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	Alderson disk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An Alderson disk (named after Dan Alderson, its originator) is an artificial (additional info and facts about astronomical) astronomical (additional info and facts about megastructure) megastructure, like (additional info and facts about Niven) Niven's (additional info and facts about Ringworld) Ringworld or a (additional info and facts about Dyson sphere) Dyson sphere.
		The radius of an Alderson disk would be roughly equivalent to the orbit of (The 4th planet from the sun) Mars or ((Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus) Jupiter, with a thickness of several thousand miles.
		The Alderson disk is discussed in Larry Niven's "Bigger than Worlds" essay, 1974, which can be found in his "Playgrounds of the Mind" (A collection of selected literary passages) anthology.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alderson_disk.htm (492 words)

	Alderson Federal Prison Camp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alderson Federal Prison Camp, also Federal Prison Camp, Alderson or FPC Alderson, is a federal prison in the United States for minimum-security female inmates.
		The prison is a prison camp with a population of around 1,050 and is located in the rural town of Alderson in southeast West Virginia, about 270 miles (435 km) southwest of Washington, DC.
		FPC Alderson opened in 1927 as the Federal Correctional Institution for Women and was the first federal prison for women.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_Industrial_Institute_for_Women (239 words)

	Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alderson, the founder and principal of the firm, is the design leader.
		Alderson was responsible for the design and implementation of the landscape component of the Evanston Public Library, a $15 million project awarded through an international design competition.
		Alderson has a BA from the University of Reading, United Kingdom, and holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture with a Certificate in Urban Design from the University of Pennsylvania.
	www.jonathanalderson.com /B-jonathan.html (197 words)

	Senior Women Web > Articles
		Alderson prison was the culmination of the vision and work of women in twenty-one national organizations.
		Alderson Federal Prison came under the authority of the US Bureau of Prisons in 1930 during a time of rapid increase in federal prisoners due to Prohibition laws, that era’s failed war on drugs.
		At Alderson women are subjected to head counts six times daily, and during midnight and early morning bed checks, male officers often pull back the sheets of sleeping women with the excuse, “We must see flesh, ladies,” to verify the head count.
	www.seniorwomen.com /articles/articlesHanrahanAlderson.html (1316 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Samuel Alderson, inventor of crash-test dummies; at 90
		Alderson was the last surviving founder, his son said, of the Stapp Car Crash Conference, an early organization fostering automobile safety research.
		Alderson was also under contract to develop "phantoms" or dummies that could measure radiation doses, originally during nuclear testing.
		Alderson leaves two sons from his second marriage to Betty Weir, William of St. Augustine, Fla., and Jeremy of Hector, N.Y; and four grandchildren.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/02/19/samuel_alderson_inventor_of_crash_test_dummies_at_90 (522 words)

	ABC News: MLB executive Alderson hired as Padres' CEO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alderson is expected to be in charge of baseball operations with the Padres, who haven't been to the playoffs since 1998, when they were swept by the New York Yankees in the World Series.
		Alderson is a former general manager and president of the Oakland Athletics.
		Alderson was noted for his bitter criticism of the big contracts received by Kevin Brown from the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 1998 — after leading the Padres to the World Series — and Alex Rodriguez from the Texas Rangers in December 2000.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/ESPNSports/story?id=684106 (361 words)

	Blog of Death: Samuel Alderson
		Born in Cleveland and raised in Southern California, Alderson graduated from high school at 15 and attended four colleges: Reed College, the California Institute of Technology, the University of California Berkeley, and Columbia University.
		Alderson's dummy, which was built specifically for automotive testing, resembled an average-sized adult man. It had a nearly featureless face, a steel rib cage, articulated joints and a flexible neck and lumbar spine.
		Alderson died on Feb. 11 from complications of myelofibrosis and pneumonia.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001328.html (549 words)

	Alderson Cousins Homepage
		This is the homepage of Alderson genealogy, providing access to the lineage-linked descendant genealogies of the Rev. John Alderson Sr.
		The ancestry of William Alderson of Pittsylvania Co, VA (ca 1802-1877) was unknown until a document surfaced from descendant Tim Alderson identifying his parents as John Alderson and Mary Gould of England.
		Lonnie Fink is a descendant of Aaron Alderson, b.
	www.fridley.net /alderson.htm (942 words)

	Alderson Reporting: Job Opportunities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alderson clients represent today’s newsmakers that shape public policy and directly influence current events.
		Alderson reporters provide the official transcripts for the Supreme Court of the United States and many United States Senate committees.
		Now in our seventh decade, Alderson Reporting continues to look to the future and be in the forefront of innovation and growth in the court reporting industry.
	www.aldersonreporting.com /Jobopps/index.asp (302 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Padres -- Padres lure Alderson
		The addition of Alderson gives the Padres three former Athletics employees: Grady Fuson, who was promoted by Alderson into Oakland's scouting director job and last month became a top assistant to Towers, and scouting director Bill "Chief" Gayton, an A's scout from 1985 through '94.
		Alderson left a private law practice in 1981 to become the A's general counsel.
		Alderson, a former Marine, was described by A's employees as a man of leadership, vision and backbone who set up a clear structure within the franchise.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/padres/20050419-9999-1s19padres.html (791 words)

