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Sam' Choc
Sam' Choc is a radio show aired on 105.7 CHQC FM in Saint John, New Brunswick. The animators consist of 8 students from the area, the show has great french music, school news and fun facts and quotes.

i wireless
i wireless is a mobile phone operator based out of Iowa that offers 1900MHz GSM phone service with both prepaid and contract options to the majority of Eastern Iowa with a large rural coverage area. Coverage is also offered in small portions of Northwestern Illinois, Southwestern Wisconsin, Southeastern South Dakota, and future coverage in Northern Missouri.

i wireless was previously known as Iowa Wireless and is a T-Mobile affiliate. T-Mobile users roam on i wireless while in the Eastern Iowa area. While outside the local coverage area, roaming is more than likely accomplished via the T-Mobile GSM network.

Contract options are typical of smaller providers with Local, Nationwide no-roaming, and shared plans.

An unusual plan offered by i wireless is a service called Megatalk, which offers unlimited local incoming and ougoing calls with unlimited incoming text messages, basic voicemail, caller ID, call waiting/hold in both contract and prepaid options. It is often used to replace land-line phone service at home.

Contract is offered in 3 varieties: •Unlimited Eastern Iowa local calling •Unlimited Eastern Iowa and Des Moines area calling •Unlimited Eastern Iowa, Des Moines area, and 100 free minutes of long distance and roaming.

Billed (contract) Megatalk can roam off the i wireless network and can also make long distance calls, at an additional fee on all but the most expensive plan, which offers 100 free minutes of each.

Unlimited Prepaid cards are available in 8 varieties: •7 Days •7 Days with Des Moines Area •15 Days •15 Days with Des Moines Area •30 Days •30 Days with Des Moines Area •60 Days •60 Days with Des Moines Area

Prepaid Megatalk can not roam off the i wireless network (will show "No Service" on handset), and can not make long distance calls, but retains the unlimited local calling feature for the time duration of the prepaid card purchased. Prepaid cards are purchased at kiosks inside select retailers, i wireless stores, i wireless website via credit card, or by entering a special Vertical Service Code and your credit card number into the handset.

Since i wireless is a GSM provider, a SIM card is used that holds all the network information. This means you may purchase the starter kit and upgrade the phone at will with unlocked phones purchased elsewhere, just by swapping the existing SIM card into the new phone.

HUB Zone
HUB Zone is a term often used to refer to the Small Business Administration program for small businesses that qualify for certification under the HUB Zone guidelines set forth by Congress in the HUB Zone Empowerment Act of 1998. The act was championed by Senator Kit Bond of Missouri.

HUB Zone is short for Historically Underutilized Business Zone. Any census track in the United States and in US territories that has either greater than 140% of the state or territory's average unemployment, or less than 80% of the state or territory's average wages.

Rudy Grigar
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Rudy Grigar is currently a student at Oregon State University majoring in Computer Science. He is a David Douglas High School Alumni who graduated in 2004. He was on Student Council, and also a member of the Icy Hot Stuntaz.

Rudy enjoys New York City, music, cars, and computers. Rudy also has diabetes and when asked, "What do people think of when they they hear Rudy?" he frequently responds with, "Diabetes."

Rudy is the captain of the top fundraising team "The Rude Dudes" for the American Diabetes Association Summit to Surf bike ride.

Wilson McCutchan
Wilson McCutchan (b. 16 September, 1982 in Toronto, Canada) is a professional soccer player, selected by the Toronto FC 1st overall in the supplemental round of the 1998 MLS Draft. He plays striker.

After spending three seasons on defence for the University of Alberta, McCutchan made his professional debut with Montreal United of the MLS. He saw spot duty with United for three seasons before playing his first full season in MLS during the 1997 season.

After spending parts of three seasons in Montreal, McCutchan, along with a 6th round draft pick, was dealt in the offseason to Toronto FC, in exchange for Rocco Galati.

After three relatively good seasons with Toronto, McCutchan was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Pilots.

He played only 37 games in New York before being traded again, this time to the Buffalo Midnight Ramblers, along with Donald Spratt in exchange for Alec "Crazy" Jenkins.

MCutchan played 134 games for New York before being traded back to Toronto FC for striker Dick Mike Winstaley.McCutchan was praised after arriving back in Toronto for his ability to adapt to new MLS rules.

On March 9, 2006, McCutchan re-signed with Toronto FC.

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Frogger (1997)
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Frogger (1997) is the successor of the classic arcade game, Frogger, that was released on November 3, 1997. The player's objectives are to run arround the map, avoid the various obstacles, and search out the five small frogs, a red one, a blue one, a green one, an orange one, and a violet one, in a certain amount of time. These small frogs are his children. The player begins with five lives. Every obstacle, whether it be a car or a bee, kills the frog with the smallest touch, the frog has no health meter. If a player dies, they return to the starting point of the level.

Scott Briscoe
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Scott Briscoe is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Cassandra M Rubio a.k.a Cassie =)
Cassie is currentally 13 and was born in Flordia on Febuary 1st 1993 she has the best friends ever and is currently single. She loves everyone =)

Hudson Mills
Hudson Mills is an Actor. He has starred in mostly T.V Commercials but has been involved in the T.V programme 'The Lost Children'

Scott Briscoe
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Scott Briscoe is a singer/songwriter/guitarist from Raleigh, North Carolina. He authors a regular Podcast, along with doing live performances, and studio work.

Pampulha
Pampulha is a district of Belo Horizonte, city of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Astrological Year
Sun in Aries – The Beginning of a New Astrological Year

When the sun enters the astrological sign of Aries, each year, at the vernal equinox, it brings with it new excitement and the promise of new beginnings. When the sun is in Aries, we can expect to experience a lot of action, in our lives.

It is spring! We feel a surge of energy as we clear away the dark and dusty cobwebs of winter, and welcome the bright days of spring. With cheerful anticipation, we cast aside Piscean contemplation, for the thrill of adventure, heralded by Aries.

A cardinal sign and the very first sign of the zodiac, Aries represents beginnings. People born under this sign are often assertive and spontaneous. Being first means being bold, something which comes easily to brave Aries.

A fire sign, Aries is assertive and dynamic. Aries loves to be in the center of the action and is often the initiator of games at parties. He doesn’t crave attention, but often gets it because of his winning personality. Everyone seems to want to be around powerful, sexy Aries.

The planet Mars, which rules Aries, is named for the ancient Roman god of War. Interestingly, the Greek counterpart to Mars is named Ares, strikingly similar in name and disposition to Aries. Known for his penchant for conflict, the ancient war god was charismatic and ingenious in the ways he persuaded people to do his bidding.

Like the bold warrior god, Aries is active and ambitious. Forever interested in conquering new territory and acquiring more of everything, Aries seems to run around the clock, non-stop, never tiring or showing a hint of slowing.

Embodying the dynamic qualities of the ancient war god, Aries is a natural leader. He is well liked among his circle of friends, which tends to be rather large. Often in a position of power, Aries comes across as a non-threatening and fun, while still possessing, a take charge attitude. You definitely get the sense that Aries is looking out for his people, yet to him this does not seem to be a burden.

While the sun is moving through the sign of Aries, we can expect the qualities of Aries to be dominant in ourselves and our lives. We are likely to be more active, to initiate new projects, and to be more spontaneous. Enjoy the powerful feeling of dynamic strength and ambition while the sun is in Aries.

Zoo Interchange
The Zoo Interchange is a major freeway interchange in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 94, Interstate 894, and US-45. Through the interchange, one can go to the suburbs of Milwaukee via I-894, Madison, Wisconsin via I-94 West, Downtown Milwaukee via I-94 East, and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin via US-45 North.

It has become known as the Zoo Interchange because of its close proximity to the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Hodges Bend Middle School
Hodges Bend was opened in 1987 it was the sixth middle school built in Fortbend ISD

Matt Moline
Washington, D.C. native Matt Moline was born 1968).

Moline has an IT consulting firm in Los Angeles. His computer firm works with small businesses in the LA area to manage all their information technology needs Moline's IT Firm. In his spare time, he likes to play fantasy football, watch reality television, discuss politics and laugh with his favorite comedian Kathy Griffin.

Marriage
Moline met comedian Kathy Griffin on a blind date in July 1999. They were engaged in Punta Mita, Mexcio on 23 Septmeber 2000. They married in Los Angeles atop the Hollywood 360 Degrees Restaurant in February 2001.

On September 27, 2005, Griffin filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. She and Moline reconciled in December 2005 (announced on 10 Feb 2006). Their divorce was finalized on May 15, 2006, but Moline and Griffin remain together. Matt and Kathy live in Los Angeles with their dogs Chance and Captain.

Griffin stated on her show that her contract she has a clause that states that her husband Matt is to accompnay her on all of her gigs due to the fact that she has ticked off quite a number of people.

Mentoring Tree Foundation
The Mentoring Tree Foundation is a New York City-based 501(c)(3) organization that creates expanded educational opportunities for underserved youth with untapped potential. The foundation provides funding for resources that will support and enhance their educational endeavors. By working with students in dedicated mentoring relationships they ensure that the necessary level of support and encouragement is provided.

Chester Bennington vs. Julien-K
Chester Bennington vs. Julien-K is a Norwegian Punk Rock band who made its first musical appearance in Denmark. After Graduating from Colorado State, the unemployed lead singer, Benjamin Zimiger, started a small garage band for fun. Seeing their potential success, he signed them up for the Emily Flickr Band Contest. Their Band of Benjamin Zimiger-lead singer/guitar, Joshua Flint-Base, Al Gervan- Drums, and Erik Sanders-keyboard won the competition in 1999. Ever since then, they have remained together in the field of music. Originally titled the Comp Stomps, the band played at small concerts. It was not until their new lead singer, Chester Bennington, joined that they became known as the Chester Bennington vs. Julien-K. Popular in Europe, they made their initial tour through out Denmark. Soon after, their music became popular through-out Europe. Recent albums include Starlight(2004), Death Reaves(2005), and Angel Invitation(2006). One of their most famous songs is Morning After, which appeared in the 2006 film, Underworld Evolution.

NYRF
The New York Renaissance Faire is located in Tuxedo, NY off Route 17a. NYRF, along with the faires of Southern California and Bristol, is one of the three American Renaissance Faires owned by the Renaissance Entertainment Corporation. This annual event, now in its 30th season, takes place from the first weekend of August until the last weekend of September.

