Archive for January, 2009
SmartTouch
SmartTouch is a project that developes and demonstrates new and innovative mobile services, which are as easy and intuitive use as touch. The user interface is based on Near Field Communication(NFC) technology and creates opportunities for new, user-friendly applications, transactions and communications. Examples of these appicationes could be to pay a soft drink simply [...]
Come with me to the city
Berlin is a unique city and one of the most historical. Every summer I like to go out and play tourist. Today I took the camera with me into the city. The sky kept changing from summer blue to gray and I knew that Autumn is setting in. Berlin is so beautiful during the summer, [...]
The Last Curse, Part the first
Every ten years, the international tricksters convention meets in Reno, Nevada, where they largely go unnoticed despite the freakish appearance of the supposedly mythical creatures. The hotel staff, accustomed to customers they were trained to politely ignore and invisibly serve, checked in the gruesome and bizarre creatures with stoic grace.
CyberDefender
CyberDefender Corporation is a public Internet security firm specializing in the early detection of online attacks. Founded in 2003, CyberDefender launched its security monitoring system and Internet security tools suite in November 2006. Its early-detection technology defends against emerging spyware, adware, spam, phishing and virus attacks.
GWU – Somers Hall
Somers Hall is located on the Mount Vernon Campus of the George Washington University. It is the largest hall on campus and houses approximately 250 undergraduate students. This is primarily a freshman dormitory and consists of double room suites.
Yossarian Universal News Service
Yossarian Universal News Service (YU) is a satirical news service founded in 1980 by American humorists Paul Fericano and Elio Ligi that is named after the main character in Catch 22.
At its founding, YU launched a series of fake news stories on the Republican agenda and offered its own press card for sale to anyone [...]
Afronum
Afronum is an Information technology development project in rural areas of West Africa (currently Senegal, Mali is in preparation). It uses the Ubuntu. Afronum has intended to open a network school in Dakar for 2008, which will mainly train on Ubuntu and network configuration. The basic need for the area is to strengthen the communication [...]
Paul Trepte
Paul Trepte is Director of Music and an organist at Ely Cathedral and a composer of classical music. He has composed a setting of the preces and responses for Church of England Evensong according to the Book of Common Prayer, which is unusual in that the two main sections of the setting (from “O Lord, [...]
Ricardo Baldin
Ricardo Baldin: (b. February 4, 1987 in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian male model. He was born in a small town located in the centre of Sao Paulo (state) on February 4, 1987. In 2006 at age of 19, Baldin was photographed in a landscape of his city. Days later, Baldin was invited by [...]
Saulo Melo
Saulo Melo was born in Niterói, a subburb of Rio de Janeiro in 1987. Saulo started his career as a male model when he was discovered at a party by a model talent scout who persuaded him to shoot some portfolio photos and try his luck at modeling. In 2006 he was signed with the [...]
Eric Barger
Evangelical Christian Minister and author Eric Barger. He is a former rock musician and record producer. In 1983 he founded Take A Stand! Ministries headquartered in the Dallas, TX area.
Fifth Pathway
The fifth pathway is a method of obtaining a physician license to practice medicine in the United States. According to the American Medical Association, the fifth pathway is
an avenue by which students who have attended four years at a foreign medical school may complete their supervised clinical work at a U.S. medical school, become eligible [...]
Sam Willey
Sam Willey was born on November 26th 1991. Sam is a resident of the United Kingdom and currently lives in the North East of England. He has been a UFO researcher/investigator since 2003, when he claims to have witnessed a triangular shaped UFO fly over his home. Since his alleged sighting in November 2003 Sam [...]
Le Swimming
Le Swimming was a dance club / pool hall located on Saint Lawrence Boulevard (boulevard Saint-Laurent) in Montreal, Canada. It has been closed. It was a venue to see local bands of many varies styles, including dance, reggae, hip-hop, rock, jazz, punk, and everything in between. Some bands that have played here are Slippery Peat, [...]
Roberto França
Roberto França: (b. May 29, 1982 in Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian male model. He was born in a town called Jaú, in Sao Paulo on May 29, 1982. When he was a little boy , his family moved to Sao Paulo (City) where he studied Physical Education and started his career as [...]
Mohammad Talha
Mohammad Talha Ghouri, also known as “DANISH”, has proved to be a top of the mark student throughout his academic life. His initial education was done at Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School and College – Abu Dhabi Campus. After being shifted to Karachi in 1996, he pursued his education in Pakistan Coast Guards’ [...]
Rampway Online
Once the yearbook of Georgia State University, Rampway Online, formerly known as The Rampway, formed in the late 1930s. It survived for six decades cataloguing the faces and memories that helped to shape the Georgia State University heritage. The annual memoir met its end in 1998 as a result of a conscious decision to pursue [...]
Forward Search
Forward Search is a Enterprise Search Solution suited to solve different needs, from Website Search, Corporate Secure Search, eCommerce Search or Custom Search Solutions. Forward Search is based on Microsoft .NET technology, with Service Oriented Architecture and Web Services (SOAP).
