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74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
415,876 households out of which 19.89% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.33% were married couples living together, 11.86% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.67% were non-families. 35.42% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.14% (4.53% ma... | 38,300 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,258, and the median income for a family was $58,335. Males had a median income of $41,537 versus $35,003 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,742. About 8.1% of families and 12.... | 38,301 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
Oceania.
## 2000 Census.
As of 2000, there were 921,482 people, 414,968 households, and 243,171 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,271/km² (3,292/sq mi), making it the most densely populated county in Florida. There were 481,573 housing units at an average density o... | 38,302 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
of 18 living with them, 44.80% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.40% were non-families. 34.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average hous... | 38,303 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
persons age 25 or above were high school graduates, slightly above Florida's average of 84.9% for Florida. 26.7% of persons age 25 or above held a Bachelor's degree or higher, also slightly higher than Florida's rate of 25.6%.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,111, and th... | 38,304 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
greater than that of the individual states of Wyoming, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota, and Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia. With a population density (as of the 2000 Census) of 3292 persons/mi², Pinellas County is by far the most densely populated county in t... | 38,305 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
as their primary language.
# Government and politics.
The Board of County Commissioners governs all unincorporated areas of the county under the state's constitution, with the power to adopt ordinances, approve the county budget, set millages, and provide services. The county's municipalities... | 38,306 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
Justice - At-Large District #3 (2012–present)
- Dave Eggers, Single-Member District #4 (2014–present)
- Karen Seel, Single-Member District #5 (1999–present)
- John Morroni - Single-Member District #6 (2000–present)
- Ken Welch - Single-Member District #7 (2000–present)
- Mark Woodard - Cou... | 38,307 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
one of the nation's most critical swing states. It is closely divided between predominantly liberal St. Petersburg and its predominantly suburban and conservative north and beaches. In the 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama won Pinellas with 52% of the vote (239,104 votes) to Mitt Romney'... | 38,308 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
Bill Nelson over challenger Connie Mack IV with 59% of the vote, greater than his statewide average of 55%. In the 2010 U.S. Senate election, Pinellas was one of only four Florida counties won by outgoing Republican Governor Charlie Crist, a St. Petersburg native, who won 42% of Pinellas voters... | 38,309 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
a Democrat.
Portions of Pinellas fall into Florida's 12th and 13th congressional districts, served by Republican Gus Bilirakis and Democrat Crist. A court-ordered remap merged most of the 14th's share of Pinellas into the 13th, enabling Crist to defeat Republican incumbent David Jolly in the 2... | 38,310 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
(District 65), Larry Ahern (District 66), Chris Latvala (District 67), and Kathleen Peters (District 69) and Democrats Dwight Dudley (District 68) and Darryl Rouson (District 70).
# Education.
## Primary and secondary education.
The county is served by the Pinellas County School District. Th... | 38,311 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, at St. Petersburg High School, Palm Harbor University High School, and Largo High School, the Center for Advanced Technologies (CAT) at Lakewood High School, the Pinellas County Center for the Arts (PCCA) at Gibbs High School, three middle school Cente... | 38,312 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
home to many private schools, including Admiral Farragut Academy, Canterbury School, Calvary Christian, Clearwater Central Catholic, Keswick Christian School, Shorecrest Preparatory School, and St. Petersburg Catholic High School, among others.
## Colleges and universities.
Pinellas County is... | 38,313 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
by coordinating activities, funding and information and facilitating borrowing across 15 its constituent systems within the county. Individual libraries are primarily funded and operated by their municipalities. PPLC provides digital resources, coordinated marketing, courier service between lib... | 38,314 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
County Talking Book Library
- Safety Harbor Public Library
- St. Petersburg Library System
- St. Pete Beach Public Library
- Seminole Community Library
- Tarpon Springs Public Library
# Economy.
## Historical economic strengths.
Agriculture was the single most important industry in Pine... | 38,315 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
base of manufacturing employment in Florida.
Pinellas has diverse, yet symbiotic, industry clusters, including aviation/aerospace, defense/national security, medical technologies, business and financial services, and information technology.
Fortune 500 technology manufacturers Jabil Circuit a... | 38,316 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
to 100,000 employees in jobs such as food service, bars, and retail sales generating $12 billion for the local economy in 2010, and industries related to finance, insurance and real estate with approximately 44,000 workers generating $8.5 billion in sales.
