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Infobox Company company name Harken, Inc. company logo File Harken logo.svg 200px logo company type Private company foundation Waukesha Waukesha, WI, USA 1967 location Pewaukee Pewaukee, WI, USA industry Sailing Founders Peter Harken, Olaf Harken homepage http www.harken.com www.harken.com Harken Yacht Equipment is an international performance sailing hardware manufacturer headquartered in Pewaukee Pewaukee, Wisconsin , USA . The company was founded in a 60 foot trailer in 1967 by brothers Peter Harken and Olaf Harken . Originally, the brothers manufactured sailboats under the name Vanguard Sailboats Vanguard and kept the hardware business separate so they could sell to competing boatbuilders. Gary Comer, founder of Lands End clothing company, advised and helped them distribute their first Block sailing blocks by placing them in the Lands End catalogue. In 1986, Vanguard Sailboats was spun off to Stephen Clark in Rhode Island so that the brothers could focus on hardware. Harken hardware ... Cup America s Cup debuts in 1976 and 1977, respectively. Harken s primary manufacturing plants are in the Pewaukee headquarters and in Italy in Limido Comasco , Como . Harken has offices in USA ... , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom . Today Harken racing equipment is known as a high quality brand among sailors worldwide. Harken equipment may be found on racing boats as small as the 7 ... Harken parts, www.BlockandWinch.com http www.harken.com Harken Yacht Equipment homepage http www.boats.com boat articles General News 121 Harken named Company of the Decade 12112.html Harken Named Company of the Decade. boats.com December 10, 2000. Decker, Eric. Harken s Innovation Created International ..., Rich. http milwaukee.bizjournals.com milwaukee stories 2006 07 03 focus3.html Harken Yacht sails high ... news.google.com newspapers?id 5SoqAAAAIBAJ&pg 2344,223564 Sailing Around the World Harken wins National ..., Wisconsin Category Article Feedback 5 de Harken, Inc. ... more details
Infobox person name Dwight Emary Harken image image size birth date 1910 birth place Osceola , Iowa , United States death date 1993 Age 83 death place Cambridge , Massachusetts , United States education Harvard University occupation heart surgeon spouse Anne 1934 his death children Alden, Anne Dwight Emary Harken 1910 1993 was an United States American surgeon . He was an innovator in heart surgery and introduced the concept of the intensive care unit. Life Dwight Harken was born in Osceola , Iowa . He received his Bachelor s and Medical degrees from Harvard . While working at the Bellevue hospital in New York, he was awarded a fellowship to London to continue his studies in medicine. During the Second World War , Harken served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in London as a surgeon. To treat his patients, he found a way to take out shrapnel safely from the heart by cutting into the wall of a beating heart, then inserting a finger to locate and remove the shrapnel. With this method, he became the first person to have repeated success in heart operation after removing shrapnel from the hearts of 130 soldiers during the war without a single fatality. In 1948, Dr. Harken discovered a way similar to how he operated on soldiers to correct mitral stenosis . A small hole would be cut in the heart and a finger would be used to widen the valve. This technique became known as blind surgery or closed heart surgery. At first, the majority of patients died, however as the method was refined, the fatality rate dropped and became safe. Harken s concept of intensive care has been adopted worldwide and has improved the chance of survival for patients. He opened the first intensive care unit .... He established and worked in several organizations related to the heart. After the war, Harken ... . References http www.nytimes.com 1993 08 29 obituaries dwight harken 83 the pioneer of surgery on the heart ... http www.pbs.org wgbh nova heart pioneers.html PBS http encyclopedia.farlex.com Harken, Dwight ... more details
