Archive for April, 2008



Adieu Shinjuku Zulu

Adieu Shinjuku Zulu is a CD by electronic music artist K.I.A., released on Neuphoria Recordings, a record label located in Toronto, Canada, in 2003.

Track listing

Losing My Mind Like” (vocals - Larissa Gomes)

“A.E.M.”

“Almighty Beat” (vocals - Shawn Skier)

“Allelujah” (vocals - Eugene Spanier)

“Mrs. Major Tom” (vocals - Larissa Gomes)

“Box the Gnat” (vocals - Courtney Farquhar)

“Feel It” (vocals […]

Diamonds (film)

For alternate meanings, see Diamond (disambiguation). For the other film, see Diamonds (1999 film).

Diamonds is a 1975 Israeli-American heist film. Robert Shaw stars in a dual role as twin brothers. Richard Roundtree, Barbara Hershey and Shelley Winters are co-stars. The film was also entitled Diamond Shaft, though it has no relation to the Shaft films […]

Funky Diamonds

Funky Diamonds is the self-titled debut of german girl group Funky Diamonds.

The Beginning (Intro) 1:14

I Know That You Want Me 3:16

Funky Diamond Groove 3:20

It’s My Game 3:59

Get It On 3:33

Emotions (Intro) 1:01

A Friend 4:06

Summer Vibes 4:11

Break Down The Rules 3:54

Gotcha! (Intro) 1:28

Bad Girls 3:50

Too Late To Say I’m Sorry 4:30

Take My Love 3:33

Home […]

Baby boom

For the film, see Baby Boom (film).

A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate during a certain period, and usually within certain geographical bounds. Persons born during such a period are often called baby boomers. Some contest the general conventional wisdom that baby booms signify good times and periods of general economic […]

Street artist

A street artist is someone who creates art in public for the pleasure of passers-by, usually tourists, in order to earn money.

This includes artists who do portraits for people and artists who use pastel crayons to copy famous paintings onto pavements. Passers-by can show their appreciation by giving coins. usually into a hat or a […]

Lithosphere

The lithosphere (IPA: [ˈlɪθ.ə.sfiɹ], from the Greek for “rocky” sphere) is the solid outermost shell of a rocky planet. On the Earth, the lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost mantle which is joined to the crust across the Mohorovičić discontinuity. Lithosphere is underlain by asthenosphere, the weaker, hotter, and deeper part of the upper […]

David Copperfield

David Copperfield may refer to:

David Copperfield (novel), a novel by Charles Dickens

David Copperfield (character), the title character of the Charles Dickens novel

David Copperfield (illusionist), American illusionist and stage magician

David Copperfield (comedian), British comedian and musician who appeared in Three of a Kind

In film:

David

Copperfield (1911 film), a 1911 film directed by Theodore Marston
David Copperfield (1922 […]

Bootleg Detroit

Bootleg Detroit is the only authorized release of a live recording of Morphine. It was released on the label Rykodisc in 2000. Recorded by Alan J. Schmit — a fan — on March 7, 1994 at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, Michigan, it was edited and mixed under Mark Sandman’s supervision. He also laid […]

Ascension 7: Rocketship to Heaven is a live album by Dighayzoose. It captures their performance at Cornerstone 1994 show as presented.

Track listing

“Intro / Dancing In Concert With The Infinite” – 5:07

“Strugglefish” – 5:00

“Slow Serious” – 4:35

“Whoo Woo” – 0:14

“Slatherage” – 7:53

“Magentamantalovetree” – 14:17

“Self” – 1:25

“Beware Of Strangers […]

Free ball

A free ball is a situation in the game of snooker or pool.

It occurs after a foul shot where the resultant layout of the table leaves the opponent snookered - unable to hit any legitimate ball on either side. The opponent of the player who committed the foul can choose any other ball on the […]

Woodland Hills

Woodland Hills is the name of various communities in the United States, including:

Woodland Hills, Fulton County, a lakefront community in Hardy, Arkansas

Woodland Hills, Atlanta, Georgia

Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California

Woodland Hills, Bartlett, Illinois

Woodland Hills, Kentucky is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Woodland Hills, Utah is a town in Utah County, […]

Vivien Mitchell

Vivien Mitchell (born August 31, 1954) is a former field hockey international player, who played in goal for Ireland. She began as a reserve to Mary Geaney, but was goalie in her own right when she played in a match at Wembley in 1979. Her first full International was played against Argentina in Belfast in […]

Taro Yamamoto

is a Japanese actor.

Selected filmography

2005 Under the Same Moon

2005 Princess Raccoon

2004 Izo

2004 A Day on the Planet

2004 Akai tsuki

2004 “Shinsengumi!”

2003 Shoro nagashi

2003 Get up!

2003 Moon Child

2002 Through the Night

2001

2001 Go

2001 Rain of Light

2001 Hashire! Ichiro

2000 Battle Royale (as Shogo Kawada)

1999 Big show! Hawaii ni utaeba

1998 Love Letter

External links

References

A Diamond Is Forever | The Diamond Source […]

NAD

NAD can refer to:

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme used in glycolysis

National Appeals Division, an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture

National Association of the Deaf, a non-profit advocacy organization

NAD Electronics, a Canadian audio equipment manufacturer

Namibian dollar, the currency of the African nation of Namibia

North American Datum, a series […]

Don Pimpón

Don Pimpón was a friend of Espinete, the main character of Barrio Sésamo, the Spanish version of Sesame Street. He used to travel around the world, bringing presents for everybody when he returned.
He claimed to be a friend of the Maharajah of Kapurthala, probably an allusion to the marriage of this Indian prince to […]

Asterism (gemmology)

This article is about the characteristic in some gems. For other uses, see Asterism

In gemmology, an asterism is an optical phenomenon displayed by some rubies, sapphires, and other gems of an enhanced reflective area in the shape of a “star” on the surface of a cabochon cut from the stone.

