Cleanup laundry date August 2011 Infobox publisher image Image FSG logo.PNG 100px Farrar, Straus and Giroux parent status founded 1946 founder John C. Farrar br Roger W. Straus, Jr. successor country United States headquarters New York, New York distribution keypeople Jonathan Galassi publications topics genre imprints Faber and Faber US , Hill & Wang , North Point, Sarah Crichton revenue numemployees nasdaq url http www.fsgbooks.com Farrar, Straus and Giroux Farrar, Straus and Giroux is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger W. Straus, Jr. and John C. Farrar . Known primarily as Farrar, Straus in its first decade of existence, the company was renamed several times, including Farrar, Straus and Young and Farrar, Straus and Cudahy and finally to its current name in 1964, after hiring Robert Giroux from rival Harcourt Trade Publishers Harcourt, Brace , who brought with him such important writers as T. S. Eliot and Flannery O Connor . Straus continued to run the company for twenty years after his partner Farrar died, until 1993 when he sold a majority interest of the company to the privately owned German publishing conglomerate Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group . Nevertheless, FSG is considered one of the last of the old fashioned Vague in what sense? date ... of Norman Angell London Hamish Hamilton , 1951 rpt. Farrar, Straus and Young , 1952 ... Jostein Gaarder Col end Notes Reflist 2 External links http www.fsgbooks.com Farrar, Straus and Giroux http twitter.com FSG Books Farrar, Straus and Giroux on Twitter http www.fsgkidsbooks.com Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers http www.fsgworkinprogress.com Work in Progress, an Online Magazine by Farrar, Straus and Giroux http research.hrc.utexas.edu 8080 hrcxtf view?docId ead 00319.xml&query farrar&query join and Farrar, Straus and Giroux Collection of Isaac Bashevis Singer Papers ... files archivalcollections pdf 979 0.pdf Farrar, Strauss & Geroux, Inc. Records, 1899 2003 Manuscripts ... more details
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About the Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus people with similar names Joseph Strauss disambiguation Joseph Strauss Joseph Straus ref formally Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Joseph Straus, see Joseph Straus, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law web site. ref born 1938 in Trieste , Italy ref name maxplank Joseph Straus, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law web site ref is professor of intellectual property law, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law , Munich , Germany , ref name maxplank and Chairman of the Managing Board of the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center MIPLC . According to the Intellectual Asset Management magazine, he is one of the world s most influential patent scholar s. ref http www.iphalloffame.com IP Hall of Fame 2007 , Intellectual Asset Management magazine web site, Consulted on March 11, 2008. details http www.iphalloffame.com 2007 default.aspx?page josephstraus detail here and http www.iam magazine.com blog detail.aspx?g 859b4214 5109 4e17 b7d5 21b9adef7aa8 here ref He is member and dean of the Class Social Sciences, Law and Economics of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts . ref name maxplank References and notes reflist External links http www.ip.mpg.de ww en pub organization ins management directors prof dr dres h c joseph st.cfm Joseph Straus at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law http www.miplc.de academics straus Joseph Straus at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center MIPLC Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Straus, Joseph ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1938 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus, Joseph Category 1938 births Category Living people Category People from Trieste Category Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany italy academic bio stub de Joseph Straus ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Sarena Straus is an United States American attorney, legal commentator and author. She frequently lectures on child safety, child protection and preventing domestic violence. Straus is the author of http www.bronxdabook.com Bronx DA True Stories from the Domestic Violence and Sex Crimes Unit. The book recounts her experiences as a prosecutor in the Domestic Violence and Sex Crimes Unit of The Bronx District Attorney s Office in The Bronx , New York from 1995 2000. Straus has appeared on http www.billoreilly.com show?action viewTVShow&showID 1221&dest pg jsp community tvshowprint.jsp The O Reilly Factor , Nancy Grace , Fox 5 News, on The Leonard Lopate Show and on numerous other radio and television shows to comment on legal issues. Persondata name Straus, Sarena alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death place of death DEFAULTSORT Straus, Sarena Category Living people US law bio stub ... more details
