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  Albania, Turkey - LoveToKnow 1911
The sumach is largely grown in the Mirdite district; its leaves are exported to Trieste for use in tanneries and dyeworks.
Of fruit-trees the white mulberry, cherry and wild pear are plentiful; the chestnut and walnut are sometimes met with, and the olive is grown in the lowland and maritime districts.
In some districts there is a fixed price of blood; at Argyrokastro, for instance, the compensation paid by the homicide to the relatives of his victim is 1200 piastres (about £10), at Khimara 2000 piastres; once the debt has been acquitted amicable relations are restored.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Albania,_Turkey   (6433 words)

  
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Arta is built along the banks of the Arathos River and at the Ifoot of Peranthi hill on the site of ancient Amvrakia, a Corinthian colony.
The district of Arta abounds in Byzantine churches, of which the most important are: Agios Vasilis of the Bridge, the Monastery of Kato Panagia, Agios Dimitrios Katsouris, Panagia of Vlaherna, Panagia of Brioni, Agios Nikolaos of Rodia, the red church, Panagia of Koronissia.
Apart from the Byzantine churches and monasteries the scenery of the Arta district is very varied, the wildness of its mountain ranges contrasting with the tranquility of the broad plain of Arta.
www.bookhotels.gr /prefecture_greece.asp?nom=22   (349 words)

  
  The Hellenic Community
Arta, the second largest town in Ipiros, is 360 kms from Athens.
The Arta Bridge is on the outskirts of the town and spans the River Arahthos.
At small distances in the surroundings of Arta, there is the Monastery of Kato Panagia, the Monastery of Vlachairnon and the churches of Agios Demetrios Katsoulis and Panagia Rodia, all belonging to the period when Ipiros was under Despotic rule (13th century).
groups.msn.com /TheHellenicCommunity/ipiros.msnw   (1568 words)

  
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The Prefecture of Arta has given in Revolution one more worthy child of her, Georgio Karaiskaki,who as a son of a nun, was born at the Monastery of Skoulikarias, which it's ruins are still saved.
Arta is the capital of the prefecture and of the province of Arta, centre homonym municipality.
At the city of Arta is preserved the grave of the poet Costa Kristalli.
www.xeniosmagazine.gr /regions/epirus/index4.html   (608 words)

  
 Ipiros
Arta, the second largest town in Ipiros, is 360 kms from Athens.
The Arta Bridge is on the outskirts of the town and spans the River Arahthos.
At small distances in the surroundings of Arta, there is the Monastery of Kato Panagia, the Monastery of Vlachairnon and the churches of Agios Demetrios Katsoulis and Panagia Rodia, all belonging to the period when Ipiros was under Despotic rule (13th century).
www.ekoltravel.com /greece/GreekMaps/htmlgr/ipirosmap.htm   (1666 words)

  
 Formation of ARTA moves closer with announcement of appointment panel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
ARTA is one of two new entities to be established on 1st July 2004 as part of changes announced by government last December on how the region's transport is managed and funded.
ARTA is one of two transport entities to be established under the ARC from 1 July as part of the $1.62 transport funding and governance package for the Auckland region, announced by the Government in December 2003, and clarified in the Draft Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Bill in March.
ARTA will be responsible for supporting the Regional Land Transport Strategy, and will be responsible for integrating public transport, roads, and travel demand management across the region.
www.arc.govt.nz /arc/index.cfm?4E74FA77-BCD4-1A24-967D-B04505E31648   (516 words)

  
 goGreece.com: City Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Arta, the capital town of this district, is built along the banks of the Arahthos River and at the foot of Peranthi hill on the site of ancient Amvrakia, a Corinthian colony.
Panagia of Viaherna (directly opposite Arta at the village of Vlaherna): A three aisled vaulted basilica erected in the 12th century with important frescoes painted in the 13th century.
Apart from the Byzantine churches and monasteries, the scenery of the Arta district is very varied, the wildness of its mountain ranges contrasting with the tranquillity of the broad plain of Arta.
www.gogreece.com /travel/select.asp?CityID=43   (839 words)

