POWERS, HIRAM
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(1805-1873), sculptor, went from Ohio to Florence, Italy, in 1837, where he afterward resided. Among his most popular statues are "Eve Tempted," "The Greek Slave" and "The Fisher-Boy." He is eminent for his busts of distinguished men, including Adams, Jackson, Webster, Marshall, Longfellow and Sheridan. He executed statues of Washington, Webster, Calhoun, Franklin and Jefferson.
By John Franklin Jameson
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digital dashboard
- personalised desktop portal that focuses onbusiness intelligence knowledge management.Microsoft's version has launch screen including stockquotes, voice mail e-mail messages, calendar, weatherforecast, traffic information, access news feeds, customerand sales data, Internet conferences. A dashboardmight previously have been thought of as an executiveinformation system. In the future, digital dashboards couldbe available on personal assistants and cellularphones.["Gates pitches 'dashboards' to bevy top CEOs", BobTrott, pub. InfoWorld Electric, 1999-05-19].