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About Health: Wasabi
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Wasabi (Wasabia japonica) is an edible plant member of the Cruciferae family, which includes cabbage, turnips, and mustard. Wasabi shares the anticancer benefits of this family. Native to Japan where it has been cultivated since the tenth century, it is still considered a staple condiment in that country. Traditional preparation involves using a sharkskin grater called an oroshi. Hime Powdered Wasabi (Japanese Horseradish) - 1 oz. Sushi Sonic 100% Real Powdered Wasabi, 1.5-Ounce Jars. Hollyhock (also kno...
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Epic World History: Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Expanding the world into first global age. Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in 1122 to William X, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou, and Aenor, daughter of the viscountess of Châtellerault. At the death of her younger brother, Eleanor became the wealthy heiress of Aquitaine. Groomed by her father, she frequently accompanied him on trips throughout his lands as he administered justice and faced down rebellious vassals. Eleanor was frequently able to convince Louis to intervene in affairs that concerned h...
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About Health: Vomiting
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Vomiting is the forceful discharge of stomach contents through the mouth. Vomiting, also called emesis, is a symptomatic response to any number of harmful triggers. Vomiting is a forceful expulsion, and is different from regurgitation — the effortless return of stomach contents to the mouth. Although unpleasant, vomiting is an important function because it rids the body of harmful substances. Still other nerve pathways (peripheral afferent neural pathways) induce vomiting in response to stomach irritants...
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Become Ecologically Friendly: Grizzly Bear
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The grizzly bear, a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos), is one of the largest land mammals in North America. An average male grizzly has a head and body length of 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters), stands 3.5 to 4 feet (1 to 1.2 meters) at its shoulder, and may weigh up to 800 pounds (360 kilograms). Grizzly bears store large amounts of fat, which their bodies rely on during their long winter hibernation. Grizzlies build their dens in early fall, often on high, remote mountain slopes underneat...
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Become Ecologically Friendly: Bactrian Camel
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The bactrian camel and the better–known Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius) are the only two living species of true camel. Whereas the Arabian camel has only one hump, the bactrian camel has two. An average bactrian camel stands 6 to 7.5 feet (1.8 to 2.3 meters) in height and weighs between 1,000 and 1,575 pounds (455 and 715 kilograms). The coat of a wild bactrian camel is short and gray-brown in color; that of a domestic or tame version of the animal is long and dark brown. Male bactrian camels fight f...
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Become Ecologically Friendly: Golden Bandicoot
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The golden bandicoot belongs to the order of mammals known as marsupials, whose young continue to develop after birth in a pouch on the outside of the mother’s body. The animal’s coarse fur is a mixture of yellow-orange and dark brown hairs, giving it a golden appearance. Golden bandicoot are solitary animals, so males and females come together only to mate. The female usually gives birth to a litter of four after a gestation (pregnancy) period of almost two weeks. The young golden bandicoot rema...Scien...
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Become Ecologically Friendly: Townsend’s Big-eared Bat
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Townsend’s Big-eared Bat. Townsend’s big-eared bats feed primarily on moths, which they locate through echolocation (sonar). In this process, a bat emits high-pitched sounds that echo or bounce off its prey. The bat’s sensitive hearing. Picks up the echo. From that sound, the bat can determine the size, shape, and location of its prey. Male and female Townsend’s big-eared bats come together in late fall or early winter. Habitat and current distribution. Townsend’s big-eared bats are found in forest.
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Become Ecologically Friendly: Addax
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The addax is a large antelope whose coat is gray-brown in winter. Black hair sprouts from its forehead and from the end of its 10- to 14-inch (25- to 36-centimeter) tail. Two long, thin, spiral horns (each twisting two or three times) extend up and back from the front of the animal’s head. Period of eight to nine months. The addax is at home in a desert. Habitat and current distribution. In 2000, the population. History and conservation measures. The slow and tame animals. These very traits have led ...
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Epic World History: Pope Urban II
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Expanding the world into first global age. Urban II launch first crusade. Born in France to a noble family, Urban II was elected pope in 1088 when the papacy was still in exile from Rome. He did not enter Rome. As pope until 1094. Urban had been educated in church doctrine and had served the church in France and Germany as a papal legate. Urban supported reforms to draw the clergy away from worldly pursuits and toward monasticism. Thus Urban II launched the first of many Christian crusades against Muslim...
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Epic World History: Anti-Jewish Pogroms
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Expanding the world into first global age. There were telltale signs that things were about to change in the century before the First Crusade. Jews were accused of colluding with the Muslims to destroy the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, undertaken in fact by the mad Caliph Hakim in 1009. When Pope Urban II. Though many bishops and priests tried to protect them, it is estimated that up to 10,000 Jews who lived in settlements around the Rhine and Danube Rivers perished. Cities affected incl...
