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Richard Kammann
Richard Kammann was co author of "the True Disbelievers" and was influential in the feild of physchic and paranormal research in the 70's and 80's. His work with Uri Geller is well documented and his academic papers covering the concepts of chance and physchic influence remain read to this day

Doug J. Denneny
Douglas J. Denneny (1962) is a retired American Naval Flight Officer and a candidate for the House of Representatives in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District. He served twenty-two years as a U.S. Naval Flight Officer, commanded a Navy fighter squadron from 2001 – 2004, and was highly decorated for flying in combat.

He is a native of San Diego, California and grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona where he attended and graduated from Chaparral High School in 1980. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1984 and was elected president of the academy’s student branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Association. He received a Master’s in National Security Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 1999 and a Certificate in Legislative Studies from Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute in 2001. He studied briefly at Oxford University in England while pursuing his Masters Degree from Georgetown. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Naval War College (non-resident seminar program) and the U.S. Armed Forces Staff College.

From 1984 to 1999 he served as a Naval Flight Officer, flying in the back seat of Navy F-14 fighters. During this time he was selected as the top student in his Radar Intercept Officer class, and was the 1996 Pacific Fleet F-14 Tomcat Radar Intercept Officer of the Year.

He attended the prestigious U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and was invited back to serve as an instructor for a two-year assignment.

He has deployed on aircraft carriers to conflicts involving the U.S. and Libya, Iraq, Iran and Somalia and has logged over 3000 hours in the F-14 Tomcat and over 200 hours in the new F/A-18F Super Hornet. He logged over 850 carrier arrested landings. He has served briefly on the ground in Somalia in 1993, Iraq in 2003 and 2004, and Afghanistan in 2004.

In 1999 he was selected as a national finalist for the White House Fellowship Program, and from 1999 – 2000 he worked as a non-partisan Military Legislative Fellow on Capitol Hill for U.S. Senator John McCain.

Service in the Iraq War

From 2001 – 2004 he served as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer of a Navy F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Super Hornet Squadron. In March, 2003 Denneny led the first strike element of non-stealth aircraft over Baghdad. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross with V for valor in Operation Iraqi Freedom and numerous other individual and campaign awards.

From 2004 to 2005 he worked as Special Assistant and Speechwriter for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and from 2005 to 2006 served as Deputy Legislative Assistant for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Denneny was selected to the rank of Captain (O-6) in the U.S. Navy, but declined the promotion and retired at the rank of Commander in 2006.

Personal Life

Doug Denneny was married in 1989 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and he and his wife live with their two children in Fairfax, Virginia.

Community Involvement

Doug Denneny served on the Fairfax County Tyson’s Corner Land Use Task Force from 2006-07 and is the elected and serving President of the Mantua Citizens’ Association where he represents the interests of a community of over 1600 homes. He serves on the Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council and the Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority.

He announced on August 1, 2007 that he would seek the democratic nomination to run against Republican Representative Tom Davis in VA’s 11th Congressional District. Denneny believes in a smart, phased withdrawal from Iraq, providing all Americans with access to healthcare, reforming immigration policies, meeting the growing transportation challenges in the 11th District, fixing No Child Left Behind, and a return to fiscal responsibility in federal spending. www.dougforcongress.com

Unstoppable Soldiers
The Unstoppable Soldiers are an elite unit of battlefield 2 players known as a clan. These elite, best of the best players are identified by their (US) tag which appears in front of their name on all battlefield 2 servers. To apply for the clan or learn more about them, please visit www.unstoppablesoldiers.us

You may join also join us on our public ventrilo server. IP: 69.12.18.92 Port: 3787 Password: Rumble

Robert W. Shingleton
The main cause of breast cancer.

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Improving the quality of ones life and their romantic friendship
How can one explain the aversion to examining problems of history, particularly recent history, which currently dominates the film world except as an indication of a very stagnant and reactionary political climate? For all the media clamor about the "end of socialism," if not the "end of history," not a single major film, aside from Margarethe von Trotta's The Promise, has approached the earthshaking events which have taken place over the past six years.

Von Trotta ( The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975), The German Sisters (1981), Rosa Luxemburg (1986)) deserves credit for attempting to confront the "years of the wall" and German reunification.

A group of young people in East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, decide to make their way to the West through the sewer system. One member of the group, Konrad, trips and falls on the street as the others descend into a manhole. A truck rounds the corner. He urges the others to go on without him and promises his girlfriend, Sophie, that he will come later. In the next 28 years, they are to meet only three or four times.

One of those times is in Prague in 1968 where Konrad, now an astrophysicist, is sent to deliver a scientific presentation. Nothing has changed in the lovers' feelings for one another. Their reunion, interrupted by the Soviet invasion, produces a child. During another brief encounter, in East Berlin, Konrad insists that Sophie, who wants to stay with him, remain in the West. He is under the impression that he will be allowed to join her. When the plan falls through and their son is born, Sophie decides she can no longer tolerate the uncertainty and breaks off relations with him.

Twelve years later Konrad gets the opportunity to travel to West Berlin and meets his son for the first time, as well as Sophie's new husband. Konrad also has a wife and a daughter. His desire to see his child leads him to make various compromises with the Stalinist regime. In the end he strikes a Stasi (secret police) official and loses his position, as well as his new family. In November 1989, the night the Berlin Wall comes down, Konrad and Sophie are reunited on a bridge between east and west. Whether any feeling is left between the man and woman, whether they can even understand each other, is uncertain.

The strong point of The Promise is its refusal to be swept up uncritically in the wave of anticommunism unleashed since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union. It treats the former citizens of the GDR sympathetically and grapples with the way they themselves must have viewed, at different stages, the Stalinist regime.

Class questions do arise. As von Trotta notes in the interview which accompanies this review, Konrad's father points out to him at the beginning of the film that, as a working class youth, a variety of opportunities might be unavailable to him in the West. As a middle class girl, Sophie is in a different position.

In another scene one of Konrad's colleagues, a middle-aged scientist, explains that he was invited by his former employers to Munich at the end of the war. He found such a repugnant, self-satisfied atmosphere, in which former Nazis thrived, that he decided to return to the East and build what he hoped was a new society. There were no doubt wide layers of the population which felt this way. The Stalinists cynically played upon popular hatred of the Nazis to justify their own crimes and betrayals.

Von Trotta is no doubt correct as well to treat Konrad's decision to stay in the GDR--and there is an element of choice in his actions--with a certain amount of respect. He increasingly views his situation as a prison, but von Trotta suggests he has his scientific work and, in any event, West Berlin was no paradise. In one sequence, Konrad's brother-in-law, a dissident, is expelled by the Stalinists to the West. He takes one look at the drug addicts, prostitutes and homeless hanging around the train station and essentially commits suicide by making an attempt to climb back over the wall.

The strengths of the film do not, however, compensate for its serious weaknesses. The results of von Trotta's foray into the field of recent German history are not satisfying, historically or artistically.

