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  Speaker David Foster - Speakers Bureau @ ICMI
David Foster is the greatest woodchopper the world has ever seen.
David has captained the Australian team over 20 times, won the Australian axeman of the year a record breaking nine times in a row and in 1990 was awarded Axeman of the decade.
David Foster is a real achiever whose story "The boy next door is a World Champion", is an inspirational one showing how it's done, and that no matter where you come from you can reach the pinnacle of a chosen career.
www.icmi.com.au /Speaker/Sports/David_Foster   (134 words)

  
  David Foster - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
David Foster OC, born 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a multi Grammy Award winning musician, producer, and composer.
Both Foster and his wife are involved in a number of humanitarian causes and wrote the song "Voices That Care" which they donated to the American Red Cross and the United Service Organizations (USO).
In recognition of his achievements and humanitarian work, David Foster was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, his country's highest civilian honor, and was given an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Victoria.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/David_Foster   (399 words)

  
 DAVID FOSTER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Foster family members had tried to persuade George to retire from competition after his operation, but it was not in his nature, and winning the world championship again with his eldest son was one of the proudest moments in both George’s and David’s careers.
David and Jan Foster’s son Stephen took up woodchopping at age six, and he is carrying on the Foster tradition in the sport.
David says that three weeks prior to his chest injury he believed he was feeling better sawing than he had for years.
www.knucklepit.com /mixed-martial-arts-david_foster.htm   (5027 words)

  
 David Foster (woodchopper) Information
David "Big Dave" Foster OAM (born 20 March 1957) is a world champion woodchopper, and Tasmanian community figure.
David Foster is often joined in his charitable quests by Launceston cricketer, David Boon.
Both Foster and Boon, as well as then Premier of Tasmania Jim Bacon, also willingly allowed their famous moustaches to be shaved off for charity.
www.bookrags.com /David_Foster_(woodchopper)   (223 words)

  
 David Foster Biography on DanceAge
David Foster, OC, OBC, LL.D. born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a multi Grammy Award winning musician, producer, composer and arranger.
David Foster was part of the group "Skylark" whose song "Wildflower" was a huge hit in 1972.
David Foster's homelife was featured in a Fox reality TV show called The Princes of Malibu, in which he attempts to force his two spoiled step-sons to straighten their lives up and earn their own way.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_David_Foster   (869 words)

  
 David Foster Information
David Foster, OC, OBC, LL.D. born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a multi Grammy Award winning musician, producer, and composer.
David Foster has worked with Céline Dion, Barbra Streisand, George Harrison, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Chicago, Fred Norris,Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Andrea Bocelli, Gordon Lightfoot, and Madonna.
David Foster's homelife was featured in an unpopular Fox reality TV show called The Princes Of Malibu, in which he attempts to force his two spoiled step-sons to straighten their lives up and earn their own way.
www.bookrags.com /David_Foster   (660 words)

  
 Speaker David Foster Testimonials - Speakers Bureau @ ICMI
“Everyone loved David Foster for his honesty and genuine-ness.
David was great; he gave a very good insight into the Aussie sport of woodchop.
David was the highlight of the night and his story lifted the delegates and motivated them to pursue their aims for Conference.”
www.icmi.com.au /Speaker/Sports/David_Foster/Testimonial   (90 words)

  
 National Australia Day Council - Australian of the Year Award 2007
David Foster is the first person to win 1000 championships in any given sport.
In 2002, David created the Australian Axeman's Hall of Fame, which exhibits the history of the sport and David's collection of sashes and trophies.
Living in Deloriane, David is a proud Tasmanian and is an inspirational role model for Tasmanians.
www.australianoftheyear.gov.au /pages/bio.asp?pID=183   (138 words)

  
 Woodchop faces axe as timber runs out - National - www.smh.com.au
Bans on land clearing and old-growth logging, and other pressures, such as public liability, mean woodchoppers are a dwindling breed.
The bans mean timber is in scarce supply for woodchoppers - still one of the main drawcards at agricultural shows around the country.
The woodchopping great David Foster said he hoped that all state governments and the Federal Government would see sense, or risk losing one of the country's oldest pastimes.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/08/08/1091903446751.html   (597 words)

  
 David Foster (woodchopper) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These include being awarded an Order of Australia Medal, a commendation from the then Governor of Tasmania Sir Phillip Bennett, and an Anzac Medal for services to the community.
He also received a Tasmanian of the Year award in 1995, and was appointed a Director of the National Australia Day Council in 1998.
The Australian Axeman's Hall of Fame in Latrobe, Tasmania, is operated by David Foster and his wife Jan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Foster_(woodchopper)   (277 words)

  
 David Foster - Everything on David Foster (information, latest news, articles,...)
David Foster, OC, OBC, LL.D. born 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a multi Grammy Award winning musician, producer, and composer.
David Foster has worked with George Harrison, Barbra Streisand, Céline Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Chicago, Mariah Carey, and Madonna.
In 2005, Foster's wife, Linda Thompson, filed for divorce.
www.spiritus-temporis.com /david-foster   (714 words)

