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	Battle of Alton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Alton took place on December 13, 1643, during the English Civil War.
		Alton is a market town in Hampshire, England.
		A Royalist army commanded by Sir Ralph Hopton was spending the winter of 1643-44 in four separate camps, one of which was in Alton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Alton (260 words)

	ReggaeTrain.com...your portal to Reggae music...(Biography [Alton Ellis])
		Alton was as equally adept at penning and delivering his own fine songs as he was in adapting American material, completely naturally and seemingly all his own.
		Alton was one of the few Jamaican singers on Treasure Isle to simultaneously establish another very successful relationship with Duke Reid's archrival and principal competitor, Coxsone Dodd of Studio One.
		For Coxsone, Alton continued to wax highly memorable material, which was collected on the lp "The Best of Alton Ellis." As well as recording for Studio One, Alton toured England with the Soul Vendors, the band who accompanied Alton on the lp.
	www.reggaetrain.com /bioaltonellis.asp (1126 words)

	Alton S. Tobey the man - a Biographical sketch
		During all that time Alton inspired hundreds of students in private sessions, in local and regional school systems, and often as a community service, freely gifted by him as a way of his giving back to the world that had been supportive of his own work over the years.
		The couple created special performances where Rosalyn would play different kinds of music on piano and Alton would, in the time it took her to play the pieces, draw stylistic busts of the composers that were meant to be visual representations of the music.
		Over more than six decades, Alton Tobey created thousands of paintings of important events in world history, made visual biographies of some of our country's best known heroes, celebrities and other figures; and created art of his own imagination in styles beyond realism that were uniquely his own.
	www.altontobey.com /man.html (3469 words)

	Alton Chamber of Commerce - Lifestyle
		Alton is in the centre of Hampshire's 'Jane Austen Country' and the surrounding 200 square miles of countryside, most of which is designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty, provides a great open space for exploring the local cultural, historical and natural heritage.
		Alton Quakers who began meeting in 1664 were much persecuted for their faith and were referred to in a certificate issued as a result of the 'Act of Toleration' passed after the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1689.
		The battle marked the end of fighting for that year and left Parliament in control of the Southeast of England and in a much stronger position to recommence their campaign in 1644.
	www.altonchamber.co.uk /LifeStyle.htm (2406 words)

	EARLY RAILROADS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, before it was opened a collateral branch line to Illinoistown was secured, thus robbing Alton of the special advantages it hoped to obtain as a railroad terminus, while St. Louis interests capitalized, by means of a 25 mile connection, on all the work Alton financial backers had done to secure the railroad connection.
		Alton did manage to forge a railroad connection north to Springfield in the late 1840s and by 1853 the road had reached Bloomington, thus enabling a connection to Chicago by way of the Illinois Central and the Chicago and Rock Island.
		The Chicago and Alton Railroad was a victory in state policy for Alton, but it was to be the last bid in Alton's battle for supremacy of southern Illinois.
	www.eslarp.uiuc.edu /ibex/archive/IDOT/idot13.htm (1232 words)

	Alton Memorial Hospital - About Us - Community Benefit Report - Alton Memorial Hospital: Offering patient treatment and ...
		Last year, Alton Memorial Hospital became the first area hospital to place surgically implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) that regulate the heart and help prevent sudden cardiac death. Robert Lutan, MD, a board-certified cardiologist on the Hospital's staff was first to perform the high-tech procedures.
		Alton Memorial also introduced the SilverHawk plaque excision system last year and is the only hospital in Madison County using the technology to treat peripheral arterial disease.
		Alton Memorial invested $3 million in the project and is among the first six percent of hospitals in the nation to use this technology.
	www.altonmemorialhospital.org /amh_content.aspx?id=202 (1254 words)

	Alton, Illinois - Civil War Era - Elijah Parish Lovejoy
		In Alton, Lovejoy became the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery in 1837 and the first pastor of the present College Avenue Presbyterian Church.
		He was buried on his 35th birthday, November 9, 1837, in an unmarked grave in the Alton City Cemetery, the location known by a fl man, William "Scotch" Johnston, who assisted in the burial.
		For a moment in 1837, Alton, Illinois, was the scene of a battle for freedom that was felt across the nation.
	www.altonweb.com /history/lovejoy (713 words)

	Alton Stoutsoul
		Alton found and learned the secret passages of Beluir Keep, and would lead his friends on secret trips through the passages for the thrill of adventure.
		Alton managed to keep the devil lord occupied in battle, allowing Anemone (the wizard) the chance to destroy the abyssal gate and banish the devil.
		Alton is a trusted friend and adviser to the pair, and has recently begun serving as a scout and personal liaison (in non-religous matters) for Tiffen.
	jason.wumple.com /Interests/Gaming/RPGs/FR/AltonStoutsoul.html (931 words)