  
 Arta - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Arta
The town was taken by the Turks in 1449, captured by Ali Pasha in 1798, and ceded to Greece in 1881.
Arta has a palace of the Orthodox metropolitan, the Church of the Virgin of Consolation, and other 13th- and 14th-century churches.
Meanwhile the Business Travel Coalition and ARTA have gone to the DOJ to seek an investigation into the GDS fees.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Arta   (274 words)

  
 Media Release
Anna Percy, Manager Sustainable Transport ARTA says, "Cycling is a quick and easy way to get around town, and now it will be easier to combine cycling with a bus or train trip.
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) is responsible for leading implementation of the Regional Land Transport Strategy, which outlines the way forward for transport in the Auckland region over the next ten years.
ARTA is also responsible for developing School and Workplace Travel Plans across the region.
www.arta.co.nz /xxarta/news/media_releasexx.cfm?entryID=005A6946-BCD4-1A24-96E5-DA507AB5DB3E   (853 words)

  
 • CA´N MORAGUES •   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Under the Muslim rule, Mallorca was divided into twelve districts and the peninsula of Artá was one of them.
This district included also the current municipal districts of Capdepera and Son Servera.
Residences and manor houses belonging to the old masters of "Possessions" (the biggest properties in the municipal district) can nowadays be found in the old town, and it is there where the Hotel Residence Can Moragues is located.
www.canmoragues.com /html/arta_ing.html   (321 words)

  
 ChooseGREECE.com — Tourism Portal for Greece, Hotels, Travel Agencies, Flights, Ferries, Car Rental, Cruises, Maps, ...
The district of Arta abounds in Byzantine churches (ask for the guide-book published by the Municipality), of which the most important are:
From Arta, at Plisii): This is a cruciform church built in the 10th century with a dome and three semicircular apses.
Panagia of Vlahema (directly opposite Arta at the village of Vlahema): A three-aisled vaulted basilica erected in the 12th century with important frescoes painted in the 13th century.
www.choosegreece.com /ARTA/aregion.asp?Id=70   (893 words)

  
 ARTA: American Reusable Textile Association
This year on May 7-8, ARTA and TRSA are combining forces to acquaint our legislators with the issues concerning us and affecting so many jobs across this country.
John Smith is first vice president of ARTA and an executive at Precision Fabrics Group, a textile manufacturer based in Greensboro, N.C., that produces woven and nonwoven fabrics for technical applications including allergen barrier, protective apparel, filtration, greige, impression, nexus surface veils, healthcare and hospitality markets.
ARTA has brought together an extensive list of industry leaders to participate in the two-day session, which will feature classroom sessions and hands-on learning sessions in a healthcare plant.
www.arta1.com /mmessage.asp   (591 words)

  
 The Distillery District: Gallery Locations
The District’s unique concentration of art galleries and art dealers exhibit a surprising range and depth of specialties, from historical and contemporary photography to Canadian and International painting, sculpture and installation.
Arta Gallery features regular exhibitions of a carefully chosen roster of emerging and established painters, sculptors and photographers.
For Channel Gallery, the Distillery District is not just a location - it's the matchmaker that brought together the individuals whose synergy gave birth to the gallery.
www.thedistillerydistrict.com /gallery.html   (773 words)

  
 Arta - Epirus - Greece - Travel . Hotel Accommodation and Services in Arta.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A town with its own personal atmosphere, modern Arta has much to attract the visitor, including many Byzantine churches and the 13th century castle that overlooks it.
Church of Aghios Vassilios: A small 13th century edifice, whose facade is decorated with enamelled tiles and bricks set in a hound’s tooth pattern.
The bridge of Arta: Arta’s most famous landmark, this bridge lies on the road between Arta and Filipiada - Ioannina.
www.greece-travelguide.com /epirus/arta   (531 words)

  
 Scoop: ARC supports ARTA Rail Development Plan
Committee Chairperson Joel Cayford said ARTA's plan is the result of five years solid work and provides a strategy to deliver the high quality rapid transit system the region so desperately needs.
The Committee also gave ARTA the go-ahead to finalise its interim rolling stock acquisition strategy and resolved to seek central government support for the plan.
That the ARC confirms its support for ARTA's plan for the development of the Auckland rail system with the first electric train service operational no later than 2012, while recognising the benefits of expediting the necessary decisions.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/AK0609/S00101.htm   (1364 words)

