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November 30, 2007

Edmund Dell

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Edmund Emanuel Dell PC (August 15 1921 – October 28 1999) was a British politician and businessman.

Dell was born in London, the son of a Jewish manufacturer. In World War II, he served in the Rifle Corps and the Royal Artillery, leaving as a first lieutenant. He studied at Queen’s College, Oxford where he was a Communist Party comrade of Denis Healey, graduating with first class honours in modern history in 1947.

Dell soon began work for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Manchester as an overseas sales manager, specializing in Latin American trade and eventually rose to Vice President of the Plastics Division. Dell soon began to find himself in the difficult position of balancing a career in business with Labour politics. In 1953 Dell was elected to Manchester City Council and served for seven years. He stood unsuccessfully for Parliament in 1955 in Middleton and Prestwich. Dell was dissauded from standing for Parliament in 1959 by ICI on the grounds that it would make promotion to the highest ranks of the company difficult. However, Dell eventually gave in to the temptation of Parliament and was elected to Parliament as the Labour Member of Parliament for Birkenhead in 1964. He served as parliamentary private secretary to Jack Diamond, then parliamentary secretary for technology under Tony Benn in 1966 and under secretary in economic affairs under Peter Shore in 1967. In 1968 he was promoted to minister of state for trade. Switched to employment in 1969, he was made a privy councillor in 1970.

Dell was one of the 69 Labour MPs to rebel against the Labour government to vote for Britain’s entry into the European Community in 1971. He subsequently refused to take a frontbench role while in opposition and served as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. When Wilson returned to Downing Street, Dell became Paymaster General, then Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade in James Callaghan’s government 1976-78. He was tipped to become Chancellor of the Exchequer but resigned his seat, increasingly disillusioned by Labour’s drift to the Left as he moved sharply to the Right. He had always been much more oriented towards free market capitalism than his comrades in the Labour Party and grew increasingly uncomfortable in a party that was growing increasingly dominated by advocates of a planned economy and corporatism.

Dell later joined the Social Democratic Party and, after the SDP’s merger with the Liberal Party in 1988 was a member of the Liberal Democrats. Dell served as a trustee of both the SDP and the Liberal Democrats and served as one of SDP’s three representatives during emergency negotiations with the Liberals in January 1988 when it appeared the two parties’ merger might fall through after the failed launch by David Steel and Bob Maclennan of the joint manifesto, “Voices and Choices”.

After Parliament he had a career in business as chairman of Guinness Peat, founding chairman of Channel 4 and as a director of Shell Trading. In 1991-2 he was president of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In 1996, he wrote The Chancellors: A History Of Chancellors Of The Exchequer 1945-90. His book, “A Strange Eventful History, Democratic Socialism in Britain” was published posthumously in 2000. It was a summation of his critique of the Labour Party’s long history being attached to what he saw as “much Keynesianism and too much of the detritus of socialism.” Although he had voted for Labour in 1992 and 1997, he still thought that New Labour ultimately “will not fully have entered the modern world until it learns to love capitalism with all its warts.”

Dell was married to Susan Gottschalk for 36 years.

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Dell Magazines

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This article discusses the magazine company. For other uses, see Dell (disambiguation).

Dell Magazines was a company founded by George T. Delacorte Jr. in 1921 as part of his Dell Publishing Co. Dell is today known for its many puzzle magazines, as well as fiction magazines such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Asimov’s Science Fiction, and Analog Science Fiction and Fact. It is now a division of Crosstown Publications, with headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut, under the same ownership as Penny Publication, LLC, which publishes Penny Press puzzle magazines.

The first puzzle magazine Dell published was Dell Crossword Puzzles, in 1931, and since then it has printed magazines containing word searches, math and logic puzzles, and other diversions.

Some puzzles that first appeared in Dell magazines, such as Number Place and Cross Sums, gained new popularity when they were used by Nikoli in Japan as sudoku and kakuro and then spread back into the Western world.


External links

  • Dell website

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City of Richmond v. United States

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City of Richmond v. United States, 422 U.S. 358 (1975) was a case that limited Richmond, Virginia’s right to annex land from surrounding counties.

  • Full text of case at Findlaw

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O’Dell

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O’Dell is the surname of several interesting people:

  • Cricket O’Dell, fictional character from Archie Comics
  • Dick O’Dell, UK record label owner
  • Hunter Pitts O’Dell, American civil rights activist
  • Kelly O’Dell, an adult film star
  • Nancy O’Dell, the co-host of Access Hollywood
  • Rick O’Dell, American racing driver
  • Scott O’Dell, children’s author.
  • Tom O’Dell, the host of Cutlery Corner
  • Walden “Wally” O’Dell, former CEO of Diebold
  • Jack O’Dell, Matchbox Toys
  • Dennis O’Dell, the only person to win 1st place twice in the “[International Haircutting Competition]” at the IBS 1974 and 1978


See also

  • Dell (disambiguation)

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The Farmer in the Dell

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The Farmer in the Dell is a children’s song, or nursery rhyme. It tells the story of a farmer in a dell who takes a wife, who takes a child, who takes a nurse, etc, until finally a rat takes a cheese, and the cheese “stands alone”.


Lyrics

The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife
The wife takes a child
The wife takes a child
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The wife takes a child
The child takes a nurse
The child takes a nurse
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The child takes a nurse
The nurse takes a cow
The nurse takes a cow
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The nurse takes a cow
The cow takes a dog
The cow takes a dog
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cow takes a dog
The dog takes a cat
The dog takes a cat
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The dog takes a cat
The cat takes a rat
The cat takes a rat
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cat takes a rat
The rat takes the cheese
The rat takes the cheese
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The rat takes the cheese
The cheese stands alone
The cheese stands alone
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The cheese stands alone


Variations

Like most children’s songs, there are geographic variations, and in the United Kingdom this is known as The Farmer’s In His Den. The ‘Hi-Ho, the derry-o’ is variously replaced with ‘Ee-i, tiddly-i’ in London, ‘Ee-i, the addio’ (for instance in Northern England), and ‘Ee-i, ee-i’ (for instance in the West Country). In the UK, the rat is replaced with a dog and in the final verse, all other players pat the dog or alternatively its bone.


Circle game

Ten children (or more) join hands and dance around the FARMER, who stands in the center of the circle as they sing. At the end of the first verse,the FARMER chooses his WIFE, who joins him inside the circle. At the end of the next verse, the WIFE takes a CHILD, and so on, until the last verse when everyone is in the circle except the CHEESE, who stands alone. Whoever ends up being the CHEESE becomes the FARMER for the next round.


Trivia

  • On the HBO original television series The Wire, the Robin Hood-like thief Omar Little, who routinely robs Baltimore drug dealers at gunpoint, fearlessly whistles The Farmer in the Dell as he approaches, often punctuated with “The cheese stands alone.”
  • The book I Am the Cheese takes its name from the song.
  • In the book “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt, the character Bunny sings The Famer in the Dale to taunt the other characters who have accidentally killed a farmer.
  • The Cheese Stands Alone is the name of a card in the Unglued set of Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It also appears as a goal in the Fluxx card game–to win when it is in play, one must have the ‘Cheese’ card as the only keeper in possession.
  • There is a French language version called “Le fermier dans son pré”. In the end “le fromage est battu” (”the cheese is beaten”)
  • There is a Swedish language version called “En bonde i vår by” (A farmer in our village).

