Kaposi's sarcoma

(k -p s z, k p -) n. Abbr. KS A cancer characterized by numerous bluish-red nodules on the skin, usually on the lower extremities, that is endemic to equatorial Africa and often occurs in a particularly virulent form in people with AIDS. [After Moritz Kaposi (1837-1902), Austrian dermatologist.]

Kaposi's sarcoma [kpsz]

n (Medicine / Pathology) a form of skin cancer found in Africans and more recently in victims of AIDS [named after Moritz Kohn Kaposi (1837-1902), Austrian dermatologist who first described the sores that characterize the disease]

libel

(l b l) n. 1. a. A false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that damages a person's reputation. b. The act of presenting such material to the public. 2. The written claims presented by a plaintiff in an action at admiralty law or to an ecclesiastical court. tr.v. libeled or libelled, libeling or libelling, libels To publish a libel about (a person). See Synonyms at malign. [Middle English, litigant's written complaint, from Old French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber,book.]

libel [labl]
n 1. (Law) Law a. the publication of defamatory matter in permanent form, as by a written or printed statement, picture, etc. b. the act of publishing such matter 2. any defamatory or unflattering representation or statement 3. (Law) Ecclesiastical law a claimant's written statement of claim 4. (Law) Scots law the formal statement of a charge vb -bels, -belling, -belled US, -bels -beling, -beled (tr) 1. (Law) Law to make or publish a defamatory statement or representation about (a person) 2. to misrepresent injuriously 3. (Law) Ecclesiastical law to bring an action against (a person) in the ecclesiastical courts [C13 (in the sense: written statement), hence C14 legal sense: a plaintiff's statement, via Old French from Latin libellus a little book, from liber a book]

libel, slander - Libelfrom Latin libellus, "little book"must be published, while spoken defamatory
remarks are slander; libel first meant "document, written statement."

libretto

(l -br t )

n. pl. librettos or libretti (-br t ) 1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera. 2. A book containing such a text.

[Italian, diminutive of libro, book, from Latin liber, libr-.]

libretto [lbrt]

n pl -tos, -ti [-ti] (Music / Classical Music) a text written for and set to music in an opera, etc. [from Italian, diminutive of libro book]

Line Fishing
English term or phrase: line fishing line fishing or longline fishing. To go line fishing.

Longline fishing is a commercial fishing technique. It uses a long line, called the main line, with baited hooks attached at intervals by means of branch lines called "snoods". A snood is a short length of line, attached to the main line using a clip or swivel, with the hook at the other end. Longlines are classified mainly by where they are placed in the water column. This can be at the surface or at the bottom. Lines can also be set by means of an anchor, or left to drift. Hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks can hang from a single line. Longliners commonly target swordfish, tuna, halibut, sablefish and many other species.[1]

Miranda warning
The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them about their constitutional rights. In Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court of the United States held that an elicited incriminating statement by a suspect will not constitute admissible evidenceunless the suspect was informed of the right to decline to make selfincriminatory statements and the right to legal counsel (hence the so-called "Miranda rights"), and makes a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of those rights.[Note 1] The Miranda warning is not a condition of detention, but rather a safeguard against self-incrimination; as a result, if law enforcement officials decline to offer a Miranda warning to an individual in their custody, they may still interrogate that person and act upon the knowledge gained, but may not use that person's statements to incriminate him or her in a criminal trial. As of a June 1, 2010, U.S. Supreme Court decision (Berghuis v. Thompkins), suspects still have the 5th Amendment right to remain silent, and the 6th Amendment right to the assistance of counsel; however, if a suspect waives these rights and interrogation begins, the right to halt further questioning by the police must be exercised explicitly, by invoking the 5th and/or 6th Amendment rights

Palliative care
Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than striving to halt, delay, or reverse progression of the disease itself or provide a cure. The goal is to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness. Non-hospice palliative care is not dependent on prognosis and is offered in conjunction with curative and all other appropriate forms of medical treatment.

