query: where is petra the lost city of stone

pos: Petra Al-Khazneh was voted in as one of the New7Wonders of the World. Petra is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. Tourist numbers peaked at 1 million in 2010; the following period witnessed a slump due to regional instability. However, tourist numbers have picked up recently, and around 600,000 tourists visited the site in 2017. Pliny the Elder and other writers identify Petra as the capital of the Tadeanos and the center of their caravan trade. Enclosed by towering rocks and watered by a perennial stream, Petra not only possessed the advantages of a fortress, but

pos: Tom Paradise 2000. Tom Paradise Thomas R. Paradise is an American geomorphologist and professor of geosciences at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Arkansas. Paradise is known for his work on the Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan, which he has studied since the late 1980s, and has published work on the deterioration of architectural stone. He was the lead researcher and presenter on "Petra: Lost City of Stone", broadcast by PBS in 2015. Paradise grew up in North Beach and Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. He obtained his BS in geosciences and mining in 1979

pos: Tom Paradise Tom Paradise Thomas R. Paradise is an American geomorphologist and professor of geosciences at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Arkansas. Paradise is known for his work on the Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan, which he has studied since the late 1980s, and has published work on the deterioration of architectural stone. He was the lead researcher and presenter on "Petra: Lost City of Stone", broadcast by PBS in 2015. Paradise grew up in North Beach and Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. He obtained his BS in geosciences and mining in 1979 from

pos: Nymphaeum (Amman) the nearby theatre and odeon. In September 2015, archaeology students from the University of Jordan, Petra University and the Hashemite University as well as professional technicians, funded by the U.S embassy, started restoring the site. Their work consists in cleaning the structure stone by stone, and in replacing portions of stone lost due to erosion, cracking and flaking. Nymphaeum (Amman) The Nymphaeum is a partially preserved Roman public fountain in Amman, Jordan. It is located a short distance from the Hashemite Plaza, the Roman Theater and the Odeon, at the crossing of Ibn al-Atheer and Quraysh streets in al-Balad. Such

pos: Arthur Flowerdew Arthur Flowerdew James Arthur Flowerdew (1 December 1906 – October 2002) was an English Captain from Norfolk, England whose unique recollections of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan strongly suggest to some the existence of reincarnation. From his adolescence, Flowerdew experienced strange visions of a stone city carved into a cliff, which were particularly strong when he played in the multicolored pebbles on a beach near his home. The clarity of his visions grew as he did. One day, as an adult, he watched a BBC documentary on the ancient city of Petra in Jordan and immediately recognized it

pos: El Khasné, Petra (painting) El Khasné, Petra (painting) El Khasné, Petra is an 1874 oil painting by American landscape artist Frederic Edwin Church. It is a depiction of the Al-Khazneh temple in the historical city of Petra, Jordan, which Church visited during an extended trip to the Middle East and Europe in 1867 and 1868. He visited the tomb with American missionary D. Stuart Dodge in February 1868 and made sketches there. The painting is located at Olana State Historic Site, the preserved homestead where Church lived in his later years. It may be the last canvas that he painted entirely with his right

pos: Petra Marathon Petra Marathon Petra Marathon is a marathon and ultra half marathon (22.3 km) that took place for the first time on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The race is run in and around the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Petra, the "Rose City", was the capital of the Nabataean dynasty and lies hidden among the rugged cliffs of the Jordanian desert. The ancient city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Petra Marathon is a part of the extreme marathon series hosted by Adventure Marathon. The course of the race is more challenging than average marathons because of the many steep

pos: Petra Marathon ascents and descents. Adventure running Petra Marathon Petra Marathon is a marathon and ultra half marathon (22.3 km) that took place for the first time on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The race is run in and around the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Petra, the "Rose City", was the capital of the Nabataean dynasty and lies hidden among the rugged cliffs of the Jordanian desert. The ancient city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Petra Marathon is a part of the extreme marathon series hosted by Adventure Marathon. The course of the race is more challenging than average marathons

pos: Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Petra and Philadelphia in Amman (Latin: Archeparchy Petrensis et Philadelphiensis) is a branch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church immediately subject to the Patriarchate of Antioch of the Melkites. In 2007 there were 27,000 baptized. Joseph Gébara was appointed Archeparch on February 20, 2018. The archeparchy extends its jurisdiction over all the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Jordan. Archeparchial seat is the city of Amman, where is the Cathedral of St. George. The territory is divided into 28 parishes. The archeparchy at

pos: Petra Petra Petra (Arabic: البتراء, "Al-Batrāʾ"; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra is believed to have been settled as early as 9,000 BC, and it was possibly established in the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade

pos: Petra been identified since. Literature Plays Films TV Music and music videos Video games Notes Bibliography Petra Petra (Arabic: البتراء, "Al-Batrāʾ"; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu, is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra is believed to have been settled as early as 9,000 BC, and it was possibly established in the 4th century BC as the capital city of the

pos: Petrevene has been an important part of the marble trade, and is notable for its long history of shifting Pomak Muslim and Christian village populations and tensions. It known for its local festival 'Watermelon Day' – a longstanding and popular local tradition dating back to 1936. The local economy is based around small farming, particularly cattle, and due to traffic from the local high road. Probably Petrevene's name comes from the old-Greek word for stone, "petros" (ancient Greek:πέτρoς), as the Nabataean city of Petra, now in Jordan. Indeed, there are numerous sandstone quarries nearby, used since ancient times. High quality stones

pos: Tourism in the Arab world with the latter. It consists of an arid plateau in the east, irrigated by oasis and seasonal water streams, with highland area in the west of arable land and Mediterranean evergreen forestry. The Jordan Rift Valley of the Jordan River separates Jordan from Palestine and Israel. The highest point in the country is Jabal Umm al Dami, at 1,854 m (6,083 ft) above sea level, its top is also covered with snow, while the lowest is the Dead Sea −420 m (−1,378 ft). The most common tourist site is Petra capital of the Nabateans, a rose-stone city carved out of

neg: Petra became an abandoned place where only a handful of nomads lived. It remained unknown to the world until it was rediscovered in 1812 by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. The city is accessed through a gorge called the Siq, which leads directly to the Khazneh. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system, Petra is also called the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage". In 2007,

neg: Blue Peter pets long. In addition, dogs that lived with the presenters often accompanied them on filming assignments. Petra was a female mongrel that appeared on "Blue Peter" between 1962 and 1977. Petra was the first "Blue Peter" pet, and remains one of the best known. Up to May 2011, Petra is the longest serving "Blue Peter" pet. She was weighed on one of the episodes and found to weigh about 2 stone (28 lbs, 13 kg). She had several puppies, including Patch, who also became a "Blue Peter" pet, and who predeceased her. Petra lost her teeth at an early age, but

