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Mississippi Burning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mississippi Burning is a 1988 film which tells a highly fictionalized version of the investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. Mississippi Burning was preceded in 1975 by a television docudrama titled Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan, depicting many of the same events, and both productions follow the events portrayed in the 1990 TV-movie Murder in Mississippi. Mississippi Burning highlights the injustice of Southern American Society in the 1960s. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mississippi_Burning   (463 words)

Book burning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Book burning does not refer to individual censorship, but rather to an act of mass censorship, and the term is applied appropriately only when these types of digital cases are suspected to be epidemic or widespread and systemic. "Burning books and killing scholars" in 212 BC is counted as the greatest crime of Qin Shi Huang of China. One of the largest destruction of books occurred at the Library of Alexandria, traditionally held to be in 640, however the precise years are unknown as are whether the fires were intentional or accidental. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Book_burning   (1709 words)

Burning Spear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burning Spear is one of the strongest proponents of Marcus Garvey's self-determination and self-reliance for all African descendants, thus leading to several album releases in commoration of the African activist. Burning Spear is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Burning Spear advocates messages of honesty, peace, and love, which tie in with his religious and political messages of Rasta and black unity. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Spear   (256 words)

Burning Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burning Man takes place in the middle of a normally uninhabited desert environment known as a playa, which is deep in the middle of a large, prehistoric dry lake bed. Burning Man participants often call themselves "burners." Although this usage may vary with region, a burner is an annual denizen of Black Rock City, and anyone who embraces Burning Man as an expression in sync with their own identity is a burner. Burning Man is a week-long festival with international draw, held annually on the week prior to and including Labor Day weekend (in early September) in the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Man   (3770 words)

Burning Brides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burning Brides is an American hard rock/heavy metal band. In the fall of 2002 they played selected dates as the opening band for...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and Queens of the Stone Age. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Brides   (114 words)

Pyrography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burning can be done by means of a modern solid-point tool (similar to a soldering iron) or hot wire tool, or a more basic method using a metal implement heated in a fire, or even sunlight concentrated with a magnifying lens. Pyrography is the art of decorating wooden objects by burning designs into the wood using a heated point. Pyrography means "writing with fire" and is the traditional art of using a heated tip or wire to burn or scorch designs onto natural materials such as wood or leather. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wood_burning   (452 words)

Burning Love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Burning Love" was one of the few exceptions, along with Promised Land in 1974. The song was also released on an album titled Burning Love and hits from his movies volume 2 on November 1, 1972. "Burning Love" was a song written by Dennis Linde and performed by Elvis Presley. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Love   (239 words)

Burning Legion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Burning Legion tried to invade the world of Azeroth two times; the first invasion nearly destroyed the world because of the explosion of the Well of Eternity and the second one resulted in the death of Archimonde and the destruction of the World Tree. The Burning Legion was led by Archimonde the Defiler and Kil'jaeden the Deceiver, two Eredar warlocks who possessed immense power. The Burning Legion is the huge demonic army created by the titan Sargeras in the fictional Warcraft universe. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Legion   (239 words)

Burning Flipside - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Flipside has some differences from Burning Man. Flipside's location is in a private camp area in the wooded, grassy Texas Hill Country, compared to the flat Black Rock Desert of Burning Man, reducing the stark, otherworldly feeling as well as the possibility of large-scale fire art. Burning Flipside (or Flipside) is an annual alternative arts and perfomance festival staged in Dripping Springs, Texas near Austin. Modeled on and loosely associated with Burning Man, Flipside is one of several Regional Burns around the USA. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Flipside   (239 words)

Cross burning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Many Christians consider burning or otherwise destroying a cross is sacrilage. Cross lighting is a practice widely associated with the Ku Klux Klan, which burns crosses on hillsides or near the homes of those they wish to intimidate. In Scotland the "fiery cross", known as the Crann Tara was used as a declaration of war, which required all clan members to rally to the defence of the area. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cross_burning   (395 words)

