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	Deadly Desert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Deadly Desert is the magical desert that completely surrounds the Land of Oz.
		On maps, the Eastern quadrant of the desert is called the Deadly Desert, while the other three quadrants of desert are called the Shifting Sands, the Impassable Desert, and the Great Sandy Waste.
		Ozma, the queen of Oz, crosses the desert with her whole court by use of an infinitely unrolling carpet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deadly_Desert (249 words)

	Desert Dispatch - Full Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Desert Dispatch is a daily newspaper serving the communities of Barstow, Dagget, Fort Irwin, Hinkley, Lenwood, Newberry Springs and Yermo.
		Elden Hughes, the Sierra Club's California/Nevada desert committee chair, said he doubts deer and big-horned sheep are affected by the removal of those water sources.
		Desert tortoises, listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, have died in guzzlers, either from drowning, or because they couldn't get out.
	www.desertdispatch.com /cgi-bin/newspro2004/viewnews.cgi?newsid1094311271,57229, (698 words)

	Wilhelm Reich: CORE (Cosmic Orgone Engineering) ~ OROP Desert, Part 1: Space Ships, DOR & Drought (1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Desert here includes drought, atmospheric conditions which lead to drought and desert, and the technical means, based on the scientific understanding of nature, which could, possibly, do something beneficial about the prevention of drought and desert development.
		Deserts are based on natural functions which operate in the direction of dehydration of the atmosphere and soil, i.e., death.
		We have experienced the deadly, desert-like quality of the EP in such human activities as two world wars of global proportions in one generation, with hundreds of millions killed or maimed and other millions rendered to the state of starvation and destitution under the yoke imposed by desert souls.
	www.rexresearch.com /reich/1core.htm (19293 words)

	Deadly Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Deadly Desert is the magical desert that completely surroundsthe Land of Oz.
		The desert is used as a literary device to explain why Oz is essentially cut offfrom the rest of the world.
		Ozma, the queen of Oz,crosses the desert with her whole court by use of an infinitely unrolling carpet.
	www.therfcc.org /deadly-desert-342150.html (192 words)

	AtariProtos.com - All Your Protos Are Belong To Us!
		Desert Falcon was actually started back in 1984, but work was quickly stopped as the 7800 was shelved.
		Desert Falcon is a great "Zaxxon-esque" shooter, and a rather impressive entry into the 7800 library.
		Although Desert Falcon does have its flaws such as the difficulty involved in lining up your shots at the correct height (would a altitude gauge have killed them?), it's still one of the better shooters out there.
	www.atariprotos.com /7800/software/desertfalcon/desertfalcon.htm (579 words)

	Corpus Christi Caller Times Editorials - The deaths of 14 immigrants in Arizona desert boosted deadly toll
		When 26 job-desperate Mexican immigrants were abandoned by smugglers in the scorching Arizona desert, it amounted to a death warrant.
		In fact, they were in a deadly wilderness and the road was some 70 miles away.
		The survivors were reduced to drinking their own urine and cactus juice to avoid dying of thirst and exposure in 115-degree heat.
	www.oldconcretestreet.com /2001/may/31/today/editoria/1557.html (201 words)

	Desert - - DK
		One of the greatest symbols of the desert, the camel, is also the largest life form that can survive.
		Deserts are defined as having less than 10" of rainfall a year, but they are not always hot.
		Winds play a large role in the desert, causing deadly dust devils and storms while it sandblasts and sculpts the distinctive and often beautiful landscape.
	us.dk.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,11_0789407159,00.html (488 words)

	Border desert proves deadly for mexicans
		COVERED WELLS, Ariz. — At the bottleneck of human smuggling here in the Sonoran Desert, illegal immigrants are dying in record numbers as they try to cross from Mexico into the United States in the wake of a new Bush administration amnesty proposal that is being perceived by some migrants as a magnet to cross.
		The mountainous Sonoran Desert, between Yuma in the west and Nogales in the east, is the top smuggling entry point along the entire 1,951-mile line with Mexico, the Border Patrol says.
		It was three years ago this month that 14 people died trying to walk cross the desert near this small tribal hamlet, dying of heat-related stress in what the poet Luis Alberto Urrea called "the largest death event in border history." Mr.
	www.luisurrea.com /extras/articles/border_desert_proves_deadly_for_.htm (1416 words)

	DESERT ANIMALS
		All the desert animals know the meaning of a water famine, and even those that are pronounced water drinkers know how to get on with the minimum supply.
		desert that humanity need greatly fear on account of his poison and that is the rattlesnake.
		The poison is deadly if the fang has entered a vein or a fleshy portion of the body where the flow of blood to the heart is free.
	southwest.library.arizona.edu /dese/body.1_div.9.html (4976 words)

	DesertUSA 2005
		In this article, the ninth in the DesertUSA series on the food chains of the desert, we focus on some of the mavericks of the desert plants – food chain producers – as a food source for the animals, the consumers.
		Given some time with the desert plant community, you will also begin to discover other, less showy, less dominant but highly individualistic plants that play important roles in the food chain.
		Desert Photography and the Digital Camera - In principal, a digital camera is similar to a traditional film-based camera.
	www.desertusa.com (536 words)

