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 | | Children have been known to say that sand dollars are pressed sand that has been dried or even the money of mermaids washed-up from the deep. | | | Their relations include the sea lily, the sea cucumber, the star fish and the sea urchin. | | | The pores are used to move sea water into its internal water-vascular system which allows for movement. |
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http://octopus.gma.org/Tidings/sanddollar.html
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| | George Sand |
| | Sand's primary contribution was in the area of written propaganda for the revolution and the provisional government. | | | She repeatedly said the only party she belonged to was this " | | | Tocqueville, whose own sympathies were well to the right of Sand's, recorded his recollection of this |
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http://www.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/rz/sand.htm
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| | BBC NEWS Middle East Saudis 'fear sand shortage' |
| | Demand is also expected to grow as the process of reconstruction in Iraq gathers pace. | | | The Arab News newspaper reports that neighbouring Bahrain needs to import large quantities of sand for reclaiming land from the sea. | | | As the paper points out, there is more sand in the kingdom than oil. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3243623.stm
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| | Rusty Croft Frostbite Studios Sand |
| | After meeting Gerry Kirk, President of W.S.S.A., I was invited to work on his project Atlantis. | | | I have been interviewed on CNN twice, and won a few awards along the way. | | | The chance to travel around the world and create large pieces of public art has been fantastic. |
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http://www.frostbitestudios.com/sand.htm
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| | Sand Cat Fact Sheet |
| | In North America, the captive population is targeting purebred specimens; hybrid sand cats are being phased out. | | | Other countries - Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates - offer no protection. | | | Sand cats are said to be adapted to a psammophilic or sand-dwelling existence. |
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http://www.felidtag.org/pages/Educational\FactSheets\sandcat.htm
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| | The Leonardo Project |
| | Finally, the Leonardo Bridge Project represents a historical connection between Europe and the Middle East, between Christianity and Islam. | | | Da Vinci had left sketchy instructions in his notebooks for the construction of his design. | | | Fundraising for the project also became a major responsibility for Sand. |
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http://www.vebjorn-sand.com/thebridge.htm
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| | VC2: Product Reports: Magic Sand |
| | This would prevent the petroleum from contaminating marshes and beaches and, theoretically, permit the petroleum to be later dredged from the bottom. | | | This application would let rainwater drip into the ground through the asphalt, but would prevent oil from cars and asphalt from draining into the groundwater. | | | This means that both the surface of the sand and the water molecules carry partial positive and negative electrical charges and, consequently, water is attracted to the sand. |
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http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=vc2\1rp\rp1_sand.html
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| | LiveScience.com - Maui May Be Running Out of Sand |
| | Ameron doesn't plan to conserve sand because it would be too expensive to stockpile for longer than five years, Yoshizawa said. | | | The vast system of sand dunes from Waihee to Waikapu has largely been covered by development, and what's left is being mined, the report says. | | | At this rate, open sand supplies could be exhausted in just under six years, according to the report. |
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http://www.livescience.com/environment/ap_060214_maui_sand.html
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| | Bible Study - Sand |
| | The Mediterranean Sea) of the land of Israel. | | | Humanity has made extensive industrial use of sand, including in cement, brick, abrasives and in water filtration. | | | The people of Bible History were of course well familiar with sand due to the vast deserts (e.g. |
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http://www.keyway.ca/htm2000/20000803.htm
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| | Sand. ... a world on its own |
| | A fair number of people will never think about sand, as it is a very ordinary material. | | | Suddenly it became rather exciting as the biscuit-tin started to drift off to the middle of the lake, leaving him at the side, shouting louder and louder what we had to do. | | | Dune sands on the contrary are being sandblasted by the wind and so, after a long time, the grains get a round and dull appearance, which can also be the case with the grains of desert sands, when they have been blown away for miles and miles. |
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http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun01/clsand.html
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| | Sand Blows and Deserts on Fraser Island, Australia |
| | Sand Blows and Deserts on Fraser Island, Australia | | | Wabby is relatively close to the ocean side of the island and unlike the other lakes it supports several varieties of fish. | | | Sand blows are major sand formations occurring on the island, resulting from the gradual action by which sand shifts across the island. |
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http://dkd.net/fraser/sand.html
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| | Sand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Sand deposits in some areas contain garnets and other resistant minerals, including some small gemstones. | | | Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. | | | Graded sand is used as an abrasive in sandblasting and is also used in media filters for filtering water. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand
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| | Karl Ludwig Sand - encyclopedia article about Karl Ludwig Sand. |
