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  James West - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James E. West, the former mayor of Spokane, Washington, who was recalled in December 2005 amid controversy
James West, a character from the television series "The Wild Wild West"
James Edward Maceo West, American co-inventor of the foil electret microphone
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_West   (172 words)

  
 Doylestown Patriot - News - 09/09/2004 - West grad James named athletic director at NH-S   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
James' duties include overall responsibility for all the athletic programs at the high school and middle school, as well as intramurals at the elementary level.
James left GMA for a higher-paid teaching spot at Cheltenham High School, a decision she describes as difficult.
James and the school district are currently searching for coaches to guide their JV girls basketball and eighth-grade boys soccer teams.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1685&dept_id=45276&newsid=12890507&PAG=461&rfi=9   (820 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / James Makes Sparkling Start to Professional Career   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
James was certainly not to blame, as he had the game-high in points and helped rally the Cavaliers back into the contest after they trailed by 19 points in the early going.
James also sank the first shot he took, a 12-footer from the right corner, and followed that with another similar basket made from the opposite corner.
Despite James' heroics, the Cavaliers faded down the stretch and his final shot was an air-ball that drew a few taunts from the crowd, which had watched him in amazement for most of the evening.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2003/10/30/james_makes_sparkling_start_to_professional_career   (415 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Spokane Mayor West's public and private lives contrast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
West's admission this week that he frequented a gay Web site and had "relations with adult men" appears at odds with his 25-year political career.
West told The Spokesman-Review newspaper that his opposition to gay-rights legislation doesn't mean he supports discrimination.
West also resigned yesterday from the board of the Morningstar Boys Ranch, a home for troubled teenagers in Spokane founded by the Catholic Church.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002266631_west07m.html   (920 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Pressure increases on Spokane mayor to resign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
West is not a defendant in the lawsuit, but was a fellow deputy, close friend and fellow Boy Scout leader with Hahn, who committed suicide in 1981.
West, 55, is the subject of separate investigations by the Justice Department and the city into reports that he misused his office by offering jobs to young men he met in a gay chat room.
West, who has 2 1/2 years left in his term, does not routinely attend council meetings and is not bound by the council's resolutions.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002289483_webmayor26.html   (702 words)

  
 Top Stories - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
West, who was in New York on his way to attend a conference Wednesday and Thursday in Tampa, Fla., told host Matt Lauer that residents are urging him to remain in office, even as business organizations and politicians are telling him it's time to go.
West has repeatedly denied allegations, raised in a series of articles beginning May 5 in The Spokesman-Review newspaper, that he sexually molested two teenage boys when he was a sheriff's deputy and Boy Scout leader in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
West, who characterized himself as "bisexual, gay" who had intimate relationships with both men and women after his divorce about nine years ago, said he doubts he would have voted differently had he not been closeted.
www.theolympian.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050531/NEWS/50531004   (589 words)

  
 CBS News | Jesse James Rides Again | March 2, 2005 21:26:01
He's the most famous James since his ancestor and namesake was roaming the West and robbing banks.
James was perfect for the lead in a show called “Monster Garage.” It first aired five years ago, and has one of the biggest audiences on the Discovery Channel.
James says there are two types of people in the world: those who can weld and those who can't.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/02/18/60II/main675082.shtml   (1661 words)

  
 Headlines@Hopkins: Johns Hopkins University News Releases
West's arrival at Johns Hopkins marks the latest step in a remarkable career that began soon after he chose to ignore his parents' well-meaning advice.
In 1962, West and his colleague Gerhard Sessler patented the electret microphone, in which thin sheets of polymer film, metal-coated on one side, are given a permanent charge to serve as the membrane and bias of a condenser microphone that helps convert sound to electrical signals with high fidelity.
West also has authored or contributed to more than 100 technical papers and several books on acoustics, solid- state physics and materials science.
www.jhu.edu /news/home03/jan03/west.html   (932 words)

  
 Advocate, The: Spokane mayor James West
January 1986: West cosponsors a bill to bar gays and lesbians from teaching, beginning a regular pattern of opposing gay rights.
December 23, 2003: West is sworn in as mayor of Spokane.
April 9: West comes out to "Moto-Brock" as the mayor of Spokane, and the two plan a face-to-face meeting.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_July_5/ai_n14932534   (248 words)

  
 ESPN.com: RECRUITING - Gustafson: James wows West Coast audience
James has been killing opponents since he was a sophomore, absolutely owning guys on all levels.
Before taking on Mater Dei Saturday, James, in his omnipresent two-tone paneled hat, sheepishly climbed the bleachers with his teammates looking like a regular kid, not the manchild whose mug graced the Dream Classic program and a set of trading cards handed out at the door.
As it turned out, James was not a trailblazer on that count, but does anyone doubt that the day will come when the next LeBron fights for the right to get paid despite their class standing.
espn.go.com /recruiting/s/030105lebronatpauley.html   (1018 words)

