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Guadeloupe, in the West Indies about 300 mi (483 km) southeast of Puerto Rico, was explored by Columbus in 1493. It consists of the twin islands of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre and five dependencies—Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, La Désirade, St. Barthélemy, and the northern three-fifths of St. Martin. The volcano Soufriè... | 3.569236 |
(AP) Many Brazilians cast their country as racial democracy where people of different groups long have intermarried, resulting in a large mixed-race population. But you need only turn on the TV, open the newspaper or stroll down the street to see clear evidence of segregation.
In Brazil, whites are at the top of the so... | 3.182988 |
As 2012 nears its end, one thing stands out as the major theme in human evolution research this year: Our hominid ancestors were more diverse than scientists had ever imagined. Over the past 12 months, researchers have found clues indicating that throughout most of hominids’ seven-million-year history, numerous species... | 3.487757 |
The Bible indicates that Adam and Eve's first son, Cain, slew his younger brother Abel because of jealousy over the acceptance of his brother's offering over his own. Immediately after being banished to the east in the land of Nod, Cain found a wife and raised a family and founded a "city" called Enoch. If Cain was the... | 3.140486 |
The Stockholm Syndrome
when they receive good from whence they expected evil, feel the more indebted
to their benefactor.”
“Men, when they receive good from whence they expected evil, feel the more indebted to their benefactor.” – Machiavelli
What is the Stockholm syndrome?
How did the expression Stockholm syndrome ori... | 3.028836 |
By the early 1920s, AT&T engineers recognized that the open wire and cable in use at the time would be unable to carry the high frequencies needed for the broadband systems of the future. So Espenschied and Affel developed a new kind of wire system that could transmit a continuous range of high frequencies over long di... | 4.224452 |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 18:30 in Earth & Climate
WUDA, China, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a 300 million-year-old tropical forest was preserved in ash, Pompeii-like, when a volcano erupted in what is today northern China.
- Penn researcher helps discover and characterize a 300-million-year-old forestMon, ... | 2.942971 |
The Geologic Timescale
Part of the Geology For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Geologists organize the 4.6 billion years of earth's history into sections based on important changes seen in the geologic record. The largest intervals are eons, with each eon composed of many millions of years. Within the eons are eras, which begin an... | 3.957505 |
Good, clean and fair
Three words: good, clean and fair. What do they mean?
In the context of Slow Food, they underpin everything that the movement stands for, namely food that’s GOOD, in other words food that is fresh, in season, and locally grown; CLEAN, is food that is produced and consumed in a way that does not har... | 3.582004 |
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Egotism means that you think the world revolves around you, and that you believe you are more important then you really are.
Egotism is the opposite of humility.
Egotism is not to be confused wi... | 3.144436 |
New Jersey is called the crossroads of the American Revolution, because it held a key geographical position at the center of the new nation, and the armies were in or crossing it throughout the war. It was heavily involved in the fighting, due to the troop movements through the state, and its key geographic position be... | 3.716499 |
Organized music lessons appear to benefit children’s IQ and academic performance–and the longer the instruction continues, the larger the effect. Music lessons may boost IQ and grades through technologically advanced online guitar lessons websites.
Leading researchers say the recent study builds on work published in 20... | 3.2673 |
When evaluating the tangent function, to find values of the tangent function at different angles, we first identify the reference angle formed by the terminal side and the x-axis. Then, we find the tangent of this reference angle and, based on which quadrant the terminal side is in, decide if tangent is positive or neg... | 4.238175 |
Engligh 2.2 Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), supported by evidence
- Use exemplars or examples of student work as a model for your own answers.
- Make sure the writing is your own. You may not use or repeat material from exemplars or samples, or work written by other students.
- View or li... | 3.673508 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having the shape of the Greek letter lambda.
- adj. Anatomy Relating to the deeply serrated suture in the skull between the parietal bones and the occipital bone.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having the shape of the Greek capital lambda... | 3.393375 |
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You've certainly heard of antioxidants. They are a favorite term of health marketers everywhere, toted as a powerful element with numerous health benefits. Antioxidants are believed to protect our cells from damage by blocking harmful free radicals. These antioxidants are abu... | 3.038646 |
FRIDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Many of the greatest pieces
of music sound highly complex but can be reduced to simple patterns
by the brain, a new study shows.
