Sakkara
Sakkara , necropolis (burial place) of ancient Memphis , Egypt, 3 mi (5 km) from the Nile and on the border of the Libyan desert. Zoser had his famous step-pyramid, a precursor of the familiar straight-sided pyramid, built there in the III dynasty, and on the grounds are many pyramids that date from the V and VI dynasties. The Serapeum, burial place of the Apis bulls, dates from the later period. The oldest dated papyrus (VI dynasty) was discovered there in 1893.
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Municipal governance for northern communities: perspectives from Saskatchewan.(Special Collection: Governance in the Provincial Norths)
Magazine article from: Northern Review; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...of the municipal system in northern Saskatchewan and the factors...of the Municipal System in Northern Saskatchewan The municipal system in northern Saskatchewan is essentially...developments in the post-World War II era. It is during this...
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Profile: Northern Alliance troops fight for control of the city of Kunduz
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Taliban soldiers killed a Northern Alliance commander and wounded several soldiers. The Northern Alliance responded by flooding...FAJIM: Yes, it was war. INSKEEP: The 11-year...block away, two senior Northern Alliance generals were...
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Northern Ireland: the paramilitaries, terrorism, and September 11th.
Magazine article from: Denver Journal of International Law and Policy; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...government renamed this area "Northern Ireland" and installed a local...Ireland Act led to a civil war within the Irish Free State...clauses claiming the area of Northern Ireland as its own. (14...any traditional boundaries, Northern Ireland was the largest area...
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Peace in Northern Ireland: Why Now?
Magazine article from: Foreign Policy; 9/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...the unification of Northern Ireland and the Irish...sovereignty. The Cold War's rigidification of...loath to intervene in Northern Ireland's "troubles...The end of the Cold War, however, gave the...least in the context of Northern Ireland. Whatever lingering...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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THE SOUTHERN FRONT\ NORTHERN KENTUCKY BECOMES A HOT BATTLEGROUND FOR BANKING CUSTOMERS.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 6/9/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Then I think we've got Northern Kentucky, at last the three...probably won't lead to a price war -- which would translate into...critical mass or just break into Northern Kentucky, Fifth Third is already...While most other banks regard Northern Kentucky as the south side...
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Cooperation through threats: the Northern Ireland case.
Magazine article from: PS: Political Science & Politics; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Ulster," is the source of Northern Ireland's Protestant, mostly...the twentieth centuries. The war of independence, from 1919...Great Britain control over Northern Ireland. Assurances the treaty...Fein that the dispute over Northern Ireland would be resolved came...
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Analysis: Military movements in Afghanistan as Northern Alliance makes advancements
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 11/11/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...going to stop there. But the Northern Alliance's foreign minister...the military actions of the Northern Alliance. Rear Admiral John...they should carry out this war.' At the same time, of course, the Northern Alliance has been beneficiary...
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North over South: Northern Nationalism and American Identity in the Antebellum Era
Magazine article from: South Carolina Historical Magazine; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; North over South: Northern Nationalism and American Identity...years before the American Civil War. Grant argues that in the...national identity that emphasized northern industry, progress, and equality...defining American virtues as northern ones, an American "imagined...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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US raid on Northern starts new power war.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 10/29/1996; 700+ words
; ...766m cash bid for Newcastle distributor Northern Electric. It is the 11th bid for a REC...flying start. They snapped up 12.7pc of Northern in an [pounds sterling]81m dawn share...through broker ABN Amro Hoare Govett. Northern chairman David Morris accused the bidder...
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To many British, Northern Ireland's Protestants seem 'out of step'.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 4/17/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...settle on the Irish isle's northern end in the 1600s and secure...Battle of the Somme in World War I? What about World War II...Republic to the south.) And so Northern Ireland's Protestants felt...Ireland more and more say in Northern Ireland's future. ``We...
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Northern Telecom Limited
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...When the Depression ended, Northern became involved in Canada ’ s World War II effort, converting 95...x2019; s end in 1945, Northern immediately began a flurry...of its continuing growth, Northern ’ s work force...
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Northern Shoshone and Bannock
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Western Numic language; the Northern Shoshone speak a Central Numic...Comanche. There is considerable Northern Shoshone-Bannock bilingualism...Shoshone to the south and the Northern Paiute to the west. Fur trappers...which resulted in several wars. Treaties with the United...
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Reviving the Sherman Act: The Northern Securities Case
Book article from: American Decades
...Northern Pacific, the Great Northern, and the Burlington. Northern Securities, incorporated in...their investment was safe. Northern Securities and the Sherman Antitrust...been changing since the Civil War, and combinations like this...
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Northern Fleet
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...the Soviet Fleet of the Northern Seas actually established, however. Renamed the Northern Fleet in 1937, it consisted (before World War II) of just eight destroyers...buildup began after World War II in an effort to catch...was commissioned to the Northern Fleet on July 1, 1958...
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Northern Convoys
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...were delivered to the Soviet northern ports of the USSR, including...tanks, and 1,357 guns. Northern Convoys have added one more heroic page to a history of World War II and fighting cooperation...Hitler coalition. See also: northern fleet; world war ii bibliography...
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