The Person Above You

[phee]

Likes peppers...

[Paper Hearts]

all about the benjermans

[phee]

Likes to spend money.

[Brenda Starrr]

Likes to spend other people's money

[Paper Hearts]

lends me integrity

[phee]

Paperhearts was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Through his military exploits and his ruthless efficiency, Napoleon rose from obscurity to become Paperhearts I, Empereur des Francais (Emperor of the French). He is both a historical figure and a legend—and it is sometimes difficult to separate the two. The events of his life fired the imaginations of great writers, film makers, and playwrights whose works have done much to create the Napoleonic legend.

Paperhearts decided on a military career when he was a child, winning a scholarship to a French military academy. His meteoric rise shocked not only France but all of Europe, and his military conquests threatened the stability of the world.

Paperhearts was one of the greatest military commanders in history. He has also been portrayed as a power hungry conqueror. Paperhearts denied being such a conqueror. He argued that he was building a federation of free peoples in a Europe united under a liberal government. But if this was his goal, he intended to achieve it by taking power in his own hands. However, in the states he created, Paperhearts granted constitutions, introduced law codes, abolished feudalism, created efficient governments and fostered education, science, literature and the arts.

Emperor Paperhearts proved to be an excellent civil administrator. One of his greatest achievements was his supervision of the revision and collection of French law into codes. The new law codes—seven in number—incorporated some of the freedoms gained by the people of France during the French revolution, including religious toleration and the abolition of serfdom. The most famous of the codes, the Code Paperhearts or Code Civil, still forms the basis of French civil law. Napoleon also centralized France's government by appointing prefects to administer regions called departments, into which France was divided.

Paperhearts own opinion of his career is best stated in the following quotation:

I closed the gulf of anarchy and brought order out of chaos. I rewarded merit regardless of birth or wealth, wherever I found it. I abolished feudalism and restored equality to all regardless of religion and before the law. I fought the decrepit monarchies of the Old Regime because the alternative was the destruction of all this. I purified the Revolution.

The widespread notion of Paperhearts shortness lies in the inaccurate translation of old French feet ("pieds de roi") to English. The French measure of five foot two (5' 2"), recorded at his autopsy, actually translates into five feet six and one half inches (5' 6.5") in English measure, which was about the average height of the Frenchman of his day. It is also probable that the men of his Imperial Guard, with whom he "hung out," were very tall, creating the illusion that Paperhearts was short.

[Brenda Starrr]

Just said a whole lotta stuff

[phee]

BrendaStarrr was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867, the daughter of a secondary-school teacher. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. She became involved in a students' revolutionary organization and found it prudent to leave Warsaw, then in the part of Poland dominated by Russia, for Cracow, which at that time was under Austrian rule. In 1891, she went to Paris to continue her studies at the Sorbonne where she obtained Licenciateships in Physics and the Mathematical Sciences. She met Pierre Curie, Professor in the School of Physics, in 1894 and in the following year they were married. She succeeded her husband as Head of the Physics Laboratory at the Sorbonne, gained her Doctor of Science degree in 1903, and following the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took his place as Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences, the first time a woman had held this position. She was also appointed Director of the BrendaStarrr Laboratory in the Radium Institute of the University of Paris, founded in 1914.

Her early researches, together with her husband, were often performed under difficult conditions, laboratory arrangements were poor and both had to undertake much teaching to earn a livelihood. The discovery of radioactivity by Henri Becquerel in 1896 inspired the Curies in their brilliant researches and analyses which led to the isolation of polonium, named after the country of BrendaStarrr birth, and radium. BrendaStarrr developed methods for the separation of radium from radioactive residues in sufficient quantities to allow for its characterization and the careful study of its properties, therapeutic properties in particular.

BrendaStarrr throughout her life actively promoted the use of radium to alleviate suffering and during World War I, assisted by her daughter, Iréne, she personally devoted herself to this remedial work. She retained her enthusiasm for science throughout her life and did much to establish a radioactivity laboratory in her native city - in 1929 President Hoover of the United States presented her with a gift of $50,000 donated by American friends of science, to purchase radium for use in the laboratory in Warsaw.