	Fighting Deadly Desert Bugs
		But it was incredibly hot in the desert last summer and most soldiers slept in shorts and nothing else, with their tent flaps wide open to keep the air flowing.
		In Desert Storm over a third of the cases were visceral, with organ damage occurring in a few cases.
		This might be because in Desert Storm most of the troops were stationed in Saudi Arabia, where visceral Leishmaniasis is more common, but it may also be that the soldier's immune systems are fighting off the disease at the moment.
	freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1093684/posts (1430 words)

	Desert Plants and Animals
		Most scorpion venom is not deadly to man. These are just some of the many interesting facts about the scorpions.
		The desert slopes and flats are a nice habitat, but the saguaro especially likes rocky bajadas.
		Kangaroo Rats are found in the deserts of the southwestern parts of the United States and in Mexico.
	www.kyrene.k12.az.us /schools/mariposa/desert99.HTM (2108 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico -- Mexico migrants risk death to cross U.S. border
		But Ramon said the real danger is an immigration policy that forces the undocumented to choose between living in poverty and dying in the desert.
		The tribe is horrified their homeland has become a graveyard for restless spirits, and have dubbed the migrant trail the Devil's Path.
		About a week ago, federal agents plucked the 17-year-old from the desert, suffering from the cramps associated with severe dehydration, but he was not grateful.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/mexico/20020806-0646-mexico-migrants.html (842 words)

	Deadly Desert -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Deadly Desert is the magical (An arid region with little or no vegetation) desert that completely surrounds the (Click link for more info and facts about Land of Oz) Land of Oz.
		(Click link for more info and facts about Dorothy Gale) Dorothy Gale is carried over the desert into Oz in her house by a (A violent rotating windstorm) cyclone.
		(Click link for more info and facts about Ozma) Ozma, the (The wife or widow of a king) queen of Oz, crosses the desert with her whole court by use of an infinitely unrolling carpet.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/deadly_desert.htm (254 words)

	Coree's 'Desert Diary' - A Week of Possibilities
		The Southwest, with all of it's purple sunsets, deadly desert creatures and erotic, dark-skinned men and women seems to be healing me. It's almost as if I belong here, company to those things which are "hard" and untamed.
		The desert sun already staking it's claim on the high prairie, by 7:00 AM, the job trailer was warm, the air still and oppressive.
		We made our way out in to the cool desert night, and, as all of us were unfamiliar with the surrounding area, we decided to pile in to one vehicle, their 1998 F-250 Diesel.
	members.aol.com /Coree01/DDBook2.html (2494 words)

	The River of Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Nile Valley is in fact one long oasis in a deadly desert.
		The desert obtains 96 percent of the country's area.
		The contrast between the fertile land of the river valley and the surrounding desert is almost painful.
	www.arvendalstudios.com /egypt/html/nile1.htm (192 words)

	americas.org - Millions Spent to Return Immigrants to Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Critics ask whether the U.S. Border Patrol has downplayed the number of desert deaths during the program, whether the money could be better spent on more effective methods and whether the program is as voluntary as claimed.
		Several had bandages on their feet and described nightmarish journeys through the desert that they were not eager to repeat.
		One was Elizabeth Gonzalez, 46, of Yautepec in Morelos state, who was arrested in the desert with her three teenage children, all on the way to Chicago, where another son works.
	www.americas.org /item_16160 (936 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Mali's dangerous desert gateway
		Once they are in the desert, they are at the mercy of ruthless drivers who threaten to abandon them if they don't hand over all their possession.
		The gendarmes say if vehicles break down, the passengers usually die of thirst in the desert and their remains may be lost forever in the desert sands.
		One young Nigerian migrant, who wants to remain anonymous, says all the clandestine migrants are driven by desperate poverty and their dreams of work and money in Europe.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/2063526.stm (732 words)

	IMI GALIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Galil rifle is a phoenix, risen from the ashes; a result of lessons learned by Israeli desert fighters in the 1967 Six-Day War.
		Dissatisfied with the 7.62mm NATO FN FAL with which the Israeli Army was largely equipped, as it has always been a poor performer in high sand and dust environments, Galili went directly into the field to investigate the problem (see "Weapons Wizard Israel Galili," SOF, March '82).
		He was told by everyone that the Kalashnikov was the "tiger of the desert."
	remtek.com /arms/imi/galil/galil.htm (3252 words)

	The Deadly Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There are deserts in every continent except for Europe, and 18 deserts in all in the world.
		If you do go, some desert regions you should check out are the Sahara Desert, which is the largest in the world, and the Gobi Desert, where it snows and Death Valley.
		In the desert, there is only 10 inches of rain annually When it does rain, the water quickly evaporates, so plants suck up as much as they can.
	hawrylak.rbe.sk.ca /room205/biomes/brochures/marcuspat.html (451 words)

