William Smith Uses Fossils to Determine the Order of the Strata in England and Helps Develop the Science of Stratigraphy
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Stratigraphy, the study of rock strata, emerged at the beginning of th...
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Smith, William (1769-1839)
English geologist and cartographer
William Smith is often called the founder of English geology, and the founder of stratigraphical geology. His interests in fossils and the...
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Most people just grumble and hit delete, but when Gordon Dick received a spam message advertising Internet services, he fought back.The 30-year-old Web marketing specialist from Edinburgh sued the ...
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A South Korean accused of spying on North Korea for his government during the last two years has been charged with repeatedly lying about his activities in the United States, federal authorities sa...
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Wade Horn, the Bush administration's point man for welfare reform, Head Start and abstinence education, resigned Monday as assistant secretary for children and families.In the Department of Health ...
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Study-abroad programs at 15 colleges and universities, including Harvard and Columbia, are being scrutinized by the New York attorney general's office to ensure that business deals are not cheating...
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Study-abroad programs at 15 colleges and universities, including Harvard and Columbia, are being scrutinized by the New York attorney general's office to ensure that business deals are not cheating...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global central banks
Tuesday provided relief to money markets by offering liquidity
to financial institutions, but huge losses at Citigroup
reminded investors that the credit ...
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The volume is turning up for Smith Micro Software's wireless music business.Since January 2006, when it launched its Music Essentials kit, Smith's SMSI wireless music business has become its No. 1 ...
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(Recasts first paragraph; updates shares) By Jonathan Stempel and Dan Wilchins NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said
Tuesday it plans ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said
Tuesday it plans to raise $14.5 billion, slash its dividend and
cut 4,200 jobs to shore up its balance sheet after a write-down
for mortgages led to a reco...
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