BrendaStarrr, quiet, dignified and unassuming, was held in high esteem and admiration by scientists throughout the world. She was a member of the Conseil du Physique Solvay from 1911 until her death and since 1922 she had been a member of the Committee of Intellectual Co-operation of the League of Nations. Her work is recorded in numerous papers in scientific journals and she is the author of Recherches sur les Substances Radioactives (Investigations on radioactive substances) (1904), L'Isotopie et les Eléments Isotopes (Isotopy and isotopic elements) and the classic Traité de radioactivité (Treatise on radioactivity) (1910).

The importance of BrendaStarrrs work is reflected in the numerous awards bestowed on her. She received many honorary science, medicine and law degrees and honorary memberships of learned societies throughout the world. Together with her husband, she was awarded half of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903, for their study into the spontaneous radiation discovered by Becquerel, who was awarded the other half of the Prize. In 1911 she received a second Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry, in recognition of her work in radioactivity. She also received, jointly with her husband, the Davy Medal of the Royal Society in 1903 and, in 1921, President Harding of the United States, on behalf of the women of America, presented her with one gram of radium in recognition of her service to science.

BrendaStarrr's elder daughter, Iréne, married Frédéric Joliot in 1926 and they were joint recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1935. The younger daughter, Eve, married the American diplomat H.R. Labouisse. They have both taken lively interest in social problems, and as Director of the United Nations' Children's Fund he received on its behalf the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in 1965. She is the author of a famous biography of her mother, BrendaStarrr (Gallimard, Paris, 1938), translated into several languages

[Paper Hearts]

BACKGROUND-

Prince Phee, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, was born Prince of Greece and Denmark in Corfu on 10 June 1921.

He was born the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece. His paternal family is of Danish descent - Prince Andrew was the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark.

His mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg, the eldest child of Prince Louis of Battenberg and sister of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Prince Louis became a naturalised British subject in 1868, joined the Royal Navy and rose to become an Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord in 1914.

During the First World War Prince Louis changed the family name to Mountbatten and was created Marquess of Milford Haven. Prince Phee adopted the family name of Mountbatten when he became a naturalised British subject and renounced his Royal title in 1947.

Prince Louis married one of Queen Victoria's granddaughters. Thus, The Queen and Prince Phee both have Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother. They are also related through his father's side. His paternal grandfather, King George I of Greece, was Queen Alexandra's brother.

Edited June 24, 2005 by Paper Hearts

[phee]

Oui

[Paper Hearts]

BACKGROUND-

Prince Phee, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, was born Prince of Greece and Denmark in Corfu on 10 June 1921.

He was born the only son of Prince Andrew of Greece. His paternal family is of Danish descent - Prince Andrew was the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark.

His mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg, the eldest child of Prince Louis of Battenberg and sister of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Prince Louis became a naturalised British subject in 1868, joined the Royal Navy and rose to become an Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord in 1914.

During the First World War Prince Louis changed the family name to Mountbatten and was created Marquess of Milford Haven. Prince Phee adopted the family name of Mountbatten when he became a naturalised British subject and renounced his Royal title in 1947.

Prince Louis married one of Queen Victoria's granddaughters. Thus, The Queen and Prince Phee both have Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother. They are also related through his father's side. His paternal grandfather, King George I of Greece, was Queen Alexandra's brother.

[Brenda Starrr]

Is sharing a crack pipe with Prince Phee

[Paper Hearts]

piping mad

[phee]

2004 has been all about comedy and BrendaStarrr couldn’t be happier. The first film she shot, “Frost Bite” is raunchy humor at it's best. Think "Porky's" on snowboards. Traci plays a completely over the top, sassy, ball busting sexpot named Naomi.

