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saints All Saints' Day a Christian festival in honour of all the saints in heaven, held (in the Western Church) on 1 November (see also
Halloween).
Land of Saints and Scholars a name for Ireland, alluding to the holiness and learning associated with the early Celtic Church.
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St. Joseph Saints 2005 Schedule
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 3/12/2005; 574 words
; May 26 - Saints vs. Omaha Diamond Spirit 7:05 p.m. (N/L) May 27 - Saints vs. Ralston Titons 7:05 p.m. (N/L) May 28 - Saints vs. Springfield Generals 7:05 p.m. (N/L) May 29 - Saints vs. Springfield Generals 2:05 p...
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NFL: ; Saints primed for run at perfection
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints' pursuit of perfection looks more attainable...triumph over New England, nine of the Saints' 11 wins have been by double digits and...cautioned against making too much of the Saints' impressive dismantling of the Patriots...
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Saint Barnabas Health Care System Selects MedAssets as Supply Chain Partner.
Business Wire; 2/6/2004; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2004 Saint Barnabas Health Care System selected MedAssets...relationship is effective February 1, 2004. The Saint Barnabas System has an annual supply budget...Vice-President of Supply Chain for Saint Barnabas, stated that MedAssets was selected...
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Saint-Gobain Executive Changes.
PR Newswire; 1/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...FORGE, Pa., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain has made executive leadership...John Crowe has been named President of Saint-Gobain Abrasives, the world's leading...2007. In the United States and Canada, Saint-Gobain Abrasives has 3,800 employees...
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Saint Laurent presents final show
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 1/23/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...fashion world turned out to cheer Yves Saint Laurent on Tuesday as the 20th century...outside. Inside the cavernous building, Saint Laurent presented four decades of clothes...designs. Woven throughout was perhaps Saint Laurent's defining garment: the "smoking...
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Yves Saint Laurent designs will be missed; 40 years of classic elegance
Newspaper article from: Chicago Defender; 1/10/2002; 700+ words
; Yves Saint Laurent, the master designer who created...At a news conference at his Paris salon, Saint Laurent, 65, talked at length about his...participated in the transformation of my times," Saint Laurent said. "For a long time now, I...
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Saints' star-crossed defense fitted for horns in loss to Vikings.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/15/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Jim Mashek NEW ORLEANS _ The New Orleans Saints knew what was coming. The Saints' defense knew what was needed to avoid disaster...Minnesota Vikings beat you. Uh, well, OK. The Saints still had another shot. Moss made a 13-yard...
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Saint-Gobain Wins EPA's ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award.
PR Newswire; 3/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...http://www.epa.gov/) has named Saint-Gobain as a 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner...superior energy management practices in 2008, Saint-Gobain businesses in North America were...atmosphere of nearly 70,000 tons last year. Saint-Gobain's accomplishments will be recognized...
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SAINT FIACRE OBSCURE GARDEN PATRON.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 3/19/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: Adrian Higgins Washington Post Saint Patrick gets a lot of attention in March, and Saint Francis is a popular garden sculpture. A...Irish holy man who haunts our shrubberies is Saint Fiacre, the "patron of gardeners." There...
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Saints move up to No. 22 in NAIA poll
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 9/16/2008; 564 words
; ...been matched by a Saints team until last...eighth-ranked Saint Xavier, 24...passes in the Saints' come-from-behind win at Saint Xavier last Thursday...history of the Saints' football program...against rival Saint Xavier in nine...
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Saint Laurent, Yves
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
SAINT LAURENT, Yves French designer Born: Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent in Oran, Algeria, 1 August 1936. Education...theater and film, 1959; founder/designer, Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, from 1962; Rive Gauche ready-to...
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Saint David
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...is the patron saint of doves, poets...celebrated of British saints." An other gives...Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Rhygyfarch's history of Saint David "should...Catalogue of the Saints of 730. Another...Martyrology of 800. Saint David Born One...
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Saint Lucia
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Saint Lucia Official name: Saint Lucia Area: 620 square kilometers (239 square miles) Highest point...limits: 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Saint Lucia, located in the eastern Caribbean Sea between Martinique and...
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Saint Paul: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Saint Paul: History River Fort Draws Traders...1766 when he stopped near the future site of Saint Paul, where he discovered a Native American...territory, which included present-day Saint Paul. In 1805 Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike...
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Official name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Area: 389 square kilometers...Western Time zone: 8 a.m. = noon GMT Longest distances: Saint Vincent Island: 29 kilometers (18 miles) from north to...
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