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  Slim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slim, a 1934 novel by William Wister Haines.
Slim (movie), a 1937 film adaptation of the William Wister Haines novel starring Henry Fonda.
Slim Gaillard, half of the "Slim and Slam" partnership.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Slim   (108 words)

  
 Fatboy Slim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fatboy Slim (born on July 16, 1963, Quentin Leo Cook) also known as Norman Cook is a British musician in the dance music genre.
Fatboy Slim's next work was the single "The Rockafeller Skank" which was released prior to the album You've Come a Long Way, Baby, both of which came out in 1998 to rave reviews.
In October 2005 Fatboy Slim and Talking Heads singer David Byrne revealed their plans for a musical about Imelda Marcos, the controversial ex-First Lady of the Philippines (during the notorious dictatorship of her husband, the Marcos family stole billions of dollars from that country's treasury).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fatboy_Slim   (1337 words)

  
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SLIM is a multi-country research project funded by the European Commission (DG RESEARCH — 5th Framework Programme for research and technological development, 1998—2002).
SLIM stands for Social Learning for the Integrated Management and sustainable use of water at catchment scale.
SLIM research is likely to be of interest to policy-makers and practitioners involved in the management of water and also other natural resources.
slim.open.ac.uk   (274 words)

  
 Slim Gaillard Biography
As we came in Slim was playing, when he spotted us he played the first few notes of "Here comes the bride'" and nodded his head yes.
A cult hero, Slim Gaillard was a frequently hilarious personality whose comedy (inventing his own jive language with a liberal use of the words "vout" and "oreenee") generally overshadowed his music.
Slim was born Bulee Gaillard, most likely on January 4, 1916 in Detroit, MI.; some sources list his birthdate as January 1, and Gaillard sometimes claimed to have been born in Santa Clara, Cuba instead of Detroit.
www.pocreations.com /slimbio1.html   (1414 words)

  
 Iceberg Slim Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ LaunchBase.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Iceberg Slim is the pen name of Robert Maupin Beck III (August 4, 1918 – April 28, 1992), a successful African American writer who started out as a pimp.
Iceberg Slim was an important influence on hip-hop artists and rappers such as Ice-T and Ice Cube who adopted their names in part from reading the author.
Iceberg Slim's last book, Doom Fox, which was written in 1978 but not published until 1998, contains an introduction written by Ice-T. Most of the currently popular references to pimp culture, for example in the work of Snoop Dogg, ultimately go back to Iceberg Slim.
www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/Iceberg_Slim   (630 words)

  
 Slim Dusty Bio
Slim is the most prolific and biggest selling recording artist in Australia with more than 5 million of his recordings sold on the domestic market.
Slim has managed to hold on to those early visions of writing and singing about the bush because during his lengthy career, he has kept in touch with his audience.
At the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January, Slim was awarded the Australian Bush Laureate Awards Golden Gumleaf Heritage Award for his contribution to upholding the heritage of bush balladry and poetry over the years and saw the launch of personalised postage stamps with his image on a special issue.
www.slimdusty.com.au /bio.html   (1996 words)

  
 Slim Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Slim will be back on the road touring from June 2002, and has a planned tour to China in April.
Slim Dusty's new album, was recorded with daughter Anne Kirkpatrick and released on March 18th, 2002.
West of Winton is a classic Slim Dusty bush ballad album and was meant to be released in 1999 but then it was realised, after a count back, that this then would have been Slim's 99th album.
www.countrymusic.com.au /cmstore/slim.htm   (2168 words)

  
 Iceberg Slim, aka Robert Beck, author of Pimp: The Story of My Life, part of the Biography Project
Slim moved to California in the 1960's to pursue the a normal life, and changed his name to Robert Beck, using the last name of the man his mother was married to at the time.
Iceberg Slim may seem like an unlikely success, however his gritty depictions of the life in the mean streets of Chicago in the 40's and 50's have a virtually universal appeal.
Essay written by "Tosh" on Iceberg Slim and posted in the Miskatonic.org RARA-AVIS archives, which are devoted to the discussion of hard-boiled and noir fiction.
www.popsubculture.com /pop/bio_project/iceberg_slim.html   (1664 words)

  
 SLIM: Single Linux Image Management
The key concept of SLIM is to maintain a central server known as the SLIM Server.
SLIM follows the well-known client/server paradigm and combines distributed computing concept to form a powerful Linux platform.
SLIM on LAN is very mature and stable since we have been using it for very long time.
slim.cs.hku.hk   (3280 words)

  
 RenderMan - Artist Tools - Slim
Slim also functions as a shader generator, allowing RenderMan shaders to be generated interactively, without programming.
With Slim it is possible to generate a wide range of the highest quality procedural shaders.
Slim has changed all that, because artists who are proficient with the tools, can finally create their own RenderMan shaders, without writing a line of code.
renderman.pixar.com /products/tools/slim.html   (474 words)

