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1745-1822 French abbot and inventor who is credited with the conception (1771) of an embossed letter system to educate persons with blindness. In 1783-84 Abbot Haüy founded the Institute for the Blind and began training his blind students to read...
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Valentin Haüy (13 November 1745 - 19 March 1822) was the founder of the first school for the blind. Haüy was born into a family of weavers. His father, a full-time loomer, also held the job of ringing the Angelus bells in a local Premonstrant Abbey....


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10/02/2002: 561 words, approx. 2 pages
Valentine, Narron join the firing line Associated Press Wednesday, October 2, 2002 For Bobby Valentine and Jerry Narron, last place meant no more last chances. They became the latest managers to pay the price for disappointing seasons as the New...
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(NETHERLANDS-ARGENTINA) A Cinemien (in Netherlands)/Miramax (in U.S.) release of a First Floor Features (Amsterdam)/RWA (Buenos Aires) production. (International sales: KMI, Los Angeles.) Produced by Laurens Geels, Thierry Forte. Directed, written by Alejandro Agresti. Camera (color), Jose Luis Cajaraville; editor; Alejandro Brodersohn;...
 


 

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