Morton gave a statement, later known as ' Morton's Fork ', that no one was to be exempted from taxes: " If the subject is seen to live frugally, tell him because he is clearly a money saver of great ability, he can afford to give generously to the King.

Now, if Morton's newest product, a corn chip known as Chip-o's, turns out to sell as well as its stock did, the stock may turn out to be worth every cent of the prices that the avid buyers bid it up to.

Morton's followers, particularly Josiah C. Nott and George Gliddon in their monumental tribute to Morton's work, Types of Mankind ( 1854 ), carried Morton's ideas further and backed up his findings which supported the notion of polygenism – the premise that the different races were separately created by God.

One conclusion of Morton's theorem is that, in a loose hold ' em game, the value of suited hands goes up because they are precisely the type of hand that will benefit from implicit collusion.

Many of Morton's pieces enjoyed great success and contributed to building up the reputations of leading comic actors such as John Buckstone ( who was Box in the first representation of Box and Cox ), Henry Compton and the Keeleys.

Part of Morton's argument was that the Texas Hill Country had been settled by many German and Czech immigrants in the middle-19th century, and nude sunbathing had been a part of their culture.

Iggy's name comes from Iggy Pop ; Morton's name comes from Morton Downey, Jr., while the scar star on his eye is based on KISS guitarist Paul Stanley's makeup ; Lemmy's name comes from Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead ; Ludwig's name and hairstyle comes from Ludwig van Beethoven ; Roy's name comes from Roy Orbison, as do his horn-rimmed glasses ; Wendy's name comes from Wendy O. Williams ; but while many sources claim Larry was named after the American talk show host Larry King, his name actually comes from U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr.

The film gained many positive reviews after its premiere and Morton's brilliant performance was critically acclaimed.

Morton's first successful public demonstration of ether as an inhalation anesthetic was such an historic and widely-publicized event that many consider him to be the " inventor and revealer " of anesthesia.

Morton's resignation in October 2001 was no surprise to many in the railway industry as he was not a man to stick around when he was getting the blame for things which he could not control.

After Morton's death, he donated all of his photographs, including many of Grandfather Mountain, Mildred the Bear, and many other aspects of life on the Mountain to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The collection comprises more than 3. 900 volumes, including all foreign-language editions of the People's History of England, and many contain notations by A. L. Morton's own hand.

Under Morton's pen, By the Way continued for many years, surviving the Second World War paper shortages and consequent shrinkage of the Express to four pages.

Ford cited Morton's extensive business experience as the primary factor for selecting him, and hoped he would be able to " encourage American business to expand energy development and conservation efforts ".

This is an inherited trait in humans, where the dominant gene causes a longer second toe (" Morton's toe " or " Greek foot ") while the homozygous recessive genotype presents with the more common trait: a longer hallux.

Though his sympathies were with the reformers, he took no part in the combination of Protestant reformers in 1565, but he headed the armed force which took possession of Holyrood palace in March 1566 to effect the assassination of David Rizzio, and the leading conspirators adjourned to Morton's house while a messenger was sent to obtain Queen Mary's signature to the " bond of security ".

In July 2003, Morton joined the Open Source Development Labs under an agreement with his then-employer Digeo Inc. ( makers of the Moxi home entertainment media center ), in which OSDL supported Morton's Linux kernel development work while he continued in his official role as principal engineer at Digeo.

The story concludes with an informal party at the Morton's farm again, with the boys recounting their adventures for their friends, while the clock strikes midnight again.

This was largely Morton's idea, and while the band recovered to make a successful third album ( Renaissance ) with Morton, the stress contributed to the band's breakup.

Andrew Melville, who had taken over as leader of the Kirk from John Knox, was firmly against any departure from the Presbyterian model, and refused to be won by a place in Morton's household.

More served as a page in Morton's house, acted in revels at Morton's court at Knole House, the archiepiscopal palace, and later mentioned him in his work Utopia.

Morton's grandmother eventually found out that he was playing jazz in a local brothel, and subsequently kicked him out of her house.

His financial work brought him a less enviable notoriety, though history has deprived him of the credit which is his due for " Morton's Fork.

He had failed in 1572 to prevent Morton's appointment to the regency, but in 1578 he succeeded with the earl of Argyll in driving him from office.