Citations missing date July 2009 Inappropriate tone date December 2007 The Harken Energy scandal refers to a series of transactions entered into during 1990 involving Harken Energy . These transactions ... Harken Energy , purchased Spectrum 7. Part of the attraction for Harken s management to buy Spectrum ..., and knowledge of the oil and gas business. Harken Energy offered Mr. Bush a seat on the board of directors ... to pay off the loan, he sold his stock in Harken Energy. That investment paid off handsomely for him ... W. Bush sold 212,140 shares of Harken Energy at 4 a share on June 22, 1990, for a grand total of 848,560. Two months later, August 20, Harken announced a larger than expected loss for the previous ... these two negative, or bearish, events. In the ensuing months, Harken s stock price did drift ever ... the loss Harken announced on August 20. The SEC investigators concluded that the loss resulted ..., but was contacted by a stockbroker who offered to buy a large block of Harken stock. There was evidence ... the news of Harken s unexpectedly large loss hurt the company s investors unfairly was quickly discarded after the SEC examined Harken Energy s share price just before and just after news of the loss ... of Harken did not immediately react to the earnings announcement and there is no news that explains Harken s return to its pre announcement price of 3 on August 21, 1990, the earnings announcement did ... show that Harken Energy engaged in questionable accounting practices as they attempted to stave off ... www.publicintegrity.org report.aspx?aid 206 References York, Byron. The Facts About Bush and Harken ... in the Securities of Harken Energy Corp., HO 2518 August 21, 1991 Internal SEC Memorandum http www.publicintegrity.org docs harkenharken doc4.pdf Dead link date March 2009 The Division of Enforcement. In the Matter of Trading in the Securities of Harken Energy Corp., File No. HO 2518 SEC Action Memorandum, March 18, 1992 http www.publicintegrity.org docs harkenharken doc7.pdf Dead link date March ... more details
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Spectrum 7 was an oil company started by William DeWitt, Jr. William DeWitt and Mercer Reynolds . In 1984, Spectrum 7 merged with George W. Bush s Arbusto Energy . After the merger, Bush became the Chairman and CEO of Spectrum 7. In 1986, after reporting a net loss of 1.5 million the previous year, Spectrum 7 was purchased by Harken Energy Harken Oil and Gas for 2.2 million Fact date June 2007 , at the time one third owned Fact date June 2007 by noted investor George Soros . Years later Soros, who then, as now, was one of the world s most powerful financial market players, offered a reason why Harken bought the failing Spectrum 7. According to The Nation s Washington editor David Corn, who happened to run into Mr. Soros at a party recently and asked him why Harken had bought Mr Bush s company. I didn t know him, Corn quoted Mr Soros as saying in an article posted on The Nation s website. He was supposed to bring in the Gulf connection. But it didn t come to anything. We were buying political influence. That was it. He was not much of a businessman. A Soros spokesman, Michael Vachon, would neither deny nor confirm that Mr Soros had made the comment. But he said it was taken out of context because it implied that Mr Soros was actively involved in Harken s decision to buy Spectrum7. This was not the case. Mr Soros left the management of Harken to others, Mr Vachon said. But numerous Harken officials have said over the years that Mr Bush s presence at Spectrum7 made the failing company more attractive than it would otherwise have been. ref http www.smh.com.au articles 2002 07 19 1026898920079.html Soros adds to doubts on Bush business deals ref References reflist Category Defunct oil companies of the United States US energy company stub sv Spectrum 7 ... more details
Infobox company name Harken Energy Corporation logo Image HKN logo.PNG 180px HKN, Inc. type Public company American Stock Exchange AMEX http studio.financialcontent.com Engine?Account prnewswire&Ticker HKN&PageName QUOTE HKN genre foundation Southlake, Texas Southlake , Texas , USA 1973 founder location city Southlake, Texas location country location locations area served key people industry List of petroleum companies Oil and gas products services Oil and gas exploration and production revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.hkninc.com www.hkninc.com footnotes intl HKN, Inc. , formerly known as Harken Energy Corporation, is a small United States American Petroleum oil and gas production company, with ownership interests in other production companies. The company is headquartered in Southlake, Texas , near Fort ... title Harken Energy Chronology accessdate 2008 01 08 work Scoop news website Scoop ref In 1986, Spectrum 7 was bought by Harken for 2.2 million Citation needed date August 2010 . After the sale of his company, as part of the deal, George W. Bush would serve on Harken s board of directors. George W ... www.thetruthaboutgeorge.com special harken.html title The Truth About Bush and Harken Energy Corp ... as the chair of the Audit Committee. Aloha Petroleum was sold in a controversial deal in which Harken ... allegations Harken has attracted attention because of the role played in its affairs during the 1980s ... s board of directors, Bush sold stock in Harken on the 22nd of June, 1990, shortly before the company ... title Bush and Harken Energy accessdate 2008 01 08 work Guardian Unlimited location London first ... Commission investigation of probable insider trading . A Harken transaction associated with the endowment fund of Harvard University has also been questioned see Harken Energy scandal and the Harken board ... 43 36 ref References Reflist Further reading http www.scoop.co.nz stories HL0207 S00104.htm Harken ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2010 Line 72 is a bus line operated by Nordjyllands Trafikselskab in Denmark . Route Aalborg Busterminal Vesterbro, Aalborg sterbrogade, N rresundby Bouet Vestbjerg Sulsted School Sulsted Tylstrup Luneborg Br nderslev Bus Terminal Mental Hospital, Br nderslev Serritslev Vr Station Vrejlev Harken Hj rring Bus Terminal Category Public transport in Denmark ... more details
Merge NT line 72 date June 2010 Unreferenced date June 2010 Line 72N is a bus line operated by Nordjyllands Trafikselskab . The bus line operates in night times only. Route Aalborg Bus Terminal Nytorv, Aalborg sterbrogade, N rresundby Bouet Vestbjerg Sulsted Br nderslev Bus Terminal When the bus goes in the opposite direction, the bus goes Hj rring Bus Terminal Harken Vrejlev Vr before taking the rest of the route. Category Public transport in Denmark ... more details
into Harken Energy Corporation in 1986, with Bush becoming a director of Harken. Texas Rangers ... repaid the loan by selling 848,000 worth of stock in Harken Energy. Harken reported significant ... limited role in Harken management , and that it had not seen evidence of insider trading. ref http www.publicintegrity.org docs harkenharken doc5.pdf PublicIntegrity.org Doc5 ref ref http www.upi.com view.cfm?StoryID 20020717 062330 9990r UPI.com ref ref http www.publicintegrity.org docs harkenharken doc7.pdf PublicIntegrity.org Doc7 ref ref http www.washingtonpost.com wp srv politics campaigns ... of Bush s sale, Harken Energy was expected to run out of money in just three days p. 123 . In a last ditch attempt to save the company, Harken was advised by the endowment fund of Harvard University to spin off two of its lower performing divisions. According to a Harken memo, if the plan did ... loan and sought Harken s general counsel for advice. The reply was explicit The act of trading ... sold his 212,140 shares of stock anyway for a net profit of 848,560. The very next quarter, Harken announced ... 4 to 1.25 . As President, Bush has refused to authorize the SEC to release its full report on the Harken ... more details
Infobox Company company name Vanguard Sailboats company logo Commented out because image was deleted Image team vanguard logo.gif company type private company foundation Waukesha, Wisconsin , United States USA 1967 location Portsmouth, Rhode Island , United States USA industry maritime homepage http www.teamvanguard.com www.teamvanguard.com Vanguard Sailboats was founded in 1967 in Waukesha, Wisconsin , USA by Harken, Inc. Peter and Olaf Harken . The brothers started to gain attention after their sailing hardware was used on boats that won Olympic gold in 1968 and after Vanguard supplied the Finn dinghy Finn class for several countries in the 1976 Olympics. The hardware segment was maintained somewhat separately, as it was marketed to competing boatbuilders. In 1986, the Harkens sold Vanguard to Stephen Clark, who moved the business to Rhode Island. The brothers focused their efforts on the performance sailing hardware business in Pewaukee , WI under the name Harken, Inc. , while Vanguard continued in boatbuilding. Since the launch of their first dinghy , Vanguard has enjoyed success in building recreational sailboats for