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  math lessons - Coomb
Coomb was a Saxon quantity, a liquid measurement by volume.
Coomb ceiling, a sloping underside section of a roof or stairwell ceiling.
Coomb spores (fictional) are used in an assassination attempt in the Star Wars films.
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 Coombe Abbey Hotel
Coombe Abbey was bought by Coventry City Council in 1964 and opened to the public, and the grounds of the abbey are now a popular nature reserve and country park.
A coombe or (variant spellings) ''coomb'', ''combe'' or cwm is a short valley or hollow on a hill or coastline.
Coombes and the newly formed Eurythmics spilt up with the Tourists in 1980, in which Coombes then led a tragic downspiral until his untimely death in 1997 at age 45.
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 Coomb spore - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
The coomb spore was a single species of microorganism engineered by the Yuuzhan Vong agent Nom Anor.
The disease was non-communicable, as the coomb spores died along with the victim.
The Yuuzhan Vong had planned to release the coomb spores into the Galaxy, but could not devise a way to make the spores self-replicating, thus making it more of a disease and not as potent a weapon.
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 Allergy: the unmet need   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Some spores are released during warm dry weather, whereas others require mechanical release by rain splash, or need high relative humidity.
Potentially the duration of exposure to allergenic pollen and spores in the ambient air could be from January through to October, depending on weather conditions and sensitivity, with the peak occurring in June and July.
For instance, many mould spores are allergenic but may be difficult to incriminate because they are so common, particularly in damp and poor housing conditions.
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Exhaust vents from the gallery were filtered and the gallery floor was covered to prevent possible damage from the moisture, spores and insects that come in with the leaves.
Coomb's says he was content to work as a children's entertainer on the CBC and had no aspirations to move up in the television world.
But Coombs explains that there was plenty of warning about Lawrence's retirement, with the new puppets gradually introduced on the show while the older ones were phased out.
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 SWRPGNetwork - Content Index - Alignment - Yuuzhan Vong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
» Bo'tous spores are one of the most dangerous assassin's weapons created by the Yuuzhan Vong.
They consist of a cloud of spores that quickly develop into hundreds of tiny, yet short-lived, insects.
His clan allegiance is a mystery - he may have been exiled from his clan for various re...
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 Excerpt D
If only he oculd find a way to make the not-so-subtle shift from simple poison to disease, where the spores could become self-propagating, spreading on their own from being to being and thus infecting large populations.
The coomb spores Nom Anor ha dused in his lethal were the favored delicacy of the shlecho newt, and if there was any trace of them at all on Mara Jade's breath, the little creature would surely detect it.
So, he mused, the coomb spores, at least, continued their assault on the woman, and Nom Anor's respect for Mara heightened even more.
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 For My Own Benifit - www.ezboard.com
These spores bring on a debilitating disease that wears down a victim's immune system, then viciously attacks the central nervous system.
Coomb spores apparently have an "antidote" of sorts - a member of the Fosh species, Vergere, gave retired general Han Solo a dropper bottle containing some of her tears.
When ingested or applied to the skin of a victim, the tear fluid is absorbing into the body, causing near-instantaneous recovery.
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 The Yuuzhan Vong are a race of beings native to an extra
In one incident that was observed, the creature was utilized to remove the corpses of victims of bo’tous spores with its long vacuum-like snout.
Shlecho Newt: Brought to this galaxy by the Yuuzhan Vong, shlecho newts have a particular liking for coomb spores.
Normally a brownish-green coloration, they turn a bright crimson color when they detect the deadly spores.
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 StarWars&More | A Jaina & Zekk FanListing
Nom Anor was also in attendance and secretly infected all those present with coomb spores, a deadly Yuuzhan Vong bioagent.
The Jedi Vergere, who possessed the unusual ability to control the molecular composition of her "tears," gave Han Solo a dose to deliver to Jade, who upon ingesting them was almost totally cured her of her disease.
Ten months into the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Mara realized that she was pregnant, though she had feared that the spores would render her barren.
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 drugbull
The fungal spores mainly spread by inhalational route.
The moist and dusky air of summer sandstorms further disseminates the fungal spores and encourages their growth.
Now a days with the result of medical advances, the immunocompromised patients live longer in general environment accounting for increased incidence of invasive fungal infections requiring treatment.
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 Jedi Academy III: The Official Discussion Thread - Page 13 - RPG Chat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Bio: As Mara Jade was infected by Yuuzhan Vong coomb spores, she and Luke decided against having children.
Mara and her nephew, Anakin Solo, were on Duros when she had sense the unborn child she was afraid that the spores would render her barren.
This was due to her efforts to keep the spores from attacking the child, which drove her to a near-death state while giving birth.
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 NJOE: Beyond the New Jedi Order   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Coomb spores are toxic when introduced to the body.
The spores can be detected by the Shlecho newt.
A chitin which has been sharpened into a double edged dagger.
