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  The Ghost of a flea
Ghost of a flea has moved to a new home at www.ghostofaflea.com and a new blogging tool thanks to Movable Type and the expertise of Dean Esmay.
The Flea despairs of managing tabloid-style blog entry titles when this story does not produce an obvious bad pun to run with.
The Flea has an abiding love for The Starlost which is difficult to explain.
ghostofaflea.blogspot.com   (1824 words)

  
  Operation Just Cause - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Operation Just Cause was the U.S. military invasion of Panama that deposed Manuel Noriega in December 1989, during the administration of U.S. President George H. Bush.
The operation involved 24,000 U.S. troops and over 300 aircraft — including AH-64 helicopter gunships, AC-130 aircraft and F-117A stealth aircraft which was used for the first time in combat.
The operation began with an assault of strategic installations such as the civilian Paitilla airport in Panama City and military command centers throughout the country.
www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Operation_Just_Cause   (2313 words)

  
 COMMONS - LoveToKnow Article on COMMONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Statutes of Merton and Westminster may have had something to do with the progress of inclosed farming; but it is probable that their chief operation lay in furnishing the lord of the manor with a farm on the new system, side by side with the common fields, or with a deer park.
So, also, a right of digging sand, gravel, clay or loam is usually appurtenant to land, and must be exercised with reference to the repair of the roads, or the improvement of the soil, of the particular property to which the right is attached.
The ground, sand and subsoil are his, and even the grass, though the commoners have the right to take it by the mouths of their cattle.
98.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CO/COMMONS.htm   (7404 words)

  
 Surprisingly, there has been no controversy over the concept of nonlinear warfare. Accepted in both Army and joint ...
Certainly a relative advantage over other forces, the line of operation for their intercontinental ballistic missiles or strategic bombers is from CONUS to target, termed by General Merrill A. McPeak, the former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, as equivalent to forward presence.
Operation Bolero, the combined U.S.-British campaign to build up invasion forces in Britain, is an example of establishing a secure line of communications before employing a decisive line of operation.
Operation Just Cause was not a "nonlinear operation," as claimed by Joint Publication 3-0, but a complicated mixture of internal and external lines of operation and communications.
www.almc.army.mil /alog/issues/NovDec96/ms885.htm   (1769 words)

  
 The Ghost of a flea
Once again the Flea finds no federal party comes close to expressing a coherent and consistent devotion to liberty be it at home in Canada, in support of our American friends, the embattled people of Israel or for their Arab neighbours living under the cruel tyranny of neo-Nazi Ba'athist-style parties or theocratic kleptocracies.
The Flea was once poured out of a cab at four in the morning following a sufficient quantity of champagne and brandy in order to see the Academy's "Monet After Midnight" round-the-clock exhibition of the noted Impressionist.
The Flea has a hard time believing £1,300 is much of a dent in the Madonna's finances even given the mediocre performance of the latest film and album.
ghostofaflea.blogspot.com /2003_06_01_ghostofaflea_archive.html   (4270 words)

  
 Distinguishing taxonomic features (from flea) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Fleas (see) are bloodsucking insects, important carriers of disease, and sometimes serious pests.
The European sand flea (Talitrus saltator), which is about 1.5 centimetres (0.6 inch) long, lives on sand beaches near the high-tide mark, remaining buried in the sand during daytime and emerging at night to forage for food.
Flea beetles are important pests of cultivated plants: the adults feed...
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=39864   (878 words)

  
 Articles - Operation Just Cause   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The operation involved 27,684 U.S. troops and over 300 aircraft —including AH-6 Little Bird helicopter gunships, AC-130 aircraft and F-117A stealth aircraft which was used for the first time in combat.
The operation began with an assault of strategic installations such as the civilian Punta Paitilla Airport in Panama City and military command centers throughout the country.
Operation Acid Gambit – operation undertaken by 1st SFOD-D and the 160th SOAR to rescue Kurt Muse during Operation Just Cause.
www.beadscenter.com /articles/Operation_Just_Cause   (2149 words)