Use mdy dates date April 2012 Infobox person name Ida Straus image Strauses.jpg imagesize 150px caption Isidor and Ida Straus birth name Rosalie Ida Blun birth date Birth date 1849 2 6 birth place Worms ... RMS Titanic , Atlantic Ocean spouse Isidor Straus 1871 1912 occupation Ida Straus , born Rosalie Ida ... s department store . She and her husband Isidor Straus Isidor died on board the RMS Titanic RMS Titanic .... In 1871, Ida Blun married Isidor Straus 1845 1912 , a German American businessman. She and Isidor had seven children Jesse Isidor Straus 1872 1936 who married Irma Nathan 1877 1970 Clarence Elias Straus 1874 1876 who died in infancy Percy Selden Straus 1876 1944 who married Edith Abraham 1882 1957 Sara Straus 1878 1960 who married Dr. Alfred Fabian Hess 1875 1933 Minnie Straus 1880 1940 who married Dr. Richard Weil 1876 1917 Herbert Nathan Straus 1881 1933 who married Therese Kuhn 1884 1977 Vivian Straus 1886 1974 who married Dr. Herbert Adolph Scheftel 1875 1914 and George Dixon, Jr. 1891 1956 ... York State New York or as co owner of Macy s, they exchanged letters daily. Isidor and Ida Straus traveled with their fifteen year old granddaughter Beatrice Straus to Europe in early 1912 aboard the Hapag ..., Isidor and Ida Straus were seen standing near Lifeboat No. 8 in the company of Mrs. Straus ... couple to board the lifeboat with Miss Bird, Isidor Straus refused to go so as long as there were ... in Lifeboat No. 8 as well as many others who were on the boat deck at the time. Isidor and Ida Straus ... of Mrs. Straus s loyalty and fidelity to her husband. Her story struck a chord with the Jewish community ... German language newspapers extolled her courage a popular song featuring the story of Ida Straus, The Titanic s Disaster , became popular among Jewish Americans. Ida Straus s body was never recovered ... Encyclopedia Titanica article on Ida Straus ref Portrayals Helen Van Tuyl 1953 Titanic 1953 film ... thumb 106th Street memorial There are four memorials to Isidor and Ida Straus in their adopted home ... more details
Image Straus n.jpg thumb right 250px Nathan Straus Nathan Straus January 31, 1848 &ndash January 11, 1931 ... department store s &ndash Macy s R.H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus &ndash before giving away most of his fortune to the Zionist cause. Life Nathan Straus was born in Otterberg , Germany , to a Jewish family, the third child of Lazarus Straus 1809 1898 and his wife Sara 1823 1876 . His siblings were Hermine Straus Kohns 1846 1922 , Isidor Straus 1845 1912 and Oscar Straus politician Oscar Solomon Straus 1850 1926 . The family moved to the U.S. state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia in 1854. After the American Civil War the family moved to New York City where his father formed L. Straus & Sons, a crockery and glassware firm On April 28, 1875, Straus married Lina Gutherz 1854 1930 with whom he had six children, among them Sissie Straus who was married to Irving Lehman , later Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals . Macy s and Abraham & StrausStraus and his brothers sold crockery ... dry goods store in Brooklyn, New York , which they renamed Abraham & Straus . ref http www.information engineer.com straus nstraus.htm Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Straus information engineer.com Retrieved November 8, 2007 ref Public service and philanthropy In the late 1880s, Straus began a period of philanthropy ... chss spe rbk faids strausnathan.pdf New York Public Library Nathan Straus papers Retrieved November .... ref cite gotham , pp.1192 1194 ref In 1892, he and his wife privately funded the Nathan Straus Pasteurized ... in Milk The Remedy Pasteurization the Life Work of Nathan Straus records that unclean, unpasteurized ... below 1 in the US . Straus is credited as the leading proponent of the pasteurization movement ... the panic of 1893 Straus used his milk stations to sell coal at the very low price of 5 cents for 25 ... for one cent each. He also gave away thousands of turkeys anonymously. At Abraham & Straus, he ... entry into World War I loomed, Straus sold his yacht Sisilina to the Coast Guard and used the proceeds ... more details
