Arguably the birthplace of liberal America,San Franciscohas long been known for its counterculture, with this being the inception of hippie culture at infamousHaight-Ashbury. Before then it was a haunt for the writers and poets of the 1950s Bear Generation – or ‘beatniks’ – and even furth...
The Nestor of chronic dialysis, Belding Scribner, was well aware of most problems which plague hemodialysis to this day, but the major problem we are confronted with today has emerged much later, i.e. excessive cardiovascular mortality. ... E Ritz,R Dikow,V Schwenger,... - 《Contributions...
Thinking Emma was awake and needed assistance, seventy-two-year-old Mary had just stood up when a man wearing a mask threw a one-quart glass milk bottle that struck her on the left side of her head, which then careened off to hit a door frame where it shattered to pieces. She then ...
and told of how she was the sole survivor of a massacre of her family, the crippled soldier, Will Benteen, who took refuge at Tara after the war and married one of her sisters(About the only male around who sussed out Scarlett’s character almost immediately.)The slaves – Mammy, Pork...
Just be careful that you don't fall down into the bowl when using a seatless commode! Theimmaculate seatless modelseen below is in theVatican. Seatlessness is next to cleanliness. This isn't the Papal Throne, this is a public toilet in the Vatican Museums. ...
Not having a standing navy left the United States vulnerable to attacks by Barbary pirates. While the U.S. did have the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service (USRCS) during the 1790s, which was the predecessor to today’s Coast Guard, it was not sufficient to defend the coast against these ...
Monkeys have lived in this area of Japan for a long time, but sixty years ago,their home in the forest was threatened. Trees were being cut down to build ski lifts for resorts, and as the monkeys' habitat began to shrink, they travelled towards Jigokudani, otherwise known as the Valley ...
The article presents information on several restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada where attendees of the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show can dine. Barbary Coast has two dining rooms: Drai's, which was designed into a papa...
New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula, which stretches out from the east coast of the South Island, is so neat in its near-roundness that it was mistaken for an island by James Cook when he came upon it in 1770. Its steep basalt and andesite slopes cascade down to inlets of almost opaque blu...
Where To Dine At CES.The article presents information on several restaurants in Las Vegas, Nevada where attendees of the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show can dine. Barbary Coast has two dining rooms: Drai's, which was designed into a paparazzi-worthy place, and Michael's Map, ...