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  Oryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Oryx is one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight almost upright horns.
The Arabian oryx, the smallest species became extinct in the wild in 1972 from the Arabian Peninsula.
The Oryx, when seen from the side, appears to have only one single horn which leads to speculations that it is probably the animal initially mistaken for Unicorn myths.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oryx   (325 words)

  
 UNEP-WCMC - Arabian Oryx   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Oryx have also been reintroduced into the Shaumeri Reserve in Jordan, and further reintroductions are planned in Saudi Arabia, Syria and Israel.
Oryx within the Yalooni area are in competition with increasingly large herds of domestic livestock.
In 1974 the White Oryx Project was launched bythe Sultan of Oman, with the aim of re-establishing a wild population.
www.unep-wcmc.org /species/data/species_sheets/oryx.htm   (767 words)

  
 Scimitar-horned oryx
While the scimitar-horned oryx is an opportunistic breeder, births peak in March and October.
The scimitar-horned oryx is extremely gregarious, and there is a distinct reluctance in individuals to remain solitary.
The scimitar-horned oryx is considered critically endangered by the IUCN (1996).
www.ultimateungulate.com /Artiodactyla/Oryx_dammah.html   (392 words)

  
 UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme - Arabian Oryx Sanctuary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The region is noted for a viable population of Arabian gazelle and as habitat for a relatively diverse avifauna including the endangered houbara bustard, a bird of arid steppes and traditional quarry of the falconer.
The reintroduced Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx (E) (bin sola in Omani), is the largest indigenous mammal species in the Jidda', and is able to live in the desert for months without water except from plants.  It once ranged widely in herds of 2-12 animals across the stony desert between the Rub'al-Khali and the sea.
In 1980 the reintroduction of the oryx was initiated under the direction of the Diwan of Royal Court Affairs.
sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/oryx_san.html   (2324 words)

  
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Atlas is used for creating consumer based outcomes reports on providers and physicians in a number of local and state initiatives.
Atlas also allows you to target key clinical populations for detailed data collection and analysis of your most clinically complex diagnoses and procedures.
Atlas is a JCAHO performance measurement system and ranks among the most widely chosen vendors for core measure reporting.
www.mediqual.com /products/atlasoutcomes.asp   (219 words)

  
 Excessive Candour
En route to this exit point, she seems to inhabit what one might call a cloud atlas of conjoined lives: She shares a birthmark with earlier protagonists; place names echo one another; the theme of the Escape from Prison drives each tale.
But the joke is just another knife to expose the flesh, for the only escape for Sonmi-451 is through her further and ultimate thoughts, which we are privileged to sense; after the interview is finished, she will be terminated.
We are at the apex of Cloud Atlas.
www.scifi.com /sfw/issue361/excess.html   (1864 words)

  
 This Month's Featured Reference Books
An example of a historical atlas, this atlas provides geographic distributions of cultural groups from prehistoric times to the present including routes of migration, trade, life ways, language distribution, and material culture, European incursion and subsequent wars, depopulation, and resettlement, as well as contemporary tribal nations in the United States and Canada.
Mapping the totality of human artist expression over time and space is the ambitious goal of this atlas and brings together the work of archeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and scholars of particular media or of particular regions as well as the indigenous practitioners.
This atlas does not just contain maps of sporting venues, but takes a closer look at the concept of sports hearths, which is the idea that certain regions produce more athletes for certain sports than other areas.
guides.library.fullerton.edu /featured_reference_books/october_2005.htm   (1268 words)

  
 Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Reservoirs GIS Files and Tabular Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The goal of this report is to make a part of the digital files from the Gulf Atlas available to the public in a GIS format that is the same as what we are using in the folios.
The Gulf Atlas folios will be published in late 1996 and 1997 and will include a complete text, illustrations, and complete digital files of engineering and geologic data on reservoirs, pools, fields, and plays.
The final form of the atlas folio has not been determined, although publication of the atlas folio as a CD-ROM is being considered.
www.gomr.mms.gov /homepg/gomatlas/gasoil.html   (6880 words)

  
 Atlas (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atlas (King), the mythical King of Mauretania, who was a renowned scholar, astronomer, and geographer; "atlas" became a name for a collection of maps in his honor.
Atlas Beetle, a rhinoceros beetle (Dynastinae) in the genus Chalcosoma
Meir Atlas (1848–1926), Rabbi of Shavel in Lithuania and one of the founders of the Telz Yeshiva
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ATLAS   (904 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Margaret Atwood's eleventh novel, Oryx and Crake, is one of her most remarkable.
Oryx and Crake explores human beings at their most frightening and hopeful, and takes a necessary look at the intersection of power, apathy, and desire.
When the story opens, he is sleeping in a tree, wearing an old bedsheet, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death.
www.powells.com /biblio/18-1844080285-0   (705 words)

