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Antrix Project
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Antrix is a free, open source, cross-platform, object-oriented MMORPG server project, hosted on emupedia.com (since 20 May 2007) and licensed under the QPL. This project is one of the main, opensource projects server emulators that support the World of Warcraft network protocol. It is used to host private servers (public hosting against Antrix Terms of Use ) It does not support any Blizzard content. Antrix is written in C++. MySQL, Postgre SQL and Oracle are used to handle the database queries. It uses non-interactive (Daemon), and command-line interfaces. It also has a third-party interfaces which are being developed for different purposes. Antrix group contains anonymous volunteers. The following is information cited from emupedia and wowps Copyvio Removed Sourceswww.emupedia.com www.wowps.org www.rockstarsouls.bscrew.co.uk www.ragezone.com 213.107.79.132 00:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Dan Reitman
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SourcesNo sources were used in the production of this article. 71.225.43.133 00:54, 12 June 2007 (UTC) I can tell.
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Ashman's Phenomenon
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Sourceshttp://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Ashman's+phenomenon 128.83.68.58 00:55, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Jerry Goldstein (Space Physicist)
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Jerry Goldstein (born 23 December 1970) is a space physicist whose research has focused on the Earth's plasmasphere, a high-altitude extension of the ionized portion of the planet's upper atmosphere. During the years 2002-2005 he published a series of papers (thirteen first-authored, seventeen co-authored) on the density structure and global dynamics of the plasmasphere. In addition to covering fundamental scientific aspects of plasmaspheric dynamics, Goldstein's research has brought attention to plasmaspheric influence on space weather, i.e., space-based phenomena that affect human activities and society. For example, when so-called "space storms" (otherwise known as geomagnetic storms) strike, they erode away the outer layers of the plasmasphere, and this erosion produces significant space weather effects in the form of increased radiation hazards for satellites and astronauts, and range errors in GPS navigation signals. Goldstein got his Ph.D at Dartmouth College, where he studied magnetospheric cavity mode resonance, a phenomenon in which the Earth’s magnetic field traps electromagnetic waves. As a postdoc at Rice University (2000-2003), Goldstein’s job was to interpret and model the brand-new space weather data being obtained by the IMAGE satellite (launched in March 2000). During his stay at Rice, he also participated in public outreach and education, working with inner city high school algebra teachers to develop space physics problems for use in the classroom, and designing and teaching an eight-week Continuing Studies course in space physics. At the Southwest Research Institute (after 2003), Goldstein continued his research on the inner magnetosphere of Earth. He also participated in analysis of Cassini data being returned from Saturn’s magnetosphere, taught graduate-level courses as an adjoint professor of U.T. San Antonio, and led the science operations center for the TWINS mission. In 2006, Goldstein received several notes of recognition for his research. He was awarded the 2006 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Macelwane medal and granted the status of AGU Fellow. In 2006, Popular Science magazine named Goldstein one of its annual "Brilliant 10" young scientists, and San Antonio Business Journal included Goldstein in its "Forty Under 40." SourcesReferences 1. http://www.agu.org/inside/awards/bios/goldstein_jerry.html 2. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/printerfriendly/science/80d15f1a587ad010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html 3. http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/event/2978 66.25.84.249 01:32, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Msgr. Geno Baroni
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Geno Baroni was born on October 24, 1930, in Acosta, PA, the son of Italian immigrants. He was ordained on ........ He first served in Johnstown and Altoona, PA, later assigned to Sts. Paul and Augustine parish in Washington, DC (1960-1965) ministering to the urban poor. Baroni, a "visionary and crusader whose concern was always human development," in the words of Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, spearheaded today's Campaign for Human Development when he gathered a group of people in 1969 to form an institution to study the urban poor. Baroni famously noted: "People don't live in cities; they live in neighborhoods. Neighborhoods. Neighborhoods are the building blocks of cities. If neighborhoods die, cities die. There's never been a Federal policy that respected neighborhoods. We destroyed neighborhoods in order to save them. I used to think I wanted to save the world. Then I got to Washington, and thought I'd save the city. Now I'd settle for one neighborhood." An additional stunning irony of this era was the expectation that the urban crisis could be resolved by strategies designed to combat racism. Msgr. Geno Baroni was among