screwpine
screwpine any plant of the genus Pandanus, tropical shrubs or trees characterized by aerial prop roots, ranging throughout the Old World tropics, especially in the Pacific. The usually spiral arrangement of clusters of long, slender leaves gives the genus its common name. Locally, screwpines are an important source of thatch, matting, clothing, and edible fruit. Although none are indigenous to the United States, several species (especially P. candelabrum, the candelabrum tree) are cultivated as ornamentals in the South and in greenhouses. The genus is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Liliopsida, order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae.
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NELSON SPEAKS OUT FOR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
Transcript from: Capitol Hill Press Releases; 11/10/2009; 537 words
; ...with us in signing onto an amicus curiae brief which Senators KayBailey Hutchison and Jon Tester and Congressmen Mike Ross and Mark Souderplan on filing in McDonald v. City of Chicago. The brief asks the U.S.Supreme Court to incorporate the Second Amendment...
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Fort Hood Suspect Charged With 13 Counts Of Murder
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...impression that Sergeant Kimberly Munley had engaged the gunman and, you know, quote "taken him down," now we hear from Sergeant Mark Todd that he, in fact, was the person who shot Major Hasan four times outside the Readiness Center. An eyewitness has confirmed...
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What's Behind Lou Dobbs' Leaving CNN?
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...comparison, struggled and Dobbs' ratings haven't been great either - well under a million viewers each night. Yet, if CNN's mark of distinction has been its objectivity, well, you never would've known from watching "Lou Dobbs Tonight" or listening...
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LITTLE RED FLOWERS AND REMEMBERING VETERANS
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 11/11/2009; ; 655 words
; ...row upon row of crosses and headstones mark thegraves of the some of the one million...near Ypres. More than 54,000 crosses mark the graves of unknowndead. Among the rows...difference from one to the next. We try to mark important holidaysthrough decorations...
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THE PRESIDENT ON VETERANS DAY
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 11/11/2009; ; 583 words
; ...to you. Ninety-one years ago today, the battlefields of Europe fell quietas World War I came to a close. But we don't mark this day each year asa celebration of victory, as proud of that victory as we are. We markthis day as a celebration of those...
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SEN. KENT CONRAD CHAIRMAN SEN. KENT CONRAD HOLDS A HEARING ON LONG-TERM FISCAL STABILITY PROPOSALS
Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...SEN. FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, D-N.J. SEN. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, D-MD. SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, D-R.I. SEN. MARK WARNER, D-VA. SEN. JEFF MERKLEY, D-ORE. SEN. BERNARD SANDERS, I-VT. SEN. JUDD GREGG, R-N.H. RANKING MEMBER...
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INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT:BARRY MATSON
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 11/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...and family destroyed. Trainedofficers recovered Calhoun`s DNA through semen from the scene and fromLoretta`s person. Bite mark and ballistics evidence was collected pointingto Calhoun. The physical evidence and the eyewitness testimony of the victimsbuilt...
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Berlin Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Wall's Fall
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/9/2009; ; 611 words
; ...the thousands to really celebrate this momentous day. (Soundbite of sound system) BLOCK: There are world leaders there to mark the anniversary and it certainly sounds like there's a lot of energy there in the city. I'm curious about how ordinary Germans...
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Voices Of A Revolution: Leipzig
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/9/2009; ; 574 words
; ...host: Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we are listening to firsthand accounts of that time. All week, we will mark the anniversary with stories from people who took part in the mostly peaceful revolutions across Eastern Europe. MELISSA BLOCK...
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For November 9, 2009, CBS
Transcript from: CBS Morning News; 11/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; Michelle Gielan, Mark Phillips CBS Morning News 11-09-2009 MICHELLE GIELAN: Hurricane Ida: The late season storm packing dangerously high winds...
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Mark Andrew Spitz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mark Andrew Spitz 1950-, American swimmer, b. Modesto, Calif. He held records for winning the most gold medals at one Olympic...
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Sumerian and Babylonian art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...rolled over seals of moist clay, would leave the reverse image of its carving in relief as an identifying mark or signature. Used to mark documents and property, the cylinders were worn on a wristband or necklace during their owners' lifetime...
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Soest
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Hanseatic League. Until the mid-15th cent. Soest was included in the archbishopric of Cologne and was later in the county of Mark (under the duke of Cleves); but it enjoyed virtual independence under its charter. The city passed to Brandenburg in 1614...
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Sammy Sosa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...powerful hitter and prolific base stealer, but prone to striking out, Sosa engaged in 1998 in a highly publicized race with Mark McGwire to break the single-season home-run record (61) held by Roger Maris . McGwire finished with 70 home runs, Sosa...
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Renaissance art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Piero della Francesca, Mantegna, Antonello da Messina , and Leonardo, as well as a number of Flemish artists who left their mark on N Italian painting. In the early 16th cent. the leadership in Italian art shifted from Florence to Rome. The works of Leonardo...
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