Gortyna
Gortyna , ancient city, S central Crete. Under Rome it was one of the leading cities of the island. Many ancient Greek remains have been discovered on the site. An inscription dating from c.450 BC of a code of laws of inheritance, marriage, divorce, and other family matters was found on a wall in 1884, providing important insights into civil society of that time.
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NURSERIES IN FEES STORM Parents facing 300per cent council price hike
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...from GBP1.34 for a half-day session of 3 hours to GBP2...council has brought the state nurseries into line with this. "State nurseries are supposed to be cheaper...and half hours. A number of nurseries are piloting the new admission...Years Centre and London Road Nursery School, where ...
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 "ORian (Portland, OR)")
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Nurseries lose out in the long haul.
Newspaper article from: ORian (Portland, OR); 5/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...and shrubs from West Oregon Nursery Inc. had just completed its four-day journey to New York's Long...s increasingly important nursery industry, but also how sharply...the last decade -- since nurseries eclipsed cattle and calves...component -- the state's nursery production has more than ...
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Nurseries to re-open as hundreds ignore strike; Fury on picket lines as workers at more than half city's council premises snub walkout
Newspaper article from: Evening Times; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...were "astounded" by the number of nursery nurses who turned up for work. The...said more than half the city's nurseries would operate tomorrow. At the Govan...strike is as solid as ever. "If nurseries are re-opening it is because teachers and nursery heads are being made to look after...it had no ...
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Nurseries face closure as children pulled out by hard-up parents
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; NURSERY schools could face...claimed. The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA...their children out of nursery or only using the...NDNA said no private nursery can afford to survive...free entitlement, nurseries cannot survive on...
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 "Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN)")
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Nurseries cultivating new outlets, niche varieties as way to compete.
Newspaper article from: Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN); 5/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...Sessions spends several long days boxing up Barbara's Buttons...of several local specialty nurseries bucking a national trend...Tennessee specializes in nurseries such as Sunlight Gardens...The local industry features nurseries that concentrate on heirloom...This spring at Beaver Creek ...
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 "Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)")
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NURSERIES CLOSURE IS A 'MISTAKE'.(News)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 3/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...at the three Huddersfield day nurseries which are currently threatened...mean the closure of these nurseries, to be a mistake, short...unnecessary concern to the nursery users. "The council therefore...parents and staff to keep the nurseries open and urges Cabinet not...
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 "Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England)")
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NURSERY RHYMES: helping children get off to a flying start in life.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 11/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...Walton visited a SureStart day nursery to see whether nursery...everyone was talking about nursery rhymes last week, since Government...help to teach their children nursery rhymes if they needed it as...intellectual development. Braybrook Nursery, in Orton Goldhay, is one of a ...
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NURSERIES PROACTIVELY DEAL WITH SUDDEN OAK DEATH THREAT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...Phytophthoras. "It is difficult for nursery workers to devote time to an all-day workshop, especially during...information online would allow nursery growers to come back to the...the cultural practices in nurseries to reduce infection." There...pesticide license. In addition, nursery ...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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NURSERIES IN CRISISIES IN CRISIS; Feelings have been running high since the start of the nursery nurses' all-out strike on March 1. As the third week of the dispute begins, LAURA DAVIDSON speaks to three people affected by the strike a nursery nurse, a parent, and a councillor involved in the pay talks.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/15/2004; 700+ words
; ...since joining Arnwood Nursery in Castlemilk, Glasgow...being undone with each day he spends away from nursery...and the structure of his day. Because there's a...to the position of the nursery nurses, but the ball...further.' On a typical day, Councillor Morrice is...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Nursery chief criticises lack of parental choice.
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 4/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...council-run or private nursery for the allocated time...attend their nearest nursery, rather than let mums...dads choose. National Day Nurseries' Association (NDNA...concern for all our nurseries. "The issue for parents...parents to choose one nursery for the free care available...
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SIC 5261 Retail Nurseries, Lawn and Garden Supply Stores
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Industry Snapshot Retail nurseries and lawn and garden supply...Seattle-based Swanson's Nursery owner Wally Kerwin said...in cyberspace at work all day. The retail nurseries, and lawn and garden supply...Organization and Structure Nursery and garden stores were either...
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nursery school
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nursery school educational institution for children...years of age. It is distinguishable from a day nursery in that it serves children of both working...daytime child-care service. The first nursery schools were opened in London in 1907...
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day nursery
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
day nursery day-care center, or crè...18th and early 19th cent., day nurseries were established in the United...the first being the New York Day Nursery (1854). Early day nurseries cared for children of all ages...
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Nursery Rhymes
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Nursery Rhymes Although popular collections of nursery rhymes were widespread from the...by the academic climate of their day. One such early tack was the expounding...best be quixotic. The English term nursery rhyme covers a somewhat larger group...
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Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. One Rockefeller Plaza...and Brokers; 42293 Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists ’...Wholesalers Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. is a spin-off from...latter Griffin Land & Nurseries. Operating out of its offices...acquired land that would one day ...
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