the first civil rights activists--Catholic Coordinator for the March in Washington at which Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his I Have A Dream Speech--to perceive the bankruptcy of racialism and classism in the politics and policy of the late 1960s. Baroni and his associates at the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs (NCUEA) developed an alternative approach to urban economic and cultural contradictions. This approach implied a critique of the civil rights movement and its advocate governmental agency, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. At bottom this difference involved ethnic and racial culturalism versus a White v. Black/Majority v. Minorities vision of America and the relative importance and emphasis on place and community v. individual rights and the universal claim of social justice. These advocates for urban neighborhoods and cultural pluralism argued for the creation of a National Neighborhood Commission which would promote the renewal of urban life and more adequately address the pluralistic character of American culture. Baroni was appointed executive director of Office of of Urban Affairs of the Washington Archdiocese (1965-1967), then director of the Urban Taskforce of the US Catholic Conference (1967-1970). In 1971, father Baroni founded the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs (aid from Ford Foundation), which has been run by Dr. John A. Kromkowski since 1979 and is currently located at the Catholic University of America. In 1977, was offered position in the Carter administration as Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Neighborhood Development, Consumer Affairs, and Regulatory Functions. Msgr. Baroni was instrumental in founding the National Italian American Foundation in 1975 and served as its first president. Author of "Pieces of Dream" (1972). Msgr. Baroni died on August 26, 1984 after a long struggle with cancer. More than two decades ago, faced with a similar effort to reduce government spending on the awkwardly-named “Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly” program, Baroni offered this advice: “Let’s call it ‘Grandma Housing’ and no would be against it.” Several speakers at the Eisenhower Foundation-sponsored symposium that began on what would have been Baroni’s 75th birthday recalled the priest was being cute but not facetious. Baroni, said Carter administration chief domestic policy adviser Stuart Eizenstat, did not speak in bureaucratic jargon. “He talked about poverty reduction and neighborhood preservation in moral terms,” said Eizenstat. “Geno didn’t believe in ‘programs,’ ” said John Carr, secretary of the U.S. bishops’ Office of Social Development and World Peace and one of numerous Baroni protégés at the meeting. Baroni, who died of cancer in 1984, did, of course, support “programs.” As director of Office of Urban Affairs of the Washington archdiocese and director of the Urban Task Force of the U.S. Catholic Conference in the late 1960s, he initiated or took advantage of any number of such efforts. As Carter’s assistant secretary for Neighborhood Development, Consumer Affairs and Regulatory Functions, Baroni launched others, everything from the Community Reinvestment Act (requiring banks to invest in local communities as a condition of their federal charter) to the Community Development Corporations he championed. But Baroni, agreed the forum participants, saw such efforts as a means to a specific end, as a way to build local communities where ethnic, religious and gender differences were recognized but did not divide, where white ethnics and minorities appreciated their common interest, such as the dignity that comes from jobs that pay a living wage. Eizenstat, the Carter-era policy specialist who brought Baroni into government, said he drew lessons from Katrina that differ from those of the budget-cutting House members. The storm, and the public’s reaction to the poverty it revealed, presents an opportunity for conservatives, particularly those of a religious bent, and liberals to work together, he said. Baroni’s commitment “to develop policies from the neighborhood up,” his moral message, and his desire “to build bridges of understandings” among divergent groups, said Eizenstat, “gives us the right language” to pursue domestic antipoverty strategies today. He pointed to recent international debt relief efforts that brought together traditional supporters of international development but also such divergent personalities as rock star Bono, former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms and Kansas Republican Sen. Sam Brownback. The result has been “real and meaningful” and “gives the poorest people in the poorest countries a chance.” Similar coalitions based on moral appeals can work here in the United States, said Eizenstat. Sourceshttp://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:6FYjC_buDWgJ:www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/docs/baroniprinciples.pdf+Baroni+Geno&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=16&gl=us&client=firefox-a
Geno: The Life and Mission of Geno Baroni. by Lawrence M. O'Rourke
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Biographical information abstracted from "The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia", Garland Publishing, New York, 2000, pp.56-57, entry by Frank Cavaioli)
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Palisade Layer
