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  sweep - OneLook Dictionary Search
SWEEP : Terminology and Descriptions of Geneaological Words [home, info]
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www.onelook.com /?loc=pub&w=sweep   (422 words)

  
  Puppetindia.com
Traditional puppets of northeast of India are mostly unknown to the rest of the country.
The characteristics of these puppet theatres are: Bayen (Sutradhar), who is the producer, director and coordinator of the show; two puppets Kalua and Bhelua, who sweep the stage; and a modern looking figure, called Changra, who passes social comments.
The main characteristics are: the puppets manipulated from a greater height with long strings; and masks of demons and animals used along with puppets.
www.puppetindia.com /news11.htm   (1000 words)

  
  Sweep (puppet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sweep - a grey, glove puppet dog with long fl ears - joined the Sooty show in 1957.
Unusually for a glove puppet, we know that Sweep wore wellingtons as several of the more slapstick routines involved his getting upended, leaving his wellies flailing helplessly in the air.
This may have something to do with the fact that while Sooty is in essence "mute" in regards to the audience Sweep is most audible and his noises are considered appealing to younger audiences.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweep_(puppet)   (196 words)

  
 Sweep - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was used in place of a rudder.
For the horse-drawn farming equipment, see hay sweep.
In sports, a team that wins an elimination series in the minimum possible number of games is said to have "swept" its opponent (as in winning four straight games in a best-of-seven playoff in baseball, basketball, or ice hockey).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweep   (200 words)

  
 Jihad Unspun - A Clear View On The US War On "Terrorism"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Puppet “Iraqi Interior Ministry Shock Troops” mounted a campaign of arrests of Sunni civilians in the areas of al-Mada’in and Salman Bak southeast of Baghdad on Saturday.
The sweep in the al-Harithah, al-Qurnah, Karmat ‘Ali, and possibly other districts followed an earlier wave of arrests of puppet-regime security service intelligence officers and puppet police in a sweep of the al-Ma‘qal area in northern al-Basrah.
The incident also followed the crisis that arose between the British and their own Iraqi puppet forces that accompanied an incident in September in which Iraqi puppet security forces arrested British intelligence operatives found to be carrying explosives apparently with the aim of some sort of sabotage.
jihadunspun.com /index-side_internal.php?article=104741&list=/home.php   (2274 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Sweep (puppet)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Sooty is a British puppet character popular in the United Kingdom, Australia and other countries.
Some of the many varieties of Sausages A sausage consists of ground meat and other animal parts, herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal), and preserved in some way.
A pair of Wellington boots The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, or a gumboot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sweep-%28puppet%29   (319 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Sooty and Sweep - A428438
The Sweep character was introduced in 1957, and Harry's brother Leslie was the puppetier.
Sweep was age 4, a year younger than Sooty and the dim type who always got the wrong end of the stick.
The puppets were sold in the theatres during the Sooty Shows and for every 10 Sooty puppets sold, 5 Sweeps and 3 Soos were sold.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A428438?skin=alabaster   (1736 words)

  
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Sweep began secret talks with the local Police Dogs after concerns over rumors of major changes to the dog section.
Sweep finished the interview by saying that he was considering writing a little newsletter telling all the boys and girls about his little Puppets adventures in the Police, but that really would be silly wouldn’t it!
Sweep has joined the computer revolution and is proud to announce that he will soon be on the internet.
members.tripod.com /sweeps_friend/Sweeps.Adventures.pg2.htm   (404 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Auction will finally split puppet pair
Sooty and Sweep have spent nearly 30 years in a box together, but are now to be wrenched apart.
The puppets are unique because they were used during Harry Corbett's last performance, a 1975 BBC Christmas special.
Sweep joined in 1957, and Soo, the female panda, in 1964, but the BBC insisted that Sooty and Soo should never touch on screen.
www.guardian.co.uk /arts/news/story/0,11711,1063820,00.html   (255 words)

  
 Iraq Resistance Report For Day Of October 29, 2005
A source in the Iraqi puppet army told Mafkarat al-Islam that the withdrawal might be temporary; a method to test he how capable the puppet police and puppet army are of maintaining control over the city.
The Mafkarat al-Islam correspondent reported a member of the Iraqi puppet "Rapid Deployment Force" as saying that the Iraqi Resistance used remote control to detonate an explosives-laden car that had been parked by the side of the road as an Iraqi puppet "National Guard" patrol was driving past.
The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the Iraqi puppet police as saying that the bomb, that had been planted by the side of the road severely damaged one Iraqi puppet army troop transport, killing one Iraqi puppet army soldier and wounding a second.
www.rense.com /general68/ssu.htm   (2699 words)