Forward Search supports a variety of Microsoft .Net based Content Management System and Intranet solutions e.g. [...]
Warren Tonkinson
Captain Warren Tonkinson is a pilot for British Airways and famed for being the fleet manager and general division manager for the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A320.
He has been at British Airways for 30 years and has seen many changes within the airline. Before flying the 747-400, Tonkinson flew Concorde for 17 years. He [...]
Hey Convict!
Hey Convict! is the name of the DJ partnership of Jason Evans and Tamas Jones. The pair grew up in Melbourne, Australia and began playing records together on rooftops in inner-city Melbourne. The Hey Convict! sound is generally very eclectic. It is based around dance music created during the Disco era of the mid-to-late 1970’s, [...]
Adopt a Sailor
“Adopt a Sailor” is a program offered by the USO http://www.uso.org. Anyone can adopt a sailor while he is on shore leave. You can offer to feed him a home-cooked meal, do his laundry or offering a home away from home. Adopt a sailor understands the sacrifices that service members and their families make for [...]
The Black Business Association of Memphis
The Black Business Association (BBA) is the largest organization of minority and women-owned business professionals in the mid-south. Other BBA members include churches, economic development organizations, and corporations that strive to achieve empowerment through entrepreneurship. The non-profit group was formed in June 1974 by Rev. Ezekiel Bell, Roy F. Briggs Jr., Lester L. Drake, Robert [...]
Union Grove Baptist Church
Union Grove Baptist Church was organized October 23, 1946 by the the late Reverend Jermiah Crawford. The original members were the siblings of Jeremiah and Dovetta Crawford: Robert Lee Crawford, Jerry Crawford, Fletcher Crawford, Carrie Walker, Louise Carpenter, Daisy Cobb, Dovetta Wilson, Jeff Crawford, Harrison Crawford, C.L. Crawford , Ruby Nelson, Jonathan Carawford, Ameila Swinton [...]
Jonathan Peck
Jonathan Peck is President of the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) and its for-profit subsidiary, Alternative Futures Associates (AFA). Jonathan Peck has written numerous books, reports and articles on futures studies, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Jonathan Peck was trained as a political scientist and futurist at the University of Hawaii.
Mike Fury
Mike Fury is a musician, producer and journalist from London, UK. He plays the drums, bass and piano, and has recorded and performed with a number of notable bands, including punk rock band; Four Letter Fury, Dead Famous and The Terrell Baker Band.
He has worked extensively in radio and music, having hosted and produced shows [...]
Tom Breward
Tom Breward (Born 15 July 1987)is an English Footballer who plays for Rugby Town FC as a midfielder. He is a fully committed player who has been one of the top performers in the 07/08 season. The 20-year-old central midfielder initially signed on loan from Nuneaton Borough during the 06/07 close season and immediately impressed [...]
The Percussion Source
Percussion Source is a full service resource for concert percussion instruments and accessories. They offer a wide range of products including timpani, marimbas, xylophones, glockenspiels, concert chimes, celesta, bass drums, concert toms, snare drums, triangles, tambourines, castanets and hand percussion.
MemorizeIt
Memorize-It is a proprietary multimedia flashcard application that allows its users to create their own decks of flashcards which incorporate text, sound, pictures, and drawings. Using several testing methods — multiple choice, true/false, type-in, and honor system — Memorize-It can be used for any subject from preschool to medical school. Memorize-It was developed initially by [...]
Second Chance Trees
Second Chance Trees is an island in Second Life, an online virtual world. The island has been created in an effort to aid tree reforestation in Brazil, Costa Rica, and other endangered rainforest areas. Second Chance Trees is designed to replicate real rainforest fauna and wildlife. Visitors to the island can learn about the planet’s [...]
Juarez City of Dreams
Juárez City of Dreams is a 2007 British documentary film written, produced and directed by Alex Tweddle for Angry Man Pictures Ltd.
Ciudad Juárez is situated across the Rio Grande from the US city of El Paso, Texas. Its over one million desperately poor inhabitants have mostly travelled from the Mexican interior to make Juárez one [...]
Patrick Scully
Patrick Scully worked at fabrik/Potsdam from August 2003 through June 2004 as director of internal communication and structure and long range planning.
Patrick Scully founded Patrick’s Cabaret in April 1986. He held all possible positions during his time there. He exited as the cabaret’s Artistic Director in October 2001, leaving behind a healthy performing art center [...]
Moon Colony Razorblade
Moon Colony Razorblade is a cassette by Applied Communications. Every copy of this tape is hand-made. Max Wood of Applied Communications wrote the following about this album on his website.
SierraSil
SierraSil is a product derived from the unique silicates of a mineral deposit found in the high Sierra Mountains and is comprised of numerous macro and trace minerals. It is marketed as an all-natural supplement recommended for use by people with joint, muscle and tissue pain associated with chronic inflammatory conditions, and by active adults [...]
