Word: nosed
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...ethical and psychological concerns that had to be considered first. That's one reason it was so startling to learn last week that the first face transplant--albeit a partial one--has taken place. Doctors in France reported that they took a triangular patch of facial tissue containing the nose, lips and chin of a brain-dead donor and transplanted them onto a 38-year-old mother of two who had been severely mauled by a dog last...
...seem like passages to nowhere. Yet every new turn in the 8th century Moroccan city's crowded alleys leads to surprises: a glimpse of intricate architecture, a stunning historic mosque or the shop of a local artisan peddling his handcrafted wares. After a day just following your nose - and fending off the smiling but insistent merchants - it's rejuvenating to return to a home base that is secluded from the commotion, yet infused with the city's imperial grandeur. Your best chance of finding that is at a riad, one of the converted traditional villas built around courtyards that...
Halle Berry as the titular super-feline in “Catwoman.” Gwyneth Paltrow as an aspiring flight attendant in “View from the Top.” Nicole Kidman as that nose-twitching innocent in “Bewitched.” Over the past few years, some of Hollywood’s Oscar-winning leading ladies quickly segued from Academy Awards for Best Actress to undemanding roles in critically panned movies...
...Teague, whose How Do Dinosaurs ... ? books are becoming a popular series, begin with a catalog of mealtime malefactions that unfortunately will be familiar, at least in part, to any parent. Belches and makes rude noises. Fidgets and squirms in his chair. Bubbles his milk. Sticks beans up his nose. But the question mark is crucial. The authors answer the question of whether a dinosaur really eats this way by saying no, then showing a sequence of model dino decorum at the table: calm, polite and cheerful. "He never drops anything/ Onto the floor./ And after he's finished,/ He asks...
...stop your breathing as often as 60 times an hour, which may strain your cardiovascular system. Studies show that moderate to severe OSA significantly raises your risk of stroke and sudden death from cardiac causes. The condition can be effectively treated, however, with masks that force air through your nose while you sleep...