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  William Nott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was the second son of Charles Nott, a Herefordshire farmer, who in 1794 became an innkeeper at Carmarthen in Wales.
On receiving the news of the rising of the Afghans at Kabul in November 1841, Nott took energetic measures.
Nott's services were highly commended; he was immediately appointed resident at Lucknow, was presented with a sword of honour, and was made a G.C.B. In 1843 he returned to Britain, where the directors of the East India Company voted him a pension of £1000 per annum.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Nott   (423 words)

  
 Josiah Clark Nott, M.D.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Josiah Clark Nott, M.D. Josiah Clark Nott, M.D. Dr. Josiah Clark Nott was a native of South Carolina and received his M.D. degree in 1827 from the University of Pennsylvania.
Nott served as a surgeon, staff officer, and hospital inspector during the Civil War, in which he lost both soldier sons.
Nott was one of Alabama’s key figures, if not the most important, in initiating medical education in Alabama.
www.healthcarehof.org /honorees02/nott.html   (178 words)

  
 CNN/SI - SI for Women - Spotlight: Tara Nott, Weightlifting - Friday July 02, 1999 11:44 AM
Nott started lifting weights in Atlanta to keep in shape, and before long she was confident enough to ask Mike Gattone, one of the U.S. national weightlifting coaches, to give her a tryout.
Nott attributes her quick success to the upper body strength she gained during her days as a gymnast and the leg strength she built over the course of her soccer playing years.
Nott, now 27, is a three-time national champion (1996, 1997, 1999) and holds U.S. records in the clean and jerk and the total (combined points of the clean and jerk and snatch competitions) at 48 kg class.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /siforwomen/news/1999/07/02/spotlight   (524 words)

  
 Nott
In Norse myth, Nott is the personification of night, and the daughter of Narvi.
Nott was married three times and with each husband she had one child.
Notts chariot is pulled by the horse Hrimfaxi ("frost-maned") which covers the earth with dew early in the morning.
www.pantheon.org /articles/n/nott.html   (122 words)

  
 John Nott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nott was Member of Parliament for St Ives from 1966 to 1983 and joined the Cabinet when Margaret Thatcher won the 1979 General Election.
Nott remained Secretary of State for Defence throughout the four month conflict.
Day was questioning whether the public should believe Nott, a "here today, gone tomorrow politician" (Nott had recently announced that he would not stand at the next election), on defence cuts.
www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/John_Nott   (344 words)

  
 Tara Nott
Nott, Blue Valley High (Kansas) Class of 1990, just finished visiting her fourth group of students in five hours and was surrounded by fewer than 400 people for the first time all day.
Nott, who matched her U.S. record with lifts totaling 185 kilograms (407.48 pounds), was then awarded the gold medal, the first in weightlifting for the United States in 40 years.
Nott, 28, attended Stilwell Elementary from the second through fifth grades and received a heroine’s welcome when she returned there Wednesday for the first time since she was a student.
www.coloradocollege.edu /Publications/TheBulletin/April2001/Nott.htm   (774 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Weightlifting - SI's Jack McCallum: Nott for nothing - Monday September 18, 2000 ...
Calming down is not for the 5'1", 105-pound Nott, which may explain why, after only five years of competing, she won a silver medal on Sunday in the first ever women's Olympic weightlifting competition.
Nott is part of an engaging four-woman U.S. delegation that will not dominate the competition but that has scored unusually high in appeal.
Nott eventually tired of the gymnastics grind and turned to soccer, in which she and Jeniece formed a formidable 1-2 punch for Blue Valley High in Kansas City.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2000/weightlifting/news/2000/09/17/mccallum_weightlifting_nott   (835 words)

  
 The Truth About the Death of Lt. Nott (washingtonpost.com)
Nott had been accidentally shot and killed in the Iraqi city of Balad Ruz by fellow U.S. soldiers.
Nott's death is still not counted among the 12, despite an official Army finding given to the family in May 2004, that he died at the hands of his own fellow soldiers.
Nott, however, took charge of the patrol at his own initiative to find the source of the gunfire, Young told me in a telephone interview.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A1929-2004Oct1.html   (858 words)

  
 02-2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Attorney Nott reportedly researched the case and came to the conclusion that the client did not have a viable cause of action, but he failed to fully advise the client of his assessment of the case and the reasons for that conclusion.
The referee recommended that Attorney Nott's license to practice law in Wisconsin be suspended for nine months, that he be ordered to make restitution to the CSF in the amount of $1049, and that he be ordered to pay the costs of the proceeding.
Attorney Nott's misconduct with respect to his handling of the three client matters and his failure to cooperate with the OLR's investigation are serious failings warranting a suspension of his license.
www.courts.state.wi.us /html/sc/02/02-2001.htm   (1709 words)

  
 William Nott -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
William Nott had little education, but obtained a cadetship in the Indian army and went to (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India in 1800.
On receiving the news of the rising of the Afghans at (The capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan) Kabul in November 1841, Nott took energetic measures.
On December 23 the British envoy, Sir (Click link for more info and facts about William Hay Macnaghten) William Hay Macnaghten, was murdered at Kabul; and in February 1842 the weak and incompetent commander-in-chief, (Click link for more info and facts about General Elphinstone) General Elphinstone, sent orders that Kandahar was to be evacuated.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/william_nott.htm   (345 words)

