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Cecil Sharp

2013-02-26T02:29:29Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>'''Cecil Sharp''' (1859-1924), [[English]] folk music collector and editor, studied at [[Cambridge]], before becoming a teacher. About 1900 he became interested in the folk songs of the English villages and countryside; many of which were already being forgotten with the increasing ubiquity of “popular” music and the nascent recording industry.

He began visiting pubs and village halls, taking down and publishing the songs and dance tunes of the old-timers. More than anyone, he can be credited with saving the musical heritage of the English countryside – he collected nearly 5000 tunes, publishing nearly 1200 of them. He also toured the [[Appalachian]] area of [[USA]] collecting tunes and “square dances” of English origin. His work was used and augmented by a generation of English composers, themselves collectors; notably [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]], [[Gustav Holst]] and [[George Butterworth]].

[[Category: Composers]]
{{DEFAULTSORT: Sharpe, Cecil}}

Pete Domenici

2013-02-26T02:29:26Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>{{Officeholder
|name=Pete Domenici
|image=Domenici.jpg
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Nancy Burk Domenici
|religion=Roman Catholic
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=New Mexico
|terms=January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009
|preceded=Clinton P. Anderson
|former=n
|succeeded=[[Tom Udall]]
}}
}}

'''Pete V. Domenici''' is a former [[Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] from [[New Mexico]]. He was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1972 and has been reelected ever since; making him the longest serving senator ever from the state of New Mexico.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gNgpZPbjWe5tazjIrOFqLYG0j00AD8S2MFD06</ref> Before his career in politics, Domenici worked in a private law practice. He earned a law degree from the [[University of Denver]] in 1958. <ref>http://domenici.senate.gov/about/index.cfm</reF>

In October 2007, Domenci announced that he would not seek another Senate term after his current term ends in January 2009 because of a degenerative brain disease.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gNgpZPbjWe5tazjIrOFqLYG0j00AD8S2MFD06</ref>

==Early Life==
Domenici was born May 7, 1932 (age {{age|1932|5|7}}), in [[Albuquerque]], New Mexico, to Italian-American parents. He graduated in 1950 from St. Mary's High School in Albuquerque. After earning a degree in education at the University of New Mexico in 1954, he pitched for one season for the Albuquerque Dukes, a farm club for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He taught mathematics at Garfield Junior High in Albuquerque. He earned his law degree at the University of Denver in 1958 and returned to practice law in Albuquerque.

==Political career==
In 1966, Domenici successfully ran for a position on the Albuquerque City Commission and in 1968 was elected Commission Chairman. This position was equivalent to that of "mayor" under the structure of the city government at the time. He unsuccessful ran for governor of New Mexico in 1970, losing to Democrat Bruce King by a narrow margin. Two years later, Domenici was elected to the United States Senate with 54% of the vote, and became the first New Mexico Republican to be elected to that position in 38 years. He has been reelected five times since then by subsequently large margins. Domenici was the longest-serving U.S. Senator from New Mexico. He served as the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. He was also a member of the Committee on Indian Affairs, Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Budget. Pete Domenici's record in the Senate is [[conservative]]. In recent years he's become an outspoken supporter of [[nuclear power]] and has published two books on the subject: ''"A Brighter Tomorrow: Fulfilling the Promise of Nuclear Energy"'' (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004), which he wrote; and ''"Advanced Nuclear Technologies — Hearing Before the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate"'' (Collingdale, Pennsylvania: D I A N E Publishing Company, 1999), which he edited. Domenici is also a supporter of the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], second amendment rights, and tough [[Immigration]] reform.

==External Links==
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/d000407/ Voting Record]
*[http://domenici.senate.gov/ Official Website]

==References==
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[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
[[Category:110th United States Congress]]
[[Category:Republican Party]]
[[Category:New Mexico]]
{{DEFAULTSORT: Domenici, Pete}}

Food and Drug Administration

2013-02-26T02:29:22Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>The '''Food and Drug Administration''' ('''FDA''') is the [[federal]] agency that regulates [[food]]s, human and veterinary [[drug]]s, biological products, and medical devices. For each of those goods, the FDA seeks to ensure that they are safe and effective.

The FDA also regulates [[cosmetics]] based on safety, and regulates electronic products that emit [[radiation]] for safety.

FDA regulates information presented to the public based on accuracy and understandability.

