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  James Paris Lee
James Paris Lee was born at Harwich, Scotland, in 1831, the son of George Lee and Margaret Paris.
The lamp burned late in the shop window of James Lee, filing an awkward shape he called a rifle bolt, a bolt it was for well did it resemble the latch on the garden gate.
The patents granted to the Lee rifle cited its breech-loading mechanism, the bolt action and the detachable magazine in front of the trigger guard.
www.pchswi.org /archives/bios/jamesparislee.html   (947 words)

  
 Paris Lee Gholson & Wife from James Webb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Paris Gholston and Mary his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and forty dollars the receipt where of is hereby acknowledged hath sold unto the sd.
James Webb the East half of the South west quarter of Section 27 of Township 7 South in Range nine east in sd.
J.P. Paris Lee Gholson was the younger son of Francis Gholson and Mary Craig.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~jgholson/parisLeeGholson02127.htm.htm   (375 words)

  
 Henry James
The outbreak of World War I was a shock for James and in 1915 he became a British citizen as a loyalty to his adopted country and in protest against the US's refusal to enter the war.
James knew exactly what he wanted, he pursued the narrow path of aesthetic duty, and success to the full extent of his possibilities has crowned him.
James is best known for his formulation of the philosophy of pragmatism, according to which truth is relative and best measured by the extent to which it serves human freedom.
www.kirjasto.sci.fi /hjames.htm   (2033 words)

  
 Paris In Mind
The American experience in Paris is well-trodden territory and the editor, Jennifer Lee, had her work cut out for her looking for fresh and vibrant, if not quite new, material.
To Irwin Shaw, Paris in winter is "for those who are unhappy and are looking for a city to be unhappy in." John Adams is disgusted by Benjamin Franklin's easy ways with Parisian women, Mark Twain gets conned by a tour guide, and Langston Hughes arrives in town broke.
James Baldwin, bitter about the United States, is quickly disillusioned by Paris and the arrogance of the French.
www.parisinmind.com /paris_nytimes.html   (725 words)

  
 Significant Scots - John Paris Lee
Lee claimed damages from the government, but was forced to close his shop.
Bullets were fired from the Lee Brothers Foundry across the Sydenham River into an oak tree hundreds of yards away.
The rifle was produced in Enfield, England in 1888, thus the "Lee Enfield" name.
www.electricscotland.com /history/other/lee_john.htm   (293 words)

  
 The Winchester Collector Model 1895 Lee
The Winchester-Lee 1895 Straight-Pull bolt action was designed by James Paris Lee, one of the foremost arms inventors of his time.
Although the Lee has what is referred to as a straight-pull action, the action is more properly a camming action in which pulling the bolt caused the bolt to rock, freeing a stud from the receiver and unlocking the bolt.
The Lee was considered to be 30-plus years ahead of its time, yet was not popular outside of the U.S. Navy.
www.winchestercollector.org /guns/1895-lee.shtml   (316 words)

  
 The Ultimate Lee-Enfield Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
The Lee-Enfield rifle was derived from the earlier Lee-Metford, a physically similar fl powder rifle which combined James Paris Lee's rear-locking bolt system with a barrel featuring rifling designed by William Ellis Metford.
Lee Enfields are still used by reserve forces and police forces in many Commonwealth countries, particularly India and Canada, where they are the main rifle issued to the Canadian Rangers.
Top-notch accuracy is very difficult to achieve with the Lee Enfield design due to the loose chamber - designed primarily to work in adverse conditions - the two part stock and the bolt's rear locking lugs, thus the Enfield is nowadays overshadowed by derivatives of Paul Mauser's design as a target shooting weapon.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/SMLE   (1552 words)

  
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James Paris Lee was a naturalized American citizen whose parents came from Scotland and settled in Canada in 1835 when Lee was four years old.
Rifle, Magazine, Lee Enfield Mark I. Adopted in November 1895, this rifle was the first to introduce the deep Enfield rifling rather than the shallower Metford rifling.
Externally, the Lee Enfield was identical to the Lee Metford.
www.public.asu.edu /~roblewis/SMLE/IIID2a11a3.html   (2812 words)

