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  Camilla Martin
Camilla Martin is well known to the world of badminton fans for being a strong minded and very pretty player from Denmark.
Camilla martin game of touch and cleverness around the court is extremely effective against any other opponent, but the Chinese girls are getting better at reading her deceptive drops - her main weapon, along with her finesse at net play.
Camilla Martin is also known throughout the badminton circuit as mentally tough, who does not give up a fight easily, no matter what.
www.vamp.dk /Camilla_Martin/Camilla_Martin.htm   (238 words)

  
 rediff.com sports: Camilla Martin wins All England women's crown
Denmark's Camilla Martin became the first European in 22 years to win the prestigious All England badminton championships when she stunned World champion Gong Ruina in straight games in Birmingham on Sunday.
Martin was moving the better and defending the better of the two players even when Gong briefly took a 3-1 lead in the third game.
Martin's best badminton was in the last few points, when she began to attack more herself, but it was with a series of clears and a tight net shot that she won the point on, which earned her a piece of badminton history.
www.rediff.com /sports/2002/mar/10bad.htm   (346 words)

  
 BadmintonPlanet.com - Badminton News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Camilla Martin swept aside China's Xie Xingfang to win her first Japan Open badminton women's singles title.
Martin needed a tough three games to beat Zhang Saturday, but the final against the All England runner-up was surprisingly one-sided.
Martin raced to a 6-0 lead in the second game and comfortably finished off the 18-minute match with a smash which forced Xie into a backhand volley error on her first match point.
www.badmintonplanet.com /cgi-bin/news/0403/0710403.html   (506 words)

  
 AN ICON OUSTED - August 16, 2004 - The New York Sun
Martin, the no.7 seed, had been upset at several major tournaments earlier in the year, but the shocker was that she lost to a fellow European, Tracey Hallam of Great Britain, 11-2, 5-11, 13-10.
For the past decade, Martin had been the most dominant non-Asian woman among the badminton elite, and had said before the Olympics that it would be another decade before she foresaw a successor.
Martin, the 2000 Olympic silver medalist and reigning badminton sex symbol, was the sentimental favorite competing in her fourth and final Olympic tournament at age 30.
www.nysun.com /article/336   (377 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | OTHER SPORTS  | Martin ends Euro drought
Denmark's Camilla Martin became the first European for 15 years to win the All England Open when she beat China's Gong Ruina 7-5 8-6 7-3.
Martin was also the first player to capture a major title by winning four matches in a row against Chinese opposition.
Martin was clearly fired up, erupting into a characteristic bout of swearing in Danish in response to a mini Gong revival in the third game.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/1865352.stm   (443 words)

  
 Van Gundy Family Tree - pafg80 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Hudson "Huts" MARTIN was born in 1836 in Jefferson, Jefferson Co, KY. He married Camilla T(yrold) "Millie" Purvis on 16 Feb 1859 in Moultrie Co, IL, by A L Kellar, MG.
Camilla T(yrold) "Millie" Purvis [Parents] was born in 1839 in Shelby Co, IL.
Henry MARTIN was born in 1867 in IL.
www.vangundy.net /familytree/paf/pafg80.htm   (1836 words)

  
 Abba clones vow to sound, look like original group - Feb. 13, 2004
Camilla and Katja are members of a group called Waterloo, which was formed seven years ago.
Camilla was 11 years old when she appeared in the music video of "Thank You for the Music," according to Katja.
She and Camilla have been listening to Abba's music since they were 9 years old, Camilla said.
www.inq7.net /ent/2004/feb/13/ent_3-1.htm   (711 words)

  
 Camilla Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Camilla Martin Nygaard nee Martin (born March 23, 1974 in Aarhus) is a female badminton player from Denmark.
In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.
She married the economist Lars Nygaard 25 May 2005, and changed her named to Camilla Martin Nygaard.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camilla_Martin   (225 words)

  
 The Hindu : Camilla Martin-inspired Denmark overpowers Korea
Camilla Martin was her usual self this afternoon in her opening singles match against Kim Ji Hyun of Korea.
Camilla won the match in 21 minutes conceding 5 and 7 points in the process.
Denmark bt Korea 3-0 (Camilla Martin Kim Ji Hyun 11-5, 11-7; Mette Sorensen bt Lee Kyung Won 11-8, 11-3; Helene Kirkegaard- Rikke Olsen bt Lee Hyo Jung-Chung Jae Hee 15-5, 15-6).
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/05/18/stories/07180121.htm   (1200 words)

  
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In the decider, Martin raced to a 5-0 and 6-2 advantage as Dai once again had a mistake-filled stay on what for her was the bad end of the court.
Martin then hit a drop shot of her own and her shot found the floor.
Martin though to the corner and swiped the shuttle up and back with a forehand stroke.
www.worldbadminton.com /shuttlenws/19990523A.HTM   (1190 words)

