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double stick net — a form of scoop net with netting strung between two sticks and usually operated by one person. Used like a skimming net, q.v … Dictionary of ichthyology
push net — a form of scoop or skimming net (q.v.) pushed along the seabed by a fisherman. The ends of the poles on the seabed may have special runners. Some push nets are operated from boats … Dictionary of ichthyology
scraping net — a large bag or skimming net held from a boat against the current or on a beach for short intervals. Sometimes operated with counter weights to lift it out of the water … Dictionary of ichthyology
Sea skimming — is a technique many anti ship missiles utilize to avoid radar and infrared detection during their approach. MethodSea skimming anti ship missiles try to fly as low as is practically achievable, which is almost always below 50 meters (150 ft), and … Wikipedia
Cream skimming — is a pejorative term used to refer to the perceived business practice of a company providing a product or a service to only the high value or low cost customers of that product or service. Whether or not the perceived negative effects of cream… … Wikipedia
fraud-u-Net — adj. Relating to a company that announces a cutting edge Internet product in an effort to raise their stock price. n. [cf. fraudulent.] Example Citations: Another reason Wall Street is staying away is that the shadow of fraud u Net releases has… … New words
Frank Balistrieri — Frank P. Balistrieri aka Mr. Big, Frankie Bal, Mr. Slick, and Mad Bomber (May 27, 1918 February 7, 1993) was a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mafia boss who was a central figure in casino skimming during the 1980s. Early yearsBalistrieri was college… … Wikipedia
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List of Prehistoric Park episodes — This is a list of episodes from Prehistoric Park .Episode 1: T. rex Returns Montana, 65 million years ago, late Cretaceous. Genera encountered: * Ornithomimus (13 brought back) * Tyrannosaurus (identified as Tyrannosaurus rex , 2 brought back) *… … Wikipedia
