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Fountains create a garden calm
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If you turn off the television, the radio, the computer and open
yourself to the sight, sound, feel and scent of the outdoors, you
will discover a sensual richness unsurpassed by even the most
high-tech audiovisuals.
There can be the rustle of oak leaves, warm sun on your back,
the breeze in your hair and the scent of flowers or a recent rain.
The one sensation-pleaser that is missing in most yards,
however, is water. Rhythmic water sounds have the ability to calm
and soothe, turning an ordinary yard into a serene sanctuary.
One way to bring water to the landscape is to install a pond ...
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On yer jigger, Fat Owl of the Remove!
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...club, usually a 4 iron; 3. A 11/2 oz whisky measure; 4. A kind of sieve used for sifting ore; 5. Another word for a chigoe, the insect that burrows in your flesh; 6. A runabout truck on a a railway line (but only in New Zealand); 7. A device...
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Tungiasis: a case report.(CASE REPORT)
Magazine article from: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal
; ...Tungiasis is a cutaneous infestation caused by Tunga penetrans, a human flea. Other commonly used names include chigoe flea, sand flea, chigo, jigger, chique, nigua, pico, le bicho de pr. It is an endemic ectoparasitosis in Latin America...
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A tourist with tungiasis
Magazine article from: Canadian Medical Association. Journal
; ...performed (Figure 3). Tungiasis is caused by an infestation of gravid female T. penetrans. T. penetransare also referred to as chigoe, jigger and sand flea. Common hosts include humans, dogs, cats and pigs. This ectoparasite is usually acquired by walking...
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BUG OF THE MONTH.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Geographical
; ...not be able to fly, but the tiniest of the thousand species of fleas still gets around. The jigger flea (also called the chigoe, chigger, or sand flea) is capable of jumping up to 600 times an hour when it's looking for food. Visitors to tropical...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Just a bit of fun.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; CHIGOE Which one of our four definitions is correct? 1 Long hair in a roll or knot at the back of the head 2 Tall, elegant chest of drawers 3 Tropical flea 4 Almost transparent plain-weave fabric of silk Solution 3 Tropical flea
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