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  Bud Abbott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abbott, whose mother was a bareback rider for the Ringling Brothers Circus, dropped out of school as a child and began working at Coney Island.
Bud Abbott has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: the radio star is located on 6333 Hollywood Blvd., motion pictures star is located on 1611 Vine St., and the TV star is located on 6740 Hollywood Blvd.
Bud Abbott suffered from epilepsy and cancer and died at the age of 76 in 1974 in Woodland Hills, California.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bud_Abbott   (527 words)

  
 Profotos - Berenice Abbott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
When she returned to New York, Abbott was struck by an environment in transition, where she observed "the present jostling with the past." Her determination to document what she saw eventually resulted in the publication Changing New York (1939), funded by the Federal Art Project.
In the 1940s and 1950s Abbott turned her attention to science because, as she said, "we live in a scientific age and I thought that photography should do something about it." In 1958 she was commissioned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to illustrate a series of physics textbooks.
Abbott never formally posed her sitters, preferring instead to convey the essence of her subjects through a telling gesture, a characteristic expression or a revealing detail of costume or accessory.
www.profotos.com /education/referencedesk/masters/masters/bereniceabbott/bereniceabbott.shtml   (587 words)

  
 Berenice Abbott
Berenice Abbott was born in Springfield, Ohio, on July 17, 1898 as Bernice.
In the dispute between pictorialists and modernists, with her taste for photographic realism, she stood clearly on the side of the modernists who thought that soft-focus compromised the inherent clarity of the photographic image and that pictorial subject matter was a form of escapism and denial of modern urban life.
Abbott's photographs were not political or polemical, but her sympathies were clearly on the left.
www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo30/berenice_abbott.htm   (2776 words)

  
 Cavett & Abbott PLLC
Abbott is a 1988 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Abbott graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in December of 1991 and began his practice of law in Chattanooga in the spring of 1992.
Abbott served as co-counsel in the defense of a $115 million class action civil RICO lawsuit and has served as sole or lead counsel in numerous commercial disputes.
www.cavett-abbott.com /profiles/1053276a.htm   (312 words)

  
 NMWA | Private Collection | Profile - Berenice Abbott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1917 Abbott went from her hometown of Springfield, Ohio, to Columbia University, intending to study journalism.
During the 1920s Abbott became "the semiofficial portraitist of the intelligentsia" in Paris and New York.
Abbott died at age 93 in rural Maine, where she had been living since 1965.
www.nmwa.org /collection/profile.asp?LinkID=175   (311 words)

  
 Jim Abbott Quotations by Baseball Almanac
Abbott, 31, was released last Friday by the Milwaukee Brewers, who recently had dropped him from the rotation.
All Abbott knows about his future is this: He and his wife, Dana, and their 2½-year-old daughter, Madeleine, will spend time this summer in Harbor Springs.
Abbott, with a career mark of 87-108, was one of the American League's best pitchers in 1991-92, when he posted a sub-3.00 ERA each season.
baseball-almanac.com /quotes/jim_abbott_quotes.shtml   (3403 words)

  
 Abbott Obituaries - John Abbott Family Genealogy - UK - Illinois - Indiana
Abbott was on of the oldest democrats in the state, having run in fellowship with Col. John Dement, father of the present Secretary of State, way back in the history of this state.
Henry Abbott, the subject of this sketch, was born in Morgan county, Illinois, November 24, 1843.
Abbott’s life in Naples were eventfuland there was much work done in building his own fortune and the commercial supremacy of the town.
abbott.splashweb.net /transcriptions/obits.htm   (4063 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: ABBOTT, TX
Abbott is a half mile east of Interstate Highway 35 and ten miles south of Hillsboro in south central Hill County.
Abbott suffered disastrous fires in 1897, 1903, and 1904 and was rebuilt after each.
The population of Abbott was 156 in 1890 and grew to a high point of 713 by 1914.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hla1.html   (555 words)

