Wikipedia:Articles for creation/2006-02-13

Thomas Hubert

Thomas Hubert is a democratic socialist politician/activist from British Columbia's Lower Mainland. He is currently the President of the Delta-Richmond East NDP Riding Association. Hubert endorsed Steve Orcherton at the 2003 BCNDP Leadership Convention. Following the 2005/2006 federal election in Canada in which he managed the campaign of candidate William Jonsson, Hubert has been highly critical of the NDP's attack ads against the Liberal Party.

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http://www.ndp.ca/page/338 http://www.delta-optimist.com/issues05/124205/news/124205nn2.html

24.207.72.37 08:03, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Kids With Guns (song)

Kids With Guns is a song by Gorillaz. Its is a song that Damon Albarn got is idea for by when he dropped his daughter into school, he saw one of the kids with a knife. Its a song about kids thinking they need to defend themselves, or do it because they think it's cool.

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www.gorillaz-unofficial.com

I dunno what this space is for, but thanks gorillaz-unofficial, and gorillaz

Via Lucis

Via Lucis is the Way of Light or Stations of Light, a counter part to the Lenten Stations or Way of the Cross (Via Crucis). The Way of Light is a reflection on the events following Jesus' death, from Resurrection to Pentecost.

Like the Way of the Cross there may be different versions with different numbers of stations and different texts for reflection. Following is one version:

1. The empty tomb
2. The Emmaus walk
3. The upper room
4. The doubting disciple
5. The sea of Tiberias
6. The Damascus Road
7. The Ascension
8. Come Lord Jesus

A different version with 14 stations to match the number of stations in the traditional Way of the Cross can be found at http://www.aodonline.org/ a web site sponsored by the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Sources

• PDF the full ArchDiocese of Detroit URL

I got the listing of 8 stations from an article by Russell Hardiman, titled "The Stations of the Cross through the Centuries", p. 362-368, sorry but I don't have the journal nameHardiman sites Gibbins, R.C. (1988) The Stations of the Resurrection: Devotions for Use at Easter. Liturgical Press. Collegesville, MN.

24.29.177.12 15:26, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Vernixx

Terry Valderas aka DJ Stretchy aka VERNIXX was born in San Francisco and raised in Texas. He grew up listening to progressive rock like E.L.P., Yes, Gentle Giant, & King Crimson along with early punk like Wire, The Clash, Talking Heads, & The Ramones. Learned musical notation, composition, and classical percussion in public school as well as through private tutoring.

As a teen-ager, formed the seminal Fort Worth improvisational/psychedelic/progressive rock group E.S.P. in the late 80's with best friends from school. They played underground illegal clubs, warehouse "raves", and happenings which they organized. After much local notoriety, many parties, & lots of shows, the band splinters to his dismay. Undaunted, was immediate grafted into the original line-up of legendary Dallas aggro-rock band THE TOADIES in 1989. They played the big shows as openers. Moved into headlining slots locally very fast. They flirted with record labels. Played their first out-of town shows. In 1990, was extracted for lifestyle differences with them, while they go on to national chart action.

Disillisioned with rock music & the lifestyle, moved to Portland Oregon for five years. Watched grunge hit, saw indy-rock sprout...but was musically-bored. Switched to electronic-based music in 1994 after hearing the first Underworld singles and seeing San Francisco's Wicked DJ's (Garth, Marky, & Jeno). Learned electronic production and DJ skills at once! Co-managed Portland (and now legendary) DJ TONY RUIZ while learning the industry & dance scene. Then, his life literally fell apart and he knew he must find his way back to his roots, sadly leaving the love of his life behind.

After serious lifestyle revelations, he abruptly moved back to Texas in 1997. Met his future Wife. Reconnected with his old friends. Began his life again. Formed two new bands at once. First was THE GIDEONS...a garage-punk expolsion of sound, attitude, and mayhem. They stormed the Fort Worth scene, drank lots of adult beverages, and never failed in having a total blast on stage. THE GIDEONS played on through 2001 and won a legion of fans and hecklers. He also simultaneously formed Fort Worth's hugely popular trip-hop band PARASITE LOST with old & new friends. Stormed the Dallas/FT Worth music scene, won awards, made recordings; got hyped beyond belief. Flirted with labels. Played the big venues. Ate from the VIP deli tray. Then, egos took hold and the band broke-up...after a brilliant 1998-1999 run.