Execution by burning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1184, the Synod of Verona legislated that burning was to be the official punishment for heresy. Executions by burning (from modern witchhunts) have occurred as recently as 1999 in South Africa and 2000 in India and Kenya. Execution by burning has a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such as treason and for other unpopular acts such as heresy and the practice of witchcraft. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Execution_by_burning   (761 words)

The Burning Times (movie): Just the facts... The Burning Times is a documentary (A film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event) about witchcraft (The art of sorcery), and the witchcraft trials (additional info and facts about witchcraft trials) that swept Europe in the 14th-17th centuries in particular. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_burning_times_(movie).htm   (56 words)

ReggaeTrain.com...your portal to Reggae music...(Biography [Burning Spear]) Spear became recognized as the most likely candidate for the kind of international success Bob Marley And The Wailers were beginning to enjoy, and soon Marcus Garvey had been snapped up by Island Records who released it in the UK with an added track and in remixed form. Burning Spear, who appropriated the name from former Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta, then president of Kenya, entered the music business in 1969 after fellow St. Ann's artist Bob Marley organized an audition for him with his erstwhile producer Coxsone Dodd. Spear is one of those artists whose style is so immediately recognizable that those who like him from the start seem to have followed his every move with joy. www.reggaetrain.com /biobspear.asp   (999 words)

South Burning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the fictional Gundam Universe, South Burning was a Federation pilot who served in the Earth Federation Forces as the commander of the 04th MS team in the Kijima Battlion in southeast Asia during the One Year War. During Operation Stardust, Lieutenant South Burning was the commander of the Burning team assigned to the Albion which included three of his former underlings from the 04th MS team: pilots Bernard Monsha, Alpha A. Bates, a Chap Adel. Burning was killed in action when the Albion became involved in a battle with Zeon mobile suits attached to the Lili Marleen. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Burning   (999 words)

Columbia, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia On February 17, 1865 during the American Civil War, much of Columbia was destroyed by burning while being occupied by Union troops under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman. The burning of these key war materials was done under a standing Confederate policy to keep particular goods out of the hands of invading Union troops. While not actually “burning Columbia to the ground”, Sherman did order the plunder and destruction of several key buildings of the Confederacy in Columbia, one of these being the Confederate Printing Plant on Gervais Street. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina   (999 words)

Burning Rangers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Burning Rangers are an elite group of firefighters who have been formed to help cope with such emergencies. Sonic Team have stated in interviews that they intended the silhouette of a Burning Ranger wearing their "Burneer Unit" jet-pack to resemble that of an angel. Burning Rangers is a video game developed by Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Rangers   (405 words)

Flipside - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Flipsided (website) (note the extra "D") is an entertainment website, where media such as Flash, video clips and images are sent into an automated portal system allowing users to determine their quality. Flipside (fanzine), a former punk rock fanzine and record label. Flipside (MC), a rap MC and beatmaker from Boston Massachusetts www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flipside   (405 words)

In 1794 Burning springs of natural gas were prominent in religious practices of ancient Persia and India, where temples were constructed around these "eternal flames." The Greeks, Persians, and Indians did not recognize the energy value or potential usefulness of natural gas. The burning springs were the object of fire worship and were said to have been ignited by lightning or a chance spark from two pieces of flint stone. The Burning Spring and its legend is firmly entrenched in the heritage and history of Niagara Falls. www.niagarafrontier.com /burningsprings.html   (2118 words)

Burning Spear, Inc. - The Florida State University Burning Spear is symbolized by a flaming spear adorned by 16 feathers. Burning Spear was rated the Best New Campus Organization for the 1993-1994 school year in the State of Florida by the Florida Leader Magazine. The colors of Burning Spear are garnet and gold, and its flower is orange blossom, Members are characterized by their Garnet jackets. www.burningspear.org   (233 words)

