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Great Pyrenees
Great Pyrenees breed of large working dog whose fossil remains date its existence in Europe from the Bronze Age (1800-1000 BC). It stands from 25 to 32 in. (63.5-81.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 90 to 125 lb (40.8-56.7 kg). Its weather-resistant double coat is composed of dense, fine underhairs and a thick, coarse, straight or slightly wavy outercoat. Believed to be related to an ancient mastiff of central Asia or Siberia and to have been brought into Europe by the invading Aryan hordes, the Great Pyrenees was for centuries the guardian of shepherds and flocks in the mountains of Europe. Later, it became popular at the French court and as a guard dog on large estates. Today it is commonly raised for show competition and as a pet. See dog .
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Pyrenees: they rise as a 400-kilometre wall dividing France from Spain, clothed in forests on their northern flanks and riven with canyons to the south.
Magazine article from: Geographical; 6/1/2003; 700+ words
; One end of the Pyrenees rises from the muscled swell of the...recorded end-to-end traverse of the Pyrenees, in 53 days. Nowadays, the 'end...crest is the GR10, or 'Sentier des Pyrenees'; along the Spanish side is the GR11...
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Numerical simulation of flow diversion around the Pyrenees: A tramontana case study
Magazine article from: Monthly Weather Review; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...intensive observing period (IOP) 6 of the Pyrenees Experiment (PYREX) has been simulated...which blows in the vicinity of the Pyrenees Mountains at the French-Spanish border...level flow frequently splits around the Pyrenees barrier (400 km long and 3000 m high...
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The popular PYRENEES
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/11/2001; ; 700+ words
; The popular PYRENEES Once ignored, European mountain range...Atlantic to the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees have long had the reputation as the...enclave of Andorra, but the rest of the Pyrenees have been largely ignored by foreign...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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GREAT PYRENEES BORN TO GUARD.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/7/1993; 700+ words
; ...pound pup -- a 10-month-old Great Pyrenees -- whimpered and pawed at a visitor...been breeding them since 1968. Great Pyrenees are gentle, affectionate, independent...breeds did the herding, it was the Great Pyrenees dogs who guarded the flocks from the...
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Syntectonic emplacement of the Maladeta granite (Pyrenees) deduced from relationships between Hercynian deformation and contact metamorphism
Magazine article from: Journal of the Geological Society; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...the Maladeta granite complex (Spanish Pyrenees), provide new data relevant to the...main Hercynian tectonic event of the Pyrenees. The contact metamorphic assemblages...contradict the geodynamical models of the Pyrenees which relate the granite intrusions to...
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 "Grayslake Review (IL)")
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Pyrenees menu tells tale of two cultures
Newspaper article from: Grayslake Review (IL); 11/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...There are truths on this side of the Pyrenees, which are falsehoods on the other...nationality, but in the case of Caf Pyrenees in Libertyville, this concept has gone...the range of mountains, known as the Pyrenees, form a natural border between France...
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BHP OKAYS DEVELOPMENT OF PYRENEES OIL FIELD OFF W AUSTRALIA.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 7/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...BHP), has approved development of the Pyrenees oil field in the Exmouth sub-basin...cent (almost $US1.2 billion). The Pyrenees field will include a floating production...with 13 subsea wells tied to it. The Pyrenees fields of Crosby, Ravensworth and Stickle...
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EUROPE: THE TROUBLED RETURN OF THE BROWN BEAR TO THE PYRENEES
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 6/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...IPS/GIN) -- Many residents of the Pyrenees, especially shepherds, are afraid of...Some 15 bears will be released in the Pyrenees over the next few years, according to...shepherds and other residents of the Pyrenees, and even from environmentalists, who...
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K2M REleases Phase II Launch of Pyrenees Cervical Plate System
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 10/11/2007; 614 words
; ...2007 K2M REleases Phase II Launch of Pyrenees Cervical Plate System WIRELESS NEWS...2007-K2M REleases Phase II Launch of Pyrenees Cervical Plate System (C)2007 10Meters...announced the Phase II launch of its Pyrenees Cervical Plate System. In response to...
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Tour de France route to end in the Pyrenees
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/14/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...against the majestic backdrop of the Pyrenees. Tour organizers unveiled the 2010 course...will recreate the first crossing of the Pyrenees 100 years ago with four stages in the...wins and you always do the Alps and the Pyrenees and you always have some demanding time...
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Pyrenees
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pyrenees , Span. Pirineos, Fr. Pyré...departments and six Spanish provinces are in the Pyrenees region. Perpignan, Bayonne, and Orthez...border, unchanged since the Peace of the Pyrenees (1659), generally follows the watershed...
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Pyrenees, Peace of the (1659)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
PYRENEES, PEACE OF THE (1659) PYRENEES, PEACE OF THE (1659). The struggle between France and Spain...capital of the Spanish Netherlands. This led to the Peace of the Pyrenees of 7 November 1659, signed at the Isle of Pheasants at the...
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Pyrenees, battle of the
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Pyrenees, battle of the, 1813. Following Wellington's offensive in the spring...Spain. The series of actions that resulted are known as the battle of the Pyrenees. Soult achieved surprise and forced small British forces to retire from...
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Peace of the Pyrenees
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Peace of the Pyrenees 1659, treaty ending the warfare between France and Spain that, continuing...extensive territories in Flanders, while its Spanish border was set at the Pyrenees. A marriage contract between Louis XIV and Marie Thér...
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Great Pyrenees
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Great Pyrenees breed of large working dog whose fossil remains date its existence in...have been brought into Europe by the invading Aryan hordes, the Great Pyrenees was for centuries the guardian of shepherds and flocks in the mountains...
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