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California State Route 283

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State Route 283, also known as SR-283, is a the shortest state highway in California, extending only 0.36 miles (0.576 km). Unsigned along its entire length, SR-283 runs from U.S. Route 101 south of Rio Dell to the north end of the Eel River Bridge in Rio Dell. The route was defined in 1970 as a transfer from a realigned Route 101.

State Route 283 largely serves as a trunk route into Rio Dell while relegating the maintenance of the Eel River Bridge to Caltrans. The bridge itself was built in 1941, when U.S. Route 101 ran through what was then known as Eagle Prairie. In 1977, the bridge was renamed the Albert Stanwood Murphy Memorial Bridge, in honor of the Pacific Lumber president who assisted the Save-the-Redwoods League. In 1990, the bridge was given a second name, the Eagle Prairie Bridge, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the bridge’s construction and the 25th anniversary of Rio Dell’s incorporation.


State law

Legal definition of State Route 283: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 583


References

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External links

  • Caltrans: Route 283 highway conditions
  • California Highways: Route 283
  • The Big Highways Page: California Route 283

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Dell Dimension

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Dell Dimension is a line of home desktop computers manufactured by Dell, Inc. As of June 2007, Dell no longer makes the Dimension line other than for business and in non American markets. The high-end Dimension 9200 (XPS 410 in the Amercian market) is still manufactured. The E520/1 and their “C” models no longer exist and are now part of the Inspiron line, previously only a laptop line, under the names Inspiron 530/1 (S) with a new case design.


Current Dell Dimension models

  • Dimension 9200 - Only in the Dell business sections, and the Canadian version of the XPS 410. The 9200, like the consumer-oriented XPS 410, has a taller case than the old E and C models. Like the majority of the company’s current models, the 9200 is offered with Intel CPUs, including the Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, and Core 2 Quad. Has a 375 watt power supply, like the XPS 410.
  • Dimension 9200C- Only in the Dell business sections, bearing a strong appearance to the consumer-driven XPS 210. Also offers Intel chipsets and CPUs, has a 275 watt power supply.


Linux reboot issue

Dell Dimension E520 cannot do a proper reboot with the normal Linux code and thus must rely on its BIOS for reboot. In order to deal with it, Linux uses a BIOS based method for reboot. Prior to reboot, Linux switches to real mode and writes to CMOS register 0×0f which is the BIOS reset entry point. The BIOS POST routine will then recognize that as telling it to do a proper reboot.


References

  • Dell small business desktop computers, accessed in the US on May 12, 2007. http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dimen?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&sort=price
  • Dell home-oriented computers, also accesed in the US on May 12, 2007. http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dimen?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs


External links

  • Dell Computer Buying Guides Dell’s official computers buying guides site.
  • Dell Support for more information about specifications.

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Hellfire trigger

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A Hellfire trigger is a device that allows an operator of a semi-automatic firearm equipped with it to fire at very high rates, close to those of fully automatic firearms. The operating principle is simple – when the trigger is pressed, the Hellfire device disengages the trigger return spring, which is strong enough to move the operator’s trigger finger. As a result, by applying constant pressure on the trigger, the operator can press the trigger (and as a result, fire his gun) much faster than normal.

It is a simple but unsafe and inefficient device. Many users complain about the awkward firing position they had to use to shoot a Hellfire trigger-equipped firearm. It is also believed that most semi-automatic firearms are not designed to handle the stress of rapid fire, which may result in a malfunction and injury.

This device will not create a “machine gun” out of a firearm. A machine gun can fire more than one round with a single pull of the trigger. With the device installed it is still only a one pull, one shot, firearm. It only allows an individual to do it faster than they can manually.

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Fatorda Stadium

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Fatorda Stadium or Fatorda Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Margao, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dempo Sports Club, Salgaocar Sports Club and Sporting Clube de Goa. The stadium can hold 35,000 people. It was built in record time of 6 months. It is the heart of goan football. It is located about 28 km from the airport and is just 500 mts. from the city bus stand.

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Dell Dimension

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Dell Dimension is a line of home desktop computers manufactured by Dell, Inc. As of June 2007, Dell no longer makes the Dimension line other than for business and in non American markets. The high-end Dimension 9200 (XPS 410 in the Amercian market) is still manufactured. The E520/1 and their “C” models no longer exist and are now part of the Inspiron line, previously only a laptop line, under the names Inspiron 530/1 (S) with a new case design.


Current Dell Dimension models

  • Dimension 9200 - Only in the Dell business sections, and the Canadian version of the XPS 410. The 9200, like the consumer-oriented XPS 410, has a taller case than the old E and C models. Like the majority of the company’s current models, the 9200 is offered with Intel CPUs, including the Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, and Core 2 Quad. Has a 375 watt power supply, like the XPS 410.
  • Dimension 9200C- Only in the Dell business sections, bearing a strong appearance to the consumer-driven XPS 210. Also offers Intel chipsets and CPUs, has a 275 watt power supply.


Linux reboot issue

Dell Dimension E520 cannot do a proper reboot with the normal Linux code and thus must rely on its BIOS for reboot. In order to deal with it, Linux uses a BIOS based method for reboot. Prior to reboot, Linux switches to real mode and writes to CMOS register 0×0f which is the BIOS reset entry point. The BIOS POST routine will then recognize that as telling it to do a proper reboot.


References

  • Dell small business desktop computers, accessed in the US on May 12, 2007. http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dimen?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&sort=price
  • Dell home-oriented computers, also accesed in the US on May 12, 2007. http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/dimen?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs


External links

  • Dell Computer Buying Guides Dell’s official computers buying guides site.
  • Dell Support for more information about specifications.

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Gabriel Dell

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Gabriel Dell (born Gabriel Marcel Dell Vecchio) (October 4, 1919 – July 3, 1988) was an American actor; one of the more unusual members of what came to be known as the East Side Kids/Dead End Kids/Bowery Boys.

Born in Brooklyn, Dell was, perhaps, the most successful of all of the gang away from their films. Dell almost made his stage debut a few years before Dead End when he and his sister were slated for roles in The Good Earth with Alla Nazimova and Claude Raines.

By the time he was cast in Dead End he had changed his last name to Dell, and after achieving fame with the other youthful thugs, Dell moved back and forth between Warner Bros., Universal and Monogram during the guys’ heyday, appearing as a member of the Dead End Kids, East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys before leaving the series in 1950.

He won a role in Tickets Please on Broadway, and also toured with former gang buddy Huntz Hall in a nightclub partnership that eventually caused them both to become divorced. Dell spent the next three years at the Actor’s Studio, married and had a son in 1956.

In the late fifties Dell joined the now-legendary stock company of The Steve Allen Show, along with Don Knotts, Louis Nye, Tom Poston, Bill Dana, Pat Harrington, Dayton Allen and Skitch Henderson. During this period Gabe developed a Bela Lugosi imitation that has since become the “official” Lugosi imitation (see any of the recordings done during this period.).

Over the next few years Dell appeared in several critically acclaimed productions on and off Broadway, and supplied all of the voices for an LP recording of “When Famous Monsters Speak”. In 1964 Dell won the role that brought him to critical and public fame again: the title character in Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.

Dell had several other hits, a second son, a third wife, and roles on several prominent TV series in the fifties and sixties. In the latter part of his life, Dell also appeared as the propietor of The Corner Bar (1972) on ABC, a major supporting role in “Earthquake”, ” a 1976 pilot, Rusko, and A Year at the Top, in which he played opposite Mickey Rooney as the Devil’s son.

Dell died in North Hollywood of leukemia in 1988 at age 69.


External links

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  • Photo from Earthquake

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Dell (landform)

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This article is about the landform. For the computer company, see Dell.