  
 The Flea: August 2004 Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The week is Italian Cinema Week at the Flea™, a tribute to the pictures of Asia Argento.
Their discipline and ritual practices of the art of motion are hindered when a young boy, in an attempt to mimic his "Yamakasi" heroes, falls from a tree and gets badly injured from a poor heart.
These are all good style pointers for Hand of Vecna, the Flea's hypothetical viking metal band of the future.
www.ghostofaflea.com /archives/2004_08.html   (6527 words)

  
 OPERATION JUST CAUSE: Glossary
An operation involving air movement in which personnel and supplies air-land at a designated destination for further deployment of units and personnel and further distribution of supplies.
Beginning of morning nautical twilight; the start of the period where, in good conditions and the absence of other illumination, enough light is available to identify the general outlines of ground objects, conduct limited military operations, and engage in most types of ground movement without difficulty.
In amphibious operations, the designated area in which, as part of the mounting process, units are reorganized for embarkation, vehicles and equipment are prepared to move directly to embarkation areas, and housekeeping facilities are provided for troops by other units.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/documents/panama/glossary.htm   (1184 words)

  
 TOBACCO - LoveToKnow Article on TOBACCO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When the plants show signs of flowering they are topped to prevent seed formation, the terminal buds being removed, and only a certain number of leaves left on each plant to ripen.
This operation requires experienced judgment to decide when it should be done; the number of leaves to be left varies with the variety and vigour of the plant, the nature of the soil, climate, seasons and particular use for which the crop is intended.
When fermentation is completed the tobacco is graded, an operation carried out very carefully in the case of the better cigar tobaccos, and packed for export, cigar tobaccos in bales, and other kinds in hogsheads.
20.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TO/TOBACCO.htm   (6238 words)

  
 BFA684/2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The main objective of the initiative is to have an effective and profitable waste management operation by raising awareness on environment issues and the impact of domestic waste on the environment and establishing a system to increase the amount of raw material produced from recycling.
The objectives were to implement a pioneering and fully operational management system and establish a set of instruments in compliance with the Brazilian National Water Resources Policy and the respective Federal Act 9433/97.
Majority of the latter group had animal nicknames: The Cat, The Flea, The Dark Animal etc. and they would contend that: "We are a bunch of animals, as though we were a circus…but with nowhere to land, …….we are a Flying Circus" (sic).
www.sustainabledevelopment.org /awards/briefs.html   (16000 words)

  
 Native American Jewelry, Native American Art, Santa Fe Flea Market, Tesuque Pueblo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This world renowned flea market, located in a natural setting with beautiful mountain scenery in every direction is owned and operated by the Pueblo of Tesuque, who took over the market in July of 1998.
The Flea Market is located on the left/north side of the highway, just past the Santa Fe Opera.
Stay to the right, take the Flea Market exit (Exit 171) and follow it around and under the highway to the Flea Market entrance.
www.sandiasky.com /infopage.asp?page=16&extra=1   (271 words)

  
 Dog Grooming - Pet Grooming - Cat Grooming - Grooming Supplies - Know What Not to do ?
The Neutering operation itself is an extremely safe procedure, done under general anesthetic, to remove the dog's reproductive organs.
The cost of neutering varies depending on where you live, neutering a male pet can cost between 65 to 125, where as female usually cost about 85 to 160 as the time for the surgery is longer.
A flea comb is a useful tool for checking for fleas and flea dirt, removing dirt, leaves, sand or other dry substances from the coat, and for keeping longer coats tangle-free.
www.pet-supply-guru.com /Pet-Care/Pet-Grooming.html   (906 words)

