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Abduscius

Abduscius is a nature demon whose primary purpose is to uproot large trees and crush unfortunate humans walking by.

Sources

http://www.occultopedia.com/a/abduscius.htm

Kaleb Borg K luborg 00:33, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maxine Paetro is the author of three novels; Manshare, Babydreams, and Windfall, published between 1986 and 1991. She also wrote the biography, Dream Lovers, the Magnificent, Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee by Their Son, Dodd Darin in 1993. Her first book, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising, was published for the first time in 1979 and is still in print today.

Paetro has collaborated with mega-bestseller, James Patterson, co-writing the 4th of July and the 5th Horseman, both New York Times #1 best sellers in the Women's Murder Club Series. The Patterson/Paetro collaboration of the 6th book in this series has a tentative publication date of May '07 and the 7th book in this series is in progress now.

From 1975 through 1987 Paetro was a recruiter and EVP creative department manager at several large New York City advertising agencies.

Her garden, Broccoli Hall (www.BroccoliHall.com), has been featured in national magazines including House & Garden, Victoria Magazine, and Country Garden and is on the Garden Conservancy Open Days Program.

Paetro is married to former surety bond executive, John A. Duffy, now founder and CEO of consulting company, Manhattan Bridge, LLC (www.ManhattanBridge.US).

Sources

www.amazon.com, www.google.com, www.adbuzz.com, www.jamespatterson.com, www.gardenconservancy.org, www.broccolihall.com, www.manhattanbridge.us 152.163.101.12 00:42, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ninjelephant

A mix between a ninja and an elephant

Ground Clearance

Ground clearance refers to the shortest distance between a flat, level surface, and any part of a vehicle other than what's designed to contact the ground (such as tires, tracks, skis, etc.). Ground clearance is measured with standard vehicle equipment, and for cars, is usually given with no cargo or passengers.

Ground clearance is a critical factor in several important characteristics of a vehicle. For all vehicles, most notably cars, it's a tradeoff between handling and practicality. A higher ground clearance means that the center of mass of the car is higher, which makes for less precise and more dangerous handling characteristics (most notably, the chance of rollover is higher). However, it also means that the car is more capable of being driven on roads that are not level, without the road scraping against and likely damaging the chassis and underbody. This is why sports cars typically have very low clearances, while |SUV's have higher ones. Two well-known extremes of each are the Ferrari F40 and the Hummer.

For armored fighting vehicles (AFV), ground clearance presents an additional factor in a vehicle's overall performance, and that's that a lower ground clearance means that the vehicle minus the chassis is lower to the ground and thus harder to spot and harder to hit. The fianl design of any AFV reflects a compromise between being a smaller target on one hand, and having greater battlefield mobility on the other. Very few AFV's have top speeds at which car-like handling becomes an issue, though rollovers can and do occur. By contrast, an AFV is far more likely to need high ground clearance than a road vehicle.

Lowering a car's suspension is a common and relatively inexpensive aftermarket modification. Many people prefer the more aggressive look of a lowered body, and there is an easily realized handling improvement. Most passenger cars are produced such that one or two inches of lowering won't increase the probability of damage significantly.

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216.207.86.23 00:56, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Amor Belhom Duo

From 1997 to 2002, AMOR BELHOM DUO was NAIM AMOR (vocals, guitars, violin and samplers) and THOMAS BELHOM (percussion, drums, accordion, vocals), both from Paris, France and living in Tucson, Arizona in the United States. MARIANNE DISSARD contributed lyrics in French and English.

"Dark, tropical, tribal pop, Naim Amor and Thomas Belhom's Amor Belhom Duo is hauntingly beautiful, capable of capturing you with spooky, mystical singer-songwriter pop with a French twist one minute and stun you with jazzy, tropical tribal experimentation the next. This is a diverse album, one that is hard to get into at first. But as soon as you listen to it enough, you'll be so mesmerized, it will flow, eloquently, from style to style, track to track. And it is because of that this album will become a long lasting favorite in your collection. I'll give it an A-."(Alex Steininger)

Before forming their "avant-French pop" duo and regularly collaborating with Tucson-based Touch And Go artists Joey Burns and John Convertino from CALEXICO, Naim and Thomas belonged to bands ranging in style from early Parisian hardcore (WITCHES VALLEY) to experimental musical and theatrical political avant-garde (from 1992 to 1997, in GENERATION CHAOS, performing experimental music with contemporary music percussionist/composer Jean-Charles François - director of UCSD music school from 1972 to 1986- and stage director Marc O').

1995 Naim and Thomas meet then-filmmaker Marianne Dissard (who directed the Giant Sand documentary "Drunken Bees") and compose the soundtrack to her French TV documentary "Low Y Cool". Naim visits Tucson, Arizona where Marianne resides and begins collaborating with her on some songs, which would form the basis of the first Amor Belhom Duo album.

1997 Amor Belhom Duo is formed. Relocating to Tucson, Arizona, they start regular close collaborations with JOEY BURNS and JOHN CONVERTINO from that other fine Tucson duo, Calexico.

1998 In May 98, AMOR BELHOM DUO records its first full-length album, WAVELAB PERFORMANCE, in Tucson at the Wavelab Studio (recording home to the likes of Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, Calexico, OP8...). With that album, the Duo attempts the challenge of translating their original style of live performance onto tape, through a four days recording session. The 11 tracks album features guest performers Joey Burns and John Convertino, whom Naïm and Thomas later back up on stage, in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall, in LA at the Troubador, in Austin at the South By Southwest Conference. WAVELAB PERFORMANCE is self-released on CD through the Duo's own label, NORMANDIE DREAM RECORDS.

1999 In May 1999 , the Duo returns from its first very successful and critically acclaimed US west coast tour (opening for Sparklehorse in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall, playing Café du Nord in San Francisco, and clubs from Seattle to San Diego) to record its second album, the self-titled AMOR BELHOM DUO.

