Archive for May, 2007



Chris Hope (footballer)

Christopher Jonathan “Chris” Hope (born 14 November 1972 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Rushden & Diamonds.

Chris Hope began his career as a trainee with Darlington. However, before he had even made a first team appearance, he joined Nottingham Forest at the beginning of the 1990/91 season and spent […]

Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School is a small, independent middle and high school, located in Harvey West, Santa Cruz, California, USA and named after pioneer Georgiana Bruce Kirby. It has over 230 students in the 2006-2007 academic year and is headed by Josh Karter. It is also known as GBK or Kirby. They […]

Pips

Pips are small but easily countable items. It is used to describe the dots on dominoes, dice, denote suits, and is the name for the seeds of fruit. It could be used as a synonym for dot in most situations, for example morse code.

Playing cards
In playing cards, pips are small symbols on the frontside of […]

Crown of Queen Adelaide

The Crown of Queen Adelaide was the consort crown of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife and Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom. It was used at the coronation of William and Adelaide in 1831. It was emptied of its jewels soon afterwards, was not worn again by Queen Adelaide, and has never […]

Epigenesis is the philosophical/theological/esoteric idea that since the mind was given to the human being, it is the original creative impulse, epigenesis, which has been the cause of all of mankind’s development.

According to spiritual evolution, humans build upon that which has already been created, but add new elements because of the activity of the spirit. […]

Ocean Dream Diamond

The Ocean Dream is a diamond measuring 5.51 carats (1.102 g), rated in color as Fancy Deep Blue-Green by the Gemological Institute of America. The Ocean Dream is the only natural diamond known to the GIA to possess a blue-green hue, making it one of the rarest diamonds in the world. (A blue-green […]

From Every Stage

From Every Stage was a live album Joan Baez made on her 1975-76 tour. The album included live versions of songs from her then current album, Diamonds & Rust, as well as previous and original work. Baez’ recording of “Blowin’ in the Wind” from this album was later included in the Forrest […]

The Great Chrysanthemum Diamond is a diamond measuring 104.15 carats (20.830 g) with a Pear-Shaped Modified Brilliant Cut, rated in colour as Fancy Orange-Brown and I1 clarity by the Gemological Institute of America. The diamond’s origins are in South Africa, where it was bought by the jeweler Julius Cohen as a 198.28 carat (39.656 g) […]

Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond may refer to:

A blue diamond, the most famous example being the Hope Diamond

The Blue Diamond, the name assigned in 1954 to the air demonstration unit of the Philippine Air Force. In 1960, this was changed to The Blue Diamonds.

Blue Diamond, Nevada, a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, […]

One-eyed royals

The phrase one-eyed royals is poker jargon referring to the Jack of Spades, Jack of Hearts and King of Diamonds. The terminology results from the depiction of the royal on the card being in profile, resulting in only one eye being visible.

Frequently used in home games of draw poker as wilds because these three cards […]

Say It

“Say It” is a single by New Wave group ABC, featuring additional remix production from the team behind Italo-house group Black Box. It was released in 1992 in three formats a 7″ single, a 12″ single and a CD single. The track listing is as follows:

7″:

Say It (The Black Box Mix)

Say It (The […]

LifeGem

LifeGem is a company offering to synthesize diamonds from the carbonized remains of people or pets. According to Dean VandenBiesen, speaking on the Stan and Terry show May 7, 2007, the company recently became able to create a diamond from a lock of hair. The company was founded in 2001 by Greg Herro, Mike Herro, […]

Art group

An art group refers to an association of artists who may work (or live) communally, for the purpose of facilitating the creation of art, either that belonging to the individual, or the collective.

Art groups typically were formed by established artists, such as Andy Warhol, as hired assistants to the artist, operating collectively under the artist’s […]

Real-time card game

A real-time card game is a card game in which all players may act simultaneously (that is, in real-time).

The card game Set has a real-time element; in Set, the players are racing to identify patterns in the cards on the table. The concept was also used by James Ernest in his game Falling, and was […]

Music Makers

This article is about a Kittitian band. For the composition by Edward Elgar, see The Music Makers (Elgar); for the original poem, see Ode (O’Shaughnessy).

The Music Makers was a 1940s band from Saint Kitts and Nevis. They were among the most popular of the Carnival bands from that era.

Reference

SKN Vibes

References

Showing release Mettle Music […]

Chiron is the name given to a supposed moon of Saturn sighted by Hermann Goldschmidt in 1861. It has since been determined that no such moon exists.