New York Renaissance Faire
The New York Renaissance Faire is located in Tuxedo, NY off Route 17a. NYRF, along with the faires of Southern California and Bristol, is one of the three American Renaissance Faires owned by the Renaissance Entertainment Corporation. This annual event, now in its 30th season, takes place from the first weekend of August until the last weekend of September.

Knitro
Knitro is an optimization software package developed by Jorge Nocedal, Richard Waltz, Richard Byrd, and Robert Fourer and sold by Ziena Optimization LLC. Knitro solves linear and nonlinear programming problems as well as Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints (MPECs). The solver can use an interior point, interior point plus conjugate gradient, or active set method.

KBY
KBY stands for Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh. It is an institution of advanced Torah study, and is located in Israel near the city of Ashdod.

Musica de Maestros
A musical group that interprets musical composition of mostly Bolivian criollo music. The groups instruments include violins, flutes, gutars mandolins and others.

Christian V of Oldenburg
Christian V (?-1423) was a Count of Oldenburg, reigning from 1398 to his death. He was the son of Conrad I of Oldenburg, but he succeeded his brother Conrad II of Oldenburg as Count. He is the direct patrilineal ancestor to Prince William of Wales and is a direct ancestor to Christian I of Denmark and, thus, the present-day Danish royal family.

He married Agnes of Honstein, by whom he had at least one child, Dietrich of Oldenburg.

Cardinal Gibbons High School (Florida)
Located in Fort Lauderdale Florida, Cardinal Gibbons is a Catholic High School under the direction of the Archdiocese of Miami. The school was founded in 1961 by Archbishop Coleman Carroll as a male-only school. This continued until 1972, when it became coeducational. The namesake of the institution is James Cardinal Gibbons, the first Catholic Cardinal in America. While employing many layperson teachers, the school is also serviced by the order of The Sisters of Saint Francis of Mary Immaculate as well as priests of The Order of the Pious Schools (or Piarist Fathers).

Athletics:
Cardinal Gibbons boasts an active coeducational athletic program. The school colors are Red and White, and the mascot is the Redskin.

Anastasiya Stotskaya
Anastasiya Stotskaya: Born: October, 7th, 1982 She spent her childhood in Kiev (was participating in children dance group "Kiyanochka", later moved to Moscow. Since 1994 was working in "Moon Theater", studied in choreography studio, graduated from RATI institute with diploma "musical actor". First big role on stage in "Lips" play by V.Nabokov. Performed in the Russian versions of famous musicals as "Notre Dame De Paris" (Fleur-de-Lys), and "Chicago" (Roxie Hart) which was produced by famous Russian performer and manager Philip Kirkorov, who later became her producer. Best musical professionals were hired: choreographer Egor Druzhinin, stylist Aleksandr Shevchuk. First song produced by Philip was "Muzyka i ya" but it was second one which immediately turned to be hit "Veny-reki". After it Anastasiya adds to her repertoir American classics "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and Russian children classics "Orange Song". Later Anastasia was promoted to win amateur singer contest "New Wave 2003", the appeared first duet of Anastasiya and Philip "Vlyublennaya Dusha" (Soul in Love). After New Wave Anastasiya joins Philip on his world tour. Very successful was hit video "Veny reki" and after it Anastasiya appeared in musical movie "The Marriage of Figaro" where she portrayed Susanna with Philip Kirkorov staring as main character Count Almaviva. In the beginning of 2004 Anastasiya introduced new song in Iron Beat style "Day mne pyat minut" (Give me five minutes) and video for this song was also shot. Immediately after it another duet with Philip "I ty skazhesh" gets to the top of the charts.

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Caricaceae
Caricaceae, in botany, a name of a family of angiosperms. Many members of this family looks like papayas or pau-paus.

Khardah
Within KOLKATA CITY, Khardah, a place of temples , a city belives in ideology of VIVEKANANDA and a city just beside the Holy river of Ganges.

Khardah was in one of the most vital places for the jute mills in 80s and early 90 s though it lost its Jute mills still its a renowned Industrail Belt with companies like BOC,INDIAN OXYGEN,etc.

The left hand side of the B.T.Road is the older Khardah having RABINDRANATH TAGORE's HOME,RABINDRA PARK etc and old localities like KULINPARA,BOSE PARA,DAS PARA etc .In Kulin Para JUDGES HOUSE and Mukherjee Family and GOSAIN of RASHKHOLA are considered to be the oldest inhabitants of the area. Apart from that right hand side of the B.T.Road, RAHAR a relatively new part is there.

Khardah is a city of temples SHYAM SUNDAR,LAKHI NARAYN, RADHA KANTA temples are the most famous.

Having the world famous RAMAKRISHNA MISSION RAHARA, and VIVEKANANDA CENTENARY COLLEGE>

Khardah is having its own railway station, the most charming part of it is travelling by BOAT in the GANGA , its marvellous or if you have time to sit in the side of the Ganga in the evening, it looks like just Venice.

Metro Rail has been planned to extend upto Barackpore which will be covering Khardah.

Statistics

 * Population: 1,16,252 (2001 Census)
 * Literate: 94,164 (Male-54%, Female-46%)
 * Area of Land: 6.87 Sq. KM
 * Ward: 21 Nos.
 * Road: 315.5 K.M. (Pucca – 160 KM, Kuccha – 73 KM, Concrete-3.05 KM., Brick-79.45 KM.)
 * Drain: 305 KM (Pucca – 123 KM., Kuccha – 182 KM.)
 * Registered Club: 5 Nos.
 * Educational Institution: College –1, High School –9 (5 Boys, 4 Girls), Madhyamik school-1, Primary *school-25
 * Water:
 * House Connection (12800)
 * Daily Water Supply - 7.30 Hours Per Day
 * Street Tap – 350 Nos., Tube well – 510 Nos., Pump- 15 Nos. ,
 * Garbage: 75 Metric Ton per day (approx.)
 * Place of Historic Imp.: Sonai (River)
 * Other Important Places: Shyamsundar Mandir, 26-Shib Mandir, Ramkrishna Mission, Kunja Bati, Dol Mancha, Madan Mohan Mandir

Ephedra stack
An ephedra stack is caffeine, aspirin and ephedra taken together. The dosage is usually 25 mg of ephedra, 200mg of caffeine and 300mg of aspirin taken 3 times daily 30 minutes before meals. This is extremely strong and is not recommended for everyone.

Jenny Pleger
Jenny Pleger is a College student in eugene oregon. http://rally-the-cheetah.deviantart.com/

Black and blue
The expression "black and blue" has been used in songs and as album titles by several bands like The Rolling Stones, The Foo Fighters and the Backstreet Boys for example. It is an idiom that means being badly bruised. Although black seldomly is the color of a bruise it is the color used in this expression.

This expression can be found in different languages. In Swedish the expression would be, "att bli slagen gul och blå" (to be beaten yellow and blue). Interestingly enough in Swedish the colour black has been replaced with yellow. It might have something to do with pronounciation.

Paul Dano
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DBXL
DBXL is an xbase programing lanuage owned by Borland (inprise) and created by Wordtech Industries. Support has all but diminished but some forums such as www.themillsclan.com/dbase still exist dedicated to it.

L-JiT
Known for his intense punchlines and witty subliminal shots towards enemy rap artists, L-JiT is one of the most promising new-comers to the underground rap scene. Born in 1987 just outside of Grand Rapids, L-JiT is 19 years old and has won several freestyle battles around the Grand Rapids and Flint areas. After 10 years of life in poverty, L-JiT and his mother moved towards the Ypsilanti area to seek better enviornments. Appearing on several mixtapes around the city of Ypsilanti, which he constantly refers to as 'Depot Town', L-JiT has earned the reputation as Ypsi/Arbor's best battle rapper. Recently, L-JiT signed to Koch Records in the fall of 2003. His debut album is expected to hit shelves in the winter of 2007. Guest appearances include other Michigan natives like Royce Da 5'9" and local rap artists such as ToneDef and Tre Duece. More news to come soon upon the arrival of L-JiT's freshman album.

Bone Exercise Monitor


Bone Exercise Monitor is a physical activity monitor which allows its user to measure and assess the bone strengthening effect of her exercise or physical activity i.e. bone exercise. The Bone Exercise Monitor was invented and patented by a Finnish sports technology company, Newtest Oy, located in Oulu, Finland.

The bone strenthening quality of a physical activity is a very difficult task to measure and assess during the activity. Most types of physical activities or exercise has bone strengthening qualities but they tend vary very much in their capability of increasing the bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mass. Therefore, a measurement method and a device used to measure this phenomenom was designed.

The Bone Exercise Monitor is worn on the hip and it measures the acceleration and deceleration forces also known as G- forces acting on the body during the physical activity and its specially developed measurement and analysis algorithm analyses the data and corresponds it into understandable format by showing how many percent of required daily (and weekly) bone strengthening physical activity has been done. This may help the user in targeting her physical activity and exercise to build stronger bones and to prevent osteoporosis.

Charlie Demerjian
Fan-fiction writer for http://www.theinquirer.net/

The first professional console-fanboy, his job seems to be: writing stories praising Microsoft's products while slashing Sony or Nintendo-products. It wouldn't be so bad if theinquirer.net bothered to correct their mistakes, but they seem to prefer the money they get from net-advertising instead.

Sometimes his sources are anonymous people, other times his sources are the person next to him on the plane.. :-/

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Edward Jarvis
Long term partner of Ray Parlour.

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Gareth Wynn
Gareth Wynn is a legend. Born in 1984.

Doug Blane
Doug Blane (September 4, 1968 - present) Famous British professional extreme sports & adventure travel photographer. He became famous in 1992 with his picture of a BASE jumper (the worlds most dangerous extreme sport) making the lowest indoor BASE jump in the world at 102ft by jumping from the Whispering Gallery inside St Paul's Cathedral, London.

holm
a little sandy alluvial island

Jamie Farrar-Armiger
Jamie Farrar-Armiger is the greatest

Sad Lovers and Giants

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((pockets))
A pocket is a small bag, particularly a bag-like receptacle either fastened to or inserted in an article of clothing. It is really useful when you need to carry something small with you.

Pocket sizes can vary to very small non functional pockets or to huge cargo pockets. There are also a large variety of pockets for example: inseam pockets, hip yoke pockets, patch pockets and the most popular pocket these days, cargo pockets.