In physical geography, a dell is a small wooded valley. Like “dale”, the word “dell” is derived from the Old English language dæl.


See also

  • Cirque
  • Combe (or coombe — a West Country word meaning a steep-sided valley)
  • Coulee
  • Dells of the Wisconsin River
  • Glen, glaciated valley, U-shaped
  • Gully, Gorge
  • Vale, Valley

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Dell On Call

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Dell On Call is a limited and fee based service that covers certain computer issues as an extension to Dell’s normal limited hardware warranties (Said warranties only cover pre-installed physical hardware, drivers and the Operating system, the most expensive components of the computer). Dell on Call started on November 15, 2005 by Dell as a replacement to Dell HelpDesk plans sold up until that date. Dell on Call is only for American Home and Small Business customers, as large businesses tend to spend hundred of thousands of dollars on in-house staff dedicated to taking care of the covered issues. Dell On Call representatives are trained to do their best to please customers by not only resolving issues that customers have, but also giving lessons about what went wrong, how to find a solution to the issue and how to prevent it from happening again. Dell on Call has several different levels of contracts and pricing schemes that suit people’s needs differently.


Plans supported by Dell On Call

  • Single PoN (Point of Need) Contract: Entitles the Customer to a single incident.
  • Yearly PoS (Point of Sale) Contract: Entitles the Customer to 5 incidents over the course of 1 year.
  • 1 Year Upgrade: Adds 3 incidents for those who purchased the PoN contract or simply purchases 4 incidents outright.
  • 30 Day Trial: Unlimited incident support for 30 days. Sold with new PCs only.
  • 1, 2 and 3 year HelpDesk plans: These were sold to businesses prior to Dell on Call’s establishment. Theoretically the 3 year contract may be supported until November 15, 2008, however, it is no longer possible to buy one of these plans.
  • It is now possible to purchase a 13-month combination upon point of sale. 30 days unlimited + a year of 5 incidents.

Dell On Call representatives are based within the United States, as well as Pasay City in the Philippines, Edmonton, Alberta, Ottawa, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and Mumbai,India. These locations are Dell operated facilities in the Americas and are not Outsource partners with the exception of the Dell On Call teams based in Sault Ste. Marie, and Mumbai.

The Dell On Call service is a supplement to the core helpdesk.


In-scope for Dell On Call

Due to a major scope of support change, Windows XP and all pre-installed applications are now in the scope of support for the Core tech support line

The scope of support for DOC still includes:

  • Spyware and virus removal:

    • Getting rid of annoying pop ups
    • Improving the performance of the computer
    • Activating parental control features
    • Arranging Internet security to block pop ups
  • Instructions and use of various Dell products Dell DJ
  • Installation and setup of third party products such as digital cameras, mp3 players, printers, mice and keyboards
  • Support for most Windows XP issues
  • Windows XP and Windows Vista only
  • Troubleshooting and setup for home networking
  • Basic use of Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Basics of accessing the Internet and Email
  • Basics of media player software such as Windows Media Player and Roxio Easy CD Creator


Out-of-scope for Dell On Call

  • Hardware issues
  • Enterprise networking
  • Sales and business issues
  • Computers not from Dell
  • OS’s older than XP - Not supported


Sources

  • Expanded Dell On Call services team trained to help consumers… PRdomain.com
  • Dell offers new consumer support Statesman.com
  • Dell Introduces New Fee-Based Tech SupportTwice.com
  • Expanded Dell On Call Services Team Trained to Help Consumers Get Most Out of Technology Experience Yahoo.com
  • Dell on Call Contract Resource PDF
  • Dell on Call Supported Product Overview


External links

  • Dell On Call Product Page
  • Dell on Call Information Page
  • Dell, Inc Website.

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1937 in comics

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See also:
1936 in comics,
other events of 1937,
1938 in comics,
1930s in comics and the
list of years in comics

Publications: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December


Publications


January

  • The Funnies #4 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #17 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (previously New Comics) (1936 series) #12 - National Periodical Publications


February

  • The Funnies #5 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #18 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #13 - National Periodical Publications


March

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #1 - DC Comics
  • The Funnies #6 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #19 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #14 - National Periodical Publications


April

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #1 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #2 - DC Comics
  • The Funnies #7 - Dell Comics


May

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #2 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #3 - DC Comics
  • The Funnies #8 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #20 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #15 - National Periodical Publications


June

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #3 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #4 - DC Comics
  • The Funnies #9 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #21 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #16 - National Periodical Publications


July

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #4 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #5 - DC Comics
  • The Funnies #10 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #22 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #17 - National Periodical Publications


August

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #5 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #6 - DC Comics
  • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #1 - Harry A. Chesler Comics
  • The Funnies #11 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #23 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #18 - National Periodical Publications


September

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #6 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #7 - DC Comics
  • The Funnies #12 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #24 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #19 - National Periodical Publications


October

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #7 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #8 - DC Comics
  • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #1 - Harry A. Chesler Comics
  • The Funnies #13 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #25 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #20 - National Periodical Publications


November

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #8 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #9 - DC Comics
  • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #2 - Harry A. Chesler Comics
  • The Funnies #14 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #26 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics) (1936 series) #21 - National Periodical Publications


December

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #9 - David McKay Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #10 - DC Comics
  • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #3 - Harry A. Chesler Comics
  • The Funnies #15 - Dell Comics
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #27 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics) (1936 series) #22 - National Periodical Publications


Specials

  • New Book Of Comics (1937 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications

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O’Dell

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O’Dell is the surname of several interesting people:

  • Cricket O’Dell, fictional character from Archie Comics
  • Dick O’Dell, UK record label owner
  • Hunter Pitts O’Dell, American civil rights activist
  • Kelly O’Dell, an adult film star
  • Nancy O’Dell, the co-host of Access Hollywood
  • Rick O’Dell, American racing driver
  • Scott O’Dell, children’s author.
  • Tom O’Dell, the host of Cutlery Corner
  • Walden “Wally” O’Dell, former CEO of Diebold
  • Jack O’Dell, Matchbox Toys
  • Dennis O’Dell, the only person to win 1st place twice in the “[International Haircutting Competition]” at the IBS 1974 and 1978


See also

  • Dell (disambiguation)

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Illingworth

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Illingworth may refer to:

People
  • Frederick Illingworth, Australian politician
  • Ray Illingworth, English cricketer
  • Richard Illingworth, English cricketer
  • Simon Illingworth, Australian anti-corruption spokesman
  • William H. Illingworth, American photographer
Fictional characters
  • Lord Illingworth, from A Woman of No Importance, a play by Oscar Wilde
Music
  • Lord Illingworth Anthem by [[MC Plus+]]

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Piccolo Coro dell’Antoniano

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The Piccolo Coro dell’Antoniano (English: Little Choir of Antoniano) is an Italian children’s choir of Bologna created by Mariele Ventre in 1963 in Antoniano Institute to sing together with little kids at the Zecchino d’Oro festival, opened only five years earlier. In 1995, after Ventre’s death the choir was taken by Sabrina Simoni and changed its name to Piccolo Coro “Mariele Ventre” dell’ Antoniano.

In the very beginning there were only a couple of kids in the choir but it changed very fast and the choir became very big (up to about 80 children at some time).

The children sing lots of very different songs: children songs, classical songs, classic of pop songs, movie songs, etc.

Since November 22, 2003, Italian Good Will Ambassadors.