2000 French label ICI D'AILLEURS (home of Yann Tiersen, Married Monks, Madrid, Bed...) releases the self-titled album in Europe and label SAIDERA RECORDS in Japan.

Also out is collaborative album TETE A TETE by ABBC, i.e. AMOR- BELHOM- BURNS-CONVERTINO on WABANA RECORDS in the US, Saidera Record/Japan, Vicious Circle/France

After performing at SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 2000 as music festival sponsor Tucson Weekly's regional band of choice, Amor Belhom Duo tours Europe with David Grubbs, Quentin Rollet and Noël Akchoté (label Rectangle), appearing at festivals Printemps de Bourges and Transmusicales de Rennes.

A fall 2000 european tour includes dates with Giant Sand, Calexico, the release of tour-only CD, ANY TIME ANY WAY, and the music video for title "Pulling On A Cig", directed by Marianne, appearing on French music channels MCM and M6.

2001 Invited back at SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST 2001, Amor Belhom Duo then heads back to Europe for a six countries tour, in support of the release by Ici d'Ailleurs of album WAVELAB (the reproduced, remixed, remastered version of the original 1998 Wavelab Performance, the Duo's first album). Later that spring, the release of albums Wavelab and Amor Belhom Duo by Chicago-based label CARROT TOP is followed by a US tour opening for labelmates Handsome Family.

2002 Amor Belhom Duo collaborates with Valerie Leulliot from French band Autour de Lucie on a live album, recorded in Tucson at Solar Culture by Jim Waters. The album, LIVE IN TUCSON, is released by Ici D'Ailleurs in Europe. Amor Belhom Duo opens for French pop star MIOSSEC in France and disbands after that tour. NAIM and THOMAS start solo careers, under their respective names and on their respective sides of the Atlantic, while, in 2005, MARIANNE begins singing under the helm of Joey Burns.

DISCOGRAPHY:

CDS: 1999: Wavelab Performance - self released Normandie Dream Records 2000: Amor Belhom Duo - Ici d'Ailleurs/Carrot Top 2000: Wavelab - Ici d'Ailleurs/Carrot Top 2001: ABBC/Tete A Tete - Wabana/Vicious Circle/Saidera 2001: Live In Tucson - Ici d'Ailleurs

TOUR CDS: 2000: Any Time, Any Way - self released

VINYLS: one 7inch on Easy Tiger one 7 inch on Wabana Records

COMPILATIONS: PopNews Acuarela

MUSIC VIDEOS: 1999: Pulling On A Cig' by Marianne Dissard 2001: ABBC by Marianne Dissard

Sources

myspace.com/amorbelhomduo icidailleurs.com carrottoprecords.com

71.32.57.29 01:05, 11 June 2006 (UTC)marianne dissard[reply]

Marianne Dissard

French-born, Tucson-bred Marianne Dissard was Madame to Joey Burns' lovestruck gold digger on Calexico's "Ballad of Cable Hogue" and sang with husband Naim Amor on album "Tete A Tete/ABBC" (Amor/Belhom/Burns/Convertino). Her first album, due out sometimes in 2006, is composed and produced by Joey Burns, with Calexico's John Convertino on drums, Naim Amor on guitars, Rob Burger on piano and accordion and John Parish mixing. It features her all-French lyrics, eleven vignettes of love and other little lies (three of those composed by Naim Amor). Marianne has also written lyrics for Howe Gelb (on Giant Sand's ".. Is All Over the Map"), Amor Belhom Duo (two albums on Carrot Top Records), Naim Amor (album "Mistake Love" produced by John Parish and "Sanguine" produced by Joey Burns), and Francoiz Breut. Her poetry has appeared in national and European magazines. During the 2004 presidential election, Marianne launched the Tucson Suffragettes, a group of downtown Tucson vixens who went after "virgin voters". She periodically collaborates with Spork Press/Magazine on various paper-derived products. And, way back, Marianne directed documentary films ("Drunken Bees" on Giant Sand, recently re-released on DVD, "Post No Bills" on LA artist Robbie Conal and, for French TV, "Low Y Cool" - shot by filmmaker Robert Kramer - on lowrider bikes in Tucson and "Celtic Traveler" on the Dublin music scene).

Sources

http://www.myspace.com/mariannedissard http://www.tucsonunderground.com/arts/auteurs/marianne/index.html http://www.aznightbuzz.com/stories/131379.php

71.32.57.29 01:12, 11 June 2006 (UTC)marianne dissard[reply]

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Maxine Paetro is the author of three novels, Manshare, Babydreams, and Windfall, published between 1986 and 1991. She also wrote the biography, Dream Lovers, the Magnificent, Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee by Their Son, Dodd Darin in 1993. Her first book, How to Put Your Book Together and Get a Job in Advertising, was published for the first time in 1979 and is still in print today.

Paetro has collaborated with mega-bestseller, James Patterson, co-writing The 4th of July and The 5th Horseman, (the Women's Murder Club series) both New York Times #1 best sellers. The Patterson/Paetro collaborations of the 6th and the 7th books in this series are now in progress.

Sources

www.amazon.com, www.google.com, www.adbuzz.com, www.jamespatterson.com.

GirlReporter 01:25, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

the modshop

A handy little shop in Perth Western Australia that fits mod chips in Xbox, Xbox360 and Playstation 2 consoles. They fix all consoles and have all those hard to find accessories

They also sell a big range of Satellite Equipment for free to air TV via Satellite. Caravan camping kits to get satellite TV anywhere.

Sources

www.themodshop.com thewestaustralian.com.au http://business.thewest.com.au/npms.jsp?section=catalogues, july 30, 2002 Reference search HADDAD ,Tony Baluka. Sydney Australia

[ [Russell Castillo] ]

The true heart and soul of Dogwood, and quite possibly the best drummer of all time!

