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	battle of Pyramids battle of Pyramids July, 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, battle fought between the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Egyptian Mamluks led by Murad Bey. Napoleon's victory gave the French access to Cairo and brief control over Egypt . ... Read more
	Salamis Salamis island, E Greece, in the Saronic Gulf, W of Athens. It early belonged to Aegina but was later under Athenian control, except for a brief period after it was occupied (c.600 BC) by Megara. In the Persian Wars the allied Greek fleet, led by Themistocles , decisively defeated (480 BC) the... Read more
	Nematomorpha Nematomorpha , small (about 230 species) phylum of pseudocoelomates ; the horsehair worms . Most are very slender, elongated creatures found in ponds and streams, whose larvae live as parasites in arthropods. They emerge as adults for a brief time, then mate and die. A small number are planktonic i... Read more
	anecdote anecdote , brief narrative of a particular incident. An anecdote differs from a short story in that it is unified in time and space, is uncomplicated, and deals with a single episode. The literal Greek meaning of the word is "not published," and it still retains some such sense of confidential... Read more
	Kalmar Union Kalmar Union combination of the three crowns of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, effected at Kalmar, Sweden, by Queen Margaret I in 1397. Because the kingship was elective in all three countries, the union could not be maintained by inheritance. Nationalist forces used the election procedure to modif... Read more
	Francis II Francis II 1544-60, king of France (1559-60), son of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici. He married (1558) Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), and during his brief reign the government was in the hands of her uncles, François and Charles de Guise . Their ruthless persecution of Protestan... Read more
	Galba Galba (Servius Sulpicius Galba) , 3 BC-AD 69, Roman emperor (AD 68-AD 69). He distinguished himself in a political and military career as praetor (AD 20), governor of Aquitania, consul (AD 33), commander in Gaul, and governor of Hispania Tarraconensis (AD 60). In AD 68 an insurrection against Ner... Read more
	Harold Harefoot Harold Harefoot d. 1040, king of the English (1037-40), illegitimate son of Canute and Ælfgifu of Northampton. On his father's death (1035) he disputed the succession of his half brother Harthacanute to the English throne. A compromise was reached (1036) by which Harold would be regent whil... Read more
	Thomas Harriot Thomas Harriot , 1560-1621, English mathematician and astronomer. He was tutor to Sir Walter Raleigh, who sent him in 1585 to Virginia as surveyor with Sir Richard Grenville. Returning to England, Harriot wrote A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588), one of the earliest k... Read more
	Henry Hastings Huntingdon, 3d earl of Henry Hastings Huntingdon, 3d earl of 1535-95, English nobleman. Through his mother, Catherine Pole, a great granddaughter of the duke of Clarence (brother of Edward IV and Richard III), Hastings claimed the right to succeed Elizabeth I to the English throne. He received some support from the Prote... Read more

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	IN BRIEF: Three up for GTA slot.(Sports) Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 5/2/2007; 330 words ; ...Brian Clemenson and Jim Reynolds. Reynolds' candidacy was approved by the GTA committee after it was ruled that his application to join the organisation...14, after which there will be a short campaign prior to a postal vote of GTA members.
	IN BRIEF: GTA's prize-money warning.(Sports) Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 11/6/2007; 392 words ; JIM REYNOLDS, chairman of the Greyhound Trainers' Association, yesterday called for vigilance from his members over the distribution of additional prizemoney from the British Greyhound Racing Fund over the next two months to ensure it is not used to subsidise open races. He said: "There is an
	New talent and a new hq for the GTA.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Grocer; 10/23/1999; 700+ words ; ...business centre. The ex-Booker Belmont Wholesale boss was brought in to develop the GTA's profile just a couple of months ago. He has announced that the GTA -- formed by Spar, Landmark and Makro in 1997 to improve their buying clout -- is...
	Alfa Romeo 147 GTA.(News)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: AutoWeek; 10/14/2002; 567 words ; ...With the successful launch of the 250-hp 156 GTA (Gran Turismo Allegerita) last year at Frankfurt, Alfa Romeo follows up with a GTA version of its stunning 147 coupe. The 147 GTA takes the 3.2-liter V6 from the 156 sedan...
	X-Y, GTA merging operations.(Brief article) Magazine article from: Plastics News; 9/22/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...firm is buying some of the assets of GTA LLC and hiring some of its personnel, said X-Y operations manager Greg Baker. GTA of Fort Wayne, Ind., is slated to close...as a result of the purchase. X-Y and GTA are sister companies owned by Fort Wayne...
	Catholic radio station for the GTA. (News in Brief: Canada). Magazine article from: Catholic Insight; 12/1/2002; 567 words ; ...director, Missionary Oblate Father Marian Gil. "We marshalled a large body of research and arguments to demonstrate that the GTA needs a seven-day-a-week multicultural, multilingual, Catholic radio station. Except for our current 13 hours of programming...
	GTA Wins Suit Against Conoco.(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 5/11/2000; 700+ words ; ...week to General Technology Applications (GTA), a Gainesville, Virginia, research...Liquid Power" in 1994, Hayes said. GTA contends that the Conoco product was essentially...that its process does not infringe on the GTA patents, Adams said. GTA filed suit against...
	GTA introduces MPULSE GSM network to Guam.(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: Telecomworldwire; 1/23/2006; 700+ words ; TELECOMWORLDWIRE-23 January 2006-GTA introduces MPULSE GSM network to Guam...GSM network has been introduced to Guam by GTA, a telecomms operator, along with a new...for the company's wireless subsidiary. GTA unveiled the new MPULSE GSM network alongside...
	PCW Awards for excellence - Games.(F.E.A.R, GTA: San Andreas, Half-Life 2)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation) Magazine article from: Personal Computer World; 2/1/2006; 694 words ; ...played over the past year. Reviewed February 2006 www.vugames.co.uk GTA: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto (GTA): San Andreas is very closely based on the two previous GTA games, but this is no bad thing. This outing improves on its predecessors...
	QATAR: PROBLEMS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY TO BE REVIEWED AT GTA MEET.(General Tourism Authority)(Brief Article) Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/4/2002; 609 words ; ...According to "Gulf Times", the General Tourism Authority (GTA) has called a meeting to discuss the problems facing the travel...industry would be discussed at the meeting, an official at the GTA said. Local tour operators fear that opening the local market...