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  Robert Falcon Scott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scott was born at "Oaklands", Stoke Damerel, near Devonport in England, to John Edward Scott, a brewer and magistrate, and Hannah Cuming.
Scott's widow, Kathleen, was granted the rank (but not the style) of a widow of a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, but (despite popular belief) this did not amount to Scott being posthumously knighted, there being no such provision in the English law.
Scott had explored the interior of Antarctica previously and had already determined in his mind that the Beardmore Glacier was the route to the central plateau and the South Pole.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Falcon_Scott   (4214 words)

  
 Scott, Sir Walter. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Scott’s Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (2 vol., 1802; enl.
Refusing to go through bankruptcy, Scott assigned to a trust his property and income in excess of his official salary and set out to pay his debt and much of Constable’s.
Scott’s narrative poems introduced a form of verse tale that won great popularity; his lyrics and ballads, such as “Lochinvar” and “Proud Maisie,” are masterly in feeling and technique.
www.bartleby.com /65/sc/Scott-SirW.html   (609 words)

  
 Border Clan Scott - History and Genealogy
Progenitor of the Scotts of Balwearie in Fifeshire, later represented by the Scotts of Ancrum, baronets.
Sir Michael Scott of Murthockstone, son of Sir Richard and the heiress of Murthockstone, was a gallant warrior, distinguishing himself at the battle of Halidon hill, 19 July 1330.
Scott instantly offered him the estate of Murdiestoun by way of excambion; when the bargain was completed, he drily observed that the Curberland cattle were as good as those of Teviotdale, and proceeded to commence a system of reprisals upon the English which was regularly pursued by his successors.
www.james.com /border_scott   (14604 words)

  
 Scott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scott is a surname originating in the Scottish Borders.
It comes from the Middle English word for Scottish Gaels, and hence was probably first used by a family or families of Gaelic language or origin who had settled in this area, an area that, unlike the rest of Scotland, was never fully Gaelic-speaking.
Dred Scott, slave whose case before the United States Supreme Court was one of the most famous in the 19th century
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scott   (480 words)

  
 Sir Walter Scott
Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh, as the son of a solicitor Walter Scott and Anne, a daughter of professor of medicine.
Scott's interest in the old Border tales and ballads had early been awakened, and he devoted much of his leisure to the exploration of the Border country.
Scott was apprenticed to his father in 1786 and in 1792 he was called to the bar.
www.kirjasto.sci.fi /wscott.htm   (1853 words)

  
 Biography & History of Scott Joplin
Sedalia, Missouri was Scott Joplin’s home for only a few years, but it was a home with a special meaning for him.
Anecdotes relate that the young Scott gained access to a piano in a white-owned home where his mother worked, and taught himself the rudiments of music.
Scott Joplin was the most sophisticated and tasteful ragtime composer of the era.
www.scottjoplin.org /biography.htm   (3342 words)

  
 Scott Health & Safety - About Scott
Scott Health and Safety is the world leader in sales of self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting and industrial applications with its famous Air-Pak® product line.
Scott is also recognized worldwide for its complete line of respiratory protection products for first responders and industrial users, its Scott Instruments branded line of portable and fixed gas detection monitors for toxic and flammable gasses, and its Eagle Imager® line of thermal imaging devices for search and rescue.
Among Scott Health and Safety’s many distinguished customers are the U.S. Navy, the Fire Department of New York, and eight of the ten largest city fire departments in the United States as well as Dow, DuPont, ExxonMobil, and many others.
www.scotthealthsafety.com /about.htm   (253 words)

  
 Antarctic Explorers: Robert F. Scott
Scott was to lead the party but had to decline as he had injured his knee in a skiing accident.
Scott could find no purpose in allowing Armitage to make a dash to the south as he felt, without dogs, Armitage would be fortunate to get as far as he had and would only risk death for himself and his party.
Scott was single and thirty-seven years old when, in April 1906, he announced at an RGS meeting that "I am sorry to say that my lines are cast in such places that in all probability I shall not return to those regions".
www.south-pole.com /p0000089.htm   (13787 words)

  
 Biographies: The Classical Fiction Writers: Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832).
Scott, the "great romancer," was trained as a lawyer.
Steeped in the traditions and customs of the Scottish highlands, Scott's novels are backdropped with the events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and set with scenes laid out in remote and uncultivated districts.
He has invoked the spirits of the air; he has conversed with the living and the dead, and let them tell their story their own way; and by borrowing of others has enriched his own genius with everlasting variety, truth, and freedom.
www.blupete.com /Literature/Biographies/Literary/Scott.htm   (343 words)

  
 scott
Lydia was born and lived on the plot of land adjacent to the SCOTT original farm in Halton County.
Francis L. Scott died 12-Jul-1896 in Palmerston and is buried in the Palmerston Cemetery.
Annie Malinda Scott's birth registration in 1879 indicates that he is a farmer living in Arthur Township near Mount Forest.
web2.airmail.net /bhende19/scott.htm   (1396 words)

