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Toby Child, was born on the 5th of May 1990 in Hudisfeild Hospital in Yorkshire. He was son to his single mother Gerlinde Atkins-Child, who at that time was called Gerlinde Child, he has two brothers Oliver Child and Patrick Child. After atending nab school for a year his mother moved to Herefordshire following the break up of his parents. Here the family moved into there new home in a small village outside Ludlow on the Shropshire border. Toby then attended luston primary school for 3 years.
During this period of time he was found to be dyslexic through varyous tests by the school. this promted his mother to quit her job working in a nursery. she applid for a job in Moor Park privet school, this funded Tobys brief two years in the same school in which his dyslexia was attened to. Toby later said "the two years at moor park gave me a real insight into how people of a higher class live altough I was young I always thought why am I here with these snobs"
Toby then attended Wigmore High School and met up with old freinds from luston toby said "it was good to be around what i considered to be normal people however i found i missed the freinds i made at moor park, the same freinds i had looked down on" toby soon over come his fears of wether his years at moor park had changed him and made lots of life long freinds.
In his final year at Wigmore he took up the sport he is famous for. during the begining of the summer holidays in his 4th year he attended a local music festivel; Sheep Music in local town of prestine. he commented later:"it was the drunkest period of my life" here he met lots of new kinds of people and inspired by "a load of hippys" bought a diablo (circus impliment) he mastered this in the weeks of the summer holidays.
From here a passion grow and he contined to collect different skills, one being juggling. toby now at the age of 16 has been awarded the title of juggling master by the IJA (international juggling association)he now travels all around the worlds teaching children in schools how to juggle and said "teaching kids to juggle with the IJA in Afganistan with the MMCC has to be one of the highlights of my life".
Toby now wants to contine working for the IJA, but in the meantime lives with his family when he isnt away with the IJA.
"juggling is my life, theres nothing like performing or watching a first timer get there head around the basic cascade!"
please donate to the IJA though the links below.
http://www.juggle.org/mmcc/index.php
http://www.juggle.org/mentor/index.php
http://www.juggle.org/
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Geographically located at the south of the Margaret River region in the Western part of Australia, Leeuwin Estate has been founded in 1972 by Denis Horgan. Before taking a crucial decision to build a winery, Mr. Horgan had bought 300 hectares of land with the only intention to grow cattle. Consisting of two founding members; Denis Horgan and Robert Mondavi, the very first vinery was established in 1974, when the vineyards had been deep-ploughed, deep-ribbed, emptied of stones, planned, pegged, measured, marked and finally hand-planted. It was finally launched in 1978, due to the success of its trial vintage. (Adapted from Hutchings 2006)
In 1979, Leeuwin Estate reputation was propelled to the international level by the “Decanter Magazine” from the United Kingdom. The prestigious magazine had given its highest recommendation to the Leeuwin Art Series Chardonnay in a blind tasting done in 1980. At this point, it can be said that the Estate was not at the peak of its surprises, as their international reputation was further enhanced in 1985 through the staging of the very first Leeuwin concert, which featured the London Philharmonic Orchestra. According to Denis Horgan, “It was one of the most prestigious orchestras in the world.” (Leeuwin Estate Winery 2005). Incorporating a state-of-the-art technology with old world techniques to develop world class wines, Leeuwin Estate is one of the most advanced wineries which exist in the Southern Hemisphere today.
This business report has been requested by the managerial team of Leeuwin Estate, in order to analyse their current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, which they are currently secured into. The report will also examine the areas where further effort will need to be laid emphasis on, so as to make the Leeuwin Estate a more profitable organization. The main purpose of this report is therefore to analyse the projects to be established, such as the proposal by the external business consultant for the purchase of the coach, as well as to determine the minimum price that can be quoted for the dinner, through a series of workings.
In pinpointing the different areas where more emphasis will have to be laid, the management team of Leeuwin Estate will be able to determine and to take appropriate measures which are required to operate in a more profitable framework, and this will benefit the Estate in a large extent in its long-run operations.
Business Management Project 2006 - Glen Hutchings
Leeuwin Estate Winery 2005 - The art of fine wine. (http://www.leeuwinestate.com.au/)
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Von Ormy is located in southwest Bexar County, Texas. It has been known as Von Ormy since the late 1880's. Prior to 1880, the community was known as Mann's Crossing, Garza's Crossing, Medina Crossing, and Paso de las Garzas. Von Ormy lies at the crossing point of the Medina River and the Spanish Camino Real.
Archeological digs by the University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed a pre-European settlement of Coahuiltecan indians in present-day Von Ormy. The settlement migrated along the bank of the Medina River between Garza's Crossing (Somerset Road) and Mann's Crossing (I-35).