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 Jeedai heresy - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
Luke Skywalker: Grand Master of the New Jedi Order, associated with Yun-Yammka, slew Supreme Overlord Shimrra (late addition).
Mara Jade Skywalker: Infected with coomb spores, but survived with due to the Force.
Anakin Solo: Redeemer of Vua Rapuung, died in glorious combat against the voxyn to save his creche-mates.
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 Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand
Much later, they learned that the disease was brought on by the deadly Yuuzhan Vong-created Coomb Spores released by a well-disguised Nom Anor, the Yuuzhan Vong Executor, who had lived undercover in the New Republic for many years.
Mara was the only one infected by the spores to survive.
She used the Force to keep the disease at bay, but she feared it would make her unable to have children.
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 Nom Anor
During ascension of a Sunesi prince on Monor II, who invited many government leaders to attend, Nom Anor poisoned the rebreather masks of the other leaders with coomb spores.
The spores quickly and efficiently killed everyone they came in contact with - the sole exception of the Jedi Master Mara Jade.
Finally, using his position of Rhommamool, Nom Anor founded the Red Knights of Life, a group of anti-droid fanatics with views mirroring those of the Yuuzhan Vong.
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 Bastion Polskich Fanów Star Wars > Forum > Czy któś wie cos więcej o Vergere ??????? >
After Elan was killed by the bo`tous she planned to use on the Jedi, Vergere gave Han Solo a sample of her tears, which she had chemically manipulated with the Force.
In addition to simple lacrymal fluid, the tears contained an unusual substance which counteracted the effects of the coomb spores.
During her captivity among the Yuuzhan Vong, Vergere had learned to internalize the Force, and use it to keep herself alive without revealing her true identity to her captors.
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 TheForce.Net - Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia - Entry Listing
A Yuuzhan Vong force was already in place at Dantooine, ready to ambush the refugee starships.
The Yuuzhan Vong presence was discovered by Anakin Solo and Mara Jade Skywalker, who were on Dantooine trying to cure Mara of the coomb spores she had been infected with.
Any attempt they couldhave made to contact the Republic was cut short by Yuuzhan Vong ground forces, and the aliens' navy fleets decimated the Republic's starfighter squadrons in short order.
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 Green Final
Philip Coomb's 1964 book, The Fourth Dimension Of Foreign Policy: Educational and Cultural Affairs provides a well documented review of how U.S. philanthropic activities abroad aided in the fight against Communism.
However, French scientists at le Bouchet army research laboratories reported in the May 29, 1999 issue of New Scientist that Bt dried spores used on organic crops in Europe may be harmful to the human immune system.
Cornell researchers acknowledge that their next series of experiments with Bt corn and declining monarch caterpillars must replicate real-life conditions.
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 NJO Luke vs Ragnos
The first one is inhaled in the lungs of a YV and when breathed out turns into insectlike creatures that are able to tear apart the target of the attack.
The coomb spores are deadly since they break down the targets molicular level when inhaled.
And this is not even talking about Voxyns, designed to kill Jedi, that have venom / retroviruses on almost every part of their body and even their blood turns into a deadly neurotoxin combined with air.
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 Causes of Skin Ulcers & Draining, Oozing or Crusty Lesions on Dogs
Fungal disease, more common in the Midwest; transmitted by inhaling fungal spores from soil
Ulcerated draining lesions; fever, loss of appetite, weight loss; often see respiratory signs; may cause blindness or affect bones and cause lameness
History of exposure to cold; special blood tests including the Coomb's test; biopsy
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 The Official Website of Shannon McRandle, Star Wars' Mara Jade
Mara Jade was poisoned by what deadly disease in the New Jedi Order series?
A) Bluethorn B) Krytos Virus C) Coomb spores D) Ryll poisoning
When Mara Jade first meets Talon Karrde, she goes by what name?
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 Antibiotics
In other words, the administration of antibiotics or steroids destroys the normal, needed bacteria in the respiratory tract, which digest and destroy yeast cells.
Devoid of proper bacterial flora, the stage is set for the invasion of yeast organisms such as aspergillosis and histoplasmosis spores.
Both conditions can lead to pneumonia and influenza-type illness.
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 Star Wars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
So wherever the Vong shoots the thud bug, it will go.
Coomb Spores - These deadly micro-organisms infiltrate your body and deprive it of oxygen, constantly mutating so that even if someone does survive the initial attack, there is no treatment.
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 Sympathy for the Devil
Couldn't these infidels even decide which domain they belonged to?) back on Rhommamool when he'd had the chance.
He should have wired the hallway, the whole building even, and blown it all to hell with them inside and worried about testing his damn coomb spores on some other Jedi.
The act of 'terrorism' would have accomplished his objectives too: blowing up himself (so the infidels would believe) and the New Republic VIPs would have focused galactic attention to the backwater Core worlds much more effectively than a petty civil war.
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