months.
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71.235.144.253 13:52, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Jack Pennington
Died in '05;One year after song "the reason"
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Personal knowledge
216.69.59.158 13:55, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Nobok Sports
Nobok Sports is an international production company specialising in the development of entertaining and provocative sports programming for Web, TV and emerging technology.
Nobok Sports has a unique relationship with 35 of the biggest names in sport. From Alan Shearer to Sir Bobby Robson, from Ian Botham to Martin Johnson, their achievements made sporting history and their opinions still make the headlines. As well as nostalgia and punditry, we reveal the personality behind the legend, with details of their lives and interests after retirement.
Once we have this unique content, what do we do with it? We have a dedicated team of journalists who create a wide range of programming, from chat shows and lifestyle documentaries to short video clips offering topical comment and analysis. The end product is ideally suited for distribution across a range of platforms.
All this, plus a rich collection of interactive content on-line, adds up to a fascinating insight into sporting history and the heroes who made it happen.
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http://www.nobok.co.uk/page/AboutNobok
193.128.75.34 13:58, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Jack Pennington
Born near Indianapollis,IN. Lives in Glasgow,KY. Has a kick-butt ipod.
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216.69.59.158 13:59, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
D.S.G.B.
D.S.G.B. (Down South Georgia Boys) was created by little known rapper Pastor Troy in 1999. The rap group includes Lil Pete the Disciple, Blackout (aka Black 2K), Pinhead the Hellraiser and of course Pastor Troy. Lil Pete the Disciple, who is originally from Augusta, Ga., has performed with Troy for years. Described by the crew as, 'the 1st round draft pick' and 'the one to set it off,' he can be heard on "Vice Versa" (Face Off), "You Can't Pimp Me" (Universal Soldier) and "Respect Game." Pete reps with fellow Atlanta artist Bonecrusher's debut disc, AttenChun, on a track called "Ghetto Song." You can also hear Lil Pete holding his own on Till Death Do Us Part with his solo track, a head-nodding-tear-the-club-up-type-joint, called "Bust Yo Head To The White Meat," produced by David Banner. Pinhead the Hellraiser, who is describes as 'the thinker, the one who is on some other shit' is only on a few tracks due to being briefly incarcerated during the recording of the album. Now he's out, the crew is complete and once again, it's on. "I'm the one behind the all controversy," states Pinhead. Blackout (Black 2K), who is described as 'the damn fool' and 'the onewho is down for whatever,' and Pinhead are brothers. They can be heard trading verses with Troy on "Undefeated" (Universal Soldier) and "Lock and Load," the first record and video that included all four members.
The first single off Till Death Do Us Part is the rough and rowdy anthem, "D.S.G.B.," which will build an even bigger following to their already strong underground fans. Other standout tracks include, "My Block" a smoothed out melodic gangsta joint for all dem dirty boys who rep their block, "I'm Outside Ho," a straight crunk club-banga and warning to all who step to the crew in the club and "Who Down To Ride", a lyrical driveby. 'Till Death Do Us Part', an oath usually reserved for married couples, is more than an album title. It best describes the family-type vibe of D.S.G.B., who are the epitome of the phrase, all for one and one for all. Al Troy (Pastor Troy's brother) is the CEO of their label, [[Chaotic Generation]], and the four-man-crew are more like brothers, "We all ran together even before this music thing kicked off," states Pastor Troy.
Look out for each member's solo album soon to follow, but even with the solo endeavors where each member will show their individual personas, it will always be all about D.S.G.B "This is just the beginning and it's not a game. This is probably the best release from this camp to date," says Pastor Troy.
Chris Ellis
Has an streak of anger which used to dominate his life. Can't stand to lose at ANYTHING.
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Yearbook.
216.69.59.158 14:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
knightbreather
Main Entry: knightbreather
Pronunciation: 'nIt'brE-[th]&r
Etymology: Contemporary Urban English in south-eastern zones of The United States; first used widley in The City of Atlanta
Function: noun
(1) a man, normally in contemporary urban settings, who's hobbies include those of mounting bicycles and breathing on people while wearing dark clothes: normally done during the night or evening settings as to provide easier escape while riding his bike with neither lights nor reflectors
(2) a man commonly seen on bicycles which do not have brakes or any apparant means of slowing the vehicle, aside from a provided motion in a regressive manner: for leisurly activities, can be seen on bicycles which do contain brakes and various velocities as to facilitate saftey and transportation: can often be spotted riding home at night impaired
(3) a man devoted to the service of a lady as her attendant or champion while protecting her in the urban environment from hostile subjects; most notable are other vehicles refusing to acknowledge her presence, thoes who threaten her by shouting, honking, or physically harming her, or some derelict members of society who pester her
(4) a member of an order or society in which the goal is to promote the usefullness and utility of a standard bicycl
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): knightbreathe; knightbreathed; knightbreath·ing
(1) to draw air into and expel it from the lungs upon an individual not expecting, and quickly escape
(2) to ride a bicycle at night time without any form of lighting equipment, reflectors, or indicators as to evade others and remain stealth
Function: adjective
(1) a man who travels at an absorbinant speed on a bicycle at night
(2) one who evades others after having breathed upon another
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/
David James Duncan V
Who is Dave Duncan
- The Dave Duncan, born David James Duncan V, 1981, New Jersey, in whom you should really take an interest will be running for President in 2020, the first election year in which he will be eligible. For more information on David Duncan, please email whoisdaveduncan@yahoo.com.
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News Article for local paper in New Jersey. "David Duncan. Interview with a future president."
Ddunx 14:20, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Arseblog and the Arseblogger
Arseblog
Arseblog is a popular blogsite founded at the start of the 21st century by a lone blogger who has plenty of time on his hands. Originally set up as a blog with a response form for comments from friends, the site has evolved into the daily publication it is today and supports a very healthily over-subscribed private forum and a strange, quirky chat room, fondly referred to as the 'Arses'.
The primary purpose of Arseblog still is to air the opinions of Arseblogger toward his primary concern, namely Arsenal Football Club; the only footballing club based in London, England.
Arseblogger
While he likes to remain anonymous, he does give some pointers to his personality. He is of Irish extraction and has an affinity for Mojitos, primarily for their fresh mint taste, but he is also fond of any reasonable drink with a solid alcohol content.
Folklore
Regular forum visitors will be aware of the folklore that surrounds the blog and some of the characters that reside therein. At the time of writing, the forum membership was closed indefinitely, but this reporter did hear that if one was adventurous enough, one could pay a trip to the docks in Barcelona and make contact with an individual who, for a small personal fee, could arrange a membership. Needless to say the dark and mysterious nature of such a task did not seem worth the air fare.
Bandits
Unlike many popular blogs Arseblog remains largely advert free despite its unquestioned daily circulation and hit rate. While a sponsor would certainly be welcomed to cover the costs of what is now a large undertaking, it is unlikely that advertising bandits would be allowed to take over the site.
Autonomous Collective
While many of the forum members believe that their membership forms an autonomous collective, it is a misguided delusion and in fact the site is a one hundred percent autocracy with full smoting powers.
Media Organs
Recently certain African based media organs have lifted the daily entry lock, stock and barrel and published it as their own work.
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80.74.0.1 14:37, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
"Sprawling" deletion discussion page.
Hoax article
Lothar Leder
(* 3. März 1971 in Worms) ist ein deutscher Triathlet. Beim Ironman im fränkischen Roth 1996 blieb er als erster Triathlet unter der Grenze von 8 Stunden. In den Jahren 1997 und 1998 wurde er jeweils Dritter beim Ironman Hawaii. Lothar wohnt und trainiert in Darmstadt. Er ist mit der Triathletin Nicole Leder verheiratet
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63.164.229.66 14:47, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
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88.2.24.237 15:01, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Dev Tej Kohli
Dev Tej Kohli is the name used to register in tens of thousands of online forums and discussion boards. In each case, the name is registered as a user/member and a single message is posted with the following text:
"Hi-this is Dev Tej Kohli
I am new to this forum.
Thnx for accepting my registration ."
It is undetermined what the purpose of these registrations might be. It is also undetermined whether it is software or a very determined legion of humans registering. Due to the sheer volume of registrations completed it likely that an advanced piece of software has been able to bypass the protections that most websites have to stop software programs or 'bots' from registering and submitting information to them. It has also been speculated that the Dev Tej Kohli is merely a test and more nefarious uses for the software's eventual use may include mass spamming and data-mining.
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http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2006/07/27/who-is-dev-tej-kohli/ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dev+tej+kohli
198.169.189.225 15:06, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Luis Dias
LUIS DIAS Born in Bonao, Dominican Republic in 1953, Luis Dias is credited with being the creator of Dominican Fusion, which merged rock, jazz and blues with over 40 different ethnic rhythms from the Dominican Republic and Haiti. His parents were musicians, his mother a singer, and his father a 'tres' player. Starting in his early teens Luis joined several merengue and rock bands and later as a Psychology Major in his college years, founded 'Convite', a band responsible for bringing back from obscurity rhythms from different parts of the island of Hispaniola, as portrayed in the recordings "Ae Candelo!" and "Convite Convida". After briefly headlining another project called "Madora" in 1979, Luis moves to New York City for the first time (1980) and fronts "La Cofradia" in which Dominican folk music remains the main theme, Dias also starts teaching workshops on Traditional Dominican Music at the Museum of Natural History of New York City. Luis returns to Santo Domingo in1982 and starts up "Transporte Urbano" and this marks the birth of the authentic "rock dominicano", where the influence of the traditional rhythms meets the style and execution of the "american rock". In 1984 Luis releases his first merengue LP called "Luis 'Terror' Dias". In 1985 he was commissioned with the soundtrack for the movie "Las Pausas Del Silencio" which earned the1st. Place at the Philadelphia Film Festival for Best Music. At the same time Luis starts gaining momentum as a composer of merengues, bachatas and ballads on commission. After several years of performing in and around the Caribbean, USA and South America, as well as several dates in France (Paris& Marseilles), Russia (Moscow & Leningrad), Spain (Madrid, Tenerife & Barcelona) and Portugal (Lisbon), Luis relocates back to NYC in the early 90's and, continuing his intense work ethic, begins a partnership with David Byrne in 1995 which results in his song "La Casa" being included in the soundtrack for the film "Blue In The Face" of the same year. In 1998 he releases two CD's, "El Accidente" based on his experiences in NYC, and "La Yola", an acoustic collaboration with Lliam Greguez. In 1999 Colecciones El Europeo, a cultural institution from Spain chooses Luis' work to release a Compilation called JALEO DOMINICANO + HOMENAJE A LUIS DIAS and it marks the first time this organization selects an artist from the American Continent for such honor. For a year, between 1999 & 2000, Luis becomes the vice-director of Casa De La Cultura Dominicana, an organization responsible for promoting Dominican Culture in New York City. Also in 2000 Luis reissues his 1998 recordings "La Yola" and "El Accidente" and for the first time releases the 1985 recording "Vickiana, Las Sesiones", which became very well known in the underground circuit in the mid '80's. In 2001 his "Suite Folklorica Dominicana" premieres at the Eduardo Brito Hall of the National Theatre Of Santo Domingo to great public acclaim. Later that year he returns to NYC and reactivates his band "Las Maravillas" in order to continue his musical journeys and experimentations. Luis also functions as a music teacher in several schools of the NYC Board of Education and continues to work as a composer whose songs have been recorded by dozens of national and international recording artists.
