Cynthia
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Cynthia, 1. a name for Artemis or Diana, from Mount Cynthus in Delos, where Artemis was born, and used poetically to denote the Moon;
2. the name given by the Roman poet
Propertius to his mistress;
3. deriving from (1), a name used by
Spenser (in
Colin Clouts Come Home Againe),
Ralegh, and others to denote Elizabeth I as virgin moon-goddess;
4. in Congreve's
The Double Dealer, the daughter of Sir Paul Plyant, affianced to Mellefont;
5. in Mrs Gaskell's
Wives and Daughters, Cynthia Kirkpatrick, stepsister of Molly Gibson.
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KANE'S GAIN ; Restaurateur's connections and nightclub expertise catch Foxwoods' eye
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 5/17/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...spot overlooking the gaming floor. Kane met with John O'Brien, then the Foxwoods president...We'll be here all the time,'" Kane said. "And John really liked that." The Harvard-educated Kane already had plans to open an Asian...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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KANE TO GAVEL A CLOSE TO HIS CAREER ON THE STATE APPELLATE BEN CH JUSTICE TO RE-ENTER PRACTICE.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/26/1990; 700+ words
; Byline: John Caher Staff writer Justice T. Paul Kane's gavel slams hard on...law." The departure of Kane, who has helped make...approaching retirement include: John T. Casey of Troy, who...year opening created by Kane's retirement. Kane...
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Kane gets 6 months to fix it
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 7/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...11 to 2 in favor of retaining Kane for the next six months, provided he meets certain conditions. Kane must settle all issues surrounding...canceled earlier this week. John Compton, the only board member...morning. The decision to retain Kane lame after the board deliberated...
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Kane gets 6 months
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 7/25/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...11 to 2 in favor of retaining Kane for the next six months, provided he meets certain conditions. Kane must settle all issues surrounding...canceled earlier this week. John Compton, the only board member...morning. The decision to retain Kane came after the board deliberated...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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"KILLER' KANE A FLAMBOYANT LEGEND.(Neighbors Cayuga)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 6/13/2002; 700+ words
; ...age of 31 when Bill Kane was just 8 years old...would pal around with John Bisgrove, of Red...another direction. Bill Kane Sr. credited the YMCA and John Leo with steering...Golf Course. Bill Kane Sr. used to caddie golf for John Leo and John took...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Joseph P. Kane
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 6/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...Sweeney, Joey Kane, Ryan Kane, Jenna Kane, Jon Kane, Megan Mahannah, Jimmy Mahannah, Elizabeth...also is survived by his brothers, Jim (Dee) Kane, of Anaheim, Calif., and John (Asta) Kane, of Leesburg, Va.; and sisters, Teddy...
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 "Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)")
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Auburn's Kane preparing for Corporate Challenge.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 10/25/2009; 700+ words
; Byline: John Conceison COLUMN: Running...cross-country star Matt Kane couldn't be more pleased...Auburn and Williams." For Kane, who at Williams majored...dream come true," said Kane, who spent a semester...exploring Johannesburg." John Conceison can be reached...
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RAISING "KANE"/ Documentary examines the bitter battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst.(Review)
Newspaper article from: San Francisco Chronicle; 1/29/1996; ; 700+ words
; 'The Battle Over Citizen Kane" shows how the forces of intense heat and...winner in the 1941 fight over "Citizen Kane" was the film itself. Director and star Welles, only 26 when "Citizen Kane" was released, made a heap of powerful...
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 "Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)")
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Kane Stresses Collegiality.
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 7/22/2006; 700+ words
; ...six-member commission chose Kane over Paul E. Murray, deputy...lawyer Michael A. Georgetti. Kane, constantly smiling, spoke...complete the five-year term of John M. Bailey, who became ill while...regional prosecutors begins. Kane said he does not believe the...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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RAISING KANE KENNEDY JUNIOR TRAINS OFFSEASON, NOW NEAR RECORD.(Sports)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 5/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...There was nothing terribly wrong with John Kane's game last season. The Kennedy...spring, he has been able to count on Kane as the Cougars' cleanup hitter and...CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The work John Kane put in during the offseason has paid...
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Paul Kane
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Toronto in the autumn of 1848, Kane began the series of 100 canvases...patron, George William Allan. Kane also painted a dozen pictures...to the open-air studies of John Constable and Camille Corot. In 1858 Kane revisited London to arrange for...
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Citizen Kane
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Weis, Elisabeth, and John Belton, editors, Film...York, 1985. Taylor, John Russell, Orson Welles...Joxe, Sandra, Citizen Kane, Orson Welles , Paris...Realism for Citizen Kane ," in American Cinematographer...March 1941. O'Hara, John, in Newsweek (New York...
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Kane, Robert John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Kane, Robert John ( b . Dublin, Irland, 24 Setember 1809; d . Dublin...biographical treatment of Kane see D. Reilly, Sir Robert kane (Cork, 1942); and “ Robert John Kane (1809-1890), Irish Chemist and Educator, ”...
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Kane, Elisha Kent (1820-1857)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Kane, Elisha Kent (1820-1857) Arctic...who pioneered American Spiritualism. Kane attended the University of Virginia...Arctic expedition to search for the lost John Franklin expedition. In 1853 Kane set out on the trip that gave him some...
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John Kane
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Kane John Kane (1860-1934) was a Scottish-born American primitive painter who specialized in landscapes and scenes of the industrial environment in and around Pittsburgh, Pa. John Kane was born in West Calder, Scotland, and as a teen...
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