meanings The word factoid is now sometimes also used to mean a small piece of true but valueless ... under the heading factoid during newscasts. BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright DJ Steve ... of confusion over the meaning of factoid, some English language style and usage guides recommend ... ru simple Factoid sv Faktoid ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Oid Type Studio album Artist Space Manoeuvres Cover Released July 2005 Recorded Genre Progressive house , breakbeats breaks Length ?? ?? Label Lost Language Producer John Graham producer John Graham Reviews Last album This album Next album Factoid is a limited edition album of progressive house and breakbeats breaks music released by producer John Graham producer John Graham under the name Space Manoeuvres. It contains exclusive versions and remix es of songs from his album Oid album and was released as a double 12 vinyl release limited to 100 copies making it one of the rarest releases for Lost Language . Track listing Stage One Gardner And Southall Peak Remix Stage One Deeptone Remix Zone Two Serp Mix Part Three Probspot Remix Quadrant Four Furry Nipples Dub Mix Moonbase Nine External links Discogs release id 4492580 name Factoid 2000s electronic album stub Category 2005 albums Category John Graham albums Category Lost Language albums ... more details
Language expert William Safire in his On Language column advocated the use of the word factlet to express a little bit of arcana . ref William Safire, On Language Only the Factoids, New York Times, Sunday, 5 December 1993. ref Factlet would be an alternative word for factoid . A factoid is a questionable or wikt spurious spurious unverified, incorrect, or fabricated statement presented as a fact, but with no wikt veracity veracity . The word factoid is also sometimes used to mean a small piece of true but valueless or insignificant information, which is in contrast to the original definition. As a result of confusion over the meaning of factoid, some English language style and usage guides recommend against its use. ref cite book author Brians, Paul title Common Errors in English Usage publisher William James & Company year 2003 isbn 1 887902 89 9 http www.wsu.edu brians errors factoid.html ref See also Factoid Footnotes Reflist Category Communication ... more details
Orphan date February 2012 Infobox Fraternity letters XO name Alpha Xi Omega colors flower symbol motto I am the alpha and the omega, the first and the last crest founded start date and years ago 2011 05 01 birthplace type Collegiate fraternity address city Binaobao country Philippines factoid homepage URL http www.axonians.webs.com link Alpha Xi Omega AXO is an honor society established on May 1, 2011 in Binaobao, Bantayan, Cebu , Philippines . Alpha Xi Omega accepts both male and female members. References Unreferenced date February 2012 Reflist External links Refbegin Official website http www.axonians.webs.com Refend Category Honor societies Category Organizations established in 2011 Category Student societies in the Philippines Edu stub Organization stub Philippines stub ... more details
Original research date November 2007 A Pickup Artist s routine is a brief dramatization designed to convey personality and illustrate high social value to a woman for the purpose of creating attraction. A routine may consist of A rehearsed story An interesting factoid A set of jokes A dance move Palm reading Handwriting analysis Polling or Push Polling Conversing about topics that are interesting to young women fashion, relationships, etc. The spread of the routine In 1994, Lewis De Payne, then a student of Jeffries and an associate of Kevin Mitnick , founded the newsgroup alt.seduction.fast ASF . http www.fastseduction.com It was in this forum that routines first began to be exchanged, modified, and commented on. Pickup Artists in the community now frequently borrow and trade each others routines. In the best selling novel The Game by Neil Strauss, several of the most widely used routines were described and have since become tired . A tired routine or a dead routine is one that has been so overused, that too many women have already heard it and are hence, not receptive since it is no longer novel. Category Seduction community ... more details
