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  Alvin
Alvin, Illinois Alvin is a village located in 2000 census, the village had a total population of 316.
Alvin, Texas Alvin is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,413.
Alvin, Wisconsin Alvin is a town located in 2000 census, the town had a total population of 186.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/alvin.html   (394 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: ALVIN, TX
Alvin is twelve miles southeast of Houston in northeast Brazoria County, on land originally granted to the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railroad.
By the mid-1890s Alvin had experienced a population explosion, with the number of residents increasing from 100 in 1890 to an estimated 2,000 by 1896.
In 1988 the population stood at 18,484; in 1990 it was 19,220.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hea2.html   (646 words)

  
 WHOI Marine Operations - History of Alvin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In March Lulu and Alvin headed off on their first voyage to Andros Island in the Bahamas to inspect the ARTEMIS underwater listening array at Tongue of the Ocean, which was the original justification Momsen had used to obtain funding for construction.
Alvin completed a series of dives south of New England in the canyons and along the continental slope for geology, biology, thermal studies and sound measurements.
Alvin transited to the Pacific for further dives in the Panama Basin and on the East Pacific Rise.
www.whoi.edu /marine/ndsf/vehicles/alvin/alvin_history.html   (7954 words)

  
 NOAA Ocean Explorer: Alvin
Alvin was the first deep-sea submersible capable of carrying passengers, usually a pilot and two observers.
Alvin is equipped with three thick portholes strategically placed for portside, starboard and forward observation.
Alvin also can be fitted with a variety of other specialized equipment, depending on the needs of the scientists.
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /technology/subs/alvin/alvin.html   (1010 words)

  
 Deep Submersible Alvin
The deep submersible Alvin allows each scientist to glimpse the ocean floor through his porthole, record it on film and video, and collect samples to be brought to the surface.
Alvin may soon carry a multi-element transducer to determine the bearing on a single transponder, thus reducing the number of transponders needed.
Alvin's power source is batteries, and although much of the computer system is very economical in its use of this energy, certain parts still consume an appreciable amount.
www.stetten.com /george/alvin   (1272 words)

  
 Current Vessels: Submersibles - ALVIN
ALVIN was named for Allyn Vine, a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) oceanographer.
ALVIN was back in shape and diving again before the end of 1970.
When ALVIN was first built, its pressure hull was made with steel, and it could only dive 6,000 feet.
www.onr.navy.mil /focus/ocean/vessels/submersibles1.htm   (519 words)

  
 GP - Dance in America: A Hymn for Alvin Ailey - Meet the Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Born in poor, rural Rogers, Texas in 1931, Ailey was the child of Lula Elizabeth Cliff, and the handsome Alvin Ailey, whom she married at 16.
Alvin Ailey, at 23 barely out of his own apprenticeship with Horton's company, became its artistic director, choreographing a ballet based on Tennessee Williams's works and works of other artists, many of them savaged by the critics.
He soaked up knowledge and inspiration from the culture that produced him, and produced leaves in the form of dances, branches that are the hundreds of dancers and choreographers who studied with him, performed with and for him, passed through his company and, ultimately, his school.
www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/alvinailey/html/artists.html   (1400 words)

  
 MotorCityRocks.com: Hear Here
Alvin’s has been a staple of the Cass Corridor since it opened about thirty years ago.
Under Alvin's ownership and the management of a man by the name of Barnie Surowitz, Alvin's became famous for its Sunday brunch, known as 'The Church.' In the early 80's, Alvin's stopped serving 'The Church,' and became 'Alvin's Twilight Bar,' with live music acts.
The current incarnation of Alvin's is a great performance space with a large stage and a variety of acts encompassing techno/house, rap and rock.
www.motorcityrocks.com /alvins.htm   (139 words)

  
 WHOI Marine Operations - Alvin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The four hours of working time on the bottom are crammed with carefully planned photography, sampling, and experiments conducted by the scientists using three 12-inch diameter viewports.
Because there is no light in the deep sea, the submersible carries quartz iodide and metal halide lights to illuminate the bottom.
Alvin has made more than 3,700 dives for a wide variety of scientific endeavors.
www.whoi.edu /marops/vehicles/alvin   (233 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Alvin & the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Christmas (1981) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Alvin was feeling very proud of himself and he got back to the studio in time to record the song.
Alvin has bad dreams all night long and the next day Simon and Theodore pitch in what money they have and Alvin goes to the mall again to see if he has enough for the harmonica, even though he knows he doesn't.
Alvin wants a harmonica, and then alvin sees a kid who is sick and he learns that life is important and helps the kid get better.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302491479?v=glance   (1185 words)

