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  Arad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arad, Romania, the main city of Arad County.
Arad County, at the northern edge of Transylvania (Crişana-Banat), Romania.
Arad (Hungarian county) a historical county of the Kingdom of Hungary.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arad   (185 words)

  
 Arad, Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arad is a modern city in the South District of Israel, on the border of the Judean and Negev deserts, 25 km west of the Dead Sea and 45 km east of Beersheba, near the famous Masada (Metzada).
Arad is a thriving town, founded in 1962 by a group of young Israelis, most of them ex-kibbutzniks and ex-moshavniks who were seeking an environment free of the urban ills of overcrowding, traffic, noise, and pollution.
Arad spans an area of 90,000 dunams (90 km²), one of the largest municipal areas in Israel, even though its urban area is much smaller.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arad,_Israel   (773 words)

  
 Ancient Arad
Arad is mentioned in the Bible in the story of the failed attempt to reach the Promised Land (Numbers 21:1) and in the list of the Canaanite kings defeated by the Children of Israel.
The Canaanite inhabitants of Arad grew wheat, barley and beans in the valley, and constructed earth dams in the wadis (dry river beds) to increase the amount of water for the orchards, mainly olive groves.
Arad declined and was abandoned in the middle of the 3rd millennium BCE.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Archaeology/arad.html   (2003 words)

  
 Arad travel guide - Wikitravel
Arad (Hebrew, ערד) [1] is a small city in Israel that lies on the border between the Negev desert and the Judean Desert.
Arad is a great centre for hiking and exploring the desert regions of Israel south of the capital Jerusalem.
Arad's present population is approximately 28,000 (2003 estimate) and reflects the broad spectrum of Israeli society with a special emphasis on recent immigrants.
wikitravel.org /en/Arad_(Israel)   (406 words)

  
 Arad Technologies - ארד טכנולוגיות   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arad Technologies developed a receiver/transmitter that is integrated within the water meter and which transfers data without the need for a wired connection from the meter to the wireless transmitter.
Arad's system thus solves the problem of customers cutting the wires that connect the water meter to the wireless transmitter and preventing the local authorities from metering and billing the water accounts.
Arad's product allows the local water system administrator to monitor the system in real time and to receive immediate alerts on either overly high water consumption or zero water consumption, both of which can be evidence of theft.
www.aradtec.com /News.asp   (1329 words)

  
 Tracing Ron Arad
Arad, navigator of an F-4 Phantom jet, was shot down on a bombing mission against Palestinian positions east of Sidon in South Lebanon on October 16, 1986.
Arad is one of seven Israelis who went missing in action in Lebanon between 1982 and 1986.
Arad, believed by the Israeli government to be the most likely survivor of the seven MIAs, is highly prized by his captors because of his value as a hostage.
www.mia.org.il /archive/921217jr.html   (1146 words)

  
 Moviehole.net - Arad on everything comic-to-film
Arad confirmed that all the cast are signed for a sequel, and that he likes the idea of bringing The Puppet Master in as the rogue for the next bout.
Arad says he loves all his babies, but "rarely do I say this is the best script of them all".
Arad says he hasn't heard what that rumoured third "X-Men" spin-off - after "Wolverine" and "Magneto" - is. "I really don't know anything about it", he says, of the film that's apparently being penned by Zak Penn. "[So] I really cannot comment on it".
www.moviehole.net /news/5876.html   (945 words)

  
 Arad (Romania, Arad)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arad (in Hungarian Arad, in German Arad) is a city in Arad (in Hungarian Arad) County of Romania close to the Hungarian border on the right bank of the Mureº (Maros) River.
The city was in Arad County of the Kingdom of Hungary till 1551.
Arad was a city 1952-1960 in Timiºoara Region, 1960-1968 in Banat Region and from 1968 is in Arad County.
flagspot.net /flags/ro-arad.html   (545 words)

  
 Arad International Airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arad International Airport was established on actual site in 1935 when the construction of the air terminal began.
Arad Airport is situated 4 km West from downtown Arad, its geographical position marked at runway center is 21°15'14" East, 43°10'35" North, 106 meter's altitude above sea level, 157 ha total surface.
The Arad International Airport is the establishment that leads, advises and coordinated the whole air traffic activity in the airport responsibility area, for passengers and cargo transportation, in full security conditions.
www.aeroportularad.ro /index_en.html   (117 words)

  
 Captain Ron Arad
Arad was held captive by Dirani's group until the beginning of 1989.
Sources in Israel believe that Captain Ron Arad is still being held by this group - and according to an April 8, 1993 edition of the "Jerusalem Report", he was held captive somewhere in Iran.
Ron Arad was born in Israel on May 5, 1958, the son of Batya and the late Dov Arad.
www.jafi.org.il /education/100/PEOPLE/BIOS/arad.html   (306 words)

