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Cell phones, iPods and Blackberries replacing pocketknives, handkerchiefs
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You wouldn't catch Grandpa Jim without his pocket-knife and
handkerchief. Along with the bib overalls and T-shirt, they were part
of his uniform.
Many times I watched him gap the sparkplugs and set the idle on
his old Dodge pickup and peel an apple with the same knife.
He'd just wipe off the oil-covered knife with the crumpled
handkerchief he carried in his back pocket. Then he'd carve a single
ribbon of apple peel as he ate. A quick swipe of the same
handkerchief across his forehead and he'd be back underneath the
hood.
A pocketknife and handkerchief. Grandpa Jim needed those things
almost ...
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Bishop Thomas Watson (1637-1717).(Commons Sense)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...Revolution. Thomas Watson, who had been...school and St John's, Cambridge...absenteeism. Although Watson won some support...Canterbury, John Tillotson. The...wrongdoing but Watson was temporarily...s successor, Thomas Tenison. The...
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An overachiever is plucked from obscurity Book celebrates Thomas Watson
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; Thomas A. Watson believed in reincarnation, an appropriate...on him," said Clarke, author of "Thomas Watson: Does That Name Ring a Bell?" Born...the Braintree Historical Society's Thomas Watson Museum and Research Center. "He was...
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The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr., and the Making of IBM
Magazine article from: Business History Review
; ...Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr., and the Making...Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley, 2003. xxv...relatively obscure company: Thomas J. Watson Sr. of the International...Maney moves quickly over Watson's first four decades...
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The first complete look at the life and times of the father of the technological revolution; The Maverick and His Machine; Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM -- By Kevin Maney; To be published by John Wiley on 5th June GBP19.99 Hardback.
M2 Presswire
; ...and His Machine; Thomas Watson, Sr. and the...be published by John Wiley on 5th June...celebrity CEO, Thomas Watson, Sr. remains...and His Machine Thomas Watson, Sr. and the...June 2003, by John Wiley & Sons...
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The Maverick and his machine. (History Lessons).(The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: CMA Management
; ...companies of the 20th century. Thomas Watson, Sr., was the man who built...The Maverick and His Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the making of IBM...By Kevin Maney. Published by John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd...
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Making the most of outside talent. (includes related articles on tips for finding a consultant and the collaboration of Eliot Noyes with Thomas Watson at IBM)
Magazine article from: Communication World
; ...When he took the helm at General Electric in 1981, chairman John F. Welch Jr. inherited six speech writers. He fired five...becoming independent." Management consultant and strategist John Hall has observed that seasoned communicators and PR executives...
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4 surrender to face thrift fraud charges. (John Watson, Thomas Twitty, G. Richard Leverett, John Larrison) (Brief Article)
Magazine article from: American Banker
; ...identified the men, who surrendered Monday, as John Watson, a tax lawyer; Thomas Twitty, a real estate developer, G. Richard Leverett, an accountant; and John Larrison, a financial planner. Prosecutors have...
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WATSON, THOMAS (ALFIE)
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph
; Deepest sympathy to the Watson family on the sudden death of Alfie, from Lesley, John and family.
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WATSON, THOMAS (ALFIE JNR)
Newspaper article from: Belfast Telegraph
; Sincere sympathy and deepest regrets to Alfie, Margaret and family circle, from John, Heather and family. The Lord is my Shepherd.
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John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College (N.J.). (On The Move).(Joseph Youngblood appointed)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Black Issues in Higher Education
; DR. JOSEPH YOUNGBLOOD II has been appointed executive director of John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College (N.J.). He earned a bachelor's from Florida A&M University...
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