Pennant
Pennant may refer to:

Pennon (or pennant), a narrow, tapering flag commonly flown by ships at sea:

Pennant (commissioning), the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission

Broad pennant, flown from the masthead of a Royal Navy ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board Pennant (church), flown by navies during services on board ships Pennant Measures, a stratigraphic division of the South Wales Coal Measures and including the Pennant Sandstone

Pennant number, a number used to identify ships by the modern Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth Vympel, Russian for Pennant, A Spetznas brand specialised in infiltration and assassination. Pennant (sports), a commemorative flag displayed or flown by a league-winning team

Pennant may also refer to:

Pennant race, the race to clinch the league or division title in a regular baseball season

A reference to the pennant-shaped "No Passing Zone" prohibitory traffic sign found in the United States The common name for the Genus of dragonfly known as Celithemis Flag and pennant patterns in technical analysis of a stock market chart

Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or moreharbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves. Ports with deeper water are rarer, but can handle larger, more economical ships. Since ports throughout history handled every kind of traffic, support and storage facilities vary widely, may extend for miles, and dominate the local economy. Some ports have an important, perhaps exclusively military role.

Quartet
In music, a quartet (French: quatuor, German: Quartett, Italian: quartetto, Spanish: cuarteto, Polish: kwartet) is a method of instrumentation (or a medium), used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts.

Quiz
A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. Quizzes are usually scored in points and many quizzes are designed to determine a winner from a group of participants - usually the participant with the highest score

Recession
In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction, a general slowdown in economic activity over a period of time for more than two consecutive quarters. [1][2] During recessions, many macroeconomic indicators vary in a similar way. Production, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization, household incomes, business profits and inflation all fall during recessions; while bankruptcies and the unemployment rate rise. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending often following an adverse supply shock or the bursting of an economic bubble. Governments usually respond to recessions by adopting expansionary macroeconomic policies, such as increasing money supply,increasing government spending and decreasing taxation.

Recital

A recital is a musical (vocal or instrumental) performance. It can highlight a single performer, sometimes accompanied by piano, or a performance of the works of a single composer. The invention of the solo piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt. Also, a recital may have many participants, as for a dance recital.

Rubric
A rubric is a word or section of text which is traditionally written or printed in red ink to highlight it. The word derives from the Latin:rubrica, meaning red ochre or red chalk,[1] and originates in Medievalilluminated manuscripts from the 13th century or earlier. In these, red letters were used to highlight initial capitals (particularly of psalms), section headings and names of religious significance, a practice known as rubrication, which was a separate stage in the production of a manuscript. Rubric can also mean the red ink or paint used to make rubrics, or the pigment used to make it. [2] Although red was most often used, other colours came into use from the late Middle Ages onwards, and the word rubric was used for these also.

Syllabus
A syllabus (pl. syllabi or syllabuses; from Latin syllabus "list" probably of Greek origin), is an outline andsummary of topics to be covered in an education or training course. It is descriptive (unlike the prescriptive or specific curriculum). A syllabus is often either set out by an exam board, or prepared by the professor who supervises or controls the course quality. Both syllabus and curriculum are often fused, and usually given to each student during the first class session so that the objectives and the means of obtaining them are clear. A syllabus usually contains specific information about the course, such as information on how, where and when to contact the lecturer and teaching assistants; an outline of what will be covered in the course; a schedule of test dates and the due dates for assignments; thegrading policy for the course; specific classroom rules; etc. Within many courses concluding in an exam, syllabi are used to ensure consistency between schools and that all teachers know what must be taught and what is not required (extraneous). Exams can only test knowledge based on information included in the syllabus

T cell
T cells or T lymphocytes belong to a group of white blood cellsknown as lymphocytes, and play a central role in cell-mediated immunity. They can be distinguished from other lymphocyte types, such as B cells and natural killer cells (NK cells) by the presence of a special receptor on their cell surface called T cell receptors (TCR). The abbreviation T, in T cell, stands for thymus, since this is the principal organ responsible for the T cell's maturation. Several different subsets of T cells have been discovered, each with a distinct function.

