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Gustav Ratzenhofer
Ratzenhofer, GustavWORKS BY RATZENHOFERSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYToward the end of a successful career in the Austrian army and after retirement, Gustav Ratzenhofer (1842–1904) wrote six books on political science, sociology, and philosophy. He was essentially self-taught in these fields, his formal... Read more |
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William Caslon
William Caslon , 1692-1766, English type designer, b. Worcestershire. He worked first in London as an engraver of gunlocks, then set up his own foundry in 1716. The merits of Caslon's types were rediscovered after a brief eclipse in the popularity of John Baskerville 's types. Caslon's individual... Read more |
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Charles Dillon Perrine
PERRINE, CHARLES DILLON (b. Steubenville, Ohio, 28 June 1867; d. Villa General Mitre, Argentina, 21 July 1951) astronomy. After a brief career in business, Perrine, who was skilled in photography, became professionally interested in astronomy. In 1893 he joined the staff at the Lick Observatory... Read more |
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Tandem Computers Inc
Tandem Computers, Inc. 19333 Vallco ParkwayCupertino, California 95014-2599U.S.A.(408) 285-6000Fax: (408) 285-6635 Public Company Incorporated: 1974Employees: 11,167Sales: $1.92 billionStock Exchanges: New York Midwest Pacific Tandem Computers, Inc., specializes in multiple processor computer... Read more |
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Brief for Appellee
Brief for Appellee In the Supreme Court of the United StatesNo. 78–18, 1971 Term Jane Roe, John Doe, Mary Doe, and James Hubert Hallford, M.D. Appellants,vs.Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas Appellee. On Direct Appeal from the United States District Court for the... Read more |
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Brief
BRIEF A summary of the important points of a longer document. An abstract of a published judicial opinion prepared by a law student as part of an assignment in the case method study of law. A written document drawn up by an attorney for a party in a lawsuit or by a party himself or herself... Read more |
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Amicus Curiae
AMICUS CURIAE Literally, friend of the court. A person with strong interest in or views on the subject matter of an action, but not a party to the action, may petition the court for permission to file a brief, ostensibly on behalf of a party but actually to suggest a rationale consistent with its... Read more |
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Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi 1743-1819, German philosopher. Although educated for commerce, he early gave up business and became in 1770 a member of the council for the duchies of Berg and Jülich. A brilliant personality, he attracted to his home near Düsseldorf a notable literary and... Read more |
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Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson (Earvin Johnson, Jr.), 1959-, African-American basketball player, b. Lansing, Mich. After winning the national championship with Michigan State Univ. (1979), he joined the Los Angeles Lakers and with them won five National Basketball Association championships (1980, 1982, 1985,... Read more |
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Thomas Mifflin
Thomas Mifflin 1744-1800, American Revolutionary general and political leader, b. Philadelphia. Turning from business to public affairs, he was a member of the Pennsylvania provincial assembly and of the First Continental Congress. He joined the army early in the American Revolution and rose to the... Read more |
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Business Cycle
...experiencing unemployment during business‐cycle contractions increased...liquidity problems. Although a brief but severe recession occurred in...ameliorate the impact of the business cycle.Although many public...World War II, the postwar business cycle ... |
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sexually transmitted diseases: a brief history
sexually transmitted diseases: a brief history Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been known since...blandishments of quacks and charlatans, and many successful businesses profited during the seventeenth through to the twentieth centuries... |
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Oral Argument
...a thorough knowledge of the briefs and record, it is often said...must answer questions. In his brief a lawyer can avoid or try to...his case. While an opposing brief may seek to point out...importance of the Court's business. See also ... |
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Clerks of the Court
...petitions, statements and briefs filed in all cases; collecting...preparation of all in forma pauperis briefs; obtaining certified...to carry out the Court's business. The clerk participates in...Court to discuss current Court business under the direction... |
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Brown, Charles Brockden
...Charles Brockden (1771–1810), after a brief career as a lawyer in his native Philadelphia...of the school of Mrs. Radcliffe. After this brief burst of fiction, Brown entered business, although he also edited The Monthly Magazine... |
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Edward VIII
...counterbalanced these disadvantages. A brief period at Oxford was followed by non-combatant...champion of the common man. He made it his business to visit the depressed areas, and...been on the throne for nine months. His brief reign was dominated by ‘the King... |
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Chafee, Zechariah, Jr
...family, he worked in the family's iron business for three years before entering the Harvard Law School...freedom of assembly. As coauthor of the brief that the American Bar Association's Committee...Gobitis case of 1940, Chafee drafted the brief. The Court ultimately ... |
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Dickinson, Emily (Elizabeth)