  
 Travel News and Articles
Reports say the full-grown lioness came across the oryx two weeks ago in the Samburu Game Reserve, scaring off its mother.  Instead of then attacking the defenceless calf, the lioness adopted the baby, protecting it from other predators, including a leopard.
Extraordinarily, the lioness still allowed the mother oryx occasionally to come and feed her calf before chasing her away.
Weakened by two weeks of looking after her adopted baby, she fell asleep, failing to notice a hungry male lion in the area.  The oryx was no more.
www.africanvoyages.com /news/article.asp?newsid=2   (452 words)

  
 Africa Atlas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Anti-Atlas - The Anti-Atlas is one of the mountain ranges lying in Morocco lying as part of the Atlas mountains in the northwest of the Africa.
Atlas Oryx - The Atlas Oryx (named after the oryx antelope) is a medium-sized utility helicopter manufactured by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation (now Denel Aviation) of South Africa.
Tell Atlas - The Tell Atlas (Arab: الاطلسالتلي) is a mountain chain over 1,500 kilometers in length, belonging to the Atlas mountain ranges in North Africa, stretching from Morocco, through Algeria to Tunisia.
be51.aamaa.info /africaatlas.html   (1251 words)

  
 Oryx
An Oryx is one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight nearly upright horns.
The smallest species, the Arabian Oryx, is almost extinct, and another, the Scimitar Oryx of the Sahara is extinct in the wild.
These horns are quite dangerous, and the oryx has been known to kill lions with them.
www.paleorama.com /Mammals-O/Oryx.php   (634 words)

  
 oryx — FactMonster.com
Oryxes are light in color with dark patches on the face and legs.
It is white with dark brown and fl markings.
The Arabian oryxes once ranged over the deserts of SW Asia and were hunted by nomads for flesh and hides.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0836950.html   (283 words)

  
 General Statistical Sources -- U.S. & Canada
This atlas is the first to show all leading causes of death by race and sex for small U.S. geographic areas referred to as Health Service Areas (HSA's).
The maps in the Atlas highlight the geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in heart disease mortality among men.
The maps in the Atlas highlight the geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in heart disease mortality among women.
www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/lehman/guides/stats/us.print.html   (4169 words)

  
 News | News/Media | Cardinal Health
Sisters of Charity hospitals use Atlas to measure mortality and charges for cesarean sections, pneumonia, CHF, and adult medical and surgical procedures.
Atlas is a Windows(R) 95-based clinical information manager (CIM) that combines proprietary clinical knowledge with actual patient data, enabling hospitals to monitor and enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and appropriateness of care.
Headquartered in the Boston area, MediQual is a pioneer in the development of computer-based clinical information management systems used by large and small hospitals, pharmaceutical firms, medical device manufacturers, and business coalitions.
www.cardinal.com /content/news/071698_65999.asp   (408 words)

  
 oryx — Infoplease.com
Paradice lost, paradise regained: homo faber and the makings of a new beginning in Oryx and Crake.
Bringing the Empty Quarter back to life: in 1972, the last remaining wild Arabian oryx disappeared--shot by poachers or captured for......
Oryx gears up; JCAHO outcomes measurement plan causes few ripples.(Oryx outcomes performance measurement program, Joint Commission......
www.infoplease.com /ce6/sci/A0836950.html   (375 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Atlas of Crime: Mapping the Criminal Landscape: Books: Linda S. Turnbull,Elaine Hallisey Hendrix,Borden D. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The contributors to this volume have solid credentials and, altogther, Atlas of Crime provides its readers with some rich insights in the character and distribution of crime in the United States.”–
With topics ranging from armed robbery in L.A. to murder in Miami, this atlas provides a unique collection of maps and essays, presenting a comprehensive and multi-faceted picture of crime in the United States.
Blending current trends with history, Atlas of Crime stands out for its coverage of critical topics such as school violence, hate crimes, domestic terrorism, rape, capital punishment, and more.
www.amazon.com /Atlas-Crime-Mapping-Criminal-Landscape/dp/1573562416   (746 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Gray's Atlas of Anatomy, 30th American Edition: Books: Carmine Clemente   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This is definitely not the book to buy if you are looking for an atlas or general anatomical text.
Buy it if you want to be able to reference every little fissure, vein, or nerve; if you want a systems based text; if you think it would look impressive on your desk; or if really want to impress your anatomy professor.
Pictures are consistently less clear than Netter's anatomy atlas.
www.amazon.ca /Grays-Atlas-Anatomy-30th-American/dp/081210644X   (423 words)

