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Merchant has found that the same basic relationships which describe the geometry and force systems in the case of the cutting mechanism can also be applied to the discontinuous chip formation provided the proper values of instantaneous shear angle and instantaneous chip thickness or cross-sectional area are used.
Guilds also survive in the UK in Preston, Lancashire, as the Preston Guild Merchant where among other celebrations descendants of Burgesses are still admitted into membership.
* Merchant marine, a collective term for all of the merchant ships, shipping companies, and merchant mariners, usually of a particular country ; also known in British usage as the Merchant Navy
After a year and a half in the Merchant Marine, Falk returned to Hamilton College and also attended the University of Wisconsin.
Mercenary also added rules for fleshing out ground battles ; High Guard introduced rules for large starships and big naval battles ; Scouts added rules for detailing star systems ; and Merchant Prince added a new set of trade & commerce rules.
Total World War I dead were 1, 115, 597 ( UK and former colonies 886, 939 ; Undivided India 74, 187 ; Canada 64, 976 ; Australia 61, 966 ; New Zealand 18, 052 ; South Africa 9, 477 These figures also include the Merchant Navy.
It was also used extensively in the British Merchant Navy, where many gay men joined ocean liners and cruise ships as waiters, stewards and entertainers.
He also worked as a construction worker, a doorman ( bouncer ), a security guard and a ditchdigger, and briefly joined the United States Merchant Marine in 1945.
The Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol began to settle Newfoundland and Labrador at Cuper's Cove as far back as 1610, and Newfoundland had also been the subject of a French colonial enterprise.
The same year he starred in the limited-release film Luther, playing Martin Luther, and he also appeared in The Merchant of Venice, in which he portrayed Bassanio.
It was also nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Michael Caine ), Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Vivien Merchant ), Best Song ( Burt Bacharach and Hal David for " Alfie ") ( a UK hit record for Cilla Black, but performed by Millicent Martin in the original UK release and Cher in the American print of the movie ), Best Picture and Best Writing ( Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium ).
Merchant subsequently performed in many stage productions and several films, including Alfie ( 1966 ), Accident ( 1967 ), Frenzy ( 1972 ) and The Offence ( also 1972 ).
After Merchant married the playwright Harold Pinter in 1956, she appeared in many of his plays, including the 1960 revival of his first play, The Room at the Hampstead Theatre, A Slight Ache, A Night Out, The Collection and The Lover ; the latter also a celebrated television production partnering Alan Badel at Associated Rediffusion, for which she was given an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Newcomer and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress, both in 1963.
The band also played President Clinton's Inaugural Ball in January 1993, with Merchant a vociferous supporter of the Democratic Party.
Merchant banking is also a name used to describe the private equity side of a firm.
The airport was also home to the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit.
The fiftieth birthday season also featured The Merchant of Venice with Sir Patrick Stewart and revivals of some of the RSC ’ s greatest plays, including a new staging of Marat / Sade.
He also had triumphs as Malvolio in Twelfth Night ( 1931 ), Shylock in The Merchant of Venice ( 1937 ), Angelo in Measure for Measure ( 1950 ), Cassius in Julius Caesar ( 1950 ) ( which he immortalised in the 1953 film ), Leontes in The Winter's Tale ( 1951 ), and Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII ( 1959 ) ( although his 1960 performance as Othello was not a success ).
Abraham has focused on stage work throughout his career, giving notable performances as Pozzo in Mike Nichols's production of Waiting for Godot, Malvolio in Twelfth Night for the New York Shakespeare Festival, and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, for the Off Broadway Theatre For A New Audience ( TFANA ) in March 2007, which was performed at the Duke Theatre in New York and also at The Swan Theatre, part of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Merchant also says “ Younger people tend to be more adaptable than other sectors of society and, in general, quicker to adapt to new technology.
Manning the rail is also the traditional way to honor the USS Arizona Memorial when it is passed by all U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Guard, and U. S. Merchant Marine vessels.
In 1998, Merchant also recorded George Gershwin's " But Not for Me " for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody, a tribute to George Gershwin, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease.
Merchant also participated in the Rock am Ring Festival and Rock im Park in 2002.