# Culture.
## Museums.
- Museum of ... | 38,317 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
in St. Petersburg
## Performing arts venues.
- Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
- Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg
- Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg
- Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg
- Palladium at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg
- freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg
- Amer... | 38,318 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
St. Pete Beach, Harbor Oaks in Clearwater, and old Tarpon Springs contain notable historic architecture.
The area has embraced farmer's markets, with St. Petersburg's Saturday Morning Market drawing large crowds, and other markets located weekly in several other parts of the county also seeing... | 38,319 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
the Dunedin History Museum in Dunedin, the Palm Harbor Museum in Palm Harbor, and the Historic Depot Museum in Tarpon Springs all provide visitors a glimpse of the area's history.
Two botanical gardens are located within the county: The Florida Botanical Gardens, a part of the Pinewood Cultura... | 38,320 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
and is free to the public.
On Clearwater Beach is the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a non-profit dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured marine animals and public education. CMA's best-known permanent resident, is Winter, a bottlenose dolphin who was rescued in December 20... | 38,321 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
light is Pinellas County's only functioning lighthouse, and one of only two in the Tampa Bay Area. The light was deactivated in 1984, but by 2003 had been restored and as of 2013 continues to be in use. The island forms Anclote Key Preserve State Park and is accessible only by private boat.
Du... | 38,322 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
baseball's Tampa Bay Rays play at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, while football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and hockey's Tampa Bay Lightning both play in nearby Tampa.
Two MLB teams come to Pinellas for spring training: the Philadelphia Phillies play at Spectrum Field in Clearwater while the To... | 38,323 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
on the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront.
The PGA Tour plays its Valspar Championship annually in March on the Copperhead Course at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor.
## Recreational areas.
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park - Remnants of the approaches to the original Sunshine Skyway... | 38,324 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
County's coastal geography, with a long system of barrier islands on the Gulf and small-to-large mangrove islands dotting the waters on all sides, provides for an extensive series of blueways that are enjoyed by kayakers of all ability levels. The county also maintains a series of artificial re... | 38,325 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
been named by Dr. Beach as America's Top Beach.
# Media.
Pinellas County, as a part of the Tampa Bay Area (the nation's 14th largest television market), is served by fourteen local broadcast television stations, as well as a variety of cable-only local stations. More than 70 FM and AM station... | 38,326 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
Tampa" is the main alternative weekly.
# Transportation.
## Airports.
- St. Petersburg–Clearwater International Airport
- Albert Whitted Airport
- Clearwater Executive Airpark
- Tampa International Airport is located across the bay in nearby Tampa.
## Railroads.
The CSX railroad company... | 38,327 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
1984 when Amtrak discontinued its rail operations in the county, and the last passenger rail service in the county of any kind, a series of special excursion runs between Tarpon Springs and Dunedin, occurred on March 8, 1987. CSX owned the last remaining trackage in downtown St. Petersburg unti... | 38,328 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
system which would connect the regional core cities of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. The proposal, which has won the backing of the Clearwater and St. Petersburg City Councils would rely on a 1% sales tax and would have to go before voters for approval.
## Mass transit.
The Pinellas ... | 38,329 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
service in that county. The system's two main bus terminals are located in downtown Clearwater and downtown St. Petersburg. During fiscal year 2005-06, PSTA transported 11,400,484 passengers.
# Emergency management.
## Fire departments.
- Clearwater Fire Rescue
- Dunedin Fire Rescue
- East... | 38,330 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
Treasure Island Fire Rescue
## Emergency Medical Services.
- Sunstar Paramedics
## Law enforcement agencies.
- Belleair Police Department
- Clearwater Police Department
- Gulfport Police Department
- Indian Shores Police Department
- Kenneth City Police Department
- Largo Police Depart... | 38,331 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
which operates Bayflite
- Edward White Hospital- St. Petersburg (closed November 24, 2014)
- HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital- Largo
- Florida Hospital North Pinellas - Tarpon Springs
- Largo Medical Center- Largo
- Mease Countryside Hospital- Safety Harbor
- Mease Dunedin Hospital- Du... | 38,332 |
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(11)
- Madeira Beach (12)
- Oldsmar (14)
- Pinellas Park (15)
- Safety Harbor (18)
- Seminole (19)
- South Pasadena (20)
- St. Pete Beach (21)
- St. Petersburg (22)
- Tarpon Springs (23)
- Treasure Island (24)