Use mdy dates date April 2012 Infobox person name Isidor Straus other names Isadore Strauss image Isidor Straus 1903.jpg imagesize caption birth name birth date birth date 1845 2 6 mf y birth place Otterberg ... Straus Rosalie Ida Blun children Jesse Isidor Straus br Clarence Elias Straus br Percy Seldon Straus br Sara Straus Hess br Minnie Straus Weil br Hebert Nathan Straus br Vivian Straus Dixon Isidor Straus ... with his brother Nathan Straus Nathan . He also served briefly as a United States House of Representatives ... Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present ref He died with his wife, Ida Straus Ida , in the sinking of the passenger ship RMS Titanic RMS Titanic . Early life Isidor Straus was born in Otterberg county of Kaiserslautern , Germany. He was the first of five children of Lazarus Straus 1809 1898 and his second wife Sara 1823 1876 . His siblings were Hermine 1846 1922 , Nathan Straus Nathan 1848 1931 , Jakob Otto 1849 1851 and Oscar Straus politician Oscar Solomon Straus 1850 1926 ... old at the time. ref http www.encyclopedia titanica.org straus famous merchant.html Straus, A Famous ... business in England. Following the end of the war, the Straus family moved to New York City .... 246 262. ref Later life In 1871, Isidor Straus married Ida Straus Rosalie Ida Blun 1849 1912 some sources ... out of love . They were parents to seven children one of whom died in infancy Jesse I. Straus Jesse Isidor Straus 1872 1936 who married Irma Nathan 1877 1970 , and served as United States Ambassador ... to France , 1933 1936 Clarence Elias Straus 1874 1876 who died in infancy Percy Selden Straus 1876 1944 who married Edith Abraham 1882 1957 Sara Straus 1878 1960 who married Alfred Fabian Hess Dr. Alfred Fabian Hess 1875 1933 Minnie Straus 1880 1940 who married Richard Weil 1876 1918 Herbert Nathan Straus 1881 1933 who married Therese Kuhn 1884 1977 Vivian Straus 1886 1974 first married Herbert ... Democrat representative to New York s 15th congressional district . By 1896, the Straus brothers ... more details
infobox poker player name Jack Straus nickname Treetop image JackStraus.jpg caption Jack Treetop Straus ... main event best finish year 1982 Jack Straus June 16, 1930 August 1988 was an American professional ... known poker phrase a chip and a chair . In addition, Straus is known for successfully pulling off one of the best bluffs in the history of poker. Poker career Straus began playing in World Series ... and a Chair Famously, Straus s 1982 win was a comeback after being down to a single 25 chip, supposedly .... The Bluff Straus is credited with one of the most celebrated bluffs of all time. While playing in a high stakes no limit Texas Hold em cash game, Straus had won several large pots in a row and so ... , he raised anyway. Straus raise was called by a single opponent and the flop came 7 3 3. This was a good flop for a 7 2, so Straus bet out. However his tight opponent made a large raise, indicating a likely overpair to the board. Straus knew he was almost certainly behind, but he decided that he ... was a 2, for a board of 7 3 3 2, which was no help to Straus with a better pair already on the board, but he made a huge bet anyway. This set his opponent thinking deeply. Straus knew that he was desperate ... minutes, Straus offered his opponent a proposition. He told him that for 25, he could choose either one of Straus s hole cards and Straus would show it to him. The guy considered for a while, then tossed Straus 25 and chose a card. Straus showed him the deuce. After another long pause, his opponent eventually figured that Straus would only make such an offer if both his hole cards were deuces, therefore giving him a full house, deuces over threes. He reluctantly folded, and Jack Straus entered ... news article.asp?newsID 2330 Worldseriesofpoker.com Jack Straus ref The bluff was depicted in the Stu Ungar biopic High Roller The Stu Ungar Story Stuey however, Straus is not a character in the film and the bluff is credited to another player. Outside of poker Straus was nicknamed Tree top because ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Volker Straus b. July 5, 1936 in Speyer, Germany d. April 21, 2002 in Bilthoven , the Netherlands was one of the foremost Tonmeister s of the twentieth century. He sound engineer ed some 590 albums the vast majority uncredited during his remarkable career, for many of the great artists. His last recording before his retirement was of soprano Jessye Norman performing the opening song at the 1996 Olympics . The majority of Straus career was spent with the Philips label in the Netherlands. In that association, he engineered significant recordings of such artists as Sir Colin ... repertory. Straus production of Haitink s Mahler symphony interpretations with the Berlin Philharmonic ... Straus decided to be a producer at the age of eleven, when he went to a radio production facility and saw the technicians working with tapes. I knew then I wanted to play with tapes, he once said. Straus ... recall, and once I recorded Aida with just 8 microphones. Here are some memorable Volker Straus .... sup 1,2 sup Among Straus s technical achievements was devising an electrical series connection ... cardioid directional characteristic as a spot microphone, known as the Straus Paket . Later in his career, teaching also became important to Volker Straus. He taught the Tonmeister craft at the College ... the technical and diplomatic aspects of the Tonmeister s role. The stories about Straus abilities to recognize ... in Switzerland as a possible recording site. Straus walked into the church briskly and proceeded ... 2007. An Interview with Volker Straus Part I 2. Ron Beyma, Sailing on through the Sessions , Classic Record Collector , Summer 2007. An Interview with Volker Straus Part II Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Straus, Volker ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1936 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2002 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus, Volker Category 1936 births Category 2002 deaths Category German record producers de Straus Paket ... more details