  
 Horsman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nott practiced bleeding for a while, but turned against the practice in the 1830’s when he fell under the medical influences of Pierre Louis, who believed in categorizing diseases and cures.
Nott attempted to justify these theories by concluding that fls possessed lesser brains, and that “civilization had always depended on the Caucasian race and could survive only if the Caucasian strain was unadulterated by weaker strains” (91).
Nott gained prestige as a racial theorist with the publication of his book, Types of Manhood, in the 1850’s, in which he argued that there were different species within each race.
personal.tcu.edu /~SWOODWORTH/Horsman.html   (731 words)

  
 Summer Olympics 2000 Nott eventually gets her gold medal
Nott took the gold when the International Olympic Committee decided earlier in the day to strip Bulgaria's Izabela Drangava of the medal because of a positive drug test following the competition Saturday in the 105-pound women's weightlifting category.
The timing of the ceremony angered the American weightlifting team because it occurred as Nott's teammate Cheryl Haworth was competing in the 165-pound-plus competition, where she won a bronze.
Nott and coach Michael Cohen said they were upset that Olympic officials were inflexible.
espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0922/767555.html   (561 words)

  
 Henry Nott missionary to Tahiti - Giants of the Missionary Trail by Eugene M. Harrison
Said Henry Nott: "The only sure and efficacious remedy for the ignorance, the depravities, the sorrows and sins of mankind, is to be found in the gospel of John 3:16."
Carey was led instead to India; and to Henry Nott, the consecrated brick-layer, goes much of the human credit for establishing a mission in Tahiti and throughout the Society Islands.
Nott affirmed that two-thirds of all babies were killed at birth either by one of the parents or by one of those who were infant-killers by trade.
www.wholesomewords.org /missions/giants/bionott.html   (4136 words)

  
 Boyhood Of Dr. Eliphalet Nott
During the early boyhood of Eliphalet his father had no horse, but, in bad weather, when they could not walk to church, the family were drawn over the rough and hilly roads of that long four miles by their only cow.
Nott told her husband it was not fit to be worn to church any longer.
Nott carded, spun, and wove into cloth, then cut and made the garment for her husband, and it was worn to church on the following Sabbath.*
www.oldandsold.com /articles33n/talks-boys-20.shtml   (679 words)

  
 Court of Appeal Justice Michael Nott Slates April 1 Retirement
Nott sentenced Kipp to die for the September 1983 murder of Tiffany Frizzell.
Frizzell was found, strangled and apparently raped, in her room at the Long Beach Ramada Inn where she was staying while waiting for her college dormitory to open for the fall term.
Nott, who also sat in Superior Court law-and-motion for six months, was two weeks away from becoming supervising judge of the Superior Court’s South District when he was nominated to the Court of Appeal.
www.metnews.com /articles/2004/nott121304.htm   (708 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: The Truth About the Death of Lt. Nott
Nott was walking down the middle of Balad Ruz's main street with the Iraqi prisoners on his left.
The Army's inquiry concluded that Nott's death was a result of communication failures involving jumpy, ill-equipped soldiers.
Nott's story "will make people think less of what is going on" in Iraq, she said.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A1929-2004Oct1?language=printer   (1918 words)

  
 Army's Unsung Heroes: Pam Chavez and Lyndsey Nott :: Seniors Play Integral Role On Women's Tennis Team
Nott came from the Pacific Northwest, known more for its overcast skies and rugged wilderness than its tennis stars, while Chavez was a product of a more suitable climate for tennis in New Mexico.
Following a year at USMAPS, where Nott and Chavez practiced every morning with the men's team captain Sebastian Salas, the duo enrolled at West Point for their plebe year in 2001.
Both Chavez and Nott used their freshman campaigns to become acclimated to the nuances of collegiate tennis and with life at West Point.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-tennis/stories/032305aab.html   (1313 words)

  
 Nott, Leif   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Defense Department announced Friday that Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott was killed in Belaruz, Iraq.
1st Lt. Leif E. Nott, 24, of Cheyenne died after he was hit by hostile fire July 30 in Belaruz, Iraq, according to a Defense Department news release.
Nott's survivors include his wife, his parents, Leslie and Raffaella Nott of Cheyenne; one brother, Eric Nott of Cheyenne; his grandparents, Maria Teresa Fadiga of Italy, Oliva Wright of Iowa, Shirley Nott of Cheyenne and Steve Wright of Iowa.
www.west-point.org /users/usma2000/57241   (464 words)

  
 Summer Olympics 2000 USOC gives Nott her gold
It was a ceremony delayed nearly a week due to the drug disqualification of the Bulgarian woman first proclaimed the victor in the Sept. 17 competition in the 105-pound class.
Nott, who grew up in Stillwell, Kansas, and who now lives in Colorado Springs, Colo., became the first American to win Olympic weightlifting gold in 40 years.
She also is the first woman from any nation to win in weightlifting, a sport introduced to the Olympics this year.
espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0923/770603.html   (395 words)

