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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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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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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 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 BRIEFS
00-00-0000 BUSINESS BRIEFS Compiled from staff and news service...Edition. Early Edition Column: BUSINESS BRIEFS 1st Constitution rejects buyout CRANBURY...Bancorp. 1st Constitution said in a brief statement Friday that the $32... |
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The Roanoke Times, Va., Business Briefs Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune...
...short of expectations on flat sales. Brief WORLD OIL: LONDON -- Global demand for...respected industry survey says. short or brief MEAT SAFETY: WASHINGTON -- Makers of...Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. |
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Arkansas Attorney General Mark Pryor. (Business Briefs).(Enron Corp. amicus...
...General Mark Pryor has joined 19 other states in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court in Houston against the banks...firms and accountants of bankrupt Enron Corp. of Houston. The brief supports the regents of the University of California, who allege... |
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BUSINESS BRIEFS.(Business)
...J.R. Clothing was misidentified in the business briefs in the June 21 edition of The Taos News...WESST Corp.. clients have started more than 1,850 businesses, accessed more than $2.2 million in loan capital... |
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Arkansas Public Policy Panel. (Business Briefs).(urges Arkansas Supreme Court...
...Rural School and Community Trust have filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the Arkansas Supreme Court urging the high court to uphold a lower...determining the educational destiny of thousands of Arkansas students," the brief contends. |
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Business Briefs: 165 Guiding Principles from the World's Sharpest Minds.
...straightforwardness of Russ Wild's Business Briefs: 165 Guiding Principles From the...etiquette should be followed at business lunches? Pick a restaurant you...paper on your desk, and making business presentations. Although not all... |
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Business briefs.(Business)
...publishing company he founded. Black's wife, Barbara Amiel Black, also resigned from the board, the company said in a brief statement released late Thursday. Hollinger publishes the Chicago Sun-Times and a number of other regional newspapers near... |
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CORRECTION: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle business briefs column.
...column slugged CY-BIZ-BRIEFS-COL, filed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News for Feb. 16, contained an error in the second brief. Small business award winner...Wyoming Tribune-Eagle business briefs column By Jessica Lowell... |
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