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Bickerdyke, Mary Ann [bik′ərdīk] (1817-1901), an American nurse who, after taking a short course in homeopathy, cared for the sick and wounded on battlefields during the U.S. Civil War. She insisted on cleanliness, good food, and the best of medical care for her patients. At night she searched the battlefield with a lantern for survivors. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bickerdyke, Lattimore and Madge (2001) put the figure at around $60 million based on an average entitlement loss of $7,200; they do claim, however, that business failure is very cyclical, with (for example) close to 60 thousand job losses attributed to business failure in 1991-92 (p. ARIZONA -- Marie Bickerdyke, Gabriele Bland, Joe Cappadona, Arlene Golden, Wendy Hillman, Paul Nosie Jr. |
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