Jon Bain
Jonathon Bain (1985-) is an American born basketball player from Austin, MN. Originally a member of the Austin Packers varsity squad, Bain’s career ultimately landed him at Saint Olaf College in Northfield, MN–a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Although undersized at 6′5, Bain is widely regarded as one of the top five post [...]
Cheapbooks
CheapBooks.com is a book price comparison web site founded in 1997 by David Tiberio. CheapBooks compares prices on new and used books, as well as textbook rentals and buybacks. CheapBooks also offers a book search service that groups books by title and author. Book news and reviews are aggregated daily from major news sources.
Pine Ridge Job Corps
Job Corps is a no cost education and Job Training program that helps young people ages 16 and up to their 25th birthday get a better job, make more money, and take control of their lives.
At Job Corps, students enroll to learn a trade,and earn a trade certification upon completion of the program. If the [...]
David A. Stedman
David A. Stedman, Sr.. (David Anthony Ludke Joseph Stedman, Sr.; Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller) is an accomplished economic developer and business development executive, as well as an advertising, marketing and public relations maven practicing in Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia.
Musicians at Work Trust Fund
The Musicians at Work Trust Fund’s purpose is to give to organizations that support excellence in the various fields of Music. The proceeds for this fund come directly from the monthly subscription fees of the members of Musicians at Work. Twenty percent of all fees received from members will be directly placed in this fund.
Gilroy Gonsolves
Gilroy Gonsalves, an Indian choreographer, has more than 20 years of enriching exposure to various past and current dance championships.
He directed the Video Album: “Yeh Hi Hai Mohabat” launched by Virginia Voice, Super Cassette Industries Limited.
Steelite
Steelite International is a ceramics manufacturer based in Burslem, part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the United Kingdom. Originally a division of Royal Doulton,it was sold to David Johnson on the 16th March 1983. He then sold it to the existing management team on the 22nd September 2002.
Johnny Spezzano
Johnny Spezzano is an accomplished radio personality in Northern NY and Kingston Ontario. Johnny Spezzano is currently on the air at WBDR The Border 106.7 radio in Watertown, NY and Kingston,Ontario,Canada.
He sky rocketed to fame during the ice storm of ‘98 where he was the voice of help and comfort to thousands of northern new [...]
NetDimensions EKP
NetDimensions Enterprise Knowledge Platform (EKP) is a Learning Management System developed entirely in Java for deployment on J2EE servers such as Tomcat. It was originlly developed for use in the aviation industry and this has led to a strong emphasis on security and process automation. EKP is both AICC compatible and SCORM certified.
Entercard
EnterCard is a group of credit card issuing companies operating in the Nordic region. EnterCard was founded in 2005 by Barclays Bank, Europe’s largest credit card company and global powerhouse in consumer finance, and Swedbank, the leading retail bank in the Swedish and Baltic region. EnterCard issues and manages credit cards on behalf of partners, [...]
AirCapture, a wireless forensics tool
AirCapture, WLAN-14 is Linux-based commercial device, was designed as a pure wireless forensics tool for law enforcement and security officers to securely collect 802.11b/g wireless data. It offers 15 wireless cards, a GPS, one external antenna connector and support for hot-swappable disks. The system was demonstrated for the first time in Italy, Rome 20th of [...]
Gamesenders
GameSenders, launched in August 2007, is an online video games rental service operating in the Republic of Ireland. The online dvd rental business model, which was pioneered in the US in 1997 by Netflix, has been in Ireland for some years but GameSenders were the first to offer a dedicated service for video games.
Archers Road and Small Halls
Archers Road and Small Halls are a collection of scattered, small halls of residence for the University of Southampton in Southampton, southern England, housing about a thousand students and roughly 70 wardens.
Kenny Kimes
Kenny Kimes (born March 31, 1975) is an American con artist serving a life sentence for murder. Born Kennedy Kimes, Jr., the son of an alcoholic motel tycoon and Sante Kimes, who from childhood had a long history of shoplifting, petty theft, forgery, embezzlement, arson, and insurance fraud, Kimes was groomed for a life of [...]
Catch Wrestling Council
The Catch Wrestling Council was an independent wrestling promotion that started promoting wrestling shows in June 2003, just after TWA (The Wrestling Alliance) disbanded.
The Catch Wrestling Council was founded by TWA trainees, Brett Summers and “Big” Tim Burns and started off using veteran wrestlers like Phil Powers, Erin Angel, the 1st CWC All In Champion [...]
Mark Franklin – All Night Sport program
Mark Franklin is a radio presenter from Melbourne, Australia. His work on 1116 SEN and love for Hattrick fantasy game have been showcased on the station since 2006.
He began doing an American sports segment with Luke Mather on WSO with Brett Phillips before developing into a host of One Week At A Time. He was [...]
Brian Schodorf
Brian W. Schodorf is an American television and documentary film producer. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, Schodorf relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 2003. He graduated from Columbia College Chicago, earning a B.A. in Television Directing in 2006 and an M.A.M. in Media Management in 2008.
Schodorf’s documentaries focus on social and political issues. He directed a documentary [...]