  
 Peter Funnell Entertainment - Canberra, ACT, Australia - David Foster
David Foster is the greatest woodchopper the world has ever seen.
He has won over 2000 State, club and overseas events including 163 world titles and 140 Australian championships.
David Foster is a real achiever whose story “The boy next door is a World Champion”, is an inspirational one showing how it’s done, and that no matter where you come from you can reach the pinnacle of a chosen career.
www.funnellentertainment.com.au /David-Foster.htm   (80 words)

  
 Straight to the Bar: Up and Over   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The idea for this one came whilst I was considering various forms of ab work using the kettlebell, and began doing a woodchopper; quickly realising itand#8217;s the shoulders, not the abs, that get the most work from the top of...
The idea for this one came whilst I was considering various forms of ab work using the kettlebell, and began doing a woodchopper; quickly realising it’s the shoulders, not the abs, that get the most work from the top of the movement.
This is perhaps easiest to regulate by placing a large object (about waist high) in front of you - simply to prevent accidental cheating.
www.99shadesofgrey.com /fitness/2006/06/25/up_and_over.php   (383 words)

  
 Tasmania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In order to foster tourism, the state government encourages or supports several different annual events in and around the island.
The best known of these would be the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race [2], starting on Boxing Day in Sydney and usually arriving at Constitution Dock in Hobart around three to four days later, during the Hobart Summer Festival [3].
These include: the actor Errol Flynn, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Mary Donaldson), World Champion Woodchopper David Foster, Australian cricket personalities Ricky Ponting and David Boon.
libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Tasmania.html   (3472 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tasmania
In order to foster tourism, the state government encourages or supports several different annual events in and around the island.
These include: the actor Errol Flynn, Dancer and Choreographer Graeme Murphy, Composer Peter Sculthorpe, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Mary Donaldson), World Champion Woodchopper David Foster, Australian cricket personalities Ricky Ponting and David Boon, the filmmaker Peter Crumpton.
The island of Tasmania was home to the Thylacine, a marsupial which resembled a wild dog.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tasmania   (3472 words)

  
 Lismore Northern Star
Grafton woodchopper Max Cronin first swung an axe at the Brunswick Heads Woodchop 47 years ago
Roslyn’s son Kurt, 20, worked with the ring crew who put out logs for the choppers and clean up the chips afterwards.
Dressed in crazy-coloured shorts made by his mum, Kurt and his fellow ring crew so impressed international woodchop champion David Foster, of Tasmania, that they have been invited down to the island in October to ‘show them how it’s done’.
www.northernstar.com.au /storyprint.cfm?storyID=3668592   (267 words)

  
 RDU magazine online
Pre-plenary entertainment will be athletic, ranging from woodchopping to gymnastics to ballroom dancing.
World champion woodchopper David Foster will be in competition with six woodchoppers in a wakeup call for the morning.
The ballroom dancing segment will move from stage to aisles in a crisp display of exuberance.
www.rotarnet.com.au /magazine/articles/may2003/36.html   (339 words)

  
 Australian of the Year to be announced - Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The best-known candidate for the honour is actress Nicole Kidman, who has acted as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations children's fund UNICEF for seven years and supports women's reproductive cancer research in between acting jobs.
South Australian environmentalist and academic Dr Michael Bossley, Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil, champion woodchopper David Foster, UN humanitarian worker Rodney Cocks, and the only woman to achieve a starred rank in the Australian Defence Forces, Julie Hammer, are the other contenders.
The Australian of the Year will be announced on the lawns of Parliament House at the Australia Day concert on Tuesday.
www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Australian-of-the-Year-to-be-announced/2005/01/25/1106415539765.html   (232 words)

  
 Twenty reasons why it's the silly season | Sport | The Australian
Crowds could yell "police" as he takes off for a quick single and watch him hare past the stumps, hurdle the fence and head out of the ground before hiding behind a hot dog stand at the Gloucester Park trotting track.
In those decades when a Test is scheduled for Hobart, Tasmania could use the moment to showcase its status as an environmental haven by naming their famous woodchopper and Axeman's Hall of Fame boss, David Foster.
In addition to him splitting enough stumps to provide everyone in the team with a post-match souvenir, CA could open up an entirely new range of marketing possibilities with the baggy green singlet.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20966124-2722,00.html   (926 words)

  
 Internet and Society News -- 051019 | Stanford Center for Internet and Society [beta site]
The Center for Internet and Society (CIS), housed at Stanford Law School and a part of the Law, Science and Technology Program, is at the apex of this evolving area of law.
Champion woodchopper David Foster will make only a brief appearance at the Royal
Foster said it was part of his recovery from a
cyberlaw.stanford.edu /blogs/evans/archives/003390.shtml   (1266 words)

