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Azraq, whose name means ‘blue’, lies 80km east of Amman in a vast shallow basin surrounding an oasis. Here three deserts meet - black basalt in north and east Jordan, flint and limestone in the centre, and the sand of Wadi Sirhan, running into Saudi Arabia.
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If you're like most Americans, then chances are you spend a lot of time in front of a screen.
"All of the computers, the laptops, the cell phones. It's just a part of ... | web |
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Good Question:How do you keep your pets safe and your yard looking green?
This time of year many people are out working in their yard, but you could be spreading around and planting poison for your dog.
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Noun: clinical depression
1. A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
- depressive disorder, depression
Derived forms: clinical depressions
Type of: affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder
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Adjective: scattered ska-tu(r)d
1. Occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
"scattered showers"; "scattered villages"
2. Lacking orderly continuity
"scattered thoughts";
- confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical... | web |
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