| | As a result of his execution, Sand became a martyr in the eyes of many German nationalists seeking the creation of a united German national state. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Karl+Ludwig+Sand
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| | George Sand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In 2004, controversial plans were suggested to move her remains to the Panthéon in Paris. | | | This male "disguise" enabled Sand to circulate more freely about Paris, and gave her increased access to venues that might have been denied to a woman of her social standing. | | | In 1835, taking the children with her, she left her husband. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Sand
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| | sand - Columbia Encyclopedia article about sand |
| | Sand is formed as a result of the weathering weathering, collective term for the processes by which rock at or near the earth's surface is disintegrated and decomposed by the action of atmospheric agents, water, and living things. | | | Sand is used extensively in the manufacture of bricks, mortar, cement, concrete, plasters, paving materials, and refractory materials. | | | The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context |
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http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/sand
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| | Rhode Island Beach Sand Composition: |
| | The sand's mysterious sound has been worshipped as a religious symbol, and it also has brought to humans a sense of beauty. | | | excited scientists and researchers have reported discoveries of this sand all over the world. | | | Although this project is based on the discipline of Earth Science, it is our hope to add activities which will incorporate all of the various intelligences students possess. |
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http://www.ed.uri.edu/homepage/projects/ocean/sand4.htm
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| | George Sand - definition of George Sand in Encyclopedia |
| | In 2004, controversial plans were suggested to move her remains to the Pantheon in Paris. | | | Full text of George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings (http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/138) from Project Gutenberg | | | George Sand died at Nohant, near Chateauroux, in the Indre département of France on June 8, 1876 at the age of 72 and was buried in the grounds of her home at Nohant. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/George_Sand
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| | Sand |
| | The porosity for sand sample has been calculated using two different methods such as estimation by volumetric (0.412) and saturation (0.381). | | | The sand sample is compacted to form three specimens with different weights. | | | In this study, the total volume of sand, salinity and conductivity of water have been measured before and after saturation. |
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http://www.vadose.net/soil.html
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| | Sand and sand mining |
| | These brines are in use as brine reserves for chemical industries, and also possible oil and gas reserves. | | | These sandstone beds are believed to be ancient dunes blown up on the shore of an ancient Devonian sea. | | | Sand and sandstone meeting these specifications are used in metal casting and glassmaking. |
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http://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/sand.html
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| | Sand Play |
| | Jared, who proudly says he is four, has been working on a sand city complete with roads and buildings. | | | A child who gets a handful of sand in the face and some in the eye is usually frantic. | | | This unit will describe what toddlers and preschoolers learn and how you can help them gain the most from sand play. |
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http://betterkidcare.psu.edu/AngelUnits/OneHour/Sand/SandLesson.html
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| | BBC - h2g2 - Sand |
| | Most sand is ground by the sea, although it can also be ground by wind, other stones etc. Sand is not unique to our planet, but also exists on many other moons and planets in our solar-system. | | | In fact, sand's most famous film role (apart from being one of the great attractions of the TV series "Baywatch") was appearing as the Moon in Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", in which it was painted so it would look exactly like the sand on the moon. | | | All sorts of creatures live in sand, many of them are types of fish, and many more are ostriches. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A83594
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| | growabrain: Wow - Sand Sculptures Galore |
| | Sand Dreams now is no work, because now is new. | | | See what people are saying about Grow a Brain. | | | Now who'd have thunk that people could do really amazing things with it!... |
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http://growabrain.typepad.com/growabrain/2004/02/wow_sand_sculpt.html
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| | Why are Olympic beach volleyballers playing on Belgian sand? By Felix Gillette |
| | In the first week of competition, NBC's disoriented announcers claimed that the inside of the Olympic courts had been filled with Dutch (or possibly Norwegian) sand while Greek sand covered the sidelines. | | | Sand scientists have launched a Manhattan Beach Project of sorts, scrambling to duplicate the atomic structure of the sport's original playing surface. | | | Intelligence: Goss Goes Out--But the CIA's Struggles Go On |
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http://www.slate.com/id/2105504
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| | sandfact |
| | Sand is shell and rock that have been | | | Arizona is known for its large amounts of bauxite. | | | Because they can eat all the sand which is there! |
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http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/ocean/sandfact.htm
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| | NOVA scienceNOW Booming Sands: Recipe for Noisy Sands PBS |
