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  Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire, UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The firing of beacons kept on prominent hill tops was for many years an integral part of the defence system of the country and the last chain of beacons were lit on 2 June 1977 to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
The hill fort which forms the entrance on the top of the hill has never been systematically excavated, but the land and ditch are sharply defined and well preserved.
Beacon Hill is a landmark for miles around, and can be seen from all over Hampshire, even from Butser on a fine clear day.
www.hants.gov.uk /discover/places/beaconhill.html   (654 words)

  
 Beacon Hill Park Victoria
Beacon Hill Park was a disputed piece of land.
In 1869 Beacon Hill Park was withdrawn from City limits and fell under the jurisdiction of the Colony's Department of Lands and Works.
Beacon Hill Park was turned over to the City of Victoria in 1882 and it remains in trust today.
www.beaconhillpark.ca   (457 words)

  
 Beacon Hill Asset Management, LLC, John D. Barry, Thomas P. Daniels, John M. Irwin, and Mark P. Miszkiewicz, ...
In addition, Beacon Hill entered into a series of trades between the Master Fund and certain other accounts it managed for two institutional clients (the "managed accounts") at prices that defrauded the Master Fund and allowed the managed accounts, whose performances had also declined, to reap substantial profits.
Beacon Hill was able to hide the losses resulting from these fraudulent trades by inflating the value of the securities in the Master Fund to an even greater extent.
On October 17, 2002, Beacon Hill announced much larger investor losses, admitting that, as of September 30, the Net Asset Values of its hedge funds had declined 54% from previously reported August 31, 2002 levels, and further acknowledging that it had mis-priced securities in the funds prior to August.
www.sec.gov /litigation/litreleases/lr18950.htm   (615 words)

  
 Beacon Hill Village: Home
Beacon Hill Village helps persons age 50 and older who live on Beacon Hill and in its adjacent neighborhoods enjoy safer, healthier and more independent lives in their own homes–well connected to a familiar and attentive community.
By partnering with proven providers of services, Beacon Hill Village is able to offer its members preferred access to social and cultural activities, exercise opportunities and household and home maintenance services, as well as medical care and assisted living at home.
Beacon Hill Village is seeking to ensure that all elders in the community have the opportunity to become members through foundation support.
www.beaconhillvillage.org   (194 words)

  
 Environmental liability insurance | Specializing in environmental insurance solutions for commercial insureds.
Beacon Hill Associates, Inc. founded in 1990, is a leader in environmental liability insurance brokerage.
William Pritchard, Beacon Hill's founder and president, was one of the first national brokers to focus attention exclusively on environmental insurance.
Beacon Hill Associates, Inc. is licensed in many states on a non-resident basis.
www.b-h-a.com   (188 words)

  
 Beacon Hill Lombard :: Home
And Beacon Hill is one of nine communities owned by Life Care Retirement Communities, Inc., (LCRC) a not-for-profit corporation dedicated for over 25 years to providing financially sound retirement that meet the needs of its residents.
Beacon Hill’s management is by Life Care Services LLC (LCS) the leader in the industry with over 40 years of experience in more than 85 communities.
Beacon Hill is accredited by the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC) - the primary accrediting organization for retirement communities.
www.beaconhilllombard.com   (826 words)

  
 Boston African American National Historic Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
During the nineteenth century, Beacon Hill developed as a center of what is known as the Flowering of New England, a mid-century explosion of literary, intellectual, social, and political excellence.
For wealthy White Bostonians, the south slope of Beacon Hill was an enclave defined by Federal style mansions, Greek Revival edifices, and Brahmin exclusivity.
The mast was never used, and for the remainder of the seventeenth century Beacon Hill was sparsely populated as the rest of the city steadily grew.
www.nps.gov /boaf/beaconhill.htm   (319 words)

