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	Ben Franklin Busybodies™
		Ben Franklin was nearly killed by his early experiments with lightning; he survived only because he luckily didn't receive a strong enough charge.
		Ben Franklin was the chief delegate to the Albany Congress of 1754, the first major conference to discuss a confederacy of the colonies.
		Ben Franklin had long wanted to develop an Academy where the curriculum would focus on English composition and grammar, as well as a broad range of practical knowledge in science and mechanics.
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	Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Franklin was interested in science and technology, carrying out his famous electricity experiments and invented the Franklin stove, medical catheter, lightning rod, swimfins, glass armonica (not the harmonica, which was invented long after Franklin), and bifocals.
		Franklin's father, Josiah Franklin, was born at Ecton, Northamptonshire, England on December 23, 1657, the son of Thomas Franklin, a flsmith and farmer, and Jane White.
		Franklin's experiment was not written up until Joseph Priestley's 1767 History and Present Status of Electricity; the evidence shows that Franklin was insulated (not in a conducting path, as he would have been in danger of electrocution in the event of a lightning strike).
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	IMA Hero: Ben Franklin HH
		Ben played a key role in forming the United States of America, and he is known as one of the Founding Fathers.
		Ben got tired of always having to switch glasses, and he decided to put two lens (one to see far away and one to see up close) into one pair of glasses.
		Ben had a theory that lightning is electricity, and he performed an experiment to prove this theory in 1752.
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	Ben Franklin Stores - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The rise of variety stores, which were taking their market, led the company to found the Ben Franklin stores chain.
		Sam Walton got his start in business as the owner of a Ben Franklin Store in Newport, Arkansas, and, as of 1962, owned and operated fifteen Ben Franklin stores, calling them Walton Five and Dime.
		The chain comprises about 209 craft stores and 123 variety stores, the latter being akin to five and dimes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ben_Franklin_Stores (456 words)

	Kitelife Magazine - Issue 38: Ben Franklin's Electric Kite - Part 1
		The rest of the letter from Franklin relates the completion of the experiment and results that confirms one of his "theories of electricity" Prior to the 1752 “Electric Kite Flight” Franklin had performed detailed and documented experiments into the nature of electricity.
		Franklin theorized that Lightening in a storm was just a larger form of this power he was currently experimenting with.
		Ben was involved in so many areas, and had so many interests that I would often spend days reading about one thing or another about Franklin which had absolutely nothing to do with his kite experiment.
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	Benjamin Franklin, Entrepreneur - The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
		Franklin was the youngest son and fifteenth child born to his working-class father and he only attended school for two years - but he made enough money to retire from active business by the age of 42.
		Franklin published all these types of material, but when his calculations convinced him that his investment in more daring ventures would be returned, he was prepared to take the risk.
		Franklin also arranged for several of his friends and family to be named regional postmasters, thus expanding his publishing market and boosting his personal income.
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		Franklin was initiated into the local Freemason lodge in 1731 (new style), and became grand master in 1734, indicating his rapid rise to prominence in Philadelphia.[2] He edited and published the first Masonic book in America, a reprint of James Anderson's The Constitutions of the Free-Masons that same year.
		Franklin sought to cultivate his character by a plan of thirteen virtues, which he developed at age 20 (in 1726) and continued to practice in some form for the rest of his life.
		The Friends of Benjamin Franklin House (the organization responsible for the restoration of Franklin's house at 36 Craven Street in London) note that the bones were likely placed there by William Hewson, who lived in the house for 2 years and who had built a small anatomy school at the back of the house.
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	Hawai'i Ben Franklin Craft Club
		If you have a question about the Hawai'i Ben Franklin Craft Club, you might be able to find the answer here.
		Your membership card will be honored at all Ben Franklin Craft stores throughout the state.
		You can fill out our inquiry form at any of our Ben Franklin stores or you can print this form from this website.
	www.benfranklincraftclub.com /faq.htm (555 words)