distinguish disinformation Misinformation is falsity false or inaccurate information that is spread unintentionally. It is distinguished from disinformation by Base motive motive in that misinformation is simply erroneous, while disinformation, in contrast, is intended to mislead. ref cite book title Writing for the Media in Southern Africa author Francois Nel date 2005 publisher Oxford University Press isbn 0195784146 page 57 ref Adam Makkai proposes the distinction between misinformation and disinformation to be a defining characteristic of idiom s in the English language . ref cite conference author Adam Makkai date 1970 title Statistical Aspects of Phrasal Verb Idioms in Modern English booktitle Proceedings of the Xth international congress of linguists, Bucharest, 1967 pages 969&ndash 972 ref An utterance is only idiomatic if it involves disinformation, where the listener can decode the utterance in a logical, and lexically correct, yet erroneous way. Where the listener simply decodes the lexemes incorrectly, the utterance is simply misinformation, and not idiomatic. Damian Thompson defines counterknowledge as misinformation packaged to look factoid like fact . ref name Thompson 2008 cite book author Thompson, Damian title Counterknowledge How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History publisher Atlantic Books year 2008 id ISBN 1843546752 ref Using the definition above, this may refer to disinformation dis information , as the motive is deliberate and often pecuniary. See also div col colwidth 30em Factoid Gossip Junk science Misquotation Pseudoscience Rumor Counter Misinformation Team div col end References reflist Further reading cite book last Baillargeon first Normand title A short course in intellectual self defense url http books.google.com books?id S2nh2Ffds7gC accessdate 22 June 2011 date 4 January 2008 publisher Seven Stories Press isbn 9781583227657 cite book title Competitive Intelligence Gathering, Analysin ... more details
url http www.spacemanoeuvres.com factoid.html title Official Factoid Press Release publisher Spacemanoeuvres.com ... Graham producer John Graham s Stage One for Lost Language for the limited edition run of FactOid ... ID 195645&c contentPage Artist MP3 downloads See also Factoid Album Lost Language References Reflist ... more details
Other uses A talking point in debate or discourse is a succinct statement designed to persuasively support one side taken on an issue. ref http www.thefreedictionary.com talking point ref ref http dictionary.reference.com browse talking 20point ref ref http wordnetweb.princeton.edu perl webwn?s talking 20point ref ref http www.merriam webster.com dictionary talking 20point ref Such statements can either be free standing or created as retorts to the opposition s talking points and are frequently used in public relations , particularly in areas heavy in debate such as politics and marketing . A political think tank will strategize the most effective informational attack on a target topic and launch talking points from media personalities to saturate discourse in order to frame a debate in their favor, standardizing the responses of sympathizers to their unique cause. Citation needed date April 2010 When used politically in this way, the typical purpose of a talking point is to propagandize, specifically using the technique of Ad nauseam argumentum ad nauseam , i.e. continuous repetition within media outlets until accepted as fact. Citation needed date February 2010 The framing of political discourse in terms of simple talking points has been criticized by media personalities such as comedian Jon Stewart for being a superficial examination of issues. ref http blondesense.blogspot.com 2010 04 jon stewart.html ref See also Factoid Framing social sciences Talking Points Memo References Reflist External links http www.sourcewatch.org index.php?title Talking points Talking points on www.sourcewatch.org Category Rhetoric Category Election campaign terms Category Propaganda techniques using words poli term stub ... more details
POV check date May 2010 A just so story , also called the ad hoc fallacy , is a term used in academic anthropology , biology biological sciences , social science s, and philosophy . It describes an unverifiable and Falsifiability unfalsifiable narrative explanation for a culture cultural practice, a biological trait, or behavior of humans or other animals. The use of the term is an implicit criticism that reminds the hearer of the essentially fictional and unprovable nature of such an explanation. Such tales are common in folklore and mythology where they are known as etiological myths &mdash see etiology Historical etiology . This phrase was popularized by the publication in 1902 of Rudyard Kipling s Just So Stories , containing fictional and deliberately fanciful tales for children, in which the stories pretend to