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In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

  
  Spencer Hill Estate Wines & Vineyard -- New Zealand Wine, Nelson, New Zealand
Philip Jones and Sheryl Jones established the winery in 1990.
Philip is a graduate of the University of California with degrees in Viticulture and Integrated Pest Management.
Spencer Hill was the first to introduce Pinot Gris and Viognier to the Nelson area, which is now developing a reputation for its aromatic wines.
www.spencerhillwine.com   (441 words)

  
  John Canfield Spencer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Canfield Spencer (January 8, 1788–May 18, 1855) was an American politician who was Secretary of War from 1841 to 1843 and Secretary of the Treasury from 1843 to 1844 under President John Tyler.
Spencer was born in Hudson, New York, the son of Ambrose Spencer.
He became secretary to Governor Daniel D. Tompkins in 1807, studied law in Albany, New York and was admitted to the bar in 1809; in the same year, he married Elizabeth Scott Smith.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_C._Spencer   (142 words)

  
 JJC: Music Program/Chorale - Philip Spencer Biography
Spencer was Chair of the Music Department at Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa, and a full-time church musician in Ohio, Minnesota and Illinois congregations.
Spencer has a Master of Music degree from the Yale University School of Music, one academic year of music study in Berlin, Germany, and has done doctoral work in choral conducting and pedagogy at the University of Iowa.
Spencer is active in the American Choral Directors Association, and serves on the Illinois ACDA Board of Directors as South Suburban District Chair.
www.jjc.edu /Dept/FineArts/Music/PSpencerBio.htm   (190 words)

  
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 Spencer House   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spencer House, the former Chi Psi house, is the only house named for a personage who was not a professor, a college president, an alumnus, and, in fact, made no contribution to Williams at all.
The members of the Chi Psi fraternity, rather, honored Philip Spencer, one of their founders (for you U. History buffs, the son of John C. Spencer, President Tyler s Secretary of War) who, according to them, had been hung unjustly for mutiny on the USS Sommers (1842), by naming their house for him.
There are 14 singles and 5 doubles in Spencer.
www.williams.edu /admin-depts/bg/housing/houses/spencer/spencer.html   (110 words)

  
 Somers, essay on legal aspects of
Ten weeks later, en route home to New York, Commander Mackenzie was informed that Acting Midshipman Philip Spencer and others were plotting to kill the officers and loyal crew, seize the brig, and use her for piracy on the Spanish Main.
Spencer, that you aspire to the command of the Somers." Spencer denied it.
To the extent that Spencer, Cromwell, and Small were executed as punishment for mutiny, as it was recorded in the brig's log, their executions were illegal because they were not supported by a court martial.
www.history.navy.mil /wars/somers.htm   (5513 words)

  
 Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society: Acts
Spencer's sociological treatment is less extensive than his consistent narratological approach.
Also questionable is Spencer's suggestion that the author of Acts saw the island of Cyprus as a liminal zone for Paul, where he passed from mission participant to mission leader.
Among these is Spencer's treatment of Peter's ambivalent situation on the rooftop of an unclean tanner's house while at the same time protesting the consumption of unclean food offered him.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3817/is_200003/ai_n8896777   (766 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Resume With Monsters: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spencer's goofy conceit of an office-life horror novel spoof is kept afloat by a cast of eccentric co-workers at Ralph's One-Day Resumes and the Pelidyne Corporation, easy cracks about data entry and some ingenious narrative tricks (a flashback related as an out-of-body experience, for example).
Philip is aware that spouting off about monsters from dimensions beyond our own tends to alarm people, which brings in Lily, an aging psychologist who promises Philip she can help him through his troubles.
Spencer's depiction of the corporate hi-tech world is brilliant and satirical and some of the similes he uses is hilarious as for example "you have to crack some eggs to make an omelets".
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579620264?v=glance   (2132 words)

  
 On One Of Those Days
Philip yawned as he stepped into the stable; he had managed to persuade Rosalind that he was fine and could venture out into the world.
Philip nodded and took down a halter from a peg and put it on Nike that stood still allowing herself to be tethered - allowing him to check her hooves were another thing entirely; she promptly refused when he tried to get her to lift them.
Philip sat down on the desk chair which left the bench the only place to sit but Morgan opted to stand, Philip remained sitting though he felt it left him at a disadvantage.
web.telia.com /~u85549749/slash_01;07.htm   (3399 words)

  
 ufo - UFOS at close sight: the Ilkley Moor encounter of the 3rd kind
After four years of being a metropolitan policeman in London, Philip Spencer had left his job and moved with his wife and baby to the West Yorkshire area of Ilkley moor to be closer to her family.
Spencer had begun to have strange dreams of starry skies, and was still puzzled by the missing time he experienced, so the final test would be subjecting Spencer to regressive hypnosis.
Spencer could now remember that it was after his release from the UFO that he took the picture.
ufologie.net /htm/ilkleymoor.htm   (4367 words)

