meridian of longitude
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
meridian of longitude see longitude .
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'Our year of emergence'; Meridian keeps a promise to workers, leaves bankruptcy.(News)(Company overview)
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Meridian Co., Ltd. Corporate Update
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Meridian High looks back on its 100 years: Farm kids with cows to milk before school now are far outnumbered by kids from acres and acres of new subdivisions.
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; ... much bleed blue and gold, he said. Copyright (c) 2006, The Idaho Statesman, Boise Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at (800) 661-2511 (U.S.), (213) 237-4914 (worldwide), fax (213) 237-65 ...
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Tenn. Drugmaker to Buy Meridian for $248 Million
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Pennsylvania's Meridian Bancorp to Consolidate Branches.(Originated from The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Meridian Environmental Combines Weather Forecasting, Internet Technology.
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Stock of Indianapolis-Based Meridian Insurance Soars on Boards Announcement.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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; ... sleepy shares, which had been trading at $12.75, to $17.50. To see more of The Indianapolis Star, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.starnews.com/ (c) 2000, The Indianapolis Star. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
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Meridian keeps promise, leaves bankruptcy.(Meridian Automotive Systems Inc.'s Richard Newsted management techniques worked)
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; ... hard-charging Ralph Herzka and three partners. It ranks as the country's third-largest mortgage broker, according to Commercial Property News. The scrappy, 250-employee outfit structures mortgages and finds lenders for a large number of apartment building transactions ...
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