  
 ThePittsburghChannel.com - Sports - NCAA Game Summary - West Virginia At James Madison
West Virginia jumped out to a 23-8 lead midway through the first half and cruised to a 40-22 advantage at the intermission thanks to a defense that limited JMU to 27.8 percent shooting from the field and 0-of-6 from behind the three-point line in the period.
James Madison outscored the Mountaineers 35-34 in the second half, but it was too little too late as West Virginia took the 17-point win.
James Madison did win the battle of the boards, 47-38, with 20 of those coming at the offensive end.
www.thepittsburghchannel.com /sports/2662334/detail.html   (219 words)

  
 NBC10.com - Sports - NCAA Game Summary - James Madison At West Virginia
West Virginia at times appeared like it was looking ahead to next week's key showdown on the road against rival Virginia Tech.
West Virginia, which entered the contest ranked fifth nationally with an average of 311 rushing yards per game, found some resistance from a JMU defense which leads all I-AA programs in rush defense and stands third overall in total yards allowed.
Marshall then marched West Virginia 72 yards in 10 plays and connected with Henry on a five-yard touchdown pass with 3:12 left in the half.
www.nbc10.com /sports/3761107/detail.html   (727 words)

  
 LeBron plays well to a crowd
James, expected to be the first pick in the NBA draft in June, was named the MVP of the West team, which beat the East 120-119.
James finished with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists, and his seven-foot jumper in the lane with 25 seconds to play was the game-winner.
WEST (120): Ariza 3-6, 2-3 8; Harris 2-7, 2-2 6; Lang 2-9, 3-8 7; Mason 4-6, 0-0 9; James 12-21, 4-7 28; Nichols 4-7, 2-3 10; Butch 4-8, 2-2 10; Brooks 6-15, 3-4 18; McBride 2-7, 2-2 6; Villanueva 7-12, 3-4 18.
www.suntimes.com /output/roundball/ea0401.html   (623 words)

  
 About the Team - Sporting Chance Clinic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
James brings with him his vast experience of Psychotherapy including his work with offenders and ex-offenders as Project Manager of a Home Office Approved Probation and Bail Hostel.
Early on James’ realised his passion was to help others help themselves and embarked combining his life experience and the required training and studies to carry that out.
In the formative years of the vision Tony had for the charity, The Sporting Chance Clinic, Peter Kay was used by Tony for bouncing off ideas and concepts, and it was through one of these discussions over a cappuccino coffee that Tony appointed Peter Kay Director of Education for the charity.
www.sportingchancecharity.com /team.asp   (1320 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - James West, weather content developer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
James West joined USATODAY.com in September 1999 as a content developer in the weather section.
West also served as president of the Penn State University Branch of the American Meteorological Society (PSUBAMS) and president of his college interest house, Irvin Hall.
West was born and raised in Newark, Del. He resides in Vienna, Va.
www.usatoday.com /weather/interns/wjamesw.htm   (366 words)

  
 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Jerry West
Clutch") was an All-Star player during his NBA career in the 1960s and early 1970s and later served as head coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the predominant cage teams of the 1980s.
West's likeness has since become an icon to basketball fans and the general public as the silhouetted figure in the NBA's logo.
West might be described as an atypical basketball player.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419201293   (666 words)

  
 EA SPORTS - It's In the Game
The bucket capped an electrifying evening at the United Center and a memorable weekend for the 23 EA SPORTS All-Americans, a collection of the finest prep basketball players in the country, who traveled from all across the States to participate in the nation’s oldest high school all-star hoops game.
James earned MVP honors for the West team, while East MVP honors went to Shakur, who earned plenty of oohs and aahs of his own from the 19,678 fans in attendance -- the most spectators ever to watch a high school basketball game in the state of Illinois.
Being an EA SPORTS All-American is one of the biggest honors in America for a high school player.
www.easports.com /articles/rbc03_recap.jsp?ncc=1   (804 words)

  
 For Dad, anticipation grows daily - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
James West, father of Camile Velasco, has maintained patience and has chosen to curb his enthusiasm and hold off trekking to the Mainland to see his "American Idol" finalist in action.
With their International House of Pancakes business to run on Maui and prepping an O'ahu flapjack restaurant sometime in 2005, James and Rennie West, parents of Velasco, opted not to travel to the Mainland earlier to catch the "Idol" tour.
Rennie West was to sit in on some Hollywood meetings last week; James West pores over business documents.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Sep/27/il/il02a.html   (383 words)

  
 ThePittsburghChannel.com - Sports - West Virginia (0-0) At James Madison (1-0)
West Virginia was able to win last year's matchup between these two teams by a score of 70-67 at home.
Last season, West Virginia was picked to finish dead last in the West Division, but finished second-to-last because of an even more terrible campaign by Rutgers.
James Madison also played very well at the defensive end of the court, holding Furman to only 33.9 percent shooting from the floor.
www.thepittsburghchannel.com /sports/2660420/detail.html   (645 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Reluctant James seals West Ham switch
James will have to compete for a place in the team with current first choice keeper Shaka Hislop.
After a shaky couple of seasons at Anfield, James had been in impressive form for Villa and won an England recall.
The former England player, who has been troubled by a hip problem, is said to be keen to move into a coaching capacity after the end of his playing career.
www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0711/westham.html   (362 words)

