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  Empedocles [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
His public as well may have made no great distinction between 'scientific' and sacred medicine as is suggested by the account of Empedocles curing a plague by restoring a fresh water-supply, after which he was venerated as a god.
If painters use a mixture of a small number of pigments to produce copies of the works of nature, then the same process is productive of those works of nature.
There are others too numbered among the daimôns, those who 'at the end...
www.iep.utm.edu /e/empedocl.htm   (5561 words)

  
 Leonardo Da Vinci: Last Supper, picture, painting, Mona Lisa, drawing, invention, art, notebook, flying machine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 1472, Leonardo was entered in the painter's guild in Florence and four years later was still mentioned as Verrocchio's assistant.
He was also one of the first painters to strive, in his portraits, to bring out the personality of his subjects, emphasizing unique physical qualities in each.
First and foremost, Leonardo was a painter of major talents who brought the static line of quattrocento or early Renaissance painting into a new world with his work on perspective and sfumato and with his ability to allow personality to come through in his portraits.
leonardo-davinci.info   (4925 words)

  
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Much of the decrease resulted from a 35 percent drop in the number of workers killed in aircraft crashes and a 19 percent drop in the number of workers killed in firearm-related homicides.
One-seventh of the job-related homicide victims were police officers and security guards killed in the line of duty; one-eighth were victims of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City (including some police officers).
One-tenth of the workplace homicide victims were killed by a current or former work associate, almost double the number from the previous year.
www.bls.gov /iif/oshwc/cfar0015.txt   (6708 words)

  
 keyframe.org | On the Remake. Part One
His analysis now tries to show that all of those distinctions are lowering in rank the film and he comes to the accusation of the remake as a plagiarism.
The impression to be the victim of a deceit might be at the origin of the strong indignation the film has caused.
The photographer taking one portrait after the other, the painter making one landscape after the other maybe are remaking one particular motive, but they are not remaking one singular image.
www.keyframe.org /txt/remake1   (4381 words)

  
 Chronology of Vermeer's Life
The night before, the well-known Delft painter Leonard Bramaer and a Captain Melling state that Maria Thins has refused to give her consent in writing but, states that "she would suffer the (marriage) banns be published and would tolerate it."
Some of the putting-on of paint in his later pictures seems uncharacteristically coarse, and drink was as close as the nearest tavern, or indeed as the nearest apothecary's, to quell any sense of failure as a head of family or as an imperfect painter and thereby injure control of the brush.
The last word is striking: decadence might suggest an act of volition by the victim, such as an intensive bout of drinking that could have brought on alcohol poisoning and liver failure.
essentialvermeer.20m.com /chronology.htm   (1597 words)

  
 Give Your Voice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
As of June 2003, we have identified 1,505 of the 2,792 victims from the WTC disaster.
Some victims (perhaps, 30 total) will be selected to make "impact statements" detailing the devastating physical, emotional and economic toll this crime has taken on their lives.
Victims who received the letter of January 31 also received a VNS ID and PIN number (it was part of an enclosure with the letter).
www.giveyourvoice.com   (9339 words)

  
 ArtsEditor: January 2000: The Ebb of AIDS ?
But, many painters, sculptors, and dancers once brought the disease to the forefront of art, thereby managing to wrestle much of the power away from AIDS.
By creating art about a deadly disease, indeed about one's mortality, there is much opportunity to reach a wide audience, to open the hearts and minds of those who would otherwise be ignorant of the devastating effects of the disease.
For her, the idea of AIDS art as 'victim art' is "infuriating." She continued with her point about varying perceptions of AIDS in America, saying that many people may have "problems" with sexually charged art.
www.artseditor.com /html/january00/jan00_aids.shtml   (1619 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Venice
These islands are partly natural, partly artificial, constructed by means of piles driven into the bottom of the shallow sea, as all the houses of the city are built upon a network of rows of piles.
The islands are separated by a number of canals, three of which are larger than others; the Grand Canal, which traverses the city in the shape of a letter S, the Giudecca, and the S. Marco, which is the widest of all.
The city is connected with the mainland by a railroad which crosses the lagoon on a bridge 2 miles 2555 feet in length.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15333a.htm   (6645 words)

  
 Gore
There are a number of traits a film must exhibit in order to be classified as a horror movie.
The most important traits are: the intention to scare the audience, is the building and eventual release of suspense, a dark, oppressive, or dreamlike quality, and the inclusion of a supernatural or highly unusual element.
There is also obvious building of suspense, It is in some sense a whodunit, for the first part of the film, there is a murderer on the looses and we as the audience don’t know why or how.
www.wdog.com /sarah/gore.htm   (2323 words)