European settlers arrived in the early 18th century, initially comprised of Franciscan missionaries and Spanish and mestizo soldiers. Canary Islands arrived soon after to settle the nearby town of Bejar, modern-day San Antonio. They began to raise cattle along the Medina River and were involved in the cattle trade bettwen Spanish Lousisiana and South Texas. Notable among these were the Ruiz and Casillas families. Early records of Von Ormians can be found in the baptismal, burial and marriage records of Mission San Jose and Mission Espada; they are usually listed as living "on the Medina" or simply "Medina."
By early 19th century, Von Ormy was an established community, serving as the crossing point of the Medina along the Camino Real. During the Mexican War for Independence, the "Battle of the Medina" was fought nearby. Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana served as a Lieutenant and became familiar with the area during this campaign.
The Texas Revolution and Afterwards[edit]During the War of Texas Independence, Mexican General Santa Ana camped in Von Ormy prior to making his final march on the Alamo. The spot is marked by the Santa Ana Oak, a large red oak under which the General encamped. Blas Herrera, the "Paul Revere" of the Texas Revolution rode his horse from Von Ormy to San Antonio to warn the town of Santa Ana's approach. After the war, the doors to the Alamo were taken to the Herrera ranch were they stayed until the Daughters of the Republic of Texas brought them back to the Texas shrine during their restoration of the Alamo.
The Ruiz-Herrera family cemetery located in Von Ormy is the burial place of Blas Herrera and Jose Antonio Ruiz, who was alcalde, or mayor, of San Antonio during the seige of the Alamo.
Following the war, Texas poineer Enoch Jones built a fortified ranchhouse, locally known as "the castle." Jones soon sold the property to famous Texian spy "Deaf" Smith, who lived in the house for several years. In the late 1800's the "castle" was sold to Count Adolf Von Ormay, a Prussian count, for whom the city was named. Count Von Ormay arrived with his wife and servants from Prussia. He registered a cattle brand at the Bexar County Courthouse, but little else is known about him and he disappeared soon afterwards. The castle remained abandoned until the 1990s.
The first Catholic Church in Von Ormy was estabished by Marianist missionaries in 1836 on the Herrera Ranch. It soon became known as Santisima Trinidad Mission and was located at Garza's Crossing on the Medina River. Ruins of the Church can be seen today and the historic cemetary is being eroded into the River. Santisima Trinidad burned in the late 1890's and a new Church was built by Franciscan missionaries about a mile upstream along the new Laredo Highway's crossing of the Medina River in the 1910's. Against much local protest this rock Church was destroyed when the Laredo Highway was widened to created Interstate 35 during the 1930's. The current Church was built in the 1960's and renamed Sacred Heart of Jesus.
During the 1920's, a TB sanatarium was built in the city that subsequently killed 20 percent of the population, who were infected after working in the facility.
The Von Ormy school operated from the early 1900's until 1956 when it closed after the creation of the Southwest Independent School District.
The town's Post Office opened as GARZAS CROSSING 16 Jan 1872 under postmaster Willian. G. M. Samuel. It was discontinued 7 May 1874 and was re-established 10 Jun 1875 under postmaster Robert. J. Sibert. It was discontinued again 16 Aug 1875.
On 14 Jan 1879 the town's post office was opened under the name MANN'S CROSSING under postmaster
Anton F. Krause and was discontinued 9 Nov 1880. It was again re-established under postmaster Branson Bywater on 13 Sep 1886.
On 4 Dec 1886 the post office changed its name to "VON ORMY" and the town has since been known as Von Ormy.
In 1914 the town had two grocers, a general store, a cotton gin, and a population of 350. In 1946 the population was still 350. After World War II the community declined; in 1965 nine businesses and 100 residents were reported. Since that time the population has grown slowly, and in 1990 Von Ormy had 264 residents and twenty businesses. Currently, there is a strong movement to incproporate Von Ormy into a municipality led by the Committee to Incorporate Von Ormy (CIVO).
Today several poineer families who settled here prior to the Texas revolution still comprise a large percentage of Von Ormy residents, including the Ruiz, Herrera, Vara, Flores, Mann, Reyes and Quintana families.
Von Ormy is served by the Jarret Volunteer Fire Department, which was established in 1975 in order to provide fire protection for the upcoming bicentenial celebrations.
Blas Herrera, Texian patriot
Jose Antonio Ruiz, former mayor of San Antonio
"Deaf" Smith, Texian spy
Enoch Jones, early empresario
Emilio, Tejano music superstar
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpost/bexar.html
http://www.jarretfr.com/
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/VV/htv9.html
http://www.sacredheartcatholicchurch.com
http://www.accd.edu/pac/history/rhines/StudentProjects/2001/VonOrmy/sttemplate.htm
http://www.vonormytexas.com/ Von Ormy Historical Society
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ZIP_Codes_in_Texas
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Lendell Jones II (born October 20th, 1988 in Chicago, Illinios) is an up-and-coming R&B singer/artist, dancer, and songwriter.
Early Life
LiL' Mann was influenced at a young age. Present to the sound of his parents' (Lendell Jones, Sr. and Ethel Jones) ideal music, he tuned his ear to artists like: Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Ronald Isley, and Michael Jackson. He then started to listen to those particular artists on his own and practice in front of family. Paying very close attention to his singing, his mom felt that it was time to take it to the next level.