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196.3.77.220 15:08, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Hamat Airport
Hamat Airport (also known as Pierre Gemayel International Airport) was built in the middle 1970s under the direction of Bachir Gemayel, commander of the Lebanese Forces, to provide safe air travel for the christian community in Lebanon.In 1978 it was occupied by the Syrian army.Since the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon in 2005 it is used by the Lebanese army. It is located near the village of Hamat, half way between Batroun and Chekka.
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www.bachirgemayel.lebanese-forces.org
Oliver Mausberg
80.133.227.124 15:13, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
customer delight
Customer Delight Definition: Measure or determination that a product or service exceeds a customer's expectations, considering requirements of both quality and service.
Keeping your customers - and keeping them happy Over the past 20 years or more, loyalty-marketing companies have created an entire lexicon of terms to define what they do. “Reduce customer churn,” “improve customer retention,” and “build customer loyalty” are among the most commonly used phrases. But what exactly do they mean, and more importantly, what do they mean to your business? Kobie understands that the most important definition of customer retention is the one that makes sense for your business. For example: · To a credit card issuer, retention might be measured in terms of the percentage of cards that are activated, and the number of customers who continue to use the card · To a wireless communications company, churn – the number of customers who change service providers each month - is a very real measure of customer satisfaction · To a retailer, for whom customer loyalty can be a very elusive concept, the focus may be on driving more-frequent purchases, and a higher average ticket
The Swinging Laurels
Had things progressed differently, the Swinging Laurels' story would have had all the dramatic hallmarks of any great music biography, containing all the sublime and ridiculous anecdotes required of any pop star's existence. As it is, they are, only now, being recognised as - with the help of the Internet and a generous dollop of hindsight - pioneers of 80's synth-pop. This resurgence in interest has, no doubt, much to do with the 1980's taking their turn in the nostalgia spotlight. Lay your thumb heavily on your television remote's channel button for a few minutes and see how many 80's musical giants are now reappearing - in various forms - across the dial. For a band whose career highs and lows have been described by at least one journalist as a "last minute goal-line clearance", however, much of the credit for the band's renewed presence must be attributed to, more than anything else, the sheer bloody-mindedness of founder members Gary "Gaz" Birtles and John Barrow.
The short and simple version is that in 1980 John Barrow and Gaz Birtles founded the SWINGING LAURELS. This, of course, ignores the years spent by any musician either locked in a bedroom with a stack of records and a sudden, strange desire to emulate the sounds within, or moving from band to band - in small and, often, sweaty venues, searching for others who hear the same sounds in their head.
This story, also, hinges around the saxophone, an instrument which is today much maligned, but up to and including the 1980's had served valiantly in most forms of popular music and was as much a part of rock and roll's birth as the now ubiquitous electric guitar.
Beginnings
Gaz Birtles had, following a stint in THE WENDY TUNES been fronting a Ska/Rock band in Leicester, THE NEWMATICS. His friend, John Barrow - who had been, for several years making his way around the country with various bands including BLACK GORILLA. Their hit "Have A Banana" - which saw Mr. Barrow make his Top of the Pops debut - was actually recorded by unknown session musicians. When it began to played regularly in clubs around the UK, record companies realised the need to have a band to tour the "hit" and recruited the band in which John Barrow was currently playing, SISTER BIG STUFF. The group soon became disillusioned with playing other people's songs live, and John Barrow was soon drafted in - on a guest basis - to his friend Gaz Birtles' band.
It was during this period that Birtles and Barrow decided that they would like to produce some more experimental music than previously, with the help of an old Elka organ Drum machine and a Roland SH1 Mono synth, they began to make their first recordings as a sax and synth duo. This relationship soon developed into a serious project and a name was became necessary. Whilst taking photos in a local cemetery Gaz passed a wind blown Laurel bush and the Swinging Laurels were christened soon after.
Birtles and Barrow tried to seduce the Newmatics with their new found direction and name but the rest of the band were not so easily convinced. So, with the help of Newmatics drummer and songwriter, Nick Murphy, they went into 8 track WOODBINE STREET STUDIOS in Leamington Spa, and recorded SWING THE CAT, and PEACE OF MIND under the experienced guidance of producer JOHNNY RIVERS. Johnny was/is (?) an eccentric, experimental producer who helped and encouraged the band to try out wild ideas. It was during this session that Johnny bought out his newly acquired gadget, THE CLAP TRAP and suggested putting it on the tracks. Especially PEACE OF MIND. This was a sonic revelation to the band then. The odd combination of synthetic claps, added to a live drum beat lent the songs an original edge.
The success of the demo convinced Birtles and Barrow that there was a future in the new band and sound. Recruiting trumpet player Dean Sargent (also of SISTER BIG STUFF and BLACK GORILLA) to play Bass Synth. Then they advertised for a synth/keyboard player. The flamboyant Mark O'Hara fitted the bill exactly.
After reworking some of Birtles and Barrows previous demos and writing a selection of new songs, they were ready for their first gig. For this they decided to hit all of Leicester in one night!! Adverts were placed in the Leicester Mercury and 5 different venues were found where they would play 4 songs each and then jump proceed to the next. From the first gig (THE WHITE HORSE in Oadby) to the last one (THE HAUNCH OF VENISON - now the ORANGE TREE on High Street) they went down a storm and people followed them from one venue to the next.
In 1981, on the strength of 3 or 4 instrumental tracks Birtles and Barrow were offered a publishing deal with ALBION PUBLISHING. After pursuing outside record contracts, Albion decided to put out PEACE OF MIND on their own label, ALBION RECORDS. This went on to reach the No 1 slot in the embryonic independent charts.
Middles
During 1982, THE SWINGING LAURELS began to gain national press attention and building a solid reputation as session brass players.
During a hectic year they: Recorded a Radio One session for JOHN PEEL Released a 4 track. EP A TASTE OF... on DINING OUT RECORDS Signed to major label WEA RECORDS Played session brass on the FUN BOY THREE hit THE TELEPHONE ALWAYS RINGS , making several TV appearances in support of the single, including: TOP OF THE POPS, and CHEGGARS PLAYS POP.
They also recorded brass sessions for, amongst others: THE APOLLINAIRES, WORLDBACKWARDS, MUSICAL YOUTH, SPLASHDOWN, 24HRS and TEAM 23 (Later, chart-toppers KING). A Fun Boy Three follow-up single SUMMERTIME also featured the Laurels.
The first SWINGING LAURELS WEA release, RODEO, hit the streets in September, featuring the distinctive percussive influence of SCRITTI POLITTI drummer TOM MORLEY. Despite extensive Radio One airplay, however, the single was restricted to lower reaches of the national chart.
CULTURE CLUB producer STEVE LEVINE lent his expertise to the second single Lonely Boy which originally featured a fine vocal contribution by BOY GEORGE but due to contractual objections by his record label Virgin Records was eventually released minus his efforts.
1983 saw the SWINGING LAURELS, in their own right and as a special guests of CULTURE CLUB (at the request of BOY GEORGE who was a self-proclaimed fan) tour the UK. A JANICE LONG Radio One session was followed by a highly-successful Dutch festival tour where they supported NICK LOWE and OSIBISA alongside headline dates of their own.
Due to the poor sales - and the promotional cock-up surrounding LONELY BOY the band parted company with WEA Records in the same year. Rather than signing to another label, however, they formed their own: HAPPY RECORDS based, at their Leicester studio HAPPY HOUSE.
The first HAPPY RECORDS 12" single ZOOM (TAKE THE TEST)appeared in 1984 and achieved critical acclaim. This recording featured the guitar talents of Leicester friend, RICH BARTON who later went onto play with one of Leicester's formidable guitar bands, DIESEL PARK WEST. The B side also featured the experimental track, RAMSI RAMSI RAMSI which used a backwards tape loop taken from SPIKE MILLIGAN'S GOON SHOW.
During 1985/86 the band changed their name to HAPPY HOUSE and and featured regular guest vocals by ex-SPECIALS vocalist RHODA DAKAR. HAPPY HOUSE also saw the band incorporating a live drummer in the shape of PHIL BIRTLES - Gaz's younger brother.
1987 ushered in another SWINGING LAURELS 7" single, PUSH AND SHOVE, again on HAPPY RECORDS.
In 1988, Birtles and Barrow, along with Coalville trumpeter, TONY ROBINSON, were the session brass section with FOOD/PARLOPHONE act CRAZYHEAD, most notably on an eleven-nation tour of Europe and Scandinavia as special guests of godfather of punk IGGY POP.
This was followed, in 1989, by a live T.V. appearance for the Thames Television series THE CONCERT and a slot at the prestigious READING FESTIVAL.
In 1989, one of those moments that changes the course of a musician's life arrived. Due to the Laurels reputation as a brass unit, particularly - with the addition of Robinson - accompanying the well-received CRAZYHEAD, Birtles, Barrow and Robison were invited to audition for the job of live brass section for a new band, formed from the ashes of the recently defunct HOUSEMARTINS. Barrow was unable to attend the audition due to work commitments. Birtles and Robinson recruited a new sax player, KEV BROWN, in his stead and have been with THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH ever since.