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dogwood fan

Neil Rogers

Neil Rogers is a Miami radio legend heard weekdays 10 AM to 2 PM on 560 WQAM AM Miami/Ft. Lauderdale with over 30 years on the air in the market and has an extremely loyal fan base as far away as Orlando and Ft. Myers. Though not syndicated, Neil has a national following since the show is webstreamed and archived.

External links

Official Neil Rogers site

Official WQAM site

4.91.103.176 02:46, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Truffles The Pig

--209.6.135.50 02:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Truffles is a slightly re-ocuring charecter in "Out-Land" who be-friended Opus. He was a Space barbarian and politicly correct. (Information from "opus: 25 years" A book by Berkly Breathed containg strips with Opus in them.

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209.6.135.50 02:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ITU FRP CLub

Brought up to life or the first time in the 1998 by some people of unknown origin and names who are wholly named as the "First Generation". The club consisted of a few close friends then, and closed down after the famous RPG convention.

The club opened again in 1999-2000 by the second generation of the club, who are a bit more known and more loved than the First Generation.

The Club,presently,operates on the topics of "Ownage" and "Roleplaying"

Sources

http://www.frpclub.itu.edu.tr

85.98.80.131 03:06, 11 June 2006 (UTC)M[reply]

Futago

Year: 2005

Director: Fung Yuen-Man

Producer: Sam Leung Tak-Sum

Cast: Hisako Shirata, Tony Ho Wah-Chiu, Emily Kwan Bo-Wai, Samuel Pang King-Chi

The Skinny: For low budget stuff, Futago is decently paced and shot, and qualifies as a better-than-average calling card for new director Fung Yuen-Man. Still, the story, acting, and originality of Futago fall well short of the average mark. A valiant, but unnecessary attempt at Asian Horror.

Asian Horror gets another entry with the underwhelming Futago. Hisako Shirata turns in a frightfully average performance as twin sisters Asa and Mio Uchida, a pair of Japanese girls with vastly different reasons to be in Hong Kong. Asa came over to become a popstar, but during her stay at a Tsimshatsui motel, she suddenly disappeared. Enter sister Mio, whose sudden appearance at the motel freaks out everyone else staying there. Their overdone fright at Mio's appearance is because A) something obviously happened to Asa and everyone is acting guilty, and B) Mio walks slowly and in a bizarre, zoned-out state, just like every creepy Asian girl since The Ring. Everyone should be afraid; soon after Mio appears, people begin dying left and right. You'd think people dying would cause a mass exodus from the hotel, but nobody leaves. The room rates must be good.

Mio's appearance could mean many things. Is she a vengeful spirit out to avenge her sister? A tourist just checking up on her sister at the wrong time? Or a cheap knock-off of every other creepy female in an Asian Horror movie? The answer: a combination of the above. For a period of time, the film does hold some intrigue. This is mostly due to first-time director Fung Yuen-Man, who reveals the ins-and-outs of Futago with a slow, patient style that's surprising for a Hong Kong filmmaker. The film also has effective cinematography and art direction, and manages some tense and even effectively violent moments. Futago doesn't reveal too much too soon, so those who find the mystery of Asa and Mio Uchida interesting should be on the edge of their seats.

Unfortunately, the mystery of the twin sisters isn't really that interesting, so whatever goodwill the film engenders is soon lost. After a while, the film's tension gives way to unintentional silliness. Actors start to overact, characters and situations grow inconsistent, and an obvious costume change occurs. Hisako Shirata ditches her white dress and shows up in a red one, which is a dead giveaway in any Chinese horror film that you should run away as soon as possible. However, nobody takes the obvious hint, and continues to let Mio Uchida have her way. Making matters worse is investigating cop Ching (Tony Ho), who qualifies as possibly the worst cop in all of Hong Kong. Ching is tortured by bad memories and a disintegrating marriage, so he could be excused for being sloppy. However, Ching doesn't seem to have any idea how to run an investigation except show up after people are dead. As Ching, Tony Ho makes a decent burnt-out cop, but he loses all credibility when he begins to overact comically. But even before then, Futago has already ceased to become anything more than an unnecessary entry into an overcrowded genre.

Availability: DVD (Hong Kong) Region 0 NTSC Era Home Entertainment Widescreen Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1 Removable English and Chinese Subtitles

Sources

http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/futago.htm

65.94.135.202 03:17, 11 June 2006 (UTC)Gordon[reply]

Sharpey's Fibers

A layer of collagen fibers found between the periosteum and the compact bone; Sharpey's Fibers play an important role in attaching tendons to bone through the periosteum. Inflamation at the base Shapey's Fibers can lead to shin splints.

Sources

Dr. David L. Swanson, "Connective Tissue-Supportive", http://www.usd.edu/biol/faculty/swanson/histo/lecture8.html

60.231.84.141 03:27, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/CricRss

CricRss

Blatant advertising 211.30.53.196 03:27, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Chi Coltrane

Chi Coltrane was one of seven children born (Nov 16, 1948 in Racine, Wisconsin) to a Canadian mother and a German violinist father. (Her first name is pronounced "shy".) She is best known as an American rock-pop-jazz songwriter, pianist, and singer. Her best-known song is "Thunder and Lightning," released in June 1972, which by November reached #17 on the USA pop charts and #4 on the German Hit List. (A sample is available online here http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00000092I001001/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_001/002-6105990-3843200; the lyrics are available here http://www.bibleetnombres.online.fr/chi_coltrane_lyrics1.htm#tal). It drove her first album, "Chi Coltrane", to stay on the charts for three months. Go Like Elijah" also received considerable airplay.

