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Aurore (2005 film) Aurore is a 2005 Quebec biographical drama movie that was directed by Luc Dionne and produced by Denise Robert and Daniel Louis. The movie is a remake of Jean-Guy Bigras 1952 movie La Petite Aurore : l'enfant martyre.
Aurostibite Aurostibite is an isometric gold antimonide mineral which is a member of the pyrite group. Aurostibite was discovered in 1952 and can be found in hydrothermal gold-quartz veins, in sulfur-deficient environments that contain other antimony minerals.
Aurothioglucose Aurothioglucose (gold thioglucose) is an organogold compound used for its antirheumatic effects to treat rheumatoid arthritis. In recent research, it has found that injection of gold thioglucose in the mouse induces obesity.
Aurra Aurra was a 1980s soul group, who at the time of their biggest success was comprised of Curt Jones and Starleana Young. The band started off in 1980 signing to Dream Records and then Salsoul Records, however it was a deal with Virgin offshoot Ten Records gave them the biggest success with songs such as the 1985 UK singles chart hit You and Me Tonight.
Aursund Bridge Aursund Bridge (Aursundbrua) is a cantilever bridge that crosses Aursundet between the mainland and Ruøya in Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. It is part of the road connection between the mainland and Ertvågøya.
Aurum Solis Aurum Solis, Gold of the Sun, is a magical order founded in England in 1897 by George Stanton and Charles Kingold which claims descent from the Ogdoadic Tradition of the Western Mystery Tradition. It is best known through the published works of two of its leaders, Vivian Godfrey and Leon Barcynski.
Auryn The Auryn is an artifact amulet from The Neverending Story, which guided and protected Atreyu. Its design consists of two snakes, intertwined and biting each other's tails, a variation of ouroboros or the mythological Jormungand.
Aus den Sieben Tagen Aus den sieben Tagen (From the Seven Days) is a collection of 15 text compositions by Karlheinz Stockhausen, composed in May of 1968, in reaction to a personal crisis, and characterized as "Intuitive music"—music produced primarily from the intuition rather than the intellect of the performer(s). Often regarded as meditation exercises, all but two of these texts nonetheless describe in words specific musical events: "I don't want some spiritistic sitting—I want music!
Aus-Rotten Aus-Rotten was a Crust/Hardcore Punk crossover group which formed in the early 1990s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They combined the direct action attitude of early 1980s anarcho-punk with a new, heavier sound.
Ausbausprache - Abstandsprache - Dachsprache The Ausbausprache - Abstandsprache - Dachsprache () framework is a tool developed by sociolinguists for analysing and categorising the status of language varieties along the cline between autonomous languages on the one hand and dialects on the other. The terms were coined by Heinz Kloss (1967).
Auscape International Photo Library Auscape International is a stock photography library based in Australia with a collection of almost 250,000 images, specialising in wildlife and landscapes. It was founded by Jean-Paul Ferrero, a French photographer who moved to Australia in 1982 and established the agency in 1985.
Auscultare In regard to the reading of prayers with a graceful tone or accent, so to make an impression on the hearers, there was a person appointed, in monasteries, to hear the monks read, who instructed them how to perform it, before they were admitted to read publicly in the church, or before the people. This was called auscultare, q.
Auscultation Auscultation is the technical term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope. Auscultation is normally performed for the purposes of examining the cardiovascular system and respiratory systems (heart and lung sounds), as well as the gastrointestinal system (bowel sounds).
Auscultory gap The interval of pressure where Korotkoff sounds indicating true systolic pressure fade away and reappear at a lower pressure point during the manual measurement of blood pressure. The inproper interpretation of this gap may lead to errors made in the falsely low recording of systolic blood pressure.
AusCERT The AusCERT (Australian Computer Emergency Response Team) is the national Computer Emergency Response Team] for [[Australia and a leading CERT in the Asia/Pacific region. As a trusted Australian contact within a worldwide network of computer security experts, they provide computer incident prevention, response and mitigation strategies for members, a national alerting service and an incident reporting scheme.