| | The "weird chorus" of sound-emitting desert sands was, he wrote, "the song of sirens who lure travelers to a waterless doom, the toiling of underground bells in sand-engulfed monasteries." | | | After generations of mystical interpretations, researchers are finally closing in on a scientific explanation for the acoustics of sand. | | | When he heard them in the Gobi Desert, Marco Polo believed they were spirit voices. |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3204/04-recipe.html
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| | sand - Simple Allpurpose New Diarykeeper |
| | The notes you add are added to the file ~/.sand/diary which contains your diary. | | | You just invoke sand from your commandline, and you have a possibility to add your note. | | | sand is easy to use and has a fileformat that is easily interpreted by human beings. |
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http://sand.sourceforge.net
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| | Sculptor.Org - Sand Sculptors or Sculptures |
| | His craft skills and artistry have been passed on to his grandson who now works alongside Fred on his amazing creations." | | | Multiple 2D images and video are a good start. | | | This art form produces some fabulous ephemeral sculpture. |
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http://www.sculptor.org/Sculptors/sand.htm
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| | Where Does the Sand Come From? |
| | Sand can only be moved by strong, steady winds. | | | They are the Apache pocket mouse and the bleached earless lizard. | | | The members of the cactus family come in many different shapes and sizes. |
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http://www.nps.gov/whsa/factsheets.htm
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| | ArtLex's S-Sb page |
| | The medium has been taken up by increasing numbers of adult practitioners who debate the controversies of using armatures and binders (other than water) when modeling mammoth piles in places where sand must be trucked in. | | | casting in metal in which a mold is made by firmly packing layers of very fine damp sand around a sculpture. | | | Rarely is sand an art medium without other materials ( |
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http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/S.html
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| | Questions & Answers: Sand |
| | In its earliest appearances, it forms part of expressions such as sand in his gizzard or sand in his craw, which are obvious enough references to the small stones that some birds swallow into their gizzards to help grind their food. | | | Why sand should suddenly pop up in its place—sometime near the end of the 1860s—is hard to say, though it is an obvious enough synonym. | | | You may say what you want to, but in my opinion she had more sand in her than any girl I ever see; in my opinion she was just full of sand”. |
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http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-san2.htm
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| | SAND |
| | Sand could be described as a Gary Numan, Ultravox, Marillion crossover band"> | | | Please feel free to sign the guestbook, or email us your comments. | | | Here, you can find out the history of the band, the latest news. |
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http://freespace.virgin.net/sand.pit
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| | Sand - MSN Encarta |
| | Sand is used as a grinding and polishing abrasive in the form of sandpaper, which is a sheet of paper covered on one side with sand or a similar abrasive substance. | | | Sand is an important constituent of most soils and is extremely abundant as a surface deposit along the courses of rivers, on the shores of lakes and the sea, and in arid regions (see Soil; see Soil Management). | | | Sand, loose, incoherent mass of mineral materials in a finely granular condition, usually consisting of quartz (silica), with a small proportion of mica, feldspar, magnetite, and other resistant minerals. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761578635/Sand.html
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| | JCE 2000 (77) 40A [Jan] Magic Sand |
| | In the summer of 1999, she and Jerrold Jacobsen of the JCE staff created video sequences that illustrate the properties of Magic Sand and compare its properties to those of ordinary sand. | | | This Activity was inspired by the work of a high school student, Kara Bruce. | | | The fourth and fifth video sequences show this step close-up. |
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http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/Journal/Issues/2000/Jan/abs40A.html
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| | Sand tiger shark |
| | Sand tiger sharks are widely distributed in all warm seas except the eastern Pacific. | | | This strategy allows the shark to hover nearly motionless in the water column. | | | Large in size and with a mouthful of menacing, portruding, spike-like teeth, this shark, like the Great white shark, is the image that most people picture and fear. |
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http://www.aqua.org/animals_sandtigershark.html
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| | suebob - INTERNATIONAL SAND COLLECTING PAGE |
| | The sand there was so different from where I lived, (Montana), I just had to take some home with me. | | | Since then, I've picked up sand from various places, and, now, after finally settling down after several years of moving around, it's time to start collecting again. | | | I need as much sand as you can possibly send - I need to have some for my own collection, of course - but I also need extra to trade with other collectors. |
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http://www.asapnet.net/suebob/sand.html
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| | Sand Sculpture by Sandscapes |
| | Sandscapes understands how important it is to have a project run smoothly for you. | | | Find answers to our most frequently asked questions on the Info page. | | | See our Ideas page for sample themes, and different ways to use the magic of sand sculpture at your event. |
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http://www.sandscapes.com
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| | Technorati Tag: sand |
