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  BBC - Science & Nature - Space - The Sky At Night - Sir Patrick Moore
Patrick was born on 4 March 1923 in what was then the little Middlesex village of Pinner.
Between the ages of six and sixteen Patrick was ill, on and off, and this prevented him from attending school and so was mostly educated at home.
Patrick once swallowed a fly live on air and, on another occasion, he had to think on his feet when a Russian guest turned out not to speak any English; the interview went ahead in pidgin French.
www.bbc.co.uk /science/space/spaceguide/skyatnight/patrickmoore.shtml   (580 words)

  
  Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore (born March 4, 1923) is an astronomer, presenter of the long-running BBC series, The Sky at Night, and a well-known and well-loved figure on British television.
Moore was born in Pinner, Middlesex[?], and grew up in Sussex, where he was educated at home because of poor health.
Moore's reputation for eccentricity has increased as the years have passed, and he has performed novelty turns such as playing the xylophone at the Royal Variety Performance[?] and appearing in a song-and-dance act in one of Morecambe and Wise's Christmas spectaculars.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pa/Patrick_Moore.html   (163 words)

  
 Patrick Moore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, CBE, HonFRS, FRAS (born 4 March 1923), known as Patrick Moore, is an English amateur astronomer who has attained legendary status in British astronomy as a writer, organizer and presenter of the subject.
Sir Patrick has done some significant work in the field of astronomy: in 1959, the Soviet Union used his charts of the moon to correlate their first pictures of the far side with his mapped features on the near side and he was involved in the lunar mapping used by the NASA Apollo space missions.
In 2001, Moore was knighted and was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patrick_Moore   (1210 words)

  
 Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick was always very close to his mother and she was a talented artist who lived with him at his Selsey home which is still colourfully decorated with many paintings of "bogeys", little friendly aliens, which she regularly produced and were sent out annually as Patrick's Christmas cards.
Patrick Moore was then suggested as a source of the data and on visiting him at this dwelling, they were invited in.
Moore, being aware of what was going on, confused Culshaw by out-playing him in his use of technobabble, resulting in a rare pause from the comedian as he tried to think of a response.
vioxx.no-ip.info /en/Patrick_Moore.htm   (2123 words)

  
 Michael Patrick Moore #751
Michael Patrick Moore, 38, was executed by lethal injection on 9 January in Huntsville, Texas for the murder of a homeowner during a burglary.
Moore's attorneys contended that Moore did not deserve the death penalty because he was abused as a child, spent some time in a foster home, and was jilted by his fiancé two weeks before they were to be married.
Michael Patrick Moore was convicted of the 1994 murder of Christa Bentley and is currently scheduled to be executed on Jan. 9 by the state of Texas.
www.clarkprosecutor.org /html/death/US/moore751.htm   (7404 words)

  
 Sometimes the Truth Leaks Out: Failed PR Stunts "Down Under" - Center for Media and Democracy
In 1991 Moore was appointed as a director of the British Columbia Forest Alliance.
One of Moore's frequent accusations against environmentalists is that they have become too "confrontational," whereas he now recognizes the importance of a "community-based, consensus approach" to dealing with environmental issues.
Moore lost his cool, for example, when a Canadian journalist asked him about Burson-Marsteller's role in conducting a public relations campaign for Argentina when the Argentinian military's death squads were murdering thousands of citizens and political dissidents.
www.prwatch.org /prwissues/1997Q4/badpr.html   (1471 words)

  
 Patrick Moore (environmentalist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick Moore, born 1947 in Winter Harbour, B.C. Canada, is a founding member of Greenpeace, although he now criticizes the organization.
Moore served for four years as Vice President, Environment for Waterfurnace International, the largest manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps for residential heating and cooling with renewable earth energy.
While acknowledging that the increase of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is caused by human consumption of fossil fuels, he claims that as of 2006 it cannot be fully proven that this is the reason the Earth has been warming since 1980.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patrick_Moore_(environmentalist)   (924 words)

  
 Patrick Moore - SourceWatch
Patrick Moore was a leading figure with Greenpeace Canada and subsequently with Greenpeace International between 1981 and 1986.
Moore describes himself as "chairman and chief scientist" of Greenspirit Strategies Ltd., a PR company that "work with many leading organizations in forestry, biotechnology, aquaculture and plastics, developing solutions in the areas of natural resources, biodiversity, energy and climate change." He is also a Board Member of NextEnergy, a Canadian energy services company.
Patrick Moore, "Patrick Moore: from Greenpeace to Greenspirit", Checkbiotech.org, January 9, 2004.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Patrick_Moore   (3627 words)

  
 Patrick Moore - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Patrick blames women bureaucrates at the BBC who are more concerned with silly soap operas, shows about gardening, painting your house and cookery than marveling at the magesty of the universe.
Patrick once suggested that there should be an open standard on the use of Xylophones, but then realised this was communism and has not spoken of it since.
Patrick Moore does answer his telephone with the phrase "Hello, degenerate dwarf speaking?" If you would like to phone him, his number is 6 (he got one of the first ever phones).
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Patrick_Moore   (667 words)

