Hi I'm Holocron I've been editing Wikipedia since January 5, 2006. I live in the cold North-Eastern part of the United States. It's cold but skiing is good. I am a hardcore republican, and like most republicans I am Christian. I enjoy, as I said, skiing; other things that I enjoy are photography, architectural design, Star Wars, and Martial Arts.
I've been practicing Taekwondo for seven years now and Hapkido for three years. I am a black belt in TaeKwon-Do, but I still have a way to go in Hapkido. I loved Star Wars the first time I saw it and I've loved it ever since. My favorite Star Wars movies in order are Revenge of the Sith, Return of the Jedi, Attack of the Clones (though the acting was horrible), A New Hope, the Empire Strikes back, and lastly the Phantom Menace. If you want to have a discussion about Star Wars, photography, skiing, politics, or anything else just leave me a message on my talk page.
I have found that 62.197.126.10(talk·contribs·deleted contribs·filter log·WHOIS·RBLs·http·block user·block log) is a school I.P. Every time I tell them to stop vandalizing, 20Qmaster (who must have an inferiority complex) thinks that I am telling him to stop vandalizing. He goes off the deep edge and starts vandalizing my userpage.--Holocron 13:15, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
To the left is a picture that I took while I was in Northern New Hampshire. The picture is of The Gorge, which is, you guessed it, a gorge. It is truly a spectacular sight. The sound of a distant waterfall can be heard from the beginning of the trail. The water fall sounds much bigger than it actually is (because of the sound echoing off the sides of the gorge). If you ever get a chance, visit The Gorge in Northern New Hampshire.
Below is Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire's largest lake and "the sixth largest lake in the US". This picture, taken by yours truly, from an estate on top of a nearby mountain. The lake looks comparatively smaller from the top; even so it still a sight to behold.
Who doesn't like cars? I love 'em, especially exotics.
File:Lamborghini6.jpgMy car, which resides in my 20,000 square foot home in Las Vegas, which has an indoor squash court and an elevator
My new car!!! I wish. The Lamborghini Murcielago is one of my favorite cars. I'm about $350,000 short of the $350,000 price tag, though. This car packs 6.2L V12 DOHC 48V 12cyl Gasoline powered engine, which can produce 540 horsepower. That'll get you to the grocery store and back.
Cars Update 01/21/06
Wow, I cannot belaive my eyes! I just saw, less than a mile from my home, a jet black Murcialago coupe. Wow. I swear I have never seen a car more amazing in my life. I look forward to seeing it again.
Happy Editing,--Holocron 21:32, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
WWW links
starwars.com - If you haven't heard of Star Wars...
dupontregistry.com - This Website contains listings for rare cars and boats. Also has listings for luxury houses.
enacarta.msn.com - you have to be a paying member to access the content here.
freewebs.com/blackoracle2 - My website dedicated to a Star Wars Fan fiction story. I now have a dot-com website, but it is still under construction so go to this one.
Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American-Ghanaian writer, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American causes. Born in Indianapolis to an Episcopal minister, she moved with her family throughout the United States as a child. After marrying her first husband, she moved to Paris to study music at the Sorbonne. After her divorce and return to the United States, Graham Du Bois took positions at Howard University and Morgan College before completing her BA and master's at Oberlin College in Ohio. Her first major work was the opera Tom-Tom, which premiered in Cleveland in 1932. She married W. E. B. Du Bois in 1951, and the couple later lived in Ghana, Tanzania and China. She won several prizes, including an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for her 1949 biography of Benjamin Banneker. This photograph of Graham Du Bois was taken by Carl Van Vechten in 1946.Photograph credit: Carl Van Vechten; restored by Adam Cuerden
Al Lewis, 82, American actor, best known for his role as Grandpa Munster on TV's The Munsters, also Green Party activist, political candidate, restauranteur and radio host. [105]
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez threatens to cut off oil supplies after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice claims that the Venezuelan government poses "one of the biggest problems" in the region. (CNN)
A mudslide in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte, Philippines has buried more than 300 homes and an elementary school. An estimated 300 people are killed, with more than 1500 missing. (CNN)
UN report condemns the continued existance of Camp Delta, and multiple breaches of Human Rights by the US. (BBC). The UN says that prisoners held there should be immediately charged or released. Like many other countries that the UN Human Rights watchdog has heavily criticised, the US has attacked the report as invalid (BBC). The UN report is available online as a large 54 page PDF
US civil liberties groups have called for an inquiry into treatment of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib after new images of apparent abuse were shown. (BBC)
After allegations of fraud, officials in Haiti have reached an agreement to declare René Préval the winner of that country's election. (BBC)
Tokelau self-determination referendum, 2006: Tokelau decides to remain a New Zealand territory after a referendum on self-governance. A 60 percent majority voted in favor of self-governance, but a two-thirds majority was required for the referendum to succeed. (NZ Government press release)
The United States and Israel deny a "destabilisation plan" of Hamas, winner of the January 2006 legislative elections, which was revealed on February 14 by the New York Times. However, they do acknowledge that they would cut off funds and transfers of tax-receipts to the Palestinian Authority. The aim of the "destabilisation plan" was to push the PA to organize new elections (NYT).