  
 DO History
These new techniques allowed the painters to apply a softer complexion and a more natural texture to the subject giving her a very natural expression.
A fair number of posters have no advertising and was bought by people as inexpensive decoration in their homes.
Unfortunately many of the original vintage posters fell victim to the insanity during this period and were banned, confiscated and usually destroyed.
www.decoorient.com /History.htm   (2536 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana
Vehicle owners in Haryana are falling victim to a new kind of harassment resulting from new regulations governing number plates.
While the rules require that all private vehicles sold from September 28 onwards will bear number plates with fl letters on white background, the police in many districts is duly forcing motorists to use similar plates despite a clear proviso that vehicles already registered will be given two years time for change.
Though painters have vanished from checkposts, the threat of challaning continues to haunt motorists on national highways.
www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010923/haryana.htm   (3901 words)

  
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Energy is drained from the victim and received by an 'energy scoop' on the firer's bike.
Snaking between the buildings and structiones, and deep towards the city streets, the circuit gives one of the most challenging race experiences and is amongst the greatest entertainment for XG race fans.
Music by: Kamaya Painters Strategy: There are 2 weapon refills, so you can use your weapons more often.
www.cheatcc.com /psx2/sg/extreme_g3.txt   (5486 words)

  
 But is it Journalism? by Peter Howe- The Digital Journalist
His name was Victor Pasmore, one of the best-known British abstract painters of his day, whose aesthetic was diametrically opposed to the likes of David Hockney.
The reason that I turned to photography, although trained as a painter, was that I found its potential as a means of mass communication powerful and appealing.
I am also firmly convinced that it is going to be the way that documentary photography will regain an importance that it had in the pre-television days, and indeed may exceed in relevance to the audience what at the moment we consider to be the golden age of photojournalism.
digitaljournalist.org /issue0504/howe.html   (1419 words)

  
 Seagrave Fire Truck   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He was therefore compelled, in spite of his inferior numbers, to prepare for a pitched battle.
A number of visitors came to the door that day, some of them prompted by friendliness and some by sheer curiosity, for Mrs.
The number and variety of devouring pests connected with each vegetable are alarming.
index.bigloadz.com /seagrave_fire_truck.html   (2115 words)

  
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A number of important matters which were to be discussed could not be put on the table because the opposition parties had brought proceedings to a standstill.
Owaisi, who has now been, for some time, trying to woo the cricketer into politics, is reported to have said that Azhar is a victim of conspiracy to malign a member of the minority community.
Political parties should also be asked to publish a valuation of their assets, the number of people on the party’s pay roll, the annual expenditure and source of income of the party.
www.telegraphindia.com /1001224/editoria.htm   (3256 words)

  
 Profile of Henry Garnet
In March of 1597, a bold young priest, Christopher Robinson was hung at Carlisle in a particularly gruesome execution during which the rope broke twice and little humanity was shown in the torment of this hapless victim.
The Council even tried to find painters in London to make "a like portrait to that which they had seen in the empty ear of corn...but they all answered it was not possible for them to do it.
The sight of Garnet's lifelike head staring down from London Bridge attracted such a continuous throng of spectators that, after six weeks, the government had to order the face to be turned upwards away from the inspection of the curious.
www.gunpowder-plot.org /people/h_garnet.htm   (8435 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling: Books: Ross King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Along with his violent outbursts and warmongering, Pope Julius II took upon himself to restore the Sistine Chapel and pretty much intimidated Michelangelo into painting the ceiling even though the artist considered himself primarily a sculptor and was particularly unfamiliar with the temperamental art of fresco.
Though originally trained, in his early teens, as a painter, he had devoted himself almost entirely to sculpting in the nearly 20 year period which had elapsed between his training and receiving the summons from Pope Julius II to begin work on the Sistine Chapel.
He is said to have been shocked at how small his figures looked, and when he started work on the second half of the ceiling he decreased the number of figures portrayed but increased their size by an average of four feet.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0142003697?v=glance   (2960 words)

  
 Religions of Vietnam
Basically, the animist seeks to influence his gods and spirits by elaborate ceremonies, flattery, cajolery and sometimes by angry words and actions in almost exactly the same manner that men are influenced.
The Animist does not view himself as a helpless or passive victim of the invisible spirit world, but as one who by the use of the proper formulas can achieve his own goals.
Their number is estimated at 500,000 or more.
www.history.navy.mil /library/online/religions.htm   (10135 words)

  
 Honduras This Week Cultural 
Trained by renowned Honduran painters over the last decade and the recipient of numerous awards for her work since childhood, Keyla's richly symbolic and finely detailed work has earned her recognition amongst Honduran artists nationally and internationally.
This year the work of 15 painters was shown; next year sculptors and ceramists will have an opportunity to exhibit their works and receive prizes.
However, the plans fell victim to bureaucratic delays and political considerations, with the result that the funds were eventually re‑directed to other purposes.
www.marrder.com /htw/oct2000/cultural.htm   (5290 words)

  
 victim - OneLook Dictionary Search
Victim : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
Phrases that include victim: fashion victim, make a victim of, number painter's victim, number painters victim, the number painter's victim, more...
Words similar to victim: dupe, victimhood, goat, prey, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=victim   (230 words)

