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Nola
Nola , town (1991 pop. 32,613), in Campania, S Italy. It is an agricultural center with food-processing industries. An Etruscan stronghold as early as 500 BC, Nola flourished after passing (c.316 BC) to Rome and was an important center of early Christianity. Nearby are Roman ruins (an amphitheater... Read more |
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Luigi da Cadamosto
Luigi da Cadamosto , 1432?-1488, Venetian navigator in the service of Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal. He seems to have entered Portuguese service in 1454, and he left a record of a voyage in 1455 that is valuable for the information it gives concerning Portuguese activity in the Canary... Read more |
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Giordano Bruno
Giordano Bruno , 1548-1600, Italian philosopher, b. Nola. He entered the Dominican order early in his youth but was accused of heresy and fled (c.1576) to take up a career of study and travel. He taught briefly at Toulouse, Paris, Oxford, and Wittenberg, but, personally restless and in constant... Read more |
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Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell 1954– Mayor of Atlanta At a Glan... Read more |
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell
CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE In 1992, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a rancher, teacher, judo champion, and jewelry designer became the first Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate in more than 60 years. Campbell was born April 13, 1933, in Auburn, California, the son of Albert Valdez Campbell, who... Read more |
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William Campbell
William Campbell 1745-81, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Augusta co., Va.; brother-in-law of Patrick Henry. He fought in Lord Dunmore's War (1774) and helped expel the royal governor from Williamsburg in 1776. Campbell and his group of Virginia riflemen in 1780 joined Sevier and Shelby at Kings... Read more |
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Campbell (family)
Campbell , Scottish noble family, the head of which is the duke of Argyll. The Campbells of Lochow (Lochawe) rose to power in W Scotland in the later Middle Ages. In 1445, Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochow (d. 1453) received the title of Baron Campbell, and his grandson Colin Campbell (d. 1493), 2d... Read more |
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Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell 1777-1844, Scottish poet. He is best known for his war poems "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." Among his other volumes of poetry are The Pleasure of Hope (1799), Gertrude of Wyoming (1809); and Theodric (1824).... Read more |
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Glencoe
Glencoe , valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane, and John Dalrymple, 1st earl of Stair.... Read more |
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Sir Malcolm Campbell
Sir Malcolm Campbell 1885-1949, English automobile and speedboat racer. A racing enthusiast from boyhood, Campbell set many speed records for motorcycles, airplanes, automobiles, and motorboats and in 1931 was knighted for his accomplishments. Driving his famed automobile Bluebird at Bonneville... Read more |
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Nola Millar: A Theatrical Life/Just Who Does He Think He Is?: A Theatrical Life
...McCoIFs lasting impression of Nola: ... she was quite a prickly...Littlewood (187), amongst others. Nola Millar was born in Wellington...to the 'mythology' around Nola, such as the - probably - apocryphal...championing playwrights such as Campbell Caldwell ... |
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Hungry For Music In The Running For $250k Charity Grant - Broad Help Needed -...
...says HFM's Executive Director Jeff Campbell. "Now they have a chance to help us...be in the top 10 ideas so far," says Campbell. "But we need to do even better...or more information, contact: Jeff Campbell 202 674-3000 ### Read the full story... |
 "The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)")
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DEATHS - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
...Brown, Earline Bryan, Robbie L. Cameron, Kamyiah Campbell, Nola Cornaghie, Thomas William Craine, Geneva Crawford...Funeral Directors, 901-358-0062 - - - - - - - NOLA CAMPBELL, died December 15, 2008. Forest Hill East 901-382... |
 "The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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Outstanding warrants
...possession of drug paraphernalia, $428 bond. Larry D. Campbell 47, Pinehurst, warrant of attachment, violation of a civil protection order, $149 bond. Nola R. Campbell, aka Nola R. Colwell 41, Smelterville, warrant of attachment... |
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A pursuit on land, river and drive-in theater
...lacked for female companionship. But Nola Campbell, 22, who hailed from Dyersburg...she and Tom should meet. "So," Nola says, "I was on the cobblestones...Spence) introduces us," says Nola. "I wasn't impressed at all... |
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THE CAROLINAS; History at Hand: The Living Traditions Of Carolina Artisans
...to the south in Columbia, and Nola Campbell, who lives adjacent to the Rock...chiefs. As they work, they talk - Campbell, 72, in a booming voice punctuated...traditions of "our people." While Campbell and Ayers welcome visitors to their... |
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America's Concertmasters.(Book review)
America's Concertmasters. By Anne Mischakoff Heiles. (Detroit Monographs in Musicology/Studies in Music, No. 51.) Sterling Heights, Michigan: Harmonie Park Press, 2007. [xvii, 564 p. ISBN-10: 0899901395; ISBN-13: 9780899901398. $50.] Illustrations, appendices, bibliographical references, index. |
 "The Lima News (Lima, OH)")
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Most comply with fire inspections.
...s great they're doing that," Janet Smith said. Nola Campbell said the department was thorough when they inspected the store. "Our building passed terrific," Campbell said. "We had a couple of small things wrong, but... |
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Contract Awards: Toyota Motor Wins federal Contract for Transportation Services
...core&_cview=0For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com. For more information, contact Nola Campbell at 046-816-4088. |
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Contract Awards: Toyota Motor Wins Federal Contract for Transportation Services
...core&_cview=0For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, US Fed News, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com. For more information, contact Nola Campbell at 046-816-4088 |
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