...family.Before her death, she had composed well over 1000 brief lyrics, her “letter to the world,” records of the life...Dickinson's unworldly view, formed no part of a poet's business. Only six of her poems, not counting an early verse valentine... |
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Foster, Stephen Collins
...was so successful that Foster gave up bookkeeping to make a business of composing songs. The works of the following years included...songs, Foster had never visited the South until he made a brief journey to New Orleans in 1852. His knowledge of the South... |
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Henry VII
...Henry VIII reverted to type, disliking business and pining for glory, it took him some...was brought up mainly at Raglan. On the brief restoration of Henry VI in 1470 he was...good, perhaps close. His application to business was proverbial, though his attention... |
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Business Plan, Checklist for a
...restructured business or a business seeking new capital will...or seasonal. Give brief details of any market...Equipment required If the business manufactures or is intended...may be useful to give a brief outline here of the process...Sales ... |
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Constitutional Convention, European
...forum convened in March 2002, with a brief to devise a draft constitutional makeup...The convention's constitutional brief reflected the fact that through the pronouncements...character for the member states. Its business was directed by a nine-member Praesidium... |
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Edward VIII
...duke of York, later King George V. A brief period at Oxford was followed by non...champion of the common man, making it his business to visit the depressed areas. Edward...been on the throne for nine months. His brief reign was dominated by ‘the King... |
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Plato
...sacred to Academus (hence the ‘Academy’). Apart from one brief interlude, he seems to have spent the last 40 years of his...of mind and will, ‘goodness of soul’, is the chief business of life; that this is attained by a rational insight into... |
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court
...great officers in attendance, would do business, receive petitions, and dispense justice. As public business increased, various functions were delegated...The Edwardian court in the 1900s saw a brief social revival, partly because of the... |
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journey
...rainforest. While a trip may be either long or short, for business or pleasure, and taken at either a rushed or a leisurely...to the local shopping mall). Excursion also applies to a brief pleasure trip, usually no more than a day in length, that... |
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stop
...seal, caulk, bung up; technical occlude. • noun 1. all business came to a stop synonyms: halt, end, finish, close, standstill...discontinuation.antonyms: start, beginning, continuation. 2. a brief stop in the town synonyms: break, stopover, stop-off... |
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Business brief.
...Businesses, to which this Business Brief article applies...GBP2000 or less, businesses may amend their VAT...Advice Centre. (Businesses may not make this...Assessments issued to businesses that have not been...expressed in ... |
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Business brief 01/05.
...January 2005-UK Government: Business brief 01/05(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...OF DR BEYNON AND PARTNERS This Business Brief article provides advice on...also found in Customs' favour. Business Brief 02/03 In ... |
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Business brief 12/06.
...August 2006-UK Government: Business brief 12/06(C)1994-2006 M2...PRODUCTION COSTS This Business Brief article announces HMRC's...exemption announced in Business Brief 28/03, many theatres claimed...adjustments or claims' and ... |
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Business Brief.
...697 4002 The Birmingham Business Centre is open from 0900...views expressed in this Business Brief are those of HM Customs...uk For the attention of Businesses and News & Business Desks Business Briefs are ... |
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Customs business brief number 34/12.
...Customs business brief number 34/12(C...changes announced in this Business Brief are as a result...The ECJ ruled that businesses in such a position...ability to report the business to the Financial Services...RETAIL SECTOR ... |
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Business briefs
...bought two electrical products businesses: JSB Electrical plc, a...based in Denver. The two businesses had combined 1998 revenues...division, adding to the business's emergency electrical...become president of the new business unit, to be ... |
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Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Business Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune...
...355-2700. Deadline for Sunday Business Briefs is noon Wednesday. The Amarillo...News will print announcements of business openings, closings, relocations...awards, and items of interest to business readers. Photographs may be included... |
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Business Brief 02/05.
...UK Government: Business Brief 02/05(C)1994-2005...system. Importers, agents and business involved in International...WATER HALL GROUP PLC This Business Brief article is an update...the purpose of financing its business is an ... |
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Business Briefs.(Business)
...discussions on Sunday and Monday, the latest in a series of brief meetings between the two sides. Caterpillar has not had a negotiated...Peoria-based company has endured two major strikes and numerous brief walkouts while still managing to produce record profit. But... |
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Business brief number 04/2003.
M2 PRESSWIRE-27 May 2003-UK Government: Business brief number 04/2003(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...in the High Court on 30th January 2003. Earlier Business Briefs Business Briefs 28/97 (issued 12th December 1997) and... |
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