  
 Prefecture of Arta - Hellas Blue Travel guide for Greece and greek Islands
Arta prefecture is the next smallest of the region, covering an area of 1,662 Sq.kms.
Built on the banks of the Arahthos River and nestling ob the slopes of Peranthi hill.
The district has many churches and ancients sites for the explorer to discover.
www.hellasblue.com /eng/districts/epirus/arta/arta_main.htm   (87 words)

  
 Scoop: ARTA Encourages Aucklanders To Share A Ride
The secure software, part of the continuing development of ARTA's TravelWise Workplace Travel Plan programme which aims to take 3,500 cars off the road at morning peak by 2016, aims to broaden the range of transport choices Aucklanders have for their journey to or from work.
Fergus Gammie, CEO ARTA says, "Reducing the number of cars on Auckland's roads is ARTA's focus - whether by encouraging use of public transport, walking, cycling or sharing lifts in cars.
ARTA is releasing its Sustainable Transport Plan on Friday 16 February which outlines how ARTA's action plans to help reduce traffic congestion around Auckland and increase the number of travel choices available to Aucklanders and continuing to work closely with the Auckland's local and regional councils, Land Transport NZ, ONTRACK and Transit NZ.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/AK0702/S00148.htm   (1214 words)

  
 Arta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Arta, the capital town of this district, is built along the banks of the Arahthos River and at the foot of Peranthi hill on the site of ancient Amvrakia, a Corinthian colony.
A town with its own personal atmosphere, modern Arta has much to attract the visitor, including many Byzantine churches and the 13th century castle that overlooks it.
The bridge of Arta : Arta' s most famous landmark, this bridge lies on the road between Arta and Filipiada -Yanina.
www.mcm.aueb.gr /ment/spetses/koutsompogera-manolopoulou/arta.htm   (176 words)

  
 MedAire Avian Flu Update
A 5-year-old female from Wonogiri district, Central Java Province developed symptoms on May 8, was hospitalized on May 15 and died in the hospital on May 17.
The case is a 4-year-old boy from the district of Dogubayazit in Agri Province in the eastern part of the country.
An outbreak in poultry began in the district in December 2005.
www.medaire.com /newsletter/avian_updates.asp   (3153 words)

  
 DOJ/Antitrust
We charged ARTA with attempting to organize a boycott of their members against airlines, hotels, and car rental companies who refused to adhere to ARTA's recommended minimum travel agent commission levels.
ARTA's president and two of its directors held a press conference to announce the objectives.
The case was settled by a consent decree, under which ARTA agreed to refrain from this conduct.
www.usdoj.gov /atr/public/speeches/960228akb.htm   (2360 words)

  
 rediff.com: Seven-year-old boy sacrificed to goddess Kali
A seven-year-old boy, Sitakanta Behera, was sacrificed on the night of October 1 apparently to appease goddess Kali, police said on Friday.
Behera was kidnapped from his house, in Ranjagola village in Dhenkanal district, on the night of September 29 while he was asleep.
The police picked Arta Sahu (23) from Ranjagola village, who confessed to kidnapping and sacrificing Sitakanta before goddess Kali in a temple located in a nearby forest in the same district.
www.rediff.com /news/2002/oct/04bhu.htm   (176 words)

  
 Tuolumne River
As a reminder to those that chose to enter without a permit, fines may be issued to parties in non-compliance with Forest regulations.
Reservations for rafting permits can be obtained by writing or visiting the Groveland Ranger District Office (9 miles east of Groveland on Highway 120).
Permits are required and can be picked up at the Groveland District Office on the way to the Cherry Powerhouse at no charge.
www.fs.fed.us /r5/stanislaus/groveland/river.shtml   (905 words)

