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	TERNATE - LoveToKnow Article on TERNATE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		, a small island in the Malay Archipelago, off the west coast of Halmahera, in 0 48 N., 127 19 E. It is nearly circular in form, with an area of about 25 sq.
		On the island is the small town of Ternate, which, in spite of its good harbour, carried on no considerable trade or shipping, and has only 3000 inhabitants.
		Both the island and town of Ternate suffer from their isolation, and have never regained the importance they had in former centuries.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TE/TERNATE.htm (390 words)

	Operation Blessing International - Disaster Relief - Field Reports from the President
		OBI delivered three truckloads of emergency relief packages to the Port of Sibolga, and has a charted boat ready to make the 80-mile trip across the straits to Nias Island as soon as Indonesian government clears the shipment.
		OBI and ELM are now loading the BATAVIA in Banda Aceh, and hope to sail on Sunday with about 100 tons of food and relief supplies as well as an OBI medical team.
		OBI has charted a boat capable of transporting ten tons per trip and is positioning it to shuttle two trips a day between the Sumatra Port of Sibolga and Nias Island.
	www.ob.org /programs/disaster_relief/projects/horan_fieldreport.asp (2206 words)

	Wallacea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The islands of Wallacea lie between Sundaland (the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and Bali) to the west, and Near Oceania including Australia and New Guinea to the south and east.
		Wallacea includes the islands of Nusa Tenggara, which include Lombok, Komodo, Flores, and Sumba; Timor; Sulawesi; the islands of North Maluku, including Halmahera; and most of the province of Maluku, excluding the Aru Islands, which lie on the Australian continental shelf.
		The Islands of Sundaland to the west of the line, including Java, Bali, Borneo, share a similar mammal fauna with East Asia, including tigers, rhinoceros, and apes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wallacea (611 words)

	The Heart Calls Home, Joyce Hansen - HarperChildrens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Obi gazed at the long line of fl men with a sprinkling of whites and could not shake the odd feeling that something special was going to happen that day.
		Obi watched the back of Thomas's large head bobbing up and down, and his nervous quick movements as he stomped through the brush, loudly crunching dried leaves and twigs.
		Obi kneeled in front of the biggest girl, who appeared to be about ten years old.
	www.harperchildrens.com /catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0380732947 (902 words)

	MOLUCCAS - LoveToKnow Article on MOLUCCAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The vegetation of the small and narrow islands, all encompassed by the sea, is very luxuriant, and the products, principally nutmegs, mace, and other spices, include also rice and sago.
		The islands of these outer arcs consist chiefly of crystalline schists and limestones, overlaid by Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary deposits.
		Most of them lie near the west coast or on the islands off this coast; and they are arranged in lines which run approximately from north to south, with, generally, a slight convexity towards the west.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MOLUCCAS.htm (459 words)

	Vestmanna Islands -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The small island, one of Japan's most scenic spots, is 19 miles (31 km) in circumference and occupies an area of 12 square miles (31 square km).
		The principal island of the group is Obi Island, 52 miles (84 km) long and 28 miles (47 km) wide, which contains the only major village, Laiwui, located on the northeastern coast opposite Bisa...
		The Marshall Islands' nearest neighbors are Wake Island to the north, Kiribati and Nauru to the south, and the Federated States of Micronesia to the west.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9075190 (810 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Halmahera rain forests (AA0106)
		This ecoregion comprises the original "Spice Islands." The tropical islands that constitute the complex and mountainous terrain of the Halmahera Rain Forests [AA0106] are an important part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a very distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
		The eastern half of the island was part of an outer arc on the Philippines tectonic plate and consists of sedimentary and intrusive igneous rocks.
		We created the Banda Sea Islands Moist Deciduous Forests [AA0102] by combining the islands in the Kai and Tanimbar archipelagos, which were distinguished as a biogeographic unit by Monk et al.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0106_full.html (1236 words)

	obi -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A woman's obi is about 12 feet (370 cm) long and 10 inches (25 cm) wide; a man's obi is about three-fourths as long and one-sixth as wide.
		The obi is wound around the waist over the kimono and tied at the back.
		Japanese (Obi) cedar has been cultivated in the area since the early 19th century and forms the basis of the city's shipbuilding, timber, paper, and pulp industries.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9056644 (577 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Banda Sea Islands moist deciduous forests (AA0102)
		The Banda Sea Islands Moist Deciduous Forests [AA0102] are found on small islands scattered across the Banda Sea and are part of the region known as Wallacea, which contains a distinctive fauna representing a mix of Asian and Australasian species.
		The Banda Islands are part of the inner arc, whereas the rest of the ecoregion is part of the outer arc.
		Although many of these islands are tiny and uninhabitable, the bird populations are seriously threatened by predatory rats and cats that have been accidentally released onto these islands and by the removal of their eggs for sale by fishers traveling through this area (Whitten and Whitten 1992).
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0102_full.html (1093 words)

