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Rolfe

 (rŏlf), John 1585-1622.
English colonist and tobacco planter in America who married Pocahontas (1614).
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Rolfe

(rɒlf)
n
(Biography) Frederick William, also known as Baron Corvo. 1860–1913, British novelist. His best-known work is Hadrian the Seventh (1904)
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At the high school his favorite study was physics; and for a time he and another boy named Rolfe--now a distinguished man of science--carried on electrical experiments of their own in the cellar of the Rolfe house.
(Atreca) (NASDAQ: BCEL), a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics based on a deep understanding of the human immune response, today announced the appointment of Lindsey Rolfe, BSc, MB ChB, MRCP, FFPM, to the company's Board of Directors.
Fire broke out at 74-75 Rolfe Street, Smethwick, at around 1pm yesterday.
Rolfe Street was cordoned off long into the evening while the blaze was extinguished and structural checks carried out.
Chris Rolfe, 24, was driving when he saw the vixen killed by another car then pulled over and performed the operation.
Free movement, while undoubtedly benefitting employers (Rolfe et al., 2016), was presented as preventing the UK from controlling its borders and undermining pay and job prospects for British workers.
Using online tools created by the Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation can help guide these discussions, centered on two key steps: knowing your family and knowing your risk.
VERITAS SAYS SELL: Veritas analyst Stuart Rolfe began coverage of the Canadian Cannabis sector on Friday with four Sell ratings on Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC), Aphria (APHQF), Aurora Cannabis (ACBFF) and Cronos Group (CRON) in a note entitled "End of the Rainbow." The analyst noted that investors have already driven stock valuations for the eighth largest publicly traded Canadian cannabis producers to a combined market cap of $55B on trailing twelve month sales of $250M while "oversupply risks are rampant." Even assuming 60% of the black market converts, Canada's cannabis industry "looks wildly overvalued," Rolfe said.
The Forthbank gaffer has taken on a role as a mortgage advisor with Paul Rolfe Sales and Lettings, which has opened a branch in Pitt Terrace, Stirling.
Smethwick Rolfe Street was shut after a member of the public made the discovery at around 7.20am.
One of our most literary composers, James Rolfe is about to complete his biggest literary opera yet.