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  Groom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grooming a child is befriending a child, often in the negative context of preparing for the child to accept inappropriate behavior from the other person.
A groom is a type of officer-servant in the British royal household.
The Division of Groom is a Commonwealth Electoral Division (Seat in the Australian House of Representatives) in Queensland, Australia centred on the City of Toowoomba, Queensland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Groom   (196 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Marathoner Pat Groom, 58, fought injustice, lung disease
Groom told Hussman and their friend SP.J. Sheehy that she needed some time alone and was going to drive from their Seward Park-area home to Lake Washington to feed the ducks.
Groom felt she had done something right by bringing an awareness of how she was treated to the public's attention by filing a lawsuit.
Groom had a portion of both her lungs removed to try to halt the spread of the disease.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002283316_patgroom21m.html?syndication=rss   (846 words)

  
 Re: Groom's cake
I gather that the groom's cake was originally a fruit cake which would have spices as you mention but you are probably not looking for a fruit cake.
Groom's cake seems to be relatively modern tradition that probably originated in the Southern United States sometime in the 19th Century.
The modern-day groom's cake is often a chocolate cake, iced in chocolate, or baked in a shape, such as a football or a book, that reflects an interest of the groom.
www.recipelink.com /gm/9/5757   (815 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Groom
The USGS snaps a photo (13-146) of the Groom Lake base as part of a routine mapping program, which is still available.
The last flight of an A-12, #131, was made from Groom to Palmdale and the entire fleet was put in secret storage.
The first Have Blue prototype crashes at Groom after its landing gear is damaged and was unable to land.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Groom   (289 words)

  
 Mim Galligan, Groom's Cakes 1
Groom's cakes are often whimsical and sometimes feature a hobby, sports activity, or other interest of the groom.
Traditionally, groom's cakes are made of chocolate, but of course, they can be of any flavor.
The scenes on the pastillage plaques on the top were of the groom cycling, running, and swimming.
www.mimgalligan.com /grooms/grooms1.htm   (163 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: GROOM, TX
Groom, on Interstate Highway 40 forty-two miles east of Amarillo in southeastern Carson County, was named for B. Groom,
In 1911, when Groom was first incorporated, it reported a population of over 250.
By 1984 Groom had five churches, a state bank, a modern school, thirty businesses, and a population of 736.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/hlg36.html   (393 words)

  
 Groom Lake Timeline
The restricted airspace directly over Groom Lake (R-4808) is expanded to 22 by 20 nautical miles.
The first of the A-12s leave Groom for Kadena Air Base on Okinawa for the beginning of "Black Shield", their first operational deployment.
In Congressional hearings concerning the land seizure, the Air Force representative (John Rittenhouse) makes the statement that while the Air Force had no legal authority to seize the land (as far as he knew) the decision to do so was made at a much higher level than his.
www.serve.com /mahood/nellis/groom/groomtl.htm   (1408 words)

  
 Wilton Discussion Forums - groom's cake????? HELP!!
My husbands groom's cake had a veterinary symbol on it because he is a vet.
The traditiion of the groom's cake is that if a single woman would take a small piece of the cake home and sleep with it under her pillow she would dream of the man she was going to marry.
Groom's cakes are prevalent in the south - most northerners have never heard of them, but I don't think I've been to a wedding in the south that didn't have one.
www.wilton.com /forums/messageview.cfm?catid=3&threadid=44972   (803 words)

  
 WeddingGuideUK.com - For The Groom
When the practice of capturing brides ceased, the best man's role of supporting the groom and protecting the bride altered to the best man becoming exclusively the groom's escort while the bride was supported by her bridesmaids.
Some grooms require as much help as you are able to offer, while others are happy for you to have a minimum amout of input during the pre wedding period but require your help and support on the wedding day alone.
Together with the groom, decide on the outfits for both yourselves, and the ushers (if the outfits are hired the cost is usually the responsibility of the groom - if his finances permit).
www.weddingguide.co.uk /grooms/bestmen.asp   (2022 words)

  
 Groom's Cake Tradition - Weddings
The groom’s cake was part of the southern wedding tradition but lately southern belles aren’t the only ones ordering these cakes for their beaus.
While the wedding cake or bride’s cake was eaten at the wedding reception, the groom's cake, which was usually a fruitcake, was taken home as a wedding favor (thinly sliced pieces in personalized bags or boxes) for the unmarried female guests to put under their pillows.
For my uncle’s groom’s cake, he stuck to chocolate both inside and out but had small figurines on the top of the cake of a mixer, sauce pan and dozen eggs because he is a chef.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art28010.asp   (456 words)

  
 Groom Texas Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Groom was named after Colonel B.B. Groom who established a prosperous ranch in the area.
Built on private property donated by Chris Britten to avoid legal issues with the ACLU at a height of 190 feet, the Groom Cross is reported as being the biggest cross in the northern hemisphere.
Recent additions to the area around the Groom Cross include a memorial in memory of the victims of abortion and a replica of Calvary, with steps leading to the crosses, and a replica of Christ's tomb.
www.theroadwanderer.net /66Texas/groom.htm   (789 words)

