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Eton College
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Eton College Founded by Henry VI in 1440, the school was modelled on the foundations of
Winchester and New College, Oxford, set up by
William of Wykeham.
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Eton Park Acquires R6, Makes Distressed Push
Newspaper article from: Daily News; 11/19/2007; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) - Eton Park Capital Management LP, the $10 billion...under management. The letter, signed "Eton Park Capital Management" was obtained...and his team will join New York-based Eton Park on Jan. 1. Mr. Rosenberg will also...
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The Eton Collection Selects FastBooking(R) Solutions to Achieve On Line Sales Ambitions.(Company overview)
Business Wire; 5/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...announced that boutique hotel group, The Eton Collection, is to implement FastBooking...agreement FastBooking will provide all The Eton Collection hotels (Threadneedles, The...permanent e-consulting services to assist The Eton Collection in the optimisation of their...
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Eton Receives Three CES Innovation Awards; E1 XM, ego 4000 Plus, and Ovation Radios Honored for Design and Engineering.
PR Newswire; 12/15/2003; 700+ words
; ...Calif., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Eton Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer...International CES. The selected products are the Eton E1 XM, ego 4000 Plus, and Ovation. A...the personal electronics category, the Eton E1 XM is the first product to combine four...
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ETON COLLEGE SELECTS EXTREME NETWORKS FOR NETWORK UPGRADE.(Company overview)
Newspaper article from: LAN Product News; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Internationally renowned UK boarding school Eton College, has selected Extreme Networks...Integration. Founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, Eton College is a school that pursues excellence...teaching and support staff of more than 400. Eton College has maintained a forward-thinking...
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Eton Institute & MBS Announce a Partnership which Enables MBS to Accredit their English Language Training Programme in the UAE.
News Wire article from: Albawaba.com; 2/2/2009; 700+ words
; Summary: Eton Institute, Dubai's leading institute...regional provider of training services. Eton Institute & MBS Announce a Partnership...Language Training Programme in the UAE: Eton Institute, Dubai's leading institute...
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Toff factory: British institutions: Eton. (Eton College)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 3/6/1993; 700+ words
; ...quintessential public (ie, private) school, Eton College N INFURIATING thing about the English...at least England boasts schools such as Eton. All you need is Pounds11,610 ($16...door to dreary Slough). Everything about Eton, from the elegant buildings to its extraordinary...
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Stark's Woodmere buy invites Eton speculation.(Robert Stark)(Brainard Office LLC)(Eton Chagrin Boulevard )
Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business; 11/6/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Chagrin Brainard Building just east of his Eton Chagrin Boulevard lifestyle center in Woodmere...tax bills to Mr. Stark's offices at Eton. Real estate investor Michael Munsell...apartment complex on Maryland Avenue that abuts Eton. He said Mr. Stark's company has not...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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THE ETON TRIFLES; EXCLUSIVE 'Man of the people' picks public school pals to fill Cabinet.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 3/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...Hepburn said: "Not only is Cameron an Eton boy who has never known a day's hardship...Cabinet and 13 other shadow ministers went to Eton - where he was ticked off for smoking pot...attended Trinity College, Cambridge, after Eton. BA in history and PhD in philosophy...
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Eton Institute & MBS Announce a Partnership which Enables MBS to Accredit their English Language Training Programme in the UAE
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 2/2/2009; 502 words
; Eton Institute & MBS Announce a Partnership which...English Language Training Programme in the UAE: Eton Institute, Dubai's leading institute of...from the experience and accreditation that Eton Institute offers in its English language training...
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Breaking the Sound Barrier With Eton's New Sound Radio.
PR Newswire; 1/4/2006; 553 words
; Introducing the Eton Sound Radio: the Retro-Styled 'Mini...attention to detail, and exceptional sound, Eton Corporation, a design-driven leader...products, today announced the release of the Eton Sound Radio. This innovatively designed...
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Eton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Eton , town (1991 pop. 3,559), Windsor and...the Thames River. It is known chiefly for Eton College, largest and most famous of the English...cloisters) date back to the 15th cent. Eton is unlike other English public schools in...
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Eton College Manuscript
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Eton College Manuscript ( Eton Choir Book ). A book of choral mus. at Eton College, dating from between 1490 and 1504.
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Eton College
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Eton College. Founded by Henry VI with the title ‘The College of the Blessed Mary of Eton beside Windsor’ in 1440, it was modelled on Winchester and New College, Oxford, set up by William of Wykeham. In the original foundation...
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William Oughtred
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Academic Environment Oughtred was born in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, on March...Oughtred, was a scholar who taught writing at Eton School, and through Benjamin's connections...Oughtred was educated as a king's scholar at Eton. At age 15 he entered King's College...
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Moseley, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...s Scholars, winners of scholarships to Eton. He and six of his fellow students won...available for 1901. Although Edwardian Eton tended to produce over cocky, undereducated...exactly to his taste. Before leaving Eton he had begun quantitative analysis, had...
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