Preston
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Preston, Australia, Canada, UK, USA UK (England): a very common name, the city in Lancashire formerly had the spelling Prestetune and Prestune. The name means ‘Village, or Manor, of the Priests’ from the Old English
prēost ‘priest’ and
tūn. The city in Lancashire received city status in 2002, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee.
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HANDLER WILL NEVER FORGET HOW KEDAR DIED.(Local)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 8/10/2005; 700+ words
; ...crosses the outdoor exhibit yard where Kedar, the baby elephant, was born. As he...into the water last week to try to save Kedar from drowning. Tuesday, in an interview...decade of live elephant births at the zoo, Kedar was the first calf to ever get into real...
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The Fleeting, Troubled Life of A School in D.C.; Federal Inquiry Examines Finances of Kedar Program
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/11/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...commissioned Robinson to found what he called Kedar Day School. According to former Kedar teachers and managers, things went wrong there...never obtained the building he promised to get for Kedar; he eventually leased part of an old city school...
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Artist Dan Kedar hits his stride at Petah Tikva 'Horses' show
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/17/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Post 08-17-2006 Headline: Artist Dan Kedar hits his stride at Petah Tikva 'Horses...It's a family affair. Artist Dan Kedar's sculpture features Pinocchio astride...was to become Petah Tikva," says Ziona Kedar, explaining the idea she presented to...
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Grand Jury Probes Finances, Founder of Kedar Day School
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/5/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...subpoenaed several people with knowledge of Kedar Day School's finances and heard testimony...he was shown a list of checks drawn on Kedar's bank account that appeared to pay expenses...operation. Hughes served as top manager at Kedar for six months of the school's eight...
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Interior Ministry says Kedar should unify with Ma'aleh Adumim
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/27/2009; ; 690 words
; ...2009 Headline: Interior Ministry says Kedar should unify with Ma'aleh Adumim Byline...recommended unifying the settlement of Kedar with the city of Ma'aleh Adumim. Municipal responsibility for Kedar - including sewage disposal, garbage collection...
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FINAL THOUGHTS ON KEDAR.(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 8/13/2005; 700+ words
; ...trainers and staff at the zoo for the death of Kedar. These people didn't think of the hurt...Syracuse Accidents happen: The tragedy with Kedar was an accident. Plain and simple. The...in that neglect and mismanagement killed Kedar. Many claim to know how this tragedy could...
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Paradigm Advanced Technologies, Inc.: Mike Kedar, Founder of Call-Net -Sprint Canada- and Canada Popfone -Now Microcell-, Joins Paradigm's Advisory Board.
Business Wire; 10/23/2001; 700+ words
; ...powerloc.com) announced today that Mike Kedar, President and CEO of Mobilexchange Ltd...has joined its Advisory Board. Mr. Kedar is a pioneer in the telecommunications...names and industry leaders. In 1986, Mr. Kedar launched Call-Net Telecommunications...
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Top Image Systems Names Ofer Kedar President; Izhak Nakar Remains as Chairman.
PR Newswire; 1/12/2000; 700+ words
; ...today announced the appointment of Ofer Kedar as President, replacing Izhak Nakar in...relations with the investment community. Mr. Kedar comes to Top Image Systems from the corporate...as Vice President. Prior to that Mr. Kedar was General Manager at Tandem Computers...
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Founder of D.C.'s Kedar School Is Indicted
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/2/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...Jeffrey M. Robinson, 28, founder of the Kedar Day School, with wire and bank fraud in...bid for the unusual contract, mismanaged Kedar in its short life span of eight months...some days were not given lunch. They said Kedar also failed to provide specialized services...
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TWISTED INTESTINE KILLED BABY ELEPHANT; KEDAR'S DEATH IS BLAMED ON A RARE CONDITION THAT IS MORE OFTEN SEEN IN HORSES.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 8/9/2005; 700+ words
; ...much air and water caused the death of Kedar, the baby elephant at the Rosamond Gifford...cause of death for the baby elephant. Kedar died about 10 hours after he went into...the intestinal tract and save the life of Kedar, the largest elephant born at the Syracuse...
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Massenburg, Kedar 1964(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Kedar Massenburg 1964(?)– Recording...Figure Salary Signed Erykah Badu Sources When Kedar Massenburg assumed the presidency of venerable...like a breath of fresh air. “Kedar has a keen sense of how to develop an artist...
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Kedar
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Kedar in the Bible, the name of a son of Ishmael , and of the nomadic tribe descended from him.
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Badu, Erykah
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Bradford c. 1993; signed with Universal/Kedar Entertainment as solo artist, recorded...but the one Badu ultimately accepted from Kedar Entertainment was for her alone. Although...the Universal Records distributed label Kedar Entertainment was secure. Label founder...
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Badu, Erykah 1971(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...touring rap acts, early 1990s; signed to Kedar Entertainment label, 1995; released Baduizm...1998, for Baduizm. Addresses: Label -Kedar Entertainment, 1755 Broadway, 7th floor...break occurred when R&B executive Kedar Massenburg, who also launched the career...
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Masada
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...St. John Thackeray. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. Kedar, Benjamin Z. "Masada: The Myth and the Complex." The Jerusalem Quarterly...the Zealots' Last Stand. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1966. benjamin kedar
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