	Desert Can Be Deadly If You Aren’t Prepared (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the desert when things go wrong they can be deadly if you are not prepared for the worst.
		Many are calling the Saudi Telecom Co. to install communication towers to cover the area especially in Nafud Al-Thurayat desert in the middle region, which has been the scene of many tragedies.
		With modern automobiles and technology, we can go farther afield, but remember, in the desert when things go wrong they can be deadly if you are not prepared for the worst.
	www.arabnews.com /?page=1§ion=0&article=68132&d=8&m=8&y=2005&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom (738 words)

	Southwest Desert Wildlife
		The Mule Deer or Burro Deer have large nine inch ears, a rusty brown summer coat and a gray winter coat that blends well with the desert and mountains.
		The desert is home to a number of varieties of squirrels and chipmunks that feed on buds, flowers, and seeds of cactus.
		Nightime in the Southwest Desert is cool breezes and an immense canopy of bright flickering stars.
	www.judystreet.com /slideshow.html (481 words)

	The Road to Oz: 12. The Deadly Desert Crossed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It had been built just at the edge of the desert, so that all its length lay upon the gray sand except the after part, which still rested on the strip of grass.
		The sand lay in billows, and was in places very uneven, so that the boat rocked dangerously from side to side; but it never quite tipped over, and the speed was so great that the shaggy man himself became frightened and began to wonder how he could make the ship go slower.
		It grew plainer every second, until she discovered it to be a row of jagged rocks at the end of the desert, while high above these rocks she could see a tableland of green grass and beautiful trees.
	civilrightsact.us /books/road_to_oz/12.shtml (787 words)

	CBS News \| Deadly Crossing \| August 9, 2000 21:01:06
		Whatever the cause, federal agents who once monitored the border are now trained in emergency medical response for the search and rescue of migrants who attempt to cross the desert with too little water to survive.
		They had wandered the desert for three days before border patrol agents found them exhausted, dehydrated and unable to walk another mile.
		INS officials expected the rugged and treacherous terrain in the Arizona desert to act as a natural deterrent against illegal immigration, but it has not stopped the flow of human traffic.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/08/09/eveningnews/main223369.shtml (611 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Books
		Crossing the U.S.-Mexican border was the goal of the "Wellton-26," who faced tragedy in the Sonora Desert in May 2001.
		They chose to cross a stretch of desert so desolate that even the Border Patrol fears traversing it.
		They left the morning of May 19, and most were dead in the desert by May 21, having walked more than 40 miles in unbearable 108-degree daytime heat.
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/books/article/0,1299,DRMN_63_2901763,00.html (686 words)

	Border Desert Proves Deadly for Mexicans
		The desert is littered with garbage — empty plastic jugs, discarded clothes, toilet paper.
		That damned desert, going to Mexico and killing all those innocent Mexicans who did nothing to bring that fate unto themselves.
		They were there, safe in their homes, and the desert sweeps into town and kills them.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1140691/posts (2420 words)

	National Review: Beyond the wall. - book reviews
		Call the desert barren, harsh, bitter, dreary and gloomy, acrid and acid, lifeless, hopeless, ugly as sin, ghastly as the gates of Hell--he will happily agree with you.
		Because in his heart lies the secret belief that the awful desert is really sweet and lovable, that the ugly is really beautiful, that Hell is home.
		Abbey's wanderings provide glimpses of the "radiance of the high desert twilight," paid for at the price of swollen feet and "sweating brains," despite frequent stops along the trail for contemplation and refreshment, perhaps to chew a carrot ("endorsed not only by Samuel Beckett but also by Bugs Bunny").
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_v36/ai_3386381 (424 words)

	Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater for PC Review - PC Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater Review
		The first Deadly Dozen was a budget-priced World War II-themed tactical shooter that, despite some problems, was surprisingly good.
		Unlike Deadly Dozen's superhuman enemy AI, the enemy AI in Pacific Theater is no longer infallibly accurate and can no longer see you while it's still shrouded in fog.
		By far, Deadly Dozen's best (and most stable) multiplayer feature is the ability to play through the single-player levels cooperatively.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/action/deadlydozenpacifictheater/review.html (1213 words)

	Daily Herald: Exodus from Mexico
		The culprit, U.S. border agents discovered, is not the deadly desert conditions, but narcotics.
		People in otherwise perfect health are dying of heart attacks because smugglers persuade them to swallow forms of speed, Ephedra or caffeine pills to quicken their pace.
		The words beneath the cross are the final ones scrawled on a note found next to a migrant left to die after his coyote left his group.
	www.dailyherald.com /special/exodusfrommexico/day1coyote.asp (381 words)

	AtariProtos.com - All Your Protos Are Belong To Us!
		Desert Falcon uses the same weird 3/4th overhead perspective as Zaxxon did, but adds several new twists.
		Desert Falcon is a interesting game which proves that the 2600 was capable of pulling off a Zaxxon style game.
		If anything Desert Falcon is an attempt at an all too overlooked genre, and is a welcome edition to the 2600 library.
	www.atariprotos.com /2600/software/desertfalcon/desertfalcon.htm (535 words)

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