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There's a way to get rid of pesky flies.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 28-SEP-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: There's a way to get rid of pesky flies.(City/Region Columnist)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Bob Welch The Register-Guard

Flies, Fred Friendly and "fluttery stuff" in traffic signals - this and more in our September issue of Q&A:

Question: If you drilled straight through the center of the earth from Eugene, where would you come out?

Answer: The antipodal point of Eugene is about 700 miles south and slightly east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, says Jim Meacham, a senior research associate in the University of Oregon's geography department. (To see a map of the location, check out my blog at www.registerguard.com/blogs.)

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