•	Hip yoke pocket

Everyone still expects to see pockets only on trousers but pockets are appearing everywhere. From the smallest article of clothing to accessories like bags and scarves.

•	Pockets in the 18th Century

Bags and purses were not very popular during the 18th Century since the clothes of both men and women had ample pockets. The distinctive feature about women’s pockets in the 18th Century is that they were not sewn into the garment but hung from the waist under the side hoops and were reached through small slits in the skirt. Pockets could be worn singly or in pairs. Some were very decorative, embellished with embroidery and ribbons. Others were quite plain. No mobile phones, car keys, credit cards or palm pilots in the 18th century!Nevertheless, women kept a wide variety of objects in their pockets. In the days when people often shared bedrooms and household furniture, a pocket was sometimes the only private, safe place for small personal possessions. Pockets have come a long way in history. One year they in fashion the next they not, but one thing for certain they will never fade!

arash
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Aggressive Inline Skating
Aggressive Inline Skating is a sport, of which a video game (Aggressive Inline) is based on. The sport is also known as 'Rollerblading' 'Aggressive Inline Skating', 'Blading' - and in slang, one would say 'Lets go for a skate' -meaning Rollerblading (not skate-boarding).

Aggressive Inline skaters perform tricks by using specialized skates (or Rollerblades) -or (blades), which have bits built into them (the sides are extended)- using pieces of plastic or perhaps metal -called 'Grinding Plates' and in the middle of the skate - inbetween the middle two wheels there is a piece of plastic or metal which is called an 'H-Block'. Grinding Plates and H-blocks are used to slide down metal poles, or across surfaces which are slippery - usually due to wax (like candle wax).

The skates usually have 8 wheels, and a lot of the time the middle wheels are smaller than front and back wheels (known as an Anti-Rocker Setup- allowing for the skater to grind more easily on the H-Blocks. Inside the wheels are cylinder shaped 'bearings' -which give the skater speed.  Bearings are usually measured to a standard known as Abec - and the higher the number, the better the bearings.

Inliners or 'skaters' perform tricks at 'skateparks' - places where there are ramps and poles (rails) etc, on Halfpipes - as the name suggests it looks very much like a pipe chopped in half, with a pole on the top for grinding, and the other place you might find a Inliner is on the street, jumping off roof-tops, jumping down stairs, sliding down hand-rails etc.

Tricks performed involve spins (horizontally and vertically-'flips'), and sliding along surfaces using their skates. Grinding involves sliding across a surface, and varying the position of your feet, and the slope that they might be on. Spins may be incorporated into grinds - before you grind, and after, to make the trick harder.

--Louis Sayers ''Founder of AggressiveInlineFanatics

Armorica Cookshop
Armorica has been trading as a specialist retailer of quality cookware since 1999. We are situated in the centre of the Hampshire market town of Petersfield. Car parking is close at hand as we are near Waitrose. We are passionate about food and cooking, and focus on providing the very best service to all our customers. Our aim is to make your cooking even more enjoyable. Many of our team at Armorica are catering professionals and all possess wide knowledge of our products.

We have established direct links with a number of our European suppliers, and are able to provide quality products at competitive prices. Our wide range includes products from Rosle, Fissler, Henkel, Global and Silga Teknika. We also stock a wide range of quality electrical products including Kitchenaid, Gaggia, Dualit and Magimix.

We are always looking for ways to improve our service. If you have any comments we would love to hear them, we look forward to serving you soon.

Mirko Messner
Mirko Messner is an Austrian comunist politician. He was born in 1948 in Slovenj Gradec (Yugoslavia) and came to Austria in 1955. He studied at the university of Vienna, where he received a Ph.D.. In 1973 he joined the KPÖ (the Comunist Party of Austria), where he soon held some honarary offices. He worked as a journalist and was editor in chief of the monthly newspaper "Kladivo" (The Hammer) from 1980 to 1991. Later he concentrated on an IT-business, still being active within the comunist movement. Since spring 2006 he is party chairman of the KPÖ, in June 2006 he was chosen to be the top candidate of his party for the forthcoming elections later that year.

Marker In The Sand
Marker In The Sand is the fifth track off Pearl Jam's new self-titled album "Pearl Jam". Many fans have described it as one of the best works of Pearl Jam and especially its lead guitarist who composed the song; Mike McCready. The song is a war-protest song and desbribes the two "worlds" fighting eachother, but "God is nowhere to be found, conviniently". Eddie Vedder, the lead vocalist in Pearl Jam wrote the lyrics to Marker In The Sand, a real rocker of 4:23 minutes. Marker In The Sand seems also to be a favourite song inside the band as it has been played live at most concerts on their US Tour Leg 1 (2006).

B.I.F (BASS IN YOUR FACE)
B.I.F an undreground band of 2 bassplayers soon to take over the music scence in birmingham .The first album Karate Chronicles Is soon the be released contain the songs The gRinch and the Brunette who was Ginger. You Better watch out B.I.F are taking over!!!!!!!!

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B.I.F
B.I.F THE BAND OF THE 2 UNKNOWN BASSISTS SOON TO TAKE OVER MUSIC

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Double Block and Bleed consists of three valves, the two blocks and a bleed. The upstream block valve prevents the process fluid from passing across the isolation. The downstream block valve ensures that any leakage (in any valve a small measure of leakage is inevitable no matter how well maintained or designed) through the 1st valve is prevented from reaching the downstream system. The bleed can be used to remove any fluid trapped between the blocks. It also is used to test for leakage (to see if the upstream valve is passing fluid) and/ or to drain any fluids that have passed away from the isolation.

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The Little Explorer (Band)
History The little explorer are a 4-piece rock/indie/emo band from Derby UK, they formed in 2001 after meeting in college in with 2 of the members, Richard Birkin and Garrick Smith being old school friends. In 2003 Leeds indie label Pigdog Records released their self titled debut album to great praise and strong underground following. Tours will bands Fine Before You Came and Itch followed as did their second release, the 7"/CD sky/moon released on their own label time travel opportunists. There underground acclaim continued to grow and in early 2006, derby based label reveal records snapped them, they are on the eve off their first single, limited 7" chair legs/air, displace this smoke.

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ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ
Τα δεκαπέντε του χρόνια στην Β Εθνική μέχρι στιγμής σε συνδυασμό με την μαχητικότητά του απέναντι στις μεγάλες ομάδες της χώρας, έχουν καταξιώσει τον Α.Σ. Λαμία στις καρδιέςτων φιλάθλων της Φθιώτιδας και όχι μόνο.

Την 1η Ιουνίου του 1964, όταν τελικά οι εκπρόσωποι των Φθιωτικών συλλόγων αποφάσισαν να "χαράξουν" μια κοινή πορεία, ιδρύθηκε και η μεγαλύτερη και δημοφιλέστερη ομάδα της Λαμίας. Βέβαια, για να φτάσουν στην τελική απόφαση, χρειάστηκε να περάσει πολλής καιρός και ατελείωτες ώρες διαπραγματεύσεων. Η "βασίλισσα της Φθιώτιδας", όπως αποκαλείται, προέρχεται από την συγχώνευση του Λαμιακού και της Παλλαμαϊκής.

Όλα ξεκίνησαν το 1961, όταν η ΕΠΟ αποφάσισε ότι από την επόμενη αγωνιστική περίοδο (1962-63) η Β Εθνική κατηγορία, στην οποία αγωνιζόταν τότε ο Ολυμπιακός Λαμίας, θα απαρίζεται από 60 ομάδες χωρισμένες σε τέσσερα γκρουπ και η πρωταθλήτρια από κάθε όμιλο θα έπαιρνε και την άνοδο στα "σαλόνια" της Α Εθνικής. Έτσι με την λήξη του πρωταθληματος της περιόδου 1961-62 σε γενική συνέλευση που πραγματοποίησαν τα μέλη του Ολυμπιακού Λαμίας (17/6/1962) αποφάσισαν να προτείνουν στην Παλλαμαϊκή την συγχώνευσή τους σε ένα καινούργιο σύλλογο με καινούργιο όνομα. Παρόλο που η απάντηση των "κιτρινόμαυρων" ήτανε καταφατική, η πρότασή τους η ομάδα να ονομαστεί Παλλαμαϊκή δεν έγινε δεκτή και έτσι ο "γάμος κατέληξε σε διαζύγιο".

Το ναυάγιο των διαπραγματεύσεων με την Παλλαμαική οδήγησε και πάλι σε γενική συνέλευση τα μέλη του Ολυμπιακού (24/7/1962), όπου αποφασίστηκε η συγχώνευση των "ερυθρολεύκων" με τον Παμφθιωτικό, με την ονομασία Λαμιακός. Έτσι ο Λαμιακός θα είναι η ομάδα που θα εκπροσωπήσει τον νομό στην Β Εθνική την περίοδο 1963-64. Ωστόσο την ίδια χρονιά, το εισιτήριο για την κατηγορία θα πάρει και η Παλλαμαϊκή ως πρωταθλήτρια της Γ Εθνικής, με αποτέλεσμα η Λαμία να εκροσωπήτε απο δύο συλλόγους στην κατηγορία. Αυτή λοιπόν ήταν και η κατάλληλη εποχή να δημιουργηθεί ένα σωματείο, το οποίο θα προερχόταν από την ένωση των μεγαλύτερων ομάδων της πόλης.

Στις 27/5/1964 λοιπόν με πρωτοβουλία του τότε δημάρχου της Λαμίας και των ποδοσαιρικών παραγόντων του νομού πραγματοποιήτε γενική συνέλευση, η οποία δεν ειχε το προσδωκόμενο αποτέλεσμα, αφού κατέληξε στην δημιουργια δύο νέων συλλόγων του Α.Σ. Λαμία και του Α.Σ. Θερμοπυλών. Πάντως, η ζωή του δεύτερου δεν ήταν και πολύ μεγάλη, καθώς δεν κράτησε παραπάνω από μία εβδομάδα και την 1η Ιουνίου του 1964 συγχωνεύτηκε με τον Α.Σ. Λαμία.

