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Alexander Montgomerie
Alexander Montgomerie , c.1556-c.1610, Scottish poet. His principal poem, The Cherry and the Sloe (1597), is a pedestrian and ambiguous allegory that enjoyed considerable popularity in its time. Montgomerie's other work includes a verse polemic against Home of Polwarth, 70 sonnets, and... Read more |
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Mazel Stores Inc
Mazel Stores, Inc. 31000 Aurora RoadSolon, Ohio 44139U.S.A.(440) 248-5200Fax: (440) 349-4056Web site: http://www.mazelstores.com Public Company Incorporated: 1975 as The Mazel CompanyEmployees: 1,181Sales: $237.1 million (1998)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: MAZLNAIC: 45299 All Other... Read more |
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Smith International Inc
Smith International, Inc. 411 North Sam Houston Parkway, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77060-3545 U.S.A. Telephone: (281) 443-3370 Toll Free: (800) 877-6484 Fax: (281) 233-5199 Web site: http://www.smith.com Public Company Incorporated: 1937 as H.C. Smith Oil Tool Company Employees:... Read more |
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Universal Corp
Universal Corporation 1501 North Hamilton StreetRichmond, Virginia 23230U.S.A.Telephone: (804) 359-9311Fax: (804) 254-3584Web site: http://www.universalcorp.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1918 as Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.Employees: 26,000Sales: $3 billion (2001)Stock Exchanges:... Read more |
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AptarGroup Inc
AptarGroup, Inc. 475 West Terra Cotta Avenue, Suite E.Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014U.S.A.Telephone: (815) 477-0424Fax: (815) 477-0481Web site: http://www.aptar.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1993Employees: 6,600Sales: $1.11 billion (2003)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: ATRNAIC: 326122... Read more |
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Fred Meyer Inc
Fred Meyer, Inc. 3800 Southeast 22nd AvenuePortland, Oregon 97202U.S.A.(503) 232-8844Fax: (503) 797-3469Web site: http://www.fredmeyer.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1923Employees: 48,000Sales: $3.72 billion (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 5122 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries & Sundries;... Read more |
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Kikkoman Corp
Kikkoman Corporation 250 NodaNoda, Chiba 278-8601JapanTelephone: 81-471-23-5111Fax: 81-471-23-5200Web site: http://www.kikkoman.co.jp Kikkoman International, Inc.50 California StreetSuite 3600San Francisco, California 94111U.S.A.Telephone: (415) 956-7750Fax: (415) 956-7760 Public... Read more |
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Russ Berrie and Company Inc
Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. 111 Bauer DriveOakland, New Jersey 07436U.S.A.Telephone: (201) 337-9000Fax: (201) 405-7399Web site: http://www.russberrie.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1963Employees: 1,220Sales: $290.2 million (2005)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: RUSNAIC: 339931 Doll and... Read more |
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The Circle K Corp
The Circle K Company 3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 1600Phoenix, Arizona 85012U.S.A.(602) 530-5001Fax: (602) 530-5278 Division of Tosco Corporation Incorporated: 1951 as Circle K Food Stores, Inc.Employees: 20,566Sales: $3.57 billion (1995)SICs: 5499 Miscellaneous Food Stores; 5989 Fuel... Read more |
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William Combe
William Combe , 1741-1823, English satirist and miscellaneous writer, b. Bristol. His writing was mainly hack work, issued anonymously to avoid seizure of the proceeds by his many creditors. He is chiefly remembered for the "Dr. Syntax" series (3 vol., 1812-21), for which he wrote doggerel verse... Read more |
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Peele, George
...categories: plays, pageants, and ‘gratulatory’ and miscellaneous verse. His surviving plays are The Araygnement of Paris...Tale (1595); and David and Fair Bethsabe (1599). His miscellaneous verse includes Polyhymnia (1590) and The Honour of the... |
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Conference, The
...cases currently on the Court's docket, and to transact miscellaneous Court business. At the sound of a buzzer, the justices assemble...discussion of matters relating to the Court's docket and of any miscellaneous items and motions awaiting the attention of the justices... |
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McHenry, James
...His works include The Pleasures of Friendship (1822), miscellaneous verse; Waltham (1823), a poem dealing with the Revolution...fiction, a blank‐verse drama on the Druids, and other miscellaneous literature. |
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merchant marine
...registrationRegistration Totals Cargo‐carrying ships Ships of miscellaneous activities No. GT Age No. GT Dwt Age No. GT Age*Panama...2003Nationality Totals Cargo‐carrying ships Ships of miscellaneous activities No. GT Age No. GT Dwt Age No. GT AgeSource... |
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Albemarle, CSS