adults and junior sailors. Vanguard constructs a wide range of boats from the Optimist dinghy Optimist pram to the ultra modern 49er dinghy 49er . Their most famous build is the Sunfish dinghy Sunfish , created by Alexander Bryan and Cortlandt Heyniger in 1952 under the name Alcort . Until 2007, Vanguard manufactured 18 classes, 12 of which are in the performance and racing segment, including several Olympic classes. The company also distributes Magic Marine sailing wear , English Braids rope line , and Seitech accessories. In 2007 Vanguard Sailboats was acquired by Performance Sailcraft Europe. The combined company is known as Laser Performance. Vanguard in the community Vanguard is very active in the sailing community and is a major sponsor of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association , the organization that governs college sailing in North America ... more details
Infobox Company name Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. logo Image Aloha petroleum logo.PNG 200px Aloha Petroleum type Private company genre foundation Honolulu early 1900 s founder location city Honolulu location country USA location locations 60 area served Oahu , Hawaii key people industry Retail and wholesale trade products services Petroleum products, convenience stores revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.alohagas.com www.alohagas.com footnotes intl Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. is a company that owns numerous convenience store s Island Mini Mart and gas station s Aloha Quality Gas in Hawaii , many of which are operated by independent convenience store owners such as 7 Eleven . The company also has Federal government of the United States federal , Hawaii Law and government state , city and List of counties in Hawaii county contracts and supplies gasoline to other convenience stores and gas stations not branded as Aloha Gas or Island Mini Mart, including Costco , Freedom, NEX and AAFES. Aloha Petroleum Ltd. also owns the Mahalo branded gas stations. Aloha was part of a controversial deal in which Harken Energy sold the company to a group of investors that included two of Harken s own board members, turning Harken s ownership equity equity stake in Aloha into a loan, and thereby disguising most of their 1989 losses. This technique of inflating profits was used more famously by Enron . The same accounting firm, Arthur Andersen , was responsible for the Aloha Petroleum deal. ref http www.j bradford delong.net movable type archives 000345.html The Aloha Petroleum Deal ref References reflist External links http www.alohagas.com Aloha Petroleum official website Category Companies based in Hawaii ... more details
to avoid accusations of theft. Alliance Commander Harken accuses them of harboring two fugitives and detains them for questioning. Commander Harken interviews each member of the crew whilst the Alliance ... s hull. Interviewing Mal, Commander Harken accuses him of attacking the settler ship, revealing ... that the survivor is becoming a Reaver having been so traumatized by his confrontation with them. Harken treats Mal s idea as poetic nonsense designed to help Mal elude prison. As Harken prepares to confine ... personnel attending to him and is loose on the ship. Mal convinces Harken that he knows where the madman will go. Harken allows Mal to lead him and soldiers back onto Serenity. The survivor attacks the soldiers but Mal is able to kill the Reaver, saving Harken. In return for this action, Harken ... more details
and was bought in 1986 for 2.2 million by Harken Energy , with Bush joining the Harken board of directors ... Bank of Switzerland s shares in Harken becoming its third largest investor owning 17 of the company ... oil off the coast of Bahrain , a move that shocked industry insiders as Harken had no previous ... shares in Harken to a Los Angeles broker named Ralph D. Smith. One week after the sale Harken announced ... more details
with music bravely ringing Is far from wrong Is far from wrong Harken, harken, music sounds a far Harken, harken, music sounds a far Funicul , funicul , funicul , funicul Joy is everywhere, funicul ... lads and lasses To call their own To call their own Harken, harken, hark the soft guitar Harken, harken ... more details