In 1990 NO LABEL RECORDS reissued PUSH AND SHOVE by the SWINGING LAURELS.
Endings?
In 1991 the Laurels supplied brass alongside SPECIALS Trumpeter and trombonist, ADAM FLYMO for a track by NORMAN BEATON, star of Channel 4 sitcom DESMONDS. Unfortunately Norman died shortly before the track was scheduled to be released and it was shelved. In 1992, they took part on an album by top ska exponents SKA-BOOM for EXTREMELY NICE RECORDS.
The Swinging Laurels wound down throughout the 90's - due to other commitments (a steady job and family for Barrow, THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH and his own band, YELLOWBELLY for Birtles) but the name never quite went away, with tracks from throughout their session career cropping up on a number of compilation albums and "best of's".
In 1997, a six track SWINGING LAURELS CD was released entitled BE SOMEONE, a return to the original duo of Birtles and Barrow, using an 8 track recorder and Atari computer.
BE SOMEONE was released in 2000 by the Internet-based label www.peoplesound.com and in the same year Barrow completed a highly successful UK/Irish tour with BABY GENIUS as special guests of THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH. BABY GENIUS also scored a prime time TV appearance on BBC's Children in Need with LOUISE and ATOMIC KITTEN.
In 2001, after 21 years, a 15-track SWINGING LAURELS compilation album GREATEST BITS was finally issued - it is currently available only via www.myspace.com/theswinginglaurels. Tracks were recorded for an album called LEARNING TO COPE WITH HAPPINESS by THE CHARMERS in 2002, and for NORMAL POSITION's album RAVE KILLED THE ROMANCE, the following year.
===New Beginnings?===
In early 2005, John Barrow was in virtual retirement, with Birtles continuing to play session brass for THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH and tour with his country-pop outfit YELLOWBELLY, when they were both invited to return to the studio, as the Swinging Laurels, for Leicester-based band, ist. Contributing three tracks to the album KING MARTHA, they have continued to join ist on live dates - including the SUMMER SUNDAE festival and are co-writing the follow-up TOOTHPICK BRIDGE due in 2007.
Gaz also contributed sax to the FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS album, IN THE CITY, joining them on several dates of their 2005/6 UK Tour.
In June 2006, both ist's album KING MARTHA and single HERE WE GO AGAIN reached number one on both http://yanga.ru and http://audiofind.ru, the first legal download stores in the Russian Federation - the Laurel's first independent number one since PEACE OF MIND.
It is entirely possibly that the story is far from over.
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The Beautiful South Official Site
Lee Moulds drummer with zillionaire
Lee Moulds was born in 1975 in stansted mountfitchet,essex.
Lee Started playing drums when he was 15 at his secondary school stansted mountfitchet high, After leaving school lee joined a few local bands, one being velvetone they gigged with bands such as snow patrol and drugstore, after several years with this band he was recruited as drummer for the band zillionaire from new zealand.
Having spent most of 2006 re-recording the album in wales with producer paul schroeder (stone roses, verve, the others), the album looks likely to be released late 2006, with a single preceding this in oct!
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http://www.nme.com/newmusic/Zillionaire
All together now, who wants to be a Zillionaire? I do.
But they got there first. They being Stephan Tomasek (vocals, guitar), Anthony Hall (guitar), Mark Meharry (bass) and Lee Moulds (drums), the first three hailing from different points on the North island coastline of New Zealand and their British anchor hailing from New Essex (OK, Stansted Moutfitchet). Its the perfect psycho-geographic combination; Zillionaire sound both exquisitely chilled and streaked with a lonesome melancholy (as anyone who recognises the nature of definitive music of Kiwi origin will appreciate) but theres urban tension and tenacity in their soul. This is delicate, intricate songsmithery but with a swarthy, slowburning gait. Their debut album Comfort In The Machine infuses both dynamics and speaks of experiences both arduous and joyful. It involves shifting life and soul to the other side of the world; over-fragile Spanish bass players; recording in tiny London bedrooms and famous plush Welsh studios.. All the usual trials and tribulations, then. But the result is an unusually sublime collection of songs.
In December 2005, Absent Friend became their official downloadable debut single, which got airplay via Radio 1s Zane Lowe, BBC 6, Virgin and even got a review in The Sun (a lush and assured debut). The review from thedownloader.co.uk was spot on: Built around a melancholic framework of brushed guitars and frontman Stephen Tomaseks smoky vocals, Absent Friends stands just the right side of Airs coffee-table atmospheric pop as it gingerly pulls at the sun-scorched acoustica of The Belles. Just listen to splendid, fashion-bereft pop classicism unfolding before you.
Tomasek: We dont shy away from a tune that has mass appeal, like Absent Friend or For Someone but at the same time, were very conscious of never being too obvious.
Perhaps Zillionaire are the same people as they ever were but theyve travelled from the doledrums to holding a precious debut album in their hands, from windswept New Zealand coastlines to the wide world at your bands feet. Maybe they will be zillionaires by the end of it all.
Martin Aston - The Times
80.42.205.4 15:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Medullary Rays
The medullary rays are any of the bands or sheets of connective tissue that radiate between the pith and bark in the stems of some higher woody plants.
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Encarta Encyclopedia Premium-Dictionaries http://au.encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861730202/medullary_ray.html
141.168.6.90 15:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
it is a load of bollocks
MentalBay
MentalBay is a site that started its success in 2001. Since 2001 MentalBay has been providing the world with amazing optical illusions, puzzles, riddles, quizzes, and other methods to twist your brain. Before MentalBay was alive, there was the originator site of MentalBay which was Mentalillusion’s.
Optical illusions at MentalBay, the optical illusions that MentalBay provides will literally communicate with your neuron nerves in your brain, either by providing heat waves, or confusing twisted illusions. MentalBay guarantees to put a stunning gaze at the illusions. MentalBay is also known to be the #1 site for optical illusions in the world.
If you ever looking for a way to be puzzled in life, well then MentalBay is definitely the site to surf. MentalBay haves so many puzzles and ways to puzzle your life. “A puzzled life is more interesting then a normal life”.
Riddles on top of riddles, the riddles never stop at MentalBay. MentalBay is a continuous non-stop riddle site that updates new riddles everyday.
MentalBay even gives the latest news of inventions and inventions to come, such as invisible jacket, flying cars, etc
In conclusion, Mentalbay is the bay of all mental stuff, Mentalbay is the site that will make any person puzzled.
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Formula Vauxhaull
Formula Vauxhall is a racing championship for identical single-seater racing cars powered by 2 litre twin-cam engines as used in the Vauxhall Astra GTE.
The championship was launched as Formula Vauxhall Lotus, together with its continental equivalent Formula Opel Lotus, in 1988. The cars were built in Bicester, Oxfordshire, by Reynard to a design produced in collaboration with Lotus. The chassis consisted of two aluminium honeycomb "planks", joined at the front by a cast aluminium bulkhead and at the rear by the engine installation. The chassis was stiffened by the front and rear roll hoops which also formed the driver safety cell. The suspension comprised upper rockers and lower wishbones all round, while the 2-litre engine was fitted with Weber carburettors and mated to a 5-speed Hewland gearbox. In 1992, production of the cars was moved to Schübel in Germany, who produced a new bodywork package and added a wooden floor. In 1993 the engines were fitted with Bosch Motronic fuel injection, while in 1995 new front wings and stiffer planks were introduced along with other detailed modifications.
In addition to the British Formula Vauxhall Championship, both a European and a German Formula Opel series have run since the inception of the formula. From time to time there have also been series in the Benelux countries, Scandanavia and Eastern Europe as well as a Formula Chevrolet Championship for the same cars in Brazil. The formula has been the most important route to stardom for young racing drivers in recent times. Many of today's Grand Prix stars, as well as several other well-known drivers, have come up from the ranks of Formula Vauxhall and Formula Vauxhall
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http://www.euro-racing.com/europacup/1997/whatfv.htm
205.143.232.2 16:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution
The U.S. Institute provides a neutral place inside the federal government, but independent of other agencies, where public and private interests can reach common ground through the use of non-adversarial, interest-based negotiation. The goals of the U.S. Institute are to:
Resolve environmental conflicts and improve environmental decision-making through collaborative problem solving approaches (commonly referred to as environmental conflict resolution (ECR)) Increase the capacity of agencies and other affected stakeholders and practitioners to manage and resolve conflicts Provide leadership within the federal government to improve environmental decision-making and policies through ECR. The U. S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution was created by Congress to assist parties in resolving environmental, natural resource, and public lands conflicts. The U.S. Institute is a program of the Morris K. Udall Foundation, an independent federal agency. Kirk Emerson has been the Director of the Institute since its inception; Lynne Gillette, Director of Operations, recently joined her. They now jointly lead the Institute with the help of the Morris K. Udall Foundation Chief Operating Officer Ellen Wheeler, Chief Financial Officer Phil Lemansky, and the Foundation’s Executive Director, Chris Helms.
SERVICES AND PROGRAM SECTORS The U.S. Institute promotes the use of ECR, when appropriate, in a variety of settings, from large, multi-party consensus-building efforts to court-referred mediation. ECR services are provided by the U.S. Institute's professional staff and by qualified ECR practitioners drawn from its national roster and related resources. These services include case consultation, convening, conflict assessment, process design, facilitation, mediation, training, and dispute systems design.
