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habituation
habituation You are sitting quietly, reading a book. Suddenly, a tap on the window startles you. Your heart rate rises momentarily and you glance at the window to see if someone is there. But you see that the wind has strengthened and the branch of a tree has touched the glass. As your interest... Read more |
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Action Potential
action potentials govern our lives. These are the electrical signals that are transmitted along our nerve and muscle fibres. They are essential for the communication of information to, from, and within the brain. Your ability to read this page and to understand its message, to laugh and cry, to... Read more |
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Frying
FRYING FRYING. Fried foods, though widely considered indelicate, are also among the most ephemeral. Regarding fried foods, a Chinese proverb states: It is better that your guests wait for their meal, than that the meal wait for the guests. Fried dishes cannot wait, and if allowed to stand, rising... Read more |
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Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson 1934– Athlete Trained for Olympics Classic Olympic Moment “Their Own Dreams” Second Generation of Olympians Selected writings Sources When American athlete Rafer Johnson won the gold medal for the decathlon in the 1960 Olympics, he also earned the title of... Read more |
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Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo 1952– Actor Moved Towards Acting Made Mark on Broadway Film Career Assisted by Spike Lee Scarce Roles for Black Actors Sources Delroy Lindo is a busy character actor more interested in challenging roles than in stardom. His self-annihilating performances in films such as Malcolm... Read more |
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Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker Saxophonist He's the funky player that singer James Brown chose to hail before each set with the fabled command, "Maceo, blow your horn." Saxophonist Maceo Parker worked with Brown for more than 20 years and contributed to such classics as "Cold Sweat," "Lickin' Stick," "Poppa's Got a... Read more |
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Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey1957(?)– Comedian, actor Stand-up comedians often use their profession as a springboard to the entertainment big time—work in television or in film—but not Steve Harvey. Harvey saw television and film as tools to make him a better stand-up. As he told the Chicago Tribune: "My goal has... Read more |
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cardiac muscle
cardiac muscle Your heart beats about once a second for the whole of your life, and of course has no opportunity to rest. Its output must adjust rapidly to meet the needs of the body, and can increase from about 5 litres of blood/min at rest to more than 25 litres/min in heavy exercise. The special... Read more |
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Audio Adrenaline
Audio Adrenaline Christian alternative rock group Audio Adrenaline has created waves in the Christian alternative rock realm and has seamlessly shifted from funk and rap music to alternative rock, without losing equilibrium or devoted fans. They worked with the mega Christian group... Read more |
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F. Gary Gray
F. Gary Gray 1969– Film and video director Video Triumphs Led to Film “Double-Edged Sword” “Dramatic Smart Action” Opportunity and Creativity Sources “I’m single-minded,” F. Gary Gray told The Source magazine. “When I’m working... Read more |
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Preparing for European treaty vote
...the State." To my layman's understanding...sake of an (at best) dubious treaty...referred to as a "coup". - Yours, etc, SEAN L...argument that it is good for a country to...do this, rather than in one big bang...Europe, but the best way to secure that...second bailout. - ... |
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Indigenous rights key to stability.(REVIEW)
...politics with his coups of 1987, to check...foisted this latest coup on Fiji. Kenneth...fact that more than three times the...suicide last year than indigenous Fijians...has been my answer. Yes...experience of the coup, like yours, comes via the...dependent on tourism. ... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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The power is yours
...some of them good and some bad...Jane Fonda was a coup. And to the list...Captain Planet, my favorite television...nationwide, more than 2 million kids...can be their own best friends when it...The Power is Yours!" In a recent...agriculture rather than exploiting the...seem ... |
 "Daily Mail (London)")
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ALL YOURS FABIO; No nonsense: Capello dropped Beckham at Real but was...
...unveiling Capello would represent a coup and go some way torestoring...that is being described as 'better thanexpected'. Former Chelsea...the England football team,my representatives had contacts...and that afterpassing three good years in England, I firmly...another aim. But I am older ... |
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`Second Hero' of The Coup; Leningrad Mayor Praised for Role
...to the military coup in Moscow, Sobchak...character in "The Best and the Brightest...s like one of yours!" said Russian...need to listen to my enemies," Sobchak...interview before the coup at his mayoral...I said in my speeches, `I...buried." More than any other politician... |
 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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[pounds sterling]2M NATIONAL COUP; Owner will land the biggest payout in...
...last night. A coup ignited by Barr...at 10-11. 'My strategy was to...the great and good of racing were...will take out the best part of [pounds...wee flutter. My dad, who has...horse can knock yours over. 'But I would say you are better off going for...early on rather ... |
 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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hockey - WHAT A COUP FOR LOCAL SPORT.(Sport)
...while waiting for my pass to be printed...John Flack caught my eye. In it...into hockey, yours truly could count...everything, that is as good an endorsement...itself a great coup for Varian and...equalled their best ever placing...considerations than hockey ones ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Bowled over by the President's death
...nation will ever be good at cricket...in a bloodless coup. As I remember...going to the top. Yours etc From George...number of byes. "My mother could keep wicket better than you, Sufat...meant by that. Yours etc From Mr Oscar...when I say that to my ears what they... |
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Thomas Sowell Interview
...this new book of yours that really takes...are going on in my own life. And it's much better than relying on your...and regression. My heavens. Just...are trying their best to keep people...is a military coup." How seriously...toward a military coup.SOWELL: ... |
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In complete confidence.
...such publicity coups? After all, I...instance, there was my 'romance' with...stuff. Any ideas? Yours Geri Halliwell...Dear Nick After my revelations in...found persona? Yours William Hague Dear...image is quite good and I have only...is now smaller than at any time since... |
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