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lanate

Definition: (adjective) Having or consisting of woolly hairs.
Synonyms: woolly
Usage: The woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton.
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Trepanation

The practice of drilling a hole into the skull to expose the dura mater surrounding the brain is an ancient surgical procedure dating back to prehistoric times. It is the oldest surgical procedure for which evidence (in the form of human remains) has been discovered. Modern physicians continue to perform trepanations, though the medical rationale surrounding the surgery has since evolved. Which artist gained notoriety for performing a self-trepanation and then screening a film of the procedure? More...
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Thomas Blood Attempts to Steal Crown Jewels of England (1671)

Blood was an Irish-born adventurer who served under Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War. In 1663 he tried to seize the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from Dublin Castle, and in 1670 he attempted to assassinate the Duke of Ormonde. A year later, Blood and three accomplices made an infamous attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England. Having befriended the jewel keeper, Blood arranged a private viewing, during which time the men made off with the treasures. Why did the king pardon Blood? More...
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J. M. Barrie (1860)

Sir James Matthew Barrie was a Scottish novelist and dramatist best known for creating the character Peter Pan, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys. Educated at Dumfries Academy and Edinburgh University, he became a journalist and, later, a celebrated novelist who counted Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Thomas Hardy amongst his friends and acquaintances. Why was Barrie disappointed with the statue of Peter Pan erected in Kensington Gardens, London? More...
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Battles in Beirut Spark Civil War Worries

Fierce fighting between the Western-backed Lebanese army and Hezbollah-led opposition in Beirut is raising fears that the embattled country may soon descend into civil war. Thursday’s clashes began only minutes after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made a televised statement alleging that the recent government crackdown on his group amounts to little more than a "declaration of open war." At least seven people were killed and dozens more injured in the street battles that turned Lebanon’s capital city into a combat zone. More on the subject...
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Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.
Sun Tzu
(544 BC-496 BC)
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