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  Herbert Hall Turner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Herbert Hall Turner (August 13 1861 – August 20 1930) was a British astronomer and seismologist.
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Turner Descendants of Jesse Porter Turner and Malinda Francis Barnhart, of Boone County, Missouri.
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 Cole Porter: The Great Sophisticate
All his life Cole Porter was the avid hunter of excitement, adventure, and gaiety; all his life he traveled under the banner of "anything goes".
On one occasion, the Porters hired the entire Monte Carlo Ballet to entertain their guests; another time, on a moment's whim they transferred their guests by motor cavalcade from Paris to the Riviera for a gay weekend.
Porter's stimulus in writing this classic was said to have come from a hearing of rhythms of distant tom-toms while he was cruising down the Nile in Egypt.
www.theatrehistory.com /american/porter002.html   (1549 words)

  
 Herbert Spencer [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
British philosopher and sociologist, Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era.
From an early age, Herbert was strongly influenced by the individualism and the anti-establishment and anti-clerical views of his father, and the Benthamite radical views of his uncle Thomas.
Paxton, N.L. George Eliot and Herbert Spencer: Feminism, Evolutionism, and the Reconstruction of Gender.
www.iep.utm.edu /s/spencer.htm   (3489 words)

  
 Miss Porter's House in King Street, Newcastle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The home was built by her father Herbert Porter for his family around 1910 and is a unique example of Edwardian architecture in the City of Newcastle.
When King Street was formed, Herbert Porter, the eldest son, bought an allotment at the rear of James Porter's Hunter Street premises and built a new home.
Herbert Porter died during the great influenza eppidemic in 1919, aged 41.
www.huntervalleygenealogy.com /porter.htm   (354 words)

  
 A Prisoner Of War by P. G. Wodehouse : Arthur's Classic Novels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Porter's indictment, and she urged them with the skill of one who for many years had been in the forefront of America's Feminist movement.
Porter, dipping her pen in the ink, resumed the chapter of "Woman in the New Era" which his entry had interrupted.
Porter's daily practice, when she had made her simple breakfast and given her household staff its instructions, to walk briskly out of her garden-gate, proceed for a mile down the high road, then, turning, to walk back and begin work on her current book.
arthursclassicnovels.com /arthurs/wodehouse/priswr10.html   (4655 words)

  
 Our Family
Alice Muriel PORTER was born on 5 Jul 1917 in San Francisco, Cal..
Pauline Marie PORTER was born on 18 Jun 1919 in Seattle, Washington.
Richard Donald PORTER was born on 13 Apr 1914 in Seattle, Washington.
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 Victor Herbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He was born in Dublin and played cello in the orchestra of Johann Strauss in Vienna before emigrating to the USA where he joined the Metropolitan Opera Company again as a cellist.
In 1915 Herbert became the first man compose a film score—for The Fall of a Nation a forgotten sequel to The Birth of a Nation.
In the early years of the twentieth Herbert championed the right of composers to from their work and worked closely with John Philip Sousa and others in founding the American of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) the organization that even today protects rights of creative musicians.
www.freeglossary.com /Victor_Herbert   (623 words)