## Towns.
- Belleair (1)
- Belleair Shore (4)
- Indian Shores (9)
- Ke... | 38,333 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
Innisbrook
- Oakhurst
- Ozona
- St. George
- Seminole Park
- Wall Springs
- Walsingham
# In popular culture.
Movies filmed or set in Pinellas County include:
- "Gifted"– (2017)- set in Pinellas County, with scenes in the Pinellas County Courthouse, but filmed in Chatham County, Georgia... | 38,334 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
is Gone" (2007)– scenes filmed at Fort De Soto
- "Love Comes Lately" (2007)– scenes filmed at Pass A Grille and St. Pete Beach
- "Loren Cass" (2006)– scenes filmed throughout St. Petersburg
- "The Punisher" (2004)– Scenes filmed at Honeymoon Island State Park, Fort De Soto and the Sunshine S... | 38,335 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
"Summer Rental" (1985)– Filmed in St. Pete Beach
- "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984)– scenes filmed at the historic Don Cesar hotel on St. Pete Beach
- "Porky's" (1982)– based on actual occurrences at Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport the early 1960s
- "HealtH" (1980)– filmed entirely at... | 38,336 |
74643 | Pinellas County, Florida | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinellas%20County,%20Florida | Pinellas County, Florida
Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport the early 1960s
- "HealtH" (1980)– filmed entirely at the historic Don Cesar hotel on St. Pete Beach
# See also.
- Community Service Foundation
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pinellas County, Florida
- Timeline of Pinellas County, Flor... | 38,337 |
74785 | Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Société%20des%20Auteurs%20et%20Compositeurs%20Dramatiques | Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques
Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques
SACD, founded as Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques () on 7 March 1829, is a French collecting society, undertaking collective rights management for authors. The Society manages, promotes and protects the perfo... | 38,338 |
74785 | Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Société%20des%20Auteurs%20et%20Compositeurs%20Dramatiques | Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques
the rights of the authors dates back to Beaumarchais, who founded his own organization in 1777.
# Current activities.
In 2006 the Society represented about 44,000 members in the performing arts and audiovisual sectors. The entire SACD repertoire currently comprises abou... | 38,339 |
74785 | Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Société%20des%20Auteurs%20et%20Compositeurs%20Dramatiques | Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques
CD lobbies in favor of governmental action meant to discourage unauthorized use of copyrighted works over the Internet (DADVSI, HADOPI) and against proposals to establish a "global license", authorizing French Internet users to copy copyrighted works in exchange for a fla... | 38,340 |
3807243 | Mulcahy Stadium | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulcahy%20Stadium | Mulcahy Stadium
Mulcahy Stadium
Mulcahy Stadium is a 3,500-capacity baseball park in Anchorage, Alaska. Built in 1964, it is home to two teams of the Alaska Baseball League: the Anchorage Glacier Pilots and Anchorage Bucs. In addition to the Glacier Pilots and Bucs, high school and American Legion games are played at ... | 38,341 |
3807243 | Mulcahy Stadium | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulcahy%20Stadium | Mulcahy Stadium
base clubhouse could be built. There are two rows of seating in front of the Bucs' clubhouse containing seats that were formerly used at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.
The OF dimensions are as follows, LF 325 CF 398 RF 325 backstop 60
The San Diego Chicken, the "Clown Prince of Baseball" Max Pat... | 38,342 |
3807243 | Mulcahy Stadium | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulcahy%20Stadium | Mulcahy Stadium
was on at Mulcahy, and a soccer game was being played at the field behind it (Anchorage Football Stadium). Players and spectators rushed to the wreckage to help. Three aboard the plane walked away with minor injuries while one received substantial injuries.
The field received a new scoreboard, new exte... | 38,343 |
3807243 | Mulcahy Stadium | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulcahy%20Stadium | Mulcahy Stadium
lane walked away with minor injuries while one received substantial injuries.
The field received a new scoreboard, new exterior fencing, new gray box seats, and the press box and grandstand were repainted for the 2007 season. In 2008, four sections of aluminum bleachers were replaced with the Home Brew... | 38,344 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
Rod Quantock
Rodney Edward Quantock (born 1948) is an Australian stand-up comedian and writer. He is known for his peculiar style of stand-up comedy, which is often politically driven, as well as being the face of bed retailer Capt'n Snooze for many years. Described as "a living Melbourne treasure" by "Th... | 38,345 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
University of Melbourne for 5 years. His interest in comedy started at the university Architect's revue in 1969, where he felt extremely comfortable once onstage. It was here that he met his future wife Mary Kenneally. One of Quantock's sisters, Loris, is a Sydney-based artist.
