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1997 UCI World Cup Champions

Men Cross CountryPts1Miguel Martinez, FRA6382Christophe Duponey, FRA6323Cadel Evans, AUS600 DownhillPts1Corrado Herin, ITA2772Jurgen Beneke, GER2653Tomas Misser, SPA233Women Cross…

Brewer's: Sneck Posset

To give one a sneck posset is to slam the door in his face (Cumberland and Westmoreland). The “sneck” or snick is the latch of a door, and to “sneck the door in one's face” is to shut a…

Brewer's: Rupert's Head

(Sir), Devonshire. The legend is that the young wife of Sir Rupert Leigh eloped with a paramour, and the guilty pair, being pursued, were overtaken on the Red Cliff. The woman fell over…

Peg Bracken Biography

cookbook writerDied: October 20, 2007 (Portland, Oregon) Best Known as: wrote the best-selling cookbook "I Hate to Cook Book" Former advertising executive…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 4, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 3, 1806March 5, 1806March 4, 1806 Tuesday March 4th 1806. Not any occurrence today worthy of notice. we live sumptuously on our wappetoe…

Food-Borne Diseases: Camphylobacter

CamphylobacterFood-Borne DiseasesIntroductionE. coli 0157:H7CamphylobacterSalmonellaShigellaListeriaTrichinosis Camphylobacter is the most common cause of food-borne illness. The bacterium was…

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into partnership and set up house together. For a long time all went well; they lived in great…

Eat a Variety of Foods

Foods contain combinations of nutrients and other healthful substances. No single food can supply all nutrients in the amounts you need. For example, oranges provide vitamin C but no vitamin…