  
 'William Styron: A Life' by James West III
James West's biography of William Styron is an immensely readable book, rich in its review of the history and times of its subject and containing the most authentic representation of a writer at work that this reader can remember.
At this point, an image that West has been skillfully slipping into the narrative becomes dominant; it has been stalking Sty ron's imagination since boyhood.
James West III is, in all events, an excellent guide for this most amazing trajectory across the American literary cosmos.
www.post-gazette.com /books/reviews/19980517review34.asp   (1288 words)

  
 West Liberty Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The West Liberty Police Department is currently investigating an altercation which happened in West Liberty last Thursday, January 19, involving juveniles.
West Liberty School District officials are investigating an incident which happened on a school playground on Friday, January 20.
West Liberty City Council member Jose Elizondo has asked his fellow council members for more time to put together a report for the public safety, streets, alleys and sidewalks committee.
zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1105&dept_id=151648&...&PAG=461&rfi=9   (288 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | West Midlands | Sports drinks 'dissolving teeth'
Rehydrating sports drinks are up to 30 times more erosive to teeth than water, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham.
Researchers said sports drinks had high acidity levels designed to increase their shelf life.
The reasearch team have used low-erosion technology to produce a sports drink which is less harmful to teeth.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_midlands/4329729.stm   (297 words)

  
 MSNsportsNET -- West Virginia University Mountaineers
AUGUSTA, GA - West Virginia University senior Todd James is one of 32 college football punters named to the 2003 Ray Guy Award watch list as potential candidates for the top collegiate punter of the year, the Greater Augusta Sports Council announced today.
The Ray Guy Award will be presented to the nation's best collegiate punter as determined by a national selection committee made up of sports writers, college football coaches and sports information directors, former punters and members designated by the Greater Augusta Sports Council.
During his All-American collegiate football tenure at Southern Mississippi and his legendary career as a Pro Bowl punter for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, Ray Guy, a native of Thomson, Georgia was unsurpassed in his ability to impact the outcome of games with incredible hang time and ball control.
www.msnsportsnet.com /page.cfm?story=5093   (315 words)

  
 New Allegations Surface Vs. Spokane Mayor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
West can only be removed from office by a recall vote.
Roach told the newspaper that West made the comment in the Senate chamber around 1990, when her then-18-year-old son was working as a tour guide in the state Capitol and West was a state senator.
West said he intends to serve the remaining 2 1/2 years of his term in this city of 200,000 people.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/05/24/national/a165957D92.DTL   (431 words)

  
 A Mayor's Secret Life Jolts a Northwest City - New York Times
The high school senior was a fiction, created by The Spokesman-Review, a Spokane newspaper, as part of a three-year investigation into whether Mayor West, a Republican, used his authority to have sex with boys and young men.
People in the state were shocked, in part because Mayor West is a staunch opponent of gay rights, and recently threatened to veto a measure passed by the City Council that would grant benefits to domestic partners.
The paper also said that as Mayor West prepared to run for mayor in 2003 he urged one of those men, who was in jail, not to go public with abuse accusations.
www.nytimes.com /2005/05/08/national/08spokane.html?ex=1273204800&en=fb38620c42fb12ee&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (925 words)

  
 West Coast Sports Recruiting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When the Williams asked James the wide receiver who he was going to sign with (which College was giving him a scholarship) he said he wasn't being recruited.
Patti put together a sports resume and Matt edited his highlights and put game footage on a VHS tape.
She went on to become the west coast manager for Muir Glen organic foods.
www.wcsrecruiting.com   (542 words)

  
 1/11/2003 - West, James Matthew - Obituaries - Chattanoogan.com
James Matthew West, 100, of Rock Spring, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, in a local hospital.
West was a farmer, carpenter and former employee of Sweetwater Rug Company in Ringgold for 13 years.
Survivors are son, James W. West, Rock Spring; daughter, Inez Campbell, Fort Oglethorpe; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
www.chattanoogan.com /articles/article_31112.asp   (175 words)

  
 West Virginia-James Madison scouting report - PittsburghLIVE.com
James Madison: David Cooper, F, 6-7, So.; Dwayne Broyles, F, 6-6, Sr., 10.3 ppg.; Chris Cathlin, C, 6-7, Fr.; John Napario, G, 6-3, So., 1.0 ppg.; Chris Williams, G, 6-2, Sr., 7.7 ppg.
The skinny: West Virginia is 79-14 all-time in season openers, including an 85-8 mark in home openers.
James Madison defeated Furman 78-72 in its season opener on Saturday.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/college/s_166713.html   (162 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Key West, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Places of interest include a sponge pier, an aquarium, a lighthouse (1846; replacing one built in 1825), Mallory Square (a daily sunset-viewing point), and two Civil War forts.
John James Audubon and Winslow Homer painted in Key West, and the city was used as a setting in the works of Ernest Hemingway, who once lived there.
His home (built 1851) was made a museum, as was the Little White House, President Harry S. Truman's personal retreat.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/K/KeyWest.html   (344 words)

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