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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  john duncan
John was sensible enough to safeguard his future by taking a course in physical education at Jordanhill College of Education where he gained that qualification.
John had formed a good partnership with Chris Jones, the Channel Islander, who worked hard up front battling for balls in the air and laying them off to John, who was adept at putting away the half-chance.
John's injuries were beginning to take their toll and the manager, Keith Burkinshaw, thought that he would always have this problem particularly with his back and after he had played just two games and scored one goal in season 1978-79, he was transferred to Derby County.
www.mehstg.com /duncan.htm   (1004 words)

  
 Beers: Duncan p. 989   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
John Duncan, father of subject, was born about the year 1768, in Lancaster county, Penn., where he was married, and in 1780 he came to Washington county, locating in Smith township, about one mile and a half north of Burgettstown.
To this marriage of John Duncan, five children were born: Alexander, David, John, Elisha and Susan, all of whom lived to adult age, and Susan, who was born June 30, 1800, died at Florence in 1890, having lived to see her great-great-grandchild.
Duncan are residing, has been in the possession of the family over one hundred years, and is now in an excellent state of cultivation, all the improvements having been made by him.
www.chartiers.com /beers-project/articles/duncan-989.html   (556 words)

  
 John Duncan Support
We, Duncan's friends and collagues, are in a situation where we are forced to find money, support and places for him to stay while he finishes the work he came here to complete, as the flagship art institution of Sweden has seriously betrayed John Duncan and all artists that it is entrusted to support.
Anyone not familiar with Duncan's work is invited to study his artistic background at http://www.johnduncan.org IASPIS did not even make the effort to read it before inviting him, and now they expect him to suffer the consequences of their negligence.
Duncan was invited to Stockholm by IASPIS to work and stay as an artist in residence for a period of six months.
www.bobmorlock.com /temp/duncan.html   (987 words)

  
 John Duncan, Sr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other usages of the name John Duncan, see John Duncan (disambiguation).
He later served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1960, 1964, and 1980.
Duncan served as mayor of Knoxville until 1965.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Duncan,_Sr.   (253 words)

  
 John E. Duncan
His father, John Duncan, was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1817, came to America in 1850, was married in New York State and soon afterward settled on a farm in Macoupin County, Illinois.
Duncan was married in Shannon in 1890 to Miss Margaret Clark, daughter of Matthew and Catherine (O'Grady) Clark.
Duncan have five children: John Matthew, who graduated from St. Benedict's College in 1911 and is now manager of the store for his father, Catherine, a student in Mount Scholastica Academy at Atchison; Margaret, also in Mount Scholastica Academy; Bernardette, in the Shannon public schools; and Dorothy.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1918ks/biod/duncanje.html   (577 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: John Duncan
He was first elected to Congress in 1988, in a special election to succeed his father, John Duncan, Sr.
From 1994 through 2000, Duncan was reelected without major-party opposition.
Duncan is very conservative even by Republican standards.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/John-Duncan   (1181 words)

  
 Former Chamber Exec John Duncan, Jr., Dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
John Duncan, Jr., 76, chief executive of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) from 1967 through 1992, died Monday night (December 29) in a hospital in Mesa, Ariz. He had been ill with a respiratory ailment.
Duncan was born in Omaha, Neb., on Aug. 11, 1927.
Duncan was a journalism graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
www.acce.org /info/news/articles/8171-duncan.asp   (644 words)

  
 John Duncan Audio
Confrontational artist John Duncan and the German ensemble zeitkratzer were recently joint artists in residence at Berlin's Podewil, and their encounter is preserved for posterity in this release.
Duncan has long had an appetite for collaboration with strong musical personalities and he finds an imaginative sounding board in Reinhold Friedl's New Music group, who have specialised in feeding extreme sonic material through a fundamentally acoustic framework.
Duncan's usual base materials are treated 'electronic' sounds taken from non-musical sources -- shortwave signals, or the emissions of a linear particle accelerator, for example.
www.johnduncan.org /FRESH.html   (1287 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative John Duncan of TN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Duncan has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
Duncan has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
John Duncan has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
www.irregularbin.com /house/DuncanTN2.html   (2147 words)

  
 microsuoni: John Duncan
John Duncan with a strange static sound/noise piece, whereas both Aidan Baker on Side C and Fear Falls Burning (a new project by Vidna Obmana) on Side D give fine examples of their slowly building drone scapes.
duncan's "threshold" closes this work starting from silence itself, slowly bringing up rippling currents of almost imperceptible shortwave emissions that inexorably affirm their power in the desolate border area where a concentrate state of shock, aural electrocution and yet again that incredible sense of belonging to nowhere meet.
John Duncan's See is a video installation made up of four separate and simultaneous projections of sequences taken from the John See Series, a series of adult movies he directed in 1986-87 during his stay in Japan.
www.microsuoni.com /artists/duncan.john.html   (3740 words)

