Oilsands Quest tried to explore close to the old Shell holes, says Edward Dancsok, a Saskatchewan government geological engineer.

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Australia had 45 minutes to survive before the close, but were left shell-shocked as Edwards and Powell wreaked havoc with the new ball.

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Kneeling close, you could see how deceptively alive the shell-y mud was: It harbored whole scuttling ecologies of oyster-drill snails, tiny shrimp and crabs, and floating egg cases.

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And, Steve, that massive Ponzi scheme that you and Jim were just talking about, sometimes people call this robbing Peter to pay Paul, or a shell game, pyramid schemes, or close relatives.

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Hovering close to the ground, each of these thin-shell dwellings is made entirely out of a single concrete slab stretched out to create an energy efficient structure that is environmentally greener than traditional construction methods and cheaper and faster to produce.

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However, dogs primarily catch the virus while in close quarters with other dogs that are coughing and sneezing, says Steven Shell, head of Merck's U.S. companion animal group.

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