The brain does this in much the same way that "lossless" music
compression formats reduce audio files to a smaller size -- by
removing redundant data and i... | 3.407062 |
On this day in 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. For most of us, the Pledge was part of the daily school ritual. But today, schools across the country either modify the Pledge to remove “potentially offensive” words or ban the recitation all together.
Instead of writing about the Pledge, I ... | 3.062922 |
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- interj. Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or apprehension of danger or evil.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- An exclamation expressive of sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil: in old writers sometimes followed ... | 3.108237 |
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Pub. date: 2006 | Online Pub. Date: September 15, 2007 | DOI: 10.4135/9781412952453 | Print ISBN: 9780761930297 | Online ISBN: 9781412952453 | Publisher:SAGE Publications, Inc.About this encyclopedia
Neandertals made their appearance midway through the 19th century, at a critical moment in intellectual history, when ol... | 4.285666 |
Leach’s Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Leach’s storm petrel is silent at sea, but it makes a high-pitched purring sound, interrupted by sharp whistles, in and near its nest. Unlike Wilson’s storm petrel, this species breeds in the Northern Hemisphere. It migrates southward in late summer, roaming throughout the nor... | 3.100732 |
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Parents can enroll their children in the English Program or the French
Immersion Program. The English Program is exclusively in English and
includes a Core French component. French Immersion provides a balance
of English and French instruction.
In Rainbow Schools, Core French is offered daily... | 3.138192 |
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A microscope (Greek: micron = small and scopos = aim) is an instrument for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy, and the term microscopic means minute or very ... | 3.593557 |
Common Expressions for ReportViewer Reports
Some expressions are commonly used in reports. These include expressions to change the appearance of data in a report, calculate totals, and change properties of report items. This topic describes some expressions that can be used for common tasks within a report.
Many expres... | 3.019661 |
Oshakati, the capital of Oshana Region in north-central Namibia, was widely flooded during the annual rainy season that takes places each year in southern Africa. The city sits in a flat area of meandering, ephemeral stream channels and salt pans that fill with water when Namibia’s northern neighbor, Angola, experience... | 3.32503 |
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Moles, or nevi, are very common. Moles are areas of the skin where there are more cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes are the cells in the body that produce pigment, or color. Moles can be many colors including skin-tone, pink, tan, brown and very dark brown to black. Moles can be raised or flat. Moles can ... | 3.417237 |
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She ... | 3.133138 |
If asked about Andrew Jackson, most of us would vaguely remember snippets from history classes of good and bad about the seventh president. He was "Old Hickory" in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, beating the British, and he expanded the idea of democracy. But his policy on Indians was directly responsible for the genoc... | 3.455421 |
Dental emergencies are common in children and it can refer to pain, bleeding and other kinds of trauma to kid’s teeth. A serious dental emergency can be caused by falls, accidents and fights resulting in a knocked out, broken, chipped or cracked teeth. Milder to severe forms of dental emergencies include dental pain, s... | 3.430683 |
How do we find the balance in managing natural resources to meet the needs of both people and nature?
With the 9 billion people expected on this planet by 2050, food production will have to keep up—while at the same time we need to make food better available to people, particularly to the poor. In order to make the bes... | 3.453428 |
Essay Format – Rules That Can Make or Break Your Essay!Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Follow This Essay Format to Achieve Maximum Readability
Everyone writes essays. Every Tom, Dick and Harry writes essays on something or the other since childhood. But do we know how to define an essay? Well, it is nothing but a short p... | 3.042941 |
Change comes hard to Western water policy. The Prior Appropriation Doctrine, interstate compacts, groundwater law, the "law of the river" -- all of these seem set in stone in the minds of the region's policymakers. Of course, the West's rivers aren't bound by such a static existence. Indeed, they are changing in fundam... | 3.095599 |
|abamp the cgs unit of current in the electromagnetic system; the constant current that, when flowing through two parallel straight infinitely long conductors 1 centimetre apart, will produce a force between them of 2 dynes per centimetre: equivalent to 10 amperes|
|a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.|
|an arran... | 3.145367 |
By Pure Matters
Your bones are constantly changing. Old bone continuously breaks down and is replaced by new. When you're young, your body makes bone fast enough to replace what's lost. This helps you reach your peak bone mass, the point at which your bones are strongest.
At about age 30 (if you're a woman; later, if y... | 3.21438 |
World's leggiest millipede put under microscope
The anatomical secrets of the world's leggiest creature, a millipede with 750 legs, have been revealed by scientists.
