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Campylobacteriosis
Campylobacteriosis Campylobacteriosis is a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract of humans. The infection, which typically results in diarrhea, is caused by members of the genus Campylobacter. In particular, Campylobacter jejuni is the most commonly cause of bacterial diarrhea in the... Read more |
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Giovanni Segantini
Giovanni Segantini , 1858-99, Italian painter, b. in the Tyrol. A herder in his youth, he is known for his portrayal of Alpine peasant scenes. Although his early work is neoimpressionist in its love of nature, he made more symbolic paintings in the last years of his life. Well known among his works... Read more |
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Necrotizing fasciitis
Flesh-Eating Disease Definition Flesh-eating disease is more properly called necrotizing fasciitis, a rare condition in which bacteria destroy tissues underlying the skin. This tissue death, called necrosis or gangrene, spreads rapidly. This disease can be fatal in as little as 12 to 24... Read more |
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year
year time required for the earth to complete one orbit about the sun. The solar or tropical year is measured relative to the sun and is equal to 365 days, 5 hr, 48 min, 46 sec of mean solar time (see solar time ). The sidereal year , measured relative to the stars, is longer than the tropical... Read more |
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Measurement of Time
Time, Measurement of The history of time measurement is the story of the search for more consistent and accurate ways to measure time. Early human groups recorded the phases of the Moon some 30,000 years ago, but the first minutes were counted accurately only 400 years ago.... Read more |
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William Hutt
William Hutt Over a theatrical career lasting more than 50 years, Canadian actor and director William Hutt (born 1920) became virtually the face of the Stratford Festival, an annual live theater extravaganza, lasting from spring to fall, that draws audiences from all over North America. Festival... Read more |
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musth
musth In sexually mature male elephants, a physiological and behavioural condition associated with sexual activity. It lasts two to three months, during which testosterone levels are high; the temporal glands become enlarged and temporin secretion becomes copious; urine is discharged continually,... Read more |
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Joseph Michel Montgolfier
Joseph Michel Montgolfier , 1740-1810, and Jacques Étienne Montgolfier , 1745-99, French inventors, brothers. Together they invented the first practical balloon . On June 5, 1783, they sent up at Annonay, near Lyons, a large linen bag inflated with hot air; its flight covered more than a... Read more |
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Weight Management
Weight management Definitions Weight management refers to a set of practices and behaviors that are necessary to keep one's weight at a healthful level. It is preferred to the term "dieting," because it involves more than regulation of food intake or treatment of... Read more |
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Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus 1940- American golfer For over four decades Jack Nicklaus has been one of the greatest players to ever pick up a club. The man known as the Golden Bear is one of only five golfers to ever win all four major tournaments. But more than that, Nicklaus remained dominant in the sport... Read more |
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The fortune teller says I've got a great sex life. She must be kidding; Liz...
...Gilbert spent a year travelling in...attempts to Eat in Rome and...and learning Italian in Rome, and...a visit many years before, had...his praise: 'Last time you come...young girl! Last time you ugly...home. Since Eat Pray Love was...tourists. More than half a ... |
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The fortune teller says I've got a great sex life. She must be must be...
...Gilbert spent a year travelling in...attempts to Eat in Rome and...and learning Italian in Rome, and...a visit many years before, had...his praise: 'Last time you come...young girl! Last time you ugly...home. Since Eat Pray Love was...tourists. More than half a ... |
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Jamie's Italian job in L1; Chef to open city restaurant.(News)
...The 35-year-old, who...focus on rustic Italian food inspired...When people eat at a Jamie's Italian I want them...The Jamie's Italian menu is driven...eight Jamie's Italians in Oxford...in Liverpool last year to film...s company, than Liverpool...sisters Poppy ... |
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Liberated men turn from torts to tarts
...story. A few years ago, while...cubes -- as a last resort, of...liberates more than the Liberated...conversation than "What did you...GORGONZOLA AND HONEY From "Dean...12 ounces honey Well-baked French or Italian bread (sourdough...honey over. Eat with bread. |
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GO EAT - A side of charm, dash of hominess -- Feel-good atmosphere is filling...
...that call me "honey," the waiters...a couple of years ago. Now they...kids will eat the crusty outside parts - with Italian salads and spinach...Salad" we had last weekend wasn...I would go, eat pasta that was...pizza we had last weekend, has...it's more than an inch, ... |
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Yes, you can eat well and healthfully at Taste of Chicago A VISIT DOESN'T...
...surprised last year when I asked...on the Taste last year have done...Spent more money than they should...the Taste and eat well without...Reggio's), Italian ice, jerk chicken...is a lot more than just eating...entertaining. Last year I remember...skewers ... |
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ON THE LAMB SWEET, SUCCULENT LEG IS A SNAP TO COOK FOR EASTER, IF SEASONED...
...around for a few years. It's much...lambs moving. Italians eat the lambs. The Greeks eat the lambs...sheep older than 12 months be...the lamb we eat is even younger...glaze, add honey, olive oil...meat during the last half of grilling... |
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Chef Mario Batali mans the stove for authentic holiday feasts
...Eve, New Years Eve and New Years Day. Batali...traditional Italian foods. These...While he cooks year-round at...says. That last 15 percent...from year to year.Some of...every New Years Day. Those...hell get to eat them. The...cannoli, honey-covered...more ... |
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EMBRACING HIS PLAN DUMONT WELLIVER A CHAMPION BOXER AT 16
...start on top than work your...boxer for more than two years. "He has...boxing team. A year ago, Welliver...qualified for this year's national...His workouts last two or three...and tea with honey. After a...wild. "I eat Mexican food...McDonald's and Italian. I ... |
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Viva l'Italia!
...that the last customers...people tend to eat in the UK. Because Italian food is so...We used to eat different...Christmas every year; the cooking...goose, other years a duck...feast days. Italians used to be...13kg per year for someone...was less than 3kg. ... |
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