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Philistine Falsehoods
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Diana Abu-Jaber ["The Truer Palestinian Face," op-ed, Nov. 14] is
not quite accurate in her characterization of the etymology of the
word "philistine."
The Oxford English Dictionary doesn't exactly identify it as
coming from the word for "Palestinian." "Philistia" seems to be the
root of both words. Philistia was a district in the southwest of what
was known as Canaan around 1200 B.C. Canaan was then primarily ruled
by Egypt. The Philistines were one tribe among many living in the
area at the time.
After the Philistines had unsuccessfully attacked Egypt during
the reign of Ramses III, they ...
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Crowns Can Be a Royal Pain, Not to Mention a Sign of Aging
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...the cost. The dental crown procedure can be temporarily...localized swelling. The crowns require multiple visits...welcome to Dental Crown 101. Crowns are used to protect weak...on the material of the crown. Crowns made completely of metal...
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Crown Financial Reorganizes Into a Holding Company Structure.
PR Newswire
; Crown Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company...formed a new public holding company named Crown Financial Holdings, Inc., a New Jersey...Company is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Crown Financial Holdings. The holding company...
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Crown Announces Increase in Beverage Can Capacity Across the Middle East to Meet Growing Demand.
PR Newswire
; Crown Holdings, Inc. (Crown), a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world, announced today that its affiliate, CROWN Bevcan Europe & Middle East, in conjunction with its long...
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CROWN AMERICAN ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PR Newswire
; ...Frank J. Pasquerilla, chairman and CEO of Crown American Realty Trust (NYSE: CWN), has announced...Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Crown Holding Company. Crown Holding Company is the privately owned parent company...
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Crown Castle International Completes $1.9 Billion Senior Secured Tower Revenue Notes Offering and Reiterates 2005 Outlook.
PR Newswire
; ...June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Castle International Corp. announced today...final maturity of June 2035. In addition, Crown Castle reiterated its previously announced...Ben Moreland, Chief Financial Officer of Crown Castle. "This offering and the success...
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Crown Pacific Expects Its 2002 Third Quarter Results To Be in Line With Previous Expectations.
PR Newswire
; Crown Pacific Partners, L.P. , an integrated...newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000224/CROWN ) The Partnership also indicated that a number...market close on October 28, 2002. About Crown Pacific Crown Pacific Partners, L.P...
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Crown Royal(R) Kentucky Derby(R) 133 Commemorative Packaging Celebrates Horse Racing Winners.
PR Newswire
; ...March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crown Royal Canadian Whisky is commemorating the...edition package to celebrate horse racing's crown jewel. Beginning today, 18,000 custom-designed Crown Royal 750 ml boxes will highlight all the...
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Crown to close book on RF
Newspaper article from: Forest Leaves (River Forest, IL)
; ...Town Center following the announcement by Crown Books that it will close its River Forest...tenant will be ready to move in when Super Crown leaves in "three to four months." Hague...President Frank Paris said filling the Super Crown space with another bookstore would be a...
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Crown Holdings, Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offer for Certain Notes Maturing in 2006.
PR Newswire
; Crown Holdings, Inc. , today announced the final results of the cash tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc. ("Crown Cork"), for up to $110 million aggregate principal amount...
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Crown Royal Awards Purple Heart Recipient Naming Rights to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race at Richmond International Raceway.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter
; ...grand-prize winner of the third annual Crown Royal(R) Presents the "Your Name Here...Raceway on May 2, 2009 will now be titled "Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400." "Winning the Crown Royal 'Your Name Here' 400 contest is...
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