Zingiberaceae
Zingiberaceae (ginger, cardamom, turmeric) The ginger family, comprising rhizomatous
herbs, many of which are huge, and spicy in all their parts. The leaves have
pinnate nervation and a sheathing base with a 2-ranked
ligule. The aerial stems are oblique, but in
Costus and its related genera spiral.
Inflorescences are borne either on leafy stems or separately from the rhizome. There are 53 genera, with about 1200 species, occurring, mostly in rain forest, throughout the tropics but chiefly in Indo-Malaysia.
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Thomas Parnell's "Night-Piece on Death" and Edward Young's Night Thoughts.(Essays)(Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality: In Nine Nights)(Critical essay)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: ANQ; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...tangunt." An accomplished version of ars moriendi, Thomas Parnell's "Night-Piece on Death" (published in 1722...Immortality: In Nine Nights (1742-44). Two passages in Parnell's poem, above all, illustrate the extent of Young...
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 "Herald Express (Torquay UK)")
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Quality remains firm's trademark Twenty years ago two Newton Abbot carpenters Ian Thomas, then 27, and Neil Parnell, 31, had a dream.
Newspaper article from: Herald Express (Torquay UK); 7/18/2007; 578 words
; Twenty years ago two Newton Abbot carpenters Ian Thomas, then 27, and Neil Parnell, 31, had a dream. With only a week of work guaranteed and young families to support, they took a risk in the hope that their...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PARNELL, DONALD R.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/17/2000; 500 words
; ...Watervliet, David Janse of Green Island, Lucien Parnell of Gansevoort and the late Donald R. Parnell, Jr.; two daughters, Amber Brady of...Lisa Fletcher of Watervliet; brother of Thomas L. Parnell of Lansingburgh, Violet Acevedo, James...
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John V. Parnell
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 3/1/2004; ; 421 words
; ...Reardon, both of Scituate; three sons, Robert Parnell of Connecticut, John Parnell Jr. of Hanover and Charles Parnell of Marshfield; a brother, Thomas Parnell of Brunswick, Maine; a sister, Sally Cusick of Waltham; 21 grandchildren...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Robert Emmet Parnell.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 9/21/2003; 520 words
; ...Robert) Sutton and Christine Parnell; son, Stephen Parnell; granddaughter, Daphne Sutton; and his brothers, William, Thomas (Cleve), Michael (Sheila...his parents, Dr. William T. Parnell and Katherine Parnell, R.N...
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Parnell re-elected to recreation board
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 5/5/2003; ; 505 words
; ...election turnout in recent years. Parnell, who has served on the commission...challenger John Ferris received 89. Parnell, associate director of athletics...things we were working on," Parnell said. "We've got a board...Mathew MacIver, Town Moderator Thomas L.P. O'Donnell and Town...
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 "Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England)")
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Pool: Parnell is punished for error.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 9/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...beating Dave Hughes 7-4, Parnell was punished at the last 64...professional competition, Parnell was 7-6 down against Tony...but never potted a ball as Parnell cleared again to win 8-7...D. Kirby, D. Gowen, N. Thomas and C. Henson in singles and...
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GOV. PARNELL MOURNS FALLEN SOLDIERS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/11/2009; 395 words
; ...Sept. 10 -- Gov. Sean Parnell , R-Alaska, has issued the...news release: Governor Sean Parnell today offered his condolences...and democracy," Governor Parnell said. "They will be remembered...Ohio; Private First Class Thomas F. Lyons, 20, of Fernley...
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 "Longford Leader (Longford, Republic of Ireland)")
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Flying Fingal in control as understrength Longford crash at Parnell Park.
Newspaper article from: Longford Leader (Longford, Republic of Ireland); 7/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...of eight points to spare in the game at Parnell Park on Saturday last. All of which means...forced to field without injured full-back Thomas Stakem and the unavailable Mark Cassidy...played in front of around 100 spectators at Parnell Park on Saturday last, the Fingal side...
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ALABAMA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES ORDER TO PARNELL MOBILE HOME SERVICE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/12/2007; 457 words
; ...order: INFORMAL DOCKET C-14243 F2665 F2665 VERNIE PARNELL, SR. DBA PARNELL MOBILE HOME SERVICE 23087 BLACKWATER LANE ROBERTSDALE...A True Copy, Jan Cook, Commissioner Walter L. Thomas, Jr., Secretary Susan D. Parker, Commissioner
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Thomas Parnell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Parnell 1679-1718, Irish poet, b. Dublin. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was archdeacon of Clogher from 1706. He was...
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Parnell, Thomas
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Parnell, Thomas (1679–1718), was archdeacon of Clogher and a friend of Swift and Pope (to whose...night-pieces and churchyard scenes that have since appeared’ ( Goldsmith's Life of Parnell , 1770).
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Croke, Thomas William
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
Croke, Thomas William (1824–1902), Catholic...and the Land League but severely criticized Parnell 's divorce case and worked to have him replaced...whose headquarters in Dublin bears his name. Thomas O'Connor
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O'Connor, Thomas Power
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
O'Connor, Thomas Power (1848–1929), politician, supporter of Parnell . His life of Lord Beaconsfield (1879) attracted much attention for its unsparing attack on Disraeli . He was founder of the...
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Flanagan, Thomas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Flanagan, Thomas (1923–2002), born in Connecticut, for many years a professor...Irish history fictionally from the Fenian Rising in 1867 to the death of Parnell in 1891, and The End of the Hunt (1995), coming up through the Easter...
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