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Igloo White
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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Igloo White (in the
Vietnam War) the code name for a system of electronic sensing devices planted along the
Ho Chi Minh Trail and the border of South Vietnam. Some of the motion-detecting sensors were linked to cluster bombs and antipersonnel mines, and others fed data into Air Force computers and generated targets for air strikes.
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Igloos use to make a warm shelter
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 11/29/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...of winter is the igloo. Because Santa...will sometimes see igloos in the Santa story...the fact that the igloo has been a real...for centuries. Igloos are also a technological...playful drawing of an igloo, think about the igloos that people actually...
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IGLOO Raises Capital to Deliver Web 2.0 Collaborative Platform Built for Corporations.
Business Wire; 5/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...social networking WATERLOO, Ontario -- IGLOO Inc., an emerging leader in corporate...Venture Partners. The financing enables IGLOO to extend and commercialize its suite of...social networking space. Founded in 2003, IGLOO's social networking platform helps hundreds...
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Igloo tool turns even powdery snow into the coolest of building materials.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/28/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...last week was a snow fort, not unlike the igloo that was rising outside Midwest Mountaineering...offering a series of weekly classes on igloo building, using a plastic device that...Minnesota snow to construct the perfect igloo. The first class was Wednesday, and Fred...
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IGLOO Software Launches BlackBerry(R) Client Application To Support Its Growing Mobile Membership.
PR Newswire Europe; 3/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...with Increased Performance and Fidelity IGLOO Software (www.igloosoftware.com...NY91106) This client application extends IGLOO's current mobile strategy for the BlackBerry...social profiles. Subsequent releases of the IGLOO BlackBerry Client will focus on taking...
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 "The Record (Kitchener, Ontario)")
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Igloo links professionals scattered around world.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: The Record (Kitchener, Ontario); 5/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...chair last year. The correct answer is Igloo Inc., a Kitchener company that makes...existence at a trade show last month. But Igloo comes with quite a pedigree. The company...that would attract millions of users, Igloo -- officially an acronym for International...
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IGLOO SOFTWARE LAUNCHES BLACKBERRY CLIENT APPLICATION.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 4/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR34077 IGLOO Software Launches BlackBerry(R) Client...with Increased Performance and Fidelity IGLOO Software (www.igloosoftware.com...NY91106) This client application extends IGLOO's current mobile strategy for the BlackBerry...
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HOW STUFF WORKS: ; Arctic igloos are technological marvels
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...of winter is the igloo. Because Santa lives...will sometimes see igloos in the Santa story...the fact that the igloo has been a real dwelling...Eskimos for centuries. Igloos are also a technological...incredibly strong. An igloo is strong enough...top of it. Since igloos are built ...
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CIGI Announces 2006 IGLOO Award Recipients at it's 2nd Annual Conference on International Governance
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 9/15/2006; 700+ words
; ...partners, from over 100 partnering organizations, for their contribution to IGLOO(TM) , an online network for knowledge exchange (www.igloo.org). The IGLOO Awards Program, sponsored by The Royal Bank of Canada (www.royalbank.com...
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CIGI Announces 2006 IGLOO Award Recipients at it's 2nd Annual Conference on International Governance.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 9/15/2006; 700+ words
; ...partners, from over 100 partnering organizations, for their contribution to IGLOO(TM) , an online network for knowledge exchange (www.igloo.org). The IGLOO Awards Program, sponsored by The Royal Bank of Canada (www.royalbank.com...
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Ice Work Igloo expert helps UM students turn ideas into real-life opportunities
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 2/5/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...built several hundred igloos in the last 20 years...he wasn't sure the igloo he hoped to build Wednesday...shelter out of the leftover igloo blocks which Yankielun...however, building an igloo in Maine takes some planning...snow isn't optimal for igloos, because it needs to...
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Igloo Products Corp.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Igloo Products Corp. 1001 W. Sam Houston N...Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 1997, Igloo Products Corp. is a top producer of ice...S. sales totaled $300 million in 1996. Igloo ’ s most recognized product is...
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igloo
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
igloo. See ice-house .
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Igloo White
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Igloo White (in the Vietnam War ) the code name for a system of electronic sensing devices planted along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and the...
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igloo space
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
igloo space an area in an earth-covered structure of concrete and/or steel designed for the storage of ammunition and explosives.
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Arte Povera
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
...Merz's most characteristic works include ‘igloos’ constructed of metal armatures covered in...outer structure of metal and glass—a double igloo ( Double Igloo , Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, 1968–81...
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