  
 Beacon Hill Asset Management LLC, Beacon Hill Master, Ltd., Bristol Fund, Ltd., Safe Harbor Fund L.P., Safe Harbor ...
Beacon Hill and the hedge funds will report to the court within 10 days of entry of the order that Beacon Hill is no longer managing the funds and that a new investment manager is in place;
Beacon Hill will be required to preserve all relevant documents and to cooperate fully to enable the new investment manager to perform its duties.
On October 17, however, Beacon Hill reported to investors that losses were approximately 54% — more than double the amount reported on October 8 — including losses that had not been reported during prior periods.
www.sec.gov /litigation/litreleases/lr17831.htm   (546 words)

  
 Beacon Hill home to black history in Boston - JSONSnew - Neighborhoods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Now one of the most affluent and most Caucasian communities in Boston, Beacon Hill once was one of Boston's most diverse communities, and the historic home of the city's fl community.
Beacon Hill had narrow streets and a maze of alleyways where fleeing slaves could easily disappear.
While a smattering of African-American residents still lived on Beacon Hill in the 1930's and 1940's, there is little evidence of it today.
jsons.collegepublisher.com /news/2004/02/04/Neighborhoods/Beacon.Hill.Home.To.Black.History.In.Boston-620979.shtml   (1606 words)

  
 HistoryLink Essay: Seattle Neighborhoods: Beacon Hill -- Thumbnail History
Beacon Hill overlooks downtown Seattle from the southeast and is distinguished by the 16-story Pacific Medical Center, built in 1934 as the U.S. Marine Hospital.
The first white settler along Beacon Hill was Henry Van Asselt (1817-1902), who, in 1851, staked a 360-acre claim on the south end including land that now is home to Boeing Field.
Perched on the edge of Beacon Hill overlooking Georgetown and the Duwamish valley, the school housed grades 7 through 12 and drew students from Beacon Hill, Georgetown, and South Park.
www.historylink.org /output.CFM?file_ID=3004   (1766 words)

  
 Luxury Boutique Hotels Boston | XV Beacon Official Site
Situated in a 1903 Beaux Arts Building that juxtaposes cutting-edge technology with extraordinary Jeffersonian styling, Fifteen Beacon is a refined landmark hotel that combines peerless personal service with the intimacy of a private residence.
However, even Fifteen Beacon's stylishness cannot overshadow the Bostonian charm radiated in each of its 60 guestrooms.
Fifteen Beacon's Wine Cellar is one of Boston's most unique private dining rooms.
www.xvbeacon.com   (399 words)

  
 Complaint: Beacon Hill Asset Management LLC, Beacon Hill Master, Ltd., Bristol Fund, Ltd., Safe Harbor Fund L.P., Safe ...
Defendant Beacon Hill Asset Management LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware.
Beacon Hill Master, Ltd. ("Beacon Hill Master") is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
Beacon Hill Master is a "master fund" that conducts the trading activities of three "feeder funds," Bristol, Safe Harbor and Milestone.
www.sec.gov /litigation/complaints/comp17831.htm   (1882 words)

  
 NorthBeacon.Net: Welcome to North Beacon Hill, Seattle
The North Beacon Hill Council, along with Beacon Alliance of Neighbors, the Jefferson Park Alliance and other Beacon Hill groups is sponsoring a post-primary candidate night on Oct. 13, 6:30 PM at Jefferson Park Community Center.
Also, a consortium of Beacon Hill groups is in theearly stages of planning a forum focused on the proposed move by SWA --- I suspect that Sims will be asked to attend that meeting.
The Beacon Hill List - is an open discussion forum for residents and others with an interest in Beacon Hill.
www.ci.seattle.wa.us /commnty/Beacon   (683 words)

  
 Barbados holiday vacation rental accomodations - Beacon Hill Vacations Barbados
Located on the West Coast of Barbados, just a stroll across the road from the beautiful Mullins Beach, Beacon Hill Annex Villas 1 and 2 offer you unlimited access to excellent swimming, tanning, snorkelling and water sports; dining and entertainment are available at the popular Mullins Beach Bar.
Beacon Hill Annex Villas 1 and 2 each have 2 bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, a patio, combined living and dining area, and a kitchen.
At Beacon Hill Annex you will feel at ease in an environment that invites you to sit back, relax, and enjoy your stay in Barbados.
www.beaconhillvacations.com   (208 words)

