Polk may refer to People Albert Fawcett Polk 1869 1955 , American lawyer and United States representative from Delaware Aysia Polk born 1990 , American actress Carlos Polk born 1977 , American football player Charles Polk, Jr. 1788 1857 , American farmer and politician DaShon Polk born 1977 , American football player Ezekiel Polk 1747 1824 , American surveyor, soldier, pioneer and grandfather to United States President James K. Polk Frank Polk 1871 1943 , lawyer, name partner of Davis Polk & Wardwell George Polk 1913 1948 , American journalist for CBS murdered in Greece Hiram Polk born 1936 , American surgeon and thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast James G. Polk 1896 1959 , United States representative from Ohio James H. Polk 1911 1992 , American four star general James K. Polk 1795 1849 , 11th President of the United States of America Leonidas Polk 1806 1864 , American bishop, Confederate general, planter, and second cousin to U.S. President James K. Polk Leonidas Lafayette Polk 1837 1892 , American farmer, journalist and political figure Oscar Polk 1899 1949 , American actor who starred in Gone with the Wind Polk Miller c.1840 1913 , American pharmacist, musician, and Confederate soldier from Richmond Bon Air, Virginia Rufus King Polk 1866 1902 , United States representative from Pennsylvania Sarah Childress Polk 1803 1891 , wife of James K. Polk Shawntinice Polk 1983 2005 , American basktetball player Susan Polk born 1957 , American murderer Trusten Polk 1811 1876 , American Governor, Confederate Army officer, and United States Senator William Hawkins Polk 1815 1862 , Tennessee congressman William R. Polk living person , foreign policy consultant, author William Polk colonel 1758 1834 , American Revolutionary War officer, bank president, namesake of Polk County, North Carolina Willis Polk 1867 1924 , American architect most well known for his work in San Francisco, California. Places Fort Polk , United States Army base located in Leesville, Louisiana ZIP code 71459 ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 PBB geneid 51426 DNA polymerase kappa is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the POLK gene . ref name pmid10887153 cite journal author Ohashi E, Ogi T, Kusumoto R, Iwai S, Masutani C, Hanaoka F, Ohmori H title Error prone bypass of certain DNA lesions by the human DNA polymerase kappa journal Genes Dev volume 14 issue 13 pages 1589 94 year 2000 month Aug pmid 10887153 pmc 316741 doi ref ref name pmid10518552 cite journal author Gerlach VL, Aravind L, Gotway G, Schultz RA, Koonin EV, Friedberg EC title Human and mouse homologs of Escherichia coli DinB DNA polymerase IV , members of the UmuC DinB superfamily journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A volume 96 issue 21 pages 11922 7 year 1999 month Nov pmid 10518552 pmc 18388 doi 10.1073 pnas.96.21.11922 ref ref cite web title Entrez Gene POLK Polymerase DNA directed kappa url http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov sites entrez?Db gene&Cmd ShowDetailView&TermToSearch 51426 accessdate ref The PBB Summary template is automatically maintained by Protein Box Bot. See Template PBB Controls to Stop updates. PBB Summary section title summary text References reflist Further reading refbegin 2 PBB Further reading citations cite journal author Bavoux C, Hoffmann JS, Cazaux C title Adaptation to DNA damage and stimulation of genetic instability the double edged sword mammalian DNA polymerase kappa. journal Biochimie volume 87 issue 7 pages 637 46 year 2005 pmid 15989980 doi 10.1016 j.biochi.2005.02.007 cite journal author Ogi T, Kato T, Kato T, Ohmori H title Mutation enhancement by DINB1, a mammalian homologue of the Escherichia coli mutagenesis protein dinB. journal Genes Cells volume 4 issue 11 pages 607 18 year 2000 pmid 10620008 doi 10.1046 j.1365 2443.1999.00289.x cite journal author Johnson RE, Prakash S, Prakash L title The human DINB1 gene encodes the DNA polymerase Poltheta. journal Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. volume 97 issue 8 pages 3838 43 year 2000 pmid 10760255 doi 10.1073 pnas.97.8.3838 pmc 18103 cite jour ... more details
Polk City may refer to a place in the United States Polk City, Florida , a city Polk City, Iowa , a city geodis de Polk City nl Polk City pl Polk City pt Polk City vo Polk City ... more details
Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox PolkPolk County, Arkansas Polk County, Florida Polk County, Georgia Polk County, Iowa Polk County, Minnesota Polk County, Missouri , named after Ezekiel Polk a colonel in the American Revolutionary War Polk County, Nebraska Polk County, North Carolina , named after Col. William Polk who fought in the American Revolutionary War Polk County, Oregon Polk County, Tennessee Polk County, Texas Polk County, Wisconsin Polk County is also the name of a play by Zora Neale Hurston Formate disambig Categories Category County name disambiguation pages Interwiki cs Polk County de Polk County es Condado de Polk fr Comt de Polk it Contea di Polk nl Polk County ja no Polk County nds Polk County pl Hrabstwo Polk pt Condado de Polk ro Comitatul Polk ru sv Polk County zh ... more details
William Polk is the name of William Hawkins Polk 1815 1862 , Tennessee congressman William R. Polk living person , foreign policy consultant, author William Polk colonel 1758 1834 , American Revolutionary War officer, bank president, namesake of Polk County, North Carolina hndis Polk, William ... more details
Polk Township may refer to the following Township United States townships in the United States TOCright Arkansas Polk Township, Calhoun County, Arkansas Polk Township, Montgomery County, Arkansas Polk Township, Newton County, Arkansas Illinois Polk Township, Macoupin County, Illinois Indiana Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana Polk Township, Monroe County, Indiana Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana Iowa Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa Polk Township, Bremer County, Iowa Polk Township, Jefferson County, Iowa Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa Polk Township, Taylor County, Iowa Polk Township, Wapello County, Iowa Minnesota Polk Centre Township, Minnesota Missouri Polk Township, Adair County, Missouri Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri Polk Township, Cass County, Missouri Polk Township, Dade County, Missouri Polk Township, DeKalb County, Missouri Polk Township, Madison County, Missouri Polk Township, Nodaway County, Missouri Polk Township, Ray County, Missouri Polk Township, St. Clair County, Missouri Polk Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Ohio Polk Township, Crawford County, Ohio Pennsylvania Polk Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Polk Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania See also lookfrom Polk Township geodis de Polk Township ... more details
Camp Polk may refer to Camp Polk Oregon 1865 1866 , a former military installation in the U.S. state of Oregon Fort Polk , a United States Army base located near Leesville, Louisiana disambig ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image MOMap doton Polk.png right Polk is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri Polk County , Missouri , United States . It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route D about twelve miles northeast of Bolivar, Missouri Bolivar . Polk is part of the Springfield, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Statistical Area . polk was also a small town with a feed store, a canning factory and many other thigs. Polk County, Missouri Coord 37 43 45 N 93 17 58 W type city region US MO display title Category Unincorporated communities in Missouri Category Polk County, Missouri Category Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area PolkMO geo stub ar vo Polk Missouri ... more details
Infobox Company company name Polk Audio, Inc company logo Commented out because image was deleted Image PolkaudioLogo.gif 150px Polk Audio logo company type Public Company Public company slogan Listen to innovation foundation 1972 location Baltimore, Maryland industry Loudspeaker s, Consumer electronics homepage http www.polkaudio.com www.PolkAudio.com Polk Audio is a manufacturer of audio products ... . ref Citation last Phillips first Wes title Polk Audio Acquired by Directed Electronics url http www.stereophile.com news 082706polk accessdate 2007 05 05 publisher Stereophile ref Background Polk Audio was founded by Matthew Polk, George Klopfer and Sandy Gross in 1972. Matthew, George and Sandy ... designed a logo for Polk Audio and attached it to the speakers. Sandy was behind the marketing of Polk Audio and also helped create Polk s worldwide dealer network. After spending a short period of time dabbling in Pro Audio, Polk Audio turned its attention to high end home audio. With the release of the first successful model in 1974, the Monitor 7, Polk Audio started to become a recognized name in audiophile circles. Polk used a two way configuration on the vast majority of its speakers like the popular ... to 18 Hz, a free air mounted tweeter and 500 watt RMS power handling. Later Polk speaker models ... Polk branded speaker products. Polk has also ventured into automobile speakers. ref Citation last Polk first Matthew title Soundstage Interview with Matthew Polk url http www.soundstage.com interviews ... www.polkaudio.com Polk Audio official Web site http www.polkaudio.com.au Polk Audio Australian Web Site http isonic.polkaudio.com I Sonic Entertainment System Polk Audio HD Radio and Audio System ... 20 Year old Polk SDA SRS 1.2TL s rebuilt to new Condition. http www.youtube.com watch?v rHHLKERU0wo Polk SRS 1.2TL s in Action Lasareath s Polk SRS 1.2TL s in Action http www.polk audio sda srs one point two t l.com polk audio sda srs one point two t l.com Lasareath s other Polk Audio Site ... more details