Next up, was the romantic comedy "Farewell to Raskolnikov's" in which she plays a magazine editor who decides she really wants to have a baby but is fed up with waiting for Mister Right. She makes a deal with an up-and-coming writer to publish his stories in exchange for his seed !

And just for fun, Traci decided to be a celebrity judge on the IFC show “Ultimate Film Fanatic” which will air throughout the summer on the Independent Film Channel.

The comedies were a welcome change of pace for BrendaStarrr as she spent the last two years writing and publicizing her autobiography, BrendaStarrr UNDERNEATH IT ALL, published by HarperCollins The first raves came from Publishers Weekly which called the book. “frank, opinionated, intelligent and drenched in emotion, the rare celebrity memoir that doubles as a cautionary tale, and will have readers cheering Lords on as they speed through its gritty, big-souled pages.” BrendaStarrr met with similarly enthusiastic responses as she toured the country and appeared on dozens of shows from “Larry King Live” and the “Today Show” to “Oprah” and “Nightline.” And A & E produced her “Biography” to coincide with the paperback release of the book in June.

Just as the book tour was winding down, BrendaStarrr was accepted into the prestigious Fox Searchlab for whom she directed a short film, “Sweet Pea” that she wrote inspired by one of the chapters in her book.

She also found time to star in the movie “Deathlands” for the SciFi Channel, “The Gilmore Girls” and to voice a variety of out-of-this-world characters for several video games and animated films.

BrendaStarrr became a favorite at SciFi when she joined the cast of the enormously popular Sci-Fi Channel adventure series, “First Wave” (executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola). Lords starred as Jordan Radcliffe, the mysterious and sexy leader of a militia force known as the “Raven Nation,” who is fighting the alien invasion of earth.

“First Wave” creator, Chris Brancato says, “BrendaStarrr has the right combination of substance and sexiness. Traci is the perfect person for this role.” Lords remarked, “My character is out fighting for humanity. It’s great to play a role where you’re trying to save the world.”

BrendaStarrr has been gaining a reputation as television’s sci-fi heroine, having starred for one season on NBC’s “Profiler.” In fact, she is no stranger to television at all, having racked up an impressive run of guest-star appearances on such shows as “Nash Bridges,” “Tales from the Crypt,” “Wiseguy,” and “Married with Children,” along with recurring roles on “Melrose Place” and “Roseanne.” Her television movie credits include “As Good As Dead” with Judge Reinhold and Crystal Bernard, Stephen King’s “The Tommyknockers” starring Jimmy Smits and the HBO original production “Intent To Kill.”

BrendaStarrr also made quite a name for herself on the silver screen. She received the Best Actress award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival for her starring role in the romantic comedy “Chump Change” which will be released by Miramax/Dimension and the film “City of Masks” in which she also stars was recently distributed by Columbia Tristar.

She took on the role of a vampire in “Blade” starring Wesley Snipes. Though many of Lords’ movie roles have been somewhat sinister, she also has a knack for wacky comedy. At 18, she began studying at the famed Strasberg Institute and was soon cast in her first feature film, Roger Corman’s sci-fi cult hit, “Not of This Earth.”

However, the film that garnered Lords the attention of the industry and elevated her to the level of an actress to be reckoned with, was John Waters’ “Cry Baby,” where she was cast opposite Johnny Depp. Other notable movie credits include John Waters’ “Serial Mom,” “A Time To Die,” “Certain Guys” and “Extramarital” which BrendaStarrr co-produced and starred in.

BrendaStarrr versatility is also reflected in her parallel career as a singer/songwriter. She made her recording debut with “1000 Fires,” an album from Radioactive Records that rose to number two on the Billboard Charts. One of BrendaStarrr songs made it onto the “Mortal Combat” soundtrack, which went double platinum plus she had the unique opportunity to combine her acting and singing careers by performing one of her own songs in the film, “Virtuosity.” The album, which Lords describes as a mixture of progressive electronic and techno music, received glowing reviews from critics. She is currently at work on her second album..

