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Ves·tal Vir·gin (also ves·tal vir·gin) • n. (in ancient Rome) a virgin consecrated to Vesta and vowed to chastity, sharing the charge of maintaining the sacred fire burning on the goddess's altar.
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VESTAL Launches New Volume 7 Collection and Gears up for the Future.
Business Wire; 2/7/2005; 700+ words
; COSTA MESA, Calif. -- VESTAL Watch Inc., the only true accessory...Collection and a series of new initiatives. VESTAL's new Volume 7 catalog ships worldwide...inspiration for the overall aesthetic. VESTAL has promoted Jay Merriott to the position...
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VESTAL Launches Exclusive 'SABBATH EDITION DESTROYER' Watch; Watch Designer's Penetration of Higher-End Boutiques Expected to Accelerate with Arrival of SABBATH EDITION DESTROYER.
Business Wire; 7/13/2004; 700+ words
; COSTA MESA, Calif. -- VESTAL, the original alternative watch brand...announcement of this new design presents VESTAL's innovative entry as the first oversized...Sabbath Edition Destroyer positions the VESTAL brand on the forefront of a fast-growing...
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VESTAL Launches European Headquarters in France.
Business Wire; 7/29/2004; 700+ words
; COSTA MESA, Calif. -- VESTAL Announces 9 New International Partnerships...Debut at POOL Trade Show in Las Vegas VESTAL, a first-mover in the upscale, alternative...explodes onto the global scene by opening 'VESTAL EUROPE,' its new international headquarters...
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Vestal Watches Inc. to Launch 'Vol. 6' Collection and Unveil 2004 Print Campaign; New Showroom Opens in NYC.
Business Wire; 5/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...Functionality in Brand New Collection Vestal, one of the world's most creatively...6" collection is set to strengthen Vestal's hold on the alternative mainstream...5; Grave Collection, according to Vestal Founder & President David Bonaventura...
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Former Watsonville photographer Sam Vestal dead at 70.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; Sam Vestal, the former Watsonville Register-Pajaronian...a former Register-Pajaronian editor. Vestal's death Monday after a six-year battle...the morning of Oct. 26 of that year, Vestal was tipped that Moore was visiting Jehl...
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Former Executive Sues Watch Maker Vestal Over March Firing
Magazine article from: Orange County Business Journal; 10/6/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...An executive change at Costa Mesabased Vestal Watch Inc. has sparked a contentious...the maker of edgy watches and clothes. Vestal's former president of licensing, Rudy...him to forfeit his ownership stake in Vestal. Theale is seeking damages for breach...
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TIME AFTER TIME; BREAKTHROUGH WATCH BRAND VESTAL CELEBRATES ITS FIRST DOUBLE-DIGIT BIRTHDAY WITH VOLUME 10.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 6/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Andrew Harmon LOS ANGELES - Even though Vestal was founded 10 years ago-the year Gianni...anniversary collection, "Volume 10," Vestal teleported itself back to the messy birth...1977 was a huge inspiration," said Vestal senior art director Jay Merriott of the...
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Tomato grower says lawyer stole control.(Management of Vestal Gourmet Foods Inc)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business; 6/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...LIKE A perfect fit between farmer Charles Vestal and attorney S. Graham Catlett of Little Rock. In 2004, Vestal agreed to run one of the first U.S...and Catlett would handle the business of Vestal Gourmet Foods Inc. of Sheridan. Vestal...
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No longer a novelty, LHS kicker Abby Vestal has become just one of the guys.
Newspaper article from: Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas); 9/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...But today, senior place-kicker Abby Vestal is literally and figuratively just one...tight end Nick DeBiasse, also a senior. Vestal has given the Lions plenty to be comfortable...because of a low snap. Yet it isn't Vestal's on-the-field performance that...
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BROOME COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HONORS VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCHOOL HEALTH, WELLNESS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...press release: In recognition of the Vestal School District's commitment, perseverance...Steps) initiative will present the Vestal Board of Education, Administration...2007 in the Board Conference Room at the Vestal Administration Building, 201 Main Street...
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vestal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
vestal , in Roman religion, priestess of Vesta. The vestals were first two, then four...of the sacred fire. If any vestal broke her vow of chastity, she was entombed alive. The vestals had great influence in the...
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Vestal virgin
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Vestal virgin An attendant of Vesta, goddess of fire, hearth...cleaning Vesta's shrine and tending the fire. Unchaste Vestals were buried alive. They lived in the House of the Vestals in the Forum at Rome, and wills were deposited with...
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vestal virgins
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
vestal virgins In ancient Rome, priestess of the cult of Vesta , who tended the...Temple of Vesta and officiated at ceremonies in the goddess' honour. The vestals remained in the service of the temple for up to 30 years under vows of absolute...
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Vestal Virgin
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
Ves·tal Vir·gin (also ves·tal vir·gin ) • n. (in ancient Rome) a virgin consecrated to Vesta and vowed to chastity, sharing the charge of maintaining the sacred fire burning on the goddess's altar.
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Asbestos
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...an interesting history. The ancient Romans were said to have woven asbestos wicks for the lamps used by the vestal virgins. (The vestal virgins were women who watched over the temple to the goddess Vesta.) And a story is also told about the...
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