Reason magazine -- February 2000, Burning Man Grows Up by Brian Doherty Burning Man is a quintessentially freaky West Coast event, appealing mostly to a self-consciously underground group of artists, digerati, and tribally minded hipsters from California, Nevada, and the Pacific Northwest. And Burning Man's gradual evolution of rules is more properly seen as an extended experiment in community building than as a case study in the suppression of liberty. When a couple of cops told James and Harvey that they couldn't burn such a giant structure on a public beach, they dejectedly trudged off with the Burning Man's pieces. www.reason.com /0002/fe.bd.burning.html   (5549 words)

American Legion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The American Legion is an organization of veterans of the United States armed forces who served in wartime. The first national convention of the American Legion was held from November 10 - 12, 1919 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to organizing commemorative events and volunteer activities, the American Legion is active in US politics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Legion   (5549 words)

Wood burning stove having glass cleaning system - Patent 4683868 As described above, the elevated temperature of the glass surface inhibits soot and creosote condensation and deposition and aids in burning off any deposits which may have occurred. For glass panels with a large height dimension, it is difficult to maintain the uniformity of the air curtain, since the air has a tendency to break away from the glass toward the fire. The glass panel cleaning system further includes air redirection means at the bottom of the glass panels for redirecting the curtain of hot air into the base of the fire so as to promote maximum combustion near the glass panels, thereby maintaining elevated temperatures on the interior surfaces of the glass panels. www.freepatentsonline.com /4683868.html   (7379 words)

Burning Wood burning Wood burning is an art and craft, a particular type of pyrography, in which wood is decorated by browning w... Burning Flipside Burning Flipside (or Flipside) is an annual alternative arts and perfomance festival staged in USA. Burning Spear was born in St. Ann's Bay, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/burning.html   (7379 words)

Flag Burning: Interesting Back in high school I had an acquaintance who used to say, "Burning a flag should be legal as long as you wrap it around your head first." I actively supported a Constitutional amendment to prohibit flag burning. Flag burning should be defended vigorously not in spite of the fact that such an act is offensive and provocative, but *because* it is offensive and provocative. Burning the flag today does not mean that our country was not once a wonderful place to live, or that we don't appreciate the progress it has made and all that the founding fathers did for us. www.efn.org /~bsharvy/flaggers/interesting.html   (6418 words)

Burning Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burning Man participants often call themselves "burners." Although this usage may vary with region, a burner is an annual denizen of Black Rock City, and anyone who embraces Burning Man as an expression in sync with their own identity is a burner. Burning Man takes place in the middle of a normally uninhabited desert environment known as a playa, which is deep in the middle of a large, prehistoric dry lake bed. Burning Man is a week-long festival with international draw, held annually on the week prior to and including Labor Day weekend (in early September) in the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Man   (4010 words)

Burning Bridges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Burning Bridges is the third album by the Swedish band Arch Enemy. "Burning Bridges" is also a song by Status Quo. For the album Burning Bridges by Haste The Day, see Burning Bridges (Haste The Day). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burning_Bridges   (72 words)

VH1.com : Burning Brides : Burning Brides Out To Incinerate 'Cute Rock' Burning Brides have their second album written, but they won't record it until next summer, after they are finished supporting Fall of the Plastic Empire with several tours of the U.S. (the first with the Anniversary) and Europe, where they happen to be the buzz band of the moment. Burning Brides share a love for Nirvana with the Vines, but their music is more in line with Queens of the Stone Age and... Burning Brides recruited drummer Mike Ambs, but differences in music taste caused friction, and the night before the band was to play a local awards show, Coats told Ambs they were unhappy with him. www.vh1.com /artists/news/1457754/09242002/burning_brides.jhtml   (1026 words)

Guide to High Performance Wood Burning The challenge in burning wood efficiently is to burn off the smoke before it leaves the firebox. It is not recommended for burning in a factory-built fireplace. Firewood should be split and stacked under cover in the early spring to be ready for burning in the fall. hpba.org /consumer/GuideToWoodBurning.shtml   (599 words)

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