Career
LiL' Mann began doing shows and performing at local venues within' his city of residence. But it wasn't until he attented a Patti LaBelle concert that he found out what performing was all about; he was allowed on stage to sing with the legend herself! Then and there he realized that singing was his true passion and that he wanted to do it for the rest of his life.
While continuing to do shows, LiL' Mann began experimenting with the use of words and rhymes. After having his father to show him how to structer a song (i.e. Intro, verse 1, chorus, etc.), he began writing whole songs. He then entered the studio with a local producer to record his very first song. After becoming accustomed to the recording process and consistently recording, he took his originals to the stage performing them at major events in Chicago such as: the Jet Magazine Showcase, the 23rd and 24th Annual Chicago Music Awards, the J Records Showcase (1st Place Winner), etc.
He shot a video for one of his original songs which was featured on his 1st demo entitled "Don't Go". The song itself received a decent amount of spins at local radio stations while the video got an emorous amount of play on local cable channels in Chicago.
After recieving a hefty amount of exposure and gaining notarity, he soon decided to go regional. He traveled to St. Louis, MO where he was featured on KMOX CBS News. Then he headed to Kaukauna, WI where he opened up for R&B group (which R&B Hitmaker R. Kelly is formerly a member of) Public Announcement. A year after returning home, he was a runner-up in the Fox News' 2006 Chicago Idol Contest.
Prior to that mere accomplishment, he had some other highlights such as: performing at the 14th Annual WGCI Music Seminar, winning his first Chicago Music Award for Most Talented Teen (after being nominated 3 stright years) at the 25th Annual Chicago Music Awards, performing at the Today's Black Woman's Expo (2006) along side R&B Talent Trey Songz, and being one of the midwest semi-finalists in the Disk Makers Independent Music World Series Contest which is most recent.
Currently
LiL' Mann recently completed his 2nd demo and is currently shopping it for a major record deal.
http://www.nferno-productions.com
http://www.festivaloflife.com/sub308htm
https://www.discmakers.com/imws/MW06SF.asp
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Peridot Yoshida is the main character of a fan-based Tokyo Mew Mew series called "Kougo Myǘu Myǘus"
(English title: Alternate Mew Mews) Her personality is somewhat like Ichigo Momomiya, the main character of the Anime/Manga, Tokyo Mew Mew. Peridot is very 'Leaderlike' in some ways, but doesn't really want to be the leader. Her 'friends', the other Alternate mew mews, (Except Akishi Yoshikuni) think that she's trying to take over, so they pick on her for it by 'overpowering' her in any way possible.
Quick Info:
Name: Peridot Ai Yoshida(Yoshikuni when she marries Aki)
Age: 16 at beginning of manga, unknown age at end
Other Characters and Peridot[edit]Alot of the other characters included in Kougo Myǘu Myǘu think that Peridot is nothing but hyper, wierd and....stupid. Most of them don't really take her all that seriously, and CAN be mean or cruel to her. Here's a quick rundown with each character:
Peridot and other characters.
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Snow Tiger/White Tiger
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Boyfriend (later in series, husband)
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Red Panda
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Vampire Bat
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Enemy, but doesn't have much of a choice but to deal with Peridot. She'd lose her powers if she didn't.
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Tiger/Snow Tiger/White Tiger
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Peridot's Younger Daughter.
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Tiger/Snow Tiger/White Tiger
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Peridot's Older Daughter.
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Peridot's Likes and Dislikes[edit]Likes: Cake, Oreos, Shrimp and other things that cats like. (Yes, even catnip.)
Dislikes: Pikachu (From Pokémon, copyright Nintendo and gamefreak), Very spicy food
Her dislike for Pikachu is very strong. She hates this because he's the main character in Pokémon, meaning that he gets all the attention. This reminds her that she has to be the leader, so nobody will leave her alone, in this respect she gets too much attention. It's not a big deal to any of the other characers, but Peridot tends to over-react.
Her love for Cake and Oreos is pretty much rediculus. It's unknown why she likes these things so much, but she does. If oreos or cake are given to her, she will be extremely happy. But, she almost fears the "Uh-Oh" oreos. They are oreos that are opposite of the real ones. There is chocolate cream and the cookie part is vinilla. (Oreos and "Uh-Oh" Oreos are copyright Nabisco)
My own knowlage (I am the creator of these characters)
Tokyo Mew Mew, Volume 1
Tokyo Mew Mew, Volume 2
http://animeinsanityz.proboards80.com
www.freewebs.com/animeinsanityz
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Mr. Opher Brayer, Founder and President of Brayer Brayer, is a Business Mentor and Corporate Consultant. For the last 25 years, Mr. Brayer has conducted independent research in the multidisciplinary field of creative management development. Based on this research, Opher Brayer Company was established to enable corporations and individuals to increase their management creativity quotient, and thus their effectiveness.
