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Burramyidae
Burramyidae (order Diprotodontia (or Marsupialia), superfamily Phalangeroidea) A family of mouse-sized Australian possums, including the ground-dwelling Burramys, known first as a fossil and discovered to be living in 1967.... Read more |
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Bandicoots
Bandicoots Australian wildlife holds many surprises, but few as intriguing as the widely distributed bandicoots. These small, rabbit-sized marsupials have a thick set body, short limbs, a pointed muzzle, short neck and short hairy tail. Their teeth are similar to those of insect- and flesh-eating... Read more |
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opossum
opossum , name for several marsupials , or pouched mammals, of the family Didelphidae, native to Central and South America, with one species extending N to the United States. With the exception of an obscure group found in South American forests, opossums are the only living marsupials outside the... Read more |
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Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney Singer, songwriter, guitarist Blessed with a voice that sounds older than his years, Kenny Chesney is a country vocalist in the hard-core country style. Heavily influenced by such classical stylists as Merle Haggard and George "the Possum" Jones, he has also drawn on the country rock... Read more |
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phalanger
phalanger , any of the numerous and varied marsupials , or pouched mammals, of the family Phalangeridae, found in Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Many are somewhat like squirrels in appearance. They are also called Australian opossums, although true opossums belong to a different... Read more |
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Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy 1936– Guitarist At a Glance… On to Chicago Signed with Chess A Breakthrough Year Sources George “Buddy” Guy, hailed by Eric Clapton in Musician magazine as “the greatest guitar player alive,” Guy remains as one of the last links to a blues... Read more |
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United States. Small Business Administration
Small Business Administration The Small Business Administration (SBA), which was created in 1953, is an independent federal agency charged with aiding, counseling, and protecting the interests of American small businesses. The agency maintains a wide range of programs designed to address various... Read more |
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big business
BIG BUSINESS: THE MODERN CORPORATION Big Business In the early 1910s the United States remained relatively isolated and in the midst of a recession. The majority of Americans still lived in rural areas, and many worked for themselves or in small enterprises. The world of big... Read more |
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Network Solutions
NETWORK SOLUTIONS Computer networks, including the Internet, play critical roles in business and communications. Without them, it would be impossible for companies to engage in e-commerce and the vast majority of business systems would come to a complete standstill. Therefore, by enabling real-time... Read more |
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Playing possum: Festival attracts fun-loving families, political candidates.
...candidates have to shake the possum by the tail. The possums squirmed like children...We came to see the possums and the candidates...ve been to one (a possum festival)," said...forth. A petting zoo, which included ducks, ... |
 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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INSTANT MESSAGE: Bulls just playing 'possum? We'll seeTribune staff reporter...
...From the defiance of Tyrus Thomas--which seems more practiced than pure--to...preseason finale. Skiles talked about barely playing his starters against Toronto on Friday...Tribune Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints... |
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Possum playing: ; Country legend George Jones to perform at Wheeling Island...
...hold on while I get The Possum." The Possum - her...sausage and bottled water, which bear his name. He oversees...George Jones University, which teaches the basics of...closer to the crowd, which gives performers like...s been in the music ... |
 "The Beaumont Enterprise (Beaumont, TX)")
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Playing Possum.
...chuckle, recalling an earlier accident in which a woman hit his pick-up truck. Jones...Out the Footlights ... Again," on which he and fellow country star Merle Haggard...Texas Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints... |
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Playing possum.(MONEY talks)
...take the appropriate action which may be inaction if your current...the economy, consumers and businesses may have less to spend on goods...just tend to work that way, which has many investors reevaluating...investment needs and philosophy, which include ... |
 "The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)")
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PLAYING POSSUM IN SEATTLE
...some Metcalf proposals, including his solution for teen pregnancy: full-time chaperons. Business The Pope & Talbot sawmill in Port Gamble, which began operation in 1853, is thought to be the oldest continually operating mill in North America... |
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Broadway's playing or possum, or is the theater really dead? (glut of...
...theater insider's lips, though it is playing to 75 percent of capacity on Broadway...gay audience. Such marketing ploys make business sense; the question is whether writers...would ask how TV has affected my writing, which would infuriate me. But I've sort of... |
 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Salma's not a happy possum after Dame Edna's jibes.
...are only funnylooking." Hayek - who is playing the lead role in a movie about Mexican...your ridiculous long fake eyelashes, which are clearly keeping you from reading Nobel...governors and athletes, scientists and business people. We are the largest minority population... |
 "Daily News (New York, NY)")
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Location, location, location; Winds, possums and more banter
...I was ready to hand the business over to new blood -- you can...explaining his home-based role. Which involves? "Moving shrubs...appropriately, Jennifer is playing the soundtrack from The Secret...a puzzle of crazy paving, which is actually limestone from... |
 "The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)")
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Memphis blues musicians see glass half empty, with business not too bad.
...Miss.'s Fat Possum label -- has...said he's playing about three nights a week, which leaves four nights...d rather be playing enough to where...the blues -- which has a niche existence...Ridder/Tribune Business News. For ... |
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