  
 Geography - Arad County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In Arad county there were at the begining of 1997 over 7.250 economical unities with a registered capital over 350 milions USD and a turnover over 450 milions USD.
The placement of Arad near the Hungarian and Jugoslavian border has as advantage the relatively quick enrichment of the small investors and a prospere and dynamic middle class is in development.
Arad county is a terrestrial, railway and air gate in Romania from the west having four border passage point with Hungary.
www.ici.ro /romania/en/geografie/jarad.html   (172 words)

  
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Lieutenant Colonel Ron Arad, an Israel Air Force navigator, was captured on Oct. 16, 1986, after a technical problem forced him and an IAF pilot to parachute from their Phantom jet while flying over southern Lebanon.
While the pilot was rescued in a daring Israeli helicopter raid, Arad was captured by members of the Islamic fundamentalist AMAL militia and brought to Beirut.
Some reports suggested that Arad was handed over to the Iranians in 1989 and was being held somewhere in the country.
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3064491,00.html   (191 words)

  
 Places to Visit > Cities & Citadels > Arad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Aradu Nou ("New Arad"), situated on the opposite bank of the Mureş, is a suburb of Arad, to which it is connected by a bridge.
Arad is the most important trans- European road and rail transportation junction point in western Romania, included in the 4th Pan-European Corridor linking Western Europe to South-Eastern European and Middle East countries The International Airport with a Cargo Terminal, is situated only at 4 km from the civic centre of Arad.
The Fortified Town of Arad is the singular fortress from Transylvania built in Vauban architectonic style, in the second half of the 18th century.
www.earomania.com /places_to_visit/cities_citadels/arad.html   (1051 words)

  
 Bible Study - Arad
Arad was the name of two ancient cities in the land of Israel.
The other Arad, located in the same region, is not mentioned specifically by name in The Bible.
Arad was later conquered by the Israelites under Joshua:
www.keyway.ca /htm2000/20001204.htm   (221 words)

  
 Students Testimonials - WUJS - Institute Arad Israel
Arad is a beautiful desert town, in the heart of the Negev, the center of Israel.
Arad is located at the border of the Negev and Judean deserts, 45 minutes away from Beer Sheva, with a beautiful view of the Dead Sea and the Moab Mountains of Jordan.
Arad means that my parents in America have been able to rest easy knowing that their daughter is safe.
www.wujs-arad.org /testimonies.htm   (8657 words)

  
 Canaanite Arad and Later Israelite Citadel in the Negev
Ancient Arad is located in the Negev Desert some 30 kilometres northeast of Beersheba on a hill that rises 40 metres above the surrounding plain...
Arad is mentioned in the Bible in the story of the failed attempt to reach the Promised Land and in the list of the Canaanite kings defeated by the Children of Israel.
The growth of Arad was part of the rapid urbanization of the Land of Israel during the 3rd millennium BC.
ancientneareast.tripod.com /Arad.html   (346 words)

  
 MTV.com - Movies - Features and Interviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Like Professor X looming over the students of his School for Gifted Youngsters, Avi Arad is the father figure of Marvel Studios, studying the development of the comic company's most promising stars and deciding when — and how — they will get their chance to dazzle moviegoers.
Arad says it will have a PG-13 rating and a "Southern rock" soundtrack and ethos, and that one scene will feature the motorcycle-riding protagonist facing the unlikely challenge of a tidal wave.
As for a sequel to 2004's "The Punisher," Arad confirms that Jigsaw will be the villain and that, with the first movie, "blood and intestines should have been blown out on the wall, because that's the Punisher." He added that the sequel will be among a handful of Marvel films with an R rating.
www.mtv.com /shared/movies/interviews/a/arad_avi_062005   (1660 words)

  
 Arad (BiblePlaces.com)
Though situated in an area with little rainfall, Arad was inhabited frequently in ancient times because of its position along the routes coming from the east and southeast.
Arad was 30 acres in size in the Early Bronze period (3000-2300 B.C.) and never reached this size again.
Arad - Walking in Their Sandals (AncientSandals.com) Explanation of biblical significance with bibliography.
www.bibleplaces.com /arad.htm   (488 words)

  
 Naharnet Newsdesk - Dirani Admits Arad was Kidnapped "From Me" by Iranian Guards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arad's family has been campaigning for Dirani's exclusion from the German-brokered deal for a Hizbullah-Israeli prisoners swap.
Dirani's statement denied a claim that he physically tortured Arad in the early days of his captivity after his warplane was shot down over Sidon in 1986.
The claim came in a lawsuit Arad's family filed in court, demanding $22 million in compensation from Dirani.
www.naharnet.com /domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/Story/02E4434EF4DCDC2A42256DDB002F6846?OpenDocument&PRINT   (385 words)

  
 ron arad, artist, designer and architect
ron arad was a guest professor at the hochschule in vienna from 1994 to 1997
arad was guest editor of the 1994 'international design yearbook'.
1996 /1997/1998 'ron arad and ingo maurer', spazio krizia, milan
www.designboom.com /eng/interview/arad.html   (799 words)

