michael28
@michael28 (58)
United States • Age 43
Joined myLot 19 years ago
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
29 Sep 06
In the wake of a heart attack, it is normal for a person to experience fear and concern. Will I have another attack? Will I be disabled or limited by pain and
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
29 Sep 06
HAVE you ever noticed that birds seem to spend a lot of time preening themselves? They spend hours every day apparently doing nothing more than ruffling up their feathers. Whether they are parrots or pelicans, sparrows or...
have you ever noticed that birds seem to spend a l
sparrows or flamingos
they all go through this daily ritual why are th
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
29 Sep 06
IN THE South Korean city of Pusan, you can see an extraordinary folk dance. Men dressed in white robes and wearing tall black hats wave their arms, whirl and bow, and even stand on one leg.
Their peculiar, impromptu movements...
and even stand on one leg
cranes
folk dance
in the south korean city of pusan
whirl and bow
you can see an extraordinary folk dance men dress
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
29 Sep 06
THE floor of a traditional stock exchange seems to be a chaotic marketplace. Mysterious (to an outsider) hand signals are employed, coded messages on electronic tickers appear and change at a frantic pace, and floor brokers...
allure
and floor brokers compete to be heard above the fl
buy a stock
coded messages on electronic tickers appear and ch
the floor of a traditional stock exchange seems to
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
29 Sep 06
WHEN Peter lost his job with the multinational corporation where he had worked for 20 years, the dismissal notice put the blame squarely on "the globalization of the economy." When Thailand's currency, the baht, lost more than...
consumer electronics
international investment
kiosk
lost more than half its value
the baht
the dismissal notice put the blame squarely on th
the finance minister of that country went on tv ca
when peter lost his job with the multinational cor
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
29 Sep 06
TATTOOS are everywhere—or so it seems. Rock stars, sports figures, fashion models, and movie stars flaunt them. Many teenagers have followed suit, proudly displaying tattoos on their shoulders, hands, waists, and ankles. Andrew...
and movie stars flaunt them many teenagers have f
dermabrasion
fashion models
hands
mosaic
proudly displaying tattoos on their shoulders
sports figures
waists
world book encyclopedia
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
26 Sep 06
"Having cancer is a stressful experience, and being upset and worried are part of the process," says Karen Stepan, a senior health education specialist in M. D. Anderson's Patient Education Office. "Sometimes, however, distress...
a senior health education specialist in m d ande
and being upset and worried are part of the proces
distress can interfere with treatment or a patient
having cancer is a stressful experience
however
support groups
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
25 Sep 06
Although avian influenza A viruses usually do not infect humans, several instances of human infections have been reported since 1997. Most cases of avian influenza infection in humans are thought to have resulted from direct...
it is not known how the distinction between low pa
several instances of human infections have been re
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michael28
@michael28 (58)
• United States
25 Sep 06
Bird flu is an infection caused by a type of avian influenza virus. This virus is common in wild birds. Most of the time, wild birds do not get sick from the virus. But wild birds can easily pass the virus to birds that are being...
bird flu is an infection caused by a type of avian
ducks
tractors
wild bird
wild birds do not get sick from the virus but wil
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