  
 About Abbott v. Burke
Abbott is "one of the most remarkable and successful efforts by any court in the nation to cut an educational break for kids from poor families and generally minority-dominated urban neighborhoods."
In the landmark Abbott IV (1997) and Abbott V (1998) rulings, the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered a set of education programs and reforms widely recognized to be the most fair and just in the nation.
The goal of the Abbott programs and reforms goal is to give every child the opportunity to attain "his or her own place as a contributing member in society with the ability to compete with other citizens and to succeed in the economy." Abbott IV (1997).
www.edlawcenter.org /ELCPublic/AbbottvBurke/AboutAbbott.htm   (312 words)

  
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Edwin Abbott Abbott was not the first person to posit a two-dimensional universe inhabited by flat beings, but he was the first to explore what it would mean for such individuals to interact with phenomena from a dimension higher than their own.
Abbott managed to avoid all these pitfalls even though his training and the majority of his writings were in the fields of classics, theology and history.
Abbott specifically identifies Candler as 'the H.C. to whom Flatland wasdedicated' in the introduction to one of his theology volumes written just after Candler died in 1916, and the first edition in the Trinity College library, donated by one of Candler's grandsons, is inscribed simply 'To H.C., in particular'.
www.geom.uiuc.edu /~banchoff/ISR/ISR.html   (5390 words)

  
 Abbott.ca - Corporate Information - Research And Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Abbott's advanced-generation protease inhibitor, Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir), formerly known as ABT-378, shows promise in clinical studies as a first-line therapy for patients new to therapy, and for patients previously treated with other antiretroviral agents.
Abbott's strategic alliance with Triangle Pharmaceuticals further expands the company's position in HIV with planned U.S. co-promotion of Triangle's non-nucleoside and nucleoside investigational compounds, and exclusive rights to market these compounds outside the United States.
Abbott also is currently investigating atrasentan (ABT-627), an endothelin receptor antagonist, for the treatment for prostate cancer, the second most common type of cancer in men.
www.abbott.ca /eng/corp/research.shtml   (1312 words)

  
 ArtsNet Minnesota: Environment: Berenice Abbott
With these images, Abbott wanted to "reach the roots, get under the skin of reality." She hoped her photographs would be used by city planners to improve the quality of urban life.
Abbott was concerned that the hugeness of the city threatened to distort the humanity of individuals.
She was exposed to the visual vocabulary of modernism--including extreme angles, faceted views and stark, dramatic contrasts--which she applied to her photographic work.
www.artsconnected.org /artsnetmn/environ/abbott.html   (413 words)

  
 ArtsNet Minnesota: Environment: Berenice Abbott
Berenice Abbott was born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1898.
Abbott felt compelled by a "fantastic passion" to make a portrait of the city she loved.
Realistic photography was not fashionable and Abbott had a tough time making a living during the Depression.
www.artsconnected.org /artsnetmn/environ/abbott2.html   (426 words)

  
 Abbott's love child turns into shaggy dog story - National - www.smh.com.au
The four involved, Ms Donnelly, Mr Abbott, the unidentified man and Mr O'Connor, took DNA tests which determined the Health Minister was not the father.
Mr Abbott was under the impression that the baby was his son and he saw him briefly before Ms Donnelly relinquished the boy for adoption five days after the birth.
The story had additional piquancy owing to the fact that the "son" was a soundman with the ABC in the parliamentary press gallery and had often worked side-by-side with his "father" with neither man realising their relationship.
www.smh.com.au /news/National/Abbotts-love-child-turns-into-shaggy-dog-story/2005/03/21/1111253960197.html   (909 words)

