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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: Slater King (1927-1969)
Hunter King was born on July 18, 1927, to Margaret Allegra Slater and Clennon Washington King.
Another of King's projects was the development of low-income and church-sponsored housing units, for which he obtained grants and loans from the federal government, the city of Albany, and sympathetic private investors.
King worked successfully in many arenas, but at the time of his death his loss was perhaps felt most in Albany's arena of civil rights.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2552   (1138 words)

  
 AfriGeneas ~ Spotlight On: Valencia King Nelson
Angela Walton-Raji remembers first meeting Valencia on Prodigy, and then bumped into her again on the old Bulletin Boards when a small network of fl computer folks established a fl bulletin board called Afronet.
"Valencia, was a pioneer in launching the development of fl genealogy, back in the days when she, and Clint Hayes, were the few who really understood the technical capacity of what networking online could produce," Angela recalled.
Today, in addition to her multi-faceted duties at AfriGeneas, Valencia who is also known as GFS VKN is the Ethnic Team Coordinator and Forum Personnel Administrator for the Genealogy Forum on AOL.
www.afrigeneas.com /spotlight/spotlight005.html   (891 words)

  
 Dance Advance | Dance Advance Archives: Documents
King’s grandfather and father were at the epicenter of the civil rights struggle in Albany, Georgia; in 1946 his grandfather was already hard at work organizing fl voters.
Slater King, in turn, was one of seven well-educated, politically active sons of Clennon Washington King, cofounder of the Albany chapter of the NAACP, organizer of the 1946 voter registration drive, and a leader of the crucial Albany bus boycott of the early 1960s.
King describes his late father as “the man with a glow.” Slater King was a follower of Ramakrishna (1836-86), a nineteenth-century Indian spiritual leader whose belief system encompassed and integrated elements of Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, and Buddhism.
www.danceadvance.org /03archives/alonzoking2/page09.html   (841 words)

  
 HISTORY OF THE FLAG IN THE CATALAN COUNTRIES
It is also said that when he was besieging the city of Valencia, he made know the Moslem king that the signal of surrender had to be the hoisting in the towers of Bab al Sachar of the royal flag.
In Valencia it is conserved the so-called "Peno de la Conquesta" (Standard of the Conquest) that would be an accurate reproduction of Jaume I's royal senyera.
The king would grant his senyera to the city and Kingdom of Valencia toward the end of 1238, probably when a fifth golden bar symbolizing Valencia had already been added.
www.angelfire.com /realm/jolle/catalonia/cat_3a.htm   (874 words)

  
 King of the Cage - Tickets
Valencia recently made a return to competition after a two and a half year layoff.
Davis, the King of the Cage #2 Heavyweight contender, is undefeated in the cage, with all of his wins coming in the first round.
Rodriguez, the King of the Cage #3 Heavyweight contender, is coming off back to back wins, most recently defeating Brian Sesma by TKO in the first round.
www.kingofthecage.com /tickets.html   (626 words)

  
 Dance Advance | Dance Advance Archives: Documents
Choreographer and dancer Alonzo King is artistic director of Lines Contemporary Ballet, the company he founded in San Francisco in 1982 with Robert Rosenwasser, associate artistic director, and Pam Hagen, executive director.
Slater King, in turn, was one of seven activist sons of Clennon W. King, co-founder of the Albany chapter of the NAACP, and a leader of the crucial Albany bus boycott of the early 1960s.
King began ballet training as a child and in his teens went to New York to train at the Harkness School of Ballet, at the Alvin Ailey Dance School, eventually studying on full scholarship and stipend at the American Ballet Theater School.
www.danceadvance.org /03archives/alonzoking/about.html   (780 words)

  
 ObituaryNorth: Dr. Richard J. King / Oral surgeon devoted himself to patients, community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
King, of Valencia, died July 27 at Butler Memorial Hospital from complications after cardiac surgery.
King grew up on a farm in Mercer and was a good athlete.
In addition to his daughter, Dr. King is survived by his wife of 42 years, Bette Williams King; three sons, Richard King Jr., of Berwyn, Chester County, Brian King, of Wrentham, Mass., and David Alan King, of New York City; and six grandchildren.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04217/356070.stm   (460 words)

  
 Brusca Spanish Roots
King Jaime I of Aragon rewarded their services, giving them the lordships of the villages of Alhocacer and Tirig, and granting them other favors.
From the House of Morella, and a descendant of its founder, Juan Brusca, was:
This document was originally made on the 8th of February at the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul on the 25th of January 1239.
www.kingsfield.com /brusca/history/spanish_roots.htm   (1298 words)

  
 Valencia Yearwood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Enrolled at 3 years of age in Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Children’s Company it just seemed natural to Valencia that dancing would always be a part of her life.
But it wasn’t until she was 12 after she toured with Marie Brooks Caribbean Dance Group to places like South America, Africa and Jamaica that she began to think of dance as a career.
Valencia’s parents on the other hand had another idea.
www.workinginshowbiz.com /wisb_members/Valencia.html   (614 words)