External links

  • Piccolo Coro dell’Antoniano Official Homepage
  • Good Will Ambassadors
  • Unofficial Homepage

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Dell n Series

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The n Series is a Dell product line that does not ship with a pre-installed version of Microsoft Windows. Apparently prohibited from shipping computers without an operating system by an existing licensing agreement with Microsoft, Dell instead ships these systems with either the open-source FreeDOS operating system or the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

A result of OEM licensing with Microsoft, Dell is also prohibited from advertising these computers. Customers must request them specifically or search for them on Dell’s website. The company has come under fire for making the FreeDOS-powered machines no cheaper and more difficult to purchase than identical systems running Windows<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/06/dell_open_pc/</ref>.

Dell also offers various Precision Workstations with Red Hat Enterprise Linux pre-installed.


References

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External links

  • Dell n Series Website
  • Dell and Linux
  • Interview with Michael Dell on Desktop Linux
  • Dell plans to include laptops in the nSeries

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Hang Jebat Stadium

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Hang Jebat Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Malacca, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people. It was built in 2004.

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, often called THPS3 or Tony Hawk 3, is a video game in the Tony Hawk’s series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation. In 2002, it was published for the Nintendo 64, Xbox, PC and Game Boy Advance. It was the first game released for the PlayStation 2 supporting online play, and the last game released on the Nintendo 64 in the United States.

This game saw the introduction of the revert, a trick that enabled vert combos to be tied together with a manual, by tapping a button when landing in a quarterpipe. This allowed for much longer combos than in the previous two games, where landing in a quarterpipe would finish a combo. The game also added hidden combos. These were variations on standard tricks that could be performed as grab, flip, lip, or grind tricks. For example, double-tapping the kickflip button would, naturally, make the character perform a double kickflip. This system would later be refined in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4.

The game was also unusual for having advertising in the form of billboards; while the previous games in the series featured advertising, non-skating brands can be seen for the first time. Such brands include McDonald’s, Nokia and Jeep.


Skaters

The game features the following skaters:


Pro skaters

The line-up from Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 remained, except Bob Burnquist being replaced by Bam Margera because of contractual commitments to another game (he would return in Pro Skater 4).

  • Tony Hawk
  • Steve Caballero
  • Kareem Campbell
  • Rune Glifberg
  • Eric Koston
  • Bucky Lasek
  • Bam Margera
  • Rodney Mullen
  • Chad Muska
  • Andrew Reynolds
  • Geoff Rowley
  • Elissa Steamer
  • Jamie Thomas


Bonus skaters

  • Darth Maul
  • Wolverine
  • Kelly Slater
  • Officer Dick
  • Private Carrera
  • Ollie the Magic Bum
  • Demoness
  • Neversoft eyeball
  • X-Ray (Xbox version only)
  • Doomguy (PC version only)


Neversoft CAS skaters

Inserting the following names on Create-a-Skater mode will unlock these characters:

  • 062287
  • 80s Mark
  • Aaron Skillman
  • Alan Flores
  • Andrew Rausch
  • Andy Nelson
  • Braineaters
  • Brian Jennings
  • Captain Jennings
  • Chad Findley
  • Chris Glenn
  • Chris Rausch
  • Chris Ward
  • Connor Jewett
  • Crashcart
  • Darren Thorne
  • Dave Cowling
  • Darshan Cowles
  • Dave Stohl
  • DDT
  • Eastside
  • Edwin Fong
  • Frogham
  • Gary Jesdanun
  • Gorilla
  • Grass Patch
  • Henry Ji
  • Hi Ben
  • James Rausch
  • Jason Uyeda
  • Jeremy Andersen
  • Joel Jewett
  • Johnny Ow, Kage
  • Kevin Mulhall
  • Lisa Davies
  • Matthew Day
  • Mike Ward
  • Mini Joel
  • Nicole Willick
  • Noel Hines
  • Nolan Nelson
  • Paul Robinson
  • Pete Day
  • Pimpin Frank
  • Rachael Day
  • Ralph D’Amato
  • Rastapopolous
  • Riley Hawk
  • Ryan McMahon
  • Sandy Jewett
  • Scott Pease
  • Skillzilla
  • Spencer Hawk
  • Stacey D
  • Steve Ganem
  • Steven Rausch
  • Trey Smith
  • William Pease


Levels

The game features the following levels:

  • Foundry
  • Canada
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Suburbia
  • Airport
  • Skater Island
  • Los Angeles
  • Tokyo
  • Cruise Ship


Bonus levels

When one beats the game a certain number of times in the GameCube, Playstation 2, PC, and Xbox versions, one can unlock levels from the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater:

  • Warehouse
  • Burnside
  • Roswell

On the Xbox there is also an unlockable stage called Oil Rig which was later used (with retexturing and ambient life) in the 2005 Neversoft release Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland. On the PlayStation and Nintendo 64, the bonus level is a downhill stage in Rio de Janeiro, which would later be in the PS2/Xbox versions of Tony Hawk’s Project 8, another game Shaba had involvement in.

Several objectives revolving around terrorists were cut from the airport level, because the release date was considered too soon after the September 11 attacks. However, a sound file named ‘terror_theme’ can be found on the PC CD-ROM.


Soundtracks


Commercial soundtrack

See the similar but distinct Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 soundtrack. Only five songs featured in the game appear on this CD. The CD also features songs from Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX.


In-game Soundtrack

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  • The Adolescents - “Amoeba”
  • AFI - “The Boy Who Destroyed the World”
  • Alien Ant Farm - “Wish”
  • Bodyjar - “Not the Same”
  • CKY - “96 Quite Bitter Beings”
  • Del tha Funkee Homosapien - “If You Must”
  • Guttermouth - “I’m Destroying the World”
  • House of Pain - “I’m a Swing-It”
  • KRS-One - “Hush”
  • The Mad Capsule Markets - “Pulse”
  • Motörhead - “Ace of Spades”
  • The Nextmen - “Amongst Madness”
  • Ozomatli - “Cut Chemist Suite”
  • Ramones - “Blitzkrieg Bop”
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Fight Like a Brave”
  • Redman - “Let’s Get Dirty”
  • The Reverend Horton Heat - “I Can’t Surf”
  • Rollins Band - “What’s the Matter Man”
  • Xzibit - “Paparazzi”
  • Zebrahead - “Check”

Kareem Campbell and Shaquil Rashad’s “Time For Some Axion” can be heard on Kareem Campbell’s skate video in THPS3 but not while playing the game.

Only thirteen of these tracks were featured in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 for PlayStation (PSX), and only six were featured in the Nintendo 64 version.


Critical Reception

The game was very well received by the gaming press, earning a rare perfect 10 score from GameSpot<ref></ref> . It also was awarded the best sports game award at the 2001 E³. It is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the series (so far).


Awards

  • E³ 2001 Game Critics Awards: Best Sports Game


Extras

A demo for the then new Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder game exists in the Options menu. This is a special treat for Playstation 2 owners only, however. It was the first online PS2 game; it was possible to use a USB ethernet adapter or modem to go to online servers hosted by fans.


Trivia

  • Ollie the Magic Bum has a hidden special trick, which can be found by editing his list of specials. Under the flatland section is a trick named Can ya Spare a Dime? which is a flatland version of Panhandling.
  • In the Cruise Ship level, you can change the voice of the captain (the “real” Captain Jennings), which involves breaking all of the glass in the greenhouse/atrium.
  • The Heartagram and the HIM logo can be seen in Bam Margera’s clothes and in one of his decks. It can also be seen in his 411VM video.


References

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External links

  • Tony Hawk Central
  • NG Clan
  • xT Clan
  • GameFaqs Article on Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3

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Hazel Dell South, Washington

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Hazel Dell South is a census-designated place and an unincorporated town in Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2000 census.


