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  Alexandria, Romania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexandria is the main city in Teleorman county, Romania.
Alexandria is a town of Romania, situated among the rich corn-lands of the Teleorman department, on the right bank of the river Vedea.
Its chief trade is in grain, despatched by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea, or by river to Giurgiu.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexandria,_Rumania   (136 words)

  
 Alexandria, Romania
Alexandria was intended to supersede Naucratis as a Greek centre in Egypt, and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile Valley.
Alexandria seems from this time to have regained its old prosperity, commanding, as it did, an important granary of Rome; this fact, doubtless, was one of the chief reasons which induced Augustus to place it directly under imperial power.
Alexandria is served by a network of trams traveling east and west roughly parallel to the Corniche, or sea wall.
creekin.net /c565-n152-alexandria-romania.html   (3902 words)

  
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In Alexandria's case, her building's heat and hot water system have been shut off for the past week because too many tenants were delinquent in their payments.
Alexandria's father, who had served on the front during the First World War, apprenticed for a tailor while her mother taught herself to sew in order to help make ends meet.
When Alexandria was 14 years old she moved back to Bucharest with dreams of studying vocal performance at the music academy.
www.jdc.org /p_ee_rom_ps_elderly_braille.html   (922 words)

  
 Alexandria --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Once the greatest city of the ancient world and a centre of Hellenic scholarship and science, Alexandria was the capital of Egypt from its founding by Alexander the Great in 332 BC to AD 642, when it was subdued by the Arabs.
Alexandria is a regional marketing centre for agricultural produce, mostly grain.
The seat of Douglas County in western Minnesota, the city of Alexandria is approximately 120 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9106079   (966 words)

  
 Cabarrus Rotary
Romania faces a historical challenge in a painful transition to a functioning democracy and market economy.
The people of Romania are determined, despite enormous difficulties, to engage themselves in meaningful open dialogue with the world.
The WCS project is to establish a medical center in Alexandria operated by Rotarian doctors and health professionals as a service to their community, particularly focused on the needs of children and expectant mothers.
www.cabarrusrotary.org   (688 words)

  
 Alexandrias Around the World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
While some of these, such as Alexandria (Egypt) flourished, others did not survive to our present day.
Below is a listing of all the major cities around the world in our present day which are called "Alexandria".
Alexandria, Egypt, is indicated by a yellow square
ce.eng.usf.edu /pharos/alexandria/others.html   (116 words)

  
 Rome and Romania, Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, etc.
The final fall of Ravenna to the Lombards in 751 led to the intervention of the Franks in Italy, at the urging of the Pope.
With the decline of Romania, Venice largely pursued its affairs at the expense of Contantinople and only came to be pushed out of the area altogether by the Ottomans.
By the settlement with the Crusaders, Venice was ceded 3/8 of the Empire, and the Doge henceforth styled himself quartae partis et dimidiae totius imperii Romaniae Dominator ("Lord of a quarter and a half [of a quarter] of the whole Empire of Romania").
www.friesian.com /romania.htm   (14302 words)

  
 Vedea - TheBestLinks.com - Alexandria, Romania, Danube, Infinitive, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Vedea - TheBestLinks.com - Alexandria, Romania, Danube, Infinitive,...
The Vedea is a river in the southern part of Romania that rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which on 33 km the river is regulated.
It flows in the Olt and Teleorman counties and the towns Alexandria and Roşiori de Vede are near the river.
www.thebestlinks.com /Vedea.html   (131 words)

  
 News
Presiding over the committee is His Beatitude Petros VII, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa as President of the family of Orthodox Churches of the Middle East (Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa; Patriarchate of Antioch; Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Church of Cyprus).
On the morning of Monday 29 March 2004 His Beatitude Petros VII, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa received in the Patriarchal Office a 15 member group representing the Hong Kong Council of Churches who are on a pilgrimage in Egypt.
Among the pilgrims was the President of the Council, the Anglican Bishop of West Kowloon Thomas Soo Yee-po, the General Secretary Rev. Dr.
www.greekorthodox-alexandria.org /News/2004/march.htm   (1519 words)

  
 Stefan Luchian
When he came back to Romania, a little less than three years later, he was a self-possessed man. He had not intended to stay in Romania for a certain period of time, he wanted to settle there and work.
In Romania's fight for liberation December 1989, severe street battles took place, and the National Art Museum in Bucharest, including some of the art works displayed, were no exception to be damaged in these battles.
The damages were so impressive, that Romania issued a rather unusual set of six stamps, showing the paintings with their bullet holes.
arthistory.heindorffhus.dk /frame-Luchian.htm   (1950 words)

  
 Brittany's Romania
For my final project on Romania I am planning on painting a large picture of me and my horse incorporated into a picture of a Romanian Gypsie and his or her horse.
Romania's main drawcard for twitchers is the Danube Delta, home to 60% of the world's small pygmy cormorant population, the white grey egret, bee-keeper and white-tailed eagle.
Romania's best known writer is Eugene Ionesco who lived from 1812 to 1994.
www-personal.umich.edu /~bmash/blogger/blogger.html   (1937 words)

