2014 B1G Composite Schedule. COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Big Ten office announced the conference schedule for the 2014 football season today, as approved by the Big Ten Directors of Athletics.
The Aspidochelone lures hapless mariners to land on its back. According to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, the aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a giant sea monster with huge spines on the ridge of its back.
Ascites is the build-up of fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal organs. Ascites results from high pressure in the blood vessels of the liver (portal hypertension) and low levels of a protein called albumin. Diseases that can cause severe liver damage can lead to ascites. These include long-term hepatitis C or B infection and alcohol abuse over many years. People with certain cancers in the abdomen may develop ascites. These include cancer of the appendix, colon, ovaries, uterus, pancreas, and liver. Other conditions that can cause this problem include: Clots in the veins of the liver (portal vein thrombosis)