Generally, elements up to the atomic weight of iron release energy when you fuse them. Heavier elements generally consume energy when you fuse them, but release energy when you split them. So, when a star is done fusing hydrogen into helium, its core contracts since there's no more heat being generated to expand it outward.
Rambus, a California company, was incorporated in 1990 and re-incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1997. The company was listed on NASDAQ in 1997 under the code RMBS. As of February 2006, Rambus derived the majority of its annual revenue by licensing patents for chip interfaces to its customers.
Cholera morbus is a historical term that was used to refer to gastroenteritis rather than specifically cholera. Drawing of Death bringing cholera, in Le Petit Journal (1912).