Haitian elections, 2006: In a case of apparent electoral fraud, hundreds of ballot boxes are discovered in a garbage dump in Haiti, throwing the results of the elections there in doubt. CBC
Kenyan Police instruct 20 leading figures not to leave the country as investigations into two corruption scandals, the Goldenberg and Anglo Leasing scandals continue. Among the people told to hand in their passports is George Saitoti whose resignation as education minister was announced by President Mwai Kibaki yesterday. Meanwhile, 80 Members of Parliament have demanded the resignation of Deputy President Moody Awori, who is accused of involvement in the Anglo Leasing affair. (BBC)
A top Iranian official confirms that Iran has resumed small-scale enrichment of uranium at one of its main nuclear facilities last week. (CBC)
Iran's veterinary organization said the first cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had been detected in wild swans in the Islamic Republic. (Reuters)
The New York Times reveals the existence of a "destabilization plan" for Hamas, winner of the Palestinian legislative elections. The intention is, according to Israeli officials and Western diplomats, to make sure that Hamas officials fail in fulfilling their campaign promises so that the president, Mahmoud Abbas, is forced to call a new election. The plan would cut all Quartet funds from the Palestinian National Authority (PA), while Israel would refuse to release taxes and custom duties it collects on behalf of the PA and also block movements between the West Bank and the Gaza strip. A third of the Palestinian population would suffer from the Quartet's decision to cut funds to the PA. (NYT)
In Israel, the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court sentences Omri Sharon to a nine-month prison term, a nine-month suspended sentence, and a NIS 300,000 (USD 65,000) fine after he is convicted of violating political fundraising law and providing false testimony. (Ynetnews)
In a televised address to the nation, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announces the resignations of two government ministers in connection with two separate corruption scandals, the "Goldenberg" and "Anglo Leasing" affairs. Energy minister Kiraitu Murungi and education minister George Saitoti both deny any wrongdoing. (BBC)
In Baghdad, a suicide bomber detonates an explosive belt in a line of people waiting to receive government payments, killing at least eight other people and wounding about 30, including children and police. (CTV)
Saddam Hussein is forced to attend the latest session of his trial, wearing a traditional Islamic robe rather than his usual crisp suit, as he shouted "Down with Bush." (CTV)
A royal tomb from the 2nd or 3rd century BC is found in Pella, Greece. It is the largest Greek tomb found to date. This announcement comes a few days after the Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings was found. (Reuters)
United States military strategists reportedly are developing plans for a possible major military bombing campaign against Iranian nuclear sites as a "last resort" in the event that diplomatic efforts fail to convince Iran to voluntarily end what Western governments consider to be efforts at acquiring a nuclear weapon. (The Telegraph)
H5N1 avian flu virus: Bulgaria, Greece, and Italy report their first cases of H5N1-infected wild birds, all swans thought to have migrated from Russia in recent months. (BBC)
Steve Fossett completes the world record for the longest non-stop, unrefuelled, flight when the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer lands at Bournemouth airport in southern England after a flight lasting 76 hours and 45 minutes which covered a distance of 26,389.3 miles (42,469.46 km). The aircraft had to declare an emergency landing after suffering total electrical failure, and had only 200 lbs (90 kg) of fuel remaining. (BBC)
Finance chiefs of the G8 countries meet this weekend in Moscow with energy security at the top of their agenda. (BBC)
Israel has criticised Russia's decision to invite Hamas leaders to Moscow for talks, following the militant group's victory in Palestinian elections. (BBC)
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, US Vice PresidentCheney's former chief of staff tells federal grand jury that his superiors authorized him to give secret information to reporters as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq. (AP)