	History
		Ben Franklin® Variety and Ben Franklin Crafts® stores are part of the largest family of independently owned retail stores in the nation.
		The Ben Franklin® family of retail stores has been providing high-quality merchandise at great prices since it was founded by George and Edward Butler in 1877.
		Ben Franklin® stores have embodied these characteristics in the minds of satisfied customers for well over a century.
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		Franklin was interested in science and technology, carrying out his famous electricity experiments and invented the Franklin stove, medical catheter, lightning rod, swimfins, glass harmonica, and bifocals.
		Franklin was initiated into the local Freemason lodge in 1731 (new style), and became grand master in 1734, indicating his rapid rise to prominence in Philadelphia.[2] He edited and published the first Masonic book in America, a reprint of James Anderson's The Constitutions of the Free-Masonsthat same year.
		Benjamin Franklin is one of the main inventors of Gregory Keyes' Age of Unreason trilogy.
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	T.G.& Y. projects more conversions of variety units to Ben Franklin system Discount Store News - Find Articles
		While T.G. kept its own nameplate over the door, the store staff on its payroll and all proceeds from the register, the store decor package and merchandise assortment are identical to the newly minted Ben Franklin prototype installed in 103 of that chain's 1,600 stores in 1984.
		The decision to move the stores into the Ben Franklin system is consistent with chain and corporate efforts to "separate the two T.G. retail formats," according to Bernard Brennan, chairman of Household Merchandising.
		In addition, the stores got "out of all fashion/seasonal apparel items." There are some apparel basics in one or two of the seven San Diego stores; hosiery is in most of the units, he added.
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	Sam Walton Summary
		Although the stores tended to operate as relatively inexpensive, no-frills units and appeal to a lower-middle-class market, the company was quite willing to invest at the cutting edge of technology.
		His strategy was not to take on the large chains and department stores of the urban centers, but rather to compete with the local chains and individual merchants of smaller urban areas and their rural surroundings.
		That strategy changed in the 1980s with the extension of stores to the other geographic areas of the nation--in order to build a truly national chain--and the movement in toward the center of the urban areas.
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	Fargo's last Ben Franklin closing
		FARGO (AP) - This city's last Ben Franklin store is closing, ending five decades that started with a five-and-dime.
		Larsen bought that store and another in Moorhead from Olson in 1963, in partnership with his father, Roger, and brother Donald.
		During his 50-year tenure, Doug Larsen operated seven Ben Franklin stores, including three in Fargo, and Minnesota stores in Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Detroit Lakes and Wadena.
	www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2006/10/04/news/state/121755.txt (353 words)

	EchoPress.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 1927, the Butlers organized a group of independently-owned variety stores in the "Ben Franklin League" and the Ben Franklin five, dime and dollar stores were born.
		Alexandria's variety store had burned down, so he purchased a "hole in the ground" and built a new store.
		Bobbie1983 10/19/2006 at 09:47 PM I remember going into Ben Franklin all the time as a small child wither it was with my mom or by myself at such an young age cause we lived above the quad A theater which was a movie theater in the 80's.
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	The new look at Ben Franklin
		The store is located in the center of the small, friendly village of Hilton and has been newly remodeled.
		You may be wondering, "What kind of store is a Ben Franklin?" The answer: a craft and variety store that has something for everyone, both young and old, for crafters and non-crafters.
		The store is owned by Bob and Marie Zingerella, who have owned Ben Franklin stores since 1962.
	www.westsidenewsonline.com /Business/BenFranklin506.html (262 words)

	BEN FRANKLIN RETAIL STORES v DELOITTE & TOUCHE - Legal Case Documents
		The complaint should be dismissed for the additional alleged misconduct of Ben Franklin's former directors and officers is imputed to a matter of law, and thus bars the Trustee, who stands in the shoes of Ben bringing any claims against Deloitte.
		Franklin directors and officers made damaging decisions in reliance on Deloitte.
		audits of Ben Franklin's 1995 and 1996 fiscal year-end financial statements.
	www.legalcasedocs.com /120/252/846.html (2588 words)

	Clinging to Ben Franklin's old variety - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
		A 67-year-old suburban Milwaukee mother of baby boomers remembers when Ben Franklin was the place for her daughters, now in their 30s, to buy cotton underwear, woolen knee socks, or bike locks.
		Corporate headquarters of Ben Franklin Retail Stores Inc. in suburban Chicago was in financial tatters; it was barely filling orders.
		The case is pending, but Ben Franklin executives say they expect to emerge from Chapter 11 as a healthy wholesaler of craft and variety store merchandise.
	www.bizjournals.com /milwaukee/stories/1996/12/02/focus1.html (686 words)