## Break into theatre.
Qua... | 38,346 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
Quantock opened and operated The Comedy Cafe and Banana Lounge.
# Notable acts.
## Television.
Quantock became more involved in television in the early 80s and the 90s, working on the series "Ratbags", "Australia You're Standing In It", "Fast Forward", "Denton", "BackBerner" and was a regular on "The Bi... | 38,347 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
for bed retailer Capt'n Snooze from the '80s to the late '90s for which he has become most well known. In a working relationship spanning 18 years, Quantock explains that there were "a lot of things about Capt'n Snooze that were good and a lot of things that were bad" but concedes that his main reason for ... | 38,348 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
of pressure off working professionally as a comedian. So I regret it at that level. I think I probably would be a better comedian, doing more interesting things if I hadn't have had that in my life.
## "Bus".
Quantock became well known for conducting various evening bus tours of Melbourne and other parts... | 38,349 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
become:We've got gated communities; we've got car alarms; we've got people putting steel shutters over their windows at night. People are frightened – of other people taking what they've got, of being killed, I suppose – so the thing I am going to find most interesting is how severe security has becomebut ... | 38,350 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
Activist awards which were broadcast on community television around Australia.
He gave a speech at the 17 January 2010 rally at closure of The Tote Hotel.
He was MC at a number of rallies and public meetings in the campaign to stop the East-West Link.
In 2014, Quantock became a research associate at the... | 38,351 |
3807230 | Rod Quantock | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rod%20Quantock | Rod Quantock
# "Double Disillusion".
From 1989–1994, Quantock was a weekly columnist for the "Sunday Age" and in September 1999, "Double Disillusion", a compilation book of these columns and some of his live performances, was published.
# Awards.
- Order of Australia Medal (2015)
- Director's Award, Melbourne Inter... | 38,352 |
3807249 | Telus Health | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Telus%20Health | Telus Health
Telus Health
Telus Health, formerly known as Emergis is a Canadian e-Business company dealing with interactions between companies and electronic commerce. It was acquired by Telus in 2007.
The company is linked to the merger of Bell Canada's Electronic Business Solutions and MPACT Immedia (founded in 198... | 38,353 |
3807249 | Telus Health | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Telus%20Health | Telus Health
named as Emergis on December 1, 2004, and bought by Telus in 2008, the company is based in Longueuil, Quebec.
Shortly after Emergis' acquisition by Telus, Telus split the company into three divisions -- Telus Health Solutions (for health care institutions), Telus Assyst Real Estate (for realtors), and Tel... | 38,354 |
3807294 | Transat A.T. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transat%20A.T. | Transat A.T.
Transat A.T.
Transat A.T. Inc. is an international, vertically integrated tour operator with nearly 20 business units in 8 countries. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
# History.
Transat was founded in the early 1980s by Jean-Marc Eustache, Lina De Cesare and Philippe Sureau as "... | 38,355 |
3807294 | Transat A.T. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transat%20A.T. | Transat A.T.
as an outgoing tour operator in Canada and France, as well as to develop new destination markets.
In 1988, Transat expanded its presence in retail distribution considerably with the acquisition of an interest in the franchisor Consultour.
The company had broken into the French market very early on with V... | 38,356 |
3807294 | Transat A.T. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transat%20A.T. | Transat A.T.
in travel to Tunisia, in 2007. At its destinations, the company opened offices in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Florida in order to be able to provide its customers with complementary services. In 2007, Transat created a five hotel, 1,600-room joint venture with the major Spanish chain H10 Hotels in M... | 38,357 |
3807294 | Transat A.T. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transat%20A.T. | Transat A.T.
in some 60 countries (including about 50 airlines and 1,500 hotels) and more than 5,000 employees catering to the approximately 3 million people who travel every year, Transat is one of the leaders in the international tourism industry.
In 2012, Transat A.T. sold its Handlex business unit, which provides ... | 38,358 |
3807294 | Transat A.T. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transat%20A.T. | Transat A.T.
Air Canada at C$13 per share and another company, Group Mach, proposed a purchase at C$14.