explain animal characteristics, such as the origin of the spots on the leopard. ref http www.4literature.net Rudyard Kipling How the Leopard got his Spots Rudyard Kipling, How the Leopard got his Spots in JUST SO STORIES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN, 1902 ref Some hypotheses that have been labeled as just so stories by critics do indeed have some empirical support. ref Segerstrale, Ullica 2000 . Defenders of the Truth The Battle for Science in the Sociobiology Debate and Beyond . Oxford Oxford University Press. ref ref Alcock, John 2001 . The Triumph of Sociobiology . Oxford Oxford University Press. ref See also Factoid Pourquoi story References Reflist vocab stub Category Logic Category Evolutionary biology Category Figures of speech Category Anthropology Category Social sciences Category Evolutionary psychology fr Just so story ... more details
single source date September 2010 NOTOC The Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England PASE is a major research project based at King s College London in the Department of History and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, and at the Department of Anglo Saxon language Anglo Saxon , Norsemen Norse and Celtic languages Celtic , University of Cambridge . ref http www.pase.ac.uk about index.html About PASE , Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England, UK. ref From 2000, PASE has been funded by the British Arts and Humanities Research Council with the intention of recording everything that is known about anyone who lived in Anglo Saxon England . The PASE online database ref name pase http www.pase.ac.uk PASE , UK. ref presents details which it calls Factoid Other meanings factoids of the lives of every recorded individual who lived in, or was closely connected with, Anglo Saxon England from 597 to 1042. It provides specific citations to and often quotations from each primary source describing those factoids. The first phase of the project was launched at the British Academy on the 27 May 2005 and is freely available on the Internet at www.pase.ac.uk. ref name pase Its second phase PASE2 adds information drawn chiefly from the Domesday Book to the database. ref http domesday.pase.ac.uk PASE Domesday , PASE, UK. ref PASE team Directors Prof. Dame Janet L. Nelson Prof. Simon Keynes Dr Harold Short See also Anglo Saxons History of Anglo Saxon England Prosopography Prosopography of the Byzantine World References reflist External links http www.pase.ac.uk The Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England http www.asnc.cam.ac.uk Department of Anglo Saxon Norse and Celtic , University of Cambridge Category Historiography of England Category Databases in the United Kingdom Category Anglo Saxon England Category King s College London Category Organisations associated with the University of Cambridge Category Research projects Category Online databases England org stub de Prosopography of Anglo Sax ... more details
coord 40.9756 72.1828 display title Freetown is an area in East Hampton town , New York originally inhabited by freed slaves and Native Americans in the United States Native Americans . East Hampton in the early 19th century was lightly populated and one of the biggest slave holders were descendents of Lion Gardiner who owned Gardiner s Island . During the War of 1812 slaves from the island were used to ferry supplies back and forth because they could slip through British lines because it was obvious that they were owned. ref The Manor of Gardiners Island The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries By John Austin Stevens January 1885 ref After slavery was abolished in New York State in 1827 ref http www.slaveryinnewyork.org about exhibit.htm Slavery and the Making of New York New York Historical Society ref , freed slaves were relocated to small houses just north of East Hampton village , New York . An 1858 Chace Map shows only 13 structures in town ref http www.easthamptonvillage.org pdf history.pdf The History of East Hampton by Bob Hefner easthamptonvillage.org ref In 1879 Arthur W. Benson bought 10,000 acres 40 km around Montauk, New York from the Montaukett tribe and relocated tribe members to Freetown. ref http www.newsday.com community guide lihistory ny history hs608a,0,7223236.story Shinnecocks and Montauketts fight to regain areas taken in questionable deals By Steve Wick and Thomas Maier Newsday Long Island Our Story history ref There is little direct connection to the neighborhood now. One of the last structures from the town is the St. Matthews Chapel which was moved in 1976 to what is now East Hampton Pointe. ref http www.easthampton.com history factoid frame.html Freetown Chapel St Mathews Chapel easthampton.com ref References Reflist Category East Hampton town , New York Category Populated places established in 1827 ... more details
