Wikipedia:Articles for creation/2007-07-18

Dead or Alive: Online

Dead or Alive: Online is an upcoming game developped by Tecmo for the PC, it is not being developped by team ninja and the characters are represented in super deformed style.

A trailer and some artwork and screenshots are availeble in the links section.

Sources

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/13022 http://kotaku.com/gaming/gallery/dead-or-alive-online-screens-274864.php

200.69.190.23 01:41, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Bobby Newcombe

Bobby Wundu Sowa Newcombe (born on August 8, 1979 in Sierra Leone, Africa) is a former NCAA football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As a sophomore in 1998, Newcombe led his team to a 9-4 record in spite of suffering from a knee injury in the first game that would plague him all season long. He led Nebraska in passing yards with 712 and ran for 228 yards as an option quarterback. Newcombe completed 50-of-79 passes while throwing just one interception. He was replaced by Eric Crouch, a Heisman Trophy winner, the following year.

Sources

Sources - (#1) Lindy's Big-12 Football - 1999 - Volume 13, p. 136, 174-175. (#2)www.nebraska.statepaper.com - August 5, 2001 article by Mark Smith / Albuquerque Journal titled “Bobby Newcombe puts Nebraska Behind Him”

63.3.7.1 01:57, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

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203.161.69.24 07:55, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

WHAT medicine

• File:What med logo.jpg

WHAT Medicine is an Annual Scientific Conference, organized by Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants. The first conference began in year 2005 and it has been held annually since.

The acronym of WHAT stand for Women’s Health and Asian Traditional Medicine

The conference focuses on Asian healthcare traditions used by generations of women to care for their families and their own health needs. The objective of this conference is to begin a process of ensuring the best of these traditions are preserved, promoted, evaluated and used as culturally appropriate strategies for meeting women’s healthcare needs in contemporary society.

The logo captures the map of Asia and the two herbs used in Asia for the health of women.

• Senduduk plant
  Senduduk plant

The botanical name is Melastoma malabathricum. It has been used
as a uterine tonic for hundreds of years in South East Asia.
It grows wildly in hill slopes and has a pretty lilac flower.

• Pegaga plant
  Pegaga plant

The botanical name is Centella asiatica. An important herb known
all over Asia, the Latin name translates as "Star of Asia".
In Asian traditional medicine, it is used as a skin repair agent
and a memory enhancer and bran tonic. The green leaves of
C. asiatica resemble half of a human brain. In Malaysia, women
prepare it as an ulam - a delicious herbal salad - for the family's health

The colours of herb, namely lilac and green are also the international colours of women's movement.

The Predominant colours of these two herbs - lilac and green - are also the colours of the international women's movement.

The themes of the conference are as follows:
- WHAT Medicine I: Promoting complete Healthcare for women
- WHAT Medicine II: Enhancing Medicinal Plants with Biotechnology
- WHAT Medicine III: Towards Sustainable Medicine & Healthcare

Sources

www.whatmedicine.org

Meetha6 09:03, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Hanningfield Reservoir, Chelmsford

The Hanningfield Reservoir is a large reservoir located in Chelmsford Essex. The 870 acre reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its wildlife and waterfowl population.

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Hanningfield Reservoir Visitor Centre http://www.ukattraction.com/east-of-england/hanningfield-reservoir-visitor-centre.htm

85.158.137.195 12:57, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Jim Thurman

Jim Thurman
Born	James George Thurman

James George Thurman (March 15, 1935 - April 14, 2007) An American writer, and Actor best known for his writings for TV gags for the likes of Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett, and [Dean Martin].

Career

Born in Dallas, Texas but raised in Vicksburg, Michigan, Thurman began his career as a copywriter at various adveertising agencies in New York. With his writing partners Gene Moss, and brother Dave Thurman, he formed his own ad agency, Creative Advertising Stuff. Moss and the Thurman brothers scripted all 125 installments of the 1965 cartoon series Roger Ramjet as well as the puppet comedy series Shrimpenstein, where Thurman voiced the title character.

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TRENDnet

TRENDnet is one of the leading manufacturer for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet products. It incorporate the latest technology such as 100Mbps Fast Ethernet, Layer 3 Switching, and SNMP. Networking is the KEY to the future!! With the right connections, keeping up to date with today's innovations can prepare you for tomorrow's networking world. Visit the website for more information.

