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In the News (Fri 27 Nov 09)

  
  "Valour" Advanced Gunship
The "Valour" Advanced Gunship is currently the greatest threat to non-Military craft in space.
One reason why the "Valour" is so successful is because of its eight Heat Sink Wings which reduce the crafts total heat emissions by 95%.
The "Valour" Advanced Gunship has everything from Rapid Fire Laser Cannons (six) to Rail Guns (four) to ER Lasers (two) to Anti-Fighter Missiles (eight), to (everybody's favourite), Tactical Nuclear Missiles (six).
www3.sympatico.ca /mladenpejic/Valour.htm   (393 words)

  
 Murukan, Tamil God of Justice
A king's valour is praised not because it is important in itself as a platonic ideal but because it subdues the enemy and brings protection and prosperity to the people.
Aka:53, 297), and the spear was obviously the symbol of valour.
This is the essence of the Tamil concept of valour or use of force according to norms of justice.
murugan.org /research/marudhamuthu.htm   (1970 words)

  
 Valour and the Horror, The
An account of the controversy surrounding The Valour and the Horror with statements by the directors, the CBC Ombudsman and an examination of the series by various historians can be found in Bercuson and Wise's The Valour and the Horror Revisited.
The major complaint against The Valour and the Horror by historians are its lack of context, poor research, and bias which led to misinterpretation and inaccuracy.
The Valour and the Horror can be seen as a particularly acrimonious chapter in the continuing battle between a publicly funded institution and the taxpayers who support it.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/V/htmlV/valourandth/valourandth.htm   (858 words)

  
 Valour - RagnaGuide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Although Valour started off as a merger of multiple guilds, we picked the best of the best from those we respect and love.
Valour has members from all around the world, and members can be spotted online anytime in the day.
When not leveling, Valour members can be seen chatting or decorating RO with imaginatively named chatrooms at the WAVE hang out spot in the southeastern part of Prontera.
www.ragnaguide.com /wiki/Valour   (287 words)

  
 Valour Christian Fellowship -- Church History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1994, Valour was instructed to expand its outreach in the form of crusades.
The Valour House program is based upon Christian principles and provides transitional living to assist those recovering from drug and alcohol addictions while they persue their sobriety and regain the skills needed to adjust to mainstream society.
In 1998 Valour Christian Fellowship is currently operating in it's new facilities in north-east area of Columbus.
www.wideopenwest.com /~GlenRJ/ValourCF/VCFHist.htm   (409 words)

  
 Uncommon Valour
This is a temporary site that is actually a sub-site of my old gaming site and will be changed in the future but it will do for now.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with it, Uncommon Valour is actually the name of the series, although it was also used as the title of the Omnibus edition that brought the first two novels to the public.
Uncommon Valour is no longer in print, however I do have a small number of copies available.
www.geocities.com /blademaster01757/UV_start.html   (275 words)

  
 Small Town Veteran: Valour-IT
Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries or amputations at major military medical centers.
Operating laptops by speaking into a microphone, our wounded heroes are able to send and receive messages from friends and loved ones, surf the 'Net, and communicate with buddies still in the field without having to press a key or move a mouse.
Goal: The goal of the Project Valour-IT fundraiser is to raise enough money for 30 new laptops with voice activated software for our wounded soldiers with hand and/or arm injuries.
smalltownveteran.typepad.com /posts/valourit/index.html   (1945 words)

  
 Soldiers' Angel - Holly Aho - Post details: Project Valour-IT Weekend Trackbacks
A group named Valour-IT is collecting donations to buy voice activated laptops for soldiers who have lost the use of their hands.
Project Valour IT (the charity through Soldier's Angels that is raising money to buy voice-activated laptops for the wounded troops) is having a Battle of the Armed Services to see what branch will raise th...
Project Valour-IT began when Captain Charles “Chuck” Ziegenfuss was wounded by an IED while serving as comman...
www.sablogs.com /index.php?title=project_valour_it_weekend_trackbacks&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1   (1302 words)

  
 MediaShift . Digging Deeper::Valour-IT, Milblogs Give Hundreds of Laptops to Wounded Soldiers | PBS
She says they are close to getting a large donation that could make that happen, and might make a deal with a computer hardware company that would donate refurbished computers or lower the cost below the $600 they usually pay per laptop.
Valour-IT is another result of average folks banding together online to make a difference, getting beyond petty politics and government bureacracy to get something done and do it right.
This is not an FbL admiration society, and this article was about Valour-IT, not about me! You all know that the talents of a huge group of people made this possible--this is a true story of people from all over the world working together to make wonderful things happen.
www.pbs.org /mediashift/2006/12/digging_deepervalourit_milblog.html   (2650 words)