Coltrane studied a number of instruments as a child. Her family moved frequently; her father died when she was 10. She gave her first piano recital at 12. In 1970, she formed Chicago Coltrane, playing blues, funk and gospel in local Chicago clubs and bars. In 1971 she represented the USA at the International Rock Festival in Rio de Janeiro. She appeared on "The Tonight Show" and "The Midnight Special". After her first album was released, she attended the Salter School of Music in Los Angeles 1973-1975, released the album "Let It Ride" early in 1974 (on the Columbia label), and four years later another alubm, "Road To Tomorrow". She subsequently moved to Europe (mainly Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, where she was voted Best Female Artist for two consecutive years). She released three albums on the Teldec label during the 1980s, including "Silk and Steel" (1981), "Ready to Roll" (1982), a live album (1982, reached #12 on the European charts) and "The Message" (1986). She has done TV soundtrack work and collaborated with Tangerine Dream in 1991. She returned to Los Angeles in 1993, where she started a recording studio and worked with underprivileged groups.

External Links

Chi Coltrane fan page archive of her website

Sources

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000092I/002-6105990-3843200?v=glance&n=5174 http://web.archive.org/web/20050309050254/http://www.chicoltrane.com/ http://web.archive.org/web/20040108200204/www.wtpromotions.com/chicoltrane/bio.html

141.161.48.111 03:33, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Solid Rock Kaffee Haus

Solid Rock Kaffee Haus is a community coffeehouse established in 2002, in Eureka, Missouri. It has become quite a community meeting place, they serve gourmet coffee drinks, sodas, ice cream and serve sandwiches, wraps, salads and soups. Solid Rock has Christian books, music, and gifts for sale. Solid Rock is known for having many local musical groups perform live on weekends.

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www.solidrockkaffeehaus.com

Neutrontech 03:40, 11 June 2006 (UTC)C.Neugebauer[reply]

Robert (Rob) Cremona

London-born, educated in Malta, Rob lives in Surrey with his Canadian wife, Ballet Dancer/Teacher Diana Cremona, and three children. In the 1980s, he composed musical scores for international films, for British TV channels such as the BBC, Channel 4 and other commercial advertising jingles. He won the Unisong Best Instrumentalist Award 1999 in the USA and has released three albums since 1995: "The Blue Bird", "All In The Mind", "Reasons For All Seasons". His compositions are still used internationally by contemporary dance companies, promotional ventures and advertising.

Cremona is on dialysis after suffering from kidney failure in 1976. He has had three failed transplants, two heart attacks and a stroke which later led to his involvement with long term disability. Since 2002 he has also been helping the National Health Sercice (NHS) on 'The Expert Patients Programme'(EPP) and has been lecturing and tutoring the course to medical professionals and long term patients suffering from chronic illnesses. Cremona is very enthusiastic about his Voluntary Work which takes him around the country promoting the EPP. Over the years, he has written many articles and medical papers on the self-empowerment of long term chronic illness and has recently been awarded two commendations for his contribution to the community.

Two books of poetry and an autobiography are set to be released in 2006/7. Cremona's philosphical works on neuro-theology and cosmotheism have been published in magazines such as 'Nature' and 'Scientific American'. He sits on a number of charitable committees and is a volunteer counsellor for the Transplant Support Network and an active member of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health.

In the last few years Rob has been performing on piano/keyboards with his 8-piece band 'Out For The Count', and in spring 2006 on the island of Malta with a three piece band at BJ's Jazz Club owned by Philip Fenech, who was his Best Man at the wedding in 1985 which was held in Malta. Rob often returns to visit his brother, Alfred, friends and other members of his extended family.

http://www.peoplesound.com/artist/robertcremona/ http://www.expertpatients.nhs.uk/ 86.134.144.138 04:09, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Owlpen Manor

Owlpen Manor is a Tudor manor house, half a mile east of Uley, built largely from the mid-fifteenth century and completed in 1616, with alterations in the early eighteenth century. It was restored by the arts and crafts architect Norman Jewson in 1924-25 after a century of neglect and forms part of a small hamlet with almost a thousand years of history, including a court house, tithe barn and grist mill.

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www.owlpen.com

201.253.131.152 04:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC) OWLPEN has long been recognised as one of England's most romantic early manor houses. The Tudor manor (1450-1616) stands with its early formal garden of magnificent yews at the centre of a clutch of medieval landmark buildings. Many are now adapted as quite exceptional award-winning Cotswold holiday cottages.[reply]

The Owlpen estate, steeped in 900 years of history, forms its own remote and picturesque wooded valley under the edge of the Cotswold hills in the south-west of England.

The licensed Cyder House is an atmospheric medieval restaurant set at the heart of the estate. It serves home-cooked gourmet meals and light lunches in the summer with an emphasis on the fresh produce of the working farm and garden.

The Mander family welcome you to Owlpen to experience this beautiful and dreamy valley, survivor from a bygone age, first hand and at leisure. We hope these pages will give you some flavour of the experience of Owlpen, long admired as "the jewel of the Cotswolds", based on the family motto: Vive bene, "live well".

negative effect of pressure in liquids

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X-Static Process

X-Static Process is a video/photography installation featuring Madonna and photographed by Steven Klein.

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http://www.stevenkleinstudio.com/v2.html

The Treasure Hunters

130.88.182.176 05:15, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Treasure Hunters is an NBC reality TV show that aired in the summer of 2006. Produced by Imagine Entertainment in their first entry into the reality television genre, it features two sets of treasure-hunting teams. Each set believes that their five teams of three people are the only people hunting a cache that is "worth millions." Each team is characterized by a catchphrase -- for example, the "Miss USA" team features three former state champions in the Miss USA beauty pageant, while the "Ex-CIA" team is made up of three former CIA employees.

According to Variety, NBC executive Jeff Gaspin claims "There will be a component for the Internet" for viewers who wish to become involved in the treasure hunt themselves.

