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whirlwind
whirlwind revolving mass of air resulting from local atmospheric instability, such as that caused by intense heating of the ground by the sun on a hot summer day. Examples of whirlwinds are waterspouts , tornadoes , small whirls of dust or leaves, and the sand whirls of the desert, called dust... Read more |
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immunity
immunity ability of an organism to resist disease by identifying and destroying foreign substances or organisms. Although all animals have some immune capabilities, little is known about nonmammalian immunity. Mammals are protected by a variety of preventive mechanisms, some of them nonspecific... Read more |
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gangrene
gangrene local death of body tissue. Dry gangrene, the most common form, follows a disturbance of the blood supply to the tissues, e.g., in diabetes, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, or destruction of tissue by injury. A second type, moist gangrene, results from an invasion of toxin-producing bacteria... Read more |
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slipped disc
slipped disc rupture or herniation of an intervertebral disc. These discs separate and cushion the vertebrae, the segments of the spinal column . They are composed of an outer rim of fibrous connective tissue and a gelatinlike inner core. If the fibrous rim breaks the core may leak into the spinal... Read more |
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bloodletting
bloodletting also called bleeding, practice of drawing blood from the body in the treatment of disease. General bloodletting consists of the abstraction of blood by incision into an artery (arteriotomy) or vein (venesection, or phlebotomy). Local bloodletting is the abstraction of blood from... Read more |
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Lividity
Lividity The term lividity refers to an unnatural color of the skin. Lividity can be a useful reaction in determining the position of a body at the time of death and even whether a body was moved within the first few hours after death. There are various forms of lividity. In a living person, a... Read more |
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Banbury
Banbury , town (1991 pop. 37,463), Oxfordshire, central England, on the Cherwell River. Light industry and tourism are important to the local economy. Banbury's population has increased in recent years as a result of overspill from Greater London. The town still produces the spiced currant cakes and... Read more |
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nosebleed
nosebleed nasal hemorrhage occurring as the result of local injury or disturbance. Most nosebleeds are not serious and occur when one of the small veins of the septum (the partition between the nostrils) ruptures. These will usually stop without treatment or when pressure is applied to the nose.... Read more |
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Factory System
Factory System BIBLIOGRAPHY The factory system is a mode of capitalist production that emerged in the late eighteenth century as a result of England’s Industrial Revolution. Preindustrial England was largely organized around localized forms of production. Goods were produced on... Read more |
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flash floods
...rise’ floods, they result from too much water in...thunderstorms with catastrophic results. Many of these storms...and ice jams can also result in serious flash floods...effective because of the local nature of flash floods...of ALERT (automated ... |
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Golf in the Himalayas.
...minister for tourism see golf as a means of attracting...course for tourists and local residents, Sidhra Golf offers a basic but welcome...mobilised to achieve the results. Mechanisation is not...Himalayas are compatible for golf courses. ... |
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GOLF.com Announces Innovative Golf Championship to Comply With New USGA Policy.
...an exciting series of local golf competitions designed...Championship at their favorite local golf courses as opposed...including five days of golf at Scotland's finest...and Carnoustie. About GOLF.com With an ... |
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Golf in the Himalayas
...minister for tourism see golf as a means of attracting...course for tourists and local residents, Sidhra Golf offers a basic but welcome...mobilised to achieve the results. Mechanisation is not...Himalayas are compatible for golf courses. ... |
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LCS Golf Agrees To Provide Comprehensive Golf Information To More Than 50,000...
...said. MyCity.com gives local business throughout the...revenues and prestige. LCS Golf is a holding company that...opportunities in the golf and golf-related industries...anticipate direction of the golf industry, plans for ... |
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Golf: a game of inclusion.(Sports, Recreation, & Exercise)
...Additionally, local golf courses in several...allows users to find a local instructor, information...need an adaptive golf glove to aid in holding...there are accessible golf carts that allow...Learn to Golf survey ... |
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Golf Northwest: Affleck spreads golfing gospel in new territories.(Sport)
...playing the game. As a result of its seminars IG was...is now one of 12 R&A golf consultants helping golf's governing body with...been on a coaching and golf assessment visit to Bolivia...programme to encourage local professionals to ... |
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Golf Trust of America, Inc. Announces Sales of Brentwood Golf & Country Club...
...with conditions in their local golf markets and their course...immediate communities." Golf Trust of America, Inc...ownership of high-quality golf courses in the United States...securities laws. Actual results and the timing of certain... |
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Mizuno Golf Puts Unique Twist on Distance and Game Improvement With JPX-800...
...to see for themselves at local golf retailers and Mizuno demo...including a Dream Round of golf with Mizuno PGA Tour stars...President and General Manager, Golf Division Mizuno USA, Inc...iron. The distance gain results and a variety of ... |
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Enhancing golf and the environment. (course design)
...and wildlife areas. The result is that environmentalists...the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA...approach to designing golf courses that are both...When designing a new golf course or redesigning...are a vital part of the ... |
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Callaway Golf, U.S. Marshals, Customs Agents and Local Police Shut Down Knock...
...Marshals, Customs Agents and local police in New York, New...knock-offs of Callaway Golf(R) clubs. The raids...forfeiture of thousands of golf club heads, as well as...Jersey. In 1998 Callaway Golf learned that Fairway to...carried out the raids. As a ... |
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