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fifth column
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vertebral column
vertebral column (backbone; spinal column; spine) A flexible bony column in vertebrates that extends down the long axis of the body and provides the main skeletal support. It also encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides attachment for the muscles of the back. The vertebral column consists... Read more |
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entasis
entasis [Gr.,=stretching], the slight convex curvature of a classical column that diminishes in diameter as it rises. This device, as used by Greek builders, was of extreme subtlety, the freehand curvature being merely sufficient to guard the contours of the column from any appearance of inward... Read more |
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column
column vertical architectural support, circular or polygonal in plan. A column is generally at least four or five times as high as its diameter or width; stubbier freestanding masses of masonry are usually called piers or pillars, particularly those with a rectangular plan. In fully developed... Read more |
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rib
rib one of the slender, elongated, curved bones that compose the chest cage in higher vertebrates. Ribs occur in pairs, and are found in most vertebrates; however, in some lower vertebrates, including fishes, they run along the entire length of the backbone. The ribs of the snake are used in... Read more |
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periodic table
periodic table chart of the elements arranged according to the periodic law discovered by Dmitri I. Mendeleev and revised by Henry G. J. Moseley . In the periodic table the elements are arranged in columns and rows according to increasing atomic number (see the table entitled Periodic Table... Read more |
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chromatography
chromatography , resolution of a chemical mixture into its component compounds by passing it through a system that retards each compound to a varying degree; a system capable of accomplishing this is called a chromatograph. The retarding system can be a surface adsorbant, such as silica, alumina,... Read more |
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colonnade
colonnade , a row of columns usually supporting a roof. Colonnades were popular with the Greeks and Romans, who employed them in the stoa and the portico ; they have continued to be used throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern times. See column .... Read more |
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Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer
DIX, DOROTHY 1861-1951 A DVICE COLUMNIST "Mother Confessor to Millions." Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer started her column "Dorothy Dix Talks" in New Orleans in 1896. It lasted until her death in 1951, making her probably the best-known woman writer of her era. William... Read more |
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agony
agony extreme mental or physical suffering.agony column originally (in the mid 19th century) the column of a newspaper containing special advertisements, particularly those for missing relatives or friends, and thus containing evidence of great distress. Later (the current meaning), it became a... Read more |
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The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Steve Pollick column: Catching huge pike no Mickey...
...takes seriously the fishing potential of an almost...Alayna got tired of fishing hard and just sort of dangled the lure over the side of the...standard one-word fishing uestion, "what...on cranks -- Reef Runners in green/white and... |
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It's impossible to pick top 50 lures.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: OUTDOORS)
...with willow leaf blades. I won't argue...loyalty to other lure manufacturers...scientist and lure designer for Berkley...owned by Pure Fishing of Spirit Lake...the best trout lures, real fly fishing didn't even...Grub, or a Road Runner Marabou from Blakemore...Mueller's ... |
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Still plenty of action on Potomac.(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)
...Blakemore Road Runner lure, its hook...The trick with fishing the popular Road...get the little blade spinning. Once...crappies that the lure looked like whirling...The most popular lure arrangements have...or Silver Buddy lures are hooking large...excellent surf ... |
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Rockfish catches good but not excellent.(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)
...metal Hopkins lures or bucktails...this kind of fishing demands knowledge...Freshwater fishing is on - In Maryland...same kind of fishing (with the exception...grubs, Road Runners or blade baits, such...s Outdoors column Sunday, Wednesday... |
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On with the show Outdoor Expo draws big names with big advice
...Lindy Legendary Fishing Tackle likes...degrees.For lures, try Reef Runners, Rogues and...6 spinner blades in metallic...of the water column.Fort PeckAs...of QuinteIce fishing? Takasaki quotes...of modern ice fishing, who suggests... |
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FOR ELUSIVE BASS, CATCH AS CATCH CAN DISCIPLINE IS A MUST: YOU CAN'T SPARE...
...don't. So we kept fishing. Schools of white bass...with his homemade Road Runner jigs. Mohr, of Littleton...with a little spinner blade mounted under their droopy...Mohr skittered the Road Runner across the surface like...them with Kast Master lures when the schools start... |
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NO WALLEYES? HOW VERY ERIE A RECENT TRIP TO ONE OF THE GREAT LAKES LENT...
...indicated he was fishing in greater depths...Bob Zownir, my fishing partner who lives...high in the water column aren't marked...Great Lake is Reef Runners, Rattlin Rogues...I ran these lures 20 to 30 feet...Spinners and blades didn't work...will. The best fishing is yet to ... |
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IT'S CLEARLY THE RIGHT TIME FOR HARD-WORKING ANGLING
...describe the fishing days unfolding...and the water column to find active...live baits and lure selections that...Erie walleye fishing and fishermen...Childrens Hospital Fishing Challenge, a...quickly. Harness runners most often mention...Chartreuse blades and beads ... |
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BACK TO SCHOOL STARTS IN TIME FOR DERBIES
...went for a Pirate lure set down 76 feet...everywhere in the water column. Lake trout show...waters. A string of blades called "cowbells...com. Trying fly fishing and tying George...getting started in fly fishing. This six-week...that popular Artic Runner from Iceland, a... |