Marib
Marib , ancient city, Yemen, SW Arabia, 140 mi (225 km) inland at an altitude of 3,900 ft (1,190 m). It was one of the chief cities, perhaps the capital, of Sheba . It was the site of a dam, built in the 6th cent. BC, that was one of the great engineering feats of antiquity. The dam collapsed in the 6th cent. AD, flooding the countryside.
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FED: Aid agencies scramble to help in Bam
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 12/30/2003; 578 words
; ...relief director for the Middle East Ton Van Zutphen, who flew in to Bam last night, said...has been flattened completely," Mr Van Zutphen said today. "There are tents everywhere...the capital Tehran on Friday. Mr Van Zutphen said the focus of operations had turned...
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Dutch Business Delivers Mushrooms
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/13/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...1999 Dutch Business Delivers Mushrooms ZUTPHEN, Netherlands (AP) -- Want extra mushrooms...drop-offs are free within 12 miles of Zutphen, but for a small fee Krassenberg closes...the flat agrarian landscape surrounding Zutphen, set amid fields of flowers and bordering...
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Both [alpha]- and [beta]-Carotene, but Not Tocopherols and Vitamin C, Are Inversely Related to 15-Year Cardiovascular Mortality in Dutch Elderly Men1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...elderly men who participated in the Zutphen Elderly Study. Information on diet...in elderly men living in the town of Zutphen, the Netherlands. Materials and Methods Study population. The Zutphen Elderly Study is a prospective population...
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ICI to close adhesives plant; sells PVA coatings unit to DSM. (News: Europe).(polyvinyl alcohol)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 6/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...to stop production at an adhesives plant in Zutphen, the Netherlands, belonging to its subsidiary...Starch will toll manufacture the product at Zutphen until around the end of the year. The Zutphen plant has about 50 employees involved in the...
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Stock experts: Don't hit panic button: Analysts say stay the course because selling now could cost you more in the long run.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 8/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...their investment dollar, said Neal Van Zutphen, a certified financial planner with Delta...to buy two shares versus the one, Van Zutphen said. "If I was very young, I'd say...your assets are well diversified, Van Zutphen said. It's a good idea to review your...
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World Vision Developed Contingency Plans for Iraq Aid Strategy; Situation in Mosul 'Clearly Unstable'; Baghdad Convoy Considered.
PR Newswire; 4/18/2003; 695 words
; ...remains clearly unstable," says Ton van Zutphen, World Vision's relief manager based...over the next few weeks in Mosul, van Zutphen says World Vision likely would follow...Iraq, once the situation is stable, van Zutphen says. However, earlier this week in...
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Fatal crash causes delays in Dutch intercity train services
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 11/4/2005; 444 words
; ...accident. Meanwhile, a local train from Zutphen to Hengelo and Oldenzaal derailed at a switching point in Zutphen on Friday morning. There were no injuries...As a result there are no trains between Zutphen and Deventer, and between Zutphen and...
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Schools Fretting Over Lost Time; Weather Closures Already Interrupting Class Instruction
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/25/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Besides, Bel Pre Principal Carmen van Zutphen has larger worries. Her students have...stopped and learning time vanished, van Zutphen said, the "down time" that Bel Pre...ever catch up on five full days?" van Zutphen asked. "I don't think so, unless...
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Fed: Rudd commiserates with Dutch after deaths in Afghanistan
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 4/25/2008; 320 words
; ...The Dutch ambassador to Australia, Niek van Zutphen, and his wife Miriam van Zutphen-Wijsenbeek, were among the diplomatic corps...greeted the ambassador and a tearful Mrs van Zutphen-Wijsenbeek inside the memorial's Hall of...
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Research data from M. Bruins and colleagues update understanding of life sciences.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 7/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...Infectious Diseases. According to a study from Zutphen, Netherlands, "A novel olfactory method...It BV, Marspoortstraat 2, 7201 JB, Zutphen, Netherlands. Publisher contact information...10013, USA. Keywords: Netherlands, Zutphen, Life Sciences, Clinical Microbiology...
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Zutphen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Zutphen , city (1994 pop. 31,309), Gelderland...industrial, and commercial center. Zutphen was chartered in 1191 and was an important...Leicester, in an unsuccessful attempt to take Zutphen from the Spanish. The city was captured...
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Zutphen, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Zutphen, battle of, 1586. During the Netherlands War of Independence, Elizabeth...under the earl of Leicester to aid the rebels. In 1586 they laid siege to Zutphen, defended by a Spanish garrison under Prince Alexander of Parma. The Spanish...
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Gerhard Zerbolt of Zutphen
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Gerhard Zerbolt of Zutphen (1367–98), a member of the Brethren of the Common Life . He became a priest and librarian of the house at Deventer...
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Nationale-Nederlanden N.V.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...country. The company ’ s agent in Zutphen was Gerrit Jan Dercksen, who was assisted...The two men appointed subagents in the Zutphen area to expand their business. In 1844...This move limited Dercksen and Henny to Zutphen, while their former subagents gained...
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2d Earl of Essex
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...horse in the expedition under Leicester to aid the Netherlands in its revolt against Spain. His gallantry in the battle of Zutphen (Sept. 21, 1586) was rewarded with the dignity of a knight banneret. In 1587 Essex returned to court. He was now a handsome...
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