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  Shore, Dinah
Dinah Shore ranks as one of the important on-air musical stars of the first two decades of television in the United States.
More than any song she sang, Dinah Shore symbolized cheery optimism and southern charm, most remembered for blowing a big kiss to viewers at the end of her 1950s variety show.
As hostess, she sometimes danced and frequently participated in comedy skits, but was best loved as a smooth vocalist reminiscent of a style associated with the 1940s.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/S/htmlS/shoredinah/shoredinah.htm   (837 words)

  
  Dinah, Teen Dynamite, Part 2
Dinah, a thirteen year old teen, was to be the spark to ignite the judgment of God upon the Jews.
Little did Dinah know when she got up that morning that she would make history and be singled out to be cursed in such a way as to permanently alter the course of the history of the world.
Dinah's loss of her virginity at the hand of an evil teen boy represented the next generation being cursed by the justice of God.
www.biblenews1.com /docs/dinah2.html   (1980 words)

  
  JewishEncyclopedia.com - DINAH.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dinah having been attracted by a desire to see the "finery of the women" at a time when Shechem was keeping a festival, the brothers, described as "of one mother" with her, seized the opportunity presented by the fact that the inhabitants were engrossed in feasting, to despoil the city.
Dinah is blamed for the affair with Shechem because she "went out" (Gen. xxxiv.
The tribe Dinah had been made captive by Shechem, and the closely consanguineous tribes of Levi and Simeon, in an attempt to capture the city and release the sister clan, came to ignominious grief.
www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=364&letter=D&search=Dinah   (755 words)

  
 Dinah
Dinah went out amongst the people of the land and Shchem seduced her.
Shchem was so attracted to Dinah that he ultimately wanted to marry her.
However, Shimone and Levi merely respond that they could not allow Dinah to be treated as a harlot.
www.mesora.org /dinah.html   (627 words)

  
 Dinah:People of the Bible
Dinah was the daughter of Jacob by Leah (Genesis 30:21).
She was violated by Shechem the son of Hamor, the chieftain of the territory in which her father had settled (Genesis 34).
The sons of Jacob, bent upon revenge, availed themselves of the eagerness which Shechem showed to effect their purpose; they demanded, as a condition of the proposed union, the circumcision of the Shechemites.
www.mustardseed.net /html/pedinah.html   (159 words)

  
 Dinah Shore Show
A popular radio and television performer for over 40 years, Dinah Shore was known for the warmth of her personality and for her sincere, unaffected stage presence.
Even though by her own admission, Dinah Shore did not have a great voice, she put it to good advantage by enunciating lyrics clearly and singing the melody without distracting ornamentation.
By the time Dinah Shore first appeared on television, she was already very well-known as a big band singer and radio performer.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/D/htmlD/dinahshores/dinahshores.htm   (691 words)

  
 Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dinah was not a jazz singer the way Ella Fitzgerald was with her scat singing, and she didn't improvise around the lyrics and melody with the same panache as Sarah Vaughan, but she had much the same sensibility.
Though Dinah had been married four times before, she was still a bit nervous on the evening of the twenty-third as she put on her wedding outfit, a new pale blue short-sleeved, v-neck dress with a matching hat that reportedly cost $750.
Dinah's son Bobby, as elegantly dressed as the groom, kept his eyes on the cake, eager for his mother and Eddie to finish the formalities so he could share in the dessert.
www.dinahthequeen.com /excerpts.html   (2426 words)

  
 CBC Magazine: Author-Editor Dialogues
Dinah: If the prospect of editing that first near-perfect manuscript was intimidating, editing something written by a double Newbery honoree turned out to be doubly so—all the more because there was more editing to do.
Dinah: There's a pattern to the way Karen and I work together that has become increasingly apparent as we go back and forth over her fifth novel.
Dinah never tells me what to do—she highlights what she thinks doesn't work and makes unspecific suggestions or directions to take.
www.cbcbooks.org /cbcmagazine/dialogues/karen-dinah.html   (1010 words)

  
 lectio difficilior - What Really Happened to Dinah: A Feminist Interpretation of Genesis 34 (Susanne Scholz)
Although the chapter features Dinah, the only daughter of Leah and one of the few biblical daughters identified by their mother’s name [1], even feminist readers have often ignored this chapter in the Bible.
After Dinah leaves to visit the daughters of the land, Shechem, the prince of the land, rapes her.
Dinah is “the daughter of Leah” and Mehetabel is “the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab”.
www.lectio.unibe.ch /01_2/s.htm   (5544 words)

  
 Bible Study - Dinah
Dinah was one of the children of Leah, and the only recorded daughter of Jacob / Israel.
When Jacob's family was camped in the area of the city of Shechem, Dinah was assaulted by Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite leader, who then outrageously asked Jacob to sell his daughter to her assailant.
Typical of the "justice system" of that ancient time, Dinah's violation was avenged by two of her twelve brothers, Simeon and Levi, who first resorted to an appropriately painful ruse, and then killed all of the males in the city.
www.execulink.com /~wblank/20001001.htm   (747 words)