Neither the events nor the characters ever truly come to life. A kind of dullness envelops everything: the writing, acting, lighting and set design. The characters remain types, the fleshed-out expression of certain social tendencies. One can almost imagine the discussions during the writing of the script: "All right, let's give Konrad a sister he cares for, and then later she can become a Protestant minister and a dissident." The film remains very much on the surface, a journalistic account of events.

Naturally no artist should be expected to provide exhaustive answers to complex problems. But, in a work whose focus is political events and their consequences in the lives of various individuals, one would expect to encounter, even "feel," the results of serious thinking about the most difficult questions: What was the GDR? Was it a socialist state? What was the relationship between the West and East German regimes? Why was the wall built? Why did it come down? What was the nature of the dissident movement and what did it lead to? What have been the consequences of the confusion sowed by Stalinism?

There is very little indication that the director or screenwriters posed themselves any of those questions, or at any rate, attempted to find any dramatic means of probing them. In our conversation, von Trotta readily agreed that the GDR was not a socialist state. Yet she found no way in the film--irony, for example--of exposing the pseudosocialist rhetoric of the Stalinist officials.

The disrupted love affair between Konrad and Sophie ought to be profoundly moving, and it isn't. They are something less than real human beings with their own independent and spontaneous development. Konrad, in particular, seems to be the product of research, a sort of composite East German.

In the course of the interview von Trotta remarked on the fact that no other German filmmaker had attempted such a story, and therefore her film was expected to include and explain "everything," which no single film could possibly do. Her complaint has a certain element of justice to it. But the problem is not so much what her films lacks, but rather what it contains.

In the end, The Promise is neither fish nor fowl. On the one hand, von Trotta's social views are too pronounced for her to make a love story in which political problems are simply ignored or excluded. Although such a story, it must be said, can have a subversive effect if it demonstrates forcefully how elementary human desires and needs are thwarted by a repressive society. On the other hand, von Trotta's radicalism is so amorphous and confused that it prevents her from making a film which truly illuminates the character of a historical period.

Sam Huston
One of the most colorful and controversial figures in Texas history, Sam Houston was born in Virginia on March 2, 1793. He spent much of his youth, however, in the mountains of Tennessee. There, young Houston became acquainted with the Cherokee Indians, and he spent much time with them, an activity which he much preferred over studies or working on the farm.

With the outbreak of the second war with England, Houston enlisted as a private soldier, and was made sergeant of a company. He excelled in the military and quickly won the admiration of his men and his superiors. After receiving three near-mortal wounds at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, he rose to the rank of first lieutenant before resigning in 1818 to study law.

After a short time, he was admitted to the bar and practiced in Lebonon, Tennessee before running for public office. He sought and won public office and was elected to the US Congress in 1823 and again in 1825. In 1827, Houston was elected Governor of Tennessee by a large majority.

While governor and after a brief marriage that ended unfavorably, Houston quietly resigned from Tennessee politics and returned to live with his longtime friends, the Cherokees. There, he remained until 1832 when he moved to Texas along with a few friends.

In Texas, Houston was elected delegate from Nacogdoches to the Convention of 1833 which met at San Felipe. From that time, Houston emerged as a prominent player in the affairs of Texas. In 1835 he was appointed general of the military district east of the Trinity. He became a member of theConsultation of 1835, and of the Convention which met at Washington on the Brazos in 1836 to declare independence from Mexico. It was there that Houston was elected commander-in-chief of the armies of Texas.

Houston immediately took control of the Texas forces after the fall of the Alamo and Goliad, and conducted the retreat of the army to the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, where on April 21, 1836, his force defeated Santa Anna and secured Texas long sought independence.

In the fall of that year, Houston was elected the first President of the Republic of Texas. After serving his term as President, he served in the Congress of the Republic in 1839-40. Then in 1841, Houston was again voted by a large margin to the head of the Texas government.

After statehood in 1845, Houston was elected Senator from Texas to the Congress of the United States. Still later, in 1859, Houston was elected to serve as Governor of the State of Texas.

As Governor in 1861, Houston was strongly opposed to the secession of Texas from the Union. Because he was much in the minority on this issue, Houston was removed from office in March of 1861, ending his illustrious carrier in public service.

Houston retired to the privacy of his home at Huntsville, Texas, where died in July of 1863. He is buried in Huntsville's Oakwood Cemetery.

Source: Texas History School book.

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PowerNap (recording)
PowerNap is a patented audio recording that claims to induce a three-hour sleep cycle in a time span of twenty minutes. The recording was invented by Jonathan Husni in 2004, who was looking for a way for the employees of his Information Technology firm to gain sleep they lost by working late hours.

How it Works
PowerNap is said to work by using inaudible sound frequencies combined with white noise, sounding like light rain, as a carrier wave. The listener's brain syncs with the frequencies after about a minute. The recording then sends the listener through periods of deep and REM Sleep cycles, only to wake him/her up after the twenty-minute recording is over. Dreaming during the recording is normal.

Studies on the Recording
To date, few, if any, clinical studies have been done on PowerNap. However, monitoring of EEG activity has been performed while subjects were listening to the recording. The monitoring suggested that Theta sleep waves were decreased, Alpha wave activity was somewhat increased, and Delta waves were smoothened. It also suggested that brain wave activity in both Cerebral hemispheres was balanced, calming and relaxing the user.

Variations of the Recording
To date, four variations of the PowerNap recording have been released to the public, three of the four on CD. The other, the NapMachine, was released on a PlayAway Digital audio player. The variations are:

The original PowerNap recording is twenty minutes long, putting the listener to sleep for the time period, and then waking he/she up at the end.

PowerNap "E", Extended Edition, is a forty-minute variation of the original recording.

PowerNap Dive is a variation which is over seventy minutes long. This version, however, takes the listener into a deep sleep, and then fades out, leaving the listener in the deep sleep.

The PowerNap NapMachine is the newest product in the PowerNap line. It is an updated version of the original PowerNap CD, but released on a PlayAway digital audio player for portability. It starts with a voice giving a brief instruction of how to use it, and ends with songbirds to wake the listener up if he/she is not already awake from the end of the recording.

Eliott Rodriguez
is a Cuban-American television journalist in Miami. He was born June 15, 1956 to Cuban immigrant parents in the Bronx, New York. He is the main anchor at WFOR-TV (CBS4) in Miami, Florida. He previsouly worked as a reporter and anchor at WPLG-TV in Miami, WPVI-TV in Philadelphia and WTVJ-TV in Miami. He is the recipient of two Emmy awards for local news reporting and two Edward R. Murrow Awards. He anchors the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts at WFOR and hosts the public affairs program 4Sunday Morning. A University of Miami graduate, he began his journalism career as a reporter at The Miami News. Rodriguez was married to Maria Elena Salinas, anchor of the network news on Univision. The couple divorced in March 2007.

History
United Distillers Limited, more commonly known as UDL, is an Australian brand of pre-mix (also known as alcopop or RTDs). It was started in 1965 by two Australian men. The first drinks launched by UDL were: UDL Vodka Lemon, Lime and Soda, UDL Rum and Cola, UDL Gin and Tonic, UDL Brandy, Lime and Soda, and UDL Ouzo and Cola.