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http://www.trendnet.com/

69.158.105.137 16:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Johnny Makeover/ Back on Shaq

Johnny Makeover/ Back on Shaq is the 65th and final episode of the TV show Johnny Bravo.

Plot

Johnny Makeover Johnny's show is requested to have a makeover by the hosts of a TV series, Cartoon Makeover. Johnny goes with the changes, which include new outfits and robot neighbor. The changes end up with poor results. Back on Shaq When flirting with a girl at basketball player Shaq's big game, Johnny accedently bumps into Shaq (who's having a bad luck streak). Right when Johnny hits Shaq, Shaq makes the basket. He finds out Johny is good luck and straps him on his back. Then one player straps his new charm on his back to compete. When Johnny has to use the bathroom, Shaq shoots the basket, despite Johnny's absence. He makes the shot and decides he no longer needs Johnny to win.

Trivia

• Huckleberry Hound and The Blue Falcon, two other Hanna-Barbera characters, were in this episode.
• The Simpsons was parodied twice in this episode, both times in Johnny Makeover. 1. When Johnny was getting new hairdos, one was the blue beahive hairdo worn by Marge Simpson. 2. When the hosts of the makeover show say the robot can turn to a nerdy religous family man, it impersonate Ned Flanders
• Kimmy Gibbler from Full House is also impersonated by the robot, and her name is even said. The Blue Falcon says, or Kimmmy Gibbler from 'Full House.
• Wierd Al Yankovic, Seth Green, Shaquille O'Neal, and Don Knotts guest star.

Sources

http://www.tv.com/johnny-bravo/johnny-makeover---back-on-shaq/episode/692523/summary.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=episodessh&tag=episodes;title;0

12.72.34.190 16:50, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Who actually owns Major BBS/Worldgroup?

It has been a subject of controversy for awhile now. 

About Major BBS

Major BBS got popular in the early to mid 1990s, as one of the fastest and most expensive bulletin boards around. Up to 256 modems could connect to a single computer, and internet access was easily attainable.

Major BBS has not been supported or sold since the late 1990s, soon after the fall of the BBS in 1996. The world wide web took over, with more graphical forums, electronic mail, and undoubtedly cheaper internet access.

What made it a commercial success?

What made it so popular in the first place? If we compare it to the internet today, there aren't many differences. You can do everything on the web that you could on a BBS system, and much much more, not to mention the graphical improvements. Downloading has gotten faster, as modem speeds got higher and broadband access got cheaper and more plentiful.

Gaming, trivia, chat, e-mail, message boards, and eventually IRC were some of the things that really made many systems stand out. Trade Wars 2002, Mutants, Crossroads of the Elements, Farwest Trivia, and various other games were very popular. If we compare this bbs and these games to many of the other types of bbs systems around back in the 90s (Synchronet, Pcboard, WWIV) - one of the things you may notice is the speed difference. Major BBS was made to be a multi-line, multi-tasking system, while other bbs systems just "supported" it, usually using very complicated or expensive means (using multiple computers or dos multitaskers) of getting the job done. Using a multitasker in DOS was not only hard to setup, but it could cause some major performance decreases, making a bbs run more slowly, and on many occasions, would require the sysop to upgrade the RAM in that PC.

A New Name

Before its end, major bbs was revised with a new name: Worldgroup. Worldgroup used much of the Major BBS source code, but its main feature was adding a GUI system. A visitor would download a windows client, and he or she could get an "aol-like" experience.

Worldgroup slowly crept toward its own independent BBS, leaving behind compatibility with almost all Major BBS modules and games. By version 3, they released a 16-bit windows version, of which no DOS modules were compatible at all. Games like Crossroads of the elements and many others would be left behind for good. Other games like mutants and trade wars 2002 were tried but too little too late. Their respected companies just didn't do enough bug-testing and fixing on them, and they were abandoned.

A New Era

Still, many games were updated, most requiring an additional upgrade fee. MajorMud, Swords of Chaos, The Rose - Council of Guardians, etc.