	Press Room - Text - Alderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ALDERSON is currently being held without bond at the Federal Detention Center at Seatac, Washington pending his sentencing before United States District Court Judge Robert Lasnik on October 10, 2003.
		ALDERSON faces a maximum penalty of twenty years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, five years of supervised release, and restitution in the full amount of the loss.
		ALDERSON was arrested at his Seattle apartment on May 22, 2003, after a search of his house uncovered numerous pieces of evidence related to his scheme including items shipped by some of his European victims and invoices from various dealers he had defrauded.
	www.usdoj.gov /usao/waw/text_version/press_room/2003/jul/alderson.htm (359 words)

	FDA Rethinks Women's Chief
		It said that 20-year FDA veteran Theresa A. Toigo would be the new acting director of the women's health office, and that she would be a champion for women's health inside and outside the agency.
		Alderson -- and the statement announcing his appointment -- was never mentioned.
		In addition, people who have spoken with women's health office staff said that Alderson was introduced to the staff last week as the new acting director, and that he even had some one-on-one discussions with staff members about future plans.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/19/AR2005091901576.html (625 words)

	Padres' draft sure to have an Alderson touch North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alderson, a Harvard-educated lawyer who was named the Padres' chief executive officer in April, changed that and much more during his 15 years running the A's.
		Alderson is widely credited with introducing cold, hard, scientific analysis to the art of scouting, applying Bill James' concept of sabermetrics to the search for future baseball stars.
		Elevated by Alderson to scouting director in 1995, Fuson utilized his mentor's principles during a stellar run of drafts that produced third baseman Eric Chavez from Mt. Carmel High and pitching rotation anchors Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder and Barry Zito.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/05/13/sports/professional/padres/22_33_125_12_05.txt (1471 words)

	BW Online \| April 16, 2001 \| Speak Bluntly, and Carry a Big Bat
		His background is a good part of the reason Alderson could be the exec to watch as the MLB tries to avoid another shutdown.
		Alderson, who had handled the legal work for the sale, became general counsel in '81 and general manager two years later.
		Alderson's other contribution was a no-nonsense management style, recalls Walter J. Haas, son of the late owner.
	www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/01_16/b3728083.htm (1117 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Padres -- Padres to name Alderson their top executive
		Alderson is to become San Diego's chief executive officer, giving him all authority beneath that of club chairman John Moores.
		Alderson has turned down other clubs that sought him, but is to arrive in San Diego Tuesday for a news conference introducing him as a Padres executive.
		The addition of Alderson gives the Padres three former Athletics employees: Grady Fuson, who was promoted by Alderson into Oakland's scouting director job, last month became a top assistant to Towers, and scouting director Bill "Chief" Gayton, an A's scout from 1985-94.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/padres/20050418-1912-alderson.html (371 words)

	SportingNews.com
		Alderson is no shrinking violet -- he demonstrated that as GM and president of the A's and as Major League Baseball's executive vice president of baseball operations.
		In Moneyball, author Michael Lewis describes how Alderson threatened the job of a minor league manager whose team wasn't drawing enough walks and later hired Art Howe to run the major league club and "implement the ideas of the front office, not his own." Alderson's methods were successful.
		Alderson would be wise to make the most of their talents.
	www.sportingnews.com /experts/ken-rosenthal/20050427.html (659 words)

	Jim Alderson blew the whistle on Medicare fraud
		Alderson, who blew the whistle on health care fraud in 1993, told his story and the lessons he learned to business students Tuesday at Montana State University.
		Alderson believes all people should live their lives so they can look at themselves in the mirror and like what they see.
		After Alderson's case became known in the late 1990s, health care fraud dropped by $12 billion a year.
	www.bozemandailychronicle.com /articles/2004/03/24/news/03aldersonbzbigs.txt (460 words)

	The Game of His Life
		The reporter had acquired a copy of a memo Alderson had written, which noted that, when certain umpires worked behind the plate, more pitches were thrown than in an average game.
		Since he began three years ago in his current position, Alderson has pushed his view that escalating salaries, disparate payrolls, and competitive imbalance are hurting the sport.
		But much of his job involves simply watching--the length of games (he'd like them to be shorter), the interplay of pitchers and batters (pitchers should not intentionally throw at batters, and yes, he says, you know it when you see it), and always the umpires.
	www.law.harvard.edu /alumni/bulletin/2001/fall/feature_3-1.html (788 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - MLB executive Alderson named new CEO of Padres
		SAN DIEGO -- Sandy Alderson was hired as chief executive officer of the San Diego Padres on Tuesday and given a clear -- and maybe Herculean -- directive by owner John Moores.
		Alderson said he began to miss the "rhythm" of working for a franchise.
		Moores said one reason he hired Alderson is because he wasn't happy with the franchise's farm system and its baseball academy in the Dominican Republic.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=2040901 (920 words)

	Encyclopedia: Alderson, West Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Alderson is a town located in West Virginia.
		Alderson is the location of the Alderson Federal Prison Camp.
		Alderson is located at 37°43'39" North, 80°38'29" West (37.727532, _80.641276)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Alderson,-West-Virginia (419 words)

