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amber A yellow or reddish-brown fossil resin. The resin was exuded by certain trees and other plants and often contains preserved insects, flowers, or leaves that were trapped by its sticky surface before the resin hardened. Amber is used for jewellery and ornaments. It also has the property of acquiring an electrical charge when rubbed (the term electricity is derived from electron, the Greek name for amber). It occurs throughout the world in rock strata from the Cretaceous to the Pleistocene, but most commonly in Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks.
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 "Business Times (Malaysia)")
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Amber and the Jurassic Park connection, BUSINESS TIMES
Newspaper article from: Business Times (Malaysia); 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...I was almost totally disinterested in amber. It held no appeal, and to me was just...book and watching the movie, transparent amber began to hold some fascination and so today we are on the amber discovery trail. The best amber site I...
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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 Energy Inc. Announces Rejection of the AEC Offer.
PR Newswire; 9/29/1998; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Amber Energy Inc. has unanimously and strongly...Company Ltd. The Board of Directors of Amber Energy Inc. believes the Offer is an opportunistic...to take advantage, to the detriment of Amber shareholders, of recent Amber Common Share...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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AMBER PRESERVE.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 3/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...flawless but find a gnat or a lizard in your amber and you're onto a winner. Just make...plastic fake I'VE been fascinated by amber ever since I found a piece on a Norfolk...the captured light of a prehistoric sun. Amber is resin, exuded from the bark of trees...
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Amber Energy Inc. Announces Revised 1999 Capital Program and Reduced Production Forecast
PR Newswire; 9/9/1998; 700+ words
; CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Amber Energy Inc. ("Amber") announces that due to continued low world oil...expenditure program of $150 million, compared to Amber's previous estimate of $250 million. The Company...
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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 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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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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FOREVER AMBER MUSEUM EXHIBIT ILLUMINATES ORGANIC TIME CAPSULES.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/21/1996; 700+ words
; ...didn't know better, you'd swear the amber positively glows. Each piece is so dramatically...tiny prehistoric animals, shine in ``Amber: Window to the Past,'' an exhibit that...It's called the most comprehensive amber exhibit ever mounted. Because many objects...
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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 Safety Centers to Provide Child Safety Precautions at the New Jersey State Fair at the Meadowlands.
PR Newswire; 6/26/2008; 700+ words
; ...N.J., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- AMBER Alert Safety Centers, Inc. announced...Entrance East Rutherford, New Jersey WHAT: AMBER Alert Safety Centers will be offering an...will be stored at the fair entrance in the AMBER Alert Safety Center tent next to Fair Security...
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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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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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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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Tamblyn, Amber 1983–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
TAMBLYN, Amber 1983– PERSONAL Full name, Amber Rose Tamblyn; born May 14, 1983, in Santa Monica, CA...January 20, 1998, pp. 28–30. Electronic: Amber Tamblyn Official Site, http://www.amtam.com, January...
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