He also DJed at many many raves playing Hard House, Techno, Trance, and Nu-NRG as well as Drum & Bass in the Southwest US as DJ STRETCHY from 1997-2002. He recorded three EP's of electro-pop-noise-goth-techno rock as STRETCHY from 1999 to 2001. He felt the call of the solo beast and took the charges...

Moved to North Carolina in 2002. Co-Hosted Saturday night hard dance/drum & bass show RPM on WZMB FM, Greenville (2002-2003). Began recording "high energy" dance-music hybrids as VERNIXX in 2002. Released an 80-minute album of techno/noise/intelligent beat called "Fused Music" as THE GOLDEN TALISMEN.

Moved to Oklahoma in early 2004. Continued the VERNIXX profile, gaining international DJ play, radio airplay, club rotation, and success. THE GOLDEN TALISMAN profile became TERRY VERNIXX in early 2005 and began anew by tailor making music for magick rituals, esoteric film soundtracks, and psychedelic fireside dancing. VERNIXX signed to new House label URBAN FLUX in 2005 and is promoted in Europe by Aftershock Records. He continues to DJ and produce House music in 2006.

Sources

http://www.acidplanet.com/vernixx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toadies http://www.aftershockrecords.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/vernixx

70.233.177.254 16:19, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Terry Valderas aka Vernixx70.233.177.254 16:19, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Helen Barr

Helen Barr is a Fellow and tutor in English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. Her research interests include medieval literature and the social contexts of literature. Her publications include, he Piers Plowman Tradition: A Critical Edition of Pierce the Ploughman’s Crede, Richard the Redeless, Mum and the Sothsegger, and The Crowned King (London: Everyman, 1993).

Signes and Sothe: Language in the Piers Plowman Tradition (Cambridge: Boydell and Brewer, 1994).

Socioliterary Practice in Late Medieval England (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001)

‘The Use of Latin Quotations in Piers Plowman with special reference to Passus XVIII of the “B” Text’, Notes and Queries, 33 (1986), 440-48.

‘The Dates of Richard the Redeless and Mum and the Sothsegger’, Notes and Queries, 235 (1990), 270-5.

‘The Relationship of Richard the Redeless and Mum and the Sothsegger’ The Yearbook of Langland Studies, 4 (1990), 105-33.

‘The Treatment of Natural Law in Richard the Redeless and Mum and the Sothsegger’ Leeds Studies in English, 23 (1992), 49-80.

‘Spekyng for one’s sustenance’: The Rhetoric of Counsel in Mum and the Sothsegger, Skelton’s Bowge of Court and Elyot’s Pasquil the Playne’ (with Kate Ward-Perkins), in the Long Fifteenth Century: Essays for Douglas Gray, ed. by Helen Cooper and Sally Mapstone (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997), pp.249-72.

‘Pearl – or “The Jeweller’s Tale”’,Medium Aevum, 69 (2000), 59-79. ‘Wycliffite Representations of the Third Estate’ in Lollards and their Books in Late Medieval England, ed. by Fiona Somerset, Jill Havens and Derek Pittard (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2003), pp.197-216.

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http://clients.networks.co.uk/ladymargarethall/collegelife/staff_detail.html?staff=44

129.67.113.245 18:13, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Frazer Lee

Frazer Lee is a writer/director from London, England. He directed actor Doug Bradley (Pinhead from Hellraiser) in two award-winning short horror movies 'On Edge' and 'Red Lines'. He has published one book, 'Urbane and Other Horror Tales' and is working on his first feature film, a horror movie also entitled 'Urbane'.

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http://www.frazerlee.com http://www.robber-baron.co.uk http://www.urbanethemovie.com http://imdb.com/name/nm0497281 Hellboy69 82.35.39.121 18:47, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Seismic shock

1. Redirect to Seismic wave

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205.208.239.153 20:13, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Submarine Fleet

Submarine Fleet is the collaborative effort from members of Trance to the Sun, Nocturne pdx and Blade Fetish. Submarine Fleet combines dreamy high frequency shimmer, deep range melodiousness, and hypnotic rhythms to set the stage for passionate male vocal works with surrealist leanings.