The species, called Illacme plenipes, was first seen 80 years ago but was recently rediscovered in California.
Now researchers have found that as well as ... | 3.401943 |
Field Trip Planner
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Many historical sites, including Civil War sites, will provide field trip guidelines and procedures to help you during the field trip planning process. The following general guidelines will also help you plan a... | 3.468377 |
Mukat and his people lived in one big house. Animals were human then. They were all very happy here. Moon taught the people many games and they loved her very much. Every morning she took her people far away to the water, and here they played all day long, returning to Mukat’s house late in the evening.
She taught them... | 3.455593 |
July 29, 1999 LEXINGTON, KY (July 26, 1999) - Spinal cord injuries result from damage to cells during the weeks following the injury as well as at the time of the trauma. In the August issue of Nature Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine researchers report the discovery of the molecular signals that lea... | 3.045957 |
RIM-8 Talos was a long-range high-altitude cruise missile designed to give the fleet stand-off protection against enemy aircraft and the ability to attack distant surface targets. It could attack aircraft, missiles, ships, radar installations and other shore facilities with either conventional or nuclear warheads. Talo... | 3.402326 |
A frame check sequence (FCS) refers to the extra checksum characters added to a frame in a communication protocol for error detection and correction. A checksum is a form of Redundancy check, a simple way to protect the integrity of data by detecting errors in data that are sent through space ( Telecommunications In Co... | 3.314307 |
Interactive whiteboards are a great way for teachers to engage classrooms in learning. These tools are also cost effective. The Internet has tons of free sources to help teachers learn about and use IWBs with students. Here is a list of 20 interactive whiteboard resources and activities guaranteed to stimulate learning... | 3.246975 |
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The phrase comes from the two words wabi and sabi. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". It is a concept derived from the Buddhist assert... | 2.924469 |
A study in 1985 “On the Brain of a Scientist: Albert Einstein” found that Einstein’s brain was actually not significantly different from others. As an Organization Development blogger put it:
===> what made Einstein different was his mind. <===
His thinking and passion for learning were the basis of his genius. His bra... | 3.087199 |
The Digital Legal Landscape in South America: Government Transparency and Access to Information
Teresa M. Miguel
Yale Law School - Lillian Goldman Law Library
June 16, 2011
The governments of ten South American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela) vary... | 3.054414 |
2008/9 Schools Wikipedia Selection. Related subjects: Geology and geophysics
The Eocene epoch (55.8 ± 0.2 - 33.9 ± 0.1 Ma) is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in the Cenozoic era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Paleocene epoch to the beginning of th... | 3.595115 |
RoundNews reported that a group of scientists from Korea’s Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology have created a lithium-ion battery that charges up to 120 times faster than normal and now plan to make an improved lithium-ion battery pack for cars.
As quoted in the market news:
Their plan is to build a battery pack ... | 3.032336 |
Last week in How to Electronically
Modify Your Car, Part 6 we looked at a special way in which pots can be used
to alter the output of sensors used in electronic car systems. It’s a very
tricky technique that allows you to achieve lots of effective outcomes at
nearly zero cost. This week we’re also looking at simple an... | 3.352127 |
Roger Johnston is the head of the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Argonne National Laboratory. Not long ago, he and his colleagues launched security attacks on electronic voting machines to demonstrate the startling ease with which one can steal votes. Even more startling: Versions of those machines will appear in pol... | 3.160542 |
What is the definition of an American ally? On an ideological level, an ally is a country that shares America's values, reflects its founding spirit, and resonates with its people's beliefs. Tactically, an ally stands with the United States through multiple conflicts and promotes its global vision. From its location at... | 3.304655 |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wherry \Wher"ry\, n.; pl. Wherries. [Cf. Icel. hverfr shifty, crank, hverfa to turn, E. whirl, wharf.] (Naut.) (a) A passenger barge or lighter plying on rivers; also, a kind of light, half-decked vessel use... | 3.2228 |
Building a Baby from the Foundation Upwards:
Neurological Issues Can Start From Conception If the Conditions Are Right
Genetics, nutrition, environmental toxins, vaccines, and their combined impact on the immune system, can all play a role in Autism spectrum disorders. Think of it as a pyramid with the child at the top... | 3.089228 |
(NewsUSA) - We all have dealt with dry mouth at one time or another. For some, however, it's more than just a casual occurrence.