The U.S. Institute works across the country with parties engaged in a variety of contentious environmental issues where there is a federal agency or interest involved. The U.S. Institute's program managers focus primarily on the following sectors:
Protected Areas and Natural Resources Management - Mike Eng, Senior Program Manager Illustrative projects include:
Restoration of Natural Quiet to Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona) Restoration of the Everglades Ecosystem (Florida) Cape Hatteras National Seashore Off-Road Vehicle Negotiated Rulemaking (North Carolina) Public Lands and Natural Resources Management - Larry Fisher, Senior Program Manager Illustrative projects include:
Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (New Mexico) National Off Highway Vehicle Implementation Assessment and National Summit Energy, Transportation and Environmental Quality - Dale Keyes, Senior Program Manager Illustrative cases and projects include:
FHWA / U.S. Institute Collaborative Problem Solving Workshops (Regional and State) St. Croix River Crossing Assessment and Conflict Resolution (Minnesota, Wisconsin) Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion (Arizona & Sonora, Mexico) Litigation and Administrative Proceedings - Cherie Shanteau, Senior Mediator / Senior Program Manager Illustrative projects include:
BLM Roseburg District Road Access Mediation (Oregon) Pilot Mediation Referral Program for Department of the Interior's Board of Land Appeals (National) Native American and Alaska Native Environmental Program - Sarah Palmer, Senior Program Manager Illustrative projects include:
Tribal Trust Asset Mediation (Oklahoma) Government to Government Consultation Assessment (Alaska) Program Evaluation System - Patricia Orr, Program Manager
The U.S. Institute has developed a Program Evaluation System to assess outcomes and effectiveness of ECR activities and overall Institute performance. The U.S. Institute has partnered with several agencies to assure that: (a) evaluation design and development efforts are not duplicated unnecessarily (b) common methods for evaluating collaborative processes and collecting and analyzing data are established; and (c) knowledge, expertise and resources are shared to yield broad scale benefits from improving the application and practice of ECR.
PROGRAM INITIATIVES The U.S. Institute is involved in several initiatives to advance the practice and effective use of ECR. For example, the U.S. Institute has:
Chartered the National ECR Advisory Committee Launched a Multi-agency ECR Case Evaluation Study Coordinated the Federal Interagency ECR Initiative Hosted four National ECR Conferences ECR Practitioners: Referral and Advice Program - Joan Calcagno, Senior Program Manager
The U.S. Institute manages the National Roster of Environmental Dispute Resolution and Consensus Building Professionals. The roster includes more than 260 qualified practitioners with experience as professional mediators and facilitators in environmental, natural resources, or public lands conflicts. A Transportation Sub-Roster includes roster members who have specialized experience.
Background information on all of these qualified ECR practitioners is available from the U.S. Institute and directly from the website: www.ecr.gov/roster.htm. Contact the roster manager at roster@ecr.gov for assistance in selecting an appropriate ECR practitioner.
Native Dispute Resolution Network The Native Network is a resource for those seeking assistance from a collaborative conflict resolution practitioner where American Indian, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian people and environmental, natural resource or public/trust lands (including cultural property and sacred sites) issues are involved. Network members include Native practitioners and others who work with Native communities. For referrals to Network members or to become a member, please contact nativenetwork@ecr.gov, or visit nativenetwork.ecr.gov for more information.
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www.ecr.gov
63.227.93.97 16:40, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
CatfishD
CatfishD has a very small penis, he has no leetsauce and must be killed.
Harry Philbrick
Harry Philbrick, born 1958, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. In 1996, he was appointed Director of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, where he had served as Director of Education. Curated or co-curated exhibitions including Living With Contemporary Art (1996), The Nude in Contemporary Art (1999), Ann Hamilton: whitecloth (1999), Faith: The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art at the Millennium (2000), and Contemporary Erotic Drawing (2005).
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http://www.aldrichart.org/Aldrich%20Web%20Images/Press%20Kit%20PDFs/Harry%20Philbrick%20Bio.pdf http://www.aldrichart.org/past.html
66.82.9.59 16:48, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Pop Bottle
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The main problem regarding the recycling of most plastics is that it's currently a heckuva lot cheaper to make new plastic from raw materials than it is to recycle existing materials. For example, soda bottles consist of several layers, each engineered to be slightly different: One layer prevents oxygen from entering the bottle, one prevents carbon dioxide from leaving the bottle, one layer has an antibacterial component to keep microscopic bugs from feasting on the sugars inside, etc. These layers have to be separated during the recycling process, and added complexity increases the cost.
Most plastic raw materials are byproducts of oil refining, and as the price of oil rises, so does the price of plastics -- we'll probably see more of a push to recycle in a few years.
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208.181.1.157 17:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Xacta
Xacta is a company that is rumored to be in the process of being bought out by Wal-mart, resulting in mandatory cheer during its Monday morning staff meetings.
Tolmunator
Noun - he who Tolmunates. Tolmunation is a euphemism for activities undertaken by Pasi Tolmunen, Finnish man of mystery, when in the presence of the fairer sex. For expample:
"Stacey, you have a vacant look in your eyes this morning" "Yes, I was Tolmunated last night"
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204.4.131.140 17:21, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Sarkar waris Pak
sarkar waris pak a great saint of india is admired by peoples of all faiths . Sarkar Waris Pak owned the Qadriyya -Razzakiyya Silsila . and he made the lacs of People his disciple.At that time Fiangi Mahal was the famous religious centre for north indian muslims and they too were Qadiri People so it was obvious for them to have intimacy with Sarkar.Ulemas of Firangi Mahal regarded him as Kamilieen .Maulana Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali says that he heard the praise for the Haji Baba from his grand fathers mouth. Maulana Gaffar sb.and Maulana Abdurrauf sb Firangi mahali acknowleged the Karamaats of Sarkar .
Maulana Fazlurrahman Ganj Moradabadi rejected Sheikh Hadi Hasan's request of becoming Mureed by saying that he has not Honour towards Haji Baba.
Haji Imadadullah Muhajir Makki
Syed Gafur ShahHasami Al Warsi wrotea instance of Maulvi Ahmed Husain's brother in his book.when he met Sarkar before going on Haj .Sarkar told himto Convey his Salam toHaji Imdadullah sb.also toldthat once he was with him now he is in Makkah Sharif. the rother of Maulvi Husain said that conveying Sarkar's Salam afffected him very much and his tears came out of his eyes .He replied by saying that ,'Pray for my welfare to the Indian Sun because my end is about to start'.
When I( Maulvi Ahmed Husain's brother) told this instance to Sarkar he replied that,' Haji Imadullah sb. is himself Wali and he did not need Dua ? '
Hazrat Mian Mohammed Sher shah R .A Pilibhiti described him as Great Human Great and Pure Aulia and He himself did not like to see the face of a Person who is against Sarkar .
Sufis of Marehara Sharif
Zahoori Mian ,brother of Noori Mian says that ,Khasane Khuda na bashad /lekin je khuda juda na bashad
the beloved one's of Allah will not be Separated from Him. Haji baba is the greatest and best Buzurg of time .and we have heard his Praise from our Brother Noori Mian that Saint like him will not take birth till the Last day .
Hazrat Maulana Shah syed Au Muhammed Ali Hasan Ashrafi Al Geelani ( R.A)
He Wrote that Sarkar was the Wali of great Stature and regarded himas Arif Billah Maqamat e Aulia .People did not see him offering Prayers regularly but he never left any Prayer . Little mind of Fools can not allow them to understand this topic.
Hazrat Maulan Shah ShehzadaSyedMehboobe Alam Qaudri Sb. (R.A) wrote himself that
He Served the Huzoor Khawaja Gharib Nawaz R.A said once he asked about Sarkar to his Grand father in Baghdad .He replied that No One is Equal to him in this Era. i have not seen Saint like him his Knowledge by the grace of Allah has no ends
His mazar is situated in deva sharif Lucknow
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A unique Site about sarkar waris Pak
203.92.44.195 17:33, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
who is this Timmo guy?
So I keep seeing his name all the web, apparently he is some kind of road-warrior, consultant guy who travels the planet helping struggling rock bands set-up their infrastructure... why do I care about this guy???
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www.genyguy.blogger.com
207.105.81.125 17:50, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
andrew magdy
digital artistt..story writer..animation designer..previous editor in chief...books writer
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www.alhilalyoung.com
196.2.251.45 17:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Virtual Ventures
Virtual Ventures or VV is a Summer Camp in Ottawa that helps the youth of today understand and be able to use Programming Languages and other aspects of Engineering. Carleton University generously donates labs and other teaching facilities to VV each summer.
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www.virtualventures.ca
134.117.172.80 18:15, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Rui Alexandre Pinho
Rui Alexandre Pinho was born on December 14th 1978 in Bridgeport, CT In creating this page, he is curious to see what other people he knows will add to this page. You can add personal stories or facts about him here.
Sources
71.235.59.219 18:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Fast Karl
Fast Karl is a robot capable of creating original artistic paintings following algorithms wired to its analog computer control system.
Sources
http://stcroixstudios.com/wilder/fastkarl/
http://www.ocweekly.com/features/summer-guide/wilder-summer/25358/
4.232.75.246 18:23, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend is a carbon-based machine programmed by Howard Rigberg, New Jersey. Pre-programmed with musical influences such as Devo, Kraftwerk, and the B52s, its synthetic pop aims to infiltrate the world of pop.
My Robot Friend appeared on Rolling Stone magazine's Hot List alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Howard Rigberg has showcased his robot singing/songwriting abilities around the world on stages, opening for luminaries such as the Scissor Sisters and Le Tigre.
My Robot Friend's plastic personality is present on every song with unique arrangements, vocals and lyrics. His songs are well lit with character and arranged to form perfect frenetic and synthetic pop music. In November 2004, My Robot Friend's Hot Action! (Poptronix/Kompakt) made its long awaited emergence from New York City's electronic underground. The album hit the top 20 electronic albums in iTunes international sales charts.
Other tracks have appeared on compilations on influential labels like Mute, Ladomat, Soundslike and Ministry of Sound. Remixes have come from Matmos, Steril and Zombie Nation. Hot Action!-track "We're the Pet Shop Boys" has been covered by both Pet Shop Boys and Robbie Williams.
My Robot Friend's album Dial 0 is ready for release on Soma Records in 2006. This album is a hyper electro-pop opus that plays out like a party jukebox for the 21st century.
Thunderbird Motel
The Thunderbird Motel is a retro, 1960's era motel along Interstate 494, in Bloomington, a suburb of Minneapolis,Mn.
The Motel was erected in the early 1960's to capitalize on the growth of nearby Bloomington, and the construction of 494. The biggest draws for the motel were nearby Metropolitan Stadium, as well as the Met Center and the airport.It competed against the massive, nearby Holiday Inn with its' famous Great Sign as well as a historic Howard Johnson's which was bulldozed in 2000.
The motel is most famous for its' Indian Theme, which is present throughout, as well as its' hopelessly dated but at the same time kitschy post-war architecture.
Exterior
The Building is composed of '60's faux stone, mixed with the white futuristic columns that are familiar to anyone who lived in the post-war era. The exterior features the ever-present Thunderbird logo, as well as two statues of Native Americans- one of the giant fiberglass variety, the other of smaller metal.
