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	Taranto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the capital of Province of Taranto and is an important military and commercial port.
		Taranto history dates back to the 8th century BC when it was founded as a Greek colony.
		Taranto is also famous for the British attack on the Regia Marina base during the World War II, known as the Battle (or Night) of Taranto.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taranto (644 words)

	Battle of Taranto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft naval attack in history, flying a small number of aircraft from a single aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean and attacking the Italian fleet at Taranto.
		The effects of the British aircraft on the Italian warships led pundits around the world to predict the end of the "big gun" ship and the rise of naval air-power.
		At the time this "fleet-in-being" packed a potentially powerful punch: the harbor at Taranto contained six battleships (five of them battle-worthy), seven heavy cruisers, two light cruisers and eight destroyers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Taranto (828 words)

	Taranto, Italy
		In 466 BC, Taranto was defeated by Iapyges, a native population of ancient Apulia, and the monarchy fell, with the inauguration of a democracy, and the expulsion of the Pythagoreans.
		Taranto was finally conquered by the Normans: the sons of Petron elected the first Norman archbishop, Drogo, in 1071, and prepared a fleet to conquer Durazzo.
		Taranto became the capital of a Norman principality, whose first ruler was Robert Guiscard's son, Bohemond of Taranto, who obtained it as result of succession dispute: his father repudiated his first wife, Bohemond's mother, and had Roger Borsa, his son by his second wife Sikelgaita, succeed him as Duke of Apulia.
	creekin.net /c4644-n91-taranto-italy.html (4218 words)

	AllRefer.com - Taranto, Italy (Italian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Taranto is, after La Spezia, the chief military port of Italy, and it is also an agricultural, industrial, and fishing center.
		B.C., Taranto was a town of Magna Graecia and was powerful enough to resist the Romans until 272
		Of note in Taranto are the cathedral (11th–12th cent., with a baroque facade), a castle (originally Byzantine, rebuilt in 1480), and the national museum (with a fine collection of Greek pottery).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Taranto.html (284 words)

	Taranto - Puglia - Italy
		Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, the capital of the province of the same name and an important military and commercial port.
		Taranto was founded in 708 BC by Spartan immigrants, who called the city Taras, from the name of the mythical hero Taras, shown in the emblem riding a dolphin.
		Taranto was finally conquered by the Normans and became the capital of a Norman principality, whose first ruler was Robert Guiscard's son, Bohemond of Taranto.
	www.italyworldclub.com /puglia/taranto/taranto.htm (1336 words)

	The Ocean Star (10.15.04): Taranto offers plan for department’s future
		Taranto also said having a rank between sergeant and chief would prevent animosity from growing between sergeants when one is chosen to oversee the department in the chief’s absence.
		Taranto said the Class II officers are currently filling in the patrol unit holes left by the absence of full-time officers, which is permitted by the state.
		Taranto said he has no idea of the time frame for the improvements he recommended this week because first he must meet with the New Jersey State Department of Personnel [DOP] and make his case for the jump in rank from sergeant to the positions of captain and chief.
	theoceanstar.com /weekly/2004/10.15.04/plan.html (1276 words)

	Taranto at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Taranto was founded in about 708 BC by Spartan immigrants, and became a sovereign city of Magna Graecia, the Greek colonies in Southern Italy.
		At that time, Taranto had the most powerful naval forces in Italy, and hastened to come to an agreement with Rome which stated that the Lacinio promontory and the Gulf of Taranto should not be passed by Roman ships.
		Taranto, however, thought that this was a hostile act, and responded by sinking the fleet and expelling the roman troops from Thurii.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Taranto.html (572 words)

	Karen Taranto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Taranto’s breadth of expertise is often applied in “turnaround” situations where provider organizations are in need of operations analysis, strategies and work plan development and implementation oversight with a goal of stabilizing operations and financial performance.
		Taranto’s vast managed care experiences and tenure in the industry enable her to effectively fill the role of expert witness in matters related to health care.
		Taranto is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, the American Association of Health Plans, the Medical Group Management Association, and the Society of Professionals in Healthcare, and is an affiliate of the California Healthcare Association.
	www.pmpm.com /Profiles/karen_taranto.html (590 words)

