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By the time Todd Holland began attending Cocoa Beach High School, he was the biggest Pro surfing prospect to come out of Florida at the time. I personally remember challenging him to push-up contests in gym class, and friend and competitor Sean Slater remembers Todd holding the school record for the most consecutive push-ups during that time. As competitors always trying to one-up each other, Sean remembers Todd “beating me ASAP each time I bettered him.”
As a surfer for Natural Art Surfboards and OP swimwear during this time, Todd was picked for the NSSA National team five times. Natural Art founder Pete Dooley remembers him as a “fierce competitor and always ready to go.” If the waves were too small or uncontestable, Todd would still go out and surf 100 mph around contestants and force contest directors to reconsider previous cancellation plans. Dooley claims that if Todd had paid a bit more attention to his board designs, “he would’ve probably been a world champ.”
In 1984, Todd won 3rd place in the World Amateur Contest and by 1987, he became “Rookie of the Year” on the ASP World Tour. After studying techniques from guys like Shaun Thompson, Tom Carroll, and Tom Curren, Todd’s surfing career peaked in 1991 when he won the “OP Pro” contest in Huntington Beach, CA, beating then-World Champion Martin Potter and points leader Curren, while also taking down Carrol at Pipeline. Todd was beating everyone in all types of surf. Reflecting on similar triumphs, Todd claims that success comes with “surfing smart and paying attention to what others are doing individually in each contest.” He added that one “should focus on what you have to do to win. Only you can beat yourself.”
By this time, Todd was on top of his game. He’d earned a sponsorship with Ron Jon Surf Shop riding Gary Linden’s boards, but after a heavily-publicized and controversial interference row during a Brazilian contest, he had to be escorted to the airport. During the event, he tried to beat an overly aggressive Brazilian at his own game of intimidation, and incurred the wrath of a local commentator - and a horde of local spectators. The legendary incident essentially - and unfairly - crippled his future surfing career.
Todd’s since traded in his board for a mud-loving Chevy side-step named “Deja Vu” and works for Sea Ray. He enjoys spending time with his wife Cheryl, daughter Chalee, and son Calvin. Most of his days off are spent with the “6th Street Fish and Surf Club,” and apart from old friend Sean Slater’s updates, he doesn’t really follow news of the Pro Tours. “I want to see Kelly (Slater) beat everyone,” Todd says. “I root for the old guys. When they took ‘style’ out of the criteria, it gave spazzes who do a lot of ugly turns a chance at winning contests.”
Calvin Holland’s huge potential is evident from watching him recently out at 6th Street. With his father willing to coach and do whatever he can to further his interest in the sport, and the Slaters living on the same block, he’s sure to succeed. Todd only wishes that there was “another Islander Hut to grow up at.”
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http://www.thebeachsideresident.com/todd-holland.htm
70.121.249.54 01:09, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Reject - Articles about living persons require very high standards of notability. This person is non-notable. SteveBaker 01:17, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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Introduction:
Borrowing experiences from European countries, Taiwan introduced the substitute military services in 2000 to shift part of the civilian servicemen to social services. The move was the first ever among Asian countries. Not only has it maintained the fairness of military services, it has also helped to improve the quality of services offered by the government.
Background
To upgrade daily living services for foreigners in Taiwan, foreign language substitute military services offer (1) assistance in accessing government services, (2) English translation, (3) guided tours and narratives, (4) promotions of government services, (5) English interpretation, (6) receiving foreign guests, (7) communications and reporting, (8) English Web page management, (9) compilation of English translation materials, and (10) marketing of local cultures and specialties to other countries. In 2005, with the Executive Yuan’s approval, the practice of Substitute Civilian Servicemen for foreign language affairs was launched to recruit conscripts to perform the aforementioned duties. Every year, two to three batches of conscripts are recruited to serve as Substitute Civilian Servicemen for foreign language affairs. So far, more than two hundred of them are involved in government’s push for Taiwan to connect to the global village.
Who are eligible?
Draftees who meet any of the following requirements are eligible to apply for substitute military services:
First priority (Applicants will be selected from the top of the following list.):
1. Those who have been approved by the Conscription Agency of the Ministry of the Interior to serve substitute military services,
2. Those who have received degrees from colleges or universities in English-speaking countries,
3. Those who have received degrees of Foreign Language (English preferred) or Literature majors from colleges or universities in Taiwan,
4. Those who have passed the high-intermediate level of General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) or its equivalent English language tests accredited by Taiwan government, or
5. Those who have passed the intermediate level of General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) or its equivalent English language tests accredited by Taiwan government.
Second priority (Applicants will be selected from the top of the following list.):
1. Those who have received diplomas with the major in Applied English Language from junior colleges in Taiwan, or
2. Those who have received diplomas with the major in Applied English Language from high schools or vocational high schools.
Job Description
1.Assisting in the affairs of English translation, service promotion, communication and reporting, and information compiling.
2.Assisting foreigners in accessing government services, interpretation, and guided tours.
3.Assisting in the building of an English-friendly environment and its related liaison.
4.Assisting general administrative work related to the building of an English-friendly environment.
