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  Shanks of Barrhead
John Shanks was a young plumber from Paisley and had a workshop which stood at 32 high street in the town.
John Shanks saw that there was a need for a plumbers business in the rising industrial town of Barrhead so he opened a workshop in the Main street.
In 1868 John Shanks opened a small brass foundry for the purpose of making the fittings for his inventions, this was the making of the Tubal works in Main street, Barrhead.
www.barrhead-scotland.com /Culture/history/shanks.asp   (1807 words)

  
 SongwriterUniverse Magazine - John Shanks Article
John Shanks has emerged as one of the top, rock and pop writer/producers in the business.
Shanks has gradually made the transition from being a session and touring musician, to becoming a respected producer and songwriter who is in strong demand.
Shanks wrote four songs with Branch for the album, including the first single, “Everywhere.” “Michelle played me ‘Everywhere’; (the song and lyric) was close, but it just needed a fresh approach and a re-write,” explained Shanks.
www.songwriteruniverse.com /shanks.htm   (829 words)

  
 John Shanks - Ashlee Simpson wiki - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
John Shanks - Ashlee Simpson wiki - A Wikia wiki
John Shanks was the producer of Ashlee Simpson's 2004 album Autobiography.
Shanks won a Grammy in February 2005 for "Producer of the Year, Non-Classical", in part for his work as producer on Autobiography.
ashleesimpson.wikicities.com /wiki/John_Shanks   (123 words)

  
 John Shanks, 1826-1901   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
*SHANKS, JOHN PETER CLEAVER was born on June 17, 1826, at Martinsburg, (West) Virginia.
Shanks refused President Abraham Lincoln's offer of a general's commission but did accept an appointment to General John C. Fremont's staff as an aide-de-camp, while still an elected congressman.
Shanks was re- elected to the House of Representatives in 1866 and served until 1875.
www.indianainthecivilwar.com /hoosier/shanks.htm   (251 words)

  
 Shanks and Owsley Genealogy (1/4/99)
John Shanks married Sally Gaines on December 14, 1807, in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
Jane Shanks was born December 10, 1793 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and married John Owsley on January 2, 1815, also in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
John Owsley was born August 13, 1789 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and died on February 20, 1863.
www.fortunecity.com /victorian/literary/463/handley/shanks.html   (1826 words)

  
 Shanks - Milestones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Shanks Group is one of Europe's largest generators of electricity from landfill gas and this latest, state of the art energy-from-waste plant at the Calvert landfill site in Buckinghamshire, is now its largest individual power station with a generating capacity of 12 MW.
Design and build of the associated landfill gas delivery and treatment compound was carried out in-house by the Shanks team, with two latest technology flare systems for the controlled burning off of excess gas purchased from PCC Sterling Ltd of Aylesbury.
Shanks Group plc is one of Europe's largest independent waste and resource management companies with extensive operations in Belgium and the Netherlands as well as in the UK.
www.shanks.co.uk /shanks/about/Milestones.jsp?ref=21&year=2004&tn=1&sn=5   (834 words)

  
 Shanks Family Crest
The name Shanks was born there, as a nickname for a person with long legs, or a peculiar manner of gait.
Shanks is a nickname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Stephen Shank settled in the Barbados in 1663; John George Shank arrived in Pennsylvania in 1770; John Shanks settled in Virginia in 1650; another John Shanks arrived in Virginia in 1734.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/shanks-family-crest.htm?a=54323-224   (708 words)

  
 Biography of John Gamble Shanks (1838-1919)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
John Gamble Shanks, a highly esteemed resident of the city of Greenwood, who during a long and active career has taken a prominent part in the development of the county, along various lines, was born in County Down, Ireland on Aug 19, 1838, son of Hugh and Mary (Gallaway) Shanks.
Shanks served as mayor of Greenwood for four years and has, at different times held township and as assessor for two or three years.
Shanks is well preserved and looks much younger than he is. His heart has always been young and his disposition and genial manners have gained him numerous friends throughout Clark County.
wvls.lib.wi.us /ClarkCounty/clark/data/bios2/281.htm   (1124 words)

