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Waino Aaltonen
Aaltonen, Wäinö (1894–1966). Finnish sculptor, born at Marttila, near Turku, the son of a village tailor. He became deaf in childhood and took up art as a way of overcoming his disability, studying painting at the School of Drawing of the Turku Art Association, 1910–15, and... Read more |
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Exit Strategy
Exit Strategy An exit strategy in the business world can refer to how a person or entity will leave a firm or part of a firm behind; this can mean selling, liquidating, or in some cases, the complete demolition of an entire corporation (or a branch thereof). An exit strategy is a plan devised by a... Read more |
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Montanus
Montanus The early Christian prophet Montanus (active 2nd century) was the leader of a group of people who were convinced that their ability to speak in mysterious languages was a gift of the Holy Spirit. Montanism was later condemned as a heresy. Very little is known about the life of... Read more |
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Mobile Office
Mobile Office Advances in communication technology, entrepreneurial creativity, and the ever-more-hectic pace of modern life have all combined to encourage the development and refinement of mobile business offices. Indeed, entrepreneurs have been a driving force in the creation of computers,... Read more |
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Wally Amos
Wally Amos 1937– Business entrepreneur At a Gl... Read more |
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Joshua Smith
Joshua Smith 1941— Entrepreneur, executive Studied Business Management At a... Read more |
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Rudy Galindo
Rudy Galindo 1969- American figure skater Rudy Galindo's story is in many ways the classic American rags-to-riches tale of overcoming adversity to triumph in the end. Again and again, Galindo has over-come personal tragedies and professional setbacks that would have defeated many other athletes.... Read more |
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Ann Fudge
Ann Fudge1951– Corporate executive Ann Fudge's estimable rise through the ranks of corporate power made her one of the most influential—and at the same time one of the youngest—decisionmaking women in American business. Her achievement is all the more impressive, wrote New York Times reporter... Read more |
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Suffering
SUFFERING Suffering is the result of a feeling of alienation and insurmountable ambivalence; being a defensive attitude, its aim is the reduction of anxiety. When Sigmund Freud asserts in Civilization and Its Discontents (1930a) that "the three sources from which our suffering comes" are "our own... Read more |
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Tom Loftin Johnson
Tom Loftin Johnson American entrepreneur and politician Tom Loftin Johnson (1854-1911) made a fortune from his inventions and investments, then began a second, distinguished career as a reform congressman and mayor. Tom L. Johnson was born at Blue Spring, Ky., on July 18, 1854. During the... Read more |
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