  
 TIME Europe | Olympics 2000: The Ones To Beat - Camilla Martin | 9/11/2000
So when three-time European women's singles champ Camilla Martin, 26, a favorite in Sydney, edged out archrival Dai Yun from China in last year's world championships in Copenhagen, Martin also broke new ground for an entire hemisphere of fans.
A telegenic superstar in her native Denmark, Martin is known for her steely mental toughness.
And should she need a lifeline in Sydney, she won't have to phone a friend: boyfriend and men's singles champ Peter Gade Christensen will also be competing for Denmark.
www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/2000/0911/oly_martin.html   (281 words)

  
 ye zhanying ,camilla martin who is better? - Badminton Central Discussion Forums
Camilla has proved the only challenge to almost three generations of chinese womens singles and has improved throughout her career, keeping pace with the top level over 13 years.
Camilla also has the particularity of being the only european WS player to have reached the world's top level.
Camilla has a long career but who would have kicked her off the team if she went through a little slump?.
www.badmintonforum.com /vb/showthread.php?s=73aecd53a9a729b48bc16413fa4ca939&t=14154   (2875 words)

  
 Martin Donovan News
There is nothing unusual about Nina, the key character in the teen thriller "The Quiet." 'The Quiet' Camilla Belle stars as Dot, a deaf and mute girl, in "The Quiet." She is a high school cheerleader who's...
Dot is a deaf and mute orphaned teenager who moves in with an apparently normal suburban family, a couple and their high-school-aged daughter.
Elisha Cuthbert and Camilla Belle in "The Quiet" SANTA MONICA, California - Yes, Elisha Cuthbert is one of the most desirable actresses of her generation, a regular on men's magazine covers and a seemingly...
www.topix.net /who/martin-donovan   (618 words)

  
 Martin stuns Pi, faces Xie in final -DAWN - Sport; April 6, 2003
Martin, who plans to hang up her racket at the Danish Open after the Athens Olympics, used effective disguised overhead drops to pile up points and never gave a lead to Pi in the 27-minute battle.
When she was asked about her match against Xie, Martin said she has confidence to beat her with a 2-1 win-loss record.
World number six Xie said: “Camilla is almost perfect in attacking, running and defence, and she has played more important tournaments and matches.
www.dawn.com /2003/04/06/spt1.htm   (607 words)

  
 TIME.com: Camilla Martin -- Oct. 2, 2000 -- Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
At 5 ft. 9 in., she is usually taller than her foe, who invariably is a woman from China, Indonesia or South Korea--countries that dominated the sport until the Danes came along.
Martin is a star in Denmark, of course, but badminton players don't get the kind of exposure the glamorous Kournikova gets.
Emotionally stoic during a match, Martin is lithe on the court and uses her reach to pick a shuttlecock from the floor or violently put it away from on high.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,998101,00.html   (444 words)

  
 Work on the film "The Quiet"
Director Jamie Babbit is standing, Elisha Cuthbert and Camilla Belle are seated at the piano.
For three weeks in September and October 2004 I worked as Piano Coach and Technical Consultant and worked almost daily with Camilla to help her prepare parts of Beethoven's Appassionata, Moonlight, Les Adieux, and Opus 101 sonatas.
I taught Elisha and Camilla to play a duet for Opus 49#1 in g minor, where Camilla plays the left hand, and Elisha the right hand.
www.anthonytobin.net /dot.htm   (325 words)

  
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This short story is dedicated to Camilla Martin, otherwise known as the infamous Bo.
In a quick flash of light, Camilla's head was tumbling down to the end of the earth, until it fell off.
Her body shook like a violent orgasm before flopping to the ground, and flaking everywhere until the wind blew the dried ashes of her body away.
scream.entrancy.org /writing/sunman.htm   (80 words)

  
 Camilla Martin VS Zhang Ning "NEW" - Badminton Central Discussion Forums
this is one of last games that martin will play, as my fav female player, this game should be very worth watching and keeping.
I've only had a quick look at it so far and from the smile on Camilla face she was obviously enjoying herself.
i like it very much,and the videos r high quality.......i saw camilla were just smiley all the time,and after the match they were hug together.....nice videos.
www.badmintoncentral.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18766   (565 words)

  
 Camilla Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Camilla J. Wilson began her career covering the Vietnam War for a group of southern newspapers.
An investigative reporter for the Dayton Daily News and the Minneapolis Tribune, she covered topics ranging from Federal Housing Authority swindles to Medicaid over-billing from medical transportation companies.
She holds masters degrees in sociology and journalism, the latter from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.
www.mnstate.edu /masscomm/wilsoncamilla.html   (187 words)

  
 Strictly Come Dancing: James Martin Biography
Celebrity chef, James Martin has a number of strings to his bow.
James and Camilla ended up doing well in Strictly Come Dancing with James constantly improving but they ended up just missing out on the final - being the fourth last couple to be voted off.
"James Martin was born into the chef's life: his father ran the catering side of Castle Howard stately home in Yorkshire and, when he was only 12, James could boast that he'd cooked for the Queen Mother on her visit there."
www.biogs.com /strictlycomedancing/martin.html   (325 words)