  
 Heroic Legends - El Cid
Having given his word to the King of Seville that he would help him, he sent word to the lords of Castile that they should cease their hostilities, since they were waging war against a vassal of their King.
But as the Campeador went from the King's presence the knights whispered; and again the King was torn between two emotions, and he strove to forget the matter of the oath.
The King of Valencia sent two kings who were his vassals, and with them three thousand horsemen, and they were bidden to seize my Cid and to bring him to Valencia.
www.kellscraft.com /elcid.html   (3803 words)

  
 Greg Bard's Genealogical Records
Ferdinand I King of Castile, born 1016/18, Spain; died 27 Dec 1065,Leon, Spain; King of Castile 1033-1065; Killed in Battle.
Ferdinand falls ill while attacking the King of Valencia at Paterna, and dies.
After a six-month siege the King, who is 40, has just captured Coimbra, which means that he has enough territory under his control in Portugal and the south to exchange his title of "King" for that of "Emperor".
www.shocking.com /~gregbard/genealogy/not01353.php   (333 words)

  
 SI.com
Peter King, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, joined the magazine in 1989 after spending nearly a decade as an award-winning newspaper journalist.
With his lively "Monday Morning Quarterback" column, King is also a key contributor on the NFL beat for SI.com.
King lives in suburban New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /writers/peter_king/archive/index.html   (1201 words)

  
 King Ranch
The core business of this partnership is the production of juice oranges, with approximately ninety-one percent of the annual harvest consisting of the preferred Valencia and other juice varieties.
King Ranch’s citrus operations continue the tradition of innovation that has come to characterize King Ranch.
King Ranch consistently applies the principles of "best management practices" to all of its Florida citrus operations.
www.king-ranch.com /citrus.html   (133 words)

  
 List of Valencian monarchs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3 Kings of Aragon, Castile and Valencia, Counts of Barcelona, of the Habsburg dynasty (or House of Austria)
1336—1387 Peter IV (II of Valencia, III of Barcelona) the Ceremonious, deposed the Kings of Majorca, wrote the Chronicle
[edit] Kings of Aragon, Castile and Valencia, Counts of Barcelona, of the Habsburg dynasty (or House of Austria)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_of_Valencia   (416 words)

  
 CNN.com - Madrid face Valencia in King's Cup - Jan. 16, 2004
League leaders Valencia will play second-placed Real Madrid in the outstanding King's Cup quarterfinal tie after the draw was made on Friday.
Valencia will start as marginal favorites for the two-legged tie after claiming a 2-0 home win over Real in their last meeting in the league in September.
Valencia went on to win the tie 7-2 on aggregate.
www.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/01/16/spain.cup.reut   (189 words)

  
 History of Holy Grail
Four centuries later, in 1399, the Santo Caliz stood still in St Juan de la Peña (see map of Holy Grail), then the King of Aragon, Martin V 'the Human', determined to move it at the chapel of the Royal Palace in Zaragoza.
Upon the king's death, in 1410, the Santo Caliz was found in the inventory of his properties in Barcelona.
In 1982, H.H. Pope John Paul II came to Valencia, when he celebrated Mass with the Santo Caliz, 1724 years later, a Pope was able to celebrate the Mass with the Holy Grail.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Rhodes/3946/santocaliz/history.htm   (749 words)

  
 Appendix I: The Crusader Kingdom of Valencia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Peter I "the Catholic" of Aragon killed at Muret battle; waning of Aragonese hold on Languedoc.
Abortive crusade to Holy Land by James I. James I at ecumenical council of Lyons.
King James dies at Valencia city (June 27), aged 68.
libro.uca.edu /ck/chron.htm   (194 words)

  
 Trouble in the Woods
King was unable to do so, and she assumed she lost the apartment.
King believes that she was misled and that she should not have to honor her lease with the Woods.
King not only has to pay for the Woods apartment but is also responsible to the rent for her off-campus apartment.
www.millikin.edu /mac/en301/jvannatta/troubleinthewoods.html   (869 words)

  
 King takes Attorney General race
ALBUQUERQUE -- Gary King emerged as the apparent winner in a hotly contested three-way race for the Democratic nomination for attorney general late Tuesday night.
King, a former state legislator from the Moriarity area, also apparently outpolled Lemuel "Lem" Martinez, the district attorney for Cibola, Sandoval and Valencia counties.
King, the son of former Democratic Gov. Bruce King, served in the state House of Representatives for a dozen years.
www.freenewmexican.com /news/44676.html   (769 words)

  
 Did you know: Food History
Cookbooks of the time, such as the Catalan Libre de sent soví, were explicit in their directions to use molt sucre blanch (lots of sugar).
For the wedding of Princess Anna, daughter of the king of Valencia, to the Count of Medinaceli at Saragossa, the pharmacist Johan Gilabert was employed to exercise his knowledge of confectionary, often the job of medieval pharmacy.
Even kings concerned themselves with sugar as we know from King Philip III (1578-1621), the bigoted Spanish king responsible for the final explusion of the Moriscos in 1609, thought that the Viceroy of Valencia should distribute more sweets and turrón (similar to an almond nougat) among the poor of the city to celebrate Christmas.
www.cliffordawright.com /history/sugar.html   (528 words)