...the US Navy, who supervised it. He and his assistants scoured the surrounding country for iron, and built her from the miscellaneous materials gathered together. She was commissioned on 17 April 1864 and two days later, at Plymouth, New England, she... |
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Breton, Nicholas
Breton, Nicholas (?1555–1626), author of a miscellaneous collection of satirical, religious, romantic, and political writings in verse and prose. His best poetry is to be found among his... |
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Carey, Mathew
...the protective system, and are forerunners of the work of his son Henry C. Carey. Among his many tracts and books, the Miscellaneous Essays (1830) is an outstanding example of his vigorous writing. He published a volume of Autobiographical Sketches... |
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Essays of Elia, The
Essays of Elia, The, miscellaneous essays by C. Lamb. The first series appeared in the London Magazine, 1820–23, and as a separate volume 1823. The Last... |
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Everett, Alexander Hill
...The North American Review he contributed translations from European and Oriental literatures that influenced the Transcendentalist movement, as well as the material collected in Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous (1845–46). |
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Gentlemans Journal
Gentleman's Journal, a periodical edited by Motteux (1692–4) containing the news of the month and miscellaneous prose and poetry. It was the germ of the modern magazine. |
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miscellaneous
...of various types or from different sources: he picked up the miscellaneous papers. ∎ (of a collection or group) composed of members or elements of different kinds: a miscellaneous collection of well-known ne'er-do-wells. DERIVATIVES... |
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guide to Buddhist scriptures*
...Collection Section: Volumes 14–17, 423 texts. Collection of miscellaneous (primarily Mahāyāna) sūtras.X. Tantra Section: Volumes...XVI. Collection of Treatises: Volume 32, 65 texts. Miscellaneous works on logic and other matters.XVII. Commentaries on... |
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acrimonious
...nucleus • Equuleus •abstemious •Ennius, Nennius •contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous •genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious •consanguineous... |
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amphibious
...nucleus • Equuleus •abstemious •Ennius, Nennius •contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous •genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious •consanguineous... |
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antimonious
...nucleus • Equuleus •abstemious •Ennius, Nennius •contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous •genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious •consanguineous... |
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Apollonius
...nucleus • Equuleus •abstemious •Ennius, Nennius •contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous •genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious •consanguineous... |
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Aquarius
...nucleus • Equuleus •abstemious •Ennius, Nennius •contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous •genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious •consanguineous... |
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Baruch, book of
Baruch, book of A miscellaneous collection of prayers and narrative from the 2nd cent. BCE attributed to Jeremiah's scribe Baruch. It was contained in the... |
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beauteous
...nucleus • Equuleus •abstemious •Ennius, Nennius •contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous •genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious •consanguineous... |
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bilious
...nucleus • Equuleus •abstemious •Ennius, Nennius •contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous •genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious •consanguineous... |
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miscellaneous
miscellaneous • adjective he does miscellaneous jobs around the studiosynonyms: various, varied, different, assorted, mixed, sundry, diverse, disparate; diversified, motley, multifarious, ragtag, heterogeneous, eclectic, odd; literary divers. |
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assorted
assorted • adjective synonyms: mixed, varied, variegated, miscellaneous, diverse, diversified, motley, sundry, heterogeneous.antonyms: homogeneous; similar; identical. |
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general
...inclusive, companywide; universal, global, worldwide, nationwide.antonym: localized. 3. general knowledge synonyms: miscellaneous, mixed, assorted, diversified, composite, heterogeneous, eclectic.antonym: specialist. 4. the general practice... |
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motley
motley • adjective 1. motley collection of old clothessynonyms: assorted, varied, miscellaneous, mixed, diverse, diversified, variegated, heterogeneous. 2. a motley coatsynonyms: many-colored, multicolored, parti... |
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odd