Who Claims Ownership

But this article isn't about the timeline of major bbs nor worldgroup. It is about who actually owns the software. There are two individuals claiming ownership of Galacticomm and all of its assets:

Rick Hadshall (Elwynor Technologies, The Major BBS Restoration Project)

Nate Hammond (Netvillage, The Dogs Singing Group)

Nate Hammond and Worldgroupware's Don Barr have been selling Worldgroup for many years. Exactly how many copies of it has sold, we may never know. Nate nor Don actually have any way to register nor upgrade Major BBS systems. They claim that the registration software was lost years ago.

On the other hand, Rick Hadshall actually has a more up-to-date registration list and is able to register and upgrade major bbs software.

Both groups claim to have purchased gcomm assets from lenders.

Unsubstantiated Claims/Rumors

There were rumors going around the net that one group (we won't mention) actually broke in to gcomm's headquarters after the bankruptcy and stole as much software, informational files, and source code as possible, before the bank could collect all of it up. Some people said they actually planned to do sort of a Robin Hood with it: make it better, cheaper or even free, for the BBS community, but that never happened.

Conclusion

Are all of the creditors paid off? Is there any one else claiming ownership we don't know about? If an opposing party owns the software that worldgroupware and netvillage has been selling for years, will that party be forced to compensate the opposing party for all of the (millions?!? of dollars in) sales if it were to go to court?

Will we ever know who actually owns Major BBS, Worldgroup, Galacticomm? With out a long court battle, likely not!

In the meantime, both parties are invited to link to this wikipedia, to show proof of ownership, in the form of scanned sales receipts, signed contracts, and release of assets to each company. This fight has been going on long enough. Let's finish it once and for all!

Sources

Netvillage

Nate Hammond

Worldgroupware

Major BBS Restoration Project

Elwynor Technologies

MajorMud

75.117.55.156 16:58, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Barney Platts-Mills

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BARNEY PLATTS-MILLS

1944 Born in Colchester England. Educated at University College School, London and at Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset. 1960 Entered film industry as 3rd assistant editor at Shepperton Studios and worked on Kubrick’s ‘Spartacus’, Lewis Gilbert’s ‘Greengage Summer’ and John Schlesinger’s ‘A Kind of Loving’ amongst others, for editors including Peter Hunt and Reggie Beck. Worked as editor for Anglia TV ‘Survival’ and Granada TV ‘World in Action.

1966 Established Maya Films with James Scott, Adam Barker-Mill and Andrew St. John. Produced and edited ‘Love’s Presentation’, a 30 min. documentary on the work of David Hockney, directed by James Scott. Produced and directed ‘St Christopher’ a 45 min. documentary on children in the care of Rudolf Steiner Schools and the Camphill Village Trust, Botton, Yorkshire. Wrote, produced and directed ‘The War’, a cinema short starring Colin Welland and Eric Burden. (15 min. B&W 35mm Panavision). Wrote and directed ‘Everybody’s an Actor, Shakespeare Said’, a documentary on the work of Joan Littlewood with young people in the East End of London. (35 min. 16mm Eastmancolor).

1969 Wrote and directed ‘Bronco Bullfrog’ with young people from the East End. (83 min. 35mm B&W) Selectione a l’Unanimite pour Semain de la Critique, Festival de Cannes. Screenwriter’s Guild award for Best Original Screenplay.

1970 Wrote and directed 'Private Road' (86 min 35mm Eastmancolor) starring Bruce Robinson, Susan Penhaligon and Michael Feast. Awarded Golden Leopard at Locarno Festival for Best Film.

1972 Governor and Honorary Life Member of British Film Institute and Director of Prodigal Trust, Inner London School's video project. Took piano lessons with Trevor Fisher.

1976 Wrote screenplay 'Double Trouble' published as a novel by Duckworth.

1977 Wrote screenplays for 'The Scotsman' and 'Hero'. After two years preparation directed 'Hero' (82 min 16mm Eastmancolor) for Film Four in ancient Gaelic with actors drawn from a Glasgow youth gang. Official entry Venice Film Festival.

1983 Wrote screenplay for 'Ebb Tide' by Robert Louis Stevenson, to be filmed for Film Four in Sri Lanka starring Harry Dean Stanton and Christopher Lee. Project abandoned when war broke out in that country.