  
 Patrick Moore Biography from Basic Famous People - Biographies of Celebrities and other Famous People
Sir Patrick Moore, CBE, FRS is an amateur astronomer, member and former president of the British Astronomical Association, author of over 70 books on astronomy, presenter of the long-running BBC series, The Sky at Night, and a well-known and well-loved figure on British television.
From 1965 to 1968 Patrick Moore was the Director of the Armagh Planetarium.
Patrick Moore is also credited among various niches scattered about the Internet with being one of the few men to continue the time-honoured tradition of wearing a monocle.
www.basicfamouspeople.com /index.php?aid=985   (828 words)

  
 Joseph Patrick Moore Biography
Moore's music and creative vision echoe the spirits of Quincy Jones; Herbie Hancock; Miles Davis; John Coltrane; Charlie Parker; Jaco Pastorius; The Police; Paul Chambers and James Jamerson.
Joseph Patrick Moore was born in Knoxville, Tn., on October 1, 1969.
Currently, bassist/composer Joseph Patrick Moore's journey continues in the pursuit of the sounds, colors, and rhythms of music.
www.josephpatrickmoore.com /jpm.html   (786 words)

  
 Patrick Moore is new WHS choral director
In reality, however, Moore was a brand-new face to the Winnacunnet community in the fall, when he filled the position vacated by veteran WHS teacher Richard Ray, who retired in June.
Moore has spent several years in a variety of places on his journey to get to his current position.
Moore said he is exposing the chorus students to a wide variety of styles, among them popular and classical.
www.seacoastonline.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080129/NEWS/801290368/-1/rss01   (459 words)

  
 Patrick Moore - Nuclear Spin
Patrick Moore is a former environmentalist who now works as a spin doctor and consultant for controversial industries such as farmed salmon, forestry, nuclear and GM.
Moore is seen as an apologist for many controversial industries he once opposed, and twenty years after leaving Greenpeace he still uses the “Greenpeace Founder” label to try to give himself credibility.
Because of Moore’s earlier connections with Greenpeace, despite the fact that he left the organisation some twenty years ago, the new colaition was seen by some as a sign of the growing acceptance of nuclear power by the green movement.
www.nuclearspin.org /index.php/Patrick_Moore   (2567 words)

  
 About Greenspirit
Patrick Moore, Ph.D.(me) posing beside a Sitka spruce that has grown back after logging that took place about 100 years ago.
As the leader of many campaigns Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction while Greenpeace became the world's largest environmental activist organization.
Moore served for four years as Vice President, Environment for Waterfurnace International, the largest manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps for residential heating and cooling with renewable earth energy.
www.greenspirit.com /about.cfm?a=3   (346 words)

  
 Patrick Moore on nuclear power - SourceWatch
Because of Moore’s earlier connections with Greenpeace, despite the fact that he left the organisation some twenty years ago, the new coalition was seen by some as a sign of the growing acceptance of nuclear power by the green movement.
Moore is listed as an "advisor" of the New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance (NY AREA), an industry-associated lobbying group pushing for license renewals for the Indian Point nuclear power nlants.
Moore is scheduled to be one of the speakers at a October 3rd and 4th 2007 conference on nuclear power organised by the Howard H. Baker, Jr.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Patrick_Moore_on_Nuclear_Power   (3359 words)

  
 Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore a Traitor PAUL ELIAS / AP 15jun02
Patrick Moore has extensive financial ties to more than one industry, which he will not disclose.
Moore, an avowed agnostic, would rather think of himself as the apostle Paul, who converted to Christianity after railing against it for most of his life.
Moore contends that no health problems related to genetically engineered food have been reported anywhere although genetically engineered crops were grown on 130 million acres around the world last year.
www.mindfully.org /GE/GE4/Patrick-Moore-Treason15jun02.htm   (658 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Under the Mermaid Angel: Livres en anglais: Patrick Moore,Martha Moore   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As first-novelist Moore barrages the reader with a steady onslaught of consciously quirky details, she unwinds a twisty, imperfectly paced tale.
Jesse is haunted by guilt at the relief she felt when a long-languishing infant brother died six years ago, but her feelings begin to heal through her friendship with Roxanne.
Moore tells a sensitive coming-of-age story tinged with both guilt and humor; but more importantly, she offers expiation.?Cindy Darling Codell, Clark Middle School, Winchester, KY Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
www.amazon.fr /Under-Mermaid-Angel-Patrick-Moore/dp/0375895078   (651 words)

  
 Scoop: The Strange Transformation of Dr. Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore wrote those words for the 1976 issue of the Greenpeace Report when he was Vice-President of the Greenpeace Foundation.
Patrick Moore and Greenpeace contributed to that victory.
Moore is collecting considerably more than 30 pieces of silver in his new role and has no shame.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/HL0604/S00348.htm   (1295 words)