Products
Today, there are 12 different UDL variants:
 * Vodka Lemon, Lime and Soda
 * Scotch and Cola
 * Vodka, Lime and Soda
 * Gin Tonic
 * Vodka Orange
 * Vodka Passionfruit
 * Vodka Pineapple Crush
 * Gin Bitter Lemon
 * Sambuca Cola
 * Vodka Raspberry
 * Vodka Green Apple
 * Ouzo Cola

Each drink contains 4.8% alc/vol and 214 calories per 375ml. UDL drinks predominantly come in cans, however Vodka Lemon, Lime and Soda, Vodka Passionfruit, Vodka Pineapple Crush, Vodka Raspberry and Vodka Green Apple also come in glass bottles but the canned variants of these are much more common.

Cambodia Villa
Cambodia Villa is build based on cultural heritage. However, international influence of new style and feature lead most people adapt their structure of the house accordingly while maintaining still Khmere costume and feature. See the following web-site for sample of the house: http://www.cambodia-villa.blogspot.com/

Prores 422
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GISOL
Global Internet Solutions

GISOL, Inc. (also known as Global Internet Solutions) is a webhosting company based in Los Angeles, California run by Mr. Jack D Spivak. GISOL has been around since the turn of the millenium, and in that time has gained a reputation for it's incredibly dishonest business dealings. With more than 360 negative reviews in 36 months at the Los Angeles Better Business Bureau's website, as well as countless complaints spread well across the internet; they continue to gain more and more complaints from customers around the world. Such poor business practices include a misleading "special promotion" counter that only resets when it ends, unbelievably un-reliable customer service, and an agreement policy that includes such incredible claims that customer's own ideas become the intellectual property of GISOL. Other such bizarre terms of agreement include 100% Satisfaction Guarantee that is actually less credit back only for the service the customer didn't want, and only after the 8th month.

Such extraordinary claims have been made by countless customers that GISOL has charged their credit cards without their authorization for more than $1,000.00 when they agreed to less than $100.00. This company is also well known for "bait and switch" tactics unlike any previously seen on such a large scale. The larger portion of their customer service is outsourced to Katalyst Partner Pvt Ltd. of India, who are not often aware of the actions of their American counterparts, further adding fuel to the fire for disgruntled customers who cannot be assisted by the customer service who actually don't fully know what the big picture is. Oftentimes, one of their only American-based customer service reps, many who think is Brian A Spivak, will pose as several different individuals (Shaun, Adam, Chris, Brian, etc), calling customers at random and forcing them to upgrade their account or threaten further punishment (usually charging credit cards, suspending accounts, deleting data, or sending collections agencies). With many complaints already filed against them, and more and more anti-gisol websites forming on the internet, it seems like only a matter of time before GISOL will either have to massively clean up their company, or face proper repercussions.

Phil Davidson to Philip Davidson
Phil Davidson to Philip Davidson

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Alumopharmacosiderite
Alumopharmacosiderite (KAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6·5(H2O)) is a mineral found in the USA, Chile, Morocco, France and Germany.

Chris Moss Acid
Chris moss acid is a musician, he's been name dropped by Aaron Funk, a.k.a. Venetian Snares, a.k.a. Lastep a.k.a. Aphex Twin several times.

Chris Moss Acid is a promiment watmmer.

Alexandra Donaldson
Alexandra Donaldson, born in 1993 on August 8 is an Australian Actress. In her most recent film The Silver Chair Donaldson portrays Jill Pole. www.narnia.com

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Les Parrott
Les Parrott III, PhD, is a professor of clinical psychology, the best-selling author of books such as "Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts: Seven Questions to Ask Before and After You Marry" and "Love Talk: Speak Each Other's Language Like You Never Have Before," and an ordained Nazarene minister. He has appeared on CNN, "Oprah" and "The View" to give relationship advice, and teaches at Seattle Pacific University.

The Miasmics
The Miasmics were a Ska/Rock/Funk/Metal/Jam infused band from Northern New Jersey formed initially by Dean Nevolis, Robbie LaFalce Jr., and Matt Ryan. The sound they created was truly original and helped get them plenty of recognition in the New Jersey Ska scene and around North America. Along with members, Matt 'Shooby' Schoenebaum, Steve Palatucci, Chris Staranka and Andrew Lyman the band completed two LPs and one EP - all of which they released independently. The band began in May of 1998 and officially went on hiatus in January of 2006.

The track, "It's About Time" from the album Let's Go Get 'Em! was personally selected by Robert 'Bucket' Hingley to appear on a four disc ska compilation entitled Still Standing. The disc included 88 bands such as, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Toasters and The Forces of Evil.

The track, "Dreamer" from the second album You Just Gotta Trust It was nominated for the 2006-2007 MENC John Lennon Song Writing Award. The album was recorded by ska legend King Django at his home recording studio Version City Studios. The album was incredibly well received upon it's release - a review from ctska.com

They also appeared on NYC Dates of the 3 Floors of Ska festival. The Asbury Park Skate and Surf Festival, The Vans Warped Tour and many other dates.

Currently the Miasmics have fifteen entire live shows available for free download on Archive.org

Discography
CD/ EP 2000 CD/LP 2002
 * The Gep
 * Let's Go Get 'Em!

CD/LP 2005
 * You Just Gotta Trust It


 * Compilations

2002

Background
Coming soon...

harmonized scale
08:44, 30 October 2007 (UTC)68.8.209.157

A harmonized scale takes the individual notes of a musical scale and uses them as the root notes to build chords onto. For example, one could take the C major scale-C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C and using those notes as the root notes of chords, in this case, major, minor and diminished. Therefore a Cmaj chord would be the I chord, D min the ii chord, E minor the iii chord, F major the IV chord, G maj the V chord, A min the vi chord, B dim the vii* chord and then C maj the I chord an octave higher.

Gaznevada
Gaznevada are an Italo Disco band formed in Bologna in 1977. They included members Billy Blade, Ciro Pagano, Gianni Cuoghi, Marco Bongiovanni and Robert Squib. Their synth-pop sound of the early 1980s was extremely popular and they produced many great hits including 'Special Agent Man', 'Ticket to Los Angeles' and 'Back to the Jungle'. In fact, the group released tracks right through until 2002 when they reissued 'Dance no Dance' on EMI.

American DJ/producer Morgan Geist recently remixed 'Special Agent Man' for Confuzed Disco Sampler on Mantra Vibes.

Beijing 101 Hair Consultants Pte Ltd
Beijing 101 Hair Consultants uses a prescription range of 101 hair care products to treat different kinds of hair loss. Developed by one of China’s most authoritative physicians, Dr. Zhao Zhangguang, Beijing 101 Hair Care Programmes use only 100% Chinese herbs. They do not contain any man-made chemicals and have no adverse side effects.

Beijing 101 products and serviceshave worked wonders for millions of men and women with hair loss problems in 60 countries worldwide. Beijing 101 has outdone other hair care products in many international competitions since 1974.

