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In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
  Spiro Chamber of Commerce
A word from the President of the Spiro Chamber of Commerce, Dennis Peterson.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and members of the Spiro Chamber of Commerce, I welcome you to Spiro, home of the historic "Spiro Mounds".
One way Spiro businesses can help this effort is to fund a billboard in this area.
www.myspiro.com   (411 words)

  
  Tejas > Caddo Fundamentals > Spiro and the Arkansas Basin
Tejas > Caddo Fundamentals > Spiro and the Arkansas Basin
Spiro was the westernmost of the primate (main) centers in the Mississippian world during the 12th through mid-15th centuries (A.D. Spiro was certainly not anywhere near as large or powerful as Cahokia, the largest town and political capital in prehistoric America north of Mexico.
Spiro is thought to have served in much the same way as did St Louis, Missouri in the 18th and 19th centuries: as a crucial hub through which most east-west commerce and traffic had to pass.
www.texasbeyondhistory.net /tejas/fundamentals/spiro.html   (3334 words)

  
 Spiro Mounds; Oklahoma's Past Indian History - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Between 1936 and 1941, WPA workers and University of Oklahoma archaeologists, conducted a systematic excavation of the remainder of the Spiro Mounds.
Situated in a narrow valley of the Arkansas River, the Spiroans were in a strategic position to control traffic, trade and communications along this waterway, especially between the small villages scattered among the Ouachita Mountains to the south and the Ozarks to the north.
This development was enhanced by the Spiro's "gateway" position between the rolling grassy Plains and the wooded Southeast, as well as by the initiative of Spiro leaders.
www.eduref.org /cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Whole_Language/WLG0006.html   (2067 words)

  
 Spiro Public Library - Spiro Mounds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Spiro Mounds, Oklahoma’s only archaeological park, is a 140-acre site encompassing 12 southern mounds which contain evidence of an Indian culture that occupied the site from 850 A.D. to 1450 A.D. The Mounds are considered one of the four most important prehistoric Indian sites east of the Rocky Mountains.
The Spiro chiefs controlled trade between the vast reaches of the plains and verdant southeast woodlands.
Spiro Mounds Archaeological Park is located 2 ½ miles east and 3 ½ miles north of Spiro, Oklahoma, on paved roads.
www.spiro.lib.ok.us /mounds.htm   (238 words)

  
 Scott A. Spiro M.D., F.A.C.S. - plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, facelift, tummy tuck, liposuction, west orange, new ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Scott Spiro is a board certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in cosmetic surgery of the breast, body contouring, facial aesthetic surgery, and breast cancer reconstruction.
Spiro is board certified by both the American Board of Board of Surgery and by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Spiro has authored numerous papers in the field of General and Plastic Surgery, chapters in text on Plastic Surgery, and was recognized for his assistance in the development and creation of a text in rhinoplasty.
www.drspiro.com /html/meet.html   (638 words)

  
 Profile of Peter J. Spiro
Spiro is a frequent speaker in academic and policy forums on dual citizenship, the interaction of federal states with the international system and the role of non-governmental organizations in international institutions.
Spiro was awarded an Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation fellowship to study the law of American citizenship in 1997-98.
Spiro is a former law clerk to Justice David H. Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
www.law.temple.edu /servlet/RetrievePage?site=TempleLaw&page=Faculty_Spiro   (421 words)

  
 Spiro hire boosts rising international law programs
Peter Spiro — a leading authority in the areas of citizenship law, the role of non-state actors in international affairs and the impact of globalization on international and constitutional law — has joined the Temple Law faculty from the University of Georgia School of Law.
Spiro was among the first scholars to explore the rapidly increasing role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), corporations and other non-state entities in international decision-making.
Spiro was lured to Temple by the opportunity to join a law school that is a rising leader in his field.
www.temple.edu /temple_times/november06/Spiro.html   (1028 words)

  
 Spiro Agnew - MSN Encarta
Spiro Agnew (1918-1996), 39th vice president of the United States (1969-1973).
Spiro Theodore Agnew was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 9, 1918.
The son of a Greek-born father and an American mother, Agnew served in the United States Army during World War II (1939-1945), then studied law at the University of Baltimore and became a practicing attorney.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556090/Spiro_Agnew.html   (276 words)