	Taranto on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		BC, Taranto was a town of Magna Graecia and was powerful enough to resist the Romans until 272 BC It was destroyed (927) by the Arabs but was later rebuilt by the Byzantines.
		Of note in Taranto are the cathedral (11th-12th cent., with a baroque facade), a castle (originally Byzantine, rebuilt in 1480), and the national museum (with a fine collection of Greek pottery).
		The old city of Taranto is on an island and is surrounded by the ugly major port of Taranto.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Taranto.asp (911 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Taranto
		Taranto (ancient Tarentum), city and port in southern Italy, capital of Taranto Province, in Apulia Region, on the Gulf of Taranto.
		Taranto, Battle of, military engagement of World War II in 1940 in which carrier-based aircraft of the British Navy inflicted severe damage on the...
		Taranto, Gulf of, huge, almost square bay of the Ionian Sea, which forms the “instep” of the “boot” of Italy.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Taranto.html (107 words)

	Sito Ufficiale della Provincia di Taranto - Coat of arms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		He told this to the people of Taranto suggesting the symbol of the coat of arms; it also had a psychological meaning: allied countries and enemies have would known that Taranto was become as dangerous as a scorpion.
		The official first usage of this new coat of arms was in 1665 when in the cathedral in Taranto the building of the S an Cataldo big cupola was ended: on the right side of the altar was made a sculpture of the new coat of arms with Taras.
		Taranto had always had, over all its existence, the political dimension of a State based on the city, and now it was ready to become a city based on the province.
	www.provincia.taranto.it /english/coat_of_arms.php (1118 words)

	Taranto, Émile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In June 1903 he went to Brussels to study with Eugene Ysaÿe, who recorded his impressions of his pupil in October of the same year: 'I am completely satisfied with the progress of M. Taranto, and I believe that by prolonging his stay for a year we may hope to obtain a very artistic result.
		Taranto wrote a few pieces for violin including Danse caprice (MusiCanada, February 1923) and Mouche à feu.
		In February 1930 at Windsor Hall he performed the Sonata in one movement and Romance on the G String by Émiliano Renaud, with the composer at the piano.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003372 (249 words)

	Taranto, Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Taranto, the capital of the Apulian province and the see of an archbishop, lies on the Mare Grande, the northern bay of the Gulf of Taranto, on the south coast of Italy.
		Taranto is renowned for its honey and fruit.
		Taranto was destroyed by the Saracens in 927 but was rebuilt, and in 1063 was incorporated by Robert Guiscard in the Norman kingdom of southern Italy.
	www.planetware.com /italy/taranto-i-pu-ta.htm (276 words)

	War in the Mediterranean - The Taranto Raid
		Short and long-term consequences of the Taranto raid would be significant, far outside the basin of the Mediterranean.
		A Japanese naval delegation was immediately dispatched to Taranto to study the modus operandi and the consequences of the British raid.
		For Italy, the night of Taranto would haunt the navy until the day they were forced to the ignominy of bringing their ships to surrender at Malta.
	www.geocities.com /ed_morris_inc/grandfather/Taranto.htm (2307 words)

	Taranto : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Taranto, known to the ancient Greeks as Taras, is said to have been named for a son of Poseidon who rode into the harbor on a dolphin's back.
		Taranto was once a major center of Magna Graecia and continued as an important port on the Ionian coast throughout the 4th century B.C. A long period of rule under Archytas, a Pythagorean mathematician/philosopher, was the high point in the city's history.
		Taranto lent its name to the tarantula, but don't be alarmed; the only spiders here are rather small, harmless brown ones.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/taranto/0770010001.html (388 words)

	taranto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Taranto is located in Southeast Italy, on the western side of the "heel" of the Italian boot, on the Gulf of Taranto on the Ionian Sea.
		All six of the Italian battleships of the 5th and 9th Divisions were in port on the night of the attack.
		Despite the losses at Taranto, the Italian Navy still had the material wherewithal and desire to bring the British forces to combat.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/ww2Timeline/taranto.html (417 words)

	Port Technology - Taranto Port Expansion, Italy
		Taranto will be Evergreen's fifth terminal investment and operational site, and will comprise 2,000 metres of quay length in a port location that can provide a constant 14.5-metre water depth in the approaches and alongside the berth.
		At least 18 new post-panamax gantry cranes are planned to be in place at Taranto, and as a first stage development a 500 metre berth space is expected to be in place by autumn 1999.
		Evergreen revealed it was planning to invest $50 million in the initial phase development of a the container terminal at Taranto, about 160 kilometres north of Gioia Tauro, and as such, would not be renewing its earlier commitment beyond 2001.
	www.port-technology.com /projects/taranto (625 words)