File Polk Place.jpg thumb Polk Place around 1880. Polk Place was the home of List of Presidents of the United States 11th President of the United States James K. Polk . It was his final residence, and was demolished in 1900. ref http www.presidentialavenue.com jp.cfm 3 ref His tomb was located here until 1893, when it was moved to the Tennessee State Capitol . ref http www.presidentialavenue.com jp.cfm 4 ref It was located in Nashville, Tennessee . An iron fountain was preserved from the property and is now located at the James K. Polk Ancestral Home . ref http www.presidentialavenue.com jp.cfm 3 ref Sources reflist coord missing Tennessee Category James K. Polk Category Presidential homes in the United States Category Buildings and structures in Tennessee Tennessee stub ... more details
File Piotr Polk by Foksal.jpg thumb Piotr Polk Piotr Polk born January 22, 1962 in Kalety is a Polish actor. He appeared in the comedy television series Bao Bab, czyli zielono mi in 2003. ref cite web url http www.imdb.com title tt0965545 title Bao Bab, czyli zielono mi publisher Internet Movie Database accessdate 2010 05 17 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Piotr ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1962 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Piotr Category Polish actors Category 1962 births Category Living people Poland actor stub pl Piotr Polk ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Polk Hotel image Haines City Polk Hotel01.jpg caption lat degrees 28 lat minutes 6 lat seconds 24 lat direction N long degrees 81 long minutes 37 long seconds 27 long direction W location Haines City, Florida Haines City , Florida locmapin Florida refnum 94000151 added March 17, 1994 architecture Renaissance Revival architecture Italian Renaissance Revival visitation num visitation year governing body Private The Polk Hotel also known as the Palm Crest Hotel or the Landmark Baptist College is a historic hotel in the Renaissance Revival architecture Italian Renaissance Revival style. It is located at 800 810 Hinson Avenue in Haines City, Florida Haines City , Florida . On March 17, 1994, it was added to the United States U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Gallery gallery File Haines City Polk Hotel pano01.jpg File Haines City Polk Hotel02.jpg File Haines City Polk Hotel03.jpg File Haines City Polk Hotel04.jpg gallery References and external links http www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com FL Polk state2.html Polk County listings at http www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places http www.flheritage.com Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs http www.flheritage.com facts reports places index.cfm?fuseaction ListAreas&county polkPolk County listings http www.flheritage.com services sites fht record t.cfm?ID 845&type c&index 53 Landmark Baptist College Category Buildings and structures in Polk County, Florida Category National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida Category Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in the United States Category Haines City, Florida Category Defunct hotels in Florida Florida NRHP struct stub ... more details
Image Frank Lyon Polk, LC DIG npcc 01132, trimmed.jpg thumb Frank Polk Frank Lyon Polk September 13, 1871 in New York City February 7, 1943 was a prominent United States lawyer and a name partner of the law firm today known as Davis Polk & Wardwell . Biography Polk graduated from Yale College ref name Frank L. Polk http www.smokershistory.com IHR.htm Frank L. Polk Frank L. Polk ref B.A., 1894 and Columbia University Law School ref name Frank L. Polk LL.D., 1897 . He was a member of Scroll and Key Society. In 1897, Polk began his law practice in New York City . He served on a variety of City boards and commissions. He was member of the civil service commission of New York from 1907 to 1909, and in 1907 and 1910 was a member of the New York City Board of Education . On 24 January 1914 Mayor of New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel Mitchel appointed him corporation counsel, in which office he remained until his appointment on 16 September 1915 as counselor for the United States Department of State at Washington, D.C. ref Cite Americana Polk, Frank Lyon year 1920 ref He served in the Department of State as Counselor until 1919, and