  
 Sir Walter Scott | Scottish Novelist and Poet
Sir Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In his novels Scott arranged the plots and characters so the reader enters into the lives of both great and ordinary people caught up in violent, dramatic changes in history.
Scott's work shows the influence of the 18th century enlightenment.
www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/lucidcafe/library/95aug/scott.html   (788 words)

  
 Scott Henderson Guitar Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Scott Henderson is clearly one of the premier composer/players in fusion guitar today.
Scott Henderson first solo blues album "Dog Party", a welcome retreat to his musical roots, won best blues album of 1994 in Guitar Player.
Scott has recorded two brilliant high energy all instrumental Fusion album with Victor Wooten on bass and Steve Smith on drums.
www.scotthenderson.net   (273 words)

  
 Scott Instruments - gas detection for airborne hazards
Now, in addition to its full line of respiratory protection equipment in its Monroe, NC facility, Scott manufacturers a complete line of portable and fixed detection instruments including toxic and combustible gas monitors and detectors, controllers, and flame detectors.
For over 20 years, Scott Instruments has provided sensor based gas detectors to a full spectrum of industries including water/waste water treatment, semiconductor, chemical, petroleum, pulp and paper, power utilities, and hundreds more.
Scott Instruments offers the widest selection of proven gas sensors available today to monitor gases such as arsine, combustibles, chlorine, chlorine dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrazine, isocyanates, ozone, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, NOx, and over 50+ other compounds.
www.scottinstruments.com   (215 words)

  
 William Scott Home Page
The original Scott homestead was a small 18 ft. x 24 ft. log cabin, which was added to over the years as the family settled and expanded.
On November 23, 1883, a daughter, Elizabeth Scott was born to William and Thirza.
William Scott also donated a corner of his lot across from the Williamsport Schoolhouse, to be used as a Church, and a cemetery.
home.thirdage.com /Genealogy/glenace   (943 words)

  
 The Scott People Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Scott is a popular first name and last name.
After creating The Scott Page for businesses named Scott, many people named Scott sent us email asking to be listed there.
Show the 22 people whose last name is Scott.
www.scott.com /scott-people.html   (174 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Scott: Music: Scott Walker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Scott made up for that when he began releasing records under his own name.
Scott is a singer songwriter but nothing like what you consider that description to usually mean.
All Scott Walkers 60's albums are similar to this and highly recommended, only Scott Walker 3 is a bit weaker.
www.amazon.com /Scott-Walker/dp/B000025M5F   (1110 words)

  
 Scott County, KS
The town of Nixon was founded on the site of modern Scott City about 1879, and homesteaders began arriving about 1874 to claim up to 480 acres of free or low cost land from the government.
The Scott County Fair, Rodeo, and Beefiesta is held in mid-July in Scott City.
The Lake Scott Rod Run and Show attracts hot rod enthusiasts to the City Park in Scott City on the third weekend of August.
skyways.lib.ks.us /counties/SC   (615 words)

  
 scottfree.net
"Scott is, first and foremost, a genuine artist, the Mapplethorpe of musical expression.
Scott Free is an artist whose music grabs me by the throat and by my heart.
While even some of our communities are wondering if we're asking for too much, Scott tells us we're not asking enough--of ourselves, of society, of those we give our support to.
www.scottfree.net   (311 words)

  
 Scott Cudmore Film
Scott Cudmore has directed music videos for a number of prominent indie musicians including Great Lake Swimmers, Martin Tielli of the Rheostatics, Nathan Lawr of Royal City and Sea Snakes, Simon Wilcox, Wax Mannequin, and Jack Breakfast
Scott Cudmore is currently in development of an upcoming short film to be shot in Toronto, an internet commercial for zunior.com, as well as music videos for Barzin, Timber Timbre, and others.
Scott Cudmore has created a series of 15 five minute short films of people getting nosebleeds, featuring Martin Tielli, Paul Bellini, Sheila Heti, Tyler Clark Burke, Knock Knock Who's There Comedy!, among many others.
www.scottcudmorefilm.com   (128 words)