  
 3rd Brigade WW2 Reenactors - Lee Enfield
A modification of a Lee produced rifle, fitted with a detachable magazine, was accepted for use by the government in 1888.
The adoption of the Lee rifle also saw the transition from.450 caliber cartridge (as used in converted Sniders and the Martini-Henry) to the.303 caliber cartridge.
A shortened version of this Lee rifle, using a six round magazine, was quickly introduced for service with the cavalry.
www.6th-airborne.org /le.html   (1466 words)

  
 The .303 Rifle including Lee Enfield
Early Lee rifles are frequently found with a peculiar rotating arm halfway down the left hand side of the fore-end, and a flip-up peep sight affair on the left rear portion of the receiver.
I know that a Lee makes one of the word’s best knock-about general purpose rifles, and that cutting down the wooden fore-end makes the rifle lighter and handier, but I must admit to a preference for such rifles to be in original condition.
Britain adopted a turn-bolt, magazine fed action invented by one James Paris Lee, mated to a barrel with segmental rifling invented by William Metford, the whole being known as the Lee-Metford rifle.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-weapons/303.htm   (6943 words)

  
 James Finn Music (Press Biography)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
James Finn, NYC tenor saxophonist, announces the release of Great Spirit on Not Two Records - a collaborative effort by Finn along with pianist Deanna Witkowski, bassist Leon Lee Dorsey, and drummer Klaus Kugel.
James has graced the world stage from London’s Royal Albert Hall to New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall and is endorsed by some of history’s greatest saxophonists such as Jimmy Heath and Benny Golson.
James Finn's compelling and fascinating musical journey has taken him from his native New York City to Texas, Russia, Paris, London and finally full circle, back to New York, where he works in a constant flourish of musical activity at his Gingko Tree Studio.
www.jamesfinnmusic.com /Biography/index.html   (977 words)

  
 Allied weapons of WW1
The.303 Lee Enfield rifle, introduced in 1895, was the main military service rifle of the British Empire and her Commonwealth countries for over 60 years, over this period of time it went through various upgrades and modifications.
This rifle, known as the Short Magazine Lee Enfield, or SMLE was still Britain's service rifle in 1939 and was not declared obsolete and officially replaced until 1941 with another Lee Enfield, the No 4 rifle.
The rifle originally introduced in 1895 was designed by James Paris Lee (1831-1904), a Scottish born firearms designer who worked chiefly in the USA and Canada.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-weapons/allied_ww1.htm   (948 words)

  
 James Solberg Biography
SOLBERG and PARIS were soon opening for LUTHER on the college “showcase” circuit and before long JAMES became a member of LUTHER’S band.
One of those acts to make appearances at THE STONES THROW was JAMES’ ol’ soul mate, LUTHER ALLISON who in 1993, desiring to return from his long and successful hiatus overseas, approached JAMES with the idea to reunite and “conquer the USA”.
JAMES the songwriter, JAMES the guitarist, JAMES the producer, arranger and bandleader.
www.jamessolberg.com /JamesSolbergBiography.htm   (973 words)

  
 Virtural Tour--Lee-Enfield Rifle
his world famous forebearer of the modern repeater rifle was invented by James Paris Lee, a native of Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland.
The rifle on display is the original prototype and the desk on display was used to store the tools that helped construct the Lee Rifle.
A plaque commemorating the rifle was erected on July 2, 1975 in Municipal Park.
www.kent.net /wallaceburg-museum/lee-enfield.html   (387 words)

  
 News - pcgazette.com
Lee was partly responsible for the fact that England finished among the winners in two World Wars.
Lee designed a 6 mm rifle used by the U.S. Navy, the first American military rifle loaded with a clip.
Lee died in South Beach, Conn., in 1904 at the age of 72.
www.pcgazette.com /news/oct99/inventor10-1.htm   (1290 words)