	Alton Locke
		Alton personifies the two extremes of, on the one hand, wishing to remain faithful to his working class origins and, on the other, his desire to become one of the middle class.
		In his introduction to Alton Locke, Lodge declares that while Kingsley shows keen sympathy for the workers' conditions of employment and general social plight, he is also critical of their general modes of reacting against established authority.
		Though much of Alton Locke, according to Muller, reads as a political tract and Alton himself is represented through most of the novel as a dangerous agitator, a dramatic change occurs at the end with Alton renouncing his subversive views and embracing religion as a solution.
	www2.bc.edu /~rappleb/Kingsley-Latest/KAltonLocke.html (6693 words)

	Battle of Alton, 13 December 1643
		Battle during the Civil War that severely damaged a Royalist campaign under Sir Ralph Hopton that threatened Parliament's control of Sussex, and with it their main supply of Iron.
		The camp at Alton was commanded by Lord Crawford, who despite a warning from Hopton that Waller was likely to launch a sudden attack, was totally unprepared when that attack came.
		His men were only watching the main roads in Alton, and Waller marched 5,000 of his men down side roads, and by the time the alarm was raised they were on top of the garrison.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_alton.html (258 words)

	Battle of Adwalton Moor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Adwalton Moor was a battle in the English Civil War on 30 June 1643.
		The site of the battle is near Bradford and is now in an area of urban rural fringe, (map reference SE2228).
		There is a display relating to the battle at Bolling Hall, one of Bradford's Museums which lies a few miles from the site.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Adwalton_Moor (289 words)

	Alton
		Alton is fortunate in that it still retains many of its original buildings, which line the main street.
		Alton used to be in the centre of a hop growing area.
		Alton is located in the midst of very attractive countryside, countryside which is never very far from the centre of town.
	www.heureka.clara.net /surrey-hants/alton.htm (1613 words)

	Alton S. Tobey historical mural of Inca Trephinations at the Smithsonian Institution
		On July 15, 1965, Alton Tobey, his wife Rosalyn and son David left for the Ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru on an adventure that would occupy more than six months of his time.
		This preliminary sketch, known as a 'cartoon' was one of many done by the artist in preparation for his painting of the final mural.
		In it, a warrior who suffered skull injury in battle is seen being operated on to relieve pressure on the brain, by a high priest-surgeon of the Inca Empire.
	www.altontobey.com /treph.html (1213 words)

	Northvegr - A History of the Vikings
		There was a fierce battle outside the town, which the vikings tried to fire, but the Londoners defended themselves with valour and drove the Northmen off with heavy loss.
		On the way home there was a battle with a local force somewhere in the Kennet valley that Svein won, and by the end of the year the English were so completely demoralized that they were willing to purchase peace no matter what sacrifices the levying of the immense tribute required might cost them.
		Olaf had been plundering in Frisia and came to England after the battle of 'Kinnlimaside' on the coast of Holland; it is possible that he did not join Thorkel until the time of the attacks on London (infra).
	www.northvegr.org /lore/history_viking/057.php (2692 words)

	Florida Reenactors Online News Magazine
		In addition to the usual two battles and sutlers, there is a big flea market that reenactors and their families can shop in during the weekend.
		The approach to filming the battle scenes was refreshing, mixing open field tactical combat with house to house fighting in Fredricksburg and the horror of the union men of the Chamberlains 20th Maine lying all night among their own dead.
		Battle at Narcoossee Mill This event (in its 10th year) is southeast of Orlando near St. Cloud and takes place on the shore of East Lake Tohopekaliga.
	www.floridareenactorsonline.com /FebruaryMag22003.htm (6495 words)

	Alton Town Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Alton Town Council assumes no responsibility or liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred as a result of any use or reliance upon the information and material contained within or downloaded from its website.
		Temperatures at Alton’s Assembly Rooms are set to plummet to those of the frozen wastelands of the Yukon, and soar to those of the tropics of the Southern Seas as it hosts A Daughter of the Aurora, on Friday 5 January at 7.30pm.
		Alton Town Council is applying for a licence to allow public entertainment at all of the open spaces under the council’s control.
	www.alton.gov.uk /asp/default.asp (1541 words)

	Cloudcroft New Mexico - Scott Able Fire Coverage Day 8
		5:50 pm MDT -- When Otero County Sheriff's Office deputies told Alton Posey that he and his wife would have to leave their home because a fire was coming their direction on Thursday, May 11th, he said his wife would be leaving, but he was staying to fight Mother Nature for his home.
		Alton is a lifelong resident of these mountains.
		While the Scott Able Fire would cause misery and destruction for a whole week before being contained, Alton Posey's battle with the blaze began and was over in the first 6 to 8 hours of the fire's life.
	www.cloudcroft.com /day8.htm (1053 words)

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		The original line was built between the Southern Railway at the aluminum plant in Alorton and a new connection with the nearby St. Louis and Belleville Electric.
		After a two-year court battle, the Alton and Southern was allowed to build across the PRR at the location currently known as HN Cabin.
		Today’s Alton and Southern Railway is a vital transportation artery.
	www.altonsouthern.com /history.aspx (758 words)

	The ECW Pages - The Battle of Alton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hopton's main garrisons were at Arundel and Winchester, with a smaller garrison at Alton under the command of Lord Crawford.
		Waller was only too happy to march on Alton, since he had been planning an attack anyway.
		Upon the arrival of Waller's army, Lord Crawford attempted to leave Alton with his cavalry for Winchester, to the West.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /crossby/ECW/battles/alton.html (578 words)