Ausdauersportclub Armada The Ausdauersportclub Armada is based in Vienna, Austria and was founded in 2003. The motivation to add another rowing club in Vienna is to provide attended exercises in rowing and other endurance sports for everyone.
Auseklis In Latvian mythology, Auseklis (derived from root aus- - "dawn") was a Latvian god, and the personification of Venus. He is third most popular deity in Latvian mythology after Saule and MÄ“ness, but is only mentioned in dainas.
Auserd Auserd is a city in Oued-Dahab Laguera province in the Moroccan administred part of Western Sahara. The number of permanent structures in Auserd is low, as many residents follow the traditionally nomadic Bedouin lifestyle of the Sahrawis, passing through the city only temporarily and living in tents.
Ausfilm Ausfilm is Australia's Federal content attraction organisation. It is a Government-industry partnership comprising all of Australia's State and Territory Film Agencies, some 40 private sector screen production service companies and Australia's Federal Government through the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA).
Ausgeflippt Ausgeflippt is industrial-rock duo Hanzel Und Gretyl's debut full-length album, released in 1995 on Energy Records. Much like their second full-length album, Transmissions from Uranus, this album is mostly techno-industrial, unlike later releases.
Ausgleich The German term Ausgleich (Hungarian kiegyezés) refers to the "compromise" or composition of February 1867 that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, which was signed by Franz Joseph of Austria and a Hungarian delegation led by Ferenc Deák. The compromise followed a series of failed constitutional reforms of the Habsburg Empire.
Aushi Ojisama and Ijigen Waltz Atushi Ojisama and Ijigen Waltz (from "A Tribute to Yamasaki Atushi") is a satirical musical composition by Yamasaki Atusi. According to the score, it is arranged by accident and is based on a Cro-magnon skinning chant.
Auschwitz Album The Auschwitz Album is a unique photographic record of the Holocaust of the Second World War. A collection of photographs taken inside a Nazi death camp, it is the only surviving pictorial evidence of the extermination process from inside the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp (with the exception of three additional photographs taken by inmates who were issued with Sonderkommandos).
Auschwitz concentration camp Auschwitz (Konzentrationslager Auschwitz) was the largest of the Nazi German concentration camps. It is in Poland and was named after the nearby town of Oświęcim, situated about 50 kilometers west of Kraków, and 286 kilometers from Warsaw.
Auschwitz cross Auschwitz cross refers to the cross erected near the Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1979, the newly elected Polish Pope John Paul II said mass on the grounds of the Auschwitz II (Birkenau) extermination camp to some 1.
Auschwitz Protocol The Auschwitz Protocol was a document compiled in 1944 by Alfred Wetzler and Rudolf Vrba which details a plan by the German Nazi Government to exterminate the Jewry of Hungary, it was based on the collective information provided by four escapees of the Auschwitz concentration camp. By writing the protocols, the authors hoped it would be possible for external organisations and governments to stop the Hungarian Jews from being transported to the concentration camps.
Ausia Ausia is a curious Ediacaran period fossil that basically consists of a hollow cylinder taping to a cone on one end. The surface is covered with circular rows of depressions("windows") that taper into ovals toward the conical point.
Auskick Auskick is a national program in Australia to develop and promote Australian rules football amongst children. The program is supported by the Australian Football League, the national professional competition for the sport, and was begun in Victoria — the traditional home of the sport — under the name Vickick.
Auslan Auslan is the sign language of the Australian Deaf community. The term Auslan is a portmanteau of "Australian sign language", coined by Trevor Johnston in the early 1980s, although the language itself is much older.
Auslese Auslese (literal meaning: "selected harvest" Plural Auslesen) is a German wine term for a late harvest wine and is a riper category than Spätlese in the QmP category of the Austrian and German wine classification. The grapes are picked from selected very ripe bunches in the autumn (late November-early December), and have to be hand picked.
AusLink AusLink is an Australian Government land transport funding program, established in June 2004 and administered by the Department of Transport and Regional Services. It was first proposed in a Green Paper (see Green Paper), issued in November 2002.
