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The Longaberger Company
The Longaberger Company 1500 East Main StreetNewark, Ohio 43055U.S.A.Telephone: (740) 322-5000Fax: (740) 322-5240Web site: http://www.longaberger.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1973 as JW’s Handwoven BasketsEmployees: 8,000Sales: $1 billion (2000)NAIC: 321999 All Other Miscellaneous... Read more |
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Tacana
Tacana ETHNONYM: Takana The 5,000 Tacana Indians live primarily along the Beni, Tahuamanù... Read more |
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Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton 1753-1827, English inventor of the mule spinner, or muslin wheel, an important step in the development of fine cotton spinning. Working as a young man in a spinning mill, he knew the defects of the Hargreaves jenny and determined to produce something better. After five years of... Read more |
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Afghan hound
Afghan hound , breed of tall, swift hound originating about 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. Its modern ancestors were perfected in the northern part of Afghanistan and introduced into England after World War I. The Afghan hound stands between 24 and 28 in. (61-71.1 cm) high at the shoulder and... Read more |
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bristlecone pine
bristlecone pine common name for the pine species Pinus longaeva, found in the White Mountains of California. Specimens are known that are nearly 5,000 years old.... Read more |
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Kennametal Inc
Kennametal, Inc. P.O. Box 231Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650U.S.A.(412) 539-5000 Public Company Founded: 1938Sales: $881 millionEmployees: 5,000Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 3541 Machine Tools Metal Cutting Types; 3545 Machine Tools Accessories; 3532 Mining Machinery Kennametal, Inc., is one of... Read more |
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Pulitzer Prizes
Pulitzer Prizes annual awards for achievements in American journalism, letters, and music. The prizes are paid from the income of a fund left by Joseph Pulitzer to the trustees of Columbia Univ. They have been awarded each May since 1917 on the recommendation of an advisory board comprising... Read more |
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Ring nebula
Ring nebula planetary nebula in the northern constellation Lyra; cataloged as M57 or NGC 6720. It is perhaps the most famous and beautiful nebula of this type. Its name describes the appearance of the expanding shell of gas. The nebula is estimated to be more than 5,000 light-years distant.... Read more |
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Thyroglobulin
thyroglobulin (TGB) A glycoprotein, made in the thyroid gland, that consists of about 5000 amino acids, some of which are tyrosine residues. TGB is the precursor of the thyroid hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Iodine binds to the tyrosine residues in thyroglobulin, which is then hydrolysed... Read more |
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British Telecommunications plc
British Telecommunications plc BT Centre81 Newgate StreetLondon EC1A 7AJEngland(0171) 356 5000Fax: (0171) 356 5520 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1984Employees: 137,500Sales: Read more |
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Seattle Corrals Odomes
...Becky Blacharczyk with 10 points. Reggie Miller of Indiana and Anthony Bowie of Orlando were each fined $5,000 for fighting. The NBA also fined Orlando's Scott Skiles $2,5000 for leaving the bench during the incident... |