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  • n  originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
  • n  Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
  • n  an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal

  • In his open letter, which was published in the archdiocesan newspaper and read by Cousins on a local televi sion station, the archbishop made clear that he does not agree "with .
  • sion, the term affordable credit eligible individual'' 14 means, subject to subsection (b), an individual who 15 is lawfully present in a State in the United States.
  • As if to prove it, he lived a sybaritic life in a Geneva man sion built by Napoleon, where he was sur rounded by purring cheetahs, freeloading jet-setters and a harem of .
News & Articles

  • The secret of DNA methylation
    ( Université de Genève ) Methylation refers to a chemical modification of DNA and this modification can occur in millions of positions in the DNA sequence. Until now, scientists believed that this epigenetic phenomenon actively reduced the expression of certain genes. Today, a team of researchers from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor at ...
    June 18, 2013 - EurekAlert!
  • The only thing Gennaro Gattuso fears is death
    Bearded fireball Rino Gattuso has been lined up to become Palermo's next manager following the club's relegation from Serie A once he ends his contract with Swiss club FC Sion. As he prepares to try and ride the mechanical bull … Continue reading ?
    June 13, 2013 - Dirty Tackle via Yahoo! Sports
  • Full Casting Announced for U.K. Chamber Version of Titanic at London's Southwark Playhouse
    Full casting has been announced for the European premiere of a new chamber version of Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's Titanic, beginning performances July 26 prior to an official opening July 31, for a six-week season through Aug. 31.
    June 12, 2013 - Playbill
Quotes

  • Daniel Amokachi in This Day (registration)
    They did well in their last game against Uganda despite the fact that they lost, but I feel good football alone would-n't help them against Niger. They would have to show pas-sion and total commitment to win the game,Amokachi added.
  • Sharad Pawar in Economic Times
    We will give the panel 10 days to submit the report. If it does not, we will talk to the Forward Market Commis-sion and take a decision on (banning futures trading in other) essential commodities,Mr Pawar said.
  • Emile Mpenza in Goal.com
    I'm feeling very well at Sion. I don't want to leave the club just like that and want to stay here until the end of the season. We want to qualify for the Champions League and I want to score 20 goals this term,said Mpenza.

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