| | This page shows blog posts, photos, and links that have been tagged sand. | | | Dead Man Found Under Sunken PickupA Houston man died when he was trapped under his pickup truck when it sank into the sand on Bolivar Peninsula... | | | Grants given to improve childcareAllen Beale spreads sand into the new sand box that he installed into his backyard Friday afternoon. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tags/sand
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| | sand,sand,sand.... Photo TrekLens |
| | This could be a scene from a sci-fi movie. | | | This is fantastic Leon, what a great shot very sharp and with brilliant detail. | | | And this one, the light and the combination of sand and sky, clear all over, that's what I like and the composition, very low (like it) and gives also a great view on the sand-art, nice, nice, Leon ! |
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http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Europe/Belgium/photo58720.htm
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| | The Paintings and Public Art of Vebjorn Sand |
| | Vebjørn Sand notes, “The traditions of the Renaissance may have lost their influence in recent years in American culture. | | | Inspired by the legacy of curiosity about the natural world left to us by this iconic creator, the Leonardo Bridge Project integrates art, architecture, natural sciences, history and mathematics, to inspire people, regardless of culture, with the awesome creative potential of the human mind. | | | Celebrated Norwegian artist, Vebjørn Sand, who built the first Leonardo Bridge outside Oslo, Norway, and guides the global Project, will attend the Texas news conference. |
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http://www.vebjorn-sand.com
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| | Sand Filters |
| | Filter structural walls must not be made out of material that can leach toxic chemicals and contaminate stormwater. | | | Infiltration sand filters allow water to infiltrate through the sand and into the ground. | | | Sand filters shall be designed to pond water for less than 4 hours after each storm event. |
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http://www.ci.sandy.or.us/pw/Storm/SandFilter.htm
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| | Falling Sand Game - hosted by Chirag Mehta @ chir.ag |
| | This game is simply for my personal use.] | | | If you don't know what to do, check this & this. | | | And Tim DeBruine of Craic Wisely wrote and sang this melodious song, titled: "Falling Sand Song" (MP3 format). |
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http://chir.ag/stuff/sand
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| | Kelso Dunes sand composition |
| | This site is a cooperative project of the | | | Sand is made up of minerals and tiny pieces rock that were once part of another, much larger rock. | | | Amphibole is another black mineral you can find here. |
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http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/usgsnps/mojave/kelsosand.html
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| | Sand Grains |
| | ne of the most impressive feats of nature is the erosion of massive mountains into sand by the powerful forces of wind and water. | | | Sand from granitic mountains is often made of angular pieces of quartz, feldspar and mica. | | | At least nine species of Halimeda are known in Caribbean waters, often growing among turtlegrass meadows on sandy bottoms or among luxuriant coral reefs. |
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http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0704b.htm
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| | South Atlanta (SAND) - News |
| | The owners updated the house from the ground up, while maintaining key architectural features such as the four fireplaces and exposed brick walls. | | | For further details or to volunteer email secretary@sandatlanta.org. | | | SAND Monthly Meeting - 1st Thursday of Month |
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http://www.sandatlanta.org
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| | Sand Hills / Locations / State Parks / KDWP - KDWP |
| | Sand Hills / Locations / State Parks / KDWP - KDWP | | | A unique natural area, Sand Hills State Park is a wildlife watcher’s delight. | | | Eight different trails provide hikers and horseback riders a variety of natural environments. |
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http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/state_parks/locations/sand_hills
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| | SAND Technology - Intelligent Information Management |
| | SAND Technology is an international provider of intelligent information management software. | | | SAND/DNA Analytics allows for complex what-if analysis to meet any planned and unplanned business need. | | | "...SAND's intelligent information management technology allows companies to leverage data — quickly and efficiently — across the enterprise to ensure they meet critical regulatory requirements and to improve operational efficiencies for greater business advantage." |
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http://www.sand.com
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| | Sand Pounders, Professional Sand Sculpting |
| | Hailing from West Chester, Pennsylvania, Chuck began sculpting sand over 20 years ago as a cure for boredom on the beach. | | | He has collaborated with other world class sculptors in San Diego, Virginia Beach, Atlantic City, as well as in the 2002 Sand Sculpture Festival in Blankenberg, Belgium. | | | Chuck has appeared three times sculpting castles on Good Morning America and his talents have been featured in a how-to video "Let's Build a Sand Castle." |
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http://pages.prodigy.net/feld
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| | Pfam 19.0 : SAND |
| | Proteins containing the SAND domain have a modular structure; the SAND domaincan be associated with a number of other modules, including the bromodomain, the PHD finger and the MYND finger.Because no SAND domain has been found in yeast, it is thought that the SANDdomain could be restricted to animal phyla. | | | The SAND domainhas been proposed to mediate the DNA binding activity of these proteins PUBMED:9697411, PUBMED:11427895. | | | The conserved KDWK motif is necessary for DNA binding, and it appears to be important for dimerisation. |
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http://pfam.wustl.edu/cgi-bin/getdesc?name=SAND
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