  
 Abbott Districts
In Abbott II, the NJ Supreme Court ruled that the education provided to urban school children was inadequate and unconstitutional.
The Court in Abbott II and in subsequent rulings, ordered the State to assure that these children receive an adequate - and constitutional - education through implementation of a comprehensive set of programs and reforms, including standards-based education supported by parity funding; supplemental programs; preschool education; and school facilities improvements.
In Abbott VII, the Court clarified its prior rulings on Abbott classification by expressly authorizing the Legislature and/or the Commissioner to not only add districts to the Abbott class, but also remove them upon a finding that the factors leading to Abbott designation were no longer present.
www.edlawcenter.org /ELCPublic/AbbottvBurke/AbbottDistricts.htm   (581 words)

  
 Abbott Laboratories
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www.abbott.co.in /legal.htm   (674 words)

  
 Abbott Philippines - Diagnostics - History
Abbott's history is filled with examples of first-of-a-kind products and significant technological advancements.This tradition of innovation has been sustained through a consistent commitment to diagnostic research and development.
Abbott introduces Ausria II, an improved hepatitis test that allows hospitals and blood banks, for the first time, to supply blood for transfusion the same day it is drawn.
Abbott also develops the three new addition to the Cell Dyn family: the Cell Dyn Pearl and Pearl SL and the Cell Dyn Sapphire, the top-of-the-line Hematology System to be launched in February 2005.
www.abbott.com.ph /html/add/history.html   (571 words)

  
 Abbott & Hast Publications - Marilyn Monroe's Funeral
Allan Abbott spent three days at Westwood Village Mortuary assisting in the preparation along with her hairdresser and make-up man furnished by her movie studio.
Before we started dressing her, the embalmer decided to use a surgical procedure to reduce the swelling in her neck, so he cut some hair away and made an incision on the back of her neck and sutured it up tight.
Abbott & Hast’s 1962 Cadillac Eureka hearse carrying Marilyn Monroe’s body leads the funeral procession from Westwood Village Cemetery Chapel to the crypt.
www.abbottandhast.com /mmfuneral.html   (404 words)

  
 Abbott, Jacob --  Encyclopædia Britannica
U.S. director, producer, playwright, and actor George Abbott was known for his mastery of pacing and humor and ability to maintain effective action onstage.
U.S. photographer Berenice Abbott is best known for preserving the works of French documentary photographer Eugène Atget and for her photographic documentation of New York City in the late 1930s.
Grace Abbott was born on Nov. 17, 1878, in Grand Island, Neb. She became director of the Immigrants' Protective League in Chicago, Ill., in 1908.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9003255?tocId=9003255   (669 words)

  
 Texas Attorney General   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Attorney General Abbott’s vision for the office is founded on providing outstanding service and legal representation for the people of Texas.
Attorney General Abbott served three years as a state trial judge in the 129th District Court in Houston, where he was one of the most highly rated Harris County judges.
A native Texan, Attorney General Abbott was born in Wichita Falls and raised in Duncanville.
www.oag.state.tx.us /agency/agga_bio.shtml   (373 words)

  
 Scholarship Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Students are not eligible to apply unless one of their parents is a current Abbott employee with at least 12 months of service (or 1 year of date from Abbott acquisition) or a retiree.
Abbott employees and their spouses are not eligible for scholarships.
Clara Abbott scholarships are given for full- or part-time study at accredited college-level institutions such as college or university, community college, vocational or trade school.
clara.abbott.com /US/CASP/scholarship_program.html   (722 words)

  
 Abbott Diagnostics Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Abbott products have helped transform the practice of medical diagnosis from an art to a science, virtually creating the modern diagnostics industry through the company's commitment to improving patient care and lowering overall costs.
Abbott Ireland was established in 1946 with it's commercial operation.
The DRO process manufactures Hepatitis and Retrovirus diagnostic detection kits for Hepatitis A, B and C and HIV for use in Abbott AxSYM® and IMx® instrument platforms.
abbott.newjobs.com /ie.asp   (959 words)