	KindPen: Nicobar Islands
		Island group, Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory, India.
		The islands lie in the Bay of Bengal and have a land area of 711 square miles (1,841 square km).
		With the nearby Andaman Islands, they constitute a union territory of India (see Andaman and Nicobar Islands).
	kindpen.blogspot.com /2005/01/nicobar-islands.html (75 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Europe
		The peninsula and islands lying south of Norway and Sweden form the third Scandinavian state, Denmark, that controls the entrance to the Baltic.
		The Frisians settled on the coast and islands of Schleswig-Holstein; the Thuringians spread from the lower Elbe to the southern bank of the Main.
		Columba founded the celebrated monastery on the Island of Iona, between Ireland and Scotland, which was the centre of the Scotch missions and dioceses.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05607b.htm (7576 words)

	BrokenChurch: September 2004
		The largest city on the island of Bali, it is also the capital of the Badung kabupaten (regency).
		Island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
		Located in the Lesser Antilles chain, this pear-shaped island is known as the �Emerald Isle of the Caribbean.� The de facto capital is St. John's, in the northern part of the island.
	brokenchurch.blogspot.com /2004_09_01_brokenchurch_archive.html (1597 words)

	Richard Thieme's Islands in the Clickstream
		Islands in the Clickstream is an intermittent column written by Richard Thieme exploring social and cultural dimensions of computer technology and the ultimate concerns of our lives.
		To subscribe to Islands in the Clickstream, send email to rthieme@thiemeworks.com with the words "subscribe islands" in the body or subject heading of the message.
		Islands in the Clickstream (c) Richard Thieme, 2003.
	www.spectacle.org /0403/thieme.html (964 words)

	Cayman Net News: Red Cross launches flood relief Campaign
		The Cayman Islands Red Cross is answering the Federation’s appeal by launching a “Dollar for the DR and Haiti” campaign.
		“The population of the Cayman Islands was estimated at 43,600 in 2003.
		Obi, “not just from the Dominican and Haitian nationals in our community, but from everyone.
	www.caymannetnews.com /2004/06/672/campaign.shtml (541 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Halmahera rain forests (AA0106) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		For centuries these tropical islands, once known as the Spice Islands, have been cultivated for cloves and other spices.
		Although the forests of this ecoregion have fallen victim to spice cultivation and logging, large blocks of habitat remain.
		Although the overall biodiversity of this ecoregion is low, these islands have a high number of endemic species.
	nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa0106.html (403 words)

	CIFA > News > Press Release
		The Cayman Islands Football Association at a press luncheon today welcomed five individuals to the fold of existing referees.
		The five were last week presented with certificates of completion of a referees course, courtesy of the Cayman Islands Football Association.
		Fred Spiers conducted the course, and along with CIFA President, Jeffrey Webb, presented the participants with their certificates, at a luncheon held in their honour at the Seaharvest Restaurant.
	www.caymanfootball.ky /news/releases/newReferees.htm (223 words)

	Nageia wallichiana description
		Karimata I.), Philippines (Luzon, Sibuyan, Mindoro, Panay, Samar), N and C Celebes, Moluccas (Obi, Ternate, Morotai, Ceram); New Guinea (incl.
		In Obi planks are used for house construction.
		In the Fly River area it is used for smaller canoe logs" (de Laubenfels 1988).
	www.conifers.org /po/na/wallichiana.htm (290 words)

	BrokenChurch: Obi Islands
		Also called �Ombi Islands, � group of the northern Moluccas, Maluku provinsi (�province�), Indonesia.
		They lie south of the island of Halmahera, north of the island of Ceram, and east of the Sula Islands.
		The principal island of the group is Obi Island, 52 miles (84 km) long and 28 miles (47 km) wide, which contains the only major village, Laiwui, located on the northeastern coast opposite Bisa Island.
	brokenchurch.blogspot.com /2004/09/obi-islands.html (81 words)

	Casa Obi, Alegranza in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
		Casa Obi, Alegranza in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
		Ferries cross to the island several times a day from the main harbour.
		The front is populated with a variety of beaches, notably Playa Dorada, Papagayo (reckoned to be one of the best on the island) and Playa Flamingo.
	www.espanabreaks.com /villainfo.php/4477.htm (736 words)

	The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This chain of islands is located in the eastern portion of Indonesia and includes most of the islands between Sulawesi and New Guinea and between Timor and the Philippines.
		The northern islands of the Molucca chain are Halmahera (the largest of the Moluccas), Morotai, Ternate, Tidore, Makian, Bacan (Batjan), Obi, and Sula.
		The cloves of the northern Moluccas and the nutmeg of the central islands were traded in Asia long before Europeans heard of the Spice Islands.
	www.ksafe.com /profiles/p_code6/1461.html (789 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:Asia:Indonesia:Regions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Celebes, also known as Sulawesi is a large island of Indonesia, to the east of Borneo - Kalimantan.
		Indonesian Maluku, Indonesian islands of the Malay Archipelago, lying between Celebes on the west, New Guinea on the east, the Arafura Sea and Timor on the south, and the Philippines, Philippine Sea, and Pacific Ocean on the north.
		Sumatra is the westernmost of the major islands of Indonesia, and is bounded by the Bay of Bengal and the Straits of Malacca.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/Indonesia/Regions/desc.html (166 words)