New York Times Tuesday, January 26, 1988 In Baldness War, Rumors of Advance for Hairline by Edward A. Gargan

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Hans towns
From Adams Smith " No vestige now remains of the great wealth said to have been possessed by the greater part of the Hans towns except in the obscure histories of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It is even uncertain where some of them were situated or to what towns in Europe the Latin names given to some of them belong"

Hans Town not to be confused with Hans Town, development area in the parish of Chelsea used as a model for developments in other areas of London, probably named after Sir Hans Sloane.

Hans Towns are mentioned in the translation of The Lusiad by William Julius Merkle 1809, by Josiah Burchett 1720 and Thomas Fuller 1678.

European Renewable Energy Council
The European Renewable Energy Council was founded in 2000 as an umbrella organisation for the Renewable Energy industry, trade and research association. Members include AEBIOM (European Biomass Association), EGEC (European Geothermal Energy Council), EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry Association), ESHA (European Small Hydropower Association), ESTIF (European Solar Thermal Industry Federation), EUBIA (European Biomass Industry Association), EUREC Agency (European Renewable Energy Research Centres Agency) and EWEA (European Wind Energy Association)

Since 2006, EREC is located in the Renewable Energy House, a monument protected building in the centre of the European quarter of Brussels that runs on 100% renewable energy for heating and cooling. Supply for heating and cooling is provided by a Pellet heating system, Solar Thermal heating and absorption cooling system and a geothermal heating and cooling system. Additionaly, the house has photovoltaic electricity production. The Renewable Energy House is much more than a ste of offices and more than a showcase for renewable technologies: the house is a clear demonstration that renewable technologies are not competing options but that together they represent a clean energy package.

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Poothan Thira
Poothan Thira is a ritualistic art form found in South Malabar region of Kerala in India, usually during the festival (Thalappoli / Pooram) season of Walluvanad temples from December to May. It is performed by people belongs to a Hindu sub-cast called Mannan of rural Palakkad, southern parts of Malappuram and northern parts of Thrissur. It is usually performed once or twice a year to cleanse the entire village off evil spirits. “Poothappattu” written by famous Malayalam poet Edasseri Govindan Nair is based on the above art form. A typical Poothan Thira performance comprising mostly shouts and wild gestures. The duo is immensely popular amongst the natives and an essential part of the village festivals of the region. Poothan player usually wear in bright (usually red), tightly woven costumes embellished with gold-coloured trinkets. Their larger than life headdresses with peacock features and imposing masks with stick out tongues and eyes are sure to leave an unbelievable imagination to the viewer. Thira player wears semicircular black crown mounted on his head with symbols of the goddess embossed on the same. We can see may Thira players with extra ordinary acrobatic skills who make the performance to a real treat to watch. Poothan & Thira together visits the Hindu houses of the village (Thattakam called locally) during festival seasons accompanied by their drummers. Villagers welcome them with regional religious formalities & it is believed that they represent the goddess who visits her devotees and blesses them.

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Lewis Sims
Lewis Sims(1992), born in Newport (Wales). Signed for Chelsea Football Club (reserves) in 2006 on a 10 year contract. Lewis has made 31 league appearences for the reserve squad and 2 in the English Premier League, once against Fulham and the other versus Charlton Athletic.

Goals

English Premier Reserve League - 19 goals English Premier League - 0 Reserve FA Cup - 3 European - 2

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Theory
A soft body is a physics based computer generated item. Unlike most physics bodies, the soft body can flex and stretch according to the laws of physics. They can simulate jelly, rubber, cloth, elastics .etc

Operation
Basically, soft bodies work by calculating each vertex, instead of the whole object. They also calculate distances between vertexs, enabling spring-like interaction. The soft body works on two basic rules, stiffness and rigidity. Stiffness determines how hard it is to move a vertex from the defoult shape. Rigidity is how strong it will be pulled back to default form.

The Game
The game involves throwing a ball at opponents using a stick with 2 cupped plastic grabbers. If the opponent catches the ball then they gain control of the ball to try and win points. If the ball hits an opponent then the team in control of the ball wins a point. The game is played in schools around the North East of England and there is a marketing campaign taking place to make the game known nationally.

History
The first ever Rock-It-Ball Club in the world was set up in the UK. The association is currently based in the Tees Valley.

SCGB2A2
SCGB2A2 is a gene located on chromosome 11, at locus 11q13. It codes a protein named « secretoglobin, family 2A, member 2 », according to the official international nomenclature. Other names for the protein are : mammaglobin (MGB, MAM), mammaglobin-1 (MGB1), precursor of mammaglobin-A (MGBA), uteroglobin 2 (UGB2). SCGB2A2 is member of the superfamily of secretoglobins, a group of small dimeric secreted and sometimes glycosylated proteins. Expressed mainly in mucosa, secretoglobins seems to be involved in cell signalling, immune response, chemotaxis, and could also serve as transporters for steroid hormones in humans.

SCGB2A2 and breast cancer
SCGB2A2 expression is highly specific of mammary tissue, and is increasingly used for identification and detection of disseminated breast cancer cells.

Anime
Anime is short for Japanese Animation. Anime is a wide-range of animation. Not just pokemon, or dragon ball z. There are so much more, that people might not even know about.

Epic Frosty
The Epic Frosty(c) was a term coined by Nick Schilhaneck of Dansville, MI. The Epic Frosty(c) is a 42 oz cup filled with frosty and generally runs at a price of $4.00

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Jordan Sinclair and Cameron Cotham
Jordan Sinclair will be the President of the United States in the year 2022, followed by the Vice President Cameron Cotham. Jordan will probably get shot, though, and Cotham will take his place, following under Cotham into the Vice-Presidency will be Joe Clarke.

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Bach (the game)
Bach in a "lawn game" created by the benld boys, AKA Zach Morris, Troy Vercoglio, Jesse Smith, Justin Bertolino, Geoffrey Mcintire, & Ryan Smith made up the name. It is a simple game, to know how to play it, call smitty, if you know him.

EMB Consultancy LLP
EMB Consultancy LLP

EMB Consultancy is ranked as the world’s leading actuarial and business consultancy firm specialising in non-life insurance (otherwise known as general insurance) Royal & Sun Alliance Capital Management Report. EMB is the world’s largest producer of non-life actuarial software.

They are headquartered in London, at the heart of the world’s insurance industry centre. Their pricing, reserving (loss reserving or claims reserving) and financial modeling software products have been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise www.ft.com twice in the past 5 years. The firm won its first award for innovation in 2003 for what is understood to be the world’s largest and most successful range of non-life actuarial software.

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Founded in 1993, EMB now has over 250 staff worldwide. They have offices all over the world, including Germany, France, the USA, South Africa, Australia, Latin America, Scandinavia and India.

HISTORY
The growth of EMB in a conservative industry has taken place in direct competition with several well-established players such as Tillinghast Towers-Perrin, Watson Wyatt and Deloitte.

By 2003, ten years after the firm was founded, EMB had become the dominant actuarial consultancy in UK personal lines, especially in the motor market. In the international market, it has achieved the joint largest presence at Lloyd’s of London and a growing client base among commercial insurers and reinsurers, many of them based overseas. It is also a leader in the large and growing run-off business.