Mr. Brayer has developed over 60 new and inspiring methodologies for enhancing creativity, problem solving & innovation, including generating processes such as “Problem Definition Algorithms”, “Modeling Success”, “The Art of Failure”, “Management Focus Orientation”, “Talent Model”, “Business Networking Game”, “Executive Management Success Formula”, and mostwell- known “Managing the Grey areas” a methodology that develops the talent level of both the individual and the team. Mr. Brayer an NLP certified coach, has studied with Michael Hewitt Gleeson (Jack Welsh’s mentor), Jay Abraham (The Guru of marketing) and many more world known business mentors.
On December 19 2003, Mr. Brayer was selected as one of the world’s 60 greatest business mentors, in recognition of his outstanding expertise, in developing business breakthroughs.
Mr. Brayer specializes in developing structured processes for valued ideas and generating solutions for business management, as well as specially designed processes for management, using “Systems Thinking”, “Business Dynamics”. NLP and creativity methods, are the latest tools that enhanced Opher’s ability to develop new approaches to business.
The Business Management formula IS the leveraging of the organization’s capabilities in the following areas:
· Creativity – Creative problem solving
· Discipline – Innate self discipline of every employee · Simplicity – Creation of simple processes · Sales & Marketing orientation – where ALL employees support Brand build-up and the quarter/year $$$ bottom-line
Specialties:
System modeling, Management team analysis and design.
Indevidual's operating system analysis and design.
Professional Management Mentoring.
Experience:
Management Systems Dynamics analysis, using Managing Your Gray Areas methodology.
Combined NLP and X10 Growth management mentoring system.
Creative Business Problem Solving.
Building management Excellence.
Book: "Create the Business Break through You Want" (Secrets and Strategies from the World's Greatest Mentors, January 2004 - Mission Publishing of Palo Alto, CA (http://www.missionpublishing.net/).
File:Http://www.opherbrayer.com/cms/images/stories/BookHomeCoverMissionPublishing.gif
An article about Mr. Brayer that appeared on one of Israel's biggest newpapers - Yediot Ahronot" (Dec.2004) http://www.opherbrayer.com/cms/Data/Press/OpherBrayer_Yediot_Aharonot_Dec2004_English.pdf
(English).
The same article in hebrew - http://www.opherbrayer.com/cms/Data/Press/OpherBrayer_YediotAharonot_Dec2004_Hebrew.pdf
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Ayyagari Syamasundaram, an exponent and highly reputed professional Veena vidwan of Andhra Pradesh, born in 1948 at Vizianagaram is the son of 'Vainika Ratna' late Sri Ayyagari Someswara Rao, a famous veena vidwan belonging to Vizianagaram tradition well known for its Manodharma Sangeetham.
Syamasundaram gave his first Stage performance when he was only 8 years Old. He has superb control over the instrument and has mastered the technique of veena Playing. His music is aesthetically rich and belongs to the Gayaki style. He has won the Hearts of many audiences both in the Country and abroad with his intricate and very Melodious notes on the veena.
He has given concerts in all the famous Sabhas in every important city and town All over India and abroad and won many awards. He won the best veena performance Award in the prestigious Madras Music Academy in the year 1978 and in Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in 1979.
He has received many titles like "Veena Vadya Vidya Visharada", "Sunada Sudhanidhi" & "Sangeetha Vidwanmani" for his excellence and command on veena at many leading Sabhas all over the country.
He was awarded 'A' - Grade in All India Radio in 1978. As a senior 'A'-Grade Artist Syamasundaram has been performing from All India Radio and Doordarshan for the last 28 years giving concerts, OBs, and National Channel recordings. The highlights and memorable concerts of All India Radio & Doordarshan are:
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National programme of music of All India Radio March 2000.
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South Indian hook up programme of Doordarshan April 2000.
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National programme of music of Doordarshan Aug 2002.
Syamasundaram's innovative skills are evident from his orchestral compositions like "Thyagaraja Pancharatna Ooha Swara Tharangini", "Bhrama", "Viswa Sangeetha Parinamam" etc.
He has composed Music for several Yaksha Ganas and other Musical Features of All India Radio. One such feature "Nada Bandham" secured National award. He presented several cassettes like "Prahlada Bhakthi Vijayam", "Nouka Charitam", "Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini" etc.
He was invited to United States in 2001 and 2004 where he gave Several concerts in all important cities which were much appreciated by the Connoisseurs of Carnatic Music there. Some of the memorable performances were:
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TANA (Telugu Association of North America)
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Hindu Temple New Jersey.
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S.V.Temple of Pittsburgh.
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Hindu Temple of Atlanta
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Telugu Association in Detroit.
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Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi Ashram at Sailors Burg.
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Tamil Association in New York.
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Durga Temple New Jersey
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Sapna of Chicago.