In practice, the [[pharmaceutical]] industry influences the FDA and distorts its policies in several powerful ways. The pharmaceutical industry will offer higher paying jobs to preferred FDA employees and consultants. Conflicts of interest by persons in advisory positions to the FDA have been rampant.

==External Links==
*[http://www.fda.gov/ Official Website]
[[Category:United States Government Agencies]]

Colleges in New Jersey

2013-02-26T02:29:18Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>*[[Brookdale Community College]]
*[[Camden County College]]
*[[College of Saint Elizabeth]]
*[[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]
*[[Rider University]]
*[[Seton Hall University]]
*[[Atlantic Cape Community College]]
*[[Bergen Community College]]
*[[Berkeley College]]
*[[Bloomfield College]]
*[[Burlington County College]]
*[[Caldwell College]]
*[[Centenary College]]
*[[Charles E Gregory School Of Nursing]]
*[[The College of New Jersey]]
*[[County College of Morris]]
*[[Cumberland County College]]
*[[DeVry College of Technology]]
*[[Drew University]]
*[[Essex County College]]
*[[Felician College]]
*[[Georgian Court University]]
*[[Gibbs College-Livingston]]
*[[Gloucester County College]]
*[[Helene Fuld School of Nursing]]
*[[Hudson County Community College]]
*[[Kean University]]
*[[Lincoln Technical Institute]]
*[[Mercer County Community College]]
*[[Middlesex County College]]
*[[Monmouth University]]
*[[Montclair State University]]
*[[New Jersey City University]]
*[[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]
*[[Ocean County College]]
*[[Passaic County Community College]]
*[[Princeton University]]
*[[Rabbinical College of America]]
*[[Ramapo College of New Jersey]]
*[[Raritan Valley Community College]]
*[[Richard Stockton College of NJ]]
*[[Rowan University]]
*[[Rutgers-State University of NJ]]
*[[Saint Peter's College]]
*[[Salem Community College]]
*[[StenoTech Career Institute]]
*[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]
*[[Sussex County Community College]]
*[[Thomas Edison State College]]
*[[School of Health Related Professions]]
*[[Union County College]]
*[[Westminster Choir College of Rider University]]
*[[William Paterson University]]

[[Category:Colleges]]

Inquisition

2013-02-26T02:29:15Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>The term inquisition can refer to either an investigation by the [[Roman Catholic]] Church into heresy, or to the department appointed to perform such investigations. This is currently titled the ''Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith'' since 1965, but was formerly been titled the ''Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office,'' and prior to that the ''Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition.'' Several major inquisitions took place, under the management of differing departments.

Many of these inquisitions are known to have used brutal torture to extract confessions from accused heretics. While many of these accused heretics would be allowed free after repenting their views and stating their loyalty to the Church, a significant number - consisting almost entirely of those who refused to repent - were executed by a variety of deliberately painful methods including burning at the stake while alive, boiling in oil and the 'breaking wheel.'

Execution was never carried out by the church directly for theological reasons, but by secular authorities. This procedure was clarified in the ''Ad exstirpanda'' papal bull written by Pope Innocent IV in 1252, which also authorized the use of torture for extracting confessions from the accused and recommended burning at the stake as the appropriate punishment for those found guilty and unrepentant. ''Ad exstirpanda'' marked the beginning of one of the most brutal periods of Inquisition.

The best known of the four major inquisitions was the [[Spanish Inquisition]], which ran from 1438 onwards. One of its primary tasks was enforcement of the [[Alhambra Decree]] by the monarchs of Spain in 1492, ordering the immediate expulsion of all [[Jew]]s from the country and its territories.

The Office of the Inquisition would not be established until 1542 by Pope Paul III, with its stated objective "to maintain and defend the integrity of the faith and to examine and proscribe errors and false doctrines.'

[[Category:Christian History]]

Martina Navratilova

2013-02-26T02:29:12Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>'''Martina Navratilova''' (b. 1956, in [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]]), a [[lesbian]], was one of the best professional [[tennis]] players in history. She is now [[retired]]. Navratilova defected to the United States in 1975 and became a U.S. citizen in 1981. She has been an outspoken critic of [[Communism]] and a strong advocate of the [[homosexual agenda]], encouraging other homosexual athletes to announce their homosexual lifestyles to their teammates and fans.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Navratilova, Martina}}

[[Category:Tennis Players]]
[[Category:Homosexuality]]

John Martin

2013-02-26T02:29:08Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>'''Capt. John Martin''' (c.1560 - 1632) was a Councilman of the Jamestown Colony, in America.