neg: Petrary into this category. Petrary Petrary is a generic term for a medieval stone-throwing siege engine (from the Greek "petra", "stone"), used to hurl large rocks against the walls of the besieged city, in an attempt to break down the wall and create an entry point. Petraries can be either gravity operated, where a large counterweight drops to propel the missile, or tension operated, where the throwing arm is pulled back against twisted rope or animal sinew, which then provides the power when released. Catapult, trebuchet, mangonel are all types of petrary, but ballista style armaments, which shot bolts or arrows,

neg: Petrary Petrary Petrary is a generic term for a medieval stone-throwing siege engine (from the Greek "petra", "stone"), used to hurl large rocks against the walls of the besieged city, in an attempt to break down the wall and create an entry point. Petraries can be either gravity operated, where a large counterweight drops to propel the missile, or tension operated, where the throwing arm is pulled back against twisted rope or animal sinew, which then provides the power when released. Catapult, trebuchet, mangonel are all types of petrary, but ballista style armaments, which shot bolts or arrows, would not fit

neg: Paphos ailments of those who hang a personal offering on its branches. A few miles outside the city, the rock of Aphrodite ("Petra tou Romiou", "Stone of the Greek") emerges from the sea. According to legend, Aphrodite rose from the waves in this strikingly beautiful spot. The Greek name, "Petra tou Romiou" is associated with the legendary frontier-guard of Byzantine times, Digenis Acritas, who kept the marauding Saracens at bay. It is said that to repel one attack he heaved a large rock (Petra), at his enemy. The site has recently seen the development of Aphrodite Hills resort. It features a

neg: Petra Cabrera biggest turnout in the pageant's history. When she won in the national competition, Petra got the right to represent U.S Virgin Islands in Miss World. She flew to Indonesia to take part in the said pageant where she was unplaced. During the "Beach Fashion" round in the preliminaries, Petra was able to be part of the Top 32 but she lost to the Brazil's representative, Sancler Frantz. The 2013 edition was won by Megan Young of the Philippines. Petra Cabrera Petra Cabrera-Badia is a Virgin Islander beauty queen who represented her country in the Miss World 2013 pageant held in

neg: Timothy Rub Ancient Athens" "Jose Clemente Orozco in the United States, 1928-1934" "Petra: Lost City of Stone" Timothy Rub Timothy F. Rub (born 1952) is an American museum director and art historian. He currently holds the position of the George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the largest museums in the United States. Timothy Rub was born in 1952 in New York, N.Y. He was raised largely in New Jersey and received a bachelor's degree in Art History from Middlebury College in Vermont. He received his master's degree in Art History from the

neg: Petra routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub. The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue and Petra became the focus of their wealth. The earliest historical reference to Petra was an attack to the city ordered by Antigonus I in 312 BC recorded by various Greek historians. The Nabataeans were, unlike their enemies, accustomed to living in the barren deserts, and were able to repel attacks by utilizing the area's mountainous terrain. They were particularly skillful in harvesting rainwater, agriculture and stone carving. Petra flourished in the 1st century AD when its famous Khazneh structure – believed

neg: Petra Kvitová's early career Open (where she was seeded for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament, at 25th), where she lost to defending and eventual champion Kim Clijsters; having led 3–0 in the first set, she lost the next twelve games in a row. Although Kvitová failed to reach any finals in 2010, she ended the year ranked world no. 34, her first top 40 finish to a season, and was recognised as the WTA Newcomer of the Year. Petra Kvitová's early career Petra Kvitová first attempted to qualify for her first WTA Tour tournament at the 2007 ECM Prague Open, but

neg: Skandalopetra diving divers is that of Stathis Chantzis, a Greek sponge fisherman who, on 14 July 1913, in the Karpathos port recovered the lost anchor of the "Queen Margaret", a ship of the Italian Navy, at the depth of 83 m. That feat is considered the first depth record in apnea diving. The "skandalopetra" (or simply "petra", "stone") is a stone, usually of marble or granite, weighing between 8 and 14 kg, with rounded corners and hydrodynamic shape. It was the only tool used by divers, since the time of Alexander the Great. The fishermen, naked, were secured to the stone with

neg: Petra Kvitová's early career Petra Kvitová's early career Petra Kvitová first attempted to qualify for her first WTA Tour tournament at the 2007 ECM Prague Open, but she lost in the second round of qualifying to Ekaterina Ivanova. Her first appearance in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament came at the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open, where she lost in the first round to Marta Domachowska in three sets. After reaching the third round of the girls' tournament of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, Kvitová tried to qualify for the main draw of the 2007 US Open, but lost in the second round

neg: History of Baku that Bartholomew's martyrdom occurred at the bottom of the Maiden Tower within the Old City, where according to historical data, a Christian church was built on the site of the pagan temple of Arta. A record from the 5th-century historian Priscus of Panium was the first to mention the famous Bakuvian fires (ex petra maritima flamma ardet – from the maritime stone flame emerges). Owing to these eternal fires Baku became a major center of ancient Zoroastrianism. Sassanid shah Ardashir I gave orders "to keep an inextinguishable fire of the god Ormazd" in the city temples. There is little or

neg: Ksenia Pervak to chronic injuries. However, she returned to tennis on 19 September 2016, making her comeback at an ITF St. Petersburg tournament. Pervak made it to the second round of the PTT Pattaya Women's Open where she lost to second seed Caroline Wozniacki in three sets. She then won three qualifying matches to advance to the main draw in 's-Hertogenbosch where she defeated Czech Petra Cetkovská in the first round. Pervak also won the Australian Open junior tournament in that year, defeating Laura Robson in the final. In early February, Pervak lost in the first round of the Pattaya City Open

neg: Jeļena Ostapenko She ended her 2017 season ranked No. 7 in the world. At the Indian Wells tournament, Ostapenko beat Belinda Bencic in the second round, but lost to Petra Martić in the third. The result meant that Ostapenko made her debut in the top 5 at No. 5. She then played at the Miami Open, where she defeated the 9th-seeded Petra Kvitová in the fourth round and 4th-seeded Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals, 7-6, 7-6. In the semifinals, Ostapenko defeated qualifier Danielle Collins to reach the finals, where she lost to 12th-seeded Sloane Stephens. Ostapenko entered the French Open as the

