PORT TALBOT

tôlˈbət, town (1981 pop. 40,078), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, at the mouth of the Avon (Afan) River on Swansea Bay. Port Talbot is a popular seaside resort. Nearby are the steelworks at Margam and the oil refinery at Baglan.

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books on: Port Talbot  - 382 results

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1.
Norfolk: Historic Southern Port
Book by Thomas J. Wertenbaker, Marvin W. Schlegel; Duke University Press, 1962
Subjects: Norfolk (Va.)--History
...Rappahannock, or the James, without stopping at the little port on the Elizabeth. But others, in increasing numbers, found...Deane, and Christopher Busten, ship carpenters; James Gay and Talbot Thompson, sailmakers; Samuel Blows, George Jamieson, and...
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The Rise of New York Port (1815-1860)
Book by Robert Greenhalgh Albion, Jennie Barnes Pope; Charles Scribners Sons, 1939
Subjects: New York (N.Y.)--Commerce, New York (N.Y.)--Harbor
...account, 143 ff.; influence on N. Y. port, 143 ; "invention," 143 , 313 ; speed...supply, 182 -3; sources and importing ports in 1860, 183 -4 Sully , packet, 48...396 Syracuse, N. Y., 86 , 87 , 88 Talbot, Olyphant Co., 198 Tampico, 189...shipbuilding, 389 , 406 ; arrivals from various ports, 394 -7; total documented, 402 -3...
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The Western Tradition from Socrates to Saussure
Book by Roy Harris, Talbot J. Taylor; Routledge, 1997
Subjects: Language And Languages--Philosophy, Linguistics--History
...title General and rational grammar: the Port-Royal grammar (The Hague: Mouton...Kretzmann. The English translation of the Port-Royal Logic is published under the title The art of thinking: the Port-Royal logic, translated by James Dickoff...
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Rethinking Linguistics
Book by Hayley G. Davis, Talbot J. Taylor; Routledge/Curzon, 2002
Subjects: Linguistics--Methodology, Linguistics--Philosophy
...spellings for the different structural units (port, not starboard, but please pass the paught...sui generis. In the first place, as the port/paught/pourt example immediately shows...not care much for paught as a spelling of port . Secondly, the question of systematically...
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Architecture through the Ages
Book by Talbot Hamlin; G.P. Putnams Sons, 1940
Subjects: Architecture--Europe--History, Architecture--History
...ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE. CLERMONT-FERRAND, NOTRE DAME DU PORT; 249 BARREL-VAULTED INTERIOR. PERIGUEUX, ST. FRONT; CHARACTERISTIC...SIX-PART RIBBED VAULT. CLERMONT-FERRAND, NOTRE DAME DU PORT; EXTERIOR OF APSE 265 SHOWING RADIATING CHAPELS AND PRIMITIVE...
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journal articles on: Port Talbot  - 90 results

