ARUBA

ərooˈbə, island, autonomous part of the Netherlands (1995 est. pop. 66,000), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), in the Lesser Antilles off the coast of Venezuela. Oranjestad is the capital and main port. The population is largely a mixture of European and indigenous Caribbean peoples. Roman Catholics make up more than three quarters of the island's population, and there is a significant Protestant minority. Dutch is the official language, but many Arubans also speak Papiamento (a Spanish-based creole with Portuguese, Dutch, and English elements) and English. Tourism, oil refining, and offshore banking are the economic mainstays of the island, although the island's refinery was closed from 1985 to 1991. The Spanish claimed Aruba in 1499. It fell to the Dutch in 1636 and since then, with the exception of a few years during the Napoleonic Wars, it has belonged to the Netherlands. Aruba was part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986 and is still linked with them economically.

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Aruba Past and Present: From the Time of the Indians until Today
Book by Johan Hartog, J. A. Verleun; D. J. DeWit, 1961
Subjects: Aruba
ARUBA PAST AND PRESENT This work is the first part of De...Antilles in four vols., written in Dutch by the same author. ARUBA PAST AND PRESENT FROM THE TIME OF THE INDIANS UNTIL...J. A. VERLEUN PUBLISHED BY D.J. DE WIT - ORANJESTAD - ARUBA NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Copyright 1961 by dr. Joh. Hartog...
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Uprooted Women: Migrant Domestics in the Caribbean
Book by Paula L. Aymer; Greenwood, 1997
Subjects: Women Alien Labor--Aruba, Women Alien Labor--Caribbean Area, Women Domestics--Aruba
...alien labor--Caribbean Area. 2. Women domestics-- Aruba. 3. Women alien labor--Aruba. I. Title. HD6110.A95 1997 331.4816404609729-dc21...Chapter 7 Migrant Domestics on Aruba 125 Chapter...
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War, Cooperation, and Conflict: The European Possessions in the Caribbean, 1939-1945
Book by Fitzroy André Baptiste; Greenwood Press, 1988
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Caribbean Area, World War, 1939-1945--Economic Aspects--Caribbean Area
...11. The United States and the Defense of Aruba and Curacao 131...Security Zone, October 1939 2 The Aruba-Curacao-Colombia-Venezuela-Trinidad...in the West Indies on the Eve of the Aruba-Curacao Operation 3 Proposed Allied...
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Decolonising the Caribbean: Dutch Policies in a Comparative Perspective
Book by Gert Oostindie, Inge Klinkers; Amsterdam University Press, 2003
Subjects: Caribbean Area--Politics And Government--20th Century, Decolonization--Caribbean Area, Dutch--History--Caribbean Area, Netherlands--Politics And Government--20th Century
...157 Aid to the Antilles and Aruba since 1975: Structural or Finite? 163...inhabitants, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba nearly 270,000, the British Caribbean...Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The aim of the present study is to help...
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The European Possessions in the Caribbean Area: A Compilation of Facts concerning Their Population, Physical Geography, Resources, Industries, Trade, Government, and Strategic Importance
Book by Raye R. Platt, John K. Wright, John C. Weaver, Johnson E. Fairchild; American Geographical Society, 1941
Subjects: Caribbean Sea, West Indies
...from poorrelief funds. There is some recruiting of labor, under written contract, for work in connection with oil refining on Aruba in the Netherlands West Indies. Although the St. Vincent government has followed for some time a policy of acquiring land...
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journal articles on: Aruba  - 95 results

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Cultural Accounting: An Example from a Small Caribbean Island
Journal article by Sam Cole; Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. 12, 1994
Subjects: Economic Policy, United States--Economic Policy--1993-2001
...SMALL ISLAND Consider the island of Aruba, formerly a member of the Netherlands...of Cultural and Economic Segmentation in Aruba Group...patriarchal system still functions. III. THE ARUBA CULTURAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX The CAM...
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Thrust Together: the Netherlands Relationship with Its Caribbean Partners
Journal article by Rosemarijn Hoefte; Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, Vol. 38, 1997
Subjects: History, International relations, Islands, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Politics, Sovereignty
...and the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, and...Netherlands Antilles and the Secession of Aruba However, in the islands of the Netherlands...islands themselves. Ever since the 1940s, Aruba, the second largest island of the Dutch...