  
 Dinah Washington biographer Nadine Cohodas is interviewed/Jazz/Jerry Jazz Musician
Dinah's tart and heartfelt voice quickly became her trademark; she was a distinctive stylist, crossing over from the "race" music category to the pop and jazz charts.
Dinah was a star of fl America, and it was only toward the end of her life that white America began to appreciate her.
Dinah Washington." She once said, "I don't understand why a man wouldn't want to be with a queen," and from that, you can get a sense of how imperious she was.
www.jerryjazzmusician.com /linernotes/dinah_washington.html   (5307 words)

  
 Dinah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dinah is a year and half old miniature Eskie who was a last minute rescue this weekend from a Massachusetts shelter that could give her no more time.
Surrounded by a sea of noise and strangers, Dinah's main concern seemed to be soliciting attention from her new-found friends.
Dinah checking out what her owners said about her in the shelter paperwork.
www.eskiesonline.com /dinah.htm   (198 words)

  
 risk waters group world trade center appeal
Dinah was the longest-serving member of Risk Waters’ staff.
Dinah was always willing to take on anything asked of her and go anywhere on business she was asked to go.
Dinah could be stubborn but you could never get upset with her, said a former colleague, who also recalled that Dinah brought a touch of glamour and class to the office.
www.riskwaters.com /wtcappeal/dinah.htm   (228 words)

  
 Classic TV Shows - Dinah Shore Show
Dinah Shore was this lovely lady who was welcomed into American homes for over 25 years.
Her first show (The Dinah Shore Show) was on twice weekly and filled the spot unfilled by the then 15 minute evening news.
Dinah was married to actor George Montgomery from 1943-1963, and much later had a love affair with Burt Reynolds who was 19 years her junior.
www.fiftiesweb.com /tv/dinah-shore.htm   (208 words)

  
 Dinah Washington, Liner Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As a result of the string of hits Dinah had in 1950 and 1951, radio announcers began to introduce her as "(The) Queen of (the) Jukebox(es)," while others simply called her "the Queen." After the arrival of the LP era in 1955, she was once again billed as "Queen of the Blues" on most marquees.
Dinah, Carmen, and Sarah were good friends, but Dinah would get extremely agitated if Sarah, Carmen, or whoever else sang what Dinah believed to be her song in her presence.
Dinah was making more money than those beautiful performers by playing theaters, but she also wanted to play high- class hotels and cabarets.
www.baldwinstreetmusic.com /nbjh310.html   (2922 words)

  
 Palo Alto CA Hotel | Dinah's Garden Hotel in Palo Alto California
Dinah’s Garden Hotel in Palo Alto, CA is a lush oasis of relaxation and splendor in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley.
Each room at Dinah's Garden Hotel is uniquely decorated and our suites individually fashioned after decors from around the world, giving you a personalized experience.
The superb event and conference rooms at Dinah's Garden Hotel, with a large foyer and lovely garden terrace, are ideal for professional meetings or special occasions in Palo Alto.
www.dinahshotel.com   (294 words)

  
 From Dynamite Dinah to Dinah Forever. . .
Thus, when Dinah momentarily forgets the text of the poem shehas memorized for a class recitation, she compares this failure to her bestfriend Suzanne's past memory lapses at piano recitals: "This was like Suzanne'spiano recitals, but a hundred times worse.
Luckily, the action of Dynamite Dinah takes place in the spring offifth grade, so I could advance by moving Dinah to a new setting, on to thestart of sixth grade in middle school, where her growth from the first bookcould be tested against a whole new range of challenges.
All along Dinah has asserted that "Dinah Seabrookeisn't the type to like a boy"; at the end she realizes that people don't comein types, and that she isn't locked in to any particular image of herself.Dinah Seabrooke is whoever she is, and as she grows and changes,Dinah will, too.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /ejournals/ALAN/spring95/Mills.html   (2661 words)

  
 Bible Study - Dinah
Dinah was one of the children of Leah, and the only recorded daughter of Jacob / Israel.
When Jacob's family was camped in the area of the city of Shechem, Dinah was assaulted by Shechem, the son of Hamor, the Hivite leader, who then outrageously asked Jacob to sell his daughter to her assailant.
Typical of the "justice system" of that ancient time, Dinah's violation was avenged by two of her twelve brothers, Simeon and Levi, who first resorted to an appropriately painful ruse, and then killed all of the males in the city.
www.keyway.ca /htm2000/20001001.htm   (747 words)

  
 Dinah Corley Cooks on Martha's Vineyard
For Dinah Corley, Martha's Vineyard is a paradise for the cook.
Dinah Corley Cooks is a unique cooking school tailored to the island, arranged around its seasons, its crops, its special moments.
Dinah who is classically trained, gives each student a solid foundation in classic technique, while acknowledging the need for streamlining the work load of the busy cook.
www.dinahcorleycooks.com   (315 words)