Hermann Goldschmidt announced the discovery of the ninth moon of Saturn in April 1861, which, he said, orbited between Titan and Hyperion. Goldschmidt’s discovery was never confirmed, […]

Small group learning

Small group learning is a useful educational approach. The group work has to be carefully planned and frequently requires a facilitator to ensure group progress. In addition the group function and the learning that takes place needs to be assessed and evaluated. The material learned is just as important as the group’s ability to achieve […]

FOREVER LOVE is the fourteenth single released by Japanese singer Ami Suzuki in August, 2004. This single was her first and only single released by Ami’s Independent Label Amity. It included a b-side called “Chain Love” and the two songs from the single are J-Pop tunes. The single did pretty well despite the poor promotion […]

A Roman Scandal

A Roman Scandal was a synth pop band from Austin, Texas active from 1999 through 2001. Members included Tyler Jacobsen (from Denim and Diamonds and OMD 20/20), Sean O’Neal (from the Arm and This Microwave World), Chris Bultman (from the Daniel Johnston Band, Jad Fair, This Microwave World, and Denim and Diamonds), Alex Killough […]

Iya

In Lakota mythology, Iya is a storm-monster, brother of Iktomi the spider. He eats humans and spreads diseases, and uses heads as trophies. This fact, however, does not make him bad or evil; he simply performs a duty and is considered a sacred being by those who consider the old legends as truth. He […]

In Concert 1987: Abigail

In Concert 1987: Abigail is a live album by King Diamond which was recorded in 1987 but released in 1990.

Track listing
Lyrics by King Diamond. Music credits indicated as such.

“Funeral” (Diamond) – 1:55

“Arrival” (Diamond) – 5:47

“Come to the Sabbath” (Diamond) – 5:43

“The […]

Jon Gibson (b. Los Angeles, California, March 11, 1940) is a flautist, saxophonist, and composer who uses other instruments from around the world in his performances and is known for his Jazz and Classical contributions. He worked with the Philip Glass Ensemble for many years, and also performed in the premiers of In C […]

Moussaieff Red Diamond

The Moussaieff Red Diamond is a diamond measuring 5.11 carats (1.022 g) with a triangular brilliant cut (sometimes called a trillion or a trilliant cut), rated in color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America. While this may seem relatively small when compared to other famous diamonds, the Moussaieff Red is, in […]

Popcorn Shrimp

Popcorn Shrimp is a 2001 short five minute film directed by American actor, Christopher Walken.

Popcorn shrimp also refers to bite-sized pieces of fried shrimp which may be eaten in a manner similar to popcorn. Red Lobster takes credit for inventing this. However, Cajun popcorn shrimp which are not made with shrimp at all, […]

Ron Taylor (actor)

Ronald James Taylor (October 16, 1952, Galveston, Texas – January 16, 2002) was an American actor.

Chiefly famous for his role as Stanley in Vinnie and Bobby in 1992 he also had a host of other guest appearances in popular television to his name including providing the voice for Bleeding Gums Murphy in The Simpsons. The […]

Donkey’s Tail

for the plant named Donkey’s tail see Sedum morganianum

Donkey’s Tail () was a Russian artistic group created from the most radical members of the Jack of Diamonds group. The group included such painters as: Mikhail Larionov (inventor of the name), Natalia Gontcharova, Kazimir Malevich, Marc Chagall, and Alexander Shevchenko. The group was influenced by the […]

For other people with the same name, see James Gregory.

James Gregory was a noted 19th century British mineralogist.

When he was sent in 1868 by diamond merchant Harry Emmanuel of London’s Hatton Garden to Hopetown, South Africa to determine if claims of diamonds being found there were true, he investigated and reported back, that “The whole […]

“Diamonds from Sierra Leone”, often referred to as “Diamonds Are Forever,” was the first single from Kanye West’s second album, Late Registration. Released in 2005, the single heavily samples Shirley Bassey’s theme song for the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever although she is not credited. Dame Shirley Bassey was reported to be furious […]

Voice Fantasia

Voice Fantasia is a video game RPG published in October 2nd 1997 for PlayStation by ASK Kodansha.

The game features three cute girls as main characters solving a quest. The graphics of the game were dated already by 1997 and so it heavily stressed on voice acting. There was a lot of spoken parts albeit not […]

Barry Hunter

Barry Hunter (born 18 November 1968, Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer,He made his name with Wrexham FC before tranfering to Reading for £400,000,On ending his playing career at Portadown FC, he had a short spell as the caretaker-assistant manager at Swindon Town under Adrian Williams.Williams and Hunter were replaced by […]

Jack Gardner

There are two people named Jack Gardner:

Jack Gardner, a college basketball coach.

Jack Gardner, a general in the United States Army.

References

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Cycle of violence

The term cycle of violence refers to repeated acts of violence between groups as a cyclical pattern, associated with low emotions and doctrines retribution, revenge, such as “an eye for an eye.”

In the context of abusive personal relationships, such a cycle is called a “cycle of abuse.”

References

Diamonds! Antwerp has been very prominent in diamond cutting […]

Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds may refer to:

The playing card.

Jack of Diamonds, a group of artists founded in 1909 in Moscow.

Jack of Diamonds, a 1967 film directed by Don Taylor.