  
 Spiro (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spiro or Spyro (Greek: Σπύρος - with a nominative final s, that is usually dropped when Anglicised) is a male given name fairly common in Greek-speaking population (Greece, Cyprus, Greek diaspora).
Spiro is a variant of the Jewish family name Speyer, originating from the German city of the same name.
Spiro is Latin for "I breathe" from the verb spirare.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spiro   (360 words)

  
 spiro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Spiro rejects the common view of constructivism, which relies too heavily on "the retrieval of organized packets of knowledge, or schemas, from memory" to augment the analysis of problems under consideration.
Spiro's "new constructivism" is less rigid and "is doubly constructive(1)understandings are constructed by using prior knowledge to go beyond the information given; and (2) the prior knowledge that is brought to bear is itself constructed, rather than retrieved intact from memory, on a case-by-case basis (as required by the across-case variability of ill-structured domains)."
Spiro, R.J. and Jehng, J. Cognitive flexibility and hypertext: Theory and technology for the non-linear and multidimensional traversal of complex subject matter.
www.coe.ufl.edu /webtech/GreatIdeas/pages/peoplepage/spiro.htm   (407 words)

  
 Spiro - Habitat for Horses - Equine Protection Organization - Horse Rescue, Rehabilitation, Horse Education and ...
Due to lack of nourishment in his formative years, and therefore not enough exercise, Spiro suffers from dislocated kneecaps, often referred to as "loose stifles".
Update August 2006: Spiro is showing no signs of the lameness issue in his gait EXCEPT at a walk and pivot.
Spiro is a companion only at this time.
www.habitatforhorses.org /adoptahorse/spiro.html   (631 words)

  
 Spiro Designer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Spiro Designer uses the Matrix and GraphicsPath classes with their Transform and Rotate methods to build a spiro.
Center is the center point of the outer ring, radouter is the radius of the outer ring, radinner is the radius of the inner wheel, offset is the distance from the center of the inner wheel the pen is fixed, startangle is the rotation of the spiro.
This is helpful to delete spiros after they are drawn because they is no other good way to tell which spiro is which.
www.c-sharpcorner.com /Code/2002/Sept/SpiroDesigner.asp   (619 words)

  
 Spiro, Oklahoma (OK) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
Back to Spiro, OK housing info, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, OK smaller cities, OK small cities, All Cities.
The ratio of number of residents in Spiro to the number of sex offenders is 190 to 1.
Spiro State Bank: at Highway 271 West, branch established on 1950-05-15.
www.city-data.com /city/Spiro-Oklahoma.html   (1214 words)

  
 Ellen Spiro
Spiro is the recipient of National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Jerome Foundation Fellowship and three ITVS contracts.
Spiro's works have pushed the boundaries of the documentary form, thriving both in the art world and in television and film festival venues.
Spiro is Associate Professor of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas in Austin and former Head of Production.
rtf.utexas.edu /faculty/spiro   (422 words)

  
 Rule A-41. Compounds: Method 1 (SPIRO HYDROCARBONS)
The number of carbon atoms linked to the spiro atom in each ring is indicated in ascending order in brackets placed between the spiro prefix and the hydrocarbon name.
The position of the spiro atom is indicated by placing the appropriate numbers between the names of the two components.
The position of the spiro atom is indicated in the name of the spiro compound by placing the appropriate locants before the name.
www.acdlabs.com /iupac/nomenclature/79/r79_197.htm   (538 words)

  
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Between 1936 and 1941, WPA workers and University of Oklahoma archaeologists, conducted a systematic excavation of the remainder of the Spiro Mounds.
Situated in a narrow valley of the Arkansas River, the Spiroans were in a strategic position to control traffic, trade and communications along this waterway, especially between the small villages scattered among the Ouachita Mountains to the south and the Ozarks to the north.
This development was enhanced by the Spiro's "gateway" position between the rolling grassy Plains and the wooded Southeast, as well as by the initiative of Spiro leaders.
www.col-ed.org /cur/lang/lang37.txt   (1886 words)