Trawling
Trawling is a method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing netthrough the water behind one or more boats. The net that is used for trawling is called a trawl. The boats that are used for trawling are called trawlers. Trawlers vary in size; from small open boats with only 30 hp engines to large factory trawlers with over 10,000 hp. Trawling can be carried out by one trawler or by two trawlers fishing cooperatively (pair trawling). Trawling can be contrasted with trolling, where baited fishing linesinstead of trawls are drawn through the water. Trolling is used both for recreational and commercial fishing whereas trawling is used mainly for commercial fishing

Uploading and downloading

In computer networks, to download means to receive data to a local system from a remote system, or to initiate such a data transfer. Examples of a remote system from which a download might be performed include a webserver, FTP server, email server, or other similar systems. A download can mean either any file that is offered for downloading or that has been downloaded, or the process of receiving such a file.

It has become more common to mistake and confuse the meaning of downloading and installing or simply combine them incorrectly together. The inverse operation, can refer to the sending of data from a local system to a remote system such as a server or another client with the intent that the remote system should store a copy of the data being transferrAjayed, or the initiation of such a process. The words first came into popular usage among computer users with the increased popularity of Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs), facilitated by the widespread distribution and implementation of dial-up access the in the 1970s.

uploading,

Verdict
In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. (see Black's Law Dictionary, p. 1398 (5th ed. 1979) The term, from the Latin veredictum, literally means "to say the truth" and is derived from Middle Englishverdit, from Anglo-Norman: a compound of ver ("true," from the Latinvrus) and dit ("speech," from the Latin dictum, the neuter form ofdcere, to say).

Webmaster
A webmaster (from web and master[1]), also called a web architect, web developer, site author, website administrator is a person responsible for maintaining one or many websites. The duties of the webmaster may include ensuring that the web servers, hardware and software are operating accurately, designing the website, generating and revising web pages, replying to user comments, and examining traffic through the site. Webmasters "must also be well-versed in Web transaction software, payment-processing software, and security software." [2] Webmasters may be generalists with HTML expertise who manage most or all aspects of Web operations. Depending on the nature of the websites they manage, webmasters typically know scripting languages such as Javascript, PHP and Perl. They may also be required to know how to configure web servers such as Apache or IIS and serve as the server administrator. An alternative definition of webmaster is a businessperson who uses online media to sell products and/or services. This broader definition of webmaster covers not just the technical aspects of overseeing Web site construction andmaintenance but also management of content, advertising, marketing, and order fulfillment for the Web site.[3] Core responsibilities of the webmaster may include the regulation and management of access rights of different users of a website, the appearance and setting up website navigation. Content placement can be part of a webmaster's responsibilities, while content creation may not be.

Yellow fever
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease.[1] The virus is a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of theFlaviviridae family. The yellow fever virus is transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes (the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, and other species) and is found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa, but not in Asia.[2] The only known hosts of the virus are primates and several species of mosquito. The origin of the disease is most likely to be Africa, from where it was introduced to South America through the slave trade in the 16th century. Since the 17th century, several major epidemics of the disease have been recorded in the Americas, Africa and Europe. In the 19th century, yellow fever was deemed one of the most dangerous infectious diseases.[3] Clinically, yellow fever presents in most cases with fever, nausea, and pain and it generally subsides after several days. In some patients, a toxic phase follows, in which liver damage with jaundice(giving the name of the disease) can occur and lead to death. Because of the increased bleeding tendency (bleeding diathesis), yellow fever belongs to the group of hemorrhagic fevers. The WHOestimates that yellow fever causes 200,000 illnesses and 30,000 deaths every year in unvaccinated populations;[4] around 90% of the infections occur in Africa.[5]

A safe and effective vaccine against yellow fever has existed since the middle of the 20th century and some countries require vaccinations for travelers.[6] Since no therapy is known, vaccination programs are, along with measures to reduce the population of the transmitting mosquito, of great importance in affected areas. Since the 1980s, the number of cases of yellow fever has been increasing, making it a reemerging disease.