neg: Primacy of Peter of "petros" was a smallish "stone," there are instances of its use to refer to larger rocks, as in Sophocles, "Oedipus at Colonus" v. 1595, where "petros" refers to a boulder used as a landmark, obviously something more than a pebble. In any case, a "petros"/"petra" distinction is irrelevant considering the Aramaic language in which the phrase might well have been spoken. In Greek, of any period, the feminine noun "petra" could not be used as the given name of a male, which may explain the use of "Petros" as the Greek word with which to translate Aramaic "Kepha". Yet,

neg: Petra, Lesbos (pop. 1,208), Stýpsi (855), and Skoutáros (1,037). Petra, Lesbos Petra (Greek: Πέτρα meaning rock) is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located at the northwest of Lesbos and comprises the villages Petra, Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas, Ypsilometopo and the settlements Petri and Anaxos. The region combines exceptional natural beauties: olive groves and forests with pines, oak-trees, cypress-trees as well as fruit-bearing trees, traditional stone built mountain villages with running waters and rich vegetation, but

neg: Petra, Lesbos Petra, Lesbos Petra (Greek: Πέτρα meaning rock) is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located at the northwest of Lesbos and comprises the villages Petra, Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas, Ypsilometopo and the settlements Petri and Anaxos. The region combines exceptional natural beauties: olive groves and forests with pines, oak-trees, cypress-trees as well as fruit-bearing trees, traditional stone built mountain villages with running waters and rich vegetation, but also seaside modern summer holiday settlements with

neg: History of early and simple domes ship "Syracusia", built for Hiero II of Syracuse and construction of which was overseen by Archimedes, included a domed library. In the city of Pergamon, there are remains of stone apsidal semi-domes from the second century BC. The earliest evidence for dressed stone domes with voussoirs comes from the first century BC in the region of Palestine, Syria, and southern Anatolia, the "heartland of Oriental Hellenism". A stone pendentive dome is known from a first century BC bath in Petra. The Scythians built domed tombs, as did some Germanic tribes in a paraboloid shape. In the Saar basin of the

neg: Eleutherna Stampolidis has been in charge since 1984. Surveys and systematic excavations have revealed the city's settlement patterns, sanctuaries and necropoleis in "Orthi Petra", even stone quarries in the surroundings of the "Prines" hill. The discovery of the remains of four females in Orthi Petra was declared one of top 10 discoveries of 2009 by the Archaeological Institute of America. The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna, directly linked to the archaeological site, was inaugurated in June 2016. During the ninth century BC, in sub-Mycenaean times, in the Geometric Period of the later Greek Dark Ages, Dorians colonized the city on a steep,

neg: Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia which can be seen throughout the remains of the Nabateans' principal city, Petra. Warwick Ball has noted a possible connection with the Kaaba and has commented that, as a result, "the Islamic abstract concept of deity certainly owes a debt to Nabatean religion". There is evidence that Dushara was connected to A'ra, the local god of Bosra. Al-ʿUzzá was worshipped in Nabataea where she had been adopted alongside Dushara as the presiding goddess at Petra, the Nabataean capital, where she assumed attributes of Isis, Tyche, and Aphrodite. She was the protectress of the city and also of love and immortality.

neg: The Haden Triplets The Haden Triplets The Haden Triplets, Petra, Tanya and Rachel, (born October 11, 1971 in New York City), are musicians who have performed individually in bands and together. They are the triplet daughters of jazz double-bassist Charlie Haden. The women, separately and together, have contributed to recordings and performances by the Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, Beck, Green Day, Todd Rundgren, the Rentals, and Silversun Pickups. Petra and Rachel are former members of That Dog. The three had previously performed together live and as The Fates on Anais Mitchell's Hadestown. In 2014, they released their first vocal

neg: Petra, Lazica dated to 535. It was built to reinforce the Roman authority in the kingdom of Lazica, located on the southeastern shores of the Black Sea and, with the emperor's approval, was named in his honor as Petra Pia Justiniana. According to the contemporary historian Procopius, Petra was founded through the efforts of the Roman official John Tzibus, who thereafter exercised tight control of imports into Lazica and controlled local access to luxury commodities and much-needed salt. The name of Petra, literally, "rock" in Greek, was a reference to the rocky and precipitous coast where the city was built. Its location

neg: Ana Ivanovic then headed over to the Australian Open where she reached fourth round as a 21st seed. She beat three players outside the top 50, dropping no sets, but then met world No. 2, Petra Kvitová, and lost in two sets. She entered the top 20 of the world rankings after her run to the round of 16. Ivanovic next played in Doha. She fell to Petra Cetkovská in straight sets in the second round. Ivanovic then went to Dubai unseeded, where she upset Francesca Schiavone and beat Maria Kirilenko, before being defeated by 3rd seed Caroline Wozniacki. Ivanovic went over

neg: 2015 WTA Finals opening matches in Toronto and Cincinnati. After Cincinnati, Muguruza split with her longtime coach, Alejo Mancisidor. He was replaced by Sam Sumyk. Muguruza lost in the second round of the US Open to Johanna Konta. However, she rebounded in Asia by reaching the final of Wuhan, retiring against Venus Williams and winning her biggest title to date at the China Open where she overcame Timea Bacsinszky in the final in straight sets. This year's Championships is Muguruza's singles debut. Petra Kvitová was announced as the fifth qualifier on 14 October. Petra Kvitová qualified for the Championships for the fifth straight

neg: Rayford Steele with the resurrection of Carpathia, indwelt by the spirit of Satan himself. The system of the Mark of the Beast is established soon after this, and believers all over the world must go into hiding or face execution. Rayford organizes and helps lead Operation Eagle, a mass exodus of believers, especially Jews, to the stone city of Petra, which God promised to protect during the Great Tribulation. This enrages Carpathia, who orders the city to be bombed. However, when the bombs hit the city, the explosion has no effect on the city or its inhabitants, reminiscent of the biblical story

neg: Premier Mine the value per carat. On 21 January 2014, Petra Diamonds announced recovery of a blue diamond. According to the current CEO, Johan Dippenaar, it is one the "most significant blue diamond" to be recovered by Petra Diamonds. According to Analyst Cailey Barker at broker Numis it "could fetch between $15m and $20m at auction". Decision on what is to be done with the stone will come next week. On 13 June 2014, Petra Diamonds announced that a blue diamond of was found at the Cullinan mine. The diamond, though not yet appraised, is expected to fetch more than 35 million

neg: Little Petra part of the water system built by the original inhabitants. At the west end of the canyon a set of steps leads to the top of the rock. There are panoramic views available of the entire Petra region. A lightly-used foot trail leads from there to Ad-Deir at Petra, to the southwest. Archaeologists believe that Little Petra was established in the 1st century C.E., when the Nabataean culture was at its peak in the region. It was probably a suburb of the larger city to the south, perhaps where its more successful merchants lived, and entertained their visiting counterparts. The

