Nickname and work[edit] William Frederick Cody ("Buffalo Bill") got his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Cody earned the nickname by killing 4‚280 American bison (commonly known as buffalo) in eighteen months‚ (1867–1868).[1] Cody and William Comstock competed in a buffalo-shooting match over the exclusive right to use the name‚ which Cody won by killing 68 bison to Comstock’s 48.[2] Cody had documented service
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Bill Henson Essay by Chloe Byrne. Bill Henson is a very well known Australian photographer. His work has featured in many shows around the world and in Australia. His interesting technique of strong contrasts‚ subject matter and use of dark tones are common and readily associated with his work. Bill Henson’s work has created great controversy and has a massive impact on society. Bill Henson was born in 1955 in Melbourne‚ Victoria. This contemporary photographer has exhibited his work in many
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America’s sporting culture of the late 19th century and into the early 20th century largely reflected ideals the country enforced during colonial times‚ as the same ruling parties (upper class white males and the newly forming “middle class” white male) were charged with shaping and influencing society. These ideas‚ that enforced white male (unless poor except in certain cases) dominance‚ limited women’s involvement and ranked “others” (blacks‚ immigrants‚ poorer whites) below the upper white class
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Jefferson Blythe was born on August 19‚ 1946 in Hope‚ Arkansas‚ to Virginia Blythe and named after his father‚ who had recently died in an auto accident. He took his stepfather’s last name Clinton‚ after the birth of a stepbrother. After high school Bill went to Georgetown University‚ University of Oxford‚ and Yale University Law School where he met his future wife Hillary Rodham. Clinton then became a law professor at the University of Arkansas. In 1976 he was elected state attorney general; while
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Chandler Bair Sports American History Bill Tilden My player was Bill Tilden he was a hall of fame pro Golfer. William Tatem Tilden II his nickname was "Big Bill‚” Bill Tilden was an American tennis player he is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Tilden was the World No. 1 player for seven years‚ he won 15 Majors: ten Grand Slams‚ the 1921 World Hard Court Championships and four Pro Slams. He dominated the world of international tennis in the first half of
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* Introduction of the Bill of Lading "Lading" is another word for cargo. Lading refers to the material goods that are transported by the carrier from one location to another on behalf of a sender and a receiver. Such transportation may be carried out by way of ground transport‚ by aircraft or by cargo ships. Carriers use the bill of lading associated with a given shipment to ensure that goods are delivered safely to the sender as the shipper had named. “Bill of lading” is a legal document which
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Robert Farris Thompson‚ a Yale professor‚ is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on the Afro-Atlantic world. Though he has published countless numbers of papers and books‚ Thompson compiled a select number of the papers he wrote and interviews he conducted into Aesthetic of the Cool: Afro-Atlantic Art and Music‚ considered by some to be the magnum opus of his illustrious academic career. In doing so‚ Thompson provides readers with a comprehensive overview of decades of research
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Bill Value Trust is a mutual fund that has performed well against various indexes in the years leading up to 2005. Value Trust takes S&P 500 as its benchmark index‚ which it has outperformed for the last 14 years. Prior to 2005‚ Value Trust had an average annual total return of 14.6%‚ which was 3.67% higher than S&P 500’s average annual returns. From exhibits 1 and 5 we can see that the return was much higher for Value Trust (15.04%) compared to the S&P 500 (9.48%) over a ten year period. The
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Impact of Information Technology in Store Operations Research paper Submitted by: - Jigar Mehta Roll no.21 PGDM-RM 2nd year 2007-2009. Impact of Information Technology in Store Operations Introduction: Retailing is a “technology-intensive" industry. It is a well-known fact that the retail industry always works on razor thin margins and the key to survival lies in optimization of resources both in space and time dimensions as well as maximization of customer satisfaction. Successful
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Bill Of Lading The fourth and the last issue in this case is the bill of lading. Bill of lading is one of the most important documents in a contract of carriage. It is formed between the shipper (seller or buyer) and the carrier (transport company). The contractual terms and conditions of transport contracts are generally found in transport document known as a bill of lading. Many shipments are made under bills of lading‚ issued by the carrier to the shipper upon delivery of the goods for shipment
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