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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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amber †ambergris; yellow fossil resin. XIV. ME.
aumbre — (O)F.
ambre (medL.
ambar(e),
ambrum) — Arab. '
anbar ambergris, amber.
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Amber Alerts Now Available on Cell Phones Nationwide from Code Amber; Largest Broadcaster of Amber Alerts Offers Free Service to Mobile Communication Devices.
PR Newswire; 3/22/2005; 700+ words
; ...La., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Code Amber (http://www.codeamber.org/), the largest broadcaster of Amber Alerts nationwide has joined with Smart...specific or nationwide notification of Amber Alerts to mobile devices. Starting today...
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AMBER Alert Symposium Focuses on Families of Abducted Children and Program Developments
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 10/27/2009; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The sixth annual AMBER Alert Symposium, sponsored by the Justice...border coordination topics and the use of AMBER Alerts in tribal communities are major...safe is our number one priority, and the AMBER Alert System is an important tool for all...
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Amber in nature and art.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Over the millenia amber has had mystical connotations largely due...the touch. An exhibition that explores amber from a scientific point of view, as encasing...February 10 until September 2. Entitled Amber: Window to the Past, it is divided into...
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Amber Partners Introduces Independent Operational Risk Certification to Hedge Fund Industry; Bear Stearns Asset Management, CooperNeff Advisors and Vega Asset Management Funds First to Be Amber Certified.
Business Wire; 11/16/2005; 700+ words
; ...Investors a New Standard in Operational Transparency Amber Partners Ltd. ("Amber"), an independent specialist in hedge fund Operational...standard of operational certification to the industry. Amber produces comprehensive due diligence reports on individual...
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Amber's lofty goals; $10.5M project adds to company's growth.(Brothers George and Paul Amber)(Amber Properties Co)
Magazine article from: Crain's Detroit Business; 5/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...employees - the elder Ambers - and a single complex, the Amber Oak Apartments in Royal...way. Jerry and Allen Amber began running the company...1989 after the elder Ambers retired. Before that...and merging them into Amber Properties. The company...
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Amber and us. (facts about amber, uses of amber)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 1/1/1998; 700+ words
; AMBER FOR EVERYONE People everywhere seem to love amber. Polished amber is smooth and beautiful, and it feels warm next to the skin. No wonder that people have been wearing it as jewelry since the last ice age thousands of years ago! Since ancient...
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Amber Alert: Steady Progress, Constant Scrutiny; Code Amber Utilizes PerfTech to Reach ISP Customers.
PR Newswire; 2/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- While the Amber Alert system continues to progress under...to media outlets and the public. Code Amber (http://www.codeamber.org...and Cable last week delivered an Indiana Amber Alert to customers in the neighboring state...
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AMBER Ready II Enrollment Platform to Officially Launch On April 1, 2009
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 3/2/2009; 700+ words
; To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: AMBER Ready, Inc., +1-866-602-6237 ROCKAWAY, N.J., March 2/PRNewswire/ -- AMBER Ready, Inc., formerly known as AMBER Alert Safety Centers, Inc., today announced that...
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AMBER Alert Web Portal Consortium Welcomes Code Amber, Technology Providers Merge in Expansion of AMBER Alert Service.
News Wire article from: Internet Wire; 5/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...AZ, May 12, 2005 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) The AMBER Alert Web Portal Consortium, a public/private partnership...rescue kidnapped children, today announced that Code Amber, the provider of AMBER Alert web-based broadcasting services, will merge...
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AMBER Ready II Enrollment Platform to Officially Launch On April 1, 2009.
PR Newswire; 3/2/2009; 700+ words
; ROCKAWAY, N.J., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- AMBER Ready, Inc., formerly known as AMBER Alert Safety Centers, Inc., today announced that its novel AMBER Ready II enrollment platform will be officially launched on April...
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Amber
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Amber Background Although considered a gem, amber is a wholly-organic material derived from the resin of extinct...sediment, and over millions of years the resin hardened into amber. Although many amber deposits remain in ocean residue, geological...
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amber
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
amber Amber is a light, organic substance that is generally yellow or orange in colour...hardens and becomes incorporated into sediments, where it polymerizes to form amber; any inclusions are usually very well preserved. Amber is composed of...
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Tamblyn, Amber
Book article from: U*X*L Newsmakers
Tamblyn, Amber May 14, 1983 • Santa Monica...the privacy of their own homes, but when Amber Tamblyn talks to God she does it while...be a modern celebrity. Showbiz family Amber Tamblyn's show biz connections go way...
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Thiessen, Tiffani 1974– (Tiffani Theissen, Tiffani–Amber Thiessen)
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...Tiffani Theissen, Tiffani – Amber Thiessen) PERSONAL Born January 23, 1974...Appearances; Series: (As Tiffani – Amber Thiessen) Kelly Kapowski, Saved by the...x2013; 1993. (As Tiffani – Amber Thiessen) Kelly Kapowski, Saved by the...
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Sisters of the Amber
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Sisters of the Amber The Sisters of the Amber was an early New Age network around Merta Mary Parkinson. Parkinson...female members were invited to be part of the Sisters of the Amber. Parkinson was intrigued by the healing power of amber, and...
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