1984 - 88 Resident in Sussex with his two young children, Roland and Ruby.

1989 Wrote and directed 'Blasphemy' for Channel Four 'Despatches'.

1990 Worked in The Special Unit, HMP Barlinnie, Glasgow on various projects including a musical to be staged by prisoners in the jail and the first ever performance by a circus ('Arkaos) in a British Jail. Edited John Steele's 'The Bird that Never Flew' an extraordinary autobiography of a prison 'trouble maker' published by Sinclair-Stevenson in

1993 Advisor to development of Wornington Green Resident's Association Video Project for disadvantaged youth.

1994 Set up and supervised first year of North Kensington Video Drama Project including work for Metropolitan Police 'Scam' scheme and the Youth Enterprise Scheme.

1995 Together with students from the N.K.V.D.P. established Massive Videos at North Kensington Community Centre and worked on the development of Courttia Newland's 'The Scholar'.

1996 - 99 Massive Videos made many short films by and about disadvantaged young people and founded the Portobello Film and video Festival. In Liverpool they established the 'Workhaus' project in a five story building in the city centre and the North X Northwest Film Festival.

2000 Went to Morocco. Lived for a year on a farm near Larache.. Wrote screenplay for 'Lovesways'.

2004 Built house in Mejlaou near Assilah and wrote screenplay for 'Looking for Tomorrow'.

SOME PRESS NOTICES

"Barney Platts-Mills is a real film maker… far and away the most interesting and exciting talent to emerge in the British Cinema since… well since Lindsay Anderson." John Russel Taylor, The Times. "Shines brightly out of the fog of inadequacy and faint-heartedness emanating from most British films.. has clearly gained in style and clarity without loosing his spontaneous and open approach to the difficult art of making films that don't look in any way mocked-up." Derek Malcolm, The Guardian. "...a fresh and sympathetic manner … his style is beautifully consistent and appropriate." Patrick Gibbs, The Daily Telegraph. " Bold text…vigorous very real talent." Jay Cocks, Time Magazine.

BRONCO BULLFROG

"Tender, touching, wryly funny… Says more than any costly effort about the generation gap frustration that drives most kids to put the boot in. I will remember its bitter ironic tang." Robert Ottaway, The Daily Sketch.

"A piece of neo-realism far more rigorous and effective than anything the Italians attempted even in the movements heyday. Funny, immensely telling. The non-professional cast is miraculously well directed."

                   John Russel Taylor, The Times.

"Funny, honest, serious… will be remembered long after most British products of the year have been forgotten." Derek Malcolm, The Guardian.

"Remarkably free from pretentious messages and stylistic excess, constantly engaging… charming in its ingenuousness and one of the most touching love stories in recent years."
                   Michael Kerbel, The Village Voice.

"A smashing and pretty sobering Cockney film … stirring and true spirited."

                   Penelope Gilliat, The New Yorker.

'''Private Road'''

"A film of genuine distinction, notable for the honesty with which it faces every situation. The observation of character is so free of the usual manipulations that our concern is lastingly established. Not many films leave us asking for more, Private Road is a notable exception." Eric Shorter, The Daily Telegraph.

"What is important in the film is the scope it gives for developing the characters and their relationships. It deals with individuals rather than a phenomenon generally labelled 'youth'. A film of immense charm and originality." John Russel Taylor, The Times.

"…has the extraordinary ability to observe people frankly and lovingly, to make their very non-communication articulate and to define with precision and without loosing their individuality, types that are recognisably contemporary and new to our times."

                                                   David Robinson, The Financial Times.

"Funny and touching, sensitive but unsentimental, the great virtue of the film is that it plays fair." George Melly, The Observer.

"The sort of movie that looks you straight in the eye." Derek Malcolm, The Guardian.

'HERO

"A true original… Possesses the most genuine feeling for an exploited land and its sorely tried people. A sad heroic tale, full of of fantasy and magic and the signs of a forgotten culture." Derek Malcolm, The Guardian.

"Truly original and startlingly full of allusions to the present. An examination of an exploited land and its troubled and dispossessed people"

                               Virginia Dignam, The Morning Star.