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Chinmaya Vrindavan Cranberry, New Jersey
As an eminent teacher of vast experience he produced a large number of performing artistes who are giving concerts in All India Radio and Doordarshan besides public performances. After serving as Principal in Andhra Pradesh Govt. Music Colleges for 20 years, he retired in December 2005 from G.V.R Govt. College of Music and Dance, Vijayawada. He has now settled down in Hyderabad and is continuing to serve the cause of music with equal devotion taking classes for advanced students in Veena, Vocal and theory, besides giving Veena performances. He will be assisted in this work by his life partner and devoted disciple, Smt. Ayyagari Jayalakshmi Syamasundaram.
www.syamveena.com
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The Charmed Quark Controller (CQC) is a Windows-based platform for building automation systems. The software is published by Charmed Quark Systems.
Applications include home automation, business automation, home theater and media repository control. The product is available through custom installers and direct-to-consumer sales. A robust DIY community exists and is actively supported by the manufacturer via the company's forums.
The current CQC version is 1.6.21. Version 2.0 is expected to be released by the end of 2006.
Charmed Quark Systems
CQC Users Website
Software Issues and the Home Theater Personal Computer
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belief in Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) as the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the promised land
The Rastafarian religion originated in Africa. It is often associated with the poorer black population of Jamaica. It is not just a religion, but a way of life. Rastafarians speak out against; poverty, oppression and inequality.....not just religious ideas but global problems. Rastafarians will use the Bible for guidence.
The prime basic belief of the Rastafarians is that Haile Selassie is the living God for the black race. Selassie, whose previous name was Ras Tafari, was the black Emperor of Ethiopia. Rastafarians say scriptures prophesised him as the one with "the hair of whose head was like wool (the matted hair of I black man), whose feet were like unto burning brass (I black skin)".
Selassie was not a Rastafarian himself. He was a devout Christian. In fact, no one is really sure what he thought of the whole Rastafarian movement. When a group of Rastas went to Ethiopia to honour him, an official of the palace told them to go away! This did not make the Rastas question their belief, it only made it stronger. God is not supposed to know he is God.
When Haile Selassie was reported dead, Rastas would not believe it. They believed that it was a trick of the media to try and bring their faith down. Rastafarians believe that Haile Selassie I has trodded on to the perfect flesh, and sits on the highest point of Mount Zion where He and Empress Menen await the time of judgement.
The Rastafarian name for God is Jah.
The Lion of Judah represents Haile Selassie, the Conqueror. It represents the King of Kings as a lion is the king of all beasts. Selassie wore a Lion of Judah ring that was given to Bob Marley at the time of Selassie's death.
Babylon is the Rastafarian term for the white political power structure that has been holding the black race down for centuries. In the past, Rasta see that blacks were held down physically by the shackles of slavery. In the present, Rasta feel that blacks are still held down through poverty, illiteracy, inequality, and trickery by the white man. The effort of Rasta is to try to remind blacks of their heritage and have them stand up against this Babylon.
Ethiopia, specifically, Africa in general, is considered the Rastas' heaven on earth. There is no afterlife or hell as Christianity believes. Rasta's believe that Jah will send the signal and help the blacks exodus back to Ethiopian, their homeland. Any news from Ethiopia was taken very seriously as a warning to get ready to leave. The belief stems from Marcus Garvey's theme, "Back to Africa". Although Selassie's death came before this was possible, it did succeed in turning blacks desire to look towards Africa as their roots.
One of the more obvious symbols of the Rastafarians are colours. These are red, gold, and green. These colours were taken from the Garvey movement. The colour red stands for the Church Triumphant which is the church of the Rastas. It also symbolises the blood that martyrs have shed in the history of the Rastas. The yellow represents the wealth of the homeland. Green represents the beauty and vegetation of Ethiopia, the promised land. Sometimes black is used to represent the colour of Africans, to whom 98% of the Jamaicans are descended
Ganja, is used for religious purposes for Rastafarians. Its use is written in the Bible in Psalms 104:14, "He causeth the grass for the cattle, and herb for the service of man". The use of this herb is very extensive among the Rastas not only for spiritual purposes as in their Nyabingi celebration, but also for medicinal purposes for colds and such. The following are a few of the many Biblical texts that Rasta embrace as reasons Jah, gave for the use of the herb:
". . . thou shalt eat the herb of the field " (Genesis 3:18)
". . . eat every herb of the land " (Exodus 10:12)
"Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith" (Proverbs 15:17)
The true Rasta eats only I-tal food. This is special food never touches chemicals or is natural and not in cans. This food is cooked, but served in the rawest form possible; without salts, preservatives, or condiments. Rastas are therefore vegetarians. Drinking preferences rest with anything that is herbal, such as tea. Liquor, milk, coffee, and soft drinks are viewed as unnatural. The term I-tal food is rapidly taking hold in the consumer industry in Jamaica.
The dreadlocks on a Rasta's head symbolises the Rastas roots, contrasting the straight, blond look of the white man and establishment. It not only shows their roots, but it is supported in the Bible: Leviticus 21:5, "They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in the flesh". The way the hair grows comes to represent the symbol of the Lion of Judah. This has also come to symbolise rebellion of the system and the "proper" way to wear hair.