	Ben Franklin: still the corner dime store. \| Sales from AllBusiness.com
		As inheritors of a 58-year-old family-owned franchise of Ben Franklin stores in Hawaii, the cousins from Maui have molded the business into a growing $32-million corporation, yet still measure their profits by the nickels and dimes spent in each of their 23 outlets.
		We view each store as belonging to the community where it is located and the employees who run it.
		By combining a work ethic instilled in them by their parents with a fresh outlook on the company's potential, the cousins expanded the family's BFS Inc.--an $8-million collection of six neighborhood stores on three islands--into a four-island chain composed of 12 Ben Franklin Stores, 10 Ace Hardware stores and a Food Mart.
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	ben franklin craft stores information -- ben franklin craft stores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We are also a Ben Franklin craft supply store...
		Large craft supply stores such as Michaels or Ben Franklin Oakcraft Supplies Limited - Wholesale Fabrics & Trimmings We are one of the UK's leading Wholesale Suppliers of Fabrics Trimmings & Craft...
		Here in Redmond, Ben Franklin Craft or any of their stores throughout the United States.
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	Ben Franklin
		Ben Franklin Variety stores are part of the nation’s largest family of independently owned retail stores that established in 1926.
		Ben Franklin offers a variety of unusual and unique gifts, and has a terrific souvenir selection.
		Ben Franklin* retailers strive to offer you the products and services that are most valuable to their community.
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	Amazon: Listmania! - View List "Best Ben Franklin Books" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Yet another excellent biography of Franklin; however, it is not as lively as the first two on this list.
		Ben Franklin, an affectionate portrait by Nelson Beecher Keyes
		This is one of the earlier definite biographies of Franklin by a renowned scholar.
	www.amazon.com /Best-Ben-Franklin-Books/lm/1SIZBDEB7HLG9 (770 words)

	MVL Hawaii - BFS INC
		Our stores are conveniently located throughout the state of Hawaii - Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and the Big Island.
		We also have in-store demos that are free to the public.
		A bulletin board is displayed in each store to notify customers when the demos will take place.
	www.mvlhawaii.com /bfs.html (209 words)

	Ben Franklin Crafts Online
		ABOUT US Our Ben Franklin Crafts stores are conveniently located on four islands to serve our customers.
		Some of our stores feature an in-house frame shop and are able to handle projects big or small.
		We also frequently have in-store demos that are free to the public.
	www.benfranklinhawaii.com /aboutus.htm (177 words)

	Time by Benjamin Franklin
		As one of the clerks went to assist him, the gentleman asked the clerk the price of the book he wished to purchase.
		As the man realized that his efforts to haggle with the clerk were going nowhere, he insisted on speaking with Ben Franklin directly.
		Franklin stopped his work, walked out to the storefront and the gentleman asked, "What is the price of this book?" Franklin answered, "One dollar and a quarter." The gentleman was confused and replied, "Your clerk just said it was a dollar." Franklin picked up the book and answered, "Yes, it was a dollar.
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	Ben Franklin - Oberwiki
		Ben Franklin has a small selection of pretty much everything: toiletries, school/office supplies, toys, cloth, tools, silverware/glasses/mugs...
		The eastern half of the store is a bookstore called Mindfair.
		All content on this website, unless otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license.
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	Ben Franklin Craft Stores - Crafts BR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ben Franklin stores in Monroe and Bonney Lake offers everything you need in crafts, …; Join the Ben Franklin Crafts and Frameshop mailing list and WIN!
		Welcome to Redmond Ben Franklin Crafts and Frame Shop, your family owned craft store for 29 years.
		Ben Franklin launches Crafts concept as parent seeks buyer - discount craft supplies stores to be sold by parent company National Intergroup Inc
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	Benjamin Franklin (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ben Franklin (Canada) (1942-2003), former mayor of Nepean, Ontario
		Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin, fictional prisoner and ex-soldier in series Prison Break
		Ben Franklin Place building in Ottawa named after the former Mayor of Nepean
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benjamin_Franklin_(disambiguation) (125 words)

	7782: Ben Franklin Stores
		I never see these anymore, but I spent half of my childhood in them.
		These were 'Five and Dime' stores -- which meant something in the '50s but was increasingly quaint in the 70's to 80's transition.
		They would soon be eclipsed by the major drug store chains and Wal-Mart, but are still around...somewhere.
	seventyseveneightytwo.blogspot.com /2006/02/ben-franklin-stores.html (142 words)

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