Derichthyidae
Derichthyidae (long-neck eels; subclass Actinopterygii, order Anguilliformes) A small family of deep-water, tropical eels, 30 cm in length, that have a scaleless body and large eyes. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific.
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Seychelles
Map from: Maps.com World Atlas; 1/1/1999; 153 words
; ...licité East Sister West Sister La Digue Marie Anne Mamelle North Cousin South Cousin North Island Recif L'îlot Frigate Belle Ombre De Quincey Village Port Glaud Misere Cascade Anse Boileau Anse Royal Takamaka Grand Anse Baie Ste. Anne...
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A local shelter from the cold
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...row, and I didn't feel like doing that again," said Burroughs, who last lived in San Mateo. "This is helping me out a lot. I appreciate this, a roof over my head. It's warm in here and cold out there." The county's warming center at the National...
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Davis deals with off-court issues
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 641 words
; ...the way we've been playing," Davis said. "I've got a lot of personal issues going on off the court, family problems...stress off my knee," Richardson said. "We're trying to do a lot of things, whatever it takes to get healthy and back on the...
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Burlingame fights back to edge Scots
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 679 words
; ...shot to the right corner of the net. "At first there was a lot of confusion," Olskiy said, "but I knew I had to take a shot...the second half, but said the junior- heavy Scots proved a lot by hanging with first-place Burlingame. "From where we were...
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Canada hangs on for one-point win
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 498 words
; ...victory in its home gym. "They are playing so hard," Canada coach Lamont Quattlebaum said of his team. "They went through a lot last year. They've earned this. They are earning these wins." The Colts (8-10, 3-1 Coast Conference North) played...
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Monte Vista's 17th win doesn't come easily
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 642 words
; ...provided another jumper and a layup during that span. "Once we got the lead and made a couple big stops, I think we got a lot of confidence and were just able to hang on," Hirschman said. Amador Valley didn't make it easy for Monte Vista. After...
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Studios help crafty students break art down into a million little pieces
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...anything that can stick in grout can be part of a piece of mosaic art. With all the possibilities, making mosaics can be a lot of fun, and a very rewarding way to add some flair to any decorating scheme. A brokenpiece of pottery with sentimental value...
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Clean dryer vent can be lifesaver
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/13/2007; ; 648 words
; ...of four years drying all these towels, so I disconnected my dryer from the vent hose, reached down the hose and pulled out lots of lint buildup against the wall. I took off the outside vent cover and reached up as far as my arm would go and pulled more...
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Music taps a wellspring of spirituality
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Michael McLean -- with his mother and sister -- was not far behind. I learned a lot about spirituality as I listened to Mayer. But more, I learned a lot about myself. I noticed when Mayer sang about spiritual matters, the songs resonated...
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Uniting as one
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...There's no steeple or cross, no parking lot or sign above the door. Yet if you knock...along for the ride. Not that he had a lot of time to spare, as public communications...to them. Service projects, including "lots of weed-pulling," are a staple for the...
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Edward Gibbon Wakefield
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...settlement of the colonies by ordinary citizens rather than by transported convicts. He argued that land should be sold in small lots at a moderate fixed price instead of given away (the funds thus gathered to be used to support further colonization), and...
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Ed Ruscha
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...earliest a series of affectless photographs of such architectural banalities as gas stations, apartment buildings, and parking lots. An accomplished draftsman and printmaker, he often incorporates food, blood, grease, gunpowder, or other unusual materials...
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Quercy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...region and former county, SW France, now divided between Lot and Tarn-et-Garonne depts. Cahors is the chief city. It...limestone plateaus (causses), cut by fertile valleys of the Lot, Dordogne, and Aveyron rivers. Sheep raising is the chief...
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Thomas Pynchon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...turned from realism to fantasy to depict 20th-century American life. His early novels include V. (1963) and The Crying of Lot 49 (1966). His masterpiece is Gravity's Rainbow (1973, National Book Award), which displays his diverse erudition...
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Pecos
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...extensive ranch and irrigated farm area; water is supplied by the Red Bluff Dam on the Pecos. It is also a sand and gravel and gas and oil center. There are cattle feed lots. The annual rodeo, held there since 1883, was the world's first.
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