...bizarre, weird. 3. do odd jobssynonyms: occasional, casual, temporary, part-time, seasonal, periodic, irregular, miscellaneous, various, varied. 4. at odd momentssynonyms: occasional, random, irregular, periodic, haphazard, chance, fortuitous... |
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sundry
sundry • adjective 1. sundry itemssynonyms: several, various, varied, miscellaneous, assorted, diverse. 2. on sundry occasionssynonyms: several, some, various, different. |
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varied
varied • adjective a varied selectionsynonyms: diversified, diverse, assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, heterogeneous.antonyms: uniform; homogeneous. |
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various
...fromsynonyms: diverse, different, differing, varied, varying, a variety of, assorted, mixed, myriad, sundry, miscellaneous, heterogeneous, disparate, motley; several, a number of, an assortment of; literary divers. |
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divers
divers • adjective literary Mr. Roosevelt's divers areas of expertisesynonyms: several, many, numerous, multiple, manifold, multifarious, multitudinous; sundry, miscellaneous, assorted, various; literary myriad. |
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diverse
...adjective managing data from diverse databasessynonyms: various, sundry, manifold, multiple; varied, varying, miscellaneous, assorted, mixed, diversified, divergent, heterogeneous, a mixed bag of; different, differing, distinct, unlike... |
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Everything is miscellaneous: an interview with David Weinberger.(Interview)
...book and her first reaction was to the title, Everything is Miscellaneous. And she couldn't get the distinction between miscellaneous and random. DW: I use the word miscellaneous in a slightly non-traditional way, so the title can be... |
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Veterans Health Administration: Improvements Needed in Design of Controls...
...Administration (VHA) has been using miscellaneous obligations for over 60 years to record...percentage of procurements recorded as miscellaneous obligations in fiscal year 2007 raised...asked to review (1) how VHA used miscellaneous obligations during fiscal year 2007... |
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GRASSLEY WELCOMES NEW TRANSPARENCY IN MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF BILL PROCESS.
...initiation of a process to develop a miscellaneous tariff bill in the 111th Congress...lobbying activities associated with miscellaneous tariff bills before he would...process for developing a new miscellaneous tariff bill. Today's announcement... |
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Veterans Health Administration: Inadequate Controls over Miscellaneous...
...Health Administration's (VHA) use of miscellaneous obligations to record estimates of...that focused on (1) how VHA used miscellaneous obligations, and (2) the extent...to improve controls over its use of miscellaneous obligations. GAO's testimony is... |
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SEN. GRASSLEY WELCOMES NEW TRANSPARENCY IN MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF BILL PROCESS
...initiation of a process to develop a miscellaneous tariff bill in the 111th Congress...lobbying activities associated with miscellaneous tariff bills before he would...process for developing a new miscellaneous tariff bill. Today's announcement... |
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The All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industrys Revenue for the Year 2006...
...Research and Markets: The All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industrys Revenue for...announced the addition of All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry in the U.S...2009) to their offering The All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry report is an... |
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Productivity trends in two retail trade industries, 1987-95. (miscellaneous...
...two rapidly expanding industries: miscellaneous general merchandise stores--which...Labor Statistics (BLS) recently added miscellaneous general merchandise stores (sac 539...employment basis. Productivity data for miscellaneous general merchandise stores are available... |
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Miscellaneous NESHAPs proposed
...NESHAPs) for two source categories - Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing, which...processing units at major sources, and Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing, which includes...MACT). An affected source in the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing category... |
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Productivity in retail miscellaneous shopping goods stores.
Productivity growth in the miscellaneous shopping goods stores industry...and hours of all persons in the miscellaneous shopping goods stores industry...persons and related indexes in the miscellaneous shopping goods stores industry... |
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The All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry's Revenue for the Year...
...announced the addition of All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry in the U.S...to their offering. The All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industry report is an...Market sizes for the all other miscellaneous manufacturing industry are: fire extinguishing... |