  
 Valour Plaza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
These are images taken on November 12, 2005 to show the new Valour Plaza from various perspectives.
Valour Plaza in the shape of a Victoria Cross, looking beyond the plaza to the intersection of Sargent Ave.
On Saturday, November 5, 2005, a new plaza was dedicated at Sargent Avenue and Valour Road to commemorate Clarke, Hall and Shankland.
www.wsd1.org /central/valour_plaza.htm   (117 words)

  
 Valour-IT: Voice-Activated Laptops for OUR Injured Troops
By placing Valour-IT and its mission in front of their guests, they will be embracing the reality of war, sacrifice, and our responsibilities to those who have served.
They will be honoring and including the very people who have played a sacrificial role in their ability to have a peaceful and joyous celebration of their love and their future.
Email the big-time, national talkshow hosts that you think might be interested in Valour-IT, especially if you have a membership in their "insider clubs." The more emails they get, the more likely they'll take it seriously or one will be noticed.
valour-it.blogspot.com   (2770 words)

  
 In Focus: Project Valour-IT - SpouseBUZZ
Valour-IT means "Voice Activated Laptops for Our Injured Troops." The project provides laptops and voice-activated software to wounded service-members who are unable to use "conventional" computers and keyboards.
Project Valour-IT was created in honor of my husband's father, SFC (retired) William Van Ziegenfuss.
Valour-IT helps recipients realize they can continue to do many of the things they did before; they just have to find different ways of doing them.
www.spousebuzz.com /blog/2006/10/in_focus_projec.html   (890 words)

  
 Valour-IT: Voice-Activated Laptops for OUR Injured Troops: News Round-up
A Valour-IT supporter met their General Manager at an airshow a few weeks ago, and we are now in contact with them.
Valour-IT Moves to Fort Lewis: With the funds raised this past week, we are expanding the Valour-IT program to Madigan Regional Medical Center at Ft. Lewis, WA (home of the Strykers and LTC Kurilla).
A Corporate Sponsor for Valour-IT?: A well-known computer manufacturing company is working out the details on possibly supplying us with as many refurbished laptops as we can use.
valour-it.blogspot.com /2005/11/news-round-up.html   (514 words)

  
 Valour-IT: Voice-Activated Laptops for OUR Injured Troops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is a level of maturity and lack of self-reference that is inspiring, a genuine celebration of life.
Valour-IT auction has something new and very special: Two copies of Blood Brothers: Among the Soldiers of Ward 57, a book with a very special connection.
Remember, Valour-IT is non-partisan and can practically sell itself when you tell people what it does.
www.valour-it.blogspot.com   (2770 words)

  
 Something... and Half of Something: Project Valour IT: The Few, The Loud, The Marines!
Project Valour-IT began when Captain Charles "Chuck" Ziegenfuss was wounded by an IED while serving as commander of a tank company in Iraq in June 2005.
Project Valour IT offers a way for us to tell them we have not forgotten their sacrifices, and that is truly priceless.
Nothing on these pages is to be considered in the public domain and the content herein may not be disseminated without the express permission of the author.
www.lindasog.com /archives/2006/10/project_valour_it_the_few_the.html   (957 words)

  
 Books By Rajaji - Kural - Valour (Page3)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Once the brave soldier's eyes glare in anger at the foe, they do not wink again when the javelin is buried at him, for such winking would amount to fleeing from the battle.
One should eagerly seek a death that is followed by a different kind of tears, tears of grateful admiration from the eyes of the king whom one served.
As against the reiterated emphasis on equanimity and compassion that pervades the whole of Kural these couplets glorifying military Valour are remarkable.
www.hindubooks.org /books_by_rajaji/kural/valour/page3.htm   (182 words)

  
 Bill's Bites: Valour-IT
Thank you Scott Johnson for the news that Project Valour-IT met and exceeded its $180,000 target for the recent fundraising drive.
Project Valour-IT is in the home stretch of raising money to provide voice-activated laptops for troops who have lost limbs defending us from the forces of Islamic terrorism overseas.
I don't have the skills to explain Valour-IT any better than that picture and the quote from Capt Z explain it.
www.smalltownveteran.net /bills_bites/valourit/index.html   (723 words)

  
 Project Valour IT: The Few, The Loud, The Marines!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is my first time getting involved with Valour-IT, and I hope I can assist by bringing a little bit of attention to this worthy cause.
Navy Team, there is good and bad news in the Valour-IT statistics at the end of the weekend.
The VALOUR-IT project, in which I participated last year, is starting up its annual drive in preparation for Veteran's Day.
tailrank.com /752137/Project-Valour-IT-The-Few-The-Loud-The-Marines   (1159 words)

  
 The Valour and the Horror: An Honourable Memorial?
"The Valour and the Horror" is a worthwhile series of movies to watch, even in schools, but if "The Valour and the Horror" is to be shown, the beginning part about "there is no fiction" should be removed.
It should be made clear for any class viewing these films that this is the truth as the McKenna brothers show it, and not necessarily the gospel.
If a class of students is going to watch "The Valour and the Horror" they should also have to read "The Valour and the Horror Revisited" as companion literature.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/canadian_television/17961/2   (349 words)