Ausmultiplikation Ausmultiplikation (literally, "multiplying-out") is a term used by the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen to describe a technique in which a long note is replaced by a number of shorter ones. Similar to the ornamental technique of divisions (also called "diminutions") in Renaissance music, in Stockhausen's formula composition this usually involves the substitution of a complete or partial formula for a single tone occurring in a "more background" projection of the formula at a very slow speed.
Auspex Auspex was founded in 1987 by Larry Boucher, CEO of Adaptec, as a provider of network attached storage devices, a product category they invented. They became a leading provider of enterprise storage in the mid-1990s but fell behind Network Appliance in the field.
Ausrottung Ausrottung (also spelled ausrotten) is a German word meaning "to kill" which has been the subject of heated controversy between mainstream upholders of orthodox historiography regarding World War II Nazi policy towards Jews, and revisionists who claim the word does not always or necessarily denote or connote mass murder.
Ausserbinn Ausserbinn is a former municipality of the canton of Valais, Switzerland, and now part of the municipality of Ernen. Prior to its incorporation within Ernen, it was one of Switzerland's smallest municipalities with a population of only 41.
Ausserparlamentarische Opposition The Ausserparlamentarische Opposition (German for Extraparliamentary Opposition, commonly known as the APO), was a political protest movement active in West Germany during the latter half of the 1960s and early 1970s, forming a central part of the German student movement. Its membership consisted mostly of young people disillusioned with the Grand Coalition (GroĂźe Koalition) of the SPD and the CDU.
Aussie (shampoo) Aussie is a brand of shampoo and other hair care products such as hairspray, hair gel, hair mousse, and hair detangler. It is marketed as a product related to Australia, and its products are often labeled with a logo of a kangaroo.
Aussie battler In Australian culture, the Aussie Battler, who must work hard at a low paying job to earn enough money, is actually well respected by Australian society at large as they stoically face financial hardships. The concept of an "Aussie battler" refers to anyone who continues to struggle in the face of hardship.
Aussie Chomps Aussie Chomps are a collection of childrens novels, aimed at 10-12 years old, written by a variety of Australian authors in Australia. They are published by Puffin Books, a subsidy of Penguin Books and retail for around AUD $12.
Aussie ISP Aussie ISP (or aussie-isp) is a mailing list for Australian Internet service providers with archives hosted by Home Unix Machine Brisbane User Group. The list was created in 1996 by Andrew Khoo and has become one of the principal forums for Australian ISP professionals and staff to discuss industry relevant issues.
Aussie Nibbles Aussie Nibbles are a collection of children's novels, aimed at beginning readers, written by a variety of Australian authors in Australia. They are published by Puffin Books, a subsidy of Penguin Books and retail for around AUD $10.
Aussie Racing Cars The Aussie Racing Car combines current racing technology and performance in a one-design class where all cars are mechanically identical with strict rules in place to maintain that position. 4 different body styles cater to the liking of all tastes.
Aussie Rules Footy Aussie Rules Footy is a video game based on the Australian sport Australian rules football, for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Mattel in 1991, and released only in Australia. It was developed by Melbourne House under the name Beam Software.
Aussie Rules UK Aussie Rules UK is a United Kingdom organisation set up in April 2005 to introduce children in the UK to Australian rules football via an adaptation of the sport for use in schools. It is part of Aussie Rules International.
Aussie Salute Aussie salute also known as the Aussie wave is a frequent and casual passing of the hand across the front of the face, usually with the palm about forehead height. Frequently done automatically, without conscious thought, it is done in an effort to get rid of the flies that cluster around peoples' faces.
Aussie Stadium Aussie Stadium (Formerly known as the Sydney Football Stadium, or SFS) was built in 1988 to be the premium "rectangular field" in Sydney, Australia. Its primary use was for rugby league, but association football and rugby union also used the ground for major matches, and later for domestic competition.
Aussichtsturm Schlossberg The Aussichtsturm Schlossberg is a 35 metre high observation tower built of twisted trunks at 7°51'34" E and 47°59'39" N on the Castle Mountain (Schlossberg) in Freiburg, Germany, which was built in 2002.
Aust Ferry The Aust Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn in Gloucestershire, England. It ran between the village of Aust in England and the village of Beachley, in Gloucestershire but near Chepstow in Wales.