  
 Elijah Groom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Elijah Groom is thought by one researcher (Joe Groom, P.O. Box 9082, Tampa, Florida 33604) to be the same person as Elijah Croom, who served in the State Militia of North Carolina and married in North Carolina in 1776 to Catherine "Caty" Herring, d/o Stephen Herring and Sarah Bright.
Joe Groom has documented the family tradition of the name change, and the Herring and Bright names carry forward in the names of Elijah's children, Stephen Herring Groom and Bright Marshall Groom.
Wright Grooms has not been found in the 1870 Census (part of which is illegible).
www.angelfire.com /mo/groomsfamilypage/zilpha.html   (1830 words)

  
 Groom's Cake
Traditionally, a groom’s cake was sliced and boxed for the unmarried girls attending the wedding to take home and place under their pillows in hopes that the man they dreamed of would be their future husband.
Just because primarily groom cakes tend to be a fruit cake or a chocolate cake shouldn’t dictate what the bride and groom should have.
The cake can either be ordered by the bride as a surprise for her groom, the groom can order it himself, or the bridal couple.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/cake_decorating/34011   (504 words)

  
 Groom 101   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It is best for the groom to make a longer list first and then trim it later with the bride to work within the budget.
Transportation: The groom is responsible for arranging transportation to and from the ceremony and away from the reception.
It is customary for the groom to express his good fortune at marrying his bride, as well as thank his parents, in-laws, and the guests for coming.
www.marthastewart.com /page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel1618&catid=cat458   (567 words)

  
 Texas Horsemen's Partnership : Groom Elite
The Groom Elite Program is the Texas Horsemen's Partnership's groundbreaking program consisting of a ten-week course covering 30 topics designed to teach stable area employees horse handling skills and to insure that they are competent and knowledgeable in equine care.
The Groom Elite Program is administered by the THP under the supervision of THP Board member Sue O'Hara.
Groom Elite will be available at all of the Texas Class One tracks in 2002.
www.texashorsemen.com /grooms/index.asp   (255 words)

  
 The Knot - Groom Traditions: Asian Wedding Customs Explained
Because he knew how important it was to his bride-to-be to honor her family and her heritage, he decided to throw a huge rehearsal dinner at a traditional Korean banquet hall, complete with classic Korean dishes such as *kook soo*, a noodle soup, and *kimchi*.
On the day of the wedding, Korean custom once dictated that the groom and his family send a procession of musicians, servants and a carriage to pick up the bride and return her back to his home.
He says, "It is a custom for the groom and his wedding party to walk to the bride's home (or hotel suite)." Nguyen explains that the groom and groomsmen bring gifts wrapped in red silk and escort the bride's family to the ceremony after saying some prayers.
www.theknot.com /ch_article.html?Object=4237365723   (1474 words)

  
 SR-71 Online - Groom Lake
A site of this nature would be incomplete without mention of the facility where these aircraft were developed and tested before operational use.
"Groom Lake," "The Ranch," "Area 51," and "Dreamland" are all names that have been associated with the Groom Lake facility in the Nevada desert.
A brief article on the test facility offering some insight as to why it is being covered here and tells of my first visit to the area.
www.sr-71.org /groomlake   (241 words)

  
 Pictures and Story of Groom Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Samuel Dabney Groom was born 13 September 1821 in Louisa County, Virginia.
Recent research by Groom descendant Idonna Groom Coffelt, leads us to believe that the line of Samuel Dabney Groom who came to Cowley County KS in 1869 descends from Captain Humphrey Parrish (-1823).
Their granddaughter, the late Thelma Groom Lanier, remembered watching the horse drawn hearse take her grandfather’s body across the prairie from the house to the cemetery.
www.eccchistory.org /Groom.htm   (975 words)

  
 Groom London - beauty boutique for men and women
"At groom we understand that time is precious which is why two therapists work on every client and all our treatments last for one hour precisely.
Launched in November 2003 Groom has already attracted the attention of the press.
Groom's lavender moisturiser featured as a 'Best Buy' in January 2004 edition of Vogue, February's edition of Vogue called Groom the "smart one stop approach to beauty services." Bethan Cole of Sunday Times Style Magazine said it was "a beauty revolution and a revelation...
www.groomlondon.com   (124 words)

  
 Bob Groom | BaseballLibrary.com
As a St. Louis Brown, Groom no-hit the White Sox in the second game of a May 6, 1917 doubleheader, a day after teammate Ernest Koob had no-hit them.
Today, Groom and P Dolly Gray play the outfield for the Nationals.
This year, Groom will be the losingest pitcher in the AL for the 3rd time.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/G/Groom_Bob.stm   (574 words)