  
 BadmintonAsia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kuala Lumpur, May 20: Denmark may have lost tamely to China in the Uber Cup final today, but their coach Kenneth Larsen believes Camilla Martin and company are still winners.
He had even expected Gong Zhichao to beat world No. 1 Camilla Martin.
However, he believes that Camilla and Zhichao are on the same level.
www.worldbadminton.com /tournaments/200005_Thomas_and_Uber/badmintonasia/media/newsitemid06678.htm   (423 words)

  
 He Knew He Was Right, by Anthony Trollope (chapter51)
Camilla French heard the report, and repeated it to her lover, and perhaps another person or two, with an expression of her assured conviction that it must be false at any rate, as regarded the fifth glass.
Mr Gibson thought that it was all up with his late friend; and Camilla wished that at their last interview there had been more of charity on the part of one whom she had regarded in past days with respect and esteem.
She had now heard of his engagement with Camilla French, and saw in that complete proof that the foolish man had been induced to offer his hand to her by the promise of her aunt’s money.
etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /t/trollope/anthony/knew/chapter51.html   (4832 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport
Camilla Margin’s singles match against world number two Gong Zhichao was the only one which supposedly was to go Denmark’s way.
The first game lasted 22 minutes and was close up to 7-7, but then Camilla fell into a rash of errors from which she never came out.
We are working on that aspect and Camilla has improved a lot working the way the Chinese do, but they start serious badminton far too early then us.
www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000521/sports.htm   (4857 words)

  
 ~° Badminton: The China Open.°~ - WTAworld.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I'd love to know how Camilla Martin is doing.
Last time I heard she did enter the WC but there was a possibility it would be postponed due to SARS.
Camilla, you g2 beat everyone dear....even the non-chinese players.
www.wtaworld.com /showthread.php?t=93428   (455 words)

  
 PhotoshopNews: Photoshop News and Information » Archive » A Wedding Story
Congrats to Martin - he made my attendance at ADIM 7 well worth the trip, and his book is a must-have.
Both Camilla and myself are blissfully happy and we are taking it easy in the Big Apple for a few days.
Martin it was great to see you in Manchester recently.
photoshopnews.com /2005/10/21/a-wedding-story   (952 words)

  
 ZHANG NING BEAT CAMILLA MARTIN - Badminton Central Discussion Forums
I would say that the Chinese team has got a mean to beat Camilla since three different players have beaten Camilla in recent 4-5 tournaments.
Its amazing how far ahead Camilla Martin is ahead of 2nd placed Zhou Mi in the world rankings.
My theory, based on your Kusharyanto/Timur example: Martin plays in a lot of European tournaments where the level of competition is not as high as in Asia.
www.badmintoncentral.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1186   (621 words)

  
 Top seed Lin ousted, Camilla dream shattered
In another major upset, Denmark's Camilla Martin bowed out of the women's tournament in her last Olympics, beaten 11-2, 5-11, 13-10 in a second round clash with unseeded Briton Tracey Hallam.
Golden girl Martin, a silver medallist in Sydney, is in her farewell year on the circuit at the age of 30 and had been hoping to sign off in style.
Dejected Martin, seeded seven, said: "This is my last Olympics and I was hoping for much better than bowing out in the second round."
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/aug/16oly-bad1.htm   (304 words)

  
 The Quiet | The A.V. Club
It doesn't help that the two main characters are an inscrutable deaf girl and an anxious cheerleader played by Elisha Cuthbert, who's perhaps best known as the pouty damsel-in-distress (occasionally due to mountain-lion attacks) on TV's 24.
When deaf teenager Camilla Belle is orphaned, Cuthbert's family takes her in, bringing her into a home fraught with tension and one whopping secret: Cuthbert's incestuous relationship with her father (Martin Donovan), which has been sending her into paroxysms of anger and shame.
Though clearly affected by this deception, Cuthbert's mother (Edie Falco) is so doped up on prescription painkillers that she remains oblivious on those nights when her husband slips into their daughter's bedroom.
www.avclub.com /content/node/51923/print   (377 words)

  
 Jubii Søg - Camilla Martin
Se om domænet Camilla Martin er ledigt hos Wannafind
Camilla Martin ny morgenvært på den nye Radio 2.
BADMINTON: Camilla Martin viste særdeles lovende takter, da hun i aftes spillede sig i semifinalen i All England...
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 Contributor biographical information for Library of Congress control number 2001025649
The Library of Congress makes no claims as to the accuracy of the information provided, and will not maintain or otherwise edit/update the information supplied by the publisher.
Camilla Ashforth has written and illustrated many books for children, including WHO DO YOU LOVE?
Camilla Ashforth says that the inimitable character of Willow was inspired by a treasured teddy bear that she has kept since childhood.
www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2001025649-b.html   (130 words)

  
 The Ugly Duckling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arrangements have been made for Prince Simon to marry Princess Camilla.
So it is decided that Dulcibella, the beautiful maid, will impersonate Camilla until the wedding.
But Prince Simon has heard that Camilla is so beautiful that he considers himself rather plain beside her, so he has his man, Carlo, impersonate him, because Carlo is very handsome.
www.puc.edu /Clubs/DAS/plays/duckling.htm   (103 words)

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