Maranhão
Maranhão , state (1996 pop. 5,218,442), 126,897 sq mi (328,663 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is São Luís (also known as Maranhão). Agriculture and livestock remain central to the economy of the region, which has been the site of major agricultural and industrial colonization projects since the 1970s. Industries now include steel manufacture and food processing. Brazil operates a satellite launch facility at Alcântara in N Maranhão. Maranhão had long been inhabited by the Tupinambás when the Portuguese established the first European settlement there in 1534.
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Oliver Wyman Acquires Harbour Consulting, a Leader in the Global Automotive Industry and the Publisher of The Harbour Report(TM).
PR Newswire Europe; 1/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...ggardner@harbourinc.com For Oliver Wyman - Europe: Pierre DeraA...deraed@oliverwyman.com For Oliver Wyman - North America & Asia: John...deraed@oliverwyman.com; For Oliver Wyman - North America & Asia: John...
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OLIVER'S MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR; Council boss hits out over new cash demand by police chief.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...disgraced chief, when asked if Dr Oliver was still in operational command...very distasteful. "I think Dr Oliver has treated not only the police...but also the people of the North-east of Scotland, with absolute...He did say to me that when Oliver is gone he would like to return...
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Oliver wrapped his arms round Amanda and gave her a long, lingering kiss; PUTTING ON A SHOW...DANGERFIELD STAR AMANDA REDMAN, 39, AND HER 18-YEAR-OLD DRAMA PUPIL.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 2/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...And it wasn't helped when Oliver gave her such a big hug so publicly...to leave her on bad terms. "Oliver and Amanda's daughter also...demand as a drama tutor. And Oliver, whose wealthy family have a pounds 500,000 Edwardian home in North West London, showed an interest...
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Oliver 'making laughing stock of his own force'
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 4/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...forthwith. "I think Dr Oliver has treated, not only...but the people of the North East of Scotland with...situation is that Dr Oliver doesn't appreciate...that the people of the North East of Scotland have Dr Oliver as a chief constable...
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Louis Oliver gets $3.5 million from from Bengals. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 3/15/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...million in 1995. When news of Oliver's departure reached the Dolphins...that when the season starts,'' Oliver said. ``You buy a Mercedes...the Mercedes is on I-75 going north to Cincinnati.'' Oliver fancies himself the Mercedes...
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Oliver's new twist for Sainsbury The celebrity chef tells Richard Fletcher how he became the driving force behind some of the supermarket's latest ranges
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 8/24/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...turns off Sainsbury shoppers in the North. "All those poncey Jamie Oliver adverts do is reinforce the idea in the North that people in London are cocky, have...West LB Panmure. The latest series of Oliver adverts were filmed last week - although...
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I CANNOT STOMACH HIM; Oliver boss walks out in disgust at his pounds 19,000 quit demand.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 4/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...disgust after chief constable Oliver DEFIED a unanimous vote of no...pounds 18,750 extra to quit. Oliver will now be ousted within 10...Board's showdown meeting with Oliver, Crawford said: "He has treated the board and the people of north-east Scotland with absolute...
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Michelin to expand Oliver Rubber's reach.(Special Report)
Magazine article from: Tire Business; 4/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...front, Michelin North America (MNA) Inc...recently acquired Oliver Rubber Co. subsidiary...s acquisition of Oliver Rubber bolstered its presence in the North American retread...250 retreaders. Oliver has produced tread...its entry into the North American retread...
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In Memoriam - John J. Oliver Sr.: `My soul has grown deep like the rivers'
Newspaper article from: Baltimore Afro-American; 7/21/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...prominence of the paper during John Oliver's youth, we need only recall...men and women like Hughes and Oliver in Black newspapers across the...South into the factories of the North. With bitter irony, they noted...the McCarthy era. Under John Oliver, the newspaper survived, and...
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The 2007 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal: Oliver Smithies
Magazine article from: Genetics; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...to full professor (1963). Oliver remained at the University of...From 1988 to the present, Oliver has been Excellence Professor...Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Oliver has a remarkable scientific memory...
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Oliver, Joe “King” 1885–1938
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Armstrong: An Extravagant Life . Oliver, he said, “ was...and brothels of Storyville. Oliver, like hundreds of New Orleans musicians, decided to head north to lucrative opportunities in...Armstrong was asked to replace Oliver in Kid Ory ’ s band...
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Ames, Oliver
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...oversaw its construction. Oliver Ames was born on November...one of six sons born to Oliver Ames and Susanna Angier...Ames was raised in North Easton, 20 miles south...the Franklin Academy at North Andover. He studied...father's company. Oliver Ames and his brother...
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Freud, Oliver (1891-1969)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...hope," and suggested that Oliver "would need to be analyzed...obsessional neurosis. In 1921 Oliver, upon the advice of Hans Lampl...1892, in Berlin, died 1971 in North America) in Berlin on April...While living in Berlin, Oliver went without work from 1932...
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Harrington, Oliver W. 1912–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...father had come from North Carolina to seek work...The Satiric Art of Oliver W. Harrington . Harrington...Glance … Born Oliver Wendell Harrington...of a day laborer from North Carolina, and Eugenia...Richter; children: Oliver Jr. Education: Attended...
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Schroer, Oliver
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Oliver Schroer Violinist Canadian-born new age acoustic violinist Oliver Schroer emerged as a significant creative force on the North American music scene during the...Addresses: c/o The Post, Oliver Schroer, 589 Markham St...
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