Lieutenant Colonel United Kingdom Lieutenant Colonel Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet Military MC 13 April 1894 &ndash 26 October 1966 was a United Kingdom British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished seventh in the men s skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . He served as President of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club from 1954 to 1956. Coats was a retired Lieutenant Colonel United Kingdom Lieutenant Colonel of the British Army at the time of the 1948 Winter Olympics. During World War II he commanded the Coats Mission charged with evacuating the royal family in the result of a German invasion. References http www.todor66.com olim 1948w Skeleton.html 1948 men s skeleton results http news.bbc.co.uk winterolympics2002 hi english static winter olympics event guide luge.stm BBC.co.uk factoid featuring Coats prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Gibbs, Roger 1985 . The Cresta Run 1885 1985 . London Henry Melland Limited. ISBN 0 907929 10 9 Wallechinsky, David 1984 . Skeleton Cresta Run . In The Complete Book of the Olympics 1896 1980 . New York Penguin Books. p. 577. http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes co james coates 1.html James Coats profile at Sports Reference.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Coats, James ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 13 April 1894 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 26 October 1966 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Coats, James Category 1894 births Category 1966 deaths Category Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Category Coldstream Guards officers Category Recipients of the Military Cross Category British skeleton racers Category Skeleton racers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Category Olympic skeleton racers of Great Britain Category Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Category British Army personnel of World War II UK army bio stub UK wintersport bio stub Skeleton bio stub ... more details
Infobox Fraternity letters name Delta Theta Phi crest founded 1900 birthplace Cleveland Marshall College of Law Cleveland Law School type Professional emphasis Law scope mission vision motto maxim colors symbol flower jewel publication The Adelphia Law Journal philanthropy charterdate chartercity chapters members lifetime factoid object free address P O Box 158 city Buies Creek, North Carolina Buies Creek state North Carolina country United States homepage http www.deltathetaphi.org footnotes Delta Theta Phi is a professional law Professional fraternity fraternity and a member of the Professional Fraternity Association . The smallest of the three internationally recognized law fraternities the other two being Phi Alpha Delta, the largest, and Phi Delta Phi , Delta Theta Phi is the only one of the three major law fraternities to charter chapters senates in the United States at non American Bar Association approved law schools. Delta Theta Phi can trace its roots to 1900 at the then named Cleveland Marshall College of Law Cleveland Law School . Delta Theta Phi has initiated more than 136,000 members across the country and in several other nations. After more than 30 years with its headquarters in Ohio, Delta Theta Phi is now headquartered at Campbell University , Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Norman A. Wiggins School of Law , in North Carolina. Delta Theta Phi is the only law fraternity with an authoritatively recognized law review , The Adelphia Law Journal. Membership is the only requirement to submit a note for consideration for publication. The governing body for the Fraternity, called the Supreme Senate, has overseen the operation of the Fraternity since 1913. The Supreme Senate was originally composed of seven elected officers until a student was added to the board to assure a more complete student representation. In the 1970s, a second student position was added. Professional Fraternities Category Organizations established in 1900 Category Professiona ... more details