See also;
Reggae
Dancehall
Marijuana (ganja)
Jamaica
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"Corn Hash" is the name given to a variety of the psychoactive drug Hashish that is derived from Industrial Hemp or Ditch weed in North America. Due to the exceedingly low concentration of [THC] in Industrial Hemp and Ditch weed, Corn Hash is usually of lower quality than imported Hashish or Hashish produced from Cannabis cultivated for use as a recreational drug. Due to its lower quality, Corn Hash is more commonly cooked into cookies or brownies than smoked. Both Sieving and Ice-water separation are viable methods of manufacturing Corn Hash. Since Industrial Hemp and Ditch weed commonly have THC concentrations of .3% to 1% several kilograms of leafs and flowers are required to yield an appreciable amount or final product.
Although Cannabis grows wildly in many states in the Midwest, it is considered a controlled substance by the United States Government(authorities destroyed 223 million plants in 2005), because of this, the extent and methods of Corn Hash production remain largely undocumented.
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The Cole Classic is one of Australia's leading ocean swims. It was first run on the Australia Day long weekend, January 1983 and attracted 189 entrants, ranging in age from 13 to 60. In 2006 the event attracted over 2,000 swimmers, ranging in age from 12 to 80.
The race was started by Sydney solicitor, Graham Cole. Originally a country boy from Moree in the north west of New South Wales, Cole began the race after feeling that Sydney's most famous beach was sorely neglected. Cole said:
"There is no other city in the world which has a surfing beach with the dimensions and assets of Bondi Beach within minutes of its business heart...It annoys and saddens me to see vandalism and graffiti at Bondi...The problem is how to create a social conscience in people, how to make them proud of this natural heritage and how to instill a sense of responsibility towards it."
For all the pleasure and good times that Bondi has given to people, Graham Cole simply wanted to give something back. He instigated the Cole Classic so he could share his love of Bondi with others. In establishing the race he wrote:
“The event is not a race but a challenge to all persons to stretch themselves in body and mind to swim a reasonable distance through surf. It will I hope, be an incentive to persons to involve themselves in the self discipline required to get fit; to obtain confidence in their ability through swimming, to achieve a pride in having performed something that is, perhaps slightly above average, and finally; to receive (in the form of an appropriately prepared Certificate or medal) some recognition of their accomplishment. “
The Cole Classic is an event that supports the community values of Friendship, Support & Encouragement for each other. The Cole Classic is a not for profit Incorporated Association with proceeds raised going to the Manly Life Saving Club.
In February 2005, after twenty two years at Bondi Beach, the Cole Classic moved to Manly and now offers three unique challenges to ocean swimmers:
1km. Nippers & Novices Challenge – an entry level swim for budding ocean swimmers in two categories 9 -12 yrs and for older swimmers taking their first steps into the world of ocean swimming .
2km. Cole Classic Challenge – the traditional course around the buoys, open to all ages from 13 – 75+yrs.
10km. North Head Challenge - a challenge for elite competitors who swim from Manly Cove, through Sydney Heads and then to Manly Beach.
Over the past twenty years the Cole Classic has grown into one of Australia's larges rough water swims. It attracts Olympic and Commonwealth Games Medalists', as well as a large and loyal community based following. Each year it provides the focus and incentive for people to train and attempt to better their time from the previous year.
RACE WINNERS
Year Elite Male Winner
1983 Max Metzker
1984 Max Metzker
1985 David O'Brien
1986 David O'Brien
1987 Stuart Feenstra
1988 Michael McKenzie
1989 David O'Brien
1990 Deane Pieters & Daniel el McLellan
1991 Race not run
1992 Daniel McLellan
1993 P. Davis
1994 Daniel McLellan
1995 Daniel McLellan
1996 Kurt Eldridge
1997 Hamish Cameron
1998 Ky Hurst
1999 Malcolm Allen
2000 Race not run
2001 Josh Santacaterina
2002 Michael Ormsby
2003 Grant Cleland
2004 Mark Norris
Year Elite Female Winner
1983 N. Vasilis
1984 A. Clarke
1985 J. Venis
1986 R.Mccabe
1987 J. Elford
1988 S. Burge-Lopez
1989 B. Burns
1990 S. O’Brien
1991 Race not run
1992 J. Bouffler
1993 Stacey Gartrell
1994 A. O’Rourke
1995 Stacey Gartrell
1996 Stacey Gartrell
1997 Stacey Gartrell
1998 K. Giteau
1999 K. Ryan
2000 Race not run
2001 Hayley Lewis
2002 Trudee Hutchinson
2003 Trudee Hutchinson
2004 Danielle Selig
External Links
www.coleclassic.com
See:
www.coleclassic.com
www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/freestyle/
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The Cole Classic is one of Australia's leading ocean swims. It was first run on the Australia Day long weekend, January 1983 and attracted 189 entrants, ranging in age from 13 to 60. In 2006 the event attracted over 2,000 swimmers, ranging in age from 12 to 80.