On 27 June 2019, the Board of Transat AT accepted Air Canada's all-cash bid of C$520 million and did not comment on the C$527.6 proposal from Group Mach because the talks with Air Canada were still exclusive. The de... | 38,359 |
3807294 | Transat A.T. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transat%20A.T. | Transat A.T.
operate as a separate brand.
# Operating divisions.
Transat A.T., through its business units, is active in five business segments:
- Air transportation
- Air Transat
- Outgoing tour operators
- Transat Holidays - Canada
- Serviceair - Canada
- Handlex (now part of Swissport) - Canada
- Transat Déc... | 38,360 |
3807294 | Transat A.T. | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transat%20A.T. | Transat A.T.
tes - Canada
- Canadian Affair - Europe
- ACE - Air Consultants Europe - Europe
- Vacances Transat France - Europe
- Look Voyages - Europe
- Amplitravel - Europe
- Bennett Voyages - Europe
- Brokair - Europe
- Eleva Travel - Mexico
- Retail distribution
- Club Voyages - Canada & Europe
- Look Vo... | 38,361 |
74773 | Nero Claudius Drusus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nero%20Claudius%20Drusus | Nero Claudius Drusus
Nero Claudius Drusus
Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (January 14, 38 BC – summer of 9 BC), born Decimus Claudius Drusus, also called Drusus Claudius Nero, Drusus, Drusus I, Nero Drusus, or Drusus the Elder was a Roman politician and military commander. He was a patrician Claudian on his legal fath... | 38,362 |
74773 | Nero Claudius Drusus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nero%20Claudius%20Drusus | Nero Claudius Drusus
campaigns across the Rhine and began the conquest of Germania, becoming the first Roman general to reach the Weser and Elbe rivers. In 12 BC, Drusus led a successful campaign into Germania, subjugating the Sicambri. Later that year he led a naval expedition against Germanic tribes along the North S... | 38,363 |
74773 | Nero Claudius Drusus | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nero%20Claudius%20Drusus | Nero Claudius Drusus
Cherusci, the latter near the Elbe. However, Drusus died later that year, depriving Rome of one of its best generals.
# Childhood.
Drusus was the youngest son of Livia Drusilla from her marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero, who was legally declared his father before the couple divorced. Drusus was ... | 38,364 |
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rumor during his reign as emperor to create an impression of more direct lineage from Augustus.
According to Suetonius, Drusus was originally given "Decimus" as his praenomen, the first of a Roman male's conventional three names in Roman naming practice at the time. "Nero" was a traditional cognom... | 38,365 |
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close relationship that would last the rest of their lives. Tiberius named his eldest son after his brother, and Drusus did likewise, although eldest sons were usually named after their father or grandfather.
# Marriage.
Drusus married Antonia Minor, the daughter of Mark Antony and Augustus' sist... | 38,366 |
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and his great-grandson Nero.
# Career.
Augustus bestowed many honors on his stepsons. In 19 BC, Drusus was granted the ability to hold all public offices five years before the minimum age. When Tiberius left Italy during his term as praetor in 16 BC, Drusus legislated in his place. He became quae... | 38,367 |
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Gaulish provinces. His contribution to the ongoing building and urban development in Gaul can be seen in the establishment of the "pes Drusianus", or ‘Drusian foot’, of about , which was in use in Samarobriva (modern Amiens) and among the Tungri. From 14 to 13 BCE, Augustus himself was also active ... | 38,368 |
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of the three Gauls that Drusus established at Condate in 10 BCE. Drusus' son Tiberius—the future emperor Claudius—was born in Lugdunum on the same day that this altar was inaugurated.
## Germanic campaigns.
Starting in 14 BCE, Drusus built a string of military bases along the Rhine—fifty accordin... | 38,369 |
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sailed to the mouth of the Ems and penetrated into the territory of the Chauci in present-day Lower Saxony. The Chauci concluded a treaty acknowledging Roman supremacy, and would remain allies of Rome for years to come. As they continued to ascend the Ems, the Romans were attacked by the Bructeri i... | 38,370 |
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News of Drusus' achievements—navigating the North Sea, carrying the Roman eagles into new territory, and fixing new peoples into treaty relations with Rome—caused considerable excitement in Rome and were commemorated on coins.