Infobox Fraternity letters lang el name The Lambda Beta Society crest founded 1986 birthplace type Honor Society emphasis Respiratory care mission div style font size 88 To promote, recognize and honor scholarship, scholarly achievement, service, and character of respiratory students. div motto life and breath colors symbol flower publication scope chapters 100 members lifetime factoid The first collegiate honor society for respiratory care free label free address 18000 West 105th Street city Olathe, Kansas Olathe state Kansas country United States homepage http lambdabeta.org Lambda Beta Society footnotes Lambda Beta Society is a national honor society sponsored and maintained by the National Board for Respiratory Care NBRC . ref http www.lambdabeta.org Pages default.aspx ref It is an honor society specifically recognizing undergraduate achievement in Respiratory Care related colleges. Lambda Beta Society was formed in 1986 and has over 100 chapters in the United States as of 2011. Membership requires the undergraduate student to be a student of respiratory care and be in the top 25 percentile of their class. ref http www.ptc.edu student life 235 lambda beta society ref Etymology The name was chosen to represent sustaining life and breath . Lambda is the Greek letter L , and beta is the Greek letter B . ref http www.ibiblio.org koine greek lessons alphabet.html ref See also Respiratory therapy References references Respiratory Care Category Pulmonology Category Respiratory therapy Category Health care related professional associations Category Companies based in Kansas City, Kansas Category Honor societies Category Organizations established in 1986 ... more details
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Infobox fraternity letters name Omega Phi Chi crest File Omeg phi chi.png founded November 9, 1988 birthplace Rutgers University type multicultural sorority emphasis scope mission vision motto slogan maxim member badge pledge pin pledge name Optional parameter that changes the word Pledge in pledge pin and colony pledge pin . Without this, those parameters default to Pledge . colony badge colony pledge pin colors symbol flag flower tree jewel mascot patron greek divinity publication philanthropy charterdate chartercity chapters colonies members lifetime factoid object free address city state country homepage footnotes Omega Phi Chi Sorority, Inc. is a National multicultural sorority that was established on November 9, 1988 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey by eight women of Asian people Asian , African American , and Latino Latina descent. History The founders were a group of women who felt the need to establish another multicultural organization on the Rutgers campus that spoke to their needs across diverse backgrounds, distinct cultural roots, and the empowerment of the female culture. They came together to found a multicultural sorority a different type of organization that would not be categorized by ethnicity , creed or culture . Since its inception, it has grown to include over 50 different nationalities and has started 15 other chapters in New Jersey, New York, Florida, and Arizona. Purpose The purpose of Omega Phi Chi is to create a unity among all women,and promote ethnic diversity by integrating women of all boundaries and cultures. Omega Phi Chi s concept of sisterhood are love, honesty, loyalty, responsibility of one another, and mutual respect. The main objectives of this organization are academic excellence and involvement in community affairs. In addition, Omega Phi Chi prides themselves in promoting professionalism. Facts COLORS Pink and Black MASCOT Black Panther FLOWER Lady s Pink Slipper known as Moccasin STONE Black Onyx STEP AND ... more details
Infobox Fraternity letters name Alfa Kappa Pi crest founded 2005 birthplace Universidad Central del Este type Professional emphasis Medical scope mission vision motto Salus Scientia Caritas Health Science and Charity maxim colors Red, White and Blue symbol flower jewel publication philanthropy charterdate chartercity chapters 6 members lifetime factoid object free address city state country homepage http www.angelfire.com md3 alfakappapi footnotes Alf Kappa Pi Fraternity , commonly abbreviated to Alfa Kappa Pi is a Professional fraternity in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico with 6 active chapters. Founded at Universidad Central del Este in San Pedro de Macoris , Dominican Republic in 2005, by Luis A. Rivera. Alfa Kappa Pi or AKP is composed by medical students and Physicians militants . Purpose Under the postulates of Health, Science and Charity the Professional Society Alfa Kappa Pi has inflamed the hearts of students and professionals anxious to serve and eager for knowledge. AKP born from the restlessness of