  
 Alvin Slaughter
Alvin gave his heart to the Lord in church at the age of 12 and almost immediately began singing in the choir.
Shortly after meeting her, Alvin pursued a rebellious lifestyle, so that by the time he married Gloria at the age of 23, he had two kids and no good job.
Alvin's concerts aren't just about music, they are opportunities for people to experience the wonderful presence of God through praise and worship music that invites His presence and stirs listeners to actively participate in worshipping the King.
www.integritygospel.com /templates?id=23140&PID=73296&RID=66109   (1561 words)

  
 Exploring the deep ocean floor [This Dynamic Earth, USGS]
Constructed in the early 1960s for the U.S. Navy, Alvin is a three-person, self-propelling capsule-like submarine nearly eight meters long.
No hot springs were observed on this expedition; it was during the next Alvin expedition, the one in 1977 to the Galapagos Rift, that the hot springs and strange creatures were discovered.
Alvin has an operational maximum depth of about 4,000 m, more than four times greater than that of the deepest diving military submarine.
pubs.usgs.gov /publications/text/exploring.html   (766 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Chipmunks - Alvin & the Chipmunks (Ross Bagdaserian)
- Alvin and his buddies were a group of singing chipmunks created by singer-songwriter Ross Bagdaserian (b.1920-d.1972) in the 1950s.
Originally, Bagdasarian was going to use rabbits or butterflies as characters to match the high pitch electronic voices that he created until his children (Carol, Ross, and Adam) agreed that the speeded up voices sounded more like chipmunks.
Alvin, who played a harmonica and wore a baseball hat was named after Al Bennett, Vice President of Liberty Records.
www.tvacres.com /rodents_chipmunks_alvin.htm   (320 words)

  
 Alvin Plantinga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alvin Plantinga (born 15 November 1932 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, of Frisian ancestry) is a contemporary American philosopher known for his work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of religion.
Alvin Plantinga is John A. O'Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.
Alvin Plantinga's Home page at the University of Notre Dame
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alvin_Plantinga   (653 words)

  
 Deep Submergence Vehicles - Navy Ships
During a 1972-1973 overhaul, a new titanium personnel sphere was installed in Alvin to double the sub's depth capability to 3,658 meters (12,000 feet).
The other two spheres originally fabricated for the Alvin were later used for the Navy's Turtle (DSV-3) and her sister ship Sea Cliff (DSV-4), built to a design similar to the Alvin.
This increase of 1500 meters over Alvin's limits provides access to 37% more of the sea floor, which represents an area that is greater than 90% of the surface area presently exposed on the continents.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/dsv.htm   (1696 words)

  
 Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - Alvin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Though designed specifically for oceanographic research to be operated by Woods Hole, Alvin had been paid for by the Navy, for which she has undertaken several search and recovery missions.
On October 16, 1968, Alvin slipped out of her cradle while being launched and sank in 1,535 meters; she was recovered on Labor Day, 1969, after being located by Aluminaut.
In 1974 the original sphere was replaced by a titanium one, and the same year Alvin conducted joint research of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with the French vessels Archimede and Cyana in Project Famous.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_003900_alvin.htm   (555 words)

  
 Acoustic Guitar: Dave Alvin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Alvin’s first three post-Blasters studio CDs served up a fair share of the Stratocaster-laced rock that fans had come to expect, but there were subtler numbers in the mix as well: songs about a migrant mother ("Between the Cracks"), a young couple facing abortion ("Plastic Rose"), and an armed robber ("Guilty Man").
Alvin’s burnished vocals resonate in the woody acoustic settings of his last two studio albums, enabling the lost souls in his songs to tell their tales with simple dignity.
Alvin recalls meeting a stranger backstage who was shaken by the song.
www.acousticguitar.com /issues/ag82/alvin.shtml   (1585 words)

  
 Primitive Art of Alvin Batiste
This is the online gallery of African American primitive artist Alvin Batiste, unequivocally the most sought after and collected country artist since the likes of Clementine Hunter.
Alvin Batiste lives and works in the heart of a Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
Alvin Batiste was commissioned by Billy-Bob to create primitive art for the cover of his most recent CD release Private Radio on September 11th, 2001 (see
www.alvinbatiste.com   (221 words)