Sources

Official NBC Treasure Hunters Site

Daily Variety Article

Treasurepedia (fan wiki)

24.205.91.89 05:16, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

X-Static Pro=cess

X-Static Pro=cess is a video/photography installation featuring Madonna and photographed by Steven Klein.

Sources

http://www.stevenkleinstudio.com/v2.html

130.88.182.176 05:17, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jasmine Parker

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Is famous and she lives in the south. Check out her Myspace! www.myspace.com/ustupidbrawd

Fate Williams--West Coast Female Rapper

The term Fate means: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future [syn: destiny]. Fate represents the future of hip-hop, and is ready to take the male dominated hip-hop/music industry by storm. Raised in Watts, Fate will be the next female hip-hop star from the West Coast. The neighborhood in Watts was full of gangs, drugs, and violence, yet Fate managed to graduate from USC. Previously, Fate (A.K.A. Nina Ross) signed a deal with a label, and worked with artists like Snoop Dogg and Juelz Santana. Shortly thereafter, Fate decided to finish college before actively pursuing a career in the music industry. Currently, Fate is working on a mixtape entitled “Best Kept Secret.” Fate has a single entitled “Gimme My Mic,” which discusses Fate’s off and now on again relationship with the microphone. Fate lays rhymes over a booming beat originally produced by Easy Mo Bee for Notorious B.I.G.’s “Gimme the Loot.” In 1997, Fate was introduced to the Notorious B.I.G. at a Vibe party. Fate informed B.I.G. that she was an aspiring rap artist, and B.I.G. wanted to meet with Fate and her brother the following day. Tragically, B.I.G. was killed immediately following the Vibe party. Fate possesses a picture taken with B.I.G. shortly before the Vibe party ended.

Fate's music may be heard at: www.myspace.com/4fate and www.fatewilliams.com (Coming Soon)

Sources

www.dubcnn.com, click Features, then click On the Come Up

Icewrist 05:35, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

yo yo effect (n) - the action of a girl or boy from a past realationship toying with your emotions. Sending signals that they want you back and suddenly being very cold to you off and on. Sort of keeping you as a back up if their current realationship or intrest fails

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Low Self-Esteem

According to dictionary.com, self esteem is defined as "Pride in oneself; self-respect". So, thusly, LOW self esteem is having a low level of pride in oneself and/or self-respect.

Having low self-esteem could cause you to do any of the following things:

Hiding your body with large clothes (big jackets etc.) Overcompensating (trying to become more "funny" or "interesting" in an effort to make people like you) Making fun of yourself (if you make fun of yourself first, maybe others won't) or Making fun of others (if you make fun of others, maybe they won't make fun of you)

EX: Matt has a tendency to make fun of other people, even if it's uncalled for or untrue. He is never seen without a large jacket on and refuses to take it off, no matter how hot it is outside. He also repeatedly calls himself and others fat. Matt is probably suffering from low self-esteem.

However, not all of these symptoms automatically point to low self esteem.

EX: Carlos makes talks about others behind their back, even if it's uncalled for or untrue. He is often seen with a jacket, but will take it off and does not say any unkind words about himself. Carlos is probably NOT suffering from low self-esteem, but rather just has a tendency to be a disloyal friend and likes to wear jackets.

These are just a few of the symptoms for low self-esteem. Having low self-esteem can have long term effects on your happiness and social skills.

Luckily, there are organizations devoted to rasing low self-esteem, many exclusively dealing with kids, such as the William Gladden Foundation. If you or a loved one are suffering from any of the damaging side effects of self-esteem, seeking out one of these organizations would be a good idea. Self help books and tapes, such as the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, are also methods of combatting low self esteem.

Sources

www.dictionary.com www.williamgladdenfoundation.com www.chickensoup.com www.self-confidence.co.uk www.selfesteem4women.com

24.110.83.180 06:12, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Low Self-Esteem

According to dictionary.com, self esteem is defined as "Pride in oneself; self-respect". So, thusly, LOW self esteem is having a low level of pride in oneself and/or self-respect.

Having low self-esteem could cause you to do any of the following things:

Hiding your body with large clothes (big jackets etc.)

Overcompensating (trying to become more "funny" or "interesting" in an effort to make people like you).

Making fun of yourself (if you make fun of yourself first, maybe others won't). or

Making fun of others (if you make fun of others, maybe they won't make fun of you).

EX: Matt has a tendency to make fun of other people, even if it's uncalled for or untrue. He is never seen without a large jacket on and refuses to take it off, no matter how hot it is outside. He also repeatedly calls himself and others fat. Matt is probably suffering from low self-esteem.

However, not all of these symptoms automatically point to low self esteem.

EX: Carlos makes talks about others behind their back, even if it's uncalled for or untrue. He is often seen with a jacket, but will take it off and does not say any unkind words about himself. Carlos is probably NOT suffering from low self-esteem, but rather just has a tendency to be a disloyal friend and likes to wear jackets.

These are just a few of the symptoms for low self-esteem. Having low self-esteem can have long term effects on your happiness and social skills.

Luckily, there are organizations devoted to rasing low self-esteem, many exclusively dealing with kids, such as the William Gladden Foundation. If you or a loved one are suffering from any of the damaging side effects of self-esteem, seeking out one of these organizations would be a good idea. Self help books and tapes, such as the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, are also methods of combatting low self esteem.

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www.dictionary.com

www.williamgladdenfoundation.com

www.chickensoup.com

www.self-confidence.co.uk

www.selfesteem4women.com

Heartheartheart 06:22, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kikayon

Kikayon (קיקיון) is the Hebrew name of the particular plant in the biblical book of Jonah. The word is not known to be used elsewhere and most references usually considers it to be a castor plant (ricinus communis) or a type of gourd. Rashi describes it as a leafy, shady plant.

