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Yemen -- a cross-roads of international terrorism.
United Press International
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October 13, 2000
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SANAA, Yemen, Oct 12 (UPI)
The government of the Yemen controls about two thirds of this ancient land, according to analysts. The rest is a dangerous no-mans-land of traditional banditry and tribal conflicts, and modern day terrorism -- mainly Islamic militant groups.
For years Yemen has been a cross-roads of international terrorism - mainly Islamic militants. In 1988 the Islamic Jihad of Aden was responsible for kidnapping 16 European tourists in 1998. The kidnappers demanded an end to NATO sanctions against Iraq. Four tourists, three kidnappers and a ...
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WILL DELIVER, PLANT SHRUBS, TREES AT CITY GARDEN ATOP OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT HISTORIC SITE IN UPPER MANHATTAN
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Environmental Management will deliver and plant shrubs, trees and flowers at a garden located directly above the historic Old Croton Aqueduct in upper Manhattan. The garden is tended and maintained throughout the planting and growing seasons by neighborhood...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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HIKE OF THE WEEK
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...THE WEEK WHERE: Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park...route of the historic Old Croton Aqueduct from Ossining...Turn left, leaving the aqueduct route, and follow Quaker...Turn left and cross the Croton River. About 50 feet...
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TRAIL OFFERS A TRIP BACK IN TIME
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...WALKING WHERE: Old Croton Aqueduct Historic State Park...Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct Inc., 15 Walnut...course for water from the Croton River in northern Westchester...fountains and pumps. The aqueduct carried water until 1955...
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HIKING: VAN CORTLANDT PARK
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...abandoned Putnam rail line and the Old Croton Aqueduct. LENGTH: About three miles. DIFFICULTY...distance. This wall supports the Old Croton Aqueduct, which you will soon be...right and proceed south on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, following a low...
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Tunneling into history.(New York water system)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist
; ...when water from the first Croton Reservoir flowed down a 42-mile brick-lined aqueduct to fill the Murray Hill Reservoir...Today, 3 primary underground aqueducts and 8 connecting tunnels carry...construction of the original Croton Aqueduct and Reservoir in 1837. Chief...property and build ...
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Don't drink the water! Water for Harlem, South Bronx, East Side may
Newspaper article from: New York Amsterdam News
; ...The project included the creation of the Croton Dam. The dam created a lake that was able...million gallons of water. Then the old Croton Aqueduct was built to carry water 41 miles from the Croton River to the Central Park Reservoir (now...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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Mayor's Big Dig: Money Drains Out, Water Flows In.(TheFrontPage)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY)
; ...to build the new aqueduct comes as the city...majestic but aging aqueducts-the New Croton, Catskill and Delaware aqueducts, all of which...Construction of the new aqueduct will make such...s three current aqueducts were milestones...completion of the New Croton ...
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Historic High Bridge to re-open.
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly
; ...bridge built as part of the Croton Aqueduct system at the turn of the...created as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1839, with pipes built...system modeled after Roman aqueducts which utilized gravity to...achievement of the Croton Aqueduct system, which brought clean...
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Hiking: Rockefeller State Park Preserve in N.Y.
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; ...and follows a portion of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Because there are many intersecting...now following the route of the Old Croton Aqueduct, built about 1840 to supply...massive embankment on which the Old Croton Aqueduct crosses the river. You...
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Raising a Glass to New York's Water System
Magazine article from: WEF Highlights
; ...to impound water from the Croton River, in what is now Westchester...County. In 1842 the Old Croton Aqueduct was put into service to carry...years the city expanded the Croton system to include 12 dams and 2 aqueducts piping water into the city...2007 standards, but the New Croton ...
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