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In the News (Fri 1 Jan 10)

  
  Talking Scrubs with Star Zach Braff and Creator Bill Lawrence
Bill Lawrence: These are all people that are friends of the cast and crew and the writers.
Bill Lawrence: Kevin called me up, he said it's something we need to do to try and make that show stay alive.
Bill Lawrence: One of the things we pride ourselves on in Scrubs, is once you've come to six years there's virtually no possibility that you can avoid...
www.movieweb.com /tv/news/41/16041.php   (1676 words)

  
  Bill Lawrence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bill Lawrence is an electric guitar pickup designer and maker in the musical instrument industry.
His birth name is Willi Lorenz Stich which was anglicized to Bill Lawrence, which he claims under oath at the USPTO that he has used “Bill Lawrence” since 1962, At the same application proceeding he also falsely declared under oath that he is a US citizen, which in fact he is a German citizen.
Though Willi Stich did not use the "Bill Lawrence" name in commerce before May 1976, he claims that he was already known professionally and addressed by this name by professional guitarists who used his pickups.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bill_Lawrence   (763 words)

  
 Bill Lawrence -   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bill Lawrence also designed pickups and guitars for Fender, Gibson, Peavey and other guitar companies from the early 1970s to the present.
Though Willi Stich did not use the "Bill Lawrence" name in commerce before May 1976, he was already known professionally and addressed by this name by professional guitarists who used his pickups.
Bill Lawrence denies that the trade name "Bill Lawrence" was still property of LSR at the time of the bankruptcy, the matter over ownership is currently being argued in court.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Bill_Lawrence   (604 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Lawrence said she thought about also removing "limited" as a modifier to master's-level graduate programs, but decided against it.
A separate bill sponsored by Rep. Steve Johnson, R-Fort Collins, is pending in the House to rename the State Board of Agriculture, which governs the two schools, as well as Fort Lewis College.
Lawrence was confident of the prospects for the USC name change because of support from the governing board and CSU President Al Yates, chancellor of the system.
web.uccs.edu /ur/mediawatch/Feb2002/chieftain_2_25_02.htm   (505 words)

  
 Chat with baseball writer Bill James
Bill James: I was not at all involved in the development of Ballpark.
Bill James: Carlos is awfully good, but he's not top 5 on the basis of what he has proven before this season.
Bill James: It is a distinction that I worry about, but I don't really know what the right balance is. I just assume that you have to dominate modern baseball by a wider margin than you dominated the 1920s to rate the same.
etc.lawrence.com /onlinechats/plainchat.php?id=47   (2865 words)

  
 Lawrence re-ups with NBC Studios for $12 mil   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The peacock's commitment to Lawrence, who also co-created the ABC comedy "Spin City," is one of the richer writer pacts to transpire at a time when all of the major studios are reining in their spending on overall development deals.
Lawrence said building a production company and working with other writers were the natural next steps in his career that he has been considering for a long time.
Lawrence began his career as a writer on the first season of NBC's "Friends." He worked as an executive story editor on Gary David Goldberg's ABC comedy "Champs" before the two went on to co-create "Spin City" in 1996.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2005639   (506 words)

  
 LOOKING FOR BILL   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bill was the sixth child, separated from his brother, Mike, the youngest, by a sister, Colleen.
In 1977, Bill, then about 15, and a friend were swimming in a pond behind a neighbor's house when his friend got a cramp and slipped under the surface.
Bill was staying at his sister Mary Ellen's house when his brother-in-law, Ron Potter, walked in on him in the bathroom.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20050417/FP_001.htm   (2060 words)

  
 Rotten Tomatoes: Bill Lawrence Celebrity Profile
"Scrubs" creator and producer Bill Lawrence is planning to shoot his first feature film, "Fletch Won," during his hiatus this spring.
He hopes to enlist Zach Braff to play the title role, but already the task of writing and directing is a scary prospect for the TV mogul.
Comedic actor Zach Braff has quite a few gigs on his plate: His newest movie ("The Last Kiss") is set to open next week, he's about to get started on the sixth (and probably final) season of "Scrubs," and he's got that all-new rendition of "Fletch" to look forward to...
www.rottentomatoes.com /p/bill_lawrence   (338 words)

  
 City Pages - No Reservations
Lawrence's aggressive style has also raised eyebrows among his colleagues in the Indian press, particularly because of the paper's heavy reliance on unnamed sources.
"Bill Lawrence is not a journalist, and his paper lacks journalistic standards," argues Mark Anthony Rolo, the executive director of the Minneapolis-based Native American Journalists Association.
In February Lawrence settled out of court with AIM leader Vernon Bellecourt, who had sued Lawrence for publishing a series of letters to the editor charging Bellecourt and his brother Clyde with everything from drug dealing to physical abuse of elders.
www.citypages.com /databank/22/1072/article9636.asp?page=1   (2648 words)