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Sourceshttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/palisade+layer 66.188.93.50 02:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Linda Mason
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Early Life and CareerLinda Mason was born in Sunderland, in the northeast of England, on Friday, the 13th of September, 1946. Linda’s mother, who expertly imitated the hottest designer fashions of the day and whose eccentric home renovations transformed their neighborhood, inspired in her a fascination for artistic expression. She got her start in the beauty industry modeling for haute couture designers in Paris while studying makeup. CareerLinda moved to Beirut to teach makeup and sell cosmetics for Lancôme. In the late 70s, she returned to Paris and became the premier makeup artist for Helena Rubenstein. While making rounds at fashion shows, Linda observed that makeup done by the models themselves was totally out of sync with the incredible fashions they were wearing. Linda then reinvented the role of makeup on the runway by personally applying the models’ makeup. She worked on early collections for Jean-Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Commes des Garcons, Yohji Yamamoto, Giorgio Armani, and Issey Miyake. The diligence, skill, and ingenuity of these designers inspired her to further develop and refine her own work. In the early 80s, Linda moved to New York, where her cutting-edge work continued to make headlines. In response to a look Linda created for photographer Steven Meisel, the Wall Street Journal stated that “Mason…took face painting out of punk and into high fashion.” Linda also worked with many celebrities, including Cameron Diaz, Uma Thurman, Brooke Shields and Charlize Theron. PresentLinda launched her own makeup company, Linda Mason Elements, Inc., in 1987. In 1988, she developed cosmetic kits which were carried at Henri Bendel, Barney’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Nordstrom. Her habit of painting pictures of her daughter, Daisy, who was born in 1986, led her to discover her love for portraiture. She also continued to explore other styles of visual art, including multi-media collage and glass art. Her pieces range in style from classical to abstract, reflecting her dynamic personality and variety of sources of inspiration. In 1998 Linda opened “The Art of Beauty by Linda Mason,” a shop and gallery in Soho, New York City. PublicationLinda has published several books: Linda Mason’s Sun Sign Makeovers (1985) and the collaborative Tanaka-Mason-Kostabi (1992), a collaborative book. More recently, Makeup, The Art of Beauty, a complete handbook of techniques and approaches refined over her career, was published in September 2003 and re-released in paperback May 2007; and in October 2004, Teen Makeup, Looks to Match Your Every Mood. External Links
SourcesMason, Linda. "Make-up, The Art of Beauty". New York. Watson Guptillm Publications. 2007 http://www.danaroc.com/guests_lindamason_102306.html http://www.fashionlines.com/2007/june/beautyLindaMasonBook.php https://lindamason.com/portfolio/portfolio.html Babygrrl04 22:16, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
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Patrick Vaden
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SourcesHeismyboyfriend.com 76.173.223.131 03:23, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Speedster Automobiles
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article request This page is intended to become a starting place for those interested in learning more about early and more current speedster automobiles. As initially written, this article is to be improved upon through wikipedia users/members knowledge and research. This article is necessary for automobile enthusiasts and historical research alike. Below are headings to which content is to be added in the future.
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Early Speedsters
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Suggested information regarding manufacturing/creation, the early beginnings of the speedster, and/or purpose of their creation
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Restoration and Restrofitting Speedsters Today
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Suggested information regarding what is being done to recreate the excitement of these special automobiles
Sources[1] - Speedster Motorcar Company 63.172.67.50 04:23, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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AK Roy'aL
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the best music artist of all time Sourcesmyspace.com/AK Roy'aL 68.106.135.79 04:27, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Sandra Sexton
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Sandra Sexton, originally Sandra Valdesuso, is a United States retired burlesque stripper. She was a fixture in The French Quarter with revealing full size posters at The 500 Club on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1969 to 1970. Originally from Cuba she was exiled with her family when Castro took over. She became a nationally known stripper when she became the first woman to streak The Superbowl in a bikini. For several years after she was one of the highest paid strippers in the United states. SourcesTimes Picayune, States Item, Ascociated Press, United Press International, WYES television. 24.252.69.224 04:41, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Morton College
