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phoenix
phoenix fabulous bird that periodically regenerated itself, used in literature as a symbol of death and resurrection. According to legend, the phoenix lived in Arabia; when it reached the end of its life (500 years), it burned itself on a pyre of flames, and from the ashes a new phoenix arose. As a... Read more
Phoenix
Phoenix city (1990 pop. 983,403), state capital and seat of Maricopa co., S Ariz., on the Salt River; inc. 1881. It is the largest city in Arizona, the hub of the rich agricultural region of the Salt River valley, and an important center for research and development, electronics, telecommunications... Read more
Phoenix Park murders
Phoenix Park murders name given to the assassination on May 6, 1882, of Lord Frederick Cavendish, British secretary for Ireland, and Thomas Henry Burke, his undersecretary, in Phoenix Park, Dublin. They were stabbed to death by members of the "Invincibles," a terrorist splinter group of the Fe... Read more
Kanton
Kanton , coral atoll, 3.5 sq mi (9 sq km), central Pacific, largest of the Phoenix Islands , which comprise part of Kiribati , c.2,000 mi (3,220 km) SE of Honolulu, Hawaii. Annexed by the British at the end of the 19th cent., the island was also claimed by American guano companies. In 1937 the Bri... Read more
Tempe
Tempe , city (1990 pop. 141,865), Maricopa co., S Ariz., in the Salt River valley, a suburb of Phoenix ; inc. 1894. Its population has grown markedly since the 1970s with the expansion of the greater Phoenix area. Tempe is a health resort and an agricultural center, with lands irrigated by the Salt... Read more
Saint Clement I
Saint Clement I or Clement of Rome , d. AD 97?, pope (AD 88?-AD 97?), martyr; successor of St. Cletus. He may have known the apostles Peter and Paul and was a highly esteemed figure in the church. His letter to the church at Corinth was considered canonical by some until the 4th cent. It is nota... Read more
Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius
Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius , c.260-AD 340, Christian author and apologist, b. Africa. He taught rhetoric at Diocletian's school in Nicomedia and during the persecutions was converted to Christianity. Later (c.316) he was Latin tutor at Trier to Crispus, Constantine's son. His works, which w... Read more
Scottsdale
Scottsdale city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Manufacturing includes electronic and transportation equipment, chemicals, plastic products, pharmaceuticals, and fu... Read more
date
date name for a palm ( Phoenix dactylifera ) and for its edible fruit. Probably native to Arabia and North Africa, it has from earliest times been a principal food in many desert and tropical regions. For some 4,000 years it has been grown near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It is cultivated in... Read more
Barry Morris Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater 1909-98, U.S. senator (1953-65, 1969-87), b. Phoenix, Ariz. He studied at the Univ. of Arizona, but left in 1929 to enter his family's department-store business. After noncombat service in World War II, he won election to the Phoenix city council. In the U.S. Senate, Goldwate... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "phoenix"

Phoenix: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Phoenix: Education and Research Elementary and...the entire Maricopa County. The city of Phoenix is served by 16 separate public school...board and superintendent. The Greater Phoenix area has an extensive magnet school program...
Phoenix: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Phoenix: Recreation Sightseeing A visitor to the Phoenix metropolitan area will find many sights and attractions...beauty of Salt River Valley. A principal attraction in Phoenix since 1939 is the Desert Botanical Garden on 50 acres of...
Phoenix
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America, North America Founded: 1864...Design adopted in 1990 features stylized symbol of the mythical bird, the phoenix, on a dark purple field. Flower: Blossom of the saguaro cactus (state...
Phoenix: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Phoenix: Communications Newspapers and Magazines Phoenix's major daily newspaper is the morning The Arizona Republic. The smaller-circulation The Phoenix Gazette is published in the evenings on Monday through Saturday...
Phoenix: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Phoenix: Economy Major Industries and Commercial...s economy, continue to be important to Phoenix. Major industrial products manufactured...and sunshine in the Valley of the Sun, Phoenix continues to be an important resort center...
Phoenix: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Phoenix: History Native Americans Removed to Make Way for White Settlers The city of Phoenix stands on the site of a prehistoric settlement...two settlers, one of whom called the place "Phoenix." He predicted that, like the mythical phoenix...
Phoenix, the
Encyclopedia entry from: Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying Phoenix, The In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, the phoenix is a mythical bird associated with the Egyptian sun...anew from the ashes of death. The Romans compared the phoenix with the Eternal City, and even put it on a coin as...
Phoenix Program
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security Phoenix Program In an attempt to cripple or eliminate...backed government of South Vietnam, the Phoenix program was allegedly designed to conduct...Vietcong and Vietcong sympathizers. The Phoenix program was developed and operated by the...
Phoenix, William
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Phoenix, William A direct voice medium of Glasgow...thought highly of his powers. However, Phoenix was later demonstrated to have been a clever...philosophy, to join him for a sitting with Phoenix in Glasgow and later in London. In the...
Phoenix Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Phoenix Theatre, New York, on 2nd Avenue at 12th...non-commercial plays, it opened as the Phoenix in 1953 with Sidney Howard's posthumous...Street Theatre, seating 204, renamed the Phoenix 74th Street Theatre, achieving a critical...

