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11Tyrone Wheatley — Infobox NFLretired caption=Wheatley at a January 2008 AAFL press conference on behalf of Team Michiganpuic|1= position=Running back number=28, 47 birthdate=birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|1|19 city state|Inkster|Michigan, USA debutyear=1995… …
12uremia — /yoo ree mee euh/, n. Pathol. a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine. Also, uraemia. [1855 60; < NL; see UR 1, EMIA] * * * Excess nitrogenous waste products in the blood and their… …
13River engineering — The Los Angeles River is extensively channelized with concrete embankments. River engineering is the process of planned human intervention in the course, characteristics or flow of a river with the intention of producing some defined benefit.… …
14Economies of agglomeration — The term economies of agglomeration is used in urban economics to describe the benefits that firms obtain when locating near each other. It is related to the idea of economies of scale and network effects, in that the more related firms that are… …
15Dukan Diet — The Dukan Diet is one of the most popular diet plans in France.[1] It is a protein based diet designed by French nutritionist and dietician, Pierre Dukan. Although Dukan has been promoting his diet for over 30 years, its popularity has grown… …
16jet lag — jet lagged, adj. a temporary disruption of the body s normal biological rhythms after high speed air travel through several time zones. Also, jetlag. [1965 70] * * * Period of adjustment of biological rhythm after moving from one time zone to… …
17La Bolduc — Mary Rose Anna Bolduc (née Travers) Publicity photo of La Bolduc Born June 4, 1894 (1894 06 04) Newport, Quebec …
18Poppy tea — is a narcotic analgesic tea which is brewed from the dried parts of the Papaver somniferum plant. It has been consumed for its psychoactive effects for as long as the poppy has been cultivated. It is depicted both in Asian literature and Western… …
19Randy Gardner (record holder) — Randy Gardner once held the scientifically documented record for the longest period of time a human being has intentionally gone without sleep not using stimulants of any kind. In 1964 as a 17 year old high school student in San Diego, California …
20Chronic stress — is the response to emotional pressure suffered for a prolonged period over which an individual perceives he or she has no control. It involves an endocrine system response in which occurs a release of corticosteroids. If this continues for a long …