Αν και οι " κυανόλευκοι" έχουν φτάσει έξι φορές κοντά στην Α Εθνική, δεν έχουν καταφέρει ποτέ να πάρουν την άνοδο στην πρώτη κατηγορία. Παρόλα αυτά η πορεία του όλα αυτά τα χρόνια σε συνδυασμό με τις μεγάλες εμφανίσεις κόντρα στα μεγαθήρια του Ελληνικού ποδοσφαίρου στο θεσμό του κυπέλλου (2-1 και 1-0 με την ΑΕΚ στο ΔΑΚ Λαμίας και 1-0 με τον Παναθηναϊκό στην Λεοφόρο, με το τέρμα των "πρασίνων" να σημειώνεται στο 91') έχουν κάνει τον Α.Σ. Λαμία την ισχυρότερη και μεγαλύτερη ομάδα του νομού, με τους φανατικότερους οπαδούς.

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ΠΑΛΜΑΡΕ
Στο παλμαρέ τους οι "Ρουμελιώτες" έχουν τέσσερα πρωταθλήματα της Δ Εθνικής (1989-90, 1993-94, 1999-00, 2003-04) και ένα της Α ΕΠΣΦ (1972-73).

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ΚΟΣΜΟΣ
Ο Α.Σ. Λαμία είναι μια από τις πιο δημοφιλής ομάδες της Στερεάς Ελλάδας και η πιο διάδημη της Φθιώτιδας. Χαρακτηριστικό είναι ότι, φίλαθλοι του συλλόγου υπάρχουν όχι μόνο στην Λαμία και τις τριγύρω πόλεις, αλλά και στην Χαλκίδα, στην Κρήτη, την Θεσσαλονίκη και την Αθήνα.

Την δεκαετία του 1970 μέχρι τις αρχές του 80', όπου οι "Ρουμελιώτες" αγωνίζονταν στην Β Εθνική, η παρουσία του κόσμου ήταν συγκλονιστική, αφού η έδρα της ομάδας, το ΔΑΚ Λαμίας ήταν κάθε Σαββατοκύριακο κατάμεστο. Ωστόσο, η παρακμή των "κυανόλευκων" την δεκαετία του 1990 είχε ως αποτέλεσμα την απουσία του κόσμου. Παρόλα αυτά, το 2004 η συμβολή των "πιστών" της ομάδας ήταν αυτή που "έσπρωξε" τον σύλλογο στην άνοδο στην Γ Εθνική. Μάλιστα, την επόμενη αγωνιστική περίοδο, ο Α.Σ. Λαμία είχε των μεγαλύτερο μέσο όρων εισητηρίων στην τρίτη κατηγορία, περίπου 1500 ανά αγώνα.

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ΓΗΠΕΔΟ
Έδρα του Α.Σ Λαμία είναι το ΔΑΚ Λαμίας. Η χωρητικότητα του γηπέδου είναι 7500 θέσεις, όλες καθιστές. Το ρεκόρ προσέλευσης κρατάει από το 1985, όταν σε έναν αγώνα της Λαμίας με τα Τρίκαλα στο ΔΑΚ βρέθηκαν πάνω από 11000 φίλαθλοι.

Το γήπεδο χτίστηκε την δεκαετία του 1960 και πρόσφατα (το 2004) ανακατασκευάστηκε. Την αγωνιστική περίοδο 2003-04, λόγο της ανακατασκευής, η Λαμία χρησιμοποίησε ως έδρα το γήπεδο της Αγίας Μαρίνας, λίγα χιλιόμετρα έξω από την πόλη, όπου μάλιστα στην φιέστα για την άνοδο στην Γ Εθνική βρέθηκαν 6000 φίλοι της ομάδας.

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ΑΛΛΑ ΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΑ
Εκτός από ομάδα ποδοσφαίρου, η Λαμία διαθέτει τμήματα σε άλλα αθλήματα, με πιο γνωστά αυτό του βόλλεϊ, του μπάσκετ και του χάντμπολ.

Η ομάδα βόλλεϊ των "κυανολεύκων" από την σεζόν 2005-06 αγωνίζεται στην Α1 κατηγορία ανδρών, όπου και η πορεία του ήταν αξιοζήλευτη και τερμάτισε στην 7η θέση.

Τέσσερις ανόδους σε πέντε χρόνια έχει καταφέρει να πάρει η ομάδα του μπάσκετ (Ιωνικός Λαμίας), η οποία το 2006 κατλαφερε να προβιβαστεί στην Α2 ανδρών. Πάντως, την σεζόν 2005-06, αξιοσημείωτη ήταν η πορεία του Ιωνικού και στο κύπελλο, αφού κατάφερε να φτάσει μέχρι τους "8" και αποκλείστηκε από την ΑΕΚ.

Στην Β Εθνική αγωνίζεται το τμήμα του χάντμπολ (Ιωνικός).

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This box: view • talk • edit A Salafi (Arabic سلفي referring to early Muslim), from the Arabic word Salaf سلف (literally meaning predecessors or early generations), is an adherent of a contemporary movement in Sunni Islam that is sometimes called Salafism and sometimes identified with Wahhabism. Salafis themselves insist that their beliefs are simply pure Islam as practiced by the first three generations of Muslims and that they should not be regarded as a sect. Saudi Arabian Salafis do not like to be called Wahhabis, although this name was acceptable in the past.

The word Salaf means predecessors (or ancestors) and refers to the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad (the Sahaba), the early Muslims who followed them, and the scholars of the first three generations of Muslims. They are also called Al-Salaf Al-Salih or "the Righteous Predecessors".

The Salafis view the first three generations of Muslims, who are the prophet Muhammad's companions, and the two succeeding generations after them, the Taba'een and the taba Tabe'een as perfect examples of how Islam should be practiced in everyday life. These three generations are often referred to as the pious generations. This principle of law is derived from the following hadith (tradition) said to have been spoken by Muhammad: "The best of people is my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them (i.e. the first three generations of Muslims)." (Bukhari 3:48:819 and 820 [1] and Muslim 31:6150 and 6151 [2].

One tenet of Salafism is that Islam was perfect and complete at the days of Muhammad and his Sahaba, but that much undesirable "innovation" (bid`a) was added to Islam afterwards. Salafism seeks to revive the original practice of Islam [3].

Contents [hide] 1 Distinctive beliefs and practices 2 History of Salafism 3 Contemporary Salafis 3.1 Saudi Arabia 4 Notable Salafis 4.1 Syria 4.2 Saudi Arabia 4.3 Egypt 4.4 Albania 4.5 Palestine 5 See also 6 External links 6.1 Non-Salafi 6.2 Anti-Salafi 6.3 Pro-Salafi

[edit] Distinctive beliefs and practices Salafis claim to preach a purified Islamic monotheism, or tawhid. Salafis believe that widespread Muslim practices such as venerating the graves of Islamic prophets and saints are wrong. Photographs of any living being that possesses a soul are forbidden. Celebration of Muhammad's birthday (Mawlid) is discouraged. All these practices are considered shirk (a comprehensive term which is commonly translated as polytheism), or as bidah (innovation). Salafis in general are opposed to both Sufism and Shi'a Islam, which they regard as deviations.

Salafis reject mainstream dogmatic theology (kalam). They consider this to be based on classical Greek philosophy (Plato and Aristotle) and an import foreign to the original practice of Islam.

Salafis are divided on the question of adherence to the four recognized schools of traditional legal interpretation (madhabs).

Some Salafis wish to base their jurisprudence directly on the Quran and Sunnah. They believe that literal readings of the Qur'an and the hadith (or oral traditions), are sufficient guidance for the believing Muslim. They thus reject the madhabs. One scholar who supported this position was Albaanee. Some Salafis follow the teachings of the 14th century Syrian scholar Ibn Taymiya, and his students Ibn al-Qayyim and Ibn Kathir. Some Salafis rely on the jurisprudence of one of the four famous madhabs. For example, Ibn Taymiya followed the Hanbali madhhab. Some of his students (such as Ibn Kathir and Al-Dhahabi) followed the Shafi madhhab. Other students (such as Ibn Abu al-Iz) follow the Hanafi madhhab. Because Salafis see themselves as practicing "pure" Islam, Salafi teachers and adherents will not necessarily identify themselves as Salafi. They can be identified as part of a particular current of contemporary Islam by their characteristic beliefs, by their use of terms like "the Salaf" or "Qur'an and sunnah." They also tend to use a specific style of transliteration of Arabic into English: long vowels are indicated by doubling, emphatic consonants are doubled, and words that end with a ta marbuta in Arabic are rendered with a terminal h.

[edit] History of Salafism From the perspective of the Salafis themselves, their history starts with the Prophet himself. They consider themselves direct followers of his teachings, and wish to emulate the piety of the earliest followers of Islam (the salaf al-salih). All later scholars are merely revivers (not 'founders').

Historians who are not Salafis see them as a loose grouping of Muslims influenced by three movements with a complicated history.

The term Salafi was first used for an Islamic modernist movement of the 19th century, a movement associated with the writers Muhammad Abduh and Jamal al-Din al-Afghani. Both men believed that Muslim communities could resist the incursions of Western colonialism and the corroding influence of Western civilization if they returned to the pure Islamic values believed to be best displayed by the earliest Muslims. This involved rejection of centuries of tradition (including innovations like Sufism and saint worship) and a rethinking of how Islam should function in a modern world. Abduh in particular believed that a purified Islam would be democratic and progressive.

Abduh, an Egyptian, had a great deal of influence on thinkers in Egypt and north Africa. His student Rashid Rida published an influential journal Al-Manar. Hasan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, is said to have been influenced by the ideas of Abduh and Rida. Al-Banna was influenced by another movement as well, the Wahhabism of neighboring Saudi Arabia.

The Wahhabis, or, as they called themselves, the Ikhwan, or Brethren, followed the 18th-century teacher Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab, of Nejd in Arabia. They were instrumental in the rise of the House of Saud to power. Al-Wahhab himself professed to be simply reviving the teachings of the 14th century Syrian scholar Ibn Taymiya.

Both Abduh and al-Wahhab had advised Muslims to return to the source directly, and to jettison centuries of popular Islamic practices. Abduh, however, had limited his activities to writing and speaking; al-Wahhab had participated in the formation of a state that enforced his principles. Al-Banna combined these two approaches by creating an organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, that organized within an existing state with the hope of eventually capturing the state, as in Saudi Arabia, and recreating the Muslim utopia of 7th century Medina.

The members of the Muslim Brotherhood devoted themselves to missionary and social service activities, building clinics and schools to serve poor Muslims. They were quite successful at first, and spread to many other countries in the Middle East, as well as inspiring student groups throughout the world. However, the involvement of the Brotherhood in an attempt to overthrow the Egyptian government resulted in the suppression of the Brotherhood in Egypt and then in many other countries.

