In their 3+ decades together, the Bläck Fööss have only had a few changes in membership. Willy Schnitzler and Rolf Lammers have both played keyboard; in 1994, the band had its biggest split, with frontman Tommy Engel leaving for a solo career after so-called creative differences. * Karl Friedrich “Kafi” Biermann: singer, guitar, percussion (since [...]
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Many common ailments of the German Shepherds are a result of the inbreeding required early in the breed’s life. One such common issue is hip and elbow dysplasia which may lead to the dog experiencing pain in later life, and may cause arthritis. A study by the University of Zurich in police working dogs found [...]
In her later years, Pope became more involved in ”Titanic”-related activities. Shortly after the wreck of the ”Titanic” was discovered in 1985 at the bottom of the Atlantic, she testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, urging protection of the site as a memorial. In 1987, she joined several [...]
Estelle Lazer, Australian archaeologist and physical anthropologist from Sydney University, has studied the human remains from Pompeii and has reached some interesting conclusions. From her study of there bones, Lazer has challenged the conventional interpretation that the people who were left behind to die in Pompeii were the very old, the very young, women and [...]
Montgomery earned her undergraduate degree from Towson University and later a Master of Fine Arts degree from the George Washington University. She would serve as a part time faculty member in the Fine Arts Department at George Washington University until 1987, also working at the Art Barn and the National Building Museum. In 1987, Montgomery [...]
In her later years, Talmadge, who had never been comfortable with the burdens of public celebrity, became reclusive. Increasingly crippled by painful arthritis and reportedly to be dependent on painkilling drugs, she moved to the warm climate of Las Vegas, Nevada for her final years. In 1956, she was voted by her peers as one [...]
The CDAI was developed by WR Best and colleagues from the Midwest Regional Health Center in Illinois, in 1976. The index consists of eight factors, each summed after adjustment with a weighting factor. The components of the CDAI and weighting factors are the following: *One point each is added for each set of complications: * [...]
The lifespan for a Bullmastiff is generally from eight to ten years. A Bullmastiff will not stop growing until it is about two and one half years of age. Bullmastiffs are prone to certain hereditary diseases including: *Hip dysplasia, affecting 24.5% of specimens *Elbow dysplasia, affecting 13.8% of specimens *Entropion *Hypothyroidism affecting 2.8% of specimens [...]