In Jonah, 4:6, Jonah, fleeing from the command of G-d, questions His decision on not destroying the city of Nineveh. As Jonah camped G-d created a plant (the kikayon) to shade Jonah and then sends a worm to eat the plant so that it whithers. Jonah feels remorseful and pity for the plant, but not for the City of Nineveh. G-d points out that Jonah put as much effort into the creation of the plant as for the City, but certainly that He should take pity upon a City of people who do not know what they do.

The traditional text is as follows: Hashem, G-d, designated a kikayon, which rose up above Jonah to form a shade over his head, to relieve him from his discomfort. Jonah rejoiced over the kikayon, a great joy. Then G-d designated a worm at the dawn of the next day and it attacked the kikayon, so that it whithered. And it was when the sun shown, that G-d designated a stifling east wind; the sun beat upon Jonah's head and he felt faint. He asked for his soul's death, and said, "Better is my death than my life!" And G-d said to Jonah, "Are you so deeply grieved over the kikayon?" And he said, "I am greatly grieved to death." Hashem said, "You took pity on the kikayon for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow; it lived one night and perished after one night. And I-- shall I not take pity upon Nineveh the great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and many animals as well?"

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Tanach, Mesorah Publications, Ltd, 1998 - Jonah, 4:6

http://www.aish.com/hhYomK/hhYomKDefault/Jonah_and_the_whale.asp http://www.lookstein.org/lessonplans_output.php?id=4094689&existing=Yom%20Kippur%20(%3Ci%3ESefer%20Yonah%3C/i%3E) http://www.castoroil.in/castor/castor_plant_castor_bean.html http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/jon.htm

24.98.98.100 06:29, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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A very sad, lonely young man from Dayton, Nevada who hates his life and hopes for some sweet form of death everyday.

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Vaimoana Heyman

Vaimoana Heyman (Vai, or Vaisy) was born in the united states, in NY, NY. After finishing university, she moved to korea with only a a backpack of clothes, and a Casio Keyboard, from there her music career took off, making records of love songs with only her voice and the 'string' effect on the Casio. Influeces included other sappy korean singers, and her lyrics were often compared to those of the late Wesley Willis. Vai was most often known to date wealthy asain men, but was also known to have a off-again on-again relationship with a Maltese man, although this relationship was purely based on sexual attraction. Her famous life ended in tragedy at a young age, when her carreeer started to slide, when she threw herself over the niagra falls, claiming that she wanted to go out with a bang.

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Hammack Gang

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Very little information seems to be found about the Hammack Gang, aside from a time when they ran with the James Gang. Please add to this if you have any information.

Functional endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)

GUIDELINES FOR ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY

In general, endoscopic sinus surgery is intended for people with chronic sinus problems who do not respond to medical therapy. Symptoms of sinus disease may include facial pain or feeling of fullness, difficulty breathing through the nose, a persistent bad smell in the nose, post nasal discharge, and occasionally headaches. Occasionally sinus problems may cause hoarseness or cough, or a variety of other symptoms, but all these problems can also occur in the absence of sinus disease. The diagnosis of a sinus problem must therefore be based on an assessment by your doctor.

In the majority of people with sinus problems surgery is not indicated or required. Most people with sinus complaints can be successfully treated medically. This treatment may consist of antibiotics or other medications, treatment for allergies, or environmental control (such as stopping smoking). The type of medical treatment chosen is based on your doctor's assessment of the cause.

Unless your doctor finds a problem which clearly requires surgical intervention, one or more forms of medical treatment are used as the primary therapy for most sinus problems. In some people however, surgery is required. This may be because of an infection or inflamed area which does not clear with antibiotics, or which keeps returning when the antibiotics are stopped, or for other reasons which you should discuss with your physician. THE EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP TREATMENT IN ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY

At the initial consultation, it is helpful if you bring a letter from your physician with you, describing your past history and treatment up to this time. Previous x-rays are also often helpful if these are available. Special x-ray studies are frequently required in order to accurately assess the areas involved, and suitability for endoscopic sinus surgery. In some cases these may be prearranged at the time of the initial visit based upon information supplied by you, or your physician, in advance. They might also be performed at a later time. You may also discuss, with your own doctor, having these performed locally prior to your visit (either frontal polytomograms, or high resolution coronal or reconstructed coronal C-T scan), and bring the x-ray films with you.

If, after the consultation, it is felt that you would benefit from endoscopic surgery, a date will be arranged for the procedure. In many cases, the surgery can be performed on an out-patient basis; however, it is important to be prepared to be admitted to the hospital should this prove necessary at the time of surgery. Following the surgery, if no nasal packing is required, a follow up visit at approximately one day and six days following surgery is necessary to clean crusts from the surgical site. A further follow up visit(s) is then scheduled in two to six weeks. Occasionally further minor endoscopic procedures or rarely a more radical surgical procedure could be required, if a resolution of symptoms does not occur. FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery differs somewhat from the conventional surgical approach to this problem in that it stresses a careful diagnostic workup to try to identify the underlying cause of the problem, frequently in the anterior ethmoid area, the area of the openings of the maxillary and frontal sinus. Sometimes the endoscopic examination, or the detailed x-ray studies, may reveal a problem which could not be identified by other means.

The principle is that if the underlying cause of disease is identified and corrected, secondary disease in the maxillary and frontal sinuses will often improve spontaneously.

The advantage of the procedure is that, in general, the surgery is less extensive, there is often less removal of normal tissues, and the surgery can frequently be performed on an outpatient basis without the necessity for nasal packing. In general, the techniques are similar to those utilized for an intranasal ethmoidectomy, however, better visualization is obtained during surgery by the use of endoscopes. The endoscopes also allow problems in other sinuses to be viewed directly and, in many cases, for diseased tissue to be removed. RISKS OF SURGERY

Bleeding

Bleeding is a potential risk in most forms of sinus surgery. Although the risk of bleeding appears to be reduced with this technique, on occasion significant bleeding may require termination of the procedure and placement of nasal packing. Bleeding following surgery may require the placement of packing and hospital admission. Blood transfusion is rarely required.