Interior
The inside reeks of the 1960's, with faux stone, globe lights hanging, and the ever-present ceiling tile. The Indian theme comes through as you see a plastic backlit sign that touts the Totem Pole Dining Room, Pow-Wow Cocktail Lounge, and the famous Hall of Tribes.
Hall of Tribes
The Hall of Tribes, like most of the hotel, is filled with real and fake Indian artifacts. The Hall of Tribes is like a mini-museum inside the motel that pays homage to the tribes of America, with separate rooms for the Winnebago, the Dakota, etc. The hall adds profusely to the kitschy feeling of the motel.
Rooms
The motel features 225 rooms that vary in degree of luxury. The motel also features an indoor and outdoor pool. Both feel somewhat dated, and also feature the always prominent Thunderbird logo.
Links
A good page to learn more: http://www.Lileks.com/mpls/modern/thunderbird
Sources
www.lileks.com/mpls/modern/thunderbird
67.4.138.234 18:36, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Maximilian Auffhammer
UC-Berkeley based environmental economist who has produced some important forecasts of Chinese CO2 releases.
Sources
http://are.berkeley.edu/~auffham/Site/Home.html
129.67.98.163 18:43, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
List of PIN singhbhum
- Baharagora 832101
- Jaduguda Mines 832102
- Moubhandar 832103
- Mosabani Mines 832104
- Patamda 832105
- Rakha Copper Project 832106
- Sundernagar 832107
- Gamharia 832108
- Adityapur 832109
- Azadnagar 832110
- Dumuria 832111
- Govindpur 832112
- Rajnagar 832113
- Potka 832114
Ramandeep Singh Brar
Ramandeep Singh Brar Electronics Engineer from BBSBeC Fatehgarh Sahib
He has made a very good website .
www.ramanbrar.co.nr
Sources
203.134.198.160 18:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC) brar's
List of Singhbhum PIN
Supercali Snacks, Inc.
Supercali Snacks, Inc. was one of the largest snack food distributors in the Nothern California area.
Sources
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DTI/is_8_28/ai_64492213
(Copy of text from the above URL[5] snipped. --Geniac 03:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC))
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/1999/06/14/smallb1.html?t=printable
(Copy of text from the above URL[6] snipped. --Geniac 03:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC))
71.193.229.158 18:56, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Libba Cotten
- REDIRECT Elizabeth Cotten
198.51.119.130 19:01, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Teddy Bjarnason Made Celtic debut against Yokohama F Warriors in August 2006.
Capital Region MasterMinds
MasterMinds is an academic competition between high school students that takes place between schools in Upstate New York. MasterMinds is a BOCES service.
How the game is played
The game consists of two seven-minute halves. At the begining of each half, a team captain is assigned for each of the two teams playing, as well as three other competitors who will have the opportunity to "buzz in" when a question is asked. The questions that are asked are trivial. First, a "toss up" question is asked. Any competitor is allowed to buzz in at this point(They are, however, not allowed to confer with other teammates). If the question is answered incorrectly, no points are lost, unless one of the competitors attemps to answer the question before the proctor is finished reading it. If it is answered correctly, then the competitor's team will be asked a bonus question. The bonus question is not asked to the opposing team. Team members have the option of confering before answering. If the question is answered incorrectly, no points are lost. At the end of the first seven-minute half, each team has the option of substituting players and captains. The game then continues for until the end of the last half. The team with the most points when time us up, wins.
Televised MasterMinds
MasterMinds is televised around the capital district by Time Warner Cable. It can be seen on channel tw3 or on Capital Region on Demand.
Sources
http://www2.monroe2boces.org/masterminds/ http://arts.capregboces.org/masterminds.htm
69.204.141.148 19:11, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Ynot
Ynot is a hip hop producer hailing from Chicago. He is best known for his work with fellow Chicagoan and rapper Common. He originally started to produced music in the production group 2 pc. DRK under the name The Twilite Tone. 2 pc. DRK's other member is the Chicago producer No I.D.. His first known production can be found on the Common album Can I Borrow a Dollar? in 1992. In 1994, he produced two tracks on Common's second album Resurrection including "Chapter 13 (Rich Vs. Poor)" where he made his first appearence as a rapper. His last production for Common came in 1997 on his third album One Day It'll All Make Sense, in which he only produced one track. Since breaking ties with Common, he has produced the track "Bubblin, Bubblin (Pina Colada)" for Rahzel's 1999 album named Make The Music 2000".
Ynot's aunt is Chaka Khan [7].
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JBourne 19:27, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
bomb diggity
the shit aka Joseph Stukenberg
Dave Romansky...Race Walker
Dave Romansky was born April 8, 1938 and grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey. At 6'2" Dave began race walking in 1967 due to an injury he received while running and by the end of the year he was an Olympic prospect. By 1968 he won his first national championship and made the 50 k team for the Olympics in Mexico City in 1968 where he placined 26th despite suffering from the flu and a 102° fever. He has won 12 National championships in the 40 K walk and won the National 1 Mile Championship in 1969, defeating Olympic champion Abdon Pumich of Italy.
More chronological history:
Won numerous prestigious indoor track and field meets in 1969, including the Penn Relays and the Martin Luther King Games.
Won “Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year” in 1970 for Mid-Atlantic Region
Won “ United States Outstanding Walker of the Year” in 1970
Named “Outstanding Amateur Athlete of the Year” in 1970 by New Jersey Sportswriters Association
Won 7 Championships, and set 12 US records and 3 world records in 1970 – setting 5 US records in one race
Selected to the USA Track Team each year from 1968 through 1972
Toured with the USA Track Team in 1970, winning the 20K in France , the 10K in Germany , and placing 3rd in the 20K in Russia
Placed 8th in World Championships in the 20K in Germany in 1970
Anchored the only US team to ever win in international competition, winning the 85 mile, 5-man race in Switzerland in 1970
Placed 3rd in 1972 dual meet (USA and Russia), finishing only 1 second behind three-time Olympic Gold Medal winner Vladimir Gloubinichy
Toured with the USA Team in 1978 – still world class at 40 years of age
Placed 5th in the World 5K Championships in 1995
Won USA Racewalker of the Year for 55-59 age group five years in a row (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999)
Named “Outstanding Athlete of the Year” by the Shore Athletic Club in 1997
Named National Masters Racewalker of the Year in 1997 and 1998
Won six national masters championships and set ten US records in 1998; won five national masters championships and set seven US records in 1999
Inducted into the Penns Grove High School Hall of Fame in 1998
Inducted into the Delaware Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1999
Inducted into the Shore Athletic Club Hall of Fame 2000
Inducted into the Salem County All Sports Hall of Fame 2001 along with Don Bragg Gold Medal 1960
Inducted into the USA Masters Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2002
Coaching and Promoting
Promoted first race in 1965, and began organizing youth track meets
Worked with former Olympian Browning Ross to expand the South Jersey Track Club in 1965
Formed Pennsville Track Club in 1966 with membership of more than 100 children
Named New Jersey Jaycees’ Man of the Year for 1968 and Pennsville Jaycees’ Man of the Year for work with children
Created the South Jersey Charger Track Club for girls in 1969
Trained nationally-ranked cross country runner Beth Benner, who finished 2nd (twice) in national competition and 6th in international competition in Spain . Beth set a world record in the marathon by winning the New York Marathon, and was the first woman to run the marathon in less than 3 hours.
Worked with the Ranch Hope track program for children
Coached Delaware Track and Field Track Club; helped form All Girls’ Eastern Track and Field Team
During 1999 and 2000 donated his time and energy by giving more than 20 free racewalking clinics in New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and Texas . Also worked individually with dozens of walkers during regional, national, and world championship races
Coached National Masters Champion Sherry Brosnahan (age 51, New Jersey ) and several other outstanding masters and youth athletes. In 2002, Brosnahan set a new World Masters record in the 50K racewalk and was named America ’s Outstanding Masters Racewalker of the Year.
Other Honors
Featured in articles in Sports Illustrated, Saturday Evening Post, New York Times, and other national publications
Received countless letters of acknowledgment from US presidents, governors, senators, and others for his work with children and the community
According to Dave, his most memorable moment was being recognized by Jesse Owens for achieving world class stature as an athlete and as a coach while raising a family and working for a living.
Sources
Racewalk to Fitness, 1980 Howard "Jake" Jacobson www.coachjake.com
141.150.250.78 19:40, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Good Morning Good Morning
"Good Morning Good Mornning" is the fourth song on side two of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Sung by John Lennon, it has been derided by some critics as the most dispensable of the album's tracks, although it is an unmistakeably driving, bouncy song. Lennon was reportedly inspired to write it after seeing a TV commercial for Kellogg's Corn Flakes and its crowing rooster. The song features heavily distorted horns and a stinging guitar solo by Paul McCartney, who plays a descending figure reminiscnet of his solo in "Taxman," from Revolver. The Beatles apparently could not come up with a suitable ending for "Good Morning Good Morning," disguising its fadeout with all sorts of pet and barnyard sounds -- including a cat whose meow morphs into a bark -- as well as the Beatles themselves blowing on toy trumpets. Lennon said the animals were supposed to appear in the order they might be eaten by the next, ie, from small to large, but a listen to the track reveals that this is not so. The line "It's time for tea and Meet the Wife" references a British TV show at the time.
Sources
there are so many! any Beatles book! I don't remember exactly.
JBourne 19:42, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
compedia
Multimedia company.
Sources
www.compedia-usa.com
80.178.221.74 19:44, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Bigga Haitian
Bigga Haitian is known as the first Haitian singer to break into the Jamaican reggae scene, composing and voicing his own lyrics.
Born Charles Dorismond in Port Au Prince, Haiti, Bigga hails from a musical family. His father, Andre Dorismond, was the lead singer of The Webert Sicot Group, pioneers of Haitian dance music known as Kompa. Bigga immigrated to New York City at the age of 8 and grew up amidst the pulsating rhythms of reggae music in the vibrant Jamaican community of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Bigga knew that he was destined to become a reggae singer after seeing Admiral Bailey perform his hit tune "Big Belly Mon" at Manhattans Reggae Lounge in 1981. At this moment, reggae sensation Bigga Haitian was born.
