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DEFINITION: (noun) The facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition. SYNONYMS: zoo, zoological garden. USAGE: Through the dim smoke-haze the bunks looked like the sleeping dens of animals in a menagerie.

One of the most influential composers of the Western world, Bach was a counterpoint virtuoso. His compositions are masterful baroque works that enrich the existing German style with polyphonic mastery. There are over 1,000 known compositions by Bach, including his Brandenburg Concertos, which are recognized as the best concerti grossi ever composed. Bach's family had produced musicians for 200 years, and Bach's violinist father was also his teacher. How old was Bach when his father died?

In a study measuring the effects of Western medicine and acupuncture on back pain, 1,162 adults with chronic lower back pain were provided with either drug and exercise therapy, traditional acupuncture, or sham acupuncture, in which needles were inserted randomly and less deeply around the painful area. While 27% of the drug and exercise group reported some pain relief, more than 40% of patients in each acupuncture group experienced reduced pain intensity. Researchers say these findings suggest that the body may react positively to any thin needle prick, or that acupuncture simply triggers a placebo effect.