The race was started by Sydney solicitor, Graham Cole. Originally a country boy from Moree in the north west of New South Wales, Cole began the race after feeling that Sydney's most famous beach was sorely neglected. Cole said:
"There is no other city in the world which has a surfing beach with the dimensions and assets of Bondi Beach within minutes of its business heart...It annoys and saddens me to see vandalism and graffiti at Bondi...The problem is how to create a social conscience in people, how to make them proud of this natural heritage and how to instill a sense of responsibility towards it."
For all the pleasure and good times that Bondi has given to people, Graham Cole simply wanted to give something back. He instigated the Cole Classic so he could share his love of Bondi with others. In establishing the race he wrote:
“The event is not a race but a challenge to all persons to stretch themselves in body and mind to swim a reasonable distance through surf. It will I hope, be an incentive to persons to involve themselves in the self discipline required to get fit; to obtain confidence in their ability through swimming, to achieve a pride in having performed something that is, perhaps slightly above average, and finally; to receive (in the form of an appropriately prepared Certificate or medal) some recognition of their accomplishment. “
The Cole Classic is an event that supports the community values of Friendship, Support & Encouragement for each other. The Cole Classic is a not for profit Incorporated Association with proceeds raised going to the Manly Life Saving Club.
In February 2005, after twenty two years at Bondi Beach, the Cole Classic moved to Manly and now offers three unique challenges to ocean swimmers:
1km. Nippers & Novices Challenge – an entry level swim for budding ocean swimmers in two categories 9 -12 yrs and for older swimmers taking their first steps into the world of ocean swimming .
2km. Cole Classic Challenge – the traditional course around the buoys, open to all ages from 13 – 75+yrs.
10km. North Head Challenge - a challenge for elite competitors who swim from Manly Cove, through Sydney Heads and then to Manly Beach.
Over the past twenty years the Cole Classic has grown into one of Australia's larges rough water swims. It attracts Olympic and Commonwealth Games Medalists', as well as a large and loyal community based following. Each year it provides the focus and incentive for people to train and attempt to better their time from the previous year.
RACE WINNERS
Elite Male Winner
1983 Max Metzker
1984 Max Metzker
1985 David O'Brien
1986 David O'Brien
1987 Stuart Feenstra
1988 Michael McKenzie
1989 David O'Brien
1990 Deane Pieters & Daniel el McLellan
1991 Race not run
1992 Daniel McLellan
1993 P. Davis
1994 Daniel McLellan
1995 Daniel McLellan
1996 Kurt Eldridge
1997 Hamish Cameron
1998 Ky Hurst
1999 Malcolm Allen
2000 Race not run
2001 Josh Santacaterina
2002 Michael Ormsby
2003 Grant Cleland
2004 Mark Norris
Elite Female Winner
1983 N. Vasilis
1984 A. Clarke
1985 J. Venis
1986 R.Mccabe
1987 J. Elford
1988 S. Burge-Lopez
1989 B. Burns
1990 S. O’Brien
1991 Race not run
1992 J. Bouffler
1993 Stacey Gartrell
1994 A. O’Rourke
1995 Stacey Gartrell
1996 Stacey Gartrell
1997 Stacey Gartrell
1998 K. Giteau
1999 K. Ryan
2000 Race not run
2001 Hayley Lewis
2002 Trudee Hutchinson
2003 Trudee Hutchinson
2004 Danielle Selig
External Links
www.coleclassic.com
www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/freestyle/
See:
www.coleclassic.com
www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/freestyle/
Nick Cole 01:20, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Sean Whiteley
CEO
Guthy-Renker Home
Sean Whiteley is the CEO of Guthy-Renker Home. As CEO, Mr. Whiteley oversees the company’s day-to-day operations and dictates the overall strategic direction for its primary site HurryHome.com. HurryHome.com offers consumers valuable insider information that will allow home buyers and sellers to maximize their profits from their real estate transactions. This information includes distressed property listings like foreclosures, pre-foreclosures, for sale by owners, and real estate auctions.
Before taking his position with Guthy-Renker Home, Mr. Whiteley was the driving force behind the inception and growth of RealtyTracker; a leading online real estate lead generation service which serviced over 15,000 real estate agents nationwide. After a successful testing period, in March of 2007, RealtyTracker was acquired by Guthy-Renker. Prior to starting RealtyTracker, Mr. Whiteley served as Vice President of Operations of Xdrive Technologies, where he was instrumental in supporting the company’s growth from zero to ten million customers with over 265 employees.
Mr. Whiteley is a co-creator of several pending patents including a SHARED INTERNET STORAGE RESOURCE, USER INTERFACE SYSTEM, AND METHOD and a Method and system for tracking real estate transactions. Mr Whiteley has an M.B.A from the University Of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, as well as a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Imaging extrasolar planets is currently out of reach as shown in the first part, but subtle consequences of their existence can be detected. Bodies orbiting a star, induce wobbling movements on it that when measured, not only betray their existence but also their orbital period, distance to the star and minimum mass.