Square in 1907. ref http www.nycgovparks.org parks M085 Straus Park . NYC Parks. Retrieved April 16, 2012. ref Between 1995 and 1997, Straus Park was renovated and expanded to the west, by the addition of 15 feet of West End Avenue. An endowment established by the Straus family funded the transformation ... of Straus Park fund maintenance and the planting of seasonal flowers. ref http www.morningside ... newspaper The New York Times date April 30, 2000 accessdate 2009 10 08 ref Straus ... newsletterStraus.htm Friends of Straus Park Newsletter http www.webcitation.org 5f81WqZdu An illustrated excerpt of André Aciman&rsquo s essay Shadow Cities , about Straus Park RMS Titanic coord ... more details
Erwin Straus 1891 1975 , a phenomenology psychology phenomenologist and neurologist of European origin, helped to pioneer anthropological medicine and psychiatry, a holistic approach to medicine that is critical of mechanistic and reductionistic approaches to understanding and treating human beings. Some of his work can also be regarded as a precursor to or early version of neurophenomenology . His books published in English include Man, Time, and World Two Contributions to Anthropological Psychology 1982, Humanities Press Language and Language Disturbances 1974, Duquesne University Press Psychiatry and Philosophy 1969, Springer Phenomenology Pure and Applied 1964, Duquesne University Press On Obsession A Clinical and Methodological Study 1987, Johnson Reprint Corp Phenomenological Psychology 1966, Basic Books Phenomenology of Memory 1970, Duquesne University Press External links http www.isps us.org koehler decade person.htm Decade of the Person Tribute to Erwin Straus MD by Brian Koehler Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Straus, Erwin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1891 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1975 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus, Erwin Category 1891 births Category 1975 deaths Category Psychologists med bio stub bg de Erwin Straus Psychiater ... more details
File Karin straus 1306849879.jpg 250px right thumb Karin Straus Karin Cornelia Josepha Straus born April 6, 1971 in Roermond is a Netherlands Dutch politician and former human resource management employee and management consultant . As a member of the People s Party for Freedom and Democracy Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie she has been an House of Representatives of the Netherlands MP since October 26, 2010. She focuses on matters of financial arrangements for children among others child care , social care social and psychiatry psychiatric care , and drug rehabilitation . She was a member of the municipal council of Roermond from 1998 to 2003 as well as VVD fractievoorzitter fraction leader from 2002 to 2003. Since March 11, 2010 she has been again a council member of this Limburg Netherlands Dutch Limburg municipality. In the meantime she was a member of the municipal council as well as VVD fraction leader of the South Holland municipality of Midden Delfland from 2004 to 2006. Straus studied public administration at Radboud University Nijmegen and organizational studies organizational and management studies at VU University Amsterdam . She also studied at Nyenrode Business University . See also List of Dutch politicians References nl http www.parlement.com 9353000 1f j9vvhy5i95k8zxl vifbi4vlsjys Parlement.com biography External links Commons cat nl http www.tweedekamer.nl kamerleden alle kamerleden straus karin cornelia josepha index.jsp House of Representatives biography nl http www.vvd.nl mensen detail 103 karin straus People s Party for Freedom and Democracy website Current MPs of House of Representatives of the Netherlands Persondata NAME Straus, Karin ALTERNATIVE NAMES Straus, Karin Cornelia Josepha SHORT DESCRIPTION Dutch politician, human resource management ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus, Karin Category 1971 births Category Living people ... Vrije Universiteit alumni Netherlands VVD politician stub nl Karin Straus ... more details