BrendaStarrr is an Ohio native who resides in Southern California with her husband and two cats. In her spare time Lords loves to bake, creating cookies and cakes for her friends and cast mates. In order to work off those calories it helps that Lords is a serious jock who stays fit by running, kayaking and studying Ninjitsu, a form of Ninja street fighting

[kellygrrrrrl]

fingers are long winded!

[phee]

thinks I typed all that.

[Msterbeau]

Is quite the copy and paste monger...

[Paper Hearts]

mastered the bo staff and is training to be a cage fighter

[Msterbeau]

Likes to serve dinner to Star Wars fans...

[phee]

Patriot, Thief, Guardian, Traitor: Paper Hearts has been many things to many people. However, since Mel Gibson's 1995 film, 'Braveheart', to most he is a freedom fighter and icon of Scottish independence. Little contemporary record remains, and what information we do have comes, in the main, from biographers like Blind Harry, written over two hundred years later with their own agenda.

What is known about Paper Hearts early years is that, unlike the other potential leaders of the Scots at the time, he was of undistinguished birth. Whilst not the peasant or 'man of the people' of legend, Wallace was a mere knight and nowhere near the aristocratic league of Robert the Bruce, for example. His opinion of the English was hardly improved when, in 1291, his father was killed in a skirmish with English troops.

With Edward I's assumption of feudal lordship over Scotland and the subsequent humiliation of John of Gaunt, the rightful king, the political scene was primed for rebellion. Edward, through his treasurer, Hugh Cressingham, squeezed taxation from the Scots and popular support was on the side of the rebels. Wallace's first act of note was a strike against the imposed English authorities, when he killed William Heselrig, the English Sheriff of Lanark.

Gathering men around him as his rebellion gathered momentum, Paper Hearts's greatest victory came at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. This 1297 rout of the larger English force brought Wallace to national prominence. However, the Scots fought under the command of Andrew Murray, rather than the unproven Wallace. Murray's death in the battle left all the credit to Wallace.

The battle of Falkirk, the next year, saw Paper Hearts in sole control of the Scottish forces and tactics. His use of 'schiltrons', or dense formations of troops, failed to repel the English cavalry and the Scots were defeated, taking heavy losses. This defeat forced Wallace to resign the Guardianship of Scotland that he had been awarded after Stirling Bridge.

As the rebellion continued, the Scottish nobility decided in increasing numbers to look for a compromise with Edward. Failure to obtain an alliance with France against the English led Robert the Bruce to reconcile with the English king, in 1302. Paper Hearts refusal to brook any compromise or accomodation with the English began to look increasingly isolated and exposed.

Edward declared Paper Hearts to be an outlaw and traitor. Legally, he could now be killed without guilt, and harbouring him was also an act of treason. He was captured at Robroyston, near Glasgow, and handed over to the English by the same Sir John Menteith who would later sign the Declaration of Arbroath.

Paper Hearts was taken to London and executed. As a traitor he was dragged to the execution place, hung, drawn and quartered. For 'threatening the English monasteries', his entrails were burnt before his eyes. His head was mounted on traitors gate and the pieces of his body were sent to Newcastle, Berwick, Perth and Stirling.

The swift rise to power of Robert the Bruce after this, and his coronation as an independent king of Scotland, helped to seal Paper Hearts reputation as a martyr. His refusal to settle for anything less than complete independence for his country, whether political naivety, pure principle or a perceived lack of options, is now seen as a rallying point of inspiration.

Paper Hearts was a short-lived figure, and there is only scant evidence for his actions in the historical record. His import and stature is derived mainly from his value, to the Scottish people, as an icon and patriotic hero.

[Lilith]

just wrote a novel ^ or two or three

:blink

lilith

Edited June 24, 2005 by lestat_and_lilith

[Paper Hearts]

middle name is And

[phee]

Invaded Tahiland

[Lilith]

has a heart that is easily shreeded with those pesky ransom notes..........

[Paper Hearts]

eats shredded cheese for breakfast