young medicine students worried about integration about the social welfare and medical science in a society where the disinterestedness by the other people s well being is the rule. This restlessness took to the founders to organize themselves and to outline a plan of work focused in the professional growth and the social welfare of the community where we lived. Chapters Parent Chapter Eugenio Maria de Hostos Chapter br Universidad Central del Este br San Pedro de Macor s , Dominican Republic Expansion Chapters Dr.Luis Izquerdo Mora Chapter br San Juan Bautista School of Medicine br Caguas, Puerto Rico Dr. Luis F. Sala Goenaga Chapter br Ponce School of Medicine br Ponce, Puerto Rico Dra. Nilda Candelario Chapter br Central University of the Caribbean Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine br Bayam n, Puerto Rico Militant Chapters Dra. Evangelina Rodriguez Perozo Chapter br Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic Dr. Ramon E. Betances Chapt ... more details
Infobox Fraternity letters name Phi Alpha Tau crest Image Image PhiAlphaTau.jpg 200px motto Further the Communicative Arts colors Navy Blue and White symbol Torch and Book founded 1902 birthplace Emerson College type Professional and Honorary address 120 Boylston Street city Boston state MA country USA active chapters 1 free label Factoid free Oldest Fraternity at Emerson College homepage http www.PhiAlphaTau.com www.PhiAlphaTau.com Phi Alpha Tau is the oldest professional communication communicative arts fraternities and sororities fraternity in the United States , founded in 1902 by Walter Bradley Tripp at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts . It was founded to support the student run debate society at Emerson College, and maintain its status as a student run organization. ref http www.emerson.edu student life index.cfm?doc id 1430 Emerson College Greek Life Page ref Currently, members are involved in all areas of communications including film, comedy, politics, theatre, marketing, publishing, writing, television and radio. Some of the organization s honorary members include Edward R. Murrow , ref http www.imdb.com name nm0615386 bio Edward R. Murrow at IMDb ref Elia Kazan , ref http www.imdb.com name nm0001415 bio Elia Kazan at IMDb ref Rex Trailer , William F. Buckley Jr. , Robert B. Parker ref http www.imdb.com name nm0662582 bio Robert B. Parker at IMDb ref and Boston radio personality David Brudnoy . ref http www.nndb.com people 957 000043828 David Brudnoy NNDB Profile ref Tau, led by president Michael Burditt Norton, inducted Boston mayor Thomas Menino into the fraternity on January 28, 2007 and presented him with an award named in Brudnoy s honor. ref http www.emerson.edu emersontoday index.cfm?view showArticle&articleId 2563&editionID 252 Fraternity honors Boston Mayor Menino , Emerson Today , February, 2007. Accessed March 4, 2008. ref The Fraternity also awards the Joseph E. Connor Memorial Award for Excellence in the Communicative Arts to m ... more details
Infobox Fraternity letters name Kappa Epsilon crest Image Kappaepsilonlogo.png 200px founded start date and years ago 1921 05 13 birthplace Iowa City, Iowa type Professional Pharmacy scope National mission vision motto maxim colors Red and White br Colorsample FF0000 Colorsample FFFFFF symbol flower Rose Red rose jewel Pearl publication philanthropy charterdate chartercity chapters 37 collegiate, 10 alumni members lifetime factoid free label free address 7700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 201 city Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park state Kansas country USA homepage http www.kappaepsilon.org kappaepsilon.org footnotes Kappa Epsilon K is a professional pharmacy fraternity founded by Zada M. Cooper on May 13, 1921. It was founded with the purpose of uniting female pharmacy students in an era when women were a minority in the profession. Today, KE has 38 collegiate chapters and 10 alumni chapters. Over 20,000 women and men have been initiated into KE since its founding. ref http www.kappaepsilon.org history.shtml KappaEpsilon.org ref Kappa Epsilon s National Project is the promotion of breast cancer awareness. Many KE chapters participate in the Race for the Cure or Relay For Life . KE chapters are also encouraged to promote awareness of other women s health issues such as osteoporosis . KE s recently added the Pharmacy Career Opportunity Recruitment Project Pharm CORP to their National Project. Pharm CORP works to introduce pharmacy careers to middle and high school aged students and encourages them to excel in math and the sciences. Kappa Epsilon sponsors one scholarship and one fellowship. The Zada Cooper Scholarship, named for the fraternity s founder, is given to six students every year. The Nellie Wakeman Fellowship is given to a member in his her last year of pharmacy school who wishes to pursue graduate study. For both awards, the recipient must be a fraternity member in good standing. Every two years, the fraternity holds a convention where national offic ... more details