Failure to cure the problem or recurrent disease

As in all sinus surgery, it is possible that the disease may not be cured by the operation or that recurrent disease may occur at a later time. In this case, subsequent medical or surgical therapy might be required.

Post operative discharge

Some bloody post nasal discharge may occur for approximately two weeks after this procedure. This is normal and slowly improves. You should not blow your nose for approximately 5 days following the procedure.

Spinal fluid leak

All operations on the ethmoid sinus carry a rare chance of creating a leak of spinal fluid (the fluid that surrounds the brain). Should this rare complication occur, it creates a potential pathway for infection which could result in meningitis. If a spinal fluid leak should occur, it would extend your hospitalization and might require further surgery for its closure, should it not close spontaneously. However, the use of endoscopes allows improved visualization and therefore should potentially reduce the risk of this complication.

Loss of vision

Occasional reports of visual loss have been reported after sinus surgery. Although the loss of vision would usually only involve one side, the potential for recovery is not good. Fortunately, such a complication is extremely rare. Temporary or prolonged double vision has also been reported after sinus surgery.

Blood transfusion

Blood transfusion is rarely required, but if necessary carries a risk of adverse reaction or the transfer of infection.

Other risks

Tearing of the eye can occasionally result from sinus surgery or inflammation and may be persistent.

Numbness or discomfort in the upper front teeth may occur for a period of time after some procedures. Occasionally some swelling, bruising or temporary numbness of the lip, or swelling or bruising of the area around the eye may occur. Blowing your nose in the early postoperative period might result in a temporary collection of air under the skin and facial swelling for a period of time. Although the purpose of the surgery is to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of chronic sinus disease, should it not be successful, the symptoms could be unchanged or become worsened. These symptoms include further sinus pain or discomfort, increased nasal obstruction, or a prolonged increase in post nasal discharge. Decreased sense of smell is also a possibility. ALTERNATIVES TO SURGERY

In most cases, medical therapy is the first form of treatment for sinus disease, and in most cases it is possible to continue to treat the disease medically. Alternative forms of surgery are also available, and you should discuss these further with your surgeon if you so wish.

Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of Corpus Christi. 3318 S. Alameda, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411. (361) 854-7000

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Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of Corpus Christi. 3318 S. Alameda, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78411. (361) 854-7000 http://www.entassociates.com/fess.htm 59.162.253.222 08:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)VP[reply]

Technoscum

Technoscum - A creature that has an affinity to the technical community that suggests innovations which are not applicable to solving real problems. One who pretends that they are knowledgeable about technical innovation but who knows very little about the tech matters. First used by Alexander Cohen, a high school student, in 1986 while working for a computer store in Wappingers Falls, NY The customer, technoscum, wished to purchase an Apple® LaserWriter® printer, and told Alexander how he invented the Postscript® language. The term, technoscum, rapidly spread through the computer community since it so aptly described a brand new class of people who felt inadequate in their everyday lives. The term continues with a claimed innovation of a very famous politician.

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techcomedy.com

68.237.180.4 08:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)A Osborne[reply]

Blokkispace

Blokkispace is an editable technology Blog, created by a former Accenture employee Martin Ikediashi. Using a variant of a standard wiki engine, it arranges content in a Blog style format, with the major innovation being that the content is editable. Its intention is to be a combination of publishing formats, First and foremost a Blog and Wiki, which when combined together form a "Blokki". BlokkiSpace is the news technology website on which individuals are able to edit articles and make a running Blog commentary of a device.

Functionality

It is believed the Blokki was inspired by Wikipedia, with a desire to create up to date technology content that consumers could add to. If you have already used wikipedia or a wiki you will already be familiar with the concept of editing an article. With an individual simply selecting the review that they wish to edit and using the edit option amend the information present. The initial reviews are created by journalists, but if any information is inaccurate or omitted, users can simply amend the information as they see fit. Blogging appears in the form of the chronology of the articles posted and in the lengthy comments some users post below articles, reflecting their subjective opinions about a device.

History

Blokkispace started out as an experiment in January 2006 between Martin Ikediashi and Dan Levi both of whom currently play an active role in the management of the site.

"I started working on developing the site back in September of 2005, fleshing out different ideas with a friend Justin Robinson," Martin Ikediashi told journalists at ZDNet. "It was a release from the doldrums of work, where I wasnt really doing much coding".

Timeline

2005 - November: Blokkispace.com is being developed.
2006 - Febuary: Blokkispace.com launches.
2006 - June: Development of Version 2.0. of blokkispace begins.

Criticism

Many have expressed concern over Blokkispace's growing influence as a news source. The site's reliance on users to provide additional information, provides ammunition to those who criticize wikis in general. With the obvious concerns of the accuracy of information and the possibility of work being vandalised and thus being inaccurate.

Some also state the company's premise of creating a user driven website is flawed, because the initial posts are made by the company's journalists. This makes it a lot less user driven than sites like shoutwire and digg, where users can actually post stories.

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Jamison proctor is the man!! not just because he is hella cool but because his name meas son of the conquer james and proctor (man in charge in laten) so what?? you dont know abot me

Hayes Town

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Hayes Town is located in the south of the London borugh of Hillingdon.It has got a main shop district and a lesiure centre with pool and there is also a a libray.

Dolwin

Dolwin is an emulator of Nintendo Gamecube console. This platform is based on PowerPC-derivative processor, produced by IBM Corp. and codenamed Gekko. Dolwin mainly purposed to emulate homebrewn applications.

Emulator is using such techinques as interpreter and just-in-time compiler. It has debugger interface to trace emulated application. Dolwin has friendly user interface and file list selector.

Hardware emulation is based on plugin system. There are graphics, sound, audio and DVD plugins. All plugins are also included in project.