then as Acting United States Secretary of State Secretary of State 1920 and Under Secretary of State 1919 1920 . Polk headed the American Commission to Negotiate ... peace conference . ref Cite Collier s Polk, Frank Lyon year 1921 ref He managed the 1924 Democratic ... Reflist External links Commonscat http www.library.yale.edu un house colldesc.htm polk Frank Lyon Polk Papers, 1883 1942 http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories Davis Polk amp Wardwell Company History.html Davis Polk & Wardwell s start s off s bef before Robert Lansing s ttl title Secretary ... Persondata . NAME Polk, Frank ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States lawyer and diplomat ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Frank Category Under Secretaries of State United States Category 1871 ... and Key Category Columbia Law School alumni la Franciscus L. Polk ja no Frank Polk ... more details
Susan Polk born Susan Mae Bolling in 1957 is an United States American woman convicted in June 2006 of second degree murder in connection with the 2002 death of her husband, Dr. Frank Felix Polk. ref name ... susan.polk.2.443987.html Jurors find Susan Polk guilty Of 2nd Degree Murder cbs5.com. Retrieved 30 01 08. ref Polk s trial, described by one Associated Press correspondent as circus like , drew extensive ... bin article.cgi?f c a 2007 02 23 BAGM8O9MKK110.DTL Murderer Susan Polk loses bid for new trial . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 31 01 08. ref Background Polk met Dr. Polk, a psychotherapist, in 1972 ... murder case raises troubling issues The New York Times . Retrieved 30 01 08. ref Polk later claimed that Dr. Polk first had sex with her when she was 16 and still under his treatment, a taboo ... At the time, Dr. Polk had a wife and two children, ref name Pogash though that couple subsequently divorced in 1982. ref name Pogash2 After graduating high school, Polk attended Mills College and San Francisco State University before, in 1982, marrying Dr. Polk, who was then an instructor at the California .... ref name Pogash2 At the time of their wedding, Polk was 24 and her husband 50. ref name court Sweetingham, Lisa. February 23, 2007 http www.courttv.com trials polk 022307 sentencing ctv.html Susan Polk, defiant at sentencing, gets maximum term for fatally stabbing her husband Court TV. Retrieved ... book dissects Polk murder case . Oakland Tribune . Hosted at bnet.com. Retrieved 31 01 08. ref In 2001, Dr. Polk filed for divorce, a complicated and contentious proceeding during which each contacted ... www.cnn.com 2006 LAW 06 16 polk.verdict index.html Polk guilty of killing therapist husband . CNN. Retrieved 31 01 08. ref ref name Conviction ref name Pogash2 In 2002, after Dr. Polk claimed that Susan had abandoned him, the courts granted Dr. Polk sole custody of the couple s minor son, Gabriel Polk, and sharply reduced Susan s alimony. Dr. Polk also won sole possession of their house. ref name ... more details
unreferenced date September 2009 Image Polk miller loc cropped.jpg 275px right thumb Polk Miller Polk Miller 1844 October 20, 1913 was a pharmacist and musician from Richmond, Virginia Richmond and Bon Air, Virginia . Early life, Civil War, druggist Polk Miller was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia in August, 1844. While growing up, he learned to play the banjo from slaves on his father s plantation. He became a pharmacist druggist in Richmond in 1860. During the American Civil War , he served as a Confederate States Army Confederate artilleryman. At his drugstore in Richmond, Miller began making remedies for Sergeant dog Sergeant , his favorite hunting dog . His friends soon found these remedies ... 275px left In 1892, he began performing music professionally. Polk Miller and his Old South ... national prominence, and toured between 1900 and 1912. At one performance, Mark Twain introduced Polk Miller at Madison Square Garden . Although he did not perform in blackface, Polk sometimes billed ..., Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. Polk Miller and the Old South Quartette also performed at African American churches. Polk Miller s and the Old South Quartette were featured on some of Thomas Edison s earlier phonograph recordings. Death, legacy Polk Miller died on October 20, 1913. He was buried in Richmond s Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia Hollywood Cemetery . Polk Miller s scrapbook is now ... by principals of the Richmond and Danville Railroad as a Victorian resort. Polk Street there was named in honor of Polk Miller. Bon Air Elementary was the inspiration for a series of children s book s, The Kids of the Polk Street School by Patricia Reilly Giff . External links http cylinders.library.ucsb.edu search.php?query polk miller&queryType 40attr 1 3D1 Polk Miller cylinder recordings ... Library. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Miller, Polk ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ..., Polk Category 1844 births Category 1913 deaths Category Burials at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond ... more details