Submarine Fleet has often been compared to the likes of 1980's 4AD label artists such as Cocteau Twins (primarily with respect to their heavily layered guitar work). However, upon closer observation, hints of things more reminiscent of Blonde Redhead, And Also The Trees, and Ummagumma era Pink Floyd become recognizable. Add to that their generous song lengths, which build and maintain their resonance through a well crafted intensity, and one comes up with a sound that is at once psychedelic, intriguing and mysterious.

“In a Case of Fire”, Submarine Fleet’s debut E.P., was officially released on July 26, 2005.

This entirely self-produced and self-released CD includes 5 songs from their all-original live repertoire; a catalogue of songs which has begun to engage and endear a respectable following amongst the concert-going crowds of Portland, Oregon.

On July 22nd the band, in ship-shape from the studio, performed a very well attended CD release party at Portland’s Ash Street Saloon. This event marked a definite high point in the band’s first nine months of playing live, months which have included appearances with other Portland artists such as Dorien, The Divided, The Gentry, The Prids, and nationally touring acts such as Collide and Girl in a Coma.

Submarine Fleet has its roots in its members’ previous (and in certain cases ongoing) projects.

These include :::

Dan Canty: drums (Nimbus {Eugene, OR})

Mark Linder: vocals (Blade Fetish {Santa Barbara, CA})

Lauren McKenzie: guitar (Saturnalia Trio {Portland, OR})

Ashe Ruppe: bass (disekt; The Elysium Facade; Low Spin Complex; Nocturne pdx {Portland, OR})

Ashkelon Sain: baritone guitar & synth (Blade Fetish; Trance to the Sun {Santa Barbara, CA})

Submarine Fleet was first conceptualized in the fall of 2001 by Ash Sain, following the conclusion of his critically acclaimed, though largely overlooked group Trance to the Sun (which had had a seven album run with the Tess, Ambulancia, and Precipice record labels). Sain began the new Submarine Fleet project by exquisitely recording nine CDs worth of solo ambient improvisational music concerts, several of which were made available to fans. In the spring of 2002, he relocated to Portland, Oregon for the express purpose of launching a full scale version of the group to be known as Submarine Fleet. An experimental period followed where, performing under the preliminary name of Electromagnet, the exquisite talents of bassist Ashe Ruppe and Guitarist Lauren McKenzie were integrated (Ruppe had toured with Trance to the Sun in ‘97). And after much deliberation over who might be able to fill the shoes for this group vocally, it was decided to import Sain’s former band mate Mark Linder from his seclusion in Arkansas (Sain and Linder had recorded and toured together previously under the name Blade Fetish). When Linder arrived in the summer of 2004, a new phase of song writing and demo-ing began in earnest. Then, in the fall of 2004, just at the point when it was most critically needed, drummer Dan Canty appeared through a chance meeting during a pre-dawn taxi trip to Portland International Airport. In the space of a single rehearsal, Canty left no doubt amongst the others that he was the ideal drummer for the job. The new members became quickly acclimated to each-other’s tastes and quirks, and finally the ideal incarnation of Submarine Fleet was up and running.

Sources

http://www.submarinefleet.com http://www.myspace.com/submarinefleet

67.164.53.114 20:14, 11 February 2006 (UTC)Ashe Ruppe

Kicin

Kicin is a village not far from Poznan in western Poland. It has about 1 800 inhabitants. The village was founded in the 12th century A.D. There is a church built of timber dated from the mid 18th century A.D. The place was in past a property of Poznan Archbishop from which some persons in service of bishops were accommodated, e.g. Jan Kochanowski a renown Polish poet of the Reneissance time.

see Jacek Kowalski, Na kościółek drewniany w Kicinie. Poznań 2001

Electrophoresis dyes

In electrophoresis, a process used to seperate DNA, a tracking dye or a loading dye is a substance used to track or show the progress of electrophoresis. A flourescent dye or a marker dye is a substance used in electrophoresis that give off light when they are put under flourescent lights.

Tracking Dye/Loading Dye

These dyes show the process of electrophoresis while it is going on. They also help while adding materials to the process. The most common dyes are composed of bromophenol blue or xylene cyanol. Bromophenol blue and xylene cyanol may cause cancer if a person is exposed to them for too long.