  
 Dinah-Might Adventures, LP
Dinah conducts staff development inservice for school districts; student teacher programs and continuing education programs through universities; and is a featured speaker and presenter at national conferences.
In addition to the over 150 educational books and materials that she has written, Dinah is currently an author for the Glencoe/McGraw-Hill and Macmillan/McGraw-Hill textbooks, which exclusively feature her Foldables for science, math, social studies, and language arts for grade levels K-12.
She wants students to be self-sufficient and responsible for their learning, both in the classroom and at home; and she has dedicated her life to helping parents and teachers achieve this goal.
www.dinah.com   (359 words)

  
 Outgoing Woman - Chassidic Masters - Parsha
And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
In the thirty-fourth chapter of Genesis we read of Dinah's abduction, her brothers' It was Jacob's isolation of Dinah, not Dinah's and Leah's outgoingness, that was the cause of Dinah's misfortune cunning plot to disable the people of Shechem, her rescue, and the destruction of the city.
For the king's daughter to leave her inner sanctum is to expose herself to all sorts of negative encounters, as Dinah's case tragically demonstrates.
www.chabad.org /parshah/article.asp?AID=2668   (1516 words)

  
 Literary Encyclopedia: Dinah Craik   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dinah Mulock Craik is now best known as the author of John Halifax, Gentleman (1856) but in her lifetime was highly regarded as an essayist, travel writer and poet, as well as a prolific novelist.
Dinah and her surviving brother Ben were thus effectively orphaned.
Dinah on the other hand was a resourceful and creative young woman who managed to support herself in London, eking out the small income she inherited from her mother with money earned from publishing poems and short stories in journals such as Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal.
www.litencyc.com /php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1057   (617 words)

  
 CD Baby: DINAH CHAPMAN: Dinah
Taught by her mother, Dinah was inspired at this early age to sing lead vocals for church choirs and to direct choirs.
Although Dinah's roots are in gospel music, her contemporary crossover appeal allows her to transition gracefully into mainstream.
Dinah's motto is, "one heart, one soul, one song." She says, "People are basically the same wherever you go.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/dinahc   (415 words)

  
 Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore was born Frances Rose Shore on February 29, 1916, in Winchester, Tennessee.
Dinah became a one of the most popular American singers, recording over 80 hit records, most of them in the 1940s and 1950s.
In 1956, the show’s name changed to The Dinah Shore Chevrolet Show on which she sang the famous song “See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet.” The show continued successfully until 1963, when it was taken off the air.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Dinah_Shore.html   (263 words)

  
 Richard and Dinah Tresise
First mother Dinah TRESISE (nee POLLARD), who is named "Diana" on her death registration, died sadly on the morning of 4th December, 1899, at Smith's Creek.
Dinah's brother Thomas also migrated to Australia -- in 1855, aboard the 'Gloriana', which was bound for New South Wales.
William, Dinah, Elizabeth, Thomas and, according to a descendant of Elizabeth, John migrated to Australia.
mywebpage.netscape.com /mgswebaus/firstfam/rjtdp.htm   (2255 words)

  
 Biblical Personalities: Dinah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
When Dinah, the daughter of Leah, goes out of her family’s tent to view the “daughters of the land,” she is violated by one of the princes of the region, Shechem the Hivite.
She is called the “daughter of Leah” because Leah is also “outgoing.” The rabbis view this disregard of modesty as improper for a patriarch’s daughter, but this is Dinah’s inheritance.
Dinah - through her life and through her offspring - experiences it all.
www.emanuelnyc.org /bulletin/archive/60.html   (407 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Back to the Blues: Music: Dinah Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
I asked what was going on and he told me that Dinah Washington was scheduled to come in to record, she had a lot of `problems' and usually came in about 3-hours late.
Sure enough, Dinah Washington (who I didn't know at all) strolled in and it was apparent, even to a 9-year old that she wasn't quite clear-eyed.
Dinah knew her critics were blasting her for leaving the blues world for pop a few years back, so this was her way to make peace with them.
www.amazon.com /Back-Blues-Dinah-Washington/dp/B000005H7Y   (1284 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Dinah Jams: Music: Dinah Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dinah and her elite sidemen were clearly inspired by each other's presence because each song just sizzles.
Dinah bears resemblance to her idol, Lady Day, but makes these songs her own by infusing them with more verve and energy than Lady's versions.
There is no question that had Dinah Washington not been taken so soon from this world, she would now stand as the greatest jazz vocalist ever.
www.amazon.ca /Dinah-Jams-Washington/dp/B0000046NA   (1251 words)

  
 Dinah Shore Summary
Born in Winchester, Tennessee, Dinah graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in sociology.
Dinah's warm, friendly manner with her top-name guest stars made her one of the few women to achieve a major success as a variety-series host, and the Chevy Show ran for seven seasons as a highlight of NBC's Sunday night schedule.
Dinah Shore died in Beverly Hills, California of ovarian cancer at age 77 (5 days before her 78th birthday).
www.bookrags.com /Dinah_Shore   (1295 words)

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