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Adonis
Adonis Asteroid 2101, the second of the
Apollo group to be discovered, by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882–1955) in 1936, when it passed within 0.015 AU (2.2 million km) of the Earth. It was not seen again until 1977. Adonis is about 1 km in diameter. Its orbit has a semimajor axis of 1.874 AU, period 2.57 years, perihelion 0.44 AU, aphelion 3.31 AU, and inclination 1°.4.
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BlueCat Networks announces Adonis 500, A Dedicated DHCP Appliance Starting at $2995.
PR Newswire; 3/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...security appliances, announced today the release of the newest addition to the Adonis series of products, the Adonis 500(TM), a dedicated DHCP appliance. The Adonis 500 is the most simple and secure DHCP appliance available in the marketplace...
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Adonis Furniture's Exclusive New iRocker(TM) Gaming Music Chair Is the Hottest Holiday Gift for iPod(TM) Fans.
PR Newswire; 10/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...in time for the busy holiday season, Adonis Furniture's iRocker (TM) has introduced...said Matt Sansoe, General Manager of Adonis Furniture. "For the more than 58 million...in Colorado. iRocker(TM), made by Adonis Furniture, a major U.S. importer...
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Academy schools scheme 'in jeopardy' after Adonis move; POLITICS Agenda.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...the removal of its chief architect Lord Adonis from the Schools Department in Gordon...education spokesman Michael Gove claimed Adonis had been forced out by his boss, Schools...being lukewarm about academies. But Lord Adonis himself insisted he was "delighted...
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Davao broadcaster's wife appeals to Speaker:Gladys Adonis asks Speaker Nograles for sincerity in expressing his concern for journalists
Newspaper article from: The Manila Times; 2/7/2008; ; 564 words
; ...conviction of Radyo Bombo broadcaster Alexander Adonis in Davao following the "burlesque king...Nograles, the wife of the mediaman, Gladys Adonis, stressed that she is asking the new...would remain in doubt," said Gladys Adonis, a teacher and a mother of two. Lawyer...
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Adonis construction celebrates contracts and anniversary.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...pounds 3 million. Kingswinford-based Adonis has already started work on two dealerships...dealership for the Phoenix Group of Linwood. Adonis's managing director Neville Clements...All three projects will be handled by Adonis's Scottish-based project manager and...
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Marketing expert recruited by Adonis; APPOINTMENTS.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 10/23/2008; 542 words
; Adonis Construction has strengthened its senior...development team. Tasked with strengthening Adonis' existing client portfolio, which includes...said: "Within the construction sector, Adonis has a reputation for outstanding customer...
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Adonis signals expansion of academies programme; POLITICS.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...Correspondent Schools minister Andrew Adonis has signalled a major expansion of the...s flagship academies programme. Lord Adonis, the chief architect of the drive to...evangelical Christian Bob Edmiston. Lord Adonis said demand for academies was so high...
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Labour rebels demand sacking of Adonis
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...from rebel Labour MPs to sacrifice Andrew Adonis, his most trusted education adviser...expected within days, to move Lord Adonis, the schools minister, out of the Department...to resist such a move fiercely. Lord Adonis, appointed to the education department...
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Adonis lands Electrolux contract.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/21/2003; 406 words
; Midlands-based Adonis Construction has been awarded a pounds 1.5 million...tractors. Neville Clements, managing director of Adonis Construction, said: 'Electrolux is a new client for Adonis and we very much look forward to a successful partnership...
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Adonis gives strong support to School Councils.
M2 Presswire; 9/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...18 September 2007-UK Government: Adonis gives strong support to School Councils...RDATE:18092007 Schools Minster Andrew Adonis today reiterated the Government's strong...today by Professor Geoff Whitty, Andrew Adonis said: "School councils have a positive...
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Adonis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Adonis Adonis, born Ali Ahmad Said in 1930, was a Lebanese poet whose work reflected...Arab history and culture, as well as a hunger for change and modernity. Adonis is the pen name of Ali Ahmad Said, one of the most prominent Arab writers...
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Venus and Adonis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Venus and Adonis, an Ovidian poem by Shakespeare , published 1593, and written in sestra...first printed by Richard Field in 1593. Venus, in love with the youth Adonis, detains him from the chase and woos him, but cannot win his love...
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Maropis, Adoni
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
MAROPIS, Adoni (Adonis Maropis) PERSONAL Born in Burgettstown, PA; son of Petro S. (a...Entertainment, 2000. Iraqi leader, Time Lapse, Trimark Video, 2001. (As Adonis Maropis) Louis, The Gristle, 2001. Amir, The Deviants, Green Band...
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616)
Book article from: The Renaissance
...schoolteacher. By 1592, the year Shakespeare published Venus and Adonis , a long mythological poem, he was well known in London literary...he wrote The Rape of Lucrece . Both this poem and Venus and Adonis are considered masterpieces in the tradition of the long narrative...
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Incest
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...38:15 – 18] Lot impregnates his two daughters. [O.T.: Genesis 19:36] Myrrha mother of Adonis; daughter of Adonis ’ s father. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary , 741] Niquee and Anasterax sister and brother live...
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