"A fascinating, bold enterprise. Deserves a big audience for the breadth of its adventure and its thrilling momentum." Tom Hutchinson, Mail on Sunday.

So powerful, so original, such good entertainment, it should be seen widely.

                                Lindsay Mackie, The Glasgow Herald.

81.149.31.65 17:02, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Niedermaier

Niedermaier, Inc. is a Chicago-based visual merchandising, display, and furniture company. It was founded in the mid-1960s as an artistic print shop. It has a showroom in the D & D building in New York City and in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. Its president is Judy Niedermaier. Notable contributing designers are Nate Berkus, Vicente Wolf, Mark Demsky, Carlos Martinez, Luke Wong and Powel-Kleinschmidt. Niedermaier was the company that built the couches for the Oprah Winfrey Show and has provided furniture and displays in various movies including My Super Ex-Girlfriend and Ocean's 13. They have created displays for numerous retail stores, etc. including Nordstrom and Bloomindale's

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Merchandise Mart Dream Rooms: http://www.mmart.com/dreamrooms/rooms/nieder.html Merchandise Mart Judy Niedermaier: http://www.mmart.com/dreamrooms/designers/judy.html NEC Business Directory: http://www.nec-bd.com/nbd/ja/search/sellerDetail.jsp?listingKey=50004769 Niedermaier @ Designguide.com: http://www.designguide.com/profile_temp.asp?lid=51177&from=ms

72.16.175.21 20:02, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Francis Menotti

Francis Menotti was born Francis Phelan in 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1938.

Phelan studied at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, and with Lee Strasberg in New York, and participated in the American Shakespeare Festival.

In the mid-1960s, the noted composer Gian Carlo Menotti began working frequently with Phelan, then a young actor and figure skater. Phelan began to appear in many of Gian Carlo Menotti's performances. He appeared as a mime in such Menotti operas as The Medium, The Saint of Bleecker Street and The Egg. The two developed a relationship, and in 1974, Gian Carlo Menotti legally adopted Phelan, whom he called "Chip," as his legal son. Francis Phelan took the last name of Menotti.

On August 24, 1985, Francis Menotti married Malinda Fitler Murphy, the youngest daughter of and Dr. James S. Murphy and Margaretta Fitler Murphy. In 1963, Margaretta Fitler Murphy divorced Dr. Murphy and, one month later, married then-Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, who became Vice President in 1974. The ceremony was held at Gian Carlo Menotti's home called Yester House in Scotland. Gian Carlo gave Francis and Malinda Yester House, a historic 100-room castle, as a wedding present. With Malinda, Francis Menotti had two children, Claudio and Cosimo. Gian Carlo, Francis, Malinda and their children all lived together in Yester House. Malinda Menotti died suddenly on 24 October, 2005.

Francis is currently best known for his involvement with the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy which his father Gian Carlo founded in 1958. As his father aged, Francis became more and more involved in the running of the Festival. Francis eventually came to hold the title of Artistic Director of the Festival in 1999, and also acquired the title of Festival President. However, the love that the organizations that put on the Festival (such as the City of Spoleto and the Festival Foundation) had for Gian Carlo did not transfer to Francis. Tensions arose between the Menotti family and these organizations, and private and corporate funding and attendance at the Spoleto Festival have declined significantly under the leadership of Francis. In his will, Gian Carlo bequeathed the Festival to Francis; however, immediately after the death of Gian Carlo in February of 2007, when full ownership was acquired by Francis, efforts to ouster Francis from the positions of President and Artistic Director became explicit and forceful.

iMentor

Mission

iMentor's mission is to improve the lives of young people from underserved communities in New York City through technology-based approaches to youth mentoring and education. iMentor uses mentoring to bridge the divide between New York City’s diverse communities so that mentees are equipped with the skills and resources critical for (1) personal, (2) academic, and (3) career success.

iMentor demonstrates that (1) even the busiest New Yorkers have time to be quality mentors and that (2) formal mentoring programs can flourish in NYC's most isolated, low-income, and underserved communities. iMentor uses mentoring to bridge the divide between New York City's eclectic communities, creating unique and dynamic relationships that would not have been possible without the program. By exposing both mentors and mentees to new facets of their shared city, iMentor makes and facilitates meaningful connections, empowering youth with the skills and resources critical for personal, academic and career success.