A distinction can be made […]

Trump squeeze

In contract bridge, the trump squeeze is a variant of the simple squeeze. (Squeezes are techniques in this game to gain extra tricks.)

In a trump squeeze, declarer has a suit that can be established by ruffing, but the defender being squeezed is guarding that suit. However, if he happens to also guard another suit, […]

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, […]

Diamond Lake, Minneapolis

The Diamond Lake neighborhood is in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis. It is bounded by Diamond Lake Road and 55th Street on the north, Cedar Avenue on the east, 62nd Street on the south and Interstate 35W on the west. It has approximately 2233 households within its boundaries.

The Diamond Lake neighborhood, together with Hale and […]

Eva Almos

Eva Almos is a Canadian voice actress, who voiced Friend Bear and Swift Heart Rabbit in Nelvana’s Care Bears films and TV series, and also appeared in AlfTales.

Almos was also a writer of USA Network’s animated sitcom, Duckman, and as of 2006 has continued this job with An American in Canada and several animated series. […]

Omukama of Bunyoro

Omukama of Bunyoro is the name given to rulers of the central African kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara. The kingdom lasted as an independent state from the 16th to the 19th century. Although no longer the ruler of a state, the Omukama of Bunyoro remains an important figure in Ugandan politics, especially among the Banyoro […]

Corrina, Corrina (film)

Corrina, Corrina is a 1994 feature film set in 1959 about a widower (Ray Liotta) who hires a housekeeper-nanny (Whoopi Goldberg) to care for his daughter (Tina Majorino). It was written and directed by Jessie Nelson.

It was the last film ever made by Don Ameche.

Mentioned in the article for Erik Satie’s Gymnopédie […]

Pusoy Dos

Pusoy Dos, is a variation of Big Two that is popular in the Philippines.
In Pusoy Dos, the order of the suits is strictly diamonds > hearts > spades > clubs, with the two of diamonds being the highest card in the game and the three of clubs the lowest. On the other hand, Big Two […]

After-hour Sounds

After-hour Sounds is an album by German industrial music artist P.A.L. It was released in Europe by Dark Vinyl records as an LP.

Track listing

“The Skunk 1″

“Ketama 1″

“Garam”

“Djarum”

“Ketama 2″

“The Skunk 2″

References

Genuine Diamonds, Cheap Diamond Jewelry, Diamonds By The Yard Diamond Jewelry: Discount Diamonds, Diamond Solitaire, Diamonds By The […]

Through Navajo Eyes

Through Navajo Eyes is a series of seven short documentary films which show scenes of life in the Navajo Nation. The films are:

Intrepid Shadows directed by Al Clah

The Navajo Silversmith directed by Johnny Nelson

A Navajo Weaver directed by Susie Benally

Old Antelope Lake directed by Mike Anderson

Second Weaver directed by Susie Benally

The Shallow Well Project […]

East Central German

East Central German is the non-Franconian sub-group of Central German dialects, themselves part of High German:

Thuringian-Upper Saxon German is a group of dialects spoken in the majority of the modern German Free States of Saxony and Thuringia.

Berlin-Brandenburgisch is a dialect of Berlin-Brandenburg, whose best-known form is the Berlinisch dialect of Berlin. The notable feature of […]

Time out

The word time out, time-out, timeout may refer to:

Sport time-out, a break in a sport play that may be called by a side

Television timeout, a break in sporting action so that a commercial break may be taken.

Child time-out, an education technique for disciplining a child

Timeout (telecommunication), an engineering concept

The title Time […]

List of Iraqi artists

The following is a list of some important Iraqi artists:

Suad al-Attar

Ala Bashir

Faeq Hassan (1914-1990)

Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882-1952)

Jawad Saleem (1920-1961)

Ismail AL Sheikhly (1924-2004)

Ismail Fatah Al Turk (1934-2004)

Al Wasity

Ahmed Al Safi (1971-)

References

The Stars Group of Artists After being stifled for more than 30 years, a group of experimental artists called the Xingxing or […]

Hadean

The Hadean (IPA: ) is the geologic eon before the Archean. It started at Earth’s formation about 4.6 billion years ago (4600 Ma), and ended roughly 3.8 billion years ago, though the latter date varies according to different sources. The name “Hadean” derives from Hades, Greek for “unseen” or “Hell” and suggesting the underworld or […]

Durward Kirby

Homer Durward Kirby (August 24 1912, Covington, Kentucky — March 15 2000, Fort Myers, Florida), known professionally as Durward Kirby and sometimes credited as Durwood Kirby, was a 20th Century American television personality.

Kirby is most noted as a host, announcer, and sketch comic, particularly on The Garry Moore Show and later on Candid Camera, where he […]