Austan Goolsbee Austan Goolsbee is currently the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, where he specializes in the application of economics to the Internet and new technology fields.
Austen Albu Austen Harry Albu (21 September 1903 - 23 November 1994) was a British Labour Member of Parliament for Edmonton. He first won the seat at a by-election in 1948, and held it until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.
Austen Henry Layard The Right Honourable Sir Austen Henry Layard (pronounced 'laird', not, as now commonly, 'lay-ard') (5 March, 1817 – 5 July, 1894) was a British traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author and diplomatist, best known as the excavator of Nimrud. He was born in Paris.
Austen Kark Austen Kark (20 October 1926–10 May 2002) was a managing director of the BBC World Service. He was one of three former holders of that post, along with Gerard Mansell and John Tusa, to oppose the plans of John Birt to merge the service into the BBC.
Austen MK I The Mark I Austen (from "Australian Sten") was a 9 millimeter Australian submachine gun derived from the British Sten gun developed during the Second World War by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory. Approximately 45,000 Austens were produced from 1942 to 1944.
Austen Tayshus Austen Tayshus (pronounced "ostentatious") is the stage name of the Jewish Australian comedian Alexander 'Sandy' Gutman, born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on March 17, 1954. He is the son of a Holocaust survivor, is actively pro-zionist, and lives in Rose Bay, New South Wales].
Austenite Austenite (or gamma phase iron) is a metallic non-magnetic solid solution of iron and an alloying element. In plain-carbon steel, austenite exists above the critical eutectoid temperature of 1333 °F (about 723 °C); other alloys of steel have different eutectoid temperatures.
Auster Agricola The Auster B8 Agricola was a commercially unsuccessful British agricultural aircraft designed for the aerial topdressing market which opened up in New Zealand in the early 1950s. Constructed of fabric over corrosion proofed steel frame the design featured a large high lift low set monoplane wing, external control cables, fixed tail wheel undercarriage and a somewhat angular fuselage, with an aft cabin that could seat two passengers, a hopper over the centre of the wing which could hold 750 kg of superphosphate in the topdressing role, or 654 litres of spray as a crop duster.
Austere (band) Austere is an anonymous electronic music group specializing in ambient, dark ambient, drone, glitch-ambient, downtempo-style drum and bass and minimalist music. The group first started working together in 1998 and is based in the Pacific Northwest.
Austerfield Austerfield is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies to the north-east of Bawtry on the A614 road to Finningley, and is located at 53° 26' 30" North, 1° 0' West, at an elevation of around 7 metres above sea level.
Austerity In economics, austerity is when a national government reduces its spending in order to pay back creditors. Development projects, welfare programs and other social spending are common areas of spending for cuts; in many countries, austerity measures have been associated with standard of living declines.
Austerlitz (film) Austerlitz is a 1960 film directed by Abel Gance and starring Jean Marais, Rossano Brazzi, Jack Palance and Claudia Cardinale. Pierre Mondy portrays Napoleon in this film about his defeat of the Russians at Austerlitz considered one of his greatest victories of the Napoleonic Wars.
Austin 1800 The Austin 1800 was a saloon car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) from September 1964 to 1975 and colloquially known as the "Landcrab". The 1800 was voted European Car of the Year for 1965.
Austin 7 The Austin 7 was a vintage car produced from 1922 through to 1939 in the United Kingdom. It was one of the most popular cars ever produced there and wiped out most other British small cars and cyclecars of the early 1920s, its effect on the British market was similar to that of the Model T in the USA.
Austin A40 Devon The A40 Devon (and similar 2-door A40 Dorset) were automobiles sold by the Austin Motor Company from 1947 through to 1952. They were the first post-war saloons to be produced by Austin, and thus were a mix of old and new technologies.
Austin Allegro The Austin Allegro is a small family car that was manufactured by British Leyland under the Austin name from 1973 until 1983. The same vehicle was built in Italy by Innocenti in 1974 and 1975 and sold as the Innocenti Regent.