  
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The correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported an officer in the as-Siniyah puppet police who asked not to be identified as saying that 23 puppet policemen were all inside the station when the Resistance men attacked.
Regiment of the Iraqi puppet army, a detachment known for its sectarian brutality in eastern Baghdad.
Husayn Jasim, a member of the puppet Assembly, told the correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam that British troops had attacked and humiliated a puppet policeman several days ago and that the British regularly insult the dignity of Iraqi citizens.
www.albasrah.net /pages/mod.php?mod=art&lapage=../en_articles_2006/1006/iraqiresistancereport_261006.htm   (2262 words)

  
 Wow! Puppets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
puppets are simply the finest 22" (sized with clothing) puppets available today for under $300.
Handcrafted to exacting standards, these TV quality puppets are designed with the discriminating puppeteer in mind.
Puppets, these amazing new "life size" puppets are within reach of the puppeteer on a strict budget!
www.wowpuppets.com   (98 words)

  
 Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Thursday, 26 October 2006
Regiment of the Iraqi puppet army, a detachment known for its sectarian brutality in eastern Baghdad.
Husayn Jasim, a member of the puppet Assembly, told the correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam that British troops had attacked and humiliated a puppet policeman several days ago and that the British regularly insult the dignity of Iraqi citizens.
The puppet Assembly’s action comes amidst increasing differences between the Iraqi puppet regime and the Anglo-American occupation troops in the country.
www.freearabvoice.org /Iraq/Report/report684.htm   (2276 words)

  
 Croaker's TinyMUSH Manual, Chapter 4
You can have puppets move about, as well, as long as you remember that you have to reference them by object number after they have left the room you are it.
What the puppet hears will be relayed to the owner, with a lead in to the line of text to differentiate it from the things the player might be hearing normally (or for that matter, might be hearing from another puppet.) The effects of puppets is rather surreal at times.
There is little excitement in having a puppet (or even a machine) go through a puzzle picking up all of the keys and solving the puzzle, or allow a player to cheat by being in two places at once (effectively) and ruining the solution.
www.metamage.com /mush/croaker/chapter4.html   (1077 words)

  
 Animal Hand Puppets | R - Z   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This small Sea Serpent puppet is no hallucination, and features movable eyes, mouth and tongue, shiny scaly green fabric and a long, weighted tail, ideal for swinging.
White stripes beautifully highlight the elegant sweep of long fl fur on the hazardous hindquarters of this skunk puppet.
Animate the front legs and mouth of this Tiger puppet when you feel like growling and prowling any "jungles" that might be near you.
www.outonawhimproductions.com /Kid_Fun/Puppets/Animals/r_z.htm   (1951 words)

  
 Beinng John Malkovich Interview - The Huber Marionettes
For some shots I had to work the puppet from what would normally be the audience side of the stage set and often I had to reach between and around lighting instruments.
The effect was achieved by wiring the puppets firmly into their places and positioning the heads to take advantage of the rotating camera shot laid out in the story board.
The puppet needed to go quickly from one very static pose into another and this was just not happening.
www.hubermarionettes.com /BJM/BJMInterview.html   (1440 words)

  
 The MUCK Manual: Tutorials: Making Puppets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A puppet (or `zombie') is a player-like object of type thing, set up so that it can move and act independently, relaying everything it sees and hears to the controlling character.
In practice, two other steps are required to create a working puppet: locking and setting the puppet so that it can be forced, and creating an action to control it.
Since the puppet will often be in a different location than your character, it's a good idea to give it a registered name as well.
www.rdwarf.com /users/mink/muckman/puptut.html   (278 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Sweep Hand Puppet: Toys & Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Sweep is surely more than a puppet: he is actually one of the greatest social commentators of our time.
Squeaking eloquently to audiences everywhere alongside his curiously mute friend Sooty, who can deny the comic genius and timing of the old custard pie in the face, one of Sweep's trademark gags.
Where cloning technology began with Dolly the sheep, we have progressed far enough that scientists at the University of Sootyology have been able to take Sweep's DNA (Dog Nucleic Acids) and produce a large amount of clones, so that you too can have your very own Sweep.
www.amazon.co.uk /Golden-Bear-Sweep-Hand-Puppet/dp/B00008KFYO   (400 words)

  
 DEAN'S SPECIAL EDITIONS PAGE
Each is dressed as they appear on the television and to give an extra touch of quality, they were made in alpaca They are all fully joined and have the Dean’s label on their right foot and the design tape in the back seam.
Sweep, also made of alpaca is No. 51 of 2000 but has no certificate.
The Sooty glove puppet is No. 52 of 2000 but without a certificate.
www.deansbears.com /auction/lots201-250.htm   (1821 words)

  
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Harry an engineer by trade bought the puppet, he named Teddy, to amuse his children, David aged three and Peter, four months.
They were a success, however Harry, was asked to make his teddy bear puppet look different from other bears.
Harry first tried making his puppet all fl but as that didn't look right he flened just his ears and nose and Sooty was born.
members.tripod.com /sweeps_friend/page3.htm   (680 words)

