eyestone


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eyestone

(ˈaɪˌstəʊn)
n
1. (Medicine) med a small lens-shaped device for removing foreign substances from the eye
2. (Minerals) mineralogy a type of agate with concentric markings
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[31] PARRISH, J; SUSKO-PARRISH, J; LEIBFRIED-RUTLEDGE, M; CRITSER, F; EYESTONE, W; FIRST, N.
(125) That same year Neal First, Randal Prather, and Willard Eyestone of the University of Wisconsin were able to successfully clone a cow from an embryonic cell further substantiating the authenticity of Willadsen's technique.
Internal indicators can include: population (Mintron and Sandra 1998, Eyestone 1977, Strang and Tuma 1993, Bouche' and Volden 2011); federal spending (Welch and Thompson 1980); economic wealth (income) and development (Boehmke and Witmer 2004, Berry and Berry 1990, Mooney 2001, Berry and Berry 1992, Bouche' and Volden 2011); size of the respective retail sector (Fishback, Horrace and Kantor 2005); and a measure of ideology, such as the vote composition of the electorate (Mooney 2001).
Eyestone; two step-children, Laura Irving McCarthy and George Stanley Irving.
The second important driving force comes from policy entrepreneurs, who are individuals active and influential in the process of policy making (Eyestone, 1978; Kingdon, 1984; Polsby, 1984; Price, 1971; Walker, 1974).
John Eyestone of Upper Sandusky designed, built and used what he calls "the first documented 4-row self-propelled picker/sheller." He used an Army surplus 6-by-6 amphibious vehicle dating to World War II with a 4-71 Detroit diesel engine.