  
 The Duncans of Bourbon County, Kentucky, by Julia Ardery
Duncan was elected mayor of Lexington in 1893 and re-elected in 1900.
Duncan was graduated from Transylvania College 1889 and later from Harvard Law College when he became one of the founders of the firm of Allen and Duncan at Lexington, his partner being his brother-in-law, Colonel John R.
John Duncan was the son of Roger and Sally (Redmon) Duncan of Bourbon county, Ky." William P. Adair was a resident of Nicholas county, Ky.
www.shawhan.com /duncans.html   (8186 words)

  
 John Duncan
Duncan has also put all these twists and turns into one single track to be sure and keep you strapped into your seat for his compelling aural journey
John Duncan's Tap Internal is one long track, about 40 odd minutes of sound.
Duncan's secret seems to be an instinct for balancing, pacing, and the willingness to push the meters up into the red.
www.touchmusic.org.uk /reviews/johnduncan.html   (734 words)

  
 Duncan Genealogy, John Duncan Descendants
John Wesley Stacy, born 1826 in Tennessee; died Unknown in unknown.
John Douglas Ensey, born 1843 in Tennessee; died Unknown in unknown.
John A.4 Hollis (Nancy3 Duncan, Louis2, John Jack1) was born September 24, 1825 in Tennessee, and died August 1870 in Cannon Co. Tennessee.
cookshangout.com /duncan/duncan.html   (17186 words)

  
 Avantgarde Music. John Duncan: biography, discography, reviews, links
Tongue (All Questions, 2004), a collaboration between John Duncan and Elliott Sharp, is musique concrete with a soul, as the two manipulate and reprocess sounds produced by their mouths (hard to describe them as merely "human voice").
Presence (Allquestions, 2004), a collaboration between John Duncan and vocalist Edward Lewis (former bassist of Wire) is another work that focuses on manipulation of the human voice, this time bordering on gothic effects.
John See Soundtracks (RRR, 2004) uses as source material the soundtracks to some pornographic films that he made in Japan in the early 1980s.
www.scaruffi.com /avant/duncan.html   (376 words)

  
 Washington Co., VA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the same year he heard a dispute between Rawley Duncan and John Duncan's widow about the plantation at the ford of Clinch, where they both lived at that time, and understood that Rawley and his brother John were to go halves in the plantation.
John Fugate (Fugitt) deposed 30th June, 1798, that James McCarthy told him he sold the land to Richard Stanton, and Stauntom had sold to Harbard.
(Peyton was brother-in-law to John Fairfax, and one of the heirs of Samuel Byrnes.)
home.insightbb.com /~1twig/washington_co_,_va.htm   (678 words)

  
 John Duncan of Callaway County Missouri
Duncan removed to Missouri and settled near Millersburg, in Callaway county, where he lived for nearly thirty-five years and until his death, which occurred on the 14th of February, 1866.
George T. Duncan his eldest son and at whose instance this biographic sketch of his father is prepared, was born of his father's first marriage in Bourbon township, Callaway county, Missouri, October 9, 1835.
Duncan has always followed farming and stock raising, and is one of the leading fine stock men in the county.
callaway.county.missouri.org /1884history/duncan.html   (609 words)

  
 John Duncan * Da Sich Die Machtgier…
Duncan has worked with voices in the past, and these recordings display a well-rounded depth and maturity that has grown in volume with his recent works Infrasound-Tidal and The Keening Towers.
Duncan furthers his pantheon of exceptional drone works with "Aber…," attempting a grand mixture of what sounds like a grounded swarm of insects and a rabidly feeding flock of birds until the pacing and intensity break through in a piercing haze of white noise.
Strange that Duncan, who disagrees with such fatalism and actually did not even receive a translation of the text until after finishing recording, has produced a record that feels much closer to the man's doomed words than anything Tietchens ever prefaced with a Cioran quote.
www.helenscarsdale.com /published/duncandasich.htm   (878 words)

  
 Duncan Associates
Contact Us Duncan Associates Attorneys and Counselors, P.C. is a Chicago law firm founded on January 1, 2000, to concentrate on the representation nationwide of private, boutique and traditional trust companies; family wealth management offices; and other wealth management firms.
Duncan Associates works with strategic families and their family offices to design and implement strategic multi-generational governance and succession structures and family office risk management programs.
Duncan and Michael R. Conway, Jr., counsel to the firm, were the principal authors of the New Hampshire Trust Modernization and Competitiveness Act of 2006, effective August 19, 2006.
www.duncancounsel.com   (251 words)

