comes from the Italian: influenza, meaning "influence" (Latin: influentia). In humans, common symptoms of the disease are chills, fever, pharyngitis, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly in young children and the elderly. Although it is often confused with the common cold, influenza is a much more severe disease and is caused by a different type of virus. Influenza ...
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Billy Moon Bat and The Origin of the Specious
Here we examine the origin of the specious (not "species" but "specious," meaning "false"). Case study: The Barking Moon Bat (loonies such as Daniel Ellsberg or Bill Ayers or Seymour Hersch.) The recent FALSE stories of CIA failures to brief Congress is a perfect example of the SPECIOUS bull shit that masquerades as "news." Here is a link to such a (planted) story. Caution! Rubber boots recommended! It gets DEEP. (BRB TO ADD LINK ASAP! SORRY. STAND BY, PLEASE) In the mean time, see Related ...
Cold Frosty Morning for the Mandolin Cafe
This is a very interesting tune. The tune has several versions and at least two of them are totally different tunes. The one played here is, I think, by far the most common in North America and is played in the key of Am. It is a tune of Scottish origin (perhaps derived from an air by the great Neil Gow? -- not sure about that). The tune in this form commemorates the battle of Culloden Moor, when, on cold spring morning in 1746 the English Army surprised and massacred a Scottish highlander ...
A Grand Day Out
Title sequence for hypothetical film "A Grand Day Out". The idea for the film is that the central character is a boy who was born with a malfunctioning immune system, meaning that he has to be kept in a sterile environment, because even a common cold could kill him. His parents don't tell him this is the real reason why he is locked in an immaculate house, and one day frustration drives him to escape. He has the most wonderful day of adventure and exploration, blissfully ignorant of the fact ...
Swine Flu / Information Video
their droppings. Influenza can also be transmitted by saliva, nasal secretions, faeces and blood. Infections also occur through contact with these body fluids or with contaminated surfaces. Flu viruses can remain infectious for about one week at human body temperature, over 30 days at 0 °C (32 °F), and for much longer periods at very low temperatures. Most influenza strains can be inactivated easily by disinfectants and detergents. Flu spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics, ...
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