 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Grammar schools put the great in Britain; Labour must not kick away a ladder of opportunity, says David Willetts.
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I have a deep personal debt to the schools of the King Edward's foundation. They took me from a local primary school on an exam based purely on merit. My parents could not have afforded a private education. Instead I had a first class academic education at King Edward's School - without it my life could well have gone very differently.
The grammar schools of Birmingham have in this way been helping thousands of children from all around the area for generations. They are as much a part of Birmingham's identity and its greatness as the Birmingham Rep or the City of ...
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Noah Ptolemy brings funky artistic style to U. Montana area
News Wire article from: University Wire
; ...Queen in Yelm, Wash., Noah Silvercloud Ptolemy realized he was miserable.He had attended...University of Montana -- nothing had clicked. Ptolemy spent a fair amount of time wandering...finding his passion for painting. When Ptolemy left the "tragedy" that was Yelm, Wash...
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PTOLEMY I GAINS CONTROL OF EGYPT.(321 B.C.)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...imprinted on coins such as this one of Ptolemy I to affirm their rule and important events...empire among themselves. One general, Ptolemy, a childhood companion of Alexander's, decided that he wanted to rule Egypt. Ptolemy Valued Egypt because of its antiquities...
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IN PTOLEMY'S MAPS, COLUMBUS SAW HIS DESTINY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...long: the "Geography" of Claudius Ptolemy, and the invention of printing. Scarcely anything is known of Ptolemy the man. He lived in the first half...Columbus inevitable. It is significant that Ptolemy lived at Alexandria. That city had long...
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Ptolemy of Egypt.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
; ...may well be disappointed. For the Ptolemy described herein is a cautious and level...Shakespeare's Antony. Concisely written, Ptolemy of Egypt is not so much a biography of...sources at hand? Since little is known of Ptolemy's early years - he was forty-four...
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.(Ptolemy II )
Magazine article from: Calliope
; At the age of 25, Ptolemy II (also known as Ptolemy Philadelphus) succeeded Ptolemy I as king of Egypt. Following in his father's footsteps, he sought to extend the influence of Ptolemaic rule across the newly Hellenized Mediterranean world...
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Ptolemy of Egypt. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...contemporary with it. This is Ellis' book on Ptolemy I. In his short book Ellis has struggled...major problems - the lack of evidence for Ptolemy himself, he need to summarise the diabolical...little more than a good retelling from Ptolemy's viewpoint of an oft-told tale...
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The "G" in GIS: rethinking Ptolemy in the age of Web 2.0.
Magazine article from: GEO World
; ...thoughts in pursuit of new technical tricks. Ptolemy's Time A prominent ancient geographer...150?)--more popularly known as Ptolemy in English--who made important contributions to geography and spatial thinking. Ptolemy is well known for his seven-volume Guide...
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Precious Ptolemy map recovered in Sydney.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
; Precious Ptolemy map recovered in Sydney Melbourne, Oct 20 (PTI...1482 map based on the work of the ancient astronomer Ptolemy has finally been traced in Australia. The Ulm Ptolemy World Map, which illustrates what was then known about...
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Viacor, Inc. Announces First Patient Treated in PTOLEMY-2 Study.
PR Newswire
; ...announced today that the first patient in the PTOLEMY-2 (Percutaneous TransvenOus Mitral...has recently been successfully treated. PTOLEMY-2 is an international, multi-center...in heart failure patients. The first PTOLEMY-2 patient was treated by Rainer Hoffmann...
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Ptolemy versus Copernicus.
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...was first created around A.D. 150 by Ptolemy in Alexandria. Placing the earth near...adjusting the dimensions and rates of motion, Ptolemy produced models of planetary movement...Copernicus used his spare time to rework Ptolemy's models. His scheme, in which he...
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