EMB has expanded internationally and now has offices on every continent. Most recently, they have opened offices in Norway, Japan and South Africa. EMB has a substantial and growing client-base among insurers and reinsurers based in the UK and overseas. Current issues such as Solvency II and the move in pricing away from tariffs to more open markets have seen clients from various countries go to EMB for assistance.

NOTABLE AWARDS

 * 2007 EMB won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.
 * 2003 EMB won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category
 * 2001 EMB won the ‘’’Service Provider of the Year’’’ category at the Review awards

INDUSTRY RESEARCH
EMB’s most recent research was with the International Underwriters Association’s Bodily Injury Seminar Fourth UK Bodily Injury Awards Study. This report shows that claims paid by insurers have been rising by around 10% p.a. for at least the past twenty years. The upward trend is unlikely to end any time soon, according to one of the study’s authors. This Study contained a lot of good news for the insurance industry and can be seen as a tribute to its increased effectiveness and technical capability. Companies are identifying claims earlier, paying them more quickly and reserving more accurately.

ACTUARIAL SOFTWARE
EMB is the world’s largest producer of non-life actuarial software Royal & Sun Alliance Capital Management Report. They have a committed team of software developers and testers in their Research and Development Division. The developers and testers work closely with EMB consultants on the design and specifications, which follows through to the thorough testing of the products before release.

The software helps companies with risk assessment and modeling, financial and business simulations, reinsurance decisions, pricing analysis and optimization and loss reserving.

Alessandra Bosco
Alessandra Bosco is a fashion, bikini, calendar model. She grew up in Verona, Northern Italy, situated in in the Veneto region. Her aunt, a photographer at the time, started taking hundreds of photos of Alessandra. At the age of 16 she had her first paid photo shoot and started modeling professionally working for shows and for various photographer's projects. Her first major Internet publication was for Miss Italia Web 2001 and she was the winner. She has lived in the USA for over 10 years. There, she has done many glamorous bikini photo shoots, collaborated with some known photographers and worked with a few agencies, especially in Florida. She has appeared in numerous online magazines where she has been featured as a featured model or as a special guest. Some of her online interviews can be found on men's lifestyle magazines like Pixacom (Interview August 27th 2007), Liberaeva.com (Italian Photography Lifestyle Magazine, Interview September 2007)),WWS Magazine (Interview September 14th 2007) and others. Among other accomplishments, since April 2004, her signed photo can be found at Fort Hood, Texas on the Army Wall of Fame. She has also appeared in several print publications: as centerfold in South Jersey Deviler June 2006, Bike Nights print magazine, Rolling Riders Magazine March 2007 as covermodel, interview Stars & Stripes Newspaper  September 10th 2007. Her personal web site link can be found in celebrity directories next to some world famous models and actresses. She'll be soon appearing on Askmen.com, a men's online lifestyle magazine featuring today's most popular men and women in the entertainment world.

Summary
Beta Alpha pledge class was formed on a cloudy night, in august on the rolling lawns of columbus state university. It was the first two letter pledge class from the Mu Xi chapter of sigma nu. Its member are badass and they live up to the initials B.A. Its commander was Owen Pryor, LT Robbie Riggs, Treasurer Chance "Hips" Knight, Recorder Jeff "MF" Griffin, Sentinel Andrew Culbertson, and Social Liason Tyler "Dreadlocks" Gilbert. There are currently 11 members of the BETA ALPHA

Sunny Desai
Parin "Sunny" Desai, was born in 1983 to parents in Illinois. He was always the smartest in his classes growing up, although growing in itself was something he did not do very much in his youth. Parin ascended the ranks quickly to get into medical school at Chicago Medical School. There he was mainly known for his antics in class, his professional yet ultra-modern fashion sense (thanks to Banana Republic), and his defensive prowess on the intramural football fields. He was also known to arrive 45 minutes early before pick up basketball gameswith his fellow medical school classmates, sitting in his car in anticipation of when the games would start. His latest notoriety involved a bar in which he got kicked out of on the night of October 27, 2007.

Alessandra Bosco
Alessandra Bosco is a fashion, bikini, calendar model. She grew up in Verona, Northern Italy, situated in in the Veneto region. Her aunt, a photographer at the time, started taking hundreds of photos of then 6 years old Alessandra. At the age of 16 she had her first paid photo shoot and started modeling professionally working for shows and for various photographer's projects. Her first major Internet publication was for Miss Italia Web 2001 and she was the winner. She has lived in the USA for over 10 years. There, she has done many glamorous bikini photo shoots, collaborated with some known photographers and worked with a few agencies, especially in Florida. She has appeared in numerous online magazines as featured model or as a special guest. Some of her online interviews can be found on men's lifestyle magazines like Pixacom (Interview August 27th 2007), Liberaeva.com (Italian Photography Lifestyle Magazine, Interview September 2007)),WWS Magazine (Interview September 14th 2007) and others. Among other accomplishments, since April 2004, her signed photo can be found at Fort Hood, Texas, on the Army Wall of Fame. She has also appeared in several print publications: as centerfold in South Jersey Deviler June 2006, Bike Nights print magazine, Rolling Riders Magazine March 2007 as covermodel, interview Stars & Stripes Newspaper September 10th 2007 to name a few. Her personal web site link can be found in celebrity directories next to some world famous models and actresses. She'll be soon appearing on Askmen.com, a men's online lifestyle magazine featuring today's most popular men and women in the entertainment world.

The 17 at Bailey's Crossroads
The 17 at Bailey’s Crossroads (The 17) is a secret society at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia. Their name alludes to the first seventeen students who, in 1957, were the first attendees of George Mason University when it was located at Bailey’s Crossroads. The Society’s founding date is unknown. The group’s efforts are, and have been, geared towards achieving positive change (promoting the university and the rights of the student body) through means that are not available to the students of the George Mason Community. The members of the group are unknown.

About A.O. Smith
A. O. Smith is a leading manufacturer and marketer of residential and commercial water heaters and hydronic boilers. A. O. Smith designs, builds, distributes and field supports one of the world’s broadest and deepest lines of residential and commercial water heaters, as well as commercial boilers. This single source concept simplifies ordering, installation and service and is backed by more than 70 years of research and innovation. In 1936, A. O. Smith patented the process for glass lining a water heater tank that remains the standard for the industry today. The company’s manufacturing operations extend from North America to Europe and Asia. A. O. Smith’s water heater division is headquarteed in Ashland City, Tennessee.

