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	LIST OF ADAGES NAMED AFTER PEOPLE : Encyclopedia Entry
		Named after Robert J. Hanlon, although there is some debate.
		Named after John Morton, tax collector for King Henry VII of England.
		Named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, but framed by management thinker Joseph M. Juran.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/List_of_adages_named_after_people (1245 words)

	Adages named after people taxact Adages named after people
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		Named after Fred Brooks – author of the well known tome on project management, The Mythical Man-Month.
		Coined in 1858 by British economist Henry Dunning Macleod, and named for Sir Thomas Gresham (1519 – 1579).
	www.find-ask.com /Encyclopedia/Adages_named_after_people/Adages_named_after_people.html (680 words)

	List of adages named after people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Named after Fred Brooks - author of the well known tome on project management, The Mythical Man-Month.
		Named after Robert J. Hanlon, although there is some debate.
		Named after John Morton, tax collector for King Henry VII of England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_adages_named_after_people (1193 words)

	Adage Encyclopedia Article @ Ascribed.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Adages coined in modernity are often given proper names and called "laws" in imitation of
		Peter Principle, have proper names in their initial formulation; it might be argued that the latter sort does not represent "true" adages, but the two types are often difficult to distinguish.
		jargon; such adages may find their way into popular usage, sometimes becoming altered in the process.
	www.ascribed.org /encyclopedia/Adage (520 words)

	Eponym - Mirrorpedia
		An eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, which has (or is thought to have) given rise to the name of a particular place, tribe, discovery or other item.
		Archons of Athens served a term of one year which took the name of that particular archon (e.g., 594 BC was called after Solon).
		The eponym gave apparent meaning to the mysterious names of tribes, and sometimes, as in the Sons of Noah, provided a primitive attempt at ethnology too, in the genealogical relationships of eponymous originators.
	www.mirrorpedia.com /wiki/Eponym (667 words)

	List of Eponymous Laws Encyclopedia Article @ Endeavoured.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		adages, and other succinct observations or predictions named after a person.
		In others, the work or publications of the individual have led to the law being so named - as is the case with Moore's law.
		eponymous names despite the absence of the named person.
	www.endeavoured.org /encyclopedia/List_of_eponymous_laws (2345 words)

	Salvatore Quasimodo - Biography & Achievements
		After leaving his engineering studies incomplete he held a number of jobs till 1929.
		Although he followed the basic adages of the hermetic school using symbolism and deeply private imagery there is an originality of word and expression, which is very evocative.
		After World War II there was a shift in his perspective.
	www.ultimateitaly.com /peoples/salvatore-quasimodo.html (1434 words)

	Surveys Show Pastors Claim Congregants Are Deeply Committed to God But Congregants Deny It!
		In contrast to the upbeat pastoral view of peoples faith, a nationally representative sample of 1002 adults was asked the same question i.e., to identify their top priority in life and a very different perspective emerged.
		The people groups least likely to put God first were adults under 30 years of age, residents of the Northeast and West, and those who describe themselves as mostly liberal on political and social matters.
		Overall, only one measure how many people are involved in some form of church-related volunteer activity or ministry effort was listed by at least half of all pastors (54%) as a measure of the spiritual health of their congregation.
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/16551.htm (1748 words)

	After Dictionary Definition @ Whereupon.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.
		After all that has happened, he is still my friend.
		After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.
	www.whereupon.org /dictionary/after (317 words)

	Solitude News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		I'm not talking about the people who put up personal sites full of animated gifs that they stole from the thousand other personal sites that came before, or the small businessmen who get their wife to design a logo in their copy of Paint.
		People now recognise the brand and associate it with a product or idea.
		Graphic design is a one-way medium: people can see it but they can't do anything to it, they can't be part of it.
	solitude.vkps.co.uk /News/Index.php?ArtID=20030301233749 (653 words)

	September 16, 1999-Vol31n4: Q&A
		The Learning Center provides living proof of two adages: First, "It's not where you start, it's where you finish;" and second, "You should always remember the people who have helped you along the way." We are very proud of our contributions to the university's access and retention efforts, and proud of our students' successes.
		People should understand that use of the Learning Center is very flexible.
		It is remarkable to me, after so many years, that there are people who still don't realize that our services are available to all undergraduates.
	www.buffalo.edu /reporter/vol31/vol31n4/qa.html (813 words)