  
 Caliber Collision Centers Promotes Bill Lawrence to President and Chief Operating Officer
Lawrence, a resident of Corona del Mar, Calif., joined Caliber in 1998 as senior vice president.
Prior to joining Caliber, Lawrence, a 28-year veteran of Allstate Insurance, was an architect and corporate strategist responsible for its Pro Shop direct repair network, as well as the executive in charge of physical damage claims.
Lawrence is an active participant in numerous industry groups, including his current role as chairman of the I-CAR Education Foundation.
www.collision-insight.com /news/20000731-caliber.htm   (377 words)

  
 Bio, Lawrence, William P.
By the time Lawrence and Bailey reached Hanoi, other POW officers were devising their own code of conduct that specifically applied to the problems they encountered as prisoners of war.
McCain introduced Diane to Bill, and she became his lifeline for 31 years, though she said he never got over the fact that his first wife left him while he was a prisoner.
After Bill was released from the prison in 1973, the Tennessee Legislature adopted it as the official state poem.
www.pownetwork.org /bios/l/l042.htm   (4282 words)

  
 Bill Lawrence   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Self-described TV junkie Bill Lawrence packed up his car after college and headed to California to find a job in the business.
Lawrence says he wanted to write a television series like his childhood favorite M*A*S*H, which he thought was funny and touching at the same time.
Lawrence has worked primarily on all half-hour sitcoms, but says Scrubs is a different type of show.
www.writersdigest.com /articles/lawrence_interview.asp   (703 words)

  
 City of Lawrence : Finance Department   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Please plan ahead if you are mailing your bill, bills are considered paid on the day they are received and processed, not the day they are mailed.
The bills deposited in these drop boxes are processed by City staff, so please allow 2 days for processing.
If you do not have enough time to mail your bill or leave it in one of the drop boxes at the grocery stores, there are two drop boxes located at City Hall which are processed by the Utility Billing Office in Lawrence.
www.lawrencefinance.org /pay.shtml   (684 words)

  
 Welcome to Bible Teaching Resources by Don Anderson Ministires
“At the time,” recalls Bill, “it was referred to as the One Quart law firm: one pint and two half pints.” The firm practiced general civil law in Tyler for 50 years—until it was dissolved in June 2001.
Bill and Dorothy’s civic, charitable, and Christian involvements in the Eat Texas area are many.
Bill and Dorothy are the parents of three children: William David Lawrence and Ann Lawrence Tague, both of Tyler.
www.bibleteachingresources.org /lawrence2002.htm   (570 words)

  
 Carvin DC145
Later, after installing a set of Bill Lawrence pickups, I eliminated the phase function and the lower switch now selects either coil of the bridge/neck pickup when either pickup is in single-coil mode.
Bill (Willi Stich) is a legend in the music industry.
If you know about Bill Lawrence pickups, you may know there is some controversy of which pickups are the REAL Bill Lawrence pickups and who has rights to the name "Bill Lawrence".
www.glowingtubes.com /p/carvin_dc145.htm   (907 words)

  
 Home Recording dot com BBS - Bill Lawrence pickups and controversy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Lawrence pickups have amazing tone without any of the single coil noise everyone is so used to in their strats.
Also, the Lawrence pickups actually have a low magnetic pull, which allows them to be placed closer to the strings without negative effects.
There is the old guy who is really named Willi Lorenz Stich, who calls himself Bill Lawrence, at www.billlawrence.com, and then there is the guy who started the Bill Lawrence company with him, EZ Wajcman, who sells Bill Lawrence pickups at www.billlawrenceusa.com.
homerecording.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=78314   (1521 words)

  
 Bill Lawrence L
The man in Bethlehem, PA who calls himself Bill Lawrence, and claims to be making Bill Lawrence pickups, is actually Willi Stich, a performer, pickup designer and ex-partner of the original Bill Lawrence company.
The Bill Lawrence company (Lawrence Electrosound) was founded in 1965 by Willi Stich and his partner, E.Z. Wajcman, and it was Mr.
Bill Lawrence and I talked on the phone and he wanted to be sure I raised the pickup to 1/8" below the strings, and that's where it is.
www.billlawrenceusa.com /swampkaster/testimonials-L-500XL.htm   (4641 words)

  
 Lawmakers now leery of voter ID bill   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Lawrence bill -- a home-rule petition filed by Lawrence Mayor Michael J. Sullivan -- would require voters to show a valid photo ID before casting a ballot.
The bill, which is backed by the Lawrence City Council, is meant to eliminate suspicion that city elections are plagued by voter fraud.
If the bill passes, Sullivan said he will create a committee that will decide which IDs should be valid and how to educate Lawrencians about the new policy.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20031108/LN_001.htm   (375 words)

  
 Insider - tvguide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lawrence: No. They let him do the movie after they decided it wasn't [gonna be] on in the fall.
Lawrence: We don't have a ton yet because we've taken the attitude this year that we aren't really gonna do a lot of stunt casting.
Lawrence: She said she'd do it, but nothing's ever definite in acting until someone signs on the dotted line.
www.tvguide.com /News/Insider?cmsRedir=true&rmDate=07152005&cmsGuid={A5EE5069-EEF0-4FC0-817E-0CB0FBB2F4D4}   (693 words)

