Merton
Merton outer borough (1991 pop. 161,800) of Greater London, SE England. The area is largely residential with some industry, including tanning and the manufacture of silk and calico prints, varnish and paint, and toys. An annual fair dating from Elizabethan times is held within the borough at Mitcham, and one of the largest mosques in Europe is in Morden. Merton also contains Wimbledon, England's tennis headquarters; the first Wimbledon Championship match took place in 1877. Cricket and golf matches are also played. George Eliot lived in Wimbledon. Merton has remains of a priory that was founded in 1115 and destroyed by Thomas Cromwell . Walter de Merton , Lord High Chancellor to Henry III and founder of Merton College, Oxford, and Thomas à Becket were educated at the priory. Admiral Horatio Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton lived together in Merton Park.
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Scandinavia's Top Web Site Selects Commtouch for Multi-Lingual Free Email.
Business Wire; 12/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...1, 1999-- Leading International Email Provider Offers Scandinavia Online a Full Suite of Languages and Services Scandinavia's most frequently visited Web site -- Scandinavia Online AB -- has chosen Commtouch Software (Nasdaq:CTCH...
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LUKOIL SCANDINAVIA FILES BRIEF IN HOUSTON COURT REQUESTING DISMISSAL OF FRANKENBURG LAWSUIT
PR Newswire; 6/28/1994; 700+ words
; ...June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Lukoil Scandinavia filed a brief on June 16 in a Houston...against it by Frankenburg Est. Lukoil Scandinavia is based in Denmark and is a subsidiary...company. "The inclusion of Lukoil Scandinavia in the case just shows how Frankenburg...
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DoubleClick Inc. to Acquire DoubleClick Scandinavia.
Business Wire; 12/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...all outstanding shares of DoubleClick Scandinavia AB not previously owned by DoubleClick...for-stock transaction. DoubleClick Scandinavia was launched in December 1997 and has...share in excess of 30%. DoubleClick Scandinavia, which has a reach of 80% of all Internet...
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CitySearch Extends International Community Focus With a Major Media Partnership in Scandinavia; Expansion Brings Local Online Service to Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen.
Business Wire; 11/6/1997; 700+ words
; ...Schibsted ASA. Schibsted is one of Scandinavia's largest media companies and co-owner of Scandinavia Online (along with Norwegian telco...CitySearch sites will be operated by Scandinavia Online, a division of Schisbsted ASA...
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WeatherLabs Teams up with Scandinavia Online to Provide Weather Content for Comprehensive Travel Site.
Business Wire; 5/13/1998; 700+ words
; ...custom weather content to Resfeber, Scandinavia Online's newest site developed for...is yet another niche service within Scandinavia Online's broad spectrum of sites including...online services and wireless devices. "Scandinavia Online provides a wide variety of targeted...
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Direct Hit to Deliver Search for Scandinavia Online; Alliance Expands Company's Portal Presence Across Sweden and Norway.
Business Wire; 7/8/1999; 700+ words
; ...world's most relevant Internet search results, today announced a partnership with Scandinavia Online, the leading online service in Scandinavia. Scandinavia Online (SOL) reaches more than 40% of the Internet population in Sweden and Norway...
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175 Royal Scandinavia goes-live with i2 TradeMatrix.
M2 Presswire; 6/21/2001; 700+ words
; ...June 2001-I2 TECHNOLOGIES: 175 Royal Scandinavia goes-live with i2 TradeMatrix (C...solutions, today announced that Royal Scandinavia has successfully completed the implementation...Solution with existing ERP systems. Royal Scandinavia selected the i2 Supply Chain Management...
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HIGHTECH Scandinavia Debuts At Fall Internet World '99 In New York.
PR Newswire; 9/16/1999; 700+ words
; ...broadband, convergence and mobile access within Scandinavia. Scandinavia is one of the world's fastest growing IT markets...will host a special session entitled, HIGHTECH Scandinavia -- session 132- on Wednesday, October 6th at...
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Scandinavia Company reports unaudited earnings.
PR Newswire; 12/21/1990; 670 words
; SCANDINAVIA COMPANY REPORTS UNAUDITED EARNINGS PARIS, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scandinavia Company, Inc. (AMEX: SCF) today reported...fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, 1990. The Scandinavia Company had been entirely invested in interest...
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Scandinavia's Global Role
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Scandinavia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Schibsted ASA
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
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BBA Aviation plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...maker." He had named his invention "Scandinavia belting," and it was sold from Corbett...Yorkshire, England. They were renamed Scandinavia Mills, in honor of the company's...the firm's own name was changed to Scandinavia Belting Ltd. In the 19th century...
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Scandinavians, Diet of
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Scandinavians, Diet of Scandinavia is a peninsula in northern Europe...generally considered to be part of Scandinavia because of its historical, political...tables) are popular at lunch in Scandinavia. In Denmark, open-faced sandwiches...
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Sweden
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World
...Scandinavian country (the other countries in Scandinavia are Denmark, Finland, and Norway...The Vikings, who inhabited all of Scandinavia more than one thousand years ago, were...and France were in close proximity to Scandinavia, and therefore endured continuous Viking...
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