  
 About the Spiro Ark | www.somethingjewish.co.uk
Spiro Ark is a London-based charitable organisation which organises Jewish cultural events and courses in Jewish History, culture and languages.
Spiro Ark aims to teach and enthuse about Jewish History and Culture, both because of the intrinsic fascination of these subjects, and because of the central role of Jewish Education in maintaining a Jewish sense of identity in the 21st century.
The logo of SPIRO ARK is that of a star and a spark, alluding to the cabalistic yearning for light and enlightenment.
www.somethingjewish.co.uk /articles/844_about_the_spiro_ark.htm   (1185 words)

  
 U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Spiro T. Agnew, 39th Vice President (1969-1973)
In this role, Spiro Agnew was both the creation of Richard Nixon and a reflection of his administration's siege mentality.
On October 10, 1973, while Spiro T. Agnew appeared in federal court in Baltimore, his letter of resignation was delivered to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
The next year, Spiro Agnew's bust was at last installed with those of other vice presidents in the halls of the U.S. Capitol.
www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Spiro_Agnew.htm   (4350 words)

  
 Odorless Topical Spiro Lotion for hair loss
Several people complain that after creating a topical Spiro solution themselves, an egg-like odor permeates their hair after application, which can be both embarrassing and inconvenient.
We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Lee regarding Spiro and the release of this new and improved version of Topical Spironolactone soon to come...
Lee: The reason why Spiro smells so unpleasant in our current solution is because it is in an alcohol base, so that it is quite volatile.
www.hairlosstalk.com /newsletter/article157.htm   (2054 words)

  
 LP: Players Roster: Michael Spiro
Michael Spiro is an internationally recognized percussionist whose extensive knowledge of the history of Afro-Cuban music blends perfectly with his skillful and tasteful playing.
Spiro has also studied annually in Cuba since 1981 with musicians like Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintanta and Juan "Claro" Blanco of Orquesta Ritmo Oriental and Los Muñequitos de Matanzas.
Spiro's recording credits include a wide range of artists, from Ella Fitzgerald and Bobby McFerrin to Giovanni Hildago and Carlos Santana, as well as film soundtrack work.
www.lpmusic.com /Pros_That_Play_LP/Players_Roster/spiro.html   (206 words)

  
 Welcome to Spiro State Bank Online!
The Spiro State Bank began operations on February 8, 1913, when it acquired its original Certificate of Authority to operate, from the Office of State Bank Commissioner.
The Spiro State Bank assumed certain assets and liabilities of the defunct Choctaw Commercial Bank, which was located in Spiro prior to February 8, 1913.
The Spiro State Bank was located on the east side of South Main Street in the building now owned and operated by the Spiro Graphic, a weekly newspaper.
www.spirostatebank.com /history.asp   (542 words)

  
 Leminar Air Conditioning Industries L.L.C :: Spiro System
The SPIRO® system, spiral round ducts and fittings are being manufactured by Leminar on original Tube former, Gore locker and Stitch welding machine from SPIRO INTERNATIONAL S.A. The SPIRO® system incorporates sealing strip of age-resistant EPDM rubber, ensuring an air tight and lasting joint seal, immune to variations in temperature.
SPIRO® system is an approved range of quick-fitting, spiral-seam ducts and fittings with factory-fitted sealing gaskets of EPDM rubber.
SPIRO® system is available as a complete range with dimensions from ø100 up to and including ø1600 mm.
www.alshirawi.com /industries/spiro.htm   (383 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Remembering Spiro Agnew -- September 18, 1996
Spiro Agnew, vice president from 1969 through 1973, died yesterday in a hospital in his home state of Maryland.
SPIRO AGNEW: Ultra-liberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy, and a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order.
JIM LEHRER: Now some reflections on Spiro Agnew from David Keene who was Agnew's political assistant at the White House, he is now chairman of the American Conservative Union, and NewsHour regular Haynes Johnson, who was an assistant managing editor of the Washington Post during the Nixon-Agnew years.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/remember/agnew_9-18.html   (1197 words)

  
 OAS -- Oklahoma's Past
Spiro is the westernmost site of a complex cultural tradition in the Southeast called the Southern Cult or Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
This headline brought the Spiro Mounds to national attention in the 1930's when a group of treasure hunters set off a charge of fl powder in the largest mound after losing their "mining" lease.
The Spiro Ceremonial Center : the Archaeology of Arkansas Valley Caddoan culture in Eastern Oklahoma by James A. Brown (University of Michigan, Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, Number 29, 1996).
www.ou.edu /cas/archsur/counties/leflore.htm   (540 words)

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