	ThickStar: June 2004
		Shih (municipality) and seat of I-lan hsien (county), northeastern Taiwan, the centre of the only sizable alluvial basin on the island's mountainous eastern coast.
		It is situated between rainforest and sea, 18 miles (29 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean, and has its outport at Ballina.
		Ward Stephens first settled the site in 1843; it was later occupied by William Wilson and named by him, probably for the Scottish island of Lismore.
	thickstar.blogspot.com /2004_06_01_thickstar_archive.html (1427 words)

	Phrasebase - Malay Language Facts And Information
		BABA: Mainly in the Katong District on the east coast and the surrounding districts of Geylang and Jao Chiat.
		From the Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands), an Australian territory.
		NORTH MOLUCCAN: North Maluku, Halmahera, Sula, and Obi islands.
	www.phrasebase.com /languages/index.php?cat=247 (1077 words)

	The Lost Ndi Igbo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Equiano soon found, however, that the life of a freed man in the islands was fraught with danger.
		Employed as a clerk and captain's assistant on vessels trading in the islands and carrying slaves to the American colonies, Equiano was allowed to trade on his own account and bought his freedom in 1766 for £40, the price King had paid for him.
		Descendants of the survivors settled in the island's Harrington community.
	igbo.biz (18000 words)

	Islands.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		This article taken from the November 2003 issue of ISLANDS magazine.
		They were easy to spot: Not only were they the largest, toughest mammals in town — mostly 300-plus-pound longshoremen in a land of jockeys — but they were the only ones wearing beautifully printed cotton yukata robes sashed with thick, colorful obi belts.
		Their hair was fl and shiny, lacquered into the distinctive topknot they wear in public throughout their professional careers.
	www.islands.com /articles/f01112003.asp (306 words)

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		Obi - if the sky is clear just go outisde and have a look from 11pm onwards.
		Obi: we observe the news from Cyber Leonid world.
		obi we have observed since saterday but the weather was not good.
	sci2.esa.int /leonids/leonids99/l-transcript.html (9422 words)

	OsakaPrints.com (Glossary)
		Segawa Kikunojô I (1693-1749) was influential in establishing onnagata as arbiters of fashion, which gradually led to the commercial exploitation of products inspired by fan adulation of the actors.
		samisen: A three-stringed, long-necked instrument introduced into Japan around the mid-sixteenth century from China (where it was called a san hsien) via the Ryukyu Islands, and used in music for the bunraku and kabuki theaters and in various other musical entertainments.
		The sound box (doâte), originally covered with snakeskin, and later with catskin or dogskin, is connected to a long, thin wooden neck, called a sao, which is plucked by a large, hand-held plectrum called a bachi.
	www.osakaprints.com /content/information/glossary.htm (8846 words)

	long version, Parrots of the World VERY LONG
		Distribution: Feni, Nissan and Lavongai Islands, islands in the Tanga, Lihir, Tabor and Duke of York Groups, and the Solomon Islands (Galbraith and Galbraith, 1962)
		Distribution: Islands of Amboina, Saparua, Buru, Ceram, Goram, Ceramlaut and the Watubela and Kai Islands, Indonesia
		Distribution: Solomon Islands; Lihir Group; birds of Nissan Islands, New Ireland and Lavongai are more or less intermediate between goodsoni and solomonensis (Peters p.
	www.interaktv.com /BIRDS/Psittlongver.html (1510 words)

	[Islam-Online- Top News]
		The five died Thursday in two separate incidents on Obi and Morotai islands, both in the new province of Northern Maluku, the Antara news agency said.
		Of those killed, the report did not specify which came from Obi and which from Morotai.
		In Obi, some 3,000 people from two villages attacked the village of Bobo after attending a rally and listening to fiery speeches by local leaders.
	www.islamonline.net /iol-English/dowalia/news-5-3-2000/topnews7.asp (249 words)

	Precision Stampings and Precision Stamping Manufacturers - Zycon Industrial Directory
		Bazz Houston Co. (Garden Grove, CA)The Bazz Houston Company capacity for producing stampings is extensive, from fine precision stampings as thin as.004" to up to.250" thick.
		We have a number of presses with tonnage from 16 to 330 tons with a variety of OBI, Gap Frame and Straight Side Presses.
		We have multi-slide forming machines, and transfer, straight-side and OBI presses in order to serve all of your stamping and wire-forming needs.
	www.zycon.com /Stampings/Precision_Stampings.html (408 words)

	KindPen: January 2005
		Five Pompeian legions, together with many Spanish auxiliaries, commanded by Lucius Afranius and Marcus Petreius, were concentrated against
		Biblical �Sheba� kingdom in pre-Islamic southwestern Arabia, frequently mentioned in the Bible (notably in the story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba) and variously cited by ancient Assyrian, Greek, and Roman writers from about the 8th century BC to about the 5th century AD.
		Branch of mathematical analysis concerned with the rates of change of continuous functions as their arguments change.
	kindpen.blogspot.com /2005_01_01_kindpen_archive.html (1311 words)

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