U.S. forces are searching for the USS Cole attacker who escaped from prison last Friday. According to Interpol, an al-Qaida operative who had been sentenced to death for plotting the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 escaped with a group of convicts from their prison last week in Sanaá, Yemen. (BBC) This is not the first group to have escaped. 10 other chief suspects escaped from custody in Aden during April of 2003 (BBC)
In Turkey, Istanbul's police chief said a bomb blast at an Internet cafe in the city had wounded 14 people. (ABC)
A suicide bombing occurs during a ShiiteMuslim procession in Hangu, Pakistan, resulting in riots during the Muslim branch's most important holiday, Ashura. At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured in the result violence. (ABC)
A large-scale slaughter is planned at a Nigerian farm where thousands of chickens have died from bird flu. (BBC)
As the Danish embassy in Tehran is attacked by hundreds of protesters, five people are killed in Afghanistan as protests against European Muhammed cartoons sweep across the country. (BBC)
Japan urges North Korea to return to six-party talks on its nuclear program and halt missile development, but a Japanese official said Pyongyang insists that Washington drop sanctions first. (Reuters)
The number of people attempting to view illegal child pornography on the web has risen since 2004, according to British Telecommunications (BT). They use a system to block sites carrying the images of children, which has been getting some 35,000 hits a day for the past four months. (BBC News)
Mauritania denounces amendments to an oil contract made by former leader Maaouiya Ould Taya with Woodside Petroleum. The Mauritanian authorities declare that the amendments were signed "outside the legal framework of normal practice, to the great detriment of our country", and could cost Mauritania up to $200 million a year. {BBC)(Radio France International)
Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant appears before the media for the first time, saying she expects to resume a normal life. (CBC)
Georgia, USA. 17 human rights activists sentenced to prison including one 81 year old retired World War II Veteran for protesting outside Fort Benning military camp. (Scoop, New Zealand)
Twenty-seven out of 35 countries on the IAEA's Board of Governors vote to refer the nuclear program of Iran to the United Nations Security Council out of concern over Iran's plans to enrich nuclear materials and to refuse IAEA inspection of the process. (BBC)
A stampede at a sports stadium in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, kills 73 and injures more than 320, mostly women. Tens of thousands of people had gathered to watch the anniversary presentation of the popular ABS-CBN early afternoon TV gameshow, Wowowee. (BBC)(CNN)
The United StatesexpelsVenezuelan diplomat Jeny Figueredo Frias in retaliation for yesterday's expulsion of suspected US spy John Correa from Venezuela. A State Department spokesman described the move as part of "tit-for-tat diplomatic games". (VOA)
Queues build up at vendors as the EuroMillionslottery offers a jackpot of €180 million after 11 successive rollovers (statistically expected once in 25 years). Some British vendors report a 1200% increase in sales. EuroMillions tickets are sold in Austria, Belgium. France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. An Irish woman won €115,436,126 last July. (BBC), (Guardian). UPDATE: The winning numbers were 9 21 30 39 50 with Lucky Star numbers 01 and 03; the jackpot was shared between three winning tickets, two in France and one in Portugal. (UK National Lottery)
Two car bombs explode minutes apart in southern Baghdad, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 90 others. (CNN)
A strong earthquake registering magnitude 5.9 shakes northeastern Japan, but there is no danger of a tsunami. (CNN)
A leaked memo in the UK, detailing a conversation between U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2003, has revealed that Blair intended to follow the US into Iraq even without a UN resolution, and that Bush considered provoking a response from Iraq using falsely marked Lockheed U-2 spy planes to provide an excuse for war. (Guardian)