  
 VOWS; Colleen Coffey and John M. Shanks - New York Times
Coffey, 30, said the morning of her wedding to John Matthew Shanks, 32, at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park.
Shanks, a guitarist and songwriter who tours with Melissa Etheridge and has written for Bonnie Raitt and Joe Cocker.
Shanks and Tonio K., wrote the song "You" from Bonnie Raitt's most recent album, played the guitar while his wife, Amy Kanter, sang a song she'd written called "Beautiful." As she sang, the bridegroom began to cry, which made the tearful bride laugh relievedly.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E5D8133BF93BA2575AC0A962958260   (594 words)

  
 John Shanks
John Shanks the founder of the Shanks and Company Ltd was born in Paisley in 1826.
Shanks entered the sanitary engineering business at a time when the link between cholera and typhus as a water borne disease became known, making the provision of a clean water supply a priority.
Shanks works were the most important in Barrhead for decades, employing at times over a thousand people.
www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk /barrheadheritagetrail/history/famous_people/john_shanks.htm   (369 words)

  
 Producer’s Desk-Grammy-winning Producer John Shanks Talks About Writing and Recording Pop Hits
Shanks, a lifelong guitarist, began his career as a session and touring musician, and by 1995, he had played on albums by artists including Fleetwood Mac, Chris Isaak, Rod Stewart, Curtis Stigers and Melissa Etheridge.
Shanks: I've been in Studio C in Henson for four years, so all my guitar amps, all the keyboards and all the guitar racks are set up.
Shanks: Sting, Annie Lennox, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow.
mixonline.com /mag/audio_john_shanks_midas   (3345 words)

  
 John Shanks article - Some Jovi Related - Jovitalk 3 by drycounty.com
Shanks toured with her starting in i988 and helped produce her i999 album, "Breakdown." They just finished three new songs for a greatest-hits package.
Shanks says he works best with artists who feel, as he does, that the studio is hallowed ground.
Even though Shanks laughs that he often gets paid more to write and/or produce three songs on a project than to do an entire album, his preference is to helm the full project.
www.drycounty.com /jovitalk/showthread.php?t=30642   (2549 words)

  
 John Shanks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shanks enjoyed his first writing success in the early 1990s by getting cuts with Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker and Tuck and Patti.
That same year Shanks produced three songs for Kelly Clarkson's hit album Breakaway, including the title track "Breakaway", and worked with Anastacia on two songs for her self-titled album, including the single "Welcome To My Truth".
Shanks won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2005 for his work on Autobiography, the Kelly Clarkson song "Breakaway", Hilary Duff's "Fly", Robbie Robertson's "Shine Your Light" and Alanis Morissette's album So-Called Chaos.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Shanks   (555 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
ABSOLEM2 SHANKS (MICHAEL1) was born 1831 in Kentucky, and died in SALINE Co. IL.
Children of JOHN SHANKS and MARY ABNEY are: 9.
SAMANTHA E.3 SHANKS (JOHN2, MICHAEL1) was born 1863 in Illinois, and died 1936 in Missouri.
members.aol.com /dgoat40/shanks.txt   (1266 words)

  
 Shanks Produces Pop Girls : Rolling Stone
And three hours later, the song is basically written." Shanks is hesitant to be pigeonholed, pointing to his extensive work with grown-ups including Sheryl Crow ("Steve McQueen" and her cover of "The First Cut Is the Deepest") and Morissette (last year's So-Called Chaos).
Shanks -- who honed his chops at L.A. hair-band mecca the Guitar Institute of Technology -- combines the guitar-driven sensibility of his classic-rock faves, from Kiss to Zeppelin, with a computer-perfected, glossy, contemporary Top Forty sound.
Shanks is also devoting many hours to two new albums by Sheryl Crow -- a pop CD and a more introspective disc.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/7220304/shanks_produces_pop_girls   (554 words)

