raptor
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raptor a dromaeosaurid dinosaur, especially velociraptor or utahraptor. The word
raptor (from Latin, meaning ‘bird of prey’) is recorded in English from the 19th century, but in this sense comes directly from a shortened form of
velociraptor, used originally by palaeontologists and popularized by Michael Crichton' thriller
Jurassic Park and the Spielberg film (1993) based on it.
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Selkirk Financial Technologies Inc. Secures Expansion Funding in Tight High-Tech Capital Market.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 5/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...2001 Despite tight market conditions, Selkirk Financial Technologies Inc. secured...Bank of Montreal Capital Corporation, Selkirk announced today. "This investment is a significant accomplishment for Selkirk," said CEO James W. Suttie of Selkirk...
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Selkirk Metals Corp.: Arrangement Agreement With Imperial Metals Corporation Signed.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 9/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA, Sep 15, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Selkirk Metals Corp. ("Selkirk") (TSX VENTURE:SLK) is pleased to announce...TSX:III) has completed its due diligence and Selkirk has signed a definitive agreement (the "Agreement...
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Selkirk Metals Corp.: Notice of Deadline for Tendering Shares.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 10/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA, Oct 6, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Selkirk Metals Corp. ("Selkirk") (TSX VENTURE:SLK) is pleased to announce...meeting (the "Meeting") of the shareholders of Selkirk (the "Selkirk Shareholders"). The Meeting...
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Selkirk Metals Corp.: Merger With Imperial Metals Corporation.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 7/27/2009; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA, Jul 27, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Selkirk Metals Corp. ("Selkirk") (TSX VENTURE:SLK) is pleased to announce...development, operating and financial capability with Selkirk's portfolio of development stage and advanced...
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Selkirk Metals and Doublestar Resources to Merge to Accelerate Development of their Flagship Ruddock Creek Property.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA, Mar 1, 2007 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Selkirk Metals Corp. ( Selkirk ) (TSX VENTURE:SLK) and Doublestar Resources...exchanged for one-half of one common share of Selkirk. In addition, all existing warrants of Doublestar...
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Selkirk Signs Amended and Restated Arrangement Agreement With Doublestar and Releases Updated Technical Report on Ruddock Creek.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 6/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA, Jun 15, 2007 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) -- Selkirk Metals Corp. ( Selkirk ) (TSX VENTURE:SLK) executed an Amended and...conditions for the acquisition of Doublestar by Selkirk through an exchange of one-half of one common...
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Selkirk's Competitive Switch Program Yields Another New Customer.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 1/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...Adventist Health System Switches to Selkirk Financial Technologies' Solution for...Capabilities and User-Friendly Interface Selkirk Financial Technologies today announced...and Colorado. The company purchased Selkirk's solution primarily for its in-house...
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Selkirk win home sevens for third year in succession
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 8/24/2009; ; 700+ words
; SELKIRK made history in winning their own sevens...stages to produce a thrilling final. In Selkirk and Jed-Forest, the crowd witnessed...have for playing in the abbreviated game. Selkirk made a name for themselves in Division...
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Selkirk Positioned to Replicate Success of Its Fortune 500 Treasury System over the Internet Using Microsoft .NET Technology.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 2/13/2002; 700+ words
; ...FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 13, 2002 Selkirk Financial Technologies Inc., leading developers...Lyndon Harvey, chief operating officer at Selkirk Financial Technologies. For over a decade, Selkirk has been committed to treasury technology...
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Selkirk Signs Amended and Restated Arrangement Agreement With Doublestar and Releases Updated Technical Report on Ruddock Creek
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 6/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - June 15, 2007) - Selkirk Metals Corp. ("Selkirk") (TSX VENTURE:SLK) executed an Amended and...conditions for the acquisition of Doublestar by Selkirk through an exchange of one-half of one common...
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5th Earl of Selkirk
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
5th Earl of Selkirk Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771-1820), was a Scottish colonizer in Canada. Concerned...Kirkcudbrightshire on June 20, 1771, the seventh son of the 4th Earl of Selkirk. With little prospect of family support, he went to the...
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Selkirk, Alexander
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Selkirk, Alexander (1676–1721...with with his captain, Thomas Stradling, Selkirk asked to be marooned on the island of Juan...After his return to England in 1711, Selkirk told his story to Richard Steele, who...
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Thomas Douglas Selkirk, 5th earl of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Douglas Selkirk, 5th earl of 1771-1820, Scottish...of the Hudson's Bay Company. After Selkirk's return to Upper Canada, lawsuits...M. Gray (1963); C. Martin, Lord Selkirk's Work in Canada (1916); G. Bryce...
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Alexander Selkirk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alexander Selkirk , 1676-1721, Scottish sailor whose adventures...1719). In 1704, as a sailing master, Selkirk quarreled with the captain of his ship in the...Howell, The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk (1829).
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Selkirk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Selkirk town (1991 pop. 9,815), SE Man., Canada, on the Red River. Just...foundries, and shipyards in the town. It is named for the 5th earl of Selkirk, who established (1812) the Red River Settlement in the region.
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