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Urbino, Gem of the Renaissance Federico's Palace Epitomizes World of Refinement
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Roderick Conway Morris
International Herald Tribune
08-21-1998
If the ideal Renaissance court ever existed it was surely the one presided over by Federico II da Montefeltro in the second half of the 15th century.
Baldassare Castiglione, the leading contemporary arbiter of etiquette and gracious living, certainly thought so, and set his international best-seller ''The Book of the Courtier'' in Urbino, this gem of a city hidden away amid a central Italian picture-book landscape of rolling hills, a score of miles inland from the Adriatic coast.
Duke Federico, who ruled from 1444 to 1482, was a ...
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Retiring Carolina Engineer Built Amida into A Major Lighting Firm.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ...officially hung up his hat as chairman of Amida Industries, the country's largest industrial...supplier. Plowden's 25-plus years with Amida tells a rags-to-riches story. Although...engineer at Celanese by the time he started Amida, Plowden literally began at the ground...
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The Other Buddhism: Amida Comes West.(Shorter Notices)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Middle Way
; THE OTHER BUDDHISM: Amida Comes West, by Caroline Brazier, O Books...this is another recent publication of the Amida Trust. Caroline Brazier is a practising...psychotherapist and a senior ordained member of the Amida Order, a Pure Land Buddhist community...
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Rock Hill, S.C., Amida Bond Plan Wins First Vote.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ...Business News May 19--Rock Hill's Amida Industries Inc. is in growth mode. The...of itself is dramatic," Plowden said. Amida, pronounced "A-me-da," plans to...use at construction sites and in mines. Amida also builds flashing arrow boards used...
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Le Sutra D'Amida Preche Par Le Buddha.(Review)
Magazine article from: Buddhist-Christian Studies
; LE SUTRA D'AMIDA PRECHE PAR LE BUDDHA. By Jerome Ducor. Schweizer Asiatische Studien...this traditional use of the sutras and includes a discussion on "The Amida Sutra in Liturgical Practice" (pp. 131-137). He cites Gyoyo, writing...
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Spa report; Amida Spa, Hampton.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Amida Spa, Hampton The Racquets and Fitness Spa, Staines Road, Twickenham, Middlesex...020 8662 6161. www.amidaclubs.com LUXURY FOR MONEY JUST one year old, Amida is super-modern and has a space-age feel. The large and airy gym has...
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Terex-Amida AL4000.(Products for Pros)
Magazine article from: Public Works
; The Terex-Amida AL4000 Automatic Light Tower boasts an automatic start/stop feature that allows the owner to circumvent the labor-intensive...
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Two ways to signal safety. (Addco Manufacturing Co. and Amida Industries Inc. introduce new portable traffic signal devices)
Magazine article from: Construction Equipment
; ...options. Solar detour light Another state-of-the-art signal device, the solar powered Solarrow Detour-Lite, from Amida eliminates the engine. Solar panels charge three, 12-volt batteries that are specifically designed for solar energy applications...
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Terex-amida.(Light Towers)
Magazine article from: Construction Equipment
; The AL4000 automatic portable floodlight system has an optional automatic start/stop feature that can be set with a timer or used with a photocell. The tower reaches 30 feet, rotates 360 degrees, and has a spring-loaded pin to automatically lock the tower in place. Light fixtures plug into a
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Terex-Amida AL4000.(World of Concrete with World of Masonry)
Magazine article from: Equipment Today Magazine
; The AL4000 automatic portable light tower is available with an optional automatic portable floodlight control system with three operating modes. * Timer, photocell and first source setting modes * 30-ft. reach at full extension * Raised and lowered by an ergonomically positioned winch handle * Full
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Terex Amida.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Construction Equipment
; Payload capacities of this dumper line range from 18 to 102 cubic feet, with both two-wheel- and four-wheel-drive models available. Features include either Lister-Petter or Perkins engines with electric start; totally enclosed, oil-immersed, multi-plate disc brakes; and high ground clearance. The
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