However, this part of Greenland was the very spot from which Leif Ericson, son of Eric the Red, left for America, and set Mr Ingstad on the trail of Vinland.

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They are cooler than the "Medieval Warm Period" about 1, 000 years ago when Eric the Red and his Icelandic Viking tribe settled on grasslands of Greenland's southwestern coast, and much warmer than about 400 years ago when the Northern Hemisphere plunged into depths of a "Little Ice Age" (not a true Ice Age).

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But times are hard, said Eric "Little Red" Jackson, and the cowboys could sorely use a sponsor to continue their work.

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To staunch the red ink, Novells board had recently installed Eric Schmidt, the youngish former technology officer for Sun Microsystems, as CEO.

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Notre Dame guards Jerian Grant and Eric Atkins took over as they got more aggressive in the second half, penetrating against the Red Storm defense to get their teammates going.

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