Drusus did not have it in him to stay in Rome. In the spring of his ter... | 38,371 |
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as winter was coming on, supplies were dwindling, and the omens were unfavorable. While his forces were making their way back through the territory of the Cherusci, the latter tribe laid an ambush for them at Arbalo. The Cherusci failed to capitalize on their initial advantage, whereupon the Romans... | 38,372 |
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his wife Antonia and two children for a time in Lugdunum before the family returned to Rome, where Drusus reported to Augustus. Drusus was given the honor of an ovation, and for the second time, Augustus closed the doors of the Temple of Janus, signifying that the whole Roman world was then at peac... | 38,373 |
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to the Roman incursion by relocating his people "en masse" to Bohemia. In summer of 10 BCE, Drusus left the field in order to return to Lugdunum, where he inaugurated the sanctuary of the Three Gaulish provinces at Condate on 1 August. Augustus and Tiberius were in Lugdunum for this occasion (when ... | 38,374 |
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was fighting (as consuls did) under his own auspices. He quickly returned to the field, stopping to confer with his staff at Lugdunum and to dedicate a temple to Caesar Augustus at Andemantunnum, before rejoining his command at Mainz, from which the year's expedition departed in early spring. Drusu... | 38,375 |
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Germanic (at least three) chieftains during his campaigns in Germany (12 BCE–9 BCE), engaging them in "dazzling displays of single combat". The sources are ambiguous, but imply that at some point he did take the "spolia opima" from a Germanic king, thus becoming the fourth and final Roman to gain t... | 38,376 |
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brought back to the city, and his ashes were deposited in the Mausoleum of Augustus. He remained extremely popular with the legionaries, who erected a monument (the Drususstein) in "Mogontiacum" (modern Mainz) on his behalf. Remnants of this are still standing. His family was granted the hereditary... | 38,377 |
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and images of Drusus and speak often about him. The surviving Latin work "Consolatio ad Liviam" is framed as an Ovidian message of consolation to Livia on this occasion, though it is generally considered a literary exercise "composed between the death of Livia [29 CE] and that of Tiberius [37 CE]".... | 38,378 |
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restoration of a monument near the Ara Pacis Augustae that featured a statue of Drusus. Claudius also completed a road from Italy into Raetia that followed the route Drusus had taken and whose road-markers commemorated Drusus' achievements in the Alpine war. Such Claudian commemorations of Drusus' ... | 38,379 |
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a road from Italy into Raetia that followed the route Drusus had taken and whose road-markers commemorated Drusus' achievements in the Alpine war. Such Claudian commemorations of Drusus' memory are thought to have become less prominent once Claudius had his own British triumph to celebrate.
# In p... | 38,380 |
3807320 | Flixton House | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flixton%20House | Flixton House
Flixton House
Flixton House was built in 1806 by the Wright family, who had become wealthy land owners in Flixton.
Flixton House would probably have been quite unremarkable in a national context had Ralph Wright in 1826 not closed several footpaths across his estate, footpaths that the public had until ... | 38,381 |
3807320 | Flixton House | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flixton%20House | Flixton House
continued to hold the house and land until the death of Samuel Worthington-Wright in 1934, following which Urmston Urban District Council acquired Flixton House and its of land for £69,793.
The park was officially opened to the public in 1935. The house and park are now owned by Trafford Council.
Flixto... | 38,382 |
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,793.
The park was officially opened to the public in 1935. The house and park are now owned by Trafford Council.
Flixton House along with its surrounding buildings was designated a Grade II listed building in 1981.
# Event Space.
This remarkable Grade II listed building has been a popular wedding and... | 38,383 |
3807328 | Hannan Sarkar | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hannan%20Sarkar | Hannan Sarkar
Hannan Sarkar
Hannan Sarkar () (born December 1, 1982, in Dhaka) is a Test cricketer for the Bangladesh cricket team. He made his Test debut aged only 19 as an opening batsman against Sri Lanka in July 2002, but he has not been selected for Bangladesh since playing against New Zealand in October 2004.
A... | 38,384 |
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04.
Along with Sunil Gavaskar, Sarkar is one of two Test cricketers dismissed with the first delivery of a Test match on three occasions. His record is unique in that it was West Indian bowler Pedro Collins who claimed his wicket on each occasion, the second and third in consecutive matches at the end of... | 38,385 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
Antonia Minor
Antonia Minor, also known as Julia Antonia Minor, Antonia the Younger or simply Antonia (31 January 36 BC - 1 May AD 37) was the younger of two daughters of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor. She was a niece of the Emperor Augustus, sister of Cleopatra Selene II, sister-in-law of the Emperor Ti... | 38,386 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
the maternal grandmother of Julia Livia and Tiberius Gemellus.