Geography

Hazel Dell South is located at (45.670671, -122.669866).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²), all land.


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,605 people, 2,742 households, and 1,636 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,180.7/km² (3,053.4/mi²). There were 2,974 housing units at an average density of 531.6/km² (1,374.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.16% White, 3.32% African American, 0.83% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 2.18% from other races, and 3.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.03% of the population.

There were 2,742 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,571, and the median income for a family was $42,317. Males had a median income of $36,306 versus $26,288 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,158. About 11.3% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.


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Ben Curtis (actor)

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For other people named Ben Curtis, see Benjamin Curtis.

Benjamin Bowmar Curtis (born November 2, 1980 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), also known as the Dell Dude, is an American actor and former spokesman for Dell Computers. Curtis was prominently featured in the popular “Dell Dude” ads from 2000 to 2003.


Early life and education

Curtis is the second of two children, and has an older sister named Polly Elise Curtis. He attended and graduated from the McCallie School, an all boys school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after completing elementary school at Saint Nicholas School, also in Chattanooga.

At four years old, Curtis met illusionist David Copperfield. Inspired by Copperfield’s performance, Curtis started his own magic business at the age of thirteen. Curtis went on to compete in and win a few national stage contests. Curtis later attended Tannen’s Magic School in New York City. While at the school, Ben created, produced, directed, and starred in his first full-scale illusion show. The show consisted of his skills in music, acting, magic, and mime.

Curtis attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. While at NYU, Ben has attended the Atlantic Theater Company as well as studying the techniques of Grotowski and Brecht at Tisch’s Experimental Theater Wing (both in America and Amsterdam).


The Dell Dude

As part of a commercial advertising campaign, Curtis portrayed the character Steven. This advertising campaign popularized the phrase “Dude, you’re getting a Dell.” The commercials would usually feature chipper Steven informing prospective buyers of all the perks of owning a Dell. When the party was sold on the idea he would close with the catchphrase “Dude, you’re getting a Dell”. The campaign was a huge success and not only helped bring prominence to Dell, but to Curtis as well. [1]


Arrest

On February 9, 2003, Curtis was caught attempting to buy a small bag of marijuana on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Curtis was arrested and charged with criminal possession of marijuana. Word of the arrest of the Dell dude spread quickly through the media.

Since the bag Curtis possessed contained a very small amount of marijuana, the judge in his case was lenient. The case was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, meaning it would be dismissed and Curtis’s record expunged if he stayed out of trouble for the next year. Despite the incident, Dell spokesman Venancio Figueroa maintained that Curtis’ relationship with the company was “still in place.” However, Dell, Inc. fired Curtis as a result of his arrest due to company policy. It ended Curtis’s relationship with them. [2] However, it is believed that Curtis was already in the process of being phased-out in favor of a new pitch for Dell. In early 2003, the Dude ad campaign was dropped in favor of a new set of commercials about three Dell interns.


Life after Dell

Curtis’ career seems to have survived both the Dell campaign and the marijuana arrest incident. In the spring of 2004, Boca Raton, Florida-based AdSouth Partners hired Curtis to lead its marketing campaign for the launch of Gameznflix, an Internet video game and movie rental service. Regarding the marijuana incident, Curtis told an interviewer for the South Florida Business Journal, “I learned a lesson and that was the thing,” said Curtis, then 23, and a senior at New York University. “I’ve been through that experience and I’ve come out of that a better person. I’ve learned what it means to be a role model and I have a second chance.”

In February 2005, Curtis played the role of Christian, in an off-Broadway 16-show production of John Fisher’s comedy Joy. [3] [4][5] The play and his performance both received generally favorable reviews.


External links

  • Dell Dude’ released after marijuana arrest from CNN
  • ‘Hey Dude, It’s Ben Curtis!’ - A visit with one of the stars of Off-Broadway’s JOY from Broadway World
  • Boy’s Life Article
  • Did Curtis’ career as a pitchman for Dell computers end because he was arrested for possession of marijuana? from Snopes

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Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School

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Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School may refer to:

  • Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Ashbourne, England
  • Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Alford, Lincolnshire, England
  • Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School for Boys, Barnet, England
  • Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Blackburn, England
  • Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Faversham, Norfolk, England
  • Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England

Queen Elizabeth Grammar School may refer to:

  • Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, England
  • Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, England


See also

  • Queen Elizabeth’s School (disambiguation)
  • Queen Elizabeth Elementary School (disambiguation)

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Dell City, Texas

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Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 413 at the 2000 census.


Geography

Dell City is located at (31.935324, -105.200298).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

The Dell City area is served by the Dell City Independent School District. The district has about 113 students in grades kindergarten through 12th. The district has just one school.


Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 413 people, 155 households, and 119 families residing in the city. The population density was 96.6/km² (250.1/mi²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 52.9/km² (136.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.50% White, 1.45% African American, 1.94% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 32.69% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 69.25% of the population.

There were 155 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,602, and the median income for a family was $21,667. Males had a median income of $24,135 versus $18,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,580. About 26.4% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 38.6% of those age 65 or over.


Famous ex-Residents

  • Laura Lynch, member of the original Dixie Chicks


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Carat UK

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Carat UK is a leading independent British media agency based in Covent Garden, London. It handles major blue chip clients including Renault, Abbey and Dell. With billings in excess of £600M annually (2005), it is in the top four UK agencies in terms of client spending. It is a wholly owned agency of Aegis Group PLC. It is part of the worlds largest independent media agency network, Carat


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Carat UK website

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Dell Comics

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Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.

Its first title was The Funnies which was the first comic book to feature original material, but since it was published in the tabloid format as opposed to the standard one, it is normally not recognized as such.

The company formed a partnership in 1938 with Western Publishing, in which Dell would finance and distribute publications that Western would produce. While this diverged from the regular practice in the medium of one company handling finance and production and outsourcing distribution, it was a highly successful enterprise with titles selling in the millions.

Dell Comics was best known for its licensed material, most notably the animated characters from Walt Disney Productions, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Walter Lantz Studio along with many movie and television properties such as Tarzan and the Lone Ranger. Writer/artists Walt Kelly and Carl Barks are the most noted talents associated with the company. Other prolific scripters were Gaylord DuBois, Paul S. Newman, Don “Arr” Christensen, John Stanley, Bob Gregory, Robert Schaefer and Eric Freiwald, Lloyd Turner and Carl Fallberg. Artists who worked on comics published by Dell included Fred Harman, Alex Toth, Russ Manning, Jesse Marsh, Paul Murry, Tony Strobl, Harvey Eisenberg, Ken Hultgren, Dick Moores, Jack Bradbury, Roger Armstrong, Jack Manning, Bill Wright, Pete Alvarado, Dan Spiegle, Paul Norris, Frank Bolle, Artie Saaf, and John Buscema. Famed fantasy writer Charles Beaumont contributed a handful of stories for Dell’s funny animal comics early in his career, all done in collaboration with William F. Nolan.

From 1939 to 1962, Dell’s most notable and prolific title was the anthology Four Color. Published several times a month, the title (which primarily consisted of standalone issues featuring various licensed properties) saw more than 1,300 issues published in its 23-year history. It often served as a try-out title (much like DC’s Showcase) and thus the launching pad for many long-running series.

In 1948, Dell refused membership in the nascent Association of Comics Magazine Publishers. The association had been formed to pre-empt government intervention in the face of mounting public criticism of comic books. Dell vice-president Helen Meyer told congress that Dell had opted out of the association because they didn’t want their less controversial offerings to serve as “an umbrella for the crime comic publishers”. [1]

The end of Four Color in 1962 coincided with the end of the partnership with Western, which took most of its licensed properties and its original material and created its own imprint, Gold Key Comics.

