Actium
Actium , promontory, NW Acarnania, Greece, at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. There are vestiges of several temples and an ancient town. At Actium was fought the naval battle (31 BC) in which the forces of Octavian (later Augustus) under Agrippa defeated the sea and land forces of Antony and Cleopatra. The battle established Octavian as ruler of Rome. The Actian games, held at Nicopolis every four years, were established to commemorate the event.
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Daughters Remember Late Father, The Infamous Civil Rights Lawyer
Transcript from: NPR Tell Me More; 11/19/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...This is Emily speaking. You know, our father was defending Yusef Salaam, who was accused of brutally raping the Central Park jogger and El Sayyid Nosair, who was accused of murdering Rabbi Kahane, and people who would shoot cops. And it just...
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Driver Beware: Rural Roads Are Deadliest
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 11/29/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...rural road and the efforts to fix it than U.S. Highway 6 in Central Utah. John Leonard of the Utah Department of Transportation...City and Denver. And it's the tourist link to the national parks, reservoirs and red rock canyons in Southeastern Utah. (Soundbite...
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Map from: MapQuest.com; 9/21/1998; 211 words
; ...BLUFF CEDAR RAPIDS CENTER POINT CENTRAL CITY CORALVILLE Cedar R. FAIRFAX...CITY Iowa R. Lake Macbride State Park MARENGO MARION MARTELLE MORSE...OXFORD PALO Palisades Kepler State Park Pleasant Creek State Park SHELLSBURG SOLON SOUTH AMANA SPRINGVILLE...
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Lesotho
Map from: MapQuest.com; 9/16/1998; 211 words
; ...16-1998 Map of Lesotho Bokong Butha-Buthe Caledon R. Central Range Drakensberg Hlotse Kinira R. Libono Mafeteng Makhaleng...Roma SOUTH AFRICA Sani Pass Sehlabathebe Sehlabathebe National Park Sekake Senqunyane R. Teyateyaneng Thaba Putsoa Thaba-Tseka...
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Montgomery, Alabama
Map from: MapQuest.com; 9/21/1998; 198 words
; ...Map of Montgomery, Alabama Alabama R. BOYLSTON BURKVILLE CECIL CENTRAL CLAUD Coosa R. ECLECTIC ELMORE EQUALITY HOLTVILLE HOPE HULL HUNTER KENT Lake Jordan Lake Martin MADISON PARK MONTGOMERY MOUNTAIN CREEK MT. MEIGS PIKE ROAD PINE LEVEL PINEDALE...
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Vail, Colorado
Map from: GeoNova City Maps; 8/1/2007; 232 words
; ...BEAVER CREEK, BRECKENRIDGE, BUENA VISTA, CARBONDALE, CENTRAL CITY, CLIMAX, COMO, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, CRESTED BUTTE...NEDERLAND, Pike N. F., SNOWMASS, SNOWMASS VILLAGE, WINTER PARK, WOLCOTT, White River N. F. Previous Next Copyright (c...
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SECURITY AT FOREIGN AVIATION REPAIR STATIONS:CINDY FARKUS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...followed in number by locations in the Asia-Pacific,South and Central America, the Middle East, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean...are on airportpremises, but many are located in industrial parks nearby. Work can rangefrom major aircraft overhauls to repairing...
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Monstrous Cruise Ship Buoys Company's Hopes
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 11/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...impressive neighborhood might be Central Park: a large, landscaped garden surrounded...actually on a ship. It is truly a park with over 12,000 real-life plants...really does feel like a real-life Central Park. ALLEN: It's part cruise...
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Turan's Book Spotlights Theater Producer Joe Papp
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/23/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...to bring free Shakespeare to Central Park. By the '60s, Papp was able...And in fact Shakespeare in the Park, which we have now, really...around the city to different parks in different neighborhoods...Festival, more or less in the park, to founding what would become...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Map from: MapQuest.com; 9/16/1998; 277 words
; ...CABINDA (ANGOLA) CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Congo Basin...Kolwezi Kundelungu National Park Kwango R. Lake Albert Lake...Lubumbashi MALAWI Maiko National Park Manono Margherita Peak 16...RWANDA SUDAN Salonga National Park SAO TOME & PRINCIPE TANZANIA...
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Yosemite National Park
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...acres (308,205 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result...exposed granite are found in the park. There are also many lakes...Lyell, is protected within the park before it crosses over into...groves of sequoias are within the park's limits, which also include...San Francisco. See National ...
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Zambia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sq mi (752,614 sq km), central Africa. It borders on Congo...The Kafue River drains W central Zambia, including the Copperbelt...also has numerous national parks, but their emphasis is on...found in the Copperbelt and the central provinces. Economy Some 85...
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Zanesville
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Zanesville city (1990 pop. 26,778), seat of Muskingum co., central Ohio, on the Muskingum River at its junction with the Licking...Federal design, and the nearby Ohio Ceramic Center. A state park is at Dillon Reservoir to the northwest.
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Yakima
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...54,827), seat of Yakima co., S central Wash., on the Yakima River just below...arms, and agricultural equipment. The Central Washington State Fair is held in Yakima...also a gateway to Mount Rainier National Park .
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Little Rock Central High School National Historical Site
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Little Rock Central High School National Historical Site see National Parks and Monuments (table).
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