Bigga has been blazing up the stage for more than 20 years, appearing with reggae legends Shabba Ranks, Beenie Man, Sizzla, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Junior Reid, and Buju Banton, among others. Bigga broke into the hip-hop scene in the 1990s, opening for the Ruff Ryders, Lil Kim, and Jay-Z at New York City's Randall's Island. Today's most talented Haitian singers, such as Wyclef Jean, credit Bigga as an influence.
Many of New York's legendary venues have hosted Bigga's performances including SOBs, B.B. King's, The Lion's Den, Satalla, and Galapagos Art Space. He has also performed at festivals in Jamaica and the Caribbean, including a show hosted by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell.
Bigga's first album, I Am Back, features a remix of his dancehall anthem, "Haiti A Where Me From" which was a number 1 single on the Haitian charts, and is still a staple of Haitian radio to this day. He followed this success with his second release, Binghi Mon, which includes "Tribute to Patrick Dorismond," featuring Barrington Levy's "Murderer" anthem. Tribute was produced by Jah Life, who also produced the original Barrington Levy recording Bigga recorded two singles, "Red Carpet" and "Sexy Body" at Freddie McGregor's studios in Jamaica which were originally released on McGregor's Big Ship Records and later featured on Doctor Dread's RAS Records' compilation Best of the Best, Vol. 5 (Freddie McGregor Presents: Best of Big Ship 1). Bigga has also recorded tracks with artists such as Yvad, Ken Boothe, and Denroy Morgan of Morgan Heritage.
Bigga Haitian continues to write, record, and perform future classics. He recently signed to Walkup Records and is currently in the studio working on his third album.
Sources
http://www.myspace.com/biggahaitian
66.65.57.121 19:46, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Random (T.V. show)
Random is a Television show based in North Dakota County, Minnesota. It is provided by Town Square Television and can be known as Channel 15 Public Access. It is a Comedy/Variety show that is Directed by Dan Mundt. It can also be known by a variety of comedy skits presented by the triplet David Gardner, Jessie Pease, and Kaitlin Gardner.
Actors
- David Gardner
- Kaitlin Gardner
- Jessie Pease
- Mona Christensen
- Bianca Rhodes
- Kortland Christensen
- Zach Baltes
- Steve Hansen
- Isaac Wenzel
- Charlie Barrett
- Kirk Ridder
Sources
http://www.townsquare.tv/programming/schedule15.shtml
24.118.97.84 19:47, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Zulfiqar Ali Shah is a renowned scholar and lecturer on Islam across US. He got his Masters in Islamic Shariah from the Islamic University of Islamabad. He also has a PhD. in comparative religion from Wales. He is the former President of Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) and also a former President of Shariah Scholar's Association of North Ameirca (SSANA). He is currently the Director of South Asia division of Kind Hearts and the Religious Director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, WI.
Dodongas (The Legend of Zelda)
Dodongas (Pronounced Do-dohng-us) are an explosive lizard-like creature found in The Legend of Zelda world. They come in a variety of sizes, from the small Dodongas that will pop out of the ground and attack Link, these can also be used as bombs, as all Dodongas explode when you kill them. The medium sized Dodongas are a bit harder to kill then the small ones, Link has to side-step around and slash at their tail 4 or five times, the blast they make after being defeated cannot be shielded so get a safe distance. The boss of the Death Mountain Cave is a giant Dodonga, when it inhales to use it's fire breath throw a bomb into it's mouth, after the bomb explodes hit it with your sword and it will roll around. After repeating the process 4 times it will roll into the lava in the middle of the room and get stuck as the lava around it hardens.
--67.32.224.66 19:55, 3 August 2006 (UTC)Solomon Faulkner
67.32.224.66 19:55, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Over lunch, Charlotte complains that she can't get pregnant with Trey, despite her best efforts. While on the other hand, Miranda has the exact opposite problem. It seems her lazy ovary combined with Steve's lonely ball somehow managed to get her pregnant. Miranda is less than thrilled with the news, and decides to have an abortion. Both Carrie and Samantha support Miranda’s decision; while Charlotte becomes angered and storms off. Carrie later admits to having a one night stand with a waiter named Chad back in the 80’s, while Samantha admits to having several done over time.
Back at Carrie’s place, Carrie tells Aidan about Miranda and becomes horrified when he finds out that Miranda isn’t going to tell Steve about the pregnancy. Carrie decides not to tell Aidan about having had an abortion herself.
While Samantha is having trouble being honest to (guest star) Lucy Liu at lunch, Charlotte is having a hard time hearing the truth from a fertility doctor who finds out that she has only a 15 percent chance of getting pregnant. Upset, Charlotte leaves the doctor’s office only to bump into an unhappily pregnant Miranda. Charlotte tells her the news of her infertility problems with Trey, and runs off.
After hearing of Charlotte’s dilemma, Miranda becomes increasingly worried that she’s not making the right decision, and asks Carrie to accompany her to the doctor’s office. Carrie agrees, and waits with Miranda. While sitting in the office, Miranda starts to wonder if this is her only chance to have a baby, and finally comes to the conclusion of keeping the baby. Everyone supports her decision, including Charlotte who decides to investigate more of her options for motherhood.
Finally, Carrie decides to go back to the restaurant where she met Chad twenty years ago. She tells Chad who she is and what she had done, but Chad still doesn’t remember who she is. Carrie leaves, believing that she made the right choice, and heads home to Aidan. Carrie confesses her secret to Aidan who is non-judgmental toward that decision made 20 years ago.
Meanwhile, Samantha relationship with Lucy Liu comes to an end when she fires Samantha for lying to her over a “free” Birkin handbag.
Sources
http://www.hbo.com/city/episode/season4/episode59.shtml, http://www.tv.com/sex-and-the-city/coulda-woulda-shoulda/episode/59895/summary.html
151.197.252.45 20:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
"The All Americans" and "The Screaming Eagles"
The 82nd Airborne Division, nick named the "All Americans", was originally the 82nd ID(infantry division), during World War 1. The unit gets its nick name from the fact that the all of the original unit's volunteers were from only the 48 states. After the war ended in 1918, the unit was deactivated. In 1942, the 82nd was re-activated as an Airborne Division (Airborne Assault). The 82nd Airborne was used near the end of the African campaign, the Normandy campaign, Operation Market Garden, and in The Battle of the Bulge. Just a little after midnight on June 5, 1944, the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions jumped out of the planes, pulled their cords, and hoped to god that they wouldn't draw any attention from German Ost(or East) troopers. Due to the misdrops, paratroopers from both units linked up with eachother and look for anyone from their squad, or an officer to get word on their leader's position. It was crucial to link up with anyone after hitting the ground, since most paratroopers lost their legbag(which contained their weapons, ammunition, grenades, explosives,hygiene kit, bandages, rations, and knifes.) in the jump. Finding someone with a weapon when you don't have one is a good idea. On D-1, the day before D-day, the 82nd studied their own objectives along with those of the 101st, and vice versa. Both units were parachuted behind enemy lines in Normandy to support the beach landings on utah beach. The 101st's main objective was to link up with the 4th ID on utah beach. After 4-5 hours of combat and searching for squad members to link up with, on D-day, June 6, 1944, at 6:30 am, the 101st and 82nd Aiborne divisions cleaned up the German Ost battalion troops that were coming off of utah beach, and were resupplied after the 4th ID moved their equiptment ashore. The 82nd's main objective was to take the town of St. Savoire, France. The town had been shelled by US Army Artillery and had been under Naval bombardment, one of the only standing structures in St. Savoire was the Castle. Some 101st Squad leaders chose to fight in St. Savoire to support the 82nd. The 101st's main objective had been to liberate the City of Carentan, France, and to drive off the german counter attack at hill 30. The fighting between the 6th German Falshrimjager regiment and the 2nd and 3rd squads of the 502nd PIR(101st Airborne) was so intense that HQ sent tanks from the 2nd Armored Division to reinforce the defenders. The 101st had a hell of a time maintaining a foothold on Carentan, and it wasn't any easier when it came to defending it. It is said that Carentan was almost nothing compared to St. Savoire. On D+15, near Cherbourg, France, Col. S.L.A "Slam" Marshall interviewed many soldiers from both units.
Sources
Offical WW2 AAR(after action report)s on the objectives, and TRUE information found in Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, and the game's sequel, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood. All information has been endorsed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation.
--20:01, 3 August 2006 (UTC)24.176.132.192
Black Box
Sources
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/features/wallpaper/images/1024/black_box.jpg
18.152.5.66 20:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Conor Gilligan
Conor was born September 20, 1990 in Cincinnati, OH. He later when on to school at St. Mary School and is now a sophmore at St. Xavier High School.
Sources
http://www.stxavier.org/FileUploads/1st%20semester%20Newsletter%202005-06%20(2).doc
24.165.114.7 20:14, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
1987 07 20
i was born
Chris Eldridge
Chris Eldrige is a guitar player and son of Ben Eldridge, a founding member of the acclaimed bluegrass group the Seldom Scene. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2004.
Sources
http://www.thestringdusters.com/bio.htm
128.91.41.49 20:34, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
adenoiditis the infection of the adenoids, in the nasal throat area
Sources
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/adenoiditis/intro.htm
Steven
Kristoffer Gustavsson son till Elisabeth och Stefan född 1986.. fyllekajja har äget en bajsbrun volvo 460. nu äger han en amazon men den är kass. han är aven delägare i en volvo 240 cab byggd tillsammans med Mackan, Dr. Gonzon och jajsen.. Nåväl det var nog allt.....
Marius Plečkaitis
Marius Plečkaitis - Lithaunian music producer, who lives and works in Klaipėda, Lithaunia.
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Anima (band)
Anima is a peruvian rock band formed in 1991 by Eduardo Gordillo (lead vocal, acoustic guitar), Adrian Nunez (bass, vocal), Gonzalo Astengo (drums, vocal) and Caly Gordillo (lead guitar, vocal). Their music is known because its tidy and meticulous sound and the poetic strength of their lyrics.
