Word: traced
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...study has found that 3 million Irish men can trace their ancestry back to just one man. In his defense, the man said he'd been drinking." --CONAN O'BRIEN...
Officials expect more?and bigger?seizures of fake Tamiflu. "We believe they will continue to go up dramatically," says CBP's William Heffelfinger. If past experience is any guide, the pills will contain no more than trace elements of Tamiflu's active ingredient. Less than a month ago, authorities in San Francisco announced the confiscation of 51 packages of phony Tamiflu ordered through the Internet and shipped from Asia. Tests on those pills found only harmless ingredients, but experts worry that in an outbreak, people might take such pills and consider themselves protected...
...have s-e-e-e-e-e-n, the promised land." His voice searched a long peak over the word "seen," then hesitated and landed with quick relief on "the promised land," as though discovering a friend. He stared out over the microphones with brimming eyes and the trace of a smile. "And I may not get there with you," he shouted, "but I want you to know, tonight ["Yes!"] that we as a people will get to the promised land!" He stared again over the claps and cries, while the preachers closed toward him from behind...
...What doctors do know about all strains of C. diff they don't like. The bug is found in the colon, is a known cause of colitis and can be spread by even trace amounts of feces. It's tougher to kill with antibacterial soap and household cleansers than many germs are, which means that while keeping clean helps, it's no guarantee. Worse, the new strain is resistant to the common type of antibiotics known as floroquinolones, easily shaking off one of the most powerful weapons doctors would normally use to control...
Anyway, let me pause for a minute to trace this train of thought back to where it began, a couple of weeks ago at a fencing meet...