  
 The Art of James Lee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He was the first artist to let his initial impressions stand as completed works, rather than as "notes" done in preparation for work in the studio.
Monet exhibited a painting called "Impression: Sunrise." His painting gave the group its name, coined in derision by critic Louis Leroy referring to the entire exhibition as "Impressionistic." Despite the financial failure of this first exhibit, the Impressionist continued to exhibit together until 1886.
Picasso’s blue period started in Paris in 1901, but it didn’t begin to flourish until he returned to Barcelona that same year.
www.jamesleeart.us   (1013 words)

  
 Lee Rifle
This rifle was designed by James Paris Lee, "one of the foremost arms inventors of the century".
The Lee rifle was accepted by the Navy in 1895 and manufactured by Winchester beginning in 1896, with an initial order of ten thousand units.
The Lee was considered to be ahead of its time, and was not well-liked outside of the U.S. Navy.
www.spanamwar.com /lee.htm   (528 words)

  
 JAMES MICHAEL LEE
Lee's monumental trilogy accomplishes what never before was even attempted in the entire history of religious education, namely
The preeminence of James Michael Lee's trilogy is widely recognized in North America and throughout the world.
Lee covers an enormous amount of ground with utmost clarity.
www.bham.net /releduc/expandedview/james_michael_lees_trilogy.htm   (507 words)

  
 Letter Sargent to Vernon Lee 1
James was known for his psychological novels and spent most of this time developing characters, dialogue and inner character monologues.
In Fairness to James, that was really secondary to what he was trying to do, but I think it's revealing as to why Sargent might not have cared much for it.
We also know Vernon Lee liked Sargent (to what degree is unknown since her sexuality seems to be in question).
www.jssgallery.org /Letters/Letter_Sargent_to_Vernon_Lee_Early_1.htm   (849 words)

  
 TheOneRing.net™ | Movies | Cast | Christopher Lee as Saruman
Numbered among those credits are the sinister roles which Lee created for Hammer, the British production company which in the 1950s revived the public's fascination with 'horror movies.
Among Lee's 'rogues gallery' are the Marquis St Evremonde in A Tale of TWo Cities and Rochefort in the 70s production of The Three (and Four) Musketeers.
Christopher Lee continues to demonstrate his extraordinary versatility in the film roles that rane from his inter-galactic apppearance as Count Dooku /Darth Tyranus in Star Wars: Episode II to his portrayal of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan, in the 1998 film Jinnah.
www.theonering.net /movie/cast/lee.html   (449 words)

  
 Paris Beacon News - Where you Live, Paris Illinois USA
He was sentenced to two years of court supervision, $500 fines and costs, the state mandated $700 DUI fee and an order to complete counseling.
James L. Melton, 53, entered a negotiated guilty plea to a speeding ticket and was sentenced to $75 fines and costs.
David Lee Beaver, 46, was not present when his case was called and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
www.parisbeacon.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2684&Itemid=143   (1348 words)

  
 Wallaceburg and District Museum--Lee- Enfield Rifle
This world famous forebearer of the modern repeater rifle was invented by James Paris Lee, a native of Hawick, Rouxburgh, Scotland.
A plaque commemorating the rifle was erected on July 2, 1975 in Civic Park.
Lee-Metford Magazine Rifle Mark II, with a magazine capacity of 10 rounds, this was the first volume produced military firearm employing the Lee bolt and magazine, and was used extensively in the Boer War.
www.kent.net /wallaceburg-museum/enfield.html   (554 words)

  
 Martha Ann Lee & James Clifton Berry
In 1904, James Clifton married Martha Ann Lee, though there was no children as a result of this union, Martha cared for the Berry children as her own and raised them.
Victor Tilley, Quenemo, KS, Annabel Goss, Paris, James Clifton Berry, San Antonio, TX, John Cathey, Jane & Mary Sue Foster, Little Rock, John Berry, Billie, & James Nolan, Little Rock, and a great grandson, Hodges Montague, Jr., Memphis, TN Cathey Berry could not attend due to the illness of his wife.
She was born in Paris, 15 Sep 1864, and was a member of the Christian Church.
www.angelfire.com /ak2/genealogy/gen22.html   (1120 words)