neg: Angelique Kerber Wimbledon, where she was a semifinalist the year before, losing in three sets to Kaia Kanepi in the second round. Kerber made a quarterfinal appearance in Washington where she lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková. At the 2013 Western & Southern Open, Kerber lost to Li Na in the third round. She reached the fourth round of the US Open, losing to Carla Suárez Navarro. In September, Kerber reached her second final of 2013 at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, but lost to Petra Kvitová in three sets. The following week at the China Open, she reached the quarterfinals where she lost

neg: Tsvetana Pironkova lost to in this same event in 2013. Pironkova then played in the qualifying for the indoor clay court event in Stuttgart, where she was the top-ranked player at No. 40. In the first round of qualifying, she beat local teenager Tayisiya Morderger, but then lost to No. 221, Gioia Barbieri, in the second qualifying round. In Madrid, where she started in the main draw and lost to wildcard No. 145, Lara Arruabarrena, in round one. Pironkova then played in Rome, where she lost to qualifier No. 69 Petra Cetkovská in round one, despite easily winning the first set. She

neg: Emerald City Confidential Emerald City Confidential Emerald City Confidential is a 2009 computer adventure game conceived by Dave Gilbert, developed by Wadjet Eye Games and published through PlayFirst. It follows the protagonist Petra, Emerald City's only private eye, as she is approached by a strange woman named Dee Gale. Dee's fiancé is missing, and she is willing to pay Petra above the going rate in order to find him. Lacking any other prospects, Petra agrees. What starts off as a simple missing person case soon takes Petra deep into the seedy underbelly of the Emerald City's criminal underground and beyond. She encounters many

neg: Har Karkom Har Karkom Har Karkom ( "Mountain of Saffron", also called Jabal Ideid) is a mountain in the southwest Negev desert in Israel, half way between Petra and Kadesh Barnea. On the basis that the Israelites travelled across the Sinai peninsula towards Petra in a fairly straight line, a number of scholars have contemplated the possibility of Har Karkom being the Biblical Mount Sinai. Following this theory, Emmanuel Anati excavated at the mountain, and discovered that it was a major paleolithic cult centre, with the surrounding plateau covered with shrines, altars, stone circles, stone pillars, and over 40,000 rock engravings. Although,

neg: Arantxa Rus and Coco Vandeweghe before she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–4. In Wimbledon qualifying first round she was better than Olivia Sanchez before she lost to Lindsay Lee-Waters in second round. Than she played at ITF Cuneo where she defeated Camilla Rosatello, Laura Pous Tió, Petra Martić and Mirjana Lučić but she lost to Anna Tatishvili 6–4, 6–3 in the final. She is playing at ITF Contrexéville where as a 1st seed defeated Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–2 in the first round, Roxane Vaisemberg 6–0, 6–3 in the second, but she lost to Iryna Brémond 6–3, 7–6 in the QF. Than

neg: Cleggan abandoned. Nine men from Inishbofin and twenty men from County Mayo were also lost. Due to the death of so many breadwinners, the area was devastated. The disaster and the devastation visited on the local families made international news and funds were raised from as far away as the U.K., U.S. and Australia. The disaster is remembered in stories, poems and on stone markers. It was recorded by local Marie Feeney in her book “The Cleggan Bay Disaster”, by TG4 Documentary "The Cleggan Disaster" / "An Bádhadh Mór" directed by Petra Conroy, and remembered in Richard Murphy's poem "The Cleggan

neg: Petra, Lesbos sandy beaches and crystal waters. Petra Lesvos is beginning to sprawl behind its broad, sandy beach and seafront square with a core of old stone houses, many with Levantine-style balconies overhanging the streets. Petra takes its name from the giant monolith located some distance inland and capped by the eighteenth-century church of Panagia Glykofiloussa, reached via 114 rock-hewn steps on the northeast side. The town of Mithymna is approx. 6 km to the north. The municipality has a land area of 72.479 km² and a population of 3,358 at the 2011 census. Its largest towns are Pétra, the municipal seat

neg: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant telephones from Zurich. It emerges they have been in contact by letter, and Karin is no longer planning on getting a divorce, and she is rejoining her husband. Petra calls her a "rotten little whore", and Karin responds that being with Petra is less strenuous than walking the streets. She asks Petra to book a flight to Frankfurt, where she is to meet her husband, and asks for 500DM from Petra, though Petra freely gives her twice that. Marlene drives Karin to the airport; Petra is now too drunk to drive. On Petra's birthday, the bedroom is almost empty. Petra,

neg: Kuching Unity" by One Malaysia Foundation for racial harmony that existed in the city because of cross-racial marriages, multi-racial schools, fair scholarship distributions, and balanced workforce patterns. As a capital of Sarawak, Kuching plays an important role in the political and economic welfare of the population of the entire state as it become the seat of the state government where almost all of their ministries and agencies are based. The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is located at the suburb of Kuching in Petra Jaya. There are 3 Members of Parliament (MPs) representing the three parliamentary constituencies in the city: Petra Jaya

neg: Lauren Davis Paribas Open, she defeated Petra Martić in the first round and then lost to Nadia Petrova in the round of 64. Davis lost in the first round of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open to Vera Dushevina. Davis made it through the qualifying rounds to get her into the main draw of the 2012 French Open, where she won her first main draw Grand Slam match against 30th seed Mona Barthel in straight sets. In the second round, she lost to compatriot Christina McHale in straight sets. Davis reached her second career quarter-final at the Hobart International, where she lost to

neg: Flavia Pennetta the Roland Garros, where she defeated 21st-seeded American Lisa Raymond in the second round, before losing to Hungary's Petra Mandula. Pennetta started the year at the Tier V Canberra Women's Classic, where she lost in the quarterfinals to Julia Vakulenko. At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Italian Antonella Serra Zanetti in straight sets. Pennetta then lost in the first round of both the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee and the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia. These losses were followed by her first WTA Tour final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, where she

neg: Petra to be the mausoleum of Nabataean King Aretas IV – was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants. Although the Nabataean Kingdom became a client state for the Roman Empire in the first century BC, it was only in 106 AD that they lost their independence. Petra fell to the Romans, who annexed and renamed Nabataea to Arabia Petraea. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged, and after a 363 earthquake destroyed many structures. The Byzantine Era witnessed the construction of several Christian churches, but the city continued to decline, and by the early Islamic era