What exactly is dry mouth? Basically, it is when your mouth feels parched. If you suffer from dry mouth symptoms, you naturally have less oxygen-rich saliva in your mouth, which creates an an... | 3.1402 |
The Georgia Conservancy is a statewide environmental organization working to ensure that present and future generations of Georgians have healthy air, clean water, unspoiled wild places, and community greenspace. The Conservancy's tools include advocacy and education
The Georgia Conservancy was founded in 1967 after a ... | 3.217515 |
In the style of "My Ghost Story", this special will tell the terrifying tales of people whose pasts literally come back to haunt them. These are the stories of people who wronged the one person they shouldn't have: a person so hell bent on revenge that even death won't stop them. When a vengeful ghost returns to get pa... | 3.400172 |
Middle East Environmental Law
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan gained independence in 1946. It is a constitutional monarchy with a conventional hereditary system. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the southeast, and the Palestinian territories and Israel to the west. It is ruled... | 3.651415 |
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Alberus, Erasmus
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ALBERUS, ERASMUS (c. 1500-1553), German humanist, reformer and poet, was a native of the village of Sprendlingen near Frankfor... | 3.077637 |
Herpes simplex is a viral
infection caused by one of two Herpes
Simplex Viruses (HSV), members of the Herpesviridae
family. Manifestations of herpes infections vary significantly between
individuals. Most cases of genital herpes are caused by HSV-2. It is widespread,
affecting an estimated 1 in 4 females and 1 in 5 mal... | 3.186169 |
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Whether you're pitching your ideas at a company meeting or creating a special, presentation-based photo album for the family reunion, using sounds or music can spice up your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. When you're adding sound and music to a presenta... | 3.372322 |
These consumable books provide independent decoding, fluency, and comprehension practice for the skills and stories from the Reader. All text is decodable, including the directions, after students have learned to read key direction and question words such as circle, match, who, what, where, and when. The Teacher's Guid... | 3.508993 |
Those following me here or on Twitter will notice a pronounced uptick in invertebrate conversation in the next couple of months. This is because my partner raises moths.
Each year the terrariums come back into the dining room and living room. Filled with leaves, eggs, cocoons, and caterpillars, they are home to three d... | 3.04079 |
1. Static stretching decreases risk of injury
If people warm-up at all, they usually static stretch. Static stretching immediately before exercise can cause performance decrements; it can also increase your risk of injury. Stretching can also cause a short-term decrease in musculotendinous stiffness. If joints are rely... | 3.243024 |
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The Right of Association
The Constitution provides workers, except members of the military and police, the right to associate in trade unions, and workers exercised this right in practice. The Constitution also provides that unions are prohibited... | 3.185494 |
Volume 14, Issue 6 (November 1986)
A Suggested Role of Combustion Toxicity in Fire Risk Assessment
At least 17 test methods have been developed to examine the acute toxicity of thermal decomposition products produced in fires. However, a consensus has not been reached on a method of integrating this information into a ... | 3.134065 |
Culture and history
The park area since colonisation
Before becoming a national park the area of Mt Kaputar was used largely for grazing. Throughout the park you'll find remnants from the pioneering families who lived in extremely harsh conditions.
One such family were the Scutts who lived in the area above Kurrawonga ... | 3.278191 |
How Kisa-Gotami Came to Understand Sorrow and Death
Theme: bereavement, grief and compassion for humanity as a whole
This is what we have been told. Ever since she was a little child Gotami was much thinner than the other girls, and as a result she had to put up with the insulting nick-name ‘Kisa-Gotami’, or ‘Skinny Go... | 3.060409 |
The Chinese in America
A Narrative History
A major history of the Chinese American experiencefrom the bestselling author of The Rape of Nanking
In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a people’s search for a better life—the determination of the Chinese to forge an ide... | 3.245287 |
Example: Children who (that) play with fire are in great danger of harm.
The man who bought all the books by Hemingway has died.
Generally, who and which are more usual in written English whereas that is more usual in speech when referring to things.
