Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae A family of resinous trees, shrubs, and climbers, in which the leaves are alternate, mostly
pinnate, and
exstipulate. The flowers are regular, and mostly bisexual; they have 5 fused
sepals, 5 free
petals, 5–10
stamens, a
disc, and a
superior ovary which is 1-to 5-locular, each
locule having a pendulous
ovule. The fruit is usually a
drupe. There are 73 genera, with about 850 species, which are found throughout the tropics, with a few northern outliers.
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Invitation: Monuments of War - Battle of Narvik 1940.
PR Newswire Europe; 5/28/2009; 536 words
; NARVIK, Norway, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Monuments of War - Battle of Narvik 1940 are a number of monuments raised between Bardufoss and Narvik in Northern Norway in order to commemorate the battle of Narvik 1940. The route has also been given...
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Denmark's Energi E2 A/S acquires stake in Norwegian hydropower company Narvik Energi AS.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 3/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...stake in Norwegian hydropower company Narvik Energi AS (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...capital of the Norwegian hydropower company Narvik Energi AS. The financial details of the...purchase up to 49.9% of the shares of Narvik Energi when Norwegian legislation makes...
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Frustrated town of Narvik threatens to quit Norway and join Sweden
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/16/2002; 367 words
; ...Dateline: OSLO, Norway The Arctic town of Narvik made headlines on Thursday by threatening...Sweden to protest Oslo's policies. Narvik, about 225 kilometers (140 miles) north...much for the town of 18,500 people. Narvik has no advantages from belonging to Norway...
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Narvik Airport in Norway may be closed down.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 3/9/2004; 535 words
; ...NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-9 March 2004-Narvik Airport in Norway may be closed down...reportedly proposed closing down the Narvik Airport, as part of the new National Transport Plan. The roads from Narvik to Evenes would reportedly be upgraded...
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Steen & Strom ASA divests shopping centre in Narvik.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 10/11/2002; 580 words
; ...amp; Strom ASA divests shopping centre in Narvik (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http...it had entered into an agreement to sell the Narvik Storsenter shopping centre in Narvik, Norway to Bysenteret Narvik AS. The NOK145m...
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Hurtigruten ASA and Narvik Energi Holding AS acquire 39% stakes in Funn AS.(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 4/7/2006; 697 words
; ...REPORT-7 April 2006-Hurtigruten ASA and Narvik Energi Holding AS acquire 39% stakes...transport operator Hurtigruten ASA and Narvik Energi Holding AS have each acquired 39...by Fremover AS and A-pressen Eiendom Narvik AS, both subsidiaries of the media group...
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Naval battle of Narvik commemorated after 63 years.
M2 Presswire; 9/3/2003; 621 words
; ...2003-UK Government: Naval battle of Narvik commemorated after 63 years(C)1994...those who died in Norway. Accompanied in Narvik by Admiral Sir Jonathon Band KCB, CinC...Cross of the Second World War was won at Narvik by Captain Warburton-Lee RN, who ordered...
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Hurtigruten Group ASA sells two passenger ships.(Hurtigruten Group ASA sells Narvik and Jupiter)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Nordic Business Report; 12/12/2006; 675 words
; ...that it has agreed to sell the passenger vessels Narvik and Jupiter. The Narvik will be purchased by the school ship owner Unge...its ships. Hurtigruten Group is headquartered in Narvik, Norway. The company operates Norway's Hurtigruten...
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NARVIK LOOKS SMART.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 9/21/2005; 373 words
; NARVIK looked a smart prospect for trainer Michael Jarvis when making all to land...its conclusion, Achill Bay emerged to throw down a serious challenge but Narvik ! a chestnut colt by Galileo ! held on well to score by a neck. Jarvis said...
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Narvik Airport in Norway may be closed down.
Magazine article from: Airline Industry Information; 3/9/2004; 338 words
; ...LTD The Norwegian department of transport has reportedly proposed closing down the Narvik Airport, as part of the new National Transport Plan. The roads from Narvik to Evenes would reportedly be upgraded at a cost of NOK50m, so travellers could...
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Narvik
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Narvik , city (1995 pop. 18,899), Nordland...now a tourist center. In World War II, Narvik fell to the Germans when they invaded Norway...1940. To prevent the Germans from using Narvik as a shipping base for Swedish iron ore...
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Narvik, naval battles at
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Narvik, naval battles at. This ice-free Norwegian...Bernard Warburton-Lee, was ordered to Narvik to prevent a German landing. The five destroyers...German destroyers—stranded at Narvik through lack of fuel—and one...
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Norwegian campaign
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
...force to seize control of the port of Narvik—the only all-weather outlet...coast to force German ore vessels from Narvik out into the open seas where they could...coastal cities, from Oslo in the south to Narvik in the north. Airborne troops were used...
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Kiruna
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...is the center of the Lapland iron-mining region. The ore is shipped on the Lapland railroad (completed 1902) either to Narvik, Norway, an ice-free Atlantic port, or to Luleå, Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia. Kiruna became the most extensive...
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Nordland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...bordering on the Norwegian Sea in the west and on Sweden in the east. The chief towns are Bodø (the capital), Mo, and Narvik. The county has many fjords and approximately 600 islands, including the Lofoten and the Vesterålen groups. Fishing...
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