Margaret Petherbridge Farrar March 23, 1897 June 11, 1984 was an United States American journalist and the first crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times , from 1942 to 1968. Stanley Newman has referred to her as a crossword genius , and credits her with the creation of many, if not most of the rules that guide modern crossword design. Her career in crossword puzzles began at the New York World in 1920 although she had been hired as the publisher s secretary, she was told to assist crossword inventor Arthur Wynne in proofreading puzzles prior to publication. Her puzzles soon became more popular than Wynne s. In 1924, she was hired by Richard L. Simon and Max Schuster as one of the three creators of the first crossword puzzle book the book s success launched Simon & Schuster as a major publisher, and at the time of Farrar s death in 1984, she was working on the 134th volume in the series. Personal life A lifelong resident of New York City , she attended Berkeley Institute in Brooklyn and graduated from Smith College in 1919. In 1926, she married John C. Farrar , one of the co founders of Farrar & Rinehart and Farrar, Straus and Giroux . References No footnotes date September 2011 Mitgang, Herbert June 12, 1984 . MARGARET FARRAR, 87, EDITOR OF CROSSWORD PUZZLES, DIES. New York Times Bennett, Mark. SOLVING THE PUZZLE Finding answers to the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle a daunting task. Terre Haute Tribune Star . Newman, Stanley with Lasswell, Mark CRUCIVERBALISM, A Crossword Fanatic s Guide to Life in the Grid HarperCollins, 2006 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Farrar, Margaret ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American journalist DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1897 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1984 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Farrar, Margaret Category 1897 births Category 1984 deaths Category American Episcopalians Category American journalists Category Smith College alumni Category Crossword compilers US journalist 19thC stub puzzle ... more details
Ludwig Straus March 28, 1835 October 23, 1899 was an Austria n violin ist. Straus was born at Pressburg . He studied at the Vienna Conservatorium from 1843 to 1848, as a pupil of Joseph B hm B hm made his first appearance in 1850, and five years afterwards made a tour in Italy in 1857 he became acquainted with his lifelong friend, the cellist Carlo Alfredo Piatti Piatti , and toured with him in Germany and Sweden . From 1860 to 1864 he was concert meister at Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt , and during these years he visited England frequently, in the year 1864 taking up his residence there. He was for many years leader of Hail s orchestra in Manchester, and a familiar figure at the Popular Concerts in London . He was first violin in the Queen s Band. He retired, owing to ill health, in 1893, and from that time till his death, lived at Cambridge . His playing, whether of violin or viola , had very great qualities he was perfect in ensemble, and his power of self effacement was of a piece with his gentle disposition and with the pure love of art which distinguished him through life. He was known for his lovable nature and his quiet influence in his work affected his times. References Cite EB1911 Straus, Ludwig Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Straus, Ludwig ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1835 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1899 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus, Ludwig Category Austrian classical violinists Category 1835 births Category 1899 deaths ... more details
Ivan Straus born 1937 is a Czech violin ist and music pedagogue. He is particularly associated with the works of Bohuslav Martin . He has served as first violinist of the Suk Quartet since 1979. With the quartet he has toured internationally and made multiple recordings. He was previously a member of the Bohemia Trio with Josef Palenicek and Alexandr Vectomov from 1968 1979. He was also both a member and soloist with the Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice 1975 1979 and the Prague Symphony Orchestra 1979 1991 . ref name bio http www.martinu.cz t page.php?ID 119&IDS 291 Biography of Ivan Straus ref Straus is a graduate of both the Prague Conservatory , the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague APAP , and the Moscow Conservatory . In 1964 he won the Prague Spring International Music Festival Prague Spring International Music Festival Competition . ref http goliath.ecnext.com coms2 gi 0199 11094824 Music competitions in the Czech.html Music competitions in the Czech Republic ref In 1968 he joined the staff of APAP, but was forced to resign his post due to political reasons seven years later. He later returned to APAP as a full professor in 1989 where he currently remains. ref name bio One of his pupils is violinist Olivier Thouin . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Straus, Ivan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1937 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus, Ivan Category 1937 births Category Living people Category Alumni of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Category Czech violinists ... more details