  
 At Mass in Valencia, Pope Benedict uses what tradition says is Holy Grail - Catholic Online
The custodian of the "Santo Caliz," or Holy Grail, said the age of the stone chalice and documents tracing its history back to 1071 make it "absolutely likely that this beautiful cup was in the hands of the Lord" during the Last Supper.
Jaime Sancho Andreu, head of the Valencia Archdiocese's liturgy commission and curator of the Holy Grail, wrote a full-page article in the July 5 edition of the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, describing the chalice, its history and the likelihood of its being authentic, although at least one Vatican art official challenged the notion.
Valencia's sacred chalice is made up of two parts.
www.catholic.org /international/international_story.php?id=20463   (1175 words)

  
 Greg Bard's Genealogical Records
Husband: Juan I, King of Castile and Leon Birth: 24 Aug 1358 Epila, Aragon (Castile), Spain Marriage: 18 Jun 1375 Leonor, Queen of Castile and Leon Soria, Soria, Spain Death: 9 Oct 1390 Alcala Dehenares, Madrid, Spain
Father: Pedro IV "The Ceremonious", King of Aragon, Valencia and Mallorca Mother: Leonora, Queen of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca
M Fernando I "The Antiquarian", King of Aragon and Sicily Birth: 27 Nov 1380 Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain Marriage: 1393 Leonor Urraca De Castilla Medina del Campo, Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain Death: 2 Apr 1416 Igualada, Catalunya (Barcelona), Spain
www.shocking.com /~gregbard/genealogy/fam02873.php   (286 words)

  
 King of the East Indies is today obsolete - Asia Finest Discussion Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
These are the titles of the current King of Spain.
o King of the Spanish East and West Indies and of the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea
well the king of england is still called the "guardian of the faith".
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=73391   (446 words)

  
 CNN.com - Valencia abandoned as linesman hit - Jan 25, 2006
MADRID, Spain (Reuters) -- Valencia's King's Cup quarterfinal second leg against Deportivo was abandoned on Wednesday after a linesman was hit by an object thrown from the crowd.
The official was cut on the forehead moments after Valencia striker David Villa put the home side ahead to level the tie 1-1 on aggregate.
A Valencia official told reporters: "It appears that the reason was that the linesman was cut on the forehead after something was thrown at him."
www.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/football/01/25/spain.cup/index.html   (588 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Under-strength Valencia inviting King's Cup trouble - Tuesday September 10, 2002 07:48 PM
Valencia still insists it is taking the competition seriously, though, especially after the disappointment of last season, when it was kicked out for fielding an ineligible player in the first round against Novelda.
MADRID (Reuters) -- Spanish third-division side Hercules provided the first upset of the King's Cup on Tuesday as they struck late to beat Villarreal 2-1 in a match that finished with both sides down to 10 men.
Trailing 1-0 to an early goal from Borja Lafuerza and a man short after the sending-off of Unai, first-division Villarreal were handed a route back into the game when Hercules had Jacinto red-carded on 61 minutes, evening up the numbers.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/09/10/spain_preview   (695 words)

  
 Good King Rene of Anjou;Count of Guise, Duke of Lorraine
His subjects loved him because he knew how to secure their prosperity, and they did not begrudge him the many splendid castles he owned throughout his lands, nor the festive parties and entertainments he gave there.
For he was not only a king, but the author of stories about knighthood, intrepid journeys in search of adventure, heroic deeds, and the human hearts' loves and sorrows.
mong the most important were Count of Bar, Count of Provence, Count of Piedmont, Count of Guise, Duke of Calabria, Duke of Lorraine, Duke of Anjou, King of Hungary, King of Sicily, King of Aragon, King of Valencia, King of Majorca, King of Sardinia and most resonant of all the King of Jerusalem.
kingrene.guice.org   (526 words)

  
 King Of The Cage DVD's - Renegade
Featuring only professional, elite fighters from around the globe, "King of the Cage" is a competitive event pitting warrior against warrior in hand-to-hand battles of skill, honor and art.
From big knockouts to technical submissions, this is a fight lover's dream: Boxing, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling - KOTC has it all.
"King Of The Cage" - The finest in mixed martial arts competition, this is the evolution of combat.
www.kingofthecage.com /store_dvd_020.html   (116 words)

  
 Cinema Treasures | Valencia Theater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
The Valencia was acquired by the Chicago-based Balaban and Katz chain not long after it reopened.
The Valencia has since been razed, replaced in the early 80s by an eighteen-story building that now houses the world headquarters of Rotary International.
I remember noting at the time that the Valencia must have had a history of stage shows or vaudeville due to the nature of its stage front and steps leading up to the stage.
cinematreasures.org /theater/4471   (773 words)

  
 Air King VAL30WH Valencia Range Hood 30" White - Valencia Series Range Hoods
All Air King Valencia Series Range Hoods feature a powerful 3 speed permanently lubricated split capacitor motor.
The four position sliding speed control and the two position sliding light control are conveniently located at the front of the hood for ease of use.
Air King Valencia 40" Chimney Extension White
www.prolighting.com /vaseraho30wh.html   (286 words)

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