  
 - Chapter 1
He'd handed responsibility for orbital communications to her when they left the jammer to automatic operation in the admin building.
The Kalendru whose APCs had landed in the scrub woodland south and west of the port were infantry operating in formed units.
Though the intake ducts were kinked and protected with several sets of baffles, sand and tiny pebbles showered from a collapsing building could still choke the fans.
www.baen.com /Library/067187733X/067187733X___1.htm   (10879 words)

  
 Wonders Nature 2
The scientists rigged mirrors which gave a false im­pression of where the sun was located-and, at the end of the food-gathering trip, the ant was not able to find its way back to the nests.
Obviously, this means that the little ant, with a brain smaller than a grain of sand, was constantly memorizing directional locations as, every few seconds, it looked up and then started off in a new direction.
Each is a small crustacean about the size of a land flea, but with shrimp‑like bodies.
www.evolution-facts.org /nature2.htm   (6471 words)

  
 FirstAid
Ledum is used to treat mosquito, fl fly, and sand flea bites.
Hypericum should be taken after an operation in a nerverich area of the body.
It is usually given in a single dose after an operation.
www.vitalforce.org /firstaid.html   (1507 words)

  
 Paddler Magazine Online : Sea Kayaking Venezuela's Rio Caroni
As we stood atop a huge boulder looking over what was supposed to be the river, I envisioned Indiana Jones scouting for a lost temple in the tangle of vines.
When we stopped that evening I broke out a knife and sat down to operate, sliding the blade along the side of my toenail.
Over the next 10 days we came across over 25 such dredges whose operators were always friendly and happy to see us.
www.paddlermagazine.com /issues/2000_2/article_14.shtml   (1814 words)

  
 "cottage industry, home business"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
His is, typically, pictured by his Rolls Royce, which is either parked in front of a three story mansion or delivering him to his Lear Jet which, no doubt will carry him off to the land of the rich and famous.
Their operation was built upon literally dozens of other small manufacturing businesses that relied upon this company to produce one or more small castings, which they utilized in their products.
You can operate in a split second if necessary while the giant corporation would have to have 6 months worth of "meetings' before deciding.
www.scatteredremnant.org /industry.htm   (9004 words)

  
 IDS: Take this badge off me (Opinion, 07/15/2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Because of this, our periodicals are polluted with the sludge of misogynists, racists and sneaky bullies who throw sand in our eyes.
As if that isn't enough, consider all the Web sites in operation that are there to add fuel to an otherwise uncontainable fire.
But for those under the thumb of word play and addicted to language, journalism is the dealer of a drug that brings word junkies back every time, craving those extra lines.
www.idsnews.com /print.php?id=10711   (581 words)

  
 DS9 Encyclopedia & Lexicon - Miscellaneous
Dulmur and Lucsly, two of its agents, noted that James T. Kirk was responsible for 17 separate temporal violations -- the biggest file on record.
When Bashir asked him to get some Regalian flea spiders, Quark took the opportunity to also import some of these.
They are an illegal, highly intoxicating and sometimes dangerous aphrodisiac.
ds9encyclopedia.0catch.com /misc.htm   (5750 words)

  
 Proof Through the Night
That terror group was believed to have been decimated in the U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, and Pakistani forces this month hunting al-Qaida fugitives on the Afghan border said they wounded the IMU's political leader....
All of these influences converge in Uzbekistan, where a Muslim majority living in abject poverty is "governed," so to speak, by a vicious dictator every bit the equal of Saddam Hussein.
General Charles Wald, the US general who is in charge for African operations, told the BBC that the US plans to increase the number of facilities across the continent.
buckmulligan.blogspot.com /2004_03_01_buckmulligan_archive.html   (11087 words)

  
 Gino Pisano
Went over to Mom’s to get the painting finished, but found the fleas were back...
When we were done and stepped out we both noticed that our socks were full of fleas....
When I asked the woman at the service counter if Home Depot sold flea bombs and where they’d be - “Not the spray - I want the bombs” there were folks who just froze in place and I quickly reiterated “FLEA-bombs...
www.ginopisano.com /September2001.htm   (3231 words)

