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Peabody action | External

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

The Peabody action was an early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilt downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle. The Peabody action most often used an external hammer to fire the cartridge, but some variations used an internal hammer.

The Peabody action was developed by Henry O. Peabody from Boston, Massachusetts, and was first patented in 1862.


See also

  • Antique guns


External links

  • A page about Peabody rifles in general

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Chocolate Frog | Chocolate are

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Chocolate Frog may refer to:

  • Chocolate in the shape of a frog. Types include:

    • Freddo Frog
    • Chocolate Frog (Harry Potter)
    • Crunchy Frog (a whole frog coated in chocolate)
  • Chocolate Frog Records, an independent record label formed in 2001 by the singer Fish

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1999 Christmas Single | Christmas

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

1999 Christmas Single is the second Christmas single by the American punk rock/punk pop band MxPx, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). This single was sent out to all members of the MxPx Fanclub at the time, and being a member was the only way to get one. They have continued the tradition of making a Christmas single every year and sending it out to their fan club members.


Track listing

  1. “Christmas Only Comes Once A Year” (MxPx) – 3:42


Personnel

  • Mike Herrera - Bass, Vocals
  • Tom Wisniewski - Guitar
  • Yuri Ruley - Drums

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The Radioman | themed

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

The Radioman was a radio DJ in eastern Connecticut in the 1990’s. His name was also spelled radio-man and radio man. He probably began his career broadcasting from WECS a public radio affiliate in Windham, Connecticut. Known as a leftist, politically active DJ and protester throughout eastern Connecticut in the early to mid 90’s. Known for his black and white flyers seen distributed around the state. These flyers were themed in anti-establishment imagery and general sense of counter-culture.

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Race Game (pricing game) | Other versions It

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Race Game is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right. Debuting on August 14, 1974, it is played for four prizes, each worth between $400 and $3,000.

The prizes are usually unrelated, though the game has on occasion offered four trips (on a $1,000,000 Spectacular) or season tickets to four of the Los Angeles sports teams.


Gameplay

In this game, the contestant is presented with four price tags, each representing the price of one of the four prizes. They are given 45 seconds in which to place each price tag with the correct prize.

The contestant is given as many chances as they can take within the time limit to place all four tags, return to a large readout, and pull a lever which tells them how many prices they have right. If they can get all four correct within the time limit, they win all four prizes. Otherwise, they win whatever prizes are correctly priced when time expires. If the contestant is in the middle of a switch when time expires, they are usually allowed to complete it and pull the lever a final time. The contestant is not allowed to pull the lever unless all of the price tags have been placed at a prize.

It is impossible for a contestant to win exactly 3 of the 4 prizes. If a contestant gets 3 of the prizes right, the fourth therefore must be correct. Because of this, the scoreboard that displays the number of correct guesses can’t light up the number “3″.


Foreign versions

Some foreign versions of The Price Is Right have slight changes — for instance, on the UK versions, the contestants only got 30 seconds (though earlier Leslie Crowther episodes used 45 like the US).


See also

  • The Price Is Right
  • List of The Price Is Right pricing games

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1996 European Women’s Handball Championship | on the 1996 remastered

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

The 1996 (2nd) European Women’s Handball Championship took place between December 6 - December 15, 1996 in Denmark. The venues were located in Brøndby, Vejle, Fredericia and Herning.


Final ranking


External links

  • Official site

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Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party | MVMCP

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is a hard ticket event hosted at the Magic Kingdom theme park. Beginning around the Thanksgiving weekend, and running until Christmas.


Events

In previous years the party has consisted of-

  • A special Christmas themed parade down main street
  • Mickey reading Twas’ the Night before Christmas
  • A Christmas themed Wishes
  • Snow on Main Street
  • Cookies and Hot Chocolate are served throughout the park


See also

  • Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade


External links

  • Official Walt Disney World MVMCP website
  • MVMCP Park Map from 2004
  • Disney Christmas Favorites, Vol. 1

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Back Door Santa | Christmas

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

“Back Door Santa” is a song originally performed by Clarence Carter and released on a compilation album Soul Christmas in 1968. The track is in a 12-bar blues format.

The lyrics are sexually suggestive, not having much to do with Christmas as a holiday. Run-D.M.C. sampled the song for “Christmas in Hollis”. A cover was released by the band Jet in late 2003 on the single “Rollover DJ”.

In late December 2006, The Black Crowes released a free download version of this song, complete with a horn section. This track can be heard in the film Mission: Impossible III.

The song also appeared on the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.” Season 2 Episode 11: “How Lily Stole Christmas”

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List of Gizmondo games | released

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

This is a list of games on the Gizmondo handheld game console. Due to Gizmondo’s financial difficulties, many of the games listed were never developed, or developed but not released.