== Early life ==
John Martin was the son of Sir Richard Martin, a goldsmith and master of the mint and Lord Mayor of [[London]].<ref>''Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation'', David A. Price,Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003, page 30.</ref> [[Martin's Hundred]] in [[Virginia]] was named after Sir Richard. His mother was Dorcas Eccleston, a highly educated woman who did translations from French and was involved in the book trade. She is said to have [[Puritans|Puritan]] sympathies.

Martin attended Cambridge University in 1578, graduating in 1582/3 from Peterhouse, where his eldest brother Thomas was already a Fellow. From 1585 to 1586 John Martin commanded one of [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake's]] vessels.

In May 1586 he married Mary Brandon, the daughter of a leading London goldsmith and supplier to the Queen, Robert Brandon.

== Virginia Colony ==
Martin arrived in Virginia along with his teenage son John Junior on April 26, 1607. Martin was named a councilman by the [[Virginia Company]] in an order that was held in a sealed box which was only to be opened in Virginia.<ref>''Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation'', David A. Price,Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003, page 30.</ref>

After finding a location to build their settlement they landed on May 14, 1607 and founded Jamestown. Shortly after this the Council elected [[Edward-Maria Wingfield]] president of the colony.<ref>Ibid. page 36.</ref>

Martin was sickly during the early period of the settlement due to malnutrition and disease.<ref>Ibid. page 50.</ref> His son died on August 18, 1607. When councilman [[Bartholomew Gosnold]] died on August 22nd, Martin, [[John Smith]], and [[John Ratcliffe]] made a pact to depose President Wingfield because of what they considered mismanagement of the Jamestown government and because of suspicions that he was hoarding food for himself and friends. Martin also blamed Wingfield for his son's death by not letting him get enough food.<ref>Ibid. pages 49-51.</ref> Thus on September 10th, Martin, Ratcliffe and Smith presented the president with a signed order discharging him from the council and his office. He was promptly imprisoned. Ratcliffe was made the new president and the next day he, Martin, Smith and Archer all spoke against Wingfield at the assembly.<ref>Ibid. pages 50-51</ref>

Wingfield reported that, ''"Master Martyn followed with, he reporteth that I do slack the service in the collonye, and doe nothing but tend my pott, spitt, and oven, but he hath starved my sonne, and denyed him a spoonfull of beere; I have friends in England shalbe revenged on him if ever he come in London." ''<ref>Ibid. page 51.</ref>

In November of 1607 Martin and Smith refused to allow the remaining colonists to return to England on their ship, the ''Discovery''.<ref>Ibid. page 58.</ref> Martin objected during the winter, when John Smith was away having been captured by Indians, to President Ratcliffe's appointment of Gabriel Archer as councilor.

Martin came into conflict with John Smith when, in the spring of 1608, the two gold refiners that [[Christopher Newport]] had transported to the colony led to the fruitless efforts of looking for gold to be sent back to London. Martin, being the son of a goldsmith was very entusiastic about the development, Smith was not.<ref>Ibid. pages 76-77.</ref>

Martin returned to England on the ''Phoenix'' in 1608. He may have returned to Virginia in 1624 on the ''Swan''. He died in 1632 at Martin’s Brandon in Virginia.

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, John}}
[[Category:Colonial America]]

Bohrium

2013-02-26T02:29:04Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>{{Element | name=Bohrium | symbol=Bh | anumber=107 | amass=264 amu | noe=107 | class=Transition Metal | cstructure=Unknown | color=Unknown | date=1976 | discname=Peter Armsbruster and Gottfried Munzenber. | origname=Bohrium is named after [[Niels Bohr]]. | uses=There are no known uses for Bohrium. | obtained=Man-made. }}
'''Bohrium''' is an artificially produced radioactive element. It's most stable isotope, Bh-262 has an half life of 17 seconds. Due to its extreme instability, Bohrium does not have any known application and little is known about it.