  
 AFRES C-130 Squadrons page 2
The 711th Special Operations Squadron transitioned from the AC-130A Spectre gunship to the MC-130E Combat Talon I beginning in September 1995.
They are the only unit in the Air Force capable of aerial spray operations to control disease-carrying pests and insects.
The most common missions flown are for mosquito, sand flea and Japanese beetle control.
www.spectrumwd.com /c130/afres2.htm   (451 words)

  
 Birding Outback Guyana: Kuyuwini River
Her kitchen and dining operation was exceptional as were our sleeping and washing arrangements which included real showers.
An operation was undertaken to remove the egg case.
This is one of the several operations described by Stanley Brock.
homepage.mac.com /Donald_Green/Guyana/Kuyuwini.html   (13826 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
I refer to this kind of prose as "moose/aluminium baseball bat" because it summons to my mind an image of beating an adult bull moose to death with an aluminium baseball bat.
It's the result of carrying two originally worthy goals--avoiding extensive cross-references to make each section understandable by itself and avoiding ambiguities due to incomplete description--to the point of absurdity, where the reader is assumed to have the attention span of a sand flea and the logical deductive power of a sea slug.
The one- and two-sentence paragraph is another hallmark of this style.
www.fourmilab.ch /documents/powerswitch.txt   (276 words)

  
 Fantasy Island - Libro de huespedes
The diving operation and the dives themselves at Fantasy Island are among the best anywhere.
I read the other comments regarding the sand fleas so i was prepared with Off spray, but those "fleas" must be immmune to it.
Unless the sand flea problem is fixed, i have no desire to return.
www.fantasyislandresort.com /es/libroHuespedes.php   (1897 words)

  
 Fast Company Now
While families are supposed to be asked whether or not they want the operation names included, some, apparently, were not contacted.
According to the article, back in the 1980s the Pentagon began using themed operation names in the interest of generating public support for military operations.
Though, admittedly, not all military slogans would be right for the somber medium of a tombstone: For instance, Operations Cornflakes (1945), Sand Flea (1989) and Slim Shady (2004).
blog.fastcompany.com /archives/2005/08/24/sacred_ground_revisited.html   (484 words)

  
 Fleas - Natural Flea Treatments
Flea control products for yard, house, and pet.
Ranks insect repellents for ticks and fleas, flies, mosquitos, chiggers.
Article on using garlic to rid your pet of fleas and ticks.
www.fleas.igetridoffleas.com /naturalfleatreatments   (557 words)

  
 Operation Shoebox: Taking action for U.S. troops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
ABC Action News has teamed up with Operation Shoebox in an effort to get much-wanted supplies to U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.
The Department of Defense no longer accepts mail addressed to "Any Serviceman" for security reasons, but Operation Shoebox is working with officials and families to mail packages to specific U.S. troops.
They keep out sand and rain and resourceful Marines are re-using them for all sorts of things.
www.wfts.com /iraq/shoebox.shtml   (411 words)

  
 "The little local that could." January 20, 2005. New York Teacher.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"We were almost operating in the red," she said.
Donors contributed items his unit needed: flea collars for sand fleas, snacks, sanitizer wipes, food and lip balm.
Community contributions rank high on the local's priorities, with donations to the local library, Operation Santa to provide clothes for needy children, a summer camp and Making Strides for Breast Cancer.
www.nysut.org /newyorkteacher/2004-2005/050120vcwhitehall.html   (394 words)

  
 Saugus Speedway and Swapmeet - Home
Hours of operation are 7am-3pm and shopper admission is just $1.50!!
Parking is always free and located on either side of the Marketplace.
Tuesday & Wednesday's Flea Market features more than 100 vendors and is held from 7am - 1pm every Tuesday.
www.saugusspeedway.com   (279 words)

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