	James Taranto's Best of Web Today Column Holds Political Influence
		Taranto acknowledges that he’s not even sure how many left-leaning people read his column on a regular basis, but he does know there are some: He regularly gets e-mails excoriating him for being unfair.
		Taranto retorted that while among fl men, the number of inmates outnumbered those in college, college-age fl males are “2.5 times as likely to be in college as in prison.” Written with Taranto’s trademark “gotcha” tone, the column invited casual readers to conclude that Kerry had neglected to focus on the relevant comparison.
		Taranto will be at this week’s Republican convention, along with a few thousand other old-media reporters and the newly accredited group of bloggers who have just joined the fray.
	newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/rnc/9696/index1.html (1488 words)

	Taranto (town)
		Taranto was taken by the Normans in 1063, and became a feudal principality subject to the Kingdom of Naples.
		It was the main base of the Italian fleet during World War II until an attack by a British torpedo bomber in December 1940 severely damaged several vessels, including three battleships.
		The fleet was relocated to bases on the west coast where they were less vulnerable to such attacks, but much of the Italian navy had been caught and destroyed at Taranto.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0012954.html (361 words)

	James Taranto Picks the ‘Best of the Web Today’ \| This Is Not a Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		James Taranto is the editor of the Wall Street Journal online editorial page, OpinionJournal.com, and the author of Best of the Web Today, a conservative and humorous take on the day’s headlines.
		Taranto believed that his suspension was due to his conservative viewpoint, so he decided to sue his professors.
		The story that put Taranto’s name on the map for online journalism was his 2001 “monkeyfishing” article, in which he exposed the falsity of a Slate.com piece about the practice of fishing for monkeys on a Florida key island.
	journalism.nyu.edu /pubzone/site/notablog/story/taranto (528 words)

	Taranto finishes steady climb to WPIAL title - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Taranto also helped the West Allegheny girls team qualify for the PIAA cross country championships Saturday in Hershey with a third place finish at Slippery Rock.
		Taranto fell somewhat off last track season when an ankle injury hampered her.
		Taranto has a lot of experience at Slippery Rock, running her first race there when she was in seventh grade.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/dailycourier/sports/highschoolcentral/s_99136.html (585 words)

	Why is James Taranto still working for The Wall Street Journal? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Taranto makes his living by insulting on a daily basis the religion and culture of more than a billion of the world’s population — that is, when he is not openly excusing atrocious Israeli war crimes.
		Taranto has never been to Saudi Arabia, and I wrote in my last article how I would bet a billion dollars he would argue that his ignorance of the Kingdom is unimportant.
		Taranto not only confirmed that prediction, but even managed to excel his previous arrogance by stating in his reply that he had absolutely no desire to visit the Kingdom or to learn more about it.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/726483/posts (3051 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Taranto
		Diocese in southern Italy, on a bay in the Gulf of Taranto.
		It was retaken by the Byzantines, who were forced to cede it to Otto II in 982; in 1080 it fell into the hands of Robert Guiscard, who made it the capital of the Principality of Taranto, and gave it to Boemund, his son.
		Taranto is the birthplace of the musician Paisiello.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14450d.htm (738 words)

	David M: Taranto replies
		But the blogosphere's quibble was not with the Journal's characterization of bloggers as unpaid, rather the quibble was with the Journal's characterization of bloggers as incompetent (amateur: "one lacking in experience and competence in an art or science").
		Taranto illustrates his point by commenting that I must be an amateur because "it's hard to imagine anyone making a living" by "puzzling over the authorship of newspaper editorials." Presumably then, Taranto was not expecting to get paid the day he wrote this piece [emphasis in original]:
		Perhaps Taranto hasn't noticed, but his "Best of the Web" is essentially a blog, pointing out newsbits from across the web and commenting on them.
	davidm.blogspot.com /2005/02/taranto-replies.html (1240 words)

	West A's Taranto wins Class AAA title - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Taranto worked her way back from a foot injury this summer to win the final cross country race of her scholastic career.
		Taranto was the only WPIAL champion in either classification, boys or girls.
		Ironically, the spot where Taranto made her move yesterday was on a hill, but it was an uphill.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/highschool/s_100468.html (711 words)

	CMA Exhibition Feature : Taranto
		These colonists consisted of illegitimate children born to Spartan woman while their warrior husbands were fighting away from home.
		Taranto was a city of wealth and learning.
		Taranto was also a center for the teaching of Pythagorean philosophy.
	www.clemusart.com /exhibcef/mg/html/4945148.html (231 words)

	Taranto -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Greek Taras, Latin Tarentum, city, capital of Taranto provincia, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southeastern Italy.
		The city lies at the base of the Salentine Peninsula on the northern inlet (Mare Grande) of the Gulf of Taranto.
		The town's castle dates from the 14th century; the church of the Matrice has a facade of the same period and a 16th-century stone relief of the Annunciation.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9071271 (455 words)

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