The Vertex Water Heater
The A.O. Smith Vertex™ is a residential gas water heater that has set an industry benchmark as a hybrid model, combining the best aspects of both tank type and tankless performance.. It combines higher input with more efficient combustion to produce hot water at lower operating costs and 90 percent thermal efficiency. Developed by A. O. Smith Water Products Company in partnership with one of the nation's leading design engineering firms, TIAX, LLC, as part of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program, the Vertex features an estimated 127-gallon first hour delivery and 93 GPH (gallons per hour) recovery. In a recent study conducted by the Gas Technology Institute, the hot water capability of Vertex was the most efficient option for homes that use the national average of hot water (64 gallons per day) and above. The Vertex is the 2006 AHR Expo Innovation Award Green Building Product of the Year. The Vertex was chosen for its ability to help heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration professionals best provide safer, healthier, more efficient and/or more comfortable indoor environments. Vertex, among the “greenest” waater heaters on the market, has caught the attention of Hollywood’s “greenest” Actor, Ed Begley Jr., the star of HGTV’s series Living With Ed (www.livingwithed.net). This vanguard television program championing environmentally conscious living is well known for dispensing tips and practical ideas on how anyone can lead a greener lifestyle. Begley was so impressed with the high-efficiency capabilities of the Vertex, both in energy and water conservation, that he has chosen to endorse A. O. Smith’s peak performer.

Ballet's Orgin
Who wove the quilt of ballet? France? Italy? Russia? All of them had a different color cloth to sew on this wonderful quilt of ballet. Italy donated satin, France donated tulle, and Russia donated white cloth. Italian Dance. Ballet’s origin was in Italy. Italian dance was first introduced in 1581 when the first ballet was performed. When King Louis XIV of France invaded Italy, he borrowed the idea of ballet and invented new maneuvers.

In Italy many young dancers were springing up. For instance, Marie Taglioni was born to the Italian choreographer, Flippo Taglioni. Marie eventually became the first woman to dance in La Sylphide on En Pointe. She followed her dream until 1842 when she retired at the height of her career. In 1884, she died one day after her 80th birthday. Legends tell us that Marie’s pair of Pointe shoes were sold and eaten! (1)

Flippo Taglioni, Marie’s father, was well known as “The Father of Romantic Dance.” Choreographing La Sylphide, he not only made himself famous, but his daughter was made famous also! La Sylphide is now danced throughout the world and is quite a popular ballet. French Ballet

In the mid-1600’s professional French dancers were first seen. They could not dance at the end of the performances because the last segment was reserved for the king and the rich to dance in it. Thanks to King Louis XIV, all of the ballet moves now are in complete French. As in Italy, many French women were becoming important dancers also. Not only were they becoming dancers, they were also becoming essential to the world of dance in directorship, choreographing, etc. For instance, Yvette Chauvire was not just a talented dancer, but she also was the director of the Paris Opera Ballet.

In the heart of France, many dances were evolving in choreographers’ minds. Coppélia, now famous worldwide, was forming in Arthur Saint-Léon’s head. Inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s book, The Sandman, Arthur decided to create a ballet based on it.

The story is about a young woman, Swanilde, and a young man, Franz, who are in love. But one day Franz sees a life size doll made by Doctor Coppélius and becomes head over heels in love with it. After sneaking into Doctor Coppélius’s workshop, Franz is intrigued to drink out of a poisoned cup. After he was put to sleep by the poison, Franz is rescued by Swanilde and her friends. After he is saved, Franz and Swanilde get married in the village square. Russian Ballet Italy and France were not the only influencers in ballet, but Russia was forming into a country of ballet also. Russian ballet was just becoming popular in 1776. Such Russian ballets as the following are still danced throughout the world today: Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake & the Nutcracker.

Not just dances were forming, but dancers were also. For instance, Anna Pavlova, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, started dancing at age 10. This thin, delicate, and ethereal young lady is famous for her performances in The Dying Swan, The Firebird and Giselle.

Women were not the only Russians becoming dancers, but men were also becoming dancers. Rudolf Nureyev, Рудольф Хаметович Нуриев, was born to a Tarter family in 1938. Because of the “disruption of Soviet cultural life caused by World War II”, (2) Rudolf was unable to enter Vaganova Choreographic Institute until the age of seventeen, in 1955. Rudolf danced in Swan Lake, Giselle, and in many other ballets until the age of 54 when he died in Paris, France. If all of these countries had not added needles and threads to the quilt of dance, we would have been left with no dances, no positions, no dancers, and most importantly no ballet! Now Russia, France, and Italy can be rightfully thanked for their role in weaving the quilt of ballet. Because of their help, we now have the most colorful quilt ever made.

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The Miasmics
The Miasmics were a Ska/Rock/Funk/Metal/Jam infused band from Northern New Jersey formed initially by Dean Nevolis, Robbie LaFalce Jr., and Matt Ryan. The sound they created was truly original and helped get them plenty of recognition in the New Jersey Ska scene and around North America. Along with members, Matt 'Shooby' Schoenebaum, Steve Palatucci, Chris Staranka and Andrew Lyman the band completed two LPs and one EP - all of which they released independently. The band began in May of 1998 and officially went on hiatus in January of 2006.

The track, "It's About Time" from the album Let's Go Get 'Em! was personally selected by Robert 'Bucket' Hingley to appear on a four disc ska compilation entitled Still Standing. The disc included 88 bands such as, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Toasters and The Forces of Evil.

The track, "Dreamer" from the second album You Just Gotta Trust It was nominated for the 2006-2007 MENC John Lennon Song Writing Award. The album was recorded by ska legend King Django at his home recording studio Version City Studios. The album was incredibly well received upon it's release - a review from ctska.com

They also appeared on NYC dates of the 3 Floors of Ska festival. The Asbury Park Skate and Surf Festival, The Vans Warped Tour and many other dates.

Their tracks from the rare 'Django Sessions', "Losin' It" and "Maybe I Should go..." are included in the feature film soundtrack for Reality and Stuff which was released direct to DVD in 2003.

The band significantly influenced the New Jersey music scene over the past 8 years, and proved that they were important to the overall sound and progress of it by being asked to play at the grand opening of one of North Jersey's only all ages venues Bloomfield Ave. Cafe on Sept. 27th, 2002 where they performed with The Toasters.

Currently the Miasmics have fifteen entire live shows available for free download on Archive.org

Discography
CD/ EP 2000 CD/LP 2002
 * The Gep
 * Let's Go Get 'Em!

CD/LP 2005
 * You Just Gotta Trust It


 * Compilations

2002

Background
Coming soon...

Morphine Sampilation
1997 US 8-track promotional only compilation CD album featuring tracks from the 'Good', 'Cure For Pain' and 'Yes' albums, produced to showcase the band signing to the Dream Works/Rykidisc label and the release of the 'Like Swimming' album, custom picture sleeve with custom tracklisting and biography back insert PRO-CD-5012.

1. Have a Lucky Day 3:31 2. You Look Like Rain 3:41 3. Buena 3:23 4. In Spite Of Me 2:38 5. Thursday 3:28 6. Cure For Pain 3:16 7. Honey White 3:09 8. Super Sex 3:52

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pirates
the pirates are cool

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California Clasico
The California Clasico is the two-team MLS rivalry between Major League Soccer rivals Los Angeles Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes. The winner of the California Clasico is based on regular-season points, with the tie-breaker of goal differential. If still a tie, the previous year holder retains it. At the end of 2005, many considered it to be the most intense rivalry in MLS, before the SJ personnel (not the records) were moved to the expansion Houston Dynamo. The rivalry was put on hiatus for two years, and begins again in 2008 with the rebirth of the Earthquakes.