  
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JOHN (T.?) JUSTICE4 COOKSEY (CHRISTIAN3 TENNISON, ELIZABETH2 SHANKS, JOHN1)174,175,176 was born 1702 in MD, and died March 05, 1758 in Charles, Maryland177,178.
JOHN WILLIAM8 COOKSEY (WILLIAM EDWARD7, SUMMERSETT6, LEDSTONE SMALLWOOD5, WILLIAM4, CHRISTIAN3 TENNISON, ELIZABETH2 SHANKS, JOHN1)1614,1615,1616 was born October 17, 1883 in,, Kentucky1616, and died 1960 in Mangum, Geer, Oklahoma1616.
JOHN WILLIAM8 ARMSTRONG (AMERICA ANN7 COOKSEY, SUMMERSETT6, LEDSTONE SMALLWOOD5, WILLIAM4, CHRISTIAN3 TENNISON, ELIZABETH2 SHANKS, JOHN1)1750,1751,1752 was born September 1879 in Muhlenberg, Logan, Kentucky1752, and died March 24, 19351753,1754,1755.
members.tripod.com /~scottzajac/shanks.txt   (11865 words)

  
 Jenny's Family Names
I John Shanks do make and publish this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made.
I give and bequeath to my son Andrew Shanks, my son Jacob and my son Daniel Shanks all the home plantation together with the several parcels of land adjoining it which belong to me, equally between them.
My son John Shanks and my son David Shanks having been heretofore fully provided for in their interest in my home lands named in the second bequest.
jove.prohosting.com /~luvgwife/johnshan.htm   (332 words)

  
 John Shanks Musician - Online Tips John Shanks Musician   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
One improvement with Gospel of John is that we don't have the...
Along with producer and collaborator John Shanks, the band is virtually done with a new...
John Mellencamp punched out defiant versions of "Authority Song" and "Crumblin' Down," but it was violinist Miriam Sturm who redefined the character of every song with her taut virtuosity.
www.musicianhub.com /johnshanksmusician   (2039 words)

  
 Primitive Baptist Family History Assistance
Tanneyhill (Middle River Church, Madison Co., Iowa), clerk, and brethren John A. Crawley and Lafayette Baugus from Boonsborough Church, in Boone County, Iowa.
Among the ministers who served the church as pastor were Elders John Shanks, E. Moore, John Cline, Fred Elmore, M. Young, William M. Rose, Robert S. Banks, George J. Jones (for 35 years), W. Holmes, Andrew W. Thompson, John W. Vincent, and Thomas M. Pile.
Ministers who held membership in Sharon Church included Elders John Shanks, Abner Shanks (ordained in October 1863), Ephraim W. Moore (ordained in October 1863), John Cline (ordained in October 1885), John S. Morlan, Robert S. Banks, J. Milton Arledge, A. Nay, William M. Rose, George J. Jones, and Andrew W. Thompson (ordained in July 1925).
www.carthage.lib.il.us /community/churches/primbap/FamHist-Guthrie.html   (895 words)

  
 John Shanks Appointed Executive Vice President Of AutoNation USA; Former CEO of Dobbs Automotive Group Joins Republic ...
Shanks held a series of increasingly responsible positions with the Ford Motor Company.
"John Shanks is one of the premier automotive executives in America.
"John will play a key role as we continue to build our automotive retail clusters in major markets across the United States." Republic Industries is the largest automotive retailer in the world.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-6-97/354262&EDATE=   (273 words)

  
 Daily Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Survivors include her son, Harry Harvey of Bossier City, La.; a brother, John L. Appleton of Big Spring two granddaughters, Susie Ainsworth of Shreveport, La., and Shannon Bazo of Bossier City; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
and Mary, Carlos Lopez and Teresa, John F. Lopez and Theresa and Jaime Lopez and Birdie, all of San Angelo; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Elaine Kinsey, 97, was born in Canton, Texas, to Edward and Cora Mills on May 2, 1902, She died peacefully on Sunday, July 4, 1999, in Houston.
web.gosanangelo.com /archive/99/july/7/daily.shtml   (5405 words)