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Morton College is a community college located in Cicero, Illinois. It is part of District 527, which serves Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, McCook, Stickney, and Forest View. Morton College
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Joshua David Willshon
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Sources24.7.8.149 08:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Aransas City, Texas
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As the county seat of Refugio County and westernmost port in Texas before the founding of Corpus Christi, Aransas City was a prosperous town. Unfortunately, Comanche and Karankawa Indians raided the city on several different occasions, and it was sacked numerous times by Mexican irregulars. By 1847, Aransas City was a dead town. The county seat had moved to Refugio, an on-going rivalry with Corpus Christi and Lamar as ports, as well as the loss of the customhouse forced the town into retirement. Sourceshttp://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/hva25.html 207.119.9.200 09:34, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Jesper Juul (family therapist)
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Jesper Juul (born Jesper Juul has for many years - and in a wide range of settings - been working with children and young people with behavior difficulties, pedagogical development in schools and kindergartens and also with groups of single mothers and parentgroups. He was the director of the Kempler Institute of Scandinavia Centre for family and post graduate education from 1979 until 2004. In addition to this, Jesper Juul engaged himself, on a voluntary basis, in the work with children, young people and families in refugee camps during the war in the former Jugoslavia, where he also provided counselling and post graduate education to local professionals. SourcesBibliography (published in enlish)
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Sources222.126.100.203 11:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Untitled
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DZK is a rapper from the DC Metro
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Untitled
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A Sluute is a treumpet with piano strings covering the opening. You blow into it with any kind of reed, the first had an oboe reed. This miraculous instrument was created by Pierre Jacque Friesenette III. His youger bother, Philip Jean Friesenette, and he owned a small shop equivelent to a general store or a wallmart. They enjoyed making things such as this instrument, but the sluute was their first successful creation. They made many and sold them in the back room of their store, and by 1835, the sluute was played in the French symphony. Unfortunately, Philip Jean Friesenette died of what doctors now suspect was scarlet fever. Pierre Jacque fell into a deep depresion and stopped inventing. When his sister and mother died, he destroyed all his creations and committed suicide. Only seven sluutes were sold, and only three of these are preserved. One is on display at the Tate Modern museum in London, another in a similarly run museum in Spain. The last belonged to John and Adrienne Friesen, John allegedly a descendant of Pierre Jacque and Philip Jean. When he died on October 7th, 1923, the last sluute became property of the United States Govenment and has yet to be placed permenently in a museum.
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You are empty ( computer game )
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Sourcesgame website : http://www.youareempty.com/main.php?s_id=news 200.18.97.3 13:09, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Christopher John Lambly
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Christopher John Lambly; Born 28/07/1987 SourcesCjlambly 14:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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J. A. B.
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Sources72.10.122.25 15:22, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Feline Agility
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Feline agility is the sport of agility done with cats rather than dogs. Sourceshttp://www.catagility.com/
http://www.animalcomp.com/archives/cats/CatAgility.html
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OneWorldTV
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OneWorldTV is a public platform for filmmakers, video journalists, NGO’s and anyone with access to a video camera and an interest in social issues. It gives the user the opportunity to access video messages and short films from around the world. Anyone with access to a camera and computer can contribute their films. We are part of OneWorld.net - the world's favourite and fastest-growing civil society network online, supporting people’s media to help build a more just global society. External LinksSourceshttp://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0925/p25s01-stin.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4470382,00.html http://www.filmmakers.com/news/contests/article_503.shtml http://www.democraticmedia.org/BB/BBIIINewOpps.php http://www.ymdi.org/talk/archives/03/07/oneworld_tvs_participatory_video_projects.php http://www.kimgilmour.com/articles/archive/cat_news_analysis.html http://depts.washington.edu/ccce/civiceducation/bennetthreshold.pdf http://www.hrea.org/lists/huridocs-tech/markup/msg00870.html