  
 CNN.com - Winning WTC memorial design revealed - Jan. 7, 2004
Arad said he would strive to "create a place where we may all grieve and find meaning" to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack that toppled the Trade Center and claimed 2,752 lives at Ground Zero.
Gregorian said the jury found Arad's "simple articulation of the footprints" effectively "made the gaping voids left by the towers' destruction the primary symbol of loss" and that the trees were "traditional affirmations of life and rebirth."
Arad also proposes, in an alternation from the master site plan created by architect Daniel Libeskind, relocating the commemorative museum to the western edge of the site to block an eight-lane road.
www.cnn.com /2004/US/Northeast/01/06/wtc.memorial   (1005 words)

  
 Israelite Soldiers Missing in Action
Arad was taken prisoner by the Lebanese Shiite organization Amal.
Arad was transferred by Amal to Beirut, where the organization's leader, Nabi Berri announced that he was holding Arad.
The man responsible for Ron Arad during his detention by Amal was Mustafa Dirani, the head of the organization's security service, a Shiite religious fanatic with liks to Iran.
www.csuohio.edu /tagar/mia.htm   (515 words)

  
 Biography of Ron Arad, Missing in Action Israeli Soldier
He is the son of Batya and the late Dov Arad, and is the oldest of their three sons.
Arad, an air-force navigator in an F-4 Phantom jet, had just completed his first year of chemical engineering at The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa when he was called up for reserve duty.
On October 6, 1986 Arad was captured by members of the Amal Shi’ite militia after bailing out of his crippled warplane over the Lebanese city of Sidon.
www.mia.org.il /ron.html   (546 words)

  
 Arad / Arad City, Romania
Castle Orod later Arad became the capital of Arad County.
Arad became the capital of Hungary for a very short time 02.08.1849 - 09.08.1849.
Arad was a city 1952-1960 in Timisoara Region, 1960-1968 in Banat Region and from 1968 is in Arad County.
www.geocities.com /zaszlok/english/ro-arad.html   (487 words)

  
 Softtool | Arad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arad is totally FREE and can be used without any limitations.
Arad is a powerful English to Persian (Farsi) dictionary which includes everything you might ever need when you are working with English texts and documents.
Arad's Persian user interface has made it easy to use for both beginners and professionals and if you're having any problems using Arad, included Persian help won't let you down.
www.softtool.info /Arad   (165 words)

  
 Discussion: 105. Arad, whence the Aradites - (Tell Arad)
The outstanding discovery at Arad was the temple which stood on the northwestern corner of the Israelite citadel.
The generally accepted theory that Tell Arad is Arad of the Canaanite period has been refuted by excavation of the site since no traces of settlement from the Middle or Late Bronze Ages were found.
Since Arad is pictured between Elusa and Beersheba, only slightly to the east, we are brought to despair of ever locating anything in the map of the Negev as portrayed by the Madaba artist.
www.christusrex.org /www1/ofm/mad/discussion/105discuss.html   (1410 words)

  
 Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art :: Designs by Ron Arad
Arad is one of todays most creative and versatile furniture artists and designers of our time.
Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, architect and designer Ron Arad studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Art and at the Architectural Association in London.
Arad has exhibited his sculpture and furniture at major museums and galleries internationally and his work is represented in numerous public collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.; Victoria & Alberta Museum, London; and the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany.
www.indymoca.org /public/index.asp?pg=events&ev=ronarad   (292 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Marvel's chief: A force outside, 'a kid inside'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arad seems to love all of the 4,700 characters who populate Marvel's comic-book world.
Arad serves as producer or executive producer for all of Marvel's movies.
Arad dismisses the compliments and credits the success of his films — which have grossed $1.5 billion worldwide — to something simpler.
www.usatoday.com /life/movies/news/2003-06-05-marvel_x.htm   (1022 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It was the first time Hizbullah so explicitly explained the possibilities of Arad's disappearance because finding him or news about him would have been a prize for the group.
Nasrallah recounted an incident in 1989 when Arad was able to escape, saying he may have died in the mountainous countryside of southeastern Lebanon in an accident while fleeing.
Eliad Shraga, the attorney representing the family of missing IAF navigator Ron Arad, said in response to Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s statement claiming Arad is dead, “Nasrallah woke up and saw what was written on the committee that decided that Ron is dead and decided to use it for his own political gains.”
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3202606,00.html   (499 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Arad Naveh
Arad Naveh Before becoming partner in Benchmark Capital, Arad was a director of business development at Cisco Systems, where, for the last two years, he was responsible for investment and M&A activity in Israel.
Arad Naveh is a general partner at Benchmark Capital and has extensive operating and venture capital experience in both Silicon Valley and Israel.
In a former position, Arad was the founder and CEO of Class Data, which was acquired by Cisco in May 1998.
www.zoominfo.com /Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=56500740   (814 words)

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