Saudi Arabia gave sanctuary to many members of the Brotherhood who had been exiled, or fled persecution, and a further mingling of Wahhabi and Salafi ideas and practices followed. Saudi Arabian Muslims who were unhappy with Saudi government policies (seen as being increasingly worldly and non-Muslim) tended to explicitly define themselves as Salafis. However, even pro-government clerics and laity started to adopt the term Salafi, when pressed to describe themselves, in preference to the terms Ikhwan or Wahhabi. In 1980, the Saudi King Fahd stated: "We are not Wahhabis; we are Salafis." [4] The mingling of the Wahhabi and Salafi strains of Sunni Islam was further accelerated by the Saudi attempt to "Wahhabize" or "Salafize" the rest of the Islamic world. Saudi money funded clerical training (in Saudi Arabia), mosques in many parts of the world, printing, websites, and other missionary activities.

Contemporary Salafis do not acknowledge any indebtedness to Abduh and al-Afghani. If they are willing to concede any historicity at all to their movement (and many do not believe that it has a history, being merely "pure" Islam), they would trace the Salafi revival to the Muslim Brotherhood or the Wahhabis -- or to some teachers in those movements, but not all.

[edit] Contemporary Salafis Salafism is a movement within Sunni Islam. It includes many groups and shades of belief. It is strongest in the Middle East, in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, etc. It is also found in most other Muslim-majority countries (see Islam by country and Demographics of Islam). It is increasingly important to diasporic Muslims in Europe, Canada, and the United States.

Salafis tend to differentiate themselves not so much by matters of Islamic practice, such as prescriptions for prayer (salat) or Islamic dress (hijab), but by their attitude towards the state.

Some Salafis urge believers to support or endure the state under which they live. Believers are encouraged to spread Salafism non-violently, by missionary activity, social work, and political organization. Above all, they should help each other lead lives of true Islamic piety. (Rabei Al-Madkhaly) Some Salafis believe that violent jihad is permissible against foreign, non-Muslim, occupation, but not against governments that claim to be Islamic. Those governments are to be reformed, not violently overthrown. Civil war (fitna) is to be avoided. (Salman Al-Auda) Other Salafis believe that it is permissible, even required, for believers to engage in violent jihad to overthrow oppressive regimes, even if they claim to be Islamic. One of the strongest proponents for violence was Sayyed Qutb, an Egyptian member of the Muslim Brotherhood. After the Egyptian Brotherhood assassinated the Egyptian leader, the Brotherhood was suppressed and Qutb went to jail. There he wrote a long treatise on political Islam called Milestones. This book was and is widely read, and has had a strong influence on various Islamist or jihadi movements. Hence these Muslims are sometimes called Qutbis. They are often linked with terrorism. The teacher Abdullah Azzam is also said to be a proponent of violent jihad. The non-violent Salafis insist that the violent groups are not really Salafis. Those who believe that violence is necessary see the non-violent Salafis as refusing their full responsibility as Muslims.

[edit] Saudi Arabia Some Salafis support the government; others distance themselves from it, or oppose it.

Prominent pro-government Saudi scholars include Ibn Baz (now deceased), Ibn Humaid, Rabi' al-Madkhali, and Ibn Uthaymeen.

Some Salafis believe that the Saudi government has strayed from true Islamic purity and is to be opposed, albeit non-violently. One such prominent Salafi is the scholar Safar Al-Hawali.

Some Salafis believe that most majority-Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, have strayed and that the only answer to the plight of Muslims today is violent jihad. Osama bin Laden is a prominent example of a Salafi Saudi Muslim who has gone from supporting the Saudi regime to violently opposing it.

[edit] Notable Salafis [edit] Syria Ibn Taymiyyah (1263 C.E. - 1328 C.E.) Author of al-Aqeedat Al-Hamawiyyah and al-Aqeedat Al-Waasittiyah which are concise explanations of the creed of Ahlus-Sunnah (People of the Sunnah) Scholar of fiqh, having issued many fatawa on different issues Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292 C.E. - 1350 C.E.) Al-Dhahabi (1274 C.E. - 1348 C.E.) [edit] Saudi Arabia Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab (1703 C.E. - 1792 C.E.) Advocate of a return to a puritanical view of Islamic theology Author of Kitab at-Tawheed (Book on Islamic Monotheism) that explains Islamic Monotheism and those things that contradict it Abdul 'Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz (1909 C.E. - 1999 C.E.) Former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen (1925 C.E. - 2001 C.E.) Scholar of fiqh and authored over fifty books on the subject Wrote an explanation of ibn Taymiyyah's al-Aqeedat Al-Hamawiyyah and al-Aqeedat Al-Waasittiyah Safar al-Hawali (1950 C.E. - present) [edit] Egypt Muslim Brotherhood Sayyid Qutb (1906 C.E. - 1966 C.E.) [edit] Albania Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee (1914 C.E. - 1999 C.E.) Resided primarily in Jordan Specialized in the science of hadith Commented on authenticity of the hadiths in the books of Sunan, including Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan at-Tirmidhi, and Sunan ibn Majah [edit] Palestine Abdullah Azzam (1941 C.E. - 1989 C.E.) [edit] See also List of Muslims Wahhabism Salaf Shirk Bidah Tawhid Nasibi [edit] External links [edit] Non-Salafi New Yorker article on Osama bin Laden and Salafism [edit] Anti-Salafi The Deception of the Devious Salafi Sect (ummah.net) Radical Salafism: Osama's ideology (muslim-canada.org) Who are the Traditionalist Muslims? (masud.co.uk) [edit] Pro-Salafi http://www.understand-islam.net http://www.islamqa.com http://www.salaf.com http://www.fatwa-online.com http://www.spubs.com http://www.therighteouspath.com http://www.calltoislam.com

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Takai
takai is japaenese for expensive

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Retsambew Dash Klat for Charity Contest
Recently Webmaster-Talk decided they wanted to expand their forums so that it offered more for SEO questions and where SEO professionals could get together and discuss SEO and offer tips and ideas which everyone could benefit from. Webmaster-Talk has for a while had a board dedicated to SEO but it wasn't as well known as many other SEO forums. So the idea of a SEO contest came up.

Retsambew Dash Klat fot Charity Contest The Theme: To Entertain, To Educate, To Give The Keyword Phrase: "retsambew dash klat for Charity" retsambew = "webmaster" backwords | dash = a "-" | klat = "talk" backwords.

The Contest started on Monday April 3rd and the end date is Friday September 1 (duration is approx 5 months). There are no restrictions on contesting except a few rules.

1. Who can rank the highest for a brand new domain for a keyword phrase "retsambew dash klat for Charity" in Google (the complete keyword phrase would yeild 0 results at the beginning of the contest).

Conditions:


 * You must use a brand new domain name. The registration date of the domain used must be on or after the announcement date of the contest 4/3/2006
 * No remotely hosted blog domains allowed (i.e. keyword.blogspot.com) Using a Blog is fine. You just can't use a remotely hosted blog subdomain (which would not follow the no subdomain rule anyway).
 * No Subdomains Allowed in any form.
 * The contest keywords can not be used in the domain (with dashes or without any dashes) (subpages with the keyword is fine).
 * The winning page must link to a Charity of your choice from this page on Give.org. (you must use a text link or logo with link that has at minimum the charity name).

The last condition is perhaps the strangest atleast among most SEO contests. Most require a link to the site hosting the contest while Webmaster-Talk only requires a link to a charity. In this way many sites are supporting charities through this contest.

''Why a Charity? This contest is going to be different. Because of our unique set of contest conditions, this contest will not only be entertaining but also a contest in which I feel we will be able to learn more from the results. Lets not only make it entertaining and educating but lets also give something back to others who need it. By participating or telling others about the Webmaster-Talk.com SEO Contest you will be supporting a good cause by giving exposure or urging others to donate to your favorite charity (the link is the only "requirement"). '' - Tim Schroeder

Current Prizes: (current total cash values of $5,810.30)

1st Place:


 * $325 Paypal cash from TimSchroeder


 * $50 Paypal cash from Praveen of Webmasters-Cavern.com


 * One copy of SendStudio and one copy of TrackPoint from Interspire.com $478 value. Thanks Brendan!


 * One copy of evoArticles by evo-Dev.com $247 value. Thanks Daniel!


 * 25,000 free email credits (each credit is worth one email to be sent) through Vertical Response. $300 value. Thanks Robert!


 * One copy of Spy Sweeper and one copy Window Washer by Webroot.com (with 1yr updates) $59.90 cash value. And if you join them as an affiliate you will get one full year at 60% commissions regardless of volume. That's huge. Thanks Nicholas!


 * 6000 series 5.1 Speakers from Dustin07 of Technical Cable Applications $92.99 value. Thanks Dustin!


 * Free Logo Design by Logo-Mojo.com. Your get the awesome Bronze Package valued at $249. Thanks Robert!


 * One copy of Jim Daniel's ezWebBusinessBuilder $99 value. Jim is a true eBusiness Guru and I have no doubt it's an excellent product. Thanks Jim!


 * an iPod from Dan F of Dan's Blog. $300 value. Thanks Dan!


 * Free web template of your choice from TemplateMonster.com. $50+ value. Thanks Sergio!


 * 6 month premium listing on AffiliateGuide.com $74 value. Thanks Graeme!


 * 4.5 gigs of public domain content from Nintendo. $49.95 value. Thanks Nintendo!


 * 500 manual directory submissions by Seoster.com ($50 value)


 * $250 via PayPal or $250 in unique content from Constant-Content.com


 * $100 worth of click credit to list products/services within Midano.com's Domain Industry Price Comparison Engine Thanks Leo!


 * $250 Paypal from John Scott of the new V7n Directory. Thanks John!

There are many sites competing in this contest and quite a few are very experianced in SEO. The outcome of the contest will certainly be interesting. You can keep up-to-date on the contest at [Webmaster-Talk]

Chriss Bloomsfield
Chriss Bloomsfield is possibly one of the worst excuses for a human being on earth. Here are some chriss quotes : 'I'm dead serious', 'Im a hardcore anarchist' , 'I am gay'. He is a self proclaimed homosexual and gets of on snub/rape videos becasue hes so hardcore. He is also incredibly stupid and claims to own a gun. Chriss has no friends.

