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Taking a closer look at published research regarding performance, Kemmler et al. in Germany found improved running performance in 21 moderately trained runners on a graded treadmill test while wearing below the knee compression socks.
VeloNews Training Center: The benefits of compression clothing for cycling 2010
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In this book, Dresden is blackmailed by the vampire queen Mavra into bringing her the necromantic tome The Word Of Kemmler in exchange for not ruing the lives of himself and his friend Murphy.
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As Harry escapes the many attempts on his life, he learns that there may be a connection between the necromancers, The Word Of Kemmler and the Red Court's newest offensive against the White Court.
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Fell said Kemmler "never suffered a bit of pain", a reporter who also witnessed the execution wrote in the New York Herald the next day that "strong men fainted and fell like logs upon the floor."
Craig Silverman: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections 2008 2009
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In this book, Dresden is blackmailed by the vampire queen Mavra into bringing her the necromantic tome The Word Of Kemmler in exchange for not ruing the lives of himself and his friend Murphy.
June 2007 2007
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Westinghouse failed and the Supreme Court cleared the way for New York State to execute Kemmler in the chair.
Gilbert King: The U.S. Supreme Court: Clearing the Way for Botched Executions Since 1879 2008
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Witnesses fainted and vomited and ultimately, Kemmler was pronounced dead.
Gilbert King: The U.S. Supreme Court: Clearing the Way for Botched Executions Since 1879 2008
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On August 6, 1890, the switch was thrown and the current surged through Kemmler for 17 seconds.
Gilbert King: The U.S. Supreme Court: Clearing the Way for Botched Executions Since 1879 2008
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The current was immediately switched back on and Kemmler began shaking and moaning in the chair.
Gilbert King: The U.S. Supreme Court: Clearing the Way for Botched Executions Since 1879 2008
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There is speculation Edison bribed a journalist; that morning's paper carried the headline: "Kemmler West inghoused."
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