Origins - History

iMentor was founded in 1999 by hedge-fund manager John Griffin (Blue Ridge Capital), and two civil rights attorneys, Rich Buery and Matt Klein. The program began with 49 students in one school in the South Bronx. In just over seven years of operation, iMentor has provided mentors to more than 2,000 young people from over 30 NYC schools and after school programs. This year, iMentor will connect 700 high school-aged youth (mentees) one-to-one with volunteer adult mentors. Every mentor-mentee pair cultivates their relationship using iMentor's combination of weekly email correspondence and regular in-person meetings.

iMentor was created to solve two major problems faced by young people in under-served communities:

• Lack of mentors

• Lack of technology literacy

Millions of youth nationwide are in need of mentors and do not have them. In addition, schools and after school programs serving under-resourced communities struggle to develop strategies for using computers and the Internet as effective educational tools. Educators need training and support in using technology to improve the lives of their students. iMentor’s strategies address both problems.

Our Impact

96% of mentees feel that their mentor is someone they can trust and depend on.

88% of mentees felt that being involved with iMentor made them more confident interacting with adults, meeting new people and interacting in new environments.

88% of mentees said that iMentor introduced them to opportunities and experiences that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.

85% of mentees felt that being involved with iMentor has made them a better student.

Independent Evaluation Highlights

Sources

www.imentor.org

IMentor 21:33, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Adam Allen

Adam Allen is son of Douglas Allen and Yolanda (deLeon)Allen. He was born on the first day of April in 1980. His father Douglas is a notable artist in the Great Salt Lake Valley, he has art work in several local exbits and his artwork is also featured in the Chicago Art Mesuem. Yolanda Allen has work as a Homemaker and Pharmisist for the past 26 years. Adam Allen is the third of four children (two older brothers and one younger sister)

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Adamallen30 21:49, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

The North American Communist Party. ( NACP)

The North American Communist Party, also known simply as the NACP is an emerging political party started with members from Washington, Georgia Texas, and Califorinia. The head of the party at this time is Lord Edward from Seattle Washington. The aim of this party is to bring true communism into the light of everyday political discussions, as well as lift the veil,and stigma that has been placed upon it since the Soviet era. This group focuses on the Marxist-lennist view of politics, and hopes to expand and grow within the near future.

10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto -Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes. -A heavy progressive or graduated income tax. -Abolition of all right of inheritance. -Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. -Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly. -Centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State. -Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. -Equal liability of all to labour. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. -Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equable distribution of the population over the country. -Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labour in its present form.Combination of education with industrial production, &c., &c..[3]

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Lordedward1363 22:32, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

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76.16.4.176 23:03, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

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Indira Eskieva

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Scrubs4life 23:05, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Indira Eskieva born was born on May 7 , 2007 in Russia. She is currently represented by an agency and has done plays in school and auditions for parts outside of school. She currently resides in Charlotte, NC and wished to be famous and act on her favorite soap General Hospital.

Anika

The name "Anika" is German, Dutch, or Danish and is the pet name of "Anna", meaning gracious or merciful. Not to be confused with the much more common "Annika", Anika is pronounced with a soft "a" at the beginning, sounding like "AH-nih-kuh" rather than "AA-nih-kuh". (Annika is Dutch, Swedish or Finnish, and has the same meaning as Anika does). Anika is related to Anja, Anya, Anita, Anna, Annika, and Anne. Other sources note that Anika means literally "little Anne", because the suffix "-ika" in many Scandinavian languages means "little" (much like "-ito/a" in Spanish).

Some famous Anikas:

Anika Noni Rose, Actress

Anika Moa, New Zealand Singer/Songwriter

Anika Beever, Fictional Character

Anika Knudsen, Model

Anika, Australia's Next Top Model Contestant

Anika Lori, Danish Artist

Sources

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741242/ http://www.behindthename.com/hp/search.php?terms=anika&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or http://www.babynames.com/name/ANIKA http://www.babynames.com/name/ANNIKA

66.212.72.223 23:33, 18 July 2007 (UTC)