  
 'Voice Is Everything': Reading Mavis Gallant's 'The Pegnitz Junction'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Herbert, on the other hand, is associated with official authority.) But the student remains a shadowy figure throughout, and while Herbert and his son frequently occupy Christine's thoughts, these are just as often punctuated by what Christine refers to as 'interference' – the interpolated thoughts of other characters transmitted by some mysterious process through her.
Herbert's response to order and potential danger, real or imagined, is obedience, and it is difficult to determine whether the implied criticism of his submission ('without standing his ground for a second') comes from Christine or the narrator, although the former alternative is the more likely.
Herbert objects on the grounds that it is silly and confusing, but Christine insists with unusual vehemence that it is a true story, that her father knew the five brothers, only one of whom survived the war.
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 Evolution of a pop genius (Metro Times Detroit)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Matthew Herbert is a soft-spoken, genre-splitting dance producer whose recent 12-inch, EP and LP releases (as Radio Boy, Doctor Rockit, Wishmountain and Herbert) have created a body of work as creative and challenging — to audiences as well as artists — as anyone working today.
Like Autechre meeting Cole Porter, Herbert and vocal and romantic partner Dani Siciliano have fused earlier sounds and ideas into a rare realm where art concepts (manifestos, politics) and genres (jazz, IDM), seemingly poison-filled with pretension, are woven into house pop with a soul-searching lyrical vulnerability.
The record puts human relations and creativity at the fore while cementing Herbert’s growing feeling that his career is a “privilege and a luxury” and that that luxury requires that “you owe back.” Herbert states, “You can’t take it for granted.
www.metrotimes.com /editorial/story.asp?id=2311   (780 words)

  
 National Trust Property - Miss Porter's House, Newcastle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Opening the front door to Miss Porter's house is to walk into the 'careful, quiet and private lifestyle' of the two sisters and mother who survived the early death of Herbert Porter in 1941.
The Porter sisters steadfastly retained their personal possessions and the Trust has been intrigued by the collection of clothing, fabrics, craft materials, linen and general household items that remain in the cupboards and sideboards.
Miss Porter's House is a living home, offering today a rare and privileged visit into other lives, other times.
www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au /properties/port.html   (419 words)

  
 Gwyneth Herbert @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London
While Jamie Cullum's puppy-like looks often make him appear like a kid singing along to his parents' old records, Herbert is a woman in complete control of her material; elegant, intelligent and seductive with an epic honey and whiskey voice.
Looking stunning in scarlet and fl, she was every inch the professional performer, sashaying across the stage, introducing each number with a snappy anecdote or a reverent purr, careful not to overly eclipse her band.
And her version of Fever was a highlight of the evening, her voice dipping and soaring, building from a sensual softness to a show-stopping boom.
www.musicomh.com /gigs/gwyneth-herbert.htm   (385 words)

  
 Porter
The porter of a religious house was also the distributor of the alms of the convent, for the poor were always supplied ad portam monasterii, at the gate of the monastery.
Herbert Porter of Deer Lake was a passenger inward by yesterday's train on visit to his mother, Mrs.
James Porter (1839- ?) of William is buried in the Anglican churchyard at Bonavista.
www.geocities.com /colestips/Porter.htm   (8295 words)

  
 smith - smi196.htm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Herbert Newton Pace (Annie Louise Grant, Sarah Elizabeth Ballenger Porter, George Smith Porter, John Thomas Porter, Basil Smith Porter, Mary Ann Smith, Joseph, Job, David).
Tommy E Chastain (Carrie Lee Grant, Sarah Elizabeth Ballenger Porter, George Smith Porter, John Thomas Porter, Basil Smith Porter, Mary Ann Smith, Joseph, Job, David) was born 1937 in Pickens Co., SC.
Judy Grant (Fred F Grant, Sarah Elizabeth Ballenger Porter, George Smith Porter, John Thomas Porter, Basil Smith Porter, Mary Ann Smith, Joseph, Job, David) was born in Pickens Co., SC.
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 John Herbert Papers | Archives and Manuscripts | Special Collections | Library | University of Waterloo
The John Herbert papers were acquired in 1982 and cover a total of 15 linear feet.
The archive represents a major resource for the student of Herbert's work and provides a unique insight into the development of Canadian drama from the late 1950's to the present day.
Herbert's notes on the folders of many of his manuscripts, programmes and photos often tell a great deal about the particular item.
www.lib.uwaterloo.ca /discipline/SpecColl/archives/herbert.html   (144 words)