  
 Harvey Wasserman: The Honor of Being Called a 'Jerk' by Pro-Nuker Patrick Moore | BuzzFlash.org
Patrick Moore has called me a "jerk." He may not be Queen Elizabeth, but it feels like being made Knight of the Realm.
Moore is quoted as calling me a "jerk" in a long piece on the greenwashing of nukes that has graced the cover of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, for which I've written occasionally over the years.
Patrick, when you read this (and I'm sure you will), please accept my invitation to debate anywhere, anytime, with any format you choose, on any medium willing to host us.
www.buzzflash.com /articles/contributors/1071   (1225 words)

  
 Alone Together - Joseph Patrick Moore
Moore performs all the basses here, more often than not multi-tracking himself with various accompaniment on different basses; he is technically proficient on both acoustic double bass and the myriad electric kinds.
Interestingly, Moore even creates rhythm tracks with the various clicks and taps he generates from the bass strings, as is evident on his cover of the Police's "Masoko Tanga." The music is resolutely jazz-based, but also features funk, rock, classical, world, modern atonal, and soul styles.
Despite the impressive technical and creative abilities Moore showcases here, there is an insular quality to the recording, almost as if he made the album as a personal experiment he could control completely with no outside input.
music.aol.com /album/alone-together/540084   (365 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Patrick Moore on the Moon: Sir Patrick Moore: Books
Patrick Moore: The Autobiography by Sir Patrick Moore
Moore has a great deal of knowledge and covers many topics such as the motion of the Moon, its origin, the nature of the craters, mountains and plains, the manned and unmanned space missions, and the possibility of constructing a lunar base.
Moore's own photographs are included, there is no discussion of photographic techniques, which is probably just as well as this area is rapidly changing with the use of video cameras, webcams and computer processing, and any information given is likely to soon become obsolete.
www.amazon.co.uk /Patrick-Moore-Moon-Sir/dp/1844035360   (875 words)

  
 Patrick Moore Ministries-Iraq Chaplaincy
Patrick is back to Iraq as a Chaplain with the Army National Guard.
Patrick Moore Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit corporation recognized in the State of Missouri.
Click below to make a tax-deductible donation to Patrick Moore Ministries, Inc. Your 2008 donation will be used to extend the ministry of local churches in the US to the combat theater in Iraq buying books, supplies, and postage.
www.patrickmoore.org /index.html   (172 words)

  
 Patrick Moore Biography
Patrick Moore was born in 1947 in Port Alice on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Moore supported fish farming despite its harmful affects on the marine environment, and in 1986 became president of the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association.
By 1991 Moore was in serious financial trouble due to his fish farm business.
www.fanweb.org /patrick-moore/bio.html   (341 words)

  
 1999 SJ Hall Lecture-Patrick Moore   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is charged with the extinction of tens of thousands of species, the deforestation of vast areas of the Earth, and the total and irreversible destruction of the ecosystem.
As the leader of many campaigns Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction while Greenpeace became the world's largest environmental activist organization.
In 1991 Dr. Moore founded Greenspirit, a consultancy focusing on environmental policy and public involvement in the resource and energy sectors.
www.cnr.berkeley.edu /forestry/old_files/lectures/hall/1999moore.html   (7902 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Pacemaker for Sir Patrick Moore
Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore, host of The Sky at Night, is to be fitted with a pace-maker after suffering heart problems, his agent said.
Sir Patrick recently recalled that among his favourite memories was playing piano in accompaniment to Albert Einstein on violin.
By the age of 11, Sir Patrick was elected to the British Astronomical Association.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4785340.stm   (398 words)

  
 Joseph Patrick Moore, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
Joseph Patrick Moore's skill on the bass is fluid and versatile, allowing his talent to shine whether he's playing on his own jazz CDs or freelancing on other musicians' releases, performing in an ensemble setting, or backing the musical theater performances of Carol Channing or Jerry Lewis.
Moore also started playing out in the evenings in a band called Sage, on the stages of various local nightspots.
Moore left the University of Tennessee in 1991 and headed to the University of Memphis, a location he felt would afford him more professional performance gigs.
www.emusic.com /artist/11599/11599892.html   (485 words)

  
 CD Baby: JOSEPH PATRICK MOORE'S DRUM N BASS SOCIETY: Vol. 1 - from musicdish
JPM was first introduced to music by his parents and his sisters Julianna and Susan Moore who encouraged him to study music through the public school band program.
Moores years at the University of Memphis provided insights into songwriting, recording, and a sense of history about Memphis and its roots.
Currently, bassist/composer Joseph Patrick Moores life journey continues to be consumed by pursuing the sounds, colors and rhythms of music in life.
cdbaby.com /cd/jmoore3/from/musicdish   (1152 words)

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