  
 Abbott Ireland
Abbott came to Ireland in 1946 with its commercial operation.
In 1974 Abbott Ireland established two manufacturing facility and since then have added a further four manufacturing facilities employing approximately 2,100 staff, resulting in Abbott Ireland being one of the largest overseas activities of Abbott Laboratories.
Four of Abbott's Manufacturing Divisions are represented across six sites in Ireland - Diagnostics in Sligo and Longford; Nutritional in Cootehill, Co. Cavan and Ballytivnan, Sligo; Pharmaceuticals in Sligo; Vascular Devices in Galway - as well as a Sales and Marketing Division in Dublin.
www.abbott.ie   (98 words)

  
 AM - Abortion rate worries Abbott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
TONY ABBOTT: He's certainly pointed out the oddity of desperately trying to save prenatal life in one part of the hospital and at the same time taking prenatal life in another part of the hospital.
TONY ABBOTT: That's actually a matter for the States, because it's the States which set the law in these areas, but I can certainly understand my friend and colleague's concerns and I think a lot of people in the community have similar concerns.
TONY ABBOTT: Ah, well, I don't much like abortion full stop, but obviously abortions at a point in the pregnancy when the child to be might otherwise be viable, obviously raise even more serious ethical issues than those much earlier in pregnancy.
www.abc.net.au /am/content/2004/s1231924.htm   (702 words)

  
 Jim Abbott | BaseballLibrary.com
Born without a right hand, southpaw Jim Abbott went directly from the University of Michigan to the Angels' starting rotation in the spring of 1989 without spending a day in the minor leagues.
Many considered the move a publicity stunt by manager Doug Rader, but after struggling early, Abbott proved his doubters wrong by winning 12 games with a 3.92 ERA in his rookie season.
Abbott, who bypassed the minors completely after starring at the University of Michigan, will finish the season 12-12 with a 3.92 ERA, the most ML wins in a first pro season since the Browns Ernie Wingard won 13 in his 1st pro season, in 1925.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/A/Abbott_Jim.stm   (557 words)

  
 Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C.
Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. For over 40 years, Skoler, Abbott & Presser has practiced exclusively labor and employment law, representing only the interests of management and employers.
With two offices in Massachusetts --- its main office in Springfield and a branch office in Worcester --- Skoler, Abbott is one of the largest law firms in New England specializing in the practice of labor relations and employment law exclusively for management.
Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. is a Worklaw Network affiliate - a nationwide network of management labor and employment law firms - www.worklaw.com.
www.skoler-abbott.com   (330 words)

  
 Abbott Murex SUDS HIV-1 test - Letter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Currently, the Abbott Murex SUDS HIV-1 test is experiencing manufacturing problems related to the failure to meet certain panel and negative control specifications.
Abbott is aggressively working to determine the cause of the problem and complete its investigation.
Abbott Diagnostics regrets any inconvenience this situation has caused your laboratory and we would like to thank you for your patience during the current interruption in the supply of your HIV-1 SUDS product.
www.fda.gov /MedWatch/SAFETY/2000/sudshi.htm   (367 words)

  
 Abbott's Corp Home Page
Abbott's is known throughout the United States and Canada as a highly respected dealer in rare coins and precious metals.
Abbott's makes a daily buy and sell market in all coins that are sold.
Abbott's belongs to the less than one percent of coin dealers in the United States and Canada that meet the stringent requirements of "Knowledge, experience and responsibility" demanded by the Professional Numismatists Guild.
www.abbottscorp.com   (185 words)

  
 Abbott Laboratories Corporate Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Founded in 1888 by Dr. Wallace Calvin Abbott, a Chicago physician, Abbott Laboratories is a broad-based health care company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets products and services that span the continuum of care - from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and cure.
Abbott's principal businesses are global pharmaceuticals, nutritionals, and medical products, including diagnostics and cardiovascular devices.
Headquartered in north suburban Chicago, Abbott serves customers in more than 130 countries, with a staff of 60,000-plus at more than 100 manufacturing, distribution, research and development, and other locations around the world.
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