Middies Munroe
Timothy 'Middies' Munroe is one of Australias most notorious murderers. In a spate of killings that lasted from dec 2004 - jun 2006, he is responsible for the brutal murders of 11 Perth residents. Starting with a young asian boy who was viciously starngled to death and ending with his long time obssesion Hayley. Middies has been known to kidnap, torture and rape his victims before killing them, favouring strangulation as his method. The reason he has been able to pick his victims so well is due to his charming demeanor allowing him to give them a false trust. He is very unstable and snaps at any given moment. Middies was brought to justice early june 2006 when he was shot and wounded by enigmatic police detective David Pope. Pope has now been given hero status though shys from media. He is described as a self made man. Police commisioner Asher had this to say, 'Has anyone got a bottle on em by any chance??'

Klear
Klear (pronounced Clear) is a nu metal rock band that hails from Niagara Falls, New York. Klear consists of Bruce Wojick (Guitar and Vocalist), Leo McDonald (Bass Guitar) and Denny Pelczynski (Drums and Vocals). Klear is currently on the Good Charamel Record label, which is a record label created by bassist Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls.

The band took a slight hiatus during 2005, and has re-emerged in 2006 with a harder, yet still commercialized form of rock similiar to that of bands like Alter Bridge and Creed.

Joe Cafarella, singer and guitarist for Stemm (another Niagara Falls nu-metal band that has enjoyed limited yet marginal national succes), has recently joined the Klear. Cafarella is known for his dread-lock hair and large underground hardcore/nu-metal following. It is unknown if Cafarella's joining of Klear will affect Klear or Stemm, as both bands are very different in styles. Fans of nu-metal, such as the largly popular and underground style of Stemm, are often known to dislike commercialized rock such as Klear. It seems, however that the results have been positive for both bands.

The mis-spelling of the word "clear" is common in the nu-metal genre of rock. Another example is the band "Korn" which is "Corn" spelled with a "K" instead of "C".

Jason Phoenix
Jason Castillo (born July 26, 1986 in Lisbon, Portugal), is a Portugeuse professional wrestler. He is currently training with various wrestling promotions in England for his upcoming debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling under the stage names Jason Phoenix, ? & The Claw.

Op me cos im lame
"!Op me cos im lame" was an old method to get operator status in channels on IRC networks. That is all.

Cash Money
Cash Money is Hip Fly nigger who hails straight outta Park st Perth. He talks crazy like using phrases like 'Damn! Bitch', 'Dats a nice ass hoe', 'Caaaaaaash Money!' and 'oooo im a ceraaaaazy nigger'. Cash is a self proclaimed ladys man and is often seen cruising the streets with many a hoe. He is also a rap artist and can be seen hammering his tunnes out on park st. If you Sweat Cash money in any way, he will kill you.

John Baum
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Vaginaz
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Brunel FM
Swindon is to get its own local radio station – for the first time a permanent FM commercial radio service which serves Swindon and only Swindon.

Brunel FM is tailored to the needs of people living in Swindon and the surrounding area. It is not a Wiltshire-wide station and is focussed on what's happening in Swindon.

The government's communications regulator Ofcom invited applications in 2005 for the 12-year broadcasting licence for Swindon. Brunel FM was successful applicant

Brunel FM will broadcast in stereo on 107.7FM with a strong clear signal throughout the Swindon area. They cover areas including Wootton Bassett, Wroughton, Cricklade, Highworth and Purton.

Brunel FM is part of The Local Radio Company plc (TLRC)who are experienced in operating many similarly-sized stations across Britain. In this region their other stations include 3TR FM in Warminster, Spire FM in Salisbury, Bath FM and several others.

Brunel FM operates as a separate company with its own management, presenters, journalists and sales staff based in new Swindon studios.

[Swak]
Swaking is swimming upside down in your kayak. This has turned into a sport and it is also a method of self rescue when you get stuck in a hole.

Ventilator Blues
Ventilator Blues is a song by the Rolling Stones and featured on their 1972 Exile on Main Street album.

Its credit is Jagger/Richards/Taylor, being one of few original Rolling Stones songs not credited to Jagger and Richards alone.

((dean zamzow))
Dean Zamzow is the computer whiz that helped to create Winpoker, which is a software that teaches people how to play poker. He was born on June 28, 1958

ProfessorPaddle
ProfessorPaddle is a website setup to help Whitewater kayakers find information about rivers and local resources. The site is growing rapidly and is commonly to starting place for many White Water river trips around Washington, Idaho, Canada and Oregon.

L'albero delle mele
Italian title used for the popular TV series The Facts Of Life (NBC, 1979-1988). It stands for 'Apple Tree', since in Italy the apple term is often used for teenage girls.

"L'albero delle mele" was composed by FOL episodes taken from seasons 1-5. It was aired on Canale 5, the first italian commercial TV network, in 1983-1986.

Susan Getz
A unique singer on the rise, with a captivating new CD

It's not often that a delightful new singer appears on our radar with a distinctive voice and assured grace already in place, but San Francisco vocalist Susan Getz is doing just that. From the first note she sings, it's clear that Susan has been listening to the greats, but there's no doubt that her sound is her own.

Now, with an ever-growing resume of appearances in major Bay Area music venues like the Plush Room, Shanghai 1930 and Café du Nord, and with her beautiful new CD, Jazz Boxx, in hand, Susan Getz stands ready to bring her wonderful, singular sound to a wider musical audience.

No less a jazz expert than famed producer Teo Macero said upon listening to Jazz Boxx, "It's nice to hear a new voice. Susan Getz is on the right path, with a charming sound and a different style. The concept, to be sure, is hers alone."

Susan sings with economy and a ready warmth, underscored by an ever-present yet controlled emotion. She stays close to the melody, generally eliminating flourishes and vocal adornments. Asked to describe her own style, Susan answers with a smile, "I try to sing like Ernest Hemingway writes. He doesn't put in a lot of extra words, but he's very descriptive. I think it was Miles Davis who said, 'Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.' That's what I shoot for in my music."

It's no surprise that the vocalists she says have influenced her most-Chet Baker, Peggy Lee, Astrud Gilberto, Carmen McRae and Carlos Jobim-are all paragons of understatement and smoldering emotion. While all of these performers have made their mark on Susan, it's the Gilberto and Lee influences that seep out of her singing most clearly.

This doesn't mean Susan is afraid to take chances. She often approaches songs from unique directions, bringing fresh perspectives to timing and harmonies that allow her to illuminate surprising corners of long familiar favorites. She has a deft lyrical touch that lends her lovely originals a quiet empathy.

Susan also gives her sidemen plenty of room for creativity, encouraging counter-rhythms and inventive harmonies that add a creative depth and tension to Susan's performances. The proof is in the heartfelt efforts turned in on Jazz Boxx by pianist Leonard Thompson, bassist David Ewell, drummer Jemal Ramirez and trumpeter Joel Ryan, an ensemble of some of the Bay Area's finest instrumentalists.

Susan grew up in a musical household in Ohio. Her mother taught her the standards, and her first performing "gig" was as a five-year-old, standing on a table in the family garage, playing tambourine with her older brother's rock band. Her singing career started in 2000 when she began music lessons with jazz and cabaret legend Faith Winthrop and Bay Area piano great Dick Hindman.

With a firm grasp on her compositional and arranging skills, and her warm, strong voice, Susan Getz is poised for wonderful things, eager to share her unique sound and captivating, intimate style. As Susan puts it, "You know the kind of songs someone might be singing in your ear on the dance floor? That's the tone I like."

As Teo Macero requests, "Let's hear more from the silky voice of Susan Getz."

Manhattan Virtual Classroom
Manhattan Virtual Classroom

This is a content-management system for online learning activities. Originally developed for Western New England College by Steven Narmontas, this software has grown to become a very useful to schools and colleges looking for low-cost but effective solutions to their need for online classroom activities.

Stoner (Cody Bradshaw)
Cody Bradshaw is a professional Counter-Strike player from North Carolina. He has been playing Counter-Strike since the beta and is skilled with all weapons. Cody does not make a living off of Counter-Strike like most other players, but plays through most of his days.

Early life
Cody was born March 12, 1988 in Greensboro, NC. As a boy, he spent his days playing soccer and riding ATVs. Then Counter-Stike 1.3 was released. Cody was automatically hooked on it. He played everyday until he became one of the professionals.

chereese douglas
Chereese Douglas was and always has been a model student for those who ... model. She was born on March 13th, 1990 in East Elmhurst. Her favorite color is pink and she comes from Barbados. Contrary to popular belief, Chereese really does enjoy spending time with Ms. You. Her favorite person is one EV and even though she does not think so, well, it is, and I speak from experience. zzzzzzzzzzz sorry I fell asleep for a while! In conclusion, Ms. Douglas-Green is a drama queen.

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Bob McCarthy
Born in Marblehead, Massachusets, Bob began his musical career in New York and Boston/Cambridge area coffeehouses and college concerts in the late 1960s, together with musicians including Paul Geremia, Bill Staines, Jaime Brockett, John Compton and many others. With resourceful and innovative stylings on guitar and mandolin, Bob performs an eclectic blend of original music drawing on many styles, including gospel, jazz, celtic, blues and traditional folk. His recently released CD of original instrumentals titled "Star of the Sea" on the Wandra Music label includes the electric version of “Transfiguration” featuring the slide guitar of the late Rod Price, founding member of the rock group, Foghat. In addition to his solo career, he has shared the stage with Jorma Kaukonen, Bonnie Raitt, The Everly Brothers, Pentangle, Tim Hardin, John Prine, Neil Young, Buddy Miles, Taj Mahal, Dion, Leo Kottke, Livingston Taylor, Steve Goodman, Jay Leno, Jerry Jeff Walker, James Montgomery, among others. As a free-lance guitarist and mandolinist, he has performed on stage with Nanci Griffith, Larry Coryell, Mary Travers, Tommy Makem, James Montgomery, Tom and Harry Chapin (at Gerde’s Folk City in New York City), among others. He has appeared on recordings with Columbia artists Andy Pratt and John Compton of Appaloosa, Eugene Friesen of the Paul Winter Consort and Bill Staines. Quoting from the entertainment newspaper, Variety, of his performance at Gerde’s Folk City in New York, “. . . His work on six-string acoustic guitar stands out. ...McCarthy does one tune in ragtime style and as with the jazz material, seems unhampered by delivering solo stylings usually associated with combos.”

Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Drop Dead, Gorgeous is a metalcore/post-harcdore/screamo band from Colorado. They are Dan Gustavson, Kyle Browning, Aaron Rothe, Danny Cooper, and Danny Stills, and Jake. They released the Be Mine, Valentine E.P. in early 2006 and their first full-length c.d. In Vogue on May 2, 2006.

Road Beef
Road Beef: (rod-bef) (noun) (Origin: esp. Carne de la Calle)

Definition: term given for a female companion that joins a male athlete on travel for relaxation/entertainment purposes.

Firecrotch
An insult meaning that one has unattractive red pubic hair and red freckles in the underpants area.

eg. "Lindsay Lohan is a firecrotch," bleated a drunk, sweaty oil billionaire and his tee-heeing companion, a girl of lax morals and little brain.

[[Healthy Male Role Model Monday[[
Healthy male role model monday is a celebration for all men who have children in their life. It is celebrated on 6-6 of each year regardless of wether it falls on a Monday. Men have unique skills and children without a father in their life have the opportunity to be exposed to those skills on role model monday. No matter what you choose to do with the children it should be something only men would do. Preferably something stupid under the guidance and supervision of at least one woman who knows first aid, to take pictures and fix wounds. The celebration is capped off with an event known far and wide as " The Cold, Cold Hand Challenge" Qualifing rounds eliminate all kids except one and all adults except one, these two do battle in the cooler of ice water until one quits, or their hand falls off. This is a test of both mental and physical strength because while the opponents face off the heckling commences. The winner of the challenge earns the right to call all the other players losers until the next year. They also recieve a travelling trophy which has yet to be made, but will once desinged and created will be prominently placed for all to see.

[Healthy Male Role Model Monday]]
Healthy male role model monday is a celebration for all men who have children in their life. It is celebrated on 6-6 of each year regardless of wether it falls on a Monday. Men have unique skills and children without a father in their life have the opportunity to be exposed to those skills on role model monday. No matter what you choose to do with the children it should be something only men would do. Preferably something stupid under the guidance and supervision of at least one woman who knows first aid, to take pictures and fix wounds. The celebration is capped off with an event known far and wide as " The Cold, Cold Hand Challenge" Qualifing rounds eliminate all kids except one and all adults except one, these two do battle in the cooler of ice water until one quits, or their hand falls off. This is a test of both mental and physical strength because while the opponents face off the heckling commences. The winner of the challenge earns the right to call all the other players losers until the next year. They also recieve a travelling trophy which has yet to be made, but will once desinged and created will be prominently placed for all to see.

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Next Gen Consoles
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PS3
Name: Playstation 3 Maker: Sony Release Date: Late 2006 - Early 2007

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Wii
Name: Wii (Was Revoloution) Maker: Nintendo Release Date: Late 2006 - Early 2007

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Leeds Ultras
Leeds Ultras (correct name LUFC Ultras 04) are a group of Leeds United fans who have adapted the "Ultra" mantra of "going beyond the norm" to supporting their club.

They base themselves in the South Stand at Elland Road and are those nutters you see swinging their shirts around their heads.

Their aim is to provide a 2nd "wall of sound" to compliment the Kop in the North Stand in order to crank up the sound in order to intimidate the opposition.

They welcome any fan to stand and join them, or even just to help them out in the South Stand by singing for 90 minutes

Marching on Together

Mitchell Interchange
The Mitchell Interchange is a major freeway interchange on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this interchange, Interstate 43, Interstate 94, Interstate 894, and US-41 converge. One can travel north on northbound I-43/I-94/US-41 toward Downtown Milwaukee, southbound on I-94/US-41 toward Chicago, Illinois, or west on the I-894 bypass to the suburbs of Milwaukee. I-43 also share pavement with I-894 coming out of the interchange.

It is called the Mitchell Interchange because of its close proximity to General Mitchell International Airport.

Siren The Mermaid
Siren is the new person in Harmony, and she is a mermaid. Parents: Guppies Children: None yet In love with: Miguel

Ørsta airport
This is a small airport in Ørsta, Møre & Romsdal of Norway. Widerøes is the most common airline compani that use this airport.

Everyday there are landing airplains from the capital of Norway, Oslo (airport, Gardermoen).

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X9.37/ X9.100.180
X9.37 is the standard format that establishes the file sequences, record types, and field formats for use in the electronic exchange of check MICR lines, associated check processing, and check images in the form of cash letters. It does not address operational, implementation, or settlement issues. It includes, but is not limited to: data and image compression, encryption, transmission specifications, and data representation.

The purpose of this standard is to provide a structure to facilitate the electronic exchange of check-related data and images for the purposes of forward presentment, return item notification, and returns. Part of this standard is a list of tests to ensure the quality and usability of check images.

Quality of images refers to how accurately the image compares to the original check. Potential problems are: missing fields, partial images, contrast and brightness issues, and excessive skew. Depending on the severity of the problem, any of these may cause an item to be rejected. Quality is very important because once a check is truncated, these electronic images are the only source of information about the transaction. Without usable images, transactions cannot be completed or proven in disputes.

X9.37 took effect October 28,2004.

X9.37 is alternatively known X9.100.180.

Companies who provide X9.37 solutions include DHIS, Invoke Technologies, and Mitek.

Willowware Cup
The willowware cup is a cup placed on the Ouija Board. It's from china.

Jantzen or Jantzening
Jantzen or '''Jantzen'ing' is an expression used to describe the a back hand slap to the face of a female, by a male. To Jantzen is only done when enebriated, either minorly tipsy or extremely impaired. This action is only taken when it is warranted, usually requiring violence to the administerer of the Jantzen to have occured before hand.

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Origin
'''Jantzen'ing' first became prevalent in 2005, and has risen in popularity in conjuction with womens rights.

[[Oxbow, New York
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Oxbow is a hamlet located inside the Town of Antwerp in Jefferson County New York. The town is so named because of it's location on a river bend. Oxbow also contains the home formely occupied by Princess Caroline Charlotte Bonaparte Benton, daughter of Joseph Bonaparte who was once king of Spain. Oxbow also contains the former home of Content Woolworth daughter of the founder of Woolworth's stores F.W. Woolworth.

thenewtheatre.com
The New Theatre, Dublin was founded by Anthony Fox in 1997 on his return home from New York. The Communist Party gave him the use of their back hall and he converted it in to The New Theatre. It was designed by Robert Lane. In 1999 Ronan Wilmot came on board as Joint Artistic Director. The New Theatre presents classic plays as well as new works that have socila issues pertaining to Ireland today.

Ravenloft: Stone Prophet 1995
Stone Prophet is a game in which you are offered the choice of two characters to take on your quest, and you pick up other characters on the way as you see fit.

Har' Akir is an ancient Egyptian setting that is suffering the curse of the Sun God, Ra. This is due to the ancient Pharaoh, Anhktepot, who displeased the gods in his search for divinity. As a result the sands of Har' Akir are cursed, beset with disease and overrun with evil monsters.

Deer Park Alpha
A build of Mozilla Firefox customized and compiled for 64-bit Operating Systems, it is currently in Alpha 2.

Deer Park was also the code name for Firefox 1.5 before it was released.

PowerPC 740
The PowerPC 740 was a short-lived version of the G3 central processing unit. Codenamed "Arthur", it commonly came in speeds of 200 to 300 MHz, running on a 66 MHz bus. It features a non-unified 64 KB of L1 cache, and could access an off-die L2 cache. It was used in the "Kanga" and "Wallstreet" versions of the PowerBook G3 before being replaced by the PowerPC 750.

Eyup Kartal
Eyup Sabri Kartal (born 1965) is the kaymakam (sub-governor or prefect) of Beşikdüzü district, part of Trabzon province, in Turkey.

Eyüp Sabri Kartal has started the first and so far only official Wikipedia campaign in Turkey, in which teachers and students write or translate articles for the Turkish Wikipedia (known as Vikipedi in Turkey) about their specialties and interests. The campaign has attracted media attention in Turkey on national TV channels, in national newspapers such as Radikal and Milliyet, and in several local newspapers supportive of the campaign.

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Bosnian Boy
The Bosnian Boy is a Bosnian drama motion picture that debuted on the BHT1.

Plot
Bosnian Boy is a film by Sarajevo INC. corporations. This film came out on screen in 2000. It is based on a life of a little 15 year old Bosnian kid who lives with his grandma and goes through life struggling after both of his parents were killed in the war between Bosnia and Serbia in 1992. The film is starring Shia Labeouf as Smajo "the main character". The kid goes through a lot but finds a creative way out.

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Babyfaceness
Babyfaceness is a quality of human facial appearance. It is the retention of juvenile facial features through puberty and adulthood.

These visual facial feature are:


 * Large head
 * Large curved forehead
 * Facial elements (eyes, nose, mouth) located relatively low
 * Large, round eyes
 * Small, short nose
 * Round cheeks
 * Small chin

Psychological and social research on facial attractiveness has pointed out that the presence of childlike facial features increases attractiveness.

A prototype for a "child woman" is 'Brigitte Bardot. Some researchers claim that the reason why childlike women are perceived as being more attractive, is a biological one: Evolutionary biologists argue that men have an reproductive advantage when preferring young women as mating partners since they are likely to be healthy and still having a long period of fertility ahead of them. Thus, he can have many children with young women which means that he can successfully pass on his genes to his descendants.

Babyfaceness appears throughout humanity, within all human races and nationalities. But it seems the occurance of this is not uniformity throughout as there is a variability in how prevalent is it.

Jeff Zimmerman
Born in the late 1970s, Zimmerman spent his early years skateboarding and eating cheese in northern Wisconsin. After moving to Denver in the early 90s, Zimmerman became a decent editor with low-level soccer skills.

Star Fox: Farewell, Beloved Falco
Star Fox: Farewell, Beloved Falco is a manga created by Nintendo, and part of the Star Fox series. The manga chronocles the events between Star Fox 64 and Star Fox Adventures. Although it isn't one of the games, it is still considered canon, since Nintendo had written it. The manga was only released in Japan, and came with the Japanese version of Adventures. The reason why it wasn't released outside of Japan was because Nintendo of America had already planned on releasing Star Fox Adventures in America and didn't have time to translate the manga.

Jeff Zimmerman
Born in the late 1970s, Zimmerman spent his early years skateboarding and eating cheese in northern Wisconsin. After moving to Denver in the early 90s, Zimmerman became a decent editor with low-level soccer skills.