File AnNeoplanOnThe19InSanFrancisco.jpg thumb A Neoplan bus on Polk Street operating on San Francisco Municipal Railway San Francisco Municipal Railway s MUNI 19 Polk Line Polk Street is a street in San Francisco, California that travels northward from Market Street San Francisco Market Street to Beach Street and is one of the main thoroughfares of the Polk Gulch neighborhood traversing through the Tenderloin, San Francisco, California Tenderloin , Nob Hill , and Russian Hill neighborhoods. The street takes its name from former US President, James Polk James K. Polk . The street remains a busy business district with many restaurants, cafes, home decorating and hardware stores. ref name RestaurantCat cite web author title Polk Street San Francisco Shopping url http www.polkst.com category restaurants work PolkStreet.com date 2010 accessdate 23 November 2010 ref ref name PolkStreetSF cite web author title Polk Street url http sfmerchants.com neighborhoods polk district.htm work San Francisco City Guide publisher SF Merchants date 2010 accessdate 23 November 2010 ref As the original center of the city s LGBT community it has remained one of the core centers along with The Castro and the South of Market, San Francisco South of Market SOMA Polk Street was the location of the first official San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in 1972. In the 1950s through the 1970s Halloween on Polk street became a major attraction for tourists and locals. In the 1990s and 2000s the neighborhood started to Gentrification gentrify . ref name SFGate3 cite news author Leslie Fulbright title Polk Gulch cleanup ... title Strolling on Polk Street Offers a Big Slice of Life url http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi ... Rachel Gordon title Supes approve bicycle lanes on Polk Street url http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi ... accessdate 23 November 2010 ref Polk Gulch Polk Gulch is the neighborhood around a section of Polk ... is sometimes referred to as Lower Nob Hill or the Tendernob . Polk Gulch was San Francisco ... more details
Image Wpolk2.jpg right Architect Willis Polk Willis Jefferson Polk October 3, 1867 September 10, 1924 was an American architect best known for his work in San Francisco , California . He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and was related to United States President James Polk . Addison Mizner was one of his apprentices and later a partner. ref Mizner, Addison. The Many Mizners . Chicago Sears, 1932. p. 75 ref Willis Polk s early career included work with McKim, Mead & White , as well as Bernard Maybeck . ref name mccoy cite book last McCoy first Esther authorlink Esther McCoy title Five California Architects publisher Reinhold Publishing Corporation year 1960 location New York pages 37 38 id ASIN B000I3Z52W ref Polk also worked with Daniel Burnham in Chicago, and then moved to San Francisco to establish and direct Burnham s San Francisco office. Before long, Polk started his own firm and spent many years designing highly regarded California commercial and residential architecture. Polk was a versatile architect, with particular skill in combining classical styles with environmental harmony. He was regarded for his elegant residential work, mainly in mansions and estates, in the Georgian ... leaders who undertook ambitious plans to rebuild a world class city. In 1917 Polk designed but was not involved ... Building Museum in Washington DC credits this much quoted sentence to Willis Polk. Notable Polk buildings Image 2855 Pacific Small.jpg frame left Example of a Polk designed house in San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts Polk was the Supervising Architect of the 1915 Exposition ref name mccoy Pacific Union ... listing of 65 selected extant architectural works in the Bay Area by Willis Polk 1890 1932 ... and literary history Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Willis ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... Polk, Willis Category 1867 births Category 1924 deaths Category People from Jacksonville, Illinois Category American architects Category 1906 San Francisco earthquake Category Polk family ... more details