Flourescent Dye/Marker Dye

These dyes combine with DNA without altering it. When they are put under a flourescent light, they glow, showing the exact locations of DNA strands. The most common flourescent dye is ethidium bromide. It may also cause cancer.

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205.208.239.153 22:47, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Solar Flares and You

Michael Moon's book Solar Flares and you is a book that changed the theory of how solar flares are created. He has proven in the book that solar flares are created by plasma and solar wind carries the plasma away from the sun, creating solar flares.

http://www.amazon.com/gp//ref=br_ss_hs/002-7997008-5452869?solar%20flares%20and20you 65.4.52.217 23:49, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

David Saks

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David Saks

David Saks was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 1, 1952. In 1990, the pianist and composer was honored by the Memphis City Council by having two of his songs, "In Memphis" and "One Last Bridge",( please see the Memphis discussion page) adopted as the "Official Songs of Memphis" in unanimous resolutions. David has demonstrated empathy and compassion for those less fortunate, has made special effort to assist in community endeavors for the physically challenged, and has supported community service efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital founded by entertainer Danny Thomas. David has been a radio personality in Memphis and was instrumental in placing Southwestern (aka Rhodes) College radio station, WLYX, on the air in 1971. He attended Rhodes College and the University of Memphis. In 1972, David was a guest in the Cambridge, Ma. home of Professor John Kenneth Galbreath ("The New Industrial State"), Department of Economics at Harvard University and United States' ambassador to India under President John F.Kennedy. In 1974 he spent a year working and studying in Israel along with students from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Colgate, Baylor and Oxford Universities. In 1975 he was a piano student of Art Bayer at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the late Herbert Hermann at the University of Memphis. He has played in Steinway Hall in London and New York and is recognized in the Steinway Registry. David is a licensed Realtor® and has dedicated himself to addressing the needs of fair housing while aggressively opposing predatory lending. On August 16,1977 David was visiting Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, and left shortly before Elvis was found unconscious and taken to the hospital. On January 8,1993, Elvis' birthday, David was honored by Graceland and the United States Postal Service as the recipient of the first officially cancelled Elvis Presley first day cover. It is known that David has had multiple surgery for vitreous hemorrhage and retinal detachment. He has optic nerve damage and a degenerative visual anomaly that is progressively deteriorating the remaining visual field in his right eye. His surgeons have been Dr. Andrew Kraus and Dr. David Meyer of the Vitreal Retinal Foundation and the Meyer Clinic, among others. Mr.Saks is very famous throughout Memphis and the Mid South and was a popular radio personality and musician throughout the the 70's, 80's and 90's in his hometown. As a broadcaster, Mr.Saks has been instrumental in raising money for various charities throughout his native Memphis and Shelby county, in addition to altruistically giving of his time and energy. He has performed for numerous audiences, and has committed himself to assisting community sevice projects the likes of the Special Olympics, the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, United Way, YWCA center for abused women and children, Avon School for the mentally challenged, Sheltered Occupational Workshops for the mentally challenged, the Lions Club for the Blind and numerous other projects. He has acted selflessly in these matters. Please support the recognition of this very worthy gentleman and, rather than hastily eliminate his posture in this forum, help substantiate his honor uprighteously and allow him to remain in the history of the City of Memphis, Tennessee. Please honor him with this inclsuion in Wikipedia.

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• David Saks Website(66.239.212.81 04:58, 12 February 2006 (UTC))

Subject To Contract

Any offer made for a property, whether orally or in writing, is normally made "Subject To Contract", which means that the offer is not binding until contracts have been signed and exchanged.

When an offer is make to purchase a property 'Subject to Contract' it means that all the dealings are subject to the actual exchange of the contract itself. Nothing is binding on either the vendor or purchaser until the contracts are exchanged.

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[9] [10]

85.250.95.197 08:13, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Australasian Intervarsity Debating Association

This organisation oversees University debating in the Australasian region. It organises the largest 3 on 3 style debating competition in the world, the Australasian Debating Chamionships (known as Australs). It also organises the Australian Debating Championship (known as Easters) and the Womens Championship (in British Parliamentary style)

Australasian Intervarsity Debating Association (AIDA) organises adjudication certification.