More information at Anima website
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| Jaduguda Mines | 832102 |
| Moubhandar | 832103 |
| Mosabani Mines | 832104 |
| Patamda | 832105 |
| Rakha Copper Project | 832106 |
| Sundernagar | 832107 |
| Gamharia | 832108 |
| Adityapur | 832109 |
| Azadnagar | 832110 |
| Dumuria | 832111 |
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Sources
http://www.animarock.com http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81nima http://www.geocities.com/anima_rock_peru/index.html http://www.adonde.com/buscar/search.php?regNum=150&Categoria=musrocperpop
201.230.186.177 20:56, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Matthew Cole
Sources
81.132.16.236 21:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Richmond, Oregon
www.ghosttowns.com/states/or/richmond.html
Sources
69.129.213.129 21:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Ridley Watkins Hilsum (RWH) Theory
According to the Ridley Watkins Hilsum Theory the differential negative resistance that is developed in a bulk solid state III - V compound when either a voltage or a current is applied to the terminals of the sample.
There are two modes of negative resistance devices: 1. Voltage-controlled modes. 2. current-controlled modes.
In the voltage controlled mode the current density can be multivalued, whereas in the current controlled mode the voltage can be multivalued.
Application
In 1964 Kroemer [2] suggested that Gunn's observations were in complete agreement with the RWH.
Sources
[1] SAMUEL Y. LIAO, MICROWAVE DEVICES and CIRCUITS 3rd edition, ISBN-81-203-0699-6. [2] KROEMER,H., Theory of the Gunn effect. Proc. IEEE, 52, 1736[1964].
59.92.33.136 21:32, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
SHER MOHD. SALEEM
Nevermore Guy
Nevermore Guy
Nevermore guy is a Godlike figure that no one has ever seen. Little is know about him. He made guest vocals on Nevermore's album, This Godless Endeavor, utterting the words "You're listening to the new Nevermore album, This Godless Endeavor, out on Century Media Records.
It is often suspected that guitarist, Marty Friedman, has a connection with him, and could possibly be his minion. Connections with Jason Becker have not been denied either.
Nevermore guy some believe does not exist but bums know he is out there, and could possibly be the subject of This Godless Endeavor, the very album where he makes an appearance"
DO EET...JUST DO EET.
Matthew Cole
Born 17/2/79 Bridlington East Yorkshire Is a sportsman from East Yorkshire who is well known for his passion and enthusiasm on the football and cricket fields of the county.
FOOTBALL
He plays for the succesful Driffield Mariners football club and his brilliant if somewhat eccentric style of goalkeeping has helped the club to two Hull sunday league titles in recent seasons.
CRICKET
Currently captain of Driffield Town CC, his tactical prowess helped his team claim back to back promotions of the East Yorkshire Cricket Alliance in 2003 and 2004. he is regarded as one of the best fielders at the club. During the 2006 season he became the coach of the junior under 17s team and helped guide them to two cup victories
Sources
DRIFFIELD TIMES, EAST RIDING MAIL SPORT, DRIFFIELD SPORT, EYCA AT PLAY CRICKET.
81.132.16.236 21:35, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Nevermore Guy
Nevermore Guy
Nevermore guy is a Godlike figure that no one has ever seen. Little is know about him. He made guest vocals on Nevermore's album, This Godless Endeavor, utterting the words "You're listening to the new Nevermore album, This Godless Endeavor, out on Century Media Records.
It is often suspected that guitarist, Marty Friedman, has a connection with him, and could possibly be his minion. Connections with Jason Becker have not been denied either.
Nevermore guy some believe does not exist but bums know he is out there, and could possibly be the subject of This Godless Endeavor, the very album where he makes an appearance"
DO EET...JUST DO EET.
Also add this in: Bums the world over, including two of his greatest believers, Theezan and Murad, are on a desperate search for him. It can be concluded that he does in fact have a human body, but possesses powers beyond our wildest dreams.
He is the God of two great Gods.
The Wilder Penfield Experiment
Formed in 2006, by songwriter Eric Hirsch, The Wilder Penfield Experiment [[8]] take their name from Wilder Penfield, a very controversial early 20th century neurologist. They are responsible for heralding the new wave of the Long Island psychedelic scene. Live performances often include stage antics, costumes, and theatrical lighting. Many describe their music to the likes of Syd Barrett and Brian Wilson. Band Members include Eric Hirsch [[9]] (Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass), Adam Gold [[10]] (Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Horse), and Chris Silverman (Bass, Artwork). The Wilder Penfield Experiment released their debut album, "You Are", [[11]] in early July. Fans, roadies and family of The Wilder Penfield Experiment refer to themselves as part of The Wilder Penfield Experimental Community, developing an almost cult-like underground status for the band. Common mottos and exchanges among fans are "Support the Community" and "Spread the Experiment".
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Sources
http://www.myspace.com/erichirsch http://www.myspace.com/thewilderpenfield http://www.public.asu.edu/~ehirsch/theclarknova.html http://www.myspace.com/erichirsch2 http://www.geocities.com/ehirsch0618/theclarknova
149.169.142.161 21:44, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Bisbee Kings
The Bisbee Kings are semi-pro baseball team playing the Border Baseball Series. The team is a member of the International Baseball Foundation, and along with its league, will attempt to become a member of the National Baseball Congress. The Kings manager is Butch Hammett, who also managed the professional Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings in 2003. The team had 15-4 record in the 2006 season, and will return for 2007. The team plays its home games at Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, although a doubleheader was played at Copper King Stadium in Douglas.
Sources
[12] the official website of the Kings [13] the official website of the Border Baseball Series [14] the website of the Sierra Vista Herald
67.173.128.44 21:44, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Chris Whittle
Chris Whittle is the chief executive officer and founder of Edison Schools Inc., America’s leading public school partner. An entrepreneur with more than 35 years of leadership experience in the fields of education and publishing, Chris conceived and founded Edison Schools in 1992. Edison Schools partners with school districts, charter boards, and states to raise student achievement and educational outcomes through its research-based school design and curriculum, achievement management solutions, professional development, and extended learning programs. Chris is also the author of Crash Course: Imaging a Better Future For Public Education, published in 2005.
Prior to founding Edison, Chris was founder and chairman of Whittle Communications, one of America's largest student publishers. In 1989, Whittle converted its print publications to electronic media, launching Channel One, the first national electronic news system, which today serves 350,000 classrooms throughout the United States, and provides 8 million students with domestic and international news each morning. Channel One's programming has received a host of awards, including the Peabody Award, one of television journalism's highest accolades. Channel One was sold to K-III Communications (now PRIMEDIA Inc.) in September 1994.
From 1979 to 1986, Chris was also chairman and publisher of Esquire magazine. Raised in Tennessee, Chris graduated from the University of Tennessee.
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Crash Course: Imaging a Better Future For Public Education published in 2005; www.edisonschools.com;and, www.primediainc.com
Jan Lippert 21:47, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
El Paso Cowboys
The El Paso Cowboys are a semi-pro baseball team that plays in El Paso, Texas. The teams manager is Mike Beltran. The team was known as the Borderland Cowboys early in the year, as they represented the El Paso and Las Cruces area, but later decided to change the name to the El Paso Cowboys. The Cowboys do not have a website and scores are not reported on the league website. They are a member of the Border Baseball Series.
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[15] the official website of the Border Baseball Series [16]
67.173.128.44 21:51, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Marchbanks Speedway, Hanford, CA
Located in central California, near Hanford, Marchbanks speedway hosted open-wheel and National Stock cars, as well as two-wheel racing, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This was one of the only venues available for "Indycars" to race in California at that time. Sadly, due to mismanagement and funding problems, Marchbanks Speedway was torn down and the former site is now a cotton field.
Marchbanks Speedway was actually a collection of courses, including a 1.4-mile high-banked tri-oval, ⅝-mile paved/dirt oval, dirt-track TT (Tourist Trophy) course, and a lake for Drag-boat and speed runs.
Built by local farmer B. L. Marchbanks, and named after himself, the tracks took local shape and flavor, mixed with international inspiration.
a Nascar record was set March 12, 1964, when "Fireball" Roberts led all 178 laps of a 250-mile race, hosted at the track.
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http://www.fireballroberts.com/Fireball2QualifyingRecords.htm http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/01/05/daytona.countdown.cal/index.html http://www.everythingstockcar.com/38t-marchbanks-speedway-nascar-track.html http://www.formula2.net/FJ61_W78.htm http://www.studebakerracing.com/raceresult5.html http://www.scrafan.com/column/norm/norm18.html http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_fybq7c (most of these sources only mention Marchbanks in passing. I will find more sources and information from local newspapers... time TBA)
67.182.36.43 21:58, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Amazing transexual
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65.92.201.86 22:06, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Balam Soto
Balam Soto, a self-taught Mayan artist originally from Guatemala, has developed a unique style of Contemporary Shamanic Art. Through a fusion of vivid color, semi-precious stones, glass, mirrors, beads and other materials, he creates three-dimensional paintings and masks that represent and honor the intrinsic beauty and depth of his subjects at their spiritual core.
Balam Soto, native shamanic art
“My deep connection to my ancestry inspires me to paint; through my art I explore the beauty and magic of the world. I blend that which the eye sees and the senses feel in a union of physical and spiritual form.” The heart of his artistic style lies in his work as a Mayan shaman; through his art he explores the healing relationship between art and the observer. During the process of creation, the artwork comes alive and guides him; the result is a visually colorful and energetically powerful representation of his vision of the spiritual realms.
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69.177.167.200 22:13, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Yannick Djalo
Yannick Djalo was born in Guinea Bissau 5th of May 1986 and he came to Portugal at 7 years of age. He started to show his abilities on the court of futsal with Forte de Casa and rapidly he started to pla for the Associação Desportiva da Estação (ADE) of Covilha. Becuase of his good qualidades he moved to Sporting, but moving to Sporting ADE offered to sell him to Benfica but Benfica ahd alot of foreign players. His talents started to grow and never stooped with his studies. At age 16 lazlo Boloni ex Coach of Sporting called him for a friendly at the end of the season. Boloni bet with Yannck if he scored that he would have to give him a pack of coke, Yannick won the bet with a beautiful goal. Later on his career he was part of the junior team that won the youth championship of Portugal with coach Paulo Bento. He was loaned to Casa Pia last year, and scored 16 goals. At age 20 he played for the under 20 Portuguese team. Paulo Bento, now the head coach of Sporting, called upon the services of Yannick Djalo for the pre season of 2006/07. Yannick's recent game was against benfica where he scored 2 goals agains them winning the match 3-0 and going on defeating Deportivo La Coruna to the Guardiana Cup.