neg: Petra in Aegypto Petra in Ægypto (Latin) / Petra di Egitto (Curiate Italian) / Petren(sis) in Æypto (Latin adjective). It remains vacant, without a single incumbent. It is of the Episcopal (lowest) rank. Petra in Aegypto Petra in Aegypto (also spelled Petra in Ægypto) was a Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Petra in Aegypto, identified with modern Hagar-En-Nauatiyeh, was important enough in the Roman province of Aegyptus Primus (civil Diocese of Egypt), to become a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, but faded, presumably at the advent of Islam. Little is known not

neg: Petra Kvitová Schiavone and Errani. In Indian Wells, Kvitová lost in the third round to Christina McHale in three sets. In Miami, she exited in the second round after falling to Venus Williams in three sets. The following month in Stuttgart, she defeated Schiavone and Angelique Kerber to reach the semifinals, where she lost to Sharapova in straight sets. At the Mutua Madrid Open, she was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to compatriot Lucie Hradecká. At her next clay court tournament in Rome, she reached the quarterfinals where she lost to Kerber. Kvitová was seeded fourth at the

neg: Petra Jaya the Satok Bridge, together with construction of new road networks has made the area more accessible to development. Development in the area was further accelerated when it was designated as the Administrative Centre for the Sarawak Government, whereby many government offices and bodies relocated their headquarters and offices to Petra Jaya. Petra Jaya is under the administrative jurisdiction of Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU). The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) headquarters is located here. In addition to that, the Administrative Centre of the Sarawak Government is located here. Petra Jaya covers a large portion of Kuching City North area across

neg: Synodontis petricola Synodontis petricola Synodontis petricola, known as the cuckoo catfish, or the pygmy leopard catfish, is a species of upside-down catfish endemic to Burundi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania where it is only known from Lake Tanganyika. It was first described by Belgian ichthyologist Hubert Matthes in 1959. The species name ""petricola"" is derived from a combination of the Latin "petra", meaning stone or rock, and the Latin "cola", meaning inhabitant. This refers to the rocky environment where this species is found. Like all members of the genus "Synodontis", "S. petricola" has a strong, bony head capsule

neg: Emporium (antiquity) Emporium (antiquity) An emporium refers to a trading post, factory, or market of Classical antiquity, derived from the , which becomes . The plural is "emporia" in both languages, although in Greek the plural undergoes a semantic shift to mean "merchandise". Famous "emporia" include Sais, where Solon went to acquire the knowledge of Egypt; Elim, where Hatshepsut kept her Red Sea fleet; Elat, where Thebes was supplied with mortuary materials, linen, bitumen, naphtha, frankincense, myrrh and carved stone amulets from Palestine, Canaan, Aram, Lebanon, Ammon, Hazor, Moab, Edom, Punt and the Arabian Peninsula from Petra to Midian; and Olbia, which

neg: Varvara Lepchenko champion Petra Kvitová, where she lost in straight sets, 1–6, 0–6. Varvara Lepchenko advanced to the second round of the Mercury Insurance Open after defeating Nicole Gibbs (6–3, 6–1). She lost in the quarterfinals to Nadia Petrova, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5). Lepchenko then advanced to the third round of the US Open, where she was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Samantha Stosur. Lepchenko began the year by playing at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to compatriot, 3rd seed, and eventual champion Serena Williams 2-6, 1-6. At the Apia International Sydney, Lepchenko lost in the first

neg: Petra Martić next three tournaments, Andalucia Tennis Experience (lost to Estrella Cabeza Candela 1–6 7–6(3) 6–2 ), Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem (lost to Alizé Cornet 7–6 6–4) and Estoril Open (lost to Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–7, 7–5, 7–6). She was forced to retire in her first round match of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open whilst 4–6 2–1 down. Her next tournament was the Warsaw Open where she lost 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 to Gréta Arn in the first round. Martić was drawn against World Number 5 Elena Dementieva in the first round of the French open where she was beaten 6–1,

neg: Philosopher's stone the medieval allegories for a Christ were adopted for the "lapis", and the Christ and the Stone were indeed taken as identical in a mystical sense. The name of "Stone" or "lapis" itself is informed by early Christian allegory, such as Priscillian (4th century), who stated "Unicornis est Deus, nobis petra Christus, nobis lapis angularis Jesus, nobis hominum homo Christus". In some texts it is simply called 'stone', or our stone, or in the case of Thomas Norton's Ordinal, "oure delycious stone". The stone was frequently praised and referred to in such terms. It needs to be noted that "philosophorum"

neg: Petra Jaya River. It is fairly densely developed in the south or near the river. Most of the development in Petra Jaya are residential in nature. Commercial developments are few and far in between with scattered blocks of shophouses. It is notable that industries except for light small scale ones, are almost absent in Petra Jaya. Petra Jaya is accessible from Kuching City South via Datuk Patinggi Tun Abdul Rahman Yaakub Bridge from Satok and the newly completed Tun Salahuddin Bridge from Pending. Alternative access is via the Bako Causeway or Jalan Matang-Batu Kawa. Petra Jaya typical low density characteristic of a

neg: Ekaterina Makarova after having a first round bye but reached the quarterfinals at the Aegon International where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. At Wimbledon, Makarova reached the third round; she lost to Petra Kvitová in three sets. During the US Open Series, she reached the semifinals at the Citi Open where she lost to eventual champion Magdaléna Rybáriková. She reached the second round at Toronto and Cincinnati, losing to Roberta Vinci and Jelena Janković respectively. The week before the US Open, she reached the quarterfinals at New Haven, losing to eventual champion Simona Halep. At the US Open, she defeated third seed

neg: Petra Jaya the Sarawak river, north of Kuching City Centre and stretches from the Northern bank of the Sarawak River, right after the bridge at Satok up till the Santubong Bridge further north which connects Petra Jaya to the Santubong Peninsula. The land in the area are generally flat with several hilly areas near Semariang. Most lands in this area are classified as Native Area Land and as such, a significant portion of the population in Petra Jaya are Bumiputras. Relatively Petra Jaya is the most developed area in Kuching City North barring areas under DBKU which are south of the Sarawak

neg: Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City them but unknownly gives them a clue. They go to a museum in Neuburg, where they find paintings hidden by the Nazis. Dionsyous arrives and takes the painting, however Petra calls the Interpol and they arrive. All his henchmen are arrested except Timothy and a man named Franz Hans. The Kidds see their ship, the Lost, in the Isar river with their parents in them. They are followed by Timothy in a speedboat and Dionsyous in a helicopter. Timothy falls into a strong current. The Kidds use a jet pack and strikes Dionysous's helicopter and falls. Timothy and Dionsyous are