  
 Scott County Web
Although we understand this may be an inconvenience for some, Scott County has joined together with other Minnesota counties in providing information on properties utilizing only parcel numbers and legal descriptions as search fields.
Scott County is the first Minnesota county to pilot
Anyone who has a child support case in Scott County may use the web to see what is happening on their case.
www.co.scott.mn.us   (286 words)

  
 Scott County GIS Page
Note: The Scott County GIS department is changing it's computer architecture.
Provides on-line mapping to all GIS data available to Scott County.
List of properties available for sale which have been forfeited to the State of Minnesota in Scott County.
gis.co.scott.mn.us   (345 words)

  
 scott westerfeld - bio & appearances
Scott Westerfeld is me. I'm the author of five science fiction novels for
I've also been an occasional ghost writer, which is like driving someone else's car really, really fast for lots of money.
Justine Larbalestier, Laura Rennert, Scott Westerfeld, Lynn Sinclair (moderator)
www.scottwesterfeld.com /author/me.htm   (544 words)

  
 Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Scott will also meet with state and local officials to begin to assess how best to address this crisis in both the short and long term.
08.28.06 Rep. Scott Travels To New Orleans To Recognize One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina - (Washington D.C.)- Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03) will travel to New Orleans this week with a congressional delegation to mark the one year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Members of the Democratic Caucus will also establish a time of National Prayer and Remembrance for the residents of the Gulf Coast, especially the city of New Orleans.
www.house.gov /scott   (179 words)

  
 Scott Seltzer: Juggler in Israel
Scott has performed for VIPs including the Prime Minister of Israel, the Mayor of Jerusalem, Members of Knesset, and more.
Scott loves performing at bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, camps, birthdays, and especially customizing shows for corporate events in Israel and abroad.
As far as Scott's concerned, there is no show too small or amount of money too large!
www.juggler.co.il   (159 words)

  
 H.H. Scott Hi-Fi Stereo Archive, Vintage Vacuum Tubes
From their Maynard, Massachusetts, research facilities, audio pioneers Hermon Hosmer Scott and Chief Research Engineer, Daniel R. von Recklinghausen made their mark on the Golden Age of the High-Fidelity landscape.
For a chronological photo-tour of all products with index of available manuals and schematics, be sure and browse the recently added VHHScott InstaBase.
H.H. Scott Electronics, Division of Emerson Radio Corp. web site to view their latest offerings.
www.hhscott.com   (266 words)

  
 Scott County Schools, Georgetown, KY
Following the model of this year's district-wide theme for students, "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies," Scott County Schools is encouraging all staff members to lead healthy and active lives by accepting a challenge.
The National Retail Federation’s 2006 Back-to-School Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, estimates “electronics are the largest and fastest growing category” on parent’s shopping lists for back to school 2006.
Scott County Schools District Mission and Belief Statements
www.scott.k12.ky.us   (340 words)

  
 Scott County, Iowa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
The first installment of property taxes and mobile home taxes must be received or post marked by September 30 to avoid interest charges.
In 2005, a “Blue Ribbon Committee” was formed and consultant was selected to conduct a study of the feasibility of consolidating two or more of the dispatch centers in the County.
Scott County Assessor, Auditor, Treasurer and Davenport City Assessor records are now online.
www.scottcountyiowa.com   (146 words)

  
 Scott Spot - Desert Dave and the Continental Contingent
The Scott Spot Live Web Cam has been upgraded.
See the Scott family in their natural environment.
Check in every once in a while and let us know what you've been doing lately.
www.klorg.com /scottspot   (307 words)

  
 Official RAYMOND SCOTT site | Composer & Inventor Raymond Scott (b. 1908) | RaymondScott.com | RAYMOND SCOTT | ...
R.E.M. "Raymond Scott was definitely in the forefront of developing electronic music technology, and in the forefront of using it commercially as a
"The compositions of Raymond Scott are etched, it seems, into the fabric of 20th century culture like some strand of DNA sequence coding our collective memory for future
"Being introduced to the music of Raymond Scott was like being given the name of a composer I feel I have heard my whole life, who until now was nameless.
www.raymondscott.com   (319 words)

  
 Home - Scott Archery
Scott Archery is a leading manufacturer of high quality mechanical release aids.
Leading bowhunters and competition target archers around the world trust Scott releases - including our single caliper, double caliper, back tension, pro series, string loop, NCS, RCS and youth - to offer unmatched durability, performance and reliability.
»Scott Pro Staffer Aaron Yost Claims 2nd Leg of the IBO National Triple Crown »Nathan Brooks Wins 1st Leg of the IBO National Triple Crown »Scott Archery Gives Back Tension Shooters the Advantage
www.scottarchery.com   (142 words)

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