American business jargon. 2014.
Golden Fleece Award — The Golden Fleece Award is presented to those public officials in the United States who the judges feel waste public money.Established in 1975 by William Proxmire, former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, and issued until 1988, it was revived by the… … Wikipedia
Golden Fleece (disambiguation) — Golden Fleece can refer to: *Golden Fleece, mythological creature *Order of the Golden Fleece, order of chivalry *Golden Fleece (Petroleum), defunct Australian retail fuel chain *Golden Fleece Award, dubious American political award *Golden… … Wikipedia
Golden Fleece, The Order of the — ▪ European knighthood order French L Ordre de la Toison d Or, German Der Orden vom Goldenen Vlies, Spanish La Orden del Toisón de Oro order of knighthood founded in Burgundy in 1430 and associated later especially with Habsburg… … Universalium
Order of the Golden Fleece — Not to be confused with the Golden Fleece Award. Order of the Golden Fleece Orden del Toisón de Oro Ordre de la Toison d Or Orden vom Goldenen Vlies Chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece (shown in … Wikipedia
Golden Trailer Awards — Die Golden Trailer Awards sind jährlich vergebene Auszeichnungen für Trailer von Kinofilmen. Die Preise werden seit 1999 vergeben. Seit dem Jahr 2001 werden die Awards im Rahmen einer Preisverleihung in Los Angeles in 19 Kategorien vergeben. Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
golden — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden hair). 3 precious; valuable; excellent; important (a golden memory; a golden opportunity). Phrases and idioms: golden age 1 a… … Useful english dictionary
Wisconsin Fleece Hall of Fame — The Wisconsin Fleece Hall of Fame is a reference made on Wisconsin sports radio [http://www.sportsradio1250.com/ SportsRadio 1250 Milwaukee ] programs and, more generally, among Wisconsin sports discussion circles… … Wikipedia
Aurora Award — The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, Art Works and Awards for Fan Activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French. The event is organized by… … Wikipedia
William Proxmire — Infobox Senator | name=William Proxmire nationality=American jr/sr=United States Senator state=Wisconsin party=Democratic term start=August 28, 1957 term end=January 3, 1989 preceded=Joseph McCarthy succeeded=Herbert Kohl date of birth=birth… … Wikipedia
Northfork — This article is about the 2003 film. For the place in California, see North Fork, California. For other uses, see North Fork (disambiguation). Northfork Directed by Michael Polish Produced by Mark Polish Michael Polish Written by … Wikipedia