  
 United Kingdom News Archive (Jul/Aug 2004) - Franchise-chat | UK Franchise and Franchising News
Devotees of Marks and Spencer who are accustomed to leaving the store with extravagant piles of clothes, safe in the knowledge that they can return the items at their leisure, may soon have to reform their shopping habits.
Philip Green, the retail billionaire, is planning a TV advertising campaign for two of his main brands, which will increase the pressure on his elusive takeover target, Marks and Spencer.
Philip Green may have to find up to £1.6bn extra to plug the deficit in Marks and Spencer's pension scheme if he succeeds in his £9.1bn bid for the retailer.
www.franchise-chat.com /news_archive/united_kingdom_franchise_news_30.htm   (966 words)

  
 A Moment in Time: The Somer's Mutiny - Part II
Content: Midshipman Philip Spencer was the son of one of the finest families of New York.
Spencer was reassigned to the U.S.S. Somers, part of Commodore Matthew Perry's new experimental officer training program.
Spencer's reputation caused Captain Mackenzie of the Somers to reject him, but the captain relented under pressure from Perry.
ehistory.osu.edu /world/amit/display.cfm?amit_id=1519   (362 words)

  
 United Kingdom News Archive (Sep/Oct 2004) - Franchise-chat | UK Franchise and Franchising News
Marks and Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose said yesterday the retailer had been slow in spotting the potential of the internet but was now looking at ways of expanding its online presence.
Marks and Spencer is considering outsourcing its online retail operations in an attempt to free up more management time to turn around its troubled high street business.
Philip Green is targeting Marks and Spencer customers with the first TV advertising from his Bhs chain in more than 10 years.
www.franchise-chat.com /news_archive/united_kingdom_franchise_news_31.htm   (1004 words)

  
 Financial Review: Spark goes out of M&S bid   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Marks & Spencer had steadfastly rebuffed Mr Green's proposals, the most recent of which was to buy the iconic British retailer for £9.1 billion ($23.3billion).
Mr Green lashed out at Marks & Spencer, which had turned away all three of his advances and refused to let him perform due diligence.
Mr Myners and Marks & Spencer's new chief executive, Stuart Rose, have essentially promised shareholders that they can produce a company with a value of more than the £4 a share that Mr Green proposed.
afr.com /cgi-bin/newtextversions.pl?pagetype=printer&path=/articles/2004/07/15/1089694483381.html   (524 words)

  
 Leader Herald: Philip J. Spencer (Spalletta) - - The Leader - Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Philip J. Spencer (Spalletta) 75, of Country Club Lane, Ft. Johnson, passed away suddenly Thursday morning at his home.
Born in Floral Park, Long Island, on August 12, 1929, the son of Joseph and Josephine Spalletta, he was a graduate of the Sewanaca High School and later of Adelphi College.
In addition to his wife, his loving family includes his son, Philip R. Spencer and his wife, Arlene of Hagaman; his grandchildren, Joseph, Elizabeth, James and Gabrielle Spencer; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
www.leaderherald.com /obit/story/1217202004_obtSpencerobit1217.asp   (419 words)

  
 27th Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Philip (Amos) SPENCER was born on 21 Dec 1806 in Columbia Co., NY.
Philip (Amos) SPENCER and Jane Ann WORDEN were married on 5 Dec 1829.
Summer SPENCER was born on 21 Sep 1830.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~george/b5264.htm   (98 words)

  
 AIMIA - Australian Interactive Media Industry Association
With nearly two decades of experience in digital content creation Philip Spencer has a very broad view of what constitutes digital content, the variety of it's audiences and their needs.
Philip's introduction to things Internet was as General manager of NewMedia Corporation (now M2M) which began life as a multimedia house delivering multimedia programs and sales presenters on CD ROM.
Philip functioned as the Melbourne Competency Center Manager for the CMC in conjunction with his role as General Manager of one of it's shareholders.
www.aimia.com.au /i-cms?page=1.2.60.69   (444 words)

  
 Hobart and William Smith Colleges :: Remarkable Alum:
Philip Spencer was a student at Geneva College (now Hobart and William Smith) from 1838-41.
Spencer later served in the U.S. Navy during the Mexican War.
Both the brig Somers and Spencer influenced Herman Mellville's novel Billy Budd.
www.hws.edu /alumni/remarkable/displaynotablealum.asp?notablealumid=34   (195 words)

  
 Bank Of Singapore Gets COO
In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, OCBC said Spencer's appointment reflects its commitment to BOS and its e-commerce strategy.
Spencer will be responsible for managing the subsidiary's daily operations and developing BOS into a globally recognized brand in e-financial services.
Prior to his BOS appointment, Spencer was head of Personal Banking at HSBC Singapore and was also responsible for setting up the bank's call center and launching its Internet banking operations last year.
www.internetnews.com /bus-news/print.php/6_748341   (265 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Business - Green may drop M&S bid in case of inquiry   (Site not responding. Last check: )
If Mr Green wins in his bid for Marks & Spencer, the deal will be looked into first by the OFT, which would either decide to let it go ahead or would rule that there was a "significant lessening of competition".
Mr Green is planning to meet key shareholders of Marks & Spencer this week to talk over his bid proposals before deciding whether to return with a new bid proposal.
However, Marks & Spencer rejected the proposal, saying it was "underwhelmed" by the bid.
business.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=651112004   (545 words)