World Cup Central
World Cup Central (WCC)is a recently established organisation that functions out of 444 Glenmore Rd Paddington. It is in short a place where people are able to gather from all over Sydney to watch games at the World Cup. Wine and entertainment are provided as long as one makes a complimentary donation to WCC. Permanent Members include Ed, Mike, Al, Hibbs, Darc, and Tobes however more are Welcome to join at anytime.

WCC's unoffical opening was on Sunday 4th June 2006 for the game against the Netherlands, however the official opening will take place this week as Australia take on Japan (Monday night AEST 12th June).

WCC provides the fanatical football supporters of this Australia with a place to go. Youths especially from Sydney Boys High School, Cranbrook School, and others are known to attend.

WCC is officially affiliated with SBS and Sydney Football Club.

David Stenhouse
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David Stenhouse was born in Sutton, Surrey, England on 23 May, 1932. He moved with his family to New Zealand when he was in his teens. A member of the Royal Society, he is the author of a number of important books, among which are:

Crisis in Abundance, published in 1966. Unstated assumptions in education : a cross-cultural investigation, published in 1972. The Evolution of Intelligence : A general theory and some of its implications, published in 1974, and translated into numerous languages, including Italian and Japanese (Japanese Title: "Chino no shinka : chiteki kodo no ippan riron"). Active Philosophy in Education and Science: Paradigms and Language-Games, published in 1980.

Numerous published scholarly articles include:

Human ethology, education, and learning. Published in "Interchange", Issue: Volume 8, Number 3, September 1977.

Currently retired and living in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Zen Shiatsu
Zen Shiatsu is One of Derivative Shiatsu

Shizuto Masunaga graduated from the Japan Shiatsu College. He wrote the book “Shiatsu” in 1974. It was translated in 1977 and titled “Zen Shiatsu” in English. It was the first publication relating to Shiatsu in North America. The purpose of the book was to re-educate Shiatsu practitioners. In the book there is no mention of the religion of “Zen” or the religious and philosophical inferences of this word in Japanese. Zen Shiatsu is just one form of Meridian Shiatsu and, in Japan, there is no special category for it. However, the book helped spread the oriental trend in North America and Europe due to its mysterious name. It is also known as Masunaga Therapy. One difference between Zen Shiatsu and Shiatsu is that Zen style uses not only thumbs and palms but also fists, elbows and knees.

There is a strong presence of Zen Shiatsu practitioners in the U.S. and the U.K. Zen Shiatsu was founded by Shizuto Masunaga, who emphasized the importance of remaining in a Zen-like, present state when practicing shiatsu; nourishing weak kyo areas primary to dispersing excess jitsu areas; using two-handed technique to better feel the flow of qi; working from the hara, or belly, which is the body's energy center; and using perpendicular pressure to access the qi. Masunaga moreover expanded the meridian system, discovering extensions of the classical Chinese meridians, and developed an effective new system of hara diagnosis.

Wayne Weaver
A Jacksonville businessman who owns The Shoe Carnival and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Wayne Weaver was involved in the process of obtaining an NFL franchise for Jacksonville and negotiating stadium signage revenue sharing.

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Invented by mikeawmids, the Carbon Filament is used to create the light in light bulbs. Without this invention, it is quite likely that monkeys would never have evolved into humans. Thanks, mikeawmids you sexy man.

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MAYANK
MAYANK is one of the rare indian names. It means a new moon or the Crescent moon in Sanskrit and has been used in hindu mythology to call the god of moon Lord Chandra.

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Tokujiro Namikoshi
Tokujiro Namikoshi is the founder of Shiatsu Therapy. He was born on the Japanese island of Shikoku Island in 1905. As a young boy of seven, he discovered his hands-on therapy pressure method while treating his mother’s rheumatoid arthritis. He named this method “Shiatsu”. In 1940 he established the Japan Shiatsu College in Tokyo. Many graduates now practice in Japan and overseas. Some of these graduates have popularized their own styles, called Derivative Shiatsu, such as Tadashi Izawa of Meridian Shiatsu and Shizuto Masunaga of Zen Shiatsu. Namikoshi also established the Japan Shiatsu Association in 1947. He passed away at the age of 95 in the year 2000.

Meridian Shiatsu
Essentially, the Tsubo of Shiatsu are determined from an anatomical and physiological perspective and in this respect, its theory differs from the Meridian Theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine that was introduced into Japan from China. The clinical results of Tsubo Shiatsu and Meridian Shiatsu are comparable because the location of meridian points and Tsubos are identical or very close. Only the underlying theories differ. In 1964, a book called “Anpuku and Shiatsu Therapy”, edited by the Vice-Principal of the Japan Shiatsu College, Tadashi Izawa, introduced Meridian Shiatsu, comparing Anma, which uses meridian theory, with Shiatsu therapy, for the first time. Other styles of Shiatsu incorporating meridian theory were developed by Iwajiro Sato, the author of “Shiatsu Therapy and Syoatsu Therapy” and Shizuto Masunaga, the author of “Shiatsu” (or “Zen Shiatsu” in English). All proponents of Shiatsu using Meridian theory follow Tadashi Izawa’s original tenets.

Eric Tereshinkski
Eric Tereshinkski was rebel leader of the Vietcong ninjas. He led them to many victories including the battle at Ho Chi Mingh were Eric defeated and murdered 13,000 U.S. troops single-handedly with a pair of numbchucks.

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Kiyoshi Ikenaga
ShiatsuMaster, Shiatsupractor (SPR), Chairperson and CEO of the Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy, Founder/Chairperson of the Canadian Shiatsu Society of BC, Chairperson of the Canada Branch of the Japan Shiatsu Association, Instructor of the International Shiatsu Association. He was born in Tokyo in 1966. He studied Shiatsu directly with Tokujiro Namikoshi at the Japan Shiatsu College in Tokyo. After graduation in 1986, he obtained the license of Anma, Massage, and Shiatsu granted by the Japanese Ministry of Health. After moving to Canada in 1996, he practiced and taught Shiatsu at the Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo in Toronto. Eventually he moved to British Columbia where he established the Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy and the Canadian Shiatsu Society of BC. He was appointed as the first Chairperson of the Canadian Branch of the Japan Shiatsu Association by the then Chairperson of the Japan Shiatsu Association, Tokujiro Namikoshi. Since then, he has endeavoured to popularize Shiatsu with Vancouver as his North American centre for the dissemination of Shiatsu. Many of his followers who have graduated from the Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy are participating actively as Shiatsupractors throughout Canada, the U.S.A., Europe and Australia. He is a proponent of Tsubo Shiatsu as it elucidates anatomical and physiological references to the Tsubos of Shiatsu. He is the author of the book “Tsubo Shiatsu”, the monograph “Shiatsu and Its Overseas Diffusion” and “Shin-ryo Performed by a Shiatsupractor”. His father, Takuo Ikenaga, is the current Executive Director of the Japan Shiatsu Association.

Lady Elesi
Lady Elesi is one of the Compass, a group of four girls in Tortall. They call themselves CHAOS. Elesi, Leniesa, Devin, and Adeline's adventures are based off of the Tortall books by Tamora Pierce. Lady Elesi is a mage, a rather powerful one, who attends Mithros Academy for the Gifted. Duchess Leniesa is a mage as well, and inherited her home feif of Ra'mont after the "Ra'Mont" massacre- a tragic event which killed her entire family. Lady Adeline is an orphan who was raised by her commoner cousins after the Lord and Lady of Lachlan(her parents) died. And last is Devin Jaketsa, a common born K'mir from Sarain who trained as a Shang and is now the future Queen of Tortall.

Shizuto Masunaga
A Shiatsu Practitioner. He was born in 1925 in Hiroshima and graduated in Psychology from Kyoto University. In 1959, he graduated from the Japan Shiatsu College and went on to teach Psychology there. He is the author of “Shiatsu” which became “Zen Shiatsu” when translated into English and published in North America and Europe in 1977. He also wrote several other Shiatsu books. He died at the age of 57 in 1981.

Tadashi Izawa
A Shiatsu Practitioner. The founder of Meridian Shiatsu. Tadashi Izawa was born on July 25, 1895. After graduating from Kobe Second High School in 1916, he went to Korea to study at a school for Instructors. After that, he taught in southern Korea and became the Principal of an elementary school and then a girls’ school. After World War II, he studied under the founder of Shiatsu, Tokujiro Namikoshi. He became the Vice-principal of the Japan Shiatsu College and the Vice-president of the Japan Shiatsu Association. After studying the Edo Period masterpiece of Anma, “Anpuku”, he published “Anpuku and Shiatsu Therapy” in 1946. He took initiative in the field and also authored “Meridian and Shiatsu Therapy”, “Ishinbo and Shiatsu Therapy” and a pathology text. He died in 1990 at the age of 95.

Douglas Leedy
Douglas (Harry) Leedy, born March 3rd, 1938 in Portland, Oregon is an American composer. He studied with Karl Kohn at Pomona College and at the University of California at Berkeley, where he was in a composition seminar with membership including La Monte Young and Terry Riley. An orchestral hornist, harpsichordist, and singer, he studied South Indian music in Madras with K.V. Narayaswami and was the musical director of the Portland Handel Festival. He foundeded the electronic music studio at UCLA, and his synthesized music was among the earliest commissioned album-length recordings of the Moog Synthesizer. Although intially in an atonal, but not strictly serial, style, his music has included theatrical elements, and has had deep relationships to early music, and he has explored the relationship, in classical Greek and Latin music betweent text and music. He is a scholar of tuning systems and has composed for keyboard instruments in historical temperaments and in various systems of Just intonations. His "Pastorale" (1987) is a setting of an Ode of Horace for chorus and retuned piano in Just Intonation, four hands.

Tsubo Shiatsu
One of the Derivative Shiatsu. In about 1980, Dr. Hiroshi Ishizuka, M.D., current principal of the Japan Shiatsu College, (and former professor at the University of Tokushima) proposed the theory that meridian points are derived from anatomically and physiologically referenced points and represent the body’s physical expression of its current condition (pathological or otherwise) or of changing homeostasis in the body. These pathological reflex points are called Aze-no Tsubo in Japanese. In 2003, “Tsubo Shiatsu” by Kiyoshi Ikenaga (Chairperson and CEO of the Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy) was published in North America. Following the basic Shiatsu founded by Tokujiro Namikoshi, the distinguishing feature of Tsubo Shiatsu is the expectation that in every treatment the therapist will find and treat, using the thumbs and palms, these pathological reflex points.

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