Austin American-Statesman The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of Texas. It is an award-winning publication edited by Rich Oppel, who led his previous newspaper, the Charlotte Observer to multiple Pulitzers.
Austin App Austin Joseph App (1902-1984) was a German-American professor of medieval English literature who taught at the University of Scranton and LaSalle University. He is known for his work on the Holocaust, and he has been accused of Holocaust denial by mainstream historians.
Austin Aries Daniel Solwold (born April 15, 1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler currently performing under the ring name Austin Aries (in Ring of Honor and other independent wrestling promotions) and Austin Starr (only in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling).
Austin Armoured Car Austin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War.
Austin Arts BBS The Austin Arts BBS was developed by Bill Hood of the School of Screenprinting in 1983. The Bulletin Board System (BBS) supplied news to the arts and screenprinting community not only in Austin, Texas where it was based, but to the world.
Austin Atlantic The A90 Atlantic produced by the Austin Motor Company was a sporting four seat roadster (1948 to 1950) or two door coupé (1949 to 1952). It was the first post-war car engineered from scratch by Austin, and one of the first on the market in the UK.
Austin Black Senators The Austin Black Senators was a professional baseball team based in Austin, Texas, which played in the Negro Leagues. The Black Senators adopted the name of their white, Texas League counterparts sometime in the early 1910s.
Austin Bradford Hill Austin Bradford Hill (July 8, 1897 - April 18, 1991), English epidemiologist and statistician, pioneered the randomized clinical trial and, together with Richard Doll, was the first to demonstrate the connection between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
Austin Cambridge The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) was an automobile range sold by the Austin Motor Company from 1954 through to 1969. It replaced the A40 Somerset but was entirely new with modern unibody construction.
Austin City Limits Austin City Limits is an American television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. Known for featuring country music, the show also broadcasts performances of folk, jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, alternative rock, indie rock and other genres.
Austin City Limits Music Festival The Austin City Limits Music Festival is a three-day music and art festival that takes place in Austin, Texas' Zilker Park. The Festival brings together a blend of more than 130 bands on eight stages, including rock, country, folk, indie, Americana, hip-hop, reggae, and bluegrass, and attracts a crowd of about 65,000 music-lovers each day.
Austin Codrington Austin Codrington (born 22 August 1975 in Portland, Jamaica) is a cricketer who plays for Canada. He is primarily a bowler but can contribute useful runs near the bottom of the order on occasion; as of 2005 he has a highest first-class score of 48.
Austin Creek State Recreation Area Austin Creek State Recreation Area is adjacent to Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in Sonoma County, California, and is accessed through the same entrance. With approximately 6,000 acres (24 km&sup2) of open woodlands, rolling hills, and meadows, its topography offers a strong contrast to the dense, primeval redwood forest below.
Austin Dowling Austin Dowling (April 6, 1868 – November 29, 1930) was the second Archbishop and fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. He was appointed on January 31, 1919 and held the office to his death.
Austin Eldon Knowlton Austin Eldon Knowlton (July_23, 1909 - June_25, 2003) was trained as an architect but spent most of his career in the construction industry. His company designed, financed and built more than 160 college and university buildings on every major college campus in Ohio and more than 200 elementary and secondary school buildings.
Austin Energy Austin Energy is the public utility providing electrical power service to a 421 square mile area including Austin, Texas and parts of the surrounding area in Travis and Williamson counties. It is owned by the City of Austin.
Austin F. Pike Austin Franklin Pike (October 16, 1819 - October 8, 1886) was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Hebron, New Hampshire, he pursued an academic course, studied law, and was admitted to the bar of Merrimack County in 1845.
Austin Film Festival The Austin Film Festival was started in 1994 in Austin, Texas and is the first organization of its kind to focus on the writer’s unique creative contribution to the film and television industries. It has a number of events and services for emerging and professional writers and filmmakers.
Austin Film Society The Austin Film Society (AFS) is a non-profit film society based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1985 to exhibit independent, experimental, foreign and various other non-mainstream art films, the film society has grown from just film exhibition to fostering independent filmmaking in Texas and has served as a cornerstone in building the film industry in Austin.