neg: Agnieszka Radwańska She ultimately needed 10 match points, but avoided the tiebreak and finally closed out the match after two hours and 26 minutes. “I’d rather not talk about those ten match points!” Radwańska joked. “The important thing is I won the tenth one". In the second round, Radwańska lost to the eventual champion Petra Kvitova in three sets. At Dubai, Radwańska lost to eventual finalist Daria Kasatkina in the opening round. Her next tournament was the BNP Paribas Open where she received a bye into the second round. In the second round she lost to the eventual champion Naomi Osaka, who

neg: Petra Rampre and musician; mother, Berta, is an administrator; has a younger brother, Aljaz. Her favorite tournament is the US Open because of the fans. Petra Rampre Petra Rampre (born 20 January 1980 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian tennis player. Rampre has won eight singles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 30 April 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 151. On 20 November 2000, she peaked at world number 84 in the doubles rankings. Rampre developed alopecia universalis and lost all her hair within three weeks; she utilises bandanas to cover the

neg: Silvester Petra Sancta the men met several times in Cologne. Gelenius's hatching system from 1645, however, is identical only at two points with that of Petra Sancta. Published by Francesco Corbelletti. Silvester Petra Sancta Silvester Petra Sancta (1590, in Rome – 6 May 1647, in Rome) was an Italian Jesuit priest, and heraldist. His name is also spelt as Sylvester Petra Sancta, Petrasancta, in Italian Padre Silvestro da Pietrasanta. Pseudonym: Coelius Servilius He was the confessor of the Cardinal Pier Luigi Carafa (1581-1655) from a distinguished Neapolitan family. Between 1624 and 1634, Petra Sancta stayed with Carafa in Cologne where he fought against

neg: Petra Kvitová won her second and most recent Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Eugenie Bouchard in the final. In 2015, Kvitová achieved the feat of making the quarterfinals at all four Grand Slams after advancing to her first quarterfinal at the US Open, where she lost to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta. In 2016, she won the WTA Elite Trophy in her first appearance at the tournament, thus becoming the first player ever to win both categories of year-ending championships on debut. Petra Kvitová was born to Jiří Kvita, a school teacher and Pavla Kvitová in Bílovec, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechoslovakia

neg: Jelena Dokic event at Biella where she is seeded fourth, but lost to Petra Martić in the second round. She then played at another $100,000 ITF tournament at Sofia but again lost in the second round to Andrea Hlaváčková 6–1 6–4. Two weeks later she played at another $100,000+H ITF tournament at Athens, Greece. She won the tournament by beating Eleni Daniilidou 6–2, 6–1 in the final. This was her first title in 2009 and her most significant title since 2002. Dokic then travelled to France to play ITF level tournaments, started with Joué-lès-Tours, a $50,000 event where she was the top

neg: Petra as to bring the greatest number of tombs within view. At the point where the valley opens out into the plain, the site of the city is revealed with striking effect. The amphitheatre has been cut into the hillside and into several of the tombs during its construction. Rectangular gaps in the seating are still visible. Almost enclosing it on three sides are rose-colored mountain walls, divided into groups by deep fissures and lined with knobs cut from the rock in the form of towers. In Petra, the climate is hot at summer and semi-cold in winter. Most rain falls

neg: Agnieszka Radwańska minutes on the Eastbourne lawns. Radwańska, unseeded in Eastbourne, defeated No. 15 seed Daria Gavrilova to face Petra Kvitova in the third round. Since Petra Kvitova withdrew with a hamstring injury Radwańska automatically advanced to the quarterfinal where she defeated Jelena Ostapenko to reach the semifinal. In the semifinal she lost to Aryna Sabalenka in three sets. At Wimbledon Radwańska defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse in a close three-set match, saving six match points and reeling off the last three games in a row to book her place in the second round. In the 2nd round she played Lucie Safarova, to whom

neg: Sabine Lisicki alongside Julia Görges, Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Angelique Kerber. She started off the meeting between Germany and the Czech Republic by facing Iveta Benešová, a match in which she lost. In her second match, she faced Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová and also lost. Germany lost the meeting by a score of 1–4. Lisicki's next tournament was supposed to be the Open GDF Suez where she was to be the fifth seed. She pulled out before the tournament began with a viral illness. Lisicki then competed in the Qatar Ladies Open where she was the ninth seed. In the first round she

neg: Tímea Babos Ivanovic in three sets. She then lost to Niculescu, but managed to win the doubles title alongside Kimiko Date, beating Tamarine Tanasugarn and Eva Birnerová in the finals. After entering the Morocco Open (where she partnered Mandy Minella in the doubles and beat Petra Martić and Kristina Mladenovic to win the title) as a qualifier and winning an ITF $50,000 in Johannesburg, Babos suffered another sequence of early-round exits (except at the Budapest Open, where she reached the quarterfinals), including losses at the three remaining Grand Slams. Her last tournament was a $50,000 in Toronto, where she lost the final

neg: Andrea Petkovic round defeat to Petra Martić at the Gastein Ladies on 16 July, Petkovic traveled to America for the US Open Series. Her first tournament was the Citi Open at the end of July, where she beat Jessica Pegula, Mona Barthel, Paula Ormaechea and Alizé Cornet to reach the final, where she lost to defending champion Magdaléna Rybáriková. In mid-August, Petkovic entered the qualifiers for the Cincinnati Masters, beating Maria Sanchez and Karolína Plíšková to enter the first round proper, where she beat Daniela Hantuchová. She faced 12th seed Roberta Vinci in the second round and lost in three sets. At

neg: Petra Rampre Petra Rampre Petra Rampre (born 20 January 1980 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian tennis player. Rampre has won eight singles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 30 April 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 151. On 20 November 2000, she peaked at world number 84 in the doubles rankings. Rampre developed alopecia universalis and lost all her hair within three weeks; she utilises bandanas to cover the result. Rampre began playing tennis at age 10 with her family. She prefers hard or grass courts. Her father, Daniel, is a singer

neg: Asterius of Petra died in Petra in 365. Asterius of Petra Asterius of Petra was a convert from Arianism, and later the Bishop of Petra. At the Council of Sardica, ca. 347, Asterius first denounced Arianism, as a heresy. This led to his exile in Libya, at the command of Emperor Constantius II. In 362, he was restored to his position of Bishop of Petra, by Emperor Julian. Asterius attended the Council of Alexandria, where he was chosen as the delegate to write a letter to the Church of Antioch, where he provided a report of the proceedings at the council for the

neg: Yanina Wickmayer made it to the quarterfinals where she lost to 7th seed and eventual champion Roberta Vinci 4-6, 4-6. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, Wickmayer was the 19th seed. She made it to the 4th round beating Varvara Lepchenko, Anna Tatishvili, and 12th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. In the 4th round, Wickmayer was defeated by 8th seed and eventual champion Petra Kvitová 6-0, 6-2. During the summer, Wickmayer took part in the 2011 Rogers Cup, where she lost to Roberta Vinci in the first round 4-6, 2-6. She then played 2011 Western & Southern Open as the 17th seed. Wickmayer lost in

