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	Threshing machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The thrashing machine, or, in modern spelling, threshing machine, was a machine invented by Scottish mechanical engineer Andrew Meikle for use in agriculture.
		Meikle and others have progressively introduced a variety of improvements, all tending to simplify the labor, and to augment the quantity of the work performed.
		When first erected, though the grain was equally well separated from the straw, yet as the whole of the straw, chaff, and grain, was indiscriminately thrown into a confused heap, the work could only with propriety be considered as half executed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Threshing_machine (653 words)

	THRESHING. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In both cases the straw was raked away and then the mixture of grain and chaff was winnowed, i.e., tossed into or poured through a current of air so that the light chaff was blown away from the heavier grain.
		Another toothed drum raked away the loose straw and pushed the remaining chaff and grain through a sieve onto a series of rollers that further separated the chaff from the grain in preparation for winnowing.
		The principle of Meikle’s machine has been retained in all threshing machines up to and including the modern self-propelled combines.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/th/threshin.html (180 words)

	Andrew Meikle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Earlier (c.1772), he also invented windmill 'spring sails', which replaced the simple canvas designs previously used with sails made from a series of shutters that could be operated by levers, allowing windmill sails to be quickly and safely controlled in the event of a storm.
		Meikle worked as a millwright at Houston Mill in East Linton, East Lothian, and inspired John Rennie to become a noted civil engineer.
		He died at Houston Mill and is buried in East Linton's Preston Kirk (close to Rennie's father, George, who farmed the nearby Phantassie estate).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andrew_Meikle (118 words)

	American Australian Association \| Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Andrew Meikle has researched with some of the highest performers globally, many of whom have achieved beyond the comprehension of the human mind, but whose successes are characterized by a very different approach than using goals as their primary driver.
		Andrew is a researcher of Elite Human Performance and has spent the last 13 years interviewing high achievers from all over the world.
		Andrew is a Visiting Fellow with the Australian National University’s Centre for The Mind; a national think-tank responsible for identifying the emotional DNA of mentally and physically gifted individuals.
	americanaustralian.org /Services/storyprint.php?storyId=200&type=story (358 words)

	Overview of Andrew Meikle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Meikle was the inventor of the threshing machine (1789), which proved rather more successful.
		Meikle suffered from poverty in his old age, but Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, who had been President of the Board of Agriculture, appreciated the importance of Meikle's contribution to that industry and raised £1500 to help him.
		Meikle died at the age of 92 and is buried in the churchyard of Preston Kirk, East Linton.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst243.html (171 words)

	Meikle Automation Breaks New Ground in the Fiber Optics Industry - Robotics Online
		Kitchener, Ontario (Sept.21, 2000) Meikle Automation, a world class leader in factory automation has announced that they have been awarded their first purchase order for the design and build of an ultra high precision vision guided automated assembly and bonding system in the Fiber Optics industry.
		Meikle's strategy has been to foster long-term relationships with their current customers, and they believe that this approach will be as effective in this new market.
		Meikle Automation is not without experience in high precision automation as they are a global supplier of full factory automated manufacturing systems for a variety of industries including, Automotive, Microelectronics, Electrical, Wireless Telecommunications, Computers and Peripherals, Medical and Pharmaceuticals, Semi-Conductor and now Fiber Optics.
	www.roboticsonline.com /public/articles/details.cfm?id=295 (575 words)

	Meikle Automation announces exciting new platform in Photonics Automation - Robotics Online
		With successful integration of Meikle Automation's new platform, innovative use of robotics enables accuracy and precision to be maintained, while enjoying the flexibility that they offer.
		Meikle Automation is dedicated to being at the forefront of technology to ensure their customers' success.
		Meikle Automation is not without experience in high precision automation as they are a global supplier of full factory automated manufacturing systems for a variety of industries including, Photonics, Electronics, Semi-conductors, Automotive, and Life Sciences.
	www.roboticsonline.com /public/articles/articlesdetails.cfm?id=663 (561 words)

