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After prolonged coaxing by McParland, Orchard confessed to Steunenberg's murder--and, with the clear impression that he could save his own neck by naming others, he went on to implicate three executives of the Denver-based Western Federation of Miners, one of whom, William D. ("Big Bill") Haywood, had co-founded an even more notorious organization, the Industrial Workers of the World.
On dry land, the finch is named for its prolonged nasal tswe-e-e , mostly clearly heard in the greenfinch.
There is some evidence that regular and prolonged NSAID use is associated with reduced risk of cancers of the esophagus [ 3 9 10 ] stomach [ 3 9 11 ] , ovary [ 12 13 ] , and female breast [ 14 15 16 ] .
In addition, Haseroth and coworkers [ 18 ] demonstrated that estrogen replacement therapy significantly prolonged QTc intervals in post-menopausal women.
It is obvious that expansion of the lungs is decreased during prolonged periods of sitting down.