Relative Pronouns Used As The Object of Defining Relative Clauses
Exa... | 3.62319 |
By Henry Workman
Marine Science Today Writer
Authentic Maine lobster is considered by many to be an unparalleled seafood dining experience. Despite estimations that a large percentage of “Maine lobster” sold worldwide doesn’t actually originate from the Maine coast, these crustaceans have been the enduring cornerstone ... | 3.250586 |
The greatest movement of men and arms began on the morning of June 22, 1941, when slightly more than 3 million German troops invaded the USSR. Although German preparations had been visible for months and had been talked about openly among the diplomats in Moscow, the Soviet forces were taken by surprise. Stalin, his co... | 3.785355 |
CCGPS changes are coming this year 2012-2013. Unit 1 Number Systems. Students will continue to apply and extend rational numbers. We will learn more about integers, opposites, & absolute value. Unit 2 consist of our pre-algebra unit: expressions and equations. These two units are the foundation for a successful year in... | 3.928729 |
died Aug. 29, 1966, Dallas, Texas?
African-American poet who worked within the modernist tradition to explore African-American issues. His concern with poetic form and his abiding optimism set him apart from many of his contemporaries. Writing after the Harlem Renaissance but adhering to its ideals, Tolson was hopeful ... | 3.229069 |
Drawing the human form, whether male or female, takes practice and attention to detail. The basic concepts of drawing and shading apply, but the way line, value and form are executed is paramount to successful figure drawing. Without proper execution the human body may not look human at all, and may appear two-dimensio... | 3.83344 |
White County Indiana was formed in
1834 and is named for
Colonel Isaac White, one of 13 United States Counties named in honor
of fallen heroes at the historic Battle of
Isaac White was born around 1776 in Prince William County,
Virginia to a family of refined English origin, shortly after the Revolutionary
War began. W... | 3.166287 |
BY RACHEL CRIPPIN CLARK
Ken Kornman, DDS, Ph.D., editor in chief of the Journal of Periodontology; Ray Williams, Dean, State University of New York at Stony Brook
School of Dental Medicine; AAP President David Cochran, DDS, Ph.D; and Thomas Van Dyke, Director, Postdoctoral Periodontology, Boston University Goldman Scho... | 3.008426 |
Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia have very close linguistic roots. Their histories and cultures are closely interwoven. Yet all three have distinctive features that define their unique traditions and will direct their futures. Along with many other factors their history has been shaped by their physical geography... | 3.944518 |
HIV and AIDS
What is AIDS?
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which kills or impairs cells of the immune system and progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. HIV is most commonly spread by sexual contact with an infect... | 3.845047 |
The Evolution Deceit
Imaginary Dinosaur-Bird Links
As you saw in earlier chapters, it's impossible for birds to have evolved from dinosaurs, since no mechanism can have eliminated the enormous physiological differences between the two groups. Despite this, evolutionists still raise the scenario of birds being evolved f... | 3.093484 |
Sand Creek Papers, 1861-1864, Mf 0018
Professor Harvey Carter of the Colorado College History Department presented
the Sand Creek Papers to CC in 1964. He had received them from Professor
R. H. Irrmann of Beloit College in 1962.
The Sand Creek Massacre (November 29, 1864) is one of the most controversial
Indian conflic... | 2.998149 |
Wildlife Without Borders 2012-2013 Planner
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For answers to the trivia questions, click on the month below!
Q: Why are white rhinos called 'white'?
A: It is a mis-translation from the word wyd meaning wide in Afrikaans, for their wide square lip, which is used for grazi... | 3.712107 |
AAO image reference AAT 112. « Previous || Next »
Top left is NE. Image width is about 15 arc min
Image and text © 1992-2010, Australian Astronomical Observatory, photograph by David Malin.
Messier saw this fine open cluster in 1780, indeed it is hard to miss, being almost 30 arc minutes in diameter. The cluster is abo... | 3.004471 |
- v. present participle of form.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as, in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers.
“Then cast away _all_ the loathsome littleness which has rusted and fouled around you, and look at Nature as she literally _is_, in her nak... | 3.185735 |
Peace amongst nations means decreasing the wealth gap between rich and poor, between the industrialized nations and the developing nations.
Global poverty, aspects and issues are related to the problem of overpopulation.
People have to regulate their population by means that are voluntary and benign and have to take al... | 3.232432 |
Teach Vocabulary by Building Background Knowledge
Students need to develop an extensive vocabulary to read with fluency. In turn, fluency in reading leads to increased comprehension. Fluency also comes from the written language of the reader since the student writes words he or she knows. Increased comprehension enhanc... | 4.199753 |
By far the most common response to providing environmental quality or to conserving natural resources has been command-and-control regulations where the government decides what actions shall be taken by individuals and organizations to meet an environmental objective and enforces them with its police powers. As one wou... | 3.247272 |
An amputation is a surgery to remove a body part. It is removed because of disease or damage.