	Isabella Duff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Married in 1819 in Dalrymple to Andrew Hose.
		Isabella Duff was born in 1797/98 in Dalrymple and married on the 22nd of November 1819 in Dalrymple to Andrew Hose.
		Mary Duff was born on the 18th and christened on the 19th of June 1801 in the Village, Dalrymple and married on the 2nd of March 1832 in Dalrymple to William McDonald.
	home.comcast.net /~derek2000/tree/ggg_gp/isdu17xx.htm (2616 words)

	Bathgate Parish Registers
		Andrew Arthur and his spouse Margaret Shanks had a child born June 18, 1804, baptised June 24 and named Andrew Arthur.
		Andrew Arthur and his spouse Margaret Shanks had a child born April 24, 1811, baptised may 12 and named Catherine Arthur.
		Andrew Arthur and his spouse Margaret Shanks had a child born May 23, 1813, baptised May 30 and named William Arthur.
	www.ramsdale.org /bathgate.htm (2164 words)

	Meikle Automation :: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kitchener, Ontario (January 5, 2004), Meikle Automation, a global supplier of factory automation recently announced the grand opening of their new 22,000 square foot facility in Sanford, NC.
		Meikle Automation’s dedication to customer satisfaction and profitable integrator partnerships has allowed the company to experience rapid growth and unmatched success over the past 9 years.
		Meikle Automation continues to adhere to an aggressive business plan that has encompassed three facility openings in the past year.
	www.meikleautomation.com /meikle/news.php?news=1073341196 (316 words)

	Meikle Automation - MASS Version 3 - Robotics Online
		The Meikle Leak Tester (MLT) module, also new in MASS v3, is an extremely flexible leak test control and monitoring system.
		With the addition of OEE, Part Data Tracking, SPC, and Leak Testing modules to the MASS software suite, Meikle has ensured that their customers will be provided the tools to remain competitive in an increasingly challenging global market.
		Meikle Automation Inc. conceptualizes, designs, manufactures, markets, and supports custom equipment and systems for use in the assembly, test and overall manufacturing of components in the automotive, life sciences, photonics and electronics industries.
	www.roboticsonline.com /buyers_guide/newproducts/details.cfm?id=485 (880 words)

	Wellington Financial LP Leads $8 Million Growth Financing For Meikle Automation Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Founded in 1994, Meikle is a privately-held ISO 9001 automation and software solutions firm with over 350 employees based at six plants in Ontario, New York, North Carolina and Mexico.
		Additional financing allows Meikle to win more contracts in competition with North America's largest automation firms." Andrew Meikle, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Meikle, added: "The strong increase in our order bookings this year means that we are once again on a growth trajectory.
		Andrew and his team continue to win attractive projects from some of the world's most demanding customers.
	www2.cdn-news.com /newsnet/2004/10/05/1005165n.html (559 words)

	Meikle Automation :: Meikle - Company Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Andrew Meikle's growth plan is based on a successful model of fully functional operating facilities each housing 60-80 employees.
		Coupled with Meikle's growth rate is their world class reputation for designing, building, and servicing full factory automation solutions.
		This exceptional reputation is the result of MeikleÕs ability to ensure mutual profitability and satisfaction through quality and innovation, resulting in long-term partnerships with customers.
	www.meikleautomation.com /meikle/profile.php (331 words)

	Andrew Meikle
		Meikle’s spring shutter concept, visible on Figure Two in the closed position, was immediately adopted in The Netherlands, France, England, and later in the United States.
		The net effect of Meikle’s brilliant invention, even in its early stages, was to “spill the wind”, as he boasted, and allow the windmill to withstand the gale strength winds that often threatened it structurally (Reynolds, 1970, 92).
		Since Meikle’s day, of course, further improvements have been made and wind power is now still harnessed by rotating blades, but it uses technology and aerodynamic design features developed after World War II.
	www.transnational-research.com /windmills.htm (1699 words)