# Birth and early life.
She was born in Athens, Greece and after 36 BC was brought to Rome by her mother and her siblings. Antonia never had the chance to know her father, Mark Antony, who divorced her mother in 32 BC and committed suicide i... | 38,387 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
Marriage to Drusus.
In 16 BC, she married the Roman general and consul Nero Claudius Drusus. Drusus was the stepson of her uncle Augustus, second son of Livia Drusilla and brother of future Emperor Tiberius. They had several children, but only three survived: the famous general Germanicus, Livilla and th... | 38,388 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
her children in Rome. Tiberius adopted Germanicus in AD 4 (Suetonius Tiberius 15, Gai. 1., Div. Claudius 2). Germanicus died in 19 AD, allegedly poisoned through the handiwork of Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso and Munatia Plancina. On the orders of Tiberius and Livia Drusilla, Antonia was forbidden to go to his f... | 38,389 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
with Livilla.
In 31 AD, a plot by her daughter Livilla and Tiberius’ notorious Praetorian prefect, Sejanus,was exposed by Apicata, the estranged ex-wife of Sejanus, to murder the Emperor Tiberius and Caligula and to seize the throne for themselves. Livilla allegedly poisoned her husband, Tiberius' son, D... | 38,390 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
she starved to death.
# Succession of Caligula and death.
When Tiberius died, Caligula became emperor in March 37 AD. Caligula awarded her a senatorial decree, granting her all the honors that Livia Drusilla had received in her lifetime. She was also offered the title of "Augusta", previously only given... | 38,391 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
as well as to Caligula.
Having had enough of Caligula's anger at her criticisms and of his behavior, she committed suicide. Suetonius's "Caligula," clause 23, mentions how he might have poisoned her.When his grandmother Antonia asked for a private interview, he refused it except in the presence of the pr... | 38,392 |
74778 | Antonia Minor | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antonia%20Minor | Antonia Minor
which had yearly games and public sacrifices held. An image of her was paraded in a carriage.
# In art and popular culture.
## In ancient art.
- "Juno Ludovisi", Palazzo Altemps, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome
- Malta
- Ara Pacis, Rome
- Location unknown
- Palazzo Massimo, Museo Nazionale Romano, Rom... | 38,393 |
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York : Routledge, 1992) .
## In popular culture.
Antonia is one of the main characters in the novel "I, Claudius". In the television adaptation of the book she is portrayed by Margaret Tyzack. She is a loyal wife deeply in love with her husband Nero Claudius Drusus. However, she is unloving towards her ... | 38,394 |
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leading character in the novel by Lindsey Davis, "The Course of Honour" (1997), where she guides and advises Claudius and his supporters.
In the 1968 ITV historical drama "The Caesars", Antonia was indirectly mentioned by Tiberius (played by André Morell), who noted that Germanicus was a blood relative o... | 38,395 |
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s.
In the 1968 ITV historical drama "The Caesars", Antonia was indirectly mentioned by Tiberius (played by André Morell), who noted that Germanicus was a blood relative of Augustus on his mother's [Antonia] side.
Colleen Dewhurst portrayed Antonia opposite Susan Sarandon as Livilla in the 1985 miniserie... | 38,396 |
74775 | Livia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Livia | Livia
Livia
Livia Drusilla (Classical Latin: , ; 30 January 58 BC – 28 September AD 29), also known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14, was the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus throughout his reign, as well as his adviser. She was the mother of the emperor Tiberius, paternal g... | 38,397 |
74775 | Livia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Livia | Livia
of the magistrate Marcus Aufidius Lurco. The diminutive "Drusilla" often found in her name suggests that she was a second daughter. Marcus Livius Drusus Libo was her adopted brother.
She was married around 43 BC. Her father married her to Tiberius Claudius Nero, her cousin of patrician status who was fighting wi... | 38,398 |
74775 | Livia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Livia | Livia
forced to flee Italy in order to avoid the proscriptions issued by the Triumvirate of Octavian (later Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Mark Antony. As did many of those proscribed, they joined with Sextus Pompeius, a son of Pompey Magnus, who opposed the triumvirate from his base in Sicily. Later, Livia, he... | 38,399 |
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