Jack of Diamonds, a 2001 film directed by Jon Kirby and Mitchell Morgan.

Jack of Diamonds (song)

References

Diamonds : Wholesale Loose Diamonds, Diamond Rings and […]

Bhambatha (album)

For other articles named Bhambatha, see Bhambatha (disambiguation).

Bhambatha is an album by South African poet, actor, and kwaito musician, Zola, released in 2004.

Track listing

“Intro”

“Bhambatha”

“Don’t Cry” (featuring Thembisile)

“X Girlfriend” (featuring Maduvha)

“Ehlale E Zola Intro”

“Ehlale Ezola”

“Zingu 7″

“It’s Your Life”

“Nomhle”

“Grey Town”

“Moroba”

“Ntandane Interlude”

“Thobile”

“Palesa”

“Mghogo”

“Kuyoze […]

From Every Stage

From Every Stage was a live album Joan Baez made on her 1975-76 tour. The album included live versions of songs from her then current album, Diamonds & Rust, as well as previous and original work. Baez’ recording of “Blowin’ in the Wind” from this album was later included in the Forrest […]

Xenoglossalgia: The Last Stage of Awareness is the original demo by Rwake. It was released in 1998, then re-released through House of Mummble in 2004. It has a total running time of 24 minutes and 10 seconds.

Track listing

“Intro” – 2:42

“Stairwell” – 6:14

“Ordie” – 7:38

“Intro” – 3:26

“Nagarachi” – 4:10

Personnel

C.T. (Vocals,Samples)

Gravy (Guitar)

Chris Newman (Guitar)

Aaron (Bass)

Jeff Morgan (Drums)

Rob […]

The Puppet Master is an album by King Diamond released in 2003. A limited edition includes a DVD on which King Diamond is telling the story of The Puppet Master.

Track listing
All lyrics by King Diamond. Music credits as indicated.

“Midnight” – 1:55 (Diamond)

“The Puppet Master” – 4:41 (Diamond)

“Magic” – 4:57 (LaRocque)

“Emerencia” – 5:19 (Diamond)

“Blue Eyes” […]

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps may refer to:

The Thirty-nine Steps, a novel by John Buchan

Or one of its many film adaptations:

The 39 Steps (1935 film), directed by Alfred Hitchcock

The 39 Steps (1959 film), directed by Ralph Thomas

The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978 film), directed by Don Sharp

an announced remake of The 39 Steps to […]

Groove Networks

Groove Networks is a software company based in Beverly, Massachusetts. Founded by Ray Ozzie, the creator of IBM’s Lotus Notes application, the privately held company specializes in productivity software that allows multiple users to work collaboratively on computer files simultaneously.

On 10 March, 2005, it was announced that the company had been purchased by Microsoft for […]

Trønder-Avisa

Trønder-Avisa is a regional newspaper in Norway. Its printed in the city of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag. The newspaper was founded as a union of Nord-Trøndelag (founded 1919) and Inntrønderen (founded 1897) after both newspapers’ headquarters were bombed during Second World War. The newspaper also owns the local papers Inderøyningen, Steinkjer-Avisa and Ytringen.

See also: List of […]

E-Social Science

e-Social Science is a more recent development in conjunction with the wider developments in e-Science. It is social science using Grid Computing and other IT technologies to collect, process, integrate, share, and disseminate social and behavioral data.

External links

UK National Centre for e-Social Science

ReDReSS project This site provides resources for social scientists interested in using e-Social […]

Queen: The eYe

Queen: The eYe is a 3D action/adventure electronic video entertainment game that was released in 1998 by Electronic Arts, a game company and featured music by the rock group Queen. The game is set in the future where the world is ruled by an all-seeing machine called “The eYe” which has eradicated everything that promotes […]

Grey Arthur

Grey Arthur is a fictional character in the book Golden and Grey, by Louise Arnold. He is a ghost, and an Invisible Friend to Tom Golden.

Grey Arthur is described as being little-boy shaped, with lopsided ears and strange hair. For a very long time, he was trying to figure out what he was, as […]

“Diamonds and Pearls” is the title track to Prince and the New Power Generation’s 1991 hit album. The song is an upbeat ballad, given a rock and roll edge with guitar and heavy drumming. The song also features the powerful vocals of NPG member Rosie Gaines. The ballad is an expression of love and not […]

The Crown of Queen Adelaide was the consort crown of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife and Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom. It was used at the coronation of William and Adelaide in 1831. It was emptied of its jewels soon afterwards, was not worn again by Queen Adelaide, and has never […]

Blue ground

In reconnaissance for diamond mining, blue ground refers to a layer of nonoxidized kimberlite. Kimberlites are a class of mineral most commonly associated with diamond mining. Before the advent of modern geophysical probes, the ideal way to find a kimberlite pipe, a prime location for finding diamonds, was to search for “yellow ground”, a layer […]