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Edwin Rosario
It was Rosario's first defeat, and he seemed to never fully recovered from it. He won a comeback fight vs future world champion Frankie Randall in London and then had to wait one more year before an opportunity to recover the title. On June 13, 1986, he met world champion Hector 'Macho' Camacho at the Madison Square Garden in New York. The fight was televised by HBO, and although Rosario shook Camacho badly in round 5 and rallied down the stretch, Camacho swept the middle rounds and the judges thought that had been enough for him to retain the title by
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Urinary incontinence
urine out of the bladder and into the urethra. At the same time, sphincter muscles surrounding the urethra relax, letting urine pass out of the body. Incontinence will occur if your bladder muscles suddenly contract or muscles surrounding the urethra suddenly relax. What Are the Types of Incontinence? Stress Incontinence If coughing, laughing, sneezing, or other movements that put pressure on the bladder cause you to leak urine, you may have stress incontinence. Physical changes resulting from pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause often cause stress incontinence. It is the most common form of incontinence in women and is treatable. Pelvic floor muscles
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Emu
but a typical figure is about half a million individuals. Although no longer found in the densely settled southern and south-western agricultural areas, the provision of permanent stock water in arid regions has allowed D. novaehollandiae to extend its range. The Tasmanian emu, D. novaehollandiae diemenensis, was probably a sub-species of the mainland bird, and became extinct around 1850. The Kangaroo Island emu, D. baudinianus became extinct around 1827 as a result of hunting and frequent fires. The mainland species was introduced to Kangaroo Island in the 1920s. The small King Island emu D. ater was about half the size of
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USS Akron (ZRS-4)
USS Akron (ZRS-4) ZRS-4 in flight, 1931 (An airplane is passing over her bow.) Career Construction Began: 31 October 1929 Launched: 8 August 1931 Maiden Flight: 23 September 1931 Commissioned: 27 October 1931 Lost: 4 April 1933 Fate: crashed in severe weather General Characteristics Dead Weight: 221,000 pounds Useful Load: 182,000 pounds Length: 785 feet Diameter: 132.5 feet Height: 152.5 feet Volume: 6,500,000 cubic feet Speed: 72 knots maximum, 50 knots cruising Complement: 89 officers and men Armament: four aircraft, seven machineguns USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a rigid airship of
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Duk Koo Kim
김득구 (1959-1982) was a South Korean boxer whose death changed the sport of boxing in many ways. Kim was undefeated in 13 bouts when he was assigned by the WBA as the world's number 1 challenger to world Lightweight champion Ray Mancini. Most of his contests prior to the Mancini bout, however, had been in his native country, against somewhat obscure opposition. Kim had to struggle mightily to lose weight on the days prior to the bout so that he could weight in under the Lightweight's 135 pound limit, or, as they say in boxing, "make weight". In what could be
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Diving
well under the surface, hold your hand before your face, and try to look at it. Don't be afraid of water getting into the eyes. A chance drop of fresh water flirted into the eyes will make them smart, but you may keep your eyes open even in salt water as long as you like without the least irritation. Some persons recommend that the first experiment be made with a basin of water, in which the head is to be plunged. We specially recommend that this should not be done, and that the first experiment should be made while bathing. When
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Dieting
Dieting Dieting is the practice or habit of eating (and drinking) in a regulated fashion with the aim of losing (or, sometimes, gaining) weight, or in some cases to regulate the amounts of certain nutrients. Medical diets Medical conditions often require the use of a special diet that either contains or lacks certain chemicals. A person who has diabetes is often on a
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Diabetes dictionary
food. The test can show if a person has diabetes (a single reading of 126 mg/dl is diagnostic except in newborns or pregnant women or in some unusual other conditions). A blood sample is often taken in a lab or doctor's office. The test is usually done in the morning before the person has eaten. The normal, nondiabetic range for blood glucose is approx between 70 to 110 mg/dl, depending on the person and whether the blood is from a vein or a capillary, and depending on how the measurement is made (on whole blook or just the plasma). fats Fatty
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Diamond cutting
skill and, increasingly, science of changing a diamond from a rough stone into an attractive gem. It is possible only because the hardness of diamond varies widely according to the direction one is trying to cut or grind. 'Cut' has two meanings in relation to diamonds. The first is the shape, round, oval and such. The second relates to the specific quality of cut within the shape and the quality and price will vary very greatly based on the cut quality. The price of a diamond is affected by: the weight the color. More clear, commonly called white, is generally of
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Diet Coke
Pepsi was being successful with its sugar-free brand Diet Pepsi, Coca-Cola decided to launch a new sugar-free brand under the Coca-Cola name to compete with Diet Pepsi. With the well-known name, it could be marketed more extensively than the more anonymously dubbed Tab. Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi have capitalized on the markets of people who require low calorie regimens, such as diabetics and people with other health conditions, athletes, religious people, and people who want to lose weight.