Reasons for Procedure
An amputation is typically done for one of the following reasons:
Peripheral arterial disease
- Untreatable pain
- Severe soft tissue infection
- Severe trauma that can not be repaired
- Complications of ... | 3.345073 |
Figure 1. 1A. Cool, foggy weather that occurs during winter tomato production in Florida is ideal for late blight disease development. B. Tomato leaves heavily symptomatic for late blight lesions. C. Late blight lesions on fruit and leaves. D. Tomato leaves on water agar to induce sporulation of Phytophthora infestans,... | 3.084275 |
is a northern constellation
, named after the mythological winged horse Pegasus
. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy
(Markab), β Peg
, and γ Peg
, together with α Andromedae
(Alpheratz or Sirrah) form the large asterism
known as the Square of Pegasus
.... | 3.490407 |
German scientists have trace a disease that killed one polar bear and sickened another at the Zoological Gardens in Wuppertal to an unlikely source - zebra herpes.
In 2010, 20-year-old bear Jerka and 16-year-old male Lars began showing the symptoms of the brain-swelling disease encephalitis. Jerka died, but zoo veterin... | 3.33866 |
The arts of a sculptor or stonemason are generally too broad in scale to fall within the definition, though chiseling inscriptions in stone, and preparing laboratory 'thin sections' may be considered lapidary arts. The term is most commonly associated with jewelry and decorative household items (e.g. bookends, clock fa... | 3.133156 |
November 9, 2012
A couple of cups of coffee may help our brains process some words faster, a small experiment suggests. But we only get the message faster if the words are emotionally positive. The study included 66 healthy young men. They were told to consume no caffeine, nicotine or alcohol in the 12 hours before the... | 3.071592 |
Zooming into NGC 253
Lying only 13 million light-years away from us, the spiral galaxy NGC 253 is one of the brightest in the sky. This sequence zooms into this nearly edge-on galaxy, starting with a "naked-eye" very wide-angle view, and then plunging into its heart, where a team of astronomers from Instituto de Astrof... | 3.496077 |
Keep your powder dry
Be prepared and save your resources until they are needed.
The allusion is to gunpowder which soldiers had to keep dry in order to be ready to fight when required. This advice reputedly originated with Oliver Cromwell during his campaign in Ireland. In Ballads of Ireland, 1856, Edward Hayes wrote:
... | 3.005803 |
Seed Starting Problems: Seeds Don't Sprout
We all agree... seed sprouting should be easy. Well, for some seeds, sprouting
certainly is fast and easy. For, others it can be difficult, and takes
weeks to occur.
Are you providing ideal seed sprouting conditions for your seeds? Let's find
You planted seeds (indoors or out)... | 3.214985 |
The Storm Drain Marker Program was implemented to help increase public awareness of the environmental effects of dumping in storm drains and their contribution to water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, Back Bay and the ocean. Storm water pollution is a major source of our nation’s water quality problems. A study showed... | 3.126594 |
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Organic sunscreen is a type of sunscreen typically made with all-natural or non-toxic ingredients. Non-organic sunscreens usually contain chemical ingredients that are absorbed by the skin, causing some concern these ingredients could present a health hazard with long... | 3.083515 |
I recently finished reading Tony Wagner’s The Global Achievement Gap. The book’s subtitle was what originally interested me: “Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach The New Survival Skills Our Children Need – and What We Can Do About It.” The book lists 7 survival skills for careers, college, and citizenship. Each skill... | 3.489189 |
Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer.
In the context of mass tourism, charter flights have acquired the more specific meaning of a flight whose sole function ... | 3.340836 |
It’s 7,000 years older than Stonehenge and the pyramids. It predates villages, pottery, domesticated animals, and agriculture. So gather the implications for our view on the earliest development of human civilization. As it is a temple, moreover, it might also change our view of how civilization developed – suggesting ... | 3.146199 |
Eye Gaze Boards (e-tran)
An eye gaze communication board (also known as an e-tran) is a vertically held/mounted board, made of plexiglass or sturdy paper with a window cut in the middle, that enables children with severe speech and orthopedic impairments (i.e. children who are unable to speak or use their hands to poin... | 3.56174 |
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