	CA97-1037. Walter Buford v. Jim Alderson and Don...
		Buford appeals the amended judgment that the Cross County Chancery Court entered against him in which the court awarded Alderson damages of $35,700.90 for the timber that his company was not able to harvest.
		Assuming, without deciding, that Buford's characterization of his transaction with appellee Alderson as the delivery of a timber deed is correct, we conclude that the chancery court did not err in awarding damages to appellee Alderson.
		The chancery court's award of damages was correct, given the warranty provision of the timber deed Buford delivered to Alderson and given the Arkansas Supreme Court's case of Koonce v.
	courts.state.ar.us /opinions/1998a/980401/ca971037.html (1064 words)

	USATODAY.com - Crash test dummy inventor Alderson dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (AP) — Samuel Alderson, the inventor of crash test dummies that are used to make cars, parachutes and other devices safer, has died.
		Alderson's dummies have become a part of the culture, with animated versions featured in television commercials.
		Alderson died Feb. 11 at home of complications from myelofibrosis, a bone marrow disorder, his son Jeremy said.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-02-18-dummy-inventor_x.htm?csp=34 (357 words)

	Martha Stewart Serving Time at Alderson Prison - Crime
		Stewart lamented that Alderson Prison is located farther from her family than she had hoped.
		However, she acknowledged that she was happy that her sentence would begin as soon as possible and noted that historic Alderson Prison was the first federal women's prison camp in the United States.
		The federal government opened Alderson Prison in 1927 in response to a women's suffrage campaign against the harsh prison treatment received by women convicted of civil disobedience offenses.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art24715.asp (666 words)

	Descendants of Richard Alderson: Fourth Generation
		This seems to indicate that Benedict Alderson whose name comes first was actually the owner of the land and that John Cole and wife Anne who originally held the land, are agreeing to the sale.
		York Co., SC [BC Alderson citation] Benedict Alderson sued by Samuel Knox in York District, SC 1790, Jan. York Co, SC [BC Alderson citation] Benedict Alderson and Thomas Blankenship have a Scire Facias issued against them by the January Court, York Co, SC for having failed to appear in court according to their recognizance.
		Armistead Alderson was born in NC ca 1770.
	www.fridley.net /nneck/i0000047.htm (957 words)

	Stewart to report to 'isolated' West Virginia prison - Courttv.com - Trials
		But after Martha Stewart announced that this is where she will serve her time for lying to federal investigators, a corrections officer was stationed at the entrance to turn back reporters and the just plain curious.
		Betty Alderson, who once worked as a secretary at Alderson and now runs a department store begun by the family of the town's founder, said the prison "looks a lot like a college.
		Other Alderson residents were scarcely aware of the latest celebrity sent to do her time in West Virginia.
	www.courttv.com /trials/stewart/093004_prison_ap.html (664 words)

	New CEO Alderson signs up to make Padres the best in baseball North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Moores acknowledged that the courtship and hiring of Alderson was the driving force behind his choice not to extend Bochy's contract before the start of the season.
		Alderson had his first meeting with Bochy on Monday night, but Bochy said the issue of his contract was not raised.
		Alderson has turned down numerous opportunities over the past several years to leave the commissioner's office and try to reprise his success with the A's, for whom he worked from 1981 to 1998 and guided to three AL pennants and the '89 World Series title.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/04/20/sports/professional/padres/22_58_124_19_05.txt (1195 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Schwarz: Alderson gets all A's
		Alderson's top lieutenants during that time were future GMs Walt Jocketty and Ron Schueler, and uniformed personnel included future managers (Dusty Baker and Don Baylor) and executives (Bob Watson and Dave Stewart).
		Alderson himself went on to bigger things, becoming MLB's current baseball-operations chief who has made the strike zone and fixing the amateur draft among his top priorities.
		But he was an extra man, and he was earnest, worked hard, and complemented what we had." After becoming advance scout, Alderson says, "His enthusiasm, his tenacity, his intellect, his grasp of the game, they really came to the fore.
	espn.go.com /mlb/s/2001/0829/1245504.html (863 words)

	Alderson. The Law Office of David Alderson. Toronto Lawyer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		David Alderson and his law practice, Alderson, the Law Office of David Alderson (each and all hereinafter collectively and individually referred to as "Alderson");
		Alderson shall not be liable to the User, or any one else, for any loss or damage of any kind whatsoever arising out of, in connection with, or relating to access to or use of the Website.
		Alderson complies with the privacy laws which apply.
	www.alderson.ca /html/disclaimer.htm (907 words)

	Alderson, West Virginia (WV): pictures, photos; Alderson Federal Prison, Federal Reformatory for Women
		Alderson, WV was incorporated in 1881 and named for John Alderson, Baptist minister, who settled in the community in 1777.
		The recently restored Alderson Depot, is located in the heart of Alderson's historic district.
		The Alderson Depot, a circa 1896 wood-frame structure, is typical of standard Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (CandO) design used by the railroad during the period from 1890 to 1915.
	www.wvepostcards.com /alderson (289 words)

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