	Beautiful Summer at Camp Alton
		In his 50's, he was a short, squat, unsmiling man, peering upward at the assembled campers and counselors, who sat on the stone stairs, divided into Grays and Greens by a center aisle.
		My time at Camp Alton was considered to be the second stage of my rehabilitation from polio, which I had had the year before.
		"The Flag Rush" was an all-camp Battle of the Bulge in the color-war saga of Camp Alton.
	www.ralphmag.org /alton.html (1596 words)

	Battle Royale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As usual, Fukasaku directs Battle Royale with force and conviction, even as the tone of the picture veers back and forth from unabashedly ludicrous to deadly serious.
		'Battle Royale' is another deeply flawed addition to the deeply offensive phenomenon of 'reality TV'.
		BATTLE ROYALE is a film that should not be easily ignored, and will not be easily forgotten...the faces of those kids are likely to linger long after the credits stop.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/battle_royale (522 words)

	Steve Alton's Homepage
		Your mouse-clicking finger has led you to the homepage of Steve Alton, author and illustrator.
		A breathless race against time as Sam and Charly battle to save the bard Amergin from the ancient malice of the Sidhe and free the power of the Green Man.
		But within days of arriving in Dorset, Sam mistakenly awakes the Druid, Amergin, from a nine hundred year sleep, and finds himself involved in a timeless battle against the evil Malifex.
	www.steve-alton.com (351 words)

	Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau - Home
		On the Festival grounds, visitors will marvel at the large steam engines, including Case, Reeves, and Keck-Gonnerman, and a wide variety of tractors including crawlers that will plow, thresh and provide power for the sawmill, and also view rare early gas engines and learn of their agricultural and industrial importance.
		daily as over 200 re-enactors participate in a very realistic battle that includes cavalry, cannons and infantry.
		The stagecoach robbery is a segment that is enjoyed by young and old alike as a realistic robbery by the James Gang led by Jesse himself takes place at 12 noon.
	www.visitalton.com /newsroom-release.cfm?id=65 (547 words)

	The Real World \| Reality TV \| tv : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Irulan was still threatening to leave the show; she didn't know what her fling with Alton would do to her relationship with Gabe, and ''rather than trying to make sense of that, I'm going to pack my s--- and go home.'' Ahhh, Irulan: mature to the bitter end.
		All of Irulan's anger at Alton's actions can be dismissed with the single sentence, ''But you have a boyfriend.'' (It's so obvious even Steven pointed it out.) On the other hand, while Alton technically has no restriction against cheating, his constant declarations of love while hitting on half of Vegas do muddy the responsibility waters.
		Remember my happy place, remember my happy place...) Alton appeared in her room and the two embarked on a Miz-worthy wrestling match all through the house in their underwear that couldn't have been more a blatant case of sexual sublimation if they had gotten in a food fight and threw salamis and clams.
	www.ew.com /ew/article/commentary/0,6115,412084_3_0_,00.html (953 words)

	Alton Bay News
		Roughly 40 firefighters from the 16 communities called in to battle the blaze that consumed the Alton Bay Pavillion last week gathered at Prospect Mountain High School to share their perspectives on the fire.
		A five-alarm fire destroyed the historic Bay View Pavilion on Lake Winnipesaukee's Alton Bay on Thursday, ending a renovation project that was turning the one-time roller-skating rink and ballroom into luxury...
		The Alton Community Visions Team has organized a fourth annual meeting as one response to a need the community has expressed for improved communication among the organizations that serve Alton and the public.
	www.topix.net /city/alton-bay-nh (677 words)

	Couple win Alton Towers battle Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Stephen and Suzanne Roper brought a private prosecution against Alton Towers, Staffordshire, whose land borders their property in the picturesque village of Farley.
		The couple said fireworks and constant noise caused by the rides and screams from thrill-seekers had made their lives a nightmare.
		An Alton Towers spokeswoman said: "Alton Towers is naturally very disappointed with this verdict and we will now consider the implications whilst we work towards a compromise that is acceptable to all parties.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20040802/ai_n12096690 (359 words)

	Resume
		Battle Creek Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI Entered data into Excel, made databases in Access, did filing for accounting, and delivered mail.
		Battle Creek Academy, Battle Creek, MI inputted grades into the computer, graded papers, and assisted in setup labs experiments in science.
		Battle Creek Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI Entered data into a computer, acted as a supply clerk, and arranged meetings for the agency.
	www.andrews.edu /~hartj/resume.htm (244 words)

	Battle Index
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	www.historyofwar.org /battleframe.html (35 words)

	Alton, Illinois
		An Alton man who allegedly rammed his car into the car of his ex-wife's boyfriend on Christmas Day was charged Tuesday with felony property damage.
		The chairman of the Madison County Board said Monday he expects an agreement next year on how to pay for needed repairs in the Wood River Drainage and Levee District.
		Two 18-year-old female students and a juvenile male student were arrested and charged Friday with misdemeanors when they were found with marijuana at Alton High School.
	alton.metroeastyp.com (89 words)

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