Contents


A

  • Alien Hominid
  • Agaju: The Sacred Path of Treasure
  • Angel Fish Released
  • Released by non Gizmondo party.
  • Age of Empires


B

  • Ball Busters Demo Released
  • Blood Bowl
  • Bollox Cancelled


C

  • Carmageddon Released by non Gizmondo party.
  • Catapult Released by non Gizmondo party.
  • Chicane (video game) Released by non Gizmondo party.
  • Classics Compendium
  • Classics Compendium 2
  • Colors Released by non Gizmondo party.


F

  • Fallen Kingdoms Going to start development after Johnny Whatever
  • FIFA 2005 Released
  • Fathammer Classics Released
  • Furious Phil Demo Released
  • Future Tactics


G

  • Gizmondo Motocross 2005 Released


H

  • Hit and Myth Released by non Gizmondo party.
  • Hockey Rage 2005 Released


I

  • Interstellar Flames 2
  • It’s Mr. Pants Being Developed


J

  • Johnny Whatever Being Developed
  • Jump Demo Released


M

  • Mechassault Being Developed
  • Milo and the Rainbow Nasties
  • Momma Can I Mow The Lawn


P

  • P.O.D.
  • Pocket Ping Pong 2005


R

  • Rayman Heavily Rumored
  • Richard Burns Rally Released


S

  • Sega Classic Pack Canceled, but Sonic was released.
  • SSX 3 Released
  • Sticky Balls Released
  • Supernaturals Demo Released
  • Speedgun Stadium Canceled in Early Development


T

  • Toy Golf Released
  • Tron 2.0 Announced
  • Trailblazer Released


W

  • Worms World Party E3 demo made, nothing more.
  • Wrath and Skeller

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1998 Christmas Single | Christmas

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

1998 Christmas Single is the first Christmas single by the American punk rock/punk pop band MxPx, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). This single was sent out to all members of the MxPx Fanclub at the time, and being a member was the only way to get one. They have continued the tradition of making a Christmas single every year and sending it out to their fan club members.


Track listing

  1. “Christmas Day” (MxPx) – 3:00


Personnel

  • Mike Herrera - Bass, Vocals
  • Tom Wisniewski - Guitar
  • Yuri Ruley - Drums

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Any Day Now (Scott Walker album) | released in 1973.

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Any Day Now is a 1973 Scott Walker album.


Track listing

  1. “Any Day Now”
  2. “All My Love’s Laughter”
  3. “Do I Love You?”
  4. “Maria Bethania”
  5. “Cowboy”
  6. “When You Get Right Down to It”
  7. “If”
  8. “Ain’t No Sunshine”
  9. “The Me I Never Knew”
  10. “If Ships Were Made to Sail”
  11. “We Could Be Flying”

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Workers’ Communist Party | Party

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

There are several political parties known as the Workers’ Communist Party or Communist Party of the Workers:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina - Workers’ Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Canada - Workers’ Communist Party of Canada
  • France - Communist Party of the Workers of France
  • Norway - Workers’ Communist Party
  • Portugal - Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers - Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat
  • Spain - Workers’ Communist Party
  • Tunisia - Tunisian Workers’ Communist Party
  • Ukraine - Communist Party of the Workers and Peasants

See also Communist Workers Party and Worker-Communist Party

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Dream Lover | covered by the

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
For other uses of this term, see Dream Lover (disambiguation)

“Dream Lover” is a song written and recorded by Bobby Darin in March 5, 1959. It is considered a soulful rock song. The song became a multi-million seller, reaching #2 in US charts and #1 in UK.http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2570 It was released as a single on Atco Records in 1959. A picture sleeve was also issued for this record.

The song is also featured in the movie “Hot Shots!” (starring Charlie Sheen) during a scene in which Sheen’s character performs several stunts on a motorcycle, trying to impress a girl.


Covers

  • The song was covered by the Paris Sisters, an American “girl group”, circa 1964. Their version can be heard as the background song of the 1965 experimental short film, “Kustom Kar Kommandos,” produced and directed by Kenneth Anger ,in which a young man dreamily hand-dusts his beautiful customized automobile while the music plays.
  • The song was covered by Billy “Crash” Craddock in 1971 and became a big country hit.
  • The song was covered by Glen Campbell and Tanya Tucker in 1980.
  • Dream Lover was recorded by Glenn Shorrock, former lead singer of Australian super group Little River Band, in 1979.
  • The song was covered by British singer-songwriter Marc Almond on his 2007 covers album Stardom Road.
  • The song was covered by The Misfits on the Project 1950 album.
  • The song was also used in the ’70’s film Stardust


References

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Christmas Island Internet Administration | Christmas

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Christmas Island Internet Administration Limited (CIIA) is a community-owned non-profit Christmas Island company, the objects of which are to be trustee and policy-setting body for the .cx ccTLD, and administrator of the Christmas Island Information Economy Development Trust. Christmas Island Internet Administration owns and operates the only Internet Service Provider (http://www.pulau.cx) in the Territory on a not-for-profit basis.