  
 Overhead: Groom Lake - Area 51
An exhaustive search for imagery of Groom Lake at the National Archives has revealed that all Corona imagery of Groom Lake has been deleted from the original negatives as well as the duplicate positives.
The operational security managers of the Groom Lake facility are surely the world's most experienced, and presumably the most competent, practitioners of the art of hiding things from reconnaissance satellites.
Although the runway on the remote dry lake bed was unusable, the location was deemed to be ideal due to its remoteness and by the summer of 1955 construction of a 5,000 foot runway began, with two hangars and some temporary living quarters.
www.fas.org /irp/overhead/groom.htm   (3534 words)

  
 !Wedding Guide for Bride and Groom Planning Weddings
The groom's family may choose to share the bulk of the wedding expenses, or in some cases, they may shoulder the whole of it.
They should be interested in the groom and his family, as well, and willing to work with the different family situations that may present themselves.
Quite often, the arrangements for the photos are made by the bride and her mother, leaving the groom a little unaquainted with the photographer.
www.brackenhouse.com /wedguide.html   (1351 words)

  
 Area 51, Groom Lake
Under the leadership of Werner Weiss, grade GS-15 in the CIA, Colonels Holbury and Slip Slater, USAF increased the size of the facility to accommodate the new Oxcart/A-12 program by lengthening the runway from 5000 feet to 8500 feet and the restricted airspace grew to 20 X 22 nautical miles.
The technical aspect of the CIA's Groom Lake special projects activities was contracted by various companies and universities who provided everything from laborers, cooks and maintenance personnel to engineering and technician specialists in radar tracking, cross-section evaluations and telemetry.
This CIA program was highly compartmentalized while at Groom Lake, the players consisting of CIA personnel (the customer), the Air Force 1129th Special Activities Squadron (support), and various CIA contractors for special project operations.
area51specialprojects.com /groomlake.html   (1158 words)

  
 The Groom's Cake
In ancient times, it was believed that if a single woman put a piece of the groom’s cake under her pillow, she would dream that night of the man she would marry.
Sometimes the groom’s cake is served at the reception as an alternative or SECOND DESSERT choice.
Many are getting creative with the groom’s cake and making it in various shapes and styles to match the groom’s personality or a particular interest or hobby.
www.usabride.com /wedplan/a_groomcake.html   (247 words)

  
 Publix Groom's Cakes
Having a beautiful groom's cake at your reception is an opportunity to spotlight the groom on a day which usually centers around the bride.
Slices of the groom's cake can be boxed as a memento of the wedding for departing guests.
Or use it as the centerpiece of a reception table reflecting the groom's hobby or interest.
www.publix.com /custom/wedding/Category.do?categoryId=3   (169 words)

  
 The Littlest Groom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
What may surprise some people is that the participants possess abundant poise and decorum, so much so that we might even forget they aren't of full stature if only their size weren't made continuously, brutally obvious.
The little groom of the title, 23-year-old cellular technician Glen Foster, is actually a cool and highly decent guy.
The Littlest Groom was made aware of which contestants were not eligible before the selection process.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/reviews/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2092645   (626 words)

  
 The Groom's Revenge - BreakTheChain.org
After the wedding, at the reception, the groom got up on stage with a microphone to talk to the crowd.
Inside each manila envelope was an 8x10 glossy of his bride having sex with the best man. The groom had gotten suspicious of them weeks earlier and had hired a private detective to tail them.
Variations on this tale of sweet revenge have the bride exposing her groom, the father-in-law dropping the bomb (and a bill for the wedding) on the groom, and the best man revealing his indiscretion in a drunken stupor.
www.breakthechain.org /exclusives/wedrevenge.html   (620 words)

  
 My GROOM Family Ancestral Line; in Jack Mount's Home Place - (Groom Genealogy)
If anyone has information regarding the parents of Mary GROOM, or any other new information about her, please contact me.
I believe Mary is probably a sister of the two brothers, Peter and Thomas GROOM, who resided in the old Philadelphia Co., PA region during the late 1600s.
A Peter GROOM was a witness at her marriage.
members.cox.net /mountgen/groom.html   (202 words)

  
 Groom
However, those grooming tools (shampoos, electric clippers, and force driers) which are now considered essential to create the sculptured finish, which many admire in today's conformation ring, post-date the initiation and early development of the dog-show movement in the last quarter of the 19th century (see
It is logical to suppose that the essentials of preserving those dogs who possess tightly-curled ever-growing coats in good health and safety have remained the same since the first such dog lived a long and happy life with the first person responsible for him or her.
"Wick was groomed by Joyce E. Carelli (who thereby qualified for sainthood), starting with a dog that was not trained to be groomed and had not been brushed or washed for over a year.
www.poodlehistory.org /PGROOM.HTM   (2395 words)

  
 Here Comes The Groom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Most commonly, the bride gave her consent (usually to her parents' choice of groom), and the parties involved established the terms of the marriage contract.
The groom's father gave the white-glove test and decided when the bride and groom could enter the chamber.
In addition, the groom or his father usually paid the bride's father a handsome price for the bride (see Genesis 34).
www.navpress.com /Magazines/DJ/ArticleDisplay.asp?ID=110.10   (2114 words)

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