  
 John Ed Shanks Obit
Casketbearers were James Mullins, Donald Buteher, Bill Shanks, Kenneth Shanks, Bobby Shanks and Robert Lowe.
Shanks was born Jan 2, 1902, in Vian, and moved to Sapulpa 30 years ago.
Survivors include brother Bobby Shanks of Glenpool; sisters Lahoma Lowe and Lillian Mullins of Sapulpa, and Louise Brewer and Maud Leaf, both of Vian.
www.rootsweb.com /~okcreek/obits/obit/shanks_john.htm   (173 words)

  
 Golf with Shanks - John Daly disgraces himself and the PGA Tour once again
Little John pulled another stunt Friday at the FBR in Phoenix.
everybody has a vaild point about john and his turmoil on and off the golf course, but that is what makes john ---john!!.
I think Shanks' point is that Daly walked off the course in the middle of the round when there were fans following him.
www.travelgolf.com /blogs/shanks/2006/02/04/john_daly_disgraces_himself_and_the_pga   (1878 words)

  
 Pearl John - Educator
The year long "Introduction to Laser technology" course is aimed at 16-year-olds and includes; basic and advanced holography, laser light sculpture, manufacturing with lasers, telecommunications, medical applications with lasers and laser light shows.
Pearl John and Photonics Instructor, Richard Shanks with students, 2001.
Laser Safety in the High School Classroom by Pearl John and Richard Shanks, Meadow Woodbury, Kennie Canole and Renée Holtzhauser.
www.pearljohn.co.uk /educator/educator.html   (284 words)

  
 Rubber Magazine - Bo Bice Debut Album The Real Thing Out December 13
Produced by Clive Davis, the album teams Bice with Chad Kroeger, Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Ben Moody, John Shanks, and Swedish producer Max Martin.
He pitched a song to Clive." John Shanks adds, "Bo steps up to the mic and gives you a great performance from the get-go." Shanks had been working with Jon and Richie on Bon Jovi's "Have a Nice Day" album.
Shanks adds, "I kept it in the same vibe as 'Nothing Without You' so there would be a sonic consistency on the album.
www.rubbermag.com /news/0512/051205_05n.html   (1120 words)

  
 JOHN SHANKS : WRITER PRODUCER MUSICIAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Here you will be able to learn more about John...
a little history; listen and view a selection of audio and videos from artists that John has collaborated with; take a short tour of his recording studio in Los Angeles; check out a selection of guitars from comprehensive collection; communicate with John and view some of his answers to previous questions.
:: John co-wrote Keith Urban's first single "Once in a Lifetime" off his forth coming record and it has made BillBoard history - New Single Highest Debut since the chart's inception in 1944.
www.johnshanks.net /home_iframe.html   (193 words)

  
 Maths and Stats at Otago, John Shanks
Dr Shanks’ research interests focus on numerical methods in general, but specifically on acceleration techniques and methods for integration.
He has recently written several papers on aspects of the history of numerical analysis, and, as the author of the department’s Mathercize and Mastery Test software, is also analysing the benefits of both systems.
Dr Shanks will consider any project, both for Honours and Postgraduate students, that involves numerical analysis.
www.maths.otago.ac.nz /home/department/staff/john_shanks.html   (107 words)

  
 Elizabeth Annabelle Shanks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Elizabeth Annabelle "Lizzie" Shanks was born on February 2, 1868 as the third child to her father, a farmer, Leetasse Delemo "Lee" Shanks (b.
The parents of Leetassee Delemo Shanks were John Harrison Shanks (b.
She passed away at the age of 78 and is buried in Augusta County, Virginia.
oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~beardd/beard/EAShanks.html   (224 words)

  
 SHANKS, John Peter Cleaver (1826-1901) Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Cooper, Douglas H. Reply to charges made by J.P.C. Shanks, late chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, 42d Congress, 3d session, in regard to matters connected with Choctaw and Chickasaw affairs.
Right of John P. Shanks, to be admitted to the House of Representatives of the Forty-third Congress, at its organization, as the Representative of the Ninth Congressional District of Indiana.
Vindication of Major General John C. Fremont: Against the attacks of the slave power and its allies.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=S000284   (79 words)

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