It is unclear whether Shell still has a role in this project.
Back at Twentynine Palms, Ken Nagy, a professor emeritus in biology from UCLA studying the reproductive habits of the reptiles, held a baby tortoise in one hand, its shell still soft.
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It involved lowering the rover to the ground on cables while the landing shell was still attached to its parachute.
As Shell is still in the early stages of developing some of these U.S. assets, it will take time and money to convert them into meaningful cashflow.
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Through his extensive world travels, Dlish creator Verge Manuel made two keen observations: that people without deep pockets will still shell out for flavour indulgences, and that small baked items make people happy.
"When he did disconnect, the nice thing was we were still transmitting through the shell of the capsule, and we still had full communication, " Thompson explained.
But one Shell contractor said he still faced pressure to meet production deadlines, which meant somehow dealing with threats to disrupt the flow of oil.
While it scales to the ultraniche, superrich PC gamer, Titan also caters to the more casual PC gamer (albeit one who's still willing to shell out a good amount of cash).
Europe, however, could continue to see a decline in the number of systems sold as hospitals are still reluctant to shell out a big amount on these systems amid the economic slowdown.
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Leeds were shell-shocked and there was still time for Hume to add a sixth after nodding in from Billy Jones' fine diagonal pass.
And they're still obviously a little shell-shocked.
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Sure, you can still buy kitsch coconut-shell bikinis from a Waikiki Beach vendor and sip from umbrella-garnished Blue Hawaiians at Don Ho-inspired tiki bars.
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Both fines would have been higher still had it not been for Shell's co-operation with investigators.
Still, though, shoppers remain shell-shocked over the drastic turn the economy has made in the past three years.
Not all that glitters underwater is gold: The Pollockshields, for instance, which sunk a century ago, is still laden with live ammunition and shell casings.
As a recent inspection at the home of an Iraqi nuclear scientist demonstrated, and other sources confirm, material and documents are still being moved around in farcical shell games.
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No matter what shell you layer on top, you're still stuck with a PC OS underneath that's not optimized for the TV experience.
The borrowing binge of the past few years explains why people are having to shell out so much even though interest rates are still far lower than in the early 1990s.
The Nine embarked upon a programme of urban renewal, adorning their new cathedral, building the city's civic palace, the vast piazza that spreads like a scallop shell before it, and the palatial hospital that still functioned in recent times.
Still, homesick eaters are more than willing to shell out for their beloved treats.
I've had my eye on a Shell-Gel series case from Ballistic, but I'm still in need of suggestions.
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While it was painful to shell out a fee to a PR firm month after month, we still felt it was money well spent.
"From what we know they only do shell eggs, and if they did extra egg products, they are still considered to be safe, " Eberle said.
To prove that MTBE concentrations below the EPA's threshold still made water taste terrible, Summy unearthed documents like a 1983 Shell letter detailing that water was no longer drinkable where MTBE'S concentration was 7 to 15 parts per billion.
Still, with the right marketing, Rothman thought he could convince consumers to shell out a 25% premium for his branded Hearts on Fire diamonds.
Still holding out on Nokia to squash any lingering battery bugs lurking inside your Lumia 800's beautiful shell?
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