Word: vein
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...simplifying everything else. Her people are moon-faced, big-eyed creatures, often children, innocent until introduced to a world of cruelty or decay. She uses a variety of drawing techniques, from sharp pen lines that outline every dangling ligament, to softly shaded graphite works which give each popping vein a three-dimensional quality...
...Altan’s delightful interpretation of these jigs erases any such thoughts, leaving behind naught but the memory of that lovely fiddling. The opening track, “There’s a Fair Tomorrow (Beidh Aonach Amarach)” is a stirring jig in the same vein that successfully combines the floating vocals of Mhaonaigh with the assorted talents of the other members...
...understand the strands of guilt that eventually bound him into a web from which he could not escape, it is necessary to recount his crimes. He was a man who levered his way from small-time communist hack to political power by tapping into the most potent vein of historical juice in the Balkans: nationalism. Elected President of Serbia in 1990, he set out to unify the odd and unstable jumble of nationalities that crowd the Balkan peninsula--not by propagating a compelling vision for the future but by broadcasting a kind of radiant hate that warmed some Serbian hearts...
Those at greatest risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) while traveling, say experts, are people with an inherited predisposition to blood clots?folks who have suffered previous incidents of thrombosis or who have close family members with a history of the disease. But other factors can also increase the likelihood of DVT. Age is important, says Patrick Kesteven, a consultant hematologist at Newcastle?s Freeman Hospital. A person in his mid-20s has a less than one-in-10,000 chance of developing DVT; by 75, the risk is closer to one in 1,000. Also at higher risk...
...Five days earlier Gibson had taken an 11-hour trip back to Britain from a holiday in New Orleans. Based on this information, hospital staff quickly diagnosed a pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal lung complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - blood clots in the veins - a condition that is often prompted by prolonged periods of immobility. Some experts believe DVT can affect as many as one in 20 aircraft passengers. Gibson stayed in the hospital for five days receiving anticoagulants. It didn't put her off flying altogether, but it did make her aware of some of the unexpected hazards...