I reckon it's from aletheia, which means truth.

Ekousion is to eikon-theyielding-anagkeis e an agke iousa, the passage through ravines which impede motion: aletheia is theia ale, divine motion.

In November, Aletheia had voted in favor of ratifying the poison pill.

Yucaipa and Aletheia could not immediately be reached for comment.

To my partners in our Italian adventure: my wife, Christine, and my children Aletheia and Isaac.

We arrived in Florence in August 2000: myself, Christine, and our two children, Aletheia and Isaac, who were six and five.

Yucaipa has repeatedly denied Barnes & Noble's contention that Burkle is seeking to take control and is in cahoots with Aletheia.

We enrolled our children in local Italian schools, Aletheia in first grade and Isaac in kindergarten, and we ourselves began taking language classes.

We arrived on August 1, 2000, Christine and I, with our two children, Isaac and Aletheia, aged five and six.

He is also likely to get support from a second major investor, Aletheia Capital Management, which holds a 15.1 percent stake.

Aletheia holds 15.1 percent of the company's shares and has raised its stake in Barnes & Noble in near lockstep with Yucaipa over time.