Measuring wobble
Not that this wobble can be seen directly, much less measured by observation through a telescope from Earth, but fortunately there is a trick that comes in handy for the job, the Doppler effect.
When a light source - the star in this case - approaches the observer, its emitted light wavelength gets "compressed", meaning colors are shifted towards the blue, while when it recedes, an opposite shift to the red occurs. You can witness this effect with sound waves, for if you stand by a railroad crossing and a train is approaching, you will hear the siren pitch change from high to low when it passes by. The underlying physical phenomena is the same, the sound wavelength shortens (higher pitch) during approach, and lengthens (lower pitch) when receding.
The starlight is split in its different color components with a special instrument called spectroscope. This is something like the prism used in school to decompose sunlight in a rainbow, only it uses a diffraction grating to achieve much better resolution and precision. Within the generated "rainbow", appear narrow dark bands corresponding to atoms and molecules present in the star's atmosphere that absorb certain very precise light wavelengths. This is how we got to know that oxygen, helium, hydrogen, calcium and many other elements are present in celestial bodies like stars and nebulae.
By the way, this is the same principle used by Edwin Hubble decades back to detect galactic motions leading to the discovery of universal expansion.
The first team to announce the discovery of an exoplanet was led by Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz from the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland. The system found by Mayor and Queloz in 1995 does not look much like the Solar System, for it consists of a 60% Jupiter size or larger body orbiting the sunlike star 51 Pegasi at a 5% the Earth - Sun distance, implying a 4.2 day orbital period and a day temperature of about 1000 oC.
To detect and measure the Doppler shift introduced by planetary tugging is tricky, and the spectrographic sensitivity available for Mayor and Queloz was good for a 13 m/s. (29 mph) or higher speed variations. This was enough for 51 Pegasi at 53 m/s. but should barely miss something like Jupiter in the Solar System, for its tugging on the Sun is just 12.5 m/s.
Geoff Macy from San Francisco State University and Paul Butler from the University of California at Berkley for their part, had been working on the same idea with a slightly more sensitive spectrometer on the Lick Observatory telescope since 1987. Their resolution was good for detecting 3 m/s. and up velocity fluctuations, and their observing program covered about 120 sunlike stars. Oddly enough, they did not expect finding planets this way due to the former failure of Canadian astronomers Campbell and Walker to get results in a survey or 21 selected stars.
They assumed much better sensitivity should be required before going for it, and concentrated on improving instrumentation, with the result that the 70 Virgin's planet unknowingly sat on their computer hard disk …. for 10 years. Not out of laziness for sure, to recover the telltale signature of a planet induced wobble, they had to obtain computer access to process enormous amounts of spectral measurements for the 120 surveyed stars.
When they got notice of Mayor and Queloz 13 m/s sensitivity in October 1995, the suddenly realized they could have already exoplanets waiting in their old data and went to work frantically so as to announce results - if they were lucky -in the American Astronomical convention to be held in San Antonio, January 1996. Fingers crossed and holding breath, for Mayor and Queloz had advanced they should announce new discoveries in the same convention and had not disclosed the monitored stars.
To be fair, news of the first extrasolar planets, was received with skepticism by some renowned scientists who held suspicions other type of phenomena like periodic variations in the star's atmosphere could be masquerading as planetary perturbations. Eventually matters were settled by overwhelming evidence derived from a plethora of new discoveries, and the confirmation in some fortunate cases with independent clues like minute coincident eclipses.
The exoplanetary zoo
Conventional wisdom derived from the only known planetary system - the Solar System -, supported a certain model for the aggregation and evolution of bodies in the primeval dust and gas solar nebula. Discovery of not one but multiple examples of giant planets orbiting at impossibly close distance to their stars, turned this wisdom on its head, opening new venues for theoretical speculation.
Certainly the very method of discovery leads to a selective bias which favors early finding of just this type of system, big planet in close orbit, and only the accumulation of data along the years it takes to determine and characterize smaller and farther ones, has now begun to balance the inventory.
Giant Jupiter size or larger planets orbiting very near, preclude the existence for smaller more Earth like ones beyond, for they could not form in its actual location but farther out, and migrated inward because of friction and tidal energy loses. This should have the effect of tossing away any smaller body in their path.
At last, in June 2002 a team led by Stephane Udry form the Geneva Observatory, reported the discovery of a roughly Jupiter size planet orbiting the star Gliesse 777A at about 3.7 A.U. minimum distance (1 Astronomical Unit or A.U. is slightly less than the average Earth - Sun distance, about 150 million km or 93 million miles). The fact it looks stable and there are no other large planets closer in, leaves open the possibility of Earth like planets to be discovered in this promising system.
Thus far, discovered planetary systems are quite bizarre, hinting that ours is probably an unlikely outcome, a fact that strongly bears on the abundance of extraterrestrial life.
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