  
 JazzPlus - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When the veteran bandleader decided to break up his orchestra in 1936, Herman formed one of his own out of the remaining nucleus.
Herman’s theme “At the Woodchopper’s Ball” became his first hit (1939).
By 1943, his band, Herman’s Herd (later renamed the First Herd), had built an international reputation for its originality and musicianship, underpinned by the classic arrangements of Ralph Burns and Neal Hefti.
jazzplus.gmn.com /news/default.asp?ms=3&id=2964   (721 words)

  
 Southern Music Company: Marching Band Latest Releases Archives from 5/97 - 7/97
Jam Packed (Boogie Wonderland / In The Stone) - Words and music by Allee Willis, Jon Lund / Words and music by David Foster, Allee Willis and Maurice White / Arr.
The trumpet range is to an A above the staff, but it is divisi.
Spinning Wheel - David Clayton Thomas / Richard Saucedo.
www.southernmusic.com /archives/mb9705.htm   (5285 words)

  
 August 19, 2000, Corn Feed
(with solos by Dan Desmonds on tenor sax, Kay Foster on alto sax, Kim Kermes on trumpet, and Carl Berger on guitar)
(featuring Jim Foster on drums, with solos by Kay Foster on clarinet and Rich Eyman on trombone)
by Mack David, Joan Whitney, and Alex Kramer (1944), arr.
www.rosevillebigband.org /history/2000-08-19.htm   (570 words)

  
 The World's Greatest Fakebook - Any C Instrument Sheet Music (Fake Book), Sheet Music And Music Books At EarFloss.com
Soul Man - Composed by: David Porter and Isaac Hayes - ©1967
Woodchopper's Ball - Composed by: Joe Bishop and Woody Herman - ©1939
Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean (The Red, White And Blue) - Composed by: David T. Shaw and Thomas Becket - ©1993
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 Nicole's Magic News Archives
Centrebet yesterday said Hollywood superstar and UNICEF ambassador Kidman was "friendless" in the market, as opposition grew to her selection as NSW's nominee.
Tasmania's world champion woodchopper David Foster is the outsider at $34.
ACT-based RAAF engineer Julie Hamner is at $17 and Tasmania's world champion woodchopper David Foster $21.
www.nkidman.com /nicole/news/dec04.php   (5576 words)

  
 Songs
David Ball - She Always Talked About Mexico (3:34)
David Foster - Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (For Just A Moment) (3:39)
David Foster - Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) (3:28)
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 Top 3 Australian Athletes - Boxing Forum
If not of all time then replace don brandman with Leisel Jones (she is already at the top of her game and is still getting better).
Would have to give an honourable mention to David Foster (woodchopper) who is the world/universe champ at his sport and no-one can beat him.
He's won more internationally sanctioned competitions than any other athlete in the world.
www.eastsideboxing.com /forum/showthread.php?t=17877&page=2   (792 words)

  
 And what about fat men? [Archive] - AikiWeb Aikido Forums
He is a champion axeman/woodchopper from my home state, has won over twentyseven world titles that's right world titles and is still continueing to win, the guy is the size of a house!
David Zinczenko, the editor of “Men's Health” magazine, believes that one factor contributing to a new climate of publicized male weight loss is the fact that more American men than ever are overweight or obese -- 61 percent, according to the surgeon general.
That bad news is partly behind the harsh new guidelines issued last week by the Institute of Medicine, a government agency, recommending that adults exercise at least an hour a day to maintain health and weight....
www.aikiweb.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-2436.html   (15006 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
But good as it is, Antibes didn't include such renowned guest artists as Frank Foster, Alan Broadbent, Tom Harrell, Pete Candoli, Urbie Green, Buddy DeFranco and Terry Gibbs, all of whom make noteworthy appearances on Legacy.
Special guests: Frank Foster, tenor sax; Alan Broadbent, piano; Tom Harrell, flugelhorn; Pete Candoli, trumpet; Urbie Green, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Terry Gibbs, vibes.
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www.allaboutjazz.com /php/review_print.php?id=2805   (247 words)

  
 The Woody Herman Orchestra | A Tribute to the Legacy of Woody Herman
Track listing: Blue Flame; Four Brothers; Laura; Woodchopper's Ball; Sail Away; Make Someone Happy; Bijou; The Good Earth; Woody 'n Me; Lemon Drop; Body and Soul; Woody's Whistle (58:40).
Personnel: Frank Tiberi, tenor, soprano saxophone, leader; John Nugent, John Gunther, tenor sax, flute; Mike Brignola, baritone sax; John Fedchock, Paul McKee, trombones; Mark Lusk, bass trombone; Roger Ingram, Peter Olstad, George Rabbai, Bryan O'Flaherty, Greg Gisbert, trumpets; John Hicks, piano; David Finck, bass; Jim Rupp, drums.
A former newspaper writer / editor who has been writing about big-band Jazz for more than a dozen years.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=2805   (281 words)

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