Joe Straus in 2010.jpg image size 150px name Joseph R. Joe Straus, III caption birth date birth date ... San Antonio, Texas spouse Julie Brink Straus children Sara Straus, br Robyn Straus religion Jewish Joseph R. Straus, III , known as Joe Straus born September 1, 1959 , is the current Speaker of the Texas ..., Texas San Antonio , Texas , and several surrounding communities. Straus joined the House after ... in Eagle Pass, Texas Eagle Pass , Texas, in a special election held in February 2005. Straus was first ..., 2011. Business and community experience A lifelong San Antonian, Straus currently serves on the Board ... cite web url http www.house.state.tx.us members dist121 bio straus.htm title Representative Joe Straus ... archivedate 22 August 2008 ref Political experience Representative Straus has previously served on the Management ... his fellow Republicans lose three House seats in the November 2008 elections, Straus decided to run ... lawns, Straus emerged as their challenger to unseat the Speaker. Over the next several days, the group ... and signature gathering, Joe Straus announced on Sunday, January 4, 2009, he had enough votes to win the job. By the following evening remaining opposition to Straus conceded. After securing his position as House Speaker, Straus proceeded to appoint Democrats to 16 of the House s 34 chairmanship positions. San Antonio Democrat Mike Villarreal said that Straus brought the right temperament to the Speakership ... that Straus has a different leadership style, there s no doubt about it. He has an indirect way of handling things. He doesn t weigh in heavily at first. ref name sam Straus rabbi , Barry H. Block , said If people underestimated Joe, they ll stop now. ref name sam An aide said that Straus doesn t like ... Straus for the Speaker s gavel. McKinney, Texas McKinney Republican Ken Paxton also sought the position ... State Republican Executive Committee SREC calling for Straus to be replaced by a Christian conservative ... want a true Christian, conservative running it. ref name srec Straus s opponents for the Speakership ... more details
Scott Straus is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International relations International Studies at University of Wisconsin Madison in the United States . He studied for a BA in English at Dartmouth College and received his PhD from University of California, Berkeley on the Rwandan Genocide . ref name Marquez Garcia cite news url http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f c a 2002 04 07 MN192568.DTL title Rwanda Aftermath of Genocide last Marquez Garcia first Sandra date 7 April 2002 work San Francisco Chronicle accessdate 4 February 2010 ref ref name CV cite web url http users.polisci.wisc.edu strausStraus 20CV 207 2008.pdf title Scott Straus publisher University of Wisconsin Madison accessdate 2009 11 02 ref His research focuses on genocide , violence , human rights and African politics . He was previously a freelance journalist based in Africa, ref name Agha cite news url http www.pe.com localnews hemet stories PE News Local D rwanda29.134dcc89.html title Higher purpose drives desire to help last Agha first Marisa coauthors Wells Miller, Bettye date 29 March 2006 work The Press Enterprise California The Press Enterprise accessdate 4 February 2010 ref and in 2000 was a Visiting Fellow at Institut d tudes Politiques de Paris . ref name CV Straus is author of The Order of Genocide Race, Power, and War in Rwanda Cornell University Press, 2006 , which won the 2006 Award for Excellence in Political Science and Government from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers , an honorable mention in the African Studies Association s 2007 Melville J. Herskovits Award, and Choice Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Choice magazine s Outstanding Academic Title award for 2007. ref name CV ref name Book cite web url http ... users straus Scott Straus s homepage Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Straus ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus, Scott Category American journalists Category American political ... more details