  
 Beaconhillpark.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Beacon Hill Park is located along the south shore of Victoria, British Columbia and the Juan de Fuca Strait.
Beacon Hill Park was originally called Meeacan (the Salish name for belly) by the First Nations people because from a distance, it looked like the belly of a large man lying on his back.
Beacon Hill Park is the site for many exciting events hosted in Victoria.
www.beaconhillpark.com   (253 words)

  
 Beacon Hill: Rather than clash of cultures, residents here join together   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A quartet of fifth-grade "forest guides" at Dearborn Park Elementary on Beacon Hill are thrilled to cut class and be tour guides for the morning.
It draws from Beacon Hill, where wave upon wave of immigrants have come for the past 100 years.
Beacon Hill is unique in that it has yet to attract a single Starbucks, Bruegger's Bagels or other chain outlet.
www.seattle-pi.com /neighbors/beaconhill   (597 words)

  
 BostonFamilyHistory.com -- The Place to Meet Your Past   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
1634: The Beacon Hill area acquires its name after a beacon is erected on Sentry Hill by order of the General Court.
Boston Common, the oldest park in the nation, is established as a grazing field and militia training ground.
Beacon Hill: It's Ancient Pastures and Early Mansions.
www.bostonfamilyhistory.com /neigh_beac.html   (834 words)

  
 City of Victoria - Beacon Hill Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Beacon Hill Park also has an important status as the western terminus, the Mile "0" of the 8,000 kilometre Trans-Canada Highway.
The history and character of Victoria are so closely intertwined with Beacon Hill that no visit to the City would be complete without a visit to the Park.
Small wonder that Beacon Hill is considered the jewel of Victoria's parks, and has been fiercely and proudly guarded in the last century and a half of Victoria's history.
www.city.victoria.bc.ca /residents/prksrc_prks_bcnhll.shtml   (545 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Lawmakers prep for Beacon Hill battle over stem cell research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For supporters, embryonic stem cell research is the Holy Grail of medical innovation, dangling the promise of cures for a host of debilitating diseases from Parkinson's to juvenile diabetes.
But foes say the bright hopes obscure a dark side of the research that commodifies human life and offers society a Hobson's choice: whether the benefits of stem cell research are worth sacrificing human embryos, essentially ending one life to save another.
Those two deeply held views are set for a collision course on Beacon Hill as top lawmakers push for legislation encouraging stem cell research in Massachusetts.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/01/23/lawmakers_prep_for_beacon_hill_battle_over_stem_cell_research   (501 words)

  
 Bhfh-Home Page
Beacon Hill Friends House is located on historic Beacon Hill in Boston, Masachussetts, a few blocks from the State House.
The building was originally built in the early 1800's as a mirror image duplex with a shared porch.
Beacon Hill Friends House has 2 guest rooms available for those who would like to share in our community during their stay in Boston.
www.bhfh.org   (224 words)

  
 Pacific Publishing Company - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
To get a take on John Braseth, long-time Seattle art dealer and Capitol Hill resident, consider this: When Paul Horiuchi died in 1999 at age 93, it was Braseth, then 40, who gave the eulogy at the great artist's service.
She lived on the Hill for eight years, worked at B & O Espresso and Vivace, and now tends bar at Linda's Tavern - the neighborhood, she said, is part of her blood.
State Rep. Ed Murray, who represents Capitol Hill and was deeply involved in moving the project forward, will give a talk about the late Cal Anderson, the late state representative for whom the park was named.
www.capitolhilltimes.com   (1741 words)

  
 Nanny Employment Agency - Nanny Agencies - Positions for Nannies
Welcome to Beacon Hill Nannies, Inc. Since 1988, we have assisted families nationwide in hiring the best childcare professionals available.
Become a Beacon Hill Nanny and have your choice of the highest paying and most interesting childcare jobs available.
Beacon Hill Nannies, EasyManage, and NannyNet are Trademarks of Beacon Hill Nannies, Inc.
www.beaconhillnannies.com   (236 words)