  
 Saturday Night Live: Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown, Ellen Shipley - TV.com
Jamie Lee Curtis (Herself), James Brown (Himself), Ellen Shipley (Herself)
Ironically, the first rerun from Season 6 in many years was not seen in most parts of the US due to many NBC affiliates pre-empting with live coverage of the Papal Inauguration Mass of Pope Benedict XVI.
During the goodnights, Jamie Lee Curtis reminds the audience and everyone at home to attend the John Lennon tribute being held in Central Park that Sunday night.
www.tv.com /saturday-night-live/jamie-lee-curtisjames-brown-ellen-shipley/episode/116859/summary.html   (278 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Developed during 1887 and officially adopted in 1888, it was so called because it utilized the turnbolt action and magazine developed by one James Paris Lee, and had Metford style rifling in the barrel.
This rifling was of shallow, segmental form, and was made like this to cope with the fl powder fouling of early ammunition.
At about this time a large number of.577/.450 Martini-Henry rifles were converted to.303 caliber to extend their useful service life, and served side by side with the bolt actioned Lee - particularly in the more remote corners of the globe.
zorak.monmouth.edu /~s0525489/guns.htm   (493 words)

  
 Spike Lee
Hanging on in second place was Spike Lee's bank heist thriller "Inside Man," which added an additional $15.7 million to its $52.8 million grand total.
Directors previously attached to the project include Spike Lee and David Fincher, but it looks to be Stone's baby now.
Spike Lee is in negotiations to direct "The Night Watchman," an original screenplay by noir novelist James Ellroy.
www.rottentomatoes.com /p/spike_lee/news.php   (2934 words)

  
 lee Coat of Arms, Family Crest
First found in Cheshire, where the lee family was seated from the years following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: George Henry Leigh, who came to Virginia in 1607; 13 years before the arrival of the Mayflower, George Lee and John Lee, who both settled in Virginia in 1635.
Descendants & Ancestors of Charles & Fanny Crandall Lee by Earl Lee Smith, Lee of Virginia by Edmund Jennings Lee, Hezekiah Leigh by John D. Gifford.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp/s.lee/Origin.EN/sId./qx/coatofarms_details.htm   (1442 words)

  
 Spike Lee, James Woods head to the small screen - Cinematical
Like Lee, Woods - a multi-Emmy winner for his work in cable movies - will be heading to network TV for the first time.
According to Lee, his own participation is due entirely to the fact that Imagine TV is behind the project.
Though there are still a lot of variables here - Lee actually was announced as the director of pilots twice before, and neither was ever shot - I can't be the only one whose Tivo would happily devote an hour/week to the team of James Woods and Spike Lee.
www.cinematical.com /2006/02/28/spike-lee-james-woods-head-to-the-small-screen   (723 words)

  
 FALLOUT » Thoughts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Hence forth take all your investment concerns to THEM, as I’m the James Baker who happens to be unwise with his own money and couldn’t be trusted with yours… Better to check in with moneybags Baker at his web site here
The OTHER animator: As yoda would say “there IS another…” This is definately the most likely James baker to be confused with moi.
To Make matters even more confusing, I have a few Disney credits myself from when I was at the Disney paris Studio.
www.james-baker.com /news/category/thoughts   (5658 words)

  
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The press reports say the book, a chronology of Russia's Mir space station published by Calmann-Levy in Paris, describes a "Document 12-571-3570" detailing 10 different male-female positions which were actually tested on space shuttle mission STS-75.
Mark Lee and Jan Davis got married after being assigned to the crew.
Although spacecraft are commonly thought to be crowded and lacking in privacy, shuttle missions with Spacelab modules do provide extra room as well as private space in small bunks with sliding doors.
www.jamesoberg.com /sex.html   (815 words)

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