Refimprove date November 2010 Infobox film name The Colony image image size caption director Tim Hunter director Tim Hunter producer Cathy Dwyer br Philip L. Parslow br Esther Shapiro br Richard Shapiro br Barbara Wall br John Whelpley writer Richard Shapiro br Esther Shapiro br John Whelpley narrator starring Michael Par br Brian Bloom br Alla Korot br Casper Van Dien music cinematography editing distributor released runtime country Film US Film Canada language English budget gross The Colony is a 1996 TV film directed by Tim Hunter director Tim Hunter . Plot A man moves his family into a suburbia that at first seems fantastic, but soon turns into a nightmare. Set in a high price Malibu community, this made for TV drama wallows in a multitude of extramarital affairs, corporate intrigue and elegant back stabbing, with murder the logical extension to all the hanky panky. Characters crucial to the plotline are a cop posing as an auto mechanic, and a sexy nanny who intends to break up her best friend s marriage. The ending is abrupt and unsatisfying, a sure sign that the film was actually the pilot for an unsold series. Written and produced by Dynasty veterans Richard Shapiro and Esther Shapiro, The Colony was originally consigned to a dog day timeslot on July 4, 1996, by its parent network ABC. Hal Erickson, Rovi ref http www.moviefone.com movie the colony 1368948 synopsis ref Cast Michael Par as Alec Harken Brian Bloom as Mick McCann Alla Korot as Jessica James Casper Van Dien Alison Moir as Julia Harken Dylan Bruno Heather Nygren Jennifer Guthrie as Molly Lanford Frank Ensign References Reflist External links IMDb title 0200832 The Colony DEFAULTSORT Colony, The Category American television films Category Canadian television films Category 1996 television films thriller film stub ... more details
was the Harvard representative on the Harken Energy board when Harvard made a 30 million investment ... ref Eisenson was accused of improperly investing his own money into Harken but Harvard deemed those ... Harken Deal Clean The Harvard Crimson, November 21, 2002 ref Eisenson serves on the Board of Directors ... more details
any limits to it. ref name harken http www.sfsu.edu medieval romances amadace.html HARKEN TO ME ... word s reliability. ref name harken References reflist 2 External links http www.elfinspell.com ... more details
Paige Railey born May 15, 1987 in St. Petersburg, Florida is an United States American sailor who races in the Laser Radial division. She has been a member of U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics since 2005 and is also a member of the Harken and McLube Speedteam. She was awarded the 2006 ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards ISAF World Sailor of the Year Award and U.S. Sailing s 2006 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year . She nearly qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was edged out by eventual gold medal winner Anna Tunnicliffe at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Railey was raised in Clearwater, Florida and is a student at the University of South Florida in the same city. She is studying business administration. External links http www.usolympicteam.com 26 49893.htm Paige s 2008 U.S. Olympic hopeful bio ISAF World Sailor of the Year female Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Railey, Paige ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1987 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Railey, Paige Category 1987 births Category Living people Category American female yacht racers Category Sailors at the 2007 Pan American Games Category Sailors at the 2011 Pan American Games US yachtracing bio stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name This Type live Artist Lost and Found Christian rock band Lost and Found Cover THIS Lost and Found album .png Cover size Caption Released 1998 Recorded Genre Speedwood Length Language Label Limb Records Producer Reviews Music Hills Rating 3 5 http www.music hills.com Lost and Found This B00000JXN7.htm link Amazon http www.amazon.com dp B00000JXN7 link Compiled by Chronology Last album Speedwood Two br 1996 This album THIS br 1998 Next album Background Tracks br 1998 Misc This is a full length concept album by acoustic duo Lost and Found Christian rock band Lost and Found . Like some of their albums, this one includes an interlude at the end of most of the songs. The interlude is an instrumental version of the chorus from the song Remember Me . Two songs, Baby and Lion , include a rhythm section whereas most Lost and Found songs are usually more stripped down and acoustic . Track listing Be Not Afraid Remember Me Nice to Know God of Grace and God of Glory I Liked You More He s a Friend Stand Up and Fight New Creation Harken Slide Girl Must Be Cling to the Cross Baby Lions Category Lost and Found albums ... more details