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Commemorative Stamps
Journal article by Kathleen Diffley; American Literary History, Vol. 12, 2000
Subjects: American Literature--History And Criticism
...Kathleen Diffley The divi-divi trees on Aruba grow only to one side, to the west. Gnarled...international dateline and a sudden tomorrow. On Aruba, as in the backward glance of these five...underway. Like the divi-divi trees on Aruba, they and commemorating readers in Richmond...
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K-12 School District Makes Big Move to Wireless, Giving Students, Faculty and IT Staff Hassle Free Connectivity
Journal article by Pete Davis; T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), Vol. 33, 2006
Subjects: Cable telephony--Usage, Fiber optic networks--Installation, Internet telephony--Usage, Mobile communication systems--Usage, School districts--Planning, School districts--Technology application, Wireless Internet access--Usage, Wireless communication systems--Usage, Wireless communications--Usage
...considered a number of suppliers, but ultimately turned to Aruba. Only Aruba gave Davis and his team at Spring ISD a scalable modular...a single Wi-Fi switch. Spring ISD is implementing the Aruba-based wireless network in phases. In the first phase...
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The Canada-France Maritime Boundary Case: Drawing a Line around St. Pierre and Miquelon
Journal article by Ted L. McDorman; American Journal of International Law, Vol. 84, 1990
Subjects: International Relations--Periodicals
...islands in the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire, are the most relevant to this discussion. Aruba lies only 15 nautical miles north of the...boundary accord with Venezuela. 117 For Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire, a "slightly" modified...
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Aruba Offers Wi-Fi switch/mux/IDS
Magazine article; Business Communications Review, Vol. 33, November 2003
Aruba Offers Wi-Fi switch/mux/IDS. The wireless LAN switch...and capabilities that will distinguish them. For startup Aruba Wireless Networks, the latest bid for differentiation comes...need one? Well get to that, but first the basics. The new Aruba 800 switch is intended for deployment as a standalone in...
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Getting a Grip on Wireless: The Four Packages Reviewed Deliver a Rich Array of Wireless-Network Control Capabilities-Some Common, Some Unique
Magazine article by Edwin E. Mier, Robert B. Tarpley; Business Communications Review, Vol. 35, November 2005
Subjects: Aruba Networks A2400 Mobility Controller (Server)--Product/Service Evaluations, Communications controllers--Product/Service Evaluations, Cranite WirelessWall system (Server), Devicescape Wireless Operations Center (Server), Symbol WS 5100 (Server), Symbol Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (Server)
...and four vendors accepted (Table 1): * Aruba Networks, which submitted its A2400 Mobility...shows, the packages are quite diverse. Aruba and Symbol address a nearly equivalent...support as full a range of features as Aruba or Symbol. Rogue-AP detection and mitigation...
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A First Look at Wireless Security Products; Many New Products Have Emerged to Address Security on Wireless LANs, but Standards Continue to Evolve, Driving Further Development. Look for More Upgrades
Magazine article by Betsy Yocom, Jonathan Taylor, Diane Poletti-Metzel; Business Communications Review, Vol. 33, October 2003
Subjects: Airespace Inc.--Product introduction, Aruba Wireless Networks--Product introduction, Bluesocket--Product introduction, Colubris Networks Inc.--Product introduction, Computer network equipment industry--Product introduction, Computer software industry--Product introduction, Cranite Systems--Product introduction, Data encryption chips--Product introduction, Data security devices--Product introduction, Funk Software--Product introduction, Network hardware industry--Product introduction, Network security software--Product introduction, Security software--Product introduction, Software industry--Product introduction, Wireless LANs--Safety and security measures, Wireless local area networks (Computer networks)--Safety and security measures
...Wireless Switch and Airespace 1200 Access Point, version 1.2.29.6 (beta). * Aruba Wireless Networks (San Jose), which came in with its Aruba MX 5000 Core WLAN Switch, Aruba 52 A+B/G Access Point, RF Director and AirOS software, version 1.1. * Bluesocket...
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A Media Circus in Paradise: An Alabama Reporter Discovers the Press Doesn't Quite Shine in the Caribbean Sun
Magazine article by Hannah Wolfson; American Journalism Review, Vol. 27, August 2005
Subjects: Aruba--Social aspects, Freedom of the press--Forecasts and trends
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Welcome to the media circus, Aruba style. OK, Im just a novice, a print reporter...absurd. All I know is, after nine days in Aruba, I see what we in the media do--and I say...continued reporting the story by phone as my Aruba tan faded, trying to confirm information...