neg: Samantha Stosur the first two rounds on the blue clay courts. Stosur's third-round opponent was Petra Cetkovská. Stosur won the match in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost a tight match to Lucie Hradecká in two tiebreaks. Her final tournament before the French Open was the Italian Open, where she defeated Sara Errani to make the third round, where she lost to Venus Williams. At the French Open, as the sixth seed, Stosur advanced to the quarterfinals without dropping a set. She defeated Petrova in the third round, and then outplayed Sloane Stephens in straight sets. She defeated Dominika

neg: Naan Petra Selvam confides all his errors and submits. Anthony reveals that Dr. Sumathi is none other than Gunaseelan's long lost daughter. Gunaseelan and Sekar are delighted with this. Sekar requests Gunaseelan to marry off Sundar to Dr. Sumathi and it was done. The music was composed by G. Ramanathan. All lyrics by Ka. Mu. Sherriff. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Jikki, A. P. Komala & M. S. Rajeswari. Naan Petra Selvam Naan Petra Selvam is a Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and G. Varalakshmi in the lead roles. The film was released in the year 1956. Shekar (Sivaji Ganesan), the

neg: Petrosphere Petrosphere In archaeology, a petrosphere (from Greek πέτρα ("petra"), "stone", and σφαῖρα ("sphaira"), "ball") is the name for any spherical man-made object of any size that is composed of stone. These mainly prehistoric artifacts may have been created or selected, but altered in some way to perform their specific function, including carving and painting. Several classes of petrospheres exist, such as the stone spheres of Costa Rica; painted pebbles from Scotland; stone charms from Scotland; sandstone balls from such sites as Traprain Law; the Carved Stone Balls, which are mainly from Scotland, although they have also been found in Cumbria

neg: Lucie Šafářová where she lost to Elina Svitolina in three sets. She reached the final of the Connecticut Open, but lost to defending champion and compatriot Petra Kvitová. She then lost in the first round of the US Open to Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets. The rest of Šafářová's season was blighted by a bacterial infection which hospitalized her. As a result, she was unable to play for most of the autumn and early winter. However, she managed to play in the Linz Open and the Moscow Open, but she lost her opening matches in both tournaments. Since Serena Williams withdrew from

neg: Peng Shuai to seventh seed Petra Kvitová. Her next tournament was Wimbledon Championships, where she lost to Marina Erakovic in the second round in straight sets. In the US Open Series, she lost back-to-back against Caroline Wozniacki in the first rounds of the Western & Southern Open and New Haven Open. In the US Open, she lost in the second round against Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets. In the Asian swing, she lost to qualifier Johanna Konta in the second round of Guangzhou International, to Madison Keys in the second round of Toray Pan Pacific Open as well as to wildcard holder

neg: Alexandra Cadanțu the first round. In March, she fell in Miami first qualifying round to Stefanie Vögele. She then lost to Madison Keys in the first round of Charleston. She reached the semifinals in Katowice, Poland, in April, where she lost to Petra Kvitová. On her road, she defeated Yuliya Beygelzimer (7–5, 6–2), Katarzyna Kawa (6–2, 6–3), Raluca Olaru (6–0, 6–0), Sabine Lisicki (7–5, 6–2), Irina-Camelia Begu (4–6, 6–3, 6–4), and Shahar Pe'er (5–7, 6–3, 6–3). She has also reached the semifinals at the Budapest Grand Prix, where she lost in straight sets (2–6, 6–7) to compatriot Simona Halep and eventual winner

neg: Agnieszka Radwańska she promptly lost in straight sets. For the first time in her career Radwańska lost to Karolina Pliskova in the first round of the 2018 Western & Southern Open, bringing their head to head to 7-1 against the Czech. Next she played at the Connecticut Open where she lost to Petra Kvitova in the opening round. For the first time in over a decade Radwańska came into a Grand Slam main draw outside the Top 32 seeds. Unseeded at the US Open she lost to Tatjana Maria in first round. Radwańska progressed to the second round of the Korea Open

neg: Garbiñe Muguruza of the season where she lost to Petra Kvitová. At the Madrid Open, she lost in the second round against Irina-Camelia Begu, despite serving for the match. She then went on to reach her first WTA semifinals of the season in Rome, after defeating top ten opponent Timea Bacsinszky in quarterfinals, but lost to Madison Keys in straight sets. At the French Open, Muguruza turned her season around, unexpectedly capturing her first major title. She lost the first set against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in her first round match but won in three sets. After that she easily reached her second

neg: Petra the vicinity of Petra and under the leadership of Sheik Khallil's wife were gathered to fight in the revolt of the city. The rebellions, with the support of British military, were able to devastate the Ottoman forces. The Bidoul/Bidul or Petra Bedouin were forcibly resettled from their cave dwellings in Petra to Umm Sayhoun/ Um Seihun by the Jordanian government in 1985, prior to the UNESCO designation process. Here, they were provided with block-built housing with some infrastructure including in particular a sewage and drainage system. Among the six communities in the Petra Region, Umm Sayhoun is one of the

neg: Venus Williams Classic in Auckland, where she finished runner-up to Ana Ivanovic. She next participated, unseeded, at the 2014 Australian Open where she lost in the first round to No. 23 Ekaterina Makarova in three sets. Moving on to Doha, Williams lost to No. 6 Petra Kvitová in the second round at the 2014 Qatar Total Open after failing to put away match point in the third set tie-break. Williams then entered the Dubai Tennis Championships where she defeated five top-40 players to win her biggest title since the Mutua Madrid Open in 2010 and, at 33 years and 8 months of

neg: Petra Jaya suburb has caused residents to be heavily reliant on cars because public transportation is quite poor in this part of Kuching. Petra Jaya Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1975-1979). The suburb was founded in the 1970s. The area where Petra Jaya is sited was formerly known as Matang. Most of the land in the area then was undeveloped. Kampungs or villages along and near the riverbanks of the Sarawak river were the only residential areas. The area was only accessible by the

neg: Rewari but lost to Akbar on 5 November 1556 at Panipat where he died. His "haveli" (house) still stands in the Qutubpur area of the city, which in his day was a village in its own right. His two-story haveli, with carved sandstone doorway, is made of local stone from Aravalli range, brunt-mud lakhori bricks and lime mortar. Walls are plastered with lime and painted with limewash. Roof has lakhouri bricks and stone slabs rested on timer beams. Doors and niches have stone lintels or brick arches in the local regional architecture. Over-hanging roof chhajja has stone brackets to anchor the

