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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton 1937–<... Read more |
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Norton
Norton, a very common name, ‘north farmstead or village’, i.e. one to the north of another settlement, OE north + tūn; examples include: Norton N. Yorks. Nortone 1086 (DB). Norton Suffolk. Nortuna 1086 (DB). Norton Worcs., near Evesham. Nortona 709, Nortune 1086 (DB). Norton... Read more |
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Robert Norton Noyce
Robert Norton Noyce , 1927-90, American engineer, inventor, and entrepeneur, b. Burlington, Iowa.; grad. Grinnell College (B.A., 1949), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1953). Early in his career he worked with William Shockley on specialized versions of the transistor . In 1957... Read more |
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Caroline Norton
Norton, Caroline (1808–77). Author and reformer. Caroline, a society beauty and granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, married at the age of 19 the Hon. George Norton, brother of Lord Grantley. Her husband, an unpleasant bully, brought an action in 1836 for crim. con. (adultery)... Read more |
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Edward Norton
NORTON, Edward 1969–(Ed Norton) PERSONALFull name, Edward James Norton, Jr.; born August 18, 1969, in Columbia, MD (some sources say Boston, MA); son of Edward James (an attorney) and Robin (a foundation executive and teacher) Norton. Education: Attended the Columbia School for Theatrical Arts;... Read more |
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Thomas Norton
Norton, Thomas (d. ca. 1477) The exact date of this alchemist's birth is wrapped in mystery, and little is recorded about his life in general. But at least it is known that he was born in Bristol, England, towards the end of the fourteenth century, and that in the year 1436 he was elected to... Read more |
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Norton McNaughton Inc
Norton McNaughton, Inc. 463 Seventh AvenueNew York, New York 10018U.S.A.(212) 947-2960Fax: (212) 643-9316 Public Company Incorporated: 1993Employees: 340 (1997)Sales: $218.78 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: NRTYSICs: 5137 Women<... Read more |
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Charles Eliot Norton
Charles Eliot Norton 1827-1908, American scholar and teacher, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1846. As professor of the history of art at Harvard (1875-98) and as a man of letters he had a stimulating influence on his time. He edited (1864-68), with James Russell Lowell , the North American... Read more |
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Balanced Scorecard
Balanced Scorecard HISTORY OF THE BALANCED SCORECARD APPROACH THE FOUR PERSPECTIVES DEVELOPING A BALANCED SCORECARD AVOIDING POTENTIAL PITFALLS SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT BIBLIOGRAPHY The balanced scorecard is a performance measurement tool developed in 1992 by Harvard Business School professor... Read more |
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Oglebay Norton Company
Oglebay Norton Company 1100 Superior AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44114-2598U.S.A.(216) 861-3300Fax: (216) 861-2863 Public Company Incorporated: 1924Employees: 1,579Sales: $193.6 million (1995)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 4432 Freight Transportation on the Great Lakes;1011 Iron Ores; 1221... Read more |
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North American Review, The
...The Monthly Anthology, was edited by William Tudor, with the assistance of E.T...and included among its editors C.E. Norton, Lowell, Henry Adams, and H.C. Lodge...Annunzio, Maeterlinck, H.G. Wells, Alan Seeger, Bryan, James Bryce, Clemens... |
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William Morris is adding agents Dan Norton, and Alan Rautbort, to its TV...
William Morris is adding agents Dan Norton, right, and Alan Rautbort, far right, to its TV department. Both were previously at ICM. Norton joined ICM in 2000 and became an agent a year and a half... |
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DEL. NORTON SAYS PULLING PARK POLICE FROM TROUBLED D.C. PARKS MEANS EVEN MORE...
...members of the Board are Alan Hantman, Architect...Sergeant at Arms; and William Pickle, Senate Sergeant at Arms. Norton, who frequently walks...follows. July 20, 2006 Alan HantmanArchitect of...House Sergeant at Arms William PickleSenate ... |
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WHO'S THE DUMMY? As Madame Tussauds unveils a lifelike Prince William, can...
...question: Which is the wax Alan Titchmarsh? Elle Macpherson...lookalike is so Graham Norton . . . Double trouble...Stewart, Jen and Brad, Alan Titchmarsh, Graham Norton. Dummy on the left: Prince William, the Beckhams, Elle Macpherson... |
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Ohio Inventors Develop Skirted Turbine Blade
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- Robert Edward Athans and Brian Alan Norton, both of Cincinnati, and William Charles Herman of Blue Ash, Ohio, have developed a turbine blade which includes an airfoil, platform, shank, and dovetail... |
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PUBLIC RECORD
...changed to Jemtegaard. PETITIONS FILED Charles Meritt and Laura Mae Allen. Janet Ruth and Carl Lester Norton. Chicki G. Margaret and William Alan McIntosh. Linda D. and James R. Smither. Debra A. and Patrick J. Lehner. Christian and Yvonne... |
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NEW MEMBERS
...Fritzius Jacob P. Fugai William B. Gail Ethan J...Steven L. Morey William G. Munley Jr. Andrew...Mussoline Steven Nelson Alan Norton Terence J. O'Kane...Scott C. Rayder Alan Raymond Bradley Rector...Pearson John M. Peters ... |
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Secretary Norton Praises Senate Action Confirming William Myers as Solicitor...
...Interior Secretary Gale Norton today praised the U...for voting to confirm William G. Myers III to serve...leadership team," Secretary Norton said. "His legal career...counsel to U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo...from the College of ... |
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Local births
...April 15 NOGALES, Viviana and JIMENEZ, Alan, West Jordan, boy, April 8 NORTON, Elizabeth Anne and William Francis, West Jordan, boy, April 14...April 13 SCHROEDER, Cydnee Ann and Eric William, West Valley City, boy, April 11 SERRATA... |
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THREE THAT SHOW THE TALENT OF DIRECTOR PRESTON STURGES
...Eugene Pallette, William Demarest, Eric Blore...Meyer, Jimmy Conlin, William Demarest, Jack Norton, Robert Grieg, Roscoe...Franklin Pangborn, Alan Bridge, Robert Dudley...Hutton, Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, Diana Lynn... |
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A portfolio of Hohokam life forms in the Norton Allen Collection.
...and sherds in the Norton Allen Collection...68-77. Ferg, Alan 2007 Birds in the...18-19. Ferg, Alan, and Richard A. Schwartzlose 2008 Norton Allen, Ernest Allen...1):8. Wasley, William W., and Alfred E... |