Infobox street name Straus Street native name Plainlist lang he lang he Rehov Straus marker image image Straus Street, Jerusalem.jpg caption Looking north on Straus Street from the intersection ... terminus a Kikar HaShabbat intersection of Straus Street, Yeshayahu Street, Malkhei Yisrael Street ... north south east west Straus Street lang he , Rehov Straus is a north south road in north ... marks the intersection of five streets Straus Street, Yeshayahu Street, Malkhei Yisrael Street , Yehezkel Street, and Mea Shearim Road. The street was named for Nathan Straus , a prominent American merchant ... thumb Chancellor Avenue street sign at Kikar HaShabbat . Inaugurated in 1930, Straus Street was named in honor of Nathan Straus 1848&ndash 1931 , ref name where ref cite web url http thisdayinjewishhistory.blogspot.com ... Nathan Straus title Nathan Straus work Encyclopaedia Britainnica Online year 2012 accessdate 7 ... cite web url http www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org jsource biography Nathan Straus.html title Nathan Straus ... Publishing Co year 1996 isbn 1 881939 09 X ref ref name virtual These include the Nathan and Lina Straus Soup Kitchen in the Old City Jerusalem Old City of Jerusalem and the Nathan and Lina Straus Health ... judaica ejud 0002 0019 0 19261.html title Straus publisher Jewish Virtual Library year 2012 accessdate ... 7 February 2012 publisher wherewhatwhen.com ref History Straus Street is situated along a Topography ...?id KzOAxmHDzHUC&pg PA150&dq strauss street jerusalem history&hl en&redir esc y v onepage&q straus 20street ... right thumb The Histadrut building on Straus Street. After the establishment of the state of Israel, Straus Street became the dividing line between the secular culture of Jaffa Road and points south, and the Haredi ... title Histadrut building on Straus Street in Jerusalem publisher Harvard University Library ... Union Israel Center at the corner of Straus and Street of the Prophets . Originally geared to Anglo ... stood out as a secular anomaly amidst the predominantly Haredi occupancy of Straus Street. ref name ... more details
Infobox Defunct Company company name Abraham & Straus company logo Image A&S logo.svg 200px br 1987 1995 ..., beauty products, and housewares. parent Macy s, Inc Federated Department Stores, Inc. Abraham & Straus ... 1893 The Straus family, who acquired a general partnership with Macy s department stores in 1888, buys out Joseph Wechsler s interest in Wechsler & Abraham, changing the store s name to Abraham & Straus. While Abraham & Straus did not become a part of Macy s, the two stores did share an overseas ... by several family owned department stores, including Abraham & Straus and Lazarus department store ... York City, with A&S Jordan Marsh. 1995 The name Abraham & Straus is dropped in favor of the more ... A historic memorial bronze plaque acknowledging Isidor and Ida Straus and their death during the sinking of the Titanic was removed during a 34th Street store renovation and returned to the Straus ... Brooklyn site of Abraham & Straus, describing the company s history Founding and early history ... Landmark 1 ref On April 1, 1893, Nathan Straus , Isidor Straus ref name information engineer.com http www.information engineer.com straus nstraus.htm Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Straus information engineer.com Retrieved November 8, 2007 ref and Simon F. Rothschild as partners &ndash the Straus brothers provided ...?res FB0D1FF93C5515738DDDAB0894DC405B8385F0D3 Now Abraham & Straus. Big Change in a Big Store Which ... out Wechsler, and the firm became Abraham & Straus. At the time, the company had 2,000 employees. Simon ... Paramus In 1912, Isidor Straus, along with his wife Ida, perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic Titanic . Around 1915, after Abraham s daughter married Isidor s son Percy Selden Straus, the Straus ... upscale stores. A & S developed a new logo that once again branded the stores Abraham and Straus ... 24, 2005 . Retrieved March 19, 2007. ref In the mid 1970s, Abraham & Straus Flagship Store made ... and became a safety hazard. Abraham & Straus had to move the Living Mannequins to inside the store ... more details
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Infobox martial artist name Daniel Straus other names image image size alt caption birth name Daniel Mason Straus birth date birth date and age year 1984 month 7 day 27 birth place Cincinnati, Ohio , United States death date death place death cause residence nationality People of the United States American height height ft 5 in 8 weight convert 145 lb kg st abbr on weight class Featherweight MMA Featherweight reach convert 67.0 in cm abbr on style stance Southpaw fighting out of Cincinnati, Ohio team Team Vision rank years active 2009 present mma kowin 3 mma subwin 4 mma decwin 12 mma koloss 2 ..., Ohio Sycamore High School footnotes updated Daniel Straus born July 27, 1984 , formerly known as Daniel Mason Straus , is an United States American professional mixed martial arts MMA fighter. He currently ... articles article1.php ref MMA career Straus made his professional MMA debut in February 2009. Shark Fights Straus was a late replacement for Marcus Hicks at Shark Fights 13 Jardine vs. Prangley ... Straus made his Bellator debut on June 24, 2010 at Bellator 23 where he defeated Chad Hinton via unanimous decision. In January 2011, Bellator announced that Straus