neg: Francesca Schiavone poor form continued as she lost to Olga Govorstova 4–6, 3–6 in her opening match. She represented Italy in Fed Cup semifinals against Czech Republic, losing both of her matches to Lucie Šafářová 6–7, 1–6 and to Petra Kvitová 4–6, 6–7. Italy lost the tie 1–4. After passing her opening round in Stuttgart against Monica Niculescu, she lost in the second round to No. 3 seed Petra Kvitová 2–6, 2–6. She also lost her opener in Madrid to Varvara Lepchenko and Rome to Ekaterina Makarova. However, Schiavone finally found some form going into the French Open, winning Strasbourg by defeating

neg: Petra Martić the two. Source: Petra Martić Petra Martić (; born 19 January 1991) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her highest career ranking is World No. 34, achieved on 21 May 2018. Her best result in her junior career was the quarter-finals in 2006 US Open. In 2008, she won the first tournament in her senior career, the Zagreb Ladies Open. She qualified for the 2009 French Open. She lost there in the second round to 21-year-old Canadian world No. 24 Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–3, 6–3. Martić was on the defensive from the start, and gave up 27 winners. Martić then

neg: Petra Martić Petra Martić Petra Martić (; born 19 January 1991) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her highest career ranking is World No. 34, achieved on 21 May 2018. Her best result in her junior career was the quarter-finals in 2006 US Open. In 2008, she won the first tournament in her senior career, the Zagreb Ladies Open. She qualified for the 2009 French Open. She lost there in the second round to 21-year-old Canadian world No. 24 Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–3, 6–3. Martić was on the defensive from the start, and gave up 27 winners. Martić then made it to

neg: Naan Petra Selvam Naan Petra Selvam Naan Petra Selvam is a Tamil language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and G. Varalakshmi in the lead roles. The film was released in the year 1956. Shekar (Sivaji Ganesan), the son of Mirazdar Gunaseelan (K. Sarangkapani), discovers that his cousins Gowri (G. Varalakshmi) and Sundar (M. N. Nambiar) are leading a difficult life. Gunaseelan has a daughter who was lost when she was a small girl. Shekar tries to help them against his father's wishe and angered by his father's attitude, he leaves home with his cousins. Gunaseelan's accountant Vajram (V. K. Ramasamy) and wife Vadamalligai (C.

neg: Jekyll and Hyde (Petra album) Paul Simmons was hired. All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted. Petra Guest musicians Recording Jekyll and Hyde (Petra album) Jekyll & Hyde is the twentieth studio album released by Christian rock band Petra. It was released in 2003 by Inpop Records. It is the last studio album released by Petra (excluding the Spanish version, released the following year). The music features a progressive metal sound that has drawn a comparison to Poison, Dio and Queensrÿche. The title of the album is based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"

neg: Brabrand Church cross is ""HAC CLAVSVS : PETRA CVM : XRO : REGNET IN : ETHRA"" roughly translated to "May he, who is interred under this stone, rule with Christ in Heaven". The walls in the chancel show traces of murals, but it was on the north wall that a fairly large fragment, since covered once more with whitewash, was found with a figured scene within a banded frame. This has been interpreted by some as Samson tearing down the gate of the city of Gaza, by others as Moses coming down the mountain with the Tablets of the Law. The furniture

neg: Flavia Pennetta reached the third round at Indian Wells, losing to Agnieszka Radwańska. Then at the Sony Ericsson Open, she lost to wildcard Garbiñe Muguruza in the third round. At the Barcelona Open, Pennetta, the 5th seed, lost to Ukrainian Yuliya Beygelzimer in the second round. Unseeded at the Rome Masters, Pennetta reached the quarterfinals after defeating Maria Kirilenko, Sloane Stephens, and Petra Cetkovská. She then lost to Serena Williams. At the French Open, she reached the third round, where she lost to eventual quarterfinalist Angelique Kerber. Pennetta kicked off the grass court season with a second-round appearance at the UNICEF Open,

neg: Annika Beck straight sets. However, at the US Open, she lost to Elena Vesnina in the first round. Beck improved her previous year's result at the Shenzhen Open, this time reaching the semifinals, where she lost to Li Na in straight sets. At the Australien Open she defeated Croatian Petra Martić in the first round, but lost to 14th seed Ana Ivanovic in the second. At the French Open, she lost in the first round to Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round in three sets. In October, Beck won her first WTA title by emphatically defeating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the Luxembourg

neg: Kakopetria church is the only surviving Middle Byzantine katholikon (monastery church) in Cyprus during the 11th century. It prospered from the Middle Byzantine era until the beginning of Frankish rule, around the 12th century. There are three versions about origin of village name. According to first version Kakopetria name is compound of greek words "kako"(bad) and "petra" (stone, rock). According to second version name comes from legend about big rock called "Petra tou Androgynou" (Couples' Rock). That rock is now close to bridge and new wed couply would sit on it, until according to legend rock rolled over one couple and

neg: Destiny 2: Forsaken talisman. They set out to repair it with Light and Dark energies, and after doing so, they meet her at the Awoken Watchtower again. The Guardian follows her into the Awoken homeland, the Dreaming City, where Petra attempts to contact Mara Sov using an Awoken device. The Guardian and Petra repair the device and establish contact with the Queen, who became trapped in the Ascendant Realm during the Taken War. She reveals that the Taken corruption in the Dreaming City, as well as Uldren's corruption, were caused by Riven of a Thousand Voices, a powerful dragon-like creature called an Ahamkara

neg: Petra in Aegypto Petra in Aegypto Petra in Aegypto (also spelled Petra in Ægypto) was a Hellenistic city and former bishopric in Roman Egypt and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Petra in Aegypto, identified with modern Hagar-En-Nauatiyeh, was important enough in the Roman province of Aegyptus Primus (civil Diocese of Egypt), to become a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, but faded, presumably at the advent of Islam. Little is known not even a single historically documented bishop, as it isn't mentioned in classical reference works like Lequien's "Oriens Christianus". The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin Titular bishopric of

neg: Petra Jaya Petra Jaya Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1975-1979). The suburb was founded in the 1970s. The area where Petra Jaya is sited was formerly known as Matang. Most of the land in the area then was undeveloped. Kampungs or villages along and near the riverbanks of the Sarawak river were the only residential areas. The area was only accessible by the Satok suspension bridge, ferry or sampan. Since 1975, the completion of the Datuk Patinggi Tun Abdul Rahman Yaakub bridge, known as