Aysia Polk born August 10, 1990 is a young American actress. Background Polk had a recurring role on American Dreams playing Angela Walker from 2002 2005, and on Six Feet Under TV series Six Feet Under playing Taylor from 2002 2003. She appeared in the movie Biker Boyz and had guest starring roles on shows such as Moesha , The Hughleys , and The Parkers . She has also appeared in JAG , ER TV series ER , and Touched By An Angel . External links imdb name id 1156144 Amg name 371920 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Aysia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Aysia Category American child actors Category 1990 births Category Living people US tv actor 1990s stub ... more details
Benjamin Kauffman Polk 18 May 1916 23 April 2001 was a notable American designer and architect, best known for his work in India and Nepal . Polk was raised by his parents, Harry Herndon Polk 30 November 1875 28 August 1949 and Alice Kauffman 12 August 1878 30 July 1973 in Des Moines , Polk County, Iowa . He practiced architecture in San Francisco from 1948 1952, where he met his future wife and companion, Emily de Spain n e Isaacs . The couple moved to India in 1952, where they would remain until September 1963. Polk designed both in the public and private sector. In 1955 he formed an association with another expatriate American architect, Joseph Allen Stein, later adding civil engineer Binoy K. Chatterjee, to form the firm of Stein, Chatterjee and Polk. Polk and Chatterjee left the firm in 1961, moving their new office to Calcutta named Chatterjee and Polk. Notable among his work include the Times of India main building, Buddhist Tripitaka Library in Rangoon , the Narayanhity Royal Palace Royal Palace for His Majesty the King of Nepal , Kathmandu , and the beautiful Jallianwala Bagh Memorial in Amritsar . In all these projects he was assisted by eminent Indian architect Suraj P Subherwal. Suraj P. Subherwal, later, won a National Architectural Competition to become Architect of XXXVIII International Eucharistic Congress held at Bombay in December 1964 and attended by His Holiness Pope Paul VI. Polk returned to the United States in 1968, where he took up teaching architecture at the California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo , California. He was the author of several books, primarily concerning architecture, and most notably Buddhist Monastic Architecture in Sri Lanka and The India Notebook, which he wrote with his wife ... . NAME Polk, Benjamin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Benjamin Category American architects Category 1916 births ... more details
George Polk 17 October 1913, Fort Worth , Texas May 1948 was an American journalist for CBS who disappeared ... in the back of the head, and with hands and feet tied. Polk was covering the civil war in Greece ... by the Hellenic Air Force when Polk was murdered. Staktopoulos himself maintained that the confession ... Mouzenidis arrived at Salonica, where he was allegedly introduced to Polk, two days after Polk ... likely Polk had been murdered by right wing groups within or affiliated to the Greek government ... an impossibility after the war. Polk had married Rea also known as Rhea Coccins Kokkonis ... , William PolkPolk s brother , William A. Price his cousin and Homer Bigart . This was soon however ..., a group of American journalists instigated the George Polk Awards for outstanding radio or television ... journalism in newspapers. Criticism In February 2007, Polk s status as a symbol of journalistic integrity was challenged by historian Richard Frank, who concluded that Polk made false claims about his service record in World War II. Frank examined the claim, repeated by Edward R. Murrow, that Polk .... Frank said, the inescapable conclusion is that George Polk did not simply verbally recount ... 013 313fgojr.asp George Polk s Real World War II Record The fictional career of a famous newsman. Richard B. Frank, Weekly Standard, Feb 16, 2007 ref George Polk s brother, William, replied to this attack ... article Polk ever wrote and that his military record is amply substantiated in a range of military documents, including a picture of Polk being decorated by Vice Admiral John McCain on November 30 ... 20winners 20of 20the 20geo 20polk.pdf In April 2007, Frank responded to William Polk s letters and to what ... Polk, Rub n Salazar , and Eric Sevareid . ref Cite web url http ap.google.com article ALeqM5hoKyKa1Uf3XnvACJMu ... Press Managing Editors Meeting in Washington, D.C. Washington . George Polk grew up in Fort Worth ... University Press. Keeley, Edmund 1989 . The Salonika Bay Murder Cold War Politics and the Polk ... more details