	MEIKLE AUTOMATION INC. AND AUTOMATION ENGINEERING INC. ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
		Meikle Automation and AEi have developed expertise in automation and integration across a broad market spectrum, acquiring experience in custom control software, ultra high precision assembly, precision system development and test and measurement technologies.
		Meikle Automation is a privately held world-class leader that designs and builds automation systems for a variety of industries.
		Meikle has brought clarity and commitment to customers in the Photonics, Life Sciences, Electronics, Semi-conductor and Automotive market places.
	www.aeiboston.com /pr030325.htm (585 words)

	Meikle Automation :: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		“Meikle’s talented team has grown the company from startup to one of the automation industry’s most significant companies.
		Moore served one year on the board of Meikle Automation, and provided valued insights and strategies for the future of the company.
		Meikle Automation Inc. is a privately held world-class leader in the design and manufacture of automation systems installed in a variety of industries.
	www.meikleautomation.com /meikle/news.php?news=1066921523 (337 words)

	JOHN RENNIE - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN RENNIE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On his way to the parish school at East Linton he used to pass the workshop of Andrew Meikle (1719-1800), the inventor of the threshing machine, and its attractions were such that he spent there much of the time that was supposed to be spent at school.
		In his twelfth year he was placed under Meikle, but after two years he was sent to Dunbar High School, where he showed marked aptitude for mathematics.
		On his return to Phantassie he occasionally assisted Meikle, and soon began to erect corn mills on his own account.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RE/RENNIE_JOHN.htm (449 words)

	Will Meikle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At times it seemed to me that Will thought it was necessary to explain to me that matter was made of atoms, but I now believe he was trying to emphasize the importance of the basics I already accepted.
		Williasm Jackson Meikle, age 82, retired organic chemist, died Friday, February 21st, 2003, of heart complicatiuons.
		He was past president of the St. Andrew Society of Albuquerque, and Science and Creationism advisor to New Mexicans for Science and Reason.
	www.nmsr.org /wmeikle.htm (524 words)

	Alex MacPherson
		Last autumn, when the leaves were turning and beginning to fall, Granny, Robert and Andrew (F) and I rode up to Balnagown Castle (16/17th C, in red sandstone, turreted and pinnacled).
		Andrew rang the bell at a side-door, but no one came.
		Meanwhile, Andrew and I got down to the business of taking notes from some of the documents, and Robert stood by, sometimes looking at the young secretary, sometimes at the books, and sometimes at the dust and disorder.
	lu.softxs.ch /mackay/Couples2/C6312.html (1736 words)

	Flora of Muskoka, Credits
		Andrew, the infamous yet charming young engineering student from U of T (and EYC Specialist), was responsible for painstakingly arranging their wealth of botanical knowledge into the elegant and user-friendly network of web pages you're now using.
		When not adding the zillionth "finishing touches" to the layouts, Andrew spent his summer creating a comprehensive (~70K) software package which now allows herbarium staff to update the database even after the sad occassion of his departure.
		Pauline Batthish, an ever so talented engineering student from U of T was responsible for updating the project with new species as well painstakingly deciphering Andrew's poorly documented code and debugging it.
	www.library.utoronto.ca /muskoka_flora/misc/credits.htm (397 words)

	East Linton - East Lothian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Andrew Meikle (born 1719) was the inventor of the threshing machine (1789), which proved very successful.
		He lived and worked as a millwright at Houston Mill, on the opposite bank of the river from Preston Mill which was the family estate of John Rennie (1761 - 1821) at Phantassie, East Lothian.
		Meikle died at the age of 92 and is buried in Prestonkirk churchyard.
	www.eastlinton.org /history/history.htm (94 words)

	Research Team looking to interview cameramen in London and Moscow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		he Meikle Files is a research company that specialises in subjects on the human condition and emerging world trends and forecasts.
		Andrew will be in London in early August interviewing selected individuals in order to explore the psychology of risk.
		As such Andrew has expressed particular interest in interviewing cameramen who through their work have had to place themselves in great levels of personal danger or risk.
	www.tvcameramen.com /newsroom/news38.htm (166 words)

