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Almo Collegio Capranica

Pope Alexander VII decided that the rector should be appointed by the protectors of the college.

Bruno Castanheira

Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) finished 2nd runners-up in the battle for 2nd place, after a 3-1 defeat to Home United at Bishan Stadium during their last match day of the season, which the White Swans needed nothing less than a victory against the Protectors.

Calgary True Buddha Pai Yuin Temple

The main shrine is flanked by subsidiary shrines that include the protectors of the Chinese animal horoscopes, the local earth god (Tu-Di Gong), as well as popular Hindu deities, including Ganesh, Prithvi, and Brahma.

Concetta M. Tomaino

In addition to her contributions with Dr. Sacks (including his 1995 volume An Anthropologist on Mars), Dr. Tomaino’s work has been featured in such other books as A Matter of Dignity by Andrew Potok, The Mozart Effect by Don Campbell, Sounds of Healing by Mitchell Gaynor, M.D. and Age Protectors (Rodale Press) and covered by television programs and networks as the BBC and such CBS News’ staples as 60 Minutes and 48 Hours.

Daoist meditation

Meditation focused upon starry deities (e.g., the Santai 三台 "Three Steps" stars in Ursa Major) and warrior protectors (e.g., the Xuanwu 玄武 "Dark Warrior; Black Tortoise" Northern Sky spirit).

Dinosaurs for Hire

Dinosaurs For Hire, along with Ex-Mutants, was merged with the Protectors universe during Malibu's Genesis crossover before being cancelled a second time.

Ducati Hypermotard

The more expensive 1100S featured a durable low friction diamond-like carbon (DLC) black coating to the front fork sliders, an Öhlins remote reservoir rear shock, the same Brembo Monobloc brake calipers used on the 1098, lighter forged aluminium Marchesini wheels with a red pin-stripe, Pirelli tires, plus carbon fibre fork protectors, timing belt covers, front mudguard/ fender and tail/ exhaust side panels.

Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park

Author Charlie Carlson claims to have spoken with a supposed St. Augustine-based secret society claiming to be the protectors of the Fountain of Youth, which has granted them extraordinary longevity.

Francis Lavalin Nugent

He also established the Confraternity of the Passion at Cologne; amongst its first protectors were two friends, Mgr Antonio Albergatti, the nuncio at Cologne, and Frederick of Hohenzollern, the dean of the cathedral.

Ghosts of Albion

His words are soon confirmed when they are soon introduced to the ghosts of the poet Lord Byron (Joseph McFadden), Admiral Nelson (Anthony Daniels), and Queen Bodicea (Emma Samms), also mystical protectors of Albion.

Joan McGuire Mohr

Later, the evacuation of these Czech and Slovak POWs through Vladivostok precipitated the murder of the Russian Royal family and forced the Legion to act as protectors to both the Russian Treasury and the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Jovians and Herculians

Thus Diocletian, who ruled from Nicomedia, promoted two faithful legions from the Illyricum (Legio V Iovia and VI Herculia), the area he was also descended from, to be the personal protectors of the Roman Emperors.

Mahākāla

Various Four-armed Mahākālas (Skt. Chatur-bhuja Mahākāla, Tib. Wylie: mGon po phyag bzhi pa) are the primary protectors of the Karma Kagyu, Drikung Kagyu and the Drukpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

Phaya Naga

Lao mythology maintains that the Naga are the protectors of Vientiane, and by extension, the Lao state.

Protection racket

In "A Short History of Progress," Ronald Wright notes on p.49, "The warrior caste, supposedly society's protectors, often become protection racketeers. In times of war or crisis, power is easily stolen from the many by the few on a promise of security. The more elusive or imaginary the foe, the better for manufacturing consent."

Qebehsenuef

Together with Maa-atef-f, Kheri-beq-f, and Horus-Khenti-maa, the four sons of Horus (the other three were Imset, Hapi and Duamutef) were known as the Seven Shining Ones, protectors of the body of Osiris.

Risala

Guardians Awsiyā are protectors of the message or the nation such as Joshua and Yasaʻ (Elisha) and Imāms for the Shīʻa.

Tegernsee Abbey

The shape of the future however was made plain with the appointment to this Bavarian abbey in 1189 of Abbot Manegold of Berg, son of the Count of Berg, as the result of political intrigue by the Counts of Andechs, Vögte (lords protectors) of Tegernsee, and Bishop Otto of Freising.

The Protectors

Like The Persuaders!, a similar series also produced by ITC that aired around the same time, The Protectors was shot on location at numerous "exotic" locations throughout Europe, such as Salzburg, Rome, Malta and Paris, giving the series a sixties "jet set" feel (it was also the first Anderson production to have such a luxury).

Tooth Protectors

Released in 1983, Tooth Protectors is one of the earliest "advergames" or "promogames" – games with overt tie-ins to retail products – and one of several released that year for the Atari 2600 platform (others included M Network's Kool-Aid Man and Purina's Chase the Chuck Wagon.

War World

"Janesfort War" - Leslie Fish and Frank Gasperik - Haven has become a dumping ground for criminals, and some eccentric locals decide to hire a few protectors.

Werden Abbey

Problems arose after the Reformation, when the Vögte (lords protectors) of the abbey were the Protestant rulers of Brandenburg, who had inherited the neighbouring County of the Mark.

Yakov Shakhovskoy

When Empress Elizabeth of Russia usurped the throne, all the protectors of Shakhovsky were arrested and he was forced to retire, yet the patronage of Prince Nikita Trubetskoy helped him secure the position of the General-Prosecutor of the Holy Synod.


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