  
 Novak "Has a History," As They Say - BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
Senator Weicker questioning Herbert Porter, June 12, 1973, re: disbursement of monies for the CRP dirty tricks operations (pg.
Porter: "The nature of those film strips was that they were 35 millimeter photographs or negatives of intra-office memos from Senator Muskie's campaign headquarters to his Senate office and back again"
Porter: "Muskie -- could be used as a great front to go to California and hold tax hearings that would be a great visual for Senator, and all at taxpayer expense and he could get a lot of value for his campaign.
www.buzzflash.com /contributors/03/11/con03342.html   (559 words)

  
 Academy of Management Award
Porter’s work examines three areas: how firms compete in industries and gain competitive advantage; the sources of competitiveness and prosperity of nations, states, cities, and regions; and how competitive thinking can be applied to social issues such as the environment, philanthropy and economically distressed communities.
Among Porter’s 16 books and more than 100 articles are such seminal works as Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors (1980), Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance (1985), and The Competitive Advantage of Nations (1990).
Porter has also served as a counselor on competitive strategy to many leading U.S. and international companies and helped government leaders in many countries to develop national economic strategies.
www.isc.hbs.edu /AOM_award.htm   (284 words)

  
 Minutes Indiana University UNIVERSITY FACULTY COUNCIL September 23
PORTER: Well that’s part of why, when we talk about safeboard cards and those kinds of entities, that’s part of why IUs looking at authentication processes for people and there are, there’s…we have to be very clear about the security and who has read-only access, who has access to modify student records.
PORTER: In my campus-level responsibilities I look at that a lot because in enrollment services we probably have 80% of our professional staff having some level of commitment to the SIS project.
This is really a process that we view as being collaborative; necessarily, it must be collaborative to be successful and we are involved in the process, we think, a fairly effective one by which we have the opportunity to gather a great deal of input as we move forward.
www.iub.edu /~ufc/docs/AY04/minutes/09-23-2003.htm   (14828 words)

  
 Herbert Porter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herbert L. Porter was a campaign aide to United States President Richard M. Nixon.
On January 28, 1974, Porter plead guilty to the charge of lying to the FBI during the early stages of the Watergate investigation.
This page was last modified 01:37, 27 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herbert_Porter   (84 words)

  
 Data 29
Another reason for believing that this William Porter was not born in Virginia is that at least one Porter who appears to have been his brother was from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Samuel Porter sold this land to James Dryden, a neighbor of William Porter, in 1756 and John Mitchell, son-in-law of said Porter, handled the transaction.
She died on 28 Oct 1993 in Pueblo, CO. She was buried on 30 Oct 1993 in Roselawn Cemetary, Pueblo, CO. Parents: Arthur William PORTER and Julia Ann BILYEU.
www.byron.johnson.org /d29.htm   (1600 words)

  
 Herbert Abraham Porter
Herbert A, son, male, age 17, single, Cart Booker?, worker, born London, Hackney
Herbert married Ellen Bugg, daughter of William Bugg and Rosetta Cobbold.
Registration District of Bromley, 1910 birth in the Sub-District of Chislehurst, in the County of Kent
www.legacyfamilytree.ca /Porter/3.htm   (508 words)

  
 Thompson Porter Cem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Arnold, Asenath J. Porter, wife of Charles H., born Oct. 21, 1820, died Dec.
Porter, Benjamin E., son of Elyman and Mary, born May 25, 1852, died Oct. 19, 1876
Porter, Benjamin F., son of Elyman and Mary, died Feb. 5, 1851, age 4 yrs 3 mos
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Fields/4791/thompsonportercem.html   (1191 words)

  
 Harless Homepage - Person Page 163
Herbert Maxey Williams was born on 16 June 1886 at Florida.
Joseph Overton Porter was born on 27 January 1896 at Lynchburg, Virginia.
Joseph Overton Porter married Juanita Eloise Harless, daughter of Martin Luther Harless and Ella Brown, 6 September 1919 at Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia.
www.genealogy-quest.com /Harless-Homepage/tree/p163.htm   (1552 words)

