Hellespont
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Hellespont the ancient name for the Dardanelles, named after the legendary Helle, who fell into the strait and was drowned while escaping with her brother Phrixus from their stepmother, Ino, on a golden-fleeced ram (see the
Golden Fleece).
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How Matthew Parker added to language.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 8/6/2004; 483 words
; ...come from? Well, you may be interested to know that Matthew Parker was born on this day in 1504, and was one of those...the English language. But why? I hear you ask. Matthew Parker is a person of historical significance in his own...
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DOCKET NO. 30850: APPROVAL OF A CERTIFICATE TO TRANSPORT PROPERTY FOR MATTHEW PARKER JR.
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/18/2008; 274 words
; ...CERTIFICATE TO TRANSPORT PROPERTY FOR MATTHEW PARKER JR., D/B/A MDMP TRUCKING Synopsis...CERTIFICATE TO TRANSPORT PROPERTY FOR MATTHEW PARKER JR., D/B/A MDMP TRUCKING. Companies Involved: MATTHEW PARKER JR.
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How concrete channelled the American dream ; Panama Fever By Matthew Parker HUTCHINSON [pound]20 (444pp)
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/18/2007; ; 681 words
; ...only 11 miles of canal completed. Matthew Parker is at his best in picking over the...million cubic yards of rock and soil. Parker is excellent at the description...The story is an epic one, and Parker has brilliantly done justice to...
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 "Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)")
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A dream that led to hell ended in triumph; DVDS/BOOKS Book SHELF HELL'S GORGE, by Matthew Parker Arrow pounds 8.99.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 3/7/2008; 464 words
; ...conditions and amid epidemics, tens of thousands ofworkers perished fighting the jungle, swamps and mountains. Matthew Parker explores the fierce battle to get the project going and the immense engineering and medical challenges associated...
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Courage and wit that won the battle; Spitfire Summer - When Britain Stood Alone . By Malcolm Brown (Carlton Books, pounds 14.99). Finest Hour. By Tim Clayton & Phil Craig (Hodder & Stoughton, pounds 12.99).The Battle of Britain July-October 1940 An Oral History of Britain's 'Finest Hour '. By Matthew Parker (Headline, pounds 22).The Battle of Britain . By Roy Conyers Nesbit (Sutton Publishing, pounds 25).(Books)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 9/9/2000; 700+ words
; ...pilots. In The Battle of Britain July -October 1940 , Matthew Parker does not forget the grimmer realities of fighter pilot...training was cut from a month to just two weeks and Parker relates newcomers to squadrons would then be unlikely...
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BrabenderCox.(FIRM CHANGES)(Matthew D. Parker to start his own firm Matthew D. Parker & Associates)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Campaigns & Elections; 1/1/2007; 625 words
; Republican Matthew D. Parker, former aide to former U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, has...executive at BrabenderCox to start his own consulting firm, Matthew D. Parker & Associates, which will offer campaign planning, opposition...
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Matthew R. Parker. (On the Move).
Magazine article from: Florida Bar News; 12/15/2002; 255 words
; Matthew R. Parker has joined Carlton Fields, with offices at One Harbour Place, 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Tampa 33602, telephone (813)223-7000. He practices in the areas of corporate, securities, and taxation law.
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MY KIND OF TOWN PANAMA CITY Historian Matthew Parker was born in Central America and is the author of Panama Fever: the Battle to Build the Canal (Hutchinson, pounds 20)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 5/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; Why Panama City? Because its history has made it outward-looking and incredibly cosmopolitan, with brilliant food and music. And in 20 minutes you can be in the deepest jungle or on a beautiful beach. What do you miss most when you are away? The warmth of the people and the climate. Panamanians
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Books: Monte Cassino by Matthew Parker (Headline, pounds 20).(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/18/2003; 554 words
; Byline: Anthony Looch The destruction by Allied bombers of the great medieval monastery at Monte Cassino near Naples, in February, 1944, was one of the iconic moments of the Second World War. The terrible spectacle was thoroughly recorded by newsreel cameramen and caused dismay throughout the
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Book reviews: Graphic reliving of monastery's bloody downfall; Monte Cassino by Matthew Parker. Published in hardback by Headline. pounds 16.99.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 10/18/2003; 463 words
; THE destruction by Allied bombers of the great medieval monastery at Monte Cassino near Naples, in February, 1944, was one of the iconic moments of the Second World War. This well-researched and compelling book describes, in graphic detail, the full horror of the four interlocked battles at Monte
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Matthew Parker
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Matthew Parker 1504-75, English prelate, archbishop...and in 1537 to Henry VIII. In 1544, Parker became master of Corpus Christi College...noted for his editions of the works of Matthew of Paris and other chroniclers. Bibliography...
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Parker, Matthew
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Parker, Matthew (1504–75). Archbishop of...at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Parker was successively chaplain to Anne Boleyn...architect of the Elizabethan settlement, Parker courageously promoted theological comprehension...
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Bacon, Sir Nicholas
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
...He was at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, with Matthew Parker , afterwards archbishop of Canterbury. Later, he formed...became keeper of the great seal in December 1558, and Parker archbishop of Canterbury in 1559. Fat and cheerful...
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Music: Musical Societies
Book article from: American Eras
...of local musicians and patrons—Gottlieb Graupner, Augustus Peabody, John Dodd, George Cushing, and Matthew Parker—decided to form a musical society to offer similar events periodically. They officially adopted a constitution...
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John Stow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...chronicler and antiquarian. He was a tailor in his youth, but after 1560 he came under the patronage of Archbishop Matthew Parker, whose Society of Antiquaries he joined, and began collecting historical documents and manuscripts. His edition...
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