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http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/noticia.php?id=711297&div_id=1457
70.28.254.144 22:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Roger The Shrubber
Roger The Shrubber is a character from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In the movie, the protagonists are instructed to return to a three-headed knight with "A shrubbery. One that looks nice". After much searching and mock torturing of old women, the protagonists find the character Roger, a humble shrubber.
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail", 1975
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71.235.95.109 22:23, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
I'm just a killer for your love
is a track off Blur's self-titled album. It's a lo-fi track, with Graham Coxon playing the guitar, bass and drums, and Damon Albarn playing the melodica and singing. It was a only demo and slung onto the album because the band's manager, Andy Ross at Food records, liked it.
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This isn't very important, but to some fans it might be interesting. This guy posting at the forums knows what he's talking about, cause we are pretty sure he's Coxon himself. Check his other posts, inside Blur information. [[17]]
84.49.102.199 22:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Kenneth Heaton
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132.25.0.207 22:34, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Wendy York
=== Biography ===
Wendy Anne York was born on July 11, 1995. She has one older sis ter, Morgan, and one younger brother, Thomas.
Like her older sister,Morgan, Wendy is a wonderful actress. She worked as an extra on Cheaper By the Dozen, but mostly appers on television shows, such as Judging Amy, and a few guest apperances on Seaseme Street with Morgan.
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http://www.morganyork.com http://www.geocities.com/wendyyorkfans/wyf.html
68.65.222.207 22:52, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Jangidze Giorgi
Born on July 13 1986. From the early age very talanted practitioner of Koshiki Karate. In 2001 become champion of republic of Georgia among 14-year-old children. Now he is preparing for comming Eurasia Championship.
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Sarbieli - sports newspaper, Tbilisi Georgia ( 4/45 2003)
62.168.189.99 23:07, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Dr. Jack D. Forbes
Born in 1934, in Bahia de los Alamitos in Suanga (Long Beach) California, Dr. Forbes was raised on a half-acre farm in El Monte del Sur in the San Gabriel Valley and in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California. He is an alumni of Eagle Rock High School (class of 1951). He graduated from Glendale College in 1953 and earned his Ph.D from the University of Southern California in 1959. Dr. Forbes is professor emeritus and former chair of Native American Studies at the University of California at Davis, where he served since 1969. He is of Powhatan-Renápe , Delaware-Lenápe and presumable European stock. (He only says "other background."
He is the author of numerous books, the most popular are “Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples” and “Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism.” His next book,"The American Discovery of Europe" will be released on December 8, 2006.
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Jack D. Forbes-Home Page: http://nas.ucdavis.edu/Forbes/forbes.html
Native American Studies Department at University of California, Davis: http://nas.ucdavis.edu/nasforbes.htm
Amazon.com :http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0252031520/sr=8-1/qid=1154646491/ref=sr_1_1/002-5557270-9189663?ie=UTF8
72.90.169.89 23:12, 3 August 2006 (UTC) David J. Dante, Jr.
Club Penguin item list and pictures
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69.19.14.24 23:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
The thetia distartia electrostatic generator: Alan Robertson
The thetia distartia electrostatic generator is a Swiss invention and generates power by rotating a metalic dish which collects electrostatic energy in the air and turns it into electricity.
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Encyclopedia of Europe
165.228.73.119 23:35, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Rhythmic gymnastics in Canada is a small but growing sport which has already produced an impressive list of athletes including Lori Fung, Camille Martens, Erika Leigh-Stirton, Mary Sanders, and Alexandra Orlando. Dimitritchka "Mimi" Masleva, the rhythmic gymnastics coach for Bulgaria and later Japan, currently coaches for Canada at Ritmika Gymnastics Centre, where she has had great success with Mary Sanders and Alexandra Orlando. Lori Fung was the first person in the world to win an Olympic gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics, competing in the Games in Los Angeles. Mary Sanders was the Canadian national champion who became the American national champion and competed for the U.S.A. in the Olympic Games in Athens. Alexandra Orlando won six gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
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1. ↑ Sportal (2006). Gymnastics: Six gold for Orlando. Retrieved March 26, 2006. 2. ↑ Himmer, Alastair, "Orlando matches Games record six golds", Reuters Canada, 26 March 2006.
198.235.157.5 23:39, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Rahul Dravid Award
Rahul Dravid is my favourite cricketer. I like his technic of the batting.
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I got source via internet.
212.24.84.102 23:49, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Star Wars Droidworks
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Anarchemitis 23:56, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Abid Ali is a famous Pakistani Actor/Director & Producer who has stared in many drama serials. Apart from acting, he runs his own production house.
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84.56.151.1 00:00, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
Wolfang Doeblin
Wolfang Doeblin is arguably one of the four major contributors to probability theory in the first half of the 20th century up to World War II (the other three are Khinchin, Kolmogorov and Lévy). His work contains several profound results, and his importance is also due to his innovativeness and introduction of new methods. He laid many of the cornerstones of the modern theory for Markov chains and processes, to be developed after the war by others. The article in Mathematical Reviews on the historical paper by Paul Lévy [8] from 1955 about Doeblin's work states that:-
It is a pity that this tribute to Doeblin's genius was written without reference to later developments of his work. After all there can be no greater testimony to a man's work than its influence on others. Fortunately, for Doeblin, this influence has been visible and is still continuing. On limit theorems his work has been complemented and completed by Gnedenko and other Russian authors. On Markov processes it has been carried out mostly in the United States by Doob, T E Harris and the reviewer. Here his mine of ideas and techniques is still being explored.
Considering Doeblin's short career, it is remarkable that he published 13 papers and 13 contributions to Comptes Rendus; for bibliographies, cf. Paul Lévy [8] or Lindvall [9]. In his work on the theory of Markov chains and processes, his main field, we notice major contributions to: Markov chains with general state spaces, Jump Markov processes, the coupling method (innovation), and diffusions. The importance of these is to a large extent due to Doeblin's emphasis on path methods rather than analytical ones; much of what is standard approaches today stem from him. The book by Doob [3] from 1953 has been crucial for the development of probability theory; for a large part of its contents on Markov chains and processes, Doeblin's work is the base.
Concerning Markov chains with general state space, Orey [5] from 1971 states that:-
It is essentially Doblin's theory as completed during the quarter of a century following the publication of his papers that is presented here.
In Doeblin's mine of ideas, the coupling method was paid attention to by very few until the early 1970s; then the time was ripe to explore it, and the method is now a major tool in probability theory, with applications ranging from elementary theory to front research.
The term "diffusion" was not coined until the 1950s. Nevertheless, the first steps were taken in the 1930s. This type of process were the main interest in the last phase of Doeblin's mathematical career, interrupted by World War II; the spare time he had as a soldier was spent on this. The results presented (without proofs) in Comptes Rendus are remarkable, and so are the contents of the file that was sealed in February 1940 and not opened until May 2000. It contains pieces of what we now call stochastic calculus, including a version of Ito's formula.
On Doeblin's work concerning sums of independent random variables, Feller [4] writes:-
The interest in the theory was stimulated by W. Doblin's masterful analysis of the domain of attraction (1939). His criteria were the first to to involve regularly varying functions. The modern theory still carries the imprint... [This concerns weak convergence in arrays]. The last result was obtained by Doblin in a masterful study in 1940, following previous work by Khinchin (1937). [This concerns the so called Doeblin's universal law.]
Doeblin also contributed to the theory of random chains with complete connection, some of which was used in a paper by him on ergodic properties of continued fractions.
Doeblin's life and fate are remarkable and gripping. His father was Alfred Döblin, a medical doctor but best known as author; the novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) stands out among his many books. Wolfgang was born in Berlin, but he spent his first three years behind the German front in World War I, in Saargemünd where his father volunteered as an army doctor. At the peace in 1918, the family moved back to Berlin, where the reputation of the father, as author and left-wing participant in political and cultural debates, started to rise.
Warned by friends, Alfred Döblin left Berlin for Zürich the day after the Reichstag-fire in February 1933. He was on the black list of the Nazis: a Jew, controversial for his political views. Wolfgang stayed until May to finish school. The sojourn in Zürich lasted for the summer 1933 only; the family settled in Paris after that.
Doeblin immediately made a strong impression in Paris; Fréchet was his adviser, but Doeblin also got in touch with Paul Lévy, with whom he wrote his first note. He received his PhD from the Sorbonne in 1938, but at that time he was far into topics beyond or not related to those of his thesis. He was enrolled in the French army in November 1938 for military training, and called up for front service in September 1939. This means that his mathematical career comprised only five years of concentrated work.
In February 1940, the Nazi invasion was expected to come in the spring to follow, and Doeblin decided to file his work on diffusions at the Académie des Sciences in Paris. The part of Lorraine where he was commanded fell in June. With the Nazi troops just minutes away from the little village Housseras, he decided to take his own life there rather than giving himself up as a prisoner of war.
Housseras is located some 100 kilometres from Sarreguemines (French after World War I), the place where Doeblin had spent the first three years of his life.
The reader is referred to [1], [6], [7], [9], [10] for biographical texts on Doeblin.
Books:
B Bru and M Yor (ed.), Sur l'équation de Kolmogoroff, par W Doeblin, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Série I 331 (2000).
H Cohn (ed.), Doeblin and Modern Probability (Providence, RI, 1993).
J Doob, Stochastic Processes (New York, 1953).
W Feller, An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications Vol. 2 (New York, 1966).
S Orey, Limit Theorems for Markov Chains Transition Probabilities (New York, 1971).
Articles:
B Bru, La vie et l'oeuvre de W Doeblin (1915-1940) d'après les archives parisiennes, Math. Inform. Sci. Humaines 119 (1992), 5-51.
B Bru, Doeblin's life and work from his correspondence, in H Cohn (ed.), Doeblin and Modern Probability (Providence, RI, 1993).
P Lévy, W Doeblin (V Doblin) (1915-1940), Rev. Histoire Sci. Appl. 8 (1955), 107-115.
T Lindvall, W Doeblin 1915-1940, Ann. Probab. 19 (3) (1991), 929-934.
T Lindvall, Sannolikheten och ödet, Ord och Bild No. 6 (1993), 48-57.