  
 Cargill to Purchase Shares of Romanian Grain Silo Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
BUCHAREST, Romania — Cargill is today launching a public tender to purchase the shares of Romanian grain silo company Comcereal SA Alexandria.
The deal will strengthen Cargill’s investments in Romania from its two existing grain silos, to include Comcereal SA Alexandria’s comprehensive network of grain storage facilities in the Romanian grain belt in the Teleorman, Giurgiu, Ialomita and Galati regions.
Comcereal SA Alexandria is publicly quoted on the RASDAQ (one of the Romanian stock exchanges).
www.cargill.com /news/news_releases/2003/031211_romanian.htm   (327 words)

  
 ROMANIA
Romania is the only country in the world which is not eligible for mail insurance.
YO9: Alexandria, Buzau, Calarasi, Giurgiu, Ploiesti, Slobozia, Tirgoviste, Turnu Magurele.
Abbreviations for counties in the YO8 area are: BC BT GL IS NT SV VN VS. One contact with Bacau (BC) county is mandatory.
www.dxawards.com /DXAwardDir/romania.htm   (3582 words)

  
 Romania Country Page
Cargill began its activities in Romania in 1996 with the opening of an office in Bucharest to explore investment opportunities.
Cargill owns Comcereal SA Alexandria’s comprehensive network of grain storage facilities in the Romanian grain belt in the Teleorman, Giurgiu, Ialomita and Galati regions.
Starting out predominantly as a brokerage activity for Cargill’s European trading office, the company built a network of farms and customer relationships to develop Cargill’s business, in both the local and the export/import market.
www.cargill.com /worldwide/romania.htm   (256 words)

  
 History of Hug Internationally, Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
When Judy Broom (a/k/a "The HUG Lady") and a friend traveled to Alexandria, Romania in February of 1991, they were shocked by the conditions of the orphanages and hospitals they visited.
In March of 1998, Judy Broom was awarded the highest civilian honor bestowed by Olt County, Romania.
In September of 2002, Braila County Romania was recognized as having the best orphanage system in the country.
www.huginternationally.org /history.htm   (593 words)

  
 Empowered Women International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Marga Fripp, an award-winning journalist and a native of Romania, worked for eleven years in the areas of women’s empowerment, women’s human rights, and professional broadcast journalism.
In 1995, Marga was banned from broadcasting due to her critical portrayal of social policy of the post-Communist Iliescu government.
She is married with Jesse Fripp, former Peace Corps volunteer in Romania.
www.ewint.org /margafripp.htm   (400 words)

  
 Hoover Institution Archives: RFE/RL Records:
Alexandru Bunescu was born in Alexandria, Romania, on July 11, 1895.
His studies at the National School of Bridges and Roads were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I, and he transferred to the Superior School for Artillery.
He was forced to resign all of his government positions in October 1940 after the fascist government objected to his wife’s nationality.
hoorferl.stanford.edu /bios/1b.php   (544 words)

  
 Where HUG is Helping   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
HUG Romania was set up as a Romanian foundation to facilitate national and international adoptions and to provide programs for deinstitutionalization of orphanages.
In 1999, HUG Romania, partnered with HUG Internationally, provided a day-care program to support families at risk of abandoning their children.
Besides the extensive work HUG is doing in Romania, we also help immigrants who arriving in Dallas to set up new households.
www.huginternationally.org /where.htm   (825 words)

  
 Jurisprudenta - nume de domeniu .ro - moneygram.ro
Libertatii, bloc L5, sc.A, ap.9, Alexandria, Romania 0700.
Complainant’s agents are located throughout the world, including numerous locations in Romania and two locations in Respondent’s hometown of Alexandria, Romania.
Complainant has used the MONEYGRAM mark in commerce in the United States since at least as early as 1988, when it started filing for applications for registrations for the marks in the United States.
www.legi-internet.ro /moneygram.htm   (2127 words)

  
 srap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
SRAP is a collaboration between Cardiff University, the National Historical Museum of Romania (NMIR) and
Invited lecture to the Archaeological Institute of the Romanian Academy of Sciences, Bucuresti (Romania).
Organiser and chair (with Radian Andreescu) of symposium held at the Muzeul Judetean Teleorman (Alexandria, Romania).
www.cf.ac.uk /hisar/people/db/baileyweb/s__r__a__p.htm   (524 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend
Romania has the largest population of Gypsies in the World.
The Gypsies have lived in Romania for hundreds of years but have not become socially excepted by the rest of the Romanians.
They are a people who have always, and still are, greatly discriminated against.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=8494498&postID=109953967245476638   (283 words)

