Saarlouis
Saarlouis , Fr. Sarrelouis, city (1994 pop. 38,347), Saarland, SW Germany, on the Saar River near the French border. It is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include steel, furniture, tobacco products, and bells. Coal is mined in the area. Founded (1680) by Louis XIV, for whom it was named, Saarlouis was fortified (1680-85) by Vauban and became a major French frontier fortress. It was awarded (1815) to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. As part of the Saar Territory (see Saarland ), it was administered by France from 1919 to 1935 and from 1945 to 1957. From 1935 to 1945 the city was known as Saarlautern. Marshal Ney of France was born there in 1769.
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URGENT: Earthquake jolts Japan's Bonin Islands
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/10/2005; 247 words
; URGENT: Earthquake jolts Japan's Bonin Islands HONG KONG, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the sea waters near Bonin Islands, Japan, at 2:52 a.m. Hong Kong time Thursday...
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Strong earthquake hits Bonin Islands, Japan
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 3/14/2008; 253 words
; Strong earthquake hits Bonin Islands, Japan HONG KONG, March 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit seas near Bonin Islands, Japan at 6:38 a.m. (1038 GMT) Saturday, according to...
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URGENT: Strong earthquake hits seas near Bonin Islands, Japan
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/27/2008; 225 words
; URGENT: Strong earthquake hits seas near Bonin Islands, Japan HONG KONG, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit seas near Bonin Islands, Japan at 3:00 p.m. (0700 GMT) Wednesday, according...
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1st Ld-Writethru: Strong earthquake hits seas near Bonin Islands, Japan
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/27/2008; 262 words
; ...1st Ld-Writethru: Strong earthquake hits seas near Bonin Islands, Japan HONG KONG, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit seas near Bonin Islands, Japan at 3:00 p.m. (0700 GMT) Wednesday, according...
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FLASH: MAGNITUDE 6.6 EARTHQUAKE HITS BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/27/2008; 190 words
; FLASH: MAGNITUDE 6.6 EARTHQUAKE HITS BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN
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BONIN-4149470.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/22/2009; 420 words
; Margaret Katherine Peg Bonin Visitation for Margaret Katherine Peg Bonin, 77 of Island Lake, will be from 10 a.m. until the time of...She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene P. Bonin; loving mother of Maggie Zwart, James Carrig...
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Pissarro's great-grandson signs with NY publisher.(people In The News)(Frederic Bonin Pissarro signs contract with FFF International Art )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art Business News; 3/1/2005; 700+ words
; LONG ISLAND, NY -- FFF International Art has signed artist Frederic Bonin Pissarro, the great-grandson...in 1964 to Claude and Sylvie Bonin Pissarro, Frederic started...great-grandfather, Frederic Bonin Pissarro has created a unique...
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Jennifer Bolande at Alexander and Bonin.(review of exhibitions)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...relate to the other major component of the show, an Untitled Tower that is part old-fashioned movie marquee and part Coney Island hot-dog stand. An ode to bright lights dimmed and matinees silenced, it stood apart in a show that favored slick surfaces...
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The role of the soil seed bank in vegetation recovery on an oceanic island severely damaged by introduced goats.(Report)
Magazine article from: Applied Vegetation Science; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...been removed from islands? To answer these...a goat-damaged island in the Bonin Archipelago of Japan...45' N). These islands are divided into three island subgroups including...and Hahajima. The Bonin Islands originated in the...
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Connecticut, Rhode Island Seek to Halt Wandering Boundary.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/30/2003; 700+ words
; ...30--The Connecticut and Rhode Island attorneys general yesterday requested...said Killingly Tax Assessor Melissa Bonin. Twenty-one properties were affected...were in Rhode Island before," Bonin said. Bonin and Foster Town Planner William...
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Bonin Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bonin Islands , Jap. Ogasawara-gunto, volcanic island group, c.40 sq mi...The largest and principal island is Chichi (formerly Peel Island), c.10 sq mi (30 sq...Koreans and Taiwanese. The islands were claimed by Japan from...
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Volcano Islands
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Volcano Islands, group of three Japanese islands— Iwo Jima , Kita Iwo, and Minami Iwo—situated south of the Bonin Islands some 1,065 km. (660 mi.) south of Tokyo. They were administered by the US from 1945 to 1968.
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Peel Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Peel Island Japan: see Bonin Islands .
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Japan
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...Japanese archipelago; Sado Island in the Sea of Japan...x16B; ; and Awaji Island, lying between Shikoku...x16B; . Two groups of islands returned to Japan by...Ryukyus: the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, about 885...the Kazan (Volcano) Islands, directly south of...Japan's principal ...
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Kiribati
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
...Ocean Island); the 8 Line Islands (including Christmas Island); and the 8 Phoenix Islands...devastating, rendering the island of Banaba almost uninhabitable...forced to move to the Fijian island of Rabi, sued the owners...disposal. Like other Pacific islands, Kiribati is ...
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