William Grant Still was born on May 11‚ 1895 in Woodville‚ Mississippi who is an important conductor and composer. He was the first African American to have a major production‚ both a symphony (1931) and opera (1949) (Biography). Still went to study medicine first at Wilberforce University in Ohio‚ however‚ left college before college and turned his attention to music at Ohio Oberlin Conservatory of Music. To gain knowledge‚ Still “… spent time learning from George Whitefield Chadwick at the New
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What would you do if you heard a knock on your door at 2:00 am and someone informed you that your husband was dead? This is the scenario that happens to Kathryn Lyons and her husband Jack Lyons‚ who is a pilot. Kathryn is now trying to juggle raising her fifteen-year-old daughter Mattie with the help of her grandmother‚ Julia‚ and trying to avoid all the questions and accusations from the press. She is also discovering things about her husband that she never knew before and wondering why he was keeping
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The Pleasure of Books William Lyon Phelps William Lyon Phelps was a brilliant writer and teacher who treasured books and understood the significance of how the printed word can affect a person. Phelps co-taught at Harvard‚ and then moved to Yale to teach an English class full time. He was given countless awards for his strong intellect such as Life magazine doing an overview of his whole life‚ founding the Elizabeth club and more. Phelps had given the speech “The Pleasure of Books” on a radio
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William Young Jr. had to potential of becoming one of the most well-known botanist of his time. With sponsorship from the Queen of England he was on his way to worldwide recognition. The only person in his way himself William Young Jr had so many things to offer his botany‚ but he let the royal lifestyle get in the way. John Bartram his mentor was even envious of his mentees success. Getting royal backing was a once in a life time opportunity that botanist only dreamed of getting. With the backing
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Question 1: Lynos Document Storage’s controller‚ Eric Petro‚ told Rene that the bonds were issued in 1999 at a discount and that only approximately $9.1 million was received in cash. Explain what is meant by the terms “premium” or “discount” as they relate to bonds. Compute exactly how much the company received from its 8% bonds if the rate prevailing at the time of the original issue was 9% as indicated in Exhibit 2. Also‚ re-compute the amounts shown in the balance sheet at December 31‚ 2006‚
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Martin Luther King achieved a lot in his life. He was an outstanding person and did a lot for civil rights. He has a lot of accomplishment in his life. He brought people together for civil rights movements. This all started the day he was born on January 15 1929. One of his accomplishments was he made it on the cover of time magazine. He got on for being the man of the year. Being the man of the year means you have to do some pretty outstanding things. He put together peaceful movements marches
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BOB LYONS (A) Those who knew Bob Lyons thought extremely well of him. He was a highly successful executive who held an important position in a large company. As his superiors saw him‚ he was aggressive‚ with a knack for getting things done through other people. He worked hard and set a vigorous pace. He drove himself relentlessly. In less than ten years with his company‚ he had moved through several positions of responsibility. Lyons had always been a good athlete. He was proud of his
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battle. Brigadier General (BG) Lyon was one of the most respected and most renowned officers during the American Civil War. His men followed him throughout the most dangerous battles‚ willing and ready to fight to the death for him. BG Lyon participated in four major American battles throughout his tenure in the military and was a true patriot who believed God‚ country‚ and family were the principles every man should live by. A native of Connecticut‚ Nathaniel Lyon was born July 14‚ 1818 in Ashford
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Background Lyons Company began as a family stationary supply business. In the early 1990’s‚ document storage opportunities began to emerge. In 1993‚ Lyons Document Storage Corporation was incorporated and emerged into the competitive industry of off-site document storage. At this time also‚ the stationary supply business began to grow more competitive with big box giants like Office Max‚ Office Depot and Staples. Aside from these two factors‚ the Lyons Company had management difficulties regarding
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residents /community: William King is located in a residential zone with lots of homes nearby. Some of the work is very hot and in the summer‚ it is necessary to have the doors open. At night this can cause noise for the residents and Wm. King do get some complaints. The company are in the process of undertaking a noise assessment. Asda is also located in a residential zone with loads of shops and homes nearby. Asda is not noisy as the William king factory this is because William King work with metal‚
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