This rivalry began due to the historical Northern California vs Southern California rivalries, sporting, cultural, and otherwise. It is also due to the relative proximity of the cities (about 360 miles apart) which allows rival fans to attend games. While there have been a few players to play for both teams, it intensified after Anschutz Entertainment Group (also owner of the LA Galaxy) took ownership of the Earthquakes in 2002 as the league was stabilizing. While this rivalry has produced a few great playoff series, 2002 was highlighted by the epic 5-4 aggregate win for the Quakes, coming back from an 0-4 deficit at home in the second leg. After a couple years of inability to secure a stadium deal in SJ and rumored buyout by Club America, the Earthquakes GM resigned, and former US and Galaxy defender Alexi Lalas took over. Meanwhile, when the Quakes' star player, Landon Donovan, returned to play very briefly in Germany, Lalas traded away his rights, thus allowing Lalas' former team, the Galaxy, to acquire him. When the Quakes moved to Houston, Lalas became GM in New York, and when Red Bull bought the MetroStars, Lalas moved on to become the GM of the Galaxy. The San Jose Earthquake are being revived by Lewis Wolff and Earthquakes Soccer, LLC, restarting the Clasico in 2008.

Winners By Year
Points based on Regulation Wins (3), Shoot-out Wins (1), Ties (1) Shoot-out Losses (0) & Regulation Losses (0)

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Allargentum
Allargentum (Ag0.99Sb0.01) is a mineral consisting of Silver and Arsenic. It's main deposits are located in Australia, in this case in the Broken hill district and parts of Queensland. Other localities include Capillitas mine in Argentina, Sala Silver mine in Sweeden, Shanmen Lead, Zinc and Silver mine in China and the Cobolt area of Ontario, Canada.

Allargentum is often associated with Quartz, but other associates include Stephanite, Domeykite, Dyscrasite and Kutinaite. It's found in high grade silver and arsenic ores.

Allargentum's colour may differ through different specimens, going through White, Gold or Silver. It has a metallic lustre and is opaque. (Meaning light cannot pass through it even when it's is small, thin sheets.)

Allargentuum has a Mohs hardness of 3½ and a Hexagonal Crystal system. This mineral was first found in the year 1950.

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Plot
Pretty Kids With Problems is an internet meme. Based on a series of comedies and soap operas, it's creates a spoof of soap operas. Starting out as a basic joke, the project soon evolved into a popular web comic.

The series revolves around several teenagers, each with a strange quirk, often a parody of other soap opera characters (ie. Julian Crane from Passions) However, the characters often take their own dimension and evolve to their own personalities. In season one, Kim the Evil Witch (Kim Bassinger) establishes her identity as an evil witch bent on destroying the female lead, Faith, though for unknown reasons.

Characters
Jack: The male protagonist. He is currently dating Faith. They met in the library while looking for books on monkies. Later on, after the Mall Kidnapping mini-arc, the episodes dug more into character's family. It is revealed that Jack has a little sister, whom is often abandoned by everyone else but him. He heavily dislikes his dad (Referencing the Crane Family from Passions) and wonders why he's ever home.

Faith: The female protagonist, currently dating Jack. She seems to hate her sister, though for unknown reasons. Durring Season 1, She and Kelly were kidnapped at the mall. It turns out that, for some reason, she is sought out by Kim and the forces of evil. Her best friend is Kelly.

Kelly: Faith's best friend. She is obviously based on Kelly from Shoes, a popular song on YouTube. After being kidnapped at the mall, the thieves plan to throw her into a lake. However, the remains ineffective, until one of the kidnappers takes her shoes. This prompts her to brutally beat up the kidnappers. (The screen then says: Scene Censored.)

Kim the Evil Witch: An evil witch with Kim Bassinger's head. She desires to destroy Faith, though is seen to be pretty incompetent. She has a pet Gastly, which she claims came from her Pokemon Crystal game.

Jimmly: Based of Julian Crane from Passions. He often abandones his kids for long periods of time. (Jack wonders why he even comes by) He seems to be proud of Jack, but only for having

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H. Con. Res. 121
Umm, yea... this bill has no info on it really. Could someone change that please?

Nexin
Nexin is a protein which is used to link adjacent microtubule doublets in the axonemes of Eukaryotic Cilia and Flagella.

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Eli C. Minkoff
Dr. Minkoff received his bachelor's degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Columbia University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Society for the Study of Evolution, Dr. Minkoff has published eight books and many articles in scholarly journals and encyclopedic reference works.

Dr. Minkoff has taught science at the college level for many years, mostly as a professor at Bates College in Maine. He has also taught part time at the University of Southern Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, Harvard University, and Northeastern University. His courses have included biology, chemistry, computer science, paleontology, statistics, and various advanced subjects in each of these fields.

A resident of Massachusetts since 2006, Dr. Minkoff began teaching at Nashoba H.S. in 2007 because he wanted to take on a job which gives him much less pay and with kids who he treats like college students.

Eli is a fun loving man. He enjoys walking on the coast of the beach and teaching chemistry to the little ones. In his free time, he muses about bu-KETTS, kett-LES, and the everyday SWORD and HOE! He doesn't believe in any one religion as of now, but he does beleive that chemistry ROCKS!!! During his classes, the students just fool around. They never study for any test and as a result, they all pass with As and Bs. In one perticular class, the students took rubber bands and shot paper wasps at one student who they refer to as the "Hungry Hippo." The Mink decided that the Hungry Hippo was disruptive in class and moved him to the end of the class, which is where he unjustly moved a student who the others call "Mowgli."

Eli has many nicknames. Those nicknames are: Minkoff Minker The Minkoff The Mink Mink-off Mienkomph The Minker

As a result to these nicknames, his lab periods have been called: Double Chem. Double Minkoff Double Mink Doub. Mink.

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Virus bateries
viruse bateries our future or down fall? viruse baterries are good because the do not require electricity.they will make machines more personal. these bateries are made ofwhiteblood cells,brian cells and red blood cells. these could be used to make machines voice activated. This could also be used used to genarate cars and you can used to make thingsused by thought.like a mind reading machine these cells can be used in many other ways.they would be great for hover cars and boards. these simple bateries can be our wayof the future.

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Telechips
Telechips is a Korean company founded in 1999, most known for its wide variety of microcontrollers used in a large number of different DAPs (mp3 players) and PMPs.

Their products are used in music and media players produced by companies such as iriver, Cowon, Teclast, Samsung, SanDisk, Philips and more.

Austin Scott (football player)
Austin Scott (March 13, 1985 -) is a college football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Scott, who is from Allentown, Pennsylvania, was once one of the top 15 recruits in the country. In 2007, a case received national attention when he was accused by a woman of rape and subsequently barred form the team.