  
 Newsroom - Emergency Report
However, UN missions were suspended to some districts in Nangarhar in the east, and in Paktya in the southeast, due to continued threats of improvised explosive devices, rockets, landmines and ambushes targeting the Government, coalition forces and the humanitarian community.
Food distributions in Arta district were postponed until 27 December, due to the official visit of the President of Djibouti.
Still, however, populations in pastoral districts, especially those who lost livestock assets during the drought, are expected to require additional food aid resources through part of 2005.
www.wfp.org /newsroom/emergency_reports_new/emergencyReport.asp?Item=202   (8439 words)

  
 The Arta Bridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Obviously this should be the bridge that Plinios mentioned in his writings.
During the centuries, the Arta Bridge has been restored and extended many times.
A lot of folkloric essays, theatrical plays and operas were written about this famous bridge and the legend following it.
www.culture.gr /2/21/212/21208n/e212hn11.html   (94 words)

  
 avianinfluenza.com.au
The case is part of a family cluster in the Kubu Sembelang village, Karo District, of North Sumatra.
The man is the seventh member of an extended family to become infected with the H5N1 virus and the sixth to die.
The remaining six cases are from the village of Kubu Sembelang in the Karo district of North Sumatra.
www.avianinfluenza.com.au /health_alerts/alert_may06.html   (1316 words)

  
 ARH and ARTA appointment panels announced   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The appointments panels will be responsible for selecting board members to the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) and Auckland Regional Holdings (ARH), the two new entities to be established on 1st July 2004 as part of the government's new transport and funding regime.
The fifteen member (ARTA) appointments panel will include eight ARC representatives, including three external appointees and four councillors; ARC chair Gwen Bull who will chair the panel; and a representative from each of the region's seven Territorial Authorities.
Recruitment consultants Sheffield Accord will be advising the ARTA and ARH appointments panels during the selection process.
www.arc.govt.nz /arc/index.cfm?345C78D2-BCD4-1A24-9703-CC6CC2F5E91E   (414 words)

  
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Cote d'Ivoire [as of 19 Jun 2006]: ---------------- On 25 Apr 2006, suspicions of an HPAI H5N1 outbreak in poultry and a case in wild birds were reported in Abidjan District.
Vaccination of the breeding stock and layer chickens and of all poultry in Abidjan district is under preparation.
The latest case was reported on a farm in Beni Mazar District, Al Minia Governorate, on 10 Jun 2006.
www.promedmail.org /pls/promed/f?p=2400:1001:15220744210643934764::NO::F2400_P1001_BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,33435   (1610 words)

  
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Two populations for whom migration is quite limited are residents of the Central Highland Livelihood Zone, because of sufficient availability of browse and pasture locally, and the Northwest Pastoral Livelihood Zone, who tend to assemble around permanent local water points to avoid the long migration to the coast.
The extended coastal grazing period in Arta District may increase the risk of depletion of vegetation and water before the February/March rains conclude the dry season and allow the return to inland grazing areas.
In major grazing areas of the districts of Arta and Ali-sabieh, total rainfall accumulated was from 1-10 mm, and is estimated to be 5-20 percent of the short term average (1996?2003).
www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/FEWS/ca769c492dc319ad368ddba91f46bd11.htm   (1908 words)

  
 ARTA jazz - Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He appears on several Arta releases including his debut record as a leader "You know what I mean" (ARTA 1997), which was jazz album of 1997 and was nominated for Czech Grammy.
The Madfinger debut album "Easy" was released in July 2005 on ARTA label and includes 11 original compositions by band members.
Jazzman, CD released by ARTA in 1991 which met the great response on side of the audience and favour of the critics.
www.arta.cz /artjazz.htm   (3398 words)

  
 African Regional Youth Initiative [ARYI African Members and International Allies]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Website: http://www.geocities.com/kenyayen Youth Education Network is based in Kenya and works in youth development by increasing access to vocation training to empower youth in their community.
The Network comprised of groups and individuals committed to the prevention and care issues around HIV/AIDS in the District of Arta in the Republic of Djibouti.
The Nyaka Orphanage was established to address the plight of orphans in the rural village of Nyakagyezi, Kambuga in the District of Kanungu - Uganda.
www.aryi.interconnection.org /partners.html   (3077 words)

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