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India Beer
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Sourceshttp://www.mylifeisbeer.com/beer/bottles/bottledetail/283/ 205.251.144.96 16:14, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Status Design
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Status Design wis a small design company out of Knoxville, TN. Started and ran by Justin Helton, its a graphic design company specializing in design for the music industry. With a portfolio of self designed and printed concert posters, status has been gaining ground since its conception in 2005. Status has worked with such companies as AC Entertainment, Blue Cats Music Club, OK Productions, Inland Emperor, Unjazz Inc, etc. As well as working with and designing materials for such bands as Keller Williams, Medeski Martin and Wood, Lucero, The Faint, El-P, Umphrey's McGee, My Morning Jacket, The Flaming Lips, and the list goes on. www.statusdesignco.com is in the works and should be up sometime in the near future, until then you can see status' work at www.myspace.com/status_serigraph Sourceshttp://merch.kellerwilliams.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=309 http://stores.musictoday.com/store/dept.asp?band_id=146&dept_id=792&sfid=2 http://www.gigposters.com/designer/50897_Status_Serigraph.html
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Awesome Car Funmaker
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Awesome Car Funmaker is a pop, hyphy, glam band from Madison, Wisconsin. They were formed June, 2003 and are continuing to make music. File:Http://www.awesomecarfunmaker.com/acf1.jpg File:Http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=5381079&albumID=0&imageID=6888910 Sourceshttp://www.myspace.com/awesomecarfunmaker
Awesome Car FunmakerAwesome Car Funmaker is a pop, hyphy, glam band from Madison, Wisconsin. They were formed June, 2003 and are continuing to make music. Sourceshttp://www.myspace.com/awesomecarfunmaker
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MetallicaMatt
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MetallicaMatt is famous for being a youtube user. His first video was uploaded on febuary. He is 24 and currently seeing someone. Sourceshttp://www.youtube.com/profile?user=metallicamatt 82.5.49.89 17:26, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Balldinho
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Balldinho (Born as Allan Wayne Ball Jr, August 16th, 1988) at King Edward VIII Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, Bermuda. Balldinho is infamously known around the world for representing Bermuda in both Cricket and Basketball internationally. He as also become known as a "Cyber Celebrity" around the world due to his activities on MySpace and hi5. [edit] Early life Balldinho grew up Sandy's, the most Western Parish in Bermuda. Upon birth, his parents had just purchased a luxurious beach mansion, so Wayne had split time between both his Grandmothers houses. He is an only child but comes from two families with very large backgrounds in Bermuda (His twin aunt and uncle are the heaviest twins in Bermudian History). Wayne attended West End primary school, he was a boisterous yet sensitive young man, often found in trouble because of his mouth. Here is where he established himself as a young aspiring cricketer in extra-curricular and student of excellence in Bermuda's education. From here he graduated with Honors and moved on to Sandy's Secondary Middle School. Where he would develop his skills as one of the most talented basketball players Bermuda ever produced. At Sandy's is where his nickname Balldinho "Rose to Prominence" [edit] Gifting Of The Nickname Balldinho is of Brazilian/Portuguese origin, it's primary meaning is "Little Ball". Wayne was blessed with this name due to the fact he is of brazilian descent amung his ancestry and also that he is named after his father, Allan Wayne Ball Sr. The fact that they both went by the same last name allowed him to take on this title. Wayme also followed in his fathers footsteps on the football field, where the talk of the name 'Balldinho' first came to life. Balldinho was quick and nimble on the football field but could never establish himself in one position. Quick and skillfull, yet not a prominent scorer, solid tackler but not a great clearer. Balldinho later gave up football for his current passions, Basketball and Cricket. Balldinho has represented on the international level in both Basketball and Cricket, and is currently a member of both Under 21 teams. [edit] Rise to Fame - MySpace Balldinho was a member of the then popular hi5 networking site. However many of his friends convinced him it was time to create a myspace account. On August 13th 2006, the official Balldinho myspace page was launched. Worldwide attention across the myspace network was drawn to his nickname as many wondered his fascination who he was. He as quickly established himself as a popular figure among others. Boasting an astounding 1,675 profile views daily, and no less then 50 comments on his page daily. His page has turnt him into a must see attraction in the cyber world. His top friends boast people from Germany, Holland, Kazahkstan, Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, etc. He is renown for frequently keeping contact with those who request his friendship.