Dell Comics continued for another 11 years with licensed television and motion picture adaptations (including Mission: Impossible, Ben Casey, Burke’s Law, Doctor Kildare, Beach Blanket Bingo) and a few generally poorly received original titles. Among the few long lasting series from this time include the teen-comic Thirteen Going on Eighteen (29 issues, written by John Stanley), Ghost Stories (37 issues, #1 only written by John Stanley), Combat (40 issues), Ponytail (20 issues), Kona Monarch of Monster Isle (20 issues), Toka the Jungle King (10 issues), and Naza Stone Age Warrior (9 issues). Dell additionally attempted to do superhero titles, including Nukla, Fab 4, Brain Boy, and a critically-ridiculed trio of titles based on the Universal Pictures monsters Frankenstein, Dracula and Werewolf that recast the characters as superheroes.

Dell Comics finally ceased publication in 1973, with a few of its former titles moving to Gold Key.


External links

  • Dell Comics section at International Catalogue of Superheroes
  • Toonopedia entry for Dell Comics
  • What was the relationship between Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics?
  • Scott Shaw on Tales From The Tomb #1 and Ghost Stories #1
  • obituary for Robert Schaefer
  • obituary for Roger Armstrong

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Linn’s Stamp News

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Linn’s Stamp News is the largest weekly newspaper for stamp collectors, boasting a paid circulation of nearly 45,000 (as of 2003).
It is published by Amos Press, who also publish the Scott stamp catalogs.

The front page of the newspaper features major news in the stamp world, including significant new stamp issues around the world, major auctions of rare items, significant new disoveries, philatelic controversies, and oddball news, such as a high price paid for an obvious fake put up on eBay.

In addition, each issue will have a number of additional news stories inside, typically of limited and/or specialized interest. The bulk of the content, however, is in about a dozen “regular features” and an additional two dozen departments.

While many of the regular features go into more depth on traditional philatelic topics such as airmail or postmarks, several are especially notable:

  • “The Insider”, by Les Winick, reports on and analyzed behind-the-scenes politics, whether it be hobbyist organizations wrangling over how to pay the bills for a money-losing stamp show, or direct-mail industry lobbyists cutting deals in Washington DC.
  • “Kitchen Table Philately”, by a pseudonymous writer “E. Rawolik” (”kiloware” backwards), reports in great detail on the contents of stamp mixtures (aka kiloware) bought from dealers advertising in Linn’s, using counts and pricing to determine whether a particular mixture was a good value, or overpriced.
  • “Collector’s Forum” is about unusual stamps or usages reported by mystified collectors. In some cases the Linn’s staff can answer easily, in other cases, the answer comes from another collector in a subsequent “Forum Update”.
  • “Stamps on the Internet” reports on online resources, similarly to the “Glassine Surfer” column in The American Philatelist.
  • “Stamp Market Tips” reports on stamps that are rising in price and thus may be worth buying soon.

The “Stamp Events Calendar” and “Auction Calendar” are essential for planning attendance at future events.

Finally, there is an extensive classified advertising section. Perhaps the most famous alumnus of this section is Michael Dell, who sold stamps in this section at the age of 12, and later went on to found Dell Computer.


References

  • Michael Dell, Catherine Freedman, Direct from Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry (1999) ISBN 0-7567-1877-5


External links

  • Linn’s Stamp News web site

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Fibre Channel electrical interface

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The Fibre Channel electrical interface is one of two related standards that can be used to physically interconnect computer devices. The other standard is a Fibre Channel optical interface, which is not covered by this article.


Fibre Channel signal characteristics

Fibre channel electrical signals are sent over a duplex differential interface. This usually consists of twisted-pair cables with a nominal impedance of 75 Ohms (single-ended) or 150 Ohms (differential). This is a genuine differential signalling system so no ground reference is carried through the cable, except for the shield. Signalling is AC-coupled, with the series capacitors located at the transmitter end of the link.

The definition of the Fibre Channel signalling voltage is complex. Eye-diagrams are defined for both the transmitter and receiver. There are many eye-diagram parameters which must all be met to be compliant with the standard. In simple terms, the transmitter circuit must output a signal with a minimum of 600mV peak-to-peak differential, maximum 2000 mV peak-to-peak differential. A good signal looks rather like a sine-wave with a fundamental frequency of half the data rate, so 1 GHz for a typical system running at 2 GBits per second.

The Bit-Error Rate (BER) objective for Fibre Channel systems is 1 in 10E-12 (1 bit in 1,000,000,000,000 bits). At 2 GBits per second this equates to seven errors per hour. Therefore, this is a common event and the receiver circuitry must contain error-handling logic. In order to achieve such a low error-rate, jitter “budgets” are defined for the transmitter and cables.


Fibre Channel connector pinouts

There are various Fibre Channel connectors in use in the computer industry. Details of their pinouts are distributed between different official documents. The following sections describe the most common Fibre Channel pinouts with some comments about the purpose of their electrical signals.

The most familiar Fibre Channel connectors are cable connectors, used for interconnects between initiators and targets (usually disk enclosures). There are also “device connectors” that can be found on Fibre Channel disk-drives and backplanes of enclosures. The device connectors include pins for power and for setting disk options.


9-pin “DE-9″ cable connector

Pin Signal name Comments
1 +OUT Fibre channel output
2 +5V Optional
3 Module Fault Detect Optional
4 Reserved
5 +IN Fibre channel input
6 -OUT Fibre channel output
7 Output Disable Optional
8 GND Optional, return for pin 2
9 -IN Fibre channel input

Optional pins 2, 3, 7, and 8 are intended for use with an external optical converter. This is often called a Media Interface Assembly (MIA).

Fibre channel DE-9 connectors often have only the 4 required contacts installed. Note that they are they are the four outermost contacts. This is an easy way to tell a fibre channel cable from an RS-232 cable.


8-pin “HSSDC/HSSDC2″ cable connector (High Speed Serial Data Connection)

Pin Signal name Comments
1 +OUT Fibre channel output
2 GND Optional, return for pin 7
3 -OUT Fibre channel output
4 Module Fault Detect Optional
5 Output Disable Optional
6 -IN Fibre channel input
7 +5V Optional
8 +IN Fibre channel input

Optional pins 2, 4, 5, and 7 are intended for use with an external optical converter. This is often called a Media Interface Assembly (MIA).


40-pin “SCA-2″ disk connector

Although SCA-2 is the official name for this connector, it is often called SCA-40 to distinguish it by its pin count from other similar connectors.