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www.aidaonline.org 220.239.10.117 11:12, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Chris Schroeder

Chris Schroeder is the radio show presenter of Saturday Freshly Squeezed, for Adelaide Youth Station Fresh FM 92.7. He is also a musical composer and remixer, working under the name of Acid Mint, or simply CK.

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http://www.freshfm.com.au/photos/FreshWeekend/DSC01172 http://www.mp3.com.au/artist.asp?id=3994 203.173.27.17 11:41, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Sweet Daddy Siki

Real Name - Reginald Siki Born - June 16 in Montgomery Texas

Career -

Started wrestling in New Mexico in 1995. Also trained in LA with Sandor Szabo and Ray Ortega. In 1981 Siki moved to Toronto and still lives there to this day where he is part of a country and western band and hosts a radio broadcast.

Siki is known throughout Canada and wrestled for well known company "stampede wrestling".

Besides Canada, Siki wrestled across the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and Trinidad.

Sources

http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/siki.html

Roblangho 15:33, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

New Home Sewing Machine Company

In 1860 in Orange, Massachusetts, chair manufacturers Thomas H. White and William L. Grout realized that there was a future in sewing machines. They had $350, three employees, a lathe, a planer and a drill press. With these, they began manufacturing “New England” model sewing machines, making 6 at a time and then loading them onto a horse-drawn wagon to be sold door-to-door for $10 each.

Over the years, the company grew and gained investors. In 1867 it was incorporated as the “Gold Medal Sewing Machine Company” under Andrew J. Clark and John Wilson Wheeler. A decade later, they began production on what would become their flagship model, the patented “New Home” machine. By 1870, it was being marketed and sold worldwide. On the basis of this success, the company was renamed the “New Home Sewing Machine Company” in 1882.

Throughout the following decades, the company continued to produce the New Home and other models, using assembly line techniques to produce 500 machines a day in 1884. They added woodworking and needle manufacturing facilities to their plant, and by 1907, production was up to 150,000 machines a year. The company now had 743 employees, and Mr. Grout held numerous patents for sewing machine parts and manufacturing techniques.

In the 1920’s, the company began to experience financial difficulties, which eventually led to the decision in 1930 by the board of directors to sell the company to a competitor, the “Free Sewing Machine Company.” The entire contents of their plant were moved to Illinois, where some New Home models continued to be manufactured. In 1937, it was estimated that over 7 million New Home sewing machines were in use worldwide.

Sources

Detailed company history is available via the International Sewing Machine Collectors Society website, New Home page: http://www.ismacs.net/nh/home.html The above proposed entry is a greatly condensed & summarized version of that information, and was written by me for display with an antique sewing machine owned by my parents.

216.36.9.28 19:19, 12 February 2006 (UTC)Jessica Marie Speedling

Year of the Boomerang

According to Frantz Fanon, the third phase of violence in the Algerian War but also in any colonial occupation. The Year of the Boomerang is the point where the violoence of the aggressor turns on him, yet the oppressor does not understand the process; he knows no more than he did in the first phase when he launched the violence. Because the oppressed are always defensive and the oppressor always aggressive, the oppressor is surprised when the people turn back on him with the force he has used against them.

Sources

The Huey P. Newton Reader edited by David Hilliard and Donald Weise page 51, from the chapter "The Founding of the Black Panther Party"

136.167.156.82 21:59, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Najmeh Najafi

Najmeh Najafi was a social aid worker in Iran. Born in Tehran, she went to college in the United States. While there, she told author Helen Hinckley about her childhood, which resulted in the writing and publication of the book Persia is My Heart in 1953. She then moved back to Tehran, working to help small villages achieve financial independence. She mainly worked in the village of Sarbandan, trying to help the village set up a small carpet and clothing factory. Her hope was that all of Iran's small villages would have their own business co-operatives, which would bring steady income to the poorest citizens of Iran. She eventually wrote two more books describing her life and work, Reveille for a Persian Village (1960) and A Wall and Three Willows (1967).

Sources

Najafi, Najmeh. Persia is my Heart. Harper, 1953 Najafi, Najmeh. Reveille for a Persian Village. V. Gollancz, 1960 Najafi, Najmeh. A Wall and Three Willows. V. Gollancz, 1967 70.16.101.34 22:14, 12 February 2006 (UTC)Joseph Zowghi