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Dion of Syracuse
Dion of Syracuse , 409?-354? BC, Sicilian Greek political leader, brother-in-law of Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse. He became interested in philosophy through his acquaintance with Plato. Opposed to tyranny, Dion endeavored to set up a moderate system of government with Dionysius the Younger as the model prince. He thus became unwelcome at court and retired (366 BC) to Athens. Learning that Dionysius the Younger had taken measures against him, Dion assembled an armed force and sailed to Sicily. He was well received by the people and in 357 BC defeated Dionysius in battle. A rival, Heracleides, procured Dion's exile, but Dion was recalled, and he assumed control. He was murdered by an Athenian, a former companion.
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Lipman Acquires Dione Plc; Combination To Strengthen Leadership Position in the Worldwide Transaction Solutions Market.
Business Wire; 10/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...Nasdaq, TASE: LPMA) and privately-held Dione Plc jointly announced today that Lipman has purchased 100% of the share capital of Dione from its shareholders, Tamares Capital...cash for all of the outstanding shares of Dione. In addition, Lipman is required to pay...
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Xplorer kick starts Dione`s portable payment terminal revolution.
M2 Presswire; 11/18/2003; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-18 November 2003-DIONE: Xplorer kick starts Dione`s portable payment terminal revolution(C)1994...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11182003 Payment solutions provider Dione has announced its revolutionary new Xplorer portable card...
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds frigid ice world on Saturn's moon Dione
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/19/2005; 575 words
; ...finds frigid ice world on Saturn's moon Dione LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- During...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione, NASA's Cassini spacecraft found an...the spacecraft came within 500 km of Dione surface, and took fine pictures of the...
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Dione chosen to support MasterCard/Maestro Terminal Implementation Programme.
M2 Presswire; 10/27/2003; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-27 October 2003-DIONE: Dione chosen to support MasterCard/Maestro Terminal Implementation...straight from the holder`s savings or current account. The Dione/NCR solution is a total package that can be replicated from...
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Dione chosen to support M-TIP The MasterCard/Maestro Terminal Implementation Programme.
M2 Presswire; 11/10/2003; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-10 November 2003-DIONE: Dione chosen to support M-TIP The MasterCard/Maestro Terminal...straight from the holder`s savings or current account. The Dione/NCR solution is a total package that can be replicated from...
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Tethys and Dione are active moons of Saturn, reveals study
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/18/2007; 550 words
; ...ringed-planet's moons, Tethys and Dione, are active. Until this result, among...Saturn's magnetic field to Tethys and Dione. The plasma is basically a gas composed...electrons points back towards Tethys and Dione. "It establishes Tethys and Dione as...
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Cassini scientists say Dione is 'older, more mature' and frigid
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 10/19/2005; ; 350 words
; ...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a mature, frigid world with...spacecraft flew within 310 miles of the Dione's pale surface last week, showing it...Cassini scientists compared the frozen Dione to another Saturn moon, Enceladus, which...
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Lipman Launches Unattended Payment Initiative; Systems to Be Deployed Throughout the UK by Lipman's Subsidiary, Dione.
Business Wire; 2/16/2005; 700+ words
; ...today announced that its subsidiary, Dione Ltd., has launched its Unattended Payment...by EDC to be between 7 and 9 million. Dione is at the forefront of this market and...companies have all adopted products from Dione's new range of Secura(TM) Integration...
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Flyby: Saturn's Moon Dione a Frigid World
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/19/2005; 306 words
; ...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a mature, frigid world with...spacecraft flew within 310 miles of the Dione's pale surface last week, showing it...Cassini scientists compared the frozen Dione to another Saturn moon, Enceladus, which...
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Cassini scientists: Saturn moon Dione is a frigid world
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/19/2005; 278 words
; ...close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a mature, frigid world with...within 310 miles (500 kilometers) of the Dione's pale surface last week, showing it...Cassini scientists compared the frozen Dione to another Saturn moon, Enceladus, which...
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Dione
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dione , in astronomy, one of the named moons...Saturn . Also known as Saturn IV (or S4), Dione is 695 mi (1,120 km) in diameter, orbits...Gian Domenico Cassini . Aside from Titan , Dione is the densest of Saturn's satellites...
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Helene
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...ground-based observations of Saturn. Another moon, Dione , is co-orbital with Helene; that is, Helene orbits Saturn at the same distance as Dione but precedes Dione by about 60°. Before the present name was adopted...
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Lagrangian point
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
...the orbit of the much larger Tethys. In similar fashion, tiny Helene precedes Saturn's satellite Dione, keeping 60° ahead of Dione. The Lagrangian points are named after the French mathematician J. L. de Lagrange , who first calculated...
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Enceladus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
...by radioactive decay; the heat would have dissipated long ago. The orbit of Enceladus is locked in a 1:2 resonance with Dione , which may provide some tidal heating , but probably not enough to melt water ice. Enceladus is 238 020 km from Saturn; its...
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saturnian satellites
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
saturnian satellites See ATLAS (SATURN XV); CALYPSO (SATURN XIV); DIONE (SATURN IV); ENCELADUS (SATURN II); EPIMETHEUS (SATURN XI); HELENE (SATURN XIII); HYPERION (SATURN VII); IAPETUS...
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