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Ore Imports and Port Competition: a Cumbrian Struggle for Supremacy
Journal article by Daniel Todd; The Journal of Transport History, Vol. 24, 2003
...abutted on not one but two ports, Workington and Harrington.13 In fact, port access was now on the...Newport (1898), Port Talbot (1901) and Margam...million tons).36 These ports were equipped with superior...000 tons. In fact, ports much more lavishly equipped...Moreover, the ore dock at Port Talbot, inaugurated as recently...
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The Port of Baltimore: Managing a Regional Economic Engine
Journal article by Douglas N. Ross, Douglas M. Sanford Jr.; International Journal of Case Studies in Management (Online), Vol. 4, 2006
...handled the remaining 5% through non-port facilities. The types of cargo handled by ports included containers, Ro/Ro (roll...unloading. There were a limited number of ports. A port required an ideal waterfront location...is available via the Internet for the ports customers. In addition, the port has handheld units throughout for gate...
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The Real Reasons for War in Yugoslavia: Backing Up Globalization with Military Might
Journal article by Karen Talbot; Social Justice, Vol. 27, 2000
Subjects: Human rights--Political aspects, International Monetary Fund--Relations with Yugoslavia, International business enterprises--Political aspects, International relations--Analysis, Kosovo Liberation Army--International aspects, North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Relations with Yugoslavia, Peacekeeping forces--Yugoslavia, World Bank--Relations with Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia--International aspects
...beautiful seacoast and because of its extremely valuable port of Bar, a deep-water port that provides the cheapest route for commerce in...these riches. The first tanker shipment from the port of Supsa in Georgia on the eastern Black Sea coast...
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Cyber Warfare and Precautions against the Effects of Attacks
Journal article by Eric Talbot Jensen; Texas Law Review, Vol. 88, 2010
Subjects: Communications networks, Electronic warfare, Homeland Security Act 2002-US, National security, United States
...against the Effects of Attacks by Eric Talbot Jensen I. Introduction...damage to the civilian portions of the port area.114 Anticipating the potential for...decided to attack the military portion of the port, that attack would put the fewest number...
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British Coal
Journal article by George F. Ray; National Institute Economic Review, 1989
Subjects: Coal industry--United Kingdom, United Kingdom--Natural resources
...very large vessels. Few ports have the capacity to...purposes, these are the ARA ports. The only UK port that can handle large...Immingham and Port Talbot are equipped to deal...Hunterston and Port Talbot handle the importation...acts as the exporting port of British coal. The potential of other ports is much smaller, suitable...
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To War on an Army Dredge
Magazine article by David J. Bechtold; Sea Classics, Vol. 36, December 2003
...that went into the town area. We were back in our Port Talbot base only a short time when D-Day was upon us...were an anachronism - out of place. We moved from port to port and ports were under Navy commands. The Army sometimes didnt...
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The Great Copper Trials
Magazine article by Ronald Rees; History Today, Vol. 43, December 1993
Subjects: Copper industry--History, Liability for environmental damages--History, Wales--History
...village about two miles inland from Port Talbot. To protect valley farms from smoke...valley, complained to Lady Emily Talbot of damage to their farms from smoke...estates, and a keen gardener, Lady Talbot had laboratory tests conducted on...
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Obituary: John Warnaby
Magazine article by Denby Richards; Musical Opinion, Vol. 130, March 2007
...was employed by the British Steel Corporation in Port Talbot. During that time he began to write reviews and...regular group of highly motivated people in Port Talbot. His death in Port Talbot on 11 January 2007 at the age of 65 is tragic...
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Various Cities, Wales
Magazine article by Nicole Estvanik Taylor; American Theatre, Vol. 27, March 2010
Subjects: McGrath, John Peter--Works, Theater companies--Works
...Newport, Snowdonia, Aberystwyth, Milford Haven and Port Talbot will not only have attended NTW productions in their communities...season finale rolls around--an April 2011 revisiting of Port Talbots amateur Passion Play tradition, directed by and...
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A Long Time between Murders
Magazine article by Owen Harries; American Scholar, Vol. 70, Winter 2001
Subjects: 1920s (Decade)--Social aspects, Crime, Economic development--Analysis, Economic history--Analysis, Labor movement--1920s (Decade) AD, National characteristics--Wales, Social problems--Analysis, Social psychology--Analysis, Wales
...Swansea, where Dylan Thomas grew up and wrote most of his early and better poems, and some sixteen miles northwest of Port Talbot, where Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins first saw the light of day. (Garnant itself, incidentally, is where John...
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1.
Neath Port Talbot Council Works to Deliver the Climate Change Message; Advertisement Feature
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 23, 2010
Subjects: Advertising, Global temperature changes, Ports
Neath Port Talbot Council Works to Deliver the Climate...climate change issues that affect Neath Port Talbot. As a Council we are committed to working...and stay warm and cosy too? Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council has teamed up...
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Severn Barrage Construction 'Could Revive Port Talbot'
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 17, 2009
Subjects: Ocean energy resources, Ports
...Construction Could Revive Port Talbot. Byline: Sin Barry THE...said that the port of Port Talbot could become the key hub...the construction period Port Talbot could be re-developed...opportunities for Port Talbot for both its port and community...
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Justice Centre to Kick-Start Regeneration of Port Talbot
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 23, 2010
Subjects: Judicial candidates, Ports
...to Kick-Start Regeneration of Port Talbot. WORK to develop a new justice centre in the old docks area of Port Talbot is under way. The multi-million...impression of the new Justice Centre in Port Talbot which will replace the towns magistrates...
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Go-Ahead for Pounds 107m 'Missing Link' Is Good News for SMEs; PORT TALBOT SCHEME MEANS 600 CONSTRUCTION JOBS
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 6, 2010
Subjects: Heavy construction, Ports, Small and medium sized companies
...Is Good News for SMEs; PORT TALBOT SCHEME MEANS 600 CONSTRUCTION...investment in Neath Port Talbot will be confirmed today...investment by Corus at their Port Talbot plant, this announce...ensure that Neath Port Talbot continues to be an increasingly...
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Neath Port Talbot Turns into a Housing Hot-Spot as Prices Rocket
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 31, 2007
Subjects: Dwellings, Housing, Ports--Prices and rates
Neath Port Talbot Turns into a Housing Hot-Spot as Prices...Western Mail House prices in Neath Port Talbot have risen more than almost anywhere else...and Lambeth (14%) beat Neath Port Talbot, where house prices grew by 13.1% from...
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encyclopedia articles on: Port Talbot  - 7 results

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1.
Port Talbot
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PORT TALBOT tol b t, town (1981 pop. 40,078), Neath Port Talbot, S Wales, at the mouth of the Avon (Afan) River on Swansea Bay. Port Talbot is a popular seaside resort. Nearby are the steelworks...
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Talbot, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...settled on his land. He founded (1802) Port Talbot and 27 other townships along the lakes shore. Talbot governed in dictatorial style for nearly...Erie Baron: The Story of Colonel Thomas Talbot (1955...
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Wales
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, the Vale of Glamorgan...This area has large steelworks ( Port Talbot ), oil refineries ( Milford Haven...important industrial cities and ports are Newport , Cardiff , Swansea...
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West Glamorgan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Monmouthshire, in the 1996 reorganization West Glamorgan was divided into the unitary authorities of Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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Hopkins, Sir Anthony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HOPKINS, SIR ANTHONY 1937 , British actor, b. Port Talbot, Wales. A classically schooled actor, he studied drama in Wales and London, made his stage debut in 1960, and was long a member...
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