Dictionary entries related to "phoenix"

Phoenix, River
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers PHOENIX, River Nationality: American. Born: Madrus...as Pilgrim [uncredited]) Publications By PHOENIX: articles Interview in Time Out (London), no. 1127, 25 March 1992. On PHOENIX: books— Glatt, John, Lost in Hollywood...
Phoenix
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PHOENIX PHOENIX. In 1867, pioneers entered the Salt River valley in central Arizona...the land of an ancient people, the settlers in 1870 named the town site Phoenix, a fitting symbol of life rising anew from the remains of the past...
phoenix
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable phoenix (in classical mythology) a unique bird...A variation of the myth stated that the phoenix burnt itself on the altar of the temple...emerged from the ashes and became the young phoenix. phoenix company a derogatory term for...
Phoenix program
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Phoenix program part of the American efforts started...clandestine cadres in southern villages. The Phoenix program was formed to coordinate American...police operations against the VCI. Although Phoenix was criticized as a thinly veiled terror...
Phoenix Park murders
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Phoenix Park murders Late in the afternoon of 6 May 1882 Lord Frederick Cavendish...Ireland, and Thomas Burke, his under‐secretary, were walking in Phoenix Park (Dublin) when four men leapt from a cab and stabbed them to death...
Phoenix Plate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Phoenix Plate See NAZCA PLATE .
Phoenix Mass
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Phoenix Mass. Choral work by Payne for mixed ch., 3 tpt., and 3 tb., comp. 1965–9 with 39 bars added to Agnus Dei in 1972.
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...Intelligent Populations) and Project Phoenix. SERENDIP is an ongoing all‐...Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico, while Phoenix was a targeted survey between 1995 and...likely stars within about 240 light years. Phoenix used the 64‐m radio telescope...
Nolte, Nick
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...February 1941. Education: Attended Pasadena City College and Phoenix City College. Family: Married 1) Sheila Page, 1965...1997, child: Brawley King. Career: Worked on stage in Phoenix, Denver, Minneapolis, and Chicago; 1974—TV...
Linkin Park
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Brad Delson, guitar (born 1 December 1977); Darren "Phoenix" Farrell, bass (born Plymouth, Massachusetts, 8 February...Delson also asked fellow UCLA student and roommate Darren "Phoenix" Farrell to join the group; Farrell would leave the band...

Thesaurus entries related to "phoenix"

tea
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0;See table. Teas Assam black black currant Caravan Ceylon chai chamomile chrysanthemum dragon well Darjeeling dragon phoenix Earl Grey English breakfast genmai ginseng green gunpowder Gyokuro Asahi herbal Hubei Huo Mountain infusion Irish breakfast...
chaste
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Yava said, he would often be called on to help construct the sand painting, lending the power of his purity.” ( Phoenix Gazette ; June 4, 1993.) Unfortunately, however, a bias pervades the word's usual applications so that it typically...
constellation
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...The Octant Ophiuchus: The Serpent Bearer Orion: The Hunter Pavo: The Peacock Pegasus: The Flying Horse Perseus: Perseus Phoenix: The Firebird Pictor: The Easel Pisces: The Fishes Piscis Austrinus: The Southern Fish Puppis: The Ship's Stern or Poop...
city
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus city • noun  Phoenix is my favorite city in the Southwest synonyms : town, municipality, metropolis, megalopolis, megacity; conurbation, urban area, metropolitan area, urban municipality; borough, township; informal burg.
rise
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...social ladder synonyms : climb, make progress, advance, get on, make/work one's way, be promoted.   9. the phoenix rose from the ashes | Christ rose again synonyms : come to life, come back from the dead, be resurrected.   10...
monster
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...kraken leviathan Lilith Loch Ness Monster loup-garou lycanthrope manticore mermaid merman Minotaur Nessie Ogopogo orc Pegasus phoenix Sasquatch satyr Scylla sea serpent sea snake shape-shifter siren Sphinx thunderbird Tiamat troll Typhon unicorn urchin vampire...
UFO
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus UFO • noun  the Phoenix police received sixteen calls about the sighting of a UFO last night synonyms : flying saucer, alien spacecraft/spaceship, unidentified flying object.