  
 Home Page
When you stand on a hill beside a herd of llamas, you are transported to a unique and special place, almost a new world of peace, tranquility, and beauty which you share with these remarkable, undemanding, yet lovely companions.
It is the mission of Beacon Hill Farm to foster education for new owners which will allow them to provide and care for their animals in the manner which they deserve, bearing in mind how they live in the wild.
Our goal is to keep the promise we have made to our animals; that we find responsible caring individuals to care for them in their new homes, so that these individuals can happily share the serenity of the hilltop with them.
www.llamajeans.com   (620 words)

  
 BEACON HILL HOTEL & BISTRO - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
But the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro in Boston is the genuine article"
The hotel's restaurant, The Beacon Hill Bistro, serves the hotel guests and has emerged as a true urban venue.
The privileged location of The Beacon Hill Hotel makes it the perfect choice for discriminating travelers – business or leisure – who would like to make the gas-lit streets and brick sidewalks of Beacon Hill their own, without giving up the comforts they expect.
www.beaconhillhotel.com   (96 words)

  
 Picnic and piƱata party inspires a revitalization on Beacon Hill
Shortly after moving to Beacon Hill in 1997, Jon Gould and his wife, Tamara Dyer, took a walk past the one-bench park, which is dominated by a 50-foot big-leaf maple.
As Beacon Hill gatherings go, the Stevens Park event is dwarfed by the annual June festival, held 10 blocks away at the community center in Jefferson Park.
The community picnic in Stevens Park is today, along with a first-year anniversary celebration of the adjacent Beacon Hill branch library, at 2821 Beacon Ave.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/231898_beacon09.html   (789 words)

  
 Beacon Hill Pub - Boston, MA, 02114-3252 - Citysearch
Down and dirty oasis provides the stately Beacon Hill area with an infusion o...
Down and dirty oasis provides the stately Beacon Hill area with an infusion of rundown charm and youthful debauchery.
The Beacon Hill Pub's status as Boston's pre-eminent dive bar owes something to the contrast of its unlikely address on classy Charles Street.
boston.citysearch.com /profile/11352380   (452 words)

  
 BEACON HILL HOTEL & BISTRO: BISTRO / RESTAURANT - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Raised mahogany paneling, banquette seating, mosaic tile flooring, etched glass, and discrete mirrors help to create a refined and comfortable bistro environment on Charles Street in Beacon Hill.
A true urban neighborhood venue, The Beacon Hill Bistro is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week.
The Beacon Hill Bistro Menus are seasonal, and, as such, subject to change.
www.beaconhillhotel.com /bistro.html   (665 words)

  
 Welcome to the Ministries Page of Beacon Hill Evangelical Free Church, a Christian Church located in Monroe Connecticut.
Beacon Hill is a vibrant church, with many and varied activities to suit the unique gifts with which God has so graciously provided each one of us.
Beacon Hill's "Men of God" is a ministry dedicated to make us better fathers, better sons, better husbands and better men!
Beacon Hill Church applies itself wholeheartedly to the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as directed in the Great Commission, sponsoring dedicated missionaries at home and abroad.
www.beaconhillchurch.org /ministry.htm   (1151 words)

  
 Seattle Parks and Recreation: Beacon Hill Playfield
Beacon Hill Playfield, adjacent to Beacon Hill Elementary School, features ADA-accessible basketball hoops, a children's play area, picnic tables, accessible restrooms, a soccer and softball field, accessible tennis courts and an accessible wading pool.
M.H. Young, who developed a street car line to Beacon Hill in 1895, suggested the name for the hill--and thus the playground--after Beacon Hill in his native Boston, Massachusetts.
Its reservoir was served by a pump station on Lake Washington at Colman Park.
www.cityofseattle.net /parks/parkspaces/beaconpg.htm   (152 words)

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