June 8, 2006
What Is Mesothelioma?
By Paul Cris
Mesothelioma is a disease where the cells of the mesothelium become abnormal. It is called the cancer of the mesothelium. They can damage the tissues and other organs of the body. They can also affect the other cells and spread throughout the body.
It was hard to find any information before the Internet era. Now, with the invention of Internet, information on anything can be achieved. Around 2000 cases of Mesothelioma are diagnosed in US alone. In the past 20 years mesothelioma cases have gone high. Mesothilioma mainly affects men than women and it gets riskier as people age.
How do people get Mesothelioma?
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Zarqawi Killed in US Air Raid in Iraq
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed in an air raid on an isolated safe house near Baquba, US and Iraqi authorities announced Thursday. The self-proclaimed leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Zarqawi had a $25 million bounty on his head. He was wanted for his leadership of Islamic terrorist groups that have carried out scores of suicide bombings, kidnappings, and beheadings. tympan
DEFINITION: (noun) A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end.
SYNONYMS: drum, membranophone.
USAGE: Though the tympan is only heard on three of the album's tracks, its drumbeat is so catchy that it has made the record a hit.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Wright was one of the world's most influential architects whose masterpieces include NY's Guggenheim Museum. His Chicago "Prairie Houses" complement their landscape with low horizontal lines and projecting eaves; they are also credited with being the first examples of the "open plan," which achieves a fluidity of interior space by eliminating walls between rooms. The most famous private residence he designed is called "Fallingwater," which incorporates what kind of geological formation?Six Day War: USS Incident
During the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli aircraft and naval forces attacked a US intelligence ship in international waters off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula. Both the Israeli and American governments issued reports concluding that the attack was a tragic mistake, but these conclusions have been challenged from several fronts, and the matter remains controversial in the public debate. How many millions of dollars did Israel pay the US and the families of the victims in compensation?William Shakespeare
Absence from those we love is self from self - a deadly banishment.The Tepee
The tepee, a typical dwelling of Native North Americans living on the Great Plains, was usually made by arranging tent poles into a conical frame and spreading skins, usually buffalo hide, tightly over it. The tepee provided a strong shelter against the weather, and an aperture was generally left at the top from which smoke could escape. The tepee was highly mobile and was dragged by a horse when a tribe was on the move. What is the etymology of the word "tepee?" 






