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Tarn Tāran
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Tarn Tāran (Pañjābī, ‘means of crossing ocean of life to salvation’). A Sikh shrine. Tarn Tāran lies 20 km. south of
Amritsar. Here Gurū
Arjan Dev constructed a
gurdwārā in honour of Gurū
Rām Dās and a pool whose water reputedly cures leprosy.
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Plans for Tarn Oil Field Development Announced by ARCO Alaska, BP Exploration
PR Newswire; 4/30/1997; 700+ words
; ...Plans to develop the previously announced Tarn oil discovery on Alaska's North Slope...Inc. and BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. Tarn is located adjacent to the southwest corner...month indicates that the northern area of Tarn contains estimated proven and potential...
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Poet, anthropologist Tarn fuses myth, current events
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/8/2002; ; 556 words
; ...WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Nathaniel Tarn, poet, translator, critic and anthropologist...complex spiritual visions to the personal. Tarn read primarily from two books of poetry...Cuba, Alaska and the Himalayan region. Tarn is one of the founding fathers of Ethnopoetics...
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Oil Found in Tarn Prospect on Alaska's North Slope; ARCO, BP Agreement to Speed Kuparuk-Area Exploration
PR Newswire; 3/10/1997; 700+ words
; ...delineation wells and a sidetrack in the Tarn Prospect west of the Kuparuk River Field...Exploration (Alaska) Inc. Testing of the Tarn #2 well yielded a steady, stimulated...discovered at a depth of 5,200 feet. Tarn #2 is the first well drilled in this year...
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 "Lakeland Echo (Morecambe, England)")
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Tarns are heaven-sent for wildlife.
Newspaper article from: Lakeland Echo (Morecambe, England); 1/16/2007; 551 words
; A MAJOR environmental study into tarns in the county has revealed a number of...are conducting the study of freshwater tarns and pools, most of which are in the Lake...dragonflies have been found in Grizedale Forest. Tarns and other small water bodies provide a...
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Talk of the Tarn Looking for a cheap second home in a beautiful, relatively Brit-free region of southern France? Head for the Tarn Valley, says Sonia Purnell
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 8/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...area known by only a handful of newcomers. Yet the Tarn Valley will not remain a secret for long: its beauty...countryside east of the A20 beyond Millau to the Gorges du Tarn. The river Tarn meanders through the countryside, which is characterised...
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 "Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England)")
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Tarn injury mars great win.
Newspaper article from: Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England); 1/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...continue without young scrum-half Paul Tarn. The new boy was having an impressive...quickly followed up by a Gateshead player. Tarn was in agony, breaking two ribs and suffering...well as soft tissue damage to his spine. Tarn will be out of the game for up to 12 weeks...
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Travel: A valley designed by artists Jeremy Atiyah walks through the edible landscape of the Tarn River, below France's Massif Central, and tastes the local figs, chestnuts, Roquefort cheese and sage-and-honey vinegar
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/11/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Dubious? Well, take a walk through the Tarn Valley then. This is the French Deep South, near Toulouse, where the River Tarn spills down deep gorges from the Massif...direction of Ambialet. Perhaps the whole Tarn Valley had been designed by artists. Piles...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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PERSONAL TOUCH; TARN'S PLACE SPECIALIZES IN CUSTOM FRAMING, HANDMADE GIFTS.(Neighbors East)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 12/22/2005; 700+ words
; ...Feigel Offering handmade gifts of all kinds, Tarn Bollinger's main specialty is custom framing...around. Just the facts ... Business: Tarn's Place Address: 149 W. Seneca St., Manlius Owner: Tarn Bollinger Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m...
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 "The Journal (Newcastle, England)")
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Outcry at threat to tarn park.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 7/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...a public outcry. The 185-acre Talkin Tarn park near Brampton in Cumbria attracts...County Council, includes the 65-acre tarn itself, woodland and wetland, tea room...priority of protecting public access to the tarn and immediate surrounding area. "The...
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Tarn makes Ashbrooke bow.
Newspaper article from: Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England); 1/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...FORMER England Colleges scrum-half Paul Tarn makes his first team debut for Sunderland...Durham and Northumberland Division One. Tarn had a superb game in the Candy League fixture...Westoe. After a spell out of the game, Tarn recently started training at Ashbrooke...
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Tarn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tarn river, c.235 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts...gorges and canyons formed by the river are tourist attractions. Near Millau the Tarn gorge is crossed by the cable-stayed, multispan Millau Viaduct (2004...
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Tarn Tāran
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Tarn Tāran (Pañjābī, ‘means of crossing ocean of life to salvation’). A Sikh shrine. Tarn Tāran lies 20 km. south of Amritsar . Here Gurū Arjan...
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Tarnów
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tarnów , city (1993 est. pop. 122,200), Małopolskie prov...chemicals, textiles, machinery, and processed food. Settled by the 12th cent., Tarnów was chartered in 1330. It passed to Austria in 1772 and reverted...
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tarn
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
tarn small mountain lake. XIV. ME. terne , tarne — ON. * tarnu ( tjǫrn , Sw. dial. t(j)ärn , Norw. tjörn ).
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Tarn-et-Garonne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tarn-et-Garonne , department (1990 pop. 201,400), SW France. Montauban is the capital.
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