al- Farabi
al- Farabi , d. 950, Islamic philosopher. He studied in Baghdad and later flourished in Aleppo as a sufi mystic (see Sufism ). He died in Damascus. Al-Farabi was the author of an encyclopedic work drawn largely from Aristotle; he was one of the earliest Islamic thinkers to develop a philosophical method reconciling Aristotle and Islam, though he believed human reason to be superior to revelation. Political theory was one of his major concerns; he believed that the philosopher was the proper ruler of the state. In his own philosophy he is clearly influenced by Neoplatonism , especially that of the Greek school of Alexandria. A renowned musician, he is considered the greatest Islamic music theorist. He is known in the West by the name Alfarabius.
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Truro too good for St Peter's ; Hanno Dirksen celebrated his 18th birthday with two tries as Truro College became the first school from Cornwall to win the Daily Mail RBS Schools Under-18 Cup 39-18 over St Peter's Catholic High School from Gloucester.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 4/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...celebrated his 18th birthday with two tries as Truro College became the first school from Cornwall...the special occasion in better fashion. Truro ran in five tries in total against their...when excellent referee Keith Lewis awarded Truro a third-minute penalty, but Hawke just...
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TRURO: QUIET IN THE CENTER OF THE CAPE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/12/1989; ; 700+ words
; TRURO - The sign off Route 6 leading into this outer Cape Cod town reads Pamet Roads/Truro Center. But if it's the downtown you...Day and Labor Day. Otherwise, downtown Truro will be closed for the season. Until recently...
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TRURO CLINGS TO PAST WITH AN EYE TO FUTURE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/10/2000; ; 700+ words
; TRURO - Ask Mary Frankel why she bought a home...who winters in Philadelphia and summers in Truro in a small house with a distant view of Cape...framed houses as rolling sand dunes. As Truro's appeal has widened, an aggressive building...
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TRURO, THE LAST HOLDOUT, WARILY EYES CHANGING TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/19/1987; ; 700+ words
; TRURO - Henry David Thoreau loved this place for...of the gentle swells of the sea. Much of Truro has not changed since Thoreau visited in...National Seashore, which protects 70 percent of Truro's 35 square miles from development. The...
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Truro's Modern Look Belies Old-Fashioned Feel
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/30/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...colonials and ranch-style homes. It's Truro, a community of about 400 families drawn...been a community," said David Jones, a Truro resident since its inception. "It's...by Turkey Creek. It gets its name from Truro Parish, the original name given to Fairfax...
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McCarthy: The time is right for me at Truro ; Sean McCARTHY has taken his first step into football management with ambitious Truro City.
Newspaper article from: Plymouth Evening Herald, The; 5/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...into football management with ambitious Truro City. And the former Plymouth Argyle striker...McCarthy told about his appointment at Truro. The 40-year-old is taking over at...towards the end of last season. Leonard led Truro to the Toolstation Western League premier...
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Truro's progress showing no signs of abating just yet
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 10/31/2007; ; 700+ words
; Truro City's rise up the football ladder seems...triumphant 2006-07 campaign. Last season Truro won the Toolstation Western League First...promotion to the Southern League. Next month Truro begin their defence of the Vase, but they...
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FOR BRONX KIDS, TRURO IS WORKING
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/13/1988; ; 700+ words
; NORTH TRURO - Not one of the 31 Bronx teen-agers aboard...pulled up last Thursday in front of the Truro Motor Lodge (CORRECTION: Because of a...Wednesday incorrectly identified the North Truro motel where 32 Bronx teenagers are staying...
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Easter strike enough to give Argyle victory ; Striker Jermaine Easter grabbed the decisive goal as Argyle beat Truro City at a rain-soaked Treyew Road last night.
Newspaper article from: Plymouth Evening Herald, The; 7/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Easter grabbed the decisive goal as Argyle beat Truro City at a rain-soaked Treyew Road last night. Truro City...0 Plymouth Argyle...1 The Wales...Ryan Brett, plus midfielder Brian McCaul. Truro are preparing for their first season in the...
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Truro sunk by Easter goal ; A goal midway through the first half from Jermaine Easter at Truro City last night meant that what was, to an extent, Plymouth Argyle's second string succeeded where the Pilgrims' current first XI had failed at Yeovil Town on Tuesday.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 7/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...the first half from Jermaine Easter at Truro City last night meant that what was, to...friendly on a wet night at Treyew Road. Truro probably did not deserve to lose on the...up the visitors' starting line-up. Truro's front two, Stewart Yetton and Ian...
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Truro, diocese of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Truro, diocese of. The see, roughly conterminous with Cornwall and the Isles...Not until 1877 did Cornwall have its own see again. Notable bishops of Truro include Edward Benson (1877–83), later archbishop, and Walter...
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Truro
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Truro , town (1991 pop. 11,683), central N.S., Canada, near the head of Cobequid Bay, an arm of the...expelled. After 1759 it received settlers from New England and Northern Ireland, who named the town for Truro, England.
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Benson, Edward
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...Wellington College (1859–72), first bishop of Truro (1877), and archbishop (1883). Close to Frederick Temple, he wrote supporting him over Essays and Reviews (1860). At Truro he successfully campaigned for a cathedral and planned the first...
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Craig-Jones, Ellen Walker 1906–2000
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...did just that. Born Dollie Ellen Walker on June 5, 1906, in Truro Township, Ohio, Craig-Jones was just four months old when...Glance… Born Dollie Ellen Walker on June 5, 1906, in Truro Township, OH; died on January 23, 2000, in Urbancrest...
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Thomas, D(onald) M(ichael)
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...award, 1982. Address: The Coach House, Rashleigh Vale, Truro, Cornwall TR1 1TJ, England. Publications Novels The Flute...1998. Editor, The Granite Kingdom: Poems of Cornwall. Truro, Cornwall, Barton, 1970. Editor, Poetry in Crosslight...
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