Infobox Company company name Polk Bros., Inc. company logo Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Polk.gif 150px Polk Bros logo company type Public company Private company slogan NA foundation 1935 Illinois defunct 1992 location Chicago, Illinois , United States USA key people Sol Polk num employees NA industry Retailing products Retailing Electronics Retailing Furniture revenue NA homepage None Polk Brothers was a large home appliance and electronics retailer in Chicago , Illinois that had 17 stores in the region at its peak in the 1980s. One of the original discounters, Polk Bros. Inc. was founded by Sol Polk the son of Romanians Romanian immigrants, ref http www.chicagojewishnews.com lists chijews.htm The Jewish List Chicago s Top 100 Jews of the 20th Century , Nr. 28 ref on the Northwest Side, Chicago Northwest Side in the Portage Park, Chicago Portage Park community area of Chicago ... Goldie Bachmann, ran the business, which was renamed Polk Brothers in 1946. By the 1960s, there were ... when the industry was very fragmented. Polk Bros. was the dominating electronics appliance retailer ... stores at full price, Polk Bros. pioneered the art of discounting. The motto was that no customer walks out of the store without buying at least something, recalls Howard Polk. Whatever it took ... that advertise, as Polk Bros. did, the lowest prices anywhere. Owner Sol Polk was considered a master pitchman. He ran in store promotions that offered everything from TVs to Christmas trees. Polk ... CEO Sol Polk sent it spiraling downward. The Late 1980s recession 1990 91 recession and the arrival of new competitors such as Best Buy sealed Polk Bros. fate. Divestment & The Polk Foundation The chain ... bankrupt. The assets were rolled over into the Polk Bros. Foundation, today one of the Chicago .... A Menards currently occupies the rebuilt Polk Brothers store in Melrose Park. References references External links http www.polkbrosfdn.org Polk Brothers Foundation Category History of Chicago, Illinois ... more details
Infobox Senator name Trusten Polk image name TPolk.jpg width 200px jr sr United States Senator state Missouri party Democratic Party United States Democrat term March 4, 1857 ndash January 10, 1862 preceded Henry S. Geyer succeeded John B. Henderson date of birth birth date 1811 5 29 place of birth Bridgeville, Delaware date of death death date and age 1876 4 16 1811 5 29 place of death St. Louis, Missouri spouse Elizabeth Skinner Polk profession Politician , Lawyer , Judge religion Anglicanism Episcopalian branch Confederate States Army rank Colonel United States Colonel battles American Civil War footnotes Trusten Polk May 29, 1811 ndash April 16, 1876 served as both the List of Governors of Missouri 12th Governor of Missouri in 1857 and List of United States Senators from Missouri U.S. Senator from 1857 to 1862. Biography Polk was born in Bridgeville, Delaware . A Democratic Party United States Democrat , he served as Governor of Missouri from January 5, 1857, until February 27 when he resigned to become a U.S. Senator. Hancock Lee Jackson succeeded him as governor until the election of Robert Marcellus Stewart . Polk was Expulsion from the United States Congress expelled from the U.S. Senate January 10, 1862, for his support of the Confederate States of America South in the American Civil War . He was appointed as a Colonel United States colonel in the Confederate States Army .... After the war, Polk was a lawyer in St. Louis, Missouri . He is buried there in Bellefontaine ...&vgnextchannel e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD Trusten Polk ..., 1857 ndash January 10, 1862 end box Governors of Missouri USSenMO Persondata NAME Polk, Trusten ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Polk, Trusten Category 1811 births Category 1876 deaths Category People from Sussex County ... Civil War Category Polk family Category 19th century American Episcopalians Category American ... States Senators Missouri politician stub de Trusten Polk la Trusten Polk sv Trusten Polk ... more details
Infobox NFLactive image CarlosPolk USS Chosin Feb 3 2008.jpg caption Polk in February 2008 currentnumber currentposition Linebacker birthdate birth date and age 1977 2 22 birthplace Memphis, Tennessee heightft 6 heightin 2 weight 262 debutyear 2001 debutteam San Diego Chargers college University of Nebraska Lincoln Nebraska draftyear 2001 draftround 4 draftpick 112 pastteams nowiki nowiki San Diego Chargers 2001 NFL season 2001 2007 NFL season 2007 Dallas Cowboys 2008 NFL season 2008 nfl POL122826 Carlos Devonn Polk born February 22, 1977 In Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee is a retired American football linebacker . He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football at Nebraska Cornhuskers football Nebraska . He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys . Polk is now working for the san diego chargers, assisting in linebackers drills and special teams. Early years Polk attended