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Taking Control of Your Airwaves: Four Leading Packages Show Great Restraint in Tethering Your Wireless Environments
Magazine article by Edwin E. Mier, David C. Mier, Robert B. Tarpley; Business Communications Review, Vol. 34, October 2004
Subjects: Wireless Internet access--Safety and security measures, Wireless telecommunications equipment--Evaluation
...Four vendors accepted and were tested: * Aruba Networks, which submitted its 2400 Wireless...supported. As the scorecard (Table 1) shows. Aruba emerged a clear Best-in-Test winner. Arubas...the number and type of APs supported. Aruba, Chantry and Meru offer their own special...
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Aruba Is Ideal for Atypical Caribbean Getaway Vacation
Newspaper article by Candyce H. Stapen; The Washington Times, August 3, 1997
Subjects: Aruba
Aruba is ideal for atypical Caribbean getaway vacation by...that threaten much of that area in August. Just head for Aruba, a friendly island that is far enough south in the Caribbean...24 inches of rain a year, mostly in November and December, Aruba virtually guarantees sunny weather tempered by the constant...
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The Day Mr Blobby Learned to Dance; Looking for Relaxation, John Rushdon Visits the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba and Discovers There Are More Ways to Rejuvenate Than the Beach, as He Catches the Spirit of Carnival
Newspaper article by John Rushdon; The Birmingham Post (England), January 8, 2000
Subjects: Aruba
...Rushdon Visits the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba and Discovers There Are More Ways to Rejuvenate...stuff. When we booked our holiday to Aruba I had images of spending all my days lazing...40 nationalities united in their love of Aruba and their desire to have fun. Arubans...
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Heaven on Earth; in Association with Transpennine Express Travel Jade Wright Relaxes in the Caribbean Paradise of Aruba
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), December 2, 2008
...Jade Wright Relaxes in the Caribbean Paradise of Aruba. Byline: Jade Wright AH, Aruba! Fabled isle of sparkling blue sea and brilliant...cooed. Pause. "Where is it?" So, before I begin, Aruba is a tiny island paradise, 15 miles off the Venezuelan...
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Travel: Treasured Island; It's Not Just Pirates of the Caribbean Who Get to Revel in the Paradise of Sunny Aruba
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 12, 2008
...Who Get to Revel in the Paradise of Sunny Aruba. Byline: By Beverley Lyons THE Pirates...cliches but The Dutch Caribbean, specifically Aruba in the south, is everything its cracked...long, it really is a paradise on Earth. Aruba lies outside the hurricane belt, 15 miles...
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The Internet Man: PARADISE ISLAND; Aruba Is Holiday Dream Come True
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 7, 2004
The Internet Man: PARADISE ISLAND; Aruba Is Holiday Dream Come True. CLOSE your eyes...off the coast of Venezuela, the beautiful island of Aruba. Once part of the Dutch Antilles, Aruba became a separate state within the Kingdom of the...
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encyclopedia articles on: Aruba  - 7 results

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Aruba
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARUBA roo b , island, autonomous part of the Netherlands (2005...21-seat legislature is popularly elected. The Spanish claimed Aruba in 1499. It fell to the Dutch in 1636 and since then, with...the Napoleonic Wars, it has belonged to the Netherlands. Aruba was part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986 and is...
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Oranjestad
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ORANJESTAD oran j stat , town and port (1991 pop. 20,045), capital and administrative center of Aruba , in the Lesser Antilles. Oranjestad is a tourist destination with hotels and fine beaches; most of the islands population is concentrated...
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Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the administrative and governmental capital. The kingdom includes two overseas territories, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the Caribbean Sea. Both are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Land and People The Netherlands...
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West Indies
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Turks and Caicos Islands , Anguilla , Montserrat , and the British Virgin Islands . The Dutch possessions are Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles ( Curacao , Bonaire , Saint Eustatius , Saba , and part of Saint Martin ). The French...
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Venezuela
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...large amount of oil is exported to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba for refining. Maracaibo , Puerto Cabello , La Guaira...coming upon an island off the Paraguana peninsula (probably Aruba), nicknamed it Venezuela (little Venice) because of native villages...
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