Merchant and contributed
While stationed in London, the government contributed Norwegian forces to the Allied effort and ordered the Norwegian Merchant Fleet to assist in transportation.
Merchant contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's " Learning the Game " to the tribute album Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, released September 6, 2011.
The diverse range of artists that Chamberlain has contributed his drumming to the tours and albums of include Peter Gabriel, The Wallflowers, Fiona Apple, Sam Phillips, Kanye West, Weapon of Choice, David Torn, Tori Amos, Chris Isaak, Macy Gray, Stevie Nicks, Dave Navarro, Kevin Max, Master Musicians of Jajouka, Stone Gossard, Martina McBride, Garbage, Elton John, Natalie Merchant, Anika Moa, David Bowie, Brad Mehldau, Keith Urban, Liz Phair, John Mayer, Finn Brothers, William Shatner, Jon Brion, Robbie Williams, Shakira, Morrissey, Indigo Girls, Sean Lennon, Sarah McLachlan, Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, Dido, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Costello, Bruce Hornsby, and Regina Spektor.

Merchant and sketches
Several new sketches were written specifically for this show, including " William Tell ", " Little Red Riding Hood " and " The Merchant of Venice " as performed by a herd of cows.

Merchant and BBC
Other small screen roles include performances in The Sweeney ( Thames Television for ITV, 1978 ), Lovejoy ( BBC ), Waking the Dead ( BBC ), Kavanagh QC ( Carlton Television for ITV, he played a concentration camp survivor in the episode Ancient History ), The Merchant of Venice ( BBC, 1980 ) and Gormenghast.
In BBC television series The Office, Gareth Keenan ( Mackenzie Crook ) recited the chant when answering a telephone call from his friend " The Oggmonster " ( Stephen Merchant ).
" You can forgive Gervais a certain arrogance after the success of The Office, but ..." He remarks on the confused tone of the series, taking in the clash between the broad comedy of characters Barry ( Shaun Williamson ) and Darren ( Stephen Merchant ), and the apparent parody of this style with When The Whistle Blows, and " given their total indulgence of Gervais, the BBC is portrayed as interfering, its comedy department run by a rather crudely stereotyped gay couple ".
Rarely performed, Timon was produced for TV as part of the BBC Television Shakespeare series in 1981 with Jonathan Pryce as Timon, Norman Rodway as Apemantus, John Welsh as Flavius, and John Shrapnel as Alcibiades, with Diana Dors as Timandra, Tony Jay as the Merchant, Sebastian Shaw as the Old Athenian, and John Fortune and John Bird as Poet and Painter.
Capital Radio set about increasing Xfm's listening figures, recruiting famous DJs such as Zoë Ball, former BBC Radio 1 presenter Kevin Greening, and re-recruiting comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant who took voluntary redundancy when Capital Radio bought the station, after the pair rose to fame with the first airing of The Office.
Merchant appeared in the BBC TV series Life's Too Short in which he co-wrote and co-directs.
After leaving XFM, Merchant began a production course at the BBC.
In mid-2001, BBC Two aired the first series of The Office, co-written and co-directed by Merchant and Gervais and starring the latter as paper sales office manager David Brent ; the show initially received low ratings.
In January 2007, Merchant began hosting his own radio show on BBC 6 Music, airing weekly on Sunday afternoons.
An " inspired by " credit was given to the creators of The Office, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, after the BBC threatened ProSieben with legal action.
Formerly a pupil at Merchant Taylors ' School, Crosby, and student of English and Modern Languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Allen is currently the BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator.
The series was co-produced by the BBC and HBO, and is created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, both of whom also star in it.
Dyrham Park was used as the set for the 1993 Merchant Ivory film The Remains of the Day and also for a BBC production of Dracula.
Gethings played a supporting role ( as Lizzie Bunton ) in episode 1. 4 of the BBC / HBO series Extras, which was written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

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