Infobox Sailboat Specifications image imagesize alt caption class symbol class image 4 class imagealt class imagesize crew 2 type Monohull design Glass reinforced plastic GRP construction rig Bermuda rig Bermuda keel Centerboard trapeze Single loa convert 4.2 m ftin loh lwl beam convert 1.63 m ftin draft convert 0.965 m ftin hull convert 80 kg lb mastheight convert 6.26 m ftin mainsailandjib convert 13.05 m2 sqft sailarea mainsail convert 10.25 m2 sqft jib convert 2.8 m2 sqft spinnaker convert 8.83 m2 sqft d pn rya pn phrf year designer location role Youth trainer, racing updated olympic The Club 420 is a derivative of the 420 dinghy 420 that is popular in the North America. The class is not recognised by International Sailing Federation or the International 420 Class Association and can t be used at 420 class events. The boats are very similar in appearance but the club 420 is slightly stronger, heavier and less refined. Originally created by the Harken Brothers Vanguard Boats in the US they acquired a license to build the International 420 however they ended up producing the Club 420. Category Dinghies ... more details
infobox Television show name Not Your Average Travel Guide image Image Not Your Average Travel Guide logo.jpg caption Not Your Average Travel Guide Logo format Travel runtime 22 minutes creator executive producer Nina Weinstein br Sue Norton starring Bill Delano br Brian Knappenberger br Carrie Lederer br Kate Ward br Shane O br Joseph Van Harken br Brad Hasse theme music composer http www.manmademusic.com MAN MADE MUSIC country USA network Travel Channel first aired November 17, 2006 last aired present num episodes 10 as of January 7, 2007 list episodes List of Not Your Average Travel Guide episodes website http travel.discovery.com fansites nyatg nyatg.html Not Your Average Travel Guide NYATG is a travel show on the Travel Channel , it airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. and 10 30 p.m. ET PT. It is hosted by seven different Travel Guides , Bill Delano , Brian Knappenberger , Carrie Lederer , Kate Ward , Shane O , Joseph Van Harken , and Brad Hasse . The show features a specific city in each episode lasting approximately 30 minutes. The show attempts to give an unconventional personal tour of the world, also featured during the show are small travel tips and facts. The show debuted on November 17, 2006 at 8 p.m. ET PT. Episodes main List of Not Your Average Travel Guide episodes Format There s more History A view of the historical places in the city. How to get around The best way to get around the city and usually most economical. Meat and Potatoes Places and sites everyone has to see in a city. These are usually tourist heavy places. Eat Here Different kinds of local food and restaurants to visit. Culture Vulture A local expert in the culture that shows the tour guide and viewers additional history and little know off the beaten path locations. Online on the Move This segment the tour guide will go find internet access in the city, usually an internet cafe or the hotel they re staying at. Then they read posts from the http community.discovery.com eve forums a cfrm f 512193 ... more details
portfolios. Harvard Management Company and Harken Energy In 2002 , Harvard Management Company was linked to George W. Bush s so called Harken Energy scandal . ref Kranish, Michael. http unansweredquestions.org index.php 2002 07 19 uq wire harvards millions poured into harken Harvard fund poured ... was the Harvard representative on the Harken Energy board when Harvard made a 30 million investment ... ref At the time, employees were accused of improperly investing their own money into Harken but Harvard ... Investors Call Harken Deal Clean The Harvard Crimson, November 21, 2002 ref See also List of colleges ... more details
as Ed Harken Chris Parnell as Garth Holliday Chuck D as Malcolm Y Maya Rudolph as Kanshasha X Kathryn ... Poehler as Bank Teller Justin Long as Chris Harken Jay Johnston as Eyewitness News Member Adam McKay ... more details
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