Tommy Loy
Trumpeter Tommy Loy, a Dallas jazz stalwart and Dallas Christian Jazz Band member,passed away on October 17, 2002, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

A renowned Dixieland player, Tommy is perhaps best known to most Dallasites for his 22-year stint (1966-1989) as the national anthem soloist for the Dallas Cowboys. He also performed the anthem at Super Bowl V in 1970, and was given the BMI Music in Sports Award in 1982.

Born in 1930 in Denison, TX, Tommy attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, where he played with and conducted bands. After his discharge, he returned to SMU and finished his bachelor's degree in music education.

He began playing professionally in the 1950s, appearing with the Cell Block Seven and his own band, Tommy Loy and the Loyalists. From 1961 to 1974, he played with Ed Bernet and the Dixieland Seven, a band which later became Tommy Loy and the Upper Dallas Jazz Band.

Other groups Tommy played with in recent years include the Richland College Evening Jazz Band and the Razzmajazz Dixieland Band.

Tommy was also prominent in the Dallas commercial music scene as a musician and recording engineer for about 35 years, during which he wrote and produced musical commercials. In 1987, he received his real estate license and became a broker in 1989.

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Mars Callahan
Mars Callahan is an American screenwriter, director and actor. He was born in 1972 in Studio City, California, USA. He is best known for directing the film Poolhall Junkies.

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Cyrus Bagwadia
Mr Cyrus Bagwadia, the Managing Director, Essel Packaging Ltd. Apr 22, 1999

Mr Cyrus Bagwadia, Managing Director of Essel Packaging Limited (EPL), began his career as a Management Trainee in Voltas in 1968. He left Voltas in 1983 to start Du Pont Far East’s operations in India. He moved with Du Pont to Hong Kong in 1989, as the Regional Manager for the Asia Pacific region. Mr Bagwadia joined Essel Packaging as its President & CEO in 1995 and was made its Managing Director in October. He has been primarily instrumental in positioning Essel Packaging as a global enterprise. He is also the Chairman of Essel Packaging Guangzhou Limited and Director in charge of the Egyptian company.

What is Essel’s vision ?

The company’s mission statement states our vision – "..to be the world’s largest non-metal tube manufacturer, having a strong global presence with worldwide operations based on the core values of safety, integrity and continuous self improvement". In this regard, we hope to earn 50% of our profits from overseas markets three years from now and this is our first milestone.

What is the company's strategy for growth ?

Growth is not simply climbing a mountain. Here I wish to distinguish between two types of growth – one, whereby we increase our locational presence around the world and grow into many markets, and two, consolidation of our business in the overseas markets that we are already present in. Right now, we are focused on the second type of growth. We wish to consolidate our position in the three overseas markets that we have carefully chosen and where we already have a presence – in China, Middle East – North Africa and Europe. We will be happy to have a 50% market share in China and a 25% market share in Europe in medium term.

What are your plans for the domestic market ?

Last year’s slowdown to my mind was a temporary blip. It was good in a way because it forced us to focus internally, on costs as well as on our operating parameters. We believe that the potential in the domestic market remains. And this is not only from the conversion of aluminum tubes but also from the growth in usage of personal products. Even today, the per capita consumption for products like toothpaste is way behind countries like China and Thailand.

Then, there is the pharmaceutical market. I was in Chennai recently where I met with this friend who runs a pharmaceutical company. He mentioned that in the last one year, he had launched eight new products in laminated packaging. We have internally started researching the global pharmaceutical packaging opportunity and you will be surprised to know that in India, almost 50% of total tube demand comes from pharmaceutical products. In fact, there are packaging companies in the US and Canada that cater only to the pharmaceutical sector. In India, we’ve not even scratched the surface of this potentially huge market. This is a big growth opportunity for Essel, especially when OTC (over the counter) products take off in the country in a big way. Demand for laminated tubes is therefore expected to grow strongly, with increased usage in existing applications as well as development of new applications.

How does Essel plan to become a global player ?

We have operations in Egypt and China and are in the process of setting up operations in Europe (Germany). Through our efforts, we have established strong relationships with the key global players in the consumer products industry and we are proud of it. Unless we leverage off the effort globally, we are not working to our potential and the strength of our relationship remains only on paper. Our global strategy is to do just that. We work very closely with our clients and therefore, once we have established ourselves as preferred suppliers, it is very easy to work as OEM suppliers in other markets where our client has business. We are already doing this for several clients and we want to pursue this more aggressively.

China as a market today is probably similar to India of 1986, in terms of prospects and opportunities. The only difference between our position in India and China is that we were the only players in India in 1986. In China, most of the global players are already present. I must also say here that profitability is the overseas markets is far better than in India. We have already broken even at the cash level in China. A sharp improvement in profitability will depend upon how quickly we can increase penetration levels in that market.

Our strategy for Europe is to focus first into the Eastern European markets. That is potentially a very large market and our existing relationships with the key personal products players in Europe will help us there.

What are the entry barriers to the business ?

Yes- capital is an entry barrier. But, capital can always be obtained at a cost. Our business is very technology intensive. A total of six technologies go into the making of a laminated tube – polymer conversion, graphics and printing etc. There are companies globally that specialize in each of these technologies. In that sense, ours is a very high tech product.

The most important barrier, to my mind, is ACCESS, access to the big players. This is one of our core competencies. Our products are developed in very close association with the client. Since we manage to consistently deliver quality product and service, the switching cost for the client becomes quite high – given his aversion to look for new suppliers.

Does the concentration of buyers affect profitability ?

It is true that there is a concentration of buying power in our business with a few very large users. But, in a business, which is somewhat intermediate in nature, there are very few industries where the structure is any different. Essel already has a broad base of top quality clients and in that sense, we are less affected. Therefore, we are not unduly perturbed. We believe that this is an opportunity for us – if we ensure that our products and services meet our client’s expectations, we will be able to achieve our objective. Improved profitability need not be just through pricing power. We could do the same through effective cost management or through higher valued added innovative products.

Can you tell us something about your buyback program ?

The buy back program is essentially aimed at creating shareholder value. The company’s present gearing at 0.3x is very low and we intend to leverage our balance sheet to reduce our cost of capital. Our business is cash generative and we believe in returning cash to shareholders in excess of our own needs. Our expansion plans are market driven. If we find an opportunity in Romania tomorrow (hypothetically), we would use our balance sheet to fund the acquisition. Just yet, our spending plans are restricted to normal capital expenditure.

How do you view competition in your business ?

We want to operate in a market where there is healthy competition. That is, in a market where the companies try and grow the market, in stead of looking over each other’s shoulders and internalizing one’s business energies. I am being philosophical here but this is probably true for any non-branded OEM business. Companies need to dedicate their energies to grow the market with better products and services. If this is achieved, better pricing will follow as a corollary. Unfortunately, the aggression shown by our competitors in India have not resulted in better profitability for them or for the industry.

Can you comment on your recent performance ?

The slowdown last year allowed us to take the opportunity to do other things. We looked inward at our costs. Our immediate goal is to increase our return on capital from the present 16% to 20%. This, we will do, through aggressive cost control initiatives and improving our operating efficiencies. This is the management’s commitment to its shareholders.

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