  
 Get well wishes for Bill Lawrence - The Steel Guitar Forum
Bill was considered legally blind in his right eye for many years.
The next day after the eye surgery, the doctor examined him, and he said Bill had 20/25 vision in his right eye (remember, this was his blind eye!) and it will continue to improve as the eye heals.
It was Lenny Breau's gig, with Lenny, Bucky Barrett and Bill on guitars, Jimmy Bryant on fiddle and Dick Cotten (his tape of the gig) on bass.
steelguitarforum.com /Forum15/HTML/000414.html   (1002 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lawrence had some good news, saying Gov. Bill Owens' blue ribbon panel on higher education has endorsed the name change as long as it is accompanied by increased financial support for a CSU-Pueblo.
Lawrence said those issues have been answered to her satisfaction by commitments of increased assistance and cooperation from the State Board of Agriculture and CSU President Al Yates, who heads the system that already includes USC.
When Lawrence tried last year, the bill proposed also renaming the Board of Agriculture as the CSU Board of Governors.
web.uccs.edu /ur/mediawatch/Feb2002/chieftain_2_5_02d.htm   (292 words)

  
 Home Recording dot com BBS - which is the real bill lawrence pickups?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I bought from the "real one at www.billlawrence.com the pu's are good, but the delivery was a while as they had just started manufacturing for Fender, but they were worth the wait.
I believe it to be the "real" Bill Lawrence who worked for gibson way back in the day.
Yes, it takes a while to get pickups from Bill lawrence cause they're all made by hand and they wait to get enough orders for a particular model before they start a run.
homerecording.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=178472&goto=newpost   (318 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Bill Lawrence   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lawrence has 30 years of experience in the communications industry as a former principal at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, and a former executive at Bell Atlantic and Motorola.
Lawrence earned his BSEE, MSEE and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland and his Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola.
Bill Lawrence, vice-president for the global Network Application Architecture Practice of Netigy Corporation.
www.zoominfo.com /Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=4248676   (443 words)

  
 U.S. Naval Institute   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Midshipman Bill Lawrence was brigade commander and president of the Class of 1951.
Admiral Lawrence’s memoir is remarkable for its candor and for its demonstration of his integrity and character.
Before joining the Foundation, Bill was vice president for development at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he completed a record-breaking $103 million capital campaign for the college of liberal arts and sciences.
www.usni.org /Foundation/news/January2005News.htm   (670 words)

  
 Harmony Central®: Peavey Forms Strategic Alliance With Bill Lawrence
January 28, 1999 -- Peavey Electronics Corporation is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Bill Lawrence.
Continuing his quest for global growth, Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics, has enlisted the knowledge of legendary guitar and pickup designer, Bill Lawrence to assist in the design and manufacture of guitars, basses, pickups, and related accessory items.
Lawrence's exclusive new pickup innovation has been recently patented and will only be available on Peavey guitars and basses.
www.harmony-central.com /Newp/WNAMM99/Peavey/Bill-Lawrence.html   (345 words)

  
 disenchanted with Bill Lawrence - Telecaster Guitar Forum
To be fair, I must say that Becky has always been nothing less than a very sweet,knowledgable and cordial on the phone and I am sure she and Bill are nice people, and I also agree that their pickups are the most pianistic I have ever played.
In any case, Bill and Becky have been great to deal with, and (as evidenced here) are always willing to try to resolve an issue.
1) "noiseless" pups (by duncan, dimarzio, lawrence, kinman) that were noisey and microphonic because of a ferrous bridge interferring with the magnetic flux of the pickup.
www.tdpri.com /forum/just-pickups/75169-disenchanted-bill-lawrence.html   (3822 words)

  
 Bill Lawrence L-500XL Guitar Pickup
This is the Bill Lawrence Pickup used in the Washburn Custom Shop N4 Nuno Bettencourt, Dimebag Darrel, and NX Timeless Guitars.
The Bill Lawrence company was founded in 1965 by Willi Stich and his partner, E.Z. Wajcman, and it was Mr.
Wajcman became the sole owner of the original company and the Bill Lawrence name.
www.adirondackguitar.com /pickups/bill_l/500xl.htm   (127 words)

  
 City of Lawrence : Finance Department   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Utility Billing division of Finance is responsible for the billing of water, sewer, stormwater and trash services.
All four are billed on a single monthly statement, your City of Lawrence Utility Bill.
Utility Billing is responsible for the billing and collection services for all utility services provided by the City.
www.lawrencefinance.org /ub.shtml   (162 words)

  
 MusicPlayer Forums: Bill Lawrence got's GAME!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Lawrence J-45 adjusted to the same height as the H50N it replaced had more output (and non-compressed dynamics too).
Actually the Lawrence J-45 sounds so good I'm probably going to unsolder both pickups and put it in the bridge position so I can compare it to the DiMarzio I've been hearing there for some time now.
And in comparison to this Lawrence, it would seem less even in frequency response, or at least the tone of the Bart seemed less complex.
www.musicplayer.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=002398;p=   (3451 words)

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