	Respectful Insolence: More evidence supporting old adages
		That's not even considering the question of whether people using such a product will be more likely to run red lights or to push the limit on yellow lights in the mistaken belief that they are essentially immune from getting caught by one of these cameras.
		I know of people who have gotten out of tickets issued for running red lights (where the only evidence is the camera) because someone else was driving the vehicle (ie, they take a picture of both the license plate and the driver -- remember that episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm?).
		For instance, the title of the car is under a woman's name and her son ran the red light.
	scienceblogs.com /insolence/2006/03/more_proof_of_old_adages.php (2513 words)

	Benjamin Franklin...SciPeeps.com
		Adages from this almanac such as "A penny saved is a penny earned", are now commonly quoted every day by people all over the world.
		The cgs unit of electric charge has been named after him: one franklin (Fr) is equal to one statcoulomb.
		In addition, after his return from France in 1785, he became a slavery abolitionist who eventually became president of The Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage.
	scipeeps.com /benjaminfranklin.html (2419 words)

	PR News Online — Gossip About Gossip
		Extra (the TV show) and People (on its Web site) were the first to report that Britney stayed one day at the Crossroads Centre, a rehab facility on the Caribbean island of Antigua.
		After being involved in several car accidents and other alcohol-related problems, Lindsay checked herself into the Wonderland Center in the Laurel Canyon area of West Hollywood.
		People magazine (February 5) had a gorgeous photo of Lindsay at the January 15 Golden Globes event and an aerial view of the plush Wonderland Center, but more photos and video were on Entertainment Tonight and other TV programs, Page Six of the New York Post, defamer.com and other gossip sites.
	prnewsonline.com /researchandsurvey/PR_research_gossip (2315 words)

	Lead by Example
		After a short while, it became clear that the pasture was not sufficient feed for even one sheep.
		Ironically, while we were paying for hay to supplement her diet, we were paying for gasoline to mow the lawn but a few inches from her pasture, so we constructed a portable wire fence that allowed us to let her feed on small portions of our lawn at a time.
		Soon she appeared around the corner of the house, and after telling me to halt my efforts, she simply ran past the sheep and headed for the gate leading to the pasture.
	www.ascentadvising.com /lead_by_example.htm (758 words)

	Wikinfo \| Eponym (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		And in ancient Greece too, the leader of a tribe gave his name to it (as Achaeus for Achaeans, or Dorus for Dorians).
		Also, the eponym archon was the highest magistrate in Athens and had a yearly charge, and every year was named after the elected one (i.e.: the year 594 BC was named after Solon).
		But places and towns too could be named after an important figure: Peloponnesus derives its name from Pelops.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Eponym (505 words)

	Linus's Law - MarkovPedia, the future encyclopedia
		Adages named by Eric S. Raymond in the necessary investment developers must make in the book The rule was formulated and co-developer base, almost every problem will argue, however, that they can hinder external contributors.
		Adages named by "outside" people — that is, people not belonging to the next.
		More formally: "Given a good test suite for verifying external contributions, fearing that is, people not belonging to open-source projects also describes a simple deployment strategy supported by "outside" people not belonging to the integration of needs.
	www.markovpedia.com /Linus's_law (385 words)

	Passion Play \| Arts + Entertainment \| Mpls.St.Paul Magazine + mspmag.com
		The feat was accomplished on a minimal budget from Rice’s own savings and by people who offered their time at a reduced rate because they believed in her mission.
		The story is telling not because she wanted to change her name, but because of why she wanted to change it.
		She is a testament to the adages written about so fervently in fairy tales: persevere, listen to your heart, and play nice.
	www.mspmag.com /entertainment/people/26195.asp?action=print (1532 words)

	Amara Hotel
		About 5,000 people were in the hotel and casino at the time of the fire.
		There were 87 deaths total, including three which occurred later as a result of injuries sustained in the fire.
		It echoes a quote by Joseph Licklider that says: :''A modern maxim says: People tend to overestimate what can be done in one year and to underestimate what can be done in five or ten years,'' which occurs in a footnote on p.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/4/amara-hotel.html (792 words)

	iMedia Connection: Defining Unique Visitors
		The nature of internet technology makes identification of named people on the web impossible unless a person voluntarily tells you who they are.
		Identification of people is so rare there is no technology to report it, and no metric to describe it.
		When we "identify" unique visitors, we are not finding out their names, we are merely counting how many people there were.
	www.imediaconnection.com /content/7430.asp (1492 words)

	Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In contrast to the upbeat pastoral view of people’s faith, a nationally representative sample of 1002 adults was asked the same question – i.e., to identify their top priority in life – and a very different perspective emerged.
		Overall, only one measure – how many people are involved in some form of church-related volunteer activity or ministry effort – was listed by at least half of all pastors (54%) as a measure of the spiritual health of their congregation.
		Perhaps most alarming of all, pastors were 21 times more likely to evaluate whether people showed up (i.e., attendance) than to determine whether people experienced the presence of God during their time at the church.
	www.gbgm-umc.org /socharlesumc/Survey.htm (1673 words)

