clitellum
clitellum A thickened glandular region of the body in certain annelid worms that is prominent when the worm becomes sexually mature. The clitellum possesses long slender chaetae. Goblet cells in the clitellum secrete mucus, which forms the
cocoon in which fertilized eggs develop.
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A land of winds without willows: On Scotland's Orkney Islands, getting where you want to go is part of the adventure.(Features)(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 5/31/2000; 700+ words
; ...ruins in Britain. The islands are also a haven for...of its remoteness, Orkney is less known to tourists...travelers who like to island-hop and for whom part...coastal town of Thurso. Orkney-bound travelers catch...Ola sails daily to the islands. Warning: On the balmiest...sandstone cliffs ...
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WE'VE WON OUR STRIPES FOR ORKNEY; Island gets first zebra crossing.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/28/2000; 571 words
; ...sounds. The campaign is being run by Orkney Islands Council who are about to introduce...are being sent to every school in Orkney to teach every pupil how to go about...21st Century, there are people on Orkney who have never seen a zebra crossing...
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American Superconductor D-VAR(R) Solution to Ensure Reliable Electric Power For Scotland's Orkney Islands; Transmission Reliability System Protects Regional Power Grid From Voltage Instability, Supports Planned Wind Farm Expansion.
PR Newswire; 9/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...for Scotland's Orkney Islands. Scottish and Southern...system. The Orkney Islands are interconnected...voltage levels on the Orkney power grid, as well...power to the Orkney Islands and to the Scottish...during 2004. The Orkney wind farms are a...
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Orkney Islands take you back in time
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 10/30/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...more than 70 islands in the Orkney group, but only 17 of them...series of barriers between the islands to block German U-boats...five causeways that linked Orkney's mainland to the southernmost island, South Ronaldsay, and for...objects in deeply Protestant Orkney -- a lavishly ...
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Feathers fly on Orkney island as birds meet baaaaarbaric end
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 8/12/2001; ; 565 words
; ...migratory birds seeking solace on the Orkney island of North Ronaldsay are being eaten...from around the world travel to the island because of the abundance of migratory...within seconds of their landing on the island's shores. Even more bizarrely...
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Make the most of: The Orkney Islands
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/17/2002; ; 550 words
; Where the Orkney Islands? Orkney, or Orkneyjar, meaning Seal Islands in Old Norse, is an archipelago...97,581 hectares, this is about as remote as you can get, yet Orkney is only 90 minutes from Edinburgh by plane. Only 14 of the islands...
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Rising seas could spell doom for Orkney islands
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 5/31/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...isn't. Yet if the Orkney island of Sanday is very far...split into two or more islands within the lifetimes...and another to the new island they will live on...change is in places like Orkney." McArthur, however...The numbers on the islands north of the Orkney mainland have ...
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Scotland's Orkney Island. (Products).
Magazine article from: Cheers; 3/1/2002; 297 words
; ...meant to emphasize the Scotch brand's premium positioning and Scottish authenticity, the company says. The new bottle is taller and sleeker while the label portrays the coast of Scotland's Orkney Island. Circle Reader Service No. 45
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Green windfall for Orkney island In brief
Newspaper article from: The Herald; 12/10/2009; 241 words
; A COMMUNITY wind turbine on the Orkney island of Westray has won the Scottish Green Energy Award for Best...Westray Development Trust, which works for the benefit of the island's 600 residents. The project was completed in October and...
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weekend to remember Prehistoric monsters Orkney Islands Julie Davidson is overawed by the islands' ancient monuments and modern- day hospitality
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/19/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...hares and a host of seabirds. Orkney is exceptional, not just for...each with its private pier. Orkney has nearly white nights in...each of the 16 inhabited islands in the 67-strong archipelago...to Mainland, as the largest island is confusingly called, and...Skara Brae and the best of ...
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Orkney Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Orkney Islands archipelago and council area (1991 pop...employment for many inhabitants. The Orkney Islands were settled by Picts . Vikings...visited Kirkwall in 1540 and made the Orkney Islands a county. Scapa Flow , S of Mainland...
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South Orkney Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
South Orkney Islands group in the South Atlantic, c.850 mi (1...as dependencies of the colony of the Falkland Islands . The Argentine government, which also claims...meteorological and wireless stations on Laurie Island.
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Orkney
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Orkney. A group of islands lying at the north-east tip of Scotland...islands' Pictish and Viking periods. Orkney, together with Shetland, became part...but the cash was never forthcoming and Orkney and Shetland remained Scottish. Orkney...
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Orkney, jarldom of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Orkney, jarldom of. From the late 9th cent. the fertile Orkney islands were the locus for a Norse jarldom, for centuries the dominant power in northern Scotland. Orkney had been the seat of a Pictish subkingdom in the 6th...
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Shetland Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Shetland Islands , island group and council area (1993 est...extreme N Scotland, NE of the Orkney Islands . Formerly the county of Shetland...km) long and consists of some 100 islands, of which fewer than one fourth are...
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