Guilford High School Illinois in Rockford, Illinois, where he was a standout for the Vikings. College career Polk attended and played college football at the University of Nebraska Lincoln . NFL career 2001 NFL Draft Polk was selected by the Chargers with the 112th overall pick in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL Draft . class wikitable colspan 10 ... ratings profile.php?pyid 60448 Carlos Polk, ILB, Nebraska 2001 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered ... in his eighth NFL season, Polk has played in 64 games at linebacker and special teams . He has made 112 Tackle football move tackles , 18 assists and 4 Quarterback sack sacks . Polk was released by the Chargers prior to the 2008 2009 NFL Season. Dallas Cowboys On October 16, 2008, Carlos Polk was signed ... carlos polk.html Cowboys sign LB Carlos Polk ref External links http www.dallascowboys.com team team ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Carlos ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Polk, Carlos Category 1977 births Category Living people Category People from Rockford, Illinois ... more details
Infobox CollegeFootballPlayer name Chris Polk school Washington Huskies currentnumber 1 currentposition Running Back class File Redshirt.svg 15px Redshirt Sophomore major N A birthdate birth date and age 1989 12 16 birthplace Redlands, California heightft 5 heightin 11 weight 214 highschool Redlands East Valley High School East Valley High School , br Redlands, California pastschools nowiki nowiki Washington Huskies football Washington 2008 present highlights nowiki nowiki First Team Freshman All Pac 10 2009 Honorable Mention All Pac 10 2009 cbs 1631997 Chris Polk born December 16, 1989 in Redlands, California Redlands , California is an American football running back who plays for the Washington Huskies football Washington Huskies . High school Polk played at East Valley High School in Redlands, California. Rated the 4 all purpose back in the nation, Polk led his team to a 12 1 record and to the Inland Division semifinals in 2007. During his senior season Polk had a game in which he rushed for 214 yards on only 5 carries. Polk earned first team All CIF Southern Section Inland Division honors as well as being named a SuperPrep All American his senior season. ref name Bio cite web url http www.gohuskies.com sports m footbl mtt polk chris00.html title Chris Polk UW Bio publisher GoHuskies.com accessdate 2010 12 23 ref College career 2008 Polk enrolled early at the UW in January 2008. He played in the first two games of the season before being injured and missing the rest of the season. He qualified for a medical redshirt for the 2008 season. 2009 Took over the starting role at running ... chris polk title Chris Polk Stats publisher CBSsports.com accessdate 2010 12 23 ref Polk s 284 yards ... reflist External links http www.gohuskies.com sports m footbl mtt polk chris00.html Washington Huskies bio WashingtonHuskiesfootball Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Chris ... OF BIRTH Redlands, California DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Crhis Category 1989 ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Polk, Nebraska settlement type Village United States Village nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Polk County Nebraska Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Polk Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Polk, Nebraska image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Nebraska subdivision type2 List of counties in Nebraska County subdivision name2 Polk County, Nebraska Polk government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.3 area land km2 1.3 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.5 area land sq mi 0.5 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 322 population density km2 254.2 population density sq mi 658.4 General information timezone North American Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m 531 elevation ft 1742 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 41 latm 4 lats 34 latNS N longd 97 longm 47 longs 6 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 68654 area code Area code 402 402 blank ... Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0832297 GR 3 website footnotes Polk is a village in Polk County, Nebraska Polk County , Nebraska , United States . The population was 322 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . Geography Polk is located at coord 41 4 34 N 97 47 6 W ... Polk County, Nebraska Category Polk County, Nebraska Category Villages in Nebraska ca Polk Nebraska ht Polk, Nebraska nl Polk Nebraska pt Polk Nebraska vo Polk Nebraska ... more details
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