  
 Peter,Philip,John,Louis-Spencer,Adams,MA
He was born about 1831 in Becancour,Quebec.Peter,Louis,and Philip were in Spencer,MA living in an Inn in 1850.
The obit states Peter married and went back to Adams for a few years, then returned to Spencer.
Philip is a mystery and John resided in N.Adams up to the 1890's,then disappeared.Louis also disappeared in 1881.
genforum.genealogy.com /cormier/messages/489.html   (119 words)

  
 BruBiz is the Premier Business, Community Site for Brunei.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The wounds have healed after his failed bid to take control of Marks & Spencer and Philip Green is back in the retail arena.
Philip Green, who also owns the Dorothy Perkins and Top Shop stores, defended his attempt to take control of M&S. "We would never jeopardise this business or any other business or anybody's livelihood for an ego trip," he said.
"What Philip Green does is his business, we're going to do what's right for our customers," said spokeswoman Sue Sadler.
www.brubiz.com /brubiz/final_content.asp?ID=8094   (411 words)

  
 Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS Somers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Although three-quarters of them were still teenagers, they included the scions of some distinguished families: two sons of Matthew Calbraith Perry, the son of Commodore John Rodgers, and Philip Spencer, the son of President John Tyler's Secretary of War, John Canfield Spencer.
Two weeks later, on the strength of a report of a shipmate, Midshipman Philip Spencer, together with the boatswain's mate and another seaman, were placed under arrest for plotting a mutiny.
Mackenzie was later court-martialed and, despite the standing of Spencer's father, acquitted of charges of illegal punishment, oppression, and murder.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_085600_usssomers.htm   (403 words)

  
 Spencer's Name Removed From ECL   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karachi, September 29, 1998: The separate constitution petitions filed by HUBCO Directors Philip John Spencer and Khurshid Husain challenging the inclusion of their names in the ECL came up for hearing before Mr.
Spencer has been deleted from the ECL vide letter dated 25th September, 1998".
Spencer was put on the list, this will be done.
www.hubpower.com /Sep29.htm   (371 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Business - Marks & Spencer - Philip Green may be tempted to bid for troubled M&S   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Philip Green may be tempted to bid for troubled MandS
RETAIL billionaire Philip Green and the takeover specialists Kohlberg Kravis Roberts are casting their eyes over troubled high street chain Marks & Spencer.
Philip Green may be tempted to bid for troubled MandS (18-Apr-04)
business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=363&id=435632004   (674 words)

  
 Company News On Call
It has been a quiet news day and momentum fell away as the morning newsflow was factored in.
After signalling his interest in Marks & Spencer, entrepreneur Philip Green said the financing was virtually in place.
His bidding vehicle Revival, will approach the companies board in the next few days with a takeover proposal, but it warns that it cannot assure an offer will be made.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/05-28-2004/0002183696   (801 words)

  
 ProShare Investment Clubs
LONDON (SHARECAST) - The trustees of Marks & Spencer’s pension fund are set to meet today to decide whether to allow Philip Green access to the retailer’s pension fund details, according to the Times.
The Takeover Panel handed Philip Green an ultimatum yesterday, reports the Independent, which said the retail entrepreneur must bid for Marks & Spencer by noon on 6 August or walk away.
A successful bid for Marks and Spencer by Philip Green would threaten its reputation as a responsible retailer, the business-led campaign for corporate responsibility Business in the Community has said, according to the FT.
www.proshareclubs.co.uk /cgi-bin/proshareclubs/story.cgi?story_id=301747   (339 words)

  
 26th Generation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ithamar SPENCER was born on 27 Aug 1782 in Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY.
Ithamar SPENCER and Caroline Matilda HOUGHTON were married btw 1805/06.
Philinda SPENCER was born about 8 Mar 1818.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~george/b4408.htm   (112 words)

  
 Philip Spencer, 1st U.S. naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged December 1 in History
Philip Spencer, 1st U.S. naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged December 1 in History
Philip Spencer, 1st U.S. naval officer condemned for mutiny, hanged
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power.
www.brainyhistory.com /events/1842/december_1_1842_51385.html   (49 words)

  
 Striving for objectivity and rationality
Domina Eberle Spencer and Philip J. Mann (Univ. of Connecticut), and Uma Shama (Bridgewater State College, MA).
Domina Eberle Spencer and Philip J. Mann (Univ. of Connecticut).
Both Crehore's All-Nuclear atom and an Ether are Needed to Understand Gravity and the Unity of the Universe.
mywebpages.comcast.net /Deneb/SantaFe1999.htm   (638 words)

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