  
 Honor the fallen: Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott
Nott had met his wife, Melanie, in a Bible study class while at his previous post, the Army’s tanker training headquarters at Fort Knox.
Nott, 24, died of wounds received from hostile fire July 30 in Belaruz.
Nott, a 2000 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., had been assigned to A Troop, 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry at Fort Hood, Texas.
www.militarycity.com /valor/256781.html   (253 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Eliphalet Nott (Education, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Ashford, Conn. In 1804, Nott became president of Union College, a post he held for 62 years; he initiated an extensive building program and introduced a scientific course as an alternative to the traditional classical curriculum.
He published a number of pamphlets on slavery, temperance, and education and contributed to science by his experiments with heat.
Nott was granted over 30 patents and was the inventor of the first anthracite coal base-burner stove.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Nott-Eli.html   (224 words)

  
 No. 419: Eliphalet Nott
Nott was a child prodigy, born just before the American Revolution.
Religion and classics were all they taught at Union, but Nott had other ideas, "Go with Newton," he cried in his inaugural address.
With a hint of restraint, Nott might've made Union into one of the great colleges.
www.uh.edu /engines/epi419.htm   (431 words)

  
 www.nottltd.com
A business since 1982, Nott Ltd is a communications equipment and service company dedicated to the satisfaction of its clients.
Nott Ltd can provide materials, consultation, or site management for your broadcast and SCADA projects.
With over 45 years of experience in the broadcast industry, Nott Ltd has become an asset to regional broadcasters needing engineering services and high quality equipment for new transmitter sites, digital upgrades, and routine maintenance.
www.nottltd.com   (70 words)

  
 Nott Company: Industrial Distributor
Nott Company is a leading and respected supplier of fluid power products and systems, industrial power transmission products and systems, custom rubber fabricated products, and material handling equipment.
The general geographic area served by the Nott Company includes Minnesota, Iowa, western Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
However, Nott's manufacturing operations support customers in North America and all across the world.
www.nottco.com   (166 words)

  
 MSU Ag Econ Faculty - Nott   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sherrill Nott was trained as an agricultural economist in production economics and policy at Cornell University.
Nott, Sherrill B., and Christopher Wolf, "Dairy Farm Decisions on How to Proceed in the Face of TB." Staff Paper 2000-39.
Nott, Sherrill B., Tom Kriegl and William M. Bivens, "Dairy Grazing Finances in Michigan and Wisconsin, 1999.
www.aec.msu.edu /agecon/faculty/nott.htm   (115 words)

  
 Richard Means Nott
NOTT, Richard Means, clergyman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 26 March, 1831; died in Wakefield, Massachusetts, 21 December, 1880.
He was a descendant of the first Abraham Nott, and a son of the Reverend Handel Get-shorn Nott.
He was the author of the " Life of Abner Kingman Nott" (New York, 1860).--Another son, Richard Means's brother, Abner Kingman, clergyman, born in Nashua, New Hampshire, 22 March, 1834 ; died in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 7 July, 1859, was graduated at Rochester university in 1855, and at Rochester theological seminary in 1857.
www.famousamericans.net /richardmeansnott   (351 words)

  
 Mr David M Nott MB ChB MDFRCS Consultant Gerneral and Vascular Surgeon.
Mr David Nott is currently a Consultant at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Honorary Consultant Surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of London.
Mr Nott was the first surgeon in the world to perform a totally laparoscopic and endoscopic arterial bypass for severe arterial insufficiency in the leg and the first surgeon in Europe to perform a laparoscopically assisted aortic aneurysm repair.
Mr Nott is also the holder of an Airline transport pilot licence(A), a Helicopter Licence and is a qualified flying instructor.
www.laparoscopic-surgeon.co.uk   (192 words)

  
 Ohlone Theatre and Dance Department: NOTT-Newark Ohlone Temporary Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was nicknamed named NOTT by instructor Paul Cutone and stood for the Newark Ohlone Temporary Theatre.
NOTT taught me more about the value of creativity than any other Theatre ever could.
NOTT taught us to think outside the "Black-Box" and deal with an old junior high school lunch room and a girls locker room.
www2.ohlone.edu /instr/theater/nott.htm   (356 words)

  
 Janus: The Papers of Sir John Nott
John Nott was born on 1 February 1932, son of Richard and Phyllis Nott of Bideford, Devon.
In 1966 Nott became MP for St Ives, Cornwall, a seat which he was to hold until his retirement in 1983.
Nott remained with Trade when the Conservatives returned to power, being appointed Secretary of State for Trade by Margaret Thatcher in 1979, then becoming Secretary of State for Defence in 1981, a position which he held until his resignation in 1983, following the Falklands War.
janus.lib.cam.ac.uk /db/node.xsp?id=EAD/GBR/0014/NOTT   (499 words)

  
 Fallen Heroes Memorial: Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott
Nott died of wounds received from hostile fire in Belaruz, Iraq.
Nott was assigned to A Troop, 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas.
Nott for 2 years, and I have nothing but the best things to remember him by.
www.fallenheroesmemorial.com /oif/profiles/nottleife.html   (3517 words)

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