would be a part of the Bellator ..., Straus fought the fighter with the best record in mixed martial arts at 19 0, Nazareno Malegarie ... featherweight with mmas best ref Straus defeated Malegarie via unanimous decision to move on to the semifinals .... At Bellator 41 , Straus competed in the semi finals of the season four tournament against Kenny Foster . Straus controlled the fight for the first two rounds before he finished Foster via guillotine choke and moved on to the finals of the tournament. Straus met Patricio Freire in the fourth season tournament finals at Bellator 45 . He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Straus returned in the Bellator ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Straus, Daniel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH year 1984 PLACE OF BIRTH Cincinnati, Ohio , United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Straus ... more details
Farrar is a surname , and may refer to Andrew Farrar contemporary , Australian rugby league player and coach Anthony Farrar Hockley 1924 2006 , British general and historian Ben Farrar b. 1986 , rugby league footballer for North Queensland Cowboys, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, and Catalans Dragons David J. Farrar , b. 1921 , British engineer David Farrar actor 1908 1995 , British actor David Farrar New Zealand b. 1967 , blogger Edgar Howard Farrar 1849 1922 , U.S. corporate lawyer and political activist Ernest Farrar 1885 1918 , English composer Frank Farrar b. 1929 , American politician from South Dakota Frederic William Farrar 1831 1903 , British cleric, schoolmaster and writer Geraldine Farrar 1882 1967 , American opera singer James Farrar 1923 1944 , British writer and poet Janet Farrar b. 1950 , British occultist Jay Farrar b. 1966 , American musician John Farrar b. 1946 , Australian musician John C. Farrar 1896 1974 , American editor, writer and publisher John Percy Farrar 1857 1929 , English mountaineer Margaret Farrar 1897 1984 , American journalist and crossword puzzle editor Mike Farrar contemporary , British civil servant Rick L. Farrar b. 1960 , attorney and former member of the Louisiana State Legislature Louisiana House of Representatives Robert Farrar , British writer Sam Farrar b. 1978 , bassist Stewart Farrar 1916 2000 , British Wiccan author, husband of Janet Farrar Toby Farrar b. 1969 , British Lighting Cameraman and Gaffer. See IMDB http www.imdb.com name nm1716308 Tyler Farrar b. 1984 , American cyclist Vincent Farrar b. 1947 , rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s for Great Britain, England, Featherstone Rovers, Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, Hull, and Sheffield Eagles, surname Farrar It does not help to add disambig or hndis tags where the page only contains people who share a surname ... more details
, June 9, 1997 . ref In 1946 Farrar departed for a new venture with Roger W. Straus, Jr. Roger Straus , a firm that became Farrar, Straus & Giroux . Farrar & Rinehart was renamed Rinehart & Company . Authors Authors names are followed by their known dates of association with Farrar & Rinehart. div ...Infobox publisher image parent status Defunct founded Start date 1929 founder John C. Farrar br Stanley M. Rinehart br Frederick R. Rinehart successor Rinehart & Company country headquarters New York City distribution keypeople publications Books topics genre imprints revenue numemployees nasdaq url Farrar & Rinehart 1929 1946 was a United States book publishing company founded in New York. Farrar & Rinehart enjoyed success with both nonfiction and novels, notably, the landmark Rivers of America Series and the first ten books in the Nero Wolfe corpus of Rex Stout . In 1943 the company was recognized with the first Carey Thomas Award for creative publishing presented by Publishers Weekly . History Image F R logo.jpg left thumb 150px Clarence P. Hornung designed the Colophon publishing colophon that appears on the copyright page of every first edition first printing issued by Farrar & Rinehart FAIR USE of F R logo.jpg see image description page at http en.wikipedia.org wiki Image F R logo.jpg for rationale Farrar & Rinehart was founded in June 1929 by John C. Farrar vice president and Stanley M. Rinehart president , in partnership with Frederick R. Rinehart. In forming the company, Farrar ... members of the firm cannot read and be interested in any book we publish, Farrar said. While ..., 1929 ref Farrar & Rinehart became one of the most successful publishing houses of its era. Its bestsellers ... C. Farrar Time , November 18, 1974 ref In February 1943 Farrar & Rinehart received the first Carey ... Publisher s Oscar , Time , February 15, 1943. A 65 volume opus produced over 37 years by Farrar & Rinehart ... servlet SearchResults?bi 0&bx off&ds 30&fe on&pn Farrar 26 Rinehart&sortby 2&sts t&x 35&y ... more details
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