	I Will Write It In Their Hearts - Volume 4: Several points regarding an anthology of proverbs and adages of our Sages’ ...
		Shortly after the publication of that work, the librarian purchased it for the library from the bookseller, Pardes.
		It is unfortunate that the price of the text will prevent the use of it by many people who would benefit from using such a text.
		With regard to the literature of our people from the Middle Ages, by contrast, the opposite is true.
	www.sichosinenglish.org /books/letters-rebbe-4/038.htm (880 words)

	Monkey in Japan, China, and India. Resources, Bibliography, and Monkey Proverbs, Adages, and Terms
		Or perhaps it stems from the three-star constellation named Sandaisei (三台星) after which the Tendai sect itself is named.
		Good-luck charms modeled after the monkey, who acts as a messenger for Koushin-san, are hung from eaves of houses in Nara-machi so that evil spirits can be driven away.
		Another name for the monkey charm is Negai-zaru, or "monkey for wishes." If you write your wishes on the back of the monkey charm and hang it up, your wishes are said to come true.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/monkey-resources-p4.html (3782 words)

	Characteristics Of Aspergers Secrets >> Characteristics Of Aspergers Information
		Aspires aspires is named after an Austrian physician, Hans spurge.
		The most surprising omission in a book written for children and young people is that it hardly mentions school or the difficulties that most young people with Asperger's Syndrome have with peer relationships.
		In the introduction to this book, written for children and young people, the author states that the reader may need to explain to others that he has a disability called Asperger's Syndrome and that it would be helpful 'if you have a book that you and others can read'.
	www.aspergerxsyndrome.com /characteristics-of-aspergers.html (1020 words)

	Word Daze: The Word Lover's Almanac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Across the Atlantic, the name is used in American English to refer to any male, either bad or good.
		We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
		Laurence Peter is not alone in the world of eponymous adages (a proverbial insight that is named for a person).
	worddaze.blogspot.com (2685 words)

	List of adages named after people Did You Mean list? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		According to Zapp Brannigan, after whom the law is named, Brannigan's Law is like Brannigan's Love ?hard and fast!
		Article on List of adages named after people, category, different spelling or sense
		Page List of adages named after people cached on Wednesday 15th of August 2007 01:09:40 PM Compteur gratuit
	www.did-you-mean.com /List_of_adages_named_after_people.html (1119 words)

	Just One Time Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		A charmingly boyish guy named Victor (Guillermo Diaz, reprising similar roles he's played in I Think I Do and Party Girl) with a crush on Anthony shows the uncomfortable blaze-battler some of the neighborhood's more popular gay clubs.
		This is a problem with the "new open-mindedness" in general — people may be slightly more tolerant of gay and lesbian folks, but it's only as long as there's not too much physical affection or political content expressed.
		Instead of making people a little bit uncomfortable and poking holes in various sexual taboos, Janger's film floats past the eyes without leaving anything behind.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?MID=131303 (751 words)

	Linus's Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		More formally: "Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix obvious to someone." The rule was formulated and named by Eric S. Raymond in his essay "The Cathedral and the Bazaar".
		Some studies have contested Linus' Law, citing the relatively small number of contributions made to open-source projects by "outside" people — that is, people not belonging to a small core group of developers.
		This is largely the result of the necessary investment developers must make in setting up a build environment and understanding a piece of code before they can effectively contribute to it.
	meows.syberchic.net /wiki/Linus's_law (358 words)

	observations_named_after_people (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This is a list of observations named after people (eponymous observations).
		Little's law - The average number of customers in a stable system (over some time interval) is equal to their average arrival rate, multiplied by their average time in the system.
		Zipf's law - For many different kinds of things, their frequency is observed to be approximately inversely proportional to their rank order.
	www.123musicvideocodes.com /wiki/?title=Observations_named_after_people (381 words)

	Mind Vistas: July 2005
		I couldn't remember the collection's name now, but I do remember, vividly, many of the first-time-seen images that had made an impact on my young and impressionable life then.
		Being 'true to yourself' is about re-aligning who ourselves really are with the myriad of personalities that we project to the people whom we care, whom we work with and whom we meet even when its only a brief acquaintance.
		Rep mention her name first (can't remember) and asked me for mine and contact number.
	mindvistas.blogspot.com /2005_07_01_mindvistas_archive.html (5045 words)

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