  
 Taliesin Arts Centre Cinema   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Last summer she was signed to Universal Classics and Jazz, (the label that propelled Jamie Cullum to stardom) and has since released her second album, Bittersweet & Blue which was seen in music shops across the country.
Gwyn’s repertoire is eclectic to say the least, featuring self-penned originals, standards from greats such as Cole Porter and modern classics written by artists as diverse as Neil Young and Portishead.
With plenty of airplay, comparisons to Diana Krall, and fans at the Times and the Guardian, it won’t be long before Gwyneth Herbert is catapulted to superstardom.
www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk /dispevent.asp?id=273   (115 words)

  
 TITANIC - A Voyage of Discovery (listcrew)
Third Officer Herbert John Pittman was born on November 20th, 1877 in the village of Sutton Montis, Somerset, England.
Third Officer Herbert John Pittman passed away on December 7th, 1961 aged 84 as a result of a subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Herbert Walter McElroy, age 37, was born in Liverpool in 1875.
www.euronet.nl /users/keesree/listcrew.htm   (4083 words)

  
 Western Baptist vs Willamette (Feb 12, 2005)
HBP - by Emery (Halpin); by Herbert (Purnell); by Herbert (Anderson); by Herbert (Harms); by Murrell (Porter); by Sundlee (Purnell).
Porter grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Anderson advanced to second; Purnell advanced to third; Hagensen scored.
Porter grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Anderson out on the play; Purnell advanced to third.
www.willamette.edu /athletics/baseball/records_stats/2005/vwbc2.htm   (2898 words)

  
 Literary Manuscripts, UM Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Herbert Schaumann (1909-1982) was a minor poet, a World War II veteran, and an associate professor of Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Maryland.
In 1944 Schaumann met Katherine Anne Porter in Washington, D.C. The collection consists of correspondence between Schaumann and Porter between 1944 and 1947.
Schaumann and Porter developed and ended an intimate relationship during this period.
www.lib.umd.edu /ARCV/litmss/onepagers/schaumann.html   (122 words)

  
 HERBERT E. PORTER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
HERBERT E. Herbert Edward Porter, 75, of the 1000 block of Rugby St., died May 5, 1995, in Norfolk General Hospital.
Survivors include four daughters, Nellie Wood, Gail Burke, Rosa Harris and Mary Bowser of Norfolk; a son, William Larry Porter of Norfolk; four brothers, Melvin Goodson, Frank Goodson, Sidney Goodson and Herbert Goodson; 21 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at noon Wednesday at Union Chapel AME Church by the Rev. Clifton R. Wilson.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950507/05070017.htm   (125 words)

  
 Cordie Davis md. Herbert Porter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cordelia 'Cordie' Davis married Herbert N. Porter on August 8, 1934 in Howard Co., Arkansas.
Porter family rumor is that they had two children, one dying as a child.
But it is not known what really happened to either child and/or to Cordie (whether she died or they got divorced).
genforum.genealogy.com /cgi-bin/print.cgi?davis::31927.html   (50 words)

  
 Horatio Alger Jr. -Herbert Carters Legacy; or, The Inventors Son
From the many books Horatio Alger wrote, which included Herbert Carters Legacy; or, The Inventors Son, his young heroes succeed through a mixture of pluck and luck.
He did some serious writing for adult publications (essays), but he was not nearly as successful at that.
Many books, which may include Herbert Carters Legacy; or, The Inventors Son were sold after Alger's death and after the copyrights had expired so careful records were not kept.
www.texair.com /horatioalgerjr/Horatio-alger-junior-book-311.asp   (392 words)

  
 Greensburg Daily News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The co-ed middle distance medley team of Tempest, Joni Porter, Herbert and Kylee Wilson finished third.
The sprint medley team of Porter, Tylan Evans, Holly Kohrman and Kress took first place honors.
Porter and Evans teamed for second in the pole vault.
www.greensburgdailynews.com /story.asp?id=4752   (216 words)

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