Cricetidae
Cricetidae (order Rodentia, suborder Myomorpha) A large and very successful family that comprises the hamsters, voles, lemmings, gerbils, and the New World rats and mice. The family is almost certainly
paraphyletic. Most are terrestrial (and some of these are burrowing) but others are semi-aquatic. Their form varies according to their adaptation to a particular way of life.
Peromyscus leucopus is the white-footed deer mouse of N. America, which bears a striking resemblance to the field mouse (
Apodemus sylvaticus) of Europe, which belongs to the
Muridae. The family also includes
Mesocricetus auratus (golden hamster), and
Ondatra zibethicus (musk-rat or musquash). Their distribution is world-wide except for Australasia and Malaysia. There are about 97 genera, with some 567 species.
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Coney Island survives ups and downs
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/21/1997; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK - Coney Island has the smell of an underdog. Even...Street boardwalk cleanses the humble soul. Coney Island defies the winds of change. And...that populated it. The name evolved into Coney Island. Between the 1820s and the 1850s...
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 "Naperville Sun, The (IL)")
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Coney Island awaits its fate after developer devours land
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 10/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...thick skin, Ruby's Bar & Grill has been an imprint of Coney Island since 1948. It is the last vintage tavern on...hotel and time-share units on 10 acres of land at Coney Island. Coney Island's Astroland Amusement Park is on 3.1 acres...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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CONEY ISLAND GLIDE ON THE 'CHUTE AND RIDE ON THE COASTER - CHANTS OF THE P AST SOURED BY A GRITTY SLUM.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/21/1986; 700+ words
; Byline: Philip Lentz Coney Island's towering Parachute Jump, a...death-defying rides and amusements, Coney Island is now a gritty slum by the sea...attract a minor league baseball team to Coney Island. Yes, they're talking about...
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CONEY ISLAND'S LAST RIDE? THE BULLDOZER!
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 4/11/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...amuse you The season's first visitors to Coney Island can already see that the batting...announced a huge redevelopment project in Coney Island, featuring an indoor water park...plan; the city insists that condos in Coney Island would violate thehard-foughtrezoningplan...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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CONEY ISLAND CELEBRATING 120 YEARS.(Living)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 5/26/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Yeager Post staff reporter The allure of Coney Island has been drawing fun-seekers to...birthday party, a variety of new Camp Coney children's sessions and yet another summer...by early June, said Mary Schumacher, Coney Island's senior vice president for sales...
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Coney Island vision is becoming a reality.(INSIDER'S OUTLOOK)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 4/12/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...City has received as much attention as Coney Island. Property values there have doubled...But despite sky-rocketing prices, Coney Island real estate is only as valuable...foundation will one day embrace a newer, better Coney Island that will support these high prices...
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The Coney Island 'Boom A Ring' Tent Rises on June 5.
News Wire article from: PRWeb; 6/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...that the landmark tent raising for The Coney Island Boom A Ring will take place (weather...Northeast Region. The arrival of The Coney Island Boom A Ring marks the first time...Stadiums, Ltd. in Sheffield, England, to Coney Island, the state-of-the-art air...
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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The Coney story: How Detroit went to the dog.(American Coney Island )(Company Profile)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 9/6/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...door. That becomes Lafayette Coney Island _ which also stays in...It's still there. American Coney Island expands from a storefront...joint. Four generations later, Coneys are all over the place, downtown...Today, Detroiters debate Coney dogs the way Philadelphians...
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Profile: Revitalization of Coney Island in New York
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 8/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...00-0000 Profile: Revitalization of Coney Island in New York Host: LIANE HANSEN...the first decades of the 20th century, Coney Island's millions of lights and hundreds...wonders of the world. In the years since, Coney Island has had as many ups and downs as...
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Makeover Could Turn Coney Island Tony
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/28/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...NEW YORK The landmark parachute tower at Coney Island amusement park stands near the entrance...2006. After a half-century of neglect, Coney Island is targeted for a $1 billion renovation...Bebeto Matthews) It's springtime in Coney Island, with all the familiar signs of...
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James Original Coney Island Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
James Original Coney Island Inc. 11111 Katy Freeway, Suite...Full-Service Restaurants James Original Coney Island Inc. is a private company that...Texas, hot dog restaurants called James Coney Island. Only one of the company's 22...
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Coney, PonJola
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
PonJola Coney 1951 — College dean, physician Dr. PonJola Coney serves as the dean of the School of Medicine at Meharry...among historically black colleges in America, and Coney is one of just a handful of women to head a medical...
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Coney Island
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Coney Island , beach resort, amusement center...Although it remains a popular attraction, Coney Island has declined considerably since its...1970), and W. Register, The Kid of Coney Island: Fred Thompson and the Rise of American...
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coney
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
coney a rabbit; originally the preferred term (now superseded by rabbit ) and still in use in heraldry, and for the animal's fur. In the 16th and 17th centuries, coney-catching was a term for duping or deceiving a gullible victim.
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coney-catching
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
coney-catching, see rogue literature .
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