Dolwin supports high-level emulation (known as HLE) of Gamecube operating system and some additional system calls.

Dolwin is composed as integrated project for Metrowerks CodeWarrior and Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0+. Main language is plain C, with some IX86 assembly optimisations.

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http://dolwin.emulation64.com

John Simmons

John Alexander Simmons was born in Solihull hospital, 24th October 1990. He stayed in Solihull until the birth of his brother, Andrew Simmons, on the 17th February 1995. He, and his family, then moved to a small town just outside Swindowncalled Cricklade. This is where he started school, and continues to today

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Last Days And Time (1972 CBS)

Side 1

1. Time is on your side 2. They Don't See 3. Make It With You 4. Power

Side 2

1. Remember The Children 2. Where Have All The Flowers Gone 3. I'd Rather Have You 4. Mom

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Balcarras School

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Balcarras School was opened to pupils on 2 September 1986 and occupied the site previously known as Charlton Kings County Secondary School, which was closed as part of a secondary re-organisation scheme in Cheltenham.

This process re-shaped the local education system : it resulted in school closures and marked the demise of single sex education in the town, (except in the private sector), but it gave birth to a new school in Charlton Kings, which was christened Balcarras . There was already a farm and a hotel that took that local place name. Now, at the corner of Balcarras Road, (which is really not more than a lane), there was to be an 11-16 comprehensive.

The official opening, which was hosted by the new Headteacher, Mr. Nigel Cooke, followed on the afternoon of Wednesday 12 November when the guest of honour was the Mayor of Cheltenham, Mr. Don Perry, T.D. and the vicar of Charlton Kings dedicated a sun-dial in commemoration of the occasion. The Chairman of Governors, Mr. Barrie Anderson, also welcomed the four patrons of the school Houses named after them : Mrs. Winifred Foley, Mr. Tom Graveney, O.B.E., Mr. Gordon Ottewell and Mr. Peter Selvey.

Though the opening of the comprehensive school marked the beginning of an exciting and successful new era towards the beginning of the new millennium, formal education in Charlton Kings was well established as early as the mid-nineteenth century. Charlton Kings Boys' School was opened in 1858 and had only four headteachers between then and the time of its re-formation as Charlton Kings County Secondary School in 1948.

This school, known to some by the nickname "Crab End College", outgrew its home in School Road. At the time of its removal to Balcarras Road in 1958 to occupy a site of about thirteen acres there were 450 pupils in fourteen classes.

Mr Herbert MorrisonAt a ceremony captured on a recently retrieved audio tape, Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Speaker of the House of Commons, declared the school officially open on 8th January 1959. The ceremony was threatened by the kind of snowy January day that seemed more common at that time than now, but undeterred the school staff, (which numbered eighteen), and pupils participated in a programme of celebration : prayers were said, hymns were sung and - best of all perhaps - there was the school song :

'Neath these high hills Created by the strength of God, Be ye, like them, in strength unchanged, Upholding right and good. Be strong in the Faith of your fathers, Be strong in knowledge and truth; Seek strength of arm to lift the fallen, Seek strength of foot to be swift in mercy, Be strong in your God. Be strong to succour the needy, Be strong in sorrow and pain. Find strength in joy and beauty; Find strength in simple duty, Be strong in your God.

The accommodation comprised ten classrooms, an assembly hall, (also used as a dining hall), and stage, a gymnasium with changing rooms and showers, a library, science and rural science laboratories and special rooms, (in some cases also used as classrooms), for woodwork, metalwork, domestic subjects, art, needlework and light crafts.

Aerial photo of schoolThis building is now but a small part of what Balcarras has become. First of all was added the Science block, and then came the building which houses History and Maths and is connected to the Sixth Form Centre. After that came the Dining Room block and then the Sports Hall seemed to bring the building programme to a close. The playing field which had formerly finished at a hedge, whose centre was marked by our famous oak tree, was extended towards the foot of the Cotswold Hills to which we are so fortunately appended.

Not too many of our forefathers could have anticipated what was to happen in the mid-1990s. The numbers of pupils entering post-16 education, and having to travel across the town to find it, created a demand for a sixth form in the eastern part of the town, fuelled by enthusiastic parents and channelled through a steering group of staff and governors. The pressure was irresistible and the school was granted its new status, opening its own sixth form in September 1998. Princess Royal Princess Royal

HRH the Princess Royal performed the official Opening Ceremony on 19th October 1998 and the school delighted in a memorable occasion, at which the youngest pupil presented Princess Anne with a bouquet.

Modern Languages BlockThe continued appeal of the school has led to a seemingly relentless expansion which required a further building programme in 1999 to create another new feature, the six-roomed Modern Languages block, which was opened on 23rd March 2000 by Philipe St. Andre, former French rugby international.Sixth Form Teaching

November 2000 saw the arrival of OFSTED inspectors for the School's second inspection. They were greatly impressed by what they saw, with two features standing out strongly - the warmth of the atmosphere throughout the school and the quality of the teaching. The teaching in the Sixth Form was the best the inspectors had seen!

House Music CompetitionIn October 2001 the new Music accommodation was opened and celebrated by the first annual House Music Competition, with superb solo and ensemble renditions from every House. Just 1 point out of 300 separated 1st from joint 2nd but Graveney became the first winners!Astroturf Pitch

2002 saw two major developments; the opening of the astroturf pitch and pavilion, largely funded by Sport England, serving the school and local sporting community, and the extension to the modern languages building, housing the geography department and ICT.

Finally in 2006, a superb new art block was added onto the other end of the modern languages block, giving Balcarras some of the best art facilities in the county.

Balcarras has come a long way since its opening in 1986, doubling its numbers from 650 11-16 pupils to its position today as an 11-18 school of 1300 pupils and students with a national reputation for the quality of the education it provides.

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<a href="http://www.balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk/">Balcarras School Website