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By From Sun news services | November 26, 2008
Teacher wants acid thrown on attackers KANDAHAR, Afghanistan : A 23-year-old teacher burned in an acid attack on 15 schoolgirls and instructors wants the Afghan government to throw acid on her attackers and then hang them. Kandahar's governor said yesterday that authorities had arrested 10 alleged Taliban militants in the Nov. 12 attack and that several had confessed to taking part. Gov. Rahmatullah Raufi said the men would be tried in open court, a pledge that pleased Nuskaal, a first-year math teacher who suffered acid burns on her shoulders.
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By Kathleen Purvis | June 4, 2008
I am confused about buttermilk in cake recipes. The recipes don't specify which type of buttermilk - whole fat or low- or nonfat. Will using low-fat or nonfat buttermilk change the taste? The recipes probably don't specify a fat level because most buttermilk is low-fat or nonfat. Originally, buttermilk was what was left after butter had been churned from full-fat milk. Since the fat became butter, the milk left behind was low-fat or nonfat. These days, most buttermilk is cultured, similar to yogurt.
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By Richard Irwin | April 25, 2008
Several residents in the 1900 block of Aliceanna St. in Fells Point were evacuated from their homes for several hours last night while a Fire Department hazardous-materials team neutralized a potentially explosive chemical inside a business, a department spokesman said. There were no injuries. Traffic was detoured from the scene. About 8:30 p.m., an employee of Powell Labs Limited noticed a small glass vial containing dry picric acid, a poisonous and explosive yellow crystalline solid used to etch stainless steel, that had been sitting on a shelf for a long time, said Chief Kevin Cartwright, the spokesman.
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By Thomas H. Maugh II | August 9, 2007
Elderly black people who are chronic users of acid-inhibiting drugs in the family that includes Zantac, Pepcid and Tagamet have 2 1/2 times the normal risk of developing dementia, Indiana researchers report. The drugs block production of stomach acid by inhibiting histamine-2 receptors; the stomach releases hydrochloric acid when stimulated by histamines. But they also inhibit the brain's cholinergic system, which is involved in memory and cognition. Low levels of cholinergic activity have been linked to dementia.
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By Josh Mitchell and Nick Shields | April 17, 2007
The culprit might be, as one criminologist says, a sociopath seeking to inject fear into a setting for lighthearted family fun. Or maybe a sadist who set a trap and lay in wait to watch a victim fall into it. More likely, Baltimore County's police chief says, the person who doused a playground slide with acid last weekend at a Middle River elementary school was a youngster from the neighborhood. "For some inexplicable reason, we've got somebody from this neighborhood, I believe no doubt young, who got some sort of emotional high," Chief Terrence B. Sheridan said yesterday.
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By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon | December 15, 2006
I've been struggling with body odor for years. I've used antibacterial soap, but it only helps for a short while. It's really affecting the way others look at me in my workplace, commute and outings. Once I thought this odor was because of a serious nail fungus. After taking oral Lamisil, I no longer have the fungus, but I still smell bad. Please help! Only a physician can diagnose what's causing your problem. Some people have a metabolic disorder called trimethylaminuria. A defective enzyme allows a chemical to build up in the body that smells like dead fish.
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By Michael Sragow | October 27, 2006
It's time to call a moratorium on the dysfunctional-family flick. Narcissistic, adulterous or conflicted moms, distant dads, drug-riddled youngsters - don't we get enough of them on "cutting-edge" TV series these days? Ryan Murphy, who created one of those series, Nip/Tuck, seized on Running With Scissors, Augusten Burroughs' acclaimed memoir of a loony adolescence, for the comedy-drama opening today. But all he does with this prized dysfunctional-family property is turn it into a crazed Carter-era comic strip: For Better or for Worse on acid.
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By CHRISTIANNA MCCAUSLAND | August 2, 2006
Baltimore in August can feel like one big oven. So why would anyone want to go home and actually turn one on? Fortunately, it's also the season for pristine seafood, beautiful tomatoes and fresh herbs. To take the heat off dinner, we asked local chefs and restaurateurs for some of their favorite no-cook dishes. "You can almost go strictly vegetarian in the summer without even intending to because all the produce is so great," says Laura Dolid, owner of Sun, Moon and Stars Cafe in Owings Mills.
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July 19, 2006
events cookingwithamy.com Recently ranked among Forbes Magazine's top five food blogs, this site from San Francisco food writer Amy Sherman includes restaurant reviews, interviews with top chefs and discussion about what's up and coming in the food world. Lia Gormsen KITCHEN TIP "Add a final splash of acid [vinegar or citrus juice] to almost any vegetable or meat dish or fruit dessert at the last minute to perk up the flavor." From finecooking.com Know a helpful shortcut in the kitchen?
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By SHARI ROAN | July 7, 2006
Fillers are face lift alternative By her early 50s, Dorene Polcyn was growing weary of her battle against Father Time. Every six weeks, she would drive to her dermatologist's office and plop down $375 for an injection of collagen to fill in and smooth away wrinkles on her face. "The collagen didn't last that long. And I was tired of the expense," she says. Then, in 1998, Polcyn entered a clinical trial for a long-lasting wrinkle-filler called ArteFill. The difference was striking. Eight years later, she's only recently had to return to her doctor for fresh treatment - and then just to fill in new wrinkles that have cropped up in the meantime.