==Refrences==
http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/bh.htm#ixzz0fXJnfzLE
{{Template:Periodic table}}

Carbon monoxide

2013-02-26T02:29:01Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>'''Carbon monoxide''' is a colorless, odorless [[gas]] whose [[chemical formula]] is CO. Each [[molecule]] consists of one [[atom]] of [[carbon]] [[covalent bond|covalently bonded]] to one atom of [[oxygen]]. It is [[poison|toxic]].
==See also==
*[[Carbon dioxide]], a related compound

[[Category:Chemical Compounds]]
[[Category:Poisons]]

United States presidential election, 1988

2013-02-26T02:28:55Z

EvanPrice:

<nowiki>[[Image:Map_1988_original.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]] As President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s second term in office was coming to end, his Vice-President, [[George H. W. Bush]], decided to run for the Presidency. He was criticized more than his predecessor, but he was still very popular among [[Republican]]s. He managed to win the Republican nomination for President in a difficult primary battle with Senator [[Bob Dole]]. To run against Bush the [[Democrat]]s nominated [[Massachusetts]] [[Governor]], [[Michael Dukakis]], who won in a less heated campaign. Both of the candidates ran hard and sincere [[campaign]]es. During them Bush won great support with several promises which involved no new taxes. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, George Bush]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1993, pp. 75-81. </ref> Ultimately, his hard work in Government, his promises as a candidate, and family-values standards won Bush the Presidency.

Although Vice President Bush [[campaign]]ed under the shadow of the popular President Reagan, who left office during a time of national optimism, he trailed in the polls though out the summer because of issues such as the large [[federal deficit]], the [[Iran-Contra affair]] and an October 1987 [[stock market]] collapse. However, he managed to close the gap by fall of the campaign. With the [[Cold War]] at its height, Bush focused on his [[foreign policy]] experience as a member of the U.S. [[military]], ambassador to the [[United Nations]] and eight years as [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]]. In response Democrats criticized Bush's selection of [[Dan Quayle]] for Vice President as being too inexperienced. Michael Dukakis offered a traditionally unabashed [[liberal]] vision of increased [[government]] on [[health care]], [[education]], and housing as the press swooned over his 'Massachusetts Miracle' which George Bush and the Republican Party referred to as the 'Massachusetts Mirage'. Dukakis' position on [[crime]] and [[capital punishment]] became a major issue. As governor Dukakis allowed weekend prison passes to criminals with the Massachusetts furlough program, one of whom was Willie Horton--a large, [[African American]] convicted [[murder]]er who raped a white woman and tortured her fiancé, while he was on a weekend pass. The Bush campaign hit heavily on his furlough program in campaign advertising right before the election. Also, during the second [[Presidential Debates|Presidential debate]] Dukakis was asked:

''"If Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer?"''

To which Dukakis responded: ''"No, I don't, Bernard. And I think you know that I've opposed the death penalty during all of my'' ''life. I don't see any evidence that it's a deterrent, and I think there are better and more effective ways to deal with'' ''violent crime."'' <ref>http://www.debates.org/pages/trans88b.html</ref>

He also hurt his campaign when he was seen riding in a tank--grinning and looking diminutive in an oversized helmet, resulting in ridicule by the public of having the idea of him as [[commander in chief]].

The electorate was generally uninspired with the candidate selection as the total number of people who went to the polls was less than in [[United States presidential election, 1984|the 1984 election]]. The press tried to dog Bush with a "wimp" moniker during the campaign and then later complained when he used negative advertising. Nevertheless, it removed the wimp idea from the minds of the voters and many of his negative points stuck. An effort by the press to say that he was 'wrapping himself in the American flag' also came up short.

Interestingly, multiple slogans from the Bush campaign became relatively well known in culture. The first was his reference to "a thousand points of light" and the second that tied to the first that he saw a "kinder, gentler nation". Finely, the ominous "read my lips -- no new taxes" that achieved fame later during his Presidency.

==Results==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! candidates
! popular vote
| percent
! electoral vote
|-
| George H.W. Bush
| 48, 138, 478
| 53.6%
| 426
|-
| Michael Dukakis
| 41, 114, 068
| 45.8%
| 112
|-
| [[Ron Paul]]
| 409, 412
| 0.5%
| 0
|-
| [[David Duke]]
| 44, 135
| 0.0%
| 0
|-
| [[Eugene McCarthy]]
| 30, 074
| 0.0%
| 0
|-
| [[James Griffin]]
| 26, 053
| 0.0%
| 0
|-
| [[Lyndon Larouche]]
| 23, 713
| 0.0%
| 0
|-
| [[Lenora Fulani]]
| 21, 430
| 0.0%
| 0
|}
<ref> A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 127. </ref>

==References==
<references/>

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[[Category:United States Presidential Elections]]