  
 Mihai Bondarescu
Although this seemed to be just a dream in Romania, I did my best to make it come true.
After high school, I applied and got admitted with fellowship to two universities in Romania: West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Physics and the Politechnical University of Timisoara, Faculty of Control engineering and Computer Science.
I attended lectures at both of them as a full-time student and I met the necessary conditions for getting a fellowship at both for three semesters.
www.ad-astra.ro /whoswho/view_profile.php?user_id=601   (1244 words)

  
 Romania Real Estate & Property Investment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Alexandria, the county capital, has industries that produce textiles and processed food.
Machinery is manufactured in Rosiori de Vede, and leather products are made in Zimnicea.
Highway and railway connections extend throughout the county and focus on Alexandria, Turnu Magurele, and Rosiori de Vede.
www.factbook.net /citydescription.php?id=36&rich=div   (107 words)

  
 1'st way directions calculator for Romania - www.sosele.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Our site is designed to map out the distances, in kilometers and miles, between hundreds of cities, towns and villages within Romania.
To better guide you to your final destination, we provide the optimal route, designating the freeways, highways, and local roads and the towns en route.
Whether to explore the Carpathian Mountains or to relax on the sands of the Black Sea, we hope to take you there with the click of a button.
www.sosele.com   (191 words)

  
 Oils & Fats International: Romania: Romanian competition authorities gave the go-ahead to Cargill on 5 April to acquire ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Oils & Fats International: Romania: Romanian competition authorities gave the go-ahead to Cargill on 5 April to acquire Romanian grain silo company Comcereal SA Alexandria.(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research
Romania: Romanian competition authorities gave the go-ahead to Cargill on 5 April to acquire Romanian grain silo company Comcereal SA Alexandria.(Brief Article)
ROMANIA: Romanian competition authorities gave the go-ahead to Cargill on 5 April to acquire Romanian grain silo company Comcereal SA Alexandria.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:128867812&refid=holomed_1   (178 words)

  
 AWARDS
Abbreviations for counties in the YO8 area are: BC One contact with Bacau (BC) county is mandatory.
Submit list of contacts, the QSL cards, and fee of 7 IRCs to: Radioclubul Judetean Dolj, PO Box 107, R-1000 Craiova, Romania.
Contact 10 different station in 4 YO martyr cities (1st Class), 3 YO martyr cities (2nd Class), or 2 YO martyr cities (3rd Class) after 16 December 1989.
www.qsl.net /yo6obg/awards.html   (3283 words)

  
 USS Scott (DDG 995)
During the deployment to the U.S. Sixth Fleet, SCOTT visited Augusta Bay, Sicily; Valletta, Malta; Istanbul, Turkey; Varna, Bulgaria; Constanta, Romania; Volos, Greece; Salamis, Greece; Alexandria, Egypt; Naples, Italy; and Corfu, Greece.
Scott later conducted a two-week Black Sea operation enhancing military and diplomatic ties with NATO ally Turkey, and with Bulgaria and Romania.
SCOTT and embarked Destroyer Squadron Fourteen also participated in several military and civil protocol events, including hosting shipboard receptions in Valetta, Malta; Varna, Bulgaria; Constanta, Romania; and Alexandria, Egypt in support of the visits and exercises.
navysite.de /dd/ddg995.htm   (653 words)

  
 rogueclassicism: Greek Archaeological Institute?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Greece's first overseas archaeological institute, set to operate in Rome, will open its doors in late January 2006, the government reiterated on Thursday.
Similar state-supported institutes are planned for Cyprus, the Ukraine, Albania, Alexandria and Romania, Deputy Culture Minister Petros Tatoulis said on Thursday, during a briefing of reporters.
Meanwhile, in response to a relevant question, Tatoulis referred to a second letter received by the government from the US-based Getty Museum, following Athens' demand for the return of four ancient artifacts held by the museum, items believed to have been illegally excavated and shipped out of the country.
www.atrium-media.com /rogueclassicism/Posts/00002545.html   (164 words)

  
 Joy to the world for millions of Orthodox
Members of the 15 self-governing Orthodox churches around the world in countries such as the United States, Serbia, Romania, Greece and Russia - plus the ancient centers of orthodoxy in Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem - are united in the essentials of faith, liturgy and hierarchy.
In 1924, many of the Orthodox churches - Greece (outside of Jerusalem), Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus - adopted the Gregorian calendar.
Many others, including the Serbian Orthodox, did not.
www.post-gazette.com /regionstate/19990107christmas6.asp   (851 words)

  
 ITIS "A. Malignani"-Udine-ITALY-Spring Day in Europe-2004
What is your opinion about integrating Romania in the E.U.?
Integrating the new countries will create financial and political problems to the old members of the E.U., so that it will lead to delaying the integration of Romania and Bulgaria?
I think that entering the EU has good and bad sides.
www.malignani.ud.it /WebEnis/SpringDay2004.html   (2150 words)

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