Austin Graduate School of Theology Austin Graduate School of Theology, formerly known as Institute for Christian Studies, is located in Austin, Texas, in the United States of America. It is a private Christian theological college (although it refers to itself as a seminary, unlike most such institutions associated with the Churches of Christ).
Austin Great Wall Chinese School The AGWCS (Austin Great Wall Chinese School) has been teaching Madarin (Chinese) to Austinites for multiple years. With 39 teachers teaching from the arts to yoga, it is school that is embracing Chinese culture.
Austin Hall Austin Hall is currently a graduate student at Stanford University with hopes of becoming a professor at Brigham Young University. He recently wrote the Inverse Theory of Quantum Matter, a paper in the process of being published Hall was quickly recognized as a bright and attentive student.
Austin Healey Austin Sean Healey (born 26 October, 1973 in Wallasey, Merseyside) is a former English rugby union footballer, who played as a utility back for Leicester Tigers, and has represented England and the British Lions.
Austin History Center The Austin History Center is the city historical archive for Austin, Texas and is regarded as one of the best such facilities in the United States. The building opened as the official Austin Public Library in 1933 and was renovated more than once before moving to a newer facility next door in the 1970s.
Austin Hopkinson Austin Hopkinson JP (June 24, 1879 – September 2, 1962) was a British industrialist and Member of Parliament who was notable for rejecting membership of political parties and sitting as an Independent member. He represented Mossley from 1918 to 1929 and 1931 to 1945.
Austin Hospital, Melbourne The Austin Hospital is a major teaching public hospital located in Melbourne's north eastern suburb of Heidelberg, and is administrated by Austin Health, along with the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre. Founded in 1892 as a charitable mental institution, and entering the public hospital system in the 1960s, the Austin Hospital is one of Melbourne's leading teaching and research hospitals.
Austin Chapman Sir Austin Chapman (10 July 1864 - 12 January 1926), Australian politician, was a member of several early federal ministries. He was born in Bowral, New South Wales, and was apprenticed as a saddler at an early age.
Austin Ice Bats The Austin Ice Bats are a minor-league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas. Affiliated with the Central Hockey League, the team was named in honor of the Mexican Free-tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) which nest under the Congress Avenue Bridge in the city.
Austin Independent Business Alliance Austin Independent Business Alliance (AIBA) is an organization of independent, locally-owned firms in Austin, Texas and is composed of over 300 member businesses. It was started in 2002 by several local businesses and citizens as a way to help independent businesses compete successfully against corporate chains.
Austin J. Tobin Austin J. Tobin (1903 - February 8, 1978), born in Brooklyn, served as the executive director of the Port of New York Authority, the precursor to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, from 1942 until 1972.
Austin Jazz Workshop The Austin Jazz Workshop is a nonprofit group of professional musicians dedicated to jazz performance in central Texas public schools. Founded in 1994, the group performs over one hundred shows for an estimated 35,000 children each season.
Austin Kelly Austin Kelly was the bandleader of the All-Ireland Irish Orchestra, a traditional Irish musical group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band's recordings were broadcast on the WTEL radio station in Philadelphia, which helped inspire the modern Irish music scene in the city.
Austin Kimberley The Australian Austin Kimberley and Austin Tasman (Morris badged in New Zealand) "X6" models of 1970 were a range of Leyland Australian designed front-wheel-drive sedans based on the the Austin 1800 (ADO17) platform.
Austin Leslie Austin Leslie (July 2 1934 – September 29 2005) was an internationally famous New Orleans chef whose work defined 'Creole Soul'. He died in Atlanta at the age of 71 after having been evacuated from New Orleans; he had been trapped in his attic for two days in the 98°F heat in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Austin Lightning Austin Lightning are an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and plays in the Mid-South Division of the Southern Conference against teams from Baton Rouge, Dallas, El Paso, Jackson, Laredo and New Orleans.
Austin Lone Stars The Austin Lone Stars were a soccer club that competed in the SISL, USISL and United Soccer Leagues from 1987 to 2000. The club originally started in 1987/88 as the Austin Sockadillos in the original indoor SISL league.

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