ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALBATROSS
From Portuguese alcatraz pelican, from Arabic al-ghattās, from al the + ghattās white-tailed sea eagle; influenced by Latin albus white: C20 in sense 2, from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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albatross.
Once you decide that it is the art that is important and not how popular and well received you are, you no longer have an albatross.
The only albatross is the hurt you divine from what people say about your art.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALBATROSS»
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Eye of the
Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival
“One of the most delightful natural history studies in decades.” —The Boston Globe Eye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms.
A new student develops a destructive crush on a musician in love with the mysterious and alluring "albatross" around his neck.
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Albatross: Their World, Their Ways
Looks at what is known about the albatross, a bird of legend and poetry, and examines the conditions that are threatening over three-quarters of all albatross species with extinction.
Tui De Roy, Julian Fritter, Mark Jones, 2008
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Why Viet Nam?: Prelude to America's
Albatross
Identifies the origins and causes of U.S. involvement in Viet Nam, beginning with the surrender of Japanese forces in Indochina in 1945
Archimedes L. A. Patti, 1982
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Albatross: Elusive Mariners of the Southern Ocean
Illustrated with the author's beautiful and intimate photographs of the birds, together with historic illustrations from publications such as Gould's The Birds of Australia and others created specifically for this book, Albatross is for all ...
Aleks Terauds, Fiona Stewart, 2005
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Albatross: Birds of Flight
Alexander J. Burns, a seasoned field operative, was stationed abroad and tasked with eliminating America's most dangerous terrorists.
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Albatross biology and conservation
Based on the Inaugural Albatross Conference in Hobart in 1995. Thirteen chapters are based directly on conference papers, and ten have been written subsequently.
Graham Robertson, Rosemary Gales, 1998
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The
Albatross of Decisive Victory: War and Policy Between ...
Discusses how Israel's decisive military victory in the 1967 war created an albatross for the Israeli army by spawning in Israel the expectation that future conflicts would be won quickly, decisively, and with few casualties--an expectation ...
George Walter Gawrych, 2000
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The
Albatross and the Fish: Linked Lives in the Open Seas
In this extensively researched, highly readable book, Robin W. Doughty and Virginia Carmichael tell the story of a potentially catastrophic extinction that has been interrupted by an unlikely alliance of governments, conservation groups, ...
Robin W. Doughty, Virginia Carmichael, 2012
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Toroa: The Royal
Albatross
The Toroa lives for over 60 years, and spends 87 % of its long life at sea. 'Every year, the albatross covers a distance of more than 190,000 km. This is equivalent to driving the entire length of New Zealand 84 times.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALBATROSS»
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Foreign Ministry: Iranian threat a key reason to cinch Israeli gas deal
Drilling platform of the Leviathan natural gas field. Photo by Albatross. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend. Share on Facebook. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
Harper brands political rivals as soft on terrorists
Although Trudeau explained he intends to repeal parts of the legislation, protester Tavis Ford said it's an “albatross around the neck” of the ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
Four rare double-eagles fall on local courses in same week
It's insane. I might get one report of an albatross — a double-eagle 2 on a par 5 or a hole-in-one on a par 4 — once a year. But four? «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
7 key things to know about Greece's debt crisis
It was also an economic albatross. And it's one that wasn't hard to see coming. Plenty of economists, including Nobel Prize winner Milton ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7 key things to know about Greece's debt crisis and what happens next
It was also an economic albatross. And it's one that wasn't hard to see coming. Plenty of economists, including Nobel Prize winner Milton ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Cavaliers reportedly considering including Anderson Varejao in …
“Joe Cool” is entering the final season of a six-year, $123.66 million contract that immediately became an albatross for the Hawks, and has ... «Chronicle-Telegram, Jul 15»
Penny Dreadful Season 2 Finale Sneak Peek: How Many Bodies …
For years, Vanessa's darkness has been an albatross hanging around her psyche and preventing her from feeling normal or forming emotional ... «ScreenFad, Jul 15»
What the Spurs had that the Lakers didn't - Tim Duncan
... commensurate with their actual abilities, Kobe Bryant's $25-million dollar salary hung over the Lakers' heads like a glaring ugly albatross. «SportsBlog.com, Jul 15»
Bend golfer hits albatross
So making the albatross/hole-in-one on a par 4 — the odds are virtually incalculable. It was Chrisman's first hole-in-one, and to get it on a par 4 ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
WWI ARGUS ARCHIVE: Germans lose first battleship of the war
Owing to foggy weather, the Albatross became detached from the other German vessels. She grounded at about 150 yards distance from the ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