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This Is the Time | Christmas Album In The

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

This is the Time is an album by Michael Bolton which was released in October 1, 1996. The album contained two new songs, “This is the Time,” and “Love is the Power” (performed with Wynonna Judd), while the others were covers of traditional Christmas songs. “Ave Maria” was performed with opera great Plácido Domingo. “White Christmas” was a single off the album “”, but was also included on this album. The CD was an “enhanced” CD containing additional material viewable on a computer, including a video of “White Christmas”, a discography, and a preview of a Bolton CD-ROM which was never released.

The album was lampooned in an episode of Saturday Night Live. Norm MacDonald announced on the Weekend Update news report that Michael Bolton was releasing a Christmas album. “Happy birthday, Jesus!” MacDonald said. “Hope you like crap!”


Track listing

  1. “Silent Night” (Gruber, Mohr) – 4:06
  2. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” (Coots, Gillespie) – 4:06
  3. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Blane, Martin) – 4:02
  4. “Joy to the World” (Mason, Watts) – 4:07
  5. “Ave Maria” (with Plácido Domingo) (Traditional) – 4:42
  6. “The Christmas Song” (Tormé, Wells) – 4:10
  7. “O Holy Night” (Adam, Dwight) – 4:54
  8. “White Christmas” (Berlin) – 3:44
  9. “This is the Time” (with Wynonna Judd) (Bolton, Burt) – 4:06
  10. “Love is the Power” (Afanasieff, Bolton, Warren) – 5:38

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Because It’s Christmas | a Christmas song written

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Because It’s Christmas was the first of two Christmas albums released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. The album was a huge success, becoming Manilow’s first platinum album since 1984’s 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe. It also began a period in Manilow’s career in which he recorded cover albums. Each album would focus on a particular style of music. He continued this pattern until the release of Here at the Mayflower in 2001. The album was released in 1990.


Track listing


Side 1

  1. “The Christmas Song” - 3:54
  2. “Jingle Bells” (Duet with Expose) - 2:39
  3. “Silent Night/I Guess There Ain’t No Santa Claus” - 5:19
  4. “The First Noel/When The Meadow Was Bloomin’” - 5:01
  5. “Excerpt from Handel’s Messiah/Because It’s Christmas” - 5:28


Side 2

  1. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (Duet with K.T. Oslin) - 5:19
  2. “White Christmas” - 1:32
  3. “Carol Of The Bells/The Bells Of Christmas” - 4:48
  4. “Joy To The World/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” - 3:46
  5. “We Wish You A Merry Christmas/It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve” - 4:47

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John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | until Christmas.

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together is a 1979 Christmas television special starring Jim Henson’s Muppets and the late singer/songwriter John Denver. Better known is the soundtrack album of the same name, which featured thirteen tracks of traditional carols and original songs. This album was later re-released in 2000 as an edited ten track version and the original full-length CD has now been re-released in its entirety in 2006.

The previously missing tracks, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (performed by John Denver and Rowlf the Dog), When the River Meets the Sea (performed by John Denver and Robin), and Little Saint Nick (performed by Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem) are, ironically, among the best-loved on the album .


Track listing

  1. “Twelve Days of Christmas”
  2. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
  3. “The Peace Carol”
  4. “Christmas Is Coming”
  5. “A Baby Just Like You”
  6. “Deck the Halls”
  7. “When the River Meets the Sea”
  8. “Little Saint Nick”
  9. “Noel: Christmas Eve, 1913″
  10. “The Christmas Wish”
  11. “Medley” (Alfie, The Christmas Tree and It’s In Everyone of us”)
  12. “Silent Night, Holy Night”
  13. “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”

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Nik | themed

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Nik may refer to:

  • -nik, an English suffix of Slavic origin.
  • NIK, the shortened name of The Supreme Chamber of Control of Poland, Najwyższa Izba
  • Nik, the main character in the Christian-themed computer game Nik & Kit.
  • One of three 2002 FIFA World Cup mascots.

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Mihalıççık | Turkey at Christmas it

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Mihalıççık is a town and a district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

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Inside Out (John Martyn album) | 1973. Though it

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Inside Out is an album released in 1973 by Scotland-based singer-singwriter John Martyn. It was his fifth solo album, and his seventh in total, including the albums he made with his wife, Beverley. It was his jazziest release to date. It featured two of his best-loved songs by fans, “Fine Lines” and “Make No Mistake,” as well as two songs that he enjoys playing live as jazz epics, “Outside In” and “Look In.” An 18-minute live version of “Outside In” appears on his self-distributed Live at Leeds album.


Tracks:

  1. Fine Lines
  2. Eibhli Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail
  3. Ain’t No Saint
  4. Outside In
  5. The Glory Of Love
  6. Look In
  7. Beverley
  8. Make No Mistake
  9. Ways To Cry
  10. So Much In Love With You


External Links

  • John Martyn’s Website

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