Thesaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary ...
Asshole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The word asshole, a variant of arsehole, which is still prevalent in British and Australian English, is a term used pejoratively to describe the anus.
Chipmunk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chipmunks are small striped squirrels native to North America, with one species, the Siberian chipmunk, found in Asia. They are usually classed either as a single genus with ...
Gallbladder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In vertebrates the gallbladder (cholecyst, gall bladder, biliary vesicle) is a small organ that aids mainly in fat digestion and concentrates bile produced by the liver.
Tetanus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tetanus (from Ancient Greek: τέτανος tetanos "taut", and τείνειν teinein "to stretch") is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal ...
Boil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, infection of the hair follicle. It is most commonly caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus ...
Cystitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cystitis is a term that refers to urinary bladder inflammation that results from any one of a number of distinct syndromes. It is most commonly caused by a bacterial infection ...
Prednisone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Prednisone is a glucocorticoid prodrug that is converted by 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the liver into the active form, prednisolone It is used to treat certain ...
Gold off 2-1/2-week high; Greece still a worry SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold edged down on Wednesday from a 2-1/2-week high as concerns about Greece's ability to implement an unpopular bailout deal balanced the gains triggered by the actual agreement and slower factory activity in China contributed to the fall. Spot gold rose to $1,759.84 an ounce in early trade, its highest since February 3, before reversing course to fall 0.18 percent to $1 ...
Existing home sales at 1-1/2 yr-high, supply falls U.S. home resales surged in January to a 1-1/2 year high and the supply of properties on the market was the lowest in almost seven years, pointing to a nascent housing recovery. The National Association ...
JP Morgan, Barclays Buy $1 Billion In California Notes California privately placed $1 billion in notes with Barclays PLC (BCS, BARC.LN) and J.P. Morgan & Chase Co. (JPM), in an effort to avert a cash crunch, a spokesman for California Treasurer Bill Lockyer said Wednesday.
$1.2M jury award for Playboy beauty A former Playboy Playmate stripped the city of a $1.2 million payout Tuesday after suing the cops for excessive force. Stephanie Adams, 41, said that cops threw her to the ground at gunpoint, after a 2006 confrontation with a cab driver who claimed she “flashed vampire teeth” at and threatened to shoot him.
Barclays, JPMorgan Complete $1 Billion Loan to Help California Pay Bills California (STOCA1) sold $1 billion of short- term notes to Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) to pay bills after the most populous U.S. state’s tax collections trailed budgeted amounts, according to the treasurer’s office.
1,700 in SC face phone disruption About 1,700 residents across Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell counties face a telephone shutoff on March 1, because AT&T is disconnecting service to DialTone & More, Inc. for non-payment of wholesale services.
Betterment Aims to Save Consumers $1 Billion Per Year in Fees NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Betterment , the smart way to invest online, now offers Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), as well as a lower fee structure for all accounts. ...
Lloyds claws back £1.5 mln in bonuses post insurance debacle LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds will claw back nearly 1.5 million pounds of bonus payments to its former chief executive and four other leading directors, following an insurance mis-selling debacle at the part state-owned British bank. Lloyds, 40 percent owned by the government after a bailout, said on Monday it would reclaim some of bonuses it paid out on its 2010 results to take into account a 3.2 ...
Turkish, Chinese firms to ink $1.38 billion deals: minister Turkish and Chinese companies will sign on Wednesday contracts totalling almost $1.38 billion as the two countries boost their economic ties, Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said.
For every presidential hopeful, a $1 million donor For every presidential candidate, there's now at least one $1 million donor. Millionaire and billionaire executives have unlocked their personal bank vaults to write seven-figure checks to support the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Republicans Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul.