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The Book

a: Book ~
b: Jew of our culture

What: "The book is fast becoming the despised Jew of our culture. Der Jude is now Der Book. Hi-tech propogandists tell us that the book is a tree-murdering, space-devouring, inferior form of technology; that society would simply be better-off altogether if we euthanized it even as we begin to carry around, like good little Aryans, whole libraries in our pockets, downloaded on the Uber-Kindle."

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Writer: Alan Kaufman
LCC: Z
Where:
Date: Nov 28 2009 5:02 PM


In Balance It Is.....

a: Chemical equilibrium ~
b: a see saw

What: To maintain equilibrium, as one child moves the other must reposition so keep the see saw from going out out of balance.

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 2 2013 12:08 PM



a: Eosinophils ~
b: dump trucks

What:

" Eosinophils are like dump trucks filled with chemical weapons to defend the body, Dr. Putnam said. When called to the scene by, say, the presence of an unwelcome milk protein, the eosinophil dumps its load of chemicals, which break apart the milk protein but also can damage surrounding body tissues."


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Writer: Dr. Phil Putnam, director of endoscopy at Children's Hospital
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 2 2015 11:55 AM



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