Pin Signal name Comments
1 -EN Bypass Port 1 Output driven high when port 1 is operating correctly
2 +12V
3 +12V
4 +12V
5 -Parallel ESI Input to allow ESI operation using the SELx pins
6 -Drive Present
7 ACTLED Output to drive the activity LED cathode
8 Power Control
9 START1 Input to control spin-up behavior (see the Disk options section)
10 START2 Input to control spin-up behavior (see the Disk options section)
11 -EN Bypass Port 2 Output driven high when port 2 is operating correctly
12 SEL6 Device ID bit 6 / ESI write clock
13 SEL5 Device ID bit 5 / ESI read clock
14 SEL4 Device ID bit 4 / ESI acknowledge clock
15 SEL3 Device ID bit 3 / ESI bit 3
16 FLTLED Output to drive the fault LED cathode
17 DEVCTRL2 Input to control interface speed (see the Disk options section)
18 DEVCTRL1 Input to control interface speed (see the Disk options section)
19 +5V
20 +5V
21 +12V Charge
22 GND (12V)
23 GND (12V)
24 +IN1 Fibre channel input
25 -IN1 Fibre channel input
26 GND (12V)
27 +IN2 Fibre channel input
28 -IN2 Fibre channel input
29 GND (12V)
30 +OUT1 Fibre channel output
31 -OUT1 Fibre channel output
32 GND (5V)
33 +OUT2 Fibre channel output
34 -OUT2 Fibre channel output
35 GND (5V)
36 SEL2 Device ID bit 2 / ESI bit 2
37 SEL1 Device ID bit 1 / ESI bit 1
38 SEL0 Device ID bit 0 / ESI bit 0
39 DEVCTRL0 Input to control interface speed (see the Disk options section)
40 +5V CHARGE


Disk options

Some of the input signals to a Fibre Channel disk are used to control options, as follows:

START options - if all the disks in an enclosure spin-up immediately on power-on, this can overload the power-supply. Two methods are available to avoid that problem:

START1 START2 Spin-up behaviour
0 0 Automatic, immediate
0 1 Wait for Start Unit SCSI command
1 0 Staggered, delayed depending on loop address
1 1 Reserved

DEVCTRL options - a disk that has the wrong interface speed can cause serious problems if it is inserted into an enclosure. That problem is avoided by providing three input pins to the disk that define the interface speed at which it will operate:

DEVCTRLx value Interface speed
0-4 Reserved
5 4GB/s
6 2GB/s
7 1GB/s


External links

  • Fibre Channel Physical Interface specification
  • Pictures of parallel SCSI connectors
  • Pictures of SSA connectors
  • Pictures of FC-AL connectors
  • Pictures of SAS connectors

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Lost in Translation (novel)

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Lost in Translation is the title of two books

The first, a novel, is written by Nicole Mones and was published by Bantam Dell in 1999, it is the story of an American woman trying to lose her past by living as a translator in China.

The second book is a memoir written by academic writer Eva Hoffman in 1989.


External links

  • Bantam Dell page on this book

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Frobenius

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Frobenius can be

  • Frobenius Orgelbyggeri, Danish organ building firm
  • Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, mathematician

    • Frobenius algebra
    • Frobenius inner product
    • Frobenius norm
    • Frobenius method
  • Georg Ludwig Frobenius (1566-1645), German publisher
  • Johannes Frobenius (1460-1527), publisher and printer in Basle
  • Hieronymus Frobenius (1501-1563), publisher and printer in Basle
  • Ambrosius Frobenius, publisher and printer in Basle
  • Leo Frobenius, ethnographer
  • Nikolaj Frobenius (b.1965), Norwegian writer and screenwriter

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Sabrina Simoni

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Sabrina Simoni was born in Bologna, Italy in 1969 and has been interested in classical music since her childhood. She graduated from Music Conservatory in Ferrara. She joined the Institute of Antoniano di Bologna around 1991. At first she was working with the teenager/studentchoir Le Verdi Note. When Mariele Ventre, the conductor of the better known Antoniano children’s choir Piccolo Coro dell’ Antoniano had to have an urgent operation exactly during the preparations of the 1992 children’s songfestival Zecchino d´Oro, she asked Sabrina Simoni and her friend Antonella Tosti (ex-Piccolo Coro singer) to take charge of the children’s choir and the preparations for the festival. Afterwards, Mariele Ventre has been teaching and preparing Sabrina Simoni to one day take over the direction of the Piccolo Coro. After Mariele Ventre’s death in 1995, Sabrina became the new conductor of the Piccolo Coro dell’ Antoniano.
Her job as conductor and music teacher to very young children has led Sabrina Simoni to publish two children’s books: Favole inCanto (2003) and La tastiera incantata (2003). Both books have the goal of developing a young child’s musical ear in a playful manner.

External link :

  • Sabrina Simoni info at Official Homepage of Antoniano

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Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories

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Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (WDC for short) is an anthology comic book that has an assortment of Disney characters, including Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Mickey Mouse, Chip ‘n Dale, Lil Bad Wolf, Scamp, Bucky Bug, Grandma Duck, Brer Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh, and others.

Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories has been the longest running Disney-based comic book in history, making it their flagship title. After reaching its 600th issue, it converted to prestige format and remains that way today.


Publication History

  • Dell Comics (1940-1962) #1-264
  • Gold Key Comics (1962-84) #265-510 (#474-510 under the “Whitman” name)
  • Gladstone Publishing (1986-1990) #511-547
  • Disney Comics (1990-1993) #548-585
  • Gladstone Publishing (1993-1998) #586-633
  • Gemstone Publishing (June, 2003-Present) #634-
  • Sonic Enterprises Graphics Novel (Coming Soon)


External links

  • Contents of the issues in the series

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American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist

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The American Music Award for Favorite Latin Artist has been awarded since 1998.

Years reflect the year in which the American Music Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year).

Julio Iglesias was the first winner in 1998. His son, Enrique is the most successful artist (with 4 awards). Shakira was the first female artist to ever receive the award in 2005 (and again in 2006).


2000s

  • American Music Awards of 2006

    • Shakira
  • American Music Awards of 2005

    • Shakira
  • American Music Awards of 2004

    • Marc Anthony
  • American Music Awards of 2003 (November)

    • Ricky Martin
  • American Music Awards of 2003

    • Enrique Iglesias
  • American Music Awards of 2002

    • Enrique Iglesias
  • American Music Awards of 2001

    • Enrique Iglesias
  • American Music Awards of 2000

    • Ricky Martin


1990s

  • American Music Awards of 1999

    • Enrique Iglesias
  • American Music Awards of 1998

    • Julio Iglesias

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Aaron Smith

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Aaron Smith may refer to:

  • Aaron Smith (American football) (born 1976), professional American football player
  • Aaron Smith (American poet), a prize-winning American poet
  • Aaron Smith (musician), American drummer and percussionist
  • Aaron Smith (DJ), East Anglian Disc Jockey
  • Aaron Smith (American Actor) renowned theatrical performer
  • Aaron Smith (singer) country music star
  • Aaron Smith (Composer), Modern Music Composer

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Dell Axim

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The Axim Family of personal digital assistants was Dell’s line of Windows Mobile-powered Pocket PC Devices. The first model, the Axim X5, was introduced in 2002, while the final model, the Axim X51, was discontinued on April 9, 2007.<ref>Direct2Dell.com</ref>


Background


The Dell Axim X5 Family

Dell entered the personal digital assistant (PDA) market in 2002 with the debut of the Axim X5. The base-level Axim X5 boasted a 300 MHz Intel XScale PXA250 Processor, 32MB RAM, 32MB flash ROM, a Type II CompactFlash Slot, an SD/MMC Slot, a 16-Bit TFT display, speaker, microphone, and a base price of $249 USD. A high-end Axim X5 came with a 400 MHz Intel XScale Processor, 64MB RAM, and 48MB flash ROM for $349 USD. Early models shipped with Pocket PC 2002, but an upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003 was offered and came preinstalled on some refurbished units. Although the Axim X5 was regarded as an affordable Windows Mobile Device at the time it was released, affordability came with a size penalty: The weight was 6.9 ounces and size was 5 x 3.2 x 0.7 inches. The Axim X5 came with a rechargeable battery that would last for about 8 hours.

The Dell Axim X5 was superseded by the Dell Axim X3, a follow up to the Dell Axim X5 boasting a more compact design and with lighter weight.


The Dell Axim X3 family

The X3 family were a follow-up to the Dell Axim X5 with a smaller size form-factor, lighter weight, and Windows Mobile 2003, including a high-end model with built-in Wi-Fi (the X3i). The high-end X3, the X3i, was the first Windows Mobile-based device with integrated wireless retailing at $400 or less.


The Dell Axim X30 family

The Dell Axim X30 was the first Dell Pocket PC to include Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition on all models . This was also the first Pocket PC to include the Intel XScale PXA270 Processors.

The High-End X30 includes a 624 MHz processor making it the fastest Personal Digital Assistant or PDA at the time it was made. The mid-level model includes everything the High-End X30 does with the exception of the cradle, and uses a 312 MHz PXA270 Processor instead. Both the high-end and mid-level models had built-in 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification, Bluetooth 1.1 compliance, 64MB of Intel StrataFlash ROM, and 64MB RAM, while the entry-level model had 32MB SDRAM, 32MB of Intel StrataFlash ROM and no wireless capabilities. All X30 models include a standard SD/MMC/SDIO slot, replaceable/rechargeable battery, a 3.5″ QVGA TFT 16-Bit colour display, and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.

The high-end X30 cost was $349.99. The mid-level X30 cost was $279.99. The low-end X30 cost was $199.99.

Dell discontinued sales of X30’s in January 2006.


The Dell Axim X50 family

The Dell Axim X50 family is available in three models, and have the following features:

  • 3.7″ VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Color and Portrait/Landscape Support (X50v only)
  • 3.5″ Quarter-VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Color and Portrait/Landscape Support (X50 Low & Mid)
  • Intel 2700G 3D accelerator & video decoder with 16 MB video RAM (X50v only)
  • Built-In CompactFlash expansion slot
  • Built-In Secure Digital expansion slot
  • Intel PXA270 Processor running at speeds from 416 MHz to 624 MHz
  • Available Built-In 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification (X50 Mid & X50v only)
  • Standard Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
  • Up to 128MB Intel StrataFlash ROM with 64MB on-handheld RAM
  • Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Upgradeable to Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6.0 with downloaded ROM Update)

The X50 low-end model uses an Intel XScale processor at 416 MHz, 64 MB flash ROM, and retails for $299 USD. The mid-range model has 128 MB of flash ROM, a 520 MHz processor, and is listed at $399. The high-end device, the X50v, has a VGA screen, 624 MHz processor, 128 MB flash ROM, and retails for $499 at the time of release. (The x50’s going price on eBay is around 150 as of 12/2006.) In 2005 Dell Axim X50 series received Red Dot Design Award as a recognition for its design.

The latest Windows CE 2003 SE ROM build for the Axim is A05 (Released 18/08/05) and is located at Support.Dell.com

The latest Windows Mobile 5 ROM build for the Axim is A02 (Released 27/12/06) and is located at
Support.Dell.com

In mid-2007, an unofficial update that installed Windows Mobile 6 onto an X50v appeared. This update requires the PDA to be upgraded to WM5 and then use the SD image update to install WM6. The update works successfully and adds new features to the X50v. WM6 on WM5 is not really WM6, it’s only WM5 with new features.


The Dell Axim X51 family

The Dell Axim X51, released late September 2005, features the same sleek design as the original X50, but replaces Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition with Windows Mobile 5 and also adds additional ROM.

The Dell Axim X51 family is also available in three models, which have the following features:

  • 3.7″ VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Colour and Portrait/Landscape Support (X51v only)

    • 3.7″ VGA is around 2.22″ x 2.96″ = around 216.2162 pixels per inch
  • 3.5″ Quarter-VGA LCD screen with 16-Bit Colour and Portrait/Landscape Support (X51 Low & Mid)
  • Intel 2700G 3D multimedia accelerator with 16MB video RAM (X51v only)
  • VGA-Out functionality (using an optional adapter cable), enabling the PDA to be connected to a monitor (X51v only)
  • Built-In CompactFlash Type II expansion slot
  • Built-In Secure Digital expansion slot
  • Available Built-In 802.11b Wi-Fi Certification (X51 Mid & X51v only)
  • Standard Built-In Bluetooth 1.2 Compliance
  • Long-range IrDA interface
  • Up to 256MB Intel StrataFlash ROM with 64MB on-board RAM
  • Microsoft® Windows Mobile 5.0 software with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (Upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.0 with a downloaded ROM update)

The low-end X51 has an Intel XScale processor running at 416MHZ, 128MB flash ROM, and has a list price of $299 (not since it was discontinued). The mid-range model also has 128MB flash ROM, a 520MHz processor, and retails for $299 (from dell.com or £245.58 on www.dell.co.uk). The high-end X51v has a VGA screen, a 624MHz processor, 256MB flash ROM, and has a list price of $379 (from dell.com).

The Dell Axim X51 was shown to be used by the U.S. Military, White House staff, and Russian embassy security guards in Season 6 of the popular Fox show 24.

As of February 17, 2007 the low-end X51 has been discontinued and is not sold by Dell anymore (although it does appear if you search on www.dell.co.uk). This can also be confirmed by Dell Phone Support in various countries, including Argentina. They affirm Dell is discontinuing the whole Axim line but will keep supporting sold units for a three year period.


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See also

  • Dell, Inc.
  • Pocket PC
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile


External links

  • Dell PDA Buying GuidesDell’s official PDA buying guides site.
  • Dell shuns Axim X5 and X3 users
  • Dell Axim X5 as per Tom’s Hardware
  • Dell Axim X30 as per Tom’s Hardware
  • 2007 Dell Axim PDAs
  • A site dedicated to all Axim Pocket PCs
  • Axim Users Support Group On Yahoo

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November 28, 2007

Mary-Dell Chilton

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Mary-Dell Chilton is a key founder of modern plant biotechnology. She was the first (1977) to demonstrate the presence of a fragment of Agrobacterium Ti plasmid DNA in the nuclear DNA of crown gall tissue. Her research on Agrobacterium also showed that the genes responsible for causing disease could be removed from the bacterium without adversely affecting its ability to insert its own DNA into plant cells and modify the plants genome. Dr. Chilton described what she had done as disarming the bacterial plasmid responsible for the DNA transfer. She and her collaborators produced the first genetically modified plants using Agrobacterium carrying the disarmed Ti plasmid (1983).

Dr. Chilton received her PhD from the University of Illinois. She has been recognized for her work with Agrobacterium tumefaciens by an honorary doctorate from the University of Louvaine, the John Scott Medal from the City of Philadelphia, membership in the National Academy of Sciences, and the Franklin Medal in Life Sciences from the Franklin Institute.


See also

  • Marc Van Montagu
  • Jozef Schell


References

  • Eden FC, Farrand SK, Powell JS, Bendich AJ, Chilton MD, Nester EW, Gordon MP., Attempts to detect deoxyribonucleic acid from Agrobacterium tumefaciens and bacteriophage PS8 in crown gall tumors by complementary ribonucleic acid-deoxyribonucleic acid-filter hybridization, J Bacteriol. 1974 Aug;119(2):547-53.
  • Chilton MD., Agrobacterium Ti plasmids as a tool for genetic engineering in plants, Basic Life Sci. 1979;14:23-31.
  • Chilton MD, Drummond MH, Merio DJ, Sciaky D, Montoya AL, Gordon MP, Nester EW., Stable incorporation of plasmid DNA into higher plant cells: the molecular basis of crown gall tumorigenesis, Cell. 1977 Jun;11(2):263-71.

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