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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
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fish. In Christian art and literature the fish is a symbol of Christ, also sometimes of the newly baptized and of the Eucharist. In modern times some C of E associations willing to help those in need have adopted the symbol of a fish.
From early times fish has taken the place of meat on days of fasting and
abstinence.
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Fish Out
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 9/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...out: less and less people seem to order fish. This is distinctly odd. We are into...menu of any fancy restaurant will comprise fish. Partly this is because customers are...chefs feel that the delicate flavour of fish gives them more opportunities to experiment...
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FISH HOUSE, DARK HOUSE LICENSING CHANGES GREET ICE ANGLERS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...the following news release: Changes to fish house rules during the close of the 2007...pretty straightforward. "If you haul a fish house out and leave it unattended on the ice overnight, it needs a fish house license," Hamm said. The rule...
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Fish that is worth its salt
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 8/28/1999; ; 700+ words
; ONE of the tastiest ways to cook fish is to seal it and cook it whole. The flavours are locked in and the fish is unlikely to dry out. Simply wrapping...the most unusual methods is to encase the fish in coarse sea salt. A layer of the salt...
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Fish meal benefits fish diets: part 1: fish meal is sought after as an ingredient in aquaculture diets because it contains certain compounds that make the feed more acceptable and palatable.(Nutrition & Health)(Statistical data)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...quality organic fertilizer. Fish meal can be made from almost...wild-caught, small marine fish that contain a high percentage...direct human consumption. These fishes are considered "industrial...caught for the sole purpose of fish meal and fish oil production...
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 "Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA)")
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Fish may not be cuddly, but tending them can be an addictive hobby.
Newspaper article from: Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA); 10/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...ocean plants and the bright colors of tropical fish to your home or work. With aquariums, you...door behind you and just hang out with your fish," said Jeff Majdali, owner of Jeff's Exotic Fish (in Orange, Tustin and Gardena, Calif...
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FISH BREEDING PRODUCTION 2.34% OF POTENTIAL.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 7/24/2001; 700+ words
; ...only to utilize 621,629 hectares of fish breeding area or 2.34% of a potential of 26.6 million hectares. That means fish breeding could still be expanded especially in the sea and in lakes. The fish breeding potential includes breeding...
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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FISH AND BACKYARD PONDS GO TOGETHER SWIMMINGLY.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 6/23/2001; ; 700+ words
; AS FISH stories go, anglers tend to have more than...growing goldfish alongside their water lilies, fish stories start to surface. In the six years...yard in Kirkwood, she has collected enough fish stories to float a fishing boat. Several...
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 "AK Journal of Commerce (Anchorage, AK)")
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Fish board puts Chignik co-op back in business.
Newspaper article from: AK Journal of Commerce (Anchorage, AK); 5/15/2005; 700+ words
; ...actively participate in the fishery. The fish board decision, made during a teleconference...fishery for which a permit is held. The fish board's action is intended to bring the...This is the fifth time the board of fish has unanimously voted in favor of this...
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 "Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)")
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Fish stocked for new season at Leighton; TROUT TOPICS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England); 3/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...this week with rainbows from 2lb to 12lb. The fish have been grown on at the Swinton Estate Trout...prices have been pegged at pounds 18 for four fish. Anglers aged over 65, or disabled, can fish for pounds 15 (three fish). Last season in...
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Fish needs see-through head.(barreleyes)
Magazine article from: Science News for Kids; 3/18/2009; 700+ words
; The fish in the picture is alive and you're looking...s not a medical freak. Just a kind of fish with a naturally see-through forehead...story is odder than that. Meet one of the fish called barreleyes. This kind lives some...
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Fish Oil
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Fish oil Description Fish oils are derived from such cold-water fish as salmon, cod, tuna, or mackerel. They have recently acquired a new visibility as dietary supplements because they are high in omega-3 fatty acids . Omega-3 fatty acids...
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Fish Kills
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
Fish Kills When a number of dead fish are found in one place, the incident is referred to as a fish kill, and there is significant reason to suspect pollution. The three main causes of fish kills are poisoning, disease, and suffocation. Poisoning...
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Fish, Smoked
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
FISH, SMOKED FISH, SMOKED. Wind-drying is the most ancient and basic way of preserving fish. Add the discovery of fire, and early humans might have found that fish hung up over a fire dried more quickly, and that, if the fire was smoky...
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Flying Fish
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...short-winged flying fish ( Parexocoetus mesogaster...The smallwing flying fish ( Oxyporhamphus micropterus...and R.H. Moore. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico...and Joseph Cech. Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology...World Encyclopedia of Fish and Shellfish . New York...
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Fish
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...worship of fish or of fish-shaped idols. ichthyology...zoology that studies fishes. 2 . a zoological treatise on fish. — ichthyologist...which the skin resembles fish scales. —...anatomical structure of fishes and its study...
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