Infobox disease Name Dacryocystitis Image Caption DiseasesDB 3432 ICD10 ICD10 H 04 3 h 00 ICD10 H 04 4 h 00 ICD9 ICD9 375.30 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj article eMedicineTopic 1210688 MeshID D003607 Dacryocystitis is an inflammation of the nasolacrimal sac , frequently caused by nasolacrimal duct obstruction or infection . The term derives from the Greek language Greek d kryon tear , ref name dictionary.com cite web url http dictionary.reference.com browse Dacryo title Dacryo definition format work accessdate 2009 05 18 ref cyst sac , and itis inflammation . It causes pain, redness, and swelling over the inner aspect of the lower eyelid and Epiphora medicine epiphora . When nasolacrimal duct obstruction is secondary to a congenital barrier it is referred to as dacrocystocele s. It is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae . ref name oill cite journal author Oill PA, Montgomerie JZ, Cryan WS, Edwards JE title Specialty conference. Infectious disease emergencies. Part V patients presenting with localized infections journal The Western Journal of Medicine volume 126 issue 3 pages 196 208 year 1977 month March pmid 349885 pmc 1237503 doi url ref The most common complication is corneal ulcer ation, frequently in association with S. pneumoniae . ref name oill The mainstays of treatment are oral antibiotic s, warm compresses, and relief of nasolacrimal duct obstruction by dacryocystorhinostomy . ref name oill Clinical features Pain, swelling, redness over the lacrimal sac at medial canthus Tearing, crusting, fever Digital pressure over the lacrimal sac may extrude pus through the punctum In chronic cases, tearing may be the only symptom See also Dacryocystocele References reflist External links http www.britannica.com eb article 9028494 dacryocystitis Encyclopaedia Britannica Dacryocystitis http rad.usuhs.mil medpix index.html?mode single&recnum 8298 Dacrocystocele http rad.usuhs.mil medpix medpix home.html?mode factoid images&re ... more details
Infobox comics creator name Alan Weiss image Alan Weiss.jpg imagesize caption Alan Weiss by Michael Netzer alt birth name Alan Lee Weiss birth date March 7 birth place death date death place nationality American area cartoonist write y art y pencil ink edit publish letter color alias signature very optional signature alt notable works Warlock , Avengers comics Avengers , Captain America and Spider Man awards website subcat American Alan Weiss born March 7 ref name CBG cite web John Jackson Miller last Miller first John Jackson url http cbgxtra.com knowledge base for your reference comics industry birthdays title Comics Industry Birthdays work Comics Buyer s Guide date June 10, 2005 accessdate December 12, 2010 archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5trAbNQWw archivedate October 29, 2010 ref is an United States American comic book artist and writer known for his work on Warlock , Avengers comics Avengers , Captain America , Daredevil Marvel Comics Daredevil , Sub Mariner comics Sub Mariner and Spider Man . ref http lambiek.net artists w weiss alan.htm Alan Weiss at the Lambiek Comiclopedia . ref He is the creator, writer and artist of the feature Steelgrip Starkey and the All Purpose Power Tool in Marvel Comics Epic Illustrated comics magazine, and also creator, co writer and artist of War Dancer for Defiant Comics . In the 1990s he contributed work to America s Best Comics Tom Strong , and a comic book about Houdini titled Daring Escapes . Weiss has also worked on DC Comics alternate universe series Elseworlds , on a Batman one shot comics one shot entitled The Blue, the Grey and the Bat . His work has also appeared in the comic books The Human Drama , Big Apple Comix , Twilight Zone , Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery and Our Love Story in Warren Publishing s black and white horror comics magazines Creepy and Eerie and the satire satirical magazines National Lampoon and Blast . In the 1990s he contributed to Factoid Books Big Book Of... series, doing many pages on a vari ... more details
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