  
 Significant Scots - John Duncan
DUNCAN, JOHN.—Of all the enterprises of travel, none perhaps are so dangerous or difficult as the exploration of that vast and mysterious terra incognita, the interior of Africa, and none have been more tempting to Scottish perseverance and intrepidity.
After John Duncan had recovered from the effects of such a journey, instead of being daunted by the toils and dangers he had so narrowly escaped, he only felt a keener desire than ever to attempt new discoveries in the African interior.
The arrangements were soon made, and in the summer of 1844, Duncan set off upon his pilgrimage, under the auspices of the Society, and liberally furnished with everything that could minister to his comfort or facilitate his means of exploration.
www.electricscotland.com /History/other/duncan_john.htm   (659 words)

  
 allquestions.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
John Duncan's See is a video installation made up of four separate and simultaneous projections of sequences taken from the John See Series, a series of adult movies he directed in 1986-87 during his stay in Japan.
Duncan's intention is to suggest the atmosphere of scientific research: the isolation, the long flow of eventless moments before arriving at a relevant discovery.
Duncan's ability to accumulate tension and energy is striking, even without dramatic passages or resolutions; PHANTOM BROADCAST could be read as a paradoxical, infinite extension of a single climactic moment, because the climax itself has force and incisiveness, unravelling in an infinite series of declinations and minimal tonal variations.
www.allquestions.net /orderinfo.html   (1656 words)

  
 UCLA International Institute :: John B. Duncan Named Director of UCLA Center for Korean Studies
Duncan, an associate professor in the Department of East Asian Language and Cultures, replaced Robert Buswell, who stepped down to direct the Center for Buddhist Studies, jointly established last year by ISOP and the Division of Humanities.
Duncan is currently researching local society and popular culture in the late Choson period that took place during the 17th—19th centuries.
Duncan’s latest publication is “The Origins of the Choson Dynasty” (University of Washington Press, 2000).
www.isop.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=471   (695 words)

  
 Banner of Truth Trust General Articles
When on Dr John Duncan's death his friend William Knight wrote: "With him has perished a breathing library of wisdom", he unwittingly acknowledged that John Duncan knew more of God and of himself than he was aware of.
Dr Duncan knew how undisciplined he was, even to the point of regarding his lack of discipline as a sin, with the result that he suffered the keenest self-reproach.
John Duncan's knowledge of the vast importance of language in expressing his thoughts on the great themes of the Reformed Faith.
www.banneroftruth.org /pages/articles/article_detail.php?442   (2824 words)

  
 The Ancestors of Roy Clifford Duncan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Mary C. Duncan received on 8/9/1920, recorded in DB 43, p13.
Mary C. Duncan, his wife, fraudulently and without consideration; also to have the property thereby conveyed to be declared to be the property of
Duncan all moneys which he has paid on account of the real estate conveyed by said deed and all improvements which he has made thereon, and for general relief.
www.angelfire.com /nc/wwwjmd/bfile.html   (2514 words)

  
 CorporateCoach » Blog Archive » Obituary - John Duncan
John was managing director of one of the loss making subsidiaries, which he was valiantly struggling to turn around.
John handled most of the work, applying his new coaching skills (although he got most frustated when the client insisted on referring to it as ‘mentoring’) with a combination of visits and telephone contact.
John was a keen mountain walker and often referred to recent days out.
www.brefigroup.co.uk /corporatecoachblog/2006/08/29/obituary-john-duncan/index.html   (1079 words)

  
 Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr.
United States Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr., was born July 21, 1947, in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Congressman Duncan's efforts to cut government waste, reduce taxes, and limit bureaucratic red tape have been recognized by various organizations and national news media such as ABC News, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and U.S. News and World Report.
Congressman Duncan lives in Knoxville and is an Elder at Eastminster Presbyterian Church.
www.house.gov /duncan/biography.htm   (378 words)

  
 John Duncan : Tap Internal - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Tap Internal starts with Duncan's beloved shortwave radio sounds, which quickly evolve into a harmonic buzzing with rich metallic overtones, punctuated with occasional slow descending electronic swoops, similar to the power chords in the final section of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Hymnen.
Duncan's pieces have generally tended to relatively static sections, with sudden transitions between them.
Tap Internal is one of Duncan's best pieces, displaying a greater variety of timbre and volume, as well as a unity of purpose, than many of his earlier pieces.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,1054255,00.html   (424 words)

  
 * Dusted Reviews - John Duncan *
Compiling the results of what was originally intended to be a compositional collaboration between John Duncan and renowned sound artist Asmus Tietchens, Da Sich Die MachtgierÂ… transcends its tumultuous creation to stand as a distinctive addition to the catalogue of both artists.
Duncan has worked with voices in the past, and these recordings display a well-rounded depth and maturity that has grown in volume with his recent works Infrasound-Tidal and The Keening Towers.
Duncan furthers his pantheon of exceptional drone works with “AberÂ…,” attempting a grand mixture of what sounds like a grounded swarm of insects and a rabidly feeding flock of birds until the pacing and intensity break through in a piercing haze of white noise.
www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/1852   (494 words)

  
 Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Founder John Holt Duncan was the first president of Beta Theta Pi, having been selected for the position prior to the founding on August 8, 1839.
John Holt Duncan was wounded in the leg while “gallantly charging the enemy.” To save him, Confederate surgeons had to amputate his right leg (his wooden leg resides in the Beta Museum.) He was left at a farmhouse where a member of the Confederate army lived.
They took Duncan and the farmer, who had cared for him, stood them up against the barn and killed the farmer in full view of his family and Duncan.
www.betathetapi.org /foundation/plannedgiving.htm   (465 words)

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