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  • But by far, the most important work she does, says Cicala, is at local high schools, where she tells young girls her story about indoor tanning and cancer.

    That Not-So-Healthy Glow: The Dangers Of Tanning 2010

  • It resembles the flitting of some gypsy, or rather it reminds me of an engraving in a book of fables I owned in my childhood: the whole thing is exactly like the slender wardrobe and the long guitar which the Cicala who had sung all the summer, carried upon her back when she knocked at the door of her neighbor the ant.

    Madame Chrysantheme Pierre Loti 1886

  • Cicala to cicala is dear, and ant to ant, and hawks to hawks, but to me the Muse and song.

    Theocritus Bion and Moschus Rendered into English Prose 300 BC-260 BC Theocritus 1878

  • The Turks, less prone to desperation than the Christians, had been utterly overthrown in the early part of the action, but when the victors were, as usual, greedily bent upon plunder before the victory had been fairly secured, the tide of battle was turned by the famous Italian renegade Cicala.

    History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The Turks, less prone to desperation than the Christians, had been utterly overthrown in the early part of the action, but when the victors were, as usual, greedily bent upon plunder before the victory had been fairly secured, the tide of battle was turned by the famous Italian renegade Cicala.

    History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The Turks, less prone to desperation than the Christians, had been utterly overthrown in the early part of the action, but when the victors were, as usual, greedily bent upon plunder before the victory had been fairly secured, the tide of battle was turned by the famous Italian renegade Cicala.

    PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • Cicala didn't provide any financial details, but it's likely Martin's salary this season will be in the neighborhood of $1.176 million, or the amount of the low tender the Packers probably would have placed on him as a restricted free agent.

    The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines 2010

  • Cicala, 65, and his Burkina Faso-born wife Philomene Kabore, 39, were abducted in southeast Mauritania on December 18 by AQIM.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Cicala, 65, and his Burkina Faso-born wife Philomene Kabore, 39, were abducted in southeast Mauritania on December 18 by AQIM.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • On Wednesday, Cicala observed text messages sent between the victim and Van Hoven, and noted one message sent from Van Hoven to the victim that indicated he missed her, according to the affidavit.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2010

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