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Umbrellas.(LIFE-CYCLE STUDIES)(invention of umbrellas)
Magazine article from: World Watch; 7/1/2007; 549 words
; ...century English dictionary defines an umbrella as a screen commonly used by women to...course, shelter from downpours under umbrellas, but the devices were invented--as long...mainly for nobility. The Latin root of umbrella, umbra, means shade. In medieval Europe...
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Raising our umbrella: it's time for our many associations to unite under an umbrella organization.(PERSPECTIVES)
Magazine article from: Behavioral Healthcare; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the fourth definition of umbrella is something which covers or embraces a broad range...by building new colleges under a federation umbrella ...>. An umbrella organization, commonly referred to as a federation...
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In search of lost umbrellas.(the last word)(Personal account)
Magazine article from: New Hampshire Business Review; 7/7/2006; ; 459 words
; Has anyone found my lost umbrella? Description: Black with a curved...departments anymore. Locating a black umbrella from a storage area is like trying...my average possession time of a new umbrella or David Blaine's ability to hold...
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The DON IT Umbrella Program turns 17! The Umbrella Program fulfills the Navy's duties as ESI executive agent for office automation and resource planning: the Umbrella Program meets the objectives and requirements for the FORCEnet architecture.(Department of the Navy Information Technology )
Magazine article from: CHIPS; 4/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...Navy Information Technology (DON IT) Umbrella Program celebrates 17 years of bringing...Management chartered the establishment of the Umbrella Program. In his chartering letter, he...Department-wide acquisition strategy with umbrella contracts to reduce procurement time...
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The DON IT umbrella program leads the way in savings.(DON IT umbrella program)
Magazine article from: CHIPS; 4/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Navy Information Technology (DON IT) Umbrella Program with acquisition approval authority...of Naval Operations. Since 1988, the Umbrella Program has assisted the Department of...making efficient use of IT dollars. The Umbrella Program provides management, technical...
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Dance of bobbing umbrellas will never grace our town.(Weather)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 4/17/2005; 565 words
; ...never be caught dead - or dry - with an umbrella. Generally, we just don't let it faze...person who could look good holding an open umbrella while riding a bicycle is Mary Poppins...steady drizzle, there was an even mix of umbrella users and rainwear, uh, wearers. Alice...
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DON IT Umbrella Program FAQs.(military logistics)
Magazine article from: CHIPS; 4/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) in the Umbrella Program? My contracting officer said...pre-competed? The contracts and BPAs under the Umbrella Program can be used like any other ordering...contracting shop says that we can't use the Umbrella Program because all the vendors are big...
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In the office, in the fleet and on the field ... the DON IT Umbrella Program has you covered.
Magazine article from: CHIPS; 4/1/2006; ; 534 words
; ...Navy Information Technology (DON IT) Umbrella Program with acquisition approval authority...of Naval Operations. Since 1988, the Umbrella Program has assisted the Department of...making efficient use of IT dollars. The Umbrella Program provides management, technical...
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Billy and the beach umbrella.(short story)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 7/1/1997; ; 460 words
; ...towel and a big new red-and-white beach umbrella. They were on an expedition to the beach...I'm going to have a rest under this umbrella, said Grandpa. I'm going to dig a very...yelling at Billy. He was yelling at the umbrella, which was rolling down the beach. Billy...
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DANCE UMBRELLA CLOSES.(theater company, Boston, Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 7/1/2001; ; 378 words
; Boston's Dance Umbrella, New England's major modern dance presenter...show about a year after Alliger and the Umbrella's board decided to part ways. Boston...executive and artistic director of Dance Umbrella until February 2000, when he became...
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Umbrella
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Umbrella Background The umbrella as we know it today is primarily a device to keep people dry in rain...from the French parare, " to shield" and sol, "sun") a smaller-sized umbrella used primarily by women. There is an abundance of references to the...
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umbrella bird
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
umbrella bird Any of three species of large tropical American birds, each with a retractile, black, umbrella-like crest, and a long, often tubular-shaped, feathered lappet (tuft) on the throat. The ornate umbrella bird (Cephalopterus ornatus) lives in trees and feeds...
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umbrella
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
umbrella • Allah , calla, Caracalla, Haller, inshallah, pallor, Valhalla, valour ( US valor), Whyalla • gabbler...repeller, rosella, rubella, salmonella, Santiago de Compostela, seller, smeller, speller, Stella, stellar, tarantella, teller, umbrella, Viyella •Puebla • assembler , ...
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Japanese umbrella pine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Japanese umbrella pine See SCIADOPITYS .
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nuclear umbrella
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
nuclear umbrella the supposed protection gained from an alliance with a country possessing nuclear weapons.
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