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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:14:50 AM

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Umberto Eco, novelist

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:33:09 AM

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Ursula Franklin (Canadian scientist-writer-pacifist)

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:34:37 AM

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Ulysses S. Grant, former U.S. President

[and/or Ute Gfrerer, singer]

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:39:21 AM

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Ursula Hegi (German-American writer)

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:39:50 AM

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Ulrich Inderbinen (December 3, 1900 – June 14, 2004), Swiss mountain guide famous for his longevity and love for mountain climbing. He had been on the top of Matterhorn over 370 times and made his last ascent of it when he was 90.

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:43:18 AM

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Ulysses Jenkins (artist)

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:48:26 AM

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Uriah Kriegel, Associate Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:51:40 AM

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Ursula K. Le Guin (writer)

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 11:54:49 AM

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Urbain Morelli, Saskatchewan child pornographer whose case went to The Supreme Court of Canada over whether his charter rights were violated when his computer was checked for child pornography because a technician who had visited his home expressed concerns.

[or Ulysses Moore, fantasy writer]

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 12:00:07 PM

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Ursula Nordstrom ("the Maxwell Perkins of children's literature")

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 12:02:47 PM

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 12:07:42 PM

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 12:13:38 PM

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Umberto Quadrino (Turin, 15 May 1946), entrepreneur and manager of Italian company Fiat and subsidiaries

[translated by Google from the Italian on Wikipedia]

He graduated in Economics from the University of Turin, after a search at the office of '
Unione Industriali di Torino joined the Group Fiat. In 1976 he was assistant to the CEO
Cesare Romiti. Four years later took the responsibility of administration and control.
From 1982 to 1991 worked in subsidiaries, as The Iveco (trucks), and administration director
finance, and Gilardini (industrial components), managing director.

He returned in 1991 to the parent with the responsibility to coordinate the area "not automotive group.
In 1996 he was appointed managing director of New Holland, Fiat company for agricultural machinery.
In 2001, after taking control of Montedison by Italenergia of (the company which owns a Fiat
significant level), is chairman of Montedison companies and Edison, which are merged into one company.
Currently holds the post of managing director Edison's first private operator in Italian
electricity and gas.

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RE: AA-ZZ of famous people - 6/20/2009 1:10:40 PM

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