Purpose:
In addition to learning government’s policies in and notions of creating an English-friendly environment, rules and guidelines for creating such an environment, techniques and operations, and how to use different tools, the RDEC organizes advanced training programs for draftees after they have served for a certain period of time. Draftees will learn innovative marketing strategies for local governments and a better global perspective from the training program so that, with the English-friendly environment as a basis, they will be able to creatively market Taiwan to the world to elevate its global competitiveness.
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Since we both parted
A song written by: Anonymous
How far will I have to go to get you back
Cause without you by my side I lack
The happiness and love to go on
And I've been devastated since you've been gone
And now I'm afraid that my heart
Will forever be torn apart
You gotta come back or I'm afraid
That my love for you will begin to fade
Chorus:
My life has come to an end
My heart will never be able to mend
Since we both parted so long ago
My tears of grief still flow
I'm incapable to let go and forget
All the things we've done since we met
And worst of all I can still recall
The day you left me without warning me at all
All those years I thought you would always
Stay by my side till the end of my days
But things didn't turn out quite as I'd planned
And now I must live on alone in this wretched land
And now I'm afraid that my heart
Will forever be torn apart
You gotta come back or I'm afraid
That my love for you will begin to fade
Chorus:
How much more suffering are you gonna make me endure
If I'll be able to take it any longer I'm not quite sure
This agony is killing me inside and out
And eventually I'll crash I have no doubt
Chorus:
The day you left me without warning me at all
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Reject ...and your point is? Wikipedia is not a repository for this kind of thing. SteveBaker 05:17, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Marco Ent. is a replica props dealer in Anaheim, CA. Rumor has it that he was shut down by Lucasfilm in the 1980's, but now he is back. I purchased several small costume items from him and was pleased with the quality and the two week turn around time on my order. He also sells vintage Star Wars toys and I was pleased with the quality of the old lunch box and AT-ST that I bought. He has a very large selection of Star Wars replicas in his catalog, as well as Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Aliens, and more.
The disadvantages were that he only accepts money orders and he has no on-line ordering and not even a website! I would recommend this dealer and would probably order from him again. Matt Pinick
I used to own nearly all of Marco's Star Wars props before he was shut down. His work, for the price, couldn't be beat. He had one of the best sets of armor, excellent weapons, great helmets, and incredible lesser known movie props (like Blade Runner, Logan's Run, Galactica (those helmets were fantastic!)) out there at the time. While not always perfect and showing "battle damage" (as he said in his catalog) these were just minor flaws that came in the molds and were barely noticeable. Especially for the prices they couldn't be beat! As one of the first SW prop makers he did an excellent job and I was sorry to see him go. Mike Jackiw
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http://www.ketzer.com/starwars/marco_ent.html
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Atlantis/7397/marco.html
71.202.233.160 05:43, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Justin hedden is a idiot,and he smells. whatever he says is incopatant.
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Gradpower.com
Gradpower is a unique approach to matching a job candidate to employers. Gradpower is set above the rest because it caters exclusively to job candidates with college degrees. It is an online site that uses a state-of-the-art personality profile system to match its candidates with the proper jobs. Gradpower.com was established with the idea of taking the pain out of searching for a job online. It’s designed to be best online employment system available today. Gradpower.com offers a Free and Premium membership for its Graduates to choose from.
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71.68.32.224 06:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Seven policemen charged in a deadly bridge shooting in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina turned themselves in Tuesday at the city jail, where more than 200 emotional supporters met them in a show of solidarity.
Each of the indicted men faces at least one charge of murder or attempted murder in the Sept. 4, 2005, shootings on the Danziger Bridge less than a week after the hurricane hit New Orleans. Two people died, and four people were wounded.
As the men arrived at the jail, supporters lined the street, stepping forward to embrace the seven men and shake their hands. One sign in the crowd read “Support the Danziger 7.” Another read “Thanks for protecting our city.”
One protester shouted “Police killings must stop” and “Racism must go” but was shouted down by the crowd yelling: “Heroes, Heroes.”
“These men stayed here to protect our city and protect us, and this is the thanks that is given to them,” said Ryan Maher, 34, of New Orleans, who described himself as a civilian with friends in the police department.
“It’s a serious injustice,” said Sgt. Henry Kuhn of the Harahan Police Department, one of several uniformed officers from the suburbs who joined the crowd.
Sgts. Kenneth Bowen and Robert Gisevius, officer Anthony Villavaso and former officer Robert Faulcon were charged with first-degree murder. Officers Robert Barrios and Mike Hunter were charged with attempted first-degree murder, and Ignatius Hills was charged with attempted second-degree murder.
A judge said there would be no bail for the four accused of first-degree murder. Bail will be $100,000 per count for the other three officers.
Hunter posted bail Tuesday; a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police said the others couldn’t in part because banks were closed for the national day of mourning for President Gerald Ford.
The officers are scheduled to be arraigned Friday.
Defense lawyers said they were assured that the men would be kept separate from the general population of the jail.
Hills’ brother Darren Hills was among those outside the jail Tuesday morning.
“It took everybody by surprise. Totally blindsided by the decision,” he said of the charges.
A first-degree murder conviction carries a possible death sentence. A spokesman for District Attorney Eddie Jordan said Monday that prosecutors haven’t decided whether to seek the death penalty in the case.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16438637/
71.41.214.50 07:11, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