	Westmidlands.com: Express & Star 125 Years Old (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another inheritance was Thomas Graham's passionate belief in the politics of the people, for the people, and in supporting the underdog even at the cost of outraging the establishment.
		Also from Dunfermline, Meikle was associated with the paper for 37 years until dying from a brain tumour in 1922.
		In the first decade of the new century the Brothers Graham and Mr Meikle presided over a newspaper little changed from its Victorian origins, whose daily appearance seemed to be a triumph of luck over adversity, aged machinery, sub-standard accommodation and the elements.
	www.westmidlands.com /125/history.html (794 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Scotland: Great Scots of Note
		Baldovie, Angus-born Andrew Melville succeeded John Knox as the leader of the Scottish Reformed Church, taking it one step further than the sword-wielding reformer by replacing its bishops with local presbyteries.
		As principal of the University of Glasgow, later of St. Mary's College at St. Andrew's in Edinburgh, Melville was instrumental in introducing new educational methods from the Continent as well as attracting scholars from many different countries.
		As with Andrew Melville, James's opposition to the imposition of episcopal government in Scotland, ordered by James I, led to his activities being proscribed, but his The Diary of Mr.
	www.britannia.com /celtic/scotland/greatscots/m5.html (3780 words)

	Meikle Oct. 2004. Wellington Financial Lp Leads $8 Million Growth Financing For Meikle Automation. May. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Meikle has been the Director of Research and Development and has focused his efforts on.
		EBCL - William Meikle's publications Biliwa, W. Meikle, R. Markham, H. The population dynamics of the biocontrol agent Teretrius nigrescens, its target Prostephanus.
		William (Willie) Meikle is a 40 year old Scottish horror writer, who earns his money as a over at http://.
	www.99hosted.com /names12799.html (334 words)

	allAfrica.com: Maize Imports Threaten Country's EU Beef Quota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Andrew Meikle, the chairman of the Commercial Grain Producers Association (CGPA), yesterday said his association had already communicated its concerns to the country's Bio Safety Board, which he said was however handicapped by a lack of financial resources to check the presence of genetically modified maize in the imported grain.
		Zimbabwe exports 9 100 tonnes of chilled boneless beef to the EU but the union's rules stipulate that they will not buy livestock fed with GM maize or grains.
		Meikle, who was speaking at the 33rd CGPA annual congress said the producer price of $7 500 per tonne for maize recently announced by government was very little compared to the $11 000 the association had recommended.
	www.genet-info.org /-htm/zimbabwe61.htm (257 words)

	Andrew Meikle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Earlier (c.1772), he also invented windmill 'spring sails', which replaced thesimple canvas designs previously used with sails made from a series of shutters that could be operated by levers, allowingwindmill sails to be quickly and safely controlled in the event of a storm.
		Meikle worked as a millwright at Houston Mill in East Linton, East Lothian, and inspired John Rennie to become a noted civilengineer.
		He died at Houston Mill and is buried in East Linton's Preston Kirk (close to Rennie's father, George, who farmed the nearbyPhantassie estate).
	www.therfcc.org /andrew-meikle-82195.html (105 words)

	NRC-IRAP - Innovation leaders - 2005 - Meikle Automation Inc, Kitchener
		Kitchener, Ontario-based Meikle Automation Inc. recently developed a world-leading system for automated fibre optic component assembly, one that’s already benefiting Canada’s photonics industry.
		The move to photonics is in step with the company’s keen eye on opportunities to apply its automation prowess across industries.
		Since founded by entrepreneur Andrew Meikle in 1993, the company has aggressively expanded its client base from the automation-intensive automobile sector, to medical devices, electronics and consumer products.
	irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca /success/meikle_e.html (464 words)

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