  
 ALVIN CO
See for yourself why Alvin continues to be a market leader in drafting and drawing supplies and how we continue to make our popular products even better.
Alvin dealers who do not yet have a User name and Password can create one and gain immediate access to our dealer site.
Alvin® is a registered trademark and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part without Alvin's prior written consent.
www.alvinco.com   (325 words)

  
 Alvin Shunned By Animal Community, Forced To Wear Scarlet 'A' | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
While Alvin refused to identify the father who'd abandoned him, many say he bears an uncanny likeness to popular entertainer Dale, a singing, dancing chipmunk who arrived in Hollywood around the time of Alvin's downfall.
"Alvin, with a mind of native courage and activity, outlawed from the wilds, wandered among the suburbs and studios of mankind," the accountant said.
Alvin withdrew from the limelight with the cancellation of his last TV series, Alvin & The Chipmunks.
www.theonion.com /content/node/30730   (810 words)

  
 Codename Alvin - PC Super Spy Software - Home Page - PC Monitoring software for Microsoft Windows.  Monitor and ...
Codename Alvin, 'PC Super Spy' software for Windows, has been developed to allow you, the PC owner, to monitor what your computer is being used for.
Find out more about Codename Alvin, why it was developed, and how it can help you keep an eye on what your children or staff are using your computer for.
Download a free trial copy of Alvin to see for yourself the power of the software, and how easy it is to use.
www.codename-alvin.com   (300 words)

  
 Alvin Toffler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Alvin Toffler is also associated with Newt Gingrich's Progress and Freedom Foundation.
Initially embraced as part of the shiny new future predicted by Toffler and McLuhan, it was then knocked as unrealistic during the high-pressure 1980s.
It seems less strange when you know that Gingrich has been a friend of futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler since the early 1970s, back when Alvin Toffler's Future Shock was riding the bestseller lists and Gingrich was a history professor.
www.wired.com /wired/archive/people/alvin_toffler   (926 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Alvin Journeyman (Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 4)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Alvin Maker series starts off with a unique and fascinating alternate history of a world where people have "knacks" which allow them to do what would be considered "magic" to most of us.
Alvin's knack is "making" and the first two books explained his world and shaped his character through some interesting and unique experiences.
The trial of Alvin is obviously symbolic of the trials of Joseph Smith, but while Alvin is acquitted, the young Joseph Smith was found guilty of moneydigging.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812509234?v=glance   (2300 words)

  
 City of Alvin, TX Fire Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The function of the Alvin Volunteer Fire Department, originally formed in 1893, is to protect life, property, and to respond to other emergencies that might arise in the community through public education, management, and incident response while also participating in most local service projects.
The Alvin Volunteer Fire Department proudly protects 50,000 people living in an area of 100 squre miles throughout the Alvin area including portions of Brazoria County.
The Alvin Volunteer Fire Department is led into action by Fire Chief Rex Klesel who has served the department for 28 years.
www.alvin.tx.citygovt.org /deptdtl.asp?Dept=-999   (800 words)

  
 Alvin's Jewelers - Your Family Jeweler Since 1931
Whether you are looking for a special gift, something to help you celebrate a big day or just a little something for yourself, Alvin's offers the finest quality jewelry at the best price.
You can have the "Ultimate" shopping experience with the Alvin's Platinum Card.
Alvin's Jewelers is a proud member of the Leading Jewelers GuildĀ®, an association of jewelers across the country.
www.alvinsjewelers.com   (210 words)

  
 Ten Years After
Alvin Lee is on guitar and vocals, Ric Lee (unrelated) is on drums, Leo Lyons is on bass, and Chick Churchill is on keyboards.
On the back of the CD box there is photo of Alvin Lee with his cheeks all puffed out while he plays some high notes on his guitar.
Some of the musicians of note on the Alvin Lee songs are Clarence Clemons, George Harrison, and Jon Lord.
www.apecamp.com /music/tya   (2127 words)

  
 Alvin Toffler Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Alvin Toffler (born October 3, 1928) is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communications revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity.
www.artisticnudity.com /encyclopedia/Alvin_Toffler   (741 words)

  
 Rongster. Blog. Life.
and another thing i just realised is that the RI pitcher, alvin (not me, duh), always sticks out his tongue when he pitches.
:: alvin 5/1/2004 04:21:31 PM i was actually feeling quite pissed with a lot of feelings bottled out in my chest just now.
:: alvin 1/21/2004 01:26:15 PM realised that the rice i cooked just now wasn't for dinner but was for lunch.
rongster.blogspot.com   (22889 words)

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