  
 Slim Thug Already Platinum News pics lyrics wallpapers
Slim Thug's major-label debut solo album will be released by Geffen Records through Slim's Boss Hogg Outlawz label and Star Trak, the label founded by mega-star producers, The Neptunes.
Slim Thug is a towering MC who made a name for himself standing above a crowded fray of southern rappers.
Slim Thug had spent his youth running the streets of the north side of Houston, and never thought he'd get down as a rapper.
www.slim-thug.com   (1255 words)

  
 The BluesHarp Page:Legends:Slim Harpo
Slim's music was certainly more laid-back than Reed's, if such a notion was possible.
By this time he had acquired the alias of Harmonica Slim, which he used until his first record was released.
Moore's wife took the slang word for harmonica, added an 'o' to the end of it, and a new stage name was the result, one that would stay with Slim Harpo the rest of his career.
www.bluesharp.ca /legends/sharpo.html   (674 words)

  
 MacVooty Radio featuring Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart and Friends
Slim Gaillard is a tall, thin Negro with big sad eyes who's always saying 'Right-orooni' and 'How 'bout a little bourbon-arooni.' In Frisco great eager crowds of young semi-intellectuals sat at his feet and listened to him on the piano, guitar and bongo drums.
Slim Gaillard goes and stands against a post, looking sadly over everybody's head as people come to talk to him.
Slim said, 'There you go-orooni.' Now Dean approached him, he approached his God; he thought Slim was God; he shuffled and bowed in front of him and asked him to join us.
www.pocreations.com /slim.html   (364 words)

  
 Guitar Slim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
It was after witnessing a Guitar Slim performance, that would seal the fate of a young Buddy Guy to decide to make the Blues his living.
Guitar Slim was born Eddie Jones in Greenwood, Mississippi on December 10, 1926.
Guitarist Earl King claims that Slim said the song came to him in a dream, where a devil and angel fought each other with their own sets of lyrics.
www.cascadeblues.org /History/GuitarSlim.htm   (1489 words)

  
 Slim Harpo-A Biographical Note by Glenn Weiser
James Moore, later known as Slim Harpo, was the most famous Louisiana harp player in the "swamp blues" tradition.
By the 1940’s he was appearing under the name Harmonica Slim, and in1948 he married and began performing full time.
Miller got him to change his stage name to Slim Harpo and to sing in a somewhat nasal fashion rather than his previous, more natural, style.
www.celticguitarmusic.com /harmslimharpo.htm   (339 words)

  
 albert ~ by Slim :: Blog
This year Slim has decided to send me off on a British Seaside excursion to sample the delights of northern seaside towns.
As you may, or may not, know Slim is an artist and designer and spends much of his time in front of a computer using designing software.
Slim asked on their forum for a critique of the cartoons he does of me. Some members replied with some favourable messages.
www.althought.com /blog   (1864 words)

  
 Slim Binaries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Since slim binaries are target-machine independent, the same application suite can be used for all of the available Oberon distributions.
The values presented under the slim binary heading denote the total time required for reading the contents of a slim binary file and generating the appropriate executable code for the target architecture.
In our current distribution, almost all of the user-interface related object files are represented as slim binaries, and a lot of code needs to be generated on-the-fly before anything appears on the user's screen.
www.ics.uci.edu /~franz/SlimBinaries.html   (805 words)

  
 Slim Whitman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
I must say that I found Slim Whitman to be a little difficult to work with at first.
I didn't know it was possible for a man to hit some of those notes, but he did and he did it very well.
Slim in case I didn't tell you thanks for the dinner.
www.geocities.com /Nashville/9947/slim.htm   (153 words)

  
 QSM Products - SLIM-Estimate Software Estimation Tool
Enter your project constraints and SLIM provides multiple "can-do" alternatives to solve the problem.
When reports and graphs don't show the entire picture, SLIM's Smart Notes feature allows you to store relevant textual descriptions for use and reuse in an easy-to-find and intuitively linked manner.
SLIM applications are designed to work in your office environment.
www.qsm.com /slim_estimate.html   (579 words)

  
 Memphis Slim Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Memphis Slim (Peter Chatman) was a huge, shrewd, imposing blues singer and pianist.
Years of hoboing, grinding one-nighters through nearly every part of the country, and the weeks in raucous juke joints had weathered and strengthened Memphis Slim to the point at which he became uncommonly resourceful in the continuing free-for-all that determines oneÕs survival chances in music.
Memphis Slim, U.S.A. is another classic blues title recorded in 1961 and produced by Nat Hentoff for Candid Records.
www.artistsonly.com /memphis.htm   (147 words)