  
 Sooty
He was a handpuppet bear operated by Harry Corbett (nephew of Harry Ramsden of the famous fish and chip chain) who found him in a novelty shop on the end of Blackpool Pier for 7s 6d.
Whilst participating in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989/90 we were accompanied by a small number of very lightweight mascots (in racing more weight is less speed) brought with them by members of the crew.
Leader of the pack was a well travelled Sooty glove puppet whose personal log of accrued sea miles now outstrips many accomplished mariners.
www.whirligig-tv.co.uk /tv/children/sooty/sooty.htm   (1658 words)

  
 ChintzyBling: Sooty and Company!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
One of my favouritest television shows when I was little was 'The Sooty Show'/'Sooty and Co.' and I also had a Sweep puppet toy.
Sweep was my favourite, and I preferred him to Sooty.
Sweep was more cool, cuter, and a bit of a dude.
www.20six.co.uk /weblogEntry/12v4hhyddq891   (581 words)

  
 PhotoModeler: Film, Animation, and 3D Modeling Examples
A puppet was used as an example object to demonstrate this application.
Photos were then taken to capture the puppet at the six different epochs (an instance in time when images are captured and when the object is temporarily stationary).
The puppet changed shape between each epoch and the 8 static points remain common and stationary across all epochs.
www.photomodeler.com /applications/film_animation/examples.htm   (1078 words)

  
 News no. 16506 from www.uruknet.info :: informazione dall'Iraq occupato :: news from occupied Iraq - it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A spokesman for the Iraqi puppet army in al-Anbar Province announced on Thursday afternoon that the number of people arrested by the occupation authorities in the area in the last 72 hours was more than 1,000 residents who have ranged in age from 18 to 50.
This is regarded as the largest sweep of its kind in western Iraq since the Second Battle of al-Fallujah which concluded towards the end of January 2005.
The Baghdad correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam reported a source in the puppet police who asked not to be identified as saying that an explosives-laden car that was parked by the side of Palestine Street half a kilometer from the US-installed "Petroleum Ministry" blew up as the Iraqi puppet police column was passing.
www.uruknet.info /?s1=1&p=16506&s2=07   (2940 words)

  
 A Welsh View: Sooty and Sweep To Split
The puppets are unique because they were used during Harry Corbett's last performance, a 1975 BBC Christmas special.
Sooty was born in 1948, when Corbett bought a glove puppet for 7s 6d on Blackpool pier, to spice up his conjuring act.
Sweep joined in 1957, and Soo, the female panda, in 1964, but the BBC insisted that Sooty and Soo should never touch on screen.
xo.typepad.com /blog/2003/10/sooty_and_sweep.html   (456 words)

  
 Toys : Sweep Hand Puppet
Sweep is surely more than a puppet: he is actually one of the greatest social commentators of our time.
Squeaking eloquently to audiences everywhere alongside his curiously mute friend Sooty, who can deny the comic genius and timing of the old custard pie in the face, one of Sweep's trademark gags.
Where cloning technology began with Dolly the sheep, we have progressed far enough that scientists at the University of Sootyology have been able to take Sweep's DNA (Dog Nucleic Acids) and...
www.dvdexpress.co.nz /amazon/cgi-bin/apf4/amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00008KFYO   (82 words)

  
 Puppet Productions - Your Complete Source for People Puppets, Animal Puppets, Character Puppets, Human Puppets, Puppet ...
The efforts of one man, Bill Hawes, to use puppets and creative ministry as outreach tools gave birth to...
Puppet Productions makes only high quality people puppets, animal puppets, character puppets and R/C puppet costumes, as well as puppet stages, puppet skits, scripts, puppet musicals and programs.
After over 35 years of doing business, we are as anxious (and much more able) to help meet your puppetry and creative ministry needs as we were during our humble beginnings.
www.puppetproductions.com   (207 words)

  
 Jedi's Paradise - Childrens TV - Sooty
In July 1948 during a wet and miserable family holiday in Blackpool, an engineer and amateur magician from Bradford, Harry Corbett, bought a teddy bear glove puppet on the North Pier to amuse his children.
On Saturday 3 May 1952, Harry and his glove puppet made their first television appearance on 'Talent Night'.
They were a great success, but Harry was told to make his teddy bear puppet look different from other toy bears.
www.jedisparadise.co.uk /childrenstv/Sooty/Sooty.htm   (365 words)

  
 Puppet Zoo - Puppets
With her sweet, comical face and fuzzy white fleece this is one puppet "ewe" will surely love.
White stripes beautifully highlight the elegant sweep of long fl fur on the hazardous hindquarters of this skunk puppet.
Realistic fabric and size could cause this Yorkshire Terrier puppet to be mistaken for the real thing when you animate his wee muzzle.
www.puppetzoo.net /puppetsg4.php   (1119 words)

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