  
 Military announces first recipients of 'new' valour honours
Michaëlle Jean announced the national honours, which are awarded to recognize acts of valour, self-sacrifice or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy, on Friday.
The Star of Military Valour and the Medal of Military Valour were created in 1993, but this is the first time the decorations have been awarded.
The Star of Military Valour is going to Sgt. Patrick Tower, who is based in Edmonton and is originally from Victoria.
www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2006/10/27/military-valour.html   (1571 words)

  
 Valour - Home
Imirik and I have decided to move Valour to Andred.
We hope this will allow Valour to become an even greater guild than it already is. We ask that everyone create new characters tomorrow on the Andred server.
Here, you may find information about Valour as well as links to the Roster and our Message Boards.
www.geocities.com /valour_guild   (397 words)

  
 Welcome To Valour Arabians - Racing Arabians
Established in 1981 by Howell and Margo Wallace, Valour Arabians has evolved into one of the premier horse farms on the East Coast.
With a breeding program developed from internationally sought after racing lines, the foundation stock of Valour Arabians exemplifies our dedication to top-quality Arabians.
We are dedicated to producing the finest horses in the world and invite you to join us in our pursuit.
www.valourarabians.com /welcome.htm   (88 words)

  
 RGJ For Valour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Victoria Cross was instituted by Royal Warrant of 29 January 1856, made retrospective to the autumn of 1854 to cover the Crimean War.
Prior to this conflict the Sovereign had no means for rewarding junior officers and other ranks in the army and navy for 'signal acts of valour or devotion in the presence of the enemy'.
There have been various changes to the conditions for award of the VC since 1856, including assent by King Edward VII to posthumous awards, the earliest back-dated to 1857 (Ensign Everard Lisle Phillipps VC, 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles).
www.army.mod.uk /royalgreenjackets/museum/valour.html   (758 words)

  
 Valour Road
Sixty-nine Canadian soldiers earned the Victoria Cross in World War I, and by some strange coincidence, three of them lived on the same street -- Pine Street in Winnipeg, which was later renamed Valour Road in their honour.
The citation of his Victoria Cross commends his personal courage, gallantry and skill, and emphasizes the example he set for the men under his command.
The individual heroism of men like Clarke, Hall and Shankland is set against the background of the misery and horror of war.
www.histori.ca /minutes/minute.do?id=10192   (708 words)

  
 Soldiers' Angel - Holly Aho - Post details: The Valour-IT Fundraising Competition Is Coming!
Project Valour IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, provides voice-controlled software and laptop computers to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand and arm injuries or amputations at major military medical centers....
A lot of the bloggers involved with Project Valour-IT (myself included), took a step back from fundraising for that project in the wake of the hurricanes.
Project Valour-IT is providing laptops and voice-controlled software to the wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Mar...
www.sablogs.com /index.php?title=the_valour_it_fundraising_competition_is&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1   (1642 words)

  
 Valour Farms Equestrian Center in Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast Of BC
Valour Farms Equestrian Center in Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast Of BC
Equestrian Center and Tack Store - Gibsons BC Valour Farms Equestrian Center is a family owned and operated equine business located in Gibsons, B.C. Canada.
Just 10min from the ferry, we are located just up the road from the main strip of Gibsons.
www.valourfarms.com   (82 words)

  
 The Valour and the Horror. by J.L. Granatstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The accuracy of The Valour and the Horror may be doubtful, the point of view slanted, but the way to deal with that is in the arena of public debate.
The real question is why the producers gave this book to two writers without historical skills and why HarperCollins, a hitherto reputable publisher, saw fit to print it without the usual checking and copy editing.
Their unthinking valour has led to the real horror in this continuing furore.
www.utpjournals.com /product/chr/742/horror12.html   (779 words)

  
 Project Valour IT - A Soldiers' Angels Program
A fellow blogger (blog author) who writes under the pseudonym FbL contacted Captain Ziegenfuss and the two realized they shared a vision of creating libraries of laptops with voice-controlled software that could be brought to the bedsides of wounded soldiers whose injuries prevented them from operating a standard computer.
In sharing their thoughts, CPT Ziegenfuss and FbL found that memories of their respective fathers were a motivating factor in their work with the project.
Both continue their association with this project in memory of the great men in their lives whose fine examples taught them lasting lessons of courage and generosity.
soldiersangels.org /valour/history.html   (320 words)

  
 Valour Inc. - Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Research conducted by Dr. Theresa Welbourne, Cornell University Professor and Valour's CEO and founder, shows that two criteria drive employee and firm performance.
Valour is defined as "strength of mind and spirit that allows one to face uncertainty with firmness."
  VALOUR, Inc. combines the ingredients for success by providing the Organizational Strength Program.
www.valour.com /research.htm   (104 words)

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