Herodias
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Herodias in the Bible, the wife of Herod Antipas (by a second marriage denounced as incestuous by John the Baptist), and mother of Salome.
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Ostrich business raising head high
Newspaper article from: Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL); 12/4/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...s finest purveyor of ostriches, ostrich meat, livestock and ostrich...up with a partner in the ostrich meat industry. Ostriches On Line can set up clients...Warrington offers some more ostrich facts. "Ostriches are the oldest living species...
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OSTRICHES: BEAUTY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TASTE
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 4/9/1997; 700+ words
; ...The IRS is giving ostrich farmers a 10-year...equipment, she said. Ostriches need less space than...m up to my eyes in ostriches," Turner said. Ostriches eat like cows...virtually none of the ostrich goes to waste. Eyelashes...
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Ostrich Breeders Slowly Sell Out in Stockton, Calif., Area.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/17/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...were about 35 (ostrich) breeders in...raised hundreds of ostriches. "Now there...year, only 701 ostriches have been slaughtered...The average ostrich yields about...far the biggest ostrich rancher. But from 60 ostriches two years ago...
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Ostrich Farming Takes Flight // Ranchers Hope Birds Will Build Nest Egg
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/16/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...operate Stocking Ostrich Ranch in Joliet...raise African black ostriches, one of three species...the money because ostriches have three major...commodity, Ball said. Ostrich feathers act like...hatches and breeds ostriches. For a fee ranging...can purchase an ostrich egg. Chicks up...
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Ostrich option lifts farmers' heads, THE VIETNAM INVESTMENT REVIEW
Newspaper article from: The Vietnam Investment Review; 9/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Phuong set up an ostrich-raising area...an initial 181 ostriches. The center now...chapter The sale of ostriches to Luyen's company...new chapter in ostrich-raising in Vietnam...for Vietnamese ostriches exist since ostrich meat and feathers...
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Ostrich meat all set for NZ debut
Newspaper article from: The Press; 3/6/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...it is covered in ostriches. Soon, he hopes...his partners in Ostrich Breeders North Canterbury...the can-can, ostriches were prized particularly...there were some ostrich farms Down Under...whom are farmers. Ostrich breeders North Canterbury...farm. The oldest ostriches are now two ...
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OSTRICH ORACLES ENLIGHTEN FAIRGOERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/28/1996; 700+ words
; ...Wyk, a South African ostrich farmer, has set up...learn about raising ostriches and sample ostrich meat. ``Is it like...Pound per pound, ostriches bring about the same...cost of feeding an ostrich to gain each pound...
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Ostrich Entrepreneurs Stick Their Necks Out; Farmers Seek Niche for Industry
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/6/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...courtship of these ostriches isn't very private...000 per chick, ostrich breeding is big...head out to the ostrich pen to pluck an...into an incubator. Ostriches in Iowa? At eight...to a full-grown ostrich is a difficult task...to master. Baby ostriches are frail and die...
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Ostrich: The other red meat
Magazine article from: New Orleans Magazine; 5/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Admittedly, I have no vision of Ruth's Chris Ostrich House opening any time soon. Yet the...Africa or some other exotic address, the ostrich doing the stirring is raised right here in Louisiana. Ostrich surprises and impresses diners with its...
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Ostrich meat delicacy
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 2/25/2000; ; 698 words
; ...franchisee of the Sunny Ostrich Restaurant in SS2...interesting about ostriches is that they are...developed concentrated ostrich tonic where state...1,000 breeder ostriches cannot meet the demand of Sunny Ostrich Restaurant. Woo...
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ostrich
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...300 lb (90-135 kg). The ostrich runs at great speed with wings...of the bird's weight. The ostrich kicks when angered and can...the 19th-century vogue for ostrich plumes, farms were established...and the industry collapsed. Ostriches are classified in the phylum...
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ostrich dinosaur
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
ostrich dinosaur See ORNITHOMIMID .
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Ostrich eggs
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Ostrich eggs. Often found in E. Christian churches where they are regarded as a symbol of the resurrection , as a breaking open of the tomb.
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Flightless Birds
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...among subspecies of ostrich is skin color...Natives of Africa, ostriches are found on the...than feathers. Ostrich plumes, especially...machine parts. Ostriches have scaly legs...the soil as the ostrich runs. One toe is...There is a myth that ostriches put their heads...
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Feather Duster
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...1900, dusters made of ostrich feathers were preferred...the only place where ostriches are farmed for feathers...assemble the dusters. Ostrich feathers are plucked...from separate stocks of ostriches. The birds have many...
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