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Phoenix Technologies Launches PC Industry's First Remote BIOS Debug and Validation Station.
PR Newswire; 4/2/2008; 700+ words ; Provides Easier Access to Phoenix Design Expertise; Speeds Time to Market...FirstCall/ -- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , today announced...validation lab and test center. Called the Phoenix Remote Debug Station (RDS), this...
Phoenix Technologies Launches ISV Program to Help Partners Increase PC Market Success; New cME Certification Program Helps Phoenix Partners Leverage the Company's Sizable PC Market Share to Boost Their Market Penetration.
PR Newswire; 9/15/2003; 700+ words ; Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , the company driving...for nearly 25 years, has launched the Phoenix Trusted Partner Network cME Certified ISV...their products by building them into the Phoenix Core Managed Environment (cME(TM...
PHOENIX TELEPHONY SUITE VERSION 2.0 FOR WINDOWS 95 AVAILABLE FOR BUNDLING BY PC AND PERIPHERAL CARD MANUFACTURERS; New Version of Critically-Acclaimed Communications Software Offers "Instant Use" Interface with Integrated Speakerphone, Voicemail, Fax and Address Book.
Business Wire; 3/4/1996; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...announced that version 2.0 of its acclaimed Phoenix Telephony Suite software will be available...worldwide in April, 1996. The new version of Phoenix's easily recognizable, user-acclaimed...
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES INTEGRATION OF LEADING-EDGE SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY INTO COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT LINE; Users can use simple voice commands to Forward Faxes, Access Voicemail Messages, Change Voicemail Greetings, and Retrieve Addresses and Phone Numbers over the telephone.
Business Wire; 3/4/1996; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...for PC manufacturers, today announced Phoenix Secretary -- a voice enabled remote access extension of its Phoenix Telephony Suite product. Phoenix Secretary...
Phoenix Technologies' PC Card Manager Plus delivers easy-to-use PCMCIA power management control with NoteBIOS 4.0; Phoenix forges new ground in PCMCIA power management with icon-based firmware that allows users to modify system power management while they work.
Business Wire; 4/17/1995; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1995--Phoenix NoteBIOS(TM) 4.0 firmware for portable PCs introduced today by Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...management capabilities for PCMCIA. Phoenix's PCMCIA software solution works in...
Phoenix Technologies Introduces Industry's First PCMCIA Solution Designed for Special Purpose PCs -- "PC Cards for the Planet"; Phoenix PicoCard Enables PCMCIA Functionality for Embedded and Hand-held PCs, Internet Appliances.
Business Wire; 2/5/1996; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 1996--Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTEC...for PC manufacturers, today announced Phoenix PicoCard, the first PCMCIA software designed...wide range of industrial applications. Phoenix PicoCard uses a unique (patent pending...
Phoenix Technologies Incorporates Framework Support Into Its Core Systems Software (BIOS) Offerings.
PR Newswire; 4/2/2008; 700+ words ; Phoenix Extends Firmware Capabilities to Support...FirstCall/ -- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM -- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , today announced support...AwardCore Tiano and SecureCore Tiano assures Phoenix's OEM and ODM customers that Phoenix...
Phoenix Technologies(TM) Provides Support for AMD Athlon(TM) 64 Processor.
PR Newswire; 9/23/2003; 700+ words ; Phoenix Technologies(TM) Ltd. , the company...compatible 64-bit PC processor. AMD and Phoenix collaborated during the development of...and a smooth path to 64-bit computing. Phoenix has been involved in every phase of the...
Phoenix Technologies to Showcase Cutting Edge Technologies for Mobile PCs -- Instant Boot, Anti-Theft and Data Protection Technology, Instant-On/Off and All Day Computing -- at Intel Developer Forum.
PR Newswire; 9/21/2009; 700+ words ; - Phoenix SecureCore Tiano(TM)- UEFI-based...enabling the world's 'instant boot' PC - Phoenix FailSafe(TM)- A laptop anti-theft...management service for consumers and SMBs - Phoenix HyperSpace(TM)- A revolutionary instant...
Phoenix Technologies Introduces Phoenix FirstWare Assistant for Mobile PCs; Newest Phoenix cME-Certified Application Brings Instant-On Access to Personal Information Management Data on Notebooks and Tablet PCs.
PR Newswire; 9/8/2003; 700+ words ; Phoenix Technologies Ltd. , the company driving the global core system...digital devices for more than two decades, has introduced Phoenix FirstWare Assistant(TM), a new Phoenix Core Managed Environment (cME(TM)) certified application...