  
 Oryx - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Oryx, common name for three species of horned antelopes that live in Africa and the Middle East, of which the best known is the gemsbok.
The common eland is classified as Taurotragus oryx,...
Everest: Beyond the Limit on the Discovery Channel
encarta.msn.com /Oryx.html   (84 words)

  
 Atlas Oryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Atlas Oryx (named after the oryx antelope) is a medium-sized utility helicopter manufactured by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation (now Denel Aviation) of South Africa.
The Oryx is currently in service with several squadrons of the South African Air Force, with about 44 being available.
Two Oryx helicopters have also been modified for operations in the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic, for which they have been painted in the red and white colour scheme as illustrated in the photograph accompanying this article.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlas_Oryx   (316 words)

  
 Atlas Resources in Geography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
ATLAS OF NORTH AMERICA: SPACE AGE PORTRAIT OF A CONTINENT.
ATLAS OF CANCER MORTALITY AMONG U.S. Bethesda, Md.: National Institutes of Health, 1976.
ATLAS OF CANCER MORTALITY FOR U.S. Bethesda, Md.: National Institutes of Health, 1975.
www.ulib.iupui.edu /subjectareas/geography/atlases.html   (418 words)

  
 African Voyages Tours and Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This 3-day luxury tour takes you to one of the Kenya’s best reserve on the north, Samburu National Reserve is known for its abundant game life: lions, leopard, elephant and the beisa oryx are likely to be seen here.
This National park is currently famous for the Lioness that has three times adopted a baby Oryx.
Depart Nairobi in the morning by a Flight departing naiobi at 915 hrs to Samburu National reserve to arrive in time for a short game drive and for lunch.
www.africanvoyages.com /tours/tourdescription.asp?tourid=16   (403 words)

  
 Geography
Use the term 'maps' (and also try the word 'atlases') and the term for the kind of map you seek.
The atlas case in Gelman Library is located behind the Reference and Information Desk on the 1st floor.
There are many other atlases in the Reference Collection and in the Stacks that are not in the atlas case.
www.gwu.edu /~gelman/guides/social/geography.html   (1098 words)

  
 IUB Life Sciences Library Recent Acquisitions September 2002
The Penguin atlas of endangered species: a worldwide guide to plants and animals / Richard Mackay.
Atlas of marine invertebrate larvae / edited by Craig M. Young.
Biological threats and terrorism: assessing the science and response capabilities: workshop summary / edited by Stacey L. Knobler, Adel A. Mahmoud, and Leslie A. Pray.
www.indiana.edu /~liblife/sep02.html   (1865 words)

  
 Arbuckle - Natural History Album - Page 9
CLICK on any animal to see the corresponding card as it was originally issued.
The South African oryx, sometimes called the Kookaam, is a large and powerful member of the antelope tribe, equaling the domestic ass in size, and measuring about three feet ten inches at the shoulder.
The neck is maned and the tail tufted.
home.att.net /~arbycards/arbzonh9.htm   (922 words)

  
 Ingram Library/Main/
Atlas of the Greek and Roman world in antiquity.
Atlas of the United States, 1795-1800, featuring maps produced by Joseph Scott.
Snead, Rodman, E. World atlas of geomorphic features.
www.westga.edu /~library/depts/liaison/geology/mysources.shtml   (74 words)

  
 eXpress Software - Database Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Baker Atlas is a charter member of POSC and has actively participated in developing the standards that POSC is introducing to the industry.
In addition, Baker Atlas is participating in the Industry Pilot Project (IPP) sponsored by ARCO, British Petroleum, Elf Aquitaine, Mobil, Oryx Energy, REPSOL and Shell Oil Company.
As part of this effort, we currently are configuring eXpress applications to work in an integrated fashion with application suites from other software vendors.
www.bakerhughes.com /bakeratlas/data/express_database.htm   (141 words)

  
 Cloud Atlas: A Novel on All Consuming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Like a number of contemporary fiction novels (Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake being the most obvious), it’s an irritating example of the literary establishment’s enthusiasm for genre fiction, just so long as it self-identifies as something “worthier”.
Cloud Atlas tells the story of the same soul who is continually reincarnated through time tracing society from the 1800’s through the modern day, a distant future, and finally a post apocalypse.
The overarching story is that of a society that builds itself upon the foundation of slavery, business, and consumerism before coming tumbling down in a presumed anti-technological disaster.
www.allconsuming.net /item/view/8947   (1317 words)

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