  
 The Daily Star: Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Since the mega terrorist events of September 11, 2001, President George Bush and his advisors and allies have repeatedly told the nation that the U.S. is involved in a conflict unlike any other in its history.
The War on Terrorism does not have opposing battalions, large numbers of troops and sophisticated technology and the enemy can be anywhere.
My sketch of the birds was appreciated by Shafiuddin ages back and Ferdousi Priobhashini has taken one of them and tells me that visitors to her sitting room long to own that sketch.
www.thedailystar.net /200304/18/n3041809.htm   (7252 words)

  
 National Center for Homeopathy
But the fact that a growing number of people spend their own money on non-traditional approaches suggests that their needs have not been met.
He willingly accepted art works in payment for his medical services and often invited young art ists to set up their easels in his house or make etchings free on his printing press.
Doctors say the number of cancer patients they are treating there has increased steadily over the past 10 years.
www.homeopathic.org /news1299.htm   (12054 words)

  
 HUP Popular Music/Punk/In the Fascist Bathroom/Excerpts
Someone who disrupts the daily drag of life just enough to leave the victim thinking there's maybe more to it all than the mere humdrum quality of existence." This is a real vocation.
When, to end the number, she holds a note for a good eleven seconds, you can't tell if she's showing off or possessed by the song.
And that is finally to say--as, driving around town, I twist the dial in search of another Lauper media shock--that the likely reason she can wake people up is that she can herself be wakened.
www.hup.harvard.edu /features/popmusic/excerpts/fascistbathe3.html   (1226 words)

  
 The Cardinal Collective: May 2004 Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
That fact, together with the large number of voters necessary for a survey to have reasonably small margins of error in each state is probably why no one else has been doing this sort of thing so far.
If, as Bob suggests in a comment, a Kantian ethic is compatible with the death penalty in some cases, it remains to be argued why it is incompatible with the death penalty for hackers.
After all, hackers use not just one victim as merely a means to an end, but often thousands, or even millions of people.
cardinalcollective.com /blog/archives/2004/05   (11242 words)

  
 Pulp Mystery Adventure
Constiner should be compared to Mondrian, the great abstract painter who also devoted his life to his art.
It is a genuine mystery story, with an opening murder, detective work, and a number of mystery subplots.
The tale also continues Davis' color coding: a female murder victim is wearing green pajamas, whereas a man is wearing a blue suit.
members.aol.com /MG4273/pulpadv.htm   (13331 words)

  
 [No title]
It says: }{\i\f0\fs24\lang1033 The characteristics person and number of the expressed part of the subject, whose CONTENT's nominal object has value npro, are underspecified and coindexed with the characteristics person and number of the unexpressed part of the subject, whose CONTENT's nominal object we claim to be of type ppro.
But the same problem in Bulgarian concerns the number agreement as it is demonstrated in the above examples.
Thus the problem of doubling features as number and gender could be avoide d and the distinction between syntax-semantics could be explicitly kept.
www.bultreebank.org /papers/SubjVerbAgr.rtf   (3596 words)

  
 Haber's Art Reviews: Gallery Reviews from Around New York
The numbered doors and confined quarters almost suggest both as a prison.
Painters and welders love the touch and smell of their work, too, and digital art requires perhaps the ultimate kind of patience—debugging.
You have exactly one more day to catch perhaps the very first drip painter, an inspiration for Jackson Pollock, an underrated woman artist, a painter celebrated equally by an American pragmatist like John Dewey and a Kantian like Clement Greenberg, and a paradigm of outsider art to boot.
www.haberarts.com /myintro.htm   (17766 words)

  
 The Rape of my 14 year old daughter
Her affect is much brighter these days, and she seems to be taking the role of "survivor" rather than "victim".
I am proud of her for all she has done, and fear that when the bills are resubmitted this January in the Senate and Assembly, that all the "feelings" and "fears" will resurface.
The painters tools, some auto parts, and other tools were taken.
journals.aol.com /victoria60/TheRapeofmy14yearolddaughter   (4718 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Computing was no longer the sole province of nerds and engineers but also the new locus of creative people—poets, painters, novelists, critics.
It was probably the first time I remember hearing the word outside the context of freaks and carnivals, and I was momentarily startled.
All of these changes have been learning experiences form me but, alas, I’ve come to realize I am not a bona fide geek and, therefore, victim to the anxiety borne of new operating systems, new hardware, new software, new wiring, and even new furniture.
www.myplainview.com /unger/reviews/Geeks.htm   (873 words)

  
 Clairity's Place   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This visit we were treated to a special exhibit on Fra Angelico, the Dominican painter who was born near Florence in 1386 or 1387 and died in Rome in 1455.
Unlike some other painters from his time, who abandoned vocations for their art, Fra Angelico had a reputation for holiness and prayer.
The whole way that the world acts on my nerve endings is bound up with stuff that the guys with leather patches on their elbows would consider pop or trivial or ephemeral.
clairity.org:8080 /blojsom/blog/place/movement?...   (6949 words)

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