Crispin Bates has noted that Morton's " systematic justification " for the separation of races, along with the work of Louis Agassiz, was also used by those who favoured slavery in the US, with the Charleston Medical Journal noting at his death that " We of the South should consider him as our benefactor for aiding most materially in giving to the negro his true position as an inferior race.

Boyd lost his seat both at the Council table and on the Bench, but on Morton's appointment as Prime Minister in July he was again appointed a Privy Councillor, and on 25 October had his seat on the Bench restored to him.

In Andrew Morton's Madonna biography, she noted that at one point of the recording, Bray was facing difficulties with the bridge of the song, as the melody thought by him was not syncing with the rest of the composition.

Far from being on the subject of ghosts and the supernatural, Morton's book is instead a sentimental portrait of historic London juxtaposed with contemporary ( 1930s ) London.

He also commanded at the Battle of Mine Run and Morton's Ford, the divisions at that time being under Generals Caldwell, Alexander S. Webb and Alexander Hays.

In the book, Chet Morton's hobby is scrimshaw, and Chet uses his knowledge of whales and of scrimshaw to help the boys piece together the members of the gang.

The Cowboys got the ball back on their 40-yard line with a few seconds remaining after O ' Brien's ensuing squib kick, but Morton's pass to Garrison was intercepted by Logan at the Baltimore 29-yard line, and time expired.

Gould describes Morton's rather imprecise technique of filling skulls with bird seed to obtain endocranial-volume data and how Morton had probably pushed down bird seed in the white skulls so that they had more volume.

Morton's research was conducted with integrity ".

Ultimately, Lewis and colleagues disagreed with most of Gould's criticisms of Morton, finding that Gould's work was " poorly supported ", and that, in their opinion, the confirmation of the results of Morton's original work " weakens the argument of Gould, and others, that biased results are endemic in science.

He recorded with numerous small groups in Chicago, most notably Louis Armstrong's Hot 5 and Hot 7, and Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers.

" In addition to her Oscar nomination, Morton's performance was met with critical acclaim, with Salon. com critic Stephanie Zacharek saying that she " quietly explodes film ...

As his piano style continued to evolve, his 1921 phonograph recordings of his own compositions, Harlem Strut, Keep Off the Grass ", and Carolina Shout, were ( along with the Jelly Roll Morton's Genett recordings of 1923 ) among the first jazz piano solos to be put onto record.

Morton's visit had a profound effect on Hardin, who began embellishing the sheet music with her own ideas, much to the delight of customers.

Soon after, Bruno appears at a party at Senator Morton's house and hobnobs with the guests, much to Guy's apprehension and Anne's increasing suspicion.

In keeping with the influence of Hollywood and pop culture on the magazine, Vanity Fair hosts a high-profile, exclusive Academy Awards after-party at the restaurant Morton's.

He conducted disputations with Roman Catholics ; Herbert Croft, who became bishop of Hereford, was claimed as Morton's convert to the Church of England.

Morton's own dealings with nonconformist clergy were marked by moderation.

This work arose out of Morton's diocesan dealings with Puritans, and in it Morton argued that deprivals of nonconforming clergy only took place for obstinate and public opposition to church doctrine over extended periods. William Hinde argued that the surplice was not Biblical, and that ceremonies should be matters indifferent.

Elected officers ( members of parliament and councillors ) sometimes may have recourse to a variant on Morton's Fork when dealing with unhelpful unelected officers, or civil servants.

However, by mounting an indirect attack, in which the major premise is that the 1932 film is based on the book, plaintiffs apparently hoped to impale MGM with a ' Morton's Fork ': either the 1981 film followed the 1932 film, thereby infringing the book, or the 1981 film did not follow the 1932 film, thereby breaching the 1931 Agreement.

A subsequent study by John Michael concluded that " ontrary to Gould's interpretation ... Morton's research was conducted with integrity.

Morton's final resting place is reputedly marked by a small sandstone post incised with the initials " J. E. M.

At Aberdour Castle in Fife, Morton's lodging survives with its terrace overlooking the Firth of Forth.

She had deliberately poisoned herself with the arsenic-laced wedding cake to avoid suspicion ; ironically this only aroused Poirot's and Inspector Morton's misgivings.