  
 Watermelon Slim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Slim and his band The Workers are "Always On Tour" for 2005 & 2006, in support of the upcoming release, titled "Watermelon Slim & The Workers".
Slim and his band The Workers are currently finishing tracks for the cd with producer Chris Wick.
Watermelon Slim is currently recording his next CD with the Workers at Southern Sound Studios in Norman, Oklahoma.
www.watermelonslim.com   (743 words)

  
 Fucus Slim Patch - Your proficient, convenient slimming way!
The Fucus Slim Patch is based on the same technology that has proved to help millions of people overcome nicotine addiction and control heart problems.
In a similar way, the active ingredients in the Fucus Slim Patch are in direct contact with the skin with the aim of assisting weight lose.
The active ingredient is Fucus Vesiculosus, commonly known as Bladderwrack, a brown seaweed (Sea Kelp) obtained in Europe mainly from the Atlantic coasts of Norway, Scotland, Ireland and Brittany.
www.slimpatch.com.hk   (376 words)

  
 Cellulite Treatment Cream by BioSlims
The Slim Lines shorts then utilize your body's thermal heat to break down, and metabolize resistant areas where cellulite and fat cells reside.
When used with the Slim Lines Botanical cellulite lotion the combination creates a powerful system for stimulating toxic, and sluggish cells that, when left alone, have a habit of forming these fat deposits.
The Slim Lines cellulite reduction system uses thermal heat to accelerate the metabolism so you naturally burn more calories walking, jogging or doing other aerobic exercises.
www.slimlines.net   (222 words)

  
 RCSS home page
SLIM was a major EC supported project involving 8 national research centres based in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany.
SLIM investigated the process of innovation in multimedia : the convergence of information, communication and broadcasting technologies,highlighting the role of social learning, the widely dispersed interactions between producers, intermediate and final users and policy-makers which are critical to the future evolution and success of multimedia.
The key policy challenge posed by the SLIM study surrounds the need for a 'double shift' in the focus of technology policy from Research and Technological Development of ICTs, towards:
www.rcss.ed.ac.uk /research/slim.html   (796 words)

  
 Slim Devices : Squeezebox : Free your music!
Slim Devices : Squeezebox : Free your music!
Slim Devices has joined forces with Pandora to help you discover music you will love from the comfort of your living room...even when your computer is off.
Tell Pandora your favorite song and it'll launch a streaming station that will explore that corner of the music universe.
www.slimdevices.com   (163 words)

  
 The Kingfisher First Animal Encyclopedia
This slim encyclopedia is aimed at satisfying the very young reader's first attempt at animal research.
The 155 entries are arranged in alphabetical order, from aardvark to zebra, and are illustrated with just fewer than 1,000 color pictures, including some photographs.
A glossary and index add value to the volume as a reference tool.
www.writeronlinebooks.com /book/animalencyclopedia.htm   (209 words)

  
 EUROPA - Internal Market - Simpler legislation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Commission launched a multi-annual project in 1996 to streamline key Internal Market Legislation.The programme examined 17 different legislative sectors during five phases of activity between 1996-2002.
For further information on how SLIM works, see Commission Communication on Simpler Legislation for the Internal Market (SLIM) (COM(1996)204).
This also provides details on the work of SLIM teams during phase 1.
europa.eu.int /comm/internal_market/simplification/index_en.htm   (333 words)

  
 Alka Slim by Dr. Tom Morter
Research has shown that contrary to what we have been taught growing up, eating a balanced diet from the four basic food groups may be contributing to the sky-rocketing number of Americans who are either overweight or obese.
Alka Slim is very effective in losing weight for diabetics who have gained weight through the use of insulin.
It is recommended that diabetics mix Alka Slim with vegetable juice or water in order to keep their blood sugar levels down.
www.alka-slim-supply.com   (857 words)

  
 ::TOOSLIM.ORG - Too Slim and the Taildraggers' Official Website::
Too Slim and the Taildraggers bring their fresh, modern, Dirty-Rock sound to audiences nationwide.
Critically acclaimed and loved by fans for the virtuosic slide guitar work of front-man Tim “Too Slim” Langford, the Taildraggers have been a mainstay in the Blues club and festival circuit for years.
Too Slim and the Taildraggers have finished tracking their new recording titled "The Fortune Teller".
www.tooslim.org   (325 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/slimsdowntownraleigh
Come to slims March 3rd for the Myn De Zyn art gallery by Mike Spence and for two great bands.
In the time that I've been drinking at Slims, I never ended up in a ball on the bathroom floor.
Slim's may very well save Raleigh after all, thanks for having some of the best shows at yer bar...
www.myspace.com /slimsdowntownraleigh   (660 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/slim
Well, probably the first thing to say is that Slim is always a little different.
I play solo acoustic shows as Slim, and when the full band comes together, we call it the same thing.
I put the band together and recorded our debut album after five or six years of playing strange house parties and stupid coffeehouses, but there are a few other things that probably have more to do with Slim than the late-90s open mic scene in san francisco.
www.myspace.com /slim   (868 words)

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