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Ron Amann
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Ron Amann, father of Jazz musician and noted tall person Tim Amann, is a Police Authority member and Emeritus professor (Centre for Russian and East European Studies at University of Birmingham). He had previously been in the civil service, quite high up, and gives fascinating talks on that. http://www.crees.bham.ac.uk/research/AnnRep2002-3/personalia.htm
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Sleight of Hand (album, July 2007)
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The record in question became Sleight of Hand. We recorded the meat of it in a single week and the mixing was done in four days — warp speed for a band whose previous two full-lengths required months to complete. This new brevity was partially a challenge laid to ourselves. The recording of 2006’s The Maginot Line left me pleased but exhausted. Rather than go through that again, we self-imposed a band boot camp. With so much groundwork already laid out, we wanted to push our preparation to the point where the performances were subconscious. The biggest challenge was realizing these performances properly. In this respect, Sleight of Hand would have been impossible without the guidance of our producer, Ian Blurton (The Weakerthans, Amy Millan, Cursed). The week of recording passed with the delirium of a marathon runner on an August day. Ian’s patience and expertise was crucial here. It was all there, exactly as we had hoped. Sleight of Hand is (by design) our shortest album yet. It is also both our most varied and most accessible release. After making our previous record with focus on group writing and live performance, Sleight of Hand’s blueprint was very different — a true studio album. Songs were given exactly what they needed, whether it was twelve tracks of vocals, two drumkits, synths and drum machine or just guitar and voice. More than anything, we hope that this album reflects a natural shift for the band back to the world of melody — or maybe more accurately, an improved integration of our experimental side with the harmonies that have always been there. This is our pop album and it contains what I feel to be at least four of the best things I’ve ever written. John Crossingham - 2007 Sourceswww.sonicunyon.com/raisingthefawn 65.94.157.180 20:30, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Kathy Moore
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1200-1300 in Fashion
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Dress for women was restrained. a floorlenghth, loosely-fitted gown, with long, tight sleeves and and a narrow belt, was uniform. Over this was worn the cyclas (the sleeveless surcoat worn also by men). Richer women wore more embroidery, and their mantles, held in place by a cord across the chest, might be lined with fur. Individuality in women's costume was expressed through their hair and headdress. One distinctive part of thirteenth-century women's headwear was the barbette, a chin band to which a hat or various other headdress might be attached. This hats might be a "woman's coif", which more nearly resembled a pillbox hat, severely plain or fluted. The hair was often confined by a net called a crespine or crespinette, visible only at the back. Later in the century the barbette and coif were reduced to narrow strips of cloth, and the entire hairdress might be covered with the crespine, the hair fashionable bulky over the ears. Coif and barbette were white, while the crespine might be colored or gold. The wimple and veil of the twelfth century (still seen on nuns today) was still worn, mainly by older women and widows. Women also wore hose and leather shoes, like men. SourcesHistory of Costume: From the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century by Blanche Payne My apologies to Xnuala, who checked and declined this article before: "The single source and narrow focus leads me to suspect a copyright violation." All of this information came from one chapter of the aforementioned book, which is a very comprehensive and legitimate source. All of it has been carefully paraphrased by myself. I can't help it if my writing is good. :) I am being (perhaps annoyingly) persistent in submitting this article because Wikipedia contains an article on fashion for the 14th century, but not the 13th. Having tried to find this information on Wikipedia myself and failed, I felt that others might be having my problem, as well. Thank you for your time! 138.210.189.11 21:42, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Aclea, Battle of
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Scant sources for the battle exist are are primarily derived from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Asser's "Life of King Alfred" (who almost certainly used the ASC as a source). The Chronicle's entry for the year 851 reads: "...three-and-a-half hundred ships came into the mouth of the Thames, and stormed Canterbury and London and put to flight Beorhtwulf king of Mercia with his army, and then went south over the Thames into Surrey: and king Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald with the West Saxon army fought against them at Aclea (oak field), and there made the greatest slaughter of a heathen raiding-army that we have heard tell of up to the present day, and there took the victory." Asser's Life of King Alfred states: "...the aforesaid pagan host went into Surrey, which is a district situated on the south bank of the river Thames, and to the west of Kent. And Aethelwulf, king of the West-Saxons, and his son Aethelbald, with all their army, fought a long time against them at a place called Ac-lea, and there, after a lengthened battle, which was fought with much bravery on both sides, the greater part of the pagan multitude was destroyed and cut to pieces, so that we never heard of their being so defeated, either before or since, in any country, in one day; and the Christians gained an honorable victory, and were triumphant over their graves." The battle of Aclea is therefore notable as one of the few decisive victories of the English over the Vikings during the first phase of Viking incursions in the period between 793 and 865 A.D. The arrival of the 'Great Heathen Army' in 865 heralded an escalation in the conflict that made the victory of 851 somewhat academic. The precise location of the battle has never been identified. Suggested locations include the Oakley that lies some four miles to the north west of Bedford on the Great Ouse and the village of Water Oakley in Berkshire.
SourcesThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 63.169.13.4 21:48, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
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Deprospero can be seen holding onto the rear handrails of Reagan's limousine (along with George Opfer, head of Nancy Reagan's detail), during the January 1981 inaugural [8].A light-hearted moment: during Reagan's attendance at the 1984 Olympics, Reagan turned to the unmoving, stern-faced DeProspero and said "Gee, Bobby, mine is ticking" [9]
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