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Dive computer
how much air is left in the tank Connection to a personal computer for detailed log purposes Nitrox as well as normal air compatibility "Time to Fly" display showing when the diver can safely board an airplane Most can be inserted into normal air and depth pressure gauge fittings, or onto a wrist mount. Many computers go into a "lockout" if the diver violates the safety limits, to discourage continued diving after an unsafe dive. While in lockout mode, these computers display depth and time only, while flashing various warning signs telling the diver that he or she should surface. After
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Acetic acid
Acetic acid Properties General Name Acetic acid Chemical formula C2H4O2 Formula weight 60.05 amu Synonyms ethanoic acid, methanecarboxylic acid CAS number 64-19-7 Phase behavior Melting point 289.6 K (16.5 °C) Boiling point 391.2 K (118.1°C) Triple point 289.8 K (8.3°C) ? bar Critical point 593 K (320°C) 57.8 bar Liquid density 1.05 ×103 kg/m3 Acid-base properties pKa 4.76 Liquid thermochemistry ΔfH0liquid -483.5
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After Grant's Landing and Before the Siege of Vicksburg
to ashes. The destruction of Jackson On May 14, Sherman and General McPherson had already attacked Jackson and were burning the city -- the first of three times the city burned during the war. It tellingly gained the nickname Chimneyville. The home-state capital of Confederate President Davis was in Union hands. All Johnston managed was a delaying action, retreating north. Not six months before, Davis had predicted they would "meet and hurl back these worse than vandal hordes." The "vandal hordes" were at Davis's old doorstep, and were behaving like Vandals in the Roman days. The Stars and Stripes flew over
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Arado Ar 80
with Focke-Wulf under the leadership of Kurt Tank, while several of the designers and technical managers were sent to Arado. Arado Handels-Gessellschaft, as it was then known, was forced to take Walter Blume as their new chief designer, replacing long-time lead Walter Rethel. Blume was a former WWI pilot with 28 kills and winner of the Pour le Mérite, although his design credentials were not quite as impressive. Although the company directors were upset with being forced to take on Blume (and other associates) they also realized that he was well liked within the Reichswehr and that his placement made future
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Atkins Nutritional Approach
fat). This process of lipolysis begins when the body enters the state of ketosis as a consequence of running out of carbohydrates to burn. For the first two weeks of the Atkins diet plan, carbohydrate intake is limited to 20-60 grams a day, meaning that protein and fat will, by necessity, form the bulk of the diet. In order to avoid health problems caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies during this period, vitamin and mineral supplements form an essential part of this phase of the diet. After the initial two week period, carbohydrate is gradually re-introduced into the diet until it
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Auto racing
electric. City to city racing With auto construction and racing dominated by France, the French automobile club ACF staged a number of major international races, usually from or to Paris, connecting with another major city in Europe or France. These very successful races ended in 1903 when Marcel Renault was involved in a fatal accident near Angouleme in the Paris-Madrid race. Eight fatalities caused the French government to stop the race in Bordeaux and ban open-road racing. (much more on this) Gordon Bennett Cup in Auto Racing 1910-1950 See: Grand Prix motor racing The 1930s saw the radical differentiation of racing
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Autorotation
with a light inertia rotor system, but in a high inertia rotor system the RPM might not be recovered before touchdown. The Flare The pilot initiates the flare by using aft cyclic. No collective or pedal input is normally required. The height that the pilot should start to flare at depends on many factors, including the model of helicopter, the descent rate, the airspeed, the descent rate, the headwind component, and how rapidly the pilot is going to move the cyclic. The purpose of the flare is twofold. First, it slows the descent rate of the helicopter, from 1,000 or 2,000
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Batman (1960s TV series)
Batman series set a standard that identifies it as a product of the 1960s. Its use of outrageous, psychedelic sets and costumes, along with wild camera angles (with the villains' lairs always being filmed with the camera at an angle to emphasize the "crooked" nature of the bad guys) and bright colors, were meant to evoke the four-color, campy world of the comic books of the 1950s and 1960s. The fight scenes between the good guys (Batman and Robin) were interlaced with titles that reflected "comic book" sound effects: WHAM! POW! SOCK! The Batman series has not aged well since the
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Bioterrorism
reacting to a bioterrorist attack 4.1 Plants as sensors 5 See also Types of biological agents : Anthrax : Anthrax is a bacteria with a highly resistant spore form. It is highly infectious and lethal when inhaled. It is a one-time agent that does not spread from one person to another. An anthrax vaccine does exist but requires many injections and has enough side-effects that it is considered unsuitable for general use. Smallpox : Smallpox is a highly contagious virus. It transmits easily through the atmosphere and has a high mortality rate. Smallpox was eliminated in the world in the 1970s
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Billy Snedden
Robert Menzies appointed him Attorney-General. He was Minister for Immigration 1966-69, and Minister for Labour and National Service 1969-71, a difficult job which put him in charge of the government's highly unpopular policy of conscription for the Vietnam War. In 1967, following the death of Harold Holt, he